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The most annoying thing I found about the iPhone is the lack of proper Bluetooth support

By Dusan Belic on Friday, October 5th, 2007 at 5:17 AM PST In Accessories, Apple, Devices, iPhone

As a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) handset and N800 Internet Tablet owner I was one of those who were looking forward to see iPhone replacing the two devices. However, that wasn’t the case as iPhone lacks the proper Bluetooth support…

iPhone with Bluetooth keyboard

Yeah, the iPhone misses the 3G and a GPS, but we KNEW it won’t be there. However, we did know Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will include Bluetooth connectivity support with the iPhone. But — there’s always a “but” — we did NOT know the Bluetooth support will be so much crippled. Yeah, I DO want the stereo Bluetooth (A2DP profile) and an option to connect my full QWERTY keyboard to the device with such a large screen. In addition, I may want to connect external stereo Bluetooth speakers to the iPhone. And while stereo Bluetooth IS possible, it requires that you plug an additional accessory into the device — iPhone should have all this on-board!

The good thing is that Apple can actually fix this with its future firmware upgrades. I just hope they will do that sooner rather than later. C’mon Steve, you’ve nothing to lose with this move. Ok, maybe potential Apple stereo headset sales (not that we know they’re coming), but what do you expect us to do in the meantime. “Wire ourselves” after we got used to stereo Bluetooth? Will “please” help? ;)

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3 Comments on “The most annoying thing I found about the iPhone is the lack of proper Bluetooth support”

  1. William says:

    Shame on Apple!

  2. Will Park says:

    Shame on Apple indeed. :evil:

    I’m holding onto the hope that Apple will enable more Bluetooth support with a future update. :???:

  3. JonnyBruha says:

    …you know what manufacturer DOESN’T cripple Bluetooth… and allows for wireless connectivity to Bluetooth headphones, keyboards, speaker, etc…?

    Do I even have to say it? :wink:

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