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Full Bluetooth stack coming to a jailbroken iPhone near you!

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 3:12 AM

Full Bluetooth stack coming to a jailbroken iPhone near you!

While we keep waiting for Apple to update Bluetooth stack on the iPhone and let us use stereo Bluetooth headsets, wireless keyboards and other goodies, hackers aren’t sleeping. Today, we spotted a new application in Cydia, designed to bring one of the most desired features to the iPhone – proper Bluetooth support.

The so called iBluetooth is already available for download, even though it’s still far from offering the full Bluetooth support. At present stage, it supports file transfer of images and audio, while stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support is on track for future versions. That said, the developers of iBluetooth ask 4 EUR (3.99 to be more precise) for the application, the money which will they use to purchase a full Bluetooth stack and implement it as a daemon (background service) into the iPhone. If you ever wanted to support some important tech cause, now’s your chance to do so. Look for iBluetooth in Cydia and take it from there. ;)

[Via: UMPC Portal]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Rex Overbey

    A great day for hackers, and a shameful day for Apple.

  • john.jones.name

    how about PIM access so that you can use it in the car ?

    Apple are never going to allow stereo streaming…. otherwise why pay the iPod connector tax….

  • Des

    I hope that A2DP is supported as I have only just moved from Windows Mobile to the iPhone and my biggest obstacle was that I’d no longer be able to listen to music using my Bluetooth headphones. If this feature can be implemented in software I’ll be happy.