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Apple nobbles A2DP on iPhone 3

Even the most ardent Apple supporter would consider this ridiculous. When the iPhone, running Version 3.0, is connected to a Bluetooth speaker, like the neat little Sony Ericsson MBS-100 I'm playing with, there is no way to control the volume. The speaker lacks a volume control and Apple has chosen to not support controlling the volume with the A2DP Bluetooth Profile.

I guess that in one respect there is a volume control - the on and off switch - but to not be able to change the volume from the iPhone is a royal pain in the butt. Apple is working, as far as I can tell, within the A2DP specification (you can read it here) but are offering little other than the bare minimum.

Roll on iPhone 3.0.1

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Comment from: Alex Kidman [Visitor] Email · http://www.alexkidman.com
That's probably the MB100's fault -- I've tried it with a couple of non-SE phones, and they ALL had the same BT problem -- either all in volume, or none at all. With a SE phone, the volume controls properly. Odds of Nokia, Motorola and Apple all getting it wrong versus Sony doing something proprietary?

Having said that, I've not played with A2DP under 3.0 yet with other devices, but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion you have straight away.
PermalinkPermalink 20/06/09 @ 18:57
Comment from: Anthony [Member]
Nope. Dine the research and Apple has not included volume control in the profile.
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