Most people consider a Bluetooth device just as a hands-free earpiece for their mobile phone. Bluetooth is a wide-ranging technology that allows all kinds of devices to communicate with one another wireless.
So what a Bluetooth is?
Bluetooth is a technology that is used for short-range wireless communications between devices such as mobile phones, stereos, computers, keyboards, and other electronic equipment. The process of connecting two or more Bluetooth devices is as called pairing. For security purposes, you are generally supposed to authenticate or enter an access code in the pairing process. Usually the Bluetooth devices can be connected in a range of 10 meters or 32 feet.
General Bluetooth Devices
If you have devices such as iPad or iPhone, there are some common types of Bluetooth devices that work with your hardware:
*Many kinds of audio/visual devices like stereos, dock stations, and in some TVs
*Phone ear pieces/headsets
*Mouse Keyboards
*Car kits by which you can call hands-free and also transmit music to car stereos
How to set up Bluetooth connection on the iphone or ipad
In spite of what kind of device you wish to pair to the iPhone, the fundamental process has been described below:
Turn on your Bluetooth device and set it into discovery mode. This permits the iPhone to discover the devices and connect to them. To make a device discover able different steps require on different equipment. In some devices, you just have to turn on the Bluetooth, while other devices may need manual engaging of discovery mode. At first check device manual for pairing directions.
1.Open the Settings option of your iPhone and then select Bluetooth.
2.Hit the Bluetooth button to ‘ON’ then a list of other available Bluetooth devices will appear.
3.Select the device that you want to connect. Depending upon the device, you might see a screen that will be asking for an access code. Put the access code that lists in the manual of device. After that, click on Pair and the device will get paired to the iPhone and ready to use.
4.If you want to un-pair the equipment, simply select the device from the list and click on ‘Forget This Device’.
Because of short-range capability of Bluetooth, you will lose connection if you move your iPhone too far from the device. Many Bluetooth devices automatically reconnect themselves when they are in range of the iPhone.
Compatibility of Bluetooth Device
There are a many types of Bluetooth accessories available in the market. All devices are not intended to connect to one another. For instance, both wireless keyboard and wireless headphones are Bluetooth devices, but they functions on different platforms and will not connect to each other.
The functionality of Bluetooth is defined in common groups called profiles. The Bluetooth device compatibility with IOS device depends upon the profiles they support. To communicate two devices, both need to support the same profile.
When going to choose a Bluetooth device, make sure the profiles supported by the device match that of with your IOS. If your device supports a profile that is not available on an IOS, the functions related to that profile will not work with that IOS.
What are Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart?
A group called Bluetooth Special Interest Group is always trying to make things easier for user by making improvements in the technology. With the arrival of latest v4.0 Bluetooth technology, the Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart logos got introduced. These logos help customers make certain compatibility between Bluetooth devices.
The Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart accessories use low power technology that allows producers to increase the capabilities of wireless equipment. A Bluetooth Smart Ready device generally includes an iPad, iPhone or computer that runs applications. It works as a middle point for gathering information sent from Bluetooth Smart accessories. Bluetooth Smart devices are sensors of low power that have the capability of gathering some particular information and transferring it to the Bluetooth Smart Ready equipment. It is simple to understand that a Bluetooth Smart Ready device receives information from Bluetooth Smart device. For instance, a Bluetooth Smart device can record your heart beat information at the time of exercising and send it to your iPhone for monitoring.
With so many improvements in Bluetooth technology , new of kinds devices have entered in the market. But do not get worried; your reliable hands-free adapter will be available for many years.
