Steve Jobs had announced at Apple’s September 1 special event that iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch users will be released this week.
As we had reported, iOS 4.1 includes fix for the proximity sensor, Bluetooth and iPhone 3G performance problems.
It also includes some major features such as HDR photos, HD video upload, ability to buy TV show rentals and Game Center, Apple’s social gaming network.
But there is one useful feature that Apple did not mention at the special event.
AVRCP Bluetooth Controls:
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) is the protocol standard that allows a Bluetooth accessory to control media playback via buttons on the accessory itself.
Although A2DP (introduced in iPhone OS 3.0) allowed us to listen to high quality audio over Bluetooth and also gave us the ability to play and pause the music via the Bluetooth accessory, without support for AVRCP Bluetooth controls one had to use the iPod app to skip tracks forward or back and control the volume.
iOS 4.1 finally brings AVRCP Bluetooth controls to the iPhone, which has been requested by many users.
If you use Bluetooth accessory such as a headset with your iPhone or pair it with your car stereo then you're definitely going to dig this feature.
Have you been waiting for this feature? Let us know in the comments.
Yes finally finally finally.
Oh yeah first!!!
Coooolllll, needed badly….
It's surprising that I've been able to do this on my blackberry for years and the iPhone is just releasing it… you'd thing such a media based device would have had this years ago as well. I hate my blackberry, so I'm very excited about this!
still have yet to use a bluetooth headset with my iphone, but with this new feature i might just buy one for it
Don't be fooled again by Steve Jobs,Hes not to reliable as far I can see.Hes more of a control freak like Bill Gates,LOL funny they go hand in hand hahahahaha
PS3 remote?
a little underwhelmed….i'm still waiting for bluetooth file transfer…or maybe even sync…which i could do with my 256-color-screen sony-eriksson almost 10 years ago…
george hotz will be happy lol
It's about time!!!
will SONY add this profile to their PS3, that would be an app i would pay for, If they can!
yeah!
Bluetooth sync? either you are insane or have a whole lot of free time on your hands. USB and wi-fi sync are slow enough. I don't have the free time to sync via bluetooth.
I pair my iPhone 4 to my in car GPS. The GPS has voice dial and can sync with ur txt msgs but it says my Phone didn't support it do u think they'll add theses
Was waiting for this. Finally it's here. Ridiculous it took them 3 yrs.
Sweet!
i wonder. Even the smallest nokia can do that. They come up with what has been existing and expect us to be happy with it. These stuffs has been in existence since year 2000. This is 2010 for christ sake. iPhone is seriously lagging behind.
Confirmed working with a 3GS running 4.1 GM and paired with Nokia BH-214.
Better then sticking with your 256-color-screen sony-eriksson. Don't buy new phones which lack functions that are so important to you.
Nice,
Now i can finally use it to itd fullest on my car stereo
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Ow wait, i have no BT on my car stereo :/ (i Wish i had)
But nice the added it, you can think about it in next purchases of equipment, having BT in it
Finally! And I bought MusicControl Cydia App because of this…. Must say it worked flawlessly with 3.1.3 and 4.0.1.
You know why it took them 3 Years to implement AVRCP?
According to a speculation every producer of a device with iPhone interface (docking station, music station, cable etc) had to pay a licence fee on Apple for the plug specs. If you have full A2DP and AVRCP you won´t need this….. understood
But aware, this is only a speculation, plausible though.
i am bummed out by this news. I bought some bluetooth headphones before they first allowed it in the OS, and was disappointed when I couldn't control it like I could with the dongle that came with my headphones, so I put them away and haven't used them in a while. Now I don't know where they are…I blame Steve for making me lose my headphones!
I can finally use my Motorola S9 HD to skip songs …… been waiting for this for a long long time
bout freeeeeeeeeaaaking time
yeah, same here. My pretty nokia BT headset (bh-903) works like a charm with my old blackberry, but iphone 3G and 4 just freezes it after seconds of usage… will it be fixed with this iOS release?
With this give the iphone 3G bluetooth voice control?
I've been able to do this for a while, on and off, with iOS 4 on my 3GS JB. I am trying to think if I was doing the same thing in 3.x though. I also need to determine if Music Controls enabled this feature or not. I doubt that, but I was able to use this feature in Pandora, Rhapsody and other 3rd party music players. I assumed, then that it was just a hit and miss thing based on type of bluetooth stereo headset or device was paired and what profiles actually got adopted.
I am only able to use the backward and forward buttons on my Nokia BH-214 after updating to 4.1. I know for sure these buttons had no effect before with 4.0 and 3.1.3. What has always worked is the play/pause button only.
iOS 4.1 brings AVRCP Bluetooth controls to the iPhone:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/09/ios-4-1-brings-avrcp-stereo-bluetooth-controls-to-the-iphone.html
So forward and back buttons on the Bluetooth accessory should work and you should also be able to control the volume buttons. Earlier, you could only play/pause tracks.
Actually, it's control freak and billionaire that goes hand in hand. lol
Ok, 4.1 loaded onto iphon4; itouch; iphone 3gs. All sat next to one another on a table…none visible. Here we go again with this pile of crap.
As a lawyer, I'm absolutely certain there's enough evidence from users to commence a class action against Jobs and his cronies.
They ought to be truly ashamed of this utter disgrace of a 'phone'
You bet I've been waiting for AVRCP! Only for about three years!
Totally delighted that I can finally skip tracks over Bluetooth – have blogged about it here: http://bit.ly/aJgt9f
i ride a bike and rain happens so this is great i can store my phone away in water tight otter box and forget about it bikers thank you apple but about time darn you and making me wait
I have the IO Play bluetooth carkit installed in my car for 2 years where its Forward/Previous buttons are rendered useless… I am SOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAPPPPYYY when I read this!!! Now I can forward/replay a track WITHOUT touching my iphone 4 through the IO Play physical buttons… FANTASTIC!!! Top of the world!!!
I can't quite believe it, I won't even believe it until I have installed 4.1 – AVRCP – the most basic of Bluetooth protocols will be supported. At last an iPhone with the same level of Bluetooth functionality as my 3 year old Nokia 6200!
finally… it does what my 5yr old HTC does…
Wow… accidentally hit the FF button on my headphones, which has never done anything, and now it works!
I've been wondering when this would finally be added to iOS. It's about time Apple!
can you tell me what headset do you have to controll yout iphone? is it JB?
Man, I was so hoping for bluetooth synch. I used to pull up in front of my house with my Nokia, and before I got to my door it would tell me that it had updated my PC backup of my phone. I wouldn't expect that speed with an Iphone, but wired synch is insane on a device that can connect to my wireless network on 2 interfaces and I STILL have to plug in to make it happen.
AWESOME!!! I just ordered a pair of Plantronics BackBeat 903's and most of the complaints from iPhone owners was the fact that the buttons were not supported. I am UBER excited that this is no longer an issue
can you tell me what headset do you use for controlling your iphone? is your iphone jealbroken?
I have an iphone 4.1 jailbreaked but ibluetooth and ibluenova seems to be not working on ios 4.1