Apple to Add Bluetooth Support to AirPlay?

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Posted December 11, 2011 at 2:20pm by iClarified

Apple is reportedly planning to expand AirPlay wireless devices by promoting iPod Accessory Protocol (IAP) via Bluetooth, according to a Macotakara report.

Apple had a conference "MFI Technology Summit 2011 Shenzen, China" for 2,000 member of MFI Program at Sheraton Shenzen Futian Hotel in 7-9th December. Apple seems to tell their MFI Program in detail.

At this conference, Apple told that spreading speed of iOS is explosive, but MFI Program licenced products are not so. Therefore Apple will provide new certification chip to make MFI devices to access iOS devices via AirPlay, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth 4.0+HS on the iPhone 4S allows for low-energy interfacing with small battery operated devices. Apple hopes to increase the AirPlay wireless device market by 7 times via expansion to Bluetooth.

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Apple to Add Bluetooth Support to AirPlay?

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Simon - December 11, 2011 at 7:31pm

Isn't this bluetooth not working still attempts to not be seen to be supporting transferral of music??

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iPad dude - December 11, 2011 at 5:21pm

Good!! Maybe now, I'll be able to use my portable bluetooth printer with my iPad. Unless someone here already knows how to??

Alex - December 11, 2011 at 4:46pm

About time. I have been thinking of a way to create a device that would allow this so it could interface between airplay and pass that to any bluetooth device, but if people just make the device compatibly, it solves the problem completely.

Angelika - February 19, 2012 at 4:37am

There is dlnefitiey an issue with no content found from YouTube. I often get this and have to back out and go back in again to get it to work. Not for my account but for any searched videos sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

Alex HQuest - December 11, 2011 at 4:32pm

That's nice. Now if only they made Bluetooth pairing with car stereos work again, as they were in iOS 4...

Spritz - December 12, 2011 at 2:24pm

Bluetooth pairing still works