Apple in their infinite wisdom put a bluetooth chip in the iphone but then decided not to do anything with it. Apart from allowing you to use headsets.
Other smart phones usually have a plethora of bluetooth profiles enabled allowing anything from file transfer through to turning the phone into a modem. Here’s a typical set from one of the comparable smart phones out there at the moment. The Nokia N97. I’ve even been nice to the iPhone and left off the base Bluetooth features from the N97.
| Bluetooth Profile | iPhone | N97 |
| Bluetooth Stereo Headsets (A2DP) | √ | √ |
| A/V Remote Control (AVRCP) | √ | √ |
| AVDTP | - | √ |
| Imaging Profile (BIP | - | √ |
| Internet using your mobile (DUN) | - | √ |
| File Transfer (FTP) | - | √ |
| Hands Free HSP/HFP | - | √ |
| Joysticks/Mice/Keyboards (HID) | - | √ |
| Object Push (OPP) | - | √ |
| Phone Book Access (PBAP) | √ | √ |
| Personal Area Network (PAN) | √ | - |
| Sim Access (SAP) | - | √ |
| Service Discovery (SDAP) | - | √ |
As you can see the iPhone only supports a small subset of available Bluetooth profiles. Some of these features are incredibly rich like FTP transfer and DUN which is kind of like iphone tethering but allows any computer or device to use your phone as a broadband modem. Wirelessly. If you’re thinking of buying an iphone, you need to know what you’re going to lose. Man of us depend on a lot of these bluetooth features and losing them could make your experience very painful.
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