Bluetooth profiles
Depending on your
BlackBerry® smartphone model and
wireless network, some profiles might not be supported.
Option
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Description
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Audio Source (A2DP)
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This profile allows you to output audio from your
BlackBerry smartphone to
Bluetooth® enabled devices that
support stereo audio such as stereo headsets, speakers, and car kits.
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A/V Remote Control (AVRCP)
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This profile allows you to use the buttons on a
Bluetooth enabled headset to perform actions
such as adjusting the volume or playing the next or previous media file on your
BlackBerry smartphone.
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Data Transfer
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This service allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to
Bluetooth enabled devices that support the
transfer of data such as media files.
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Desktop Connectivity
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This service allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to a
Bluetooth enabled computer that is running
BlackBerry®
Desktop Software
so that you can synchronize your organizer data.
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Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
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This profile allows you to use your
BlackBerry smartphone as a modem when it is
connected to a
Bluetooth enabled computer. |
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Handsfree (HFP)
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This profile allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to
Bluetooth enabled headsets and car kits that
support the Handsfree profile.
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Headset (HSP)
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This profile allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to
Bluetooth enabled
headsets that support the Headset profile.
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Message Access Profile (MAP)
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This profile allows you to use a
Bluetooth enabled car kit with your
BlackBerry smartphone to notify you of new
messages. This profile can also help you read, delete, browse, compose, and
send messages.
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Serial Port Profile
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This profile allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to
Bluetooth enabled devices that support desktop
connectivity, wireless bypass, and data transfer.
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SIM Access
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If your
BlackBerry smartphone uses a SIM card, this profile
allows you to use a
Bluetooth enabled car kit to control the SIM
card on your
BlackBerry
smartphone so that you can make and receive calls using the car kit. When you use
this feature, data services (browser service, email messaging, PIN messaging,
and MMS messaging) are not available on your smartphone, and phone services are
accessible only through the car kit. Before you can use this feature, you might
need to enter a 16-digit alphanumeric code, generated by the car kit, on your
BlackBerry smartphone.
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Wireless Bypass
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This service allows you to connect your
BlackBerry smartphone to a
Bluetooth enabled computer that is running the
BlackBerry Desktop Software so that you can
send and receive email messages and synchronize your organizer data without
using a connection to the wireless network. To use this service, your email
account must use a
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.
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