rayv1
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Q: No Bluetooth in iPhone7?

I understand not putting a headphone jack on the new phone but not having Bluetooth has really left my Daughter and I with a dilemma. We are already looking into new phones that have Bluetooth technology because a) I'm a truck driver and HAVE to have a Bluetooth headset for work and b) my daughter wears digital hearing aids that are Bluetooth capable both for adjusting them and for using them to listen to music or use the phone.  You will be losing a lot of long time Apple users because of your choice to get rid of Bluetooth in the version 7 phone. Sorry we have to leave but out of necessity we have to.
I understand also that Carplay is still able to be used with 7 ....................... but when I am just going to the store down the street I don't always plug it in out of convenience and it still connected with Bluetooth.
I have always thought of Apple as a forward thinking company but in this case .............................. you are turning back the clock and are wrong in your thinking.

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 6:01 PM

by Demo,Apple recommended
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A:

Not quite half way down on the website. Read the specs.

http://www.apple.com/iphone-7/specs/

 

All models

 

802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
NFC

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 6:19 PM

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Q: No Bluetooth in iPhone7?

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  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Sep 10, 2016 6:09 PM in response to rayv1
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    Sep 10, 2016 6:09 PM in response to rayv1

    iPhone 7 has Bluetooth.

  • by Demo,Apple recommended

    Demo Demo Sep 10, 2016 6:19 PM in response to rayv1
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    Sep 10, 2016 6:19 PM in response to rayv1

    Not quite half way down on the website. Read the specs.

    http://www.apple.com/iphone-7/specs/

     

    All models

     

    802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
    Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
    NFC

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen Sep 10, 2016 6:33 PM in response to rayv1
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    Sep 10, 2016 6:33 PM in response to rayv1

    Apple has modified Bluetooth a bit for use with the AirPods. New chip dedicated for their new chip called the W1, but it is Bluetooth. Mostly pairing changes. Made it very simple.

     

    It also has plain ol' Bluetooth 4.2LE for compatibility.

     

    FYI, Bluetooth 5 is coming soon. Apple is a main partner in the Bluetooth group, so I can't see them abandoning it any time soon. Wouldn't surprise me to hear the 7 will be compatible with v5.

     

    https://www.bluetooth.com/news/pressreleases/2016/06/16/-bluetooth5-quadruples-r angedoubles-speedincreases-data-broadcas…

     

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  • by Michael Black,

    Michael Black Michael Black Sep 11, 2016 6:45 PM in response to rayv1
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    Sep 11, 2016 6:45 PM in response to rayv1

    rayv1 wrote:

     

    I understand not putting a headphone jack on the new phone but not having Bluetooth has really left my Daughter and I with a dilemma. We are already looking into new phones that have Bluetooth technology because a) I'm a truck driver and HAVE to have a Bluetooth headset for work and b) my daughter wears digital hearing aids that are Bluetooth capable both for adjusting them and for using them to listen to music or use the phone.  You will be losing a lot of long time Apple users because of your choice to get rid of Bluetooth in the version 7 phone. Sorry we have to leave but out of necessity we have to.
    I understand also that Carplay is still able to be used with 7 ....................... but when I am just going to the store down the street I don't always plug it in out of convenience and it still connected with Bluetooth.
    I have always thought of Apple as a forward thinking company but in this case .............................. you are turning back the clock and are wrong in your thinking.

    Your post is a classic example of simply failing to check your information before posting.  A simple 2 second internet search would have confirmed your information was woefully incorrect.

  • by rayv1,

    rayv1 rayv1 Sep 12, 2016 4:54 PM in response to Michael Black
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:54 PM in response to Michael Black

    I found the answer after about an hour on 9 to 5 Mac. A lot of articles stated that the Bluetooth was not going to be compatible to older Bluetooth accessories which also is not true. Thank you all.

  • by Michael Black,

    Michael Black Michael Black Sep 12, 2016 5:05 PM in response to rayv1
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    Sep 12, 2016 5:05 PM in response to rayv1

    Bluetooth standards are set by a consortium - https://www.bluetooth.com/ so you can always check the features and compatibility of new releases to BT at the consortium's web site.  The consortium always does really try to ensure that full backwards compatibility is maintained, although obviously specific new features in BT 4.2 would not function in older devices that themselves did not support 4.2.  But that still doesn't mean older devices won't work at all.