Disable A2DP

Try A2DPblocker in the App Store 🙂

If you are thinking A2DPblocker might work for you, think again it, crashes with IOS 5. The author says he is working on an update though.

This problem is VERY frustrating.

I have had to deal with this since my 3GS now I've got the 4S and still the A2DP makes all my alerts except for phone ringing play through bluetooth.

I cannot understand with Apple's great history of very good user interfaces how they did not see how heavily this cripples using bluetooth with iphones.

I have and will continue to enter feedback on this at Apple's feedback page.

I can't even use siri with my headset because I CONSTANTLY have to double click the home button and change audio to phone instead of bluetooth but then when my headset activates siri it has to open the audio connection again and by the time it finishes is siri has timed out and shut off the microphone so I have to reach down and hit the siri icon again.

This also basically disables voice dialing as I have to pick up the phone anyway to hit the siri icon again.

I have a Blueant T1 by the way.

I have contacted Blueant support to see it there is a way to disable the A2DP but have not heard back.

I really doub't there would be a way to do this as it would disable the caller ID announce, and other voice functions built into it.

I spoke with both BlueAnt & Jabra. A2DP is built in and there is now way to disable this feature. All new Bluetooth car stereo sets are made this way. If anything is gonna change it must come from Apples end. I don't understand why Apple does not have a toggle switch to turn off A2DP but than again Apple still hasn't thought of putting the Bluetooth on/off toggle at the top when entering Settings. You still have to scroll down and go through general. It's simple things like this that seems apple is always late to getting.

If anyone knows of a car Bluetooth stereo that has the option to disable A2DP please let us know. I'd like to get it.

Adding my .02¢ to this thread. I have a Plantronics Voyager Pro+ Headset. Works like a charm with the phone, but I don't want my music playing through the headset.

Other funky scenarios:

1) Music playing through a wired connection from Audio Jack on iPhone to Audio Jack in car: Call comes in, I take the call on my BT. Upon completion o the call, music begins blaring in my ear.

2) No music playing at all: upon completion of a call with BT, music being playing if "music" app is open

3) All audio is funneled throught BT if it's connected - alerts, chats, emails, etc.

Having the same problem. I just picked up a Motorola Finiti (which is a great headset btw with the latest firmware) but I don't want to listen to music through it! I just want to make calls through it and listen to my music through my car stereo.

Hopefully this gets fixed soon.

A2DPblocker has been updated to work with iOS 5!

Gnavicks,

Oh please o please put your app on sale for $0.99 🙂

Also, if you are jailbroken a new app for free called "bluetooth service manager" on Cydia exists. it is completely free and works

I've been battling this one for a while, just like the rest of you. After some research, I ended up landing with the Jawbone Icon. Jawbone has an apps site that you can configure the headset to disable A2DP.

It appears that almost all recent Jawbone's have this capability. All you need to do is connect it via USB and go to Advanced Settings where it allows you to do it.

In case it wasn't obvious, Siri still works with A2DP off.

Problem solved for me.

Well,

The new iPhone worked for a while,now problem is happening again. I am not sure what to do. 😟

Stisev, what do you mean? Are you using A2DPblocker?

This app may work but I also want to use music apps like pandora and iheart to listen, and this (from what I read) on does your music.

I do have a BT stereo headset but I forget it a lot of mornings, just like today, that's why I was looking for this. But I'm not seeing anywhere that I can disable A2DP on my phone. I tried looking as others have suggested double tapping. I don't see it. Any suggestions?

onefast96svt,

Pandora and iHeartRadio can play music in the background so just make sure A2DPblocker is running in the foreground with the Playback Queue turned down.

Tom's fix worked for me, I only have to remember to do it every time I turn my headset on but it works and fixed the problem.

May be considered temporary but it works.

Thanks,

Wayne

I'm having the same issue with my VW GTI. I went to the dealer and they're stumped. I'm confident now it's because of this A2DP setting.

Gnavicks -- Thank you for the app but are you working on making it work in the background? i.e. Apple's multitasking.

Ideally, I'd like not to have to sit in my car, start the engine, and turn on the app, and then continue on my merry way. If I had the app already open and it's still "running", I don't have to worry about my bluetooth silently playing in my pocket but I can still make/receive voice calls.

Thanks.

mvish86,

I'm able to make A2DPblocker work in the background but Apple won't allow that version in the App Store 😟