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Disable A2DP

Is there any possible way on the iPhone 4 to disable A2DP?

I have the Jabra Stone bluetooth headset. This headset allows me to be connected to two different phones/devices at once, which I need since I have a work cell phone and a personal cell phone. It also has A2DP which lets me listen to music or watch videos while listening through my headset. However, I do not want this to automatically happen. In fact, I would rather disable it and then enable it when I need to.

I have a speaker dock on my desk at work and a dock in my car that plays audio through my car speakers. I always put my iPhone 4 into the dock and listen to streaming Sirius XM internet radio or listen to my own music through the iPod application. If I take my headset out of its stone charger, it will automatically begin to play the music on the headset. I do not see any way to select the output source within the Sirius application. I do not want it to play through the headset since I want to make a phone call using my work mobile phone. The good thing is if I am receiving a call on my work phone the headset will automatically pick that as the source when I take it out of its charger.

The only way I can find for this to not automatically happen is to disable bluetooth on my iPhone until I need it...Which I don't want to do, since I can't easily just enable it once I receive a call, only before I make a call.

Posted on Aug 9, 2010 9:45 AM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2011 7:26 AM

Not sure if this is still valid.


Tom A had the right answer. If the problem is that your iPod music (on your iPhone) is playing through your A2DP device (I have the blueant s4) you simply have to go to your "Now Playing" screen for the song you are playing and you will see an "AirPlay" button in the lower right.


Click on that airplay button and choose the device you want to send the music too.


I searched everywhere, for settings, called blueant etc. Finally found it after reading Tom A's answer and then looked for settings in the iPod application.


Good luck!

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Jun 3, 2011 7:26 AM in response to yrrePydnA

Not sure if this is still valid.


Tom A had the right answer. If the problem is that your iPod music (on your iPhone) is playing through your A2DP device (I have the blueant s4) you simply have to go to your "Now Playing" screen for the song you are playing and you will see an "AirPlay" button in the lower right.


Click on that airplay button and choose the device you want to send the music too.


I searched everywhere, for settings, called blueant etc. Finally found it after reading Tom A's answer and then looked for settings in the iPod application.


Good luck!

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User profile for user: Tom Alperin
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Jan 13, 2011 9:43 PM in response to djvibe

This might work, but not sure:

When you connect a Bluetooth headset or use airplay, there is an icon in most audio apps and on the app dock that lets you select the audio out. Bluetooth gets selected automatically, but you can select iPhone once the headset has been turned on. Try doing this from the app dock.

Double tap home button, swipe to far left (move finger to right). There should be a volume control and blue icon. Click the blue icon. (need to have 4.2 for this control I believe.)
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User profile for user: incredibles11
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Nov 11, 2011 5:28 PM in response to avious

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.

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Mar 1, 2012 9:25 PM in response to yrrePydnA

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.

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User profile for user: avious
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Nov 11, 2011 11:34 AM in response to Gnavicks

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.

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User profile for user: Dankobe
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Mar 18, 2011 7:05 PM in response to yrrePydnA

There seems to be a serious audio output issue where the iPhone does not want to remember the desired sound output when connected to an A2DP bluetooth device (Jawbone Era). I am able to switch my output to "Dock" rather than "Jawbone", however, every time I finish a call on my bluetooth the interrupted music starts playing from my bluetooth headset rather than the original source selected (my car audio "dock"). I have to go back into the output settings in "iPod" and select the "dock" while driving.

This problem creates unnecessary fumbling and distractions while driving with my bluetooth device. To make matters worse, the music is always blaring in my ear after the call. This really causes a hazardous situation where I'm forced to focus on my gizmos rather than the road ahead.

Apple dudes, this is a very dangerous problem that needs to be addressed! Please add the option of switching off a pared devices A2DP music settings. All it takes is one switch in the bluetooth device settings. Another option may be to lock the desired output.

The iPhone and Jawbone are a great combo but this is something that needs immediate attention from your dev team.

P.S. I would gladly accept a position in your company if you would like to hire me.

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Sep 11, 2010 6:40 PM in response to Allan Sampson

Sorry to revive my old topic but really that answer is not acceptable. With so many features on the best phone I've ever used, you're telling me that I can't do something as simple as configure bluetooth options? I'm not sure if any other device can do that, but it's something I would expect out of my amazing "smart phone" if you ask me.

If it is not possible, how do I go about suggesting it to devs?
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