A2DPblocker - Bluetooth Mono 1.7.2

What Is It?

A2DPblocker is an audio player designed to prevent the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) or Bluetooth Stereo Profile from connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled iOS device without disabling the Bluetooth hardware entirely. This allows the iOS device to maintain its other Bluetooth functions, such as default audio output from different audio applications (like dictation, audiobooks, podcasts, GPS, music streaming, etc.) to a Hands-Free Profile (HFP) enabled Bluetooth car kit, headset, and more. It also permits making phone calls over Bluetooth and wirelessly controlling the iPod with a paired AVRCP enabled Bluetooth accessory.

A2DP was introduced in iOS 3.0 and this application simply stops A2DP from connecting, preserving the default audio output device when running in the foreground (even when the screen is locked on iOS 3.1 or later devices) or in the background (requires iOS 4.0 or later).

With this app, you can permanently disable A2DP and eliminate the need to manually change the default audio output device each time an A2DP enabled accessory connects to your iOS device.

Features

• Blocks A2DP
• Defaults audio output from another app to an HFP enabled Bluetooth car kit, headset, etc.
• Maintains the default audio output device
• Built-in iPod controls
• Audio Playback Queue (requires iOS 4.0 or later)
• Suppresses audio notification alerts (only on pre-iOS 7.0 or earlier devices)

How to Use

1. Pair your Bluetooth-enabled iOS device with your Bluetooth car kit, headset, etc.
2. Launch A2DPblocker and ensure the “A2DP Blocker” switch is ON.
3. Add a downloaded non-DRM audio track from your music library to the Playback Queue on iOS 4.0 or later and adjust the volume slider to ensure A2DP is blocked.
4. Ensure “Remote Control” switch is OFF.
5. Set Default Audio to “speaker+” / “receiver” / “speaker” to block A2DP or “headset+” to default audio output via HFP.
6. Play Playback Queue.
7. Launch and configure your other audio app or start playing the iPod with the built-in controls or an attached accessory.

Your Bluetooth-enabled iOS device should now prevent the A2DP connection or stream audio via the HFP connection as long as A2DPblocker remains active. Subsequent launches of A2DPblocker do not require reconfiguration and will not interfere with phone calls or transport controls (AVRCP).

Notice

HFP enabled Bluetooth car kits, headsets, etc., supporting only phone call functions, can be configured with A2DPblocker for audio playback using the same connection (refer to “How to Use”). The HFP standard's low bitrate and mono-specific design may affect music streaming quality; however, streaming other content such as dictation, audiobooks, podcasts, GPS instructions should sound as intended.

Requirements

• iOS 7.0 or later
• Bluetooth compatibility
• Microphone or other audio input
• A working Audio Playback Queue for optimal performance

Contact Info

• Please direct any questions or comments to:
• @gnavicks on Twitter
• dkanem.selfip.com