Bluetooth profiles
Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model and wireless network, some profiles might not be supported.
Option
Description
Audio Source (A2DP) This profile allows you to output audio from your BlackBerry smartphone to enabled devices that
support stereo audio such as stereo headsets, speakers, and car kits.
A/V Remote Control
(AVRCP)
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.
Data Transfer
This service allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to Bluetooth enabled devices that
support the transfer of data such as media files.
Desktop Connectivity 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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Option
Description
Dial-Up Networking
(DUN)
This profile allows you to use your BlackBerry smartphone as a modem when it is connected to a
Bluetooth enabled computer.
Handsfree (HFP)
This profile allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to Bluetooth enabled headsets and
car kits that support the Handsfree profile.
Headset (HSP)
This profile allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to Bluetooth enabled headsets that
support the Headset profile.
Message Access
Profile (MAP)
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.
Serial Port Profile
This profile allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to Bluetooth enabled devices that
support desktop connectivity, wireless bypass, and data transfer.
SIM Access
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.
Wireless Bypass
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.