Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2 to skip A2DP stereo Bluetooth?

by Ryan Block posted Feb 16th 2006 at 10:00AM

WinMo, say it ain't so! Our pal Wouter over at Pocketinfo has it on authority from two sources at Microsoft's Windows Mobile baby mama that WinMo 5.0 AKU2 -- the update that puts the push in Mobile's push email, as well as adding Bluetooth stereo headset support -- will not be getting the A2DP profile after all. This would seem a little odd and inconsistent with everything we know about the release (having seen shots of the A2DP profiler before, like the one above), but if we really must wait until the AKU 2.2 ROM, then wait (unhappily) we shall.

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Soo @ Feb 16th 2006 10:21AM

Oh, it better not be true! There's gonna be A LOT of people pissed if this is true! We have waited this long and to do this to us is just unforgiveable!

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rdkay @ Feb 16th 2006 10:25AM

I am using a2dp for a long time on my SPVM1000 (Qtek 2020) with Windows Mobile 5 update thanks to buzzdev.net! Personally I don't care, there is always some nice geeks finding ways adding this kind of stuff also on xda-developers.com. But for the average Win Mobile User this is very bad news...

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jv @ Feb 16th 2006 11:30AM

There is NO WAY this can be true.
Unless it actually is true, and it better not be!

Unforgivable, it would certainly be.
Begun, the MS Flame Wars have.

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nono @ Feb 16th 2006 12:52PM

I have see it before, features advertized and than not made availble... Deadlines made, and deadlines passed

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Steve @ Feb 16th 2006 1:19PM

This doesn't surprise me as I heard from Cingular that they are specifically testing the MSFP - not the A2DP.

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AgentXXL @ Feb 16th 2006 3:31PM

I just don't get it. I really hope this isn't true! It's been bad enough waiting for AKU2 and with most OEMs pushing for a March release, we were all getting hopeful. Why can't M$ just SH*T and get off the pot on this issue? If Widcomm or IVT (BlueSoleil) had full featured Bluetooth stacks for WM5, they would have sold a ton by now.

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CoffeeGuy @ Feb 17th 2006 12:19AM

This is not true. AKU2 *does* contain support for A2DP aka "Wireless Stereo".

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