If you are one of those lucky few that have already got hands-on with the HTC Hero and are wondering exactly what car kit will work with the handset then you’re in luck. Android Community managed to get hold of a list of Bluetooth profiles that are compatible with the smartphone.
The Hero supports all the usual headset and hands-free profiles like A2DP/AVRCP but lacks any support for OBEX Remote SIM Access. Check out the detailed profile list after the jump.
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Great phone, but one major drawback for me – the Bluetooth will not stay on constantly, so every time I leave the car it disconnects but I have to manually return to settings are make the device discoverable each time I get back in.
This always on feature was on the Diamond and its a great shame that the newer model does not have the same feature.
I have the same issue, Mercedes Benz Comand system, worked flawlessly with my Sony Ericsson but I have to go into the phones settings and make it discoverable every time I get in the car.
I’m hoping someone makes an application that will sit in a scene so one click will make the device discoverable.
Other than that its an awesome phone.
The alternative would be for the Hero to support the concept of “authorised devices”, like e.g. Nokia. My bluetooth headset says it will auto-connect, without requiring a re-pairing/discoverable, as long as the phone has been told to treat that paired headset as trusted/authorised.
Every other BT system I’ve used (PCs, phones, etc) has this concept, but the Hero seems not to; unless I’m missing it. That’s why we have to make it discoverable, instead.
The alternative to making the phone discoverable, which is less than ideal from a security perspective perhaps, is to initiate the connection from the phone, not from the headset.
My headset, at least, is discoverable when turned on, as well as searching for a discoverable phone. If I initiate connection to the headset *from* the phone, without making the phone discoverable, it connects fine.
Since this is on the same menu as discoverable, it would seem no harder, and slightly safer, if your headset works this way.
my htc hero bluetooth is faukty. i make it discoverable but other phones cant detect it and my mates n97 cant send stuff to it either. the handset is being swapped. other than that a great phone!
I have upgrade to G2….wow what a phone….but hold on…it doesnt support bluetooth apart from a headset….so I am led to believe by technical at T-mobile. I wanted to transfer detail from my Nokia N95 but I am tearing my hair out. Over 300 name in my contacts book and no obvious way of transfering them now.
Wait a sec….if the Hero doesn’t support the phonebook access profile (PBAP) or the object push profile (OPP), how does one get your contact list or phone book into any bluetooth units in one’s car???
my htc hero bluetooth is rubbish I wanted to transfer deter but it doesnt support bluetooth apart from a headset mates cant send stuff to it either HTC sort it out.!!!
This gets a massive WTF from me. This phone has fully-functioning HSDPA, wi-fi and GPS, and yet bluetooth file transfer, which has been available and worked fine on my last three or four phones, isn’t available? Shame on you HTC! I’ve had to spend 3 hours manually transferring all my phone contacts.
I can’t believe NONE of the mountains of reviews I read about the Hero picked up on this.