Editing Bluetooth (section)

=== List of applications ===
[[File:Bluetooth headset.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A typical Bluetooth mobile phone [[headset (audio)|headset]] from the early 2000s]]
[[File:JBL GO2 Bluetooth speaker 00 10 27 681000.jpeg|thumb|A handheld, waterproof JBL [[Bluetooth speaker]] with a rechargeable battery, made in the late 2010s]]
* Wireless control and communication between a mobile phone and a [[handsfree]] [[headset (audio)|headset]]. This was one of the earliest applications to become popular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/History-of-Bluetooth.aspx|title=History of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group|publisher=Bluetooth.com|access-date=15 May 2015|archive-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701073626/http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/History-of-Bluetooth.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Wireless control of audio and communication functions between a mobile phone and a Bluetooth compatible car stereo system (and sometimes [[SIM Access Profile|between the SIM card and the car phone]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sauter|first=Martin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aEewDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA491|title=From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband|date=2 August 2017|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-119-34690-6|page=491|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414135830/https://books.google.com/books?id=aEewDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA491|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Penttinen|first=Jyrki T. J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HRQmBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA129|title=The Telecommunications Handbook: Engineering Guidelines for Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Systems|date=16 March 2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-119-94488-1|page=129|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125202158/https://books.google.com/books?id=HRQmBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA129|url-status=live}}</ref>).
*Wireless communication between a smartphone and a [[smart lock]] for unlocking doors.
* Wireless control of and communication with iOS and Android device phones, tablets and portable [[wireless speaker]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trusoundaudio.com/collections/all|title=Portable Wireless Bluetooth Compatible Speakers|publisher=Trusound Audio|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418105028/https://www.trusoundaudio.com/collections/all|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Wireless [[Bluetooth headset]] and [[intercom]]. Idiomatically, a headset is sometimes called "a Bluetooth".
* Wireless streaming of audio to [[headphones]] with or without communication capabilities.
* Wireless streaming of data collected by Bluetooth-enabled fitness devices to phone or PC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bluetooth Revisited|url=https://techpayout.com/blog/bluetooth-revisited/|website=techpayout.com|access-date=10 May 2016|date=27 March 2014|archive-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603110522/https://techpayout.com/blog/bluetooth-revisited/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Wireless networking between PCs in a confined space and where little bandwidth is required.<ref>{{cite web
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* Wireless communication with PC input and output devices, the most common being the [[computer mouse|mouse]], [[keyboard technology|keyboard]] and [[computer printer|printer]].
* Transfer of files, contact details, calendar appointments, and reminders between devices with OBEX{{efn|Many operating systems delete incomplete files if the file transfer has failed.}} and sharing directories [[FTP server|via FTP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BdT1DGyGT4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/3BdT1DGyGT4| archive-date=23 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Samsung Omnia II: How to Transfer Files with Bluetooth FTP| via=[[YouTube]]|date=11 December 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Triggering the camera shutter of a [[smartphone]] using a Bluetooth controlled [[selfie stick]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mattei |first=Giovanni |title=Selfie stick: i migliori modelli per foto e video eccellenti |url=https://www.telefonino.net/guide/selfie-stick/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=telefonino.net |language=it}}</ref>
* Replacement of previous wired [[RS-232]] serial communications in test equipment, [[Global Positioning System|GPS receivers]], medical equipment, bar code scanners, and traffic control devices.
* For controls where [[infrared]] was often used.
* For low bandwidth applications where higher [[USB]] bandwidth is not required and cable-free connection desired.
* Sending small advertisements from Bluetooth-enabled advertising hoardings to other, discoverable, Bluetooth devices.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth-surveillance1.htm|title=How Bluetooth Surveillance Works|author=John Fuller|date=28 July 2008|newspaper=howstuffworks|access-date=26 May 2015|archive-date=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526093443/http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth-surveillance1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Wireless bridge between two Industrial Ethernet (e.g., [[PROFINET]]) networks.
* Game consoles have been using Bluetooth as a wireless communications protocol for peripherals since the [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh generation]], including [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Products/Products/Product_Details.htm?ProductID=2951|title=Wii Controller|publisher=Bluetooth SIG|access-date=1 February 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080220080315/http://bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Products/Products/Product_Details.htm?ProductID=2951 |archive-date = 20 February 2008}}</ref> and [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 3]] which use Bluetooth for their respective controllers.
* Dial-up internet access on personal computers or PDAs using a data-capable mobile phone as a wireless modem.
* Short-range transmission of health sensor data from medical devices to mobile phone, [[set-top box]] or dedicated [[telehealth]] devices.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telemedicine.jp/ |title=Telemedicine.jp |publisher=Telemedicine.jp |access-date=4 September 2010 |archive-date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223163413/http://www.telemedicine.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tainghebluetooth.com/tai-nghe-bluetooth-nokia|title=Tai nghe bluetooth nokia|publisher=tainghebluetooth.com|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921022818/http://tainghebluetooth.com/tai-nghe-bluetooth-nokia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Allowing a [[DECT]] phone to ring and answer calls on behalf of a nearby mobile phone.
*[[Real-time locating system|Real-time location systems]] (RTLS) are used to track and identify the location of objects in real time using "Nodes" or "tags" attached to, or embedded in, the objects tracked, and "Readers" that receive and process the wireless signals from these tags to determine their locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarinox.com/docs/whitepapers/RealTime_main.pdf|title=Real Time Location Systems|publisher=clarinox|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228211943/https://www.clarinox.com/docs/whitepapers/RealTime_main.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Personal security application on mobile phones for prevention of theft or loss of items. The protected item has a Bluetooth marker (e.g., a tag) that is in constant communication with the phone. If the connection is broken (the marker is out of range of the phone) then an alarm is raised. This can also be used as a [[man overboard]] alarm.
* [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada's Roads Traffic division uses data collected from travelers' Bluetooth devices to predict travel times and road congestion for motorists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/wireless-waves-used-to-track-travel-times-1.1054731 |title=Wireless waves used to track travel times |publisher=CTV Calgary News |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=11 July 2013 |archive-date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701092731/http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/wireless-waves-used-to-track-travel-times-1.1054731 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Wireless transmission of audio (a more reliable alternative to [[FM transmitter (personal device)|FM transmitters]])
* Live video streaming to the visual cortical implant device by Nabeel Fattah in Newcastle university 2017.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284639806|doi=10.1109/EMBC.2015.7320250 |chapter=Wireless data and power transfer of an optogenetic implantable visual cortex stimulator |title=2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) |date=2015 |last1=Fattah |first1=Nabeel |last2=Laha |first2=Soumyasanta |last3=Sokolov |first3=Danil |last4=Chester |first4=Graeme |last5=Degenaar |first5=Patrick |volume=2015 |pages=8006–8009 |pmid=26738150 |isbn=978-1-4244-9271-8 |s2cid=4575272 }}</ref>
* Connection of [[motion controller]]s to a PC when using VR headsets
* Wireless connection between [[TVs]] and [[soundbars]].