I know the iPhone 8 has Bluetooth 5 and from what I've read it's supposed to have almost 4x the range of previous versions.
I'm curious...
I sometimes listen to music on a Bluetooth speaker in our backyard. With my iPhone 6 the music would start to cut out if I got more than 15 feet from the speaker. Will this be much improved simply because my iPhone 8 has Bluetooth 5? Or to get the benefits do I also need a speaker that supports Bluetooth 5?
Hopefully that make sense!
ETA: Just found this on Google, sounds like I may need to buy a new speaker to get the improved range...
I'm curious...
I sometimes listen to music on a Bluetooth speaker in our backyard. With my iPhone 6 the music would start to cut out if I got more than 15 feet from the speaker. Will this be much improved simply because my iPhone 8 has Bluetooth 5? Or to get the benefits do I also need a speaker that supports Bluetooth 5?
Hopefully that make sense!
ETA: Just found this on Google, sounds like I may need to buy a new speaker to get the improved range...
Your old devices probably won’t benefit
While your existing phones, speakers and equipment may work with Bluetooth 5 devices, they almost certainly won’t benefit from its extra capabilities. That means you’ll need to buy all-new Bluetooth 5-ready gear to take advantage of its entire expanded feature set.
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