TWS 101 | FAQ part 2 - Everything about Bluetooth Ture Wireless Earbuds

A. As we said above, Bluetooth technology enables short-range wireless communication. One popular usage is to connect a smartphone to wireless earphones for listening to music or chatting on the phone. If you've ever linked your smartphone to your car's audio system or a GPS navigation device for hands-free calls and texts, you've used Bluetooth. It also powers smart speakers, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices, and smart home devices such as lights and thermostats. This wireless technology can work even through walls, but if there are too many obstructions between the audio source and the receiver, the connection will fizzle. Keep this in mind when placing Bluetooth speakers around your home or office.

A. Bluetooth 5 is the latest version of the Bluetooth wireless communication standard. It’s commonly used for wireless headphones and other audio hardware, as well as wireless keyboards, mice, and game controllers. Bluetooth is also used for communication between various smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It is announced on 16 June 2016 to come in late 2016 or early 2017. Bluetooth 5 is here and with its release, developers to meet all the advanced standard of the wireless world with more privacy and security. It is setting the stage for the future. Bluetooth is revolutionizing how people experience the IoT. Its specification includes low power consumption, inexpensive hardware and, small size implementations. Why Are True Wireless Earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 very Good Now?

Bluetooth 5 has been developed not only with current technical standards in mind but the end-user too.

For instance, if people used Bluetooth to download security patches, while the rapid transfer of data is useful in a technical sense, it also works in saving the user time. A slower connection could cause the user to either give up or alert them that something went awry, when in fact there’s nothing wrong other than it’s a slow connection.

Data is passed between devices more often than ever before (e.g. smartwatch to a smartphone) and so Bluetooth 5 needs to handle data accrued over an extended period of time. With the increase in the amount of data it can handle, that means more data can be transferred.

For true wireless earbuds, it improved as follows: 

Q. What is the range of Bluetooth 5 for true wireless earphone?

Q. Is Bluetooth 5.0 true wireless earphone backward compatible? 

Q. Is wireless the same as Bluetooth?

Q. Can I upgrade my Bluetooth version?  

Q. How to check the Bluetooth version on Android?

Q. Bluetooth 4.0 Range vs 4.2 Range vs 5.0 Range? 

A. We’ve seen a number of products include Bluetooth 5 in their specifications, and expect the rate of adoption to increase as the need for it grows.

iPhone users can get a good experience with Apple’s own AirPods or Beats headphones thanks to the W1 chip, but solid Bluetooth audio is easier to get on Android now, too. Bluetooth 5.0 should even improve wireless headphones on the iPhone if you choose to go for third-party Bluetooth 5.0 headphones instead of Apple headphones with a W1 chip.

A. We’re seeing it crop up in wireless speakers with Marshall’s Kilburn II, Stanmore II, Stockwell II and Tufton including it. The Apple HomePod has Bluetooth 5 listed in its features but does not use it for streaming audio.

It’s also infiltrating headphones, though progress is slower and the majority of them are of the true wireless variety.  Astrotec's new S80 true wireless earbuds are compatible, as are HIFIMAN's TWS600 True Wireless earphones and Apple’s 2019 revision of its AirPods.

More devices, longer range, faster speeds. What's not to like?