Hi Esther,
I'm not sure of the firmware version. whenI sinc the q1 with my mobile, which is a nokia n86, it says q1 v8. But doesn't say anything more. And I haven't been able to find the version command to have the device tell me. do you know of another / easy way to get the exact firmware version for the device? Can you give it a voice command to get the version, or is it written somewhere in the documentation? I know my ipad is up to date and it has no problems with my nokia. Thanks for any info you can provide. Cheers Simon From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:43 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: BlueAnt Q1 headset and iPad [was Re: iPhone: The Missing Manual] Hi Simon, I replied earlier to your question about the BlueAnt Q1: "the BlueAnt Q1 can pair to the iPad and also relay VoiceOver (with the Firmware upgrade support of A2DP)." Which version of the firmware do you have installed? The first version to support VoiceOver is version 8.19. The current firmware version is 8.21. BlueAnt started putting the newer firmware into Q1 headsets manufactured after about November 2009, so some people who bought this device in January (in the States, directly from AT&T) said they did not have to install any firmware updates to have this work with VoiceOver. I had to update a BlueAnt Q1 headset purchased in November so that it could work with VoiceOver. It had firmware version 8.15. I know that I can hear VoiceOver on the BlueAnt Q1 with firmware updated to 8.21 on the iPad, on my iPod Touch 3G (only after the upgrade to iOS 4), and on the iPhone 4. I don't know about trying this out with Skype, since this is a headset I set up for someone else. On my iPod Touch I need to use my headset with Mic for other recording functions, so I don't know whether the Q1 works with Skype for microphone input over Bluetooth. And on the iPad, there's an internal mic, so you don't need to use the Bluetooth headset. Geoff Waaler is on this list, and provided a link to the Q1 firmware upgrade (on the viphone list), since otherwise you need to register at the BlueAnt site with your serial number to access a copy, and that requires sighted assistance. This has to be used on a Windows machine, and should update to the latest version of the firmware, even if that was the release for firmware 8.19. So bottom line is that you can hear VoiceOver through the Q1 for the iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G (upgraded to iOS 4), and iPad if you have firmware version 8.21 (and possibly even 8.19), but I don't know whether the iPad supports using the BlueAnt Q1 through Skype. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 7, 2010, at 23:46, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi listers, A while back I asked about blue ant Bluetooth headsets and someone mentioned the blueant Q1 as being a good device and one that will work with the ipad / iphone 4. Can anyone confirm if this is so, as I'm thinking about getting one and I don't want to find it's not going to work for me on my ipad if it's still missing drivers etc. The device says it's a blueant q1 V8 model of headset. And as far as I'm aware my Ipad is up to date with os version. Thanks for any help on this, If the q1 wont work, I'm keen to know what will, I did have a V1, but have lost it, and I want something to use with skype when out of the office. Thanks Simon f -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
