I have a Jabra Play wireless headset device that I bought in August 2013 which is Bluetooth 3.0. It pairs and works fine with an iPhone 4 which has BT 2.1. However, it does not work with (is not found by) my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact which is BT 4.0, nor an iPhone SE which is BT 4.2.
From what I've read on google searches Bluetooth is supposed to be backward compatible, like USB. i.e. You can plug in a USB3 device into a USB2 port and it will operate, but within the restrictions of the older USB standard's speed/power/etc.
e.g. "Bluetooth 4.0 is backward-compatible with all other versions of Bluetooth, so you can pair existing Bluetooth headsets with the new iPhone without a problem." (In the context of a then-new iPhone 4S which was BT 4.)
source: http://www.cnet.com/news/bluetooth-4-0-what-is-it-and-does-it-matter/
Is there some way to get the Jabra Play to play with newer Bluetooth versions, or am I S.O.L.?
From what I've read on google searches Bluetooth is supposed to be backward compatible, like USB. i.e. You can plug in a USB3 device into a USB2 port and it will operate, but within the restrictions of the older USB standard's speed/power/etc.
e.g. "Bluetooth 4.0 is backward-compatible with all other versions of Bluetooth, so you can pair existing Bluetooth headsets with the new iPhone without a problem." (In the context of a then-new iPhone 4S which was BT 4.)
source: http://www.cnet.com/news/bluetooth-4-0-what-is-it-and-does-it-matter/
Is there some way to get the Jabra Play to play with newer Bluetooth versions, or am I S.O.L.?
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