The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced version 6.0 of the near-ubiquitous wireless technology in September 2024, adding some major new features that aim to improve Bluetooth's reliability, ...

Bluetooth is a technology for short-range data transmission that has become so ubiquitous in recent years that we can no longer imagine life without it. This makes it all the more annoying when ...

Listening to music via Bluetooth isn't as simple as plugging in a pair of headphones and playing audio from your device. Yet Bluetooth headphones and earbuds offer a wireless connection that's ...

Bluetooth is getting a major upgrade. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has officially rolled out version 6.2 of its Core Specification, bringing serious improvements in speed and security that ...

Up until recently, I was more likely to use Apple’s “Find My” feature to track friends than possessions. AirTags always seemed a little gimmicky and expensive, and I’m actually not all that prone to ...

Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

People who wear hearing aids often struggle to hear audio from cell phones, televisions, computers, and other personal audio devices. Bluetooth hearing aids help solve that problem — they bring the ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

After tearing apart my apartment to find my wallet last year, I caved and ordered a Bluetooth tracker. I say this with some embarrassment. I’ve always resisted tracking gadgets and tech, dismissing it ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When we hear Bluetooth, we generally think of wireless headphones, keyboards, and probably smartwatches. While these are all handy accessories ...

Bluetooth 5.0 was officially announced almost nine years ago. The wireless technology has undergone several updates up to the current version (5.4), but we had to wait a long time for the next big ...