Motorola S9 connected with iPhone through iCombi A2DP adapter
Ok, I am not going to post again about the lack of support for the A2DP profile on the iPhone. Instead, I am posting about one more easy solution for the A2DP connection while the iPhone users are anxiously waiting for a software update to enable that specific profile.
Neither the Motorola S9 or the iCombi Bluetooth adapter are new on the market, but I found a nice video from YouTube showing how the Motorola S9 performs when connected with a iPhone through the iCombi A2DP adapter. As shown on the video, the bond seems to be very good, and you can still handle the phone calls. When using the iPod feature, the iPhone will stop playing the music and the call can be answered normally. After the conversation has ended, just hang up and the music will continue to play. Everything can be done using the buttons of the Motorola S9, so you do not need to touch the iPhone, if you want. If you want to get the iCombi Bluetooth Adapter for iPod/iPhone, click here. Thanks dwest218 for take the time and make this video.
November 7th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Seems all very easy, but my question is:
Does this setup work only for the Motorola S9 headphones, or will it work with other models of Bluetooth headphones, like (the one I’m looking at) the motorola S805?
November 7th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Jonathan, I’ve seen many people using the iPhone iCombi with several different A2DP headsets with no problems. I believe that will not be different with the S805. I took few minutes to do a quick search online about the topic and I found the link below: http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/bluetooth/iphone-support-a2dp-2957.html
Check it out and you will see people talking about their experience with the A2DP adapter and their iPhones paired with different stereo Bluetooth headsets. hopefully this info will help you.
December 8th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Where can I find an icombi A2DP Adapter?
December 12th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
The iCombi Adapter can be found by visiting the link below, directly from Oakley.com
http://oakley.com/pd/4280
Hopefully you will find it in stock.
January 6th, 2008 at 1:58 am
I just purchased the ap21 and the music does stream when I disconnect the connection between the phone and the headset. When the ap21 is streaming and I get a call I can here it coming in but the S9 will not answer. Am I doing something wrong? What should I try.
January 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Hey,
Got the icombi ap 21 with the moto s9 today and all works as advertised… except that after a call is hung up the music comes back for a sec and then stops. It doesn’t come back until I remove the icombi and re insert it. Any thoughts?
Tom
February 27th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Just wanted to say thanks for the tip on the Moto S9 headset and the iCombi adapter. They work great with my iPhone! I have full control of my music and phone calls without ever touching my phone.
Note: Make sure to bind your headset to your iPhone first, then plug in the iCombi and bind your headset to it. It’s the S9’s ability to be paired with two different devices at the same time that allows it to take calls and stream music.
Even if you don’t buy the iCombi…
Don’t buy the Jabra A125s adapter. It’s BT signal is too weak and fits loosely in the iPhone. I returned mine yesterday and bought the iCombi instead — it costs more but it’s well worth the extra $$.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Brad,
Good to know that your S9 is working fine for you. About the Jabra A125s adapter, we have heard a few complaints about the week signal…
Thanks for tip about pairing the S9 with the iPhone first, and then plug is the iCombi and finally the headset to it. I am sure it will help many people having some hard time making it work properly!
Take care.
March 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Thanks you guys. I’m new to this iphone/ motorola s9 tech stuff and have had some trouble finding the right path to take. I’m going to give your suggestion on the icombi a go.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:52 am
hi, i tried to use the S9 with my iphone through a bluetooth adapter. I can pair the headset with the iphone for calls and can listen music using the adapter. But i cant manage to have both working at the same time like on the video. What is the procedure step by step to pair the S9 with both iphone’s bluetooth and bluetooth adapter ?
July 30th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Does this work on the new iPhone G3?
November 10th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Is the iCombi the only adapter that work 100% with the Motorola S9?
i mean, previous, next, play pause functions of the headphones. other A2DP adapters from other brands work exactly the same, with all that functions?
November 21st, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Exactly the same problem as Tom. All works fine until someone calls. Takes the call ok and then starts playing the music for a second before pausing. If you try and press play again on the iphone it just keeps pausing again. You can reset it by taking the icombi out and putting it back in again, which is an obvious pain in the bum, especially if you are running.
However if you use the S9 pause/play button, press it twice and it works! So alls well that ends well there. Not perfect because it should really just fade the music back in after the call but it’s not too much hassle to press the pause button on the S9 a couple of times after a call.
Dunno how the guy in the video got it to fade back in???
December 27th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
So it took me about 8 times pairing each one till i got the s9 to work with the sony transmitter. But the above tip is correct, you need to have the adapter unplugged, pair the s9’s with the iphone, then plug in the adapter, pair the adapter to the s9. Then I had to go back to the iphone and turn bluetooth off then back on then it worked perfectly. And if you remove the adapter, turn the s9’s off, put it all back together and it still works, no more pairing needed.
June 1st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I got the icombi21 to use on the iphone with my s9 headphones but i cant get the music to play at all and the iphone will not pickup the adapter at all is there a website to to show the proper setup of the item?