If you own a pair of bluetooth headphones and would like to play music from Windows Media Player on your phone wirelessly you will need to know a thing or two about the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP). This basically allows your phone to send audio over bluetooth at a normal frequency, letting you listen to your Led Zeppelin collection in good quality. Unfortunately some Windows Mobile 5 devices do not have A2DP built in. It is available in the AKU2+ updates for Windows Mobile 5, but sometimes carriers like to disable such features. I own an HTC Wizard with Cingular service and found that after upgrading to the new ROM, I was still left without A2DP support. Fear not, there is a simple installation that will enable A2DP for any Windows Mobile 5 device with bluetooth. Just install zoA2DP and after a restart you should be able to pair your bluetooth stereo headphones and listen away in wireless bliss.
Take note, that when you pair your headphones, be sure to check Wireless Stereo. This is the new capability that is added with A2DP.
Notice the music note icon in the titlebar indicating that A2DP is enabled. This will only come on if a wireless stereo device has been paired.
Downloads:
http://members.cox.net/syalam/zoa2dp_113.cab
UPDATE: There seems to be lot of confusion regarding bluetooth and headsets. A2DP will not work on headsets as they are mono devices. A2DP will only work on a pair of stereo headphones. Headphones are dual speaker - think about the headphones you use when you are listening to music.
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