We have prepared this article to tell our readers about the possibilities of streaming via Bluetooth between devices. We'll show you how you can stream media files this way, and also explain why you can't stream video from Bluetooth to Android.
Video broadcast
Let's start with theory. If we need to broadcast through Bluetooth, we need to understand that in order for everything to work out, our bitrate of the files being played must not exceed the bandwidth of the wireless module.
The strong point Bluetooth is not a large bandwidth, but low power consumption and ease of use. On some devices, the speed of the bluetooth may not exceed 1 Mbps, which is not enough to play video of normal quality.
Only starting from version 3.0, the highest speed Bluetooth is 24 Mbps. Apparently, due to the limited number of users, this method did not find popularity in the development of programs with such functionality, so more suitable technologies were invented and implemented with Wi-Fi: such as Miracast and Chromecast. Here, the throughput can reach an average of 50 – 150 Mbps, which will allow you to play even the heaviest videos with 4K resolution.
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Music broadcast
As for the audio files, the speed of the blue tooth is quite enough. Therefore, we will show several ways to stream audio files.
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Between two smartphones
So, to stream music to another Android by Bluetooth, you need to use a third-party program that was specially developed for this purpose. It is called Bluetooth Music Player. It is completely free and available on Google Play.
- Activate the wireless module on two smartphones.
- Launch the downloaded player on both devices.
On the server phone
- Select the 'Menu' button at the top left of the screen.
- Click on 'Player mode '.
- Select the 'shareMUSIC ' line.
- After in the 'Menu' item, open the 'Music library ' to open a list with songs.
- Click on the name of the audio file to start playing it.
On the second smartphone
- As with the first device, while in the main window of the player, select the 'Menu' button.
- Select 'Player mode'.
- Activate 'listenMUSIC ' mode.
- Select the server phone name from the device list.
- A window with information about the track being played will open. Click on 'mute ' to start playing the track on this unit.
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Phone to PC
Streaming audio from Android to PC to Bluetooth is implemented using the standard method on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, (except for Windows 10 with September update 2015). There are also many alternatives in the form of third-party programs that work over BT and Wi-Fi.
Sequencing:
- Activate the wireless module on your phone and PC.
- Open 'Control Panel' on your PC.
- Select the Hardware and Sound category.
- Then tap on 'Devices and Printers'.
- Click on the 'Add device' button and wait for the name of your smartphone to appear in the window of found devices.
- Highlight the name of your smartphone and click Next to add and pair with it.
- Then double-click on the name of your smartphone in the list of your devices.
- In the new window, click 'Connect' next to the 'Use PC speakers as stereo …'.
- Your phone will see the PC as a normal headset, and when you play music through a standard player, the sound will be played on the PC.
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PC to phone
Streaming audio from PC to Android to Bluetooth is not supported by standard methods on any system from Microsoft, and we did not find any program on the network that could to play the audio stream from the PC through the bluetooth on the phone. But there are alternatives that work over Wi-Fi.
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Play music via Bluetooth to Android: Video
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