Is there an easy way to switch bluetooth headphones between two devices?

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Some headsets do allow controlled switching between paired sources. Check your manual.

Otherwise - not really, you have to faff around with turning BT off on the device you want to switch away from and waiting for the headset to reacquire (assuming it's multi-pair capable), turning on the devices in the order you need to make the desired devices connect, etc.

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hn3000 2011-11-03 10:20:26

That's exactly right!

I have several bluetooth headsets, and although the text on all the boxes seems to imply that you can pair the headset with multiple devices, it has never worked properly for me. My Nokia BH-214 is paired with both my phone and my computer, but switching between the two is still painful. I have to disable bluetooth on the device that I don't want to use with the headset right now (or turn it off, go into another room).

It feels like bluetooth headset manufacturers want you to buy a separate headset for every device that you would like to use with one.

connorg 2011-11-03 16:38:40

As far as I can tell with the S305, it supports two devices but one has to be a phone and one has to be a music player, which would allow you to listen to music on one and switch when you receive a call on the other. but since I want to use both devices as audio sources it won't work.

ArmpitOfDeath 2011-11-03 18:18:35

Ok - yeah, most headsets do that, i.e. allow you to switch between a *mono* head*SET* profile and a stereo A2DP profile. Which is often useless because a typical headset will pair as both anyway to a phone. Much fewer which allow you to switch between audio sources.

If it's a modern headset I would imagine it will multi-pair, i.e. store pairing info for multiple audio sources - so looks like you're limited to the 'switch off BT of source you don't want' method really.

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Is there an easy way to switch bluetooth headphones between two devices?

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