https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/4874/bt-4-0-headphonesA general question, not really related to Nordic, but... I have seen several references to BT 4.0 headphones. I was under the impression that BT 4.0 didn&#39;t have a profile for audio streaming, and that the sustained data throughput was too low for audioen-USTelligent Community 13Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:39:29 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/17212?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:39:29 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:1d81e9c7-333d-41cb-bea6-dcf71c374ba1David Edwin<p>I actually think it is possible by the BTLE technology but the standard implementations at this point do not support it and yes it lacks an audio profile , but it appears there is work going on in the <a href="https://www.bluetooth.org/en-us/news-events/upcoming-events/working-group-summit">Bluetooth SIG</a>.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/17211?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:21:09 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:37afb9b2-105e-4c4d-aa53-59aa37bf8ab1JohnBrown<p>Well I assume that it&#39;s not possible, as the sustained data rate is not high enough.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/17210?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:35:41 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:4a9b6d2c-f29f-4719-adc9-205e48707f3dDavid Edwin<p>This is the <a href="http://www.nordicsemi.com/News/News-releases/Product-Related-News/Bluetooth-Smart-hearing-aid-receives-stereo-audio-direct-from-iOS-devices-and-can-recognize-and-optimize-settings-in-frequently-visited-places">closest</a> that I have seen for Bluetooth Smart and streaming of Audio. So I assume that audio streaming is indeed possible, however I cannot comment on the marketing methods of different headphone manufacturers.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>