I just got a pair of Bluetooth headphones (specifically, Jaybird Sprint) which supports connection with two different devices at the same time. Quoting the user guide, it says:
The headphones can connect with two devices at most. A mobile phone
with HFP profile; and a device with A2DP profiles. If you want to pair
two Bluetooth devices, please refer to the following steps.
- Firstly, pair the headphones with the Bluetooth adapter
- Disconnect the Bluetooth adapter from the iPhone or iPod
- Pair and connect the headphones with the mobile phone
- Reconnect the Bluetooth adapter, will connect with headphones automatically.
Now, I want to pair it both to my Android phone and a Windows 10 machine. I want to make the phone use the HFP profile, so Windows must connect using A2DP. The problem is that it is connecting always with the best profile the device supports, which is HFP, overriding the Android pairing.
How can I force Windows to pair with A2DP profile to the headphones?
Best Answer
Windows does not connect with the "best" profile. It connects using whatever you have specified or whatever is first available.
You can specifically set what profiles Windows uses on what device in the Bluetooth settings for that device. How you do that depends on what version of Windows and what Bluetooth stack & software you use. I don't have a Windows 10 machine with me right now so cannot take screenshots on one but the process is vaguely similar.
For example with an Intel Bluetooth driver and default stack under Windows 7, right clicking on the device in Devices and Printers allows you to select what to connect with:
Alternatively, right clicking and selecting Properties allows you to disable or deselect individual profiles and services: