Izinhlobo ze-iPhone ne-iPad ezethulwe nyakenye zisebenzisa uhlobo lweBluetooth 4.0 oluyenza ihambisane neHandoff ne Continuity yakwa-OS X Yosemite manje evela kwa-El Capitan. I-4.0 ye-bluetooth akuyona into entsha kusukela i-iPhone 5 isivele ihlanganise leyo nguqulo. Kepha uma sibheka iwebhusayithi ye-Apple lapho sibona izici zawo wonke amamodeli athengiswa ngabafana baseCupertino, kokubili ku-iPhone naku-iPad, sibona ukuthi i-iPad Air 2, ngonyaka odlule yayine-bluetooth version 4.0 manje ibuyekeziwe futhi isebenzisa i-4.2.
Endabeni ye-iPhone 6 ne-iPhone 6 Plus, nayo eyethulwe ngonyaka odlule, sibona icala elifanayo. Uma befika emakethe bebene-version 4.0 ye-bluetooth, njengamanje baphinde baphathe i-4.2 njenge-iPad. Asazi noma lolu shintsho lukhona yinie kwenzeke ochungechungeni lokukhiqiza noma ushintsho lwenziwe ngokuvuselelwa kwesoftware. Kungenzeka ukuthi ushintsho lwenziwe nge-software ngoba inombolo yomkhiqizo ihlala ifana, ngoba ukuguqula ingxenye kuketanga lokukhiqiza ukuvuselela kuphela uhlobo lwe-bluetooth akunangqondo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlobo zangaphambilini ze-bluetooth 1.0, 2.0 ne-3.0 azikwazanga ukuvuselelwa nge-software njengakwisimo senguqulo yesine.
Lokhu kubuyekeza kusithinta kanjani? I-Bluetooth version 4.2 ishesha ngokuphindwe kabili ngo-2,5 futhi isekela umthamo wedatha ophindwe kayishumi uma kuqhathaniswa nenguqulo yangaphambilini, ngaphezu kokuthuthuka ezintweni ezifana nobumfihlo, ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle kwamandla. Ngokuqondile ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule amahlebezi amasha aqale ukusabalala mayelana namakhibhodi amasha amasha, iMagic Mouse neMagic Trackpad ezingafinyelela kungekudala emakethe. Onke la madivayisi amasha ngokusobala azosebenzisa le nguqulo yakamuva ye-bluetooth 4.2.