Bluetooth File Transfer for iPhone – iBluetooth is Finally Here

by Simon Ng on March 12, 2009

Earlier, I reported the iBluetooth software that targets to power iPhone to transfer files between other devices via Bluetooth. Today, MeDevil officially announced the release of iBluetooth and it’s publicly available for download in Cydia (via iSpazio source).

This is really a great news for iPhone users. We have heard complaints from both iPhone or non-iPhone users that the bluetooth support on iPhone just sucks! Apple’s iPhone only comes with very minimal support for bluetooth headset. Other than that, it’s nothing. You can’t even transfer file between other bluetooth devices, while this feature is common on most mobile phones.

Now, with iBluetooth, iPhone is allowed to send and receive files between other bluetooth devices (e.g. mobile phone, bluetooth-enabled computer). iBluetooth comes with a file browser for you to navigate the iPhone file system. It also lets you easily select photo from camera roll and sends them to other device.

However, there is a catch. iBluetooth is not a free software and costs 3.99 euro for a license. To let you test out the app, iBluetooth offers a 7-days free trial. Simply tap “Get License” button to get a trial license.

Download iBluetooth from Cydia Get a 7 day trial license

Please note that iBluetooth only support jailbreak iPhone with firmware 2.1 or up. It’s not compatible with iPod Touch 1G & 2G.

I’ve installed the iBluetooth on my iPhone. The first impression is pretty good. It can detect my Sony PC and transfer file between each other. I’ll write a more detailed review very soon. Stay tuned.

[Thanks our reader Alex Chai for sharing the news!]

Update: You can also check out Bluetooth Photo Share, available from AppStore, that lets you share photos via bluetooth.

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1 Abhishek March 13, 2009 at 5:24 am

Had a question regarding bluetooth transfer Simon. Can it also transfer video recorded by Cycorder?
Thanks much.
Abhishek.

2 Simon Ng March 13, 2009 at 8:21 am: @Abhishek,

Yes. iBluetooth offers a file browser that can navigate through the whole iPhone file system. You can find cycorder video under /User/Media/Videos.

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3 Alex Chai March 13, 2009 at 9:13 am

thanks simon for putting up the news so quickly! i’ll be waiting for your review. am still deciding whether i should install iBluetooth (which i heard is full of bugs), or to wait for the supposedly more stable SweetTooth by the original iBluetoothProject team.

4 soorms March 13, 2009 at 11:27 am

i don’t know how ethical this is, but if you go to xsellize.com and create an account, and then add :http://xsellize.com/username-password (and insert your username and password) you can get this full app (among many others), for free.

this doesn’t support the creators of such wonderful apps however

5 soorms March 13, 2009 at 11:33 am

i meant to add, you need to add that link to cydia sources

6 Raj March 13, 2009 at 2:41 pm

thats bad…. it should be offered for free…. i cant see any differenr b/w apple guys & MeDevil folks…

As stated by Domenico at http://www.medevil.net:
“Please, understand that the “free way” is not the right way. If you want this application “for free” then take the “a cracked version”, but you’re essentially removing yourself the possibility to have more features”

so my question is from where i can fine cracked version.. & is it safe to use it???

-Raj

7 Shivam March 14, 2009 at 5:31 pm

How can i transfer music ? Can’t figure it out.

8 mayur March 14, 2009 at 11:25 pm

i have a 2.0.2 version iphone and that too 2g can i use ibluethoot? If not how to use it?

9 Simon Ng March 15, 2009 at 12:30 pm: @mayur, you can use iBluetooth on iPhone 2G as mentioned in the iBluetooth website. You can download the application from Cydia and obtain a free trial license to test out.

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10 Karan March 17, 2009 at 3:23 am

HI I installed the software but evertime i tried to start the software it said iBluetooth app failed to open
Please help me guys what to do in this case?

11 soorms March 17, 2009 at 3:37 am

The cracked version works fine for syncing with computer I believe. However, me and my friend tried to do an iphone to iphone sync and it didnt work out too well. For some reason when you set your device to be ’seen’ thru the application, it conflicts with your bluetooth settings under you actual iphone settings. So the basic workaround is to first make sure you turn on blue tooth thru ur settings, and then turn on discover device thru the actual app itself to avoid conflicts. Additionally, the cracked app works well, but I decided to uninstall and buy the app to support further development

12 varun malkani March 18, 2009 at 8:26 pm

hi iblutooth is amazing but i had a problem i wanted to buy the full version but i am scared to put my credit card no in so please please can u tell me a way how to get around this (i live in india) thanks

13 funer90 April 6, 2009 at 8:13 am

what if i want to receive a video where do y save it??

14 Harish May 3, 2009 at 6:28 am

Hi,

I have installed iBluetooth 1.0.8. When I try to open the app it is giving a popup saying the application iBluetooh cannot be opened. Please help me how to use the app.

I am using iPhone 2G firmware ver 2.2.1.

Thanks a ton in advance…..

15 dawn May 17, 2009 at 6:44 pm

hi,i seem to have the same problem as harish.downloaded iblutooth 1.0.8 and using iphone 2g unlocked and jailbroken on firmware 2.2 and will not open. please help its driving me mad!!! many thanks

16 samir June 14, 2009 at 12:15 am

if any body can help me to know from which website or from where can i download the ibluetooth

17 fahad June 18, 2009 at 6:00 am

hi guys
i’ve the ibluetooth it working fine with sending photo
but it doesn’t wile i’m receiving the photos
really the program receive the photo but the iphone can’t recognize the photo format i should go with iphone pc suite and adjust the format and so for the name of the photo

please replay with a solution ..
regardes

18 Hani July 8, 2009 at 12:40 am

Dear all,
I had installed the iBlutooth app on my 16G iphone since long time and works fine but the problem I faced it discharge the battery power in a fast way.

19 Rahul August 5, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Hani, You should turn off bluetooth when not in use. it will save battery.

20 david October 28, 2009 at 5:55 am

i have a iphone 3gs and have jailbrokem it with blackrain and installed cydia and then tried to install ibluetooth and i keep getting a message of unable to stack and restart app or reboot device. i have installed and removed 3 times and always the same thing. i would really like to resolve this problem and get this app running on my phone. any help would be greatly appreciated.

21 Aqua_HeaD October 30, 2009 at 4:28 pm: Hi!

I have exactely the same problem as you “david”. I would also be happy if someone have any suggestion how to solve this kind of problem.

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22 Rino November 2, 2009 at 11:18 pm

i suppose you guys have 3.1.x FW?? i have 3.1.2. FW and have same problem as you… i ve heard that ibluetooth will be released for mentioned 3.1x FW soon … anybody knows more?

23 Waqar Haroon December 30, 2009 at 6:58 am: did you guys find out if ibluetooth works on 3gs or not??

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24 sam November 13, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Hi all,
i have 3gs 32gb i phone ..anybody knows how to inttall deffernt theme ..plz?
thanks.

25 Simon Ng November 14, 2009 at 1:56 am: @sam, check out Winterboard. It’s the cydia app that lets you customize the theme of iPhone.

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26 Nehad November 26, 2009 at 3:19 am

I need iBluethoot program, but I have Sr. Number

27 sam November 27, 2009 at 4:08 am

dear simon,
what about GIF type screensaver? how i can make it work in my iphone please?
and somebody told me that the i bluetooth is not working on iphone 3gs..is that true??

28 sam November 27, 2009 at 4:50 am

i faced another problem ..cydia in not working in my 3gs iphone..when i tery to start it .. the following message pops out: could not open lock file var/lib/dpkg/lock-open(13 permission denied)
is there a soliution for that..or i have to format the device and reinstall the latest software again??

29 sam November 27, 2009 at 4:50 am

i faced another problem ..cydia in not working in my 3gs iphone..when i try to start it .. the following message pops out: could not open lock file var/lib/dpkg/lock-open(13 permission denied)
is there a soliution for that..or i have to format the device and reinstall the latest software again??

30 Simon Ng November 27, 2009 at 11:16 am: @Sam, what version of iPhone OS are you using? The latest version of iBluetooth only supports OS 3.1. BTW, I suggest you to check out Bluetooth Photo Share, which also lets you share photo via bluetooth.

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31 sam November 28, 2009 at 1:36 am

Simon, am using os 3.0.1 (7A400)..is that means that you recommend me to upgrade my iphone to os 3.1.BTW ?? and what about cydia..can i fix it?

32 sam December 11, 2009 at 11:12 pm

Simon,
its me again! i have iphone 3gs 32gb unlocked and am using 3.0.1 (7A400) firmware 04.26.08 and i want to update it to 3.1.2 can i do that ? and how?? i would be greatful if you can explane that step by step.

33 Simon Ng December 12, 2009 at 12:01 am: @sam, you can use blackra1n and blacksn0w to unlock your iPhone 3GS. You can refer to this guide for details.

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34 sam December 11, 2009 at 11:13 pm

35 ashish December 17, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Hi,
i have iphone 3g and i installed demo version of ibluetooth. But while sending the files to my windows laptop or other devices, the app is abruptly closing down. It’s not showing any transfer status in the activity tab of ibluetooth app. Please help me.

36 matt January 1, 2010 at 7:55 am

hi works fine but cant find a mp3 when i recive one where do u save it 2 please help cheers Matt

37 Ella January 8, 2010 at 4:43 am

Hi,
I have Iphone 3GS OS 3.1.2 and i tried to download ibluetooth. Now my screen is stuck on the itunes logo and USB and i cannot reboot it by holding the home button and on/off button. Any help would be appreciated.

38 Terenz January 21, 2010 at 11:30 am