“Bluetooth 5 will be the successor to Bluetooth 4.2, which was released at the end of 2014, suggesting a notable release this year,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac. “The new standard will be announced next week.”
“Bluetooth 5 will increase the range of the wireless connection standard by 4x and greatly increase transfer rates for low energy connects with a 2x boost in speed,” Hall reports. “The Bluetooth SIG also shared that Bluetooth 5 will open up some new possibilities (that could boost iBeacon usage)… ‘Bluetooth 5 will also provide significant new functionality for connectionless services like location-relevant information and navigation.'”
Hall reports, “Apple is a Promoter Member of the Bluetooth SIG and has an officer within the group.”
More info and links in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Bluetooth 5.0 for the next-gen iPhone? After all, Apple’s iPhone 4s was the first phone to ship with Bluetooth 4.0.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]