Bluetooth version, 4.0?

[automatic_jack]

Hi,

versa specifications say bluetooth version is 4.0, is it correct?

4.0 is a 2010 bluetooth technology so i hope versa has a newer version (4.1, 4.2, etc.)

Thanks,

Massimo

[SteveH]

All the documentation I've seen suggest it is 4.0 LE

Perhaps it's not the latest and greatest to support older phones?

[N8teGee]

Having read up on Bluetooth 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, it would seem that version 4.2 is fully backwards compatible, so supporting older phones shouldn't be a problem. I can see the benefits, mainly the added bandwidth. Maybe the extra bandwidth would make syncing more reliable. 

As @SteveH pointed out though, all of the documentation regarding the Versa only refers to Bluetooth 4.0. With that in mind I think we can probably assume it only has version 4.0.

[automatic_jack]

first of all thanks for the replies

flyer (the headphones) has bluetooth 4.2 so i really don't understand why versa as an old version like 4.0

thanks again

[ArAIROntUXEcUla]

Fitbit doesn't seem to be interested or capable in addressing the various Bluetooth versions.  According to WIkipedia, 4.1 and higher will work fine for 4.0 functions:

Bluetooth 4.1

The Bluetooth SIG announced formal adoption of the Bluetooth v4.1 specification on 4 December 2013. This specification is an incremental software update to Bluetooth Specification v4.0, and not a hardware update. The update incorporates Bluetooth Core Specification Addenda (CSA 1, 2, 3 & 4) and adds new features that improve consumer usability. These include increased co-existence support for LTE, bulk data exchange rates—and aid developer innovation by allowing devices to support multiple roles simultaneously.

New features of this specification include:

[Cantryboy]

Maybe they started the planning for the versa before the new version of Bluetooth? i'm assuming Bluetooth is as much a hardware as software thing...

[DramaQueenDiva]

In my past experience, Fitbit will work with any software/Bluetooth above version 4.0.

[ErickFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hey all -- Per our specs page, Versa has a Bluetooth 4.0 radio transceiver. 

[Klundeen]

I have an Iphone 6S that does not have Bluetooth 4.0.  What features will work if I was to purchase the Versa?