Traditional Profile Specifications

Profiles make Bluetooth technology interoperable

Profiles are definitions of possible applications and specify general behaviors that Bluetooth^® enabled devices use to communicate with other Bluetooth devices. Profiles build on the Bluetooth standard to more clearly define what kind of data a Bluetooth module is transmitting. The device’s application determines which profiles it must support, from hands-free capabilities to heart rate sensors to alerts and more.

For two Bluetooth® devices to be compatible, they must support the same profiles. And while profiles generally describe the same use case behaviors, they are different for Bluetooth BR/EDR and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) implementations. Compatibility between Bluetooth BR/EDR and Bluetooth LE implementations requires a dual-mode controller on at least one. For BR/EDR, a wide range of adopted Bluetooth profiles describe many different, commonly used types of applications or use cases for devices. For Bluetooth LE, developers can use a comprehensive set of adopted profiles, or they can use Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) to create new profiles. This flexibility helps support innovative new applications that maintain interoperability with other Bluetooth devices.

Bluetooth profiles typically contain information such as dependencies on other profiles and suggested user interface formats. For BR/EDR, the profile will also specify the particular options and parameters at each layer of the Bluetooth protocol stack used to perform its task. This may include, if appropriate, an outline of the required service record.

The documents in the “Informative document showing changes” column are provided as a courtesy to help readers identify changes between two versions of a Bluetooth specification.

Specification		Version	Status	Adoption Date	Informative document showing changes
3DSP	3D Synchronization Profile	1.0.3	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
A2DP	Advanced Audio Distribution Profile	1.3.2	Active	21 Jan 2019	A2DP_1.3.2_showing_changes_from_A2DP_1.3.1
AVRCP	A/V Remote Control Profile	1.6.2	Active	21 Jan 2019	AVRCP_1.6.2_showing_changes_from_AVRCP_1.6.1
BIP	Basic Imaging Profile	1.2.1	Active	21 Jan 2019	BIP_1.2.1_showing_changes_from_BIP_1.2.0
BPP	Basic Printing Profile	1.2	Active	27 Apr 2006	N/A
CTN	Calendar Tasks and Notes Profile	1.0.1	Active	21 Jan 2019	CTN_1.0.1_showing_changes_from_CTN_1.0.0
DI	Device ID Profile	1.3	Active	26 Mar 2007	N/A
DUN	Dial-Up Networking Profile	1.2	Active	06 Nov 2012	N/A
FTP	File Transfer Profile	1.3.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
GAVDP	Generic A/V Distribution Profile	1.3	Active	24 Jul 2012	N/A
GNSS	Global Navigation Satellite System Profile	1.0	Active	13 Mar 2012	N/A
GOEP	Generic Object Exchange Profile	2.1.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
GPP	Generic PIM Profile	1.0.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
HCRP	Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile	1.2	Active	27 Apr 2006	N/A
HDP	Health Device Profile	1.1	Active	24 Jul 2012	N/A
HFP	Hands-Free Profile	1.8	Active	14 Apr 2020	HFP_1.8_showing_changes_from_HFP_1.7.2
HID	Human Interface Device Profile	1.1.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
HSP	Headset Profile	1.2	Active	18 Dec 2008	N/A
MAP	Message Access Profile	1.4.2	Active	13 Aug 2019	MAP_1.4.2_showing_changes_from_MAP_1.4.1
MPS	Multi Profile Specification	1.0	Active	02 Jul 2013	N/A
OPP	Object Push Profile	1.2.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
PAN	Personal Area Networking Profile	1.0	Active	20 Feb 2003	N/A
PBAP	Phone Book Access Profile	1.2.3	Active	21 Jan 2019	PBAP_1.2.3_showing_changes_from_PBAP_1.2.1
SAP	SIM Access Profile	1.1.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
SPP	Serial Port Profile	1.2	Active	24 Jul 2012	N/A
SYNCH	Synchronization Profile	1.2.1	Active	15 Dec 2015	N/A
VDP	Video Distribution Profile	1.1	Active	24 Jul 2012	N/A