Editing Bluetooth (section)

=== Bluetooth profile ===
{{Main|List of Bluetooth profiles}}

To use Bluetooth wireless technology, a device must be able to interpret certain Bluetooth profiles. 
For example,

* The [[List of Bluetooth profiles#Headset Profile (HSP)|Headset Profile (HSP)]] connects headphones and earbuds to a cell phone or laptop.
* The [[List of Bluetooth profiles#Health Device Profile (HDP)|Health Device Profile (HDP)]] can connect a cell phone to a digital thermometer or heart rate detector.
* The [[List of Bluetooth profiles#Video Distribution Profile (VDP)|Video Distribution Profile (VDP)]] sends a video stream from a video camera to a TV screen or a recording device.

Profiles are definitions of possible applications and specify general behaviors that Bluetooth-enabled devices use to communicate with other Bluetooth devices. These profiles include settings to parameterize and to control the communication from the start. Adherence to profiles saves the time for transmitting the parameters anew before the bi-directional link becomes effective. There are a wide range of Bluetooth profiles that describe many different types of applications or use cases for devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/profiles-overview/|title=Traditional Profile Specifications|publisher=Bluetooth.com|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311022237/https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/profiles-overview/|url-status=live}}</ref>