Overview & Technical Summary
Free utility for mono audio streaming
BTmono
is a free
tool
that lets you stream audio to a
Bluetooth mono headphone
. This audio
widget
serves as a bridge between your handset and your mono headphone. In doing so, this app essentially makes your headset
perform like a stereo device.
Aside from its audio capabilities, this app also allows you to choose what kind or color it appears as on your home screen.
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Aside from making your mono channel headphone
usable with modern devices
, BTmono also comes with features that make it a valuable companion, whether you’re answering a call or streaming music from
Spotify
.
New life for mono audio devices
Once a commonplace audio output device,
mono headphones
have fallen behind their stereo counterparts. With BTmono, however, you can enjoy them once more. By default, stereo sound systems streaming to a mono audio device would only
transmit one channel
, resulting in an incomplete experience. While it works for answering calls, as with people doing something else, it’s less advisable for enjoying
quality music
, and this app resolves that.
As for the app, it makes for minimal intrusion. The only permission it needs is to access your
Bluetooth adapter
, and you can set it to automatically open and connect when the app is running. Of course, it keeps you informed of the device status through a small status bar, sending notifications as needed. Lastly, it comes with limited support for
Skype
users.
Still, there are a
couple of restrictions
to this app. For one, certain features are hidden behind a paywall. The
widget
add-on plus the ability to
auto-restart after phone calls
are among the features inaccessible to free users. Additionally, it has no universal functionalities,
working only on a selected set
of headphone and Bluetooth mono headphone models — and there is no list to check out which works.
A good tool for selected devices
As a Bluetooth mono headphone adapter app, BTmono definitely works well as advertised. If you’re one of the people who prefers a one-eared audio device, then this will allow you to enjoy that device to its fullest. It has a couple of features that require a premium subscription in order to access but it doesn’t diminish what the base version can do.