Iprothokholi yothumelo lweBluetooth ibiphucuka kakhulu kule minyaka yamva nje, ukusuka ekunciphiseni ukusetyenziswa ukuya kubuncinci ukuya kukuvumela ukuba uthumele naluphi na uhlobo lwefayile ngesantya esimangalisayo xa kuthelekiswa neemodeli zokuqala eziqale ukwenza iteknoloji yonxibelelwano engenazingcingo. Kwiveki edlulileyo, SIG (Bluetooth Special Interest Group) pipapashe iinkcukacha zento eya kuba sisizukulwana sesihlanu seBluetooth. Izinto ezintsha eziphambili zeBluetooth 5 zifumaneka ekwandiseni isantya sokuhambisa kunye nokwandiswa koluhlu lwayo, enye yemida ephambili yolu buchwepheshe.
Okwangoku kusafuneka silinde ukubona izixhobo zokuqala ezihambelana nesizukulwana sesihlanu seBluetooth, kodwa yonke into ibonakala ibonisa ukuba enye yee-smartphones zokuqala ukuphumeza esi sizukulwana esitsha seBluetooth iya kuba yiGalaxy S8, nangona kunjalo. Kungaba lixesha elincinci ukuba injongo yenkampani kukubonisa isixhobo ekupheleni kukaFebruwari, ngaphandle kokuba izaziso zamva nje ezinxulumene nesi sixhobo ziqinisekisiwe, iindaba ezithi ukuqaliswa kwesi sixhobo kunokulibaziseka kangangeenyanga ezimbalwa. Ukuba bekunjalo, kunokwenzeka ukuba i-Samsung inokuphumeza esi sizukulwana sitsha seBluetooth kwi-terminal yayo entsha.
Okwangoku, inguqulelo yamva nje yeBluetooth yi-4.2, inguqulelo esinika ukusetyenziswa kwebhetri okungqongqo kakhulu, ngoko ke iinguqulelo ezintsha, ukongeza ekuzameni ukuphucula ukusetyenziswa (into yesibini okwangoku) igxile ekuphuculeni isantya sothumelo ukuya kwiNdlela yokuXhasa. uluhlu, umda ukuya kwi-10 yeemitha ngaphandle kwemiqobo njengoko ubona embindini. I-terminal mhlawumbi phantse ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba isebenzisa ibluetooth 5 iya kuba yiHTC 11, i-terminal entsha evela kwifemu yaseTaiwan, ekubeni umhla wayo wokubonisa ucwangciselwe inyanga kaMeyi.