# Bluetooth to arduino

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552>\
**Category:** Other\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552 "2026-09-10T19:01:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![krswinney1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cab0a1/32.png) [@krswinney1](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/krswinney1)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552/1 "2026-09-10T19:01:51Z")

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What is the best sparkfun product to allow control of arduino via bluetooth on iphone.

I have an old bluetooth mate but cannot get iphone to see it.

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**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552/2 "2026-09-11T01:44:20Z")

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To interface with iPhone devices you’ll need to use a board that supports BLE…you can **either** grab a module **or** replace the regular arduino with an arduino-compatible, BLE-capable one instead:

For a BLE module I’d recommend [SparkFun BlueSMiRF v2 - Headers - SparkFun Electronics](https://www.sparkfun.com/sparkfun-bluesmirf-v2-headers.html)

For a arduino-compatible BLE board I like this one [SparkFun RedBoard Artemis - SparkFun Electronics](https://www.sparkfun.com/sparkfun-redboard-artemis.html)

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**Author:** ![krswinney1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cab0a1/32.png) [@krswinney1](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/krswinney1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552/3 "2026-09-11T18:57:11Z")

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thank you for your response.  
I have an Redboard artemis , but the arduino IDE gives an error message when I try to upload a sketch.  
 ![image.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/original/2X/8/88c7aaa1fdfc9dc4c66251aec333be3d8a35494e.png)

I have the IDE set to Arduino UNO.

Should the artemis be listed in the IDE options?

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**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/bluetooth-to-arduino/69552/4 "2026-09-11T19:48:50Z")

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Yep -[follow the setup guide here to install the Apollo3 board support package](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/artemis-development-with-arduino#arduino-installation) and then select “RedBoard Artemis” as the board and give it another try 🙂