Hello,
I am wondering if it's possible to turn Bluetooth on at specific times of the day, automatically?
For example, let's say I only want my bluetooth to turn on between 9 am and 10 am, but at no other times.
Does anyone know of this is possible?
it would require a program running to do it
it's not supported out of the box
A program or a script would definitely have to run in order for this to happen.
Can anyone think of any way of scheduling this bluetooth on/off event?
I use g-alarm in conjunction with vjvolubis.
SPB Phone Suite
will do this. I have mine set to come on at quitting time, then its ready to connect with my car kit when I get to my car. you can set rules for the ringer and phone volume as well.
I finally talked my wife into an Android phone when it was time to upgrade from her outdated flip phone. She hasn't gotten completly used to it and only uses the basic phone/internet/app funcitons at the moment. For her birthday I am getting her a car stereo that has bluetooth built in. I want to set up a bluetooth task/widget that will:
Turn on bluetooth
check for car connection
if present:
turn on vlingo,
give menu of media apps to chose from.
turn up bluetooth/media volume
if not present turn off bluetooth:
If disconnected from car bluetooth for more than 5 min (walk away from car).
Turn off all the above.
Is this possible? I know it is a lot to ask, but I really want to make this easy for her for her birthday so she will actually use it
I am new to Tasker so I may ask follow up questions.
Thanks in advance,
shadow.
I only use bluetooth in the car. I use it for calls and music. I have 2 cars that I need it to work for. I would imagine bluetooth wastes battery while on and not connected. I have searched for solutions. Most apps that do this in the market get bad reviews. I found a tasker profile that will turn off bluetooth after 3 minutes if it is not connected. However, when I get back in the car, I would have to remember to toggle it back on. Thanks in advance.
well you need a specific trigger that tells tasker to turn on BT.
for example, if you plug your phone into a charger every time youre in the car, tasker can detect that its charging and turn on BT while in a charging STATE.
Or, since you are most likely not connected to WiFi while in the car, set tasker to enable BT while NOT connected to Wifi.
I guess you could go so far as a location based trigger... but that uses GPS which in turn uses more battery....
Tasker is a powerful and flexible app.. I'm sure you can figure something out.
joshpdavis80 said:
I only use bluetooth in the car. I use it for calls and music. I have 2 cars that I need it to work for. I would imagine bluetooth wastes battery while on and not connected. I have searched for solutions. Most apps that do this in the market get bad reviews. I found a tasker profile that will turn off bluetooth after 3 minutes if it is not connected. However, when I get back in the car, I would have to remember to toggle it back on. Thanks in advance.
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I achieve this with the tasker plug-in AutoLocation. I have a GeoFence for my house, when I leave it triggers the Activity monitor. When the monitor detects driving Bluetooth turns on. I usually have bluetooth within 30 seconds of leaving.
Does this consume battery. Yes. In my case the hit has been very minimal.
You could also use NFC tags. I considered that but use AutoLocation for other tasks so it made sense for me.
You could use an NFC tag. That's what i used to to. Now a days I just leave BT on all the time and let my car autoconnect to my phone and have that trigger all my car stuff.
joshpdavis80 said:
I only use bluetooth in the car. I use it for calls and music. I have 2 cars that I need it to work for. I would imagine bluetooth wastes battery while on and not connected. I have searched for solutions. Most apps that do this in the market get bad reviews. I found a tasker profile that will turn off bluetooth after 3 minutes if it is not connected. However, when I get back in the car, I would have to remember to toggle it back on. Thanks in advance.
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There is a tasker plugin in Play Store called AutoActivity, it detects when your in car, bike or on foot,
When I bought Gear 2 Neo a week and a half ago, I immediately faced the following issue: how the hell I keep using my Bluetooth earpiece for conducting phone calls? As cool as it looks talking to the Gear, it's not as convenient as wearing an earpiece, and I've been using those for the last 12 years. This new annoyance combined with an old one: when I'm in the car, I want my phone to automatically switch to the car in-built Bluetooth audio, both for phone calls and for media. I don't want to do this manually! And now, with the Gear, just think of the possibility of talking to the watch while driving the car!
Now, the Samsung phone owners have the luxury of being able to switch to the earpiece after picking up the call on the Gear. Not ideal, but workable. Still puzzles me though if you're able to choose a specific Bluetooth phone audio device if you have more than one (e.g. as with the earpiece and the car example). But we, the non-Samsung owners, don't even have this option. So finding a solution was due!
So, here are my use cases:
When I'm not in the car, I'd like the phone to be connected to the Gear all the time while not in the call. This makes sure I get all the notifications etc.
When not in the car and I'm engaged in a call, I'd like Bluetooth phone audio to switch to my earpiece as soon as possible. This automatically disconnects the Gear, meaning I'm no longer able to receive notifications on it. But this is not an issue, as, when I'm on the phone, I prefer not to be distracted anyway. At the end of the call I want Bluetooth audio to reconnect back to the Gear.
When I'm in the car, I'd like my phone to connect to the built-in Bluetooth phone and audio. I would like to stay it like this for as long as my car audio system is on. This means I won't receive any notifications on the Gear, but I reckon this is rather good while driving. When my car audio is off, I'd like the phone to automatically reconnect back to the Gear.
There are two pieces of software that helped me with achieving this:
Tasker. It's not free, but is worth every cent you spend on it. What's more, you can download a 7-day free trial to play with this guide before you commit to buying it.
Secure settings. All the functionality you need for this guide is included in the free version.
My triggers are:
Phone ringing or off hook and not in the car: connect to the earpiece
Phone idle and not in the car: connect to the Gear
Car application is launched (happens automatically when I plug my HTC One M8 into its car holder): toggle car mode on, which, in turn, connects to the car Bluetooth
Power disconnected (which is what happens when I turn car engine off or pull the phone from the car holder) and the car mode was on: toggle car mode off
Car mode switched off: connect to the Gear
Device boot: connect to the Gear
Now, you can import the attached file into Tasker on your phone and give it a go. You will need to go and replace the device MAC addresses and names with YOUR devices first (in Secure Settings configuration for each and every relevant task).
If you don't have in-car Bluetooth, just disable the corresponding profiles.
Now, there are some things that need improvement:
Right now I can't answer the calls on the Gear even if I want (e.g. if I forgot my earpiece at home or if it's out of battery). The reason for this is the way Secure Settings plugin performs BT Connect action: it disconnects the currently connected device first and only then tries connecting the other device. Also, there is no way to figure out if this connection was successful or not. I'm thinking of implementing a special toggle that will disable automatic earpiece connection on user request.
One scenario that is not properly implemented yet is switching from in-car BT to the earpiece while in the call (e.g. when you arrive at your destination while talking on the phone and want to live the car without disconnecting the call). Right now this requires manual intervention.
Unfortunately, Bluetooth connectivity of many devices is still quite buggy. I often find that, despite the fact the phone shows it's connected to the device, the audio is not going through. Or the device doesn't think it's connected (both happen quite often with my in-car BT). Usually, what helps in this situations is resetting Bluetooth on the phone or on the device or on both. I'm thinking of adding BT off/on action before any device switch just to improve reliability. However, sometimes the device needs to be reset, which may be easy (e.g. turning the earpiece off and on) or not (you can't turn the in-car BT off without stopping the engine).
That's all for now. Feedback is appreciated!
Great add thank you!
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I'm having difficulty opening your file below. Do you open it using tasked, open via file explorer and edit or open via service manager. I also have the m8 and appreciate all the work you've done. I'm fairly new to tasked so figured it would be easier to change your file and then load it.
kartch said:
I'm having difficulty opening your file below. Do you open it using tasked, open via file explorer and edit or open via service manager. I also have the m8 and appreciate all the work you've done. I'm fairly new to tasked so figured it would be easier to change your file and then load it.
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I have appradio 2. Is there a way to modify this to always disconnect the gear and connect the car radio when I plug in USB from the radio?
You can also accomplish all this with LLama profiles which is a free application
I ended up making my own. Was better as now I have some working knowledge of tasker and secure settings. I dont have Bluetooth in my car so was a little easier.
One thing I did add was a 5 second wait/delay so I can still look at who is calling on the watch, decide if i want to answer or reject from the watch and then if I do answer it automatically disconnects the Gear and allows you to talk through the phone or earpiece.
Thats my only addition as it maintains some function of the watch to allow screening of calls without pulling phone from pocket.
There is a bluetooth setting if you'll only use it for media or phone calls or both )
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There is a bluetooth setting if you'll only use it for media or phone calls or both )
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How exactly this helps (or is even related to) the issue at hand?
mpogr said:
How exactly this helps (or is even related to) the issue at hand?
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because instead of disconnecting and reconnecting your watch you can leave it on and choose another device for voice calls and or notifications
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because instead of disconnecting and reconnecting your watch you can leave it on and choose another device for voice calls and or notifications
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The problem is the phone can have only one device connected to it using phone headset profile and it won't use any other profile (e.g. multimedia) for making calls.
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Thanks ! Help me alot!
Nc
I need some resolve to me after the call is automatically disconnected BT Handset Gear2 but have remained constantly connected. Do with Timo anyone have experience? Thank you.
I solved this by using an nfc tag as a switcher! I bought an Nfc tag for just 25cents and I wrote on it with the free app Trigger... When I get in the car I swipe the phone on the nfc tag and it connects to the car BT and when I swipe the phone again it switches back to the gear!
Inviato dal mio GT-I9300
mjpineda94 said:
There is a bluetooth setting if you'll only use it for media or phone calls or both )
Just sayin
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How do you get to that setting? The only option (I have it connected to an M8) is phone audio
longshot201 said:
How do you get to that setting? The only option (I have it connected to an M8) is phone audio
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It doesnt work
you need NFC , Task or Llama
NRGZ28 said:
You can also accomplish all this with LLama profiles which is a free application
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Hi,
I'm trying with Llama, can you give me some help?
I add a new condition "ringing", but I don't understand the related action. Per my understanding I need to disconnect the GEAR, but I cannot find the specific action.
Ok, I understand that is needed Secure Setttings, but I still not able to do what I need: when the action is executed, I need to disconnect gear...
Ok, now everything is OK.
Just to clarify for who is not able to import che xml for Tasker or just want to use Llama that is free.
It is necessary to install "Secure Settings" and to create a Local Plugin Action, involving Secure Settings.
In Secure Settings, selecting the BT connect/disconnect action, it is possible to select from a list of paired device on which of them perform the "connect/disconnect" action
Thanks a lot.
Hello Guys,
I created this app because i have a kia sportage 2013 with basic bluetooth capabilities pickup calls and bluetooth audio.
So i tried tasker to fullfil my need but tasker was to buggy for me. So decided to create an app that will make my basic bt radio into a smart one but making sure i dont have to look at the phone as that is dangerous and i have seen my self doing stupid stuff just to check on a notification.
So the point is to use the phone but not even look at it so you can pay attention to the road.
This is the best friend (BFF) of your Bluetooth Car Radio or speaker,headsets, headphones.
Features:
-Auto play music from your default player as soon it connects to your Bluetooth device.
Ex: get in your car, turn it. phone auto connects to car and start playing music through bluetooth using your favorite player.
Get off the car bluetooth disconnects, music stops playing.
-Proximity Sensor: You can use the proximity sensor to switch to Next Track on your music player or Open Google Now!
Ex: You are driving, dont like current song, so you dont look at the phone or radio. just hover your hand over the screen and
the next track will start playing. You can also use this option to trigger the assistant and make calls, send SMS, switch to next
song by voice command or any other google voice command.
-SpeakOut incoming Notifications: you can select which apps you want the phone to speak out through your Bluetooth device once you get them, (SMS,Emails, Artist - Song information,hangouts, facebook, etc.
Ex: While driving you will get voice notification of any selected app, you can also use the proximity sensor to shut them up in
case you get something privite and you have company.
-Disable WIFI as soon you connect to your Bluetooth device and re-enable it as soon as you disconnects from bluetooth, perfect for Car rides and save battery.
-Enable Bluetooth if you get a phone call, so it can connect to your Bluetooth device without taking your phone out of your pocket.
Ex: if are into safe as much battery life as you can and dont like to enable BT or you forgot. This option will enable it for
you and connect to your car so you can go hands freeand no stress/danger by looking for your phone in your pocket.
-Max out the Call Volume as soon as you pick it up the call volume incase you turn it down by mistake and ofcourse you cant touch your phone when you drive
-Drive detection,it will enable bluetooth if you are driving a car. in case you forgot to enable BT.
Ex: if you keep BT disable you can use this option to make your phone detect when you are driving so it will auto connect
to your car. It uses GPS but it didnt take more that 1% out of my battery during my testing.
-Android Auto Integration: This option will speak out any notification from android auto.
Ex: if you are privilege and have android auto in your car you can make it shout out all new notification from the android
auto system.
-Still under development, so please bring your feedback and any idea is welcome, i just want people to stay away from their phones while driving and the only way i can do that is to make sure they still have access to the phone with out looking at it.
Thanks and i hope you like. By the way is free:
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blogspot.choplabalagun.bluetoothcarbff