On my Galaxy S7 Edge, when I had it connected to my Bluetooth earphones playing music, i'll start my car and my S7 Edge would seamlessly connect to the car without me needing to do anything. With the U11 it doesn't do this, it continues to play through my earphones and is a hassle to switch to the car. Is there an app or setting that can be changed so that I can make the U11 behave like the S7 Edge?
I also noticed the edge was super aggressive with holding the Bluetooth connection as when i tried to connect to my earphones while in the car, it would try to switch back to the car.
Sounds like with the U 11, it is doing its job. Holding on to the current connection. How would it know to stop play in the headphones and switch to car if you don't make. As with Edge that sounds more like a pain the butt, switching to different devices without your permission. I would stop connection with earphones and reconnect to car. Ultimately turning off earphones before entering car.
schmeggy929 said:
Sounds like with the U 11, it is doing its job. Holding on to the current connection. How would it know to stop play in the headphones and switch to car if you don't make. As with Edge that sounds more like a pain the butt, switching to different devices without your permission. I would stop connection with earphones and reconnect to car. Ultimately turning off earphones before entering car.
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I kind of prefer it that way though. I only have the two devices, and when i'm in the car I want the car to take over. I just get into the car and go, it's seamless.
Cryosx said:
I kind of prefer it that way though. I only have the two devices, and when i'm in the car I want the car to take over. I just get into the car and go, it's seamless.
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Until you enter the car with someone else, and the car starts to broadcast your conversation through its speakers...holding to the connection is definitely better behavior.
AarSyl said:
Until you enter the car with someone else, and the car starts to broadcast your conversation through its speakers...holding to the connection is definitely better behavior.
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When a call comes in, I can answer it on my Bluetooth earphones. So that isn't a problem.
schmeggy929 said:
Sounds like with the U 11, it is doing its job. Holding on to the current connection. How would it know to stop play in the headphones and switch to car if you don't make. As with Edge that sounds more like a pain the butt, switching to different devices without your permission. I would stop connection with earphones and reconnect to car. Ultimately turning off earphones before entering car.
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Reading into it looks like being able to connect to at least two devices at the same time should be normal. The U11 isn't doing that.
Cryosx said:
Reading into it looks like being able to connect to at least two devices at the same time should be normal. The U11 isn't doing that.
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Do keep this in mind....phones can connect to two different devices... technically. When I connect my phone to the car, it has to connect the phone AND the media to the car. I know this because I was playing music from my Bluetooth speakers at home that don't support phone calls, and my wife pulled into the driveway, and called me. My phone was able to connect to the car, while still connected to the speaker (and the FitBit Alta on my hand).
Point is...phones can connect to different devices from different profiles simultaneously. Forgive my terminology, because I am not an expert in this department.
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Do keep this in mind....phones can connect to two different devices... technically. When I connect my phone to the car, it has to connect the phone AND the media to the car. I know this because I was playing music from my Bluetooth speakers at home that don't support phone calls, and my wife pulled into the driveway, and called me. My phone was able to connect to the car, while still connected to the speaker (and the FitBit Alta on my hand).
Point is...phones can connect to different devices from different profiles simultaneously. Forgive my terminology, because I am not an expert in this department.
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I have to manually disable media on my headset for both to connect though. It doesn't do this automatically like it should. I want to know if this is a bug that will be fixed later or was intentional.
Also it seems 7.1.1 has Bluetooth issues for cars
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Guys, I have a BT device in my car that is connected to my car audio system. I've set up my nexus 5 to connect to it, and it works great, but there is one flaw - the phone won't auto connect to it when I turn it on, I will have to turn BT off and back on on my phone for it to discover the car BT and then it will immediately connect to it. *I always leave the BT on on my nexus5 in hopes that it will auto connect but in never does, only auto connected about 4 times out of the dozens of times iv'e used it. any ideas?
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Guys, I have a BT device in my car that is connected to my car audio system. I've set up my nexus 5 to connect to it, and it works great, but there is one flaw - the phone won't auto connect to it when I turn it on, I will have to turn BT off and back on on my phone for it to discover the car BT and then it will immediately connect to it. *I always leave the BT on on my nexus5 in hopes that it will auto connect but in never does, only auto connected about 4 times out of the dozens of times iv'e used it. any ideas?
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I don't know if this is a flaw with your Bluetooth device or your phone. I have some devices that auto-connect and some that don't. I doubt you car BT device will have many options (if any) but maybe check and see (if you haven't already) if it has an auto-connect option or something along those lines.
Do you have any other BT devices you can test connecting and disconnecting to/from like you would your car? Eliminate if it's the stereo or your phone. You could also using something like Tasker and create a profile to do what you want. Just a thought.
Hope this helps.
It's most likely the fault of your cars Bluetooth system. Some just don't reliably autoconnect. Try a kinivo bt module 40 bucks on Amazon, works perfectly.
FourPointedFreak said:
I don't know if this is a flaw with your Bluetooth device or your phone. I have some devices that auto-connect and some that don't. I doubt you car BT device will have many options (if any) but maybe check and see (if you haven't already) if it has an auto-connect option or something along those lines.
Do you have any other BT devices you can test connecting and disconnecting to/from like you would your car? Eliminate if it's the stereo or your phone. You could also using something like Tasker and create a profile to do what you want. Just a thought.
Hope this helps.
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Hey buddy, thanks for the thoughtful reply, I'll try and see if I can find another BT device to test my phone with. One thing I did test today, that I don't do every day, is to turn my phone BT off and back on BEFORE turning on the BT device I have in my car, then I turned the device on, and it connected immediately.. This shows its more likely to be a fault with the phone..
Lokke9191 said:
It's most likely the fault of your cars Bluetooth system. Some just don't reliably autoconnect. Try a kinivo bt module 40 bucks on Amazon, works perfectly.
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I'll try and find it on ebay, Amazon does ship to my country but for some reason the shipping cost is the same or sometimes more than the item itself..
my BT device connects to phone on power up, e.g. when start car
Well, today it auto connected, I got in my car with my son, and didn't have a chance to unlock the phone to check if it connected to the BT, but when I checked, about 20 minutes after getting in my car, the BT was connected. this got me thinking maybe there's a connection delay, when I'll leave work today I'll see if it'll connect on it's own after leaving it alone.
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Well, today it auto connected, I got in my car with my son, and didn't have a chance to unlock the phone to check if it connected to the BT, but when I checked, about 20 minutes after getting in my car, the BT was connected. this got me thinking maybe there's a connection delay, when I'll leave work today I'll see if it'll connect on it's own after leaving it alone.
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I use PlayerPro to autostart playing when bluetooth is connected. It's better than PowerAmp.
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Well, today it auto connected, I got in my car with my son, and didn't have a chance to unlock the phone to check if it connected to the BT, but when I checked, about 20 minutes after getting in my car, the BT was connected. this got me thinking maybe there's a connection delay, when I'll leave work today I'll see if it'll connect on it's own after leaving it alone.
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Mine won't auto connect to bluetooth until I've gotten far enough from my house that my phone disconnects from WiFi. Maybe this was what you experienced too? I'm unsure.
I feel like an idiot for not knowing this, but I can't figure it out and it's killing me. A google search and xda search didn't help me either.
I have a pair of LG bluetooth headphones that I use a lot, as well as this Scosche adapter that I use at night to play music.
My question is, is it possible to just choose to play through the headphones instead of the Scosche when both are in range and have been paired? Right now if I have both devices paired and I try to connect to my headphones at home the Scosche takes over as soon as I turn my bluetooth on. And I can't find any way to switch to the headphones. The only way I can connect to my headphones if I'm in my house is to forget the Scocshe, which means I have to completely re-pair it every time I want to use it. This really gets on my nerves.
I've tried clicking on the Scosche and unchecking "Media audio", but this doesn't work well, for some reason I get a crazy beeping noise coming from my stereo.
I'm on a stock, rooted Nexus 5 running 5.0.1 if that matters.
Any help would be much appreciated!
You can't just go into settings/bluetooth/device1/device2 or select whatever device you want to use? I have a few different devices and I just go into the settings and select the device I would like to use and it automatically connects.
I don't know if anyone is having this issue but several times when im on a call in the car after a certain period of time my phone disconnects from the car and reconnects.
Has anyone had a similar issue? Otherwise it could be my car but would like to avoid taking it in.
olster said:
I don't know if anyone is having this issue but several times when im on a call in the car after a certain period of time my phone disconnects from the car and reconnects.
Has anyone had a similar issue? Otherwise it could be my car but would like to avoid taking it in.
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It might be your car, but I would suggest turning off the nearby device scanning, because if it detects another Bluetooth device, it will try to connect to the other device, which might be causing the disconnection problem.
olster said:
I don't know if anyone is having this issue but several times when im on a call in the car after a certain period of time my phone disconnects from the car and reconnects.
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TheSproker said:
It might be your car, because if it detects another Bluetooth device, it will try to connect to the other device, which might be causing the disconnection problem.
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definetly is your car, more than this i tell you that is BT of you car not anymore compatible with MM.
I have a Pioneer one, mentime is connected with gear fit and hand free car audio with my S7, no issues.
In the past with lollipop, i had to change car audio to make it compatible.
i suggest to contact you car brand for a update(something impossible but it is worth a try)
I just got the S7 two days ago and I use Tasker to automate music playing both on my BT speaker and in my car. Using both devices the bluetooth connects/disconnects/reconnects in a second according to the log in Tasker. So say goodbye to using Exit Tasks if a profile is set to run on BT Connect.
edit: btw just to clarify, the phone doesn't disconnect after that initial issue and that can only be detected because of the way Tasker works/because of the log, otherwise connecting to a BT device appears to be seamless, you won't notice it dropping the connection for one second when it initially tries to connect.
I want to find a way for my phone to automatically know when I turn on or off my car while I'm in it. I will use tasker to turn on and off my mobile hotspot when I'm in the car, so my echo dot ,connected to aux-in, can play music.
tl;dnr: looking for a usb-powered-only bluetooth device that can connect to phones and doesn't involve the aux-in of my car audio. eg: usb-powered bluetooth speaker/speakerphone/input-device.
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My car doesn't have bluetooth, so I have been looking for some sort of bluetooth device that will turn on and off with the car.
I don't want to use any type of bluetooth receiver since:
I'm already using my aux-in for my echo.
FM transmitter is also out since I'm switched to aux-in.
If I have the bluetooth receiver audio go nowhere, then I won't be able to hear my phone's GPS navigation.
I thought about bluetooth hands-free calling speakerphone devices, but the ones I've seen all use batteries, meaning it'll not turn off immediately when I turn off my car and will also probably need me to manually turn them on when I start my car. Anyone seen a batteryless version?
Are there any other bluetooth devices that run purely off usb power or off the car charger port?
I just tried the nonda zua smart charger that is suppose to connect to your phone when you turn it on. Only problem is that despite it showing up in the bluetooth device list, it doesn't seem to be a device that you can normally connect to. You have to install their app and the app somehow connects to it, even though the phone's bluetooth icon shows no active connections. Maybe the phone will only show a connection to devices it has supported profiles for. I can't even get tasker or android's smart lock to sense that the device is near.
Anything else out there? Is there a bluetooth input device that runs purely on usb? I have a selfie stick with a usb component that charges over usb and has an on/off switch, and I'm tempted to test if I can power it with the internal battery and have it turn on automatically when power is supplied. But I don't want to break my only selfie stick yet.
I suppose I can pair some usb-powered speakers to a bluetooth receiver so that I hear my phone over the speakers. Any recommendations? Of course, the speakers must not have batteries.
Found this:
It's actually a bluetooth speaker that doesn't have a battery. No idea if it will auto-pair when usb power is on or if the lamp can be turned off.
Can't you use an NFC tag on your car mount? When you mount your phone it hits the NFC tag and since you use Tasker you can set it to do what you want when you touch the NFC tag.
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Can't you use an NFC tag on your car mount? When you mount your phone it hits the NFC tag and since you use Tasker you can set it to do what you want when you touch the NFC tag.
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I may not always mount my phone and it may just stay in my pocket. And I would need to remember to hit the NFC again when I leave my car to 'automatically' turn off the hotspot. I also sometimes forget to take my phone with me and was going to have the phone alert me when the car is off.
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I may not always mount my phone and it may just stay in my pocket. And I would need to remember to hit the NFC again when I leave my car to 'automatically' turn off the hotspot. I also sometimes forget to take my phone with me and was going to have the phone alert me when the car is off.
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How about an obdii car adapter? No audio and you get vehicle stats
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biggiestuff said:
How about an obdii car adapter? No audio and you get vehicle stats
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I'll look into that. I need it automatically connect to my phone without the need to install an app. I don't want to face the same issue as with the nonda car charger, which requires the app to be running constantly to connect and it somehow can connect without android showing a bluetooth connection to it.
I've decided against obdii adapter because I am unsure if android has a built-in profile to automatically connect to it without the aid of a third party app to constantly monitor bluetooth. And they are rather expensive, especially for the ones that are smart enough to go to sleep and not constantly be powered on and drain the car's battery.
There are some speakerphone adapters that don't use batteries so I'm going to try one of them and connect them to usb-powered speakers. Going from a Nexus 6P to a Pixel XL, I'm finding the speakers are now rather weak and adding external speakers will help with GPS navigation.
It seems to me the easiest thing to do would be to upgrade your car stereo. By the time you're done with all of these workarounds, it might be cheaper, too.
Either that or ditch the echo dot and use the phone to replace it's functionality. I'd go to an auto audio shop and see if they could install an ignition switch controlled power source running a proper Bluetooth to aux adapter and compare that to the cost of a new head unit.
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I want to find a way for my phone to automatically know when I turn on or off my car while I'm in it. I will use tasker to turn on and off my mobile hotspot when I'm in the car, so my echo dot ,connected to aux-in, can play music.
My car doesn't have bluetooth, so I have been looking for some sort of bluetooth device that will turn on and off with the car.
I don't want to use any type of bluetooth receiver since:
I'm already using my aux-in for my echo.
FM transmitter is also out since I'm switched to aux-in.
If I have the bluetooth receiver audio go nowhere, then I won't be able to hear my phone's GPS navigation.
I thought about bluetooth hands-free calling speakerphone devices, but the ones I've seen all use batteries, meaning it'll not turn off immediately when I turn off my car and will also probably need me to manually turn them on when I start my car. Anyone seen a batteryless version?
Are there any other bluetooth devices that run purely off usb power or off the car charger port?
I just tried the nonda zua smart charger that is suppose to connect to your phone when you turn it on. Only problem is that despite it showing up in the bluetooth device list, it doesn't seem to be a device that you can normally connect to. You have to install their app and the app somehow connects to it, even though the phone's bluetooth icon shows no active connections. Maybe the phone will only show a connection to devices it has supported profiles for. I can't even get tasker or android's smart lock to sense that the device is near.
Anything else out there? Is there a bluetooth input device that runs purely on usb? I have a selfie stick with a usb component that charges over usb and has an on/off switch, and I'm tempted to test if I can power it with the internal battery and have it turn on automatically when power is supplied. But I don't want to break my only selfie stick yet.
I suppose I can pair some usb-powered speakers to a bluetooth receiver so that I hear my phone over the speakers. Any recommendations? Of course, the speakers must not have batteries.
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I used to use a Bluetooth ODB2 adapter (and Tasker) for this exact purpose.
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Weudel said:
It seems to me the easiest thing to do would be to upgrade your car stereo. By the time you're done with all of these workarounds, it might be cheaper, too.
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This guy has the right idea, get an android auto head unit.
Weudel said:
It seems to me the easiest thing to do would be to upgrade your car stereo. By the time you're done with all of these workarounds, it might be cheaper, too.
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Do they make car stereo units that can mix multiple sources like aux-in and bluetooth?
I've had a cheap ODBII scanner in multiple cars for years and never had a battery drain issue. I honestly can't remember if my phone auto connects to it or not, last time I tried to read from it I couldn't because the latest Android beta update broke the connection.
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Do they make car stereo units that can mix multiple sources like aux-in and bluetooth?
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You're missing the point, android auto will do your music and satnav prompts over usb. No need for the echo dot at all.
Rockford fosgate "rfbtaux" cheap reliable and will do what you need
You can use an OBDII adapter for detection
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kanetik.bluetooth_profile_condition&hl=en
You can set the condition to activate your task when its near the adapter
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kanetik.movement_detection&hl=en
I just learned they also have this app that should bypass the need for the hardware.
These apps are not free, $1.49 each. I can vouch for the bluetooth detection app, might try the movement one.
I bought this for my car and it turns on when there is no key in the ignition and off automatically when the key is pulled out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OBCAW2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Coming from the Galaxy S8, I was kind of disappointed to find that the Pixel 2 apparently only connects to one Bluetooth device at once. For example the phone will only connect to my car but not my headset at the same time as the S8 did. I like having that because when you don't want to take calls on the car speaker you can just send the calls to the headset without much issue. Is there anyway to get the phone to connect to multiple devices? Any mods that are available to get it working?
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Coming from the Galaxy S8, I was kind of disappointed to find that the Pixel 2 apparently only connects to one Bluetooth device at once. For example the phone will only connect to my car but not my headset at the same time as the S8 did. I like having that because when you don't want to take calls on the car speaker you can just send the calls to the headset without much issue. Is there anyway to get the phone to connect to multiple devices? Any mods that are available to get it working?
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I've not figured out a way. In fact, as of the 8.1 update it made my bluetooth worse. When I connect to a BT device, rather its my headphones at the gym, or my car, I have to dial something and hit "dial" on my dialer. When I do that it makes the hangining up sound and then is free to be used for other things. Quite frustrating, really. :crying:
I had my p2 connected to an aftermarket head unit in my vehicle and set it to media only, connected to my Bluetooth ear piece for calls and shared my internet via Bluetooth to my PS vita at the same time. You just have to play with settings for each device.
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I had my p2 connected to an aftermarket head unit in my vehicle and set it to media only, connected to my Bluetooth ear piece for calls and shared my internet via Bluetooth to my PS vita at the same time. You just have to play with settings for each device.
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I have wondered if its an issue with a mismatch between the two bluetooth devices.
It looks like this has been addressed somewhat in Android P. I am running the beta that was released yesterday and the device is now connecting to multiple bluetooth devices. There is a quirk that requires you to go into the bluetooth menu to change the current active device (Think it might have been like that on the Galaxy too) but it does maintain the connection to multiple devices now. It does automatically switch when you turn off one of the devices, such as your car, so this is definitely progress on this front I think.