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One click - Connect 2 Specific Bluetooth device for A2DP and Phone app

An amazing One click - Connect 2 Specific Bluetooth device for A2DP and Phone app:
Bluetooth Pair
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gnssoftworks.bluetoothpair
found it very useful for swapping bluetooth headphones between devices WITHOUT turning off Bluetooth entirely or going into the settings menu.
Example Use Case:
I have one Stereo Bluetooth headset with mic (two profiles - phone and A2DP audio)
I have one Android Phone and one Android Tablet.
Phone Profile is always connected to the Android Phone, but the A2DP audio changes depending on which device you want to listen to music from.
Normally, if you want to listen to audio from the Tablet when your headset's A2DP profile is connected to the phone, you'd have to first go to the settings menu of the phone, and disconnect the A2DP, leaving Phone Profile connected. Then go to the settings menu on your tablet and connect the A2DP only.
Then you'd have to do the opposite if you want to listen to audio from the Phone again.
Takes a long time.
With Bluetooth Pair, you can specifically connect or disconnect to a specific device and specific profile (phone / a2dp) by widgets.
So you won't have to turn off the bluetooth completely on one device just to allow your headset to connect another device. Nor do you need to go into settings anymore.
1.) Just tap on the A2DP device specific widget on the phone to disconnect, the A2DP Profile from the phone
2.) go to the Tablet, and tap on the A2DP device specific widget to connect the A2DP profile of the headset to the Tablet
Two taps!

Would you mind sharing a code snippet on how you achieve this? I've been working on a little program that I intend to use around the house and this is the missing piece that I can't figure out. Basically, I have some NFC tags spread around the house and a receiver app that triggers various actions. One of them enables bluetooth on my device (if off), turns on my home audio receiver (over telnet), connects to the receiver's A2DP device (this is the missing piece), and launches a music app.
I've seen examples where this works using an AIDL method, but from what I've gathered this no longer works under Android 4.2. Does your app work on 4.2? Any hints you can provide?
Thanks!
Brian

I'm not the writer of this app.
You could try contacting them via the email listed on Google Play.
BTW, while you're making your app, please dedicate a thread to it on XDA so we can all beta test and buy it later!

klau1 said:
I'm not the writer of this app.
You could try contacting them via the email listed on Google Play.
BTW, while you're making your app, please dedicate a thread to it on XDA so we can all beta test and buy it later!
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Oh, OK. I just assumed this was your app.
After reading the Play Store description more carefully, I don't think this app actually does what I'm trying to do (programmatically establish an A2DP connection). It appears this app enables / disables certain profiles but the actual connection is still handled by the OS.
As far as the app I'm making, I was intending it to just be something for personal use. I'm planning on keeping it very lightweight and tailored specifically to my needs. For it to be used by anyone else they would have to have the same brand of A/V receiver as me (Pioneer) that supports the same telnet commands. Most of the rest of the functionality of the app can be duplicated by using some of the existing NFC apps like NFC Task Launcher. If I ever develop it into something interesting that could be used by a wider audience I probably will post it on XDA for feedback though.

[Q] HTC One X+/One connected to Ford Sync & Smartwatch

I am planning to buy the Smartwatch, however there is one thing I am not sure of. Can I connect my phone to the Ford Sync (with phone capabilities) and the SmartWatch at the same time? I checked numerous forums, but couldnt find the info I needed. Anyone?

how does ford sync connect to phones? bluetooth? smartwatch.. bluetooth!
question is... how many bluetooth devices can you connect to an sgs3 (or any phone)
Google https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+...me.0.69i57j0.16326j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
First search result...
You can have multiple bluetooth devices connected at once but they cannot use the same profiles.
For instance, you can connect to a stereo a2dp profile on one bluetooth device and a phone profile on another device simultaneously.
I connect to 3 devices at once, a stereo bluetooth dongle in the car, a headset, and an OBDII Elm327 diagnostic vehicle scanner.
In your case, if you want to connect to both, you need to uncheck the "Call audio" in the settings for that specific device. Make sure only "Media audio is connected". Next, for your headset, if it only supports "Call audio" i.e. the phone profile, then your done and you don't need to do anything. If your headset is a newer one that supports media audio, you'll need to go to the settings and do just the opposite you did for the car media bluetooth and deselect "Media audio" leaving only "Call audio" checked.
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that should answer your question

Thanks for your reply... I had actually searched and figured out the limitation. I know iOS allows multiple Bluetooth notifications and I was wondering if there is a hack or something for Android as well. I would like the phone profile available on the watch and on while I am on the car. It is really inconvenient to switch on/off the profiles depending on where I am.. Manually.
Sent from my HTC One X+

You can use a tool like tasker to set on/off any device basedon on your location. Also can use it to set any profile to your devices.

I didn't need to do anything!
Both worked together! I am glad!
Sent from my HTC One X+

[TUTORIAL] How to use Gear 2 (Neo) in harmony with other Bluetooth devices

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 )
Just sayin
Proud to Be PINOY
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Sent from my Galaxy Note 3

mjpineda94 said:
There is a bluetooth setting if you'll only use it for media or phone calls or both )
Just sayin
Proud to Be PINOY
Follow us on twitter @BuhayKolehiyo and @pinoulyKaKung
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
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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

mjpineda94 said:
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!
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mjpineda94 said:
There is a bluetooth setting if you'll only use it for media or phone calls or both )
Just sayin
Proud to Be PINOY
Follow us on twitter @BuhayKolehiyo and @pinoulyKaKung
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
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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.

Gear S3 phone audio and car bluetooth possible fix

I am exploring some solutions for car and Gear S3 bluetooth connection (problem is when phone is connected to Gear, car bluetooth wont connect, solution is disable Gear BT and let car pick the connection).
It would be nice if any of you can test this and let me know if it works, mine works but it's not perfect not sure why, maybe some of you can help me figure it out.
I use Tasker and BlueTask plugin for this purpose:
Open tasker and click the "TASKS" tab
Click the + at the bottom right and give the task a name such as "Connect Car Audio"
Click the + at the bottom right and select Plugin - BlueTask then BT Connection
Click the Pencil icon at the right of configuration and select Actions to Connect and choose your car bluetooth address.
Go back
Now create a new task for when you get out of the car:
Click the + at the bottom right and give the task a name such as "Disconnect Car Audio"
Click the + at the bottom right and select Net then Bluetooth. Then set it to off.
Click the + at the bottom right and select Task then Wait. I use 5 seconds.
Click the + at the bottom right and select Net then Bluetooth. This time set it to on.
Go back
Now to create the profile (or the trigger that will run the tasks):
Click the profiles tab
Click the + at the bottom right and select state
Select Net and the BT Near
Click the magnifying glass on the right of Name and select your car bluetooth system. If you prefer you can select the address rather than name.
Select the option "Standard devices"
Click the < at the top left next to the tasker icon.
You will now see a list of tasks to choose. Choose the connect car audio task (or whatever you named it).
Then tap and hold on the task and choose exit task and choose "Disconnect Car Audio"
You should have something like this at the end: http://imgur.com/a/zCm5W
Let me know if it works.
Hope it's useful.

My solution - I disabled the "phone" BT profile for the Gear S3 in order to enable the car to connect to the phone profile of my Android device properly. Works flawless now. Of course, I can't take calls on my watch, but really, who cares?

I don't need to disable anything.
I can answer from my watch or from my Kenwood DDX9717BTS.

I have a OnePlus 3T, and a Mazda 3 with Mazda Connect entertainment system.
I this solution didn't work for me unfortunately..

Just in case anyone was curious I upgraded my Nexus 5x to the Galaxy S8 Active and my bluetooth problems were resolved. My Gear S3 now plays nicely with my car's BT audio.

farshadatis said:
I am exploring some solutions for car and Gear S3 bluetooth connection (problem is when phone is connected to Gear, car bluetooth wont connect, solution is disable Gear BT and let car pick the connection).
It would be nice if any of you can test this and let me know if it works, mine works but it's not perfect not sure why, maybe some of you can help me figure it out.
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I have tried something similar to this. My modification was using "Bluetooth Auto Connect" with Tasker. I set mine to disconnect from the Gear S3 when the car bluetooth is near and connect to the car. Works perfectly for a short period of time, but after a few minutes the watch reconnects and my car bluetooth becomes useless. It appears for me that my phone (Samsung S8) will connect to both the car and watch at the same time. My problem is that while both are connected, the audio constantly cuts out if I try to talk on the car.
During the time that my watch is disconnected, the car bluetooth connection works perfect.
I need to find a way to force the Gear S3 to disconnect from my phone and stay disconnected until the car is turned off. Hoping someone on here that is more familiar with Tasker might have some ideas.

Well mine works great. The phone connects to the car and my S3 just works also. It was cool! Yes.. BOTH were working while the phone was connected. A phone is Note 8

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Fix the problem
Sorry for bad english first.
I have many solution tryed. But nothing working perfectly.
Now i have installed for android phone "A2DP Volume". The watch is always connected with phone, but not over bluetooth. The phone connecting perfect for any bluetooth device when near is.
Pls try, when working give comment.
thx

Pelikan. said:
Sorry for bad english first.
I have many solution tryed. But nothing working perfectly.
Now i have installed for android phone "A2DP Volume". The watch is always connected with phone, but not over bluetooth. The phone connecting perfect for any bluetooth device when near is.
Pls try, when working give comment.
thx
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Hi, how you have set A2DP Volume?
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heavyhms said:
Hi, how you have set A2DP Volume?
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Hi.
I dont set anything. (start boot on, show popup on, Respond to car mode on, enable reading text messages on, user network locations on. The rest is off)
Now when im turn on my headset , connecting 3-4 sec. Or any another device.

Tested now: does not works for fixing Bluetooth call on car handsfree system [emoji17]
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heavyhms said:
Tested now: does not works for fixing Bluetooth call on car handsfree system [emoji17]
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Have tried the setting in tasker, but found it kept disconnecting every 20 mins then reconnecting on a VW touran RNS 315 system. Have found this solution and now stays permanently connected. Give it a try.
.forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-gear-s3/764566-phone-no-longer-auto-connects-vehicle-now-its-paired-gear-s3.html#post5662942

Gear S3 has no connection problems and car auto bluetooth connect also whitout issue, but the "audio call" protocol remains connected on Gear, and cannot be enabled on car auto.
i don't want to totally disconnect gear bluetooth only releasing the audio call protocol if a car audio is connected (actually this works only with samsung phones, with other android is necessary to remove the flag from audio call on bluetooth connections proprieties)

Phone contact not sync to car via Bluetooth

I just bought a new unlocked moto z4 from Lenovo. When I pair my z4 to my 2004 BMW, it pairs fine but phone contact does not get transferred to car. With my "old" moto z2 force, after phone paired with car, I would see a dialog box in z2 force asking me whether to allow contact to be sync to car. My z4 does not have this dialog box to confirm phone contact to be synced to car. Instead, I saw a notification "SmartDevice Link (SDL)" and this notification disappeared very quick. Car still can make call or receive call via bluetooth but it looses several features : redial, top 8, phone contact, etc.
I tried to clear the bluetooth app cache and storage then restarted phone. After that redid the pairing with car again, but no luck. Any suggestion to get the contact to be transferred to car ?
What is SDL and how to disable it in z4 ?
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng

In the Bluetooth settings, touch "Previously connected devices" then touch the gear icon for your car's bluetooth system and there's a switch to allow contact sharing. There's also a checkbox when pairing to allow contact sharing.

Lesking72 said:
In the Bluetooth settings, touch "Previously connected devices" then touch the gear icon for your car's bluetooth system and there's a switch to allow contact sharing. There's also a checkbox when pairing to allow contact sharing.
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Did that already, still not working.
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng