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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biggiestuff said:
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
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Hi guys,
I didnt find such a app so i figured to ask.
I need a app that will scan for bluetooth devices.
In one work i need a app that when i go into my car it will automatically connect to my bluetooth car. So my best guess is that it will need tp scan for bluetooth devices every x mins ?!
tahityalin said:
Hi guys,
I didnt find such a app so i figured to ask.
I need a app that will scan for bluetooth devices.
In one work i need a app that when i go into my car it will automatically connect to my bluetooth car. So my best guess is that it will need tp scan for bluetooth devices every x mins ?!
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You can search for bluetooth devices (such as carkits) by going to settings->more->bluetooth.
Once paired with a device, the next time it will pair automatically. No special app needed.
yes, i know that, but the bluetooth needs to be enabled all the time in order to do that.
I need one app that will just enable the bluetooth when it detects the car kit
CAR KIT
my hd2 automatically scann my car bluctooth..i got pegeout 307..as soon as i start my car ..am connected...
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fijhas said:
my hd2 automatically scann my car bluctooth..i got pegeout 307..as soon as i start my car ..am connected...
thanks
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Yes, but u have the bluetooth on rite ?
Well the HTC official car kit can be configured to auto start bluetooth when it is attached. Depends whether you want to spend all that money. Why not just install a bluetooth toggle app and place a link in the quick links. Doesnt take 10 seconds to switch it on when you get in the car.
i agree wit you, i already have that, but u didnt consider the "forget to turn on" factor
tahityalin said:
i agree wit you, i already have that, but u didnt consider the "forget to turn on" factor
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how about a "post-it" in the middle of the steering wheel saying "turn on bluetooth" there is no way of auto turning on bluetooth when your in your car because the phone has no idea where you are. you will have to leave it on all the time unless you buy the car kit or remember to turn it on when u get in.
there's no way to programmatically detect carkit w/o turning on the bluetooth, and if you are determined to do so, the only way is to turn on bluetooth and poll for carkit , and then turn off the bluetooth again, and then you repeat it at regular interval.
however such method is silly because (1) it doesn't necessary help to improve the battery life of your device (assuming that's the reason why you want to turn off bluetooth until you are in the car), (2) unless you poll every other second, you will not have your HD2 connect to your carkit immediately, which is the case if you've left bluetooth on in your HD2 all the while (well almost).
The best option for you is to download app like g-profile, create a profile that turns on bluetooth when you plug in your hd2 to your car power supply. As this is event driven, so you will not have the problem described above (except that you will have bluetooth turn on each time your hd2 is connected to a power source)
If you have a car charger and always use it, download bluetooth power manager, it will turn bluetooth on when the charger is connected and off when you unplug, it's the best your gonna get.
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i agree wit you, i already have that, but u didnt consider the "forget to turn on" factor
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really??? I never turn off my BT. It sitting there inactive is not a battery killer.
optiknerv said:
how about a "post-it" in the middle of the steering wheel saying "turn on bluetooth" there is no way of auto turning on bluetooth when your in your car because the phone has no idea where you are. you will have to leave it on all the time unless you buy the car kit or remember to turn it on when u get in.
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With my iPhone I just had a kensington dock connector that charged + had an AUX out - so I got power + audio through the dock.
With Android it's clearly not nearly as easy
My car does not have native bluetooth but it WOULD be nice to take this opportunity (if it makes sense) to be able to effectively use my android phone for audio, gps nav (spoken directions) and handsfree calling (or at the very least, receiving calls)
What would be the best way to accomplish this? My AUX-in is in my center console, covered... so I could stick a bluetooth->3.5mm adapter there..
This SHOULD work for audio, GPS and hearing calls - but what about speaking on the phone? Phone might be in pocket - but even if in a holder mounted on windshield would mic be positioned properly to speak into it?
One thing i would really love is to be able to use GPS navigation while listening to radio, but I'm not sure this is possible. When using GPS I either have to ignore voice prompts or switch to AUX and be music-less or restricted to music from phone...
FYI I have a 2007 Accord - the AUX port was added in after
I have an aux port and I don't think you are going to be able to do all the things you want through the Aux port. I use the aux port with a HTC Stereo clip and that streams just music to the aux port from any bt device (I have a N7 as well). That is all the Aux port will do and all I want it to do. However saying that I also have a Parrot minikit neo which connects automatically when I have my llama profile to switch on bt when disconnecting from any wifi, which usually means home or work. Using the Parrot or anything like that, you will be able to use navi for voice prompts and answer calls at the same time.
No not ideal, but works for me. No it's not seamless, but it works bottom line. lol
If anyone else has a setup, please post up!
I don't think there's a seamless way to accomplish what you're trying to do. I've got a 2010 Accord and use a windshield mount and AUX for music/GPS. Works well for me. I don't think there's a way to listen to the radio and GPS nav unless you're just using the N4 speakers.
I've been using this in my car.
http://www.amazon.com/XtremeMac-InCharge-Auto-Bluetooth-iPhone/dp/B005UKLW0W/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_2_1
The mic is located on the huge male end of the 3.5mm plug and if placed or mounted properly(somewhere near the driver's mouth), you may be able to talk clearly as well.
I don't talk on the phone while I drive, so I disabled that function and have never used it.
This item was on sale a couple of weeks ago for $20 on one of those deal sites.
Also bought a 3.5mm extension cable to plug into the aux port on the stereo.
I haven't figured out how to have the radio and GPS directions come out the same speakers either.
I just got this yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Blueto...56633664&sr=1-1&keywords=belkin+bluetooth+car
It mounts on the dash and has a microphone built in. It is powered (and the power cable includes an extra USB port so you can charge your phone while this thing is plugged in). I am in love with this thing, it works beautifully. I paired it once and since then, when I get in my car and push the button on this device, it automatically connects to my phone. If I'm talking on the phone or listening to music, the audio is automatically redirected to my speakers (if you're on a call and don't want it on your speakers yet, just don't push the button on the bluetooth adapter yet).
It works to control the phone too, I can push twice to go to the next song (works in google music and pandora, haven't tested others), click once to pause, hold for 2 seconds and release to pull up voice dailer.
Sound actually seems a bit improved as well compared to the AUX out on the phone. I find the AUX out volume to be extremely low, and this seems to be a bit louder, although I haven't done any actual tests to confirm.
I built a custom dock that has a charging cable built in, so I get in my car, set it on the dock, hit the bluetooth button on the adapter, and I'm listening to music and making calls. No wires to plug in, no hassle. It's great.
A couple of things I still need to test though. I haven't tried GPS while listening to music yet, so I can't confirm that functionality. I also have not tried other voice functions from the voice dialer to see if I can have it play a certain song or other voice commands.
Kaitlyn2004 said:
With Android it's clearly not nearly as easy
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No... its not. But if you want easy... this is the way I recommend you go.
Unless your current in-dash stereo is an expensive aftermarket unit, just replace it with a new bluetooth enabled model. They are dirt cheap now-a-days and can be had for around $100-150.
While you may save "a little" money going with some crippled add on solution, a new unit will give you all that you are after plus a USB port for charging, all in a simple, single interface. Also, with add ons you may run into ground loops issues and other nonsense (which will take more money and time to address).
just my 2ยข... but I have considerable experience with a variety of add on bluetooth stuff, and if my head unit wasn't a $1500, double DIN, standalone GPS/DVD unit, I'd have yanked it and put in a cheap, new bluetooth capable unit in a heartbeat. I was talking to my brother on Christmas... he was in Starbucks getting his daily fix. Then walked out to his car where his new $150 Sony automatically picked up the conversation upon starting the engine, and I didn't miss a syllable.
Radiocore said:
I just got this yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Blueto...56633664&sr=1-1&keywords=belkin+bluetooth+car
It mounts on the dash and has a microphone built in. It is powered (and the power cable includes an extra USB port so you can charge your phone while this thing is plugged in). I am in love with this thing, it works beautifully.
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I've had one of these for a month or so. It works quite well, though I have some audio/volume issues due to my aux input being a soldered hack into my old Saab's radio. Not Belkin's fault. It works well for calls, pauses Spotify when Google Gnav is announcing turns, can pause or skip songs in Spotify, etc. $30 well spent.
Though after reading this thread, I'm thinking of changing out the car radio head unit for one that has integrated Bluetooth to do away with my hack. Found a well reviewed Pioneer on Crutchfield and Amazon for around $100.
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Check out JVC as well. They have good support for Android, with Pandora, and a dedicated remote app too.
Yeah, I don't seem to have any of those volume issues, and I get now grounding feedback or anything.
A new headunit of course is the ideal solution, but I didn't want to give up my setup quite yet for that option, and right now the Belkin has treated me great.
I did test navigation while music is playing (google music app), it just lowers the volume of the music while she talks over it. Works just fine in my opinion.
Holding down the button on the Belkin brings up the voice caller, and it strictly only lets me do call commands. Anyone know how to change this so that holding the button on the bluetooth device will open a different app on my phone? Specifically, Google Now.
For those with the belkin, does it automatically connect when you get into your car?
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For those with the belkin, does it automatically connect when you get into your car?
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I've been using the Jabra freeway Bluetooth speaker. Works great with excellent battery life. Auto connects when you get in car.
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.
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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,
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.
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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.
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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..
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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.
omricn said:
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.
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.
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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.
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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