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[Q] Spotify and Car Bluetooth

So as most people know, the spotify app for android is pretty terrible. I've been trying to get it to work as the automatic player when I start my car. I use NFC Task Launcher so it opens spotify when my car bluetooth is connected and the last problem is that spotify opens to that stupid choose your playlist menu and the play command does nothing on that screen.
Does anyone know of a way to make spotify open to a playlist so the play command works and I don't need to pull me phone out every time?

I also have similar problems. I don't care to pull my phone to start the Spotify. But the problem that I have is that it gets interrupted and distorted randomly. When this happens, I have to either wait for the music to come back or I have to push on the power button, then wait few seconds(problem is sometimes it never comes back). I don't know if it is the bluetooth of my receiver or N4 in general, because I had my n4 rma'd and still same problem with the new one. I didn't have any bluetooth problems with my gs3 at all. I have a clarion cx501 on my car, any input to solve this would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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[Q] Slow/unresponsive media controls from smartwatch/Android Wear or lock screen

Hitting various media controls on my smartwatch (previously Pebble, now Android Wear both via built-in media functions and Music Boss), my Bluetooth car stereo, or the lock screen, including play/pause, next, and back (or even turning off my car which should automatically pause playback) is incredibly unreliable for me.
I find that at MOST, half the time these buttons work as they're supposed to. The rest of the time there's a delay ranging from a couple of seconds to over a MINUTE. And they accumulate, so I can hit next, not hear any change, hit next again, and then a minute later my music will skip two tracks. Or I hit pause, think it didn't work, hit it again, give up, go to my app directly, pause it, and 30 seconds later it plays again, then pauses.
I find pretty much the only thing that tends to clear this up is restarting my phone, which is usually not convenient to do at the times I need this to work most (like while driving).
I didn't have this problem at all with Jelly Bean on my Nexus 4, and I feel like the problem was rare, if at all, on my 5 with 4.4 through 4.4.2. It was 4.4.3 that seemed to make it a severe and constant problem, and it's held through 4.4.4. And as noted, the problem transitioned from my Pebble to my Android Wear, and since the same thing happens with lockscreen controls, I feel confident it's my phone/OS and not the watch. I'm stock, rooted, FYI.
Any thoughts? I've done a ton of Googling and gotten surprisingly nowhere.

I've noticed this too. For me it seems to have started happen after I got my Android Wear watch, and didn't happen when I just had the phone connected to my car bluetooth. I wonder if having the phone connected to multiple bluetooth controllers at once is causing the issue ?

Interesting thought. Might explain why I was also experiencing it with my Pebble.

Tested this theory by connecting my car stereo through the aux jack instead of Bluetooth and disconnected my phone from its Bluetooth connection. No improvement. At first it was responding right away, which it does sometimes, and then the next time I tried to use it it took a good 30 seconds before my actions registered.

This has been happening to me for a few months. I find that the only reliable way to immediately adjust the playback controls is from within the app. Lockscreen, Bluetooth devices, notification controls, corded play/pause via headphones are all unreliable. But the attempts to play pause are all cumulative and with the aforementioned lag, even if I successfully pause from within the app. So I think I've paused the player, but a minute later it may start playing again. Really embarrassing at times. Not rooted, and switching default players hasn't helped.

Socold said:
This has been happening to me for a few months. I find that the only reliable way to immediately adjust the playback controls is from within the app. Lockscreen, Bluetooth devices, notification controls, corded play/pause via headphones are all unreliable. But the attempts to play pause are all cumulative and with the aforementioned lag, even if I successfully pause from within the app. So I think I've paused the player, but a minute later it may start playing again. Really embarrassing at times. Not rooted, and switching default players hasn't helped.
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Glad I'm not alone, although disappointed you don't have a solution either. And yes, it's very embarrassing to try to show off this technology and have it fail, or worse have it fail at the wrong moment. Sometimes I get out of my car, walk into a building, and THEN the commands catch up and the music starts blaring from my pocket. Good thing I don't listen to Gangsta Rap.

AirPods - Ear detection possible?

I just got AirPods for my OnePlus One and while everything has been great, the only thing missing is pause/resume when taking them out of your ears. I've read conflicting reports about that feature working on Android, thus was wondering if any other 1+1 user has them?
Here is my experience so far:
- The microphone works in some apps, but not all, and not always.
- Pairing is like any other bluetooth earphone, BUT, you can also pair them to your Apple stuff and switching between Android/Apple is super easy (no need to re-pair)
- They turn on / connect as soon as you remove one bud from the case, which is super nice. This does not start playback so you don't have to hurry and put them in your ears.
- Listening to only one works (with the other in the case). Sometimes there will be a bug where the remaining bud will not register 2x taps to pause, but that does not happen often.
- 2x tap = pause/resume, even if you set it to Siri on Apple.
- 2x tap works 95% of the time (5% it doesn't register). That is true on Apple stuff as well though.
- Removing buds / putting them back does NOT pause/resume, at least not on my Android 6 OnePlus One.
- You can pair them to an Apple device once, then you can always connect them to that apple device from the airplay button or the control center thing.
- If you do that, it will auto-disconnect from the paired Android device.
- When you want it back on Android, you DON'T have to pair again, simply go into bluetooth settings and click on AirPods, they will connect back to your Android.
- This is MAJOR: even when you have the AirPods working on Android, the battery % shows up on your iOS device!! I still don't get how that works, but it does, and it is bloody fantastic.

It sounds like it's just software related as I've seen form posts regarding ear detection automatically switching from Spotify to apple music when the bud is reinserted. Maybe it's just a simple mod on the waiting (also the x2 tap doesn't work when the bud is out of ear which is evidence that the sensor is working)

Going to submit a mass software bug report to Essential

And Im gathering as much info as I can into one centralized area. If you have experienced something that isn't already on the list, please feel fee to chime in here or on reddit . I'll be copying and pasting links from here to the report as well. I was gonna submit tomorrow but since I'm late to the party here, I'll send it Thursday evening. Thanks a lot everyone!
https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/70m7j4/software_issues_and_bugs_to_be_reported/

It seems like I can't remove the Hotspot quick settings tile. I remove it and then it's back again.

Bug reports
I find the keyboard misses a few vibrations on tapping letters, around 2 out of 10 taps.
Casting a movie to my TV stalls and stutters after about 10 minutes every time I try to watch a movie.

johnny8910 said:
Casting a movie to my TV stalls and stutters after about 10 minutes every time I try to watch a movie.
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That shouldn't matter with the phone. I find that odd. Casting is nothing more than a web browser, more or less. The phone sends a URL to the Chromecast, then the Chromecast plays that URL and the phone is completely disconnected from what happens next other than the playback controls. Phone isn't playing anything, isn't transmitting data, etc. unless you're mirroring your screen or the app is actually streaming from the phone. I'd try a different app, use a speed test app on the chromecast, and do some other troubleshooting there.

Okay thanks. Will try a different app.

johnny8910 said:
I find the keyboard misses a few vibrations on tapping letters, around 2 out of 10 taps.
Casting a movie to my TV stalls and stutters after about 10 minutes every time I try to watch a movie.
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Change the vibration back to system default and that issue is remediated
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Yep.
You are right. Fixed, thanks ?

My Bose QC25 headphones seem to be incompatible with the USB-C/3.5mm adapter.
It seems like the volume down button is constantly being held down. As soon as I plug it in, ringer volume goes to vibrate.
In-line mic does not work.
Any in-line button press seems to reduce ringer volume and occasionally calls up google assistant.

jnmacd said:
My Bose QC25 headphones seem to be incompatible with the USB-C/3.5mm adapter.
It seems like the volume down button is constantly being held down. As soon as I plug it in, ringer volume goes to vibrate.
In-line mic does not work.
Any in-line button press seems to reduce ringer volume and occasionally calls up google assistant.
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Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones for Apple devices?
If they use the Apple remote function, they are not compatible with Android.

tech_head said:
Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones for Apple devices?
If they use the Apple remote function, they are not compatible with Android.
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I am using the Android cable. They work fine on other phones with 3.5mm jack.
However, on my previous Zenfone3 with USB-C, I used the Essential adapter and get the same results. It has to do with the adapter.

This will be going out to essential today at around 7pm pst so if there's anything I missed or anything you all wanna add, do yo thang

I have a problem with Bluetooth audio streaming to my car. I cannot rewind or fast forward. If I try to switch to the next/prior track the sound goes away, but it looks like my Google play music app is still playing. If I re-pair or switch inputs and go back to streaming, the audio plays again.
I can't replicate this problem with either my Google pixel or my wife's iPhone.

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I have a problem with Bluetooth audio streaming to my car. I cannot rewind or fast forward. If I try to switch to the next/prior track the sound goes away, but it looks like my Google play music app is still playing. If I re-pair or switch inputs and go back to streaming, the audio plays again.
I can't replicate this problem with either my Google pixel or my wife's iPhone.
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I have this issue as well, Also, what you said about the changing tracks, that happens to me as soon as a song ends, and not just with google play music, but with amazon music as well. And while my LG V10 and Moto G4 will send track names and album art to my radio, the PH-1 does not.

Sorry for the late response but everything has been added to the bug report and sent off to Essential. They got back to me with a response, "The whole Essential team monitors /r/Essential pretty religiously, and I know the SW team is looking at the thread. We love that you guys compile stuff like this, as it really does help us make a better product..."

Fingerprint reader gone to sleep
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/help/fingerprint-reader-day-t3679908
Hi guys. I exchanged my Essential Phone yesterday (hardware defect) and now on my second device I still get this random fingerprint reader bug. Once in a while I take my phone out of my pocket and the fingerprint reader doesn't work. I have to press the power button to wake it up.

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https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/help/fingerprint-reader-day-t3679908
Hi guys. I exchanged my Essential Phone yesterday (hardware defect) and now on my second device I still get this random fingerprint reader bug. Once in a while I take my phone out of my pocket and the fingerprint reader doesn't work. I have to press the power button to wake it up.
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thanks! added

Fingerprint sensor
I have used all 5 instances of the fingerprint scanner for the same finger in multiple positions while holding the phone. Works fine once or twice but then all of a sudden won't recognize my fingerprint, have to use the pattern to unlock and even then I usually have to reboot the phone in order for the sensor to recognize my fingerprint and after a few times it goes back to not recognizing the fingerprint again. Essential phone ph-1
And yes I have cleaned my hands and fingers and cleaned the sensor multiple times with no change to effectiveness.

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I have this issue as well, Also, what you said about the changing tracks, that happens to me as soon as a song ends, and not just with google play music, but with amazon music as well. And while my LG V10 and Moto G4 will send track names and album art to my radio, the PH-1 does not.
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Try going in developper settings and change avcrp version to 1.3. reboot phone. This worked for my phone + mazda 3

i have done a clean install twice of the latest 8.1 my issue is that sometimes answering the phone it defaults to speakerphone.. but the speakerphone button isnt pressed.. i have to toggle it on then off again before it will switch to the ear piece. also casting seems to only work after a fresh start of the phone.. alcast wont find a device till i restart.. nev2r an issue on 7.1
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stinger4321 said:
i have done a clean install twice of the latest 8.1 my issue is that sometimes answering the phone it defaults to speakerphone.. but the speakerphone button isnt pressed.. i have to toggle it on then off again before it will switch to the ear piece. also casting seems to only work after a fresh start of the phone.. alcast wont find a device till i restart.. nev2r an issue on 7.1
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This isn't an Essential issue, this a Google dialer issue.

Bluetooth and notification sounds

I'm on the latest P beta but this has happened on all versions even O. Whenever I'm connected to a Bluetooth audio device, I get no notification sounds out of the phone. How do I fix this?

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same problem but only since Android 9.0 Beta .
Cant believe only 2 of us has this problem.

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How is no one annoyed with this

You are not the only one bothered by this....it's about to drive me bonkers. I am glad to see it isn't just my device. The way things are acting, it looks like notifications are tied to media volume. I hope this is a bug, and not the way things are going to be going forward. Not a bad deal if you keep your earbuds in all the time, but I, for one, wear mine draped around my neck until I'm ready to listen to media or make a call. I have posted on the google help pages too, with no response.

No sound notification at all when connected to Car Bluetooth. Not on device or Bluetooth speakers since upgrading to Android P
Pixel 2 XL

Same thing here on Pixel 2XL after Pie update. No notification sound in Plantronics Bluetooth headset. I have a custom notification sound file. At first I also had no notification sound on the phone speakers, but after I changed the notification sound back to a factory selection and then back to custom file I do now have the sound notification on the phone but still not over Bluetooth.

I'm having the same issue, has anyone figured out a fix for this.

shocking that Google cant sort out **** on their own flagship device. Android is fast becoming a tangled, complicated, gloopy mess.

Seriously nothing?

I have the same problem since upgrading to 9.0. Running on an original Pixel. I also have video playback issues where, if the app supports PIP (like YouTube) it will just automatically set the app to PIP on its own. If the app doesn't support PIP (Facebook, Chrome) and video is playing, it just goes to the home screen. It resumes when I reopen the app, but it's really annoying.

Same here, while connected to my Bluetooth headset all sound and notification goes to the headset. Definitely annoying, the only thing I could do was send Google feedback.

It seems I'm having the less common issue of the sound of the notifications just being flat out low volume when connected via bluetooth. LG headset. Pixel 2 XL. Same configuration since day 1 of phone release. After Pie update, when headset is paired, I often miss any notification sounds. Like they are set to 1% or something. Calls ring loud and fine. Music, video, podcast volume playback fine. I've adjusted all sound volumes to max paired and unpaired, developer options, forgot device and re-paired to no avail.

I ONLY get the notifications when setting the car audio to media (when streaming BBC radio, Google Music or PowerAmp)
This is a real problem for me, enough to switch phone as soon as I see a deal...

Will hop on.

Bluetooth is completely fcked in Android 9. It was working 100% in 7, then with 8 it killed connection to my car, and now with 9 I started to get bugs with headset as well. Every single day in the middle of the night my Bluetooth disconnects and YouTube starts to play at full volume through the speaker.....it's been crazy
That's on top of wifi issues. Pixel constantly crashes my router and automatic wifi turn on is broken in Android 9, was working fine in 8

No one?

???????

Seriously, this is incredibly annoying. I've been having this issue occasionally, but now I have it nearly permanently because I bought a Fitbit that uses BTLE to connect to my phone. If it's connected, I get no notifications at all. This is absurd. BT is so jacked up in Android 9 now, I'm almost tempted to---shudder---switch to an iPhone. This type of crap is incredibly frustrating.