Phone contact not sync to car via Bluetooth - Moto Z4 Questions & Answers

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

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[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?
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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!
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[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
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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
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How exactly this helps (or is even related to) the issue at hand?
mpogr said:
How exactly this helps (or is even related to) the issue at hand?
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because instead of disconnecting and reconnecting your watch you can leave it on and choose another device for voice calls and or notifications
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because instead of disconnecting and reconnecting your watch you can leave it on and choose another device for voice calls and or notifications
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The problem is the phone can have only one device connected to it using phone headset profile and it won't use any other profile (e.g. multimedia) for making calls.
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Thanks ! Help me alot!
Nc
I need some resolve to me after the call is automatically disconnected BT Handset Gear2 but have remained constantly connected. Do with Timo anyone have experience? Thank you.
I solved this by using an nfc tag as a switcher! I bought an Nfc tag for just 25cents and I wrote on it with the free app Trigger... When I get in the car I swipe the phone on the nfc tag and it connects to the car BT and when I swipe the phone again it switches back to the gear!
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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.

HOW TO: Automatically connect your phone audio to your car and then back to your wat

I was searching for this solution for some time, which was buried in a 13 page thread on the subject. Taken from this page (https://www.reddit.com/r/hwatch/com...ooth_headset_profile/?st=j6ocsof4&sh=983466ba), this has worked 100% of the time for me. It only took about 5 minutes to program in my bed--without having any previous knowledge of Automagic. I was initially deterred because of its reference to Tasker but I did find it easier than Tasker--which I still don't use or really like. Here is a copy/paste from the thread w/ a few tweaks that had me confused.
Since we got the Marshmallow update, I've had the issue where if I'm connected to my cars bluetooth speaker when I make a call or it comes in, would go to my watch. Workaround was having to remove the call audio from the watch and then switch it back on, pretty annoying. I tried using Tasker as a previous person made a post about it but couldn't get it working. Using Automagic, I got it working!
This is basically like Tasker but easier to use and not to mention I couldn't get Tasker working. The app costs $3.90 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.gridvision.ppam.androidautomagic&hl=en
You can download a free trial via their website http://automagic4android.com/en/evaluation
I got it working with 2 flows (Flow = profile). If you install the free trial, you can only use 3 flows at a time so when I installed the trial I deleted all the flows it came with. Basically what this does is whenever I connect to my car's BT it will disconnect the headset profile from my Huawei Watch and connect to my car BT headset profile. So when I make or receive a call, it'll go to my cars BT and not my watch. The watch still remains connected but just not the headset portion. When I disconnect from my cars BT connection it will reconnect the headset profile to my watch.
Create a new flow. I named it "Car BT connection".
Add a new trigger and choose "Bluetooth Device Connected"
-- To do this, click on the menu button, select new flow, click on the box, select the five lines, click on blue new at bottom, then select bluetooth device connected.
Click on specific device and choose your BT headset (In my case, I chose my cars BT)
-- After clicking on specific device, click on the three dots to the right of the space under bluetooth device addreses. If, like me, you may have two Ford Syncs listed (two Ford vehicles), you can figure out which is which by going to your phone's settings --> bluetooth --> gear icon --> delete the name of the device and select OK. This will then show the MAC address of that device. To figure out which one is which, do this while connected to vehicle and choose the one that says connected.
Click save
Click the plus icon and choose action
Select new and choose "Connect/Disconnect Bluetooth Device"
Bluetooth profile should be set to "Headset"
Bluetooth Device Address: Select your Huawei Watch
Choose "Disconnect" under Connect or Disconnect
Click Save
Click the plus icon and choose action
Select new and choose "Connect/Disconnect Bluetooth Device"
Bluetooth profile should be set to "Headset"
Bluetooth Device Address is your BT headset device (I chose my car)
Choose "Connect" under Connect or Disconnect
Click Save
Should look like this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1J8Oay2yaZwb05WNzE2cVBRa1k
Click back arrow and create a new flow. I named mines "Car BT Disconnect"
Add a new trigger and choose "Bluetooth Device Disconnected"
Click on specific device and choose your BT headset (In my case, I chose my cars BT)
Click save
Click the plus icon and choose action
Select new and choose "Connect/Disconnect Bluetooth Device"
Bluetooth profile should be set to "Headset"
Bluetooth Device Address: Select your Huawei Watch
Choose "Connect" under Connect or Disconnect
Click Save
If you get a message stating something about if you want to reuse select yes and only for that location
Should look like this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1J8Oay2yaZwWDUwN0dOS29KRm8
If you have any questions let me know.
Hello:
I'm sorry to answer this thread after so long, but I bought the Huawei Watch 2 to use it to make calls with voice (via "ok google"), since my car bt does not carry.
I have done everything you say, but unfortunately, it does not work automatically. Manually executing the two flow, it works, but by itself it does not. Should we do more?
Thank you very much for this tutorial
Warper4 said:
Hello:
I'm sorry to answer this thread after so long, but I bought the Huawei Watch 2 to use it to make calls with voice (via "ok google"), since my car bt does not carry.
I have done everything you say, but unfortunately, it does not work automatically. Manually executing the two flow, it works, but by itself it does not. Should we do more?
Thank you very much for this tutorial
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I actually just turned my watch off from answering calls; however, no. You shouldn't have to do any more. It worked perfectly as described above. Not sure if something has changed since I posted. Sorry.

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