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Have my new Pixel 6a and Series-A earbuds working together great. Only one problem. When I ask Google assistant to pause what I'm listening to on my 6a, our TV is also paused. Somehow the earbuds / Google Assistant is connected to both the 6a and our Sony Bravia A80CJ TV. I've looked on the TV and the 6a to try to find where the devices are connected so I can unlink them but cannot find anything that shows the link. The TV uses a Bluetooth connection to the remote so I can't just turn off Bluetooth on the TV. I look on the 6a under Settings / Connected Devices / See All and the only thing that shows up are the earbuds.
Any suggestions where to look or how to disconnect the two devices? Thanks for any advice.
Tomel51 said:
Couldn't figure out best title for this thread since not easy to explain in a few words.
Have my new Pixel 6a and Series-A earbuds working together great. Only one problem. When I ask Google assistant to pause what I'm listening to on my 6a, our TV is also paused. Somehow the earbuds / Google Assistant is connected to both the 6a and our Sony Bravia A80CJ TV. I've looked on the TV and the 6a to try to find where the devices are connected so I can unlink them but cannot find anything that shows the link. The TV uses a Bluetooth connection to the remote so I can't just turn off Bluetooth on the TV. I look on the 6a under Settings / Connected Devices / See All and the only thing that shows up are the earbuds.
Any suggestions where to look or how to disconnect the two devices? Thanks for any advice.
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My question is how did you do this? I want it.
How did I do it? Wish I knew.. I was listening to something on my new earbuds and asked Google Assistant to pause. I heard my wife, who was in the next room listening to TV, say "Who paused the tv!!!" Obviously, I've got to get this figured out.
It's probably the Google Assistant that pauses the TV. How does it manage to do it, I don't know.
I've had go 'rounds with Alexa taking liberties with my TV...but that'd be a wifi thing...not sure how google assistant does it's thing. Can't be screwin' with the wife's TV tho...that doesn't end well.
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Hi All,
Is there a way to make my Android phone (whatever it is) as an bluetooth headphone/headset?
I'll try to explain it in other words. I want for example route all my PC AUDIO STREAM (IN/OUT) to my Android via Bluetooth and manage it from Android.
So the end configuration would be an Android as an headset able to stream the audio from Android's Mic to my PC and to receive an audio from PC.
Same thing as between two Android Phones.
I mean, when i'm receiving a call, it would be nice to forward that call to another Android phone via bluetooth because the other Android phone will be like a Bluetooth headset.
I'll really appreciate all kind of suggestions.
Thanks
Francesco
i was actually thinking of the same idea last night..but i couldnt find any app that could stream audio from my pc to the phone..
may be i didnt searched enough?
I am also searching for something like this.
Did you find an app that could do it?
I did some searching both online and in the market myself and couldn't find anything related to these purposes. I would like an app for this so that I can lay in bed and watch a movie without disturbing others with the audio. I could just listen to headphones through my Droid X.
The most likely software developer to develop something like this, and has yet to make any smartphone appearances is Soundflower. I love Soundflower on my mac and it makes so much sense that they would develop an app for something like this.
i'm looking for app that will enable my phone to call(and make conversations) trough other phone via bluetooth.did anybody come across such app?
Hi, digging up, I was looking for this kind of feature to watch movies fullscreen VLC on my desktop computer from my bed, without having to buy meters of extra headphone cable or a wireless headphones.
I came accross Jamcast which uses wifi network instead, but it's much too complicated, laggy, and expensive shareware.
Bluetooth is the way to go, but we need to be able to use android as a bluetooth headset.
Anyone got news ?
I'm also interested with doing this. Found any app for this purpose?
I've searched for a while, and found none.
BUMP. this could save me from buying expensive headset which can't even last 1 day!!!
Someone custom-implemented the needed Bluetooth role
It looks like some Android device has custom implementations of both A2DP sink role and HFP hands free unit role. I can't post links yet. Google this:
AllGo Systems Demonstrates Android Based Automotive Infotainment Solutions with Fast Boot-up as a Critical Feature at SAE Convergence 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, USA
Here's my woe:
I want to be able to play my FM Radio (or CD, or USB stick - just any audio source I choose in my car) and hear Google Maps Navigation over my car spearkers. Currently I can do that if I listen to BT audio and listen to music from my phone.
My work phone is an Iphone 5s and it does this flawlessly because there's a checkbox option in google maps navigation settings "Play as Phone call" which allows it to work flawlessly. The Android app doesn't have that option. Why is that?
I have tried SoundAbout and it's terrible. Half the audio plays on the phone then it switches to my speakers and is terrible and skips words. As for other apps, I've tried BTmono, I've googled my fingers to nubs and tried every setting (turn off multimedia on the phone, on the car etc).
I'm wondering if I root this phone can I fix this at all? Or is there an alternative APK of maps with that option (maybe beta or something)
(Also can you get Google Now voice to go over the car audio like the iphone voice commands does natively, Google Now requires it to be in BT audio source as well.)
I also know this is not car specific because I tested it with a VW Passat with my phone and a Samsung Galaxy S5 and Motorola Droid something or another my coworker owns and it behaves the same in his car as well as mine.
This feature is absolutely frustrating and a dealbreaker for me. I'd happily just use my work phone in the car but anything on that phone is subject to FOIA from the general public. No thanks to that. I asked in another forum and they said it's because the iphone doesn't do a2dp or bluetooth audio out or whatever but that's not true, my iphone does play music over the bluetooth audio source. And I realize the iphone isn't as sophisticated, I'm android through and through, which is why this is making kittens cry blood for me.
Please help me. And Thank you so much for even reading!
Info:
Phone: Samsung Galaxy s6 (lollipop)
Car: 2012 Camry (No entune).
I've come back to the forums for this exact problem you are describing. I believe it's true that for Google Maps voice prompts, the iPhone will indeed route them using HFP (hands free protocol) to mimic a phone call, so your car will lower the radio volume and let the voice prompt through. As far as I can tell Android has no such similar feature, and yes it's annoying as heck. Since Google Maps works on iOS but not on Android, I can only conclude that this is some oversight by the Android team, or perhaps some kind of hardware limitation that Google doesn't think is worth spending money on.
I'm a bit surprised that after all my internet searching, this problem hasn't made a big enough fuss to get to Google's attention.
I wish they would fix this and am surprised more people are not making a fuss about it
I have made an app for that. It's called AudioBT on Google Play...
Two Years Later
And this is still an issue. And when connected to my truck via bluetooth it won't give voice directions through my phones speaker either. Hard to convince someone Android is better than ios when something that works so well with an iPhone doesn't work at all with an Android. Please fix this!
Hi. I'm looking to purchase a new stereofor my car. As much as I like Android Auto, it is out of my budget. I see a lot if 'Siri hands free' advertising for Kendood and Alpine stereos but nothing about Android. I don't understand why all OEMs are so focused on Apple. Back on topic, I found a few threads from years ago saying they use an app that will activate Google Now but this isn't preferable. I have a LG HSB-750 bluetooth headset that when I click the phone button it activates Google Now and I can query Google.
Is the "Hand-free -> For Bluetooth Devices' option in Google Now settings the trick to getting this to work?
TLDR; I want to click the phone button on a Kenwood/Alpine stereo and it activate Google Now through the stereo and mic.
Hi folks,
I got this new phone and I have a question regarding Bluetooth and Spotify. With my old smartphones(ZUK Z2 Pro or Samsung S7) connecting Spotify through Bluetooth, I can change songs/volumes on my car dash entertainment system. But with this smartphone I can not. Only thing shown is "Sony XZ Premium", which is the name of the device.
Do I need special configurations for this phone to get it work with the dash system?
Yours
I laso tested other apps like vlc etc. and none of them are controlable with the wheel controls or the car system. Seems to be a bug....
I don't have an issue with music control via my car to Deezer.
There is an general issue with bluetooth in Android 7.1.1 version. I have a problem with song information not being updated, however my car controls works, for most of the time. It seems like this problem is not present in newer cars/radios.
Yeah, I tried today also other apps like VLC/Deezer/Music app and all of them have this bug. I hope there is a fix soon. It is really annoying while driving that I can not change a song I don't want to listen to. I contaced also Sony Xperia Care, but they wanted to tell me it the car which is defective and not the smartphone...
sorry to go off on a tangent, but have you got deezer to work? I cannot for the life of me get deezer to work for me. Can you let me know what settings you are using, eg cache, etc... I have a support call open with deezer, even trying their beta but app just does not work - does not play anything...
Yeah I'm having this issue with Google Play music. Guessing it's a Bluetooth 5 codec.
Reported on Sony's forums as well,
Fingers crossed for a fix
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xper...Bluetooth-AVRCP-not-updating/m-p/1229940#M899
I have the same problem, Spotify will not update the track information on what's playing. I hope there is a fix for it soon, kinda annoying. That and the wifi issues. Lucky I have unlimited data.
Mine just connected like normal. Seems like it sounds better than my last phone also. I did have a problem where it kinda froze the Bluetooth on my receiver and had to restart that. My receiver is pretty old though. Spotify working fine with it but with your same issue
Same issue with a mini cooper s 2017. I'm able to connect to the car for phone calls and contact sharing but unable to play any music via bluetooth. It seems that the phone shows as connected but the car just says as connecting. I really hope this issue is fixed soon.
Erik500002 said:
Same issue with a mini cooper s 2017. I'm able to connect to the car for phone calls and contact sharing but unable to play any music via bluetooth. It seems that the phone shows as connected but the car just says as connecting. I really hope this issue is fixed soon.
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SAME problem with my BMW.. Doing my head in.. Have you made any headway since you posted this?
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SAME problem with my BMW.. Doing my head in.. Have you made any headway since you posted this?
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Well Minis are technically BMWs so I guess the bluetooth interface is the same.
I managed to stream audio to my friend's Chevy Cruize but without the streering wheel controls (skip, vol up/down).=
Try pairing again and update your iDrive system (ask your dealership for more info about that)
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Well Minis are technically BMWs so I guess the bluetooth interface is the same.
I managed to stream audio to my friend's Chevy Cruize but without the streering wheel controls (skip, vol up/down).=
Try pairing again and update your iDrive system (ask your dealership for more info about that)
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Spoke to Sony who refuse to believe their device is a fault.. No plans to release any software tweaks till Android P apparently.
the_kms said:
Well Minis are technically BMWs so I guess the bluetooth interface is the same.
I managed to stream audio to my friend's Chevy Cruize but without the streering wheel controls (skip, vol up/down).=
Try pairing again and update your iDrive system (ask your dealership for more info about that)
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After messing around with settings and bluetooth I was able to achieve a connection to media audio. If you have Google Play Music installed, that is part of the bluetooth culprit.
1. Force stop Google Play Music under app settings.
2. Turn off bluetooth.
3. Toggle bluetooth back on, and under BMW/Mini go to the media menu and select your phone, after a few seconds you should be able to achieve a bluetooth media connection and you can run Google Play Music again.
I'm not sure if this can fix the spotify issue, but I was able to get my Google Play Music to work via bluetooth on my Mini, it is kind of annoying having to do all those steps anytime I get off the car, but then again, my drives are usually pretty long so I don't mind doing it at least a couple times a day.
Let me know if that worked for you.
My Bluetooth works fine with Pandora haven't had an issue. But the moment I try to play my audio Bible or YouTube TV it does not play through my car speakers. I'm not for sure what the issue is and it's getting really annoying. I have tried to reset the settings. It did nothing. I took the optimizer off it did nothing. Have tried to clear the cache and It is grayed out and won't even let me select it. I really love this phone and it's kind of getting too much with this. Any help would be appreciated.
I have no idea what to suggest - apologies. Hopefully, it's a bugfix that either Google or the app developers will have to implement to work with the Pixel 7 Pro.
It's concerning to see this. I'm coming off of Pixel 2 XL and be getting the 7 pro. The annoying Bluetooth issues this phone suffers or something I hope Google would have remedied over the last 5 years. It sounds like they haven't. My work iPhone will connect first to a device over my pixel 2 XL even if the iPhone is on the other side of the house. There are other various weird connection issues like the one you describe that require me to turn Bluetooth off and on, turn the device off and on, and a bunch of other annoying hassle that doesn't happen with the work iPhone.
Bluetooth so far is much faster to establish connectivity and the connectivity is more stable than the Pixel 6 Pro. I will see if I can test youtube tv tonight for you.
I have the same problem with my Pixel 6Pro with Youtube TV and bluetooth in my car.
Other apps seem to work OK... Spotify , standard Youtube work fine for me.
When using a portable Bluetooth speaker the Youtube TV does work.
I would be very happy to hear about any possible solutions to this issue
thanks