In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
ewingr said:
In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
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Bluetooth is needed to send info between phone and watch such as notifications. Wifi does the same thing but across more distance. For example at work I'll leave phone on my desk I can walk away, my Bluetooth will disconnect but lhome and watch will stay connected through wifi.. Should ask you to enter WiFi key on your phone.
anthonyg45157 said:
Bluetooth is needed to send info between phone and watch such as notifications. Wifi does the same thing but across more distance. For example at work I'll leave phone on my desk I can walk away, my Bluetooth will disconnect but lhome and watch will stay connected through wifi.. Should ask you to enter WiFi key on your phone.
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Thanks. Thats what I expected, although it does not ask for the key.
I think it learns the WiFi keys from the phone.
ewingr said:
In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
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Bluetooth IS how it communicates normally. In addition, you can now pair a bluetooth headset to the watch and use it to play music from the device, if you hate your battery.
Wifi is used if you happen to have the watch out of range of the phone, such as around the house or office.
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Hi all.
Having a bit of a problem... A friend wants to use his X1 with his car Bluetooth system. It connects and works fine, but the connection is dropped as soon as the phone is put in Standby (ie. power button quick push). He doesn't want to use a car charger and then just leave it on all the time, although I have said it may be the best option... He wants to just have his phone in his pocket and walk to the car, have it connect and work - just like his old phone (P990). Is it possible to get WM to leave BT connections active when phone goes into standby? Even if the phone had to be on first to connect and then put into standby and the connection stays active.
I've looked around and been unable to find any info that works.
Anyone please?
Thanks
A2DP switch... found here on xda has a great keep alive function built right in... search around you'll find it
Hmm... thanks. I'll have a look at that, but is there not some registry thing or other setting I can adjust instead? That will keep only the BT on all the time?
Hello!
I bought an SBH20, paired with my XZ via NFC, listened to music, then disconnected the headset, using the NFC.
After a while, i tred to connect again via NFC but all i get is a 'connecting' message, BT turning on -white BT icon- but no real connection, therefore the BT turns off.
After several tries it finally connects, but it's not reliable this way.
I noticed, if i enter to settings(not turning anytihng on/off) and trying to connect (still using NFC), everything works fine: connects, disconnects perfectly, and handles the BT as it should.
I've reseted the headset, tried single and multi point modes aswell. Deleted the BT devices, then repaired, still got the problem.
Am i doing sth wrong? I want to connect and disconnect the headset with a simple touch, and not toggling the BT manually (NFC yeah...) Is this something, SBH20 is not compatible with?
(btw sony support says: "For subsequent connections between devices that have already been paired once, make sure that Bluetooth™ is turned on so that the devices can connect automatically." If it's a "must" , then what is the [email protected] use of the NFC??? Just to pair once???)
Please share your experiences! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for reading ( and sorry for my english)
I actually have the same problem using the SBH50. For me sometimes it connects perfectly fine, other times it doesn't and I have to go into bluetooth settings after which it seems to connect properly.
I have noticed that it also depends on how I disconnect it; if I remember to touch the headset to disconnect then next time when I try to connect I have more chance of it being successful. Also, when I try to connect I hold the headset aganist the phone even after the ‘connecting’ popup until I get the 'connected' popup.
These are just work-arounds which aren’t always 100% successful though so would be good to find out what the proper method is.
fl4r3 said:
I actually have the same problem using the SBH50. For me sometimes it connects perfectly fine, other times it doesn't and I have to go into bluetooth settings after which it seems to connect properly.
I have noticed that it also depends on how I disconnect it; if I remember to touch the headset to disconnect then next time when I try to connect I have more chance of it being successful. Also, when I try to connect I hold the headset aganist the phone even after the ‘connecting’ popup until I get the 'connected' popup.
These are just work-arounds which aren’t always 100% successful though so would be good to find out what the proper method is.
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It is a real shame... In my case it's the opposite, if i touch the headset to disconnect, the next nfc-connect tends to be less successful.
(and i noticed that it also matters if i turn off the headset after disconnected, or not)
And what is really odd, that i don't have to do anything in the settings menu ( or bluetooth settings) just open it, and everything works like a charm...( all connect or disconnect tries are succesfull, no exception, even if i push the headset repeatedly to the pohone's back)
I'm not affraid to mod some system files, apps, maybe build.prop tweaks, but i don't know where to start. In bulild.prop there are only a few nfc related lines (tried to enable/disble those)
So i'm not alone...maybe even more people are in the same boat, trying to solve this.
Again; any related info is welcome
I also have a sbh50 but i normally disconnect by turning off the headset. I have set it in smartconnect to turn off bluetooth automatically when the connection shuts off but it doesnt always do that.
It reconnects with no issues when bluetooth is on and i turn the headset on again. I use the nfc tap only for the initial pairing.
The only issues I have is the google music skipping issue that i posted the other day and the gmail smart connect not working on the sbh50
swtam said:
I also have a sbh50 but i normally disconnect by turning off the headset. I have set it in smartconnect to turn off bluetooth automatically when the connection shuts off but it doesnt always do that.
It reconnects with no issues when bluetooth is on and i turn the headset on again. I use the nfc tap only for the initial pairing.
The only issues I have is the google music skipping issue that i posted the other day and the gmail smart connect not working on the sbh50
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Well, then we don't have the same issue. I tought i could use the nfc for connect/disconnect (i actually still think it is capable of that, just sony messed up sth)
Could you try to connect/disconnect and connect again with your devices, please :angel:
I'm really curious about this whole nfc story ( why does the headset have the chip/tag if it only works for initial pairing -its not a big deal to pair manually, especially that it has to be done just once-, and on the other hand: if i put nfc in the device, why not put in this functoin too- not a big deal: a proper working BT toggle, but it brings a tad more functionality-
My phone says bluetooth connected to the watch, and incoming calls to my phone also rings on the watch, and I can answer etc.
However, there is no bluetooth icon on the watch indicating my watch is connected, and when I go into connectivity, and bluetooth, it says it is disconnected from my phone...but isn't.
If I switch off bluetooth on my watch, it's off, switch on, calls come through from my phone again as before, but again, no icon, and it says not connected to my phone, but actually is again!!
It's obviously a bug, but I've only noticed this recently, the bluetooth icon used to show etc and confirm bluetooth connectivity with my phone...
I have the same problem.. easiest temporary solution.. force close the wear app on the smartphone. After that, the watch reconnects.
I wanted to share how to solve the problem of using bluetooth on a second phone having another mobile already connected to Android car.
The easiest solution would be to use a duplicate of the Sim card, but in my case my telephone company does not have that service and cannot be hired.
As you know, at the moment that a mobile phone connects to Android car, it no longer allows us to pair a second phone and use it to make calls via bluetooth, forcing us if we want to make calls to use the one that is connected by USB to Android car.
Well, using an application we can disable the sharing services by bluetooh and thus be able to use the 2nd phone. The negative part is that it is necessary that the mobile is broken.
The name of the application is: Service Disabler https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.rootservicedisabler&hl=en
“IT DOES NOT HAVE THE PHONE WITH ROOT”
To deactivate all the services of sharing via bluetooth is easy, we open the application and type the word bluetooth in the search area and it will already be in the list, and now it is just click on it and we will leave the option to deactivate everything.
From this moment on, all audio from the connected phone will be through USB.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h77mkaUca0U
This isn't really an Android Auto issue. But I understand a workaround may be useful if you have a headunit with this limitation.
How many phones can be connected depends on the headunit. My Kenwood will allow two phones to be connected and both can answer and make calls. Usually, I have my Pixel connected via AA, and my wife's iPhone will connect via Bluetooth at the same time. I can even select Bluetooth on the headunit and play music from the iPhone. In fact, although only two phones can be connected for calls, it will allow up to 5 phones to be connected at the same time for music (I've never tried that many, though).
mike.s said:
This isn't really an Android Auto issue. But I understand a workaround may be useful if you have a headunit with this limitation.
How many phones can be connected depends on the headunit. My Kenwood will allow two phones to be connected and both can answer and make calls. Usually, I have my Pixel connected via AA, and my wife's iPhone will connect via Bluetooth at the same time. I can even select Bluetooth on the headunit and play music from the iPhone. In fact, although only two phones can be connected for calls, it will allow up to 5 phones to be connected at the same time for music (I've never tried that many, though).
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The VAG group has this problem, I hope that the solution in some update.
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The VAG group has this problem, I hope that the solution in some update.
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Most cars have this problem. I think is very useful, i will implement it. It may be easiest solution. Phone has root to work mirroring so, probably with freeze bluetooth with titanium, could have the same, but havent try it yet..
I wondered if any of the tasker expers could advise a way around an issue I have.
I have 2 cars, both with bluetooth conected to my Pixel 6.
I also have a Garmin watch connected via bluetooth used for alerts etc.
Since I've started working from home, I have an issue which is drivng me crazy. If my wife goes out or return in either of the cars, but phone will connect to the car outside whilst I'm in the middle of a call.
I could just turn off bluetooth, but then I'd lose connectivity to my watch.
What I really want is the ability to enable/disable individual bluetooth devices based on my location. So if at home, the cars are disabled, if away from home (i.e. driving) they are enabled. However bluetooth seems to be all or nothing.
I could forget the connections, and re-pair whilst out in the car, but thats a pain.
So I wonder if even if tasker cannot disable individual connections, maybe it can change the settings of those connections. If I go into the car setting, I have 3 toggles which can be set off/on. Phone Calls, Media Audio, Contact Sharing.
Is it possible for tasker to change these settings on an individual bluetooth device based on location? So basically, if I'm home, disable phone calls and media audio on my cars.
And if this is possible, what is the best event trigger? Presumably GPS is one way. I also have wifi at home, but dont use it on my phone (4g is quicker and more reliable)
Can tasker scan for wifi networks and use as a trigger without actually connecting to wifi? Are there any other ways of detecting I have left home?
And if Tasker cannot do this, any ideas how to get around this issue outside of tasker?
Thanks in Advance.