Hi all,
I've finally received my FP1 and started to familiarise myself with the device. I already noticed some problems I'm going to report here, and afterwards to Fairphone support. (And I hope you are ok with that sequence!)
1) Screen glitches when playback stops.
I tried out to stream music from a Synology NAS, using the app DS-Audio provided by Synology. Whenever playback stops, the lock screen freaks out and gives graphics glitches. It looks like it's trying to show something, and not succeeding. Can anyone confirm this, and point me to a solution? (Minor priority)
2) BT pairing with a Motorola S805 stereo headset does not work.
When I pair the FP1 with the headset, the system reports sucess. However, nothing works. Sound is still played back via the Fairphone's speakers. I deleted the headset from the pairing list, rebooted, re-paired - to no avail. The headset works fine when paired as headphone (i.e. as pure audio sink), including controls (play/pause/skip, volume) with several other computers and handhelds. Also works as sink/source (e.g. for skype calls, including controls) when paired as headset (which I rarely did).
Any suggestions? (High priority, at least for me...)
The case does not allow audio jacks to connect, getting it OUT of the case every time you need a headset/headphone is tedious.
3) When turned off, alarm is not played.
3.1) I used the power schedule to power off the Fairphone and power it on the next morning. I also have an alarm programmed, but it's later than the power on. My device boots, but awaits pin entry for decryption and will not ring the alarm. Alarm is also not rang afterwards.
3.2) I turned off the phone manually. It did not turn on and rang the alarm at a set time.
(High priority!)
Might this be an encryption problem?
If so, can I change this without turning off encryption (and, if not, do I have to reset my FP)?
It was a major YAY for FP, if I remember correctly - and now it's br0ken.
Hi there,
boondiordna said:
Hi all,
I've finally received my FP1 and started to familiarise myself with the device. I already noticed some problems I'm going to report here, and afterwards to Fairphone support. (And I hope you are ok with that sequence!)
1) Screen glitches when playback stops.
I tried out to stream music from a Synology NAS, using the app DS-Audio provided by Synology. Whenever playback stops, the lock screen freaks out and gives graphics glitches. It looks like it's trying to show something, and not succeeding. Can anyone confirm this, and point me to a solution? (Minor priority)
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Same here. I don't have a solution other than just ignoring it I have this glitches also when I do not stream something.
boondiordna said:
2) BT pairing with a Motorola S805 stereo headset does not work.
When I pair the FP1 with the headset, the system reports sucess. However, nothing works. Sound is still played back via the Fairphone's speakers. I deleted the headset from the pairing list, rebooted, re-paired - to no avail. The headset works fine when paired as headphone (i.e. as pure audio sink), including controls (play/pause/skip, volume) with several other computers and handhelds. Also works as sink/source (e.g. for skype calls, including controls) when paired as headset (which I rarely did).
Any suggestions? (High priority, at least for me...)
The case does not allow audio jacks to connect, getting it OUT of the case every time you need a headset/headphone is tedious.
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Same here. Not with a headset but with my car. Other people have the same problem, too. See:
https://fairphone.zendesk.com/hc/co...ons/200674643-Bluetooth-and-PBAP?locale=en-us
and
https://fairphone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201896728-Bluetooth-connection-Cars-
boondiordna said:
3) When turned off, alarm is not played.
3.1) I used the power schedule to power off the Fairphone and power it on the next morning. I also have an alarm programmed, but it's later than the power on. My device boots, but awaits pin entry for decryption and will not ring the alarm. Alarm is also not rang afterwards.
3.2) I turned off the phone manually. It did not turn on and rang the alarm at a set time.
(High priority!)
Might this be an encryption problem?
If so, can I change this without turning off encryption (and, if not, do I have to reset my FP)?
It was a major YAY for FP, if I remember correctly - and now it's br0ken.
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I do not understand if 3.2) works or does not work. It reads for me as 3.1) the alarm does not ring but in 3.2) it does.
If so I suspect that the sim-pin-input supresses the alarm (and other activities of the phone). So what you can try is setting the boot AFTER the alarm. Or not using a pin lock for the sim (might not be a feasable solution for you).
clarification: alarm not working when phone turned off
Hyst said:
I do not understand if 3.2) works or does not work. It reads for me as 3.1) the alarm does not ring but in 3.2) it does.
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Sorry, should have been more clear: if the phone is turned off, I've got no alarms. Neither with a power-on scheduled before or after the alarm.
Hey, this was meant to be a real cool feature. Drat.
Hyst said:
If so I suspect that the sim-pin-input supresses the alarm (and other activities of the phone). So what you can try is setting the boot AFTER the alarm. Or not using a pin lock for the sim (might not be a feasable solution for you).
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SIM pin is turned of. System encryption is turned on, this needs a device-lock via a (custom) pin or a password. I chose the latter option. I don't want to reset my phone and turn off the encryption. The SIM is prepaid - so if it's stolen, not much harm can be done.
If the phone gets stolen, however, I want nosy people to be locked out. (Suspecting android encryption is quite hackable.)
boondiordna said:
Sorry, should have been more clear: if the phone is turned off, I've got no alarms. Neither with a power-on scheduled before or after the alarm.
Hey, this was meant to be a real cool feature. Drat.
SIM pin is turned of. System encryption is turned on, this needs a device-lock via a (custom) pin or a password. I chose the latter option. I don't want to reset my phone and turn off the encryption. The SIM is prepaid - so if it's stolen, not much harm can be done.
If the phone gets stolen, however, I want nosy people to be locked out. (Suspecting android encryption is quite hackable.)
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Encryption makes the scheduled on function of very limited use - the device will wait for the passcode required to decrypt the device before doing anything else. It makes a frequent clicking sound after a while if no input is given.
I can confirm that in Fairphone OS 1.1 the phone will not switch on and sound the alarm if the device is encrypted. I've not tried on an encrypted device (don't have one) nor on Fairphone OS 1.0.
If you want to use the alarm clock, you will need to keep the device on (but it can be locked). I'm using llama to automate some profile switching - one of whitch is to turn off a lot of features and set a silent profile when I'm home at night.
There are some reports around the net of issue where a phone would randomly reboot during the night (and then get stuck on the decryption password prompt - which means the alarm will not sound). I've luckily not experienced this on the fairphone.
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I have looked through 16 pages and have not found a solution.
My day old verizon G3 works with phone calls, but thats it. Audio wont play with videos or music when paired with bluetooth headphones
I have tried google play music and power amp.
I have rebooted the phone several times.
switched from dalvik and ART.
I have paired and Unpaired.
Tried every setting I can think of.
The Bluetooth headphones are Motorola S11 HD
They work fine on my computer, tablet, G2, note 3
any suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thank you in advance
jpimaging817 said:
I have looked through 16 pages and have not found a solution.
My day old verizon G3 works with phone calls, but thats it. Audio wont play with videos or music when paired with bluetooth headphones
I have tried google play music and power amp.
I have rebooted the phone several times.
switched from dalvik and ART.
I have paired and Unpaired.
Tried every setting I can think of.
The Bluetooth headphones are Motorola S11 HD
They work fine on my computer, tablet, G2, note 3
any suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thank you in advance
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I use mine everyday to stream music via bluetooth. Are you sure the media option under the bluetooth connection is enabled? What are you connecting to?
Similar issue
I too own a Verizon LG G3 that I purchased recently. I also have a pair of LG Tone Ultras that I am having trouble with. I mainly use them for music and the occasional call. I've found that when I turned off phone audio under Settings > Bluetooth, I'm able to listen to music, which is nice, but the control buttons on the Bluetooth headset don't work, which is a mediocre workaround. Since I've tried a hard reset with no luck, I'll be contacting lg because at the very least, their own peripheral should work with their phone.
smallrye said:
I too own a Verizon LG G3 that I purchased recently. I also have a pair of LG Tone Ultras that I am having trouble with. I mainly use them for music and the occasional call. I've found that when I turned off phone audio under Settings > Bluetooth, I'm able to listen to music, which is nice, but the control buttons on the Bluetooth headset don't work, which is a mediocre workaround. Since I've tried a hard reset with no luck, I'll be contacting lg because at the very least, their own peripheral should work with their phone.
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I come from the philippines and i have the g3 also. my bluetooth connection was fine it connected to my car and headset but now it only receives calls but does not play music through my bluetooth headphones. when i press the play button on my headset it plays on the device itself. checked under bluetooth setting and call and media and audio was checked.
my device is rooted. i did a factory reset but the problem remains unfixed. please help.
Bump same issue here
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Didn't have any issues until a couple days ago, then the phone stopped playing music through bluetooth. Phone is set to allow media through blutooth for my car connection, my cat says the phone is connected as a phone and as an audio device. I dunno what went wrong. Occasionally I am able to get it to work again by resetting, but it stops working again after a while.
I've noticed this same behavior.
I found that if I go into the Bluetooth settings I can uncheck the "media" option for the device, then check it again, and it will work until the next time I connect. Not a graceful solution by any means, but it keeps me listening until something more useful comes up.
Eric
Simple Solution for Me, LG G3 Audio Streaming
Well I had this problem. I could make calls and they worked fine, voice and sound.
I could not get streaming media to play but I could see that the songs were registering on my car display.
I tried everything, the settings on the phone, re-pairing. etc. Nothing worked.
I just found out that it was a more simple problem. Somehow the bluetooth volume got turned down and all I did was turn it up while testing the problem on another car stereo. Maybe it'll work for you, just turn up the volume while attempting to stream music to your stereo on your LG G3. There are various volume settings on the phone for different things. I have no idea how the volume could have been turned down, that low. It takes holding it a few seconds of holding for the volume to go back up. I have not adjusted the volume on the phone in some time....so maybe it is bug, dunno. Maybe its just an easy accidental thing, turning down the volume. I never adjust the volume on the phone with the back buttons, too hard to get to. That is how I turned up the volume in this case, back button on the LG G3
This is not the solution I read about where you can call someone, turn up the volume then the media stream works. I guess these could be related but not what I did.
Same problem (not fixed)
I've got the same problem with my lg g3 and mpow Thor headphones, I need quick help please
It must be the phone cause it has the same problems with a JBL charge 3
yeah, same issue here. Bluetooth connects for call audio only. Running Marshmello 6.0.1
aakashn said:
yeah, same issue here. Bluetooth connects for call audio only. Running Marshmello 6.0.1
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Everything works fine here, so it's not a general phone issue.
Does it properly recognise the bluetooth device as headphones/speakers?
Also I see a lot of you talk about car bluetooth. There are a lot of cars that don't actually support streaming media over Bluetooth (just voice calls since they are much lower quality).
There was a thread on the main XDA page a few says ago.
Hi Engmia,
When I initially get into the vehicle the car does recognize the device with headphones/mic symbol however if I go into my bluetooth settings and look at the profiles that are connected, only the "Call audio" profile is available. If I unpair the device and restart my phone, then re-pair the device it will eventually connect and using "call audio" and "media audio" profiles. I believe this is a Marshmellow issue as it's happening in both of my cars.
Thanks,
Aakash
engmia said:
Everything works fine here, so it's not a general phone issue.
Does it properly recognise the bluetooth device as headphones/speakers?
Also I see a lot of you talk about car bluetooth. There are a lot of cars that don't actually support streaming media over Bluetooth (just voice calls since they are much lower quality).
There was a thread on the main XDA page a few says ago.
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aakashn said:
Hi Engmia,
When I initially get into the vehicle the car does recognize the device with headphones/mic symbol however if I go into my bluetooth settings and look at the profiles that are connected, only the "Call audio" profile is available. If I unpair the device and restart my phone, then re-pair the device it will eventually connect and using "call audio" and "media audio" profiles. I believe this is a Marshmellow issue as it's happening in both of my cars.
Thanks,
Aakash
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Hello,
If you car actually has A2DP (the Bluetooth media standard for streaming media over bluetooth) which is supported by having the option enabled when reconnecting then it's a bug either in the car protocols or the phone software.
I can't help further unfortunately but recommend you to use the current workaround you've found and submit a proper bug report.
I think the rebooting of phone is an unnecessary step, try just unpairing the device or even better, just resetting the connection to see if it will work and save some time.
You can also try updating to 7.1.1, to see if the issue is resolved there.
Personally I've never experienced issues on neither 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 with my bluetooth headphones. In dact I was always pleasently surprises by how well the pairing worked.
Thanks for the reply engmia. I know both vehicles support A2DP, and I do not have issues with a different device. Are the 7.1.1 roms all AOSP? Would they be okay to use as a daily driver?
Thanks!
engmia said:
Hello,
If you car actually has A2DP (the Bluetooth media standard for streaming media over bluetooth) which is supported by having the option enabled when reconnecting then it's a bug either in the car protocols or the phone software.
I can't help further unfortunately but recommend you to use the current workaround you've found and submit a proper bug report.
I think the rebooting of phone is an unnecessary step, try just unpairing the device or even better, just resetting the connection to see if it will work and save some time.
You can also try updating to 7.1.1, to see if the issue is resolved there.
Personally I've never experienced issues on neither 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 with my bluetooth headphones. In dact I was always pleasently surprises by how well the pairing worked.
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aakashn said:
Thanks for the reply engmia. I know both vehicles support A2DP, and I do not have issues with a different device. Are the 7.1.1 roms all AOSP? Would they be okay to use as a daily driver?
Thanks!
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Yeah, you are looking for a custom AOSP rom for 7.0 since LG isn't planning to release the update.
It's absolutely lovely for a daily driver, works great and is quite good stability wise. Sometimes a new weekly (LineageOS) will have an unexpected bug, but that's why you just keep the previous version or a backup to keep everything running smoothly.
Going back to stock would be a pain for me at this point, both function and performance wise. I don't think you'll be missing anything from the stock rom, and most importantly, double tap to wake works.
problem seems to be syncing to multiple devices
Ran into this problem this morning.. I have an LG HBS900 headset paired to my LG G3 and my PC.. It looks like the PC's bluetooth set it up as a media device and the phone would only connect it for voice calls, no options for media showed up in the bluetooth settings on the phone..
To fix the problem:
I paired the headset to my PC and and then unpaired it and shut off bluetooth on my PC.
I also unpaired the headset from my phone, cleared the caches and rebooted.
After reboot I paired the headset to the phone and media options were available again..
Hope this helps
Just had this happen to me now ... Couple of restarts, syncing my headphones to a computer and back to my phone fixed it for some reason.
Same issue with the LG V20 Smartphone
SmartPhone: LG V20
Service Provider: AT&T
Android 7.0 (not rooted)
Kernel 3.18.31
Bluetooth Headset model: LG HBS730
Pairing is not a problem. It pairs quickly and connects both phone and media controls, however the media controls do not work. The buttons themselves are connected and working because when I press and hold any of the media buttons, I'll hear a quick double-beep. The buttons that do not work are the "play/pause" toggle, the "play next" and "play previous" buttons. The buttons that do work are the "volume up/down", the "answer/hangup" buttons.
I've tried some of the previously mentioned suggestions, like disable then re-enable controls and pretty much have done that will all the media controls in settings and within the applications.
The LG HBS730 worked perfectly for over a year with my previous phone, the Samsung G5 Active and works perfectly with my 2 Android tablets. The headset works fine.
The LG V20 bluetooth media controls also fail in the identical ways when the phone is connected to my Toyota Highlander's Bluetooth. The phone answers and hangs up properly, but the music will not pause or play until I hit the button on the phone. The controls do not function from the Highlanders audio controls on my console. This is also true with my Honda Link Bluetooth. Same exact symptoms. I have to use the phone to control the audio.
I have logging enabled on my phone if anyone knows how to get the logs off this LG, I would be happy to donate them to the cause of getting this fixed.
--Tom
tripleplay said:
SmartPhone: LG V20
Service Provider: AT&T
Android 7.0 (not rooted)
Kernel 3.18.31
Bluetooth Headset model: LG HBS730
Pairing is not a problem. It pairs quickly and connects both phone and media controls, however the media controls do not work. The buttons themselves are connected and working because when I press and hold any of the media buttons, I'll hear a quick double-beep. The buttons that do not work are the "play/pause" toggle, the "play next" and "play previous" buttons. The buttons that do work are the "volume up/down", the "answer/hangup" buttons.
I've tried some of the previously mentioned suggestions, like disable then re-enable controls and pretty much have done that will all the media controls in settings and within the applications.
The LG HBS730 worked perfectly for over a year with my previous phone, the Samsung G5 Active and works perfectly with my 2 Android tablets. The headset works fine.
The LG V20 bluetooth media controls also fail in the identical ways when the phone is connected to my Toyota Highlander's Bluetooth. The phone answers and hangs up properly, but the music will not pause or play until I hit the button on the phone. The controls do not function from the Highlanders audio controls on my console. This is also true with my Honda Link Bluetooth. Same exact symptoms. I have to use the phone to control the audio.
I have logging enabled on my phone if anyone knows how to get the logs off this LG, I would be happy to donate them to the cause of getting this fixed.
--Tom
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Sorry logs don't help me since I'm not a developer. I don't experience any issues on my d855 running LineageOS 7.1.1 and AKG Y45BT headset.
Pairing, controls, music playback all work perfectly fine.
I suggest you try contacting LG if the headset's controls are working on other devices.
Hi all,
I have a Tune2Air Bluetooth adapter in my car which works great with my Nexus 9 and my partner's iPhone. But when I'm connected to it with my G4, the Blueooth connection drops out almost exactly every 12 minutes (+/- 1 minute). After 30 seconds or so the phone reconnects but it's annoying as hell, especially when the dropout occurs when Google Maps is giving me a crucial navigation instruction. My phone is an international H815, totally stock, running build 20D of Marshmallow.
Here's what I've tried/observed:
The phone stays connected without any problems to my Bose Bluetooth speakers at home.
I have made sure that all power saving modes are turned off. I have added Bluetooth to the Ignore Optimizations list in case MM's Doze mode is causing this.
I noticed that when on long drives in the country the phone seems to stay connected to the Tune2Air without the usual dropout. This made me wonder if it could be an interaction to do with the cell radio that is causing the dropout. I tried just sitting in my driveway (in case it was cell-tower handoff) but the dropout still occurs. I have tried disabling mobile data and WiFi while driving but the dropout still occurs.
My mobile provider supports Fast Dormancy and I usually have this enabled. I wondered if maybe this is causing the problem (because of some difference between the city and country cell towers) so I tried disabling it, but the problem persists.
I looked in the log using logcat but couldn't see anything indicating why the connection is dropping. I tried enabling Bluetooth logging from the Developer Menu but unfortunately this doesn't seem to work.
I'd really like to solve this problem but I'm running out of ideas. Can anyone suggest anything else that I could try? Are there any other Bluetooth or mobile network timers of this approximate duration that could be causing the problem? Or any other settings in the service menu that I could try?
Thanks,
james
You can try Flashing the 20e version, much more stable than D
I don't see an update to 20e, either OTA or using LG Bridge. Reading the forums, the consensus seems to be that 20e does not differ significantly from 20d. I think I'll stick with 20d for the time being as I can't bear the thought of doing another factory reset right now.
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I don't see an update to 20e, either OTA or using LG Bridge. Reading the forums, the consensus seems to be that 20e does not differ significantly from 20d. I think I'll stick with 20d for the time being as I can't bear the thought of doing another factory reset right now.
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then downgrade to a previous version of MM
Hi, This is a bit of a wild stab in the dark but with the seeming regularity it could be a service / polling issue. Have you checked the location based profiles - Perhaps the "turn off Bluetooth when I'm away from home" option is set and this is happening every 12 minutes? Like I said, bit of a wild stab in the dark/ suggestion but might be worth a check. You could also check it whilst sitting in your driveway and see if it happens....
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Hi, This is a bit of a wild stab in the dark but with the seeming regularity it could be a service / polling issue. Have you checked the location based profiles - Perhaps the "turn off Bluetooth when I'm away from home" option is set and this is happening every 12 minutes? Like I said, bit of a wild stab in the dark/ suggestion but might be worth a check. You could also check it whilst sitting in your driveway and see if it happens....
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Ooh, you could be onto something here. I'm going to try disabling "Bluetooth scanning" setting under the Scanning menu on the location screen and see what happens. Another possible culprit is Google Location History so I can try disabling that. As a last ditch effort I will try switching my Location Mode from High Accuracy to Device Sensors Only and see if that helps. I'll report back once I can get a chunk of time in the car.
Thanks!
So I tried all of the things I mentioned previously, rebooted, and it was still doing it - disconnecting every 12-13 minutes.
BUT after some more experiments last week the problem seems to have "fixed itself". Here's what I did...
I was wondering if it wasn't an app that was interfering and causing the dropout so I decided to boot the phone into Safe Mode and see if it helped. Unfortunately it exhibited the same behaviour... Google Play Music played for 12 minutes and then dropped out. So thinking that was pointless I rebooted back to normal mode. My phone then connected to the car stereo but was in this strange mode where audio was still coming out of the speaker rather than being sent across Bluetooth. So I deleted the phone pairing and re-paired and since then, whenever I've gotten in the car, the phone has stayed connected to the car stereo without dropping. Note that this isn't the first time I've deleted and redone the pairing... I'd tried that several times to try and fix the problem. The only new ingredient was going into Safe Mode. Not sure if this cleared something some state in the Bluetooth settings but I'm not complaining.
On the other hand, this is also fairly unsatisfying as it's not clear what "fixed it", and should it happen again I don't have a great degree of confidence that I'll be able to fix it again. Still, it's a step in the right direction and I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.
So I think I've finally fixed this once and for all. Thought I'd share here in case it's useful to someone one day.
The problem started happening again after I accidentally deleted the pairing and had to re-pair it. Not sure why but I thought to tap the little cog next to the Tune2Air entry in the Bluetooth Devices list. I was surprised to see that under PROFILES both Call Audio and Media Audio were selected (the Tune2Air device I am connecting just supports Media Audio and doesn't do phone calls). So I unticked the Call Audio, reconnected the device, and everthing's been fine since.
I'm not sure whether the device is advertising that it supports Call Audio or whether the G4 is just assuming that it does. Actually the G4 connects just fine to my Bose soundlink (and just shows the Media Audio profile) so I'm think there's something funny with the BT implementation of the Tune2Air device.
Nevertheless, it seems odd that the phone should drop the whole BT connection after 12-13 minutes if it can't connect to call audio. Maybe someone more familiar with the Bluetooth stack can tell me if this is acceptable behaviour or if the G4 is doing something weird.
sladflob said:
So I think I've finally fixed this once and for all. Thought I'd share here in case it's useful to someone one day.
The problem started happening again after I accidentally deleted the pairing and had to re-pair it. Not sure why but I thought to tap the little cog next to the Tune2Air entry in the Bluetooth Devices list. I was surprised to see that under PROFILES both Call Audio and Media Audio were selected (the Tune2Air device I am connecting just supports Media Audio and doesn't do phone calls). So I unticked the Call Audio, reconnected the device, and everthing's been fine since.
I'm not sure whether the device is advertising that it supports Call Audio or whether the G4 is just assuming that it does. Actually the G4 connects just fine to my Bose soundlink (and just shows the Media Audio profile) so I'm think there's something funny with the BT implementation of the Tune2Air device.
Nevertheless, it seems odd that the phone should drop the whole BT connection after 12-13 minutes if it can't connect to call audio. Maybe someone more familiar with the Bluetooth stack can tell me if this is acceptable behaviour or if the G4 is doing something weird.
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Just wanted to give a huge thankyou to you from the future, sladflob. Doubt I'd ever have thought to disable call audio for pairing to my bodged Bovee bluetooth adapter, and this has solved my constant dropout and reconnects.
Happy days!
So for the last 2 days, when connected via Bluetooth to my 2018 ford f150 with latest Sync 3, my s9 keeps dropping the Bluetooth connection to the truck and reconnecting.
I get a message on the dash saying that it is reconnecting to the phone, and on the phone, I get a warning that "maximum volume could damage ears"
The phone defaults to max volume when connected via Bluetooth.
I saw in a samsung Tech forum thread someone said to disable volume syncing within the phones Bluetooth settings, but mine is already off saying the connected device doesn't support it.
Anyone have any similar issues ?
Phone is an international version with the Exonys chipset and was purchased on Sunday.
I have a 2018 Hyundai Elantra that's constantly having issues with Bluetooth with my S9 Exynos as well. Funny thing is, it seems to only disconnect/reconnect whenever nothing is playing through Bluetooth streaming audio. If I have music playing, no disconnects whatsoever. If I pause the music, it'll eventually disconnect. One of my friends with a 2014 Ford Fiesta has the same problem, and his S9 is a Snapdragon variant.
I'm thinking it's a bug with Samsung's ROM.
There are a few Bluetooth options you can change in Developer Options
If you don't know how to enable it:
Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Tap on "Build Number" a few times until it says "You are now a developer"
Go back to main settings screen > developer options should be available at the bottom
I did some more testing and I have a suspicion that it's something to do with the volume warning. The volume iis maxed out by default and can't be turned down while connected to the sync3 system.
TheRealJCole said:
I did some more testing and I have a suspicion that it's something to do with the volume warning. The volume iis maxed out by default and can't be turned down while connected to the sync3 system.
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Did you disable the "Absolute volume" in Dev options?
TheRealJCole said:
I did some more testing and I have a suspicion that it's something to do with the volume warning. The volume iis maxed out by default and can't be turned down while connected to the sync3 system.
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MY phone is constantly connected to my Ford Sync and I've never gotten that warning, but I never have my media volume maxed. If you reduce the volume before syncing, does it still drop the connection? After reading again I see that you said max volume is enabled by default and I guess I never noticed that, but I still haven't seen mine disconnect.
I am having this issue in my 2016 F150 with the latest SYNC 3. Did anyone find a solution?
nugget68 said:
I am having this issue in my 2016 F150 with the latest SYNC 3. Did anyone find a solution?
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youll find that when problems are discussed and possible solutions offered by folks like detection here that threads often go cold as the solution offered often worked and the person who got their answer doesnt come back and report it. Not saying that this is what happened here, but its possible. Go into developer options and disable the absolute volume warning. I always disable that anyways because i like my music loud, i know the dangers and i dont need my phone telling me how loud to listen to music lol i mean, who the hell does my phone think it is anyways??? (kidding on that last part, of course)
When using Google Assistant to make a phone call through a BT headset/earbuds when the phone is locked, some contacts work fine, but some other contacts give the response in the title and won't allow to make a phone call.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks.
Set BT headset as trusted device. If a trusted request isn't heard, it prompts for security
miravision said:
Set BT headset as trusted device. If a trusted request isn't heard, it prompts for security
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That is unacceptable, because that simply unlocks the phone when a BT device is connected.
Do you know how to fix the bug that only breaks certain contacts?
Discovered new bug.
I was testing 4 different wireless earbuds yesterday -
Galaxy Buds Live, Jaybird Vista, Sony WF-1000XM4, and Sabbat E12 Ultra.
Sometimes if I initiate a phone call from the BT headset, the phone app starts in the BT mode (BT icon shows) as it's dialing. But as soon as the call connects, the phone app switches to the Phone mode (switches from BT icon to phone icon.) So you cannot use the BT headset to actually take the call.
When I reboot the phone, this problem goes away. But only temporarily.
Does anyone know a fix?
Or does anyone know why Google cannot get their head out of their asses and fix these bugs? These kind of bugs have been plaguing Pixel phones since the original Pixel XL.
My P6P (US Unlocked) no longer plays media via bluetooth in my car. It just decided to stop suddently (while playing). Calls are still fine.
Things I tried:
- Bluetooth On/Off (On the car and on the phone)
- Unpairing/Pairing
- Reset Network Preferences on the phone
- Tried another phone with the car (works fine)
- Enabled/Disabled the bluetooth media profile (kept the calls and contacts sharing)
- Paired other bluetooth speakers to the phone and they work fine.
The phone seems to think that audio is playing and so is the car, it's just silent. I'm on the December update.
Any thoughts?
Are you by chance having this problem with SOUNDCLOUD? It's been trouble since my Pixel 2 & 3XL / Android 11. And I can get it started with force stop + clear cache, but it is a pain!
lambdaman said:
Are you by chance having this problem with SOUNDCLOUD? It's been trouble since my Pixel 2 & 3XL / Android 11. And I can get it started with force stop + clear cache, but it is a pain!
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Nope, it's Youtube music, pokecasts and Google maps. I suppose it's everythings except calls.
slimfady said:
My P6P (US Unlocked) no longer plays media via bluetooth in my car. It just decided to stop suddently (while playing). Calls are still fine.
Things I tried:
- Bluetooth On/Off (On the car and on the phone)
- Unpairing/Pairing
- Reset Network Preferences on the phone
- Tried another phone with the car (works fine)
- Enabled/Disabled the bluetooth media profile (kept the calls and contacts sharing)
- Paired other bluetooth speakers to the phone and they work fine.
The phone seems to think that audio is playing and so is the car, it's just silent. I'm on the December update.
Any thoughts?
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I've had a similar issue since getting the P6P. Usually it's (randomly) when I try to skip/restart a song or when the song ends the phone will still think it's playing, but the display for the car will show it's paused so audio will stop. To get it playing again I have to turn the phone screen on and press pause then play and it'll start playing normally. As you mentioned, only an issue in the car. No issues with any other bluetooth devices.
I haven't been able to get to the bottom of it, but I updated to the December build last night hoping that might fix the issue. Haven't been anywhere yet today to see if it worked, but your post is giving me doubts now lol.
Edit: Just to add, this is playing music locally from storage with the Retro Music app.
Since the December update i have the same problem, it will connect to phone but will disconnect and not reconnect to play media
On the December update. Was in the car today playing all my media. Iike Spotify and local music and works like a charm. Sounds awesome in my Mazda 3 through Bluetooth. Also same call signal as before more or less. Right now at least is good....but haven't left my area as it's the weekend. LOVE MY P6P!
More things I tried:
- In Developer Settings, changed Bluetooth AVRCP to version 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6.
- In Developed Settings, disabled hardware A2DP.
Still no dice, maybe I should go for a factory reset? Man this phone is weird
Yeah my bluetooth headphones and my home theater amp do not skip a beat, but my car keeps cutting out the music, only just started happening, slightly after decmeber update, so I think they pushed other updates (playstore) which caused these issues. Rebooting the phone fixed it, but nothing else including mentioned in the OP repairing the phone to the car, seemed to make it slightly better.
I too have also noticed the similar issue where the music just stops for no reason, and the phone app thinks its still playing, phone reports it's still connected.
For the OP, if you rock the volume keys up down and up again does it change, beause I did have mine at some point force to zero volume.
Update, it scould be related to temperature because in the morning do not seem to have the same problem, only in the afternoon, temp about 30deg C
danw_oz said:
Yeah my bluetooth headphones and my home theater amp do not skip a beat, but my car keeps cutting out the music, only just started happening, slightly after decmeber update, so I think they pushed other updates (playstore) which caused these issues. Rebooting the phone fixed it, but nothing else including mentioned in the OP repairing the phone to the car, seemed to make it slightly better.
I too have also noticed the similar issue where the music just stops for no reason, and the phone app thinks its still playing, phone reports it's still connected.
For the OP, if you rock the volume keys up down and up again does it change, beause I did have mine at some point force to zero volume.
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I tried to rock the volume buttons on both the car and the phone and it doesn't seem to change anything. Both the car and the phone actually think that music is playing (as if it was on mute) and the progress time is always in sync.
slimfady said:
Nope, it's Youtube music, pokecasts and Google maps. I suppose it's everythings except calls.
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Sounds like you're having moble data CONNETIVITY issue!
lambdaman said:
Sounds like you're having moble data CONNETIVITY issue!
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Nope, It was actually fixed after factory reseting the car's headunit. Weird but at least it's all good now....
slimfady said:
More things I tried:
- In Developer Settings, changed Bluetooth AVRCP to version 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6.
- In Developed Settings, disabled hardware A2DP.
Still no dice, maybe I should go for a factory reset? Man this phone is weird
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Hi mate, i had same issue, installing android 12L beta 3 fix all my problems, battery is awesome, fingerprint fast, animations smooth like butter....give it a chance and try, maybe fix all your problems.
I know it's a long shot but you should check the settings for automatic do not disturb. I had that happen when the phone realized I was driving and it drove me nuts. Uncheck and mystery solved.
Now if someone can tell me why at completely random times and within a call the device switches back to phone speaker or watch Bluetooth while on an Android auto phone call I'd be appreciative.
slimfady said:
My P6P (US Unlocked) no longer plays media via bluetooth in my car. It just decided to stop suddently (while playing). Calls are still fine.
Things I tried:
- Bluetooth On/Off (On the car and on the phone)
- Unpairing/Pairing
- Reset Network Preferences on the phone
- Tried another phone with the car (works fine)
- Enabled/Disabled the bluetooth media profile (kept the calls and contacts sharing)
- Paired other bluetooth speakers to the phone and they work fine.
The phone seems to think that audio is playing and so is the car, it's just silent. I'm on the December update.
Any thoughts?
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Try disabling a2dp hardware offload in the developer settings, fixed all my bluetooth issues.