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[Q] Bluetooth Won't Turn On

When I try to turn on bluetooth, the icon and text indicates that the system is trying to turn it on. However, it never actually turns on and after a few minutes reverts to indicating that BT is shut off. This problem used to occur sporadically and sometimes seemed to be cured by rebooting. However it is now at the point that it just won't turn on no matter what. I did the requisite googling and found nothing very definitive. It looks like I may have to do an exchange on the unit but I would rather not go to the effort of unrooting this unit and rooting the replacement.
Any suggestions of things to try beyond what I have indicated above?

TomSilverSpring said:
When I try to turn on bluetooth, the icon and text indicates that the system is trying to turn it on. However, it never actually turns on and after a few minutes reverts to indicating that BT is shut off. This problem used to occur sporadically and sometimes seemed to be cured by rebooting. However it is now at the point that it just won't turn on no matter what. I did the requisite googling and found nothing very definitive. It looks like I may have to do an exchange on the unit but I would rather not go to the effort of unrooting this unit and rooting the replacement.
Any suggestions of things to try beyond what I have indicated above?
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Are you using an experimental ROM or stock rooted?

Jedi Mind Trick XI (although the problem has been growing worse and has happened across the last several JMT versions). I will give a stock rooted ICS a try.

I just tried a stock rom and the problem persisted.

I have the same problem
I have scoured the net looking for an answer, any answer, to this problem. It seems that a few people are having the same issue. But before it is ever answered, some dip$#!t always jumps in and says "I have the same problem, my phone won't connect to my car." Then the conversation goes off into other people that can't connect their bluetooth to their car or their headset- or their cat... That is not the same problem!!!
I cannot turn my bluetooth on unless I soft reset the phone. Even after I've gotten the bluetooth working, if I restart my phone the bluetooth turns off and when you try to turn it on, it says "Turning on Bluetooth..." It cycles for about a minute and a half and then goes back to "To see devices, turn on Bluetooth."
I bought this phone on Amazon for what appeared (at the time) to be a reasonable price. Since then, I believe that I have read at least one of the seller's post about bluetooth not coming on (no proof, just an educated guess). The seller probably got rid of the phone because noone could or would give an answer to this problem. Heck, it's possible that every post that I've read so far is by someone who owned this phone at one point or another. :silly:
I am sending this post to XDA because even the adminstrators on android forums say that you guys are the smartest and most responsive forum available. (Okay, they didn't say smartest- it was implied). Please help me resolve this issue.
I rooted this phone the moment that I pulled it out of the box. In other words, I don't know if the bluetooth issue is caused by the root, or if the previous owner didn't root the phone and also couldn't get the bluetooth to work. I believe that, because the phone is rooted, I should be able to remove and reinstall the app that bluetooth is based upon.
I am not a techie, the only reason I know anything about root is because I was complaining to someone about my old phone and how all of the bloatware that seems to constantly run eventually kills my battery. He told me about rooting, and it was easy enough - the rest is history. In other words, if you ask me for more information- I promise that I can give it to you. Yet, have patience with me if I ask you a question that you believe that any person that has rooted their phone should know.
I really hope that you guys can help me without bricking my phone. I truly appreciate any suggestions or thoughts on this matter.

jzxpw6;34880517I cannot turn my bluetooth on unless I soft reset the phone. [/QUOTE said:
I may have figured out what is going on, although I can't understand why it is (maybe someone more versed with processes can help me figure this out).
Using Titanium Backup, I first froze the two bluetooth items (Bluetooth Share and Bluetooth Test). Of course, that didn't remove anything, but I wanted to make sure that I could. Then I wanted to see how Bluetooth Share would react without Bluetooth Test. I unfroze Bluetooth Share.
I was then able to turn on and off Bluetooth fine. I restarted the phone and Bluetooth came in just like it did on my old phone. I guess I want to know:
1) Is the Bluetooth Test the cause of my problem?
2) Why is it there?
3) If I uninstalled it, would I experience a major hiccup?
There is still the possibility that this was simply a fluke, and very soon I will go back to the old bluetooth soft reset problem.
There is, however, one distinct difference between this phone and the last and may be the "drop out" that everyone else seems to be having. I have a Chevy Malibu with bluetooth in the stereo. On my old phone, when I started the car and got going, the word "Bluetooth" would appear on the digital display for about 10 seconds, which means that the vehicle detected and connected the bluetooth pairing. Yesterday, as I was driving in the car, every 5 minutes or so, "Bluetooth" would appear on the digital display.
This leads me to the conclusion that Bluetooth is dropping out and being picked up continuously by my vehicle. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm okay with that as long as when I am talking to someone for more than 5 minutes I don't have to keep calling them back. I simply want to know what you guys think about this issue.
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I am beginning to think that the problems I have had are related to the condition of the battery contacts.I have several third party batteries with contacts that are somewhat damaged from the pins on an external charger that came with them. I seem to experience a variety of problems when I try to use them.my original factory battery seems to work most of the time. I have several new Samsung batteries on order and will post again if they seem to solve the problem.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2

i had the same problem and it started with JMT so I switched roms countless times and the problem kept coming back. It would work for a little bit but when i turned it off it would not turn back on. I decided to go back to stock to see if the problem was still there and it was gone. Since then I have rerooted and once again flashing diff. rom every other day and bluetooth works just fine.

Well it seems no answer was found. I'm having the same issue as stated above. In my case, my bluetooth (custom ROM) keeps trying to turn on with the message "Turning On Bluetooth" until I soft reset the phone, after that it works fine.

enveous said:
Well it seems no answer was found. I'm having the same issue as stated above. In my case, my bluetooth (custom ROM) keeps trying to turn on with the message "Turning On Bluetooth" until I soft reset the phone, after that it works fine.
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Was having bluetooth crashes for months using CM 10.1 on a T989 (no custom kernels)
Would crash anytime I tried to connect to car BT audio, or would simply not start up.
Flashed this yesterday.... and no crashes!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174100
For flash: Wiped dalvik/cache, flashed, fix permissions, reboot, start BT, deleted all devices, re-add.
No BT crashing of any sort for 36 hours now.

aaronchili said:
Was having bluetooth crashes for months using CM 10.1 on a T989 (no custom kernels)
Would crash anytime I tried to connect to car BT audio, or would simply not start up.
Flashed this yesterday.... and no crashes!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174100
For flash: Wiped dalvik/cache, flashed, fix permissions, reboot, start BT, deleted all devices, re-add.
No BT crashing of any sort for 36 hours now.
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Hey thanks! I switched to JMT JB4 and it's not happening (much) now, I'll try to flash it and see if it fixes something :good:

Bluetooth Turning On issue

My phone continues to have an issue turning on Bluetooth after a power down/power up cycle or Reboot. It hasn't always been this way, say just the last 3 or 4 months. I'm now running the PartyBoy 4.0.4 ROM and still have this issue. After a new boot, I'll try to turn on Bluetooth from the Settings menu or from the tool bar, but it will just get stuck at "Turning on Bluetooth" message. Sometimes multiple reboots works, but I usually have to do a battery pull, and then it finally comes on. Now, once it turns on, I'm good to go. I can toggle it off, then on over and over and it starts up in just a second or two - until then next new ROM I install or a power cycle... So my Bluetooth works just fine, but only once I can get it enabled. Anybody else? Thanks.

daggerNC said:
My phone continues to have an issue turning on Bluetooth after a power down/power up cycle or Reboot. It hasn't always been this way, say just the last 3 or 4 months. I'm now running the PartyBoy 4.0.4 ROM and still have this issue. After a new boot, I'll try to turn on Bluetooth from the Settings menu or from the tool bar, but it will just get stuck at "Turning on Bluetooth" message. Sometimes multiple reboots works, but I usually have to do a battery pull, and then it finally comes on. Now, once it turns on, I'm good to go. I can toggle it off, then on over and over and it starts up in just a second or two - until then next new ROM I install or a power cycle... So my Bluetooth works just fine, but only once I can get it enabled. Anybody else? Thanks.
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Bluetooth is very buggy and tempermental (and will make you go mental). I've flashed all sorts of roms until I was blue to try to solve my BT problems.
Try ODIN back to a stock rom and test.
Now, I'm on CM 10.1 nightly and BT is working great. CM 10.1 battery is pretty good now since February 22nd.

wave_sailor said:
Bluetooth is very buggy and tempermental (and will make you go mental). I've flashed all sorts of roms until I was blue to try to solve my BT problems.
Try ODIN back to a stock rom and test.
Now, I'm on CM 10.1 nightly and BT is working great. CM 10.1 battery is pretty good now since February 22nd.
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Thanks wave, not glad that you also have experienced BT issues and on multiple ROMs - just good to know that it isn't just my device. I've been thinking of going back to a fresh ODIN stock image and starting there. Maybe I should dip my toes back into the CM based ROMs again if you're getting good stability. Cheers.

fixed it by runnig fix permissions from cwm, but lost sound on all voip applications like skype and viber after that.

Resurrecting this thread due to continued Bluetooth issues to see if there is anything "new" that's been discovered but I haven't seen in my searches. I'd say that 8 or 9 times out of 10 restarts, my Bluetooth will not turn on. I've restored to stock, and have tried many different ROMs, but I'm just running 4.1.2 based ROMs now so I can keep WiFi calling on my GS-II. Not this is not an issue of dropping bluetooth connections, but rather just turning it on. I usually have to remove the battery (hard reset) to get it to work, and then it works flawlessly until my next reboot. If anyone has anything new for me to try, it will be much appreciated. Thanks.

Wifi Completely dead

I flashed Various roms, tried the build.prop tweaks, power save off, FXR wifi fix app (gets stuck at deleting profiles) it does not seem to work. it turns on, then off within seconds (never connecting to wifi) , or is stuck turning on . I KNOW the wifi can work, it does work every once in awhile or usually once I did a fresh wipe. This has been an issue since I took KK upgrade.... Im on NF1 & I was thinking of going 4.4.4 HOPING it would maybe just maybe resolve this problem, but Im at wits end on what to do. I even tried file system repair in twrp...
Opened the phone, reseated the wifi antenna and blew out every nook and cranny and re-checked ALL the plugs. wifi worked when i rebooted so lets see how long it lasts.
edit: went off again
edit2: un-tightened one screw (top right near headphone jack) and it decided to function again after reboot

re: wifi issue
nxneko said:
I flashed Various roms, tried the build.prop tweaks, power save off, FXR wifi fix app (gets stuck at deleting profiles) it does not seem to work. it turns on, then off within seconds (never connecting to wifi) , or is stuck turning on . I KNOW the wifi can work, it does work every once in awhile or usually once I did a fresh wipe. This has been an issue since I took KK upgrade.... Im on NF1 & I was thinking of going 4.4.4 HOPING it would maybe just maybe resolve this problem, but Im at wits end on what to do. I even tried file system repair in twrp...
Opened the phone, reseated the wifi antenna and blew out every nook and cranny and re-checked ALL the plugs. wifi worked when i rebooted so lets see how long it lasts.
edit: went off again
edit2: un-tightened one screw (top right near headphone jack) and it decided to function again after reboot
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Why not try this little fix, it cannot hurt and there is a good chance
that it will fix the issue with your wifi.
Here is the direct download link for the wififix twrp/cwm flashable zip file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/WifiFixN900TV2.zip
Good luck!

You could have a conflict with bootloader /rom/modem.
Mix match syndrome.
Pp.

Misterjunky said:
Why not try this little fix, it cannot hurt and there is a good chance
that it will fix the issue with your wifi.
Here is the direct download link for the wififix twrp/cwm flashable zip file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45687485/WifiFixN900TV2.zip
Good luck!
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Is that the same as one used to fix Wifi/BT with 9005 Roms? or bit different since that zip didnt let rom boot after
PanchoPlanet said:
You could have a conflict with bootloader /rom/modem.
Mix match syndrome.
Pp.
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I checked & they match
So far, the wifi has been flawless. I blew out the insides of the phone & re-did antenna attachment. The Wifi dropped everytime one of the screws was over-tightened so i loosened each screw one by time while wifi was stable till they were all in and wifi is -still- stable. I dont know why that would effect it....but it seems to have done something.

wi-fi wont turn on

Hi gang, got a bit of a strange one here. had my G3 for about 15 months so far, and save for having to send it back after a few months for something i cant remember, its been a great phone until tonight when for some reason, it has decided to not connect to wifi or bluetooth. I have tried rebooting numerous times, and still the same. I have ran a factory data reset and still the same. When i factory reset the device, i tried to connect to the wifi however the phone simply rebooted and carried on rebooting until i took the battery out. If i get into the OS on the phone, and try to turn wifi or bluetooth on they simply say turning on, but never complete the turn on and seem to get stuck. My phone is an unrooted phone as i need it for banking apps that wont work due to the root.
I have searched on the net and have noticed numerous pages about this yet nobody appears to have a solution for it. i am going to give Three a ring tomorrow and organise the phone to be returned, but im just curious why this has happened? any ideas?

Same here, waiting for marshmallow official update, hope will work

SM-N7505 Wi-Fi not turning on

Hi everyone,
I'm having serious problems with my Wi-Fi on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo (SM-N7505). Whenever I click the button to activate the Wi-Fi, the icon goes from grey to a dull green (darker than the bright green which signals that a function is turned on), as it does when it's trying to turn itself on. Problem is, instead of turning on, it just stays in that state for a few minutes before reverting to grey. This has gone on for a while, and I've already tried several possible solutions which I found after online searches. I don't think it's a hardware issue (see point 1 for the reason), and I really hope it isn't, because my warranty has been voided due to rooting, so I can't have my phone replaced or repaired unless I pay for it (which I can't at the moment). So, I'm basically ignoring the possibility of hardware failure and trying every possible software solution, hoping one of them will work, otherwise I'm just stuck with no Wi-Fi. These are the fixes I've tried:
1) Take out the battery while the phone is on, wait a few seconds, then put it back in and boot the phone up. This used to work when the problem first presented itself a few months ago (which is why I don't think it's a hardware issue), and I've been since using this method to fix it whenever it happened again. But a few days ago, this method stopped working for whatever reason, so I was back to square one.
2) I tried renaming the data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf file, which seems to have worked for some people, but not for me.
3) I tried updating the version from Kitkat to the recent Lollipop, hoping that would fix it, but nope.
4) I tried deleting practically every single app one by one, hoping that one of them was interfering with the Wi-Fi somehow, but nope.
5) As a last resort, I tried a factory reset, but not even that worked.
This is basically the long and short of what I've tried to fix this... I might've skipped a few of the simpler fixes I tried (for example, I just remember I tried disabling "Smart Network Switch", which seemed to do it for some people), but the big stuff is all there.
I'd really like to get my Wi-Fi back, so if anyone could help me fix this thing I'd be really grateful!
Thanks in advance to anyone who will bother to reply.

same problem dude
Same problem...wifi and bluetooth not working...pls help us

Same Problem for me, Initally it works fine even after updating Official Lollipop update (OTA), but after few months now wifi & bluetooth are not working for me. And finally faced battery drain issue for past few days. Battery goes down upto 20% per hour even in idle condition. Then i rooted & installed Note Rom & even after i face the same problem. Is there any way to fix?