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Help requested with ringtone problem

I have a stock, unrooted Z1 Compact, D5503 running Android 5.1.1, build 14.6.A.0.368.
Ever since the latest update, at random times, it sets the ring volume to zero and doesn't allow me to change it.
When I press and hold volume up, the slider pops up, but the indicator for volume doesn't move from the lowest position.
When I press and hold volume down, the phone changes from ring to vibrate, but no other change. Ring volume stays at zero. When I try Settings, Sound & Notification, media volume and alarm volume work as normal, but I can't adjust ring volume from zero.
The only fix I have found that works is to turn the phone off and on. The problem goes away, until some random trigger starts it again.
It's extremely annoying, and I have missed important calls because my phone won't ring.
I've sent an email to Xperia Care, maybe they can fix it, but I thought I'd try here because I've seen so many problems fixed through this forum. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Squire-au said:
I have a stock, unrooted Z1 Compact, D5503 running Android 5.1.1, build 14.6.A.0.368.
Ever since the latest update, at random times, it sets the ring volume to zero and doesn't allow me to change it.
When I press and hold volume up, the slider pops up, but the indicator for volume doesn't move from the lowest position.
When I press and hold volume down, the phone changes from ring to vibrate, but no other change. Ring volume stays at zero. When I try Settings, Sound & Notification, media volume and alarm volume work as normal, but I can't adjust ring volume from zero.
The only fix I have found that works is to turn the phone off and on. The problem goes away, until some random trigger starts it again.
It's extremely annoying, and I have missed important calls because my phone won't ring.
I've sent an email to Xperia Care, maybe they can fix it, but I thought I'd try here because I've seen so many problems fixed through this forum. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I know you said your phone is stock, but this is the kind of thing I've had happen after a bad flash. Maybe something hiccupped during your update. I would try backing up apps and settings through Google options, then factory reset, or reflash with PC Companion.

Thanks Levone, I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again. I'll try re-running the update through PC companion as you suggest. I have disabled a LOT of Sony bloatware, maybe something in there is the cause, I'll look through my disabled apps. I'd love to root the phone as it's out of warranty, but there doesn't seem to be a trustworthy method yet for my version. I'm sure someone will find one soon. I'm seriously sick of disabling about 20 apps every single time there's an OTA update. The last update seems to be full of bugs, SMS is slow, there are a lot of MMS's I haven't received, and now this problem with ringer volume. I often wonder why updates are released that actually make the phone slower, more bloated and buggier. I expect better from Sony.

Squire-au said:
Thanks Levone, I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again. I'll try re-running the update through PC companion as you suggest. I have disabled a LOT of Sony bloatware, maybe something in there is the cause, I'll look through my disabled apps. I'd love to root the phone as it's out of warranty, but there doesn't seem to be a trustworthy method yet for my version. I'm sure someone will find one soon. I'm seriously sick of disabling about 20 apps every single time there's an OTA update. The last update seems to be full of bugs, SMS is slow, there are a lot of MMS's I haven't received, and now this problem with ringer volume. I often wonder why updates are released that actually make the phone slower, more bloated and buggier. I expect better from Sony.
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I'm with you. I typically have always disabled or deleted bloatware also, (or used custom ROM), but I've also ran into problems before. Currently, I'm using stock .368, flashed via Flashtool, rooted, deodex patched, Xposed, etc., and everything has been fine so far. This time, I just left all the apps there, and just never opened them. Turned off any auto update, and just ignore update notifications from Play Store. It seems to be working out better. Software these days seems so complicated that you can hardly touch anything without affecting something else.

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turn on -----restart ---after turn off and restart

After googling, it seems that the ringtone dying is a common thing, related to the latest update. After Sony tell us that updates are necessary for speed, smoothness and security. Well my phone's pretty freaking secure if I don't know when it's ringing. There are other murmurs about videos not playing and battery life reduction.
I tried re-installing the update via PC companion, nothing changed, other than I had to kill a googleplex of bloatware again and re-install everything else from a backup. I'm seriously considering rooting this $600 pain of a phone, and loading a custom ROM. And my next phone will likely be an HTC. I've owned a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I never want to repeat the Samsung phone experience... and my daughter has an iPhone 5C, she's on her fourth replacement under warranty. I'd rather own a Samsung before anything Apple.
I've just read that removing the SIM card may fix the problem, I'll see. Back later.

btw "I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again" might indicate that you might be disabling an app or installing any app that might be conflicting with your phone. flash the latest firmware once it boots don't make any changes and just see if the problem persists .
All The Best

CLINTZ9 said:
btw "I've already tried factory reset, it seemed to work for a while, now it's done it again" might indicate that you might be disabling an app or installing any app that might be conflicting with your phone. flash the latest firmware once it boots don't make any changes and just see if the problem persists .
All The Best
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Have you someting like this in yor settings?
Sent from my D5503 using xda premium

Same phone, same problem.
I have the same phone and the same problem.
Haven't found any obvious trigger that causes this, and as with you, a restart seems to cure it for a while.
I have a Garmin vivosmart tracker which vibrates, so have generally noticed this problem when my wrist starts shaking and I notice there is an incoming call but no ringer!
Currently trialing:
"android.stackexchange.com/questions/97678/ringing-volume-is-reduced-after-after-updating-moto-g2-to-android-lollipop"
"talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Problem-with-ring-volume-z2-after-update/td-p/1023521"
Will let you know if either work.

Thanks everyone for your help. The problem seems to have gone away, but I can't say why.
Now I have a bigger problem, the power switch is failing. It doesn't work any more unless I press it fairly hard, and then it bounces, which means the phone flickers between blank and lock screen. And it's VERY difficult to press and hold the button to pop up the restart/shutdown menu. Starting the phone is easy enough, I just press the shutter button then home when the camera app comes up. Shutting it down, not so easy. I've seen the youtube videos on teardown, and being an electronics tech all my working life I could probably do it. Not sure of the point; the cover over the micro USB slot pops open randomly (this is my second replacement cover) and video with MX player pro locks up when seeking, requiring a hard reset. I assume the software problems will be fixed eventually, but I've decided to upgrade to a Z3 compact. Hopefully it will be tougher. And I've ordered a magnetic charging dock and tempered glass screen protectors and a decent protective cover, so hopefully it won't get too damaged. So I guess I'll see you on the Z3 compact forums soon. And I'll check out Android 6 sometime, but it's not playing nice on my Nexus 7 2013 tablet yet; but I guess the apps I use will be sorted out eventually. I'll admit I love the sound quality of apt-x through my Sennheiser MM-400X headphones. But the FLAC files take up lots of space - and yes it's worth using lossless audio compression though apt-x with good headphones. Sorry I'm rambling. See you round.
Regds, PW

Further to this; I have upgraded to a Z3 compact. Love it to death. But the volume locking off problem is STILL there. It turns out it's an app, Camera Zoom FX. If I turn off the shutter sound on Zoom FX, it locks the ringtone volume to zero, and nothing but a restart will bring it back. So I either don't use Camera Zoom FX at all, or don't turn off the shutter sound. Simple.

Squire-au said:
Further to this; I have upgraded to a Z3 compact. Love it to death. But the volume locking off problem is STILL there. It turns out it's an app, Camera Zoom FX. If I turn off the shutter sound on Zoom FX, it locks the ringtone volume to zero, and nothing but a restart will bring it back. So I either don't use Camera Zoom FX at all, or don't turn off the shutter sound. Simple.
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Thanks for reporting back, and good luck with your Z3C.

Problem Solved for me
Hello, I had the same problem on my Sony Xperia Z1 and I figured it out thanks to Zorricko44 on talk.sonymobile.com
" Zorricko44 One time poster
‎2015-10-23 09:33 PM
Message 11 of 28
Re: Ringtone volume locked at 0
Solution:
This is caused by headphones screwing up volume.
1) Connect headphones (mine was blu-tooth)
2) Play Music
3) Adjust music volume (you will see the slider pop up) Hit the "BELL" symbol - now you can adjust your ringtone volume.
4) Switch back to music volume.. and don't ever change the ringtone volume while listening to music ever again!!!
You might be able to just plug in headphones and adjust it right away, but this worked for me. "

watch loses phone pairing every 5 minutes

I've had the Huawei for about 7 months now, and it has been absolutely rock solid on it's bluetooth connection to the phone. The last 2 or 3 days it has been losing connection and requesting to pair again about 10 times an hour which is rendering it unusable.
I've tried a factory reset on the watch, but it doesn't seem to resolve the problem. I'm running stock AW 1.5.0.2954763 and stock Android 6.0.1 on my Xperia Z5. Tried googling around but no-one seems to have the same problem. If anyone can suggest a fix I would be most grateful as I love my Huawei! Next move is to try a factory reset on phone and watch together and see if that works I guess but I'm reluctant as it means setting up banking apps yet again (the bank thinks I've had 5 new phones in the last 3 months!!!)
thanks

I wish someone would chime in. I'm having the same thing z5 too. Maybe 1 time a day or every other day..... Some days it's 4 or 5 times a day......I've reset also. I didn't clear the cache in the phone though.....,

I'm having an issue that I believe I've narrowed it down to the watch. My phone's Bluetooth keeps turning off and on (cycling). I have the N6 and have factory reset it, unrooted, locked bootloader back, etc. Rerooted, after all that. Ran fine for a few days before I paired the watch. Same day I paired the watch, it started again. Leading me to believe it is somehow my watch. This is very annoying because I use Bluetooth for music everyday in my car and at work.
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Same problem for me with my xperia Z5C android 6.0
Started with my Sony SW2, I have the watch since about 3 years and it is the first time that the watch lost pairing. I changed the phone for the SW2 and put on my Galaxy S4 and no issue.
My Zenwatch 2 also lost the pairing code when used wit my xperia Z5C, changed and paired with my S4 and no issue.
So there are a real issue with the Z5 and android 6. No issue with my SW2 before Z5 updated to 6.0
My Sony SW3 have no issue with my xperia Z5.
xperia Z5 was kown to have BT problem with android 5.
When I was with android 5 I often had lost connections bt. So Sony has a lot of issue with his bt

i am having almost same issue. cant sync my huawei watch with huawei mate 7 . really surprising. bluetooth is continuously showing disconnection ..

I've managed to solve the problem by disabling phone call on the watch. It's a shame to lose the functionality, but it seems that the phone can't handle being connected to 2 different cars and a watch and work out which to use for what. When I got out the car it was still thoroughly confused and couldn't get it's pairing sorted no matter what.
Disconnected the watch and reset, then made sure that phone audio was not allowed on watch when I re-paired. Not had any problem since.
Probably something that Sony need to sort out with bluetooth that rendered the watch unusable

Seems my watch is having this issue as well. I didn't notice it until about an hour ago when I enabled it to notify me when it disconnects from my phone and twice in about 30 minutes i got notifications it had disconnected and I'm only 5 ft away from my phone. I do have a Bluetooth headset connected to my phone and noticed another person saying they believe having another Bluetooth device was causing this issue for them. I just disabled the notification for now because it's only dropping connection for a few seconds and comes right back so it's not really effecting me using the watch. Hopefully someone can figure out whats going on. I just got mine off Amazon so if the issue persists I'll just return it for another. I got 27 more days to see how it goes.
My setup: Negalite Huawei-Rom NX 1.7 w/ His 7/14/16 released Kernel
My phone: VS990/LG V10 fully stock 6.0.1 (no developement :'(',',', so sad)

The same problem here.
I have my Huawei for months with my old OnePlus 2 (oxygens on Android 5) and all work well. I arrived a couple of weeks my new OnePlus 3 (oxygens on android 6) made and the problems started. Randomly Huawei disconnects and calls the pairing code. This happens several times a day. I've done a thousand tests, restores watch and the phone and nothing seems to work.
EDIT: Confirming that the problem occurs when you have enabled the Audio options on both, the phone and the smartwatch.
This is a great loss of skills that Huawei.
This must be some fix
Please help

I had a Huawei watch for christmas and I have this problem, the watch loses pairing 5 or 6 times a day.
I'm using it with a stock xperia z5 premium dual. I don't use any battey saver or stamina, and I removed all the bluetooth devices paired with my phone but nothing worked.
For the user who had the same problem with sony SW2: I used it for 3 years since one week ago and never had this problem, the connection was perfect with no issue. When swapping to Huawei Watch the pain started.
I waited so long to swap to android wear to avoid beta testing but looks like it's too early. Now I have 300 euro less on my bank account and a smartwatch that works as ****. Thanks google.

EDITED: No solution
EDIT: after a while the watch lost pairing again, no solution yet. After pairing back I have the watch icon in the list.
I'm doing a lot of tests these days and maybe I found something about this problem.
1) I erased all the bluetooth devices paired to the phone
2) I went to"settings" -> "apps" (click "Show system" in options menu) and stopped "bluetooth share": after that I erased all the data of the app.
3) Paired the watch again
After that in bluetooth devices list I have this:
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You see the icon of the watch now is like a headset.
No more pairing loss since then (one day ago) and everything seems working good.
EDIT: after a while the watch lost pairing again, no solution yet. After pairing back I have the watch icon in the list.

i had the same problem and it worked for me. Thanks

raymc said:
i had the same problem and it worked for me. Thanks
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I edited my post because the problem came back.

So still the only working solution /workaround is to disable play phone audio on with in watch bluetooth menu?! ?
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Mine rarely did this before Android Wear 2.0 update. Now it does it at least twice a day. It's really getting annoying.

I've NEVER had this issue since running Negalite ROM (NVF41U Wear 2.0 based rom), as soon as I let the official one take over my watch it's been disconnecting every day since then.
Thinking of "downgrading" to his rom as it runs faster, smoother, uses less battery and bluetooth works perfectly.

I've noticed that if I walk away from my phone and the watch and phone disconnect, my phone looses the pairing. I have an axon 7 with Lineage OS.

DarkManX4lf said:
I've noticed that if I walk away from my phone and the watch and phone disconnect, my phone looses the pairing. I have an axon 7 with Lineage OS.
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Same here, also ZTE Axon 7 on latest LOS + Huawei Watch on AW2.0. Maybe it's an issue with our phones or LOS?

I have the Axon 7 running stock (7.1.1) and a Asus Zenwatch 2. It's driving me crazy. It only started within the last week or so.

Is there a workaround or a way to fix this problem? It's getting really annoying to repair the watch with phone every day.

I've been having this problem as well now with Huawei watch on aw 2.0 and axon 7 running stock Nougat. Every time my phone and watch are separated it loses Bluetooth pairing and requires reconfirming on both devices. I am not using the BT audio on watch feature.
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Question Sony WF-1000XM4 pairing issues

Hi. I've been using this headset with MacBook pro, iphone and pixel 5. There are no issues whatsoever. However i paired it with the Pixel 6 Pro and I noticed that left earbud after a while when idle and nothing is being played just stops working. When i am putting music after a minute or two, only one that plays sound is right. The left one is visible as connected though. I need to put it back to the box and take out again to reconnect. I removed pairing of them from all the other devices, there is a latest firmware flashed, no idea what happens there. Anybody is using this headset and has same issue?

My set works perfectly. No problems. I'm assuming all firmware, sony app updated, etc.

I've got these exact headphones and I've had no issue

I have a pair of akg nc700's i got with my samsung. They work perfectly with every phone i have tried, but with the 6 pro, I cant get the microphone working.

Yoooo this happens to my pair too! I have to disconnect and reconnect to get them both going again or put them in the case and put them back in my ears (effectively the same thing) and it's so annoying... Can't remember if it happened on my OnePlus 6 or not

Mine does the same as well.

I have trouble connecting to my car's BT. I think there's some wonkiness going in with this phone's BT implementation.

I have the exact same problem with my WF 1000XM4, after a while the left earbud just stops working and is silent, you CAN fix this btw by pausing your music and then pressing on the left earbud do change the NC. Then it will work again.
It was bothering me, lol, I thought at first my Sony are defect/broken. So it's probably a software bug.

Ah, so there is an issue... Thanks all. Let's hope the software update will fix this bug

Mines works perfectly also

boober78 said:
Ah, so there is an issue... Thanks all. Let's hope the software update will fix this bug
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Well there aren't that many WF XM4 & Pixel 6 users, did you report this to Google already?
They can't fix what they don't know about.
I just made a feedback report (Settings -> Tips & Support -> Send feedback (scroll to bottom)
Something like this:
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The more people report it, the more important it becomes to Google and the quicklier they will fix it. Always report your problems.

I have that same set off headphones and have zero issues with my 6p. You didn't turn on assistant for the headphones on accident did you? I had issues on my Xperia if I had Google assistant turned on

kintwofan said:
I have that same set off headphones and have zero issues with my 6p. You didn't turn on assistant for the headphones on accident did you? I had issues on my Xperia if I had Google assistant turned on
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I just checked, and Google Assistant is turned On.
If you think it might be the cause of this issue, I'll set it to off and see it that solves my problem.

Have this issue too. No problems on my old phone, a OP5t. Have assistant disabled. Tried resetting and intializing everything

Morgrain said:
I just checked, and Google Assistant is turned On.
If you think it might be the cause of this issue, I'll set it to off and see it that solves my problem.
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My issue wasn't exactly yours but it only affected the left ear bud so it would be worth a shot. I have no issues at all with my headphones with this phone, but I make sure that's turned off

I was on conf call the other day, connected to company issued iphone 11 and as you said, the left ear bud just dead. Disconnected.
had to put it back in the case, take it out, and all good again. So it does happen not just in Pixel i guess.

kintwofan said:
My issue wasn't exactly yours but it only affected the left ear bud so it would be worth a shot. I have no issues at all with my headphones with this phone, but I make sure that's turned off
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I now tried out the headphones for 2 days without having the Assistant enabled, and still got the issue. Even though I (subjectively) think that the Problem has reduced in number, but that could just be coincidence.
Since I am still in return window, I'll probably send them back.
There are people on reddit who claim it's an Android 12 problem, but in either case I'm not willing to cash out 250 € for a product that doesn't work properly.

On a side note, are any of you able to play/pause videos in Facebook or MX Player app using the buttons on the Bluetooth earphones? I haven't been able to do so since they released Android 12 betas. I have tried with multiple earphones on Pixel 4 XL, 5 and now 6 Pro.

Morgrain said:
I now tried out the headphones for 2 days without having the Assistant enabled, and still got the issue. Even though I (subjectively) think that the Problem has reduced in number, but that could just be coincidence.
Since I am still in return window, I'll probably send them back.
There are people on reddit who claim it's an Android 12 problem, but in either case I'm not willing to cash out 250 € for a product that doesn't work properly.
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It's not the sony problem, but clearly the Pixel

boober78 said:
It's not the sony problem, but clearly the Pixel
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True, but either way I have a pair of headphones that are not working, and I'm not willing to pay 250 € for that, even if it's the Pixels fault, so I'm going to return them while I still can^^

Question How To Improve Hearing Aid Function

I have a Pixel 6 Pro and Widex Moment 440 Hearing Aids. My aids are paired to my phone without issue, and I can successfully interact with them through the Widex app to switch programs, etc. But streaming of any audio (phone calls, music, audiobooks, podcasts) is so very poor that they're entirely unusable as streaming devices. Both aids cut in and out for the first 30-60 seconds of streaming, and then both aids cut out all together.
Widex is aware of the issue, but is opting not to make efforts to address it because they believe the issue lies with the Pixel 6/6 Pro, so much so that they formally delisted the Pixel 6/6 Pro, and recommend that I switch to an iPhone. I'm a Google gal through and through, with a home/life full of Google devices/products, so I don't want to switch to an iPhone, but I really would like to be able to stream to my aids.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might address this issue?

Try disabling all global power management ie adaptive battery, put unused apps to sleep.
Network reset.
Developer options>bluetooth settings, look through those (this image is a Samsung)
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Play with it...

I disabled adaptive battery, and I'll slowly work my way through the developer options, with a bit of testing after each step.
With "put unused apps to sleep", are you referring to the function of adaptive battery, or something else?
What are you referring to with "Network reset"?

Not sure how settings are laid out on a Pixel.
To check if global power management is disabled; Developer options>standby apps, all buckets should show as active. However global power management can't be disabled here.
The network reset is somewhere in settings under connectivity.

I confirmed via standby apps that all bucks show as active.
Are you suggesting that I should do a network reset? If so, will it remove all of my wifi and bluetooth connections?

Karine said:
I confirmed via standby apps that all bucks show as active.
Are you suggesting that I should do a network reset? If so, will it remove all of my wifi and bluetooth connections?
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Yes and yes it will reset all to default, which is why you do that.
It's not uncommon for it to become misconfigured. Set up the devices again when it's done. Maybe a different order of adding them would help. Try the hearing aid first and see if it works.

I'll give it a try, perhaps tomorrow, or after, once I've run with today's tweaks for a bit.

Karine said:
I'll give it a try, perhaps tomorrow, or after, once I've run with today's tweaks for a bit.
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Just do it. I don't even think twice about it. A easy fix when it works
The bt device may also have its own reset in its software but may not do as well.
Again make sure the device has all its needed permissions including any in accessibility. It may not have prompted you to enable them during installation. That happens occasionally. Look it all over like a hawk. Playing in settings is fun, don't worry though as it's almost impossible to crash* a stock Android... explore it.
*always back up all your critical data redundantly to preferably 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. Crashes are very rare but can happen, being prepared to do a full reload at any time will save you time and grief.

blackhawk said:
Just do it. I don't even think twice about it. A easy fix when it works
The bt device may also have its own reset in its software but may not do as well.
Again make sure the device has all its needed permissions including any in accessibility. It may not have prompted you to enable them during installation. That happens occasionally. Look it all over like a hawk. Playing in settings is fun, don't worry though as it's almost impossible to crash* a stock Android... explore it.
*always back up all your critical data redundantly to preferably 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC. Crashes are very rare but can happen, being prepared to do a full reload at any time will save you time and grief.
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How do I check accessibility permissions? I don't think I've encountered that before.

Karine said:
How do I check accessibility permissions? I don't think I've encountered that before.
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On Samsung's it's in settings.
With Google it's usually documented. This may help you.

blackhawk said:
On Samsung's it's in settings.
With Google it's usually documented. This may help you.
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Thanks!

Karine said:
I have a Pixel 6 Pro and Widex Moment 440 Hearing Aids. My aids are paired to my phone without issue, and I can successfully interact with them through the Widex app to switch programs, etc. But streaming of any audio (phone calls, music, audiobooks, podcasts) is so very poor that they're entirely unusable as streaming devices. Both aids cut in and out for the first 30-60 seconds of streaming, and then both aids cut out all together.
Widex is aware of the issue, but is opting not to make efforts to address it because they believe the issue lies with the Pixel 6/6 Pro, so much so that they formally delisted the Pixel 6/6 Pro, and recommend that I switch to an iPhone. I'm a Google gal through and through, with a home/life full of Google devices/products, so I don't want to switch to an iPhone, but I really would like to be able to stream to my aids.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might address this issue?
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I have a P6Pro and Resound hearing aids. They are pretty much working well. If the sound isn't piped to my ears and turn off and turn on Bluetooth and they connect properly. But the best hearing aid phone I ever had was my OnePlus 7 Pro. There was a button on the volume slider to pipe the sound to the phone, the ears, the car, or any other paired device. I miss that button!
Karine said:
I have a Pixel 6 Pro and Widex Moment 440 Hearing Aids. My aids are paired to my phone without issue, and I can successfully interact with them through the Widex app to switch programs, etc. But streaming of any audio (phone calls, music, audiobooks, podcasts) is so very poor that they're entirely unusable as streaming devices. Both aids cut in and out for the first 30-60 seconds of streaming, and then both aids cut out all together.
Widex is aware of the issue, but is opting not to make efforts to address it because they believe the issue lies with the Pixel 6/6 Pro, so much so that they formally delisted the Pixel 6/6 Pro, and recommend that I switch to an iPhone. I'm a Google gal through and through, with a home/life full of Google devices/products, so I don't want to switch to an iPhone, but I really would like to be able to stream to my aids.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might address this issue
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Question Poco F5 Android Auto does not work

Poco F5
MIUI 14.0.6 TMREUXM
Android Auto 9.4.631624
Car: Škoda Scala
Poco F3 worked flawlessly. F5 fails to connect. Tried different cables.
It correctly detects the phone on the car and prompts me to connect via AA or Mirrorlink.
On the phone, USB connectivity menu appears. I select data transfer / Android Auto.
And then the car tells me it failed.
Is this known? Is is a weird issue with car compatibility?
Any way to make it work by messing with settings?

Seems Android Auto works on EU Rom or other non-official ROMs. Marble doesn't have proper certificate so car's audio component cannot accept pairing and fails to establish a connection in wired mode. It is probably the reason it fails in wireless mode too.

What's "marble"?
Is this a bug that could be fixed by an update or deliberate?
I need to figure out if I should return this phone, as this is serious.

I'm having the same problem.

I am having the same problem. I tried with 3 different cables but the result did not change. I'm thinking of returning it. Incredible problem!!
My car Skoda Scala 2020

I've seen multiple reports associated with android auto,. i have poco f4 gt and getting the same problem right after I upgraded my phone to miui 14 and android 13. they are saying that it's from android 13 version cause all of them getting the issue has Android 13 ,, even in samsung phones and other brands, they are getting the same issue. The only similarity that I noticed is that they all have android 13 on their phone.

I have no experience with the stock rom.
I'm using Xiaomi EU and Android Auto works both wired and wireless mode. Even better than my previous Flip 3

bellissimo.io said:
I have no experience with the stock rom.
I'm using Xiaomi EU and Android Auto works both wired and wireless mode. Even better than my previous Flip 3
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good to know tho,, so aside from android 13 there might be another factor that affects android auto with most devices.

Got a generic reply from support, so it seems they are not really familiar with this or interested.
Please reinstall the latest update package to eliminate possible errors during installation. Settings - About phone - MIUI LOGO - 3 items - Download last update package.
Next, you can also check the functionality of the device in Safe Mode. To enable Safe Mode, you need to turn off your smartphone first, then press the Power Button and Volume Plus at the same time, once the Recovery Menu appears let go of the buttons. In the recovery menu, please select the Safe Mode option.
All third-party apps are disabled in Safe Mode and will not be displayed. If the device works fine, please reboot to exit Safe Mode and boot the device in "Normal Mode". Please then uninstall the last three apps that were installed and check the functionality again.
If the problem persists, reset the device to factory settings. Please note that before you factory reset the device, please backup your data first, otherwise all your data (pictures, videos, music, apps, etc.) will be lost.
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I might finally consider custom rom, most likely xiaomi.eu, but I am really hesitant to do this.
There is a lot of uncertainty regarding warranty, and everything working, and conflicting reports about battery life and bugs. Most are seemingly happy, but there are lso reports of it not really working that well.
Or I might return it and wait and see what Nord 3 is priced like.

I know you've said you tried different cables. I was having connectivity issues with Android Auto when my previous phone (Poco F1) had no issues whatsoever.
I've been using an Amazon Basics USB 3.1 cable for a few days now and touch wood, everything is fine. Perhaps the Poco F5 is just very particular about what cables it uses.

Hm..
I suppose it's easier to try with that then to return the phone, though my current cable is 90 degree on one end for practical reasons, and I want a short one.
And some people online are reporting that it works on one car and does not on another, but I don't remember they said it was tested with the same cable.
But I could try. This is like a MUST feature. I would not buy a car without it, let alone a phone.
Though my car is C plug, so I have to try with random cables :/

Android Auto is definitely possible with the proper software. This is definitely a software issue and not a hardware issue. I will revisit this thread once a stable solution (not via custom rom) has been applied. Marble devices (Poco F5/Redmi Note 12 Turbo) should be able to use Android Auto starting from Android 13. Ig we just need to provide some feedback via SocMed so we can be heard.

Same problem with Skoda and Poco f5 pro miui14 latest.
Any known solution to come or throw this phone away ?

You can sell it, don't throw it away.
I might get the Nord 3 if they have an early sale. Though oneplus is allegedly prone to bugs. So I can't be smart about this, just reactionary.

Did you guys try a new cable? I never had problems with my F5 but as I wrote before it happened in the past with another phone and the solution was 1) change the cable 2) unpair the phone/car and pair them again from scratch

It's not the cable. I tried multiple different C-C cables, 2.0 and 3.1. I only have not tried 3.2.
It could be that for some reason it's not standard spec USB, so it does not work with all infotainment systems. There are a few posts about Škoda/VW specifically, but also Honda and some others. My car is USB-C, so maybe for some reason it only works in cars with USB-A?
It could also be MIU14 bug, as there are multiple posts about Xiaomi phones being upgraded to MIUI14 and having these issues, Poco F3 included, and I have that one, works fine with MIUI13. But it's again not all users of the same model, just some.
In my case, it definitely seems to be USB related, because the phone does charge, but keeps dropping connection. When I am charging, it does not. I just remembered I have not yet tried connecting to my laptop and see if it drops connection there, that would be an easy test.
My F3, MIUI13/12, works flawlessly.
I sent my to service, as there was also a post where someone sent a Xiaomi phone to service with the same symptoms and allegedly they fixed it.
It is frustrating to say the least, as it is a crucial functionality for me.
Unfortunately, I don't have any other convenient car I can try it on. Everyone I know has older cars, no AA :/
I mean some do, but nobody where I can try it conveniently.

Now I'm kinda optimistic, becuse the phone also can't be connected to a PC. Nothing happens. nd it also keeps reconnecting.
nd, when I was switching stuff over via cable from my F3, this did not work, so I had to use wireless option.
I say optimistic, because it appears it is clearly an issue with USB, so service might be able to solve it.