I thought this was fixed in JB, but I guess not.
I've got my GS4 paired with both the car and my Jawbra headset. All works fine in either scenario, but occasionally I'm on a call using my car BT and want to switch to my headset, or visa verse. Isn't there a way to just click a button/option in phone and switch the device? Anyone found an App for that (I've been searching for hours).
I'm hoping that I'm just missing something, but I've been trying to Google and search these forums to no avail.
I can't try it but what can't you just press the headset button in the midcall menu?
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I can't try it but what can't you just press the headset button in the midcall menu?
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That sounds like a great idea, I would love it if it worked that way. But the phone get's itself "paired and connected" to the car, and it is not connected to the Jawbone. The only thing I found to change it during the call is to turn off bluetooth, which forces a pickup on the handset. I suppoose I could try to turn BT back on, and get it to connect to the Jawbone, but that's no practical while driving and trying to pay attention to a phone conversation.
A simple pop-up with "connect to Jawbone" or "connect to car" would be nice during the call.
If you just want to you your headset to take calls and your car bt for audio, try deselecting "phone" in your bt device options on the phone.
Also I think this issue is more with the Samsung phone then with Android. My Nexus 4 was able to do just this and also allow me to take calls on my bt headset while my phone was plugged into the aux jack in my car.
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Hallo,
what can I do to have the following behaviour:
I need to hear an arriving phone call on the mobile device even if I have connectet it to a Headphone (bluetooth or cable). (I often carry the activated bluetooth headphone in my bag but than I don't hear anny call because its only ringing in my headphone)
can anybody help me?
Several options. The easiest is when you put your BT headphone in your bag, turn it off. Saves your headphone battery, too.
The 2nd option is to disable A2DP on the phone. There are several apps out there that make this easier than going into Settings. I use a Today screen plug-in called A2DP Toggle, www.teksoftco.com, free. But the version I have is buggy.
The 3rd option is to disable BT on the phone, again there are tools out there that make this easier. A2DP Toggle can be set to also disable BT when you turn off A2DP.
I have never heard of a tool that lets you direct specific notifications to the various outputs but it makes perfect sense. There should be lots of options that we just aren't given in WM, like keeping the phone from turning off the backlight during a phone call.
The easiest is when you put your BT headphone in your bag, turn it off. Saves your headphone battery, too.
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The problem on this way is, that it takes some time to turn the BT headphone on. So I sometimes lost a call, because I was to slowly...
My BT Headphone has a standby Time from more less 5 days! - so battery is no problem.
The way to disable A2DP brings that I can't use e.g. Voice Command over BT Headphone, isn't it?
So maybe there is no solution for my problem?
(The Athena cant "talk" quit... so I need the Headphone, when I get Calls - I don't like that everybody how is around me hear what the "caller" tells me...)
Over the weekend I had headphones plugged into my phone with music streaming (via TCPMP) and a call came in. It switched the audio over to the external speakers, then paused it, and played the ring tone over the external speakers.
Just what you wanted, right? I'm using the AP4 ROM, don't know if that is the difference or just using TCPMP.
it has been discussed before but I still can't get it.
I do have sound via bluetooth in my car when answering a call or initiating a new one.
but I can't hear anything from the phone applications like navigation or musicplayer.
how can I change that?
It has nothing to do with the bluetooth kit in my car as a blackberry worked seamlessly with playing music via BT. Even my old HP ipaq 514 also made sound announcements through BT.
Any settings to adjust?
You must change a bluetooth-setting.
- Comm Manager
- Settings (right button)
- 2 Bluetooth
- 1 Bluetooth
- select your BT car-stereo from the list (don't click)
- Menu (right button)
- 4 ... wireless stereo ... (don't know the English name, in Dutch "Als draadloos stereo instellen")
In my experience, each time you reconnect the device, you have to do this again because it automatically resets to the handsfree setting.
thanks! sounds promising.
but it doesn#t work as expected. the phone is either a BT headset or a BT stereo. not booth at once. hmmm not sooo good
Ok but this will only work if the car supports A2DP, correct? Because I have a BMW and when it is connected that option is not there. The BMW bluetooth module supports just headset profile.
But if I use a normal bluetooth headset I can actually get regular audio out of it some times. The car strictly works with phone calls. Perhaps sometimes audio is sent to it but ignored, I mean it can transfer phone numbers (dial in car screen), phone book so of course it should know how to tell if it is in a call or not?
the features you describe are part of the rSAP bluetooth profile, where actually the car is the phone and only borrows its identity from the phone. totally different story.
so if you do a call actually the car holds the connection to the network. Your phone is only involved as kind of remote sim-card reader.
There seems to be some options missing with the notes Bluetooth, on my nexus one and galaxy nexus i was able to select using my parrot in car Bluetooth for phone calls only and disable anything else, with the note there is no such option.
my car has Dolby surround factory stereo so i have the parrot hooked up to the center channel speaker for phone calls, when a call comes in it disconnects the stereo from that speaker and uses it for hands free. it has always worked out great, till the note that is.
now as soon as i plug the note into the samsung car dock my center channel is always on from the parrot, it also often sends noises through it, like you get when your cell is to close to a cheap set of computer speakers, that data cell switching noise, its very loud and annoying.
again this has never been a problem with my other android devises, they all had a way to switch it to phone calls only.
grinmaul --
Does the Parrot work correctly when you only have it connected to the Note via Bluetooth? What Parrot kit do you have and what software version is on it?
ya, it works fine, it is just always on, where as other phones it only cuts out my speaker when it has something to say, like phone call, navigation turn upcoming, stuff like that. i am going to try updating the software, but i really don't see how it will help, its the samsung car dock app that is holding the connection open..
when i look at bluetooth options on other android devices for the parrot pairing, i see 2 things, phone and media, so i can uncheck the media part and only phone calls will go through it. but the note only has one.
maybe the upcoming ICS will have better options.
its a 3200 LS color
When I first started using the samsung car dock, it would connect my phone to the sync bluetooth, and show my in a phone call. All I got was sounds from the phone, till I hit the end call on sync. I got it to stop by going into the voice talk settings and I shut off the auto start speaker, listen via bluetooth, and launch on bluetooth.
After having a few issues with my Gear S I thought I would share some tips in case others have an issue. Please add your own tips to help others.
Set up email on phone (S4) but Gear S does not vibrate on email, but does pop up. Other notifications vibrate ok.
Turns out that if you set the notification on the phone to none (in samsung native email client) the Gear S will not vibrate. Even if phone is silent and you have chosen a melody the Gear S will then vibrate.
If you have a BT headset connected to the Gear S it will only work when the phone is connected remotely not by BT.
If the Gear S is connected by BT and you answer on the Gear S the audio will route through the Gear S and you cannot use the BT headset. If you answer on the phone the audio will route through the phone.
Two Possible work arounds
1. Buy a multipoint headset and connect to phone and Gear S (I havent tested this but should have a new headset arrive today so will update)
2. Permanently forward calls to the Gear S phone number but does mean you have to have the GSM from auto on and off to always on. (So far no noticeable battery drain from this)
Hope this helps out a few others.
Thanks
Dagaz
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After having a few issues with my Gear S I thought I would share some tips in case others have an issue. Please add your own tips to help others.
Set up email on phone (S4) but Gear S does not vibrate on email, but does pop up. Other notifications vibrate ok.
Turns out that if you set the notification on the phone to none (in samsung native email client) the Gear S will not vibrate. Even if phone is silent and you have chosen a melody the Gear S will then vibrate.
If you have a BT headset connected to the Gear S it will only work when the phone is connected remotely not by BT.
If the Gear S is connected by BT and you answer on the Gear S the audio will route through the Gear S and you cannot use the BT headset. If you answer on the phone the audio will route through the phone.
Two Possible work arounds
1. Buy a multipoint headset and connect to phone and Gear S (I havent tested this but should have a new headset arrive today so will update)
2. Permanently forward calls to the Gear S phone number but does mean you have to have the GSM from auto on and off to always on. (So far no noticeable battery drain from this)
Hope this helps out a few others.
Thanks
Dagaz
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Thanks you for the notification tip.
Regarding the BT headset case, there is also a scenario where the BT headset is connected only to mobile device and the the device is connected by BT to Gear. Then if you opt to reply or initiate a call from your Gear, you just tap the small icon on the bottom left corner and you keep on using the BT headset although you originated or answered the call from Gear.
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Thanks you for the notification tip.
Regarding the BT headset case, there is also a scenario where the BT headset is connected only to mobile device and the the device is connected by BT to Gear. Then if you opt to reply or initiate a call from your Gear, you just tap the small icon on the bottom left corner and you keep on using the BT headset although you originated or answered the call from Gear.
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How do you do this scenario. Every time I try to answer a call thru the watch the audio goes thru the watch and not the bluetooth headset. LG tone pro 750 is multi point
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How do you do this scenario. Every time I try to answer a call thru the watch the audio goes thru the watch and not the bluetooth headset. LG tone pro 750 is multi point
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I use a "single" point BT Sony BT headset (MBH20)
I have paired it only to the mobile device (Samsung Note 3 Neo)
The mobile device is paired to the Gear S through BT 90% of my day
When I either answer or initiate a call using the Gear S (through the Note 3 Neo SIM), I get a small icon, at the lower left screen of Gear S, depicting a headset.
If and when I press this icon, the voice which you correctly state that "...goes thru the watch..." is transfered to the BT Headset. So I do not have either to reach for the mobile device or to go on with the "audio which goes thru the watch".
I have not tried to use a multipoint BT headset. I will do it later and tell you how it behaves.
The only, very annoying, situation that I have not managed to sort out with this watch, is how to terminate a call either initiated or answered through the watch. The initially available phone screen, making available the green (CALL) and red (END CALL) icons, disappears a few seconds after I initiate (or answer) the call through the watch! There is no watch gesture to make it again available. I need to reach for the mobile device to terminate the call. Any tips on that?
Hoping someone else sees problems with Car Bluetooth connectivity.
Here are my symptoms:
1. No problem pairing this phone. From that point forward, no problem with maintaining the pair.
2. When paired, the phone shows that both "Phone Audio" and "Media Audio" are connected (boxes green checked)
3. When paired, the car Color Touchscreen shows " "Phone Audio" (screen icons for battery and cell strength), and an option in car audio sources for "Bluetooth."
4. When paired, and I choose car source: "Bluetooth," I can always play music and get my GoogleMap navigation audio directions. No problems there ever.
5. HOWEVER, sometimes when making, receiving phone calls, or, walking into phone during a phone conversation and starting car:
The phone "thinks" it is connected to the car (phone audio, media audio), the car thinks it is connected to the phone (phone audio, media audio). The phone screen with call in progress shows "bluetooth" as the audio source (versus speakerphone).
BUT THERE IS NO SOUND OVER MY CAR AUDIO, and the person on other end of call cannot hear me. The car touchscreen does not show a call in progress and stays on my XM music source.
I need to press speakerphone on my "call-in-progress" cell screen or press the Bluetooth button next to it to talk and listen normally on my phone.
The only way to get it to connect properly is to turn the cell Bluetooth completely off (pull-down screen). Count to five. Turn it back on. Then on my car touchscreen, navigate to settings, to the Bluetooth setup, and touch the "XT1650" device on the bluetooth device list to re-connect (not pair).
Once I have connected once successfully once, I may be able to turn car off, leave, come back, and have a good connection. But I think that if I am away long enough ( > 10 minutes????), I will have the same problem.
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I have spent two technical calls with Verizon, doing everything they suggest, including a factory reset.
I have exchanged my new phone for another new phone to eliminate a hardware problem. No love.
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Could be something specific to my car:
2014 Buick Enclave Premium with Intellilink dashboard tech (6.5 color touchscreen)
Have called via Onstar to find out there are no updates for the firmware on this car's dash system.
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Hoping that folks who have this phone confirm proper operation and indicate car model/year. Especially interested in GM cars.
THX!
I have had a similar problem. I have an aftermarket radio and I stream music to my radio and I have had it show connected but would not play and sound through the radio. Try reporting this on the Moto Z forum on the Moto site
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Have you tried pulling the fuse in your car for your radio? Granted, I won't get my Moto Z until tomorrow, I'm a former car installer and also have handsfree in my Ford, and every once in a while the bluetooth will go buggy where my voice commands no longer work, or like the problem you mentioned, I won't get any sound over my car speakers even though it says connected. When this happens, I usually un pair and re-pair my phone from the radio on both ends (Delete bluetooth device and re-add). If that doesn't work, I Master reset my radio (and do the aforementioned pairing). If still no success, and bugs persist, I will pull out my car's manual, find the correct fuse for my Sync radio computer, and pull the fuse. Then you startup the car, wait about 5 minutes with the car on. Turn off the car, reinsert the fuse, and then turn car back on. (WARNING, be careful when handling your car fuses, try to use something plastic or wooden to pry them out if possible.) I then re-pair my phone, and wallah its like a new system, bug free. I can't promise this will work for every car model, but it does work for quite a few. I've only had this happen one time to my own vehicle. Hope this helps. I'll test my Moto Z on my car tomorrow and see how it goes.
Good luck,
Joshua
Thx Joshua. Can't hurt to give that a try. Will attempt this evening and report back.
Dave
Phone bluetooth Moto Z Play completely inoperable
I have a Moto Z Play and it used to work flawlessly with my Honda CRV Honda HandsFreeLink connection. Could make and receive calls but that stopped working. Can stream media audio but after deleting device from car and phone I noticed that when re-pairing there isn't even the option to connect phone (only contacts and messages). Trying other speakers that support speakerphone over Bluetooth I notice that they also no longer work. I suspect a recent update FUBAR'd the Bluetooth. Anyone else experiencing issues.
Tom