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Just delivered, put it on and it works great! Worked much better after a reboot.
Inside the house, solid brick house, got 12 in view 8 in use, 20 ft accuracy.
Good job Asus! Thanks!!!!
(I was one of the guys who registered during that tiny window that registration was open)
This may sound like a stupid question but has it helped your Wi-Fi? Did you use wifi analiser and do a speed test with and without it?
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This may sound like a stupid question but has it helped your Wi-Fi? Did you use wifi analiser and do a speed test with and without it?
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Its not a stupid question. I did hear that "some" units tested did show improvements in wifi performance but that "wasn't" what this dongle was designed for. In the brief test I did on this theory, I couldn't see any benefits. Possibly because my wifi performance is already pretty good. It might be beneficial to someone who's wifi performance is less than stellar. I still plan on testing this more thoroughly.
I can't wait until mine comes. If more people get them hopefully they will post there experience.
Came home to find FedEx had dropped off my dongle too. Asus has done right in my eyes as far as the GPS issue is concerned. Now to go try some Sygic....
Was just out driving, going 50 mph with 8.4 ft accuracy.
Works great!
Got my dongle in the mail
Ordered on the 17th, came today (19th). Bravo on fast processing and shipping, ASUS.
Tried my GPS indoors without the dongle. After about 5 minutes it found 6 satellites, locked 3. Accuracy of 900 feet.
Popped the dongle on. Said to update to the latest firmware, checked, pretty sure I am. Took a couple minutes, and nothing...then I decided to use the little switch to "lock" it into position. BAM! 12 satellites within 30 seconds, accuracy of about 36 feet. Went outside and got it down to 28 feet.
Sure it looks tacky, is a bit bulky, and doesn't work with the dock. But it's nice to know that GPS will (finally) work when really needed.
Oh, and it was free too. Score.
This is strange. In have mine and it vastly improves my GPS, but I can't seem to hold onto a lock in my car, or indoors at all . Any ideas?
I ordered 4.6.12 & mine just shows "submitted".... I have Champagne ... WTF
mick3444 said:
This is strange. In have mine and it vastly improves my GPS, but I can't seem to hold onto a lock in my car, or indoors at all . Any ideas?
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No reason why it shouldn't be able to. I was locked consistently over speeds 60-70mph. With great accuracy also(you can see my results from gps dongle test thread). Never lost the lock. Try doing a fresh reboot of your tablet and make sure the latch on the dongle is set to lock position. Also make sure you are on latest .21 update. Also make sure you have dongle and prime pointed towards the sky. Won't work as well if you have dongle pointed down.
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I ordered 4.6.12 & mine just shows "submitted".... I have Champagne ... WTF
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+1 me too, mine is champagne, i think the champagne color will be ship until next week, this week only gray...
Can we see some HD final production pics of the dongle? Does it have Asus branding?
So far I came across 1 issue. I haven't had a chance to try it again
1. Attached Dongle.
2. Turn on GPS Test + GPS
3. leave tablet by window
4. went to bathroom (~5 minutes...good times)
5. Came back and my tablet wouldn't turn on and did a self reboot when i tried to press power a few times.
I've never had a reboot problem since waayyyyy back when ICS was first released.
clockwork58 said:
So far I came across 1 issue. I haven't had a chance to try it again
1. Attached Dongle.
2. Turn on GPS Test + GPS
3. leave tablet by window
4. went to bathroom (~5 minutes...good times)
5. Came back and my tablet wouldn't turn on and did a self reboot when i tried to press power a few times.
I've never had a reboot problem since waayyyyy back when ICS was first released.
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Very doubtful its related to dongle. If anything its the GPS test app that could've caused it. Not the dongle itself.
clockwork58 said:
So far I came across 1 issue. I haven't had a chance to try it again
1. Attached Dongle.
2. Turn on GPS Test + GPS
3. leave tablet by window
4. went to bathroom (~5 minutes...good times)
5. Came back and my tablet wouldn't turn on and did a self reboot when i tried to press power a few times.
I've never had a reboot problem since waayyyyy back when ICS was first released.
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Keep us posted if it happens again.
Sounds very similar to what happens occasionally when docked to the keyboard. Interesting that it may also happen when GPS docked.
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Lock-N-Load said:
I ordered 4.6.12 & mine just shows "submitted".... I have Champagne ... WTF
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i have a champagne as well. ordered mine 4/16 and mine also shows submitted. maybe they dont have the champagne one yet?
I purchased mine when I was in Houston between Jan-Feb 2012. I am back to India. Will I be still eligible to get the dongle? I have applied for it and put in c/o address of my colleague in Houston. Also are there any shipping charges?
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Hi,
I sent my demand for the GPS dongle to Asus Member website and in my demand it says:
Your application has been submitted 2012/04/16
does it means they are in the process of sending it ? Or do i have to wait for some other message from their part before its get processed. And how long does it takes to be sent if I live in Québec, Canada ?
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Hi,
I sent my demand for the GPS dongle to Asus Member website and in my demand it says:
Your application has been submitted 2012/04/16
does it means they are in the process of sending it ? Or do i have to wait for some other message from their part before its get processed. And how long does it takes to be sent if I live in Québec, Canada ?
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Many are shipping out from Fremont California. I've seen one member from Canada receiving his within two days. Yours should be shipping soon. I also submitted application on 04/16 it's arriving today. It's the Grey dongle. My Champaign dongle still says submitted.
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Not sure if it's my phone or my headset. Occasionally while talking the headset will tell me it's out of range and then reconnect (the phone is usually in my pocket or hand). I'll miss about 10-15sec of the conversation. Sometimes it'll do it repeatedly other times not as often. I don't have another Bluetooth headset to test with. I've had the headset about 8mths and this started happening about a month ago.
Any ideas?
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ATT JB Radio
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I have the exact same headset and I have never had that problem. I'm on the slimkat weekly 2560. It doesn't even start cutting out until I'm half way across my house.
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K. Thanks. I'll look into a warranty claim.
Anyone know how/if different radios could affect this?
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DraginMagik said:
Not sure if it's my phone or my headset. Occasionally while talking the headset will tell me it's out of range and then reconnect (the phone is usually in my pocket or hand). I'll miss about 10-15sec of the conversation. Sometimes it'll do it repeatedly other times not as often. I don't have another Bluetooth headset to test with. I've had the headset about 8mths and this started happening about a month ago.
Any ideas?
Slimkat 4.4.2 weekly 2388
ATT JB Radio
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Hi,
I would like to share an interesting observation I have also made about Bluetooth disconnections with phone in the pocket.
1) When the phone is in my shirt pocket, and I turn my head to its extreme, sometimes (not always), the connectivity gets disrupted. but unlike your experience, this is only for a secong, and as soon as I turn my head back to normal viewing angles, its ok.
2) with phone in trouser pocket, if I place my hand over the phone same disconet happens depending on which part of the phone gets covered.
Based on these two observations, and knowing that Bluetooth is a short range , line of sight connection, there is something in the materials your clothes include that probably inhibit the line of sight connectivity.
Hope that helps in understanding the momentary loss of BT connection, but not for a 15 seconds like you seem to be experiencing.
cheers
milind
Bluetooth car audio disconnect and connect in cycle
I am experiencing similar issue with bluetooth audio calls in my car. I tried two separate KitKat roms (PSX & Beanstalk 4.4.225) and in both versions, phone bluetooth disconnected and reconnected, it seems like 20 seconds cycle. It would drop for about 5 seconds. I noticed the first it dropped was when the screen turned off. It is impossible to carry on a conversation as it would constantly connect and disconnect. Is this an issue with every kitkat rom?
I have E970.
milindchitale said:
Hi,
I would like to share an interesting observation I have also made about Bluetooth disconnections with phone in the pocket.
1) When the phone is in my shirt pocket, and I turn my head to its extreme, sometimes (not always), the connectivity gets disrupted. but unlike your experience, this is only for a secong, and as soon as I turn my head back to normal viewing angles, its ok.
2) with phone in trouser pocket, if I place my hand over the phone same disconet happens depending on which part of the phone gets covered.
Based on these two observations, and knowing that Bluetooth is a short range , line of sight connection, there is something in the materials your clothes include that probably inhibit the line of sight connectivity.
Hope that helps in understanding the momentary loss of BT connection, but not for a 15 seconds like you seem to be experiencing.
cheers
milind
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bkl6 said:
I am experiencing similar issue with bluetooth audio calls in my car. I tried two separate KitKat roms (PSX & Beanstalk 4.4.225) and in both versions, phone bluetooth disconnected and reconnected, it seems like 20 seconds cycle. It would drop for about 5 seconds. I noticed the first it dropped was when the screen turned off. It is impossible to carry on a conversation as it would constantly connect and disconnect. Is this an issue with every kitkat rom?
I have E970.
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It must be a KitKat related issue because I didn't have the issue on JB (SlimBean). Thought it may have something to do with the radios. It's intermittent which is a blessing and a curse. I can go a week or two with no issue...then multiple times on a one call (I could put the phone down and make a sandwich if mom is talking...she'd not notice...thus a great tester for this kinda stuff)
I've tried several (if not all) KK radios...no noticeable impact on this issue.
I'm also on the e970.
Note: I'm not losing connection for 15 sec. The headset says 'out of range' then immediately 'connecting'...but it takes time to reconnect and get the phone conversation back. I usually power cycle the headset since it seems more likely to be stable...otherwise it's likely to disconnects/reconnects over and over and over.
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Yes, this really seems to be KitKat issue. I installed ParanoidAndroid and it was somewhat better in a sense, it didn't disconnect/connect as often. I do think, bluetooth gets killed when the screen is turned off and then gets turned back on. I can provide with a log file if someone has any ideas on this issue. Definitely I do want to drive handsfree.
DraginMagik said:
It must be a KitKat related issue because I didn't have the issue on JB (SlimBean). Thought it may have something to do with the radios. It's intermittent which is a blessing and a curse. I can go a week or two with no issue...then multiple times on a one call (I could put the phone down and make a sandwich if mom is talking...she'd not notice...thus a great tester for this kinda stuff)
I've tried several (if not all) KK radios...no noticeable impact on this issue.
I'm also on the e970.
Note: I'm not losing connection for 15 sec. The headset says 'out of range' then immediately 'connecting'...but it takes time to reconnect and get the phone conversation back. I usually power cycle the headset since it seems more likely to be stable...otherwise it's likely to disconnects/reconnects over and over and over.
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Well, I think it may not be kk problem after all because I installed CyanogenMod version 11-20140225-nightly-e970 and I did not experience any issues so far. I will update if I encounter this issue in future.
When I had installed paranoidandroid beta 6, I did not have to install any radios either but still had issue.
For CM11, I did not have to flash any radios either and it is working without any issues till now.
Hi for those who have played with the Zenwatch 2, have you experienced any bluetooth disconnect issues?
I am about to buy one for my wife but heard there had been some bluetooth disconnect issues in the past with the orginal Zenwatch, so just want to make sure.
Thanks!
Andrew
I've noticed it does seem to disconnect a lot and even close to watch but usually connects back by itself
I have fun into this problem, but it doesn't happen very often. I assume it's a coding problem add Erik Gerry psyched with a firmware update when Marshmallow launches
Yes... regularly... multiple times a day. Phone is always in my shirt pocket, pants pocket or hand, so it's not a distance issue. Wish i could find a way to turn off the vibration every time it disconnects/reconnects
I don't seem to have this issue that I have noticed. Have had it for a bit now with no issues.
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I wonder if its the phone is connected to? The review I saw that mentioned it was using a Note 5 and I'm using an S6a
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Just bought my wife a AZ2 and it disconnects bluetooth often but reconnects
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I am using a zenfone 2 with my zenwatch. Only time I have noticed it disconnected is when I'm out of range of my phone which is normal. Otherwise everything seems consistent even compared to my Moto 360.
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I had a few disconnects beeing next to the phone. But only 3-4 times.
But I had a few reconnect issues after out-of-range disconnects. The watch didn't reconnect properly and I had to fiddle around, reboot, disable BT,...
I just need to use android wear on the phone to retry but it is still odd I suspect it is related to the OS on my phone for saving battery life?
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I wonder if its the phone is connected to? The review I saw that mentioned it was using a Note 5 and I'm using an S6a
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No random disconnects some switching to the Nexus 6P.
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I am using s6 edge+ and it seems to have more bluetooth disconnect issue with my other device after a recent OTA
I reset the watch rebooted the phone then the watch and removed the zen watch manager/zen camera and some unused watch face seems better now
Once we get on this watch. A lot of things can get fixed from us dev's. Just waiting on the source code.
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Weird. I have the LG G4 and had the LG G Watch for about 6 months prior to getting the AZW2 and I've never noticed it ever disconnect throughout the day. The only time is when I walk out of range, but it reconnects again when I am in the general area
I just got the disconnect issue today. If I restart the watch it'll reconnect, but only for a few minutes then it disconnects. Rinse and repeat. I'd do a factory reset if I weren't at work and far away from my charging cable.
I bought the Zenwatch 2 a week ago. I'm using it with my S6. Software on both is up to date however the watch continues to get disconnected. Last night I did a factory reset on the watch and after a few minutes it disconnected again. WiFi isn't turned on either (which I read might cause interference with the radio or frequencies). I don't think there's any other option left but to return this and try another Zenwatch 2 (hoping it is an isolated issue).
I had a few disconnects, but only when it was out of range. The thing is, I let the phone somewhere in the house and I just wander around. The range on this thing is amazing! But when I get back in range it just reconnects automatically, just as it should. I must say, I am really impressed with the little one :d
Note3 5.0 stock rooted+latest update ZW2
Just curious if this is the way the device works with my phone, the Android Wear app always says "connected", however, whenever I go to the bluetooth settings on the watch, it's always disconnected...........no matter how many times I hit it to connect, it never does................but I always get notifications as usual, and it will vibrate for every call I receive on my phone.
Wifi is still connected. Never used bluetooth since i last setup my watch. Just using my phone as WiFi access point.
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So I've noticed that randomly throughout the day my phone will randomly disconnect from Wifi and Bluetooth. It always drops both at the same time then reconnects.
Has anyone else had this problem?
For me the Mobile Connection Drops every few seconds.....No Network...4G TLE with 5 Bars.......No Network...4G TLE with 5 Bars.....No Network...4G TLE with 5 Bars.....No Network...4G TLE with 5 Bars...
Got my My LG G5 from T-Mobile... After 3 days the phone has been overheating, and every 10 seconds it drops Mobile Connection...I went through a plethora of tests with T-Mobile Support and they determined that I need a replacement device...so waiting for the replacement...One other thing, I notice this happened after calling T-Mobile to Unlock the device...So not sure if there is any correlation between my issue and T-Mobiles Unlock App, T-Mobile said the two were not related.
WiFi is unstable for me, too. Disconnects randomly every hour or so. I mostly notice it when casting to my Chromecast. I have to reconnect to the app in order to regain control. I've tried multiple routers, and the problem is reproducible with both. Bluetooth hiccups, too, but never fully disconnects. I haven't noticed that the WiFi and Bluetooth disconnects coincide. Mine is AT&T branded.
I've got a similar issue, only the wifi is fine most of the time, but Bluetooth skips every few minutes and has completely dropped twice. I'm exchanging my device tomorrow to see if that fixes it. I also got a crap battery as well. Kinda disappointed with this $700 purchase.
xbenjii said:
So I've noticed that randomly throughout the day my phone will randomly disconnect from Wifi and Bluetooth. It always drops both at the same time then reconnects.
Has anyone else had this problem?
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Me too, i disappointed
Okay so, I've only managed to reproduce it on 5GHz networks. It doesn't seem to drop out on the 2.4GHz band. Bluetooth doesn't drop out either.
Scrap that, just happened again at work on a 2.4GHz connection. Hopefully it's just a software bug that will be fixed in a later patch.
I have 5Ghz wi-fi at home and it's been rock solid. Have also had no issues with bluetooth. Hope you get it figured out.
Both bands Wi-Fi & BT rock solid for me too. The BT in particular seems much stronger than my 6P which had occasional drop outs even at close range.
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I notice that it reports "Avoiding poor connection" in the WiFi menu when it's disconnected. I'm sitting in the room with the router, so maybe the "poor connection" detection is too aggressive.
Mine just starting dropping WiFi while the screen is off, I check the settings and everything is setup right it just started to happen today. I would F/R the phone and see if that helps
I exchanged mine for a new one, and the WiFi connection remains inconsistent.
xbenjii said:
So I've noticed that randomly throughout the day my phone will randomly disconnect from Wifi and Bluetooth. It always drops both at the same time then reconnects.
Has anyone else had this problem?
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Mine also does this and seems to be getting worse also vibrations have also stopped all together
I can't even get through 1-2 songs on bluetooth before it disconnects and plays through my phone speakers... it has zero issues connecting in the first place and sounds fine, but then just drops.
I do have pretty unreliable wifi at home so I'm playing some music with wifi switched off to see if it could somehow be related to wifi dropping, but these songs I'm playing are cached to my phone from Play Music so that'd seem weird to me..
Also wondering if hardware and distance has an issue with it. I had it 2-3 yards away from my bluetooth shower speaker when it disconnected. I'm playing it right next to it now and so far into song 2 with no issues. I've never had this issue with my G4, which is a bummer, because that phone was a piece of junk that my G5, otherwise, outclasses in every possible way.
To update, the Bluetooth issues absolutely seem to be linked to wifi drops, at least from my testing. Even playing local media, I noticed both dropped at the same time, but I played through 5 songs with my wifi toggled off and not a single problem.
Those of you with issues in the car, is your wifi toggled off completely? I'm wondering if it's affected by having wifi on, or just by a random wifi drop.
I've had wifi issues with every Android phone I've owned since IPv6 became normal in home routers. I blame Google for refusing to use DHCPv6, the most widely used dynamic network addressing protocol, instead using some weirdass protocol called RDNSS which NOBODY uses. I've found the best fix is to ensure your router is set to stateless autoconfiguration for IPv6, but it doesn't fix it completely. Those who have a router that can shut v6 off, try it out. Xfinity doesn't let you.
I will say my g4 behaved the exact same way on wifi, but I don't remember Bluetooth having issues. I don't use it much, though, since I have an AUX in my car and Chromecast music.
Having the same issue as well. Fought with sprint for weeks and went through a few replacements in that time... Got the G5 as a free upgrade and it's doing the same thing. Done with LG devices...
Yes, and I just made a thread about it. Oops. Anyone try resetting phone? I'm about to but that's a pain having to bring it all back and make sure I back everything up.
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Kinolay said:
I exchanged mine for a new one, and the WiFi connection remains inconsistent.
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Has anyone managed to solve it?
Kinolay said:
I exchanged mine for a new one, and the WiFi connection remains inconsistent.
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That is not promising as I've had this issue since day one hoping an update would solve it to no avail trying to avoid getting a replacement.
My last phone did the exact same thing. For 2 years. Also constantly closing apps I was using, freezing, and my keyboard would disappear frequently. It did it from Day 1. It was a nightmare.
Finally got a new phone (and moved up to Marshmallow,) and the drops have started happening after less than 1 week. They really need to find out what's causing this!
Is anyone else having issues with Bluetooth and/or Android Wear? I got my P9000 a few days ago and the Sony Smartwatch 3 is frequently disconnecting. The Android Wear app just says trying to connect. The only way I can reestablish the connection is to reboot the phone. Neither turning Bluetooth off and back on not rebooting the watch help. The watch was rock solid with my Oneplus Two.
I have my P9000 connected to a Huawei watch... usually works great but in the area where Android wear lacks - reconnecting - the P9000 is even worse than my Nexus 5. After going out of range it often struggles to reinitiate connection.
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Thanks. Unfortunately my issue isn't limited to going out of range, although that's usually the worst. Last night the phone and watch disconnected, whilst sat on my lapin the cinema, and refused to reconnect until the phone was rebooted.
Yes I've had the same problem. Also can't connect to my Bluetooth OBD reader in my car, it sees it, but refuses to connect
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Having a problem too, connecting to Android car stereo. Connects okay but only for a split second then disconnects and then repeats about every 20 seconds.
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Moto 360 (1st Gen) here, working fine with no issues.
Strange I have no issues connecting to any bluetooth devices (I mainly Moto 360, Jaybird headphones and Ford Car stereo)
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Jonny said:
Moto 360 (1st Gen) here, working fine with no issues.
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If you go out of range, does it reconnect? Mine is fine as long as I don't get disconnected, but if I do, then a reboot of the phone is the only way
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If you go out of range, does it reconnect? Mine is fine as long as I don't get disconnected, but if I do, then a reboot of the phone is the only way
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Yep, reconnects fine - mine disconnects every time I leave my room to go to the kitchen because of thick walls in my flat then reconnects just fine once I'm back in my room.
Right, a removal and reinstall of the Android Wear app has stopped the random disconnects. However, if I go out of range it doesn't reconnect. If I terminate the Android Wear app and restart it, however, the connection reestablished. Bluetooth to other devices is fine. It remains connected to my car streaming Spotify for hours without problem.
It seems I spoke too soon. The phone disconnected today despite being within 2' of my watch and terminating and restarting the Android Wear app didn't help. The only way to reestablish connection was to reboot the phone.
Mine lost connection today because I left the phone at home, when I got back it refuses to reconnect, even after a reboot.
I've force closed the app and nothing.
My Sony Z5 has been repaired, so I'm using that again now, but I still really like the P9000, so I'll keep an eye on development
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mrbubba999 said:
Mine lost connection today because I left the phone at home, when I got back it refuses to reconnect, even after a reboot.
I've force closed the app and nothing.
My Sony Z5 has been repaired, so I'm using that again now, but I still really like the P9000, so I'll keep an eye on development
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Do a factory reset
chtsarts said:
Do a factory reset
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On the watch? I've done that so many times recently and it makes no difference
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mrbubba999 said:
On the watch? I've done that so many times recently and it makes no difference
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Sorry,mistake