Question: I just got my first Bluetooth ear piece around Christmas time and have been using it on my drive in to work most days. Beyond that I just shut the earpiece off and stash it in the car, but I've been leaving the Bluetooth turned on, on my Tilt. What do most people around her do? Do you just leave Bluetooth on or do you shut it off and only use it when you need it? If you do turn it off regularly, what's the easiest way to go about that? Just curious what others are doing. Thanks!
only turn on when i need it [then again i used wired headsets], my wifi is always on tho
I heavily use my BT headset, I leave mine on all the time, even on the weekends when I don't have my headset with me - doesn't really matter since I recharge every night anyway...
I turn BT off when I know I won't be needing it for at least the next 3-4h.
I first assigned short press of the voice dial key to display the comm manager and later found a great little piece of software btIO:
http://www.silentservices.de/btIO.html
It will place a small BT icon on your Today screen and you can turn BT on/off by just hitting that icon.
You can also use it to switch all audio to BT handsfree ("Audio2BT" in the menu), for example if you wan't to listen a podcast via your BT handsfree and not the speaker.
I usually leave my BT on all the time as well... Only when I know I won't be using BT all day do I turn it off.
On a related note with the Comm manager. I added a 3G icon to the Comm manager and on days where I anticipate heavy voice call usage, and little data I turn off 3G and operate on GSM to extend the battery.
I usually charge every night as well.
-Jay
I always have my Wifi on, I am definitely addicted to browsing the web wherever there may be a hotspot or pen network. I've found that having more than 2 radios on at any given time will severely drain the battery as opposed to just the two (the radios being cellular, wifi, bluetooth, and the GPS receiver). So as far as headsets go, I only enable Bluetooth when I know I will be using my headset.
The simplest method for me is to have some shortcut to the comm manager. I personally like the Systray HTC uses on the 8525, and so installed it on my 8925 tilt, so all i have to do is tap the little icon to bring it up. takes 2 seconds
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Hi All,
I've done a quick search and cant find anything relating to this. It may seem like an odd request but i like things to be automated
I have a broadit active cradle in my car for charging the kaiser, and a parrot car kit. Ideally what i am trying to achieve is when i dock the phone in the active cradle, an automatic profile kicks in and turns bluetooth on for the while its in the cradle only, and then turns it off once its undocked/disconnected from the car.
At the moment, i cannot get it to pick up when its in the cradle. SPB automatic profile does not change. If i put bluetooth on manually, it will switch over to Car. When i turn the car off, the parrot deactivates and the phone switches back to normal and turns bluetooth off.
Does anyone know of any other automatic profile apps which detect when the phone is on charge only (i.e. no data), or if it is possible in SPB at all?
Thanks
DC
PhoneAlarm is quite good for this I think. I currently have it, and it toggles profiles based on time and appointment categories really well. How I use it:
07:00 switches to 'work' profile vibrate only, bluetooth off
07:30 switches to 'bus' profile, similar to work, but activates WiFi (and internet explorer, you can chose 1 program to be activated per profile if you wish) since the bus I commute on has free Wifi on board)
8:40 back to 'work', auto deactivates WiFi
17:15 back to 'bus'
18:20 back to 'work' as I get a local bus at this time without Wifi
19:00 'Home' profile, all sounds on, and bluetooth
23:00 'night' profile, as per home, but the back light dims
and start again the next morning.
On weekends, it auto switches between day (07:00) and night (23:00)
If I have an appointment scheduled under the meeting category, it sets itself as per the 'work' profile, switches off the phone, auto activates Word. At the appointment end time, it goes back to whatever profile it was in before hand.
There are also settings to auto switch profiles based on activesync, external power (but no activesync), headset connection, appointment category, and geographical location (based on the cellsite ID that your connected to, both entering and leaving). Apart from the appointment category switch, I haven't tried these, but if they work aswell as the time and appointment options, it sounds like the power no activesync option could be exactly what your after? And I bet you will spend hours playing with all the different options to totally tailor profiles to every minute of your day!
Fantastic! That worked really well. The app seems to take 15 seconds to pick up that its on power without activesync, but it works really well!! Excellent app.
There are so many options too!!! That appeals to me
The fact that it actually does the profile switching makes it a killer for me. Several others I tried seemed to forget to do things.
The options, yeah, there seems to be thousands. I'm not even sure what half of them do! I think this is the profile tool to end all profile tools. Oh, and you can navigate the today plugin with your d-pad. Just click on the bluetooth, Wifi, data connection icons to toggle on/off. If the you like options, I think I was correct that you'll be playing with it for hours! Almost a shame your limited to about 7 profiles really...
Weird issue with new HTC ROM (version no. below) - anyone else got it or know a fix?:
If I make a BT call with WiFi on, the BT crackles and flits every second.
If I turn off WiFi it is perfect.
If I set WiFi to 'Best Performance', all BT devices are lost and disconnect.
If I set it to 'Best Battery' or the middle setting, BT devices reconnect.
VoIP calls via Bluetooth now crackle themselves to death, because such calls use BOTH Bluetooth AND WiFI simultaneously - shock horror!
(Updated post above with VoIP issue)
i was having the same exact problem, took me couple days to realize it was the wifi. Only thing ive been able to do(motorolla s99 stereo) is make sure my headset is FULLY charged before pairing. And (no fix here) i shut the wifi off when im in the field. There is a bug there for sure. Is it just too much for the phone to track the 3g, wifi, and duplex on the BT?
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Weird issue with new HTC ROM (version no. below) - anyone else got it or know a fix?:
If I make a BT call with WiFi on, the BT crackles and flits every second.
If I turn off WiFi it is perfect.
If I set WiFi to 'Best Performance', all BT devices are lost and disconnect.
If I set it to 'Best Battery' or the middle setting, BT devices reconnect.
VoIP calls via Bluetooth now crackle themselves to death, because such calls use BOTH Bluetooth AND WiFI simultaneously - shock horror!
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I have exactly the same problem. BT works great with my headset (Plantronics 8XX) and has good range and is very clear. My WiFi works great and has a good range BUT if I have both turned on my BT is useless. BT devices are not visible more that 30cm away and there is a major crackle even at less than 30cm. Took me a while to work out why my BT headset would not pair with my TyTn II and Plantronics could not help. Used to work with my previous TyTn II OK, so I did a hard reset and then BT paired fine. Then I realised it was simply that hard reset turned off WiFi so I wasted my time doing hard reset when turning off WiFi was solution.
I called HTC and they can't or won't help but they did say they would log it and look into it (do we believe them? ;0).
The BIG PROBLEM for me is using SIP/VoIP as this uses WiFi of course but because of front speaker issues on TyTn II it is very hard to use without a headset and sound it just not good enough most times to use on my unit. So BT headset is the answer but can't work due to this WiFi/BT issue.
I am going to try flashing various different radios this afternoon as some members said this may help but from what I have read on this forum it does not solve problem completely.
If not then it's back to my wired headset and looking like an 80's teenager when I am using VoIP.
Also I wanted to install Navizon and earn points driving around with my WiFi on but this would mean no BT headset so I can't do this.
This really is an annoying bug.
If anyone has a fix or has found something searching the forums that my searches have not found then pls let me know.
Thanks.
Hey Guys!
Is there a way to tell WM6 to automatically route Audio through A2DP as soon as a paired device supporting the profile is connected?
Clarification:
When using a Hands-Free-Headsetfor telephony you can pair it once, then turn it off, after that it is automatically connected to the phone as soon as you turn it on again.
In contrast to that a Bluetooth Stereo headset is not automatically connected, you have to manually activate it in Bluetooth Settings first before you can listen to music through it.
Especially with my car stereo used as "A2DP Headset" (which loses power every time the ignition is turned off) this can get highly annoying.
Is there a way to tell Windows to automatically "use" A2DP-Peripherals when available?
Try A2DP Toggle: http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=freeware
The Today-plugin migt reconnect automatically, but it has a memory-leak...
To easily manually reconnect, you can create a shortcut to the exe:
\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\A2DP.exe
Then you can put that program on your today screen easily.
And if you want a nice icon with that shortcut, you can change the shortcut file to:
53#"\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\A2DP.exe" "-a2dp:1"?\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\settings.exe,-0
downloadtest82 said:
Hey Guys!
Is there a way to tell WM6 to automatically route Audio through A2DP as soon as a paired device supporting the profile is connected?
Clarification:
When using a Hands-Free-Headsetfor telephony you can pair it once, then turn it off, after that it is automatically connected to the phone as soon as you turn it on again.
In contrast to that a Bluetooth Stereo headset is not automatically connected, you have to manually activate it in Bluetooth Settings first before you can listen to music through it.
Especially with my car stereo used as "A2DP Headset" (which loses power every time the ignition is turned off) this can get highly annoying.
Is there a way to tell Windows to automatically "use" A2DP-Peripherals when available?
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Yep. The WM bluetooth stack sucks. It works better with some stereos though. I tried it out in the store with I believe a Pioneer (with bluetooth 2.0) and it was perfect. Turned it on and a2dp connects. Switch to another input and a2dp disconnects. Switch back to bluetooth audio and it connects. It was flawless. I ended up ordering the kenwood built in bluetooth unit (bluetooth v1.2) and it is terrible. I must manually toggle the bluetooth connection (I use a program that I wrote to do so, kinda similar to the above the above poster posted). Also, sometimes after a call comes in it wont reconnect. Sometimes i must power off then on the headunit a few times. Wasnt this thing supposed to make things easier?! A real shame because I love everyting else about the kenwood head unit. It works better with some ROMs on my phone (this is with a tilt; xperia on the way ).
Yeah, A2DP Toggle works for me as well, It's just dumb that this phone cant just do that itself. My old W880i could! I'm using a Sony DR-BT21G headset
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A real shame because I love everyting else about the kenwood head unit. It works better with some ROMs on my phone (this is with a tilt; xperia on the way ).
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A story to learn before you you buy the head-unit I spent almost an hour at Fry's to try many units w/ my Tilt as well (Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood, JVC ...etc) and ordered online w/ the JVC unit. Excellent sound (compare to other model) but disconnect after phone call issue exist. I believe it's HTC fault since my Eten M600 (MS BT stack) and Asus P525 (Widcomm) doesn't have this issue (but others....). But I got to admitted HTC one do have the best sound quality.
BTW, my JVC BT-1 will auto connect my X1/Tilt when I start my car and I think it serve my purpose.
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wensing said:
Try A2DP Toggle: http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=freeware
The Today-plugin migt reconnect automatically, but it has a memory-leak...
To easily manually reconnect, you can create a shortcut to the exe:
\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\A2DP.exe
Then you can put that program on your today screen easily.
And if you want a nice icon with that shortcut, you can change the shortcut file to:
53#"\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\A2DP.exe" "-a2dp:1"?\Program Files\Teksoft\A2DPToggle\settings.exe,-0
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I have created an application wich runs the commandline setting automaticly, so you never have to do anything again it connects automaticly. You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502549
Hi all.
Having a bit of a problem... A friend wants to use his X1 with his car Bluetooth system. It connects and works fine, but the connection is dropped as soon as the phone is put in Standby (ie. power button quick push). He doesn't want to use a car charger and then just leave it on all the time, although I have said it may be the best option... He wants to just have his phone in his pocket and walk to the car, have it connect and work - just like his old phone (P990). Is it possible to get WM to leave BT connections active when phone goes into standby? Even if the phone had to be on first to connect and then put into standby and the connection stays active.
I've looked around and been unable to find any info that works.
Anyone please?
Thanks
A2DP switch... found here on xda has a great keep alive function built right in... search around you'll find it
Hmm... thanks. I'll have a look at that, but is there not some registry thing or other setting I can adjust instead? That will keep only the BT on all the time?
I wondered if any of the tasker expers could advise a way around an issue I have.
I have 2 cars, both with bluetooth conected to my Pixel 6.
I also have a Garmin watch connected via bluetooth used for alerts etc.
Since I've started working from home, I have an issue which is drivng me crazy. If my wife goes out or return in either of the cars, but phone will connect to the car outside whilst I'm in the middle of a call.
I could just turn off bluetooth, but then I'd lose connectivity to my watch.
What I really want is the ability to enable/disable individual bluetooth devices based on my location. So if at home, the cars are disabled, if away from home (i.e. driving) they are enabled. However bluetooth seems to be all or nothing.
I could forget the connections, and re-pair whilst out in the car, but thats a pain.
So I wonder if even if tasker cannot disable individual connections, maybe it can change the settings of those connections. If I go into the car setting, I have 3 toggles which can be set off/on. Phone Calls, Media Audio, Contact Sharing.
Is it possible for tasker to change these settings on an individual bluetooth device based on location? So basically, if I'm home, disable phone calls and media audio on my cars.
And if this is possible, what is the best event trigger? Presumably GPS is one way. I also have wifi at home, but dont use it on my phone (4g is quicker and more reliable)
Can tasker scan for wifi networks and use as a trigger without actually connecting to wifi? Are there any other ways of detecting I have left home?
And if Tasker cannot do this, any ideas how to get around this issue outside of tasker?
Thanks in Advance.