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The little cast button keeps disappearing from all the apps on my devices and I have to restart the chromecast to get it back. If I manually switch to the tv input the chromecast appears to be functioning correctly though. Anyone else?
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That's happening to me. I think it has to do with my router. I changed some router settings to see it if helps. I used to get the same 'disconnect' problem with my ps3. It happens once a week or so.
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I've been having issues with my verizon branded galaxy nexus. Completely stock. When I cast a music playlist, it doesn't continue streaming until I wake it back up. In other words, it will play one song and that is it. As soon as I wake the phone up and re-enter the play music app, it starts back up. I have wifi set to stay on when sleeping and I've tried it on both 2.4 and 5 ghz bands on my router. It may be noteworthy that this doesn't happen on my nexus 7 v2. That will continue streaming through the playlist.
Anyone else having similar issues?

andyman97 said:
I've been having issues with my verizon branded galaxy nexus. Completely stock. When I cast a music playlist, it doesn't continue streaming until I wake it back up. In other words, it will play one song and that is it. As soon as I wake the phone up and re-enter the play music app, it starts back up. I have wifi set to stay on when sleeping and I've tried it on both 2.4 and 5 ghz bands on my router. It may be noteworthy that this doesn't happen on my nexus 7 v2. That will continue streaming through the playlist.
Anyone else having similar issues?
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I'd guess your Wi-Fi is going to sleep. If the device that starts a cast disconnects it will stop after that song ends.
That's not the problem I'm having. On ALL my devices the cast button disappears from all the apps that can cast. If I change to the HDMI that the chromecast is in everything appears normal, it says ready to cast. A reboot fixes but within 24 hours it happens again.
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Yep that's my problem. My router is really crappy and doesn't have Ap Isolation setting so I can't see if that's the issue.
Anyone else can chime in with possible solutions?
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Same problem here. Works for a while and then the logo disappears in all the devices.
I have asus rt-n13u b1 router that is pretty crappy, but I'm using it only as an AP for my router that I got from my ISP. Anyways, I'm not sure where is the problem and how I can fix it. I had similar issues with AppleTV, but Roku seems to be the most reliable one of all. Thinking I should go back to Roku!
Any help would be appreciated.

sepsep3 said:
Same problem here. Works for a while and then the logo disappears in all the devices.
I have asus rt-n13u b1 router that is pretty crappy, but I'm using it only as an AP for my router that I got from my ISP. Anyways, I'm not sure where is the problem and how I can fix it. I had similar issues with AppleTV, but Roku seems to be the most reliable one of all. Thinking I should go back to Roku!
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Google says RT-N12 works, what's the difference between it and the N13?
I believe the Chromecast discovery relies on multicast, so check if your router has any options mentioning multicast.

Two Gears, One Note

I am now the owner of two Gears thanks to AT&T. I have an orange for everyday and black for business/formal events. I am starting to explore switching between the two. Anyone else connecting multiple Gears to one phone, yet?
When you use Gear manager to switch back and forth it has to sync with the gear each time. I switched using the settings>Bluetooth and gear manager shows the new one connected, but it doesn't have record of the apps that are installed.
I guess you would just make sure the same apps are on each watch.
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Well, you can only connect one gear to a phone or one phone to a watch. Can't see it being easy to work with both :s

Brendo said:
Well, you can only connect one gear to a phone or one phone to a watch. Can't see it being easy to work with both :s
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I also have two and connected them both is no problem even at the same time but it sometimes makes you restore on reconnect to other device. loose all but stock apps.

Update
I was mistaken. Do not use gear manager to switch between watches.
Go to Bluetooth devices and switch there. I have renamed each watch for identification.
When you switch and go into gear manager, you will find the apps are now the apps on the newly connected watch
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Brendo said:
Well, you can only connect one gear to a phone or one phone to a watch. Can't see it being easy to work with both :s
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Not at the same time, was looking for an easy way to switch. Found it. Just switch in Bluetooth devices, not gear manager
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srtpusher said:
I am now the owner of two Gears thanks to AT&T. I have an orange for everyday and black for business/formal events. I am starting to explore switching between the two. Anyone else connecting multiple Gears to one phone, yet?
When you use Gear manager to switch back and forth it has to sync with the gear each time. I switched using the settings>Bluetooth and gear manager shows the new one connected, but it doesn't have record of the apps that are installed.
I guess you would just make sure the same apps are on each watch.
Looking forward to feedback
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Did you eve find a good solution! I have two gears and a Note 3. I am trying to find the correct way to get them to work without having to go through the Restore Process every-time I switch Gears. (I have tried using the Switch through Bluetooth Method) It is still asking to setup as new with option to restore.

Update 4.4.2 broke my Bluetooth connection for my Car

Ever since I updated to the latest update which is 4.4.2 as of now, my built in Bluetooth for my car keeps disconnecting and connecting to my phone.
I've tried various resets and reconfiguring the profiles and connecting the Bluetooth and still nothing. It always disconnects and connects nonstop every minute.
Before this it wouldn't do that. It would connect without a problem and stay connected with no issues.
Anyone know what the deal is? I've asked HTC but like always their customer service doesn't know crap about anything.
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Also it's a 2013 Mercedes. I doubt the system is outdated.
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joseh92 said:
Ever since I updated to the latest update which is 4.4.2 as of now, my built in Bluetooth for my car keeps disconnecting and connecting to my phone.
I've tried various resets and reconfiguring the profiles and connecting the Bluetooth and still nothing. It always disconnects and connects nonstop every minute.
Before this it wouldn't do that. It would connect without a problem and stay connected with no issues.
Anyone know what the deal is? I've asked HTC but like always their customer service doesn't know crap about anything.
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Just submit a technical support email via the HTC website. I've already sent one for an NFC issue not being able to send webpages and URLs to other devices. The more issues you report, the faster they can get to resolving them.
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Are you using completely stock? I know Bluetooth is one of those things that the custom ROMs have a bit more issues with, and I recall seeing that some of the kernels required updates for Bluetooth functionality.

Ive tried everything but rooting and going custom again. Don't think that will solve it. It doesn't stay connected and no calls can be made or received. I've seen it was an issue with nexus phones with the same update.
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You've stated that you tried everything, but can you see if you can connect only as an audio device and not Handsfree or Messaging? While not ideal, it helps rule out some potential points of failure.

It's always connected as hands-free.
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You're not alone. Since upgrading to 4.4.2 on a bone stock HTC One, I have had the same disconnect issues or better described, it constantly pairs and unpairs, and my contacts will now longer load, I have a 2012 BMW 328i with iDrive. I tried the latest firmware update for my iDrive, but the problems persist. A Google search shows scores of Nexus users who have upgraded to Kit Kat and have lost their bluetooth because of the exact same issues. However, I'm not seeing very many HTC One owners running 4.4.2 with Bluetooth connectivity issues under 4.4.2. I've counted only 5 thus far - you, me, and 3 others.
My wife's Galaxy Note 3 connects to my car with no issues, I've been looking , but have yet to found a solution.

I briefly had a problem connecting to my car stereo after 4.4.2, but the problem was that it would no longer auto connect. I found out that in 4.4 now shutting of Bluetooth on my phone when not in use prevents it from auto connecting to the stereo when I turn it back on, so I just leave it on all the time and it works well.
All stock btw
For whatever it's worth...
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Yeah I've tried everything but no dice, sent various tech problems to HTC. Let's hope they see it and send out a patch 6 months from now
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It's always connected as hands-free.
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I understand that Handsfree is the goal. If you disable Handsfree on your phone, and attempt to connect as only an audio device, is it successful?
Just trying to help debug things. The only Mercedes that I can use as a reference is an older model. I have successfully used my 4.4.2 phone with several vehicles, so I'd like to get a handle on where the problem is to help offer a solution.

I may have fixed my problems - I've had bluetooth working in my car (2012 BMW I-Drive Nav) for the past 2 days, My HTC One with 4.4.2 OTA pairs as soon as I start my car, my contact list loads up within 3 minutes, my inbound and outbound call history appears, and my emails are copied to my car for voice translation.
i think the problem was duplicate google contacts. For some reason, I had 2-3 duplicates of all my goggle contacts on my cellphone, all probably caused by failed sync sessions. I looked at my linked contacts setting under the contact list menu and manually deleted 344 duplicate google entries from my cell phone. I took the phone back to my car, started it up, and to my surprise, the contact list loaded up quickly.
Previously, my bluetooth would pair with my car, but would unpair after 5 minutes while trying to download my contacts. It would disconnect after 1 minutes while in a call but also while trying to download my contacts. Now that it's able to download my smaller contact list successfully, it stays paired and I have not had any disconnects while in conversation.
Hopefully, it stays fixed. If it doesn't, then my next step is to delete my Facebook and Linked In contacts which I really don't need. Give this a try. Perhaps it will work for you as it did for me.

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I may have fixed my problems - I've had bluetooth working in my car (2012 BMW I-Drive Nav) for the past 2 days, My HTC One with 4.4.2 OTA pairs as soon as I start my car, my contact list loads up within 3 minutes, my inbound and outbound call history appears, and my emails are copied to my car for voice translation.
i think the problem was duplicate google contacts. For some reason, I had 2-3 duplicates of all my goggle contacts on my cellphone, all probably caused by failed sync sessions. I looked at my linked contacts setting under the contact list menu and manually deleted 344 duplicate google entries from my cell phone. I took the phone back to my car, started it up, and to my surprise, the contact list loaded up quickly.
Previously, my bluetooth would pair with my car, but would unpair after 5 minutes while trying to download my contacts. It would disconnect after 1 minutes while in a call but also while trying to download my contacts. Now that it's able to download my smaller contact list successfully, it stays paired and I have not had any disconnects while in conversation.
Hopefully, it stays fixed. If it doesn't, then my next step is to delete my Facebook and Linked In contacts which I really don't need. Give this a try. Perhaps it will work for you as it did for me.
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Million thanks! It finally works . I never thought the contacts would be the issue, I cleaned up my contacts and removed Facebook sync and after a few hours it's been connected without any issues. Thanks!
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I'm glad it worked out for you. I'm on my 3rd day with a reduced contact list and so far, no new issues. Now all I need to do is find an app that does a better job of managing my contact list. HTC Sense makes it very easy to add and accumulate in my contact list, but cleaning it it out and keeping it clean is a painstaking process.

Glad that fixed it!

crap! this solution also worked on my galaxy note 2. :good:

Smart lock not working?

I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
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aungkhaingoo said:
I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
Nexus 6 lollipop 5.1
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Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.

dwibbles33 said:
Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.
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I am having both issues, bluetooth will just stop and now Smart Lock Location does not work at all. Both of these just started a couple of days ago. Any ideas?

brie987 said:
I am having both issues, bluetooth will just stop and now Smart Lock Location does not work at all. Both of these just started a couple of days ago. Any ideas?
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For the Smart Lock location issue there have been multiple people saying it's broken in play services at the moment. Some people have gone into maps and seen that their location was way off then it would get corrected and smart unlock would work.
Something worth trying is downloading GPS Status from the play store and it can reset your GPS and download new agps files for you to get better lock ons. It's worth a shot but I think you might be stuck until they fix it.
As for bluetooth, what are you doing when you notice it go out? Also are you rooted all that basic device info stuff?

#blamegoogle lol. Smart lock has been a bit buggy for a lot of users. I've had issues with the trusted places and trusted face. Hopefully Google will get this ironed out in future updates.

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Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.
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No i haven't experience with random disconnect. Just only smart lock not work properly.
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Tried many things......
aungkhaingoo said:
I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
Nexus 6 lollipop 5.1
Lg g watch r lollipop 5.0.2
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Nothing I've tried as fixed that issue, to the point of I don't even bother locking the phone anymore. Only time I really have any concern about anyways is when I'm away from home in public places, but I rarely leave my phone lying around for others to snoop or use or take!

aungkhaingoo said:
No i haven't experience with random disconnect. Just only smart lock not work properly.
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The only reason I ask is that if a bluetooth device disconnects and reconnects you have to input your password once then smart lock works again.

dwibbles33 said:
As for bluetooth, what are you doing when you notice it go out? Also are you rooted all that basic device info stuff?
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OOPS. This was my fault. Well actually it is still the phones fault technically. I stream music mostly so when I leave the house my wifi is being used so when I leave the house and become out of range my phone will start looking for wifi again so my streaming music will stop. I thought it was the bluetooth but in actuality it was my phone looking for a wifi signal instead of instantly/quickly switching the data from wifi to LTE.
What really made me think it was the bluetooth is that, I have Optimum hotspots so my phone will switch from my home wifi to Optimum hotspots but the signal is not very strong for the data but strong enough to hold the wifi and not switch to LTE, soooooo I would turn my bluetooth on and off which most of the time would not work but by turning off wifi the phone will immediately switch to LTE and music is back. So its the phone that cannot tell or rather gauge a signals strength to see if it is too low for data and switch to LTE.
BUT YES, my bluetooth device smart lock is not working at all. Neither is the location smart unlock and I have tried the "Right and left neighbor address" trick. Still not working. Its broken.

Try the new play services: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...d-wear-notification-dismissible-apk-download/
It fixed the home location for me.

Neo 2 now in endless reboot loop after trying to pair with Nexus 6P

I just upgraded from a Samsung S5 to a Nexus 6P and wanted to pair my Gear 2 Neo with my 6P for whatever limited functionality I could get from it. I went through the pairing process and the watch said that it would reset all user data and off it went.
It's been hours and the watch just boots up, shows the logo and goes blank... if I hold the home button again, it shows the logo plus "Rebooting..."
I tried getting into the boot menu and choose Recovery, but that does nothing. :crying:
Any way to salvage this?
Thanks!

I managed to finally get it to accept an older firmware download and now it's working, then Keis saw it and I upgraded it to the latest firmware but it Gear Manager won't see it (even though the bluetooth on the Nexus 6P will).
Any way to get Gear to recognize it?

ookami007 said:
I managed to finally get it to accept an older firmware download and now it's working, then Keis saw it and I upgraded it to the latest firmware but it Gear Manager won't see it (even though the bluetooth on the Nexus 6P will).
Any way to get Gear to recognize it?
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I have this problem too. Did you managed to make it work?

timandrei12 said:
I have this problem too. Did you managed to make it work?
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Sadly no. Although the 6P and Gear 2 Neo can connect through Bluetooth, there seems to be no way to get the Gear app to recognize it, thus it is of limited usefulness.