Bluetooth battery status for Android - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
Is there a way to contact Google or Android to implement the Bluetooth battery status when we connect our Bluetooth headset? IPhone has is. It should be standard for Android too. I have a Jaybird bluebud x for 2-3 years now and patiently waiting but no one has made it happen. I'm thinking of getting the x2 and it's bothersome to not know how much battery you have left. The only app for Android is " Bluetooth headset battery widget" which counts down the battery of the Bluetooth device but it's not always accurate and have to set/ reset manually. Is there a way for us to make it work with tasker or anything?

Good question, unfortunately I don't believe there is anything that does it. I have had Jay bird bluebuds for years and now beats studio Bluetooth. It would be very helpful.
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If IPhone has it, I'm sure it's not hard to implement it for Android. Seems so basic though. Bluetooth device report battery and Android display battery in status bar... Can't be that complicated why does Android not doing it though... I read somewhere about BBS (Bluetooth battery service, to report the battery state), all Android need to do is read it and display it on our status bar... I'm sure tasker can do it if only we know how, without needing to root
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It would be beneficial to start implementing now since smart watch is trending and it's mostly connected via Bluetooth. Would be cool to display our Android wear battery status on our phone and watch. Maybe I'm going off bound.
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andronikal659 said:
It would be beneficial to start implementing now since smart watch is trending and it's mostly connected via Bluetooth. Would be cool to display our Android wear battery status on our phone and watch. Maybe I'm going off bound.
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There ISSC driver, but he only Bluedio. I am also looking for such an opportunity hard to bluetooth 4.1

Still nothing about status baterry bar BT devices on Android OS?

qava said:
Still nothing about status baterry bar BT devices on Android OS?
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I am searching for it as well but did not find anything new

As I understand it, there's some android phones that already got this? Where I only have the ticker for Media and Phone audio, they also got something about the battery I think. Or at least something about the battery somewhere in the bluetooth menu.
EDIT: I don't know if this guys work has something to do with this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/guide-battery-wifi-bluetooth-alarm-t3142175
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resurrection remix ! Newest on s3 mini shows for my CSL headset. Not for Philips SBB9100

soder said:
As I understand it, there's some android phones that already got this? Where I only have the ticker for Media and Phone audio, they also got something about the battery I think. Or at least something about the battery somewhere in the bluetooth menu.
EDIT: I don't know if this guys work has something to do with this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/guide-battery-wifi-bluetooth-alarm-t3142175
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thats bt HID, i didnt pay attention at it at first but later i noticed that the bar beside bluetooth indicator sometimes it wasn't present, i have 2 bt headphones and i just figured out one of my headphones actually supports that feature while the other does not

Resurrection remix ( Bt battery)
I recently flashed my device with resurrection remix and it has an option of showing battery of connected Bluetooth devices, this might help you.

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Phone keeps forgetting Bluetooth pairs.

My Nexus 6 keeps forgetting my Bluetooth pairs. I'll wake up and notice that my pairs are gone. Which is an annoyance with my car and Android Wear watch. It happened once before but then when it happened last night I know there is an issue. It started after I upgraded to Marshmallow. I'm running the MRA58R build. Any ideas?
I have the same issue...ever since marshmallow...both 6.0.0 official and 6.0.1 official, both times before installs the phone was wiped...but never the less it always forgets my bluetooth pairs
it seems to correlate to when the phone fully dies. If the phone fully dies 1-2 out of 5 times it will boot back up without the bluetooth pairings.
Also if I don't pair my Wear watch(original 360) this does not seem to happen either
I'm having this issue as well. My phone will randomly ask to pair with my car, even though it's been paired already. And sometimes it will just ask me to allow it to share Messaging, which was also already set. It's frustrating. I've only noticed it with Marshmallow.
For me it doesn't seem to correlate with charge level.
Having the same problem here and now that you mention it, it does seem to happen when it fully dies. Until someone comes up with a solution I'm going to see about backing them up and restore if it happens again.
Allowing your phone to completely die is a bad idea. The sudden shut down is what is corrupting it.
Also restoring that type of system data is just asking for other random issues, also not a great idea.
While I run an AOSP based rom I have never had my device forget any of my 5 BT pairings.
I agree don't let phone die.
Also if low battery plays a role (before phone dies), it could be related to battery saver features that can activate at low batteries level. (Adjustable in settings)
For the android wear app, turn off battery optimization (to prevent it from being interrupted by doze. )
I have had zero disconnection between my n6 and my moto 360 g1 android wear watch in the last month.
I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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My phone has done this now twice in three days on N Preview 3. Has anyone found a solution?
mine does it too. but it will forget ALL my paired devices. it's pretty annoying
This is happening to me as well. Nexus 6 is forgetting all paired bluetooth devices.
Most annoying is the Android Wear issue because I've been having to factory reset the watch to get it to pair again. Some of this might be the watch because I'm running a Samsung Gear 2 with Android Wear but I also have several other devices that I have to repair every time.
Also seems to correlate with the battery dying.
There has to be a common bug. As all my devices have no issue remembering the pairing. Mind you I also dont pair to my car.
Also keep in mind that it was found long ago that OEM put in lists of cars that it will not work with in their roms. We found it on samsung devices years ago where it would block all connections to BMW, Audi and a few others.
N6 running 6.0.1 (no root)
This just started happening to me yesterday but has happened twice so far in two days. My phone has not died as seems to be a symptom for others here. It did get below 10% today but I charged it up without issue. it wasn't until several hours later that it wiped all of its paired devices. below is a list of my paired devices:
Samsung ATIV book 8 (windows 10)
UE Mobile BoomBox
Moto360 2nd Gen
2014 Infiniti Q50
2015 Nissan Murano
After it wiped everything yesterday I re-paired the following:
Samsung ATIV book 8
Infiniti Q50
Moto 360
After the first wipe today I paired the watch and the car.
If anyone has any ideas I would be grateful. This is a GIANT PIA!
Does not look like there is a solution to this forthcoming... is there anyone with this problem that's recently updated to N? And has it gone away? I get this usually after a forced reboot... all bt settings gone. Totally a problem.
Any update on this. I think it started happening after I updated to 7 and then went back to 6 after having battery issues?
rkshack
Giant PIA
Blown 89 said:
I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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I have this same problem too. Running Android 6.0.1 on a Samsung Galaxy A5. I drive a lot for work, and need my phone paired to a JVC headunit (listed as JVC UNIT on my phone) in my van so I can take phone calls handsfree, and listen to podcasts. Every now and again, maybe once a day, with no rhyme or reason that I can discern, I get into the van and notice that my phone is not paired. It's a pain to have to pull over and re-pair the phone, and then set it up a a trusted bluetooth device again (so as to avoid entering my passcode whenever unlocking the screen).
- Definitely nothing to do with battery levels. My phone is normally fully charged and plugged in to a charger.
- I don't lose all paired devices, as my UE Boom 2 (not often used) is still listed as a paired device, whereas the JVC UNIT drops off fairly often.
Please could someone sort this issue out! It sounds like quite a few people are experiencing it.
thanks,
Phil
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I have this same problem too. Running Android 6.0.1 on a Samsung Galaxy A5.
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Not likely to get sorted for your phone in this N6 thread. [emoji6]
I am on Android 11 and it still happens to me, my car pairing is being forgotten from time to time. Happens to any of you?

7.1.1 Crazy Mega Bluetooth "Drain"

I say "drain" because the phone is obviously not using as much battery as Android is saying it does. I'd need to tow around a car battery for this phone.
Anyway, ever since the update to 7.1.1, my Bluetooth battery reading says it uses so much battery, that the other apps dont even show up. I'm rooted but otherwise no mods. I've tried stock, Franco, and Elemental X kernels. I've even tried removing my Bluetooth headphones and car connection. No luck. I can turn bluetooth off, but that defeats the purpose of it when I want to use it.
The only thing I haven't tried is formatting the phone. Before I did that, I figured I'd ask and see if anyone has seen this or had ideas? Searching around for excessive bluetooth drain hasn't helped, and my battery life is just a little bit worse but it could be coincidence?
Ideas?
Well just a follow up, I tried resetting the phone...no luck. New and fresh now, still reading a huge battery drain.
FWIW, I'm seeing the same thing on the January 7.1.1 build and now the February one too. 32% today. A couple days ago it was between 40 and 45%.
It's been like this since 7.1.1 came out. I thought it was something to do with my Pebble but I guess not.
I went ahead and restored my original 7.1.1 backup. I tried flashing the 7.0 radio and no luck there either. My next change will be going back to 7.0. I'm assuming that will likely fix the problem
I see this as well on the latest Pure Nexus. I don't think I saw it on NitrogenOS since it was using older blobs.
EDIT: It might actually be caused the the new Instant Tether feature. Saw it mentioned on G+ and since turning Instant Tether off, I no longer have the battery drain or bluetooth having the highest percentage.
Same here on the 26Q version of 7.1.1. All my battery stats shows is bluetooth. Yesterday the "computed power use" value I swear was over 100K. I rebooted earlier today and it seems to be showing other items in that list now, but not what should be shown there. I have used apps and they arent showing up there.
Yep. This entire day that I've not had Instant Tethering, I've not had massive battery drain and bluetooth hasn't made the list of battery offenders.
Calling it fixed for me.
This was before instant tether and before 7.1. The first mention of bluetooth battery drain was as soon as 7.0 was released.
Try clearing cache, then open bluetooth share apk and clear data. (it's a temp solution)
What's instant tether?
@scoonie
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-rolling-out-instant-tethering-to-pixel-and-nexus-devices/
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What's instant tether?
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Ha! Not keeping up with your reading...
As it happens, I see it on the right-hand sidebar beside your post:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-rolling-out-instant-tethering-to-pixel-and-nexus-devices/
Look right... "Analysis and Opinion".
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This was before instant tether and before 7.1. The first mention of bluetooth battery drain was as soon as 7.0 was released.
Try clearing cache, then open bluetooth share apk and clear data. (it's a temp solution)
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This temp solution fixed it for me. Thanks!
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I see this as well on the latest Pure Nexus. I don't think I saw it on NitrogenOS since it was using older blobs.
EDIT: It might actually be caused the the new Instant Tether feature. Saw it mentioned on G+ and since turning Instant Tether off, I no longer have the battery drain or bluetooth having the highest percentage.
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I turned my instant tethering off and everything is back to normal as far as what's showing in the battery stats. I might turn it back on to double check but I'm confident instant tethering was causing it for me.
Just an update but I've stayed on 7.1.1 and didn't give myself time to downgrade to 7.0. I began having problems with Google Now not populating and constantly being blank as well as the incorrect battery usage.
I went ahead, turned off instant tethering, cleared both the cache and data in the Google App, and installed the newest Google beta 6.13.21.21. Now my Google Now has been working great for 3 days but my battery usage reading are back to normal as well. It could be a problem with the google app? Or it could be an issue with the instant tethering as mentioned because that is part of the google app?
What can I do if instant tethering is nowhere to be found. Pure Nexus 711 dynamic Gapps full edition
I have this problem. It started on 7.1.1. When Bluetooth is on, but not connected to a device its constantly scanning. Its detecting hundreds or even maybe thousands of devices throughout my work day. I work and travel around Manhattan 5 days a week. Once I get home, I have a Bluetooth system I stay connected to all the time and the drain is totally absent. I've observed the same pattern for the past week. Is there any way to stop it from scanning? I don't want to constantly turn Bluetooth off and on when I need to use it. I would love to decide when it scans for Bluetooth.
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What can I do if instant tethering is nowhere to be found. Pure Nexus 711 dynamic Gapps full edition
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afm1118 said:
I have this problem. It started on 7.1.1. When Bluetooth is on, but not connected to a device its constantly scanning. Its detecting hundreds or even maybe thousands of devices throughout my work day. I work and travel around Manhattan 5 days a week. Once I get home, I have a Bluetooth system I stay connected to all the time and the drain is totally absent. I've observed the same pattern for the past week. Is there any way to stop it from scanning? I don't want to constantly turn Bluetooth off and on when I need to use it. I would love to decide when it scans for Bluetooth.
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Try what I did. Clear your cache and data from the Google app. Then find the 6.13.21.21 beta Google App apk online and install it. I rebooted from there and things have been great since Tuesday
Turn of Bluetooth Scanning in three dots menu under location. That solved several Bluetooth issues for me
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Try what I did. Clear your cache and data from the Google app. Then find the 6.13.21.21 beta Google App apk online and install it. I rebooted from there and things have been great since Tuesday
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My Google app is functional 100% I've had problems like you experienced with the Google app in the past but now it's loaded up just fine. I turned instant tethering off and I'm going to wipe every cache I can think of so Well see what happens.
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Turn of Bluetooth Scanning in three dots menu under location. That solved several Bluetooth issues for me
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Turned that off yesterday and today I still experienced 86% Bluetooth in the battery and nothing else over 10 hours.
Edit I just checked out the battery stats and it says 120% so there's definitely something wrong with Bluetooth here. I'm stock rooted from the tool kit. I'm going to wipe and flash something custom, hopefully it's better.

Bluetooth Constantly Becoming Disabled

Within the last few weeks I have noticed that upon reset or simply after a period of time, my Bluetooth will either disconnect with my Moto 360 Sport or will become disabled altogether. If I restart my phone, the Bluetooth toggle in settings is always disabled.
Several users have been discussing this issue over in the PureNexus ROM forum, but we have not identified the culprit yet. Some who are experiencing it have Android Wear devices, but not all people do. Those who are experiencing it are on different ROMs, or different builds of the same ROM, leading me to believe that it is an app and not specific to a ROM. Also, for everyone who is experiencing it, it started withing the last few weeks.
I wanted to start a thread to allow people experiencing this issue to find a common cause so that we can correct it.
I'll also tag those who have said they are having this issue to lead them to this post: @Moguledyouth @uberbdon @MVLJR @ethanhunt123 @MysticKing32 @danman7 @hawkz28
I'm unsure which thread is the most appropriate to post this in, so I'll throw it here.
I don't believe the entire issue is tied to 7.1.1. I believe it originated in 7.1.0 or earlier, but got worse in 7.1.1. (Side note, I did on occasion get a "Bluetooth Share has stopped" notification, but only if I was actively using the phone).
My phone's bluetooth began "cycling" at the very latest in 7.1.0. I first noticed the issue when using an app called "wear aware," an app designed to let you know if you leave your phone behind (on your android wear watch). It was frequently giving me "false positives," so I ultimately uninstalled the app. I also began to have issues with android auto, where it would occasionally freeze and stop showing me data. Likewise, when I'd be on a phone call, my radio would randomly turn on and I'd assume the call got disconnected -- until I realized the other party was still on the line but now on speaker phone.
The reason I believe it got worse in 7.1.1 is because it used to cycle bluetooth. At least when it crashed, it restarted. Now it appears to require intervention to re-enable it. As a temporary work-around, I have Trigger set up to enable bluetooth if it gets disconnected from my watch. It doesn't work 100% of the time, but at least it re-enables bluetooth frequently for me (it claims to have run 10 times in the last 2 hours).
It's probably also worth noting that it's been reported on at least the Nexus 6 and the Pixel, from what I've seen.
My current setup:
PureNexus (1/21 release, rooted)
Franco Kernel
Huawei Watch
Prior to this, I was running Stock, unrooted, with the same issues.
Thanks for the workaround (Trigger) - like the speakerphone issue we are experiencing, it might not be an official fix but it works for now. It seems like the more updates we get, the more bugs we get. Seriously, 6.0.1 was about perfect, and I might flash back to that and add the additional Nougat features via xposed.
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Finally getting some traction on this issue: Many users are experiencing random Bluetooth disconnects on the Pixel and Pixel XL
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Finally getting some traction on this issue: Many users are experiencing random Bluetooth disconnects on the Pixel and Pixel XL
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Anyone try to revert to an earlier dialer app or is it in the framework of the Feb patch?
I don't think it's the phone app. I get Bluetooth share disconnects with just a Pebble smartwatch.
As is stated in the second article, this issue is not related to the phone dialer app. I'll delete that post as it might cause some confusiom
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I thought my phone was dying. I'm having this issue as well. I found that uninstalling Heart Trace, which records my heart rate every 15 minutes from my Huawei Watch, helped a lot with the Bluetooth issue.
It used to be that my Bluetooth would turn off in the middle of the night and I lose my sleep tracking data from my watch (Sleep as Android).
Don't google test their sofware?
This is a poor show by them.
Had the same issue and it stopped after clearing the data on the Bluetooth Midi service and the Bluetooth share apps
Settings> Apps> Show system> scroll down to these 2 apps and Clear data
semsem_605 said:
Had the same issue and it stopped after clearing the data on the Bluetooth Midi service and the Bluetooth share apps
Settings> Apps> Show system> scroll down to these 2 apps and Clear data
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But how often do you have to keep doing this?
Fvolfrine said:
Within the last few weeks I have noticed that upon reset or simply after a period of time, my Bluetooth will either disconnect with my Moto 360 Sport or will become disabled altogether. If I restart my phone, the Bluetooth toggle in settings is always disabled.
Several users have been discussing this issue over in the PureNexus ROM forum, but we have not identified the culprit yet. Some who are experiencing it have Android Wear devices, but not all people do. Those who are experiencing it are on different ROMs, or different builds of the same ROM, leading me to believe that it is an app and not specific to a ROM. Also, for everyone who is experiencing it, it started withing the last few weeks.
I wanted to start a thread to allow people experiencing this issue to find a common cause so that we can correct it.
I'll also tag those who have said they are having this issue to lead them to this post: @Moguledyouth @uberbdon @MVLJR @ethanhunt123 @MysticKing32 @danman7 @hawkz28
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I'd like to say that after (dirty) flashing the 2/15 update, my issue is resolved. When I reboot now, BT remains enabled.
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I'd like to say that after (dirty) flashing the 2/15 update, my issue is resolved. When I reboot now, BT remains enabled.
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What is the 2/15 update?
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What is the 2/15 update?
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PureNexus ROM. And I'm glad to hear that it resolved this issue, might be time to flashback over from stock.
On a side note, the one thing that I feel stock is missing, and this is minor, is a battery percentage that is not in the icon. Google has added just about everything I wanted to stock except for this one small detail, and yet I'm going to flash over because of it.
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I'm on stock firmware and Project Fi on Nexus 6 and been having this problem lately yet I have had no updates since the Oct 5 2016 security update on Android v7.0. I wear a fitbit Charge 2 and occasionally use either a bluetooth headset or my car's bluetooth audio. I try real hard to keep my battery charge above 40% at all times. Normally I'm at 70% or higher when these problems occur. [edited to add] Forgot we also have a few Tiles and a LugLoc.
When not using bluetooth at all I frequently find bluetooth has disabled itself on my phone.
When using the bluetooth headset during a phone call bluetooth shuts off and my headset reports it has lost a connection to my phone.
In my car bluetooth is flawless and never shuts down even on long drives 2-4 hours.
I have also enabled trusted devices in Security when certain devices are connected via bluetooth.
Sometimes bluetooth settings loses a device. Sometimes they come back on their own but more often than not I have to repair the device to the phone.
Right now there are so many issues with this phone (including dust in the camera sensor) that makes it real frustrating as an owner.
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Only had to do it once
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Only had to do it once
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I just did this about ten minutes ago and rebooted. Bluetooth turned back on after the boot, which is nice. Hopefully it stays on. Thanks for the tip!
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Had the same issue and it stopped after clearing the data on the Bluetooth Midi service and the Bluetooth share apps
Settings> Apps> Show system> scroll down to these 2 apps and Clear data
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I just did this about ten minutes ago and rebooted. Bluetooth turned back on after the boot, which is nice. Hopefully it stays on. Thanks for the tip!
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I tried this earlier today. Made it through two one hour conference calls with only one hiccup between the bluetooth headphones and the phone which did reconnect. No disabled bluetooth yet. I hope this is the fix!
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Had the same issue and it stopped after clearing the data on the Bluetooth Midi service and the Bluetooth share apps
Settings> Apps> Show system> scroll down to these 2 apps and Clear data
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Are you on 7.0 or 7.1.1 & also which security patch?
Thanks

Pie/One UI Impressions?

Using the US unlocked variant, I haven't yet received the pie update. However, just reading around, I get the general impression that the update isn't that good (buggy, lost features).
What are people's thoughts on it? Right now, I'm kinda glad I haven't gotten the update yet.
Looks like unlocked goes last for updates. I guess the carrier versions beta test for us.
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Works fine for me. Prefer it to Oreo.
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Using the US unlocked variant, I haven't yet received the pie update. However, just reading around, I get the general impression that the update isn't that good (buggy, lost features).
What are people's thoughts on it? Right now, I'm kinda glad I haven't gotten the update yet.
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I decided not to wait for Verizon Wireless to update my phone, and I saw a way to get it now on reddit so I pulled the trigger (go to https://firmware.science/ for instructions). It was brain dead simple.
Not sure what's supposed to be "buggy", because I have found zero issues - but then I've only had it a day now. Lost features? Not sure. Well, you can't set Performance mode any more in Device Maintenance (now called Device care), but I never changed it. And the Device Maintenance edge panel is gone, too. You can still get Battery, Memory, and Storage in settings. Also, you can schedule the phone run this automatically, now.
Night mode works (long as you're not using any theme). Battery life is impressive (lost less than 2% overnight). Edge panel icons are huge, now. Not a fan of that. At least Android Auto fully works... no more lost icon dock. That's the main reason I upgraded.
I mean, if you have examples of specifics where it's buggy or other lost functions, I'd be interested in what, but i can't complain so far.
Main issues for me
1. Multi window features are completely stripped down. No drag to popup, cant switch window positions without redoing the actions from scratch, etc.
2. Samsung Good lock customizations and routines are broken.
3. The interface is very erratic. Even Samsung apps with the interactive areas at the bottom still have the 3 dot menu at the top. Non Samsung apps anyway follow the old ui, so overall, its not that much of a benefit.
These were an integral part of my usage, so Pie is a disappointment for me at least.
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The only issue for me (and its major) is that I can no longer use Bluetooth in the car for phone calls. Connection always drops. I started another thread on this issue.
Not that impressed so far; cannot add items to quick settings menu - you can only move around the existing icons.
Lots of things now require more tapping to get there, ie simple thing like checking batter usage now needs five steps: pull down on quick start menu>press settings>press device care>press battery>press battery usage.
Would be so much easier if you could just create a shortcut to this screen??
PIE/One UI just seems change for the sake of change. I've not seen any benefits yet.
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Not that impressed so far; cannot add items to quick settings menu - you can only move around the existing icons.
Lots of things now require more tapping to get there, ie simple thing like checking batter usage now needs five steps: pull down on quick start menu>press settings>press device care>press battery>press battery usage.
Would be so much easier if you could just create a shortcut to this screen??
PIE/One UI just seems change for the sake of change. I've not seen any benefits yet.
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Put device care as an icon on home screen.
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Already have setting icon on home screen, just a pain that you cant add items to quick settings anymore...
I got Pie last week (AT&T - US) and so far I don't have any complaints. A few cosmetic things to get used to, head-up notifications are a bit different looking, but battery life is actually noticeably better.
I like it. Was apprehensive about this at first as was concerned at ruining decent battery life but this is darn good!
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RGardner said:
I decided not to wait for Verizon Wireless to update my phone, and I saw a way to get it now on reddit so I pulled the trigger (go to https://firmware.science/ for instructions). It was brain dead simple.
Not sure what's supposed to be "buggy", because I have found zero issues - but then I've only had it a day now. Lost features? Not sure. Well, you can't set Performance mode any more in Device Maintenance (now called Device care), but I never changed it. And the Device Maintenance edge panel is gone, too. You can still get Battery, Memory, and Storage in settings. Also, you can schedule the phone run this automatically, now.
Night mode works (long as you're not using any theme). Battery life is impressive (lost less than 2% overnight). Edge panel icons are huge, now. Not a fan of that. At least Android Auto fully works... no more lost icon dock. That's the main reason I upgraded.
I mean, if you have examples of specifics where it's buggy or other lost functions, I'd be interested in what, but i can't complain so far.
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If you go in Settings > Device Care > Battery, the first option is Power Mode. You can choose High Performance from there.
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My only issue so far is that Pie seems to be forcing people to create duplicate threads here on XDA asking for people's opinions on Pie, even though there's already several Pie threads here. I hope Samsung squashes this bug soon.
kta said:
If you go in Settings > Device Care > Battery, the first option is Power Mode. You can choose High Performance from there.
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Ah!! Didn't see that. THanks.
Pie is downgrade from Oreo. No real benefits. Just questionable cosmetics.
-multiwindow management is a joke
-cannot have recent apps list view
-no call recordings
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EzEddie said:
The only issue for me (and its major) is that I can no longer use Bluetooth in the car for phone calls. Connection always drops. I started another thread on this issue.
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I have tried it several times and keep going back to Oreo. I got the official OTA (At&t) thinking the minor issue I had with bluetooth would be fixed. If I'm connected to bluetooth in car there is no alert if I get a text. This doesn't exist on Oreo. I know its minor but bugs me.
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main issue here
can't use multiwindowed
video recording is laggy, compared to oreo, it's not 4k and 60fps i think
lagging using spen to write your massage
Mr. Orange 645 said:
My only issue so far is that Pie seems to be forcing people to create duplicate threads here on XDA asking for people's opinions on Pie, even though there's already several Pie threads here. I hope Samsung squashes this bug soon.
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Ha! I personally haven't seen them; they're usually beta impressions or threads for specific issues.
butchieboy said:
I have tried it several times and keep going back to Oreo. I got the official OTA (At&t) thinking the minor issue I had with bluetooth would be fixed. If I'm connected to bluetooth in car there is no alert if I get a text. This doesn't exist on Oreo. I know its minor but bugs me.
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If you go in the Bluetooth Devices list, find the car Bluetooth, hit settings and make sure that both Call Audio and Media Audio are set to ON. You may have had Call Audio off if you experienced that behaviour.
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kta said:
If you go in the Bluetooth Devices list, find the car Bluetooth, hit settings and make sure that both Call Audio and Media Audio are set to ON. You may have had Call Audio off if you experienced that behaviour.
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Nope thats not the issue, thanks.
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A12 bugs?

So I've clean flash a12 on my p5 and I've noticed a few annoying things;
. Selecting vibrate only shows no icon in status bar
. Music player gets stuck in notifications despite untoggling this function
. Battery seems to have taken a massive hit (granted it's only day 2, it may just be settling)
. Bluetooth audio seems to take longer to pair in my car
. WiFi toggle gets stuck on despite being deactivated
Is anyone else having any issues?
I'm otherwise loving the flow and detail of a12, just abit disappointed with these niggles.
dlb134 said:
So I've clean flash a12 on my p5 and I've noticed a few annoying things;
. Selecting vibrate only shows no icon in status bar
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Not a bug, ring mode is no longer displayed in status bar
dlb134 said:
. Music player gets stuck in notifications despite untoggling this function
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Swipe to one side, tap the settings icon, turn off "Pin Media Player"
dlb134 said:
. Battery seems to have taken a massive hit (granted it's only day 2, it may just be settling)
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My battery life seemed a little higher on the A12 beta 5, it went back to normal after a day, I can easily last 24+ hours with casual use
dlb134 said:
. Bluetooth audio seems to take longer to pair in my car
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Haven't noticed if it's taking any longer, Bluetooth seems to work normally
dlb134 said:
. WiFi toggle gets stuck on despite being deactivated
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Do you have WiFi scanning enabled? System will automatically turn it on to detect networks and to assist coarse location
dlb134 said:
Is anyone else having any issues?
I'm otherwise loving the flow and detail of a12, just abit disappointed with these niggles.
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Honestly I haven't noticed any issues specific to Android 12. I did notice my car's head unit stopped displaying track information with Android 11, but it came back with Android 12. I like the UI revamp, but I'm also in my mid 30s so I appreciate things that are designed to be a bit more ergonomic. Overall function is pretty much the same. My only frustration has been rooting the 12 final release, whereas the beta seemed simpler.
V0latyle said:
Not a bug, ring mode is no longer displayed in status bar
Swipe to one side, tap the settings icon, turn off "Pin Media Player"
My battery life seemed a little higher on the A12 beta 5, it went back to normal after a day, I can easily last 24+ hours with casual use
Haven't noticed if it's taking any longer, Bluetooth seems to work normally
Do you have WiFi scanning enabled? System will automatically turn it on to detect networks and to assist coarse location
Honestly I haven't noticed any issues specific to Android 12. I did notice my car's head unit stopped displaying track information with Android 11, but it came back with Android 12. I like the UI revamp, but I'm also in my mid 30s so I appreciate things that are designed to be a bit more ergonomic. Overall function is pretty much the same. My only frustration has been rooting the 12 final release, whereas the beta seemed simpler.
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V0latyle said:
Not a bug, ring mode is no longer displayed in status bar
Swipe to one side, tap the settings icon, turn off "Pin Media Player"
My battery life seemed a little higher on the A12 beta 5, it went back to normal after a day, I can easily last 24+ hours with casual use
Haven't noticed if it's taking any longer, Bluetooth seems to work normally
Do you have WiFi scanning enabled? System will automatically turn it on to detect networks and to assist coarse location
Honestly I haven't noticed any issues specific to Android 12. I did notice my car's head unit stopped displaying track information with Android 11, but it came back with Android 12. I like the UI revamp, but I'm also in my mid 30s so I appreciate things that are designed to be a bit more ergonomic. Overall function is pretty much the same. My only frustration has been rooting the 12 final release, whereas the beta seemed simpler.
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Think I found why I was having such battery drain....
Disabled the service 'Android system intelligence'. Do you.know what this is?
dlb134 said:
Think I found why I was having such battery drain....
Disabled the service 'Android system intelligence'. Do you.know what this is?
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A quick Google would had served me well... I've reenabled but on restricted... I've never had personalisation service drain so much
. Selecting vibrate only shows no icon in status bar - Haven't found an option to switch profiles yet.
. Music player gets stuck in notifications despite untoggling this function - Haven't noticed this issue.
. Battery seems to have taken a massive hit (granted it's only day 2, it may just be settling) - Isn't as advertised, for sure.
. Bluetooth audio seems to take longer to pair in my car - No noticeable difference for me.
. WiFi toggle gets stuck on despite being deactivated - This, I have noticed. Very annoying.
Overall, I feel that Android 12 is a downgrade, rather than an upgrade in so many areas. Hopefully the good folks at XDA will find fixes and customizations to offset this horrible mess of design and functionality.
I'm seriously considering going back to A11. If I wanted the customization level of an iPhone, I'd get an iPhone (no I wouldn't )
The main bug i found is that Chromecast volume can't be controlled directly by volume button on the phone, we must absolutely pass by the Google home apps...
That's quite annoying...
And i read that this isn't even a bug, it's a "feature" wanted by Google... Legal issue...
If anyone can help :
A12 Chromecast volume control
Hi there, There is a wanted behavior in Android 12 that disable the volume button that control Chromecast volume. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/201546605?pli=1 Is there an ADB command that can return the behavior to what was in...
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