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[Q] Bluetooth Auto-Connect with Car Stereo

Has anyone else had trouble getting the Moto X to automatically connect to Car Bluetooth?
My previous phone (Galaxy Nexus) worked fine, and so did my tablet (Nexus 7) when I tested it. The Moto X only connects if I toggle bluetooth off and back on again or if I select CAR MULTIMEDIA from the Bluetooth device list (I have a Subaru Outback). Other phones always connected automatically as soon as I turned the car on.
Does anyone have a fix or a workaround?

Se7enLC said:
Has anyone else had trouble getting the Moto X to automatically connect to Car Bluetooth?
My previous phone (Galaxy Nexus) worked fine, and so did my tablet (Nexus 7) when I tested it. The Moto X only connects if I toggle bluetooth off and back on again or if I select CAR MULTIMEDIA from the Bluetooth device list (I have a Subaru Outback). Other phones always connected automatically as soon as I turned the car on.
Does anyone have a fix or a workaround?
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Mine is autoconnecting to my Kenwood HU.
Maybe try deleting all previous pairings on BT unit, and then re-pair the Moto X?
As a workaround, you could get an NFC tag and stick it on the dash or somewhere, and program it so when you tap the phone against it, it forces the BT connection.

jasoraso said:
Mine is autoconnecting to my Kenwood HU.
Maybe try deleting all previous pairings on BT unit, and then re-pair the Moto X?
As a workaround, you could get an NFC tag and stick it on the dash or somewhere, and program it so when you tap the phone against it, it forces the BT connection.
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I did a full reset of the car stereo settings, and I've removed and re-added a number of times. I had been trying to figure out the Trusted Device thing and I only later realized that it only comes up if you have a screen lock other than "slide".
NFC could work, but that's not much easier than just toggling bluetooth. My goal is to have my phone connect even if I don't take it out of my pocket like my old phone did.
I don't know if the issue is specific to Subaru and Moto X or not. My Galaxy Nexus was running 4.4 and worked fine, but I think Moto and AOSP use different Bluetooth.
EDIT: I just tried poking through the options in the car again. It has a setting where you can pick if the connection is initiated by the car or the device, and I switched it. So far it seems to be working!

Se7enLC said:
I did a full reset of the car stereo settings, and I've removed and re-added a number of times. I had been trying to figure out the Trusted Device thing and I only later realized that it only comes up if you have a screen lock other than "slide".
NFC could work, but that's not much easier than just toggling bluetooth. My goal is to have my phone connect even if I don't take it out of my pocket like my old phone did.
I don't know if the issue is specific to Subaru and Moto X or not. My Galaxy Nexus was running 4.4 and worked fine, but I think Moto and AOSP use different Bluetooth.
EDIT: I just tried poking through the options in the car again. It has a setting where you can pick if the connection is initiated by the car or the device, and I switched it. So far it seems to be working!
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As it turns out, it *DOESN'T* work. It was a fluke that it appeared to work.
It doesn't matter if it's set to be Car or Device initiated, it does not automatically connect. If I toggle bluetooth or manually initiate a connection from the device end, it will connect and work just fine, however.
Any ideas? Anyone else have a similar experience with the Moto X?

I have a Logitech adaptor in my truck and its behavior is that the phone connects to it fine initially, but when power is removed and restored to the Logitech, it will not reconnect automatically. This is unfortunate as starting most vehicles turns off all accessory power while the starter is cranking.
I have another, cheaper bluetooth receiver that does reconnect, but it does not sound as good as the Logitech (and has ground loop issues).
In my case, the behavior is not limited to the Moto X as I have the same behavior with several Nexus devices as well.

Se7enLC said:
Has anyone else had trouble getting the Moto X to automatically connect to Car Bluetooth?
My previous phone (Galaxy Nexus) worked fine, and so did my tablet (Nexus 7) when I tested it. The Moto X only connects if I toggle bluetooth off and back on again or if I select CAR MULTIMEDIA from the Bluetooth device list (I have a Subaru Outback). Other phones always connected automatically as soon as I turned the car on.
Does anyone have a fix or a workaround?
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What Android version are you running? If 4.4 - try downgrading to 4.2.2 (I am not responsible if you brick your phone). Google started using new version of Bluetooth stack in 4.4 and it is not compatible with some devices.
I am on 4.2.2 and have zero problem with my car Bluetooth.

JoeSchmoe007 said:
What Android version are you running? If 4.4 - try downgrading to 4.2.2 (I am not responsible if you brick your phone). Google started using new version of Bluetooth stack in 4.4 and it is not compatible with some devices.
I am on 4.2.2 and have zero problem with my car Bluetooth.
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It's a DE, so I'm not worried about bricking... But I haven't been on 4.2 for a long time and I'd rather not go back, even to diagnose a bug.
The major Bluetooth stack change (BlueZ to Bluedroid) actually happened in 4.2, so 4.2.2 would have already had it. There have been other changes, though, of course, and I imagine any of them could be responsible for the regression. Glad to know I'm not the only one with the problem, at least.

Se7enLC said:
It's a DE, so I'm not worried about bricking... But I haven't been on 4.2 for a long time and I'd rather not go back, even to diagnose a bug.
The major Bluetooth stack change (BlueZ to Bluedroid) actually happened in 4.2, so 4.2.2 would have already had it. There have been other changes, though, of course, and I imagine any of them could be responsible for the regression. Glad to know I'm not the only one with the problem, at least.
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I think you should be worried about bricking. This is a quote from now deleted thread:
This is a simple chart what can and can't not be downgraded, Thanks to Dray_jr :thumbup:
the only OTA that can downgrade is 4.4 to 4.2.2 Post Cam
here is what we know right now that might make more sense
4.4 to 4.2.2 Pre Cam will Brick
4.2.2 Post Cam to 4.2.2 Pre Cam will Brick.
4.4.2 to to anything will Brick
4.4 to 4.2.2 Post Cam you are ok
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[Q] LG G Watch R connected to both Nexus 5 & Nexus 9

I'm trying to take advantage of the new Lollipop SmartLock feature and have my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 9 connected via BT to the LG watch so they can both stay unlocked when close to me.
Android Wear is installed on the N5 and everything works (more or less) fine with the phone. But when I try to pair the LG watch with the N9 tablet it keeps saying "Connecting..." and then "Not connected" in an endless loop.
The N9 is able to pair, add the watch as a Trusted Device and SmartLock will work for a while but then stops and I need to repeat the whole pairing process for it to work again.
Anyone tried to use the LG Watch as a Trusted Device on both a phone and tablet at the same time?
Thanks,
---Mirco.

Mircolino said:
I'm trying to take advantage of the new Lollipop SmartLock feature and have my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 9 connected via BT to the LG watch so they can both stay unlocked when close to me.
Android Wear is installed on the N5 and everything works (more or less) fine with the phone. But when I try to pair the LG watch with the N9 tablet it keeps saying "Connecting..." and then "Not connected" in an endless loop.
The N9 is able to pair, add the watch as a Trusted Device and SmartLock will work for a while but then stops and I need to repeat the whole pairing process for it to work again.
Anyone tried to use the LG Watch as a Trusted Device on both a phone and tablet at the same time?
Thanks,
---Mirco.
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I don't own any of these devices, but If I'm right, by reading the manual that came with the watch to you, you'll find out that you can pair watch only to one device at a time. To pair it to another device, you have to do factory reset for watch.
Some info HERE

Spere said:
I don't own any of these devices, but If I'm right, by reading the manual that came with the watch to you, you'll find out that you can pair watch only to one device at a time. To pair it to another device, you have to do factory reset for watch.
Some info HERE
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Spere, thanks for the info.
Android Wear I understand; it can be paired with only one device <--> watch. But this is just bluetooth.
Otherwise, why would the LG G Watch R have a Settings --> Bluetooth Devices option where you can pair additional devices?

Mircolino said:
Spere, thanks for the info.
Android Wear I understand; it can be paired with only one device <--> watch. But this is just bluetooth.
Otherwise, why would the LG G Watch R have a Settings --> Bluetooth Devices option where you can pair additional devices?
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I just don't know. And like I said, I don't have this watch yet, but I'm going to buy it someday near.
I thought the same myself. If I remember right, Google made Android Wear devices able to connect to BT headphones to play music from watch itself. Now, if you can pair only one device to watch, does this mean that to connect to headphones you need to do factory reset and to pair back to phone do it again? This would be total idiotism, who really would do that? And I myself would also like to connect my watch (which I don't own, yet) to my Note 3 and Note Pro 12.2, this just won't seem to be possible right now, what I've read.

Mircolino said:
Spere, thanks for the info.
Android Wear I understand; it can be paired with only one device <--> watch. But this is just bluetooth.
Otherwise, why would the LG G Watch R have a Settings --> Bluetooth Devices option where you can pair additional devices?
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Spere said:
I just don't know. And like I said, I don't have this watch yet, but I'm going to buy it someday near.
I thought the same myself. If I remember right, Google made Android Wear devices able to connect to BT headphones to play music from watch itself. Now, if you can pair only one device to watch, does this mean that to connect to headphones you need to do factory reset and to pair back to phone do it again? This would be total idiotism, who really would do that? And I myself would also like to connect my watch (which I don't own, yet) to my Note 3 and Note Pro 12.2, this just won't seem to be possible right now, what I've read.
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You already said it, but here it goes:
You can only pair one device <-> watch, the bluetooth settings on the watch are for bluetooth headphones / speakers, so it looks like this device --> watch --> bt headset and not device 1 --> watch <-- device 2

Mircolino said:
I'm trying to take advantage of the new Lollipop SmartLock feature and have my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 9 connected via BT to the LG watch so they can both stay unlocked when close to me.
Android Wear is installed on the N5 and everything works (more or less) fine with the phone. But when I try to pair the LG watch with the N9 tablet it keeps saying "Connecting..." and then "Not connected" in an endless loop.
The N9 is able to pair, add the watch as a Trusted Device and SmartLock will work for a while but then stops and I need to repeat the whole pairing process for it to work again.
Anyone tried to use the LG Watch as a Trusted Device on both a phone and tablet at the same time?
Thanks,
---Mirco.
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I have the Nexus 5, 9, and the original G watch, and have the exact same question.
I am using smart lock on my Nexus 5 which is paired to my G Watch through Android Wear. No problem there.
I am able to pair my G Watch to my Nexus 9 by going to Settings > Bluetooth on the watch and pairing with the Nexus 9. Upon pairing, the Nexus 9 displays a notification asking if I would like to add the watch as a trusted devices, just like with the Nexus 5. However, the only problem is that Smart Lock won't work because the watch is not connected to the Nexus 9.
So, in summary, you can pair the watch to Nexus 9, but Smart Lock doesn't work because it's not connected.
The G Watch is able to pair with multiple devices. However, as previously mentioned, it will only connect to devices that has the correct bluetooth services (i.e. speaker). Please correct me if I am wrong.
But it would be nice to be able to use the G Watch as a trusted device for Smart Lock on multiple devices, not just the phone.

Smart watch wont connect

I've got an lg urbane smart watch. It connects for a second every once in a while. Won't pair correctly. Please someone help. I hate having wasted money on this phone if the watch wont connect. Had HTC one me before watch worked flawlessly

cndctrdj said:
I've got an lg urbane smart watch. It connects for a second every once in a while. Won't pair correctly. Please someone help. I hate having wasted money on this phone if the watch wont connect. Had HTC one me before watch worked flawlessly
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hi,
Im sure it must be frustrating issue for you. I personally doubt if its just a Note5.. issue ? My reasons are,
I have a old Samsung Gear smart watch and it works 100% with Note5. I also have a Polar M400 hart rate watch with smart notification working 100% with Note5
I had no issues with the pairing of Bluetooth etc.
Long shot but,
Just something to consider....... some devices headsets/ watches still use old Bluetooth version eg Bluetooth v 3.0 and it might cause issues sometimes.? (not always)
I can remember when my Gear watch was still on Bluetooth v 3.0 i had issues connections between my old Note3 ( which was upgraded then to Bluetooth v 4.0 and Gear that was then still on Bluetooth v 3.0) Afterwards my Gear Bluetooth was upgraded to v 4.0 and i had no issues at all.
Bottom line,
If i could pair and use two completely different watches to work with Note5 flawlessly , then I'm sure you have hope?
good luck

How do I fix the issue if that is it

cndctrdj said:
How do I fix the issue if that is it
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hi,
firstly, you must not assume it's like "it"
you must be sure of your facts.
Have you looked at your specs of your watch or Google specs to see what Bluetooth version it has. I found that it ( different Bluetooth versions eg 3.0 and v 4.0/4.1 did cause issues for me )
Who knows your watch might be / should be, v 4.0 /4.1 and not v 3.0..?
I only listed a possibility, that it could be and what i experience.
If it so...(it's v 3.0)
well then my logic says that its not Note5 fault but old firmware on watch and something that you just can't fix " just like that"
If its not so and watch is v 4.0 /4.1,
we'll then surely it should work, as i gave
2 x examples above.
good luck

cndctrdj said:
I've got an lg urbane smart watch. It connects for a second every once in a while. Won't pair correctly. Please someone help. I hate having wasted money on this phone if the watch wont connect. Had HTC one me before watch worked flawlessly
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Just in case I have to ask this but did you factory reset the watch yet? The only way to connect your smart watch that was previously synced to another phone is to factory reset it and then sync it with the new phone.

I have reset the watch. I'll try again. Thank you. While I'm at it I'll get the versions of everything

cndctrdj said:
I have reset the watch. I'll try again. Thank you. While I'm at it I'll get the versions of everything
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hi ,
i have thought about your issue .
This is what i would try ( trouble shoot )
Firstly ,yes unpair devices and factory reset watch ..good idea
also reboot device (phone ) after unpairing(..just in case .)
then connect and try to pair and see if working correctly ?
If not and issue is the same as before ,i would make sure about watch Bluetooth version .?
If watch is v 3.0 ( Note5 should be v 4.1 ? ) then it seems like this is the likely cause ?
If not and watch is either v 4. 0 or v 4.1 it should pair and pairing should be listed in phone Bluetooth list and "stick".
I can remember with my Gear watch ,when it was on v 3.0 , it would not show up or stick in Bluetooth list of paired devices .As soon as i went to v 4.0 on watch ,only then it show up and stuck in list
If all fails, well i would try to look for other solutions ..search or is there not a forum/setcion here on XDA( for watch) and check that for clues ?
good luck

Reset everything. Factory reset watch. Nothing. Factory reset phone nothing. Factory reset watch again. Paired fine.
Thanks for the help.

Unpair/Re-Pair LG Watch Urbane - Google Fit "Challenges" Not Showing On Watch Now

Unpair/Re-Pair LG Watch Urbane - Google Fit "Challenges" Not Showing On Watch Now
I swapped Android Phones over the holiday weekend and I noticed on my LG Watch Urbane, I no longer see my Google Fit Challenges and Google Fit looks to be an older version. I didn't do anything differently as I simply unpaired from the old phone and paired to new phone.
Is there anything I can do to get it back?
Thanks!
Brian

I've seen in the Google Forums that someone else has encountered this on an ASUS watch, so perhaps it is Google Fit at fault? I really need the newer fit on my watch.

I've also had the same thing happen on my new phone. I have tried resetting the watch, uninstalling and reinstalling Google Fit, all multiple times with no change.
Next step I was thinking would be to try installing an older APK on the phone to see if that would help to jiggle it loose into upgrading on the watch.
I have Wear Apps Manager installed on the watch, and no matter what I try, I am not seeing the Google Fit app get updated on my LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE watch.
Anyone else have some ideas?
Thx.

morgej said:
I've also had the same thing happen on my new phone. I have tried resetting the watch, uninstalling and reinstalling Google Fit, all multiple times with no change.
Next step I was thinking would be to try installing an older APK on the phone to see if that would help to jiggle it loose into upgrading on the watch.
I have Wear Apps Manager installed on the watch, and no matter what I try, I am not seeing the Google Fit app get updated on my LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE watch.
Anyone else have some ideas?
Thx.
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This worked for me:
I did this on my LG Watch Urbane and Moto Z Force. I removed Google Fit from my Phone. I un-paired / re-paired my watch to my phone with Fit not installed on my phone. Completed the re-pairing process and then loaded the 1.59 version of Google Fit. I also forced a sync of apps between phone and watch in the Android Wear app. Ding ding ding ding! This Worked!!!!!
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/fit/

Installing an older APK from apkmirror.com successfully pushed an updated Google Fit to my LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE watch.
FWIW, I grabbed the Sept 1 version of Google Fit from http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=google+fit&post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk

BLE not working?

So, BLE doesn't work for me at all. 3 devices so far, all of them fails to connect. Am I the only one with this problem, which means my phone is faulty, or this a common problem with this phone?

Well, I can confirm that it's a bug in the firmware, confirmed by Moto Support here.

Man, that sucks. Might have to cancel my order because of that. I use smartwatches and stuff. Motorola isn't exactly known for their expediency when releasing bugfixes.
That said, they released 2 updates within the first few weeks of the G5 Plus' release, so maybe they'll do the same for the G5S Plus.

sensi277 said:
Man, that sucks. Might have to cancel my order because of that. I use smartwatches and stuff. Motorola isn't exactly known for their expediency when releasing bugfixes.
That said, they released 2 updates within the first few weeks of the G5 Plus' release, so maybe they'll do the same for the G5S Plus.
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I've got a feeling they're waiting and pushing it all with the 8.0 update, instead of fixing it in 7.1.1, and then pushing 8 soon after that.

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I've got a feeling they're waiting and pushing it all with the 8.0 update, instead of fixing it in 7.1.1, and then pushing 8 soon after that.
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That would suck, since the 8.0 update isn't due until December.

I just got my Moto G5S Plus in the mail and it doesn't seem to have any Bluetooth LE issues. US retail model on the NPS26.166-45 firmware.

Can confirm that BLE is working. Got a Mi band 2 yesterday and BLE has been working fine.

BLE works here too. Hooked up Fitbit Charge successfully last night.

Hi guys ... How do you know that BLE is working? I have a garmin fenix with which seems to connect correctly to my G5S plus. But the bluetooth on my phone is really using lots of power (last 12 hours 832 mAh, or like 2,3% of my battery per hour). The question I ask myself is wether it's using a regular BT connection instead of BLE?
On my previous phone (moto x style) didn't seem to consume so much energy for bluetooth (during nights my battery graph was a flat line).

BLE is working with both my ZenWatch 2 and ZenWatch 3 as well for the past week that I've had the phone .
@blondie99: You can tell when BLE is working rather than regular BT if your Garmin is shows it's connected to the phone, but the BT icon doesn't change like it would if you were connected to your car, speaker, wireless headphones, etc.

I know that is an old thread but recently I had a problem with connecting to one of the devices with BLE. Device was visible by the phone but was unable to pair.
Activating GPS helped - device was able to pair
I'm on stock Oreo 8.0
PS:For comparison Wiko Fever with MM connected to the same device without GPS activated