I am on LOS and would like to be able to switch both Bluetooth and wifi in stealth mode, aka passive mode.
Is there a way to have this?
If so, how to?
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Hello.
Is there a possibility to alter pebble settings from the phone (Android) ?
In fact I like to switch bluetooth off on the Pebble when I'm in my car because it keeps disconnecting my audio.
Of course I know I have to switch bluetooth back on manually to establish a new connection with my phone
Maybe with tasker or some other software ?
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In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
ewingr said:
In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
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Bluetooth is needed to send info between phone and watch such as notifications. Wifi does the same thing but across more distance. For example at work I'll leave phone on my desk I can walk away, my Bluetooth will disconnect but lhome and watch will stay connected through wifi.. Should ask you to enter WiFi key on your phone.
anthonyg45157 said:
Bluetooth is needed to send info between phone and watch such as notifications. Wifi does the same thing but across more distance. For example at work I'll leave phone on my desk I can walk away, my Bluetooth will disconnect but lhome and watch will stay connected through wifi.. Should ask you to enter WiFi key on your phone.
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Thanks. Thats what I expected, although it does not ask for the key.
I think it learns the WiFi keys from the phone.
ewingr said:
In settings I see WiFi and Bluetooth.
WiFi
Don't know why WiFi is even there. Does it use that to communicate with the phone instead of however it communicates normally? I presume the advantage would be you could have more distance between the phone and watch.
But, when I select WiFi, it 'connects' to my WiFi, but it does not offer the opportunity to enter the key.
Bluetooth
Not sure why I would hook the watch to Bluetooth.
Any thoughts on above?
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Bluetooth IS how it communicates normally. In addition, you can now pair a bluetooth headset to the watch and use it to play music from the device, if you hate your battery.
Wifi is used if you happen to have the watch out of range of the phone, such as around the house or office.
Hi all, I am able to connect my Mi 9 to my car android head unit with hotspot no problem at all. Connection is fine, but there is no internet on my headunit. When I hotspot with my Nexus 6P it works fine. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have looked at the phone wap settings but they are all good because data works on my phone, so there is a problem on the mi9 to head unit.
I have my Mi 9 turning Hotspot on automatically when it senses my car Bluetooth pairing, in order that my in-car Echo Dot can reach the internet - it works fine every time.
Have you set up something unusual in the head end like a fixed IP address that doesn't match the address range the phone gives out?
There is no possible ip settings on the head unit. When I had this issue once with my Nexus6P it was due to a problem with android 8.1 when upgraded. When I reverted back to the previous version, it worked fine. So I am having the same issue that's why I was thinking it might be an issue with the software. But I will try check out your suggestions incase there are some hidden settings. Thank you
bungalowbill said:
I have my Mi 9 turning Hotspot on automatically when it senses my car Bluetooth pairing, in order that my in-car Echo Dot can reach the internet - it works fine every time.
Have you set up something unusual in the head end like a fixed IP address that doesn't match the address range the phone gives out?
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How did you set this up? Did you root and use tasker with hotspot nougat fix?
Everything is connected with just hotspot from my phone and wifi on the headunit. It worked fine with my old Nexus 6P phone. Pic attached
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.
When i had my pixel 5, the Bluetooth automatically turned on after a few minutes of driving, i can't find how to do that in pixel 7. Options does not looks to be the same...
How can i do that or what can i use as an alternative?
Android Auto as alternative
That's why i want Bluetooth on, if it's activated android auto will connect directly.
You can probably do it in Tasker, but I am not sure how you would detect you are in the car. Constant GPS checking would be power hungry.
Assuming you have home WiFi, a partial solution would be to turn Bluetooth on when it no longer sees your router. You can even turn it back off when you get home.