Hey everyone,
Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to 'switch' my Bluetooth devices when an incoming call comes using tasker?
I currently have an Android headunit in my car but the quality is terrible, the person on the other end complains about an echo every call. I still use the headunit to stream audio though. I've given up on fixing the headunit, so I've decided to buy a hands free kit for making and receiving calls.
So I want to be able to set something up in tasker on my phone along the lines of "if incoming call, then connect to X Bluetooth device (hands-free)". Then after the call the Bluetooth will switch back to the headunit when the hands-free device is powered down.
Does this seem plausible? If not I will just have to do all Bluetooth through the hands-free kit.
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Could do, but the lag might be problematic.
What I do is long press the device in the Bluetooth list and deselect media sharing for the headset. Then deselect phone & contact sharing for the head unit.
This works to route calls to my headset in the car.
ktmom said:
Could do, but the lag might be problematic.
What I do is long press the device in the Bluetooth list and deselect media sharing for the headset. Then deselect phone & contact sharing for the head unit.
This works to route calls to my headset in the car.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I have done similar with a Bluetooth speaker at home that I didn't want to do calls on. Would my phone (Nexus 6p) allow/need to be connected to the headunit and handsfrer at the same time for your suggestion to work though?
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Yes, you can connect to both. I do it all the time. If you wait for a call to come in to connect to a device, you're likely to miss the call. Tasker would have to recognize a call coming in, then connect to the hands free unit then you answer the call. Lots of steps ☺
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I have searched and cant find any general way to switch a phone call on my BT handsfree back to my Tilt handset. For instance, if I try to leave my car after starting a call on my BT handsfree, I have to end the call and redial it away from the car. I wonder if anyone knows a way to toggle the BT signal back to the phone handset so that it no longer plays through the car system. but do not disconnect the call. Thanks very much!
Toggle Bluetooth during a call
pdafish said:
I have searched and cant find any general way to switch a phone call on my BT handsfree back to my Tilt handset. For instance, if I try to leave my car after starting a call on my BT handsfree, I have to end the call and redial it away from the car. I wonder if anyone knows a way to toggle the BT signal back to the phone handset so that it no longer plays through the car system. but do not disconnect the call. Thanks very much!
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See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321115 , post #4, for a small add-in to the phone menu that allows you to toggle bluetooth on and off while in a call. I've seen the website where this comes from, but can't remember or find it right now.
When in a call, goto Menu, there is an option to "Turn Hands-free Off".
Buy a decent carkit with this function. I have a bluetouch carkit and it has a button for private calls. So i can switch between the phone and the carkit.
cayotte said:
When in a call, goto Menu, there is an option to "Turn Hands-free Off".
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Thats what I do!
Did you not notice it in the menu during a call?
Thanks very much
I appreciate the help - I am stuck with an internal BT system in my car that is vintage 2001 and has little flexibility - if I install a new unit, I loose teh system integration that was standard on the car.
I have searched and did not find the simple solution you all suggested - I am embarrassed that I missed the "turn-off hands free" option in Menu!! I will try this - hopefully it does not disconnect the call.
Thanks very much and happy holidays!
Is there an app that will allow you to choose between the device or a hands free Bluetooth headset?
One of my favorite features of the iPhone is that when you are paired up with a Bluetooth device, and you receive an incoming call, you can choose to answer the call with the handset instead of the Bluetooth device. I would LOVE to have that functionality on my Kaiser.
Thanks,
Luke
huh?
when you push the answer button on your headset it uses it. when you press answer on your phne it uses the phone...
at least that is what mine does.
dark973 said:
when you push the answer button on your headset it uses it. when you press answer on your phne it uses the phone...
at least that is what mine does.
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Same here.
When I have it paired to my car that's not the case. If bluetooth is on around my car, (Range Rover) and I use the answer buttons on the phone, the car system still gets the call, not the handset. I have to turn bluetooth off to get the call on the handset.
Hi,
I have a Blue-tooth hands-free set in my car.
I often need to walk away from my car during a phone call.
It also happens that I am a few yards/meters away from the car when I make or get a call. when this happens the audio goes to the BT headset, but I can't hear it or be heard because I'm not near it.
So how can I make an ongoing call move from the BT handsfree back to my phone?
It has to be done from the phone only. No pressing buttons on the headset itself etc. (as I explained, I might be far from the headset and the car may be locked, etc.)
ThanX in advance!
I am trying to get my Moto X to read text messages though my car's bluetooth stereo. When driving, I'll get the pop up saying "Say Listen to hear message", it accepts the command, says "Reading..." but then I don't hear anything. Is there any option I need to enable to hear it though the car stereo?
I assume you're using MotoAssist. I don't use that but ReadItToMe Pro works well for me. It sends my text messages to any Bluetooth device or wired headset and senses when a device is connected. I thinks there is a free version too.
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Touch less control might do it. Or you could try the dragon app.
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chris157 said:
I am trying to get my Moto X to read text messages though my car's bluetooth stereo. When driving, I'll get the pop up saying "Say Listen to hear message", it accepts the command, says "Reading..." but then I don't hear anything. Is there any option I need to enable to hear it though the car stereo?
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It should work just like you said. I used mine yesterday to receive and send text messages. Have you tried a hard re-boot of the phone? Edit: Can you hear it say "Say listen to hear messages"?
If your stereo is connected as A2DP it should work with anything that comes over the "Media" channel. I use a small bluetooth dongle in my car that converts the wireless signal into a 3.5mm aux in. It saves me from having to plug in when I enter the car, and the bluetooth connection initiates several Tasker profiles.
Any sound that my phone makes that would come through the speaker as media such as Pandora, games, etc. goes through the bluetooth connection.
scottjb said:
I assume you're using MotoAssist. I don't use that but ReadItToMe Pro works well for me. It sends my text messages to any Bluetooth device or wired headset and senses when a device is connected. I thinks there is a free version too.
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I tried ReadItToMe.
If my car stereo in on BT channel everything ok.
But if I'm listening to FM radio, I can't configure it to switch to BT, read the message and then go back to FM, as when a call arrives.
It looks working, but I can't hear anything.
chris157 said:
I am trying to get my Moto X to read text messages though my car's bluetooth stereo. When driving, I'll get the pop up saying "Say Listen to hear message", it accepts the command, says "Reading..." but then I don't hear anything. Is there any option I need to enable to hear it though the car stereo?
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Is it your car or the phone which is doing the popup? I have a UConnect system in my Ram, and when I get a text I get a prompt from the truck to listen to the message if I'm moving, or listen or read if I am not. The UConnect, not the phone will read the message. This is nice, because it doesn't matter whether I'm streaming from the phone, listening to SirusXM or whatever... If you're relying on the phone you have to either be streaming via BT or in actual phone mode with the system I have.
If it's like this, try unpairing the phone on both sides (vehicle and phone) Then re-pair, and make sure you wait for the prompts that your vehicle is requesting access to whatever, and accept them.
It might help to mention the make and model of the audio system you have, so people who also have it can chime in. Each of these systems is slightly different, and many have different capabilities.
SoulReaver75 said:
I tried ReadItToMe.
If my car stereo in on BT channel everything ok.
But if I'm listening to FM radio, I can't configure it to switch to BT, read the message and then go back to FM, as when a call arrives.
It looks working, but I can't hear anything.
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If you have not already, perhaps try all the options under the How section in the ReadItToMe settings. I use the music stream option but I never listen to FM in my car. It's either audio from the phone or an iPod.
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scottjb said:
If you have not already, perhaps try all the options under the How section in the ReadItToMe settings. I use the music stream option but I never listen to FM in my car. It's either audio from the phone or an iPod.
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I already tried all options.
but... today, for the first time, it worked, using bt mono option.
maybe it's because of the new rom I flashed.
only one problem, voice starts after few seconds, so part of the message is not read.
isn't there a way to set a delay before start reading?
SoulReaver75 said:
...isn't there a way to set a delay before start reading?
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I don't believe there is.
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I have this issue too and I am using an aftermarket Pioneer AVH-X8500BHS head unit. However if I'm listening to Bluetooth audio, the audio will go quiet for a second as if a notification came in, but no notification will go through the speaker system and the phone won't make noise either. It's quite annoying cause then I have to look the phone to see what it was. I also have the same issue when using Motorola assist where it will understand the command but I can't hear the response.
Is it possible to set something up in Tasker to be able to play the sound through the phone speaker while still retaining Bluetooth connectivity for music?
I have also tried tinkering with the Bluetooth settings in the new assist that gets upgraded and 4.4.2, but to no avail.
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Sadly, Google decided to make Android 9 stream every sound a phone can make to a connected BT device, no matter if that device is capable of playing that sound, and no matter if streaming every sound makes sense at all. This leads to not hearing alarms and notifications and it also means you can't hear directional instructions by you navigation app when your phone is paired to your car's radio for phone calls only.
And sadly, Lineage decided not to undo this not-so-clever idea of Google.
I know we had this discussion before, but being not able to hear my navigation app drives me crazy every day I need to use it. My company car is equipped with a BT capable radio, that can handle calls only. But as soon as the radio and my phone are connected, Android/LOS still tries to send every tone and every sound to that radio, resulting in silencing my phone completely.
I tried some apps that can redirect any sound in a way that they appear as a phone call to a connected BT device. But those apps block calls, and while I am talking to some one, there won't be any navigation instructions on the car's speaker either and I have to rely on optical instructions, removing my vision from the happenings on the road. These apps also make the radio useless as a radio: you have to keep it switched to BT input all the time.
How about the other way round? Is there any app that can make Android stop sending a specific audio output to a connected BT device? If it's possible to disguise even music as a phone call, I imagine it should be possible to tell BT to use the phone's speaker for a specific source of sound.
There is a setting in maps whether to send directions via Bluetooth
ktmom said:
There is a setting in maps whether to send directions via Bluetooth
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There's a similar setting in Osmand, which sends directions as a phone call to the BT device. But using this option will interrupt the paring for phone calls, so you can't have both, you have to decide whether to use hand free calling mode or to hear your navigation directions.
BT and its settings was a thousand times more sophisticated in Android 7 / LOS 14, when alarms and notification sounds where played over the phones speaker, while your music or calls was sent to a BT device. Now, in A8/LOS15 and above, all sounds are send to a paired and active BT device. So, if your ear phones are activated, and you put them into your pocket, you won't hear any text notification or any alarm. I can not imagine the poor way of thinking at Google's development department that has lead to this idea.