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Bluetooth pairing problem with 2.2

I have 2.2 official, rooted (315) working with the performance upgrade.
Each time I get in to my car, although I have previoulsy paired the phone with the cars bluetooth, it asks me for the password, as if the phone doesnt store the it from one use to the other. Once I put the passord in it works fine.
On my other car it has paired fine and remembers it each time. I don't have to redo the password.
the thing is I was using Froyo 2.2 on my previous phone, an HTC Desire and didn't have this problem on either car.
Is this a phone or car issue and if it is the former, do I need additional software?

I have now flashed Steve's 1.5 Rom and the issue is still there.
What I do not understand is that the HTC Desire was fine on 2.2 but with the Streak it is there, I am asked to input my pairing password everytime I get into the car.
Does the Streak handle its bluetooth differently to the HTC? Is there an app I can use?

Has anybody had a similar problem?

Sorry mate no issues whatsoever with mine and the parrot mki9200 handsfree kit. I'd suggest fiddling around in the phones bluetooth options, and maybe delete the partnerships both on the phone and on the handsfree.

Other tha turning the bluetooth off and on there aren't any other 'settings' that I can find. Its there an equivalent 'tweaks' type as app as you get with win mo that might have some extra settings?
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The only BT problem I've seen, is with mine...
318 "stock", no other mods.
If I have wi-fi enabled & connected to a wi-fi hotspot, or my home router,
BT conversations will cut in and out, until I turn wi-fi off.

jazzdude555 said:
Other tha turning the bluetooth off and on there aren't any other 'settings' that I can find. Its there an equivalent 'tweaks' type as app as you get with win mo that might have some extra settings?
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now dont take my word as the word of god as I started androiding since yesterday in the evening only but:
when in car, activate the connection between your handsfree and your phone, then goto bluetooth settings in your phone, tap on the connected device, there will be a bunch of further settings (like what services it would use, etc.)
i think that in your situation however the best advice would be deleting the pairing details both from the phone and from the handsfree.

I usually don't have this problem with my parrot mki9200 handsfree kit, but I have experienced similar things in the past, but that was only when my phone spazzes out and error occurs. Can't remember what errors like but it's usually when random things start force closing and stuff, and the phone is due a full reboot (not forced to reboot but manually rebooted just to refresh the phone) or I need to repair for whatever reason. I either just have to re-enter the passcode and I'm off or when I try to repair the connection, it would connect straightaway without asking for a passcode, but then if I unpair the connection, the system would then prompt me to enter a passcode and entering the passcode would connect the devices together again (even though I'm trying to unpair them).
My advice would be to try doing a fresh pair by establishing a full and stable connection (so probably after you've entered the code and are connected) then unpair on both the phone and the your car kit, then power both systems down (car so the hands free kit powers off and the phone), then start them up again and establish a fresh pair connection and see if that helps. Other than that, I would suggest seeing if there is any firmware updates for your hands free kit cos it might not be fully compatible with the Dell Streak even if you are running 2.2 (I had to do this with my system as it would constantly randomly disconnect then reconnect itself but this went away after a firmware update).

My car s hands free its one of those with no settings, it's just there constantly on ready to pair mode and just adds any phone is in range if that phone is in discovery mode. Its just always like that so it never has a settings section, you just do it on the phone.
My two previous phones, an htc desire with 2.2 and a htc legend both connected flawlessly without any of the pairing issues.
I took the car to the dealer and he said there were no upgrades for it so it is really frustrating to think that the Streak is running the same software as the other phones but for some reason in its architecture it us not compatible with my car. The other annoying thing is that on my other car it works perfectly.
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Yeah bluetooth can be a major pain in the a55
Sorry to say, but as an extreme measure, hard reset might resolve..
Dell Streak + Tapatalk =

If I use titanium back up can I quickly restore everything as it is here after a heard reset? What is the best way to do this?
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[Q] Trouble With Bluetooth Cyanogen 6.1.2 RC2 on Mytouch 4G

***I am a n00b***
I have searched cyanogens forums as well as xda and google and have not found the answer to my situation. I am hoping that anyone can lead me to the answer.
Basically, I have already rooted my Mytouch 4G and flashed Cyanogen 6.1.2-RC2 onto it, successfully and on the first try. I went around installing fonts and different themes even android market 2.2.7 all this works like a charm.
I have only come across one issue that I have not been able to find the answer for on any forum and I have been looking all day. When I try to pair my phone with my bluetooth, it won't find anything after scanning. There were only 2 times out of around 50 times that I got my bluetooth headset to show up, when I did, it said "cannot establish communication to jabra so-and-so". What I would like to know, I read that it has to do with the firmware or something. And browsing around, people said that it was fixed with a nightly build. I attempted to extract a .bin file but later found out it was only for the G1. I don't understand that, can anyone help me out? either explain what to do or do I have to wait for an update? Thank you so much!!

It may be a communication error with the Jabra..... I have a Platronics 320, and mine works perfect with no problem.. would you be able to try with another headset?... I have the same rom as you...
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I have a jawbone...i will try that one, ive been reading more and more about this, i thought there would be a patch out or something to fix it but i'll try my other bluetooth...err...blueteeth lol. Thanks for responding back!

No problem... Let me know if it works with the Jawbone... I am pretty interested to see if that is the issue

It's not the ROM. Check your earpiece pairing instructions. Spent so much time, reflashed, etc. _ pairing a Jabra but I was using a Samsung pairing procedure.
If we have same Jabras, turn it off then press power continuously until it shows on bluetooth scan, then pair.
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Yeah I will... its so strange because there are times I'm trying to pair and the closest I ever got was it said incorrect pin or passkey...which as I know from selling phones at tmobile for almost 4 years is 0000. but the problem is, there's no where to put in the passkey. I tried menu long pressing and nothing..btw I'm using a jabra stone 2 just got it for christmas so I'm sad if I can't get it to work. Thanks for all the support
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So it worked....putting the headset in pairing mode was hard to figure out without instructions....I had to hold the bluetooth button down for like 40 seconds
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Bluetooth problems (DK28)

I've been having issues pairing/connecting to one of my bluetooth devices. I currently have 2 devices paired with my phone and they work flawlessly. The third device worked fine for about a month before it stopped connecting. It was still listed as a paired device, however it would not auto-connect nor manual connect (it would flash connecting for a second, but that was it).
My next step was to unpair and try and start from the beginning. If I unpair and try to pair again, it will say "pairing..." indefinitely. Afterwords, I will toggle bluetooth and the device appears again as a paired device, but I am still not able to connect. I've also tried unpairing and toggling bluetooth, but as soon as it comes back on the device is still listed as paired. I've also tried rebooting the device, but the results are the same.
For the record, I was able to pair and use the trouble device with an Evo without issue. I was also able to unpair from one of my working devices, and pair again with no problems. I'm really at a loss as far as what to do short of formatting the device. Does anyone have any other ideas I could try?
Thanks

I sometimes get the same problems but there's nothing we can do about it. DK28 is a beta build that's bound to have problems.

I get the same problems occasionally. DK28 is known to have several issues with Bluetooth.

Is there any way for you to do a hard reset on any of the bluetooth devices?
I know I had to do this with my Jawbone Prime for my Epic.

I also have a big issues with the bluetooth pairings.
Can't pair any device, actually
But I have a backup data with all my pairing bluetooth devices. I've made that backup from 2.1 Eclair. I can restore it, but it is old backup. So, when I've tried to backup all of my bluetooth pairings with the Titanium Backup I can't restore it with the new data. That is very interesting because I can see all of my bluetooth pairings backups after I'm restoring the new data but there is no restore button. I can see those backups but I can't restore it.
Can somebody give me the Idea what to do and how can I make bluetooth pairings?
Help me, please?
Thank you!

antila said:
I also have a big issues with the bluetooth pairings.
Can't pair any device, actually
But I have a backup data with all my pairing bluetooth devices. I've made that backup from 2.1 Eclair. I can restore it, but it is old backup. So, when I've tried to backup all of my bluetooth pairings with the Titanium Backup I can't restore it with the new data. That is very interesting because I can see all of my bluetooth pairings backups after I'm restoring the new data but there is no restore button. I can see those backups but I can't restore it.
Can somebody give me the Idea what to do and how can I make bluetooth pairings?
Help me, please?
Thank you!
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I had some bluetooth problems as well when on some of the current EXT4 ROMs.. i have reverted back to RFS and an older ROM build and things work better.

Guys, I would seriously try looking up a way to do a hard reset on your bluetooth devices. I had to do this with my Jawbone Prime earpiece with my Epic running Quantum 2.7.0. I have it converted to ext4 via cwm3 and it works fine. I would suggest giving it a shot. The worst that can happen is you still have an unpaired bluetooth device.
For my Jawbone Prime I had to do a specific pattern of hitting the talk and Noise Assassin buttons. It paired up immeditately with my phone. You may have to do similar with yours, depending on what you have.
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samuraiinblack said:
Guys, I would seriously try looking up a way to do a hard reset on your bluetooth devices. I had to do this with my Jawbone Prime earpiece with my Epic running Quantum 2.7.0. I have it converted to ext4 via cwm3 and it works fine. I would suggest giving it a shot. The worst that can happen is you still have an unpaired bluetooth device.
For my Jawbone Prime I had to do a specific pattern of hitting the talk and Noise Assassin buttons. It paired up immeditately with my phone. You may have to do similar with yours, depending on what you have.
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I installed a brand new Parrot MKi9200 in a van for one of my customers. This parrot piece would pair with my phone but not connect. This was running an EXT4 version of Bonsai. I grabbed my boss' Fascinate (stock 2.1) and it paired up just fine. I went back to an RFS only version on my phone and it paired perfectly.
Also as was previously mentioned, resetting your bluetooth device after a ROM flash can help with connectivity issues.

I think I found a fix for the pairing issues on DK28+
I had to turn off bluetooth, the adb shell, su, go into /data/misc/bluetoothd/ then I renamed/added _ to the file there. "mv xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx_" (which should be the MAC address of the phones bluetooth radio)..
Then turned back on bluetooth.. And that fixed pairing. Good luck.

darkfire79 said:
I had to turn off bluetooth, the adb shell, su, go into /data/misc/bluetoothd/ then I renamed/added _ to the file there. "mv xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to xx:xx:xx:xx:xx_" (which should be the MAC address of the phones bluetooth radio)..
Then turned back on bluetooth.. And that fixed pairing. Good luck.
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This worked for me.

Bluetooth not connectig automatically to the car kit

Hi guys,
I have a very strange problem with my beloved note. After I get in the car and drive off I remember that I have to turn bluetooth on so it can connect to the hands free system. The thing is that it doesn't connect automatically, I have to go into the settings and tap the BT name in order to connect it. If on the other hand if I have BT already enabled on the phone before starting the car, it conmects automatically. With the first version of GB the Note had in November I didn't have this issue, but after the first update it started not to work. Now I am on official unrooted ICS 4.0.3. Never had this problem with any other phone.... Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Anyone?
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n.vasiliu said:
Hi guys,
I have a very strange problem with my beloved note. After I get in the car and drive off I remember that I have to turn bluetooth on so it can connect to the hands free system. The thing is that it doesn't connect automatically, I have to go into the settings and tap the BT name in order to connect it. If on the other hand if I have BT already enabled on the phone before starting the car, it conmects automatically. With the first version of GB the Note had in November I didn't have this issue, but after the first update it started not to work. Now I am on official unrooted ICS 4.0.3. Never had this problem with any other phone.... Any help would be highly appreciated.
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You can try Automatic Bluetooth Toggle PRO (I think there is trial version on Google Play). I don't know if it will help you. If not then I'm sorry you will probably have to go back to GB. I'm still on GB as I was also having issues with bluetooth on stock ICS (CM9-based ROMs worked well though).

Thanks a lot. GB had the same annoying problem though :-(... so it's not that....
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Hi,
Did you allow the pairing automatically between the devices?
When you pair at installation, it isn't permanently (= automatic) yet. When you get in your car and pair for a second time, normally your phone asks you if you allow your hands free system to access your phone; at that moment you have to tick "don't ask me again" and "yes" for automatic paring.
You might want to disassociate the two and try a new setup (pairing).
To disassociate, stop the system in your car (that cuts the BT connection between the two), disassociate on the phone (push and hold your hands free system in the BT section of the phone and chose disassociate), reboot your phone (so it forgets your cars BT system) and start pairing all over again.
I would provoke the second connection so you get the "automatic" question to make it work.
Good luck :good:

I have the same problem with the original ICS rom.
Flashing a custom ICS rom fixes this problem.
I tried kingdroid (worked ok)
I tried Cyanogen (phone ok, no media audio over BT but connection OK).

I had a similar problem after upgrade with stock ICS through software update. I couldn't pair Note with Mercedes bluetooth. Galaxy Note recognized Mercedes BT & vice versa, but connection was impossible. I read every forum on internet but no help. Everybody was blaming Samsung and ICS. Some suggested resseting Note to factory default, others downloading bluetooth app etc.
Until...I finally figured out that something was confusing my car's BT, so I resseted car system, and the problem was solved.
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These is a twist with "old" BT systems and ICS: Old BT systems want you to insert a pin code, ICS wants you to to confirm a code that the BT system sends and that ICS shows on the screen.
It's obvious that that ICS on an old system can be a hassle.
A work around is to put the car in discover mode (so it shows the pin code) and then send a contact (or a picture) from the phone to the car system. As the car replies, your phone will show the possibility to insert the PIN Code.
After that your system should work.
At second connection make the pairing automatic (as I described above) and you're happy.
(This is not my discovery, I found this solution on the SE XPeria Ray forum as I had problems with my wifes phone )

Thaks a lot. I will try as soon as I get the chance and will let you guys know.
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So with the workaround mentioned above - it doesn't work. When turning on bt on the phone it won't automatically connect to the car.
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Try A2DP Volume on the market.

I have the same problem as you. I used a leaked ics rom on my galaxy s2 and also had the same problem we now have on our ics galaxy notes. My car's head unit is a 3 year old eclipse cd5030. For the last month ive just been manually pairing it every time. PITA. Ill try the workaround suggested earlier in this thread and let you know. Otherwise i think cyanogen mod rom may work.
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Let me know. I am.not going through the trouble of putting anoyher ROM on the phone.just for that
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n.vasiliu said:
Let me know. I am.not going through the trouble of putting anoyher ROM on the phone.just for that
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I had similar issues with Parrot 9200 kit in my car. Paired automatically under GB but on stock ICS wouldn't pair unprompted. Sometimes it would but only after minutes.
I'm on Paranoid Android 0.4 now which is CM9 based. It's better but often still slow to pair unprompted. Main improvement for me is that the phone doesn't carry on playing music through its own speaker, like it did on stock ICS, when I turn off the engine.

There is an app on the market called "Auto Connect 2.0", but it is only available for ICS and above Android versions

atiesfo the
i have same problem with my note, but with my Galaxy S1 works fine, when i upgrade the android to 4.0.4 solves the problem.

Who doesn't have Bluetooth issues?

I am subscribed to a few Google group conversations about Bluetooth issues with the Nexus 4 and reading each complaint prompted me to ask. Does anybody out there with a Nexus 4 NOT have an issue with Bluetooth?
I am on my 2nd replacement Nexus from Google Play device support and a third is on the way. If this third device doesn't work, then I either can opt for a refund or wait for Android 4.3 to hopefully fix it, if the problem is software salvageable. So I'm just curious if anybody's N4 actually has no issue with Bluetooth and in what manner do you use Bluetooth and with what devices?
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I got my N4 in the first batch from play store back in November
I have never had any issue with Bluetooth
Granted I don't use it often (once every couple weeks on average) but each time I have its never failed in any way.
I have used in my car for hands free and also to send pics to my GF's phone and a couple times to transfer files from my laptop
Started out stock and then last few months been on custom ROM's with no change

Day 1 N4 here too - never had bt problems. Pairs with my car, Motorola headset, and Moga Pro just fine. Fiancée's stock unrooted N4 pairs with her car and jawbone speakers fine. Hoping 4.3 brings LE bt support for my fitbit flex, but besides that haven't had to do anything but turn on bt and pair.
What problems are you having? Haven't heard of people really having issues...
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To my knowledge from researching the problem myself people claim it's a hardware issue based on some of the responses they get back from google I guess? I knew right away it wasn't just me when someone else I know has a N4 as well and when I use my LG Tone with his while connected via WiFI it pulls a dubstep and drops.
Other than that it's the only issue I have with BT that I can replicate. Hands-free while connected via data works like it should.

No Bluetooth problem here.

pshaww said:
I am subscribed to a few Google group conversations about Bluetooth issues with the Nexus 4 and reading each complaint prompted me to ask. Does anybody out there with a Nexus 4 NOT have an issue with Bluetooth?
I am on my 2nd replacement Nexus from Google Play device support and a third is on the way. If this third device doesn't work, then I either can opt for a refund or wait for Android 4.3 to hopefully fix it, if the problem is software salvageable. So I'm just curious if anybody's N4 actually has no issue with Bluetooth and in what manner do you use Bluetooth and with what devices?
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Stock 4.2.2 doesn't work properly with my car (BMW E61 5-series). Basic phone works, but no contact sync due to bugs in the N4 bluetooth stack. Moved to CM10.1 which contains various fixes for this and it's worked perfectly since then.
Honest truth - if the first device didn't work and the second was the same, why on earth would you assume that this was a hardware problem and keep sending the phone back? Either request a refund, switch ROMs or put up with it!

Oh sure I guess I have heard people mention that... BT and both 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi coexist just fine on both N4s here. I just wish it could take advantage of my ac router.
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No problem here, using it everyday in my car
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hi!
the problem is there, that's a fact, and i have it too...
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=42255
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipud-wAAE0E
i wonder why this isn't fixed by google? maybe really a hardware related problem?

Yesterday I had the same problem with bluetooth like this one in the video.
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I have no issues with Bluetooth, it syncs with my laptop and headset. Also I have a December nexus.
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pshaww said:
I am subscribed to a few Google group conversations about Bluetooth issues with the Nexus 4 and reading each complaint prompted me to ask. Does anybody out there with a Nexus 4 NOT have an issue with Bluetooth?
I am on my 2nd replacement Nexus from Google Play device support and a third is on the way. If this third device doesn't work, then I either can opt for a refund or wait for Android 4.3 to hopefully fix it, if the problem is software salvageable. So I'm just curious if anybody's N4 actually has no issue with Bluetooth and in what manner do you use Bluetooth and with what devices?
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Try matr1x kernel. I also had the same bluetooth problem since the first day. I installed d matr1x kernel v10 and now it's solved. Les changelog.

I have had zero Bluetooth issues. I pair with my pioneer in dash for pandora , Bluetooth Google play music, hands free and so on.
Cm10.1
Faux kernel
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No Issues
Bought my N4 a month ago and I have used Bluetooth hands-free headset, transferred files from my old phone and from my netbook without any problems. Haven't tried stereo audio, though.

Got my N4 in the second batch of those available and have no issues pairing with my vehicle. I don't use Bluetooth for anything else, though

Bluetooth generally works, it only screws up from time to time for things like pairing with a new device. It's been more or less this way since JB and generally if you have a regular bluetooth setup of headset, in-car radio etc, it 9/10 works just fine.
Introduce some complications and it does wonk out sometimes. I've had plenty of times where it wouldn't want to pair right to my laptop or desktop after I factory reset my device. Sometimes it just won't get picked up either when BT is on, visible and another device is looking for it.
I believe I remember reading that there was a legit explanation for this regarding drivers and or some security thing but it's been long enough that I don't remember what the details were or where I even read it on XDA. May have even been the GN forums.

I've seen the exact problem indicated by the video on CM 10.1. I just restarted, wiped dalvik and all was well again.
Other than that my BT has been perfect. I use it daily in my car for audio streaming and phone. At home I pair it to my PC for audio streaming and it works perfectly.
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I actually haven't run into many issues with Bluetooth. I use it mainly with Jawbones Jambox and it pairs up just fine. I think it may have dropped connection a couple times but less than a handful. I do run into problems when I miss a call from someone though. The audio quits playback though the devices remain paired.
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I guess I have issues. I leave BT on all the time and only randomly does it automatically connect when I get in my car. I generally have to go in to the BT settings and click the device to pair with. It identifies the device, but doesn't connect automatically.
On stock 4.2.2, I had issues with BT not connecting at all and it would get stuck in an on/off post ion (it would never fully turn off or turn on when I toggled the switch). I would have to reboot to get it to work. I have yet to see this happen on cm10.1, I just have the automatic connect issue with cm10.1
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I usually have no issues pairing and using. But I definitely have these two issues:
1. BT won't turn on at all (like in the video).
2. I notice my phone hot and draining battery. I look at the BT indicator and it is blue indicating a connection but I'm not connected at all. I only use BT in the car and I'm nowhere near my car. Yet the indicator is blue and my phone is hot.
Either is resolved with a quick reboot. I'm not troubled by it but is annoying at times.