I am having a lot of trouble keeping my Nexus Player connected to my Wifi network. It's as if the NP "forgets" it's connected. Re-starting the video or music app will "remind" the NP that it's got a good connection, and the stream carries on.
Is this a known problem with the Nexus Player?
Or do I have a defective unit, and should request a replacement from the Google Store?
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This wouldn’t bother me except I use doubletwist airplay feature. On my S3 if I set a playlist playing on my PC, streaming it from the phone, it would play all the songs in order fine. On the S4 it acts like it cannot connect occasionally, so will jump several songs before picking up the playlist again. When I turn the phone screen on it will occasionally give me a message saying it has connected to Wi-Fi. I have it set to never sleep the Wi-Fi connection. I also have to manually broadcast from double twist to get the phone seen by windows media player. My S3 would generally always be visible. I am right next to the router btw.
Is this behaviour fixable or will I have to wait for an update?
I drive a 2013 Hyundai Sonata (Dimensions Bluetooth Audio system), and I am also trying to connect a Canz 808 Bluetooth Wireless speaker to my LG G2. When I initially pair my phone, everything connects fine. On both my car and the wireless speaker, the media audio does not connect properly after turning off the car or the wireless speaker and leaving the Bluetooth on the LG G2 on, and then either getting back and turning on the car or turning on the wireless speaker. The media audio does not connect properly (no sound) even though the phone shows it's connected. I have to turn off my phone's Bluetooth and then back on for things to connect properly. I found an app called Xperia Z1 Bluetooth media fix on the Google Play Store that seems to fix this problem. I did a factory data reset on my phone and I still have the same problems unless I use the app I mentioned, or I turn off my phone's Bluetooth and then turn it on once the devices I mentioned are already on. It seems when the devices try to connect to the phone, instead of the phone trying to connect to the particular device first, the media audio connection gets messed up. My Nexus 7 tablet, which is also on 4.4.2, connects perfectly each and every time so this seems to be a problem with the LG G2 specifically. Anyone with any ideas why this is happening?
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I drive a 2013 Hyundai Sonata (Dimensions Bluetooth Audio system), and I am also trying to connect a Canz 808 Bluetooth Wireless speaker to my LG G2. When I initially pair my phone, everything connects fine. On both my car and the wireless speaker, the media audio does not connect properly after turning off the car or the wireless speaker and leaving the Bluetooth on the LG G2 on, and then either getting back and turning on the car or turning on the wireless speaker. The media audio does not connect properly (no sound) even though the phone shows it's connected. I have to turn off my phone's Bluetooth and then back on for things to connect properly. I found an app called Xperia Z1 Bluetooth media fix on the Google Play Store that seems to fix this problem. I did a factory data reset on my phone and I still have the same problems unless I use the app I mentioned, or I turn off my phone's Bluetooth and then turn it on once the devices I mentioned are already on. It seems when the devices try to connect to the phone, instead of the phone trying to connect to the particular device first, the media audio connection gets messed up. My Nexus 7 tablet, which is also on 4.4.2, connects perfectly each and every time so this seems to be a problem with the LG G2 specifically. Anyone with any ideas why this is happening?
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Guys I went to the T-Mobile store today and I brought my Canz 808 wireless speaker with me. I tested it with another LG G2 at the store, and I was surprised when it didn't have any problems whatsoever. It seems my handset has a Bluetooth hardware problem. I already tried a factory data reset, and today I even downgraded to the stock 4.2.2 to see if that would fix it. No luck. They ordered me a replacement handset. It's on backorder so I'm not sure when I'll receive it. I'll test further once I receive the replacement.
mhajii210
Replacement handset
mhajii210 said:
Guys I went to the T-Mobile store today and I brought my Canz 808 wireless speaker with me. I tested it with another LG G2 at the store, and I was surprised when it didn't have any problems whatsoever. It seems my handset has a Bluetooth hardware problem. I already tried a factory data reset, and today I even downgraded to the stock 4.2.2 to see if that would fix it. No luck. They ordered me a replacement handset. It's on backorder so I'm not sure when I'll receive it. I'll test further once I receive the replacement.
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After further testing things out with the replacement handset, it seems the replacement handset has the same exact problems. This appears to be a software issue then. I wasn't able to test things out properly with the demo unit at the T-Mobile store since I only tried it a couple of times. I would highly recommend anyone having media audio Bluetooth problems to try the Xperia Z1 Bluetooth media fix app on the Play Store since this little app has solved all my Bluetooth connection problems!
mhajii210
canz 808
mhajii210 said:
After further testing things out with the replacement handset, it seems the replacement handset has the same exact problems. This appears to be a software issue then. I wasn't able to test things out properly with the demo unit at the T-Mobile store since I only tried it a couple of times. I would highly recommend anyone having media audio Bluetooth problems to try the Xperia Z1 Bluetooth media fix app on the Play Store since this little app has solved all my Bluetooth connection problems!
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I too have a problem with this speaker (canz 808) though I believe the problem is with the speaker bluetooth, I cant get it to work on my samsung galaxy or my lgg2.. also the speaker no longer makes the initialization sound that it used to make when you turn it on.. I bought this thing less than one month ago.
works with the audio cable.
i've noticed this twice now, but random devices seem to be able to connect to my nexus player. given the devices names, i'd guess that they're phones. has anyone else noticed this happening with them?
i have no idea how these devices are connecting to my nexus player without me confirming the pairing.
honestly i'm not too worried because it's not like you can really do anything with the nexus player over bluetooth at this point (i doubt you can send/receive files), but still. it's just weird.
I actually came here to ask the same question. I noticed an unknown phone paired with my nexus player today. I'm a little concerned at the security implications here. At the very least i'd like the ability to stop advertising the bluetooth connection, and perhaps even enforce a pin on connection.
You can actually send files to the device but you need to have a file manager on the other end that will accept the file. Usually they prompt you asking if you would like to accept the file.
it'd be nice if bluetooth was able to be set to a non-discoverable state. i wonder if there's a root solution for this?
Its the strangest thing... I have a Bluetooth headset I use for work (Plantronics w/ USB dongle for Lync use), and when I have the Bluetooth dongle plugged into my computer AND the Nexus Player booted up, the dongle connects immediately to the Nexus without prompting. I then have to go into Bluetooth settings and un-pair the dongle before my headset works again. I've started many conference calls late because of it and its driving me nuts since I keep having no audio. I can't figure out why/how its doing that!
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Its the strangest thing... I have a Bluetooth headset I use for work (Plantronics w/ USB dongle for Lync use), and when I have the Bluetooth dongle plugged into my computer AND the Nexus Player booted up, the dongle connects immediately to the Nexus without prompting. I then have to go into Bluetooth settings and un-pair the dongle before my headset works again. I've started many conference calls late because of it and its driving me nuts since I keep having no audio. I can't figure out why/how its doing that!
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You're the first person i've heard of who has managed to connect a bluetooth audio device to the player. Do you actually get audio through it when its connected?
Edit: nevermind - i just noticed it was the dongle that connected to the player, not the headset... Drat.
Anyone find a fix for this, I'm getting sick of unpairing devices
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Anyone find a fix for this, I'm getting sick of unpairing devices
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Sorry for digging out this old thread, but I noticed the same today. My Nexus Player accepts every pairing attemp. No need to confirm!! I did a factory reset , but no change. Have I missed something?
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i have the same problem,my nexus player keep connecting automaticly to my neighbur bt sound system,what can i do?
In the past few days I have found two different unknown Bluetooth devices connected to my Nexus Player. I have not done any resets or anything that should initiate the pairings. This seems very insecure. Anyone find out what is causing these unauthorized devices to connect to Nexus Player?
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In the past few days I have found two different unknown Bluetooth devices connected to my Nexus Player. I have not done any resets or anything that should initiate the pairings. This seems very insecure. Anyone find out what is causing these unauthorized devices to connect to Nexus Player?
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Try renaming your Nexus Player to something like VIRUS INFECTOR and see if they still try to pair with it :highfive:
Ha, this explains why when I took my NP on vacation with me occasionally it would start casting some random youtube video.
I've been noticing this too. Anyone know how to stop this???
This started happening to me as well. Any solutions?
If anyone still needs help with this read this ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66548529&postcount=7
When watching a movie using my Bluetooth, whenever I get out of range wifi or connect to wifi. The audio transfers to my phones speakers. Even tho I'm still connected to my Bluetooth. In settings I'm still connected to media and phone for Bluetooth device. The only fix so far is to disconnect and reconnect.
Idea ideas what can be causing this issue on my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?
Bought Hauwaei Mate 9 a month ago on Swappa. Great phone. One issue I am having is connecting & staying connected to various devices using Bluetooth.
If I connect to NBA, NHL, MLB streaming audio Mate 9 will disconnect after a few minutes. Seems, if display is on no problem, but if it goes off normally or I turn display off, Bluetooth disconnects within a few minutes.
BTW, using Google Music for my music on my phone or cloud no problem. Don't use Google Music Streaming Paid Service.
I am connecting to Beats 2 ear pods & Bluetooth standalone speaker. Both have disconnect issues.
Also devices do not always connect easily. Sometimes have to turn off Bluetooth, ear pods, start over for them to connect?
Wondering if other Mate 9 or Hauwaei phone users have similar issue?
I wonder if this is a case of Bluetooth disconnecting or power management shutting down those apps.
Try turning off optimizations for those apps