I am not sure if this the right place to post this but I have spent so much time on the problem that I thought it was time to see if someone else has an idea.
I use Bluetooth a lot and am actively using the following Bluetooth devices:
Plantronics Legend (phone calls)
Sony SBH20 (music while motorcycling)
Volkswagon GTI (phone calls & music while driving)
Jawbone ERA (optionally when I don't have the Legend around)
Sony Smartwatch 2 (does not connect to phone/audio)
Gear 2 Neo (would like to replace Sony watch, see below)
All of the audio based devices (including the Neo) routinely lose connection approximately every 15 minutes regardless of which device is actively being used. Other people are complaining of similar issues after an upgrade to KitKat (see below for a discussion of my environment). The Sony Smartwatch does not disconnect pretty much ever. What makes the whole thing really weird is that if the Sony Smartwatch is connected than the other devices don't disconnect either. Therefore, if I am using the Sony than everything works well. However, I really like the Neo hardware and would like to switch but if I do everything starts auto-disconnectng.
I am using an I9500 and have tried the following things all with the same symptoms:
Prism Barebone ROM vers. 6.0-8.0 (4.4.2)
PhoeniX ROM 10.1 (4.3)
Wireless on/off (some others have suggested that similar problems may be due to the wireless trying to use the same band as Bluetooth)
Different Baseband versions (currrently XXUBMG9)
I don't think this can be blamed on the connected device, since it happens with so many different devices and since it doesn't happen when the Smartwatch 2 is connected there must be some software explanation.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks for reading this far.
Fred
P.S. I know it is ~15 minutes because I measured it over the course of five disconnections with the stopwatch on the NEO.
Hello Everyone!
I could not post on the developer thread so putting it up here. I flashed the zip file that was shared on this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2807178) and to be honest I just loved the visual improvements that google have done in the L version. However, I found some issues which I need to know whether are resolved or not. If it happens to be posted somewhere else, please direct me to the thread.
Bluetooth Connectivity: I drive a lot with my phone connected to the car all the time. After flashing the ROM, I found that there was no option for phone audio in the bluetooth connection settings. Therefore, I was able to control the music player (since media playback option was there) from the car console but I could not access any calling functions/phonebook/recent calls, etc. from there. Has this issue been fixed? If not then I might have to go back to stock KitKat with Xposed which I was using earlier.
Regards
Me Too
I have found the same problem. It would be great to know if there is a workaround!
Nexus4 + bluetooth +VW Discover Media
attached a screen my version NEXUS4
Dear users, because of my first post here, please be patient and understanding. I have Nexus4 with android 4.4.4. I am a member of VW GOLF 7 of the 2014 years of the factory navigation Discover Media. When paired Nexusa4 the device does not show contact pictures callers does not work as well as full management of your phone. When someone calls me:
1) I want to cropped photo that I have assigned to a contact. The phone shows and the navi not.
2) When you pick up the phone and call is active - the phone automatically switches to a conversation on the phone - it is very important to me.
With hand VW.de downloaded mobile compatibility list with the device (in short what works and what does not) - a bit silly to change the phone only to be fully compatible. The list appears NEXUS NEXUS 4 5 as these features do not work as well as phones from LG. Yesterday I checked the Z3, S5 everything works. So I wrote an email to LG (technical support), and received information that the problem is not with surprisingly device, but the software manufacturer. So the question to you? Who would help me deal with it - maybe I'm not a whiz - but I should cope if anyone of you wanted to instruct me suspect that the problem is in the software ..... Although the Sony Xperia Z3 also has android 4.4 kitkat and the issue is not ...
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I greet,
Tom
Hello Fellow Forum Members,
I don't really know why i am posting this, this is not something amazing or great work its just basic stuff which is useful for people who really do not experiment with anything at all but might be needing this. So as you all must have seen all the commercials about HTC One M9 being able to connect to any speaker in any of your rooms and you being able to play music on any of those speakers. It seems that is a big selling point of M9. Now here are a few details, i am trying to keep this as simple as possible:
What are we doing ?
Upgrading Media Connect feature on M7 to that of HTC Connect of M9.
PreRequisites
HTC One M7 or M8 Almost any Sense (Lollipop 5.0.1) ROM ( Rooted or Unrooted - Does not matter) .. Have not tried on a GPE ROM .. if anyone can please try and let me know n this thread and i will update.
Harman-Kardon Omni (Omni10 or Omni20 or any other compatible) series speakers (The WiFi speakers with BlackFire Protocol ).
Problem Statement
If you have those speakers and HTC One M7 you know that Media Connect feature wont work with those speakers and you are limited to use Bluetooth connection to connect to the speakers. See the attached screenshots (ScreenShot 1)
SOLUTION
Now i searched and downloaded the HTC Connect APK the latest one and found it here http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-co...htc-connect-7-01-518675-android-apk-download/
I am not attaching the APK just in case it has any copyright stuff related to it, anyhow Download and Install this and you will see that now if you tap on Media Connect the top bar shows it as HTC Connect (Screenshot 2) and now it connects to all your Blackfire / Harman Kardon speakers.
I am on T-Mobile Stock Android Lollipop non rooted (ScreenShot 3) on one of my M7. My other ones are rooted and different ROMs, including the ones with Sense 7 this works well.
Enjoy
Note - Moderators feel free to move the thread as you feel appropriate.
As I could get a new car in the coming weeks/months I am starting to check every details.
The 6t doesn't have mirrorlink out of the box but can we have it thanks to root? A rom with this function?
Meanwhile I downloaded and installed from apkmirror the htc mirrorlink apk successfully, though no idea if it will work in real
Btw mirrorlink needs a specific hardware or it's just software?
I use android auto, but my car also supports mirrorlink. I haven't found anyway to get it working on this OP6T.
Looking for same solution here.
techlogik said:
I use android auto, but my car also supports mirrorlink. I haven't found anyway to get it working on this OP6T.
Looking for same solution here.
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Did you try to install htc or samsung mirrorlink app from apkmirror?
techlogik said:
I use android auto, but my car also supports mirrorlink. I haven't found anyway to get it working on this OP6T.
Looking for same solution here.
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It looks like Omnirom has it, please try this rom and tell us if it works
Yesterday I tried android auto on my future car, I also added aa phenotype and aa mirror to mimick mirrorlink and it worked!!
Just like miracast works with TVs, everything on my 6t screen is mirrored on the c3 aircross screen and they can be touch controlled from there
I don't know if the 6t screen has to be On all the time or not though
You have links and steps to reproduce your success? Actually, I was able to install AA Mirror and AA Phenom and got AA Mirror to show up in the Android main menu and it works.
But, there are still audio/notification issues while connected via USB. Hoping to resolve this by bypassing this crappy Android Auto. Bought a car and looked specifically for this feature, only to have Google who apparently can't make notifcations work while connected via USB cable the past 5 months. Unreal.
Hence, why I'm trying to find a Mirror Link that runs on Android on the OnePlus 6T, custom Rom whatever...to try and get it working. Thx
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You have links and steps to reproduce your success? Actually, I was able to install AA Mirror and AA Phenom and got AA Mirror to show up in the Android main menu and it works.
But, there are still audio/notification issues while connected via USB. Hoping to resolve this by bypassing this crappy Android Auto. Bought a car and looked specifically for this feature, only to have Google who apparently can't make notifcations work while connected via USB cable the past 5 months. Unreal.
Hence, why I'm trying to find a Mirror Link that runs on Android on the OnePlus 6T, custom Rom whatever...to try and get it working. Thx
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Did you try Omnirom rom?
vegetaleb said:
Did you try Omnirom rom?
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Couldn't get it to boot...well, it did boot. But, not wifi, no VZW, kept flashing apps closure on the main screen. Soo....gave up on that idea.
I have tried the latest version of Omnirom and there is no mirrorlink link support so have gone back to stock. I wouldn't even mind going back to an older ROM just to get mirrorlink
colin.barraclough.9 said:
I have tried the latest version of Omnirom and there is no mirrorlink link support so have gone back to stock. I wouldn't even mind going back to an older ROM just to get mirrorlink
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Tried it too in the last weekend, no mirrorlink.
I am gonna switch to an S10 soon, at least it will have both AA and mirrorlink.
Dunno why we can't do voice calls with whatsapp or listen to a voice message under AA
I don't know how true, however T-Mobile support states that "Mirror screen on car display" works:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-38933
I think the T-Mobile site is misleading in that the phone won't mirror anything that isn't in android auto and the bit about Chromecast is about displays not car head units.
That being said aa mirror and aa phenotype changer works with android auto 4.7 and lower as well as android Q. AA browser didn't work in 10/4.7 but web view auto did. Car stream 2.04 works in 10 and 4.7 as well. These look better if you can get the new ui. Working.
vegetaleb said:
Yesterday I tried android auto on my future car, I also added aa phenotype and aa mirror to mimick mirrorlink and it worked!!
Just like miracast works with TVs, everything on my 6t screen is mirrored on the c3 aircross screen and they can be touch controlled from there
I don't know if the 6t screen has to be On all the time or not though
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How did you make it work? What is aa phenotype and aa mirror? Android auto does work on the C3, why bother using MirrorLink? I try to get it to work on a Peugeot 208 because it has no Android Auto for a weird reason...