Bluetooth problems

[CharlesLewis]

Periodically my phone seems to reconnect with the Bluetooth in my car. It makes the rather annoying chirp that it and the car make when I first start the car. It may happen when I'm driving (both with Audible partying and with it not) or if I'm reading a Kindle book while parked and waiting for my wife to shop, and it doesn't happen with any regularity.

Any suggestions?

 

[lunatic59]

Do you have any power settings that turn off Bluetooth when the phone goes to sleep or has a low battery level?

 

[CharlesLewis]

Do you have any power settings that turn off Bluetooth when the phone goes to sleep or has a low battery level?

Not that I remember, but I have the problem even at 50% and higher.

 

[lunatic59]

What kind of car and what's the hand's free system? Sometimes those use the same tone as the default for everything so it might not be a "connection" notification at all. You could probably disable the tone if it doesn't bother you NOT to have the audible notification.

 

[CharlesLewis]

What kind of car and what's the hand's free system? Sometimes those use the same tone as the default for everything so it might not be a 'connection' notification at all. You could probably disable the tone if it doesn't bother you NOT to have the audible notification.

2017 Prius. I'm not sure what hands-free system Toyota uses, but I've seen Entune audio in some posts when I first got the car. Turning off the audible notification would work, but I've not seen that as an option under Bluetooth settings.

 

[CharlesLewis]

I also remembered I have Bluetooth Auto Connect on my phone. In case that's the problem, I turned off that app's notification sounds. I'll check the next time I drive to see what happens.

 

[lunatic59]

I also remembered I have Bluetooth Auto Connect on my phone. In case that's the problem, I turned off that app's notification sounds. I'll check the next time I drive to see what happens.

You mean this app?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect&hl=en

Yeah, that could be the problem. Even though it's maintaining the connection, it might periodically search and reconnect. I've never had a problem keeping a Bluetooth connection with any of my phones and never used a helper app. Do you have problems or was this a preemptive app install?

 

[CharlesLewis]

You mean this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect&hl=en
Yeah, that could be the problem. Even though it's maintaining the connection, it might periodically search and reconnect. I've never had a problem keeping a Bluetooth connection with any of my phones and never used a helper app. Do you have problems or was this a preemptive app install?

That's the one. I was having problems with the initial setup for the connection when I got the car in February and tried that to help. I honestly don't know if that was the solution or whether something else worked.
I've turned off the notification to see what happens. If I still have any problems, I'll delete the app to determine if the automatic connection still works.

 

[lunatic59]

I'd uninstall it just to be sure. You could always reinstall it if there's a problem, but Bluetooth connections really shouldn't need that kind of help.

 

[CharlesLewis]

I'd uninstall it just to be sure. You could always reinstall it if there's a problem, but Bluetooth connections really shouldn't need that kind of help.

I'll let you know how it works. Thanks for all your work.

 

[CharlesLewis]

I'll let you know how it works. Thanks for all your work.

Well, deleting the app had no effect, so I rebooted my phone and that seems to have worked. Frequent beeps on the road this morning and none in the two hours since!