Is there a way to prioritize bluetooth connections in Android?
I was in the garage with my headphones connected to my phone. My wife got home and parked in the driveway, and my phone paired with her car which took over audio output. Is there a way to prioritize the headphones above other devices so that if they're connected they always get the output? -- Drew |
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Good question.
I paired my WF1000XM3 wireless Sony earbuds with my phone, then wanted to use them with my Win10 laptop. They ended up fighting over who was connected. It's annoying. There doesn't appear to be an easy way to stop that behavior without turning off Bluetooth on one or both of them now. Gotta do some reading I guess... :-/ Cheers, Scott. |
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Sort of - wipe the connections and reconnect in order of priority
There is no prioritization in the BT stack and the order in the config file determines which connection wins. There are some applications which can rearrange the order, e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.bluetoothcpm&hl=en_US&gl=US but functionality may depend on OEM and carrier "enhancements", as usual. |
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Trying to avoid new apps, as many of them are just wrappers around existing functionality, plus ads
-- Drew |
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It'll probably come an OS update before too long.
Sounds like something that should've been anticipated. Tesla just released priority support in their cars' Bluetooth so the problem is starting to get around. Wade. |
Is there a way to prioritize bluetooth connections in Android?
- (drook)
- (4)
- Nov. 2, 2020, 02:07:51 PM EST
Good question.
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 2, 2020, 05:19:08 PM EST
Sort of - wipe the connections and reconnect in order of priority
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Nov. 2, 2020, 06:55:48 PM EST
Trying to avoid new apps, as many of them are just wrappers around existing functionality, plus ads
-NT
- (drook)
- Nov. 3, 2020, 09:56:33 AM EST
It'll probably come an OS update before too long.
- (static)
- Nov. 3, 2020, 04:36:58 PM EST
