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Bluetooth headset suddenly not working anymore

Hi all
Sorry, if this has been answered before. I've searched about an hour now in the forums, but couldn't find any solution.
I have a TyTN II and a Motorola BT headset H700C. This combination worked like a charm so far.
Today suddenly, I cannot start or take over incoming calls anymore.
Analysing the problem I detected, that my headset is suddenly only available as a hands-free device instead of a headset device to my phone.
So I repeatedly tried to delete pairing information and re-pairing the headset to the phone, but no success. I always only get it as a hands-free.
The strange thing is, that I'm not aware of any config changes or newly installed software on my phone. Still I suddenly have this weird behaviour.
Does anybody have a hint for me? Would appreciate any, so I can get my headset back to proper functionality again.
Thanks
McYoda

mcyoda from urt? lol.
Hey i just saw an update on the HTC website that addresses a bluetooth issue.
You have to sign up and all that good ****. Then select your device. Theres also a camera fix if you were getting the maze pattern.
I have all sorts of connection issues w/ my motorolla s99 im constantly having to repair it seems when i use the wall plug. IF both items are charged fully, i can walk away (out of distance) music will stop, and when i get close enough it repairs automatically. Something has bugged me out for sure, still working on my issues. (thinking charging the bluetooth on the car charger might be ****ing it up).

Pausing Bluetooth.

Having a problem and can't track it down.
Apparently no one else os having this same issue!?
My bluetooth stereo headsets pauses for 1 second every 15 seconds.
I first thought it was only to my Motorola T505 but it now happens on my Motorola HT820s.
It's intermittent, it didn't happen the first few times I used the HT820s. i've gone two days using the T505 without any pauses.
It happens plugged in or on battery power, both headsets are fully charged, I've repaired them both a number of times, I've even reset the phone.
The HT820s are old tech, the T505 has worked pretty much flawless with every other phone I've paired it with.
I'm at a total loss.

Try turning off your wi-fi.
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videocam said:
Try turning off your wi-fi.
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Thanks. I'll try that as soon as I can repeat the problem. As of right now it's NOT pausing again.
I can't remember offhand is I played with any Wi-Fi settings the two days it didn't pause.
Sounds promising.

Need to check some more. Earlier today I fired up Pandora and it was skipping turned off Wi-Fi and it instantly stopped.
At home again it's not pausing with Wi-Fi on, Next time out I'll try to see if turning off the Wi-Fi notifications will stop the pausing.
-edit: This morning I left the house with Wi-Fi on, music did NOT pause, I then turned on notifications and it started skipping, At that point the only "fix" was to turn off Wi-Fi altogether, simply turning notifications back off did nothing.

Bluetooth causing MT4G to reboot

I had this problem with my G2 as well. Every time I have bluetooth on and then go to turn it off, it causes the phone to reset.
I have tried different combinations of control to try and differentiate what might be the cause. GPS on and off, Wi-Fi on and off etc..None of those seem to matter. Just whenever I turn off bluetooth the device resets.
Any ideas? Maybe something that will be addressed in a future bug fix update.

Nobody having the same issue? No ideas?

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Nobody having the same issue? No ideas?
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Just tried mine - does not reboot (mine is temp rooted - should not make any difference).
UPDATE - i also connected a headset first.

I suppose I should clarify the circumstances so testing might be quicker.
If I simply turn bluetooth on and off there is no issue. But when I connect a headset and use as normal, if I turn bluetooth off it reboots the phone. I had the exact same issue with my G2 as well.

Yup, my MT4G does this as well. It's somewhat random, it only happens when I'm disconnecting the BT in some fashion but not every time.
This past time I still had the BT headset connected, all I did was end a (voip w/ csipsimple) call that was over the BT. Just closing the audio channel was enough to kill it.
I'm using a jawbone icon, are you using an aliph headset as well?

Happened to me on my G2, my MT4G should be here tomorrow. It doesn't happen every time, I'm looking for the cause and take note of what I was doing or what app was open when it happens.
I'm using a Motorola Roadster.
I've been unable to determine the common denominator so far... The only thing that is constant when this happens is I have the Car Home app set to open and activate dock mode whenever my Motorola Roadster Bluetooth Speakerphone connects to my phone.
Anybody else have this setting configured??

Agh, I thought it was only me and only when I was using a SIP soft phone connected to Trixbox... hmmm

hah2110 said:
Agh, I thought it was only me and only when I was using a SIP soft phone connected to Trixbox... hmmm
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Happened to me once also, but also had two other restarts without the bluetooth being involved. I don't think I like this phone.

I called TMobile about it and they just told me to do a complete reset on the phone. I figure I'd try that in case the 2.2->2.2.1 OTA caused something to be messed up but it didn't make a difference.
I have noticed that when it is going to reboot, the "Bluetooth headset disconnected" message doesn't appear when I turn off the headset. The phone continues to work for a few seconds with the bluetooth connected icon still showing (the dots on the side of the BT icon) then it reboots.

hah2110 mentioning sip got me thinking.
I had sipdroid running in the background... I've disabled it and so far haven't been able to reproduce the reboots. With it on I can cause the reboot after two or three disconnects with both a Jawbone Icon and a Blueant Z9.
To be clear, with sipdroid running I can reproduce the reboots *without* actually placing any calls with sipdroid, but with it completely off the phone has been stable.

Interesting... SipDroid does say BT is experimental. I always figured it was problematic because it is using different protocols. Basically [in my mind at least], you are trying to "pretend" that the phone is on a phone call when it is really just using data and other resources of the phone all combined to seem like a phone call. I've had other issues with volume (ringer vs. in-call) when using SIP clients because of that very reason. 3CX supports bluetooth but doesn't flag it as experimental.

Please post questions in Q&A section.

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The OP was posting a problem, not an inquiry.

So, after some hunting and tweaking I seem to have found at the very least an answer (maybe).
After rooting the phone I seem to not be having the issue of bluetooth causing reboots after it is turned off. Not sure what that means but I have tried to replicate the problem and have been unable to so far.

Ok I have been experiencing the same issue.
However this is my situation.
I never experienced this until I installed Bluetooth Audio Widget.
A handy app that routes all audio to the BT headset, so you can listen to music on your mono headset. They do state that in all froyo versions it has a known issue where if you shut the headset off before disabling BT it will cause a reboot.
I have used the app for several months knowing this and not having a problem with that glitch. However after awhile it became an issue where it would reboot regardless of the order that you would shut them off.
And all that took place ONLY after enabling the widget.
In just the past week+ it has now been causing the reboot issue no matter what.
It will now reboot regardless of my enabling the widget or not.
Walk out of range of the phone with the headset enabled and it causes a reboot.
Turn off the headset-reboot
turn off BT-reboot
This used to only take place AFTER I had enabled the Bluetooth Audio Widget.
It was an acceptable glitch when it was just caused by the widget.
Now it's become unacceptable.
This is on a stock MT4g non rooted.
with a Plantronics Explorer 240

[Q] Flaky Bluetooth Headset Behavior since KitKat

I have a stock, non-rooted Verizon GN3, which behaved pretty much flawlessly in general, and with Bluetooth Headsets in particular, prior to the KitKat update.
This behavior occurs with both my BlueAnt S4 Visor device, and a Bose Series 2 Headset. When I turn either on, it quickly connects. With the phone locked, screen off, if I initiate the connection from either device, the Voice Dialer comes up, and I can initiate a call. The call connects, and I can hear and speak through the Bluetooth device. Everything works as expected.
But if I then try to make another call, it takes at least 2 additional tries to get the Voice Dialer to come up. The first time, the screen comes on briefly, then turns off, sometimes with the grey screen preceding the Voice Dialer briefly appearing. After a couple of more tries, the Voice Dialer comes up.
But after I have it place a call, the audio send/receive stays in the phone, and doesn't transfer to the Bluetooth device. This pretty much defeats the purpose of having it in the first place!
If I turn off either Device, turn it on and reconnect, the same cycle starts up again. It works properly the first time, but messes up after that.
With the BlueAnt S4, I removed the pairing from my GN3, effectively deleting the device, and then turned off the phone. I then did a complete reset on the S4. Turned the phone back on, re-paired, but this didn't fix it.
This is extremely annoying, to say the least.
I have examined all my settings, and they seem correct. I went to Google Search settings, Voice settings, and tried it with the Bluetooth headset ('records audio through Bluetooth headset if available') both checked and not checked, and observe the same behavior.
I welcome suggestions on how to fix this, and getting it to work consistently and correctly, as it did before KitKat.
I would consider a factory reset on the GN3, if I were convinced this would fix the problem. But I'd hate to go through that hassle, and encounter the same problem again.

I have noticed several anomalies with the kitkat update. I was hoping there was a way to roll back the update
Sent from my SM-900V, unrooted

Well, I've made some progress, and I think the problem originates in a recent update to "Google Search." I found many reports of Bluetooth related problems that were remedied when the update was rolled back.
So, I went ahead and rolled back the Google Search Update, and in fact, went ahead and Turned if Off completely.
I tried out my Bluetooth Headset (the Bose earpiece, haven't tested on the BlueAnt yet), and it works perfectly, as before. And better yet, when I touch the BT button, S-Voice comes up, rather than the plain Voice Dialer, so I can not only place calls, but initiate navigation, send a text, or whatever I would like to do. And it seems to respond each and every time.
We'll see what happens over time, and if there are any unanticipated consequences to turning Google Search off, but so far so good.
If this turns out to be the answer, it will be a Google Search issue (which would hopefully be fixed over time), rather than a KitKat issue as such.

Nexus 6P Bluetooth skipping/popping fix!!!

This had worked for me for the last hour and change not one pop or skip since I did this. I hope this helps a Dev or even Google to figure out the issue with scanning and the popping but till then.. Enjoy your music without the annoying popping.
Nexus 6P Bluetooth skipping/popping fix
OK so this isn't a fix but it is a work around until they fix the issues and this is only for the skipping issue people are experiencing on playback thru bluetooth. I had disabled Bluetooth scanning on my phone and it wasn't so bad but still noticeable. I just went and disabled WiFi scanning too and I haven't had a skip happen in about an hour now. So this is definietly a scanning issue.
Go to settings
Google
Location
Hit the 3 dots to right
Scanning
And indirect both boxes
It won't forget your Bluetooth devices or WiFi
Again this is not a true fix but a way to stop the skipping issue for the time being. For some people this may be the only fix they need to be able to enjoy their nexus 6p again
Now I am at work and not near WiFi connection point so I can't say if this will still skip one you turn WiFi on and connect but I don't believe it will since it's connected and not actually scanning.
I expect nothing from this but if this truely helped you... donations are always welcome on PayPal hahaha. [email protected]

I've had it off, both options. Bluetooth skips if I'm outside and the phone is in my pocket. I'm guessing at this point its my headset itself and its placement of the BT radio on it. Being the LG Tone Platinum, it's radio is located on my left neck by the dual mics.
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Damn maybe I'm just lucky then. Just drive 20 minutes home and not one single skip or pop thru the Bluetooth in my 2013 mustang with ford sync

And my job is outside and inside constantly... Delivery driver haha. No issues in or out, in pocket, in elevator, etc etc etc

tzbigworm said:
I've had it off, both options. Bluetooth skips if I'm outside and the phone is in my pocket. I'm guessing at this point its my headset itself and its placement of the BT radio on it. Being the LG Tone Platinum, it's radio is located on my left neck by the dual mics.
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I use bt outside with headphones & noticed this too but found if i turn it face out in my pocket (away from my body) the skipping stops. Must be a sensor or something getting blocked.

KLit75 said:
I use bt outside with headphones & noticed this too but found if i turn it face out in my pocket (away from my body) the skipping stops. Must be a sensor or something getting blocked.
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I constantly have my phone glass facing away from my leg. I learned years ago that if I start sweating enough the pockets of my work shorts are thin enough that it's start pocket dialing people haha.
And a new issue came up for me today. I still don't get the skipping stutter every minute.. That hasn't come back at all. But this morning it started happening that anytime the screen came on from me, phone call or text I get about 5 second of skipping/ stuttering in the music then it's fine. Uninstalled the only app I installed last night with no luck. Went into recovery and cleared data and it fixed it for all of 5 minutes haha. Hope Google is working on the bugs with this phone.. Starting to think I would have gone with the lg v10 instead