this is kinda … a store in a store …
And Android AppSupport is an OS in an OS 
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Yes. It gets the apps from Google’s Play Store using anonymous accounts. So apps installed from there are as trustworthy as apps obtained from Play Store (because they are the same apps).
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For some obscure reason I’ve been able to switch on AAS bluetooth and connect to my Garmin Forerunner 55 only once.
Repeating the stop / start procedure a second time makes the device not anymore visible despite the fact that the 10-hybris.conf is still correct.
What is the correct procedure to start AAS bluetooth starting from the second time you use it?
I need to restart the watch each time for it to be seen in AAS.
Any idea yet of the timeline for AAS Bluetooth support…? 
I see some promising part of that needing translations for 5.1 
: appsupport-bridge-bt | Projects | Sailfish OS Localisation
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I’ve had a similar issue with an Android app requiring bluetooth. Here is what has been working for me:
- Turn on AAS Bluetooth
- Open Android settings and scan for new devices. Ensure the device I am trying to connect to shows up in the scan
- Open app used to connect to device
- Celebrate success!
I find if I don’t complete a bluetooth scan for new devices in the Android settings, and instead just go to open the app I want to use, it complains that Bluetooth is not working/enabled.
Hopefully this helps!
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This should be finally addressed by Jolla, with the new hardware. I’d like it to work with say smart glasses etc.
This has nothing do to with hardware, its a software thing. We will most likely get it with version 5.1 this year.
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I am a Jolla/ Sailfish user from the early days and I really enjoyed using the system for many many years.
But the issue with the lack of proper BT support for the Android apps became back around 2017 for me a KO criteria. This and the aging phone pushed me finally into the Android ecosystem.
I was tempted to buy the new Jolla phone but it stopped me as soon as I remembered the BT issue.
As soon as Jolla/ Dalvik supports BT for Android I will put the money on the table for the new Jolla Phone - doesn’t matter the HW specs AS long as things running smooth, the battery life is 1 day and the camera is ok-ish.
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Jolla has announced that they will publish the Bluetooth module through Jolla store. Shouldn’t be that long anymore before it is available for everyone
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i did notice that but it’s just that the bluetooth just keeps turning off;
but then i turn off android, do the procedure to move bluetooth to android again and then go do the aas bluetooth settings to scan it and if i see the device, then it will work. this works about 1/5; if this doesn’t work, i reboot and retry the whole procedure again.
the other day, the last person at the office didn’t have their smartphone with them, and so i had to lock up using bluetooth, it took me 2 tries, but i got it working, but it does turn a half a minute thing into 10min work… and it’s not guaranteed to work, so i don’t know what i would have done, i can’t not lock up the office…
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Not sure if it matters, but I typically have Bluetooth turned off on my phone before running the ON script.
Could also be hardware related. I know the Bluetooth on my Sony Xperia XA2 had a lot of issues connecting properly to devices, even ones I had connected to hundreds of times before. It was very frustrating!
Instead of rebooting the phone, have you tried restarting the Bluetooth subsystem through the Settings →Utilities menu? That is also an option.
i have a C2, i keep bluetooth off mostly, i turn it on before i start AAS; maybe i’ll try to leave it off and start AAS and the app first.
I guess i can try the restarting bluetooth othr way, if it happens again; but hopefully not.
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I’m irrationally pleased that I was able to pick up a package using bluetooth and an Android app at an automatic pickup point in Sweden with this technique on my Xperia 10ii on 5.0.0.77. Many thanks for this.
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The same applies to me.
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Sorry for being so late to the party, but that’s a very nice trick here!
(and handy until we get proper support from Jolla).
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