[Xperia 10 iii][4.4.0.64] Bluetooth auto connection delays

[kostas12ldb]

Well, not quite a bug, but I noticed delays when it comes to already-paired devices auto connection when activated.

E.g., when using my Xperia 10 ii (4.4.0.64), my BT FreeBuds 3 are connected to the device 1 sec after I activate them.
Now, on my Xperia 10 iii, it takes longer to connect (4+ secs), and sometimes I must go to BT settings and manually connect them (not pair them, just connect them).

Again, this is not exactly a bug, but it makes things a bit awkward when, e.g., trying to reply to an incoming call.

Anybody else experiences this?

[eson]

Yes, I have to manually connect them every time, they never auto connect on my X10III.

[Blumenkraft]

That kind of behavior also here. If i keep bluetooth enabled, and power off and power on my earbuds, then it auto connects them. But if i turn off and turn on bluetooth, it never auto connects, and i have to manually connect them.

[eson]

Yes, you are right. I always keep BT off when not using it.

[Steve_Everett]

Same here. Although my Xperia10 III 4.4.0.64 is already paired with my car and is set to auto connect, it never does and I have to connect manually from Bluetooth settings on the phone. With my XA2 on 4.3 it always automatically connected.

[filip.k]

Speaker connected within second(s) but not Jabra headphones on Xperia 10. I even have to repeat manual connection several times sometimes.

[teleshoes]

+1 (auto-connect works fine on X, X Compact, XA2, XZ2 Compact, but not on 10 III)

[eson]

I made it a bug report.

[Speedy-10]

I confirm Blumenkraft:
If I keep Bluetooth enabled all the time, my Xperia 10 III connects directly with my car (Mazda 3) without delay. (I can receive a call, but no SMS so far.)
Every time when I disabled Bluetooth on the phone, I have to connect them manually afterwards.
→ So I leave Bluetooth activated. To save power, I deactivate “Mobile Data” or “WiFi” for longer periods when I don’t need it.

[David]

I’ll try a bump here and if no takers, I’ll use a new thread.

XA2, latest version of SF but same for all versions I suspect.

BT headphones work fine whether low power or not. The problem is it takes 6-7 ‘presses’ to connect on top of making the headphones ready.

The topmenu Bluetooth option only turns on BT. Turning it on instead from Settings sometimes auto-connects. But only sometimes.
Settings is a huge list so that’s 3 presses to scroll through and select. 1 to turn on BT and 1 to connect. 2 presses to get into Settings in the first place.

There’s an old patch that could make the BT Settings page a topmenu option but it no longer works. I figure the code to add it is pretty easy.

Alternatively and what would be a better useability option would be to make the existing BlueTooth topmenu option trigger the autoconnect code.

[David]

Fixed my own problem by editing /usr/share/jolla-settings/entries/bluetooth.json (elevated with nano) and removing the “allow_favorite”: false line.

Got this from Okxa’s patch.

[David]

This now removes the Bluetooth toggle from the ‘top menu’.

You now need to set “allow_favorite” to true.