Sony Xperia & Bluetooth

asked 2017-10-13 21:51:18 +0300

JonnJonz
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updated 2018-04-04 23:28:24 +0300

Jolla announced different information about the bluetooth functionality (from not available to will maybe works without garanty).

Hope that the user which are using the Sony Xperia X in conjunction with Sailfish OS can share their experience, think this is not only interesting for me :-) Mean functionality with bluetooth devices, car entertainment systems etc.

The bluetooth functionality from the Jolla C was unfortunately a mess (no sync of the telephone list with the car entertainment system, problems with music streaming with the car entertainment system, bluetooth speaker etc.) Got from Jolla unfortunately, after mentioning these problems in the past, the answer that the Jolla C is only a community device (don't expect that we will fix such topics in the future).

Many thanks in advance :-)

Update: Sailfish X up and running, unfortunaltely the description from Jolla is not that good resp. not detailed enough.

First check: My Nokia bluetooth speaker are working fine when I use the Jolla media app, can conncet both of them (stereo mode). Connecting itself was very fast in my case. Received app (can recommend it :-)) is working now.

Jolla C is also working fine, can tranfer information between the two phones.

BMW: Possible to connect, contacts were synced (names and numbers) which was not supported with the Jolla C, calls via the hands-free system is possible. So this issue is fare better than in conjunction with the Jolla C.

Unfortunately syncing music, independent if I use the Jolla media app or the app "Received" is not possible, no sound. In the settings Sailfish X is supporting 7 different profiles (Jolla 1 only 6), but with the Jolla 1 everything is running fine but not with the Xperia X :-(

Jolla please help!

Update II (2.1.4.13): No changes, not working after the (EA) update. On top of that also the bluetooth of my Jolla 1 is not working anymore (see also here: https://together.jolla.com/question/179310/jolla1-audio-not-routed-over-bluetooth-in-21413/)

Update III (2.1.4.14): together.jolla.com/question/179310/jolla1-audio-not-routed-over-bluetooth-in-21413/ --> solved

I had the possibility to test it with some other cars (and entertainment systems), think the results are independent from V13 or V14:

BMW 220D (manufacturing date January 2018): Possible to connect, sync telephone list incl. numbers, calls via the hands-free system were possible, music were routed via bluetooth

VW Passat (manufacturing date February 2018): Possible to connect, sync telephone list incl. numbers, calls via the hands-free system were possible, music were routed via bluetooth, strange behavior: possible to turn the volume down but not up :/ (only possible on the phone in both direction).

Maybe this is more an issue about the manufacturing date of the entertainment system and not an issue about the used car brand itself.

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michfu ( 2017-10-17 10:52:30 +0300 )edit

right collect all answers

ljimonad4iks ( 2017-10-30 19:09:41 +0300 )edit

HFT is not enabled in Sailfish Xperia X because of bluez5. See my answer somewhere down the road - I have posted also the profiles reported by Sailfish Xperia X and AquaFish.

Sailfish on AquaFish is bluez4 and HFT works.

Headset and Audio source and sink (a2dp) seem to work in bluez4 and bluez5. Perhaps not all devices but most.

There are issues with pairing, especially pairing older devices.

deloptes ( 2017-11-23 01:06:51 +0300 )edit

In my case the bluetooth implementation of the Jolla C is not working, with my BMW sync is possible but with no audio, no names (only telephone numbers) etc. Not sure what cause all the problems, Jolla gave never an answer regarding that issue. They aware of the problem but don't saw any reasons to fix that.

JonnJonz ( 2018-02-21 23:22:29 +0300 )edit

Try filling the "name" and "surname" fields in Prople, then check if names are shown. On the Alfa Giulia only entdies with names are shown, and the infotainment hardware is the same as BMW.

Giacomo Di Giacomo ( 2018-02-21 23:33:03 +0300 )edit

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answered 2017-10-23 02:27:41 +0300

goldenm
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BT works with Jabra Solemate.

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answered 2017-10-23 13:42:33 +0300

harry

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Bluetooth Sound works with my CarKit Parrot MK6000 but phoning does not work. See

JollaC and SailfishX: car kit connected with bluetooth music works but phone calls do not

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answered 2017-10-30 00:17:16 +0300

deloptes

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updated 2017-10-30 00:19:16 +0300

Tried pairing with AOM36990 Navigation system (Honda 2007+), as described here, but failed. The guide worked well for Nokia N9 and AquaFish

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answered 2017-10-30 12:56:20 +0300

jovirkku

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Bluetooth on Xperia X running Sailfish 2.1.3 works for me with the following devices:
- Nuforce BTR-100 audio receiver (hub)
- Sony MDR-AS600BT headset
- Nokia BH-905 headset (old!)
- Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone
- VW Passat 2014 car.

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@jovirkku Can you specify that a liitle bit more in detail, especially in conjunction with your VW Passat. Can you stream music via the Sailfish player or the receive app?

JonnJonz ( 2018-02-21 23:11:12 +0300 )edit

Yes, i can play music using Sailfish Media app (on Xperia X), and hear the music via the VW audio system. Likewise voice of phone calls (from mic to line, and from line to VW speakers) works. However, I cannot play music from my Galaxy S7 via the VW system any more (after taking some Android OS update). :-(

jovirkku ( 2018-03-01 10:31:30 +0300 )edit

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answered 2017-10-31 21:20:45 +0300

dirk.mahler
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Smart watch a.b.art ONE not working as Android app complains at startup that the phone does not support bluetooth.

Watch itself can be found if scanning for BT devices in Sailfish settings, so it seems only the android support is missing.

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answered 2017-11-02 20:38:32 +0300

netvandal
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With a fiat 500 Bt works but no contacts sync and very low volume. Actually it get worst after the last updates.

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answered 2017-11-04 09:13:49 +0300

alloj
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Connects to Garmin Nuvicam navigator and phone calls work through it. All I see is number when receiving a call.

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answered 2017-11-10 14:37:23 +0300

TomC
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updated 2017-11-10 14:41:11 +0300

Sailfish X, 2.1.3.5

Tested with Divoom Bluetune-Bean Bluetooth speaker: https://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/divoom-bluetune-bean-review/

After several minutes of searching for BT devices, the Xperia found the speaker and it worked for playing music from Media player and native browser. After pairing, the device can be connected in a few seconds. Only the first search for the device took several minutes.

However, the touch screen keyboard stops working when the speaker is connected. In the settings for the type of device (mouse, keyboard, gaming control, toy, other), keyboard is selected by default for this device. I can select anything else but "Other". If I try to select Other, Keyboard is selected instead. If I select anything else, the touch screen keyboard still does not work as long as the speaker is connected. When it is disconnected, the touch screen keyboard works normally again.

BT connection to Jolla 1 worked fine.

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answered 2017-11-12 18:47:17 +0300

deloptes

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Jolla PLEASE give us usable bluez4 version for Sailfish X, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!

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answered 2017-11-14 23:05:29 +0300

ricardo

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Tricky to get my Xperia connected to 2011 VW Passat. Running 2.1.3.7 Kymijoki on phone. Eventually got connection set up however car generally does not connect first time when I get in. Once automatic connection fails, using car audio menu to connect to phone works half the time, rest of time message on car is 'connection not possible'.

Connection also randomly drops occasionally. It may take a number of attempts to make a call from car menu. Audio quality fine. Will be great if the team can improve things, Xperia is nice piece of hardware.

Jolla1 was much more reliable, even early days....

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