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 | 1 | initial version | posted 2018-01-17 12:01:19 +0200  |
Bluetooth audio route not working on some devices
I can pair my original Jolla phone, Sailfish OS 2.1.3.7 (Kymijoki), successfully with all sorts of bluetooth end devices, namely two different VW cars, one Ford car, and an Amazon Echo and a Sony ST5000 soundbar.
On the cars, the phonebook and freehand phone works great. However, I can only use bluetooth audio on the Ford car, the soundbar and one of the VWs, while for the Echo and the second VW car the audio remains silent. In fact, it is only silent, because the volume on my phone is set to silent, so if I tune it up using the volume buttons, on the phone, then I can hear the audio coming from the phone speakers instead of the bluetooth device. Obviously the audio is not routed to the bluetooth device, but to the phone speakers instead. Volume controls on the bluetooth device also have no effect, they are ignored.
This bug persists regardless of the app used to play audio (native Media app, Muuzik, any emulated Android app).
Interestingly, all the devices used to work (at some earlier Version of SailfishOS, I'm not saying it was neccessarily the last one).
I have tried to do a full reset of my Jolla to factory settings, but that didn't eliminate the bug. I have deleted the connection to my Jolla at the bluetooth devices and reconnected them, but that didn't solve it, either.
Can someone else confirm this bug or does anyone have some advice?
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Bluetooth audio route not working on some devices
I can pair my original Jolla phone, Sailfish OS 2.1.3.7 (Kymijoki), successfully with all sorts of bluetooth end devices, namely two different VW cars, one Ford car, and an Amazon Echo and a Sony ST5000 soundbar.
On the cars, the phonebook and freehand phone works great. However, I can only use bluetooth audio on the Ford car, the soundbar and one of the VWs, while for the Echo and the second VW car the audio remains silent. In fact, it is only silent, because the volume on my phone is set to silent, so if I tune it up using the volume buttons, on the phone, then I can hear the audio coming from the phone speakers instead of the bluetooth device. Obviously the audio is not routed to the bluetooth device, but to the phone speakers instead. Volume controls on the bluetooth device also have no effect, they are ignored.
EDIT: I have the freehand speaking only working on one car, the one where audio playback is working fine.
This bug persists regardless of the app used to play audio (native Media app, Muuzik, any emulated Android app).
Interestingly, all the devices used to work (at some earlier Version of SailfishOS, I'm not saying it was neccessarily the last one).
I have tried to do a full reset of my Jolla to factory settings, but that didn't eliminate the bug. I have deleted the connection to my Jolla at the bluetooth devices and reconnected them, but that didn't solve it, either.
Can someone else confirm this bug or does anyone have some advice?
| | 3 | No.3 Revision |
Bluetooth audio route not working on some devices
I can pair my original Jolla phone, Sailfish OS 2.1.3.7 (Kymijoki), successfully with all sorts of bluetooth end devices, namely two different VW cars, one Ford car, and an Amazon Echo and a Sony ST5000 soundbar.
On the cars, the phonebook and freehand phone works great. However, I can only use bluetooth audio on the Ford car, the soundbar and one of the VWs, while for the Echo and the second VW car the audio remains silent. In fact, it is only silent, because the volume on my phone is set to silent, so if I tune it up using the volume buttons, on the phone, then I can hear the audio coming from the phone speakers instead of the bluetooth device. Obviously the audio is not routed to the bluetooth device, but to the phone speakers instead. Volume controls on the bluetooth device also have no effect, they are ignored.
EDIT: I have the freehand speaking only working on one car, the one where audio playback is working fine.
This bug persists regardless of the app used to play audio (native Media app, Muuzik, any emulated Android app).
Interestingly, all the devices used to work (at some earlier Version of SailfishOS, I'm not saying it was neccessarily the last one).
I have tried to do a full reset of my Jolla to factory settings, but that didn't eliminate the bug. I have deleted the connection to my Jolla at the bluetooth devices and reconnected them, but that didn't solve it, either.
Can someone else confirm this bug or does anyone have some advice?
Update 1 (23.01.2018): I have taken the "draconian measure" of buying a new car to have bluetooth support. Of course not, in fact, my leasing period on the previous car just ended and I got a new VW Golf: I connected my Jolla and lo and behold, the BT connection works as intended: phone and freehand is okay, as well as having audio from Media app and Muuzik. I slowly get the impression, that the faulty behaviour only occurs, if the devices have been connected at a previous time, or if the connection was perhaps terminated irregularly (Car shutdown, power off at Amazon echo, Battery safe shutdown of Jolla)?
| | 4 | No.4 Revision |
Bluetooth audio route not working on some devices
I can pair my original Jolla phone, Sailfish OS 2.1.3.7 (Kymijoki), successfully with all sorts of bluetooth end devices, namely two different VW cars, one Ford car, and an Amazon Echo and a Sony ST5000 soundbar.
On the cars, the phonebook and freehand phone works great. However, I can only use bluetooth audio on the Ford car, the soundbar and one of the VWs, while for the Echo and the second VW car the audio remains silent. In fact, it is only silent, because the volume on my phone is set to silent, so if I tune it up using the volume buttons, on the phone, then I can hear the audio coming from the phone speakers instead of the bluetooth device. Obviously the audio is not routed to the bluetooth device, but to the phone speakers instead. Volume controls on the bluetooth device also have no effect, they are ignored.
EDIT: I have the freehand speaking only working on one car, the one where audio playback is working fine.
This bug persists regardless of the app used to play audio (native Media app, Muuzik, any emulated Android app).
Interestingly, all the devices used to work (at some earlier Version of SailfishOS, I'm not saying it was neccessarily the last one).
I have tried to do a full reset of my Jolla to factory settings, but that didn't eliminate the bug. I have deleted the connection to my Jolla at the bluetooth devices and reconnected them, but that didn't solve it, either.
Can someone else confirm this bug or does anyone have some advice?
Update 1 (23.01.2018): I have taken the "draconian measure" of buying a new car to have bluetooth support. Of course not, in fact, my leasing period on the previous car just ended and I got a new VW Golf: I connected my Jolla and lo and behold, the BT connection works as intended: phone and freehand is okay, as well as having audio from Media app and Muuzik. I slowly get the impression, that the faulty behaviour only occurs, if the devices have been connected at a previous time, or if the connection was perhaps terminated irregularly (Car shutdown, power off at Amazon echo, Battery safe shutdown of Jolla)?
Update 2 (22.02.2018): I yesterday did the early access update to 2.1.4 / Lapuanjoki, and today my phone cannot connect to the car it has been connected to yesterday before the update. I tried making both devices 'forget' each other and connect anew, but I only get audio from the devce speakers now, not from the car. This leads me to believe, that somewhere the connecton profile is still saved on either device, and that it has somehow become 'invalid', as the operating system has changed.