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[Mark J Galea <markjgalea@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all

My impression is that the bluetooth issue is not being taken seriously at
all by Canonical. I keep reiterating that this is a safety issue.

I ditched my Samsung GS5 for the Ubuntu phone and I am generally satisfied
with the device. My biggest complaint is that there is a safety issue that
needs to be given priority. I have been flagging the bluetooth connectivity
issue for a long time through the feedback app on the phone, the askubuntu
site, and by contacting BQ directly.

I own a Mazda3 - 2014 model equipped with an entertainment system that
connects to the phone via bluetooth. I spend a long time in the car
travelling to client locations and I receive a lot of calls while i'm on
the move.

Unfortunately, every time I try to pair my phone with the car system, the
car doesn't detect my phone while my phone detects the car as a headset
with a fair signal. Now that the phone is moving towards convergence - a
big plus for me as I can ditch my laptop while travelling - it is essential
to have the phone connected to the car. I cannot Keep holding my phone
while driving.

As a business consultant for start-up businesses, I have been encouraging
clients to adopt Ubuntu (I also wrote a blog on LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/give-ubuntu-try-mark-j-galea?trk=prof-post).
But bluetooth connectivity is essential for people who, like me, are always
on the move.

Thank you for your support.


Regards

mj

On 17 June 2015 at 16:39, Sam Bull <sam.hacking@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 2015-06-16 at 23:33 +0100, Gareth France wrote:
> > Bluetooth is still unusable. When connecting to my car stereo it does
> > not route the sound, instead it remains using the internal handset
> > speaker.
>
> I've experienced this with a portable bluetooth speaker also. The issue
> is that it lists the device as a headset. This means that media is still
> played out of the phone's speaker, but calls come through the bluetooth
> speaker. This is the exact opposite behaviour wanted for this device.
>
> I've not retested on OTA-4 yet though.
>
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