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[Android] Pause on Bluetooth Disconnect from car #477
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Originally created by @i-am-at0m on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023).
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I often get in and out of my car, and in other apps playback pauses when Bluetooth disconnects. It does not do so on Audiobookshelf so I skipped an hour in my book while my phone was in my pocket playing on minimum volume because it kept playing after disconnecting.
Describe the solution you'd like
Pause on disconnect. Possibly play on connect if it's the active audio app but that's secondary IMO.
Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A
Additional context
I am on a Pixel 7 Pro and using a Pixel Watch, so if this feature exists but only pauses when NO Bluetooth devices are connected, that could be a cause. But my watch isn't a playback device so that doesn't make much sense. Server version is v2.2.15, android app 0.9.62-beta.
@i-am-at0m commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
Maybe this should be labeled a bug. I don't know what the intended behavior is.
@hobesman commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
Mine pauses when Bluetooth disconnects, but I usually only have one Bluetooth device connected so I can't address that scenario with your watch.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
I just re-opened a similar issue #156 but I'm not sure if this is the same situation.
@i-am-at0m commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
Looks like it, I'm just experiencing it with a car instead of headphones. I searched but was only looking for open issues and didn't see that one.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2023):
Yeah I just re-opened it. That issue is also having to do with car bluetooth.
This may be specific to certain cars because it does pause in mine.
@i-am-at0m commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2023):
This is really killing usability for me. I caught it twice today but didn't catch it and lost another hour of my book, which isn't chaptered, so trying to find where I left off was rough.
I have a VW Passat that has AA available, but don't use it as it would require connecting with a cable that would not adequately charge my device, so I just use Bluetooth.
Is there an option for me to turn on debug logs and do some controlled testing? Or use Android developer mode to do an info dump or something?
@alehel what additional information would help with this?
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2023):
Can you test this while only connected to one bluetooth device (your car)?
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 1, 2023):
Interesting the two reports of this issue are from Volkswagen bluetooth
@i-am-at0m commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023):
Just tried it, put the watch in airplane mode, verified the phone only had one Bluetooth device connected, turned the car off and opened the door to power down the radio, and it didn't miss a beat and continued playing on my phone.
Yeah, wouldn't be the first time I've run into oddities with it + Android. It never reports the the correct track on Spotify, for example, it always tells me the previous track is the one currently playing. Doesn't do that with my wife's phone (iphone) but did with my Pixel 4a 5G and my new Pixel 7 Pro.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023):
Thanks for testing. Maybe there is an update you can get for the car or something?
@i-am-at0m commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023):
If I lived in Europe I could download them for free.
If I had a 2021 or newer, they would be OTA and also free.
If I had a 2015 or earlier, I could pay $125 for an update DVD via mail order (although when I did that on a 2012 the update wouldn't install. Waste of money.)
Since I have a 2016, the maps and software are on an SD card, and apparently they either don't trust people from the USA and Canada with that kind of technology or (more likely) they realized they can charge a premium for it and require updates to be installed at a dealer. And both VW dealers near me closed.
TL;DR is no, I can't get an update.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2023):
Is this still an issue for you?
@ufondu88 commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2024):
I have the same issue. Sometimes, when I disconnect from my car's Bluetooth, the phone keeps playing the book on low volume and I might not notice for a few hours
@christianh104 commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2026):
I have this issue as well so if there's anything I can do to help figure this out let me know, I'd love to help as this issue is a pain for me. This is happening with my car, a Polestar 2, and I do have a watch also connected to my phone. I noticed that when the car disconnects, Audiobookshelf does pause but a second or two later it starts playing again. I have not had this issue with any other media apps so I don't think it's an issue with the car or Android.