Bluetooth initiates call when connecting to vehicle

[Android Central Question]

With the latest android update on my Galaxy S10 Plus with my 2018 Ram PU and my friends Google Pixel 3 and his 2017 Ford PU. When we get into the truck, bluetooth connects and immediately makes a call to our own number. After the most recent update from Samsung, when I get in to my vehicle the bluetooth connects and immediately makes a telephone call and stays connected until I hang up. There is nothing I can do to prevent it from doing this as soon as it pairs.

I have reset the bluetooth connection and repaired it on the 2018 Ram 1500 (Uconnect) Reset the phone and also cleared the cache and data from the bluetooth app. on the phone.

 

[VidJunky]

I can't think of a common denominator here. Two different phones, two different vehicles and the same issue... Are the car stereos the same or even the same brand? Initially I would say try to update the car stereo. The common denominator besides that would be the two of you are friends, do you share any apps, like a messaging app or something? There are settings for each Bluetooth device that would allow you to disable using the car's head unit to make calls, but I'm guessing that is the feature you want the most with the car connection.

 

[maza918]

I'm having the same problem and it's driving me nuts. This happens on my wife and my S8s on 2 different vehicles. I have tried unpairing from the phone and the car and repairing, restarting the phone, etc and the same problem occurs. Would love a solution asap.

 

[mustang7757]

Sounds like a setting somewhere you enabled to do that , like smart lock to keep phone unlock in places like car bluetooth , so something similar maybe tap settings when your phone gets connected then tap on its bluetooth name see anymore settings there.

 

[Rukbat]

I've never heard of it happening on a Pixel, and it doesn't on mine, with the June update.

But Samsung? That seems to be common. Evidently Samsung made some change (whether deliberate or inadvertent) to something in their vendor firmware that's affecting a lot of models. They'll fix it, but it won't be quickly.

Tell your friend to try it on another car that it's already paired to. If it happens, he should go to Settings > About Phone > Send feedback about this phone, and let Google know. (The feedback goes right to the people who work on that part of the firmware.)