Notifications NOT via Bluetooth

[PhobicCarrot]

Is there any way, when the device (3XL) is connected to bluetooth in the car, for the notifications to come thru the device speaker? When I am listening to something other than bluetooth, all notifications seem to just go into the ether.

Help.

 

[foxbat121]

Not possible. Only BT handsfree protocol is possible to interrupt other audio sources. And that protocol is reserved exclusively for phone calls.

 

[PhobicCarrot]

Even w/ something like TASKER?

 

[foxbat121]

Google has locked down that part. Back in the old days like Android 2.0, there are apps that your can install to route all BT audio via hands free protocol. That no longer works. Without such tools, Tasker can't do anythng about it.
You can, however, temporary disable Media Audio connection in connection settings so that notifications will go through your phone while phone calls will still go to your car. But this setting change is temporary. Next time you reconnect to your car, it will be automatically re-enabled.

 

[thunderup]

Are you sure that setting is temporary? I also have media audio unchecked because I rarely use my phone to stream music and, like the op, I want to hear my notifications but I want my phone calls to route through the car's system. I've always had that setting turned off and it has never re-enabled itself. Maybe it's vehicle dependant?

 

[foxbat121]

I have never being able to make it stick in the past with multiple phones and cars.

 

[PhobicCarrot]

I wonder if there is a way to create a "button" to quickly toggle this w/ TASKER?

 

[foxbat121]

It needs a OS level driver to reroute the media audio. It is not that simple.

 

[PhobicCarrot]

I fooled around w/ Tasker and created a button which quickly shuts off media via bluetooth. It took me about an hour, but will save me headaches in the future.