Blu R1 HD Blurtooth won't have 2 connected devices

[michaelrj]

I am trying to have 2 bluetooth connected devices but it will not work.
Both are paired but only 1 will connect at a time. If I go to settings and click the other device it disconnects the first one to connect to the second one,
Why?
I am new to Android phones but is this a Blu limitation?
Or something wrong with the phone?
Or???
I am trying to have a Plantronics voyager 5200 and my computer with a USB Bluetooth dongle using Blusoeil software paired and connected.
On my iPhone this is not a issue.

Any idea why this is happening?

Thanks

 

[B. Diddy]

Go to Settings>Bluetooth​, and select the Bluetooth dongle. Are Phone Audio or Media Audio checked there? What do you use the Bluetooth dongle for--file transfer?

 

[michaelrj]

Yes both are checked.
I use it with a carPC that uses is it for phone calls-contacts, SMS, & hotspot.

 

[B. Diddy]

Android devices can't be connected to 2 Bluetooth devices at the same time that have the same audio profiles turned on. Only one of them can be actively connected and playing sound. One possible solution would be a Bluetooth splitter: monoprice.com/product?p_id=9722

 

[michaelrj]

Android devices can't be connected to 2 Bluetooth devices at the same time that have the same audio profiles turned on. Only one of them can be actively connected and playing sound. One possible solution would be a Bluetooth splitter: monoprice.com/product?p_id=9722

Thanks,
So if I understand correctly if someone with a Android phone uses a Bluetooth headset (for phone calls) but is not in a call or listening to music (but it shows it is connected in the settings) then go into a car that has Bluetooth it will not automatically connect to the car unless I go into the settings and switch to the car?

 

[B. Diddy]

That's a tricky question, and I'm not sure of the answer. I think I've had this kind of issue before. For example, when I first tried the ability on my Huawei watch to take calls on the phone, I noticed that I couldn't make a call over my car's Bluetooth after I got in the car. It didn't matter that I wasn't on a call on the watch as I got into the car. The phone's connection to the watch continued until I manually switched the active Bluetooth connection to the car.