Pixel 5a Simultaneous Bluetooth Devices

[Spec_tech]

Hi everyone. I'm looking to get some input if it's possible to connect multiple bluetooth devices to a Pixel 5a.
I want to be able to connect to both a third party bluetooth audio receiver for my car as well as a possible radar detector that I may be considering buying. Specifically the Valentine One Gen 2.

From this Pixel phone help thread i found, it doesn't sound like it's possible. But I want to be absolutely sure that something like this wouldn't be possible.

Multiple Bluetooth devices - Google Pixel Community

I figured that as long as it's not two audio devices i'm connecting it to that it would be fine, but i'm not sure.
Anybody have any more educated ideas?

 

[rvbfan]

Not possible.

 

[PowrDroid]

Not possible.

Hang on a sec. I can have my smartwatch simultaneously connected to my Pixel 5a and also use a bluetooth speaker. Both are connected. I can have my vehicle bluetooth connected and my watch connected simultaneously.

In my Pixel 5a Settings > Connected Devices there are categories of connected devices, i.e. Media Devices and Other Devices. My smartwatch is in the Other Devices category; my bluetooth speaker is in the Media Devices category. I suppose if the radar detector has bluetooth and it is not outputting an audio signal, it might work.

Spec_Tech, what is the reason someone would connect a radar detector to a phone? Is it because you want to hide the radar detector and have it send a signal to your phone?

 

[Spec_tech]

Hang on a sec. I can have my smartwatch simultaneously connected to my Pixel 5a and also use a bluetooth speaker. Both are connected. I can have my vehicle bluetooth connected and my watch connected simultaneously.

In my Pixel 5a Settings > Connected Devices there are categories of connected devices, i.e. Media Devices and Other Devices. My smartwatch is in the Other Devices category; my bluetooth speaker is in the Media Devices category. I suppose if the radar detector has bluetooth and it is not outputting an audio signal, it might work.

Spec_Tech, what is the reason someone would connect a radar detector to a phone? Is it because you want to hide the radar detector and have it send a signal to your phone?

Nope. It's because the detector has third party apps that work with it and give it a ton of functionality that is otherwise unavailable. Plus it's way easier to change or check settings in the app versus manually navigating a menu or settings with the exterior buttons.

As far as i know, the detector doesn't take in or put out audio besides what's done from whatever internal speaker it uses for detection alerts.