Automatically connect Bluetooth of mobile with car and others

February 2, 2020, by Santiago Comment

Normally, you don’t need to do anything to automatically connect your cell phone with your car or other Bluetooth devices. As long as both have the Bluetooth system turned on, they should connect automatically, as long as they are close and you have “paired” them before (the car’s bluetooth should appear in the “paired devices” of the phone).

The application Bluetooth Auto Connect apparently it does the same automatic connection that Android already does as I indicated. However, it has other useful options, such as “Run App”, which will allow you to open Spotify when connecting the Bluetooth, deactivate Bluetooth after a certain time, conditions to activate Bluetooth with calls or when connecting the charger.

An interesting alternative is to use Android Auto, an application made precisely to facilitate the use of the cell phone and apps such as Spotify when you’re in the car. This app has two options: activate Bluetooth automatically when opening the Android Auto application and vice versa, that is, when activating the Bluetooth connection open Android Auto.

The option “Use Bluetooth»It works like this. When you open Android Auto, the phone’s Bluetooth connection will automatically be enabled. Due to the automatic connection that Android already makes, as I mentioned at the beginning, it will automatically pair with the car, obviously as long as the latter also has bluetooth on (the engine is on, or the switch is in the accessories position, which enables current to electronics).

This feature also automatically disables the cell phone’s Bluetooth when exiting the Android Auto app, so you won’t waste your battery by forgetting to turn it off manually.

The option Automatic start it does the opposite. When the phone is match to the car’s Bluetooth, the Android Auto app will automatically open. In this case, the phone’s Bluetooth will NOT turn off automatically when exiting the Android Auto app. On this screen you could also deactivate the “Pocket detection”, so that Android Auto opens without necessarily having to remove the phone from the bag.

Shortcuts to activate bluetooth

If you want to facilitate the Bluetooth connection between your Android and your car or other devices with this technology, you can add a Bluetooth “button” to the home screen with the application widget Shortcutter.

You can also add the Android Auto shortcut to that screen or even to the lock screen (Settings, Lock screen and Security, Application shortcuts), because as I said, Android Auto activates bluetooth when it is opened and therefore it would connect with the car.

The last option is to go to Settings, Lock screen and Security, Security lock settings and deactivate the “Lock network and security” option. This will make your device more insecure, but it will allow you to activate Bluetooth from the status bar on the Lock screen.

References: Google support

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