Hey Mark,
I think what's happening here is not that nobody's taking it seriously,
but the expectation of quality fundamentally changed with the launch of
phones. On any phone or tablet bluetooth is indeed essential but
historically not on laptops or desktops.
In my experience anyway using bluetooth keyboards, mouses and headsets
on latops is a mixed experience where switching a device or bluetooth
support on the machine itself is often needed to get things going, much
like a kick or slap on an old tele.
Once it works, it works very well. But there's always a chance it
doesn't when it should. Just recently after an update on my laptop all
devices went from connecting with a slight delay to requiring me to
on-off once or twice again, which can be inconvenient when I'm spending
5 minutes getting my headset to work and need to use it. Some race
condition by the looks of it.
So, not to disagree it is critical, but I think it's really something
that involves a bit of a cultural change.
Regards,
Christian
Am Mi, 17. Jun, 2015 um 10:50 schrieb Mark J Galea
<markjga...@gmail.com>:
Hi all
My impression is that the bluetooth issue is not being taken
seriously at all by Canonical. I keep reiterating that this is a
safety issue.
I ditched my Samsung GS5 for the Ubuntu phone and I am generally
satisfied with the device. My biggest complaint is that there is a
safety issue that needs to be given priority. I have been flagging
the bluetooth connectivity issue for a long time through the feedback
app on the phone, the askubuntu site, and by contacting BQ directly.
I own a Mazda3 - 2014 model equipped with an entertainment system
that connects to the phone via bluetooth. I spend a long time in the
car travelling to client locations and I receive a lot of calls while
i'm on the move.
Unfortunately, every time I try to pair my phone with the car system,
the car doesn't detect my phone while my phone detects the car as a
headset with a fair signal. Now that the phone is moving towards
convergence - a big plus for me as I can ditch my laptop while
travelling - it is essential to have the phone connected to the car.
I cannot Keep holding my phone while driving.
As a business consultant for start-up businesses, I have been
encouraging clients to adopt Ubuntu (I also wrote a blog on LinkedIn
-
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/give-ubuntu-try-mark-j-galea?trk=prof-post).
But bluetooth connectivity is essential for people who, like me, are
always on the move.
Thank you for your support.
Regards
mj
On 17 June 2015 at 16:39, Sam Bull <sam.hack...@sent.com> wrote:
On Tue, 2015-06-16 at 23:33 +0100, Gareth France wrote:
> Bluetooth is still unusable. When connecting to my car stereo it
does
> not route the sound, instead it remains using the internal handset
> speaker.
I've experienced this with a portable bluetooth speaker also. The
issue
is that it lists the device as a headset. This means that media is
still
played out of the phone's speaker, but calls come through the
bluetooth
speaker. This is the exact opposite behaviour wanted for this device.
I've not retested on OTA-4 yet though.
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