BT Headset Not Connecting to Incoming Calls

[tkjames]

Issue: I've paired my BT to my TP2, and even have it set up that ALL phone sounds come through the headset when connected. However, when I answer an incoming call, the call is not routed through the headset automatically; I have to hit "options" then "turn on hands-free". I don't have this problem with any other program, or even when I make outgoing calls.

I don't have any BT cabs installed, as BT Audio never worked. I just went into the BT settings to turn on the option to have all audio stream through my headset.

[batpot]

Bluetooth is notoriously buggy on the TP2.

Supposedly, the newest VZW ROM fixes a lot of the issues, but I don't know that anyone has parsed those changes out yet; would love to see this get some attention.

In the mean time, try these reg edits, as they work for a lot of people:

1. Modify the HandsFree plug-in:
HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\Plugin\HandsFree
i. Change SupportedFeatures to 45 (default varies; make a note of it, just in case)
ii. OPTIONAL Add value HFBDA binary, set to same value as LastConnectedBda
iii. Add value HFDeviceType decimal 2

2. Modify the WIDCOMM bluetooth general settings:
HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BtConfig\General
i. OPTIONAL Change bdaddr to (no value)
ii. Change/Add (some phones do not have this key) DisableReopenAudio to decimal 0 (default is 1)

[tkjames]

Okay, this worked a bit. If I answer a call by hitting the button on my headset, audio comes through the BT. However, if I answer with the phone itself, audio comes through the phone, even if the BT is connected. So not perfect, but better than before.

As for the edits, I didn't do the optional ones since they were, well, optional. I did the non-optionals first to see how they'd turn out. Also, I'm not a whiz at this editing thing (just figured out the basics a few weeks ago) so I assumed that the values I had to add were supposed to be something called "DWORD". I use PHM editor, and when adding values I get the options of DWORD, bianry, and string. I've only seen DWORD referenced in various posts, so that's why I figured that was the correct value.

Originally Posted by batpot

Bluetooth is notoriously buggy on the TP2.

Supposedly, the newest VZW ROM fixes a lot of the issues, but I don't know that anyone has parsed those changes out yet; would love to see this get some attention.

In the mean time, try these reg edits, as they work for a lot of people:

1. Modify the HandsFree plug-in:
HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\Plugin\HandsFree
i. Change SupportedFeatures to 45 (default varies; make a note of it, just in case)
ii. OPTIONAL Add value HFBDA binary, set to same value as LastConnectedBda
iii. Add value HFDeviceType decimal 2

2. Modify the WIDCOMM bluetooth general settings:
HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BtConfig\General
i. OPTIONAL Change bdaddr to (no value)
ii. Change/Add (some phones do not have this key) DisableReopenAudio to decimal 0 (default is 1)

[batpot]

I identified the above as "optional" because they tend to reset themselves. They just list a mac address of the last connected devices; doesn't seem to do much more than that.

Two others I forgot to include:

1. Navigate to HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\
2. Change "00001001" value to 1 (decimal) (make note of default)
3. Change "00001005" value to 40 (decimal) (make note of default)

I have no idea what these values do, and haven't been able to find an explanation. The defaults for the first value seems to be different for every phone. These have never done anything for me, but then again the first ones I posted haven't either.

And yes, dword is correct; it can be either decimal or hexadecimal.