My partner keeps the Bluetooth antenna of her Android Pixel 4a (5G) on because she wears a Fitbit. On the occasion I want to use Bluetooth (e.g. in my car or via portable speaker), devices will ALWAYS connect to her phone over mine if she’s anywhere nearby. Sometimes it even steals the connection when I was already connected.

Why is this? Is there some way to steal the connection back?

It happened when I had a Pixel 4a (non-5G) and with a Pixel 8a. It’s especially maddening when it’s the audio stream in my car. I believe I’ve tried unpairing both phones, pairing mine first and then hers, and hers still ends up taking priority.

EDIT: Tech Support answers only, please. If I wanted to get trolled there are plenty of other places for that.

  • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    Its your cat right? So just “forget” her phone on the car, or have her phone forget the connection to the car when she isnt actively using it.

    I guess it depends on the car but my phone is paired to multiple friends cars, its never kicked them off just because my phone also connected, you might want to see if there is firmware updates for the cars blutooth.

    • Deconceptualist@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      I didn’t even consider checking for a firmware. That’s a good suggestion, thanks. I don’t have high hopes though, as I’ve seen this issue with a variety of output devices (her car too, and other BT speakers).