Pixel 2 and 8.4A(N) Bluetooth Issues

[Riccochet]

Just thought I would share my findings. Since upgrading to a Pixel 2 XL I slowly lost bluetooth functionality with my 8.4AN. First, when using any media app like Pandora or iHeartRadio, there would be no song information displayed on the 8.4. It would just show the phone name. Steering wheel controls functionality still worked though, so changing songs didn't require picking up the phone. After either an Android or uConnect update I lost steering wheel controls. This really pissed me off as I didn't want to have to fumble with my phone while driving. Or, at least keep it to a minimum.

I did find a fix that brought bluetooth functionality completely back. On your phone go to Settings -> System -> About Phone and tap on "Build Number" I believe 7 times. It'll count down how many times you need to tap in order to unlock "Developer Options".

Now, go back to System and you should see Developer Options listed there. Go in there and scroll down till you see "Bluetooth AVRCP Version" and change that option to "AVRCP 1.3".

Delete and re-pair your phone with the headunit.

You should now see song info and regain full use of steering wheel controls.

 

[bigdodge]

I've also found that when that happens to me a simple restart of the phone fixed it. I'll try changing the version though and see if it goes away completely. Sometimes those options don't stick

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[Riccochet]

I've also found that when that happens to me a simple restart of the phone fixed it. I'll try changing the version though and see if it goes away completely. Sometimes those options don't stick

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Restarting the phone didn't work for me. Sometimes the song info would flash on the display then go right back to showing the phone name. Losing the steering wheel controls was the final straw in finding a solution. In the end I used an older Motorola Turbo to test and see if it was the phone or the 8.4. The Turbo worked without issue. So I got to digging and saw that it used bluetooth version 1.3. Which lead me to finding that the version could be changed on my Pixel 2 XL via dev options. Now it just works and hasn't given me an issue in weeks.

 

[bigdodge]

Awesome, thanks for sharing the info. It is definitely frustrating.

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