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Bluetooth no longer connects automatically to phone

With my old android v4.4 phone, current version of Garmin Connect in Oct 2016 and firmware v7.2, After pairing the phone to the E520, I never had to do do anything with my phone and E520 and the phone would automatically connect to the 520 and maintain a stable connection the entire ride.

Now with my new phone Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro (Andriod v6.0.1 /MIUI 8.0.5.0) and Garmin Edge 520 firmware v11.0 I need to open the Garmin Connect software on the phone to get the Bluetooth to connect and then on top of that it only maintains a connection for around 30 minutes then disconnects. At which point I would need to go back in to Garmin Connect to reconnect.

At this point I am not sure if it is the phone/android version/setting issue, Garmin E520 firmware or Garmin Connect version that is the source of the issue so, it would be helpful to know if anyone has Bluetooth working with the current E520 firmware and connect software version in a fully automatic fashion. I would of course try my old phone, with the the E520 running the latest firmware, except my old phone is dead.

I have wiped the E520 completely, it made no difference to the issue.

As a note, I struggled to pair my phone to the E520 to my new phone in the first place. Using the procedure as described in the manual that worked in the past no longer works. If I never open the Garmin Connect Software, it will never connect.

I will try changing the application security settings on my phone to see if that will help.

0 af0002 over 8 years ago

Well it seems that all my problems with Bluetooth on the E520 recently were all related to the security settings on my new phone.

All I needed to do was open the Security Application, select Permissions, then in each category give the Garmin Application full access to everything.

Not sure which, setting or settings were actually needed, but after the Garmin Connect was given full access, the Bluetooth function worked exactly as I had hoped. As in, completely automatically. It started with on intervention and worked for the entire ride.

0 scicogarmin over 8 years ago

I don't have Permissions menu... (Huawei P7) :(

0 af0002 over 8 years ago

I don't have Permissions menu... (Huawei P7) :(

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/themes-apps/permissions-app-control-t3108765

The problem with Android devices, is that while the core operating system can be the same between two different manufacturers, the menus and options in that OS can be completely different between devices.

But, I think if anyone is having issues with their device and it not pairing or connecting with the Connect app, the problem is likely with the OS restricting the Connect App.

You could also try to install a Permission Manager App from the Play Store.

0 ibohunt over 6 years ago

Thanks for the answer. Setting the app permission to Gawd mode allowed mymy Red phonep to finally connect to my edge and vivosport

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to af0002

It works for recent android. Thanks.