Bluetooth issues with recent GOS updates

3rg4qge

I am having issues with Bluetooth in general now ever since the last couple of GOS updates. At first, my Garmin Watch was disconnecting/reconnecting almost everytime I'd open an app (including browser) and was loading something in the app or just sitting on whatever app for a few mins. However, I also just noticed last night that when I lose connection to the Watch, my music app/bluetooth also got killed on that, too. So, it's something GOS-related that is killing Bluetooth it seems. Worked perfectly fine until 2/3/4 updates ago.

Original issue with just my Watch can be found here.

Whosaidwhat

3rg4qge Did you figure this out? I'm having similar problems over the last few releases too with bluetooth disconnecting and losing my garmin watch and my tesla. have to toggle bluetooth to get them to reconnect.

naibed

I've been unaffected w/ prior releases, but w/ the latest update, my Bose earbuds connect but when I play media, no output reaches the earbuds. It started on the phone but the cnxn issues became buggier on my laptop as well.

I did a hard reset of the earbuds which seems to have resolved the issue:

This reset will clear the earbuds' memory of connected personal devices (phone, tablet, computer).

Connect the charging case to USB power.

Place the earbuds in the case.

Close the lid for 5 seconds, then open it.

Press and hold the Bluetooth button for 30 seconds until the LEDs blink, glow white, and then blink blue.

On your personal device, remove the earbuds from the Bluetooth menu.

Reconnect your earbuds. For more details, see Connecting a Bluetooth device.

Might not help for your situation specifically, but for general bluetooth issues...

maxsi

This is the log of my Bluetooth crash

type: crash
flags: dev options enabled
osVersion: google/shiba/shiba:16/BP3A.251105.015/2025120401:user/release-keys
uid: 1002 (u:r:bluetooth:s0)
cmdline: com.android.bluetooth
processUptime: 0s

abortMessage: system/gd/os/handler.cc:61 Clear: Handlers must only be cleared once

signal: 6 (SIGABRT), code -1 (SI_QUEUE)
threadName: bt_stack_manage
MTE: enabled

backtrace:
    /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (abort+160, pc 803e0)
    /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libart.so (art::Runtime::Abort(char const*)+624, pc 8d0090)
    /apex/com.android.art/lib64/libbase.so (android::base::SetAborter(std::__1::function<void (char const*)>&&)::$_0::__invoke(char const*)+84, pc 16ba4)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::log_internal::vlog(bluetooth::log_internal::Level, char const*, bluetooth::log_internal::source_location, std::__1::basic_string_view<char, std::__1::char_traits<char>>, std::__1::basic_format_args<std::__1::basic_format_context<std::__1::back_insert_iterator<std::__1::__format::__output_buffer<char>>, char>>)+1228, pc d3fbdc)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::os::Handler::Clear()+140, pc b98d6c)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::hal::SnoopLogger::~SnoopLogger()+864, pc 9cb820)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::shim::Stack::impl::~impl()+216, pc 3dd008)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::shim::Stack::handle_shut_down(std::__1::promise<void>)+44, pc 3dbeec)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (base::internal::Invoker<base::internal::BindState<void (bluetooth::shim::Stack::*)(std::__1::promise<void>), base::internal::UnretainedWrapper<bluetooth::shim::Stack>, std::__1::promise<void>>, void ()>::RunOnce(base::internal::BindStateBase*)+84, pc 3dcd34)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::os::Handler::handle_next_event()+320, pc b98560)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::os::Reactor::Run()+804, pc ba8254)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (bluetooth::os::Thread::run(bluetooth::os::Thread::Priority)+292, pc ba9384)
    /apex/com.android.bt/lib64/libbluetooth_jni.so (void* std::__1::__thread_proxy[abi:nn200000]<std::__1::tuple<std::__1::unique_ptr<std::__1::__thread_struct, std::__1::default_delete<std::__1::__thread_struct>>, void (bluetooth::os::Thread::*)(bluetooth::os::Thread::Priority), bluetooth::os::Thread*, bluetooth::os::Thread::Priority>>(void*)+76, pc ba955c)
    /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (__pthread_start(void*) (.__uniq.67847048707805468364044055584648682506)+180, pc 925c4)
    /apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (__start_thread+68, pc 83de4)

Novalissoide

maxsi flags: dev options enabled

If you want us to help you check your device, you should turn developer options off. No ADB, no Shizuku. Bootloader must be relocked and your device should be auto-updated.

3rg4qge

Whosaidwhat Sadly, no. GOS refuses to acknowledge it I guess. Still the same disconnect when, seemingly, opening apps or apps loading things in background or something. No idea what would cause that but it started happening few updates ago.