Bluetooth Audio Connect Widget

Tomas Hadraba

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About this app

Widget App & Bluetooth Manager App to easily connect Bluetooth headphones (or any audio device) from the home screen using a widget for each device or one widget with a list for all your Bluetooth devices.

If you want to listen to music, you have to go to settings, wireless, Bluetooth and connect Bluetooth headphones?
Do you need to conveniently switch between car audio, phone or handsfree?
Simply connect to permanently powered Bluetooth devices such as soundbars?
Need to monitor battery level of your Bluetooth headphones?

I have a better solution - use widget. Add a widget to home screen for all your favourite Bluetooth devices.

One click on the widget to connect Bluetooth headphones and play Spotify without going into the settings menu. The widget always clearly displays the status of the Bluetooth connection. You can see connected Bluetooth profiles (music, call) on the widget, if headphones support it.

For supported devices, the widget displays the battery level of the Bluetooth headphones (min. Android 8.1). The app supports enhanced reading battery level from the following Bluetooth headphones: Apple Airpods, Apple Airpods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Buds Live, Buds Plus.
In the App, on the widget or in notification you can see the battery level of each earbud and the case.

Enhanced widget mode: Widget tap to displays a menu with options to connect / disconnect, select the active device and control Bluetooth profiles (music, call).

Restore saved volume level when headphones connect.

Customize widget size, color, margins, icon and transparency. On Android 12+, the widget supports dynamic color themes based on the user's wallpaper.

The app supports A2DP and Headset profiles, audio devices such as portable speakers, headphones, soundbars, handsfree, etc... On the widget and in the app, supported Bluetooth profiles are indicated by an icon in the top right corner. Note icon for A2DP - stream high quality audio (music) or phone icon for calls.

For help, visit: https://bluetooth-audio-device-widget.webnode.cz/help/

To avoid background restrictions: https://dontkillmyapp.com

Highlighted features:
✔️ Easy Headphones connect / disconnect
✔️ Easy connect / disconnect Bluetooth profiles (calls, music)
✔️ Switch BT audio output (active device)
✔️ Info about connected Bluetooth profiles
✔️ Battery status (needs Android 8.1, not all devices support it)
✔️ Enhanced battery status for following headphones Apple Airpods, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Buds Live, Buds Plus
✔️ Widget customization - colors, image, transparency, size
✔️ Open App after connecting (e.g. Spotify)
✔️ Set volume level after connect Bluetooth headphones
✔️ Notification when Bluetooth headphones is connected
✔️ Quick settings tile
✔️ Auto resume of playback - Spotify and YouTube Music is supported

Not supported features:
❌ Dual audio playback not supported - this is currently not possible on Android, sorry. In the near future it will be solved by Bluetooth LE Audio.
❌ Bluetooth Scanner - App uses already paired Bluetooth devices!

If you are happy with my App, please take a minute to write a review or give me rating ☆☆☆☆☆👍. If not, feel free to contact me. I'm sure we can solve it :-)

Ratings and reviews

Update per feedback: I turned off the priority setting (beta) and problem solved, thanks! Great app, just what I needed! however in the last few days (since the May 23rd update maybe?), Android 15 on Moto Edge+ 2023 constantly shows a Priority notification from BAC that pops up in notification bar, then closes. Force-closing the app stops it, but of course then the widgets are broken.

Bluetooth Audio Connect Widget addresses a pain point in Android (Pixel 3); Google made disconnecting/connecting to Bluetooth devices disjointed and ugly. I've been using this app for years. My old headset could only connect to one device at a time, so I used this app to switch from phone to laptop and back. Works great! My new headset connects to both phone and laptop concurrently, so I don't use the connect/disconnect as much recently. I do continue to view the battery percentage.

This tool is awesome! I freakin love it!! It creates little desktop widgets for each connection. You just touch the widget to connect, then touch again to disconnect. When connected, it shows you the connection status, the battery level, etc. You can also control connections through the app itself, which has a lot more options available. It has ads, but they're not obtrusive. Anyway, great tool! Wish I'd had it sooner!

What's new

Minor bug fixes and improvements
Codec settings (min. Android 13)