Bluetooth Audio Connect Widget

Tomas Hadraba

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About this app

Widget app and Bluetooth Device Manager app to easily connect Bluetooth headphones from the home screen using a widget.

If you want to listen to music, you have to go to settings, wireless, Bluetooth and connect Bluetooth headphones (speaker, handsfree, earbuds, soundbar, sound box, car audio...)? It's complicated and annoying. I have a better solution - use widget. Add a widget to your home screen for all your favourite Bluetooth devices.

One click on the widget to connect your Bluetooth headphones and play Spotify without going into the settings menu. Bluetooth icon on the widget signalizes state of 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 (requires Android 8.1 minimum).
The app supports enhanced reading battery level from following Bluetooth headphones: Apple Airpods, Apple Airpods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, Buds Live, Buds Plus. In the App, on widget or in notification you can see battery level of each earbud and the case.

You can enable enhanced mode of widget. Clicking on the widget displays a menu with options to connect / disconnect, select the active device and control Bluetooth profiles (music, call).

You can slightly adjust the size of widget in app settings or directly on screen 1x1, 1x2 etc. as well as the color and margins of widget. On Android 12 and above, widget supports dynamic colors based on the user's wallpaper.

The app supports A2DP and Headset profile, audio devices like portable speakers, headphones, sound bars, handsfree etc. . In the App the supported device profile is indicated by a small icon in right top corner. Note icon for A2DP - stream high quality audio (music) or phone icon for calls.

You can also save the volume levels of different Bluetooth devices. After connecting the app restores the saved volume level.

Something doesn't work? Please check the application web, you can find HELP and the FAQ there: https://bluetooth-audio-device-widget.webnode.cz/help/

The App needs some permissions for correct function. They may vary depending on the manufacturer of your phone. PLEASE, VISIT THIS SITE: https://dontkillmyapp.com

How to Start:
1. Pair your audio device (A2DP, Handsfree) in android settings. App uses already paired Bluetooth devices.
2. Add widget for your selected Bluetooth device.

How to add widget
1. On the home screen, tap and hold on any available space.
2. Tap "Widgets".
3. Select this App.
4. Drag and drop the widget onto the available space.

Highlighted features:
✔️ Easy Headphones connect / disconnect
✔️ Easy connect / disconnect Bluetooth profiles (calls, music)
✔️ Info about connected 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:
❌ Play music from your phone to two connected Bluetooth devices - 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 review or give me rating ☆☆☆☆☆👍. If not, feel free to contact me. I'm sure we can solve it :-)

Ratings and reviews

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 is the most helpful app to deal with all the ridiculous Bluetooth reconnection issues that plague so many devices, especially vehicles. Sometimes my wireless Android Auto just refuses to reconnect if you go out of range, and this is the only thing that makes it work.

I just got new hearing aids that have Bluetooth but I don't always want to have Bluetooth streaming on and it was annoying to go in and turn 'media audio' of and on. By using this app's widgets it makes it so easy to toggle that function in the phone's Bluetooth controls. I liked it so much I father and even told my audiologist about it to recommend it to other hearing aid wearers.

What's new

Minor bug fixes and improvements