Posted at 2022-01-25 by @gfwilliams

You mean the headunit connects to your phone, and then that drops the Bangle.js connection? Is this Android Auto?

Could it be that Android is set up to 'powersave' Gadgetbridge? That's often the default and you have to disable it in Android settings. In that case Android would shut Gadgetbridge down when it guesses (badly) that it may not be needed, and about the only way to get it to connect again is to run it again manually.

The connection happens from the phone to the watch, so the watch isn't really involved in the decision about when the phone connects to it

Posted at 2022-01-25 by fanoushs-punching-bag

Hey @gfwilliams,
My headunit and a bluetooth headphone adapter both do this, they're just normal bluetooth audio devices. My bangle isn't on media or anything other then the standard bluetooth setting. I have made sure that Gadgetbridge isn't sleeping or anything, it's specifically when I get auto-connected. I then notice that I'm not getting notifications on the phone and it's disconnected.
This idea of a keep alive might be worthwhile when your app is done though, perhaps.
I wonder if it's related to the media notifications. I'm willing to test if we have a way to do so.

Posted at 2022-01-31 by fanoushs-punching-bag

Hey @gfwilliams,
I think this is actually my phones fault. I received an update and it's more stable now. I think we can call this one resolved.