Bluetooth still half baked with the 2XL

[robsw]

I had several problems with bluetooth after the 8.0 update on my Pixel XL. No audio streaming to the head unit in my car, which was partially solved after the September and then the October security updates, and no notifications from my Fitbit Charge 2 after the October update. Just got my Pixel 2 XL and the same original audio problems are there - absolutely no audio streaming in the car with any app (Spotify, YouTube, etc.) AND voice input over bluetooth no longer works. On the other hand, I have Fitbit notifications back. Ugh.

Btw, the phone says it's still on the September security update and that it is up to date.

 

[KHANrad_SIN]

I had several problems with bluetooth after the 8.0 update on my Pixel XL. No audio streaming to the head unit in my car, which was partially solved after the September and then the October security updates, and no notifications from my Fitbit Charge 2 after the October update. Just got my Pixel 2 XL and the same original audio problems are there - absolutely no audio streaming in the car with any app (Spotify, YouTube, etc.) AND voice input over bluetooth no longer works. On the other hand, I have Fitbit notifications back. Ugh.

Btw, the phone says it's still on the September security update and that it is up to date.

In the Google settings (can be accessed from google feed when swiping left on home screen and hitting the 3 dots in the top right), under "Voice" is the Bluetooth headset option checked or unchecked? I remember one time I had voice issues while connected to my car because the bluetooth headset option was CHECKED. Sounds weird I know but maybe you could give that a try for the issues with voice input in the car.

 

[robsw]

In the Google settings (can be accessed from google feed when swiping left on home screen and hitting the 3 dots in the top right), under "Voice" is the Bluetooth headset option checked or unchecked? I remember one time I had voice issues while connected to my car because the bluetooth headset option was CHECKED. Sounds weird I know but maybe you could give that a try for the issues with voice input in the car.

Thanks for the assist. I've tried it both ways. When I hit the microphone for voice input, the car head unit responds like it is ready to receive input, on the phone (in GBoard) it says "Speak now", but it never changes to "Listening" and nothing works. It just stinks.