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#278427 14-Oct-2020 22:59
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Is there a Bluetooth Standard or feature I can look for, that indicates that a product can have 2 or more devices connected to it at once, and smart switch between them? I then presume that not only that device needs it, but the devices connecting to it must support said standard or feature?

 

I want to try and find a WiFi and Bluetooth speaker, that I can connect my Echo Spot and 4K Firestick to, which doesn't require me to manually disconnect/reconnect/pair each time I want to use one or the other? The Spot use is as a speaker so I can use it as an alarm, and the Firestick to use said speaker as an external speaker, but I don't want it that if I use it at night to watch TV, that it won't work with the Spot the following morning because I forgot to switch it over. 

 

Perhaps that isn't possible, but in case we have any Bluetooth experts here, I thought I'd ask.

 

 


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  #2585704 15-Oct-2020 08:51
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My UE Wonderboom which I got a year or three ago (I forget exactly when) on FlyBys can do this; so I'd imagine any decent mainstream product that is designed to compete with the UE Wonderboom line would also do it.

 

The only issue the Wonderboom has is that if the 2nd connected device (i.e.  phone) makes a short noise (i.e. a notification), then the first connected device (which may or may not be an iPad in my hypothetical situation) then pauses the music its streaming and needs to be manually started again.  *THAT* is a bit of a pain; but having two connected devices works out-of-the-box.




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  #2585863 15-Oct-2020 12:01
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I'd love a pair of bluetooth headphones that would do this. Currently have XM2's and commonly switch them between phone, laptop, and PC. The disconnect reconnect each time is a pain.


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  #2585883 15-Oct-2020 12:37
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Delphinus:

 

I'd love a pair of bluetooth headphones that would do this. Currently have XM2's and commonly switch them between phone, laptop, and PC. The disconnect reconnect each time is a pain.

 

 

Bose QC35 and I guess newer have this feature. It is weird they left it off the Sonys.


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