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#279557 23-Oct-2020 09:43
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I have an issue where my Oppo A9 2020 starts the built in music app automatically when connecting to car bluetooth.  The Oppo site is quite clear on how to change this:

 

 

 

https://oppo.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9745/~/how-to-set%2F-change-my-default-music-player%3F

 

 

 

BUT this doesn't work as on my phone there is no music subsection under Default Apps. 

 

 

 

Anyone with an Oppo phone (I know a few around have them) know how to fix?  My google fu has failed me - other than to find a number of threads on other sites where people have similar problems but no solutions yet. I've tried all the obvious things like changing the music app in google settings, assistant settings, etc basically everywhere I can find to set it.

 

(The annoying thing is that this only started around the time I switched from Google Play to YT music - though I also got an upgrade to the Android version on the phone around the same time, so suspect one of those 2 things broke it.  I guess I could switch back to Google Play Music to see if that fixes it... but given they are discontinuing, it doesn't seem like a good long term option.) 





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  #2590633 23-Oct-2020 10:30
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I have an OPPO Reno4 5G review unit here and there's no Music in the Default Apps settings - ColorOS v7.2





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  #2590642 23-Oct-2020 10:37
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Interesting.  Did that one also default to having "record all calls" set? Because the combination is very annoying - it now means that everytime I jump in the car and bluetooth automatically connects it starts playing a random message that the phone has previously recorded due to that seemingly being the default setting for the oppo\colorOS phone app.  I've deleted all the previously recorded calls and turned that setting off, I guess it will now just go to dead air. 






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  #2590650 23-Oct-2020 10:48
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Where is this option? I can't find it...





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  #2590658 23-Oct-2020 10:53
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I've got an OPPO A5 2020 and there's no Music in the Default Apps settings. Using ColorOS v7.1.

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  #2590659 23-Oct-2020 10:55
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freitasm:

 

Where is this option? I can't find it...

 

 

 

 

On mine it's phone icon -> settings -> call recording -> Record all calls. Seemed to be on by default (but feels like something that should be opt-in to me!)




PS: I seem to recall having similar issues with music initially when I got the phone, but as long as I had used Google Play Music at least once since a reboot it would "take over" the music duties.  YT music doesn't seem to do this though.





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  #2590664 23-Oct-2020 11:10
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I think this version on the Reno4 5G is using the Google phone app... No such option here.





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  #2591217 24-Oct-2020 10:39
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So I still haven't found a way to fix this - I got excited because I found that YouTube music wasn't set to allow automatic start on boot and in background (App settings -> Startup manager) but that hasn't fixed it.

 

I also can't go back and test with google play music because apparently that's now fully decommissioned (just prompts me to migrate to YT music when I start it)

 

I've installed spotify and will try using that for a while to see if it behaves better than YT music but I'm still open to ideas on how to set the "Default" music player on Oppo phones... 





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