Constantly disconnecting and not automatically reconnecting

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Posted at 2024-10-14 by @devsnd

Hey!

I've activated the "automatically reconnect" feature in gadgetbridge, but whenever the connection is severed, it never reconnects. For example if I move the watch out of range of the phone or if I turn off bluetooth intermittendly on the phone, the watch never reconnects automatically.

What can I do to improve this?

FYI: I'm using the nightly build of Bangle.js Gadgetbridge and also have a second device coupled, which I only use once per day (I use a colmi r02 for sleep tracking, but only wear it at night)

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Posted at 2024-10-14 by @thyttan

Do you use Reconnect by BLE scan under Discovery and Pairing options?

Using that works better than not doing it for me. I generally don't have any unexpected problems that way.

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Posted at 2024-10-15 by @gfwilliams

You could also follow the steps on https://dontkillmyapp.com/ to make sure it's not your phone OS trying to 'battery save' Gadgetbridge. Most do now...

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Posted at 2024-10-15 by @devsnd

Thanks for the tips! I've activated Reconnect by BLE scan now, and I also made sure to exclude gadgetbridge from any energy-saving "feature" on my phone, I'll tell keep you posted if that improves the situation

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Posted at 2024-10-17 by @devsnd

Hey, Just wanted to report back. Making the changes to the gadget bridge settings and also making sure that Gadget bridge is never killed to save battery did improve the Situation.

Thanks for the tips!

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Posted at 2024-10-18 by @gfwilliams

Great - thanks for the update, and glad it's made it better!