Syncing wireless headphoes to the Ionic

[Asphalteater]

I have Avantree Jogger wireless headphones and I cannot seem to get the Ionic to "find them". I have no trouble with my cellphone, but I would prefer to not run with it if I can just have the Ionic.

Thoughts please!

[Rich_Laue]

Since your having no problems with the cell phone @Asphalteater the first thing to do is to turn the cell phone's Bluetooth off, if the phone is within 50 feet .

Now that we are sure the headphones are not connected to the phone, let's try and pair the headphones to the ionic .

With most headphones, they will only be visible to a search for a little while when first turned on. 

[Asphalteater]

Thank you for the assist. I turned off the cellphone bluetooth and I turned to the instructions on the headphones and saw where I missed a step - operator error!


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

[Rich_Laue]

I think it was more of a case of not understanding how Bluetooth works. 

You can think of Bluetooth like a headphone with a wire. To connect the headphone to a different device. .It first needs to be disconnected from the device it is connected to. 

This connection can be a simple wire connection or a connection through a radio. 

The Fitbit Flyer has a trick in that it has has two BT connections, allowing it to connect to both the ionic and the phone at the same time 

[Carroll777]

Hey guys,

I've been doing some trouble shooting:

My bluetooth earbuds don't work with my Ionic, though they did the first time. Now they are intermittently connected at best. I tried switching the right earbud(it the receiver) to my left ear to match my left wrist - no help. The earbuds work with my Sony phone.

I removed the earbuds from the settings, and added my JBL Flip(a great little external speaker) and it worked! It worked even from another room, and even while I was outside!

I am thinking that that I will try JBL earbuds....I won't spend anymore money with Fitbit because their earbuds are not rated well and are expensive!

[Rich_Laue]

Hi @Carroll777 I to have a JBLspeaker that connects with no problems. 

My car raxioralso has connected but will not niw. 

I also have a $dollar unit that has never connected. 

[Carroll777]

@Rich_Laue I fear that this is purposefully engineered problem to try to
make us buy the crappy fitbit earbud. Would not be surprised.

[Rich_Laue]

Engineered by who, Fitbit? Or is it the manufacturer of the Bluetooth modual. 

Fitbit says it should pair to Bluetooth headphones. A speaker or car radio should also pair the same way. 

[Carroll777]

Engineered by fitbit to force us to buy the fitbit earbuds - I have read
that customer service is not helping those with non fitbit brand
earbuds.... Nor have they published a list of recommendations....

[Rich_Laue]

With many thousands maybe millions of Fitbit speaker devices on the market, I don't expect Fitbit to test each of them. 

The cause could be a probkempwith the Bluetooth interface Fitbit choose to use.