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SmartSolar MPPT 75/15 - is it normal for the Bluetooth to lose its connection if I switch to another app, (iPhone 6, latest iOS)?

It is reasonably quick to reconnect but annoying if you switch to other apps, then return to the Victron app to check the Solar status.


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wkirby answered ·

Yes, this is normal on Andriod and iOS.
I think it is an operating system feature / limitation as far as I can tell, but I could be wrong of course.

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Ok thanks, but my phone doesn’t disconnect from other Bluetooth targets. Maybe this behaviour is a result of the way Victron get the app to find the Victron device, rather than pairing them as you often have to do?

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Any update on this? I find I it annoying that I can’t switch back to the Victron App to check on the status, and have to wait every time, for the app to reconnect over Bluetooth, to my smartsolar regulator.

Is the connection so different to a Bluetooth speaker etc.?

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Yes it is. You pair your device with your speakers. With VC, you don't actually pair the phone, the app makes a connection which is transitional.

The devices, while bluetooth, don't behave like your speaker.

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