pairing and reconnection with Amazfit Bip broken

[Danfro]

Hi, I do have an Amazfit Bip [A1608, firmware: v1.1.6.48] and run Amazfish 2.4.0 app on my OP5T focal.

Pairing the watch works only after like 10 attempts. I didn't manage to find a pattern yet that works. The bluetooth icon does show up on the device when pairing. It also does say "connection lost". So I assume its not the basic connection that fails, but it somehow misses a final step. I do

• pair device
• search for device
• tap on my device
• on main screen the B bluetooth icon shows and the watch icon with a spinner Then it mostly brings the disconnected error message on my watch. After many attempts it eventually asks me to confirm pairing on my watch, then it works.

Reconnecting after the connection was lost e.g. due to long distance, never works. I need to try to re-pair to get a connection done. The bluetooth icon in the indicator does not get filled, so I guess maybe the bluetooth service is not "accessed" or activated properly? Pressing "connect with watch" does only bring up the endless spinner in the B icon. That even stays there after closing the app or rebooting the device.

If you require further information I am happy to provide them.

[norayr]

i also have bip and i mantain the package for maemo leste.

i think my bip also doesn't reconnect and i need to repair it. i am usually using pebble classic, but decided to use bip a couple of days ago. and i think again i experience what you experience. that was sort of 'normal' for me, at least it worked somehow.

i will continue testing and i hope to come up with more comprehensive information about it.

[Danfro]

@norayr thanks for your reply. Good to know its not just me having this issue. My device should be Mili_chaohu firmware. Today I saw the "automatically reconnect" option in bluetooth settings for my bip. I ticked that box, hopefully that will help (no disconnect yet to test).

[Danfro]

@norayr actually ticking that "automatically reconnect" box in bluetooth settings for the Bip seems to have fixed the problem. Now my bip does reconnect. I think adding a note to readme might be a good idea.