Bluetooth tethering for samsung z flip 7

[Markus Järvisalo]

Hi,

Is there any way to enable bluetooth internet tethering/sharing using automate?

I've exhausted all options given by chatgpt and while I felt I made some progress, none of the shell commands actually turn on bluetooth tethering.

I've tried the following:

settings put global bluetooth_tethering_enabled 1

settings put system bluetooth_pan 1

settings put global tethering_bluetooth_enabled 1

svc bluetooth enable_pan

None of the bluetooth tethering block from Automate work so shell scripting is the only option I guess but those do not work.

I've enabled developer mode and given WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission to Automate:

adb shell dumpsys package com.llamalab.automate | Select-String "WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"

      android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
      android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS: granted=true

So... What more can I try?

[l]

The phone firmware must support Bluetooth tethering - Automate merely
turns it on. Can you enable Bluetooth tethering manually?

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Use the Bluetooth tethering set state block, choose an "Bluetooth tethering workaround" option in setting that works, the "Privileged service" option should work on most devices.

[Markus Järvisalo]

Yes. The phone supports bluetooth tethering. I use it all the time for my car. I just want to Automate turning it on when the phone connects to my car's bluetooth. Now with no reliable way to automatically turn bt tethering on, I have to do it manually every time. Bixby routines would also be perfect but for some reason Samsung has removed that from there. Seems like Automate is the only App left but I would just like to know if there is such a shell command for Samsungs Android variant which does the job.

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[Markus Järvisalo]

I think I tried all the combinations... None work.

Here is the log:

-25 16:26:41.464 I 25@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:26:41.465 I 25@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:26:41.496 F 25@9: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unknown error

11-25 16:26:41.499 I 25@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:27:12.170 I 26@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:27:12.170 I 26@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:27:12.178 F 26@9: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unknown error

11-25 16:27:12.181 I 26@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:27:30.737 I 27@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:27:30.738 I 27@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:27:41.008 W 27@9: Failed to start privileged service

11-25 16:27:41.010 W 27@9: java.util.concurrent.CancellationException: Please execute: sh /sdcard/Android/data/com.llamalab.automate/cache/start.sh

11-25 16:27:46.097 F 27@9: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Service startup timeout

11-25 16:27:46.099 I 27@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:31:23.544 I 28@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:31:23.547 I 28@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:31:23.811 W 28@9: Failed to start privileged service

11-25 16:31:23.812 W 28@9: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Privileged service disabled, see settings.

11-25 16:31:38.906 F 28@9: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Service startup timeout

11-25 16:31:38.916 I 28@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:31:41.914 I 29@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:31:41.915 I 29@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:31:41.924 F 29@9: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unknown error

11-25 16:31:41.928 I 29@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:33:51.271 I 30@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:33:51.272 I 30@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:33:51.281 F 30@9: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unknown error

11-25 16:33:51.286 I 30@9: Stopped by failure

11-25 16:34:14.839 I 31@1: Flow beginning

11-25 16:34:14.840 I 31@9: Bluetooth tethering set state

11-25 16:34:25.098 W 31@9: Failed to start privileged service

11-25 16:34:25.100 W 31@9: java.util.concurrent.CancellationException: Please execute: sh /sdcard/Android/data/com.llamalab.automate/cache/start.sh

11-25 16:34:30.196 F 31@9: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Service startup timeout

11-25 16:34:30.205 I 31@9: Stopped by failure

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[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Since you've chosen the "Manually" option for "Privileged service start method" then as the log say:

11-25 16:34:25.098 W 31@9: Failed to start privileged service

11-25 16:34:25.100 W 31@9: java.util.concurrent.CancellationException: Please execute: sh /sdcard/Android/data/com.llamalab.automate/cache/start.sh

11-25 16:34:30.196 F 31@9: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Service startup timeout

If you have an Android 11+ device then using the "Android Debug Bridge" option is easiest to use, select it then follow the onscreen instructions to pair Automate with your device.

Please read: https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/adb.html

[Markus Järvisalo]

Thanks Henrik,

I executed the start.sh script but that didn't work.

Then.

I'm not sure what happened but I went to choir practice and when I came back the ADB activation method using port 5555 just worked.

So, I guess this will keep working until I restart the phone and then I need to redo the adb tcpip 5555?

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[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Yes, ADB should work until the device is rebooted. If you have an Android 11+ device, using it's "Wireless debugging", then it's possible to make a flow that re-enable it.

[мJ Zкxy]

Or you can use accessibility on Automate by checking if tethering is off and turn it on with block Interaction.