Can you leave this "on" all the time? When it gets paired it comes on? Want to hide and be able to make unit work with bluetooth from a phone only.
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It's solid state so I don't see why you couldn't leave on. I would just be sure it can get some air circulation for cooling. I believe all it does when you pair it is it will recognize your Bluetooth device. I don't see why it wouldn't work with your phone. It has a remote control, but I'm not sure if it uses the Bluetooth or is infrared. If you hide it, the remote may not work.
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As a bluetooth device, you will always have to be near your phone with it for it to work, and that if it maintains the connection. I had to reconnect it in the phone and device every time I wanted to use it.
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Re-pair no, Settings connect yes. Another reason I got rid of my iPhone bluetooth functionality sucks. On my android I have a shortcut to all my bluetooth devices on my homescreen.
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No. You can leave bluetooth off, and just turn it on when you want to control the bulb.
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You have to pair it everytime. But you just have to hold the button on the unit and your phone should connect automatically after the initial pairing. The charging port is pretty flimsy on these. I have had mine for a few days and it stopped charging. It turns out that the charging dislodged from the logic board so I just hardwired the USB cable that came with it.
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Not that I can ttell.personally I leave the bluetooth on mybphone turned on all of the time. When I want to hear some tunes I just turn my oontz on and it connects to my phone
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I would look at how to totally turn off the unit then restart.( I would think you could turn it completely off. I gave the one I purchased as a gift so I don't have it in front of me.) Before you restart, make sure your IPad or other device is ready to "link" by using the "Settings". Before you connect, go into "Settings, "then "Bluetooth". Turn OFF the Bluetooth, then turn it back on. Then turn the device back on. If it doesn't count, perhaps its a lemon... That's all I can think of. I hope it helps.
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I had a little difficulty at first too. I found that it worked better when the phone is set to search for a bluetooth device before I actually turn the pairing mode on my bluetooth device (i.e. a headset). Also, just as an FYI, the batter drains very quickly if you a bluetooth device. VERY QUICKLY.
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This unit needs to remain plugged into the audio output or headphones jack of your non-bluetooth equipment in order to pair and receive on whatever bluetooth speaker, headphones, etc. you wish to receive on. If you mean do you need to keep it plugged in for charging it, the answer is no. Once it's charged, it will operate until its charge is used up and then needs recharging.
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You can, but the battery will go down. You could leave it plugged in, and it would pair anytime you turned your mobile device on. I do not know what the long-term effects would be on it leaving it on constantly. I use mine in the classroom, and normally leave it on during the day - just turn my phone off when I want it off.
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in theory, *if* you keep it charged and *if* you can get it to pair with your phone... and *if* you leave your bluetooth on all the time (and at that point *if* you still have a charge on your phone) you can locate the device - however I could not get it to do anything other than act as a poor bluetooth speakerphone
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Hi Bert, You can't turn off bluetooth at all, even by pressing the "iHome button" that can be seen on the picture on the top at the center. This can be nice, because if you start playing music on your mobile or tablet then the unit will switch on and play it. But it is painful because your mobile will always connect to it. I am using Deezer on Android and waking up with the music does not work because when the application is idle for a long time it stops responding to bluetooth orders like play/next... I did not try with another application. Hope this helps.
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Interesting you should ask because I have this question as well and thought I found a solution yesterday (fingers crossed). Answer to your question is yes based on my experience and here are my findings, the speaker goes powers itself off after a period of inactivity, however, I find that if you pair it with your bluetooth device and then add the speaker to the wifi network it will remain on, at least that's how I did it and still on after overnight.
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Originally when you turn on your phone,the Bluetooth is already on.But to turn it off,click the app "settings" then click"connectivity",after that,you'll see "bluetooth on" and from there you can turn your bluetooth off.Good luck
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Try turning off the blue tooth on your phone when it is nearby the unit, unless you are playing music. also, i found that if you press and hold the "phone" icon on the top, it turns off the bluetooth signal. weird.
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I leave mine in all the time. As long as the Bluetooth stays active on your phone it should still connect when you hit play.
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I am on iOS devices but I simply turn it on, it shows up, and then from within the settings, bluetooth, menu of the device I select it and pair it. I will say a cople times I have turned it on and had a hard time pairing it, only to realize it was paired to a different device. Simply turning off the different device fixes it.