Dear forum readers,
I’ve been trying to redirect phone calls from my android phone to my laptop running Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.3155).
At first, pairing and all BT communication was completely failing, but I finally understood that MS had changed something in the BT interface and that requires installing most recent drivers, which I did (installed latest Intel Wireless Bluetooth drivers, v23.30.0). Now pairing works, though I have to initiate it from my laptop (fails if initiated from the phone), and the device gets a cryptic name (“Bluetooth LE device” followed by hex numbers).
I can now use my phone’s internet connection via Bluetooth, but redirecting calls to my laptop still doesn’t work. When I try to switch it on (i.e. tapping the “Calls” switch on the phone), it shortly switches back off ; same goes for the Audio switch.
So my first question is : did anyone have it working ? Maybe it’s just that Microsoft wants to force people into using Phone Link, which I don’t want to use because it invasively and unnecessarily (for me) requires installation of an additional app on my phone.
If the answer is yes, then comes the second question : how shall I do that ?
I know there’s no hardware issue since I have been using that feature from Linux on the same machine for some time, without any problem (except for a volume problem, I had to tune down mic volume to 25%).
Your insights are welcome.
I’ve been trying to redirect phone calls from my android phone to my laptop running Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.3155).
At first, pairing and all BT communication was completely failing, but I finally understood that MS had changed something in the BT interface and that requires installing most recent drivers, which I did (installed latest Intel Wireless Bluetooth drivers, v23.30.0). Now pairing works, though I have to initiate it from my laptop (fails if initiated from the phone), and the device gets a cryptic name (“Bluetooth LE device” followed by hex numbers).
I can now use my phone’s internet connection via Bluetooth, but redirecting calls to my laptop still doesn’t work. When I try to switch it on (i.e. tapping the “Calls” switch on the phone), it shortly switches back off ; same goes for the Audio switch.
So my first question is : did anyone have it working ? Maybe it’s just that Microsoft wants to force people into using Phone Link, which I don’t want to use because it invasively and unnecessarily (for me) requires installation of an additional app on my phone.
If the answer is yes, then comes the second question : how shall I do that ?
I know there’s no hardware issue since I have been using that feature from Linux on the same machine for some time, without any problem (except for a volume problem, I had to tune down mic volume to 25%).
Your insights are welcome.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11, Linux Ubuntu
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- MSI GP76 Leopard