Question re SYNC 4 with Multiple Phones

[Natai]

Searching around has yielded only information about placing calls or using other SYNC features. What I'm looking for is how SYNC 4 works with receiving calls when multiple devices are paired and present in the vehicle.

Here's my situation: My personal phone is Android, which I use 95% of the time. I'll be using it with Android Auto in the SYNC system. Work has also cursed me with an iPhone, which I always have with me. I only use this to receive calls and check work email.

Assuming I have paired both phones already and have my Android set as the primary in the system, what will happen if I have both phones with me and I receive a work call on the iPhone? I know I won't be able to use any iPhone apps if the Android is primary, but will I be able to accept an incoming work call with the handsfree system?

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[Newbie]

Just get a dual SIM phone.......save all the hassles with having 2 phones.

 

[chtucker]

It only pairs to one phone at a time... it won't switch automatic between phones if the non connected one gets a call.

I carry a iPhone (Verizon, personal), iPhone (Verizon, work), and I leave an Android (att Firstnet, work)in the truck at all times. Oh and the sat phone

 

[Natai]

Just get a dual SIM phone.......save all the hassles with having 2 phones.

Not an option. I won't touch an iPhone for personal use, and I don't have a choice but to use an iPhone for work. Government phone, with lots of extra garbage to secure email and the like.

It only pairs to one phone at a time... it won't switch automatic between phones if the non connected one gets a call.

I carry a iPhone (Verizon, personal), iPhone (Verizon, work), and I leave an Android (att Firstnet, work)in the truck at all times. Oh and the sat phone

Unfortunate, but not unexpected.
With all the bizarre/excessive options car and software companies are coming up with, you'd think it would have occurred to them that a LOT of people carry more than one phone at a time. From a purely safety perspective, being able to answer calls from either phone seems like a fairly reasonable feature to try and implement.
Thanks though!

 

[chtucker]

Not an option. I won't touch an iPhone for personal use, and I don't have a choice but to use an iPhone for work. Government phone, with lots of extra garbage to secure email and the like.


Unfortunate, but not unexpected.
With all the bizarre/excessive options car and software companies are coming up with, you'd think it would have occurred to them that a LOT of people carry more than one phone at a time. From a purely safety perspective, being able to answer calls from either phone seems like a fairly reasonable feature to try and implement.
Thanks though!

There is a Bluetooth dual channel standard out there. My motorcycle headset system has it, some earbuds do as well. I was looking to get both my phone and my laptop working on a single set of earbuds when I was working from home last year

 

[VelocityBrew]

Not an option. I won't touch an iPhone for personal use, and I don't have a choice but to use an iPhone for work. Government phone, with lots of extra garbage to secure email and the like.

Yeah I hate security when it comes to making purchases or using my bank account on my phone

 

[Natai]

Yeah I hate security when it comes to making purchases or using my bank account on my phone

Not what I'm talking about.

Our agency loads specific contracted software on to the phone that is required for us to access our email. (So in response to the other post about dual-sims, I don't have the option.)
The 'garbage' aspect is the basic usability of those apps. It's government IT, so it's always less capable than it could be, and the contract was clearly not interested in end-user features or reliability.

 

[HotdogThud]

it'll probably work just fine, to be honest. my BMW has dual phone setup, and it'll still use one as primary, but will happily *get* calls on both. the big issue that you're likely going to run into is that the bluetooth stack on the iphone is traditionally a lot faster at connecting than android, so it will most likely always be the primary phone on the system, which can be annoying at times.

another option though, just connect the android, and forward the iphone to it, then all the calls just go to that phone vs the other.

 

[Natai]

another option though, just connect the android, and forward the iphone to it, then all the calls just go to that phone vs the other.

That's actually probably a good idea if I'm on a longer trip. Thanks

 

[ReimundKrohn]

Not an option. I won't touch an iPhone for personal use, and I don't have a choice but to use an iPhone for work. Government phone, with lots of extra garbage to secure email and the like.


Unfortunate, but not unexpected.
With all the bizarre/excessive options car and software companies are coming up with, you'd think it would have occurred to them that a LOT of people carry more than one phone at a time. From a purely safety perspective, being able to answer calls from either phone seems like a fairly reasonable feature to try and implement.
Thanks though!

I am in the same boat. Hate Apple. With a passion. But work issues iPhones so whatcha gonna do? I am too cheap to pay for a second phone though; And I am on this one more than often enough.

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