Automatic return to the Device when the headset is back #109

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opened 2026-10-24 11:03:53 +02:00 by SBDeveloper · 1 comment

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What to build

Playback returns to the Device automatically when its Bridge has the headset back: the Bridge is in STANDBY with a good signal for a dwell time (about ten seconds), and the Device pulls playback back from the Paired Device, keeping play or pause, and claims the Bridge.

Only a session that came from an Automatic Handoff is eligible. Skip, pause and seek on the phone keep it eligible; starting a new Queue there or a manual Handoff ends that. The dwell time joins the advanced setting in the Bridge Plugin view. See ADR 0026.

Acceptance criteria

After an Automatic Handoff, walking back into range: after the dwell time, playback continues on the PC at the phone's position and play/pause state
Standing at the edge of range (signal flapping) does not hand back and forth
A session started on the phone itself, or after a new Queue or a manual Handoff, is never pulled back
The dwell time can be changed in the Bridge Plugin view
Core tests cover eligibility and dwell with a fixture Bridge and two Devices

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Bridge firmware: soft-released Bridge keeps reconnecting after link loss (BluetoothAudioLoop repo, .scratch/automatic-handoff/issues/01-soft-release-keeps-reconnecting.md; issues are off on that repo)

## What to build Playback returns to the Device automatically when its Bridge has the headset back: the Bridge is in `STANDBY` with a good signal for a dwell time (about ten seconds), and the Device pulls playback back from the Paired Device, keeping play or pause, and claims the Bridge. Only a session that came from an Automatic Handoff is eligible. Skip, pause and seek on the phone keep it eligible; starting a new Queue there or a manual Handoff ends that. The dwell time joins the advanced setting in the Bridge Plugin view. See ADR 0026. ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] After an Automatic Handoff, walking back into range: after the dwell time, playback continues on the PC at the phone's position and play/pause state - [ ] Standing at the edge of range (signal flapping) does not hand back and forth - [ ] A session started on the phone itself, or after a new Queue or a manual Handoff, is never pulled back - [ ] The dwell time can be changed in the Bridge Plugin view - [ ] Core tests cover eligibility and dwell with a fixture Bridge and two Devices ## Blocked by - Bridge firmware: soft-released Bridge keeps reconnecting after link loss (BluetoothAudioLoop repo, `.scratch/automatic-handoff/issues/01-soft-release-keeps-reconnecting.md`; issues are off on that repo)

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#108 Automatic Handoff away from the Device

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Implemented on integration branch automatic-handoff (merge c7cc63d), with code-review fixes in merge fcc0d8d. Lands on main when that branch is pushed and merged.

Implemented on integration branch `automatic-handoff` (merge c7cc63d), with code-review fixes in merge fcc0d8d. Lands on main when that branch is pushed and merged.

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Automatic return to the Device when the headset is back (#109)

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Merge #109: automatic return to the Device when the headset is back