Hi all. I recently became an owner of an EX5 and I have a fun (perhaps unsettling) story to share which translates in a feature request.
This evening I was chilling on my sofa. When I stood up and headed towards my bedroom, I heard some faint noise coming from my headphones... Weirded out, since I left my MX5 turned on and expected it to go automatically on standby whilst I was away (with no source), I went to check. Once I put my headphones on, I could hear someone else's FIFA game being played on my cans!
This person probably deliberately connected to my MX5 and streamed their game onto my gear! This opened my eyes on some significant drawbacks about the BT functionality:
1. Bluetooth is always on - even when using another, non-BT source and always in pairing mode, unless connected to a device. This means that any person walking by is going to be able to connect freely, as the EX5 does not require any authentication for Bluetooth.
2. It's impossible to understand which device (MAC address/friendly name etc.) is connected to the MX5 as no indication is shown on the display. (Though this might be an hardware limitation which I understand.)
3. It's also impossible to connect any of my devices to the MX5 now, as it's not discoverable anymore. This unknown device is connecting to my EX5 automatically when I turn it on. I will need to factory reset it most likely, with no guarantee that the other device won't be faster than one of mine to reconnect.
Is there any chance to get a firmware update which either allows to disable Bluetooth / enables discoverable mode only when pressing the knob / turns it off when streaming from another mode / makes it so that pairing is only granted when pressing on the knob? I'm considering what my options are here considering my unknown troll neighbor, and I'd prefer not to return the EX5...
This evening I was chilling on my sofa. When I stood up and headed towards my bedroom, I heard some faint noise coming from my headphones... Weirded out, since I left my MX5 turned on and expected it to go automatically on standby whilst I was away (with no source), I went to check. Once I put my headphones on, I could hear someone else's FIFA game being played on my cans!
This person probably deliberately connected to my MX5 and streamed their game onto my gear! This opened my eyes on some significant drawbacks about the BT functionality:
1. Bluetooth is always on - even when using another, non-BT source and always in pairing mode, unless connected to a device. This means that any person walking by is going to be able to connect freely, as the EX5 does not require any authentication for Bluetooth.
2. It's impossible to understand which device (MAC address/friendly name etc.) is connected to the MX5 as no indication is shown on the display. (Though this might be an hardware limitation which I understand.)
3. It's also impossible to connect any of my devices to the MX5 now, as it's not discoverable anymore. This unknown device is connecting to my EX5 automatically when I turn it on. I will need to factory reset it most likely, with no guarantee that the other device won't be faster than one of mine to reconnect.
Is there any chance to get a firmware update which either allows to disable Bluetooth / enables discoverable mode only when pressing the knob / turns it off when streaming from another mode / makes it so that pairing is only granted when pressing on the knob? I'm considering what my options are here considering my unknown troll neighbor, and I'd prefer not to return the EX5...