Smart Connect

Smart Connect Free App

Rated 4.16/5 (181,624) —  Free Android application by Sony Mobile Communications

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About Smart Connect

This is the official Smart Connect app from Sony. With Smart Connect you can decide what happens when you connect your Android smartphone or tablet to an accessory or other device. It is device and time sensitive. You can choose between single and multiple actions such as starting the music player, a slideshow, turning GPS or Wi-Fi on/off - whatever you want.

Smart Connect also helps you set up and manage smart accessories such as SmartWatch, SmartTags, and app-enabled Bluetooth® headsets from Sony. When you connect your smart accessory, Smart Connect identifies it and downloads any required app for that specific device. It will also find any app extensions available for that accessory.

Previously connected devices are listed within Smart Connect to give you easy access to information and device options.

Note
Smart Connect replaces LiveWare™ manager from Android 4.0

How to Download / Install

Download and install Smart Connect version Varies with device on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware, download Smart Connect.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
- Various bug fixes and improvements
More downloads  Smart Connect reached 100 000 000 - 500 000 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Smart Connect (LiveWare™ Mgr) now is known as Smart Connect.
More downloads  Smart Connect reached 50 000 000 - 100 000 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Smart Connect now is known as Smart Connect (LiveWare™ Mgr).

What are users saying about Smart Connect

U70%
by U####:

The app is not compatible with siny experia z5 premium.. Its been couple of months I bought his new mobile and a facing the issue. The headphone works in other mobile whereas it doesnot work in this mobile.. Downloaded a app spund about just as an alternative.. Else this is a super bad application.. Please sort this asap else people like me who trust and like sony mobile will start losing interest..

I70%
by I####:

This app has messed up my headphone jack. With this app installed my phone cannot recognise any headphones I have in. I know its not a hardware problem because I can use another 3rd party app soundabout to select my headphones and listen to them perfectly. Also looking on the Web this app has a reputation for confusing the headphone jack and not picking up headphones. Please fix this in a future update

U70%
by U####:

Holy s***! Had an event scheduled to start an app at midnight. At 11 PM after the end of Daylight Savings Time, my phone started vibrating like crazy and my screen started flashing as Smart Connect was trying to start the app again and again. The problem persisted even after rebooting. I thought my phone was going to start smoking!

C70%
by C####:

A lot of people are frustrated with the app not working. This is caused by the app goes dormant after a few weeks of not being opened. The simple fix is to open the app and close it again, this helps your device reinitiate operation.

U70%
by U####:

Recently my headphone stopped working on my phone "Sony Xperia M5 dual". When checked over web, some one suggested to disable smart connect and use "SoundAbout". With SoundAbout, now I'm able to use headphone. Kindly do the needful for Smart Connect.

J70%
by J####:

would give it 5 stars if it - in "events" - had option for: AUTOMATICALLY connect to preferred bluetooth device... i mean, seriously.... no one has thought of this before? Its annoying to manually select Bluetooth speaker each night for my alarm.

U70%
by U####:

You need to put complete notification access to the app so that it doesn't close automatically when the ram is cleared!! Pls do that and I guarantee a 5 star. (My phone is lenovo a 6000plus)

U70%
by U####:

What the hell!!! This app totally messed up my headphone jack. Whenever I connect headsets they don't show up on the notification bar and the music just keeps on playing via loud speaker. I don't know what's going, but y'all better fix this app.

U70%
by U####:

After my new update on my Xperia Z5 Premium ear phones don't want to work at all. Dis is bad for me I'm going to mtn to complain about this and get solution to it.

X70%
by X####:

The app disables my headphones. After sending it back to get the headphone jack hardware repaired I realized this is a software issue. After being an Xperia fan for years I have purchased an Asus and won't be coming back to Sony due to this and many other software issues. Awesome phones though, it's really too bad.

Z70%
by Z####:

Works flawlessly on Z3 Compact. But there's an issue on X Compact - I can't make it enable or disable WiFi tethering. This is the main use case for me thus totally pointless now.

Z70%
by Z####:

Look at the whole list of customers you don't respond to down below ... Just take down the app because its rubbish and you don't have customers at heart .. I'm very much disappointed.. Wish I could just slap who ever is responsible for this managing app

U70%
by U####:

Love this app. I have it set so when i connect my Bose speaker, it automatically opens Spotify and turns media volume to max and notification volume to mute. Done a similar thing for when I connect to my car stereo.

K70%
by K####:

No fix for the headphone socket issue very frustrating! I've tried everything, used to work perfectly. I notice there is no reply to any of these complaints from developer, poor show!

S70%
by S####:

What is "smart connect"? I don't know, so I don't use it or update it. I have 16 apps, including this one, on my handset that I never use, but can't uninstall. I could reinstall if I wanted, but don't have that option, which I resent. UNINSTALL OPTION PLEASE!!!!

B70%
by B####:

Same issue with the rest. I'm using z5 premium under android version 7, previously its working and can detect the headphone jack but now with the newer system update, I need to really push the jack harder in the phone in order for the headphone to work, but if you release your grip it will stop working and the phone will look like possessed, switching to smart connect/phone speaker and vice versa and vibrates, music volume going nuts. I tried the system recovery but still not working and same problem. I read something online and I tried their technique, about deactivating and installing another app. It works, so yah I think the problem is not with our phones.

L70%
by L####:

Doesn't consistently acknowledge headphones and ha snow started constantly notifying that headphones are connected, although none are. This is causing huge annoyance and rapid battery loss.

G70%
by G####:

Please fix the issue ASAP. ☹️ At first I thought the headphones jack was (stock Sony Z5 Premium)broken,but after I tested out on laptop it good. Then I test out with other headphone (Sony Miro) also didn't work well. ???? This due after an updated. Please fix it. (9/10/2017), dear Sony,it all ready a month from previous comment. But you still don't fix this issue. Others Sony users are very disappointing. We don't want to use 3rd party app for a solution. Please fix and make it better as soon as possible.

M70%
by M####:

After format of phone unable to edit smart tag nt3 it displays the message only owner can edit the tag... Has been solved But new problem, when connect Bluetooth device with display and play music, the music name is not displayed earlier it was displaying.

U70%
by U####:

This app keeps making a loud beeping sound anytime I try to turn off the screen when I'm listening to something. It's extremely annoying. The only way to stop it is through clearing the cache every once in awhile.

X70%
by X####:

This app is interfering with my headphones, it doesn't seem to allow them to work even though they work perfectly fine. It also seems to be controlling the volume and opening Google voice whenever I connect my headphones. If possible can you please sort this out because I haven't been able to listen to music for the past three days now

U70%
by U####:

I love it but I have one suggestion for improvement: add "close app" to start and end actions to close a specific app (like a music player) when BT device is disconnected. Changed to one star because it no longer works since my phone updated to 7.0

U70%
by U####:

It is not connected with sony smartwatch 2 for full funtion (special call and sms) in adroid 7 of another phone (is not included sony phone). Pls repair improve soft for approriate (may be sony fogotten swatch 2)

U70%
by U####:

Stops working every few months. Then have to uninstall and update. Then when headphones are unplugged, have to do that again. Repeat 5 to 10 times. Then, it works fine again for a few months

U70%
by U####:

Yay! Finally solved the volume resetting itself to 75% every time I unplugged the headphone jack. Thank you so much for this!!

U70%
by U####:

Well for starters I'm just going to go ahead and say that this app is great, but there is always room for improvememt. I'm not complaining but I think that adding a connected/disconnected to wifi argument would be great.

P70%
by P####:

I really hate this app when I play music and use others apps it's always stop playing suddenly, I have never face such behaviour in other phone. Kindly redesign or solve this misbehaving matter.....

U70%
by U####:

After Re installation found under events at- Start action - wireless and networks -mobile data on / off is -missing only WiFi and Bluetooth are shown which was earlier available as it used to help a lot in data saving of mobile network by scheduling mobile data on off as per requirement please restore this action thanks

M70%
by M####:

With the latest update you made a mess! My GPS acts as a handsfree for my phone while driving, that is it used to. With the latest update the 'handsfree' gets disconnected when phone goes into sleep (black screen). Smart Connect will regard the GPS as a headset to Throw music to and associate Music as app. But I will use it for phone (incoming and outgoing calls, phone-book etc). PLEASE FIX The only way to have a persistent connection is to turn off bluetooth and then on again after having turned on GPS I can't imagine why Throw should be activated to get hands-free. (phone SONY Xperia Z1, GPS Garmin 760)

U70%
by U####:

Fix your app. It sucks. It notifies me that my headset connected is not compatible. I DONT HAVE ANY CONNECTED

U70%
by U####:

What the hell, my earphones suddenly isn't supported after using it just fine for years. Nothing smart about it.

U70%
by U####:

Does not work with my B&O play accessories. I'm new to Sony so not sure if this app is supposed to work win only Sony accessoires. Xperia X Android 7

T70%
by T####:

Hate it. New headphones & it can't decide if they're headphones or a headset so the music stops & starts & volume goes up & down! I'd delete if I could.

W70%
by W####:

Features such as Brightness control were taken away in the latest version. So I'll stick to the older version that gives more features and lets you control more!

B70%
by B####:

Hope that this has some import/export for the config and schedules you created so transfering or syncing with other devices will be a breeze... But overall it's already a good app. Hopefully this feature the import/export settings,config and schedule will be added soon. More power and keep it up. Thanks

U70%
by U####:

Its horrible I cant even connect my earphones to my phone since the app doesnt recognise it. This is the last time im going to get a Sony product.

Z70%
by Z####:

It's not compatible with the internal accelerometer or other apps. My ZR premium was send for repair becos of this issue. Now it has return. Sending to Sony will take a week without phone. Hope Sony can do an update

U70%
by U####:

Volume control doesn't work. I connect to my car stereo via Bluetooth and trigger the action to maximize the media volume, but the Bluetooth media volume doesn't change.

U70%
by U####:

The most recent update has made it so headphones aren't recognised incredibly annoying as now I can't listen to anything in car, headphones or speakers. Tried restarting phone clearing cash data etc and nothings helped. Please fix. Sony x

U70%
by U####:

Worked well at first, now my Z5 premium doesn't recognise my official Sony earphones even after a few updates! Very angry! Time to delete and try another app.


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