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[Q] Doesn't route call audio to earphones.

Many other phones allow you to route the phone earpiece sound to your earphones if they are plugged, while permitting continued use of the the phone mic to speak during a call.
Meaning you could have you favourite music listening earphones plugged in, listen to your music and take calls without having to unplug your earphones.
With the i9000 doesn't do this, which is irritating.
I want to use higher quality earphones, not the stock headset or a stereo bluetooth headset.
Would any one in xda know a work around for this?
Would it be a hardware, software or firmware issue?
(my guess is firmware)
Thanks,
Mtz

did you bother to search.. this has been discussed numerious times first by me over 6 months ago.

lgkahn said:
did you bother to search.. this has been discussed numerious times first by me over 6 months ago.
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The only ones i've seen are the ones by marcelo reis and glemery- which about the Samsung fascinate-.
I've also since reviewed your posts and haven't found much concrete information, only suppositions. People are saying that it -might be- the fact that it's a four pin connector.
I'm wondering if it has anything to do with firmware or drivers, if the question hasn't been answered yet.
I'm not especially interested in buying a nokia adapter.
Was there a definitive answer to this question?

I've found this post by marcelo- dated Oct 12th, which leads me to believe it's software issue.
h**p://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=746191&page=3
Mr lgkhan, thanks for your non-help and your non-existent 6 month old discussion.
Mtz

As mentioned numerous times in numerous posts the pinouts are different, two wires are swapped. If you don't want to use a Nokia adapter for your non stock headphones you can always cut your wire and try to re-wire yourself...
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lgkahn said:
As mentioned numerous times in numerous posts the pinouts are different, two wires are swapped. If you don't want to use a Nokia adapter for your non stock headphones you can always cut your wire and try to re-wire yourself...
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I think OP is talking about using a regular earphone - which means left and right only channels. It has nothing to do with the wiring of earphones with 3 lines (L,R,mic)

gllu said:
I think OP is talking about using a regular earphone - which means left and right only channels. It has nothing to do with the wiring of earphones with 3 lines (L,R,mic)
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Thank you. Yes, you are correct.
If Mercelo Reis's post is correct, it would indicate that the problem is not hardware, OS or firmware related. It would be app related, given he has that functionality on the skype app, but not the phone app.
The reason I want this is because I want to use audiophile earphones to listen to music and be able to take calls without having to alter the arrangement. As it stands now, I'm forced to unplug my earphones from the phone to take the call.
I can't get high level audio quality from a headSET or bluetooth. I don't want to be encumbered by a potentially unnecessary adapter.
My friend has a HTC desire that can do this. My brother who has a Nexus with froyo, can't. So, hoping for a fix this way with the new froyo for the SGS seems slim..

Looking for a Stereo BT headset for Workout and Movies

I am looking for some help. Now that I have a tablet and I am trying to find a good BT stereo headset for it. I am going to mostly use the headset for listening to my tablet for movies and doing items on my tablet where I do not want to bug my wife and others.
I am also going to want to use it with my phone when I am working out or working on items where a tablet is just too big to have around. I went to Best Buy and they stated to use the Jaybird ones. They are going to take a large chunk out of my wallet. I am trying to find what else is out there and would have good sound quality and bass for movies but can take getting all sweating in a work out.
Thank you for any help or tips on this. Just kind of stuck right now.

You can also look at getting a receiver that has a headphone jack and use the headphone of choice.
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bsoplinger said:
You can also look at getting a receiver that has a headphone jack and use the headphone of choice.
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Might have to look into that. Thanks

Motorola has some water resistant ones but they are trash. Go with the jaybirds. I have several friends with them and they work great, and don't short out.

I have a Sony mw600 receiver that works pretty well. And with a standard 3.5 mm jack you can use any headset you want.
It's not as "clean" as a pure bt headset, but it's a lot more flexible. It has fm radio as well, a nice addition.
The only downside I found is the touch/pressure/whatever sensitive volume slider is a bit fiddly.
There is supposedly a newer version out, mw600s, but no idea about the changes and/or improvements.
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derrick_ said:
Motorola has some water resistant ones but they are trash. Go with the jaybirds. I have several friends with them and they work great, and don't short out.
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I've used the Motorola S9 and now the S10 bluetooth stereo headsets. The S9 I sent back at least 4 times because sweat gets into the buttons and when you press up or down on them it sticks the contact and acts as if you are holding it down. I finally got out of the warranty period and found that if I put them on the airconditioner return (on the floor) for a few days they work fine. I have to say that the S10 has not had that problem. In both cases, the "in ear" nature of the S9 and S10 do not fit me well. Of course fit is highly subjective so take it for what it's worth.
The S9 had better sound to me than the S10 and was easier to control (when there wasn't sweat behind the buttons). On the S10 I have to really press the buttons hard to activate them. The pads on the end of each side on the S10 came off in the first week. They were stuck on with what is essentially double sided tape. I tried to glue one back on with super glue which just hardened the semi-soft pad into a wrinkled mess. I used a dremel with an abrasive buffer tip to smooth it down.
Finally, the soft ear tips on the S10 come off almost every time I take the headset off. Of course the headset is useless if you loose the tips...well, it works, but is pretty uncomfortable in your ears. The one good experience was that I called Motorola and they sent me a bag of the tips for free. So now I have (I think) 6 pairs, two each of each size. No hassle from customer service. I was ready to pay something, but they just sent them for free.
I'm in the market for some new stereo headphones for the gym. They must be bluetooth, take calls, and have controls on them. The problem is that it's an expensive game of hit or miss on fit and function although I can return them to BestBuy if needed.
It might seem that I'm down on the S9 and S10. In general, I like the way they fit around my neck, I just wish they would nail it instead of staying at about 80%.
Just my 2 cents.

I have a Sennheiser pxc 310, it's a very good device, but the big problem with bluetooth, movie and nexus 7, is the latency between sound and pictures.
I have the galaxy note 2 and there is no such problem, maybe the apt-x codec solve the problem.

Give the LG HBS-700 a shot. I use them for everything from work, to tv, to working out at the gym.
They sound decent and have a decent battery life.
My only gripe with them is that they slip a little when on the bench.

Sirjacksinurbox said:
Give the LG HBS-700 a shot. I use them for everything from work, to tv, to working out at the gym.
They sound decent and have a decent battery life.
My only gripe with them is that they slip a little when on the bench.
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Hi guys,
i have a problem connected with the sound.....
I need read a file, pdf or word, and in the same time hear something recorded..... impossible, when i switch from player to any other program, the music player stop
is it a problem of me, or all nexus and android have such "Bug"?
Tnks
Ale

alechef said:
Hi guys,
i have a problem connected with the sound.....
I need read a file, pdf or word, and in the same time hear something recorded..... impossible, when i switch from player to any other program, the music player stop
is it a problem of me, or all nexus and android have such "Bug"?
Tnks
Ale
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What player are you using?
What are you trying to listen to?
What program are you using to read your document?

Sirjacksinurbox said:
What player are you using?
What are you trying to listen to?
What program are you using to read your document?
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Hi,
for music player, i tried the original in Nexus, Vlc and winamp.......
For reader, i tried Pdf reader and kingsoffice...
Anyway, every program i start from the task, it stop the music player.... no only document readers.
Astro too, if i open whil player is playing, it stop
Thnks
Ale

I'm using the LG HBS700 with So Slim Rom and the sound/video is very laggy and choppy over BT. Even when I play local files or ones over the network. I even tried watching a movie on Netflix. If I stop the video and plug in some headphones directly, it works fine. Anyone else have this problem? Might have to try a different Rom.
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derrick_ said:
Motorola has some water resistant ones but they are trash. Go with the jaybirds. I have several friends with them and they work great, and don't short out.
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I second that. Have the Jaybird Bluebuds X they are the best headphones I've ever had they are a little pricy though.

jiannichan said:
I'm using the LG HBS700 with So Slim Rom and the sound/video is very laggy and choppy over BT. Even when I play local files or ones over the network. I even tried watching a movie on Netflix. If I stop the video and plug in some headphones directly, it works fine. Anyone else have this problem? Might have to try a different Rom.
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I have this problem on the stock ROM, if you do some searching apparently it's a common bug introduced recently.
It's pretty disappointing as I got a Jabra clip to make listening while on the treadmill easier and it's just skippy as hell.

I'm using Samsung HS-3000 stereo. It has 3.5mm audio jack which you can swap the earphone for better ones

cant go wrong with these
BOOM !
http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTH220-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphone/dp/B005LKB0IU/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_img_y
:highfive:

I just got the Jaybirds. They went on sale on Amazon for $60 today.

veener79 said:
I just got the Jaybirds. They went on sale on Amazon for $60 today.
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which ones brah ?

Got the freedoms. They are normally $100.
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veener79 said:
Got the freedoms. They are normally $100.
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Thanks, they will ship these to the UK as well which saves us about £40.

bad headphone jack connection

I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?

nuthead53 said:
I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?
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tested other headphones and they were fine. It's justthe URBeats don't fully go in. There is a slight bit of play.

Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.

Dharkan said:
Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.
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Yup that was the first thing I tried. They won't go in any further. Looks like there is just under a mm of space. I've tried pushing fairly hard.

Oh that's odd. I think headphones can be defective. or the phone, which i hope not. Try another pair of headphones on HTC One.
And trying checking your headphone jack with a toothpick or small needle very carefully. It happened on my HTC One S, there was some dustball in it and I wasn't able to push it all the way. But be careful tho, you just need to check it lightly.

Dharkan said:
Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.
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Dharkan said:
Oh that's odd. I think headphones can be defective. or the phone, which i hope not. Try another pair of headphones on HTC One.
And trying checking your headphone jack with a toothpick or small needle very carefully. It happened on my HTC One S, there was some dustball in it and I wasn't able to push it all the way. But be careful tho, you just need to check it lightly.
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Thanks, first two posts. I've tried other headphones and the beats in other devices, All is fine. The problem is specifically with the combination of urbeats and HTC one. Phone is brand new so no furballs

Must be the 'phones. Did the standard beats-esque ones work that come with the phone?

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Must be the 'phones. Did the standard beats-esque ones work that come with the phone?
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I'm fairly sure it'sthe connection and not the earphones or phone specifically. Yes other headphones are fine. The urbeats are fine in other devices too. Issue is with the connection between urbeats and phone, I can exacerbate it by swiveling the connector.

Well if the other headphones are fine, this is really really strange. I really have no idea what might be the problem.

Had the same thing with the urbeats phones. Clean the headphone jack (the silver bit) with a damp cloth (or I just used licked fingers) to remove some production residue and they'll work fine.
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pricefix23 said:
Had the same thing with the urbeats phones. Clean the headphone jack (the silver bit) with a damp cloth (or I just used licked fingers) to remove some production residue and they'll work fine.
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Thanks, I will try that out.
Glad someone else has had a similar problem and understands what I mean. I am going to pop into a P4U if cleaning the jack doesn't work.

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nuthead53 said:
I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?
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no, my work fine

Went into a P4U today and they confirmed the issue. Getting some replacement URBeats which will hopefully fix the problem. Either that or the phone needs replacing.
Think it's either a small socket or a big audio jack.

Apple Earphones not working properly on SGS1

Sorry if this the wrong place to ask this question, but as the title says, my Apple earphones aren't clear on my s1. Plz don't say just buy beats or other earphones because the Apple ones are the most comfortable to me. When I use the apple earphones the sound quality is a bit weird, while other earphones work fine. If there is anyway to fix this problem I will be glad to hear.
Thanks.

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Sorry if this the wrong place to ask this question, but as the title says, my Apple earphones aren't clear on my s1. Plz don't say just buy beats or other earphones because the Apple ones are the most comfortable to me. When I use the apple earphones the sound quality is a bit weird, while other earphones work fine. If there is anyway to fix this problem I will be glad to hear.
Thanks.
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Are these the ones with microphone on them (headset)?

karlyzas said:
Are these the ones with microphone on them (headset)?
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Yeah they are
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Yeah they are
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Try this thing, while playing music, press and hold answer button on your headset, sound should become clear.
This is a well known hardware problem, it's that apple and samsung manufacture headphones jacks using different connection layout. That way headset mics do not work properly by different manufacturer. Usually, when you buying headset, it defines "iphone, htc compatible" or "samsung, nokia compatible" (not sure about specific phone manufacturer). I also have one philips headset which came with simple 3.5 female to 3.5 male adapter, to work with both connection types.
Moreover SGS1 has tv-out through the same headphones jack, this way it's more messed up, and even the sound does not work properly.
I guess your only option would be buying some adapter, seen several on ebay, specifically designed for sgs1, but I could not tell whether they do what it says.

karlyzas said:
Try this thing, while playing music, press and hold answer button on your headset, sound should become clear.
This is a well known hardware problem, it's that apple and samsung manufacture headphones jacks using different connection layout. That way headset mics do not work properly by different manufacturer. Usually, when you buying headset, it defines "iphone, htc compatible" or "samsung, nokia compatible" (not sure about specific phone manufacturer). I also have one philips headset which came with simple 3.5 female to 3.5 male adapter, to work with both connection types.
Moreover SGS1 has tv-out through the same headphones jack, this way it's more messed up, and even the sound does not work properly.
I guess your only option would be buying some adapter, seen several on ebay, specifically designed for sgs1, but I could not tell whether they do what it says.
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OK ill give it a shot
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[Q] Weird buzzing and lack of bass

Hi,
i'm using my new xperia z1 with these headphones http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDREX58V...F8&qid=1386837991&sr=1-8&keywords=sony+mdr-ex
and the sound is clear, but outside i can barely hear any bass. I'm not sure if my earbuds are too small or the phone has issues. Comfortable volume is 50% which seems too much for such little volume.
Also sometimes when i use headphones with Music Unlimited and Walkman i get some weird buzzing, it sounds like electrical current, its more of a crackle than a buzz. usually if i slightly unplug the headphones it stops or if i restart the music app a couple of times.
Once again, i'm very OCD and this is pissing me off. Maybe some of you have some ideas.
Thanks.

Try using poweramp app.

cfs_mihai said:
Hi,
i'm using my new xperia z1 with these headphones http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDREX58V...F8&qid=1386837991&sr=1-8&keywords=sony+mdr-ex
and the sound is clear, but outside i can barely hear any bass. I'm not sure if my earbuds are too small or the phone has issues. Comfortable volume is 50% which seems too much for such little volume.
Also sometimes when i use headphones with Music Unlimited and Walkman i get some weird buzzing, it sounds like electrical current, its more of a crackle than a buzz. usually if i slightly unplug the headphones it stops or if i restart the music app a couple of times.
Once again, i'm very OCD and this is pissing me off. Maybe some of you have some ideas.
Thanks.
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How you can use this crap Headphones when the Z1 come with amazing headphones in the box. I buy like 3 extra Sony Headphones for different purpose and never, I said never I can reproduce the great sound with bass of the original Headphones Z1. Same Headphones I got with MW1 Bluetooth Handset and there is no compare to others. I don't understand.

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How you can use this crap Headphones when the Z1 come with amazing headphones in the box. I buy like 3 extra Sony Headphones for different purpose and never, I said never I can reproduce the great sound with bass of the original Headphones Z1. Same Headphones I got with MW1 Bluetooth Handset and there is no compare to others. I don't understand.
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Let me help you understand, Mr. Aggressive. In Denmark, with telenor you don't get headphones in the box. Because these things are region and carrier specific.

cfs_mihai said:
Let me help you understand, Mr. Aggressive. In Denmark, with telenor you don't get headphones in the box. Because these things are region and carrier specific.
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Sorry Mrs. Delicate, where I was Aggressive? You should go and ask or buy the original Headphones for the Z1, the same Headphones which come with Z1 in the box. If you buy that Headphones you will solve all the problems, even if you use some kind of App you will never reach the good sound.
And you will thank me a lot.

eclyptos said:
Sorry Mrs. Delicate, where I was Aggressive? You should go and ask or buy the original Headphones for the Z1, the same Headphones which come with Z1 in the box. If you buy that Headphones you will solve all the problems, even if you use some kind of App you will never reach the good sound.
And you will thank me a lot.
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Actually if you read around people complain about the same issues with the box headphones. Also, if you keep digging you will see that officially they only support maybe 6 Sony headphones. So i'm sorry to say it won't solve all my problems. Not to mention that those headphones are average at best. They are not god-mode audio, not by a long shot. Thanks for your condescending replies, but unfortunately it won't help me. Next time try giving a competent reply or just not replying.
Close thread. I've figured all this out 10 minutes after opening this thread and I know what I need to do.

cfs_mihai said:
Actually if you read around people complain about the same issues with the box headphones. Also, if you keep digging you will see that officially they only support maybe 6 Sony headphones. So i'm sorry to say it won't solve all my problems. Not to mention that those headphones are average at best. They are not god-mode audio, not by a long shot. Thanks for your condescending replies, but unfortunately it won't help me. Next time try giving a competent reply or just not replying.
Close thread. I've figured all this out 10 minutes after opening this thread and I know what I need to do.
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