I didn't want to bog down any of the various ROM threads with this, but I've noticed some odd behavior when pairing my D4 to my JVC head unit.
With stock Moto ICS and Eclipse 1.3.2 (still ICS), when paired to the HU, I can voice dial and control Pandora. I can sort-of control Google Music, but it won't display the ID3 tag info for any of the music, and although I can skip tracks it never recognizes anything but the player being stopped.
Now, if I go to Hashcode's WIP unofficial CM10 port, the HU control of GMusic works completely (as does all the Pandora control). I get ID3 tags, it recognizes when the player is stopped, playing, paused, etc. Of course, the current state of the CM10 port has the same BT issues with the phone side of things that the D3 had early in its development.
So now I'm wondering why there's the difference with the GMusic control/ID3 info. Does anyone know if it's something in the ICS/JB framework, or is it something related to the BT stack? Or perhaps something else entirely?
edit: So it turns out stock ROMs from pretty much every manufacturer (maybe all of them) do not support AVRCP 1.3+, but CyanogenMod does. I'm currently loading Hashcode's stock CM9 to see how it fares.
edit 2: Apparently CM9 has the same BT phone issues as CM10, I hadn't realized that. I guess I'm stuck with stock/Eclipse with no tag info until CM10 matures a bit more.
It is amazing just how many problems that this Droid 4 has when it comes to Bluetooth, and everything else. I don't understand how they could release these phones with so many issues. I see it more of a false advertising deal that just goes unchecked. I have major issues with bluetooth, if I get call waiting it resets my bluetooth connection (to where I hear my BT headset replay its boot up music). Half the time I have to pair the headset, then turn off the BT section and then turn it on again just for it to work. I am also constantly repairing the headsets as well. My two motorcycle headsets also also not happy and do not play well with the Droid 4. These headsets all seem to work fine with my older phones, T-Mobile G1, G2, G2x, and my Acer Iconia A500 tablet as well.
Here are my Headsets:
Jawbone Icon(Current Edition sold at Costco)
Parrot SK4000
Cardo Scala Rider FM
Not sure if my list helps any with research going forward, but it is something.
Tom
Yeah, BT performance is all over the place between Moto-stock, stock-ish Eclipse/mybearfish, and CM9/10.
I noticed while driving around today that in addition to everything I mentioned already, Moto-stock will tell the head unit when I get a text message, but stock-ish Eclipse/mybearfish doesn't. IIRC CM10 wouldn't do it either, but that's not all that surprising given its alpha state now.
I'm at a point now where I might finally be willing to give up the HW keyboard and just get a GNex in a month or two after Google announces whatever the hell is going on with the next Nexus phone(s).
Eh, BT works flawlessly for me. If you aren't stock, you shouldn't complain about BT because it probably isn't Motorola's fault.
If you are stock, that try a factory reset (sorry ), and if it still doesn't work, get a replacement 'cause your stuff is broken (just make sure it isn't your headset first!)
Except it doesn't work "flawlessly" because Motorola didn't put in support for anything newer than AVRCP 1.0. No amount of resets and replacements will change that.
I've only rooted, so it is not that big of a deal. Still is it that hard to upgrade that bluetooth section to something newer? This was supposed to be their latest hardware keyboard phone.
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Hi everyone,
there is a big confusion around bluetooth compatibility topic, and I would like to solve my problem.
Lots of people in the world are not able to understand when a bluetooth device is compatible with LGP880 or not.
I need a phisical bluetooth mouse and keyboard to use in mhl mode, I already buy a Trust Zanoo BT 2.0 mouse but it partially work, in fact works only inside BLUE DROID APP, outside this app there is no way to see a pointer, crazy!!!!
I'm not sure the problem is only 2.0 or 3.0 BT version.
For keyboards there is no problem, a lot of well working KB are available on the market
Which parameters should we look on a BT device to be sure that a this device will work on our phone sistem?
My 4XHD have JB 4.0.3 original OS.
Many thanks to everyone will contribute tothis topic.
I have a Garmin GPS and a Z1. The GPS is the top-of-the-range BMW branded (NAV V) unit designed for a motorbike. The GPS is designed to manage the phone over Bluetooth.
I know the phone Bluetooth is working OK as I can use my Plantronics headset but I also know that the GPS is OK as it works perfectly with other Android phones. The conclusion is that the two devices are incompatible. The issue is that with the Z1, the GPS shows and incoming call on the screen but it fails to answer. Can anyone think of a reason why the Z1 fails to work with the GPS. Is there a setting I am missing?
Will 4.4 load new Bluetooth firmware and maybe fix the problem?
Cheers
I have a 2013 Honda CR-V EX. When I bought the car, I had a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. The stock ROMs never did work right for reading back text messages, and at some point a Cyanogenmod contributor figured out the problem (syntax issue I think when Google change their BT stack or something to that effect), and it worked great when I started running nightlies. I picked up a Z3 compact last year, and I always get the notice that the phone doesn't support the Bluetooth MAP function. I hoped it would start working when we got Lollipop, but same thing. Have any of you had success in using Bluetooth MAP on a 2012-2014 Honda? I'm open to suggestions on things to try.
Guys I have a problem with our beloved xperia and I'm posting only now because I am sure now it's actually the phone, not the device (I tried it on an old KitKat Samsung and a nougat moto g... Everything is fine there).
So I have an iPega 9025 bluetooth gamepad which was working all right in my previous Nexus 5.
Here's the problem: FIRST TIME I try to pair the pad everything is fine, gamepad is working as it should be in games, emulators and within the android system. After first use though, if I turn off the gamepad and turn it on again it just doesn't work. I can see the Bluetooth icon in bar system and I see it in Bluetooth settings as Connected, it just does doesn't work.
Before u ask, I already tried going in Scanning settings and play with WiFi Scanning and Bluetooth scanning (on or off) : it doesn't change anything
I also tried in Developer Options in change Bluetooth AVRCP version from 1.6 to 1,4: doesn't change anything.
Bummer, I was planning on heavyly using emulators and games...
Does somebody has my same problem? Or maybe it's just this particular ipega gamepad having some sort of conflict with our xperia? In that case, does somebody is using some other Bluetooth Gamepad and NOT having any problems?
P. S. I'm on last build 47.1.A. 2.374
Nobody...?