Microphone in headsets don't work with S-5 phone - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

I did a search, but either my search terms were ineffective, or no one has had this problem.
I purchased a new S-5 last Fall, but didn't activate it with ATT until a couple of weeks ago.
I just tried to use my phone with "Square" payment system (plugs into the headset jack), and it wouldn't accept credit card swipes. I then tried the card reader with my Samsung tablet and it worked fine, so I tried a headset with my S-5, and the earphones worked fine, but there was no sound being sent from the microphone.
This leads me to think there's something wrong with the phone itself, or the headset jack in the phone.
I made sure that my APP for "Square" has the microphone enabled under settings, and it does.
Is there some setting for the phone itself (not the APP being used) that allows one to enable or disable the headset microphone that may be set to "Disable", or do I just have a bad phone?
Thanks,
Bob

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Bluetooth Working/Not Working

Hi,
Have a XDA O2i and I have a motorola blue tooth handsfree.
I have been using these together fine for a while now. I have also purchased Voice Command. So my mobile speaks the number calling and my calendar reminders etc via the phones speaker and never through the bluetooth which I would dearly love. Then all of the sudden the other day Voice Command started working through the bluetooth headset and I was getting the calls announced on my bluetooth and it was fantastic. Then I tried to use the XDA and the thing was locked and I needed to reset it. Once it had been reset, it went back to announcing stuff via the phones speaker. Now I know it can be done, I want to know if there is a backdoor hack that can make this permanent and keep the XDA working at the same time. Anyone here know of this.
On a further note, I think it would be even better if you could use the bluetooth to make calls through the voice command software rather than having to use the actuall phone which sort of defeats the who functionality.
Anyway any help would be great.
andrewau
My headset (a Jabra) has 2 connection settings with the XDA2i.
In standby mode you get a headphones symbol on the PDA display
In active mode the headphones have lines coming out of them
To switch between the two modes on the Jabra you tap the call button on the headset.
I don't know if this will work, but give it a try.

Headphones are making undesired calls

Hi all,
It seems to me that I've the same problem explained here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4782712#post4782712
Summarizing, when I've the headphones plugged in, I randomly automatically make calls to the latest contact I've phoned. I'm almost 99% sure that it's because the cable which have an internal broken wire which launches the phoning call order (I'm not pressing the headphones button before you ask it).
So it seems that I don't treat my headphones properly (they are too fragile in my opinion ). These are my 2nd HTC official headphones by now and I've no intention to buy a new ones because they work perfect except for that, so my idea is to block that signal in the PDA.
Is there any way to do that? Via registry is it possible to block that signal/order?
Any help is appreciated!
Same problem here
Hy, I've got the same problem with my HTC Diamond. When I have my headphones plugged in it makes undesired calls or starts the Voice Speed Dial.
It's really annoying and I'm thinking of getting rid of it because I can't listen to music anymore on it (with headphones on).
I'm really curious if there's a way to disable these functions.
Same here...
I always thought I was pressing the button on the wire.
I since dumped them and bought a standard usb-3.5mm adapter to use with some other headphones
peron said:
I always thought I was pressing the button on the wire.
I since dumped them and bought a standard usb-3.5mm adapter to use with some other headphones
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Yes, that's my purpose...buy headphones 3.5 but I'm afraid I'd lose the radio option

[Q] I897 stock wired earbud mic & pause button inop

Short version: Having a problem with I897 using the stock earbuds where I can hear fine but the mic and pause button are not working.
Details: I have two I897's and two stock earbuds (w/ mic and pause button). One I897 is rooted with stock ROM and some AT&T bloatware removed and both earbuds have GOOD audio but NO mic or pause function. The other I897 is pure stock and both earbuds work fine.
On the "faulty" I897, I have restored to factory default (using SGS tools). Prior to reloading the data (via Titanium Backup) the earbuds have the SAME problem.
My gut says the phone doesn't have a hardware problem. I am not sure what software settings would cause this. Perhaps one of the bloatware prog's that I axed controlled that??
Any useful tips, pointers, or advice are GREATLY appreciated.
DaveCT
UPDATE: I did the Odin 1-click with no change. I also upgraded to 2.2 thinking that may restore/repair something. No joy. Maybe it IS a hardware issue.
Perhaps I should utilize that expensive "insurance" plan bought with the phone.
I'd still like to hear from anyone with advice or suggestions.
Thanks,
DaveCT
If indeed it is an issue with the phone itself, call at&t warranty department and get a replacement. No charge unless you want expedited shipping and they will sometimes waive that as well.
Worked with AT&T on the phone and they had me do a "Master reset" (is that the same as the SGS Tools reset?). Same problem. Luckily I had a local warranty location and got a new phone today. No more problems and kept the same headset.
Thanks for input.
DaveCT
Another update:
Not 100% convinced the wired mic and pause button just STOPPED working, I decided to try an experiment.
With my replacement phone, I used paid Titanium Backup to erase bloatware 1 by 1, checking the wired mic and pause button after deleting each app. I had no problem until the default mms / messaging / com.android.messaging app. I had already installed Handcent and considered it better than the default. Upon deleting the default app, the exact same problem occurred: no wired mic or pause button.
Not realizing TB doesn't backup system apps, I couldn't restore the default messaging app. I searched high and low for a copy of the original file and couldn't find it. Finally, after a TB backup, I uninstalled Handcent, reinstalled it and the problem is cured.
That begs the question: If that was my problem all along, why didn't any of the reset / "Master Reset" / Odin resets cure it?
Hopefully anyone with problems like this will benefit from my trial & error.
Regards,
DaveCT
You probably know this, but the stock ear buds don't have a microphone. Not sure if a seemingly inoperable microphone is part of your issue, but your title says "mic" so I thought I'd throw this out there.
mobius911 said:
You probably know this, but the stock ear buds don't have a microphone. Not sure if a seemingly inoperable microphone is part of your issue, but your title says "mic" so I thought I'd throw this out there.
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I don't have a make or model other than they are "SAMSUNG" branded but mine definitely has a mic. The little box that holds the pause button doubles as the mic. I have used voice recorder app to verify this.
Thanks,
DaveCT
Interesting. The headset that came packaged with my new Captivate is stereo only, with a pause/play toggle.
If these are different (and I'm sure Samsung makes many), that may account for your issues.
One other thought- when you get or make a call with the headset, you hear sound through the headset, but the microphone on the phone itself is broadcasting your voice. Are you positive that in your test your voice went through the microphone on the headset and not the microphone on the phone?
mobius911 said:
Interesting. The headset that came packaged with my new Captivate is stereo only, with a pause/play toggle.
If these are different (and I'm sure Samsung makes many), that may account for your issues.
One other thought- when you get or make a call with the headset, you hear sound through the headset, but the microphone on the phone itself is broadcasting your voice. Are you positive that in your test your voice went through the microphone on the headset and not the microphone on the phone?
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Yes... mine definitely had a mic as well. Had it in my mouth a few times while recording :x

[Q] Note handsfree - weird behavior, working?

Hi all,
I have a brand new Note and I'm not sure that it's working fine:
When I plug the included handsfree in the jack, and yes all the way in until it "clicks", I have the following weird behavior:
- sound on phone conversation comes from handsfree but microphone active is not the one from the handsfree, it's the one from the phone
- when using Skype, sound comes from phone loudspeaker, then when I unplug the handsfree the sound comes from the phone earspeaker, then when I plug the handsfree again the sound comes from the handsfree... and while all this the active microphone is the one from the phone
I have no way to check whether it's the phone or the handsfree, both are new from unsealed box, I think I suspect the phone, and more precisely the phone is having a hard time knowing when/if its handsfree is plugged...?
I have another 10 days to return the phone and get a new one, anything that I'm doing wrong or shall I return it?
(It's a white Note running latest 2.3.6)
Thanks for your help.
As an update, I read that the Skype issue is... well, a Skype issue and that they're working on it...
But the problem remains with the microphone of the handsfree, still not working, not working when making phone calls, and not working with the application "Voice Recorder".
Any setting that I have to use in order to enable the handsfree mic to work and not use the phone microphone when the handsfree is plugged in (all the way until the click) ? I wouldn't think so but asking just in case before raising hell at the store so they give me a new one.
(BTW the phone's not rooted or anything, all stock 2.3.6)
Thanks for any feedback.

[Q] Bluetooth headset issue

Hi,
I've bought a "Jabra Stealth" headset and I'm unable to launch Google Now on my Nexus 6 (Android stock 5.0.1, FrancoKernel r8) with the dedicated button although it's a built-in feature of the headset. I assume that this is an issue of compatibility with Android 5.0. Jabra has answered me that I didn't configure vocal commands well but that's false. Has someone encountered the same problem and has a solution for it?
Thanks
xof9999 said:
Hi,
I've bought a "Jabra Stealth" headset and I'm unable to launch Google Now on my Nexus 6 (Android stock 5.0.1, FrancoKernel r8) with the dedicated button although it's a built-in feature of the headset. I assume that this is an issue of compatibility with Android 5.0. Jabra has answered me that I didn't configure vocal commands well but that's false. Has someone encountered the same problem and has a solution for it?
Thanks
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I have a similar issue. I use a Plantronics Voyager Legend. A couple of issues:
1) press and hold of the action button will bring up "voice dialer" instead of "google now". I dont know if you've ever tried to use voice dialer, but i think its more or less deprecated since the nexus 1 was the new kid on the block.
There is an app for bluetooth on the app store that lets you choose what to launch with that button. however, it didnt work that well for me. lots of lag and it blended together with other bluetooth related issues.
2) Bluetooth never seems to "turn off". I have a smart sensor enabled headset. IE the phone should know if i have the headset on or not, and pipe phone calls and notifications and ringtones to the speaker if i dont have it on and to the headset if i do. instead, the phone constantly pipes EVERYTHING to the bluetooth headset. no fix yet.
3) phone connection to my car's bluetooth makes my audiobook start playing. I have no idea why. it is not a setting in the audiobook app. Seems that the fix is to disable streaming media over bluetooth (contacts/messages only)
From what ive witnessed with issues regarding audio, screen brightness, bluetooth, this is yet another half-baked google product with little to no attempt at a proper follow through. just a crap device rushed to market with tons of potential and a complete crap OS and barely any thought or usability effort put into anything except the home screen.
I also have the N6 with the P Legend. I am having issues where the caller can barely hear me. Do you know if you have this issue at all?
shrimants said:
I have a similar issue. I use a Plantronics Voyager Legend. A couple of issues:
1) press and hold of the action button will bring up "voice dialer" instead of "google now". I dont know if you've ever tried to use voice dialer, but i think its more or less deprecated since the nexus 1 was the new kid on the block.
There is an app for bluetooth on the app store that lets you choose what to launch with that button. however, it didnt work that well for me. lots of lag and it blended together with other bluetooth related issues.
2) Bluetooth never seems to "turn off". I have a smart sensor enabled headset. IE the phone should know if i have the headset on or not, and pipe phone calls and notifications and ringtones to the speaker if i dont have it on and to the headset if i do. instead, the phone constantly pipes EVERYTHING to the bluetooth headset. no fix yet.
3) phone connection to my car's bluetooth makes my audiobook start playing. I have no idea why. it is not a setting in the audiobook app. Seems that the fix is to disable streaming media over bluetooth (contacts/messages only)
From what ive witnessed with issues regarding audio, screen brightness, bluetooth, this is yet another half-baked google product with little to no attempt at a proper follow through. just a crap device rushed to market with tons of potential and a complete crap OS and barely any thought or usability effort put into anything except the home screen.
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When the caller can barely hear you, check your phone. Sometimes, even though my headset is on, the phone doesn't care and attempts to use the phones speaker or mic.
shrimants said:
When the caller can barely hear you, check your phone. Sometimes, even though my headset is on, the phone doesn't care and attempts to use the phones speaker or mic.
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That's my current issue...
I can answer the calls with either my truck or ear piece, but both will randomly not have audio. The phone says it's connected BT, but I have to switch the source to speaker or handset and then click back over to BT. The whole time while I'm begging the person on the other end not to hang up and to hold on a second. Not bad when I'm at my desk with earpiece....let's just say it's a bit more nerve-racking on the highway.
scap99 said:
That's my current issue...
I can answer the calls with either my truck or ear piece, but both will randomly not have audio. The phone says it's connected BT, but I have to switch the source to speaker or handset and then click back over to BT. The whole time while I'm begging the person on the other end not to hang up and to hold on a second. Not bad when I'm at my desk with earpiece....let's just say it's a bit more nerve-racking on the highway.
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Same here. Also have a problem where, when on a call, an incoming call will kill bluetooth. This makes it unusable in my car as it becomes a real safety issue. I have to turn off BT and use the speakerphone which luckily is good enough for the job. Even switching the source and switching back doesn't always work for me.
I regret not sending the phone back for this problem. I'm waiting on v5.1 this month as rumored, hoping that will solve the problem. May just go back to my Lumina 925.
Has anyone tried going into Google settings app -> Search & Now -> Voice and turn on Bluetooth Headset (records audion through bluetooth headset if available).
I have Nexus 5 and Jabra Stealth and I had the same problem. I could solve it thanks to these indications: hackerspace.kinja.com/reassign-your-bluetooth-phone-button-to-open-google-n-1507391132
Same issue with calls not having audio through the car Bluetooth unless I switch to speaker/handset then back. I guess Marshmellow really messed up Bluetooth on a lot of people's phones not just us. Tried different rooms(AOSP, CM, stock) no help even tried updating the radio which helped Bluetooth crashing completely and requiring a restart but the phone issues remain.

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