Hi all,
I have a Mi 9 lite and a pair of bluetooth headphones. Both are supposed to support a range of bluetooth audio codecs (1) , but I can't get them to use anything but SBC. Trying to find a solution has been frustrating: across the web there's many people who encounter the problem and some find solutions as well, but none work for me / the Mi 9 lite.
In developer options I can see the alternative codecs (2). I can't change any of them until I connect the bluetooth headphones. When connected I can choose any codec (3) , but after setting the value and leaving the settings page , it switches back to SBC.
- I've tried every suggestion I could find: set with BT on, off, either connected to headphones or not connected , battery saver switched on / off, you name it.
- Some people report that when they switched off dual audio the problem was solved (4). But I can't even find these advanced bluetooth settings, they seem to be a samsung galaxy feature.
- Others simply don't have the problem, they can switch freely as long as their headphones support the codec.
- Some people don't have as many codecs, etc etc.
I've pretty much tried all the suggestions and then some, and I'm out of ideas except for chalking a pentagram on the floor and dancing around it with the phone in the middle .
If you have a suggestions or ideas where to look next I would appreciate hearing from you. If I should provide some additional information I'd be happy to do so.
PS I'm no developer but I've been on the android SDK website and found some posts suggesting that the thing to accomplish would be to edit some config file that has the bluetooth codec priority list. No idea if that is of any use though.
EDIT: Having a great time bouncing around in the SDK and finding out what ADB does. Little idea what I'm doing but I'm getting a little taste of why people like messing around with their devices so much. Would rooting the device allow me to explore the filesystem and see what's in /etc/ and so on? Or is that just the fast lane to Brickville?
Dark background screens are mine, light one shows advanced options others seem to have. Numbers correspond with those above
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Cheers.
any luck with this issue? any discoveries during further investigation? I've run into this problem frequently on many xiaomi devices (and others). from what I understand, just because they show up in that list, doesn't mean they apply to the given paired device capabilities, which ultimately dictate which option will be used. basically, it doesn't mean anything, until the devices are paired, then it is trial and error to see which setting "sticks". very frustrating to say the least.
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Samsung galaxy s and android together is a nonsense
Subject volume
now if i want to lower the ring tone down when i am in office it works simple and easy
but what stupid it is my sms ring is still like a loudspeaker, i have to manually go inside setting and do the volume control. completely nonsense.
after office i put my phone on high but i usually forget to go inside tweak things and do the sms volume up and high ( i missed so many imp text)
and in silent mode if i try to play some game it will have music to start with because the media volume is again different level needs another correction there...
such small things which are very imp and even after 4yrs of android no luck....
come on if i want to link a contact i want to type and search a name and do it quick rather i scroll all the names.
Samsung Android what nonsense... CAN SOME ONE HELP ME & THEM UNDERSTAND
and there are so many such things... to much to type may be someday later .....
such a trivial thing
install this and it will fix your problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8123906&postcount=39
more cool stuff at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765081
thanks this sounds worth it.............
but this being a widget i am sure it will use continuous ram.
You could also try an app called Quick Profiles - works well and you can create your own custom profiles as you see fit.
Oh thanks ......i like the audio widget but i must give this a try since the audio widget makes my slow phone run even slower......
i read it some where samsung galaxy s was the fastest phone...... why is the ram/rom part always been used more then 70 %..........
nitin.04 said:
Oh thanks ......i like the audio widget but i must give this a try since the audio widget makes my slow phone run even slower......
i read it some where samsung galaxy s was the fastest phone...... why is the ram/rom part always been used more then 70 %..........
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you make no sense
i run all these and even more without any slow / lag
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all my 7 screen are full of widgets
wow you have a very interesting screen and looks you are pretty tech savvy.... nice
I am driven by tech and speed i hate slow and sloppy things...... i mean this is a wonderful phone better then all my previous phones I phone 3g, E72, bold 9700 .......
but the truth is it is still not perfect it lacks so many details and at times the response is so very slow.
I am waiting desperately for FROYO ...........
I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated
haydnlj said:
I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated
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I have these and they work great while jogging and at the gym.
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They are a bit uncomfortable, but I think it is because I have a bigger than usual noggin. Anyway, after a while I got used to them. They sound really good, they do not block outside sound, which is a plus for me (can hear traffic/cars behind me), the battery is rated at 14 hours (I have never been able to drain it completely), and they have very strong btooth reception. They even have a built in 4 presets equalizer. Only downside I have found is that microphone call quality is not great. Usually the person I am talking to cannot hear me clearly.
Oh, and the music controls work perfectly.
http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/mobile-phones-gps/RF-MAB2.html
Appreciate the response
haydnlj said:
I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated
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It's not the old headsets, I will confirm that iphone controls won't have skip tracks working with android phones. I think there are very few sports type of headsets that will have android controls. Your best bet is probably to look into the bluetooth headsets as they will have the controls working.
On older Windows Mobile phones you could delete the codec for Audio and leave the one for phone. Maybe you could do this on older Android too, I can't remember.
Now it's just a Check Box to disable it.
Problem is, every time I start my car it gets re-enabled when it connects the phone. And sometimes will even start the music player on the phone. even when that source is not selected.
Car is 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 8.4AN Nav package.
It's Nav is no where as good as the Nav in the phone.
While this isn't an answer for bluetooth on the whole,
On the 8.4, go to the bluetooth settings, go to the second tab on the left for audio device, and disconnect there (while leaving the phone connected). As long as it has seen that once, I don't believe it attempts to reconnect it again unless you tell it to specifically.
jskup said:
While this isn't an answer for bluetooth on the whole,
On the 8.4, go to the bluetooth settings, go to the second tab on the left for audio device, and disconnect there (while leaving the phone connected). As long as it has seen that once, I don't believe it attempts to reconnect it again unless you tell it to specifically.
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I've done that, It will reconnect next time you start the car.
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good luck with this though
I'm not sure if this applies to HTC phones but on samsung ones you can longpress whichever pair device, select options, and uncheck media. This should disable music and should still alow phone calls to come thru
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im0rtalz said:
good luck with this though
I'm not sure if this applies to HTC phones but on samsung ones you can longpress whichever pair device, select options, and uncheck media. This should disable music and should still alow phone calls to come thru
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I think that's what the OP meant when they said:
"Now it's just a Check Box to disable it."
If not, that's entirely valid
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I think that's what the OP meant when they said:
"Now it's just a Check Box to disable it."
If not, that's entirely valid
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Correct. I can disable it fine. Until the next time you start the car and it rechecks it.
I know it's been discussed before, but according to the N9600 variant getting root recently, the dev @Mentalmuso made up my mind with his WETA thread unsurprisingly the .apk I've been looking for was there but obviously it's unable to install for being a system thing which makes me wonder:
Since the system partition is untouchable without root (which is not in sight) and this apk has to be placed there to work, flashing it somehow is the only option I suppose.
Just for the clarification - I don't like the Next radio experience at all and I'll name the reasons from top to bottom:
1. No record button - this is the most critical for me. The Recforge workaround which I counted on no longer works here.
2. No RDS. There is a built in database that gathers up information on your current location and names the frequencies to the stations in this area. For people outside U.S.A this feature is useless.
3. No swipe for fast navigation across the dial. Inconvenient manual frequency typing forces me to empty the field then type in the desired value, must insert a "."dot for decimal separation.
4. Only odd numbers are displayed. It may as well pick up the even ones properly (since 2016 it should) but still display them as odds.
5. On screen advertisements - I wish to use a service that is already commercial, why do I need such obstacles in the way?
6. Load times - though quite minor flaw but Next radio has a splash screen for at least 2~3 seconds then it takes a few more seconds from the moment you push the operate button until you can hear a sound, compared to the stock operation which takes almost instantly. Also the seek buttons have a small delay in Next radio.
Again, only the miss of record is really bugging me to the point I consider a switch to N9600. If Recforge did it for me (or a sound recorder equivalent) I could live with the rest. Apart from this I'm completely fine unrooted.
Any idea of how to legit flash this .apk or a new way to record that doesn't involve aux and streaming?
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Anyone please?
You can search about csc fm radio.
Hi. I'm about to get this phone. I borrowed it for few hours from my friend to check some things.
Currently I'm on P20 pro and I have a problem with Bluetooth audio in note 9.
Take a note, it's not something that average "Joe" would be able to hear.
My headphones doesn't support aptx but it doesn't matter because I'm comparing the sound that I got on p20 pro and note 9 (exynos, but it doesn't matter for bluetooth I guess).
I bought my Bluetooth headphones (JBL) mainly because I was tired of choosing my future phones by DAC quality. In theory Bluetooth headphones should sound always exactly the same, because digital to analog converter is located in headphones.
Now the thing is it doesn't. I noticed FAR worse frequency separation on note 9. P20 pro output (and not only p20 pro, my PC, TV as well) is more... How to put it... Punchy? Especially with hi percussion and snares. Additionally high freqs are hissy and upped too much. I tried with Poweramp and direct audio (bypass all Samsung software audio eqs etc) with exactly the same settings on both phones.
It's seems that Samsung screwed up somthing on audio encoder level. Exactly the same was S8+.
And it seems that it's not only me:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help/bluetooth-audio-bad-quality-t3622984
Is there any way to do something with it? This thing is keeping me from switching.
In developers settings have you set the bluetooth audio codec etc.? If not first try changing those settings and see. See the screenshot , you'll see the address numerous settings which should improve your sound quality.
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Jostian said:
In developers settings have you set the bluetooth audio codec etc.? If not first try changing those settings and see. See the screenshot , you'll see the address numerous settings which should improve your sound quality.
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That stuff usually gets reset when you re-pair your headphones. I've never heard a difference in quality when using them (and I can be picky about audio).