I have tried probably a million things. I finally got my pc and my evo to pair, but they refuse to connect. Basically I wanna use bluetooth tether. So far the only thing I have been able to do with bluetooth is push a file to the phone. Seems like bluetooth isn't a very good feature on android. Anyone got any ideas?
Having the same problem. My mac can send files to the phone but when I try to get files from the phone to the mac it wont connect, just pair, and an error pops up that says"this device doesnt have the necessary services"
PROTIP: The bluetooth stacks in your computer suck, and probably the one in your phone sucks because you're using stock.
Just sayin' it how it is.
If I wanted to be bashed I surley would not be here. Thanx
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If I wanted to be bashed I surley would not be here. Thanx
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Welcome to XDA!
Seriously, though... Which wireless tether program are you using?
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hello all. i have a problem, maybe someone can help. just got ipad2, and when i try to connect my epic bluetooth to the ipad, it says that the epic is not a supported device. can anyone help? thanks
What are you trying to do? IOS doesn't really interface with any non Apple products.
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tether using pdanet thru bluetooth. im aware of other options...
Apple products don't play nicely with Android or just about any kind of product not "Jobs approved".
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tether using pdanet thru bluetooth. im aware of other options...
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Sorry for the delay... I like to have a life after work.
Wifi Tether works just fine for me with my iTouch, but I can't even get that thing to connect bluetooth to my headset. It refuses to even see any of my other phones.
So, I have been having problems with the Bluetooth on my S4 since I got it, and so have some other people based on my research. I am now hearing scattered reports that whatever update AT&T put out (the apps on the SD card update) has solved the problem. I am wondering how hard it would be to look at the update, see what they did, and implement that change on my device somehow? Or, do you think it's heavily tied into other things that wouldn't make it easy? I really don't care about the apps on the SD card and such, but I really need my Bluetooth to work correctly pairing with my vehicle, and I'm getting annoyed that I have had to jump through the hoops I do currently to make it work when the phone is brand new.
As a side note, Windows 7 is telling me it can't find drivers for my phone as well when pairing to my PC via Bluetooth. This also isn't helpful. Possibly not related to the first problem, but has anyone else solved this? I searched around a little and found not much more than "me too" and "same here", but no one really solved how to get it connected properly.
EDIT: I found some information on this update. It looks like the Bluetooth stuff was definitely patched as I suspected. I am still wondering if we can somehow patch this into our phones.
Reference material:
The updater script is HERE which lists Bluetooth a number of times.
Single posts by user Aou posted HERE and HERE also list the Bluetooth changes.
I also found a copy of the update HERE.
So, can I pull the updated stuff from that file and install it on my phone? Or is it more complicated than that?
I use Ford Sync with mine. I have no problems at all.
You may try clearing cache and data on blue tooth. I heard that can solve your problem.
On your pc insall Kies...it will install drivers fir you. Then get rid of Kies...its useless.
Hope this helps
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Thanks for the reply. Are you connecting both calls and media audio to your Ford?
A Google search for "Galaxy S4 Bluetooth issues" will show plenty of people having issues, so it's not just my device. Also, this problem has persisted since new, it has NEVER worked right. It has also persisted through multiple ROMs and plenty of wipes and clears. It is an issue in the device itself, hence why the AT&T update fixed it for other people.
Also, not only are the drivers available separate from Kies on Samsung's website (which I use on my laptop), but I do have Kies installed on this PC and it still doesn't work.
Using both media and phone with hyundai premium audio. Syncs contacts and works perfectly every time. Not a single problem with this phone.
I'm not trying to argue that there is something wrong, but there is obviously something different between various manufacturers of vehicles. Here are some threads discussing the problem:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/278206-galaxy-s4-bluetooth.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...96510-bluetooth-paired-but-not-connected.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/290639-bluetooth-will-not-auto-connect-car.html
In one of the threads I have read (can't remember which one), at least two people who previously had the problem said the OTA update from AT&T fixed it. That's all I am getting at. I am wondering what it was in the OTA update that fixed it since obviously I am one of the unlucky people who are experiencing this problem.
Maybe I missed it but what's the issue exactly?
Something that's bugging me, and might be your issue also, is when I'm in the car the phone doesn't automatically connect to my car.
I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty equipped with uConnect and everytime I turn my phone on I have to manually select uConnect in the Bluetooth devices list to pair my device. I don't have to reset it up and pair it from scratch but it doesn't automatically pair for some reason.
02CWRX said:
Thanks for the reply. Are you connecting both calls and media audio to your Ford?
A Google search for "Galaxy S4 Bluetooth issues" will show plenty of people having issues, so it's not just my device. Also, this problem has persisted since new, it has NEVER worked right. It has also persisted through multiple ROMs and plenty of wipes and clears. It is an issue in the device itself, hence why the AT&T update fixed it for other people.
Also, not only are the drivers available separate from Kies on Samsung's website (which I use on my laptop), but I do have Kies installed on this PC and it still doesn't work.
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Yes. Everything works. I just had to delete my S3 from Sync.
I have not had any problems at all.
As far as ur pc goes....dumb question. ..did you restart after installing drivers? Some people forget to do that. Just asking.
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Maybe I missed it but what's the issue exactly?
Something that's bugging me, and might be your issue also, is when I'm in the car the phone doesn't automatically connect to my car.
I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty equipped with uConnect and everytime I turn my phone on I have to manually select uConnect in the Bluetooth devices list to pair my device. I don't have to reset it up and pair it from scratch but it doesn't automatically pair for some reason.
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Try deleting cache and data on the Bluetooth
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Saintfyre said:
Maybe I missed it but what's the issue exactly?
Something that's bugging me, and might be your issue also, is when I'm in the car the phone doesn't automatically connect to my car.
I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty equipped with uConnect and everytime I turn my phone on I have to manually select uConnect in the Bluetooth devices list to pair my device. I don't have to reset it up and pair it from scratch but it doesn't automatically pair for some reason.
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This is similar to mine, but not the same. I guess I wasn't very specific, but then again, I'm not trying to solve the problem any other way than seeing the feasibility of porting whatever fix was in the OTA update because I don't believe anything else will fix it. I also contacted the engineering department of the vehicle device and they told me it's a known issue isolated to the Galaxy S4.
Anyway, my phone will reconnect to call audio, but gets stuck connection to media audio and will never connect unless I toggle Bluetooth off then on again. Or, it will connect to call audio, but not re-select the media audio. Everytime I turn off Bluetooth or the car, I have to either re-pair, or toggle it to get it to fully connect. Once it does connect, it's fine.
For what it's worth, the Bluetooth Auto Connect app in the market might fix your issue of automatically re-connecting. Check it out HERE. I had played with this app hoping it would solve my issue by telling it to automatically connect both calling and media audio, but it didn't. Nor did A2DP volume which does similar things. This one can also automatically start an application on connection (for instance I was having it auto start Pandora for me). It also has a feature that can capture your GPS location at the time of disconnect. This means you could get out of your car in a huge parking lot, it captures the GPS location, and you can navigate back to the car later easily. That one can be seen HERE.
Check them out, might fix your problem.
alloycowboy said:
Yes. Everything works. I just had to delete my S3 from Sync.
I have not had any problems at all.
As far as ur pc goes....dumb question. ..did you restart after installing drivers? Some people forget to do that. Just asking.
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Yes. Multiple times. Again, Google search "Galaxy S4 Windows 7 drivers" will give you a whole list of people who have the same problem...
Strange thing to note. The phone pairs with my laptop running Windows 7 much better. I can play audio through the laptop from the phone, transfer files, etc. The desktop PC displays a message that says the device "needs troubleshooting". When I do that, it says the driver cannon be found, yet it works ok with my laptop. Very strange.
I think I got a fix for you here.
Saintfyre said:
Maybe I missed it but what's the issue exactly?
Something that's bugging me, and might be your issue also, is when I'm in the car the phone doesn't automatically connect to my car.
I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty equipped with uConnect and everytime I turn my phone on I have to manually select uConnect in the Bluetooth devices list to pair my device. I don't have to reset it up and pair it from scratch but it doesn't automatically pair for some reason.
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This I can recommend a fix for. I had the same issue with my Clarion aftermarket deck (issue did not occur on my previous Android devices). Google Play Store has an APK called "Bluetooth Auto Connect". This runs as a background process and will fix the issue for you.
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Still wondering about extracting whatever they did to the Bluetooth...
Thanks everyone about the recommendation for Bluetooth Auto Connect. Hasn't failed since I installed it, way more convenient now.
Thank you!
Hey,
I have bougt a hdmi miracast dongle at eBay.
It is mediatek CPU based and only accept a micro USB connection.
Attached to this message are two pictures that show the inside and the outside.
This dongle is a zk technologies w18 dongle and beside miracast it should also support Intel widi.
Unfortunately it doesn't support... and I cannot connect my laptop to the dongle.
I can connect two different phones with 4.2.1 android, but no success with Intel widi
Any one has a device like this? Any idea where can i get a new firmware?
Thanks!
Ihave the same device and same question? Are there any solutions to hacking this device?
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Ihave the same device and same question? Are there any solutions to hacking this device?
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Hey!
I can connect using an android phone, but i'm unable to connect to it using intel WIDI...
I've have contacted ZK Technologies and they did reply with this:
Hello，
So Sorry, W18 currently does not support INTEL WIDI.
Thanks,
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After another quote:
Will it ever support it?
I bought it from ebay and they had in the description:
• WiDi technology V3.5 laptop
Thanks a lot,
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They reply:
Dear Sir,
Yes, it'll support widi after two months via hardware update, now is not supported.
Any other question pls do not hesitate to contact us,tks!
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But after a few tries i've managed to connect my laptop to the device, but it just worked one time... and i have no idea how did i manage to do that... and i could never ever again got it connected...
So i will have to wait for a while and see what is their "hardware" upgrade...
Really fast answer))
So, it is interesting that they provide update functionality. Could you please ask them about it? Is it possible to update existing device on home PC?
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Hey!
I can connect using an android phone, but i'm unable to connect to it using intel WIDI...
I've have contacted ZK Technologies and they did reply with this:
After another quote:
They reply:
But after a few tries i've managed to connect my laptop to the device, but it just worked one time... and i have no idea how did i manage to do that... and i could never ever again got it connected...
So i will have to wait for a while and see what is their "hardware" upgrade...
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Really fast answer))
So, it is interesting that they provide update functionality. Could you please ask them about it? Is it possible to update existing device on home PC?
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Send them an email:
[email protected]
And post here you inquire and their answer.
Thanks for contact. I will also ask them about wifi access point functionality.
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Send them an email:
[email protected]
And post here you inquire and their answer.
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Thanks for contact. I will also ask them about wifi access point functionality.
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Access Point Functionality? What is that?
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Access Point Functionality? What is that?
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Sorry I was wrong. I want to connect my macbook to device, so I have to establish computer-to-computer connection. The right words should be, "supporting computer-to-computer wifi connection".
My questions:
I just bought device hdmi dongle (w18) and try to find way for connecting my macbook.
Could you please tell is it possible? Should I update firmware for that, and can I do it at home PC for existing device?
Does device support wifi access point mode, because I found that mac os x have no wifi direct?
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Theirs answers:
hello，
Sorry about that W18 does not currently support macbook.Our R & D team will try to do it.
If our products support this feature, we will notice it.
Thank you for purchasing our products.
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I have a device that internally looks the same, although I do not know who produced it, but where your's say MT-WFD18, mine says RLM218_1.1, and just below W-SL + 2813.
I haven't tried anything else than just miracast, which worked not so well, was fairly slow screen update, with sound out of sync while using Dice Player on my LG G2.
When i read det description from the seller it mentions something about 'intuitive interface', from what I can see, it is just a bootlogo static screen, is there a standard way of communicating with these devices, like common SW that do something, or is it likely the intuitive interface is just that, static screen?
Did anyone find any hacks/fw updates for these?
[EDIT] Added pictures, sorry about the quality, lazy and just used mobile phone, and it seem i amanged to get part of my beard in with it! :/
I have what seems to be a re-branded ZK W18(Allview Smart2View). Worked reasonably well with my phone for a while(some stuttering was present, the occasional disconnect) but I was quite happy with it as my phone has no tv-out. Used it maybe about 5 times. Today I was trying to show somebody some videos I took from one of my kids training and discovered it has no sound. Got sound after a reboot, but it disconnected after half a minute and sound didn't come back since. I am also interested in an update to make it more stable...
Miracast smart2view dongle
Hi,
I purchassed one of thode too.
The original is made in china:
ZK-W18 Miracast dongle.
Playback is a little choppy.
Any ideas to improve playback?
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I have what seems to be a re-branded ZK W18(Allview Smart2View). Worked reasonably well with my phone for a while(some stuttering was present, the occasional disconnect) but I was quite happy with it as my phone has no tv-out. Used it maybe about 5 times. Today I was trying to show somebody some videos I took from one of my kids training and discovered it has no sound. Got sound after a reboot, but it disconnected after half a minute and sound didn't come back since. I am also interested in an update to make it more stable...
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1. better hardware(impossible...)
2. better firmware(almost as impossible, it seems)
Yups... i still haven't found a new firmware
I have this device too (allview branded). Worked for a while, then sound dissappeared, then it kept restarting, then just gives black screen. I suspect it's overheating, and maybe it is damaged because of that. Not recomended...
found this in a chinese file sharing website.
I searched with the terms mt8636 and rlm218 and found this:
https://ufile.io/gah08
I don't know if something can be done with that but maybe someone can see what it is.
Strange issue but i am having issues with Bluetooth connectivity. I don't use bluetooth a lot but occasionally i will use it to transfer a picture from my computer to my phone.
It has worked once or twice but for the most part i keep getting...... "Failed to establish connection" ??
It often asks me to allow bluetooth tethering (no idea why as i have never had to do that before) but even if i do allow it, it makes no difference. Its like it connects as soon as i am about to send the file and then disconnects the second i hit send.
Interestingly i had had this issue before on previous Samsung device but never figured it out either. Whenever i get a new device i always disable a few apps that i don't need/use and i am wondering if maybe i am the cause of the problem! In saying that though. I don't seem to have anything disabled that would interfere with bluetooth and there has been the odd time when it has worked so i cant figure it out!
Any thoughts?
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Strange issue but i am having issues with Bluetooth connectivity. I don't use bluetooth a lot but occasionally i will use it to transfer a picture from my computer to my phone.
It has worked once or twice but for the most part i keep getting...... "Failed to establish connection" ??
It often asks me to allow bluetooth tethering (no idea why as i have never had to do that before) but even if i do allow it, it makes no difference. Its like it connects as soon as i am about to send the file and then disconnects the second i hit send.
Interestingly i had had this issue before on previous Samsung device but never figured it out either. Whenever i get a new device i always disable a few apps that i don't need/use and i am wondering if maybe i am the cause of the problem! In saying that though. I don't seem to have anything disabled that would interfere with bluetooth and there has been the odd time when it has worked so i cant figure it out!
Any thoughts?
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You need to update the firmware
Blaalad12 said:
Strange issue but i am having issues with Bluetooth connectivity. I don't use bluetooth a lot but occasionally i will use it to transfer a picture from my computer to my phone.
It has worked once or twice but for the most part i keep getting...... "Failed to establish connection" ??
It often asks me to allow bluetooth tethering (no idea why as i have never had to do that before) but even if i do allow it, it makes no difference. Its like it connects as soon as i am about to send the file and then disconnects the second i hit send.
Interestingly i had had this issue before on previous Samsung device but never figured it out either. Whenever i get a new device i always disable a few apps that i don't need/use and i am wondering if maybe i am the cause of the problem! In saying that though. I don't seem to have anything disabled that would interfere with bluetooth and there has been the odd time when it has worked so i cant figure it out!
Any thoughts?
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Always figured this was a Windows issue. Had the same problem with my Note 9. Bluetooth setup has both devices connect, but then it automatically disconnects on the phone right after. Trying to send a file to the computer results in an error even though if I try the opposite and send a file to the phone, it works. I tried again when I got my Note 10+ and same result. I used to use bluetooth to stream music to my PC speakers but since maybe around Windows 8.1, I've heard they removed that feature and i figure this is the result of that.
restricted file type? send from sd card?
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I'm trying to pair my RM5G with my HyperX Cloud Mix Bluetooth 4.2 and never find it, just keep looking! Any suggestions or solutions for that?
ZivasJR said:
I'm trying to pair my RM5G with my HyperX Cloud Mix Bluetooth 4.2 and never find it, just keep looking! Any suggestions or solutions for that?
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I have a Huawei pods that I usually used with my old phone. When I tried to pair the first time with my RM5G they didn't show at the first time, but I refresh the menu and they showed up.
Maybe you need to refresh everytime you want to use them, because it seems it has some struggles when you try to connect your RM5G with a BT device.
But for me now, I just take them out from my case, switch on the bluetooth on the phone and he recognize them.
Try to refresh it, you probably already did it but it's what it worked for me.
Thx
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I have a Huawei pods that I usually used with my old phone. When I tried to pair the first time with my RM5G they didn't show at the first time, but I refresh the menu and they showed up.
Maybe you need to refresh everytime you want to use them, because it seems it has some struggles when you try to connect your RM5G with a BT device.
But for me now, I just take them out from my case, switch on the bluetooth on the phone and he recognize them.
Try to refresh it, you probably already did it but it's what it worked for me.
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Solved.. thanks Bro!