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Headset Volume Controls

After many tweaks my EVO is almost perfect, but I still can't seem to figure out how to control media volume from my headset. I've tried both the ipod headset and the klipsch s4i and neither can control volume from the controls, but play/pause/skip/back do work. Suggestions?

Help please someone.

Someone please help me with this issue.

BearCavalry said:
Someone please help me with this issue.
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Why not use a stereo bt headset? Or try the touch slide headset, works on the evo, but I dont remember if it had volume buttons, skip.play ,reverse did have and worked nicely.

Thanks for the response! I'd really rather not have to buy another headset for something as simple as this, and it seems a little ridiculous that HTC/Google would release a product with this limitation. Is there an appropriate app?

there is no support for volume control from wire headphones yet, im hoping that somebody can make a small software package that will decode the vol+/vol- signals and adjust it accordingly..
Im going to be buying ipod headphones myself

This is very sad and one of the little things holding Android back D= Thanks for the response!

I also have the Klipsch S4i headset. I love how it sounds for speech and music. The volume controls worked perfectly when I was trying out the T-Mobile HD7 Windows Phone 7 but I sent that phone back because of the crappy T-Mobile network in my area (San Francisco Peninsula). Now I'm back on my EVO and I have no volume controls. I'd be happy to kick down $10 to any dev who can set this up for me. I'm running the latest Fresh ROM.

I don't suppose anyone has some more advice on this? I picked up playerpro, and I'm now able to play, pause, and skip with my Klipsch S5i headphones, but I can not control the volume, which is a pain to say the least.
Headset Button Controller app gave a bit more functionality (single, double, triple click), but I couldn't get it working and it also didn't have volume support.
Thanks for the comments guys.

CyanogenMod 7 has these features. Single/middle button plays/pauses and next track. iirc, +/- does next/previous track (or might do volume, not entirely sure).
Oh, and 7.1 will be getting a crapton of customizations with the inline controls...
https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=3003
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc...iZ3htcGt2YjBoYmc&authkey=CK_c0ssO&hl=en#gid=0
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub...VldDkwX3VRUFFlalF4QXp5UjZUcThKVXc&output=html

That last link looks like it addresses what I need it to. Do you know if these fixes have been implemented already? That looks more like a suggestion than an implementation.

Anybody have any other ideas? As far as I can tell, CM7 doesn't yet implement the volume and play button controls on newer headphones with in-line controls.

Earbuds with mic and remote?

Looking for ear buds with mic and remote for the phone. Any suggestions? I would like to get something like v-moda remix but they only work with iphones.

jdancer said:
I would like to get something like v-moda remix but they only work with iphones.
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They do work on the Vibrant. As will any of the four pin headphones for the iPhone.

Ya I just bought the Klipsch Image S4i and they do not work on the vibrant... Im pretty sure a software workaround can work... I wouldn't know how to do it though... Any chance someone can write up some quick code for this?

crvenazvezda said:
Ya I just bought the Klipsch Image S4i and they do not work on the vibrant... Im pretty sure a software workaround can work... I wouldn't know how to do it though... Any chance someone can write up some quick code for this?
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The G1 had the same problem when it came out. It turned out to be software related.
The Vibrant is designed to work with any four pin headset. Alternatively you can get an adapter from Samsung that goes from the four pin plug on the phone to an in-line volume control/microphone with a three pin port on it.http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EMC40AONMEBSTD

Is there a link available for this software fix?

The volume controls and the fast forward and rewind would only be able to work with a software workaround. As far as listening to music goes, it tuns out Samsung switched the ground and microphone pins AND the laft and right pins. And because of that I have to hold down the mic button to be able to listen to music and still it would be backwards. Im going to either make a 4pin female-4 pin male adaptor or open up the S4i remote (really easy) and switch them around in there.

jdancer said:
Is there a link available for this software fix?
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The software fix is the android 2.2 (Froyo) update. It hasn't been released yet but should be available in the next couple weeks.

Zaggs Smartbuds, they work with mixzing and the new powerAmp.
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Is your phone Loki? Use Odin. You'll be Thor!

Yeah but not the gay one from the comics the runs around whining and wearing antlers
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They do work on the Vibrant. As will any of the four pin headphones for the iPhone.
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Sorry if this is an old post, but I just wanted to know if the controls on the V moda Remix Remote really work with the vibrant or is it just one of the buttons for answering calls? I am planning on buying the headphones. I would also like to know if the mic is compatible as well. Thanks in advance

Blackberry headphones work great on vibrant, nice audio
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I'm also looking for a set of wired ear buds with an inline microphone. I'm running Macnut R12 and was at yodabashi camera this weekend, none of the iphone headphones with microphones would work (Sony, Sennheiser, etc). :-(

Meridian is the answer.
What I've found is that any headphones with an answer call button works but I prefer using Meridian with my earbuds because if you go into the options and select "use headset buttons" you can get play/pause, skip and previous functions all from that one button by quickly double pressing for skip, pressing once then waiting a second before pressing again for previous and one press for play/pause. Works flawlessly with me and you don't have to worry about getting headphones with all 3 buttons since 1 button gets the job done.

Hey do you know if there is a way of backing up a playlist and saving it on the SD card or computer? I hate going through and making a new playlist everytime I flash a new rom or something. Thanks man......and I use Meridian because of you. I ride a motorcycle everyday to work listening to music now. It's so easy to move between tracks with the Mic button. Thanks again.
tundra84 said:
What I've found is that any headphones with an answer call button works but I prefer using Meridian with my earbuds because if you go into the options and select "use headset buttons" you can get play/pause, skip and previous functions all from that one button by quickly double pressing for skip, pressing once then waiting a second before pressing again for previous and one press for play/pause. Works flawlessly with me and you don't have to worry about getting headphones with all 3 buttons since 1 button gets the job done.
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Headphones with media controls?

Can anyone recommend headphones with media controls that works well with our ET4G?

Any of the Bluetooth Motorola ones work great. My current pair are a set of Motorola Rokr that I picked up for about $30 from Verizon via slick deals...

Ok so I did some research and found Klipsch Image S4a Premium Noise-Isolating Headset. Anyone have any experience with these? Does it work with our phones?

I have been trying for the life of me to get my controls on my headphones to work and nothing works I have a pair of Beats, Skull candy, Bose, and Sony and none of them are working for me.
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lve only ever use motorola bluetooth headphones with my phones and they've all worked without issue. I'm looking for a good bt intercom for my motorcycle helmet right now but if you guys come up with a quality pair of bt headphones I'm in the market for those too....

I have these and they're awesome. http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-B...N9OK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317520014&sr=8-2
The volume, pause, track skip work great on the regular media player and also Spotify.

SOL Republic ear phones don't work.
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LG HBS 700 headset works great.

JLine05 said:
LG HBS 700 headset works great.
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Same here. Bought a pair after reading the positive reviews on newegg.
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krazyflipj said:
Ok so I did some research and found Klipsch Image S4a Premium Noise-Isolating Headset. Anyone have any experience with these? Does it work with our phones?
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I have the S4 and the sound (for buds) is really good. The S4A is supposed to have media controls specifically for android phones/players as the S4i is incompatible.
I would bet the S4A would be good.
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krazyflipj said:
Ok so I did some research and found Klipsch Image S4a Premium Noise-Isolating Headset. Anyone have any experience with these? Does it work with our phones?
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i have and they work amazing cristal clear. to bad i lost them. i imagine tghey would work i used the on my evo

Be careful. The epic 4g touch controls do not work with my cars eclipse head unit where my evo worked pretty well. The devices connect of course but i cant resume playing after a pause, etc
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so I take it that only Bluetooth headsets are working? all mine are wired headsets and none of there media controls will work with the stock media player, playerpro or Google music.
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Vega said:
i have and they work amazing cristal clear. to bad i lost them. i imagine tghey would work i used the on my evo
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I don't think you had the s4a's... they just came out like a few days ago. I have some on the way from Crutchfield, shipped out yesterday. Will post a review when I get them.
For those who are unfamiliar, they're supposed to work with a special Klispsch android app to enable full media control, volume up/down, play, pause, track forward and back, voice search.
I've been using Altec Lansing bluetooth stereo headphones which also have media controls which work well, but I've decided bluetooth stereo is just a useless hassle, wired is better overall.

MotoRokr is excellent with this phone. Works flawlessly. Oh, no special software needed to use them. They have HD sound out of the box.

I am waiting for these to be released:
http://www.jays.se/products/earphones/a-jays-one-plus.html
Supposedly going to be in the $50 range, like the s4a's it's going to have an android app for controls.

Don't work with beats by Dre studios. But Bluetooth controls work with my lg hbs.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2

Quick update, I received my Klipsch S4a headphones and while they have good sound quality I can't get the "media controls" to work at all. The Klipsch Android app doesn't seem to work with this phone.
Essentially the headphones have just 1 button same as most headphones. The Klipsch app is supposed to enable control using various button click combos, example 1 click pause/resume, 2 clicks next track, continuous press to adjust the volume etc.
However on the E4GT I think the voice control app intercepts the button presses and the Klipsch app doesn't do anything. A long press simply launches voice command.
I haven't been able to find any way to make it work... hmmm. Disappointing.

S4A does jack sht for us..
ackattacker said:
Quick update, I received my Klipsch S4a headphones and while they have good sound quality I can't get the "media controls" to work at all. The Klipsch Android app doesn't seem to work with this phone.
Essentially the headphones have just 1 button same as most headphones. The Klipsch app is supposed to enable control using various button click combos, example 1 click pause/resume, 2 clicks next track, continuous press to adjust the volume etc.
However on the E4GT I think the voice control app intercepts the button presses and the Klipsch app doesn't do anything. A long press simply launches voice command.
I haven't been able to find any way to make it work... hmmm. Disappointing.
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Hell yeah it's disagoddamnpointing. I just picked up a pair of S4As I ordered from Crutchfield, total bust and exactly as you have described. The Android app does nothing and all that happens is we can launch voice commands.
On Android Market they mention this "The default media player on the following devices are not compatible and require a 3rd party media app for full functionality: Samsung Infuse, Samsung Galaxy S 4G, Motorola Atrix (List subject to change.)"
They also go on to list, "The follwing music apps have been tested and compatibility confirmed: Google Music, Amazon MP3, Pandora, Last.fm, Slacker (List subject to change.)"
Might as well just add the GSII Epic 4G Touch to a special FULLY incompatible list.
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lleinado said:
MotoRokr is excellent with this phone. Works flawlessly. Oh, no special software needed to use them. They have HD sound out of the box.
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Which Model of the MotoRkr? S9, S10, S305?

I picked up the Sony Ericsson MW600. Not only do you get bluetooth, you can use any earphones you want and have complete control over the phone and media. There is a mic on it so you don't have to worry about having a separate pair of earphones with a mic. And you can hook it up to multiple sources. I can listen to music on my Xoom and talk on my E4GT when a call comes in with a touch of a button.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1318570924&sr=1-1

Headphones with Media Controller

Anyone tried headphones with media Controller (Like the Galaxy S, the nokia)?
I'm looking for my car setup and I want to put a controller closer to the steering wheel and a microphone integrated, but I don't know it it'l work :|

t1mman said:
Anyone tried headphones with media Controller (Like the Galaxy S, the nokia)?
I'm looking for my car setup and I want to put a controller closer to the steering wheel and a microphone integrated, but I don't know it it'l work :|
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You mean like any bluetooth stereo headphones? I'm pretty certain no wired headset will do this because the headphone jack doesn't support it.
There are quite a few standalone bluetooth stereo receivers around that you can plug generic headphones or a stereo line-out into though. I prefer the Jabra BT-3030 'dogtag' receivers, but there are plenty of others around. Just do a search on Froogle, Buy.com or any other big electronics site and you'll find them. The only real difference between them all is battery life and sound quality, they all have media player controls using standard Bluetooth profiles and they all include a condenser mic built-in.

No, I was talking about a button on the wired headphone, like the Galaxy S, to skip track, answer call, those sort of things.
From what LG answered me, it's not possible...
Downer there :|

Finaly found a spare pair of headphones from a Galaxy, with the button for the media controller.
Turns out, it works!
Long press opens voice control,
short press starts media player
two short press skips the track when playing.
There must be a standard for Android, I'll try to find the list tomorow and test it out, but anyway, good thing it works.
Anyway, good things it works! I'm running a lot, long distance, and it'll screw up any bluetooth, even S-10 (my current pair had some issue but cleaned up after drying in rice), so the good ol' button hearphones with the media controller is the best for me!
I've ordered a "seperate" microphone with a button and the input, I'll test and let you know!

I just bought some a-JAYS One+ for about 60$ The remote works with the Optimus G and most android phones.
The remote lets you:
Skip tracks
FF / Rwind
Play / Pause
Volume up / Down
Pick up calls
The sound quality is actually very good especially for bass junkies like myself. Not to mention the sleek swedish design.
I absolutely recommend them to anyone out there.
Cheers!
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Hello,
Using the application "Jays Headset Control" (Play Store) we get the same result with the original headphones lg ^^
And you can change the button action in Advanced Mode...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jays.headsetcontrol&hl=en
Enjoy!!!

t1mman said:
Finaly found a spare pair of headphones from a Galaxy, with the button for the media controller.
Turns out, it works!
Long press opens voice control,
short press starts media player
two short press skips the track when playing.
There must be a standard for Android, I'll try to find the list tomorow and test it out, but anyway, good thing it works.
Anyway, good things it works! I'm running a lot, long distance, and it'll screw up any bluetooth, even S-10 (my current pair had some issue but cleaned up after drying in rice), so the good ol' button hearphones with the media controller is the best for me!
I've ordered a "seperate" microphone with a button and the input, I'll test and let you know!
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it is not a Android feature, it is just the the extra rim on the 3.5 headphone minijack that adds controls to it. and Android have adapted it. like micro USB for charging and connecting.
open standards are always to prefer

benseoul said:
Hello,
Using the application "Jays Headset Control" (Play Store) we get the same result with the original headphones lg ^^
And you can change the button action in Advanced Mode...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jays.headsetcontrol&hl=en
Enjoy!!!
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Huge thanks for this! As a new convert from iOS this is a sweet app to find!

krankdroid said:
it is not a Android feature, it is just the the extra rim on the 3.5 headphone minijack that adds controls to it. and Android have adapted it. like micro USB for charging and connecting.
open standards are always to prefer
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Well, I tried with my old Nokia N95 headset which has play, forward, volume, etc. And it did not work as expected, some buttons work as a single button headset. Also bought a Samsung headset (could not find LG headsets) with a button and volume control and the volume control does not work, the volume up key replicates the button.
So it is not that standard.
Or is there an app to activate the volume and multimedia buttons on those headsets?
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[Q] Volume Control Headset

Hello,
Since my stock headset broke, I'm looking for a new one. I've found a headset with 3 buttons (volume up/down and play/pause). Do you know whether these earphones will work fine with my i9100? I'm specifically interested in the volume control buttons, because it's much easier to turn the music up/down using the headset.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-W...S3-I9300-ACE-S2-I9100-NOTE-2-GT-/390503952729
Thanks in advance.

ivkos said:
Hello,
Since my stock headset broke, I'm looking for a new one. I've found a headset with 3 buttons (volume up/down and play/pause). Do you know whether these earphones will work fine with my i9100? I'm specifically interested in the volume control buttons, because it's much easier to turn the music up/down using the headset.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-W...S3-I9300-ACE-S2-I9100-NOTE-2-GT-/390503952729
Thanks in advance.
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well they say compatible with the s2, so one assumes so.
likely they arent actually genuine samsung, but you get what you pay for.

well those are the note's earphones and i have them working perfectly on my i9100

Hi Pal!
If your dont want to miss your default headset you can try Jays app from play store.. it will work like charm...

Wanted to ask will Nokia's music control headset work with s2?
beast i9100

They look very similar to mine. They are crap, the sound is very trebly almost no base. The original Samsung ones are much better (my wife has a pair)
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I have two headsets, one is "a-jays four" and other are "JBL J22i" on both only play/pause button works but volume buttons do not.
Is there anyway to hack this and make them work?

Try out HeadsetDroid for customization of the headset buttons. Works like a charm for me, well worth the couple of dollars.