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Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.

Bump. Please help guys, I don't know if I should return the phone or not

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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Is it for all headphones/audiocables? Look inside the jack and see if you have the two little metal pieces that push in. Those are what tells the phone is plugged in.
Sounds like you might have stuck a cable in at an angle by accident and bent one of them or thrown off the sensors

They're fine, and even if that was the case I would expect it to not recognize headphones, but the problems I am having make no sense

Have you tried different head phones?

bring the phone back.

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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My only thought is are you using headphones with a Mic and an "action" button. If you have press the button it will play or pause the music. If you hold it down it will open the Voice dialer app. If it has the mic and button maybe there is a fault with it, hence the randomness. If you are just using headphones check the headphone icon, if its recognizing it right should just show headphones and not a headphones with a boom mic on the status bar. Either try dif mic headphones or take it back to the store

Me too
hey I am having the same problem, I use doggcatcher as my podcast player and when I have my headphones (no mic) plugged in, randomly my phone starts playing other previously downloaded podcasts over the one Im listening to in the phones stock music player, then it skips forward, backwards, then the voice dialer comes on and this is all while my phone is locked and the screen wake / power button has not been touched!
Whats going on????

having a similar problem as well and have seen it mentioned on other forums. so far no definitive fix. i'm pissed. if this turns out to be a faulty hardware issue or somethign that isn't easily solved, it's a dealbreaker. I'll take the phone back and sprint will lose a customer.
hopefully it won't come to that.

Possible related issues
Here's a non-comprehensive list of other threads I've seen mentioning this issue or similar ones. Hopefully something will turn up.
http://androidforums.com/support-tr...93628-htc-evo-headphone-jack-3-5mm-loose.html
http://www.evo4gforum.net/troublesh...es-jack-thinks-external-speakers-are-headset/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664024&page=11
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/14006-strange-issue-when-connecting-evo-car-stereo-2.html
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/17139-music-player-automatically-starts-headphones.html
http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=9916
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g...lems-music-app-while-connected-aux-input.html
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...andom-song-skipping-using-headphone-jack.html

Bump..anything? If we have to take our phones back, will they replace it on the spot? Do I need to go back to radio shack or can I just take it to a Sprint store?

Blaster ( and anyone else having this problem) have you tried installing & running a widget from the market called headset blocker? If not, give it a try and report back your results, if you don't mind

Someone says it's a faulty jack
Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html

Had same issues with a portable stereo... exact same symptoms... found if I locked the device by pressing power button... it didn't do it at all.
Also - using an FM transmitter to car's stereo - no problems...

There is an option in the System Settings area to choose to 'pause music when headset is unplugged'... disabling that might be an optional workaround.

I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
xviiivx said:
I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.
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I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.

scaots said:
I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.
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BTW - I also have near zero FM reception. I was only able to get one pair of headphones to weakly tune a few stations. Any other cheap turner works great in same location.
And yes it is definitely plugged in all the way.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).

coolguy949 said:
I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).
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They worked perfectly with my computer speakers. But they definitely went crazy in my car. I think the plug is slightly different. It must have pushed it back in to its old position because my computer speakers started acting crazy when I plugged them in again.

Bluetooth Headsets/Headphones - Who has 'em? Mind doing a test?

So I've got a pair (if you can call it a pair) of Motorola Motorokr S9-HD Headphones.
I can connect them to the phone just fine, but when I cover the bottom portion of the phone with my hand the signal drops out completely and I was wondering if anyone else experiences this or if it's just me.
So surrounding the bottom portion of the phone (with the Home, Menu, Search and Back buttons) with my hand and the signal drops out. Headphones on, phone in front of me.
Same thing happens if I push the phone up against my chest/stomach, no signal. Sometimes to the point that it disconnects entirely.
Normally I would be like "no big deal, I just won't do that." But the phone being in either my front or back pocket causes the same effect, making them kind of useless.
So, end result, is it my headphones, my phone, or both? Can you test the headset you have and see how it works out for you?
I've attempted this on stock ROM with Root, Fresh 5.3, and DC 3.2.3 with the same results each time.

I tihnk the BT and WIFI ant's are on the bottom
teh CDMA is on top -- if i cover the top, i can go from 4 bars to 0 barz
if i cover the bottom the wifi drops a lot
i think the BT ant is pretty weak .. couldn't go more than 10 ft from a laptop doing audio streaming
i'll try the BT later on when i get home unless someone else gets to it first

strung said:
I tihnk the BT and WIFI ant's are on the bottom
teh CDMA is on top -- if i cover the top, i can go from 4 bars to 0 barz
if i cover the bottom the wifi drops a lot
i think the BT ant is pretty weak .. couldn't go more than 10 ft from a laptop doing audio streaming
i'll try the BT later on when i get home unless someone else gets to it first
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Well if the BT antenna isn't on the bottom, then why is it when I put my hand over the bottom the signal drops?
I want to see if anyone else can replicate this issue..

I have the same headset. I tried everything you did and it works for me. I occasionally get a breakup of audio, but it is not related, however it is the headset.

Brutal-Force said:
I have the same headset. I tried everything you did and it works for me. I occasionally get a breakup of audio, but it is not related, however it is the headset.
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Damn, that sucks. I hardly used the damn thing. Thanks for checking it out, I would have assumed it was the phone.

Sirchuk said:
Well if the BT antenna isn't on the bottom, then why is it when I put my hand over the bottom the signal drops?
I want to see if anyone else can replicate this issue..
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i'm saying the tooth antenna IS (probably) on the bottom hence why you cover it up it dont work as good. sorry my grammer sucks

I would swap it for another one. While generally I find the headset to be a great improvement over past Bluetooth Headsets, I am still not impressed that after 15 years that bluetooth has been around that it has yet to impress me as a wireless medium.
This headset is still only class 2 and Bluetooth 2.0. Where are all of the Class 1 and Bluetooth 4.0 devices?
I have tried all the Plantronic, Jawbone and Numerous Motorola devices and have been left wanting. I will probably be returning this headset as well. Although it has good sound quality, the earbuds (event he smallest ones) are too big for my ears and they do not seat down inside like a quality pair of tips. The phone breaks up especially while on the phone, but for listening to music, it is in general quite a good device.
The biggest problem with going wired headsets is that people have quit making a good wired stereo heatset with mic.

well, I have had 20 or more BT headsets, and, the only one I have EVER had that played music without breakup is the Jawbone Icon..
Sure the sound sucks, its mono and tinny, but I never lose signal with pandora, slacker, or sd card music with this headset..
motorola s9HD was one of the worst ones I had for losing signal from my phones..agree that its a shame that no one is able to make a HQ STEREO BT lightweight headset that doesnt drop signal yet..

the backbeats are damn good for music, world better than my s9s. ive got the 903 but the 906 are supposedly even better

I have the same issue with the motorolas, not as bad as you but I do get the breakup if i carry the phone in front of me. I have the Shure 530 headphones which kick ass so I got a Sony BT Transmitter, I think it is the BT15 or maybe the BT30, works perfect for me, I clip it on the front of my shirt plug in the Shures and presto bluetooth. The receiver even has a built in mic, works about as good as the Motorolas.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=sony+bt15&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=10714892124428811058&ei=YH43TJrnAdWfnwf_ob2ABA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC0Q8wIwAg#
I can't for the life of me remember which one I have but be advised one of them has a mini usb charger the other requires a specific cradle, i go the one that has the mini usb, didn't want to carry around a specific charger for this.

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This is EXACTLY what I've been waiting for. One less cable to attach to my evo

$80 is WAY too much for this. You can accomplish the same thing with a $20 BT3030 adapter, or any headphone adapter.
Here's a tip:
Grab one of these and one of these, and you'll never know the difference.

i just bought one on these and i'm liking it. Maybe it can be done cheaper but I know this works well.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470939291&pf_rd_i=507846

scl23enn4m3 said:
$80 is WAY too much for this. You can accomplish the same thing with a $20 BT3030 adapter, or any headphone adapter.
Here's a tip:
Grab one of these and one of these, and you'll never know the difference.
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Does the first one allow you to stream bluetooth music to your cd player?

backdown said:
Does the first one allow you to stream bluetooth music to your cd player?
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It will let you stream to anything with an audio input.
EDIT: I'll have a full blown write up on this method in a few weeks hopefully. I'm waiting on a bunch of parts to come in and I'm hooking mine and my father's car up.

That doesn't look like it charges and outputs at the same time. The scosche appears to do this.
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pinoyxpryde said:
That doesn't look like it charges and outputs at the same time. The scosche appears to do this.
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I just used that as an example as how cheap you can go. Personally, I'm making a cable that does both.
If you want one that charges and plays at the same time out of the box, try this for 20 bucks:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Jabra-BT303...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item4aa3833d38
It's the Jabra BT3030. One end is the audio output (which plugs into your audio input) and the mini USB port is on the other for charging.

Looks awesome but quality of sound is probably ****...

How is bluetooth sound quality now adays. I listen to flac, which is lossless audio, so if it isn't really good - great sound quality wise I will just keep using a 3.5mm cable.

I'm not an audio expert (nor is my ear sensitive enough to pick up subtle differences), but I definitely wouldn't call bluetooth audio ****. I can't tell the difference between the bluetooth connection and wired connection. I've heard accounts saying flac sounds beautiful through bluetooth, but then again audio is something that has always been subjective.

Thanks for your opinion, i appreciate you taking the time to respond
I got a motorocker or something like that yesterday at walmart. It was like 90 bucks regularly on clearance for 60, but i got an extra good deal on it.
When i get my evo back I'll post my opinion on it. I have audiophilistic ears lol. It also fm modulates, so i know frequency is going to limited on the upper end to 16kish. But much over 16k doesn't contain much musical content depending on what you are listening to anyways.

Not that great over FM, glad i didn't pay much for it. I am sure the device you listed would sound very good though as it goes through a regular aux port instead of fm modulation. There didn't appear to be any bluetooth related noise, just fm garbage.

I bought a new Sony desk (BT2800) with Bluetooth built-in, and the quality is near flawless. It seems like I actually have less distortion than when it was physically plugged in. There was a ground short or something when I had it plugged in to charge and to the aux input ( but you only could notice if u turn the volume up with nothing playing). I don't know if that's with all cars or just my older car.

scl23enn4m3, you don't know what you are talking about. I hope people don't follow your ****ty advice.
First of all, that BT thing you linked to on ebay does not charge and stream at the same time. It has been covered in the comments section on dealextreme.
Second, I have yet to find any bluetooth reciever that I can add to my stock stereo system that will auto-pair. Auto pairing is a huge deal. If you have to screw around with the bluetooth settings on your phone every time you turn your car on, you might as well plug in the damn aux cable.
I am excited to check this product out.

so mine came in i couldnt get out of my car lol
i think im going to buy one for my home surround sound so i can stream music from laying in bed from my phone (my best tunes are always on my phone even though i have a 2tb and home server running boxee setup on my tv)
But seriously this motormouth btaxs is amazign (for you cheapskates out there stick to your long wires or jerryrigged stuff and leave this toy for those who want it all done right without soldeign and running wires all over)
Yes it charges while in use (I have mine plugged in all the time now and i have it setup so once i put my evo in my dock it auto ons my bluetooth and connects automatically to it)
call quality is good i just tested in loud car on speakerphone and no reverb and works flawless with one button touch then speak the name u want to call
love the damn thing i cant wait to go to work i use my phone all day while driving around and havign to plug in two wires everytime i get in and out was askign too much
now only need one wire and thats if my battery is dead ill add pics in a bit

spyngamerman said:
But seriously this motormouth btaxs is amazign (for you cheapskates out there stick to your long wires or jerryrigged stuff and leave this toy for those who want it all done right without soldeign and running wires all over)
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Too bad my '07 Porsche 911 doesn't have a Aux/MP3 input jack.

Woo-Hoo!
Ordered mine from Hawk Electronics on Wednesday night - showed up on the front doorstep today (it helps that their warehouse is here in DFW).
This thing is amazing. Sound quality for music over BT far surpasses what I was getting via 3.5mm jack, and there's no 25% sound reduction just because you docked. In combination with my Sprint car dock, this is just exactly what I've been waiting for. Cool thing about car dock mode: it turns on BT, GPS, and 4G when you dock. It paired without issue, and it fires up the second I dock it in the car.
I used the extension thingy for the microphone, because my AUX port is over on the passenger side in my Element.
Road trip tomorrow.

Here'sa pic comes with charging cable too with car adapter
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This device looks nice but too bad my aux input is in the glove compartment...

[Q] Original Samsung Epic 4G Touch Multimedia Desktop Dock

Does anyone know if this one has a built in speaker or if you have to plug speakers into it. (or just uses the phone's speaker) ?

btravis.elm said:
Does anyone know if this one has a built in speaker or if you have to plug speakers into it. (or just uses the phone's speaker) ?
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I believe it does have its own speaker, mainly due to the fact that in the dock settings in your phone, it gives you the option of putting the audio through there.

F3L1XZS said:
I believe it does have its own speaker, mainly due to the fact that in the dock settings in your phone, it gives you the option of putting the audio through there.
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I have the dock. It has a little hole to amplify the phone speaker. But I don't think it is an actual speaker. You can play music and watch movies but it isn't very loud and by no means high quality. It does have a jack to plug external speakers in. I use mine for my bedside alarm clock and it works well for that.

NON-sound isolating earphones w/mic?

Am I the only one who can't stand to try to talk on the phone while using the sound isolating earphones? It drives me crazy, it feels like you are talking with your fingers stuck in your ear and all I hear is my own muffled voice echoing in my head. Plus, when I'm doing various other things, I need to be able to hear other stuff going on around me. Don't get me wrong, I love listening to music through my set of isolating buds, I just need something different for other times.
From what I understand, what works with other Androids won't necessarily work with the Samsung. So which ones are known to work with the Galaxies? I thought about trying the new Apple buds, as I hear that the mic works but not the volume controls. Anyone know if it's a wiring issue? I'm not above popping the mic/control case open and switching some wires around if I need to. I've got the skills.
Any recommendations, anyone?

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Any recommendations, anyone?
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What's wrong with the buds that came with the phone? If you find another brand let me know b/c I can't find any cables with a working mic.

Why don't you just stick with the earbuds you have an like for music?
Pop out one of the buds and you should be fine. You can hear your surroundings, won't have the "voice in your head" effect you are getting with both buds in but still have the clear audio you get from a good seal. The biggest plus of that arrangement, at least in my opinion, would be that you don't have to decide which headset you have to bring along or carry both of them just in case you need the other one.
The non in-ear headphones always fall out of my ears at the slightest movement. But that may just be me.
The remote of the headset I got with my HD2 works fine on the S3. It did come with ordinary ear buds, not the in-ear kind. You should still be able to find them on ebay. They do work for phone calls (you'll have to crank the volume up with non in-ears, though) but don't expect the same quality you get from your s3 headphones when it comes to listening to music.