Hello everyone,
I paired my LG Tone HBS-700 with the Nexus 7. Audio works flawlessly but when it comes to microphone ...
When making a call in Skype or Viber I can't get the mic on the bluetooth headset to work. I can only hear audio. The mic on the tablet works fine but hey I bought a bluetooth headset to get away from the tablet and relax on the bed.
Any solutions?
I think this is known. Corded headset with mic doesn't work either.
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I've griped on end over this and searched so I'll save you some time. It seems no app except for grooveip works with bluetooth recording. I haven't tried grooveip myself but others say it definitely works. If it wasn't for grooveip, I would suspect the proper audio profile isn't there in the nexus 7. I wish a dev could confirm this. I wouldn't have thought bluetooth mics would be a big thing. In my ignorance I assumed it would become your 'sound device' when paired and any app that attempted to record/capture audio would be re-routed to the bluetooth device. If it is a matter of apps being properly coded, maybe we'll have I dunno, 4 or 5 apps that work properly with bluetooth in a couple of years.
Yeah I'm being a little cynical but I was surprised how poor bluetooth support is when it doesn't seem to be the case on the bb/ipad side. The other disappointment with bluetooth is audio sync with gaming. So travelling and I feel like gaming I have to switch to a wired headset. I read it's an issue with bluetooth itself, but confirmed with a couple of friends the sync issue doesn't happen on playback or ipad.
Just to add it's not just gaming. Basically you'll only have audio sync with movies that are hardware decoded (e.g. when using google's movie player or youtube app), but try and play an xvid etc. So I think you'll find audio playback isn't flawless either.
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I searched around, but I didn't find an answer to this specific question. I have an HTC Evo, and a regular Bluetooth headset. I'd like to be able to play music/podcasts/whatnot through the headset.
It works great for phone calls, but once the call is over, it goes back to using the speaker. I'm assuming this has something to do with Bluetooth profiles since I was actually able to play music through Bluetooth in a car I rented a few weeks ago. I had to change the audio setting on the car, so it seems like the Evo can send audio through Bluetooth if it detects a certain profile (A2DP?).
Is there an app that allows me to choose to reroute my audio from the speaker to a regular bluetooth headset that only supports the headset and hands-free profiles? If not, I may need to see how feasible it would be for me to make one.
I have been searching in vane for Android software that would play regular audio through a regular bluetooth ear piece (that is normally used for a phone) rather than the external speaker or audio jack.
If anyone knows of such an animal, please let us know.
I realize what you're asking for, and I'm just going to tell you, odds are it's not going to happen. From what I've heard, the Bluetooth API's are fairly limited, and telling the system to use a BT Profile for something it wasn't meant for (and will sound horrible on, nevermind kill the battery life of your headset) won't be easy.
I'm not saying it's impossible, just not very likely to happen at this time. You'd probably be better off getting a decent pair of BT headphones instead. Sorry.
It won't work. Different protocols. If you get a bluetooth stereo headset that has a mic then it will work with both protocols.
This has been on the top of my list (along with a widget for enabling/disabling background data) since I got my Evo. I used this feature a lot on my Moto Q9C.
But I hadn't been able to find anything until now.
The audio quality isn't great but so far "Super BT Mono Froyo Free" is working well enough. I haven't disconnected my headset yet, so I don't know if it will reboot the phone. But the comments in the marketplace say to use a task killer if it happens.
I'm actually considering getting the full $6 version after the 5 days are up.
I just wish there was a way to make the call button function with the media player instead of starting the voice dialer.
Edit:
Have to change the media volume via settings or when the screen is off to increase music volume.
My jabra bluetooth headset allows this to happen but that bluetooth is meant to stream music through it also.
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what about these: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Black-Motorola-S9-HD-S9HD-Wireless-Stereo-Headphone-/260631900070?pt=Bluetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item3caedf2fa6
granted, they ship from Hong Kong so you're looking at a good 1-3 weeks for delivery (i got mine in about a week and a half)
But anyways, they work great for me. they answer calls, control track skipping, play/pause and volume. i love 'em.
App Work Around
I had the same issue with my headset. I went to the Android Market and searched. There are multiple apps out there. I got BTmono Free which allows you to play audio over your bluetooth if you pay for the $1 version you get more options. There are a few more other programs out there that do the same thing.
Good luck.
Thanks for the find Abini. d/l'd BTmono and it works like a champ for playing both music and for Netflix on my rooted EVO 2.2
Just wondering whether anyone else has connected their phone (I have a HD7) to a car kit or similar?
Here's my experience with Parrot Mki9100.
Using the parrot controls:
Most things work. Play and pause work, voice control works either by syncing your contacts to the parrot or by not syncing and then using the phones voice control.
For some reason if you pause the music you cant press play on the parrot kit again, you have to go back into the phone to press play.
Forward and back for tracks works, the skip forward and back doesnt.
Of course you can control from the phone however you want. I'm sad that the promised voice control of the zune interface didnt come through.
But the biggest problem is a slight crackle with the music. It's not a massive problem and I've not used any other devices so it might be that I'm expecting too much of bluetooth a2dp and i'm happy using it like this. But at certain types during songs which have lots of guitar going on you get a crackle.
I was trying to work out if it was the phone or parrot, so i've connected my phone to my laptop, playing music now and the same lovely crackle. Anyone else experienced the same?
Thanks and hope this was helpful to someone
I just connected mine to my car for A2DP as well (Samsung Focus). It streams music fine but my play/pause/skip controls don't work (they did on my WM 6.1 device). I also have the same issue of having to use the phone to resume after a call.
I get the slight distortion as well at HF (just from tweeters). I believe this is b/c A2DP includes compression in the protocol (its not full 20-20k bandwidth). Its only on a few songs for me and something I can live with.
I am experiencing the same thing. However, the bluetooth stack on wp7 is way...way better and works with parrot better than any of the previous wm versions.
My handset upgrade is coming up and I will be jumping on WP7 after a year with Android. To be more specific, the HD7. I've pretty much crammed as much info about WP7 as possible right now, but there's still one thing I'm not sure about, and that's bluetooth AVRCP. I thinking about getting a pretty decent stereo system with bluetooth and comes with a remote and I wonder if I would be able to fully control the music in WP7.
I paired my samsung sbh600 with my focus last night, play/pause/volume/next track/previous track all worked no problem...sound quality was pretty decent too, though a graphic equalizer would really help
oh yeah, and they got plenty loud too
jmerrey,
have you tried videos? i also have the Focus and for music it seems to work, but for videos the audio does not come through bluetooth and AVRCP does not work either. same on the HTC Surround and LG Quantum. not sure if it's just my bluetooth device, Jabra BT3030, but it worked fine with a Samsung MP3 player and a Microsoft KIN.
Same Bluetooth issue here
Samsung Focus
AT&T
When connected to my Sony DR-BT22 headset, phone calls are fine, Zune is fine, but if I switch over to play Youtube videos, the sound will switch to the handset itself. I can't find a setting to change it. Anyone have any ideas?
Everything plays through the wired headphones without an issue when I connect that way.
Ok great, so no one is experiencing any bluetooth problems? Specifically AVRCP.
I had a Philips tapster SHB7110 and my HD7 couldn't see it. I had to sell it because it became useless. It paired well with my HD2.
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Ok great, so no one is experiencing any bluetooth problems? Specifically AVRCP.
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Me too. If you play videos in Zune, the phone only uses external speaker not the bluetooth. It's annoy MS needs to fix it.
Known issue: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsphone7/thread/789cef96-09d8-4903-b2db-72f003fdeee9
When I connect to media audio via bluetooth in my car, I can only get audio out of the left side speakers. This is repeatable on different apps that play music. When I play a radio station in my car I get sound out of both sides.
What can I check to help diagnose this problem and hopefully fix it?
Thanks.
Does anybody else have this problem?
Does your car audio system support A2DP stereo Bluetooth profile ? Probably it does, otherwise I don’t think you can stream audio with just the Hands-free (HFP) profile (which is a low quality link meant only for calls). Mine works fine in stereo with my car’s audio system. Try deleting all the BT settings from your car and initialize everything from the beginning.
Iam verry sure that your audio car not support A2DP because in my car i can use for stereo...try to see the specification for your car audio bluetooth..
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It works fine when I use my Galaxy Nexus. This makes me believe it supports A2DP. This problem is unique to the One X for me. Did I get a bad phone?
Also, when I crank the balance over to the side that doesn't work I can hear it a little bit, but it's crackly and distorted.
EDIT: Problem solved. Re-seated the wiring in the sound system and everything is fine now.
Just a basic simple question. I am sure most here are familiar with the issue of the mic in a BT headset not working post Gingerbread or at least since Android 4.x.
For those who don't know it's simple the onboard mic does not turn off allowing the mic in the headset to work. So while a stereo headset will give you sound if you want to dictate or use apps that need voice input your tablet has to be in front of you. It's a deflating problem because we buy these devices to enjoy, be more productive and more mobile. The blame seems to lay at the feet of Google (ya just need to slog through all the discussions about this as there are cases where it works perfectly, mostly, on phones but not at all on non-phone tablets.
Anyway, while I sit here trying to be patient and thanking my boss for buying an N5110 for me, I thought I'd ask some questions. My hope is perhaps something about the stack implementation for BT 4.0 LE was fixed to allow out headset mics to work on our tablets again.
My headsets are the LG BHS700 and BHS730. Super headsets BTW with loooong battery life. Around 10-14hrs continuous use on my tabs or phone.
For me the mic works fine with my LG Motion phone (snapdragon CPU, ICS 4.0.4, BT 3.0). Does not work on my Asus Transformer TF300T nor my Transformer Infinity TF700T. I am pretty sure the reports I've read on the Kindle Fires with BT is the mic doesn't work with them either, though that may have changed?
Sooo, anyone tested this out on your Note 8? Even worth asking those with the N5100 (GSM version yes?) or N5120(LTE version right) as there were comments of the mic only working with active phone calls and none of the other uses such as dictation or voice command.
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I would bet your problem is that you are trying to use "listening" type stereo BT headsets, to perform "speaking" functions; those LG BT stereo headsets are ok for music, but suck when it comes to making phone calls, or audio dictation...They just dont have high quality/high performance microphones on them, since they are used primarily for listening to music..
I use a Bose BT2, and a BlueAnt BT headset with all my adroid devices, INCLUDING this one, without any voice or dictation issues.
You should get a mono, voice/phone call type BT headset, and I am certain you wont have any issues making phone calls, or dictating with this tablet...
thanks but you could not be more incorrect here. In fact the issue is not related to brand of headset. It is a well known and documented issue that came about post Gingerbread. And it seems mostly limited to NON-PHONE device though even some phones have issues it voice control and functioning of previously working voice related apps. That and the cessation of a previously working headset mic with the roll out of various versions of 4.x.x
So thanks but well, nope that does not address the question or issue. Though it's nice to know your headsets work on your N8. That is helpful.
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My Galaxy S3 cannot be used with voice dictation, search, S-Voice, etc with the built in mic, especially when in the car (4.0 - 4.1). Using a Bluetooth headset it _actually_ works in both scenarios (quiet room, in car).
Although when combined with TeamSpeak it has a tendency to "Forget" it's hooked up to a headset and instead use the onboard mic and speakers. This normally occurs after a disconnect and reconnect to the TS server. But the new TS app isn't that much less of a piece of **** than the old TS app.
On previous 3.x and 4.x devices, I just did the old test: tap the onboard mic, tap the headset mic. The loud one is the input source.
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Interesting new Slidey...make hopeful Samsung fixed whatever Google busted.
I did chuckle that your headset mic works and the on device dunna work. It made me jealous...
Oh, your testing method us that of Champions...meaning same thing I do. Heck it's all but impossible to muffle the on board mic they are so sensitive.
Can't wait to see if my headsets work...have to remain calm until Thursday. Seems I picked the wrong week to give up IV Xanax...
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