I have a 2008 Saab 9-3 with a stock auxiliary port. With my old Captivate, I would just pop in the cable and then play music perfectly. With my new S3, not the case. Every time I plug in the auxiliary cable to the phone and the car, it won't recognize the cable being connected at all. However, if I simply plug into the phone and NOT the car, the "Earphones connected" notification will pop up in the status bar.
I have tried using the "Headset Routing" app to force to play and it will work for one song. After the song is done, it will crack and pop and stop, as if I have "unplugged" the aux cable and therefore ending music.
I have suspected that it could be the Saab that is causing the problem because it tries to "auto" detect music playing via the aux cable. Either way, is there a way to force to play via 3.5mm jack?
Cheers!
weenrock said:
I have a 2008 Saab 9-3 with a stock auxiliary port. With my old Captivate, I would just pop in the cable and then play music perfectly. With my new S3, not the case. Every time I plug in the auxiliary cable to the phone and the car, it won't recognize the cable being connected at all. However, if I simply plug into the phone and NOT the car, the "Earphones connected" notification will pop up in the status bar.
I have tried using the "Headset Routing" app to force to play and it will work for one song. After the song is done, it will crack and pop and stop, as if I have "unplugged" the aux cable and therefore ending music.
I have suspected that it could be the Saab that is causing the problem because it tries to "auto" detect music playing via the aux cable. Either way, is there a way to force to play via 3.5mm jack?
Cheers!
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I use a cable to aux into my bathroom radio and I've found I have to really push hard to get the cable into the phone.
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I use a cable to aux into my bathroom radio and I've found I have to really push hard to get the cable into the phone.
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah I push the cable all the way until I hear it click. I don't think that is the problem...
It works perfectly with my 2008 9-3 Aero. Of course, I went and got the HTC StereoClip and it works even better now.
I don't think it would matter as the head unit is the same unless you have Nav, but I have the Bose Centrepoint system.
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id10terrordfw said:
It works perfectly with my 2008 9-3 Aero. Of course, I went and got the HTC StereoClip and it works even better now.
I don't think it would matter as the head unit is the same unless you have Nav, but I have the Bose Centrepoint system.
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Yeah I have just the standard audio system. I think having the Bose system makes a difference. I have been hearing from others that it is due to the GM head unit.
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Yeah I have just the standard audio system. I think having the Bose system makes a difference. I have been hearing from others that it is due to the GM head unit.
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That is odd because I have used the GS3 with that same design head unit in other GM vehicles with no trouble either. I would try a different cable, like from monoprice.com or some such. It should work just fine.
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That is odd because I have used the GS3 with that same design head unit in other GM vehicles with no trouble either. I would try a different cable, like from monoprice.com or some such. It should work just fine.
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I will investigate if another cable will work.
it is working with the standard cobalt 07 head unit for me just fine
This is very strange because it works PERFECTLY with my samsung captivate and the same auxiliary cable. So, by process of elimination, it could be the S3. I can force it to play if I use the Routing Headset app.
I am not sure.
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This is very strange because it works PERFECTLY with my samsung captivate and the same auxiliary cable. So, by process of elimination, it could be the S3. I can force it to play if I use the Routing Headset app.
I am not sure.
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It is entirely possible you have a bad GS3, as mine works fine even with a crappy RadioShack 3.5 stereo cable on the same head unit in the same car model.
There was a thread awhile back about this.
And id10t. He doesn't have a bad s3. You have a Bose system in your car. He doesn't. Completely different scenario.
Its an issue somewhere in that cars make/year/model. Try contacting Saab/your dealer.
If all else fails. Get an aftermarket head unit. Very easy to install if you know what you're doing. Even if you don't. I'm sure Google has a guide for you.
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There was a thread awhile back about this.
And id10t. He doesn't have a bad s3. You have a Bose system in your car. He doesn't. Completely different scenario.
Its an issue somewhere in that cars make/year/model. Try contacting Saab/your dealer.
If all else fails. Get an aftermarket head unit. Very easy to install if you know what you're doing. Even if you don't. I'm sure Google has a guide for you.
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Sigh. The head unit is exactly the same. It is standard GM Parts Bin materiel. Only the amp and speakers are different. The aux jack is on the head unit itself. I have used the aux jacks on many, many GM head units and it has always worked, except when I had a bad cable, once.
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It is entirely possible you have a bad GS3, as mine works fine even with a crappy RadioShack 3.5 stereo cable on the same head unit in the same car model.
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I went to the AT&T store and used the salesperson's GS3 and aux cable. They didnt work. This is weird because it works just fine on my home stereo system. It must be my car then. I am not sure why or how but I narrowed it down. Any thoughts?
weenrock said:
I went to the AT&T store and used the salesperson's GS3 and aux cable. They didnt work. This is weird because it works just fine on my home stereo system. It must be my car then. I am not sure why or how but I narrowed it down. Any thoughts?
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It is possible it could be an impedance issue with your head unit (a fault). If you know someone with the same head unit in another GM vehicle try it and see if it works.
Or get the HTC StereoClip and don't worry about it...
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It is possible it could be an impedance issue with your head unit (a fault). If you know someone with the same head unit in another GM vehicle try it and see if it works.
Or get the HTC StereoClip and don't worry about it...
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It don't think it is a fault because many saab forums are reporting similar problems with the GS3. It could be a impedance "function" that sends a signal to detect if the aux cable is connected but the phone is disrupting it or vise versa. My captivate works fine with same cable and car.
Same problem with my Subaru with a Kenwood head unit but headphones always work fine. I have found that something is running after plugging in and setting the vol too low. Try turning off the setting that pops up headphones after plugging in and start playing the audio over the speaker and then plug in the jack and then raise volume
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Same problem with my Subaru with a Kenwood head unit but headphones always work fine. I have found that something is running after plugging in and setting the vol too low. Try turning off the setting that pops up headphones after plugging in and start playing the audio over the speaker and then plug in the jack and then raise volume
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I don't believe there is a way to turn off the auto pop up for headphones, but I will try keeping the volume low. However, I can get it to play just fine using my home stereo at max volume.
In lh1 firmware there is a checkbox in system/accessories not sure if it is there in older firmwares.
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In lh1 firmware there is a checkbox in system/accessories not sure if it is there in older firmwares.
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do you remember what it was called or what folder it was in? I am using lg1 firmware. How do you lh1?
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Has anyone tried a bluetooth to stereo adapter for their car? I was looking at maybe the Blackberry one.
Thats not the thing that you need. What are you looking to do? Stream music via bluetooth to a fm radio? I found a piece from Amazon that I just ordered. I am not sure if it is going to work or not but I will let you know when it arrives.
That is what I want to do. Stream bluetooth to my stock stereo that only had a 2.5mm aux jack.
I have a Samsung HM3500 BT headset. It is A2DP via an included headphone adapter. You plug your normal headphones into the jack on the adapter that plugs into the microUSB on the headset. You could get a patch cable and connect the headset adapter to your vehicle stereo.
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Has anyone tried a bluetooth to stereo adapter for their car? I was looking at maybe the Blackberry one.
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I'm using that Blackberry unit. It works great. Now I need to get a power filter and maybe a headphone amp for it, I have to turn the radio up a lot for some things like audiobooks, and it causes the radio to pick up engine noise.. pfftttt.. I do have a ground loop isolator, but the 12V in a prius is generated from an inverter so it is a little noisy..
betasp said:
Has anyone tried a bluetooth to stereo adapter for their car?
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I love my Jabra Cruiser!!!
Do a google search (XDA won't let me post links yet) and you can find this for less than $50 delivered. I paid $99.00 for mine, but have no regrets.
All of the phones audio are relayed to an FM station on the car stereo (never been a fan of FM transmitters, but this one rocks). I mostly listen to tech podcast, and pandora going down the road.
Fm transmitters suck balls especially if you live in heavily populated areas. For mine to work I had to disconnect my antenna for it to work somewhat. I listen to tech podcasts on commute everyday so I decided to install a newer stereo with a 3.5mm jack instead. $100 shipped from crutchfield with all the hardware and special instructions for my vehicle. It was worth every penny it also has HD programing which I am starting to like.
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badaphooko01 said:
Fm transmitters suck balls especially if you live in heavily populated areas. For mine to work I had to disconnect my antenna for it to work somewhat. I listen to tech podcasts on commute everyday so I decided to install a newer stereo with a 3.5mm jack instead. $100 shipped from crutchfield with all the hardware and special instructions for my vehicle. It was worth every penny it also has HD programing which I am starting to like.
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No antenna for me why listen to any market that is just going to give me ad's plus spend 100 naw
Antenna removed works great for me no problems and the quality is great
That Samsung Modus 3500 looks very cool. It's a more functional [edit: because it can do both phone calls and music streaming] bluetooth adapter than the Blackberry one.
Now I just have to fix the 3.5mm aux in jack on my factory car stereo!
I have been using the Kensington LiquidAux for a few months with my vibrant. It works great for streaming audio. I found it for ~$25 in november from geeks.com.
I have had good luck with the Blubridge mini-jack Rx, bought from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Soundfly-Bluetooth-Transmitter-BlackBerry-supported/dp/B001DDE4VY
It has everything for all situations.. I own one an love it. It even has cable line in for guests and and cable line out for those of you with aux jacks in your cars. Come with microphone and remote control. Can accept SD cards for music and usb sticks i think, never tried it. Its a true no wire solution (unless you want to use the aux for better audio than FM of course).
I've had the Scosche BTAXS for a few months, and I LOVE it. If your stereo has an aux jack on the front of it, then this is perfect. It is easy to use, and the microphone is excellent. From what people have told me, no one can tell I'm speaking on a speakerphone when I'm using it, and the audio quality for music is perfect. It's a bit pricey, but it was definitely worth the cost for me.
http://www.buy.com/prod/scosche-bta...s-bluetooth-audio-in/q/loc/111/214551809.html
I got a JVC car stereo with bluetooth for 150 canadian about a year ago (so it is probably cheaper now \ cheaper in the states too). It was about the same price as add-on options like the parrots and such.
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A couple years ago my In-law gave me a Motorola T-505 Bluetooth car speakerphone. He gave it to me because He nor His wife ever knew how to use it.
I love this thing. The quality is great, and the internal speaker sounds great by itself. The cool thing is you can press a button to transmit to the FM radio. Then you can have an phone conversation as loud/soft as you prefer. Also, for those of you who listen to music on your phone or ipod touch, you can sync it bluetooth then play it through the car stereo. My In-law was mad because he didnt know it would do that.
Sometimes you will have some static on the channel that you are using, but you can press a button to find another station.
You can buy these for about 45 bucks.
Just my .02
I also use the sosche btaxs. I love it. Works great. I also use it at home sometimes to get bluetooth signal to my receiver. Got it from amazon for around 60 bucks
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A couple years ago my In-law gave me a Motorola T-505 Bluetooth car speakerphone. He gave it to me because He nor His wife ever knew how to use it.
I love this thing. The quality is great, and the internal speaker sounds great by itself. The cool thing is you can press a button to transmit to the FM radio. Then you can have an phone conversation as loud/soft as you prefer. Also, for those of you who listen to music on your phone or ipod touch, you can sync it bluetooth then play it through the car stereo. My In-law was mad because he didnt know it would do that.
Sometimes you will have some static on the channel that you are using, but you can press a button to find another station.
You can buy these for about 45 bucks.
Just my .02
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I tried one of these, borrowed from a friend, it did indeed exceed my expectations as I'm not usually a fan of FM Modulators. However, if you're willing to take your dash apart and do some installation, something like this:
Audiovox FM100A
works pretty good. It only has two channels to choose from, but it isolates from the antenna. Just run a 3.5mm to RCA adapter and plug in. Doesn't help for phone calls and such like the bluetooth but is good for long rides or dense areas where it's hard to find an unused channel for the traditional FM Modulators.
i have this and it works good
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBridge-mini-jack-Rx-Bluetooth/dp/B0038MA11U/ref=pd_sim_cps_9
Those are all great choices, but keep in mind that if you're on a 2.2 rom you will have severe quality loss when streaming over bluetooth (A2DP). For some reason, the outgoing bitrate is reduced (despite your audio file's quality) and higher frequencies such as Cymbals, guitars, etc distort heavily.
I think some of the developers are working on a fix though. I just thought I would give a heads up about that. Keep the great product ideas coming!!!
- Mat
betasp said:
Has anyone tried a bluetooth to stereo adapter for their car? I was looking at maybe the Blackberry one.
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Mattymat said:
Those are all great choices, but keep in mind that if you're on a 2.2 rom you will have severe quality loss when streaming over bluetooth (A2DP). For some reason, the outgoing bitrate is reduced (despite your audio file's quality) and higher frequencies such as Cymbals, guitars, etc distort heavily.
I think some of the developers are working on a fix though. I just thought I would give a heads up about that. Keep the great product ideas coming!!!
- Mat
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That is the setup I have been using for about 2 years now with my black Berry then my touch pro2 and now with my vibrant and it works great, you just need to power the audio gateway with a power inverter that plugs into your cigg power outlet. If you don't use the inverter you will get noise from the cars electrical. Ill post pics of my setup later I am running it on my scion Xb and I love it!
To address what mattymat said it is true if your running 2.2 builds you will have quality loss and intermittent audio cut outs when reviving texts emails or some times just randomly. All in all it still works good and is cheaper in the long run, instead of having to buy replacement auxiliary cables because they stop working from wear. I have been using the same cable for 2 years now since I don't have to keep moving it or unplugging it from the phone or the auxiliary Jack.
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I have been searching for a deal on this dock and found one through Ebay. This is a bulk item. They told me that it is the same dock without the Tmobile packaging. They are selling them for $39.99 shipped. I bought two. Thought I would share it with you. I have no affiliation with them. Ebay item #180622400868
Nice, ill probably buy two aswell...
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Does the dock use the 3 pins on the side of the phone?
davidhooper4 said:
Does the dock use the 3 pins on the side of the phone?
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Its the oem dock, but for cheaper.. So no, it uses the usb plug... If you buy it, just becarfull when docking ur phone because you might damage ur phones..
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Its the oem dock, but for cheaper.. So no, it uses the usb plug... If you buy it, just becarfull when docking ur phone because you might damage ur phones..
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I read that it is hard to put the phone in the cradle but it gets easier with use. I would not try to force it.
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I read that it is hard to put the phone in the cradle but it gets easier with use. I would not try to force it.
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Well since you bought two, you will see why it is hard to get in.. The dock isnt a bad design, it holds the phone good, its just they could have done without the usb plug where it is...
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Well since you bought two, you will see why it is hard to get in.. The dock isnt a bad design, it holds the phone good, its just they could have done without the usb plug where it is...
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I have not received mine yet. I am going to make one of them work in my car. I like the idea of sliding it into a cradel instead of having to hook power and the 3.5mm audio out to my car. Seems like the best option currently. Not sure what the three contacts on the side do. Do they would do audio and power?
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I have not received mine yet. I am going to make one of them work in my car. I like the idea of sliding it into a cradel instead of having to hook power and the 3.5mm audio out to my car. Seems like the best option currently. Not sure what the three contacts on the side do. Do they would do audio and power?
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Na the 3 prong on the side is just for power but it does relieve a lot of wear and tear on your usb slot. I saw the modded one of the original tmobile one and it looks pretty good.
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Yungster1972 said:
I have not received mine yet. I am going to make one of them work in my car. I like the idea of sliding it into a cradel instead of having to hook power and the 3.5mm audio out to my car. Seems like the best option currently. Not sure what the three contacts on the side do. Do they would do audio and power?
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yea i had that idea to, the bad side is that it is only audio/media streaming through the Bluetooth... which means you cant answer calls through the Bluetooth you would still have to pick it up...
Oh here is my car dock idea still a work in progress..
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yea i had that idea to, the bad side is that it is only audio/media streaming through the Bluetooth... which means you cant answer calls through the Bluetooth you would still have to pick it up...
Oh here is my car dock idea still a work in progress..
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Looking very nice! I assume you've put the 'base' with the bluetooth part somewhere else in the car to allow you to connect to the car audio?
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Looking very nice! I assume you've put the 'base' with the bluetooth part somewhere else in the car to allow you to connect to the car audio?
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thanks, its still a work in progress because it is a nexus one car mount that i used with the mt4g desk dock, I dunno if i wanna mold the two pieces together to make it one?! and I am gonna cut it well just the sides... I don't have the Bluetooth connected since its not finished yet...
I just thought I'd mention that I found this on Amazon for $37.89: amazon.com/Bluetooth-Multimedia-T-Mobile-OrionGadgets-Accessories/dp/B004DR3O68/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
Just ordered mine tonight with free shipping.
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KO
yea i had that idea to, the bad side is that it is only audio/media streaming through the Bluetooth... which means you cant answer calls through the Bluetooth you would still have to pick it up...
Oh here is my car dock idea still a work in progress..
I was hoping that it would do voice. Now I need to sell both my cradles. Anyone need a cradle? I will sell cheap.
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Sorry to burst you bubble.. Yeah it sucks that its only for media streaming...
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Sure would be nice if someone made a car dock that used the side pins for charging.
Carrrrrnut. Thats the same one I bought. It works great for audio streaming.
I've never used a dock that was SO FREAKING HARD to get the phone in. I've gotten used to it, but it's virtually impossible to put the phone in without the power button getting pressed and bringing up the power options menu. It's kind of annoying. It's also kind of a pain to get out of the dock. Since you can't grab the sides you sort of have to squeeze the top edge of the phone to pull it out. Sometimes I'm afraid I'm going to damage the screen. I think the dock played a part in breaking my power button, even though I know it's an issue with these phones in general. It's just a really poorly designed dock. I don't know what they were thinking. Nevertheless, I have two of them and mounted one in the car to charge, use Navigation, and bluetooth audio. Wish there were some more choices though...
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I've never used a dock that was SO FREAKING HARD to get the phone in. I've gotten used to it, but it's virtually impossible to put the phone in without the power button getting pressed and bringing up the power options menu. It's kind of annoying. It's also kind of a pain to get out of the dock. Since you can't grab the sides you sort of have to squeeze the top edge of the phone to pull it out. Sometimes I'm afraid I'm going to damage the screen. I think the dock played a part in breaking my power button, even though I know it's an issue with these phones in general. It's just a really poorly designed dock. I don't know what they were thinking.
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Correct. It is a real POS, and I don't recommend that anyone use it. I jacked up my first phone pretty badly, using this dock. It killed my power button after a month of docking, and the added pressure to the seams caused dust particles to pour into the top left-hand corner of the LCD layer.
Absolutely miserable piece of hardware. Shame on T-Mo for the design. What's the point of creating a phone with docking pins, and never using them? It's the whole reason I kept this phone over the Nexus S. I still can't believe no solutions have come along.
The lady the store literally told me they were pointless.
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Sure would be nice if someone made a car dock that used the side pins for charging.
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They do/did!
http://www.skinandcase.com/products/T%2dMobile-My-Touch-4G-Docking-Station.html
On the T-Mo forums some have purchased this before it was withdrawn from the market and apparently it had quality control problems, some didn't work, some worked perfectly and some worked only after disassembly and re-soldering.
Too bad, it's the perfect dock with a perfect price. Who knows if it'll ever be available again.... <sigh>
I wish I'd bought one, soldering a wire that came off in shipping wouldn't be a problem but I didn't and now they're gone. Oh, well......
Hi all,
Im looking for a cable that will let me charge my SGS2 and feed audio to the car stereo. Can I do that? And, if not, are there any line-out cables for the GS2 w/o the charging capability?
Thanks
Marcel
you can always grab the sound from the headphone jack. But it might not be ideal, because the headphone jack is on top.
Would be easier too use bluetooth instead..
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I have been interested in doing the same and the only option I found so far is Samsungs Car Dock. It provides both a charging option and audio. I am hoping more options become available within the next few months. One manufacturer to watch is Proclip. They specialize in car mounts and have quite a few with built in dock (for the IPod/iPhone anyway). Plan to email them to see if they have anything in the works.
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I have been interested in doing the same and the only option I found so far is Samsungs Car Dock. It provides both a charging option and audio. I am hoping more options become available within the next few months. One manufacturer to watch is Proclip. They specialize in car mounts and have quite a few with built in dock (for the IPod/iPhone anyway). Plan to email them to see if they have anything in the works.
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Yes but the iPhone/i**** pinout is known and provides direct line out where the SGS2 uses some ASIC to process some signal over USB into audio. Not saying Samsung won't make this spec available to Accessory Vendors but what kind of accessory vendor wants to develop their own ASIC? Too much cost involved.
The Samsung desktop dock will also work in the car but would be hard to mount. It has Line Out level for audio, but there is no real advantage to using this over the headphone out unless the quality is better. Can't know for sure I'm fresh out of Oscilloscopes...
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Would be easier too use bluetooth instead..
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No Bluetooth in a old Volvo and I'm looking for a simple yet functional solution. Pairing BT every time and/or having BT on all the time doesn't seem good to me.
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The Samsung desktop dock will also work in the car but would be hard to mount. It has Line Out level for audio, but there is no real advantage to using this over the headphone out unless the quality is better.
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To be honest, for me the advantage is one less cable to worry about. Another thing is that my windscreen is under such angle that straight audio jack from top of the device makes it impossible to point the phone in the direction of my face.
Any desktop / car dock owner interested in dissassembling their stuff to see how it works?
I know that with the correct resistor you can get analog line-out from the usb plug. Just not sure if the vcc line charges the phone or provides energy to a accessory then. Either way, I'm starting to think about doing it the DIY way.
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I know that with the correct resistor you can get analog line-out from the usb plug. Just not sure if the vcc line charges the phone or provides energy to a accessory then. Either way, I'm starting to think about doing it the DIY way.
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I am interested in doing this too - If anyone can get me the details on what resister/pins etc, I would be more then happy to test it out and report back
This forum is priceless. There you go!
kiattivikrai said:
The orginal Desktop Dock use data +/- as the audio line. But you need to jump pin 4 with a 365K resitor to activate this mode.
PIN:
1 : VCC
2 : D-: AUDIO LINE OUT L/R
3 : D+: AUDIO LINE OUT R/L
4 : SENSE ( CONNECT WITH SMALL 365K TO GND )
5 : GND
Check this link for more info.
modmomun.blogspot.com/2011/07/disassembly-samsung-galaxy-s2-ii.html
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ED: I can't get it from the text, but it seems that it'll charge the phone! thunderbox666, if you try it, please send me a note! Maybe I'll do it as well. The only culprit is that this seems to put the phone in the "home dock" mode...
ED2: ok, got it:
alx37 said:
You need a micro usb connector.
Pin 1 connect to +5V
Pin 2 + 3 connect to audio l + r, Ground to Pin 5
Pin 4 connect to Pin 5 via 620k Ohm Resistor -> this triggers Car dock mode
Pin 5 connect to Ground
Go to Settings/Dock Settings/Audio-Output-mode
Pin 1 is right when the connector is in the SGS II and the screen is visible.
Voila, ALexander
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Now, just get all the parts and get going!
monoik said:
thunderbox666, if you try it, please send me a note! Maybe I'll do it as well.
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will do - hell if it works I may even write up a step by step and post it
monoik said:
Now, just get all the parts and get going!
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Already working on this bit - only thing I think I still need is the resistor
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO it worked.... Will post pictures shortly
Just have to tidy up my soldering
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(still not the neatest)
So everything works, although I still need to solder in the other speaker wires - But even with left and ground, it still plays in both speakers.
As soon as you plug it in, it goes to Car mode and starts charging
I did have to go into the settings and enable line out before it would play through the USB
But here are the pictures of it as it is....
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In case anyone was wondering, I also tested this with a 360k ohm resistor (couldn't source a 365k one yet) and it launched it into the home dock straight away
Stupid question. But car dock and home dock are the same huh? So the 360k does the same job as the 620k resistor. If so I'm wondering if anything between 360k and 620k all work.
Edit: So after a little searching, yeh amasing huh, they are different dock modes. Cool. I'm aiming for using poweramp, sygic gps and google maps (and probably voice talk which seemed to work using internal mic and car speakers. Guess the second mike stops the feedback loops) so guessing car dock is more suited
So now I'm guessing that the normal desktop dock mode might work better for me seeing you can change the shortcuts and have a shortcut for poweramp and sygic. I believe the car mode uses the samsung audio player and the gps is google maps?
Is the car dock mode fixed or can the shortcuts be customised? I believe car dock mode can automatically turn voice recognition on although this doesn't work well with the Australian accent.
pbrown77 said:
So now I'm guessing that the normal desktop dock mode might work better for me seeing you can change the shortcuts and have a shortcut for poweramp and sygic. I believe the car mode uses the samsung audio player and the gps is google maps?
Is the car dock mode fixed or can the shortcuts be customised? I believe car dock mode can automatically turn voice recognition on although this doesn't work well with the Australian accent.
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Yeah you cant really customise the car dock one - well at least I havent found a way yet.
I havent had any issue with it understanding my aussie accent..... yet
Hi guys,
I managed to complete my cable. You can call it a developer preview, cause I didn't have the correct resistor and just to try if it works i joined what I had to create 370k.
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I started off with the black part. I bought a Micro USB A to micro USB B cable, hoping that the fourth pin will be connected between the plugs. That is not obvious, since this pin is not used in the USB connection. Unfortunately my cable had only four wires and the shield:
So, I had to open the plug to attach the resistor. As I mentioned, I only had 5x~67k and one 30k resistor, so I connected them and it was close enough for the home dock mode to work:
The white part of the cable comes from my old aftermarket line-out cable for my previous iPhone 3G. I wanted to use it almost without cutting it, but I learned that one of the lines was disconnected, so most of it had to be replaced.
After considerable amount of soldering I plugged in the cable to my stereo and the USB port on my PC and guess what? It worked!
Here are two more shots of the crucial part of the cable. I made the chinch cables detachable just because I had such cables.
I also realized too late that I had no GND for the USB connector, so I made a very lame bridge in the shape of the letter Z. But it works!
What's left to do? Replace the resistor and figure out how to reseal the plug with it inside. Also, seal the soldered part, maybe in duct tape, I'll see.
So I finalised my cable but used a 360k resistor because I liked the desktop dock more due to changing shortcuts... Then found the google car dock apk and that works well and is customisable.
But the biggest downfall is that the voice is not routed through the usb port, only music.... So sorta gets rid of a good function that I expected to use4... hands free calling. It works well if I use the 3.5mm plug with no unwanted feedback using my car stereo and the SGS2's internal mic.
Anyone have any idea whether the audio out through the usb can't do voice calls because of a hardware or software limitation. I'm guessing its software and the limitation has not been cracked yet... Wonder why Samsung haven't allowed voice out through the usb port.
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
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This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
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Sure! Right now I'm going out, but in the evening (4-5 hours from now) I'll scribble something down.
AussieHusky said:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
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Edit: DO NOT USE MY PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED PIN OUT. I DREW IT WITH PIN 1 WHERE PIN 5 IS. I WISH I COULD SHOUT LOUDER..
To be updated.
AussieHusky said:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
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Here is my rough drawing. Someone else might spend more time or convey it easier than I have. The solder pads on my plug were as shown. If you have 3 pads on top and 2 underneath then they will be the same as my drawing.
Note that any micro usb to usb cable will probably only have 4 pins wired up as usb only has 4 pins. This is why you need to strip the micro usb plug cover off to get to the extra pins solder pad.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PIN 1 AS THE +5V FROM YOUR CHARGER AND NOT CONNECTED TO ANOTHER PIN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN STUFF YOUR DEVICE.
I have tried to find the link that shows what pad is connected to what pin but can't locate it easily. I did however make sure that pin 1 was the only one with power before plugging it in. All other pins being wrong will just mean it won't work. Here is a link for the pin out fro micro usb http://www.accesscomms.com.au/reference/usb.htm
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2
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Thanks for the link. Have you tried it? Personally I'd prefer the wired route but because of the lack of voice calls I may look at this product. Its an option for cars without Bluetooth but have a wired input. Also good for in home use without a physical wire. Although the connection for power will still be needed.
The signal to noise is quite high so the extra hiss shouldn't be too noticeable. But the 70Hz low end frequency limitation is not very good and I'm concerned that on a decent sound system the lows might not be that great. Can you comment?
I recieved my Xtrememac incharge BT for use in the car. It's $80 but found it for $18 from nothingbutsoftware.com, strange I couldn't complete the purchase on my iPad. I'm glad it wouldn't let me cause it was $30 on the iPad but then when I shared the URL to my Nexus the price was $18. I purchased it for $18 and recieved it today. The audio quality is amazing! Even better than using 3.5mm jack from phone to aux in! I am using Volume+ but have the same settings for both wired headset and bt. I couldn't be happier with my purchase so I thought I would share. You just plug into the car charger and 3.5 jack into aux in, pair, and your done. No cables to phone and no call quality is great. The aux in part functions as a mic and button to answer/end calls. And the car charger part has a USB port for charging phone, it comes with an iPhone/iPad charger but you can plug in any USB cable for charge. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope someone else enjoys this as much as me.
Here are some pics. Disregard how messy my car is, I didn't have time to clean, vacuum, armor-all and such. I dont have time for much of anything these days cause I work in a tax office and I'm sure you know what that means this time of year. Hell I shouldn't even have time to occupy these forums but what can I say - my hobby. I took these just now spur of the moment to clear up any confusion. Also I took the picks with my GN, of course.
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And just for kicks, here are some NFC tags. The left one toggles BT. The right one toggles from Auto-brightness to Brightness value 0 (completely dim - I hate bright screens). The reason these are not combined into one tag is because at night I dont need to toggle brightness.
About to get this but I'm not seeing the $18 price. Only $ 29.99. Even tried sharing the link
Penutbutter_N_Jelly said:
About to get this but I'm not seeing the $18 price. Only $ 29.99. Even tried sharing the link
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Not sure how I pulled this off.. looked on the iPad and it was $30, couldn't purchase so I used Read It Later to share the link to my Nexus, opened it and it was $18. Surprised the hell out of me too. Maybe it was a glitch!? But I am not going crazy, that is the price I bought it for. Even at $30 its a good purchase and with a retail price of $80 (which is a little ridiculous imo) you cant beat it.
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
WiredPirate said:
Not sure how I pulled this off.. looked on the iPad and it was $30, couldn't purchase so I used Read It Later to share the link to my Nexus, opened it and it was $18. Surprised the hell out of me too. Maybe it was a glitch!? But I am not going crazy, that is the price I bought it for. Even at $30 its a good purchase and with a retail price of $80 (which is a little ridiculous imo) you cant beat it.
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Hmm... I got impatient and just ordered on amazon for 25 + free shipping. I was just thinking i need something like this (I despise wires) and when I saw your post this morning all I could think was "I need this!!!"
$18-25... not much of a difference. Like you said, much better than the $80 retail.
Thanks for posting this dude!
raing said:
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
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Basically it's to eliminate wires.
My aux input is in my center console (right next to a power port so this works out nice) and when using 3.5mm it just seems sloppy to me with the wire being pinched in the console lid and such...
Hopefully it sounds as good for me as it does for WiredPirate.
raing said:
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
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Did you even read the OP? I explained the function - NO WIRES TO PHONE. And I stated that this sounds BETTER than using the 3.5mm cable. Give me a minute and I will take a pic for you.
As far as the Pioneer BT deck I have one as well. Sitting in my closet. I loved it in my Crown Vic but after buying a new off the lot vehicle I couldn't bring myself to tear up the dash, maybe I will in the future, but for now this works great.
Edit: Uploaded some pics for you bud.
Can you link to it on amazon? I cant seem to locate it.
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Did you even read the OP? I explained the function - NO WIRES TO PHONE. And I stated that this sounds BETTER than using the 3.5mm cable. Give me a minute and I will take a pic for you.
As far as the Pioneer BT deck I have one as well. Sitting in my closet. I loved it in my Crown Vic but after buying a new off the lot vehicle I couldn't bring myself to tear up the dash, maybe I will in the future, but for now this works great.
Edit: Uploaded some pics for you bud.
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that doesn't make sense to me.
3.5 cable = nexus to car.
Bluetooth = nexus to bluetooth to car... via 3.5 cable.
How could it possibly sound better? the 3.5 cable is still in there plus one extra step
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
Just to throw this out there, Belkin Aircast is very similar to this:
http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=542721
Definitely more expensive though although you can get it for $30 on sale every now and then. It works exactly the same way except it also has a large button that you can put wherever that acts as a pause/play/answer/hangup button and also houses a microphone in it. I have this setup in my Ford Fiesta and love it.
I just use my MW600 in similar fashion but at least I can use it for headphones when I'm away from the car as well like for jogging or listening to music elsewhere.
Pricier of course but a little bit more versatile. Roughly about 46 bucks.
Knolly said:
Just to throw this out there, Belkin Aircast is very similar to this:
http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=542721
Definitely more expensive though although you can get it for $30 on sale every now and then. It works exactly the same way except it also has a large button that you can put wherever that acts as a pause/play/answer/hangup button and also houses a microphone in it. I have this setup in my Ford Fiesta and love it.
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I was looking at that also, but I read from reviews that you have to press a button to make a connection every time it powers on. Is this true? I'm also turned away by that big button so I'd probably tried to hide it from sight.
Another option is the Griffin BlueTrip, but it is also very pricey.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KPLS7K/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
$30 is not bad at all for these types of devices, especially if it has an extra USB port.
Nice. My head unit has BT but not for audio. I wonder if I added this would I still be able ot stream music to the car and then for answering a call, go through my head unit? Anyone have an idea on this?
Here is where mine's going.
Nice and stealth once the lid is down
smot13 said:
Can you link to it on amazon? I cant seem to locate it.
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THIS is the one I ordered
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
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I'm wondering this too
Penutbutter_N_Jelly said:
THIS is the one I ordered
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THanks. Will def be checking this out soon
machiz7888 said:
that doesn't make sense to me.
3.5 cable = nexus to car.
Bluetooth = nexus to bluetooth to car... via 3.5 cable.
How could it possibly sound better? the 3.5 cable is still in there plus one extra step
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Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
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Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
WiredPirate said:
Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
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If you charge your phone while it's plugged in via 3.5mm you can get interference due to the phone being grounded or something something. Someone explained it better in the thread about the pogo pin car dock, as that's why the official car dock for the Galaxy Nexus uses BT audio despite being physically connected.
4Pr3mier said:
I was looking at that also, but I read from reviews that you have to press a button to make a connection every time it powers on. Is this true? I'm also turned away by that big button so I'd probably tried to hide it from sight.
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It depends if your cigarette lighter socket turns off and on with the car. If it does go on and off with the car, it'll just auto search for a phone when the car starts. If it always provides power (like mine), you do have to hit the button just once. I mean it's a quick tap I just do it automatically when starting my car now, not a burden to do at all.
WiredPirate said:
Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
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Hah love the pun.
Knolly said:
If you charge your phone while it's plugged in via 3.5mm you can get interference due to the phone being grounded or something something. Someone explained it better in the thread about the pogo pin car dock, as that's why the official car dock for the Galaxy Nexus uses BT audio despite being physically connected.
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It's actually very simple to explain. Speaker wires and power wires do not play nice together, anytime you have a power wire and speaker wire parallel to each other or crossing paths in certain ways you will get interference. (it must be a nightmare to the techs that set up for concerts and such). I know this because when I was younger I installed quite a few subs in different vehicles. There are ways to run the wires to reduce/eliminate interference. But do note in the picture, the way this is set up, the cable from the USB charger and the cable running to the aux in do not cross paths. I did use the charger last night while listening to music, no interference. Now if you have the cables all loose and tangled or crossing, I imagine you can expect some, sooo DON'T DO THAT. the same can be said about using a 3.5mm cable and a car charger, if the wires cross paths/ tangle/ whatever, you will get interference.
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Hah love the pun.
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Thank you sir. but in all seriousness I did not expect this to sound as good as it does, much less BETTER than the 3.5mm cable I had previously been using. I guess it's possible this thing has some kind of built in amplification, but I have no idea if it does or not.
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
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Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
UPDATE: the above statement is true if you already have bt enabled on your phone before starting the ignition. However, if bt is turned off when you start your ignition, the xtremeMac will auto pair up upon enabling bt.
*Edit:*
Just so those who just joined in this converstation don't get too dragged into it, I've resolved this issue simply by buying what is called a ground loop noise isolator adapter. It's main purpose is to remove the static and whining noise you hear from your speakers when you plug your phone to the car charger while connected to the speakers. But at the same time, it is keeping the signal from the aux cable of your car on "hot" so that when you plug in the phone, the phone immediately picks up the aux signal and stays connected. I basically killed two birds with one stone by getting the adapter. Here is the adapter I purchased:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EAQTRI
I will make it clear here that this aux connectivity problem has nothing to do with how cheap or expensive your aux cable is. You can use the most expensive cable or the cheapest penny cable out there and if the problem exists between your phone and your car's aux, then it won't resolve it. Either change your car's head unit (which is a stupid thing to do) or simply get the adapter. Don't return the phone over this problem, its just a dumb move. The phone is amazing. LG will have a patch for it or someone will make a ROM that tackles the problem.
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Hello all,
was wondering if anyone else with the G3 (not sure if it matters, but I have the 851 variant) is having a hard time getting their phone working with the audio jack coming from their car. I drive a 2007 Scion tC and never had any problem of weird issues connecting any of my previous phones (Moto Atrix 4G, LG Nitro HD, GSIII, Nexus 5 just to name a few) to the audio jack in my car. I'll just plug it in and it connects just fine.
But for some odd reason, the G3 is having tons of issues. When I plug in the audio jack to the phone, I see the audio jack icon pop up up top next to the clock, but then some times it will just disappear on its own. Other times, it will stay there, but when I play a media, may it be music, or video from any app, the sound will play out of the speaker on the phone and not the car speakers. Unplugging it while the media is playing and replugging it again will not change anything, but if I stop the media playback, unplug it and then plug it back in, and the icon reappears and then I tap play immediately, the audio will then come out from the car speakers. Some times I have to do this multiple times to finally get it to work.
The strangest thing is, this does not happen if I plug anything else to the G3, such as a headset or an external speaker or any other devices, only in my car. It even works fine in any other car as far as I know. I've tried different audio cables in my car but it still does the same thing, so it doesn't seem to be the cable.
Is there some kind of sensor in the phone that detects connectivity of the phone to another device? I realize that when I plug in the phone to my car, the car speakers makes a couple of whining noises before it goes quiet, sort of sending or receiving a signal from the phone.
Can anybody please help me? I want to say that the phone is defective, but I can't proof so since it works just fine with any other devices. Could it be the head unit in my car is incompatible with the phone? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2802719
Not just you. I've found that if I start my music playing, and then plug in my aux cord I can usually get it to work
bfranklin1986 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2802719
Not just you. I've found that if I start my music playing, and then plug in my aux cord I can usually get it to work
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Thanks bfranklin, I didn't realize there was another thread about it. Wish all the G3 are under the same group.
I noticed i get some crackling feedback when i hit play on a track.. but then it works fine and even with moving the aux jack it doesn't keep cracking... just on initial play/loading of the music player
I have to plug the cable in very slow or it won't work.
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Eckono said:
I have to plug the cable in very slow or it won't work.
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That was my trick initially but eventually even that didn't work. Someone mentioned to try plugging in a charger first and then plug in the aux cable and that worked. But now I bought a ground loop noise isolator and that has resolved the problem completely. I also don't get so much popping noise and no whining noise when I charge the phone while the car is running. Here's what I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001EAQTRI
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Same issue with me this is your work around guys a bluetooth adapter its amazing best investment I made in a while connect your phone audio is beautiful phone calls are great also and its more convenient!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/isimple...radio-module-black/1672638.p?id=1219059088112
jamal717 said:
Same issue with me this is your work around guys a bluetooth adapter its amazing best investment I made in a while connect your phone audio is beautiful phone calls are great also and its more convenient!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/isimple...radio-module-black/1672638.p?id=1219059088112
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Page doesn't exist hehe.
Bluetooth uses more battery then aux doesn't it?
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Sorry but mine works perfect with my monster flat cable going into my aux port
BACARDILIMON said:
Sorry but mine works perfect with my monster flat cable going into my aux port
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If you use low quality Audio cables like Monster sells it will be higher resistance than a quality cable and should register without issue. The phone struggles with discovering the connection.
00dahc said:
If you use low quality Audio cables like Monster sells it will be higher resistance than a quality cable and should register without issue. The phone struggles with discovering the connection.
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???? So if I understand the monster cable is a cheap cable and phone has issues with better higher end cables?
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???? So if I understand the monster cable is a cheap cable and phone has issues with better higher end cables?
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Higher quality cables, yes, I looks that way.
BACARDILIMON said:
???? So if I understand the monster cable is a cheap cable and phone has issues with better higher end cables?
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I'm gonna disagree here bc I'm using a cable from a Wal-Mart discount bin, which is I'm thinking the cheapest kind available, and it doesn't work right.
bfranklin1986 said:
I'm gonna disagree here bc I'm using a cable from a Wal-Mart discount bin, which is I'm thinking the cheapest kind available, and it doesn't work right.
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I was not saying that. If you use Griffen cable at 14 . or monster cable at 20. Or rocketfish at 18. They all work the same. Just not buying that it is a cable issue. Hardware more like it. I actually just order a eBay cable for .99 cents to prove this totally wrong.
This has nothing to do with cables. I literally tried over 6 different cables and nothing worked between my phone and my car's aux port. Yet I used the same cables in my friend's car (old Nissan sentra) that has an aux port and they all worked fine with the phone. Also used a cassette aux adapter kit in my gf's sister's old SUV and it works fine with it.
This is purely hardware compatibility issue. Some head unit's aux port stays hot at all times, others don't. Some probably reacts faster than others and connects immediately so the phone doesn't drop connectivity before engaging. Again, like I've mentioned, you can either circumvent the issue by using the "charge phone first then plug in aux cable" trick, or simply buy a ground loop isolator adapter which keeps the connection hot. LG will fix the problem eventually. It was an annoyance, but a minor one, and i can't be any happier with this phone despite of the connection issue.
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Hey guys and gals,
can you guys all do me a favor and head to my other thread when you have a chance. I'm making a list of cars and its head unit that is either compatible or not with the G3 from the get go. Please support it by providing your answers so I can populate the list.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...-aux-car-head-unit-list-t2830394#post54446653
Thanks everyone!
aquariuz23 said:
Page doesn't exist hehe.
Bluetooth uses more battery then aux doesn't it?
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Well see i thought the same thing but this works perfectly and just google is Blustream isbt52
No problem here with g3 and my tuscan aux in. I do run soundabout pro and set headset output to wired...
blasted by TMO G3
Bought that adapter from the OP and it didn't make a difference. Buzzing was still there.
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I ended up getting a Bluetooth to aux adapter to fix this problem
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