Mass storage and car stereos. - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

I started with a HTC Evo and loved the mass storage option since 99% of car stereos are iOS supported only. But the mass storage was a plus because I was able to still plug my evo in via usb on my stereo and see all my songs listed.
Upgraded to S3 and was a little actually a lot upset that mass storage is not supported. Sure I could blue tooth my s3 but don't want the hassle of looking down at my phone and searching through songs. I was speaking with my buddy at Best Buy and he said in 2013 car audio suppliers are going to roll out full Android supported stereos.
Just thought I would share in my frustration with no mass storage options.
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There are already head units that support android out for about two years now, look on crutchfield's site.

App radio 2. Problem solved.
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Jfree3000 said:
App radio 2. Problem solved.
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App radio 2 only works with one Pioneer unit. So no problem not solved.
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I was as well rather disappointed that neither the stock HU in my Jeep nor the aftermarket HU in my work truck interfaced with my GS3. Luckily all of my music is on my iPhone, which works great with with of them. To be honset, that's the only reason I bought an iPhone.
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wickedskills said:
App radio 2 only works with one Pioneer unit. So no problem not solved.
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Are you looking for a single din, don't prefer pioneer? I don't get it, yes it is one unit and there is an app in the market that mirrors the phone through the radio so you don't have to worry about mass storage for music since you can stream it or use whats on the phone.

Jfree3000 said:
Are you looking for a single din, don't prefer pioneer? I don't get it, yes it is one unit and there is an app in the market that mirrors the phone through the radio so you don't have to worry about mass storage for music since you can stream it or use whats on the phone.
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Do you really expect us all to go buy a new head unit...?

I had the same issue on a Sony Xplode (something like that) car deck that was designed for Crapple via USB.
When I had my music on my SD card the deck would not read it via USB. I moved the files to my Internal storage and have been using it ever since. Can see artists, albums and song names.
I'm Stock Rooted.

Jfree3000 said:
Are you looking for a single din, don't prefer pioneer? I don't get it, yes it is one unit and there is an app in the market that mirrors the phone through the radio so you don't have to worry about mass storage for music since you can stream it or use whats on the phone.
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I have a pioneer unit already. My point is I don't feel like paying $500+ for a pioneer unit for my phone. I like pioneer very much but they have only one unit and I'm not dishing out all that money. Get it now?
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mrdigitech said:
I had the same issue on a Sony Xplode (something like that) car deck that was designed for Crapple via USB.
When I had my music on my SD card the deck would not read it via USB. I moved the files to my Internal storage and have been using it ever since. Can see artists, albums and song names.
I'm Stock Rooted.
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Yeah that's what I ended up doing. Moving my music to a usb stick and it's working great.
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Felnarion said:
Do you really expect us all to go buy a new head unit...?
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No, (insert smart remark).
wickedskills said:
I have a pioneer unit already. My point is I don't feel like paying $500+ for a pioneer unit for my phone. I like pioneer very much but they have only one unit and I'm not dishing out all that money. Get it now?
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Sure, looks like your best bet is blue tooth then, a pain yes unless you have an ipod for music.

I've seen apks listed that re-enable UMS mode for the GS3, but I don't know if it's just for the international version or if it will work on the Sprint version. You may want to do a google search on UMS and GS3.

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Gsm gnex memory?

Is there a way to upgrade the memory on this amazing phone since there's no sd slot
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No, but I use drop box for some stuff.
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Nope.
16 GB's is not enough for you ?
I use cloud services for most of my stuff (Google Drive, Spotify) and stuff like that.
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Is there a way to upgrade the memory on this amazing phone since there's no sd slot
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Sync your music to Google Music and only save playlist that are going to use that day (I assume you don't have unlimited internet due to AT&T).
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Nope.
16 GB's is not enough for you ?
I use cloud services for most of my stuff (Google Drive, Spotify) and stuff like that.
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Would you mind checking how much of that is usable? I'm considering getting a GNex and im approaching 13gb on my g2x...
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Would you mind checking how much of that is usable? I'm considering getting a GNex and im approaching 13gb on my g2x...
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13-14GB, depending on ROM.
Course, I also have 30GB of Drive, 50GB of Dropbox, Google Music for my music, etc. Also, you can use adapters to plug USB drives into your phone for extra removable storage.
I have 50~ GB of music that I use to make rather varied playlists, and I'm wondering how I can get it to work with my GN in the car. It's important to note that I have AT&T and a very limited amount of data. Otherwise, I'd stream to my heart's desire.
I know that you can add storage with a USB drive and the proper adapter. I have a few questions regarding that. Primarily, 1) How long does it take for the media scanner process to catalog thousands of songs. Would I have to wait a while for it all to scan? And 2) If I make playlists in Google Music consisting of songs that are locally stored on my GN through Google Music offline storage AND songs that are on the recently connected external storage, will I be able to play all of the songs?
Thanks in advance.
That's what I'm staying I have at&t and I don't want to go over my data limits. I use my phone heavily throughout the day but I was just thinking if maybe hard drives can be swapped maybe put a 32gb from the lte into mine
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That's what I'm staying I have at&t and I don't want to go over my data limits. I use my phone heavily throughout the day but I was just thinking if maybe hard drives can be swapped maybe put a 32gb from the lte into mine
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It used flash memory that is soldered to the mainboard.
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Would you mind checking how much of that is usable? I'm considering getting a GNex and im approaching 13gb on my g2x...
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JaiaV said:
13-14GB, depending on ROM.
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What this guy said.
Big enough for me.

Using your phone to potential

Basically I'm curious how do you use your phone to potential I see people with smart phones and they don't use the Internet calendar or anything and I always say man these phones arnt cheap so if your going to buy a smart phone use it integrate it with your life make alarms calendar events browse the net read books do what ever uses your phone to its full potential so now I ask the xda members what more is there to the phone what else can I do to use my phone and get my moneys worth I take pictures listen to music browse the net forums magazines books games calendar svoice so any opinions let me know thanks! :thumbup:
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I regularly use the wifikill app to shut out Apple users from open wifi networks so that more-deserving people can utilize the capabilities of their phones.
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I regularly use the wifikill app to shut out Apple users from open wifi networks so that more-deserving people can utilize the capabilities of their phones.
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Lmao is that real? If so that's kind of hilarious
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Yes it is. I use network spoof for worse. The absolute simplest explanation is me using sftp it's the most hardware intense application gpu excluded it will be years before a cell phone match x86 through put
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Basically I'm curious how do you use your phone to potential I see people with smart phones and they don't use the Internet calendar or anything and I always say man these phones arnt cheap so if your going to buy a smart phone use it integrate it with your life make alarms calendar events browse the net read books do what ever uses your phone to its full potential so now I ask the xda members what more is there to the phone what else can I do to use my phone and get my moneys worth I take pictures listen to music browse the net forums magazines books games calendar svoice so any opinions let me know thanks! :thumbup:
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I try to integrate my phone into my life as much as possible. Calendars, alarm clock, email, bill paying, password keeper, cloud storage, shopping, etc. I agree - why spend all the money on a smartphone and not use it to its fullest potential. Everything you listed seems like what I do with mine. To further see the fullest potential of the phone, I recently rooted it and have flashed 2 - 3 ROMs over the past few weeks. I am really enjoying it. I have never had a rooted phone before, let alone done any rooting myself. This is a first for me. :good:
I recently bought a nice denon audio receiver. (Avr 1713) it has a network connection, and I can control it via Wi-Fi anywhere in the house. I can even stream Pandora and have full control through my phone. Pretty sweet.
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Where can I find that app? The wifikill app
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I try to integrate my phone into my life as much as possible. Calendars, alarm clock, email, bill paying, password keeper, cloud storage, shopping, etc. I agree - why spend all the money on a smartphone and not use it to its fullest potential. Everything you listed seems like what I do with mine. To further see the fullest potential of the phone, I recently rooted it and have flashed 2 - 3 ROMs over the past few weeks. I am really enjoying it. I have never had a rooted phone before, let alone done any rooting myself. This is a first for me. :good:
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Yea rooting your ohone is a ton of fun especially switching roms up I've been rooting and flashing for quite some time I'm actually going to do a prl swap later on since I can't use lte in my area yet ill roam on vzn for faster 3G
dougstoner said:
I recently bought a nice denon audio receiver. (Avr 1713) it has a network connection, and I can control it via Wi-Fi anywhere in the house. I can even stream Pandora and have full control through my phone. Pretty sweet.
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I have a okay rca receiver kind of out dated with small cube speakers curious I am aiming to have a ridiculously loud system its 1000 watts do I need to upgrade my receiver or can I buy some big speakers if only speakers what would you recommend I also want a kick ass sub lol I use my gs3 plug it in via line in and pump it to the max also use awesome beats v3 and it's to much bass for my system it vibrates it also smoked once not cool needless to to say that was my last time doing that btw it was the sub that smoked
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jamal717 said:
Where can I find that app? The wifikill app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282900
jamal717 said:
Yea rooting your ohone is a ton of fun especially switching roms up I've been rooting and flashing for quite some time I'm actually going to do a prl swap later on since I can't use lte in my area yet ill roam on vzn for faster 3G
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Really? How would you do that? I have LTE in my area (not fully yet), but would I still be able to roam on VZW by changing my PRL? Sounds interesting.
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Jamal717 - Never mind on my last message. I remember there is a PRL thread somewhere in the Sprint forum. I will take a look. I didn't want to change this thread from the original topic. Thanks.
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JCJ77 said:
Really? How would you do that? I have LTE in my area (not fully yet), but would I still be able to roam on VZW by changing my PRL? Sounds interesting.
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Jamal717 - Never mind on my last message. I remember there is a PRL thread somewhere in the Sprint forum. I will take a look. I didn't want to change this thread from the original topic. Thanks.
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Fine with me lol but you can find the prl thread in the Android development section also you can not roam on lte only on Verizon 3g not there lte but your lucky how is sprint lte in your area
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jamal717 said:
I have a okay rca receiver kind of out dated with small cube speakers curious I am aiming to have a ridiculously loud system its 1000 watts do I need to upgrade my receiver or can I buy some big speakers if only speakers what would you recommend I also want a kick ass sub lol I use my gs3 plug it in via line in and pump it to the max also use awesome beats v3 and it's to much bass for my system it vibrates it also smoked once not cool needless to to say that was my last time doing that btw it was the sub that smoked
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Definitely want to upgrade the receiver and speakers. I've been doing a ton of research and ended up with this combo. I got the speakers half off on Newegg during some 2 day deal they had.
Receiver
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1K50FJ7174
I got the receiver as an open box item at Best buy for $315!!! It retails for $450.
Pioneer SPC21 (center)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117404
Pioneer SPFS51 (L & R)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117403
Pioneer SPBS21 $100 (rears)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117405
The receiver is amazing though. Comes with a program called audyssey that uses a mic and several positions to automatically setup each speaker based on your room. The android app (AVR-remote) is free and gives you complete control over the entire system (ie bass, treble, speaker output, sub, etc) I happened to find all these parts for a grand total of $520. Should of retailed for $850. I already have a sweet sub, so didn't have to buy one.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282900
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Great app
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dougstoner said:
Definitely want to upgrade the receiver and speakers. I've been doing a ton of research and ended up with this combo. I got the speakers half off on Newegg during some 2 day deal they had.
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The receiver is amazing though. Comes with a program called audyssey that uses a mic and several positions to automatically setup each speaker based on your room. The android app (AVR-remote) is free and gives you complete control over the entire system (ie bass, treble, speaker output, sub, etc) I happened to find all these parts for a grand total of $520. Should of retailed for $850. I already have a sweet sub, so didn't have to buy one.
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I have the Denon 3312 myself and love it! Definitely a Denon "fanboy" myself.

End of life ideas for dinc2

So, I got my new phone. Yay.
Now I have this old dinc, gonna root, but who has some good ideas for putting this thing to good non phone use?
Thanks!
Dedicated music player comes to mind. I don't know
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I agree with naut. Get you a theme able custom ROM and pimp the hell out that mp3inc. Throw on some Pandora, some games, and a few good camera apps.
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zax10 said:
I agree with naut. Get you a theme able custom ROM and pimp the hell out that mp3inc. Throw on some Pandora, some games, and a few good camera apps.
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I like That. I have aspirations (no motivation) to be a themer and a dedicated device to test on sounds great.
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seejoshplay said:
So, I got my new phone. Yay.
Now I have this old dinc, gonna root, but who has some good ideas for putting this thing to good non phone use?
Thanks!
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You could just send it to me! Haha, some people use it as a VOIP phone in there house. I think an app like GrooveIP will give you that option.
thenaut said:
I like That. I have aspirations (no motivation) to be a themer and a dedicated device to test on sounds great.
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You could just send it to me! Haha, some people use it as a VOIP phone in there house. I think an app like GrooveIP will give you that option.
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I second that. Specifically the send it to me part
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Personally I like having a second phone to quickly and easily show off something cool on the new phone via video. I had a d2g that had a bad esn (I thought I could use it in Europe, but was locked out there too) and I used it a lot for that.
Also I use it when going abroad, as it will work in Europe and the states.
Also, I love using my old phones as alarm clocks. You'd be amazed how many days an old BB Curve will last with all the radios turned off. I'm guessing a Dinc2 would be good that way too.
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Thanks!
Two questions. Could it be a GPS without a data connection?
Also, does anyone know of an app that makes your phone networked attached storage and / or plug it into a hard drive and act as an interface for NAS?
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Thanks!
Two questions. Could it be a GPS without a data connection?
Also, does anyone know of an app that makes your phone networked attached storage and / or plug it into a hard drive and act as an interface for NAS?
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I know GPS will work without data, but if you need to pull up directions for navigation, you need to be on WiFi to download the coordinates. After that if you don't make it re-route it will work. As for the 2nd question.....idk
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Always nice to have a backup phone when the new one breaks and you have to wait for Verizon to send you your new refurb **** phone
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Always nice to have a backup phone when the new one breaks and you have to wait for Verizon to send you your new refurb **** phone
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+1
really on all these ideas. I still have my Eris (though the trackball still scrolls left) as an emergency backup, mp3/Pandora player for in-house and garage (anywhere WiFi reaches), and white noise machine for sleeping baby.
Sometimes wish it didn't have that trackball issue so I could use it more efficiantly, so a fully operational DInc2 laying around would be an awesome thing to have.
What did you end up getting?
Thanks for the advice. I also like the idea of an experimental unit, now that I do not rely on the device daily, I can check out the jellybean rom and try out google now
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+1
really on all these ideas. I still have my Eris (though the trackball still scrolls left) as an emergency backup, mp3/Pandora player for in-house and garage (anywhere WiFi reaches), and white noise machine for sleeping baby.
Sometimes wish it didn't have that trackball issue so I could use it more efficiantly, so a fully operational DInc2 laying around would be an awesome thing to have.
What did you end up getting?
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I remember I used to get the eris trackball to start working by putting a piece of clean white paper on a table and rolling the trackball over it in a rolling motion. Always did the trick
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Triscuit said:
I remember I used to get the eris trackball to start working by putting a piece of clean white paper on a table and rolling the trackball over it in a rolling motion. Always did the trick
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Yea, I used up all the paper in the house. It only lasts for a short while now, but it does work for a little (usually). I even replaced the trackball with a blackberry one. I was thinking about trying just caking the area around the trackball/circuit board with JB weld to prevent flex which I think is causing the intermittent contact issue caused by the location of the charging port in relation to the trackball.
Ah well, either way it is extra and it wont be the end of the workl if I destroy it!
Yay for extras!
I'll be using mine as a paranormal investigation tool. I have a few apps that actually work, unlike ghost radar.
Navigation now that maps has an offline feature!
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nyccharlie said:
I'll be using mine as a paranormal investigation tool. I have a few apps that actually work, unlike ghost radar.
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Is this for real LOL
Pornphone.
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htc/Verizon asks that you place your inc2 on end of barrel of a 12 gauge, insert 3in slug, make it rain incredible flakes. now your inc2 has been officially updated by Verizon
Like someone else mentioned, the phone could be used as a VOIP home phone. All it requires is a Google Voice account and an app called GrooveIP (there's a free version, but the $5 full-featured version is definitely worth the money in my opinion). I also take it with me when I travel, since most airports and lots of hotels offer free WiFi, which allows me to make as many phone calls as I like without running up my minutes. I've been using my Inc2 for this purpose for awhile now, and it's very nice to have. I keep the phone in a dock and also use it for streaming music when I'm home as well as for my alarm clock. Just because the phone isn't activated on a wireless plan shouldn't mean that it can't serve a purpose.
Only other piece of advice; I would steer clear of ICS/JB based Roms if using it as a VOIP phone. I had nothing but trouble with the audio settings on GrooveIP. But the stock Rom, or any GB-based Rom should work fine. I use MROM (which is CM7 based) and it works exactly as expected.

[Q] Car USB Listening? & Ubuntu OS?

So my car has an AUX port and a USB port to play music. I had an iphone before this device and I could use the remote that came with my audio system only when using the USB mode. Now my car will say "USB Device not supported" when I use my microUSB cable with my phone. AUX works fine, but the remote doesn't work with it. I don't like looking at my screen while I'm driving at all since you never know..
Anywho, I was wondering if there was an app or something that would allow my car to recognize it? If not, some third party equipment that was cheap that I could by so I could play music from the USB part? I would love that.
Lastly, is any DEV working on Ubuntu for this device, or interested it? I would love that haha, it looks awesome.
I knew someone would be THAT GUY and ask about Ubuntu after they announced it for the GNEX.
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I knew someone would be THAT GUY and ask about Ubuntu after they announced it for the GNEX.
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#1 reason for keeping my GNexus
But I wish they would do high end devices like the SGS3 and ours.
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megamaster2 said:
So my car has an AUX port and a USB port to play music. I had an iphone before this device and I could use the remote that came with my audio system only when using the USB mode. Now my car will say "USB Device not supported" when I use my microUSB cable with my phone. AUX works fine, but the remote doesn't work with it. I don't like looking at my screen while I'm driving at all since you never know..
Anywho, I was wondering if there was an app or something that would allow my car to recognize it? If not, some third party equipment that was cheap that I could by so I could play music from the USB part? I would love that.
Lastly, is any DEV working on Ubuntu for this device, or interested it? I would love that haha, it looks awesome.
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Are you setting the phone to MTP mode after you plug it in to the stereo?
Not to spoil anything but yes there are plans to port ubuntu
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It doesn't ask me for a more strangely, just starts charging.
That's awesome Joker thanks!
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Mercedes Benz owners: do you have Bluetooth connectivity issues?

When I connect my phone to my MB GL350 via Bluetooth, the phone connects and disconnects about 5 times before the connection stays. This happens with both mine and my wife's GS3's and only in the MB, not the Audi. I did a search and found others complaining of GS3 connectivity issues but nothing like I'm experiencing. I am trying to figure out if this is a weird anomaly between MB and Samsung or if there is an issue with the car or phones. I'm hoping to get ahold of a family members iPhone to see if it has the same issues but for now I want to see if anyone has experienced something similar.
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Works fine in my Bentley
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Spectacular. But seeing as I don't own a Bentley, I don't much care. Hence the reason the thread is addressed to MB drivers.
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Spectacular. But seeing as I don't own a Bentley, I don't much care. Hence the reason the thread is addressed to MB drivers.
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Not the same vehicle but I had the same issue in an infiniti M series... with both my MacBook and my S3
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It always takes a few times to catch but works fine afterward
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I'd suggest to just root your MB and then edit the build.prop to connect BT faster.
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I'd suggest to just root your MB and then edit the build.prop to connect BT faster.
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+1 lmfao. Wish I owned a freaking MB or a Bentley xD I'd root the **** out of it and boost up the heapsize Lol.
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I'd suggest to just root your MB and then edit the build.prop to connect BT faster.
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Lmmfao
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FLBoy1991 said:
Not the same vehicle but I had the same issue in an infiniti M series... with both my MacBook and my S3
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It always takes a few times to catch but works fine afterward
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Right on. I did a search of MB bluetooth connectivity issues and most of the threads that come up pertain to either the SGS3 or SGN2 so it seems its not an issue with the car which was my biggest concern. It's weird, we have an Audi A6 as well and it connects very quickly without ever a hiccup. So it goes...
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I'd suggest to just root your MB and then edit the build.prop to connect BT faster.
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I wish I could. I've looked into hacking it to do other things and there just isn't a lot of literature on doing so. Even if there was, not sure I would go down that road. Hacking $500 phones is way different than hacking $3k computers in $80k cars!
mlin said:
When I connect my phone to my MB GL350 via Bluetooth, the phone connects and disconnects about 5 times before the connection stays. This happens with both mine and my wife's GS3's and only in the MB, not the Audi. I did a search and found others complaining of GS3 connectivity issues but nothing like I'm experiencing. I am trying to figure out if this is a weird anomaly between MB and Samsung or if there is an issue with the car or phones. I'm hoping to get ahold of a family members iPhone to see if it has the same issues but for now I want to see if anyone has experienced something similar.
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If you've got the command unit, with the bluetooth adapter make sure you have the 3rd generation adapter. My system is a bit different, I've got an eclass, but we don't have the phone system. I've balked at the money to install the equipment to make it work. Just isn't worth it to us.
If your system is the one I think it is, then both the 2nd generation and the 3rd generation adapters should be compatible, however, I've read that the 3rd generation works better and is more reliable with the latest smartphones. Having not had the opportunity to try, all I can do is guess.
Good luck.
mlin said:
Spectacular. But seeing as I don't own a Bentley, I don't much care. Hence the reason the thread is addressed to MB drivers.
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You should get a Bentley then.
Slow5Ohh said:
You should get a Bentley then.
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Don't really like em, too flashy and too much money for too many days in the shop. Thanks for the recommendation.
retailguy said:
If you've got the command unit, with the bluetooth adapter make sure you have the 3rd generation adapter. My system is a bit different, I've got an eclass, but we don't have the phone system. I've balked at the money to install the equipment to make it work. Just isn't worth it to us.
If your system is the one I think it is, then both the 2nd generation and the 3rd generation adapters should be compatible, however, I've read that the 3rd generation works better and is more reliable with the latest smartphones. Having not had the opportunity to try, all I can do is guess.
Good luck.
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Thanks. It's got phone capabilities built in and I purchased the Media Interface Plus for bluetooth audio streaming. I noticed that if bluetooth is on prior to turning on the car, there is no issue connecting. I'll just do it in this order from here on out. Like I said previously, my biggest concern was that there was something wrong with the bluetooth receiver in the COMAND unit but this seems to be highly unlikely.

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