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Coming from Xperia X10a and have some questions

Hi all,
Just got a Galaxy S II X from Telus to replace my charging disabled X10a. I've got most things moved over, but I have some questions:
1. on the x10a, I was able to do voicedial over bluetooth, using the google dialer app, without a data connection (I have no data plan). Is this possible on the S II X, and how?
2. Loving the hi rez video, but noticing problems with focusing (no focus spot, nor option for infinity, etc.) and with shake reduction (inferior enough to x10a that I'm not sure its working) Are there fixes for this?
Still messing with stuff so I'm sure I'll find more.
Thanks!
Statik

you can turn on the auto focus and anti shake feature in the camera / record app settings
voice dialing, it can use either google voice dial or vlingo, but AFAIK both uses internet connection, they will probably still run even without the internet
just try it and find out
there's always an app for that in the market if those 2 can't do it off line

I've turned both on. I can see the focus trying but there doesn't seem to be a real focal point or a focal lock. In a large room with a person in the middle of the room, it hunts between mid focus and infinity.
I've tried both. Without internet neither works. This is disappointing as it worked fine on the x10 using the stock google voice dial.
Still investigating.
Thanks!
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So, I found a nice, free, offline voice dialer for my phone that works over bluetooth. The only trouble is that Samsung have locked us into Vlingo from the voicedial headset command. I saw one thread that involved a fairly in depth rooting and mod scenario to change the dialer. Is there an easier solution to change just this one thing?
Thanks!

Greydesk said:
So, I found a nice, free, offline voice dialer for my phone that works over bluetooth. The only trouble is that Samsung have locked us into Vlingo from the voicedial headset command. I saw one thread that involved a fairly in depth rooting and mod scenario to change the dialer. Is there an easier solution to change just this one thing?
Thanks!
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you can freeze it or uninstall vlingo with Titanium Backup, which requires root

App to change Bluetooth functions for Google Now

I am trying to find an app that is capable of changing what app launches when I press the phone button on my car stereo. As of present in Jellybean it launches the voice dialer. Well since Google Now is capable of a great many more actions I would prefer that app launch.
Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to manipulate what actions are taken from Bluetooth controls?

Liveware manager from Sony. Just not sure if you can use non Sony devices.
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Liveware manager from Sony. Just not sure if you can use non Sony devices.
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Thanks Dalbs2, Ill give it a whirl and report back.
Im sure I am not the only one that wants steering wheel controlled launch for Google Now.
Just to update, the app does work on the Nexus, but it doesn't do what I need it to do. It really just seems to be an extremely simplified version of Tasker, that launches a preset app when a specific device connects to the phone.
What I am looking for is the ability to change the assigned function of a bluetooth button.
At present when I hit the phone button on my steering wheel in my car, it launches Voice Dialer. Since Google Now is capable of the same voice dialing plus a lot more, I would prefer that it launch when I press that button.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kin.bluetooth_launch
Try Bluetooth Launcher
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kin.bluetooth_launch
Try Bluetooth Launcher
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Gave it a whirl, but I cant tell if its just not compatible with JB or if the button on the wheel is not sending the standard signal... Ill have to test with my BT headset when I get home and find where ever the hell it buried at... I haven't used the thing in years.
Thanks for the heads up on the App. It was exactly what I was looking for.

Try going into Settings/Applications/Manage applications/ and select the Bluetooth Dialer and hit the Clear defaults button. Then try your headset button again. It's possible that it will now prompt you with a list of available apps to launch and then you can possibly make Google Now the new default. If that fails the Bluetooth Launcher app suggested earlier should do the trick.
Perhaps you can answer a question. Does Google Now accept voice input from the connected bluetooth microphone? Currently the bluetooth microphone input in all google apps (including the voice search) is broken in all versions including ICS. This is a major oversight and a bug that I cannot believe hasn't been fixed. hxxp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8973
I am very much hoping this has been corrected completely in Jelly Bean or at minimum in Google Now.
I look forward to your feedback.

creekflood said:
Try going into Settings/Applications/Manage applications/ and select the Bluetooth Dialer and hit the Clear defaults button. Then try your headset button again. It's possible that it will now prompt you with a list of available apps to launch and then you can possibly make Google Now the new default. If that fails the Bluetooth Launcher app suggested earlier should do the trick.
Perhaps you can answer a question. Does Google Now accept voice input from the connected bluetooth microphone? Currently the bluetooth microphone input in all google apps (including the voice search) is broken in all versions including ICS. This is a major oversight and a bug that I cannot believe hasn't been fixed. hxxp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8973
I am very much hoping this has been corrected completely in Jelly Bean or at minimum in Google Now.
I look forward to your feedback.
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First off thanks for the idea on clearing defaults, I had already tried that, but Bluetooth Launcher is not listed in the app list under all. I have been looking through there trying to find what is controlling the bluetooth voice dial, but have been unsuccessful in my attempts to find it.
As for your question, it looks like they did fix it. I set my phone outside of my front window in the car and then hit the voice-dial button on the wheel. I then spoke softly into the mounted vehicle mic, so to make sure the phone mic would not pick it up. Worked just fine.
HOWEVER. Google NOW does not work, so it looks as though it still relies on the internal mic for that function. Considering that I have never noticed this while in use driving my car and using Google Now, Id say the internal mic does a good enough job. Of course that may vary from device to device.

For what its worth, I can no longer use my 3rd-party voice dialer without disabling google search. There is no longer, in Jelly Bean, a way to make a 3rd-party voice dialer be the default voice dialer. Shutting down google search really sucks but bluetooth voice dialing is a very high priority for me. I sure hope someone straightens this out.
BTW, the built-in voice dialer is horrible on JB bluetooth and there is still no call confirmation option.

This blows.

Looks like Google broke the Bluetooth button functionality.

Agreed. If I have to hear voice dialer say "didn't catch that" one more time on by JB loaded Galasy s3, I might have to go back to (egads) s-voice!
Even if it uses the internal Mic, google now is preferable.
ANy progress?

This bluetooth problem still exists. I'm on AT&T Galaxy S3 and have tried CM10, LiquidSmooth, BlackJelly, and HighOnAndroid. I have only been able to functionally use bluetooth voice dialer on BlackJelly and that is because it uses the default S Voice app. CM10 and LiquidSmooth did not even pick up any mic neither through bluetooth or the phone. HighOnAndroid at least picked up the bluetooth mic, but always dialed 1 of 3 contacts regardless of what I said. Is there any rom out there that has the Google Now search bar on the homescreen (ics or jb) with the ability of using a third party voice dialer app or even use Google Now instead of the Google voice dialer app? I'm assuming no, but thought I'd post even if it's just to bump up this still current issue.

I just did some searching and came across a thread with a possible solution. Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883895
It basically says to convert google search from a system app to a user app. I haven't tried it, but it sounds like it allows some people to choose a different voice dialer as the default.

creekflood said:
Try going into Settings/Applications/Manage applications/ and select the Bluetooth Dialer and hit the Clear defaults button. Then try your headset button again. It's possible that it will now prompt you with a list of available apps to launch and then you can possibly make Google Now the new default. If that fails the Bluetooth Launcher app suggested earlier should do the trick.
Perhaps you can answer a question. Does Google Now accept voice input from the connected bluetooth microphone? Currently the bluetooth microphone input in all google apps (including the voice search) is broken in all versions including ICS. This is a major oversight and a bug that I cannot believe hasn't been fixed. hxxp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8973
I am very much hoping this has been corrected completely in Jelly Bean or at minimum in Google Now.
I look forward to your feedback.
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On my HTC droid DNA i had the same problem. I found a very simple fix on another forums that worked.
Settings/sounds/touch sounds
Activating touch sounds for some reason made Google Now get past initializing and work with my BT.
On the other hand whenever i use bluetooth launch to launch google now, it never gets past initializing. i also have to reset the phone to make google now work again with my bt.

briguybro said:
I just did some searching and came across a thread with a possible solution. Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883895
It basically says to convert google search from a system app to a user app. I haven't tried it, but it sounds like it allows some people to choose a different voice dialer as the default.
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this worked right away!!! your ****ing awesome!!! ive been trying to do this for so loooong i made dragon a system app and when i hit the voice button on my bluetooth it asked me if i wanted to use dragon or s voice i hit dragon than always and now it always just brings up dragon!!! i cant begin to tell you how stoked i am right now i can finally make calls on my motorcycle.

How do I turn my deactivated Dinc to a working internet phone?

So I have an SGS3 on the way and a deactivated Incredible soon
Do you guys know how I can use my Dinc on wifi or tethering from my SGS3 to still be able to make internet calls?
I don't want to just demote this bad boy to an mp3 player because this phone is too awesome to just put back in its box.
I believe I saw some people using their tabs to make calls, so I would imagine it would be a similar setup. So if you guys can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!

Just flash a custom ROM, bypass the activation screen, put it in airplane mode and turn on wifi. Then use something like Groove IP to make data calls through your Google Voice number.
There is also an app called Desk SMS (I think that's what it's called) by clockwork mod (aka koush) which will allow you to send texts over wifi. People use that one to send texts from their wifi only tablets.
There is also a script somewhere in the Inc dev section to which converts the Inc to a wifi only device.
That should be enough to get you started.

KrisPeezy said:
So I have an SGS3 on the way and a deactivated Incredible soon
Do you guys know how I can use my Dinc on wifi or tethering from my SGS3 to still be able to make internet calls?
I don't want to just demote this bad boy to an mp3 player because this phone is too awesome to just put back in its box.
I believe I saw some people using their tabs to make calls, so I would imagine it would be a similar setup. So if you guys can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!
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this is what I used on my Lenovo ideapad a1...
http://thedroidguy.com/2010/12/voip-for-android-devices/

I use groove ip https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvoip with google voice http://www.google.com/voice. Works great, easy setup, and you can still text thru the google voice app. With the paid version of groove you can even use the phones native dialer and call log. And you can use google voice for voicemail.

Voice calls on Tab 3 7'?

I see that the 10.1" (and I think 8.9") now have it enabled.
My wife wanted the 7" tablet since she rarely makes voice calls but wants to have the feature, just in case. We don't want Google Voice right now because of lack of MMS support across all carriers. Since we are paying for actual data, I'd like to be able to use the native GSM instead of a VOIP solution.
Any way to make this possible or should I return it for an actual phone?

HotShotAzn said:
I see that the 10.1" (and I think 8.9") now have it enabled.
My wife wanted the 7" tablet since she rarely makes voice calls but wants to have the feature, just in case. We don't want Google Voice right now because of lack of MMS support across all carriers. Since we are paying for actual data, I'd like to be able to use the native GSM instead of a VOIP solution.
Any way to make this possible or should I return it for an actual phone?
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I have the SM-T217A 7" AT&T Galaxy Tab 3 and also want to know this. Samsung says it has phone capabilities, however there is no stock phone app. I even have my own phone number set up through AT&T and everything, but there is no way to use it. I found an apk called CIQDialer.apk in system\app but it doesn't do anything. Any help would be awesome.

You should check the Play Store, theres should be apps for that.

I use T211, native make phone call, as long as you can insert sim card into your tab3 7.
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[Q] Car hands free status

I've been doing a ton of research and I want to know what the status is of using the Nexus 7 (2013) as a hands free device. I've seen some discussion about BlueZ, adding bluetooth profiles, using hands free kits, mic input from DACs, etc. but nothing really that recent. I'm hoping that there has been some development in this area with 5.1.1. The goal is to have the call audio go to the car speakers and maybe have an external mic for the audio in.
How are others doing it and what is the current accepted way to accomplish this? Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm starting to build my system and this is one of the last things I need to figure out.
I have the cellular version Nexus 7 if there's a way I can use that to send/place calls from the same number with a second SIM or something.

you can setup the nexus through auxiliary so that audio goes through the car speakers, and if your really picky about what kind of sounds go through your car speakers or the nexus speakers you can use an app like this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woodslink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix&hl=en
For making calls and such from a different device you should use an app like Mysms https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mysms.android.sms&hl=en
It allows texting from any device using your phone by sending the info through wifi or bluetooth to your phone. It can also route calls from your phone to what ever device you want allowing you to answer with your tablet (with mysms this requires paid version, but there are likely other apps out there).

arolust said:
you can setup the nexus through auxiliary so that audio goes through the car speakers, and if your really picky about what kind of sounds go through your car speakers or the nexus speakers you can use an app like SoundAbout
For making calls and such from a different device you should use an app like Mysms
It allows texting from any device using your phone by sending the info through wifi or bluetooth to your phone. It can also route calls from your phone to what ever device you want allowing you to answer with your tablet (with mysms this requires paid version, but there are likely other apps out there).
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The issue is that I'm replacing the head unit with the Nexus. I have Tablet talk which allows me to answer calls on m phone from the tablet, but the audio goes over the phone. I want to be able to answer the phone call on the tablet and have the tablet handle the audio. I've seen other threads about this and I've searched, but I haven't seen anything that are very recent. The best 'solution' I saw was implementing the BlueZ bluetooth stack to provide the required profiles, but I find their instructions confusing and it doesn't seem like anyone has attempted to get it working even though many people are looking for a solution to this.
Does anyone have any experience with implementing BlueZ on 5.1.1?

ok, your saying the app requires you to still use your phone to complete a phone call.
Using google voice setup and hangouts. Using this setup is the best I can think of. You can setup your current phone number I believe to work with google voice. Then just setup your phone to tether to your tablet.
Im fairly certain google hangouts can use your cellular service to place the calls and text, but if you have no service but have data/wifi it can use those, but im not 100% sure on that.
EDIT: I should clarify, google hangouts/voice works to make calls/texts/videocalls over wifi on any smart device without cell service. By using your own number your tablet will be able to make calls/texts/videocalls all from your number, all you need is data connection/wifi. I have not tried using hangouts over cell service without data, never had a need.

Troopster19 said:
The issue is that I'm replacing the head unit with the Nexus. I have Tablet talk which allows me to answer calls on m phone from the tablet, but the audio goes over the phone. I want to be able to answer the phone call on the tablet and have the tablet handle the audio. I've seen other threads about this and I've searched, but I haven't seen anything that are very recent. The best 'solution' I saw was implementing the BlueZ bluetooth stack to provide the required profiles, but I find their instructions confusing and it doesn't seem like anyone has attempted to get it working even though many people are looking for a solution to this.
Does anyone have any experience with implementing BlueZ on 5.1.1?
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Did you find something. Sometimes I have the impression that some people just can't understand a simple English sentence, like arolust.

lung1 said:
Did you find something. Sometimes I have the impression that some people just can't understand a simple English sentence, like arolust.
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Nah, I gave up - I got no support so I just broke down and got the MotorMouth 2.
But if someone were to figure it out I'd like to know the solution so I can have a single device act as my HU.

I'm working on a solution. Bluez lets you build AOSP for Nexus 7 2013 and it has HFP support. I will tell you if I did something. It really looks like no one is willing to help on this area. I searched a lot, but just peaces.
Troopster19 said:
Nah, I gave up - I got no support so I just broke down and got the MotorMouth 2.
But if someone were to figure it out I'd like to know the solution so I can have a single device act as my HU.
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