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I got Bluetooth headphones for my birthday and I hooked it up to my Samsung captivate and I noticed a problem... it keep stopping and going the ferther away they got from the phone it was fustrating :banghead:
so I paired then to my dad's phone (iPhone 4) they worked fine I can go to my parents room across. The house and they wouldn't what the captivate. Is there anyway to fixed this
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PS they are $100 jaybird freedom's
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I think it's simply a limitation of the phone. Mine current headset doesn't reach very far either, and neither did my previous headset. And that's with Android 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and now 4.0.
But it's a small sampling of three headsets between the two of us.
I have noticed that on some roms I can go further than other roms with my bt headset. Are you using a custom rom? If so Try a different one. If not, root and try another rom.
Yes and I have came ROM CyanogenMod 9 it the best
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Try using a different headset. Gaming headsets are usually designed pretty well, but you will gain a lot more bulk with those. If you have a friend with a set, borrow them and try them out. If you test other sets and they all work the same you will know with some certainty that it is a limitation of the phone or a software issue.
My cappy does not get good range with a motorola headset and a sony over the ear headset. Typically I do not need 35 ft that is the standard so it has never bothered me.
I have a JVC head unit in my car paired up to my Galaxy S III, and no matter what I do (tried a different SIII, resets, different music apps, etc.) the Bluetooth drops when I go to skip tracks from the radio (AVRCP). I have been forced to go to the CM10 ROM to get a reliable connection (although I'm stuck on a build from about a month ago, as some Bluetooth bugs have introduced there as well). Anyway, I'm eyeing up the Note II, but I'm wondering if anyone can confirm/deny if the Note II (stock ROM) has a different Bluetooth driver than the SIII. I hate to say it, but I actually really like Samsung's new interface, but the Bluetooth issue I'm having is a deal breaker. The other question is if anyone knows if the 4.1 update coming out for the SIII will have the same BT driver as 4.0.
Thanks!
had you ever flashed the KT747 kernel on the stock ROM of your s3? it changes the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers.
OR, if you haven't, maybe give it a try since it changes the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers.
Russ77 said:
had you ever flashed the KT747 kernel on the stock ROM of your s3? it changes the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers.
OR, if you haven't, maybe give it a try since it changes the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers.
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I have not tried that. I would prefer to keep it stock, but that's something to try.
I thought I was the only one with this issue. I can relate as well . I too have a JVC unit and also experience the same bug on JB TW Rom. It tends to disconnect after I skip a few tracks and reconnects again . It does F*** up the mood when jamming to your music. At the moment im trying a different kernel to see if it does the same. But like you said CM10 doesn't disconnect.
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J-ROCK said:
I thought I was the only one with this issue. I can relate as well . I too have a JVC unit and also experience the same bug on JB TW Rom. It tends to disconnect after I skip a few tracks and reconnects again . It does F*** up the mood when jamming to your music. At the moment im trying a different kernel to see if it does the same. But like you said CM10 doesn't disconnect.
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I emailed JVC on it, and they gave me the whole "did you try a reset" business... Infuriating. At this point I just want a stock ROM that works. My S & S II worked perfect on the same head unit...
How can you tell if the stock S III and Note II use the same BT driver? Oh, and let me know what your experience is with the new kernel.
It's a few more days until Jelly Bean is released. There are changes to the Bluetooth stack in Jelly Bean. I'd wait and give that a try before getting a new phone.
I had the same problem on my JVC receiver. Had the issue with Task's ROM too. Would happen when you skip through the songs fast. I switched to an Alpine deck and it still has slight issues but not as much. I also have an issue of it disconnecting and reconnecting right after I make a call. Hopefully Monday will bring a fix for us Canadians.
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Bluetooth has been messed up on the S3 from day one. I think it's an ICS issue because my gf's OneX has the same issues. I have a Mercedes B200 and I can't get sound through the car's speakers at all. Tried a bunch of different ROMs and kernels, including some JB (4.1) builds, all to no avail. I'm at this point waiting for 4.2.
I dont see any problems with my SG3 connecting my hyundai sonata car(2013 model) and honda CRV via bluetooth. No problems playing songs, phone calls and Google navigation.
Same phone didn't work with kia soronto SUV.
I feel the car bluetooth software has issues, not the phone software.
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nani4215 said:
I dont see any problems with my SG3 connecting my hyundai sonata car(2013 model) and honda CRV via bluetooth. No problems playing songs, phone calls and Google navigation.
Same phone didn't work with kia soronto SUV.
I feel the car bluetooth software has issues, not the phone software.
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It could be, but I've used a Captivate, Infuse, & S2 on the same radios (two different JVC decks), and they've all worked perfect. Those all had stock ROMs (to start). I flashed CM9 and then CM10 on the Captivate & SII, and they still worked perfect. The only phone (stock/not stock ROM) that has ever had problems for me is the S3. My gut tells me it's a problem with the Bluetooth stack on the stock ROM, seeing as BT on CM9/CM10 works perfect on the S3 (other than the bass-less sound bug on the "stable" release and after - nice "stable" release).
Somebody on XDA should start hacking the software on these touchscreen head-units (they are update-able :good, then I'll be impressed.
Note 2 BT
Anyway, has anyone tried a Note 2 on one of the radios you had problems with? If not, I might try a re-post over in the Note 2 forum...
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Anyway, has anyone tried a Note 2 on one of the radios you had problems with? If not, I might try a re-post over in the Note 2 forum...
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Well I bought a Note 2, SAME DAMN PROBLEM! I'm 95% sure I'm returning it, the only other option is to buy a different head unit. Anyone else have a GS3 and an aftermarket radio that DOESN'T drop the bluetooth connection when skipping tracks?
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Well I bought a Note 2, SAME DAMN PROBLEM! I'm 95% sure I'm returning it, the only other option is to buy a different head unit. Anyone else have a GS3 and an aftermarket radio that DOESN'T drop the bluetooth connection when skipping tracks?
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i have a kenwood ddx 418 and ive got no issues with bluetooth, best bet would be to go to a bestbuy and try out the display units there imho
Bluetooth audio for music and calls works fine with my Ford Edge...however there is no track information (avrcp) sent to the headunit which is annoying. No change with the Jellybean update either.
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i have a kenwood ddx 418 and ive got no issues with bluetooth, best bet would be to go to a bestbuy and try out the display units there imho
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Bluetooth audio for music and calls works fine with my Ford Edge...however there is no track information (avrcp) sent to the headunit which is annoying. No change with the Jellybean update either.
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But are both of you running bone-stock ROMs? If so, I may have to start looking at radios again.
Returned it. I guess that's a $35 experiment (thank you AT&T for the restocking fee). Either the Sammy BT stack is too advanced for my basic A2DP radio (as in ALL BT radios), or the Sammy BT stack is just horribly developed (which I've come to believe is true). Now I just have to wait for an apt-x head unit to come out, then I can try this experiment again...
I am noticing that whenever I have my bluetooth headset on using the Note 2, the wifi speed degrades considerably. If you are listening to an online song stream, you may not notice as song does not take that much bandwidth for streaming, but if you watch an HD youtube video and listen using bluetooth headset, the video keeps getting stuck waiting for buffering.
Anybody else sees the same problem with Note 2? I am strongly suspecting that it is some sort of bluetooth intervention with wifi that degrades wifi download speed considerably. You could do this experiment by checking your internet speed with/without playing a song over bluetooth headset, and you would see the difference in download speed.
Wow. Good find. This is a problem.
With bluetooth on the wifi speed is slower, but with streaming audio it's abysmal.
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To those who can test, can you pay results with both a 5ghz and 2.4ghz wifi connection? This could be related to interference and it affects everything from Android phones to Macbooks....
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This really sucks that we cannot see any HD video online using the bluetooth headset. I remember trying the S3 and do not remember seeing this issue with it. I wonder if this interference issue is specific to Note 2 only
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This really sucks that we cannot see any HD video online using the bluetooth headset. I remember trying the S3 and do not remember seeing this issue with it. I wonder if this interference issue is specific to Note 2 only
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Actually, if you Google something like "bluetooth slow wifi", you'll see that all kinds of phones, tablets and computers have this problem. Some more than others.
Not sure how this can be fixed. If it is caused by interference than using 5ghz wifi could help.
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When I connect my Sixaxis controller via bluetooth and the Sixaxis app it almost completely kills my internet. Can't even open Google...
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What a bummer.... look at these speeds with 2.4ghz wifi vs. 5ghz when bluetooth is on. I haven't tried it streaming, but the speeds are already half with 2.4ghz so this must be an issue with radio interference.
My suggestion is that if you can connect to your Internet via a 5ghz wifi router, then do it if you'll be using bluetooth.
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What a bummer.... look at these speeds with 2.4ghz wifi vs. 5ghz when bluetooth is on. I haven't tried it streaming, but the speeds are already half with 2.4ghz so this must be an issue with radio interference.
My suggestion is that if you can connect to your Internet via a 5ghz wifi router, then do it if you'll be using bluetooth.
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Hey guys, wanted to let you know that the network speed issue that I reported on my galaxy Note 2, is no more seen i the galaxy S4. I feel there was perhaps some software/hardware issue that was resolved causing this issue to go away (at least speed difference is not noticeable when watching youtube HD videos).
Hey guys, wanted to let you know that the network speed issue that I reported on my galaxy Note 2, is no more seen i the galaxy S4. I feel there was perhaps some software/hardware issue that was resolved causing this issue to go away (at least speed difference is not noticeable when watching youtube HD videos).
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Hi, what version are you on the S4? Is it 4.2.2?
Hi ! I have the same problem but in worse ! I can't even update the meteo widget ! If I understood you well, I should go for a 5 GHz connection ... but how do I change this ?
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sylvelk said:
Hi ! I have the same problem but in worse ! I can't even update the meteo widget ! If I understood you well, I should go for a 5 GHz connection ... but how do I change this ?
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The router that you connect to has to support 5ghz. Once a hot spot is created on the 5ghz band, you simply connect to it.
You'll get a shorter range, but it will be at top speed.
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The problem is that both wifi and bluetooth are used from the same communication chip.
Not only the wifi is slower but also the signal is lost considerable more. also when a download is pushed the bluetooth connection on my note 2 is stuttering.
There is only one fix for this. samsung and other companies need to stop using one chip for both wifi and bluetooth!!
@rks, then i think the s4 has a seperate wifi and BT chip on the board
Losing a stripe!?
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The problem is that both wifi and bluetooth are used from the same communication chip.
Not only the wifi is slower but also the signal is lost considerable more. also when a download is pushed the bluetooth connection on my note 2 is stuttering.
There is only one fix for this. samsung and other companies need to stop using one chip for both wifi and bluetooth!!
@rks, then i think the s4 has a seperate wifi and BT chip on the board
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Yeah thanks, I was looking for confirmation about this.. this is also why enabling bluetooth makes wifi lose a stripe?
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sygys said:
The problem is that both wifi and bluetooth are used from the same communication chip.
Not only the wifi is slower but also the signal is lost considerable more. also when a download is pushed the bluetooth connection on my note 2 is stuttering.
There is only one fix for this. samsung and other companies need to stop using one chip for both wifi and bluetooth!!
@rks, then i think the s4 has a seperate wifi and BT chip on the board
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That is not true! I had galaxy s2 and never experience that issue but with gti9300 and now with gti9505 this is making me crazy!I am looking for a fix for months.I have the latest version of official lollipop an no fix yeat.
Another reasone for your explanation not beeing true.I have tried several customs rom of lollipop for my gti9505 and i could surf the net very fine while i was speaking with my bluetooth headset!!!
I have a wifi only Nexus 7 with 16GB. I also have an Atrix 4G that can't be tethered.
Is there a way to use my Nexus 7 as a BT-connected speakerphone with the Atrix?
I have been using the Atrix as my medial player (docked) in my car. Also receive and make calls.
I want to replace it with the Nexus, but keep the phone in my pocket with BT on and control it with the Nexus.
Does anyone know what I am talking about?
Can it be done? What app would you use?
Over 200 people have read this and NO ONE has any idea?
I don't know about the other 199, but I really have no idea.
Try tablet talk in the play store.
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Don't think that is what he had in mind. I thought I'd be able to do this too on my train commutes but BT doesn't support it for some odd reason. It's a shame but I hope someone found a solution.
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Try tablet talk in the play store.
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Thanks but I saw that one. That only uses phone's SMS capabilities (according to the website)
I cannot think of any way to make this work, unfortunately I think it's beyond the capabilities of BT. It would be awesome to make it work though!
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AW: Using Nexus 7 as a BT speakerphone
It's certainly not beyond the capabilities of Bluetooth. There's support for using your Linux PC as an A2DP sink in the Bluez BT stack. But alas, the Bluez stack has been replaced with a Broadcom stack in Android 4.2. And even with Bluez you would still need to port pulseaudio or find another way to feed the audio data into the sound system.
I have been looking for something like this for a while, I found an app that was being developed called Phone Link, but nothing looked like it came of it. In my head this sounds like something simple, but I don't know enough to know if it really is.
Would love to be able to use the Nexus as a bluetooth speakerphone though, I feel like it's the main missing piece from my car install.
It is a bummer that this isn't simpler to do. I'd love to dig into what makes bluetooth stack tick in 4.2-4.4 OS and get this functioning.
It is sad that I was able to see text messages pop up on my screen in OS/x 6 years ago, reply to them, answer phonecalls using my macbook, and play music to the theater system from my phone to my mac and with a new platform, we're back to square-one to get functions like this working again.
Enabling bluetooth SINK mode on android devices would be radical.
Cool, it's nice
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Hey all I've had my 360 for a few months now and just started noticing a problem. When I have my watch connected to my phone my phone has a hard time connecting to my Chrysler Uconnect in my stereo. I can't tell if it's a phone problem, Uconnect problem or the watch. It'll drop connection from the car on and off and sometimes not connect at all. I'm pretty sure the watch stays connected the whole time. Once I disconnect the watch, the car connection works just fine.
Anyone else run across this?
These issues are seen with lollipop on phone....
or some people whose phone is moto x or one plus one
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It's a Bluetooth low energy issue. Same exact problems with my nexus 5 and my pebble, also exists with my nexus 6 and moto 360. It's very very annoying as it appears to be an issue with android itself somehow. I'm hoping with more Google engineers using wear and a nexus they'll get annoyed and finally fix it...
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i have no such issues with pairing a nexus 6 connected to a moto 360 in the ride.
i mainly use poweramp and the connection to the HU is a few seconds SLOWER than i noticed on the htc one max i used prior, but it connects and displays the music data on the ride with no issue. steering wheel buttons also work normally.
stock and not rooted. both devices.
It seems to be select car kid or a2dp devices. My car has the issue but not my Bluetooth speaker. So the Bluetooth device also matters somehow
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Never had the issue on my Samsung Galaxy note 2 even on any custom ROM... But had this issue when I flashed CM12 lollipop
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Never had the issue on my Samsung Galaxy note 2 even on any custom ROM... But had this issue when I flashed CM12 lollipop
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Were the other Roms aosp or TW? Maybe it's an aosp specific issue
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Just got a Moto 360 this week-end and in the car on the way home, my phone calls over bt to my BMW dropped repeatedly. Would connect and disconnect. Rebooted my phone, same issue. Did not happen with original galaxy gear. This is a deal breaker from me. My phone is a stock Samsung Note 4. No car phone issues with a Striiv Touch.
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Just got a Moto 360 this week-end and in the car on the way home, my phone calls over bt to my BMW dropped repeatedly. Would connect and disconnect. Rebooted my phone, same issue. Did not happen with original galaxy gear. This is a deal breaker from me. My phone is a stock Samsung Note 4. No car phone issues with a Striiv Touch.
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Unpair them and pair again.
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I have an older TomTom Toyota Head-Unit on my Toyota Yaris, and it doesn't support Bluetooth Audio. But bluetooth phonecalls are working exactly as before pairing the Moto 360 to my HTC One.
I just disconnect my watch when I get in the car. Annoying that I have to do that.