I want to use a fitbit device and it only bluetooth syncs with S3 and Note 2 and Note 10.1 because it uses bluetooth 4.0 and Samsung helped them with the code since its not in stock google right now. My question is..my Galaxy Nexus has the same Bluetooth chip in it as the note 10.1 and is also Samsung obviously. I know the 10.1 is obviously a tablet. Would i just have to change the build.prop to note 10.1 for it to fool it? Is there anything else i might have to do or is this impossible? THanks for any input.
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I want to use a fitbit device and it only bluetooth syncs with S3 and Note 2 and Note 10.1 because it uses bluetooth 4.0 and Samsung helped them with the code since its not in stock google right now. My question is..my Galaxy Nexus has the same Bluetooth chip in it as the note 10.1 and is also Samsung obviously. I know the 10.1 is obviously a tablet. Would i just have to change the build.prop to note 10.1 for it to fool it? Is there anything else i might have to do or is this impossible? THanks for any input.
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i would think changing the build.prop would work
The Galaxy Nexus has Bluetooth 4.0?
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The Galaxy Nexus has Bluetooth 4.0?
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yes sir. It has broadcom 4330 bluetooth chip. Its BLE compatable but google needs to supply the code to activate the bluetooth 4.0 chips in their software which hopefully is soon. My guess is it will be said somewhere in May at the I/O since google glass uses BLE so it has to activate it soon. Its actually pretty embarrassing for google to leave BLE out of the code still.
Your guess is wrong. The GNex is going to be EOL'd way too soon for it to be worth the effort of writing/releasing the drivers.
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Your guess is wrong. The GNex is going to be EOL'd way too soon for it to be worth the effort of writing/releasing the drivers.
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It should be standard. The bluetooth chip is used in many phones and when they write the code, (im sure they already have, they already said it was going to be released for android 4.3) it will be standard.
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i've no doubt that our gnex will get it as soon as google released the nexus 4, BUT the most important thing is will our gnex get all the features that are available on android 4.2 ? especially photo sphere i was astounded with it, will our gnex get photosphere ?
i just bought my gnex 3 weeks ago for the full price ! damn if only i had a time machine
thanks in advance...
ReAlives said:
i've no doubt that our gnex will get it as soon as google released the nexus 4, BUT the most important thing is will our gnex get all the features that are available on android 4.2 ? especially photo sphere i was astounded with it, will our gnex get photosphere ?
i just bought my gnex 3 weeks ago for the full price ! damn if only i had a time machine
thanks in advance...
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dude.,there's a lot of thread about this..just scroll down little bit..you'll find it somehow
The Nexus S was released in 2010.
It got 4.1.
I'm %100 certain the Galaxy Nexus will get 4.2 (a "small" upgrade from 4.1).
Stop these threads and brighten up already..
For sure
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They say mid November. Some features are already ported if you are rooted.
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forget photosphere. MIRACAST
v3rk said:
forget photosphere. MIRACAST
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I'm excited about Miracast, but I was disappointed to learn
10. Does Miracast support devices like wireless speakers? (audio only)
Audio-only devices are not part of the Miracast certification program.
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https://www.wi-fi.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Miracast_FAQ_20120919.pdf
WiredPirate said:
I'm excited about Miracast, but I was disappointed to learn
https://www.wi-fi.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Miracast_FAQ_20120919.pdf
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Bluetooth for Audio and miracast for video/display? Seems like each covers what the other lacks.
I had the Note 10.1 Tablet for a couple of months and it was a really great device. It had a lot of great features? I'm just wondering if anyone is working on a port for the 10.1 tablet Rom to the Note 2 I feel like it should work great, considering the Note 2 is quadcore and all. I loved the quick menu with the mini apps too. I've searched google a lot for an answer to this but haven't found anything so I thought I'd post a new topic. If it's been posted already Mod please move or delete. Thanks
I don't intend to be rude do you understand anything about Android? My computer is quad core can I port the rom there to? It is impossible to do what your asking, it would be easier to write it from scratch.
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I don't intend to be rude do you understand anything about Android? My computer is quad core can I port the rom there to? It is impossible to do what your asking, it would be easier to write it from scratch.
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Actually in this case it is theoretically possible as they do share a lot of architecture, both are Exynos 44xx series SoC's with a lot more hardware similarities. Now whether it is worth the time and effort, that is a different story.
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Assuming you want tablet touchwiz ui. Someone on another forum/site was working on it with original note.
But this is not an easy task.
What exactly you want from the galaxy note 10.1? Is it tablet mode? If so thats easily available for us.
This is xda. You could start the development.
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I have read that gnex has hardware that supports Bluetooth 4.0, is there a rom or kernel that has enabled it to work or is it even possible?
Thanks in advance
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I'm sorry man but i think it's impossible according to the samsung specs, it only has bluetooth 3
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphone/GT-I9250TSATGY-spec
Thanks. The reason I ask is that I saw this on Wikipedia. It states that it is Bluetooth 4.0 hardware compatible. 2nd reason is I bought those Bluetooth speakers with Bluetooth 4 and apt-x support. I just want to maximize it to it's full potential.
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mrm43 said:
Thanks. The reason I ask is that I saw this on Wikipedia. It states that it is Bluetooth 4.0 hardware compatible. 2nd reason is I bought those Bluetooth speakers with Bluetooth 4 and apt-x support. I just want to maximize it to it's full potential.
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Yes. The hardware is bluetooth 4.0 compatible but there's no software support yet. Star the issue to add your vote! ->
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=33371
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Wait wait wait, one moment, i don't understand. The hardware inside GNeX is bt4 but it has driver that doesn't support that but only bt3, is this what are you saying? It sound really strange to me, maybe that statement on wiki means that GNeX can use other hardware with bt4 even if it's bt3 but not at full power, am i wrong?
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Wait wait wait, one moment, i don't understand. The hardware inside GNeX is bt4 but it has driver that doesn't support that but only bt3, is this what are you saying? It sound really strange to me, maybe that statement on wiki means that GNeX can use other hardware with bt4 even if it's bt3 but not at full power, am i wrong?
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It'll be clearer if you check out the link in my previous post. Gnex contains a Samsung SWB-B42 BT 4.0 Dual Band Wlan FM Tx/Rx chip so the hardware is there. The thing is the driver that is currently installed on our gnex only has BT3 coded in. And even if the driver utilizes the phone's BT4.0 capabilities, Android in itself doesn't have native APIs to allow developers to take advantage of the new features.
Sorry if i didn't read the whole link but i was at work so, you can understand... Thank you for the very clear explanation, however it's really really strange this behaviour by google...
Will Google/Android ever get BT4/BLE working on the GNex? Or shall we move on to another device if we need/want it?
I remember reading sometime back that Galaxy Nexus has hardware capable of supporting both Bluetooth 4.0 stacks, but that BLE (Low Energy profile) was not enabled via driver/SDK. I wonder if there was any progress in this direction or at least clear indication from Google on the support. There is a binder full of BLE devices getting on the market in Q1 that jump on support from iPhone 5 and some of them are extremely attracting but I would hate to get rid of my Nexus if I could.
Is there a ROM that can provide compatibility?
Ive been trying to post everywhere and anywhere about this topic but noone seems to care. More and more devices are being launched use BLE and developers wont make an android app because android doesn't support BLE at the moment. I dont know why more websites are making this an issue yet..phones are being launched saying they are 4.0 capable..which is correct but we cant use that technology. Its sad because i want the new FITBIT flex band but they are only making the app available to sync with the S3 and note 2 because samsung is helping then with the Bluetooth drivers for the app.
In addition to your post, a ton of devices are coming with AVRCP 1.3+ on stock devices. However only a select few ROMs have it enabled at all.
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Ive been trying to post everywhere and anywhere about this topic but noone seems to care. More and more devices are being launched use BLE and developers wont make an android app because android doesn't support BLE at the moment. I dont know why more websites are making this an issue yet..phones are being launched saying they are 4.0 capable..which is correct but we cant use that technology. Its sad because i want the new FITBIT flex band but they are only making the app available to sync with the S3 and note 2 because samsung is helping then with the Bluetooth drivers for the app.
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Thanks, I am personally waiting for these devices (StickNFind, BluTracker) to hit the market in March and April respectively and I more and more inclining to get an iPhone because of the better support there. For Newtonfb, did you look at BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband? This is what I use and it has all the same features plus more of Fitbit and is fully supported on GNEX via regular Bluetooth.
I'll look into that. Thanks.
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Is it true that Galaxy Nexus Hardware don't support Bluetooth LE on Android 4.3 like Nexus 4? If not, how to check it supports LE ?
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Is it true that Galaxy Nexus Hardware don't support Bluetooth LE on Android 4.3 like Nexus 4? If not, how to check it supports LE ?
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Same here, could someone confirm Galaxy Nexus is now supporting bluetooth smart ?
Just done some web search and found this, which seems to confirm Bluetooth smart support : http://androidtelegraph.com/galaxy-nexus-bluetooth-sig-certification-hints-android-4-3/
But I just want to be sure before buying this : http://www.zephyranywhere.com/products/hxm-smart-heart-rate-monitor/
Regards
No Bluetooth 4.0, the gnex was being recertified for 3.0.
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No Bluetooth 4.0, the gnex was being recertified for 3.0.
Beamed from my Maguro.
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Oups... you're right. That's bad considering the bluetooth Galaxy Nexus chip is compatible with 4.0 : http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+Nexus+Teardown/7182/2
Wow... Really!? I am blown away by this revelation... The GNexus has BLE hardware (BT 4.0) but the 4.3 update doesn't add compatibility? That is so so crappy...
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Wow... Really!? I am blown away by this revelation... The GNexus has BLE hardware (BT 4.0) but the 4.3 update doesn't add compatibility? That is so so crappy...
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Hopefully the devs will be able to hack it
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Wow... Really!? I am blown away by this revelation... The GNexus has BLE hardware (BT 4.0) but the 4.3 update doesn't add compatibility? That is so so crappy...
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Apparently the issue is not with the chip, it's with the kernel. In order to have BLE you need to have the kernel bumped up to 3.4. From what I've read there are instability issues on the GNex with 3.4, possibly due to the fact that TI isn't doing anymore work on the OMAP processor line. So unless google figures out a way to release a stable, then we're out of luck. Or if a kernel developer figures out a way, but from what I understand it's a bit of an undertaking to accomplish.
Is it possible for the debs to actually make it work. If it's I would jump on that.
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Apparently the issue is not with the chip, it's with the kernel. In order to have BLE you need to have the kernel bumped up to 3.4. From what I've read there are instability issues on the GNex with 3.4, possibly due to the fact that TI isn't doing anymore work on the OMAP processor line. So unless google figures out a way to release a stable, then we're out of luck. Or if a kernel developer figures out a way, but from what I understand it's a bit of an undertaking to accomplish.
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Hmm... I hadn't heard any of that info. I guess I just assumed that any devices that have BT 4.0 hardware, and get a 4.3 update, would support BLE. When you are saying 3.4, I assume you mean 4.3? Don't the new stock 4.3 images for the nexus devices come with an updated kernel for 4.3? Hopefully this gets worked out...
Ah... I know what you mean by 3.4 now... You are referring to the kernel version.
There is always a weak link, if the OMAP is really not compatible with Kernel 3.4 then it'll be very hard if not impossible for the devs to fix....
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Hmm... I hadn't heard any of that info. I guess I just assumed that any devices that have BT 4.0 hardware, and get a 4.3 update, would support BLE. When you are saying 3.4, I assume you mean 4.3? Don't the new stock 4.3 images for the nexus devices come with an updated kernel for 4.3? Hopefully this gets worked out...
Ah... I know what you mean by 3.4 now... You are referring to the kernel version.
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Yep it's all about the kernel... hmm.
This is a very bad news, because klp will maybe requiring a newer kernel for new functionality or battery management...which meens no more update for gnex. Deception... Come on nexus 5
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This is a very bad news, because klp will maybe requiring a newer kernel for new functionality or battery management...which meens no more update for gnex. Deception... Come on nexus 5
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Buy CyanogenMod will support gnex and will bring CM 11 / 5.0 for gnex
joedeveloper said:
Apparently the issue is not with the chip, it's with the kernel. In order to have BLE you need to have the kernel bumped up to 3.4. From what I've read there are instability issues on the GNex with 3.4, possibly due to the fact that TI isn't doing anymore work on the OMAP processor line. So unless google figures out a way to release a stable, then we're out of luck. Or if a kernel developer figures out a way, but from what I understand it's a bit of an undertaking to accomplish.
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Well, that was my speculation earlier in the thread :]. Thing is that a module could be included in whatever kernel there is. Google Glass for instance uses the same chip and CPU as GN, but was certified for BT 2.1 only in April. Why are they're not bringing BLE on there is a mystery, because it's certainly a type of device which would benefit a lot from that functionality.
It may also be that Broadcom doesn't release the proper support for it. Chip vendors can be show stoppers because of politics (they develop new chips all the time, remember).