I've only had the watch for a day now, but it's pretty cool so far! But I was listening to music this morning through a streaming app (Music Unlimited), and when I started I saw the notification pop up at the bottom of the screen letting me know the track name - cool. A couple minutes later after changing absolutely nothing, the notification card changed to the track name and a play button. This new notification also allowed me to swipe left to see the full music control card (forward, back, volume up and down) which was super awesome! Sadly I swiped right on the card and dismissed it by accident, and it never came back... I restarted the phone, the watch, and the app a few times but nothing changed (I only see the notification with no play button).
Now I know that maybe the music control card should only work for the stock music player at this early stage, but it's pretty frustrating for it to be there and then suddenly gone for the streaming player. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this happen and if anyone knows how to get it back?
in poweramp I had to enable android lock screen (in poweramp settings) to make the card appear . maybe you've got similar option in this player
Thanks for the idea, but lock screen controls are on by default in this app, and that functionality is still working fine on the phone. Weirder still is that there's also a notification bar on the phone that let's you control the music which you would've thought would transfer to the watch for sure since it gets all notifications...
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Ok so I've found out that Wear Music Controller will work for this app even though it isn't listed as supported, lucky! It also lists a pretty compete set of supported music apps so maybe it'll help someone else too. Seems like this will control any music playing on your phone...
I still consider this a very temporary fix though because it's not a very nice looking controller design compared to the built in one I was trying to get back, but I'm glad I found something in the meantime! Looking forward to hearing other people's solutions.
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WOW, so frustrating and confusing! It just came back for 30sec...it was there, working, then watch went into ambient mode and it was gone again...
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hey guys, currently running 1.29 on my unbranded HOX.
Noticed earlier while listening to my music through the stock music player that the songs kept semi skipping for a couple of seconds and the music sounded very, how to put it, crackly and popping, has anyone else had this problem?
jono987 said:
hey guys, currently running 1.29 on my unbranded HOX.
Noticed earlier while listening to my music through the stock music player that the songs kept semi skipping for a couple of seconds and the music sounded very, how to put it, crackly and popping, has anyone else had this problem?
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It's been posted a few times I believe its to do with beats.
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Yeah I have read about beats but I thought the problem being discussed was full songs skipping, also thought 1.28 was supposed to have fixed it, hopefully HTC can sort it out! I'm no audiophile but its damn annoying.
I have it to. First i thought that is was my headset now i read its the phone on 1.26 i never had probs
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i had this too. the 1.29 update seems to finally have fixed it.
that or that i am now using ubermusic with beats enabled
Hello. 1st time posting, new Android user.
I have the very same problem and it seems to be getting worse. It's definitely to do with the phone adjusting network, as when it's in airplane mode it doesn't happen at all. As I travel on a train that goes along a coast line, in and out of tunnels - this is really getting to be annoying.
I'm using both DoubleTwist and the stock music player, happens with both EQ/Beats on or off.
I don't really want to buy another music player
i had this too. the 1.29 update seems to finally have fixed it.
that or that i am now using ubermusic with beats enabled
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But if ubermusic really solves the problem then I might look into it.
Also happens when watching vidoes inc. streaming video.
This really is a bit of a joke - "Authentic Sound" they said. So far it's about as authentic as an old walkman. I'm smitten with the phone in general, but this is unacceptable.
Maybe there's another fix. Perhaps a 3rd party app conflict? Any ideas?
1.29.401.11
I have this probelm as well, I thought it was my bluetooth headphones until I connected my wired headphones and the problem was still there - Poweramp is better than the stock player. Will try ubermusic tonight and see if that helps. The Galaxy nexus had this problem but was sorted with an update - hopefully HTC will do so too - quickly.
I am on 1.29...11 by the way.
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I don't really want to buy another music player
But if ubermusic really solves the problem then I might look into it.
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remember android has a 15 minute period in which you can get a refund for an app - if it doesn't work open the play store for ubermusic and the buy button should have changed to a refund button.
(ubermusic is also skinnable, i didn't like the default but the ics style one is nice)
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This really is a bit of a joke - "Authentic Sound" they said. So far it's about as authentic as an old walkman. I'm smitten with the phone in general, but this is unacceptable.
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beats won't be "authentic sound" - music with no EQ applied will be the most authentic. but i get the point!
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Hello. 1st time posting, new Android user.
I have the very same problem and it seems to be getting worse. It's definitely to do with the phone adjusting network, as when it's in airplane mode it doesn't happen at all. As I travel on a train that goes along a coast line, in and out of tunnels - this is really getting to be annoying.
I'm using both DoubleTwist and the stock music player, happens with both EQ/Beats on or off.
I don't really want to buy another music player
But if ubermusic really solves the problem then I might look into it.
Also happens when watching vidoes inc. streaming video.
This really is a bit of a joke - "Authentic Sound" they said. So far it's about as authentic as an old walkman. I'm smitten with the phone in general, but this is unacceptable.
Maybe there's another fix. Perhaps a 3rd party app conflict? Any ideas?
1.29.401.11
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Exactly, it seems to be not just the network coverage, but any notification coming while the music is on.
Happens to me while traveling by subway, the network coverage is only in stations, not between them, and the music starts skipping right away after leaving/before getting to the stations. Also if the network coverage is OK (outside) but you get a notification from calendar, music crackle the same way.
Contacted HTC support and they replied to me to get a replacement device from my reseller...
Bit of an update on this one.
I checked what apps were running in the background - to see if there was anything I could kill to see if it made a difference.
I noticed the widget for SeriesGuide was running, despite my not using the widget or the app for a long time (I had rebooted the phone on occasions since not using the app).
So I uninstalled that application, cleared all cache using ES Task Manager and shut down the phone (not reboot). I heard that a restart could just solve the issue anyway.
Hey presto, no cracking audio or video so far - (that's 3 1hour train journeys).
I'm not entirely 'blaming' SeriesGuide, it may have been anything - but it's worth checking whats using resources that isn't running - I'm sure many of you do this anyway.
One interesting thing is, I was browsing the net or something last night on the couch, just using the phone - when I noticed it started to make pretty audible pops for no reason - about 5, and then nothing. No problem on the train this morning though - so for now I'm happy.
Install poweramp and problem disappear
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I tried Poweramp - despite not liking it, it didn't solve my problem.
Service repair
Sent my HTC One X to service repair for diagnostics and the final statement is - faulty motherboard. Anyone having issues with crackling music player either when the network signal is lost or when the notifications pop up, go and return your phone.
Well, since my last post explaining what I did to remove the crackle, I've had none at all.
Hi Gang,
So I start a song playing on google play music. I get the card to pop up with the artist name and the pause button on the bottom of the face.
Then, within a second, it disappears. I can press pause and play on my phone quickly and it'll happen again. If I time it right, I can "catch" the card before it disappears, but if I try to do any media controls it does the control on Google Play Music but then the card disappears again.
Anyone else seeing this? I wonder if I can do a harder factory reset than the "reset device" option, because I've done that twice already?
Thanks!
Nobody on this?
I've since installed Music Boss to help with media controls, but would be nice to know if other people are experiencing issues with the stock music card.
Not sure if media controls are even listed as a feature for the 360. Please someone chime in! Thank you :laugh:
Anyone? I need to know if mine is bugged and if I need to contact Best Buy about this and get an exchange, or try to flash the thing back to factory.
When you press play in Google Music do you get the card? Can you play/pause without it disappearing randomly? Does it disappear on load sometimes? Help a brother out...
I wasn't really paying attention to mine. When I was, the card was always there.
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Hi Gang,
So I start a song playing on google play music. I get the card to pop up with the artist name and the pause button on the bottom of the face.
Then, within a second, it disappears. I can press pause and play on my phone quickly and it'll happen again. If I time it right, I can "catch" the card before it disappears, but if I try to do any media controls it does the control on Google Play Music but then the card disappears again.
Anyone else seeing this? I wonder if I can do a harder factory reset than the "reset device" option, because I've done that twice already?
Thanks!
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I'm experiencing a similar problem. Every time I re-connect my 360 to my phone, the media card pops up, and it says it's playing a tv show on netflix... every single time I re-connect. I've restored the watch, reinstalled android wear...etc.
Same thing here. Driving me nuts as it's probably the most useful card.
Happen to me today, after update android wear and it is force the watch to reboot.
Media control card will disappear after couple songs, need to pause and replay the song again from my phone to show the card again.
Funny thing is the lyrics card from musiXmatch is still there.
and just curious, anyone feel the last android wear update is affecting the battery life?
before my watch can last for 2 days. (14 hours / day).
now my watch already dead at 9.30PM (unplug from charger at 7AM)
Card disappears as soon as I hit play
I'm having a related issue too, possibly as the result of upgrading my phone to Lollipop (it only started happening since then, and Lollipop has more settings to prioritise notifications). Where I used to get a generic media controls card with the name of the artist and a pause button, with a swipe right revealing a screen with volume and back/next buttons, I now get a card with the Play Music logo and the track name, which only shows when the music is paused. This card doesn't have a play button until you swipe, and swiping right only reveals one control at a time, not all four on one screen (quite annoying to use actually). I'm using a Moto 360 as well, however I doubt that it is in any way specific to that. I'm also using Play Music as my music player. My primary suspicion is that the generic media controls went with the lockscreen widgets that Google axed in Lollipop, and that Play Music offers a fallback which happens to be quite bad. Any ideas?
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After some quick Googling, it looks like my hypothesis was correct! A leaked update to the update to the Wear app seems to fix the issue for Lollipop, see http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...l-makeover-but-only-on-lollipop-apk-download/
I can't swipe away the music card when i'm streaming music from my phone to my card...it blocks the screen and time...how do i get around this "feature"?
I'm interested in this as well... its sorta annoying always having that blocking your watch.
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I'm interested in this as well... its sorta annoying always having that blocking your watch.
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Block notifications from the app in the android wear app on the phone?
What about swipe down to mute? Does that not work for the music card?
Blocking notifications didn't work for power amp. Muting works but it also blocks everything else and I don't want that.
notifications needs a lot of work, they should be independent of notifications on the phone.
any persistent notification will stay persistent on the watch as well.
Music notification can't be swiped away or disabled unfortunately
Yeah, this is REALLY annoying. I use music controller for android wear and it works great and has more functionality than the stock music player. It also works with Pandora. The problem is I have to swipe up twice because the stock music controller stays above the other one and it goes right back to the main screen when the screen turns off...this is annoying as well because I like to have the (next) button open from the Music Controller for Android Wear to easily skip to the next song the way I used to in the stock music app for my Pebble.
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Yeah, this is REALLY annoying. I use music controller for android wear and it works great and has more functionality than the stock music player. It also works with Pandora. The problem is I have to swipe up twice because the stock music controller stays above the other one and it goes right back to the main screen when the screen turns off...this is annoying as well because I like to have the (next) button open from the Music Controller for Android Wear to easily skip to the next song the way I used to in the stock music app for my Pebble.
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Are you rooted? If you freeze or uninstall the stock music app with titanium backup. It may work... I haven't gotten my watch yet, it shipped today, I was just doing a little reading before it gets here.
My biggest complain with this watch.
Android Wear 2.0 can't come soon enough!
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My biggest complain with this watch.
Android Wear 2.0 can't come soon enough!
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Definitely one of the most annoying things... that said, im quite happy with it overall so v2.0 should be even better!
No matter the app my music notification doesn't show on my 360
I've tried Spotify, Samsung s6 music, and the play music apps
All 3 used to work on my first 360 but none of these notifications ever show on my replacement 360
Only thing I can think of is that the update that added the gestures did this as my first 360 never got it and my second got it like right out of the box
Any help would be appreciated
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Yeah I haven't seen my music information after the 5.1.1 update as well.
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It was the main function I used on this smart watch, now it's pretty much a dumb watch. Too bad. I'll be looking for a fix, if not it will end up on eBay.
I only use Play Music and if I start it on my phone I get the card on my watch. I also can go start Play Music on my watch and it will give me the option to play from phone or watch and both of those show the card to control the music as well. I have been on 5.1.1 since the second day it went out.
Is anyone else having an issue getting this to work? I have it enabled but it's not showing in anything on the ambient screen or when the phones unlocked. Tried playing popular songs off Spotify.
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Is anyone else having an issue getting this to work? I have it enabled but it's not showing in anything on the ambient screen or when the phones unlocked. Tried playing popular songs off Spotify.
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Doesn't seem to work if it's the phone playing the music. Needs to be external. Works great when playing music in my truck
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i dont even show the option to turn it on. I know its in sound>advanced underneath emergency broadcast. But not there
works for me... but it's slow to respond. from one song to another i noticed it took about half the new song before the old song disappeared and the new song reappeared on the screen
i've disabled this feature. for (paranoid) me, the security concerns of an always listening mic combined with the lackluster response of the feature itself, and the fact that i can use soundhound to determine the songs i want to know (which isn't every single song that is playing) make it not a worth while feature to utilize. it's nifty, but not worthwhile imho.
works fine for me.
here is some explanation about how it works...
https://www.androidcentral.com/heres-full-breakdown-google-pixel-2s-now-playing-feature
Works OK for me, but it takes at least 30 seconds to recognize songs. I was playing the music on a different device.