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[Q] Galaxy S III VS Note II Bluetooth driver difference?

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...

rytymu said:
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?

rytymu said:
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.

mixxy said:
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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funkydude101 said:
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...

Bluetooth disconnects with car stereo

Got a Kenwood stereo and my phone disconnects after about two minutes. After that it will usually reconnect and stay connected. Had the same problem exactly with my T-Mobile galaxy s2. With the s2 it only happened on touchwiz/T-Mobile ROMs. Haven't tried anything but touch wiz on note two as I actually like the features (WiFi calling). Spent months trying to fix on last phone until I just gave up. Any ideas?
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you tried connecting any other devices? maybe its the headunit

Did u update ur car radio bluetooth?
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Works fine with all other devices and with t989cm based roms . something about touchwiz/tmo ROMs breaks it. Head unit has no updates and poetically never will
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Using Nexus 7 as a BT speakerphone

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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bigwillis said:
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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Bluetooth is a joke!

Well, never knew that Google was having issues with Bluetooth. My pixel xl was fine. Just got the 2 xl and here is what happens : I can pair my LG hbs-760 headphones but they don't connect. Shows them in the Bluetooth devices but that's as far as I can go. Same with my Bluetooth Panasonic headsets we have in the house. Will pair but will not connect. My pioneer car stereo will not connect either. Shows it paired and that's it.
Now I do have 2 devices which seem to be fine. I have Jaybird bluebuds x and a garmin approach x40. Both pair and connect.
Searching, but not finding any solutions except to wait for the November or December updates... My pixel 2 xl is still on the September update.
Any ideas?
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Have paired to 4 devices without any issues

No issues with pairing here either.

Recently I just read an article from Lifehacker about Bluetooth issues. Maybe it will help you: How to Fix Bluetooth Audio Stuttering
If the issue is still there, you should contact with support asking for a replacement.

TBarb169 said:
Well, never knew that Google was having issues with Bluetooth. My pixel xl was fine. Just got the 2 xl and here is what happens : I can pair my LG hbs-760 headphones but they don't connect. Shows them in the Bluetooth devices but that's as far as I can go. Same with my Bluetooth Panasonic headsets we have in the house. Will pair but will not connect. My pioneer car stereo will not connect either. Shows it paired and that's it.
Now I do have 2 devices which seem to be fine. I have Jaybird bluebuds x and a garmin approach x40. Both pair and connect.
Searching, but not finding any solutions except to wait for the November or December updates... My pixel 2 xl is still on the September update.
Any ideas?
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I've had a few issues with connecting my 2XL. Pairing went find, but then wouldn't connect. I did a restart on the phone and all was well. This happened with a bluetooth speaker and then in my car (accord).

ame29 said:
I've had a few issues with connecting my 2XL. Pairing went find, but then wouldn't connect. I did a restart on the phone and all was well. This happened with a bluetooth speaker and then in my car (accord).
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Well that worked! I feel ashamed that I didn't try rebooting...
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TBarb169 said:
Well, never knew that Google was having issues with Bluetooth. My pixel xl was fine. Just got the 2 xl and here is what happens : I can pair my LG hbs-760 headphones but they don't connect. Shows them in the Bluetooth devices but that's as far as I can go. Same with my Bluetooth Panasonic headsets we have in the house. Will pair but will not connect. My pioneer car stereo will not connect either. Shows it paired and that's it.
Now I do have 2 devices which seem to be fine. I have Jaybird bluebuds x and a garmin approach x40. Both pair and connect.
Searching, but not finding any solutions except to wait for the November or December updates... My pixel 2 xl is still on the September update.
Any ideas?
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This thread is a joke no problems here

evocalante said:
This thread is a joke no problems here
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Thanks Captain Obvious! Please move along and troll some where else.
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I've had Bluetooth issues with only one of my cars. The phone pairs, but then stutters on and off playing any audio. Eventually the bluetooth stack crashes. I had similar, though not exactly the same issues, with my Nexus 6p. Those were resolved by the October security update, which the Pixel XL 2 hasn't received yet. Hoping that resolves the problem again when it arrives.

Headphones/Truck have been fine for me but I have a gamegolf device which connects via bluetooth and every time I get a text or call while playing golf the gamegolf device disconnects. I'm still testing and don't know if it's a gamegolf issue or phone issue but it's annoying.

Wireless Android Auto on Pixel 3 XL

Has anyone been able to connect wirelessly to the Android Auto in their car? I have a Honda CR-V 2017 and it connects with the USB cable, but not wirelessly. I have tried all settings multiple times but cannot figure out why it won't connect. I was under the impression that Pixel 3 XL phones had this capability. Can anyone share if they have it working, particularly on a Honda CR-V 2017. If so can you share your settings?
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I have a 2018 crv and 2018 accord and I didn't think that could be done. I connect with usb on both.
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Has anyone been able to connect wirelessly to the Android Auto in their car? I have a Honda CR-V 2017 and it connects with the USB cable, but not wirelessly. I have tried all settings multiple times but cannot figure out why it won't connect. I was under the impression that Pixel 3 XL phones had this capability. Can anyone share if they have it working, particularly on a Honda CR-V 2017. If so can you share your settings?
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The wireless connection is a car feature not a phone feature. Very few makes support at the moment

micks_address said:
The wireless connection is a car feature not a phone feature. Very few makes support at the moment
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I guess I thought most new cars which have Android Auto would be able to connect wirelessly. I thought it depended on the phone model instead.
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Eudeferrer said:
I guess I thought most new cars which have Android Auto would be able to connect wirelessly. I thought it depended on the phone model instead.
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It depends on both, really. The phone and car both have to support it. Phones (like the Pixel 3/XL) have the ability now, but very few head units (especially OEM from car manufacturers) support it. A few aftermarket units are starting to get it, but it's still very few.

I bought a Kenwood HU that has wireless AA and to be honest I'm disappointed. It works half the time and usually I end up just plugging it in cause it's quicker than messing around with my phone trying to get it too work

I have a pioneer 4400nex and wifi Android auto works flawlessly. Love it.

MoeDaddy said:
I have a pioneer 4400nex and wifi Android auto works flawlessly. Love it.
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I have the 8400nex and it works well too and I used the cars speed signal to control the volume and the screen works well. The Kenwood screen was not sensitive enough and had dust under the screen and had trouble connecting but it did auto switch between the front and back camera when backing up and then driving forward. Not a big deal but cool. Both the new ones got rid of the camera mirroring and backup lines that the pervious units had. Can't win but overall the Pioneer is better.