Specs:
Galaxy S4
Verizon
Nova Prime
Zooper Widget Pro
Ever since upgrading to Lollipop a few weeks ago, I've been having trouble with the Media Utilities hotspot on my layout. I have a hotspot that utilizes the play/pause command. It always worked pretty well prior to the update, but now I'm finding myself having to open the current media app and pressing play from there to get it to work. Once playing, the hotspot seems to work OK. Is anyone else having this problem, with or without the same specs as me?
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Anyone using an Andriod phone with their Note 8.0 utilizing tablet talk and all share app? I have an iphone 5 jailbroken which I use for free tethering however I was thinking of getting an andriod phone to take advantage of tablet talk and all share apps. I had a BB torch with the BB Playbook utilizing the bridging functionality and it was great! Wondering if I will have the same experience if I went all Andriod or Samsung. Any feedback would be greatly aprreciated. THANKS in advance!
I use TabletTalk all the time between my Note 8.0 and DROID Bionic. Unfortunately, in comparison to my Nexus 7,there seems to be more issues. The biggest one are the Bluetooth connection of one of the devices (not sure which one might be both) just kinda stupid working between the two devices. The device need a full reboot to connect. This is less frequent between a WiFi connection but still prevalent none the less.
It really probably had something to do with my phone or ROM though. Even when I Bluetooth tether, the device just craps out eventually.
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I find after X amount of time Bluetooth has to be turned OFF and then ON again for it to actually work. Otherwise e.g. Tablet Talk connection to my S3 will fail, my keyboard won't be able to connect, etc. Don't ya just love Android and Samsung's Bluetooth capabilities? >_<.
Past that I've had no issues, haven't tried audio or tether yet.
AllShare Play / Link works fairly well and unlike the version on my phone, is still able to see regular DLNA devices (without making me go straight to e.g. Video Player or Gallery). Using it with MiniDLNA on Debian stable, it can be confused and refuse to playback some files with a Foo.jpg cover art file assocaited with Foo.m4v, etc. Third party solutions for DLNA are widely available on Google Play.
Has anyone managed to get a Fitbit working on a Galaxy Note 10.1 2014? Wife brought herself the new note plus a Fitbit One but it doesn't show in devices and there's no way to sync it. Strangely the Galaxy Note 10.1 is listed as a compatable device on the Fitbit website but guess that must be the 2012 model as this thing just won't connect as it doesn't appear in the devices bluetooth menu. I can't understand it though, as it has Android 4.3 and Bluetooth 4.0 so it should work, but no joy. I've tried emailing Fitbit support but they don't seem to be understanding the problem, and just insisting to restart the Fitbit. My Xperia Z however picks it up no bother.
https://help.fitbit.com/customer/portal/articles/987861-android-device-compatibility
I have it working with Note 8, didn't try with 10.1. It doesn't show under bluetooth options, you don't pair like other devices. Install their app, follow instructions within it to connect.
Update:
I got it working by using the all devices app mod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2492436
By the looks of it they are configuring the device setup menu to appear on a per model basis, as the new device menu would not appear on the official store app. However the performance is pretty poor and the tablet seemed to suffer some slow down shortly after, so ended up uninstalling it again! My conclusion is Android is great in some respects and I love using it, but third party accessory support can be patchy when compared to Apple.
I'm sorry if this is somewhere else but I can't find it.
My S4 used to autofeed Bluetooth meta data to my car audio unit. I think it came with an Android update to 4.4.3.
My G3 came with 4.4.2 and the meta data isn't getting passed.
I can't post the link because I'm a noob, but the app called AutoAudio does it by reading the Now Playing notifications and passing them through to the car audio, but it is cumbersome and must be left running or manually switched on each time music is played.
I could run Tasker or do something NFC tags but I just want it to work and I know it does with a later version of Android.
I would love to know what file allows for this and the edit to make to the file to just make it work.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Digger
digger16309 said:
I'm sorry if this is somewhere else but I can't find it.
My S4 used to autofeed Bluetooth meta data to my car audio unit. I think it came with an Android update to 4.4.3.
My G3 came with 4.4.2 and the meta data isn't getting passed.
I can't post the link because I'm a noob, but the app called AutoAudio does it by reading the Now Playing notifications and passing them through to the car audio, but it is cumbersome and must be left running or manually switched on each time music is played.
I could run Tasker or do something NFC tags but I just want it to work and I know it does with a later version of Android.
I would love to know what file allows for this and the edit to make to the file to just make it work.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Digger
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I have the same problem but it's only with Spotify. In doing some research Spotify does not have a good track record with this and considering all other music apps I have used do push the metadata I have to believe it's Spotify.
Slacker doesn't work either. Neither does my audiobook app. These work on my s3 though... Granted that's running 4.4.4
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It's definitely a Spotify issue as that's the only music app I use. On my S4 this was fixed with a firmware upgrade. Is the T&T S4 on 4.4.4 or 4.4.3? Whatever it is, the G3 is on 4.4.2 and the data doesn't pass through as it did on my S4.
Again, the autoaudio app DOES work for this, but it's a pain to have to manually start it on a reboot. I would love to just edit the appropriate files and generate a permanent fix if someone could point me in the right direction.
I ended up using Tasker to automate connecting my G3 to my car stereo via BT, start the Spotify app, start autoaudio app. Seemed to work this morning. Not as clean as I wanted, but as the saying goes, it meets the requirement.
Meta data works on a 2013 Accord but throws in some random numbers before song titles.
I have this problem too. Metadata is pushed from the stock music app as well as other .mp3 apps. However Slacker does not push the metadata. Any other ideas out there? I have a 2014 Volvo S60.
Seriously, anybody?
I use my phone to stream music to my car using BT. Note 3 worked great. So did my one plus one. The note 4 will either show no info or it will show one ong and never update. Im still testing apps but was wondering if this is a phone software problems or does the apps need to be updated to suppoer the note 4?
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I use my phone to stream music to my car using BT. Note 3 worked great. So did my one plus one. The note 4 will either show no info or it will show one ong and never update. Im still testing apps but was wondering if this is a phone software problems or does the apps need to be updated to suppoer the note 4?
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Mine works fine. I've only used Spotify so far.
I have used the xm app and doubletwist. Going to try Google music next. All these apps worked on my note 3 and one plus one. That's why I asked if the apps need to be updated.
Power Amp/Stock Music Player and Chevy Volt combination works, Power Amp and Honda Odyssey doesn't...haven't tried stock player on the van just yet
I have a 2014 accord.
I get that sometimes on my Note 4 in my BRZ too. This is using Google Play Music. However, the connection is more reliable than my S4 and S5 were, so I'm okay if the song titles don't come over all the time. When I use Pandora, they always update properly.
Hey its good to see someone else having this same issue, I also came from a (rooted) GS4, and everything worked flawlessly through BT, but same as yourself, I have no track info showing up for spotify or tunein radio, like I used to on my s4.
And one other thing, the buttons on my steering wheel that skipped tracks always worked for skipping tracks through anything played through BT on my s4, this no longer works on my note 4.
One other thing I did just want to mention, the track info on the car stereo screen didnt always work, for streaming apps like spotify, that is, until I believe my S4 was updated to 4.3. Never knew why. Track info on players like poweramp just playing track form phone sd card always displayed track info.
me too
Mine does this too but only with google music. Pandora and others work fine.
Pandora also works for me. I will try google music on the way home today.
I had that happen a lot on my Samsung Galaxy S5 too. But only when using Google Play Music.
So I don't think it is a Note specific issue.
Either a 4.4.4 issue (my S5 was on Verizon and on 4.4.4) or a Google Play Music issue.
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stock music player and jet audio works fine on 2013 Honda Accord EXL V6
A lot more people are reporting problems with the Bluetooth and meta data, mine has been doing the same thing since day one. Also its the same with all services, rdio, Spotify, play music, tune in radio, sound cloud. I have tested in 8 cars and on my Sonos and other Bluetooth enabled devices and it's the same. I am starting to believe it's the phone. My S4, S5, and Note 1 and 3 all work without issue.
I wonder if all versions of the Note4 have this problem or if it just the ATT version. If all are having this problem then maybe samsung needs to send out and update to fix this.
Mine doesn't have this issue. In my 2012 Ford Focus with Sync, Metadata works perfectly with the stock music player and Play Music.
I used Bluetooth in my car yesterday with 3 different apps. The meta data worked 100% correctly all day.
The new version of Play Music I downloaded yesterday must have had some fixes in it, because Monday that particular app was screwing up the meta data constantly.
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Maybe its a problem with my car radio. Only app that works for me still is pandora. I may need to see if there is and firmware upgrade for my cars radio. 2014 Accord Ex
Just realized on my note 4 I can't skip songs or rewind when I am connected to my alpine stereo. I had no issues with my note 3, s3, and even friends iPhones.
This phine has sooo many glitches it's driving me crazy! Also who decided to put the speaker on the back instead of the bottom! So now I can't hear ringtones or music unless my phone is speaker side up. Argh...I think this is going back and I'm staying with my note 3 until the note 5 I guess.
Resolved by updating the firmware on alpine using mac since my PC laptop wouldn't cooperate. More info below...
Weird man mines been working okay on my kenwood BT it just has random song lag. My meta data was coming up though. What app are you using to play music? Im using poweramp
I'm using Google music and if i play an album the data displayed stays as the first songs name but the time works. if its a random playlist the song names update normally. weird
I am using Google music but also tried Samsung music player same thing, couldn't skip. I also tried friends note 4 with spotifa and also didn't skip. Argh. Moved back to my note 3 until an update comes out to fix it or I might sell it and get nexus 6, this is a huge problem.
use Power Amp. the stock apps suck.
Solid Explorer for files, QuickPic for pics, Nova for launcher, MX Player for videos, and you'll figure out your own preferences from there. iphone to Android must be foreign experience stepping out of the walled garden. we've all been there.
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I am using Google play music, power amp doesn't stream music and can't read the downloaded Google files. It's just a glitch in the note 4 software
Just wanted to update.... after installing the firmware update for alpine stereos, my note was able to work fine with the stereo, song info shows up and I can skip and fast forward again.
The link is here: http://www.alpine-usa.com/feeds/promo/13hubtupdate
But funny enough my pc laptop would not display the file browser for doing the update but on my MacBook, there was an option to browse files which allowed me to do the update.kinda funny since I am a PC person and bought the mac on a whim and it saved my butt with this update!
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Just wanted to update.... after installing the firmware update for alpine stereos, my note was able to work fine with the stereo, song info shows up and I can skip and fast forward again.
The link is here: http://www.alpine-usa.com/feeds/promo/13hubtupdate
But funny enough my pc laptop would not display the file browser for doing the update but on my MacBook, there was an option to browse files which allowed me to do the update.kinda funny since I am a PC person and bought the mac on a whim and it saved my butt with this update!
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It must be nice to have a head unit that the manufacturer hasn't forgotten that it once made. Pioneer tends to drop support for units it's no longer selling.
This issue doesn't seem to have any real logic to it. While my Note pairs with the Pioneer and the steering controls work fine, there's no metadata displayed. Paired to my sister in law's 2013 Enclave, everything works. In my brother's 2014 Lacrosse, it works the same as on my Pioneer... pairing and steering wheel controls with no metadata.
I've read that there are a bunch of changes in how Lollipop handles Bluetooth. I hope the fix lies there.
From what I know..the note 4 uses a newer version of bluetooth, 1.4 or something like that. The note 3 uses 1.3. That update I installed on my stereo had 1.4 support so that's why it worked. I don't think an update to the phone will fix it, the stereo needs the update