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Hello here:
I'd like to confirm whether this is an issue special to me or whether others are experiencing it as well.
I purchased the LG HBS-700 bt headset on multiple recommendations reviewing this and other sites.
It works very well for typical phone calls, music listening, youtube, and netflix.
I receive about a 1 second lag while trying to play games - nothing specific, it appears to be present in the four silly ones I downloaded for laughs (mobile andrio, road trip, subway surf, words, and perry - I couldn't resist).
Searching this forum and others, I tried suggestions such as disabling wifi. I also paired it with my old iPhone 3gs, and received no lag on any situation. Based on further research, many suggestions indicated no resolution and blamed various BT implementations and possibly hardware.
Do others here have this issue? If not, what other steps can I try?
Good day and thank you for your time.
Any one else experiencing a similar issue? I don't have other BT headsets to test, sadly.
I've always experienced about a .5-1 second delay in audio using bluetooth. It's been that way with my Motorola Atrix, Samsung Galaxy Note I, and now the Galaxy Note II. I think that's just the way bluetooth is. Someone please correct me if that's wrong.
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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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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 just got the note 8 and I was watching YouTube with my jam box bluetooth speaker. Wifi was dropping out. When I turn off bluetooth the wifi is fine. This problem effects other devices I understand - like the nexus 4. Samsung built this tablet without fixing the problem? Thoughts please. This is a major dissapointment and I may return the tablet but l would rather not if a fix is available or coming soon.
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I just got the note 8 and I was watching YouTube with my jam box bluetooth speaker. Wifi was dropping out. When I turn off bluetooth the wifi is fine. This problem effects other devices I understand - like the nexus 4. Samsung built this tablet without fixing the problem? Thoughts please. This is a major dissapointment and I may return the tablet but l would rather not if a fix is available or coming soon.
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Tried to flash another *stock rom and kernel
if problem remain take it to service for replace
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Does anybody else have this problem? It is happening again in another room of my house. According to wifi analyzer l am getting between 60 and 70dbm signal strength which is in the yellow zone but close to green. So it is not a weak signal.
I will return mine for another, hopefully not wasting my time.
cathulu said:
Does anybody else have this problem? It is happening again in another room of my house. According to wifi analyzer l am getting between 60 and 70dbm signal strength which is in the yellow zone but close to green. So it is not a weak signal.
I will return mine for another, hopefully not wasting my time.
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I had the same problem with my Note 10.1; it only happened when streaming bluetooth audio. It was fine when using my bluetooth keyboard. I askedthe same question that you did, but on the Note 10 forum, and I got no replies.
I might get this problem when I'm using Tablet Talk and connected with bluetooth. I also have short and brief instances were WiFi seems to disconnect.
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Well I got another Note 8 today and playing around with it. I am close to the router and wifi is dropping out while streaming to my jambox. The only mitigating thing as the wifi usually reconnects before the buffer is used up... at least when I am close to the router and the signal is strong.
I can't believe that not one reviewer identified this problem! Shows you how useless they are. :^)
As this is android 4.1 based it should not have the streaming issues. So this may be a hardware issue.
This sucks and I have to evaluate if this tablet is now worth it.
Did you guys do the software update that came out in april? I read somewhere it had bug fixes for wifi issues.
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I went to the samsung store to test my jambox with their galaxy note 8 and their wifi. Surprise surprise there was no drop out. So I suspect my old dlink DIR-655 router 2.4 GHz is the problem. Anyways I just got a new Asus rt-n66u router and set-up the note 8 on the 5 GHz band. Streaming Google play music to my jambox while browsing on the Internet and no drop out. Tablet is a keeper. What a relief.
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I went to the samsung store to test my jambox with their galaxy note 8 and their wifi. Surprise surprise there was no drop out. So I suspect my old dlink DIR-655 router 2.4 GHz is the problem. Anyways I just got a new Asus rt-n66u router and set-up the note 8 on the 5 GHz band. Streaming Google play music to my jambox while browsing on the Internet and no drop out. Tablet is a keeper. What a relief.
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Thanks for the update! I may have to get a new router, it seems!
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cathulu said:
I just got the note 8 and I was watching YouTube with my jam box bluetooth speaker. Wifi was dropping out. When I turn off bluetooth the wifi is fine. This problem effects other devices I understand - like the nexus 4. Samsung built this tablet without fixing the problem? Thoughts please. This is a major dissapointment and I may return the tablet but l would rather not if a fix is available or coming soon.
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I have a Nexus 7 (2013) with Android 4.3 and I have the same problem. Wifi connections drops when bluetooth is on. I heard you get worse wifi/bluetooth problem with Android 4.4 so I didn't update. Is there a fix???
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I have a Nexus 7 (2013) with Android 4.3 and I have the same problem. Wifi connections drops when bluetooth is on. I heard you get worse wifi/bluetooth problem with Android 4.4 so I didn't update. Is there a fix???
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To fix your problem you need a dual band 2,4 - 5 ghz router......it's not a problem of your tablet/phone....
batmar333 said:
To fix your problem you need a dual band 2,4 - 5 ghz router......it's not a problem of your tablet/phone....
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Thank you. Buying a dual band 2.5/5Ghz router and using the 5Ghz solved my problem.
Hi! I am new to xda forums and require some advanced help for my T-mobile Galaxy S4. I am sure this must have been brought up previously as there is a completely other thread for this issue regarding sound distortion when using non-Samsung headphones. (See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258831
The issue is affecting almost all variants of the Galaxy S4 where there is some sort of problem with lower impedance headphones. At higher volumes, crackling and distortion of sound and bass become almost unbearable. However, this issue does NOT affect the regular in-box Samsung headphones, as well as other lower quality headphones. The higher-end, audiophile headphones are usually the ones affected. I have a pair of Klipsch S4a headphones designed specifically for android phones, and it is impossible to listen to music with them. When I use the regular headphones in the S4 box, they work fine without any problem. Interestingly enough, my Klipsch headphones work perfectly in my old Galaxy S3, as well as my HTC phones. So this is obviously a problem with Galaxy S4 only. I even plugged in my headphones into several working models at T-mobile store/Costco and all had the same problem. But my headphones sounded perfectly fine in other devices.
Now if you have clicked the above link that talks about the issue, it seems that international S4's and GT-I9505/GH-I337 phones got the fix several weeks ago via an update from Samsung that changed their kernel versions. AT&T also received an OTA android update that fixed the audio headphones issue earlier this month (http://www.christianpost.com/news/galaxy-s4-android-4-2-2-software-update-corrects-earphone-distortion-issue-101838/ . Now the problem is, is that both T-mobile and Samsung refuse to acknowledge this issue. I have tried contacting tech support for both several time, with T-mobile saying they are unaware of the issue and no update is to be released for it, and Samsung simply saying "we recommend using your Samsung headphones that came with the device". Unbelievable considering there are official fixes for this that have gone to International users and North American AT&T users. I don't know what to do. I am guessing 99% of T-mobile users just use the headphones in the box so T-mobile/Samsung don't really care to address this issue. I am a part-time music producer and can't use my my high-end headphones on my S4 and it is really disappointing that it can't handle such a basic task. I don't want to have to root my phone because I use Wi-Fi calling and NFC very frequently and usually they are disabled in rooted versions. If anyone has a fix for this it would be much appreciated. I am a noob here at these forums so please explain any solutions step-wise for better understanding - thanks.
Is it me or does Samsung always have Bluetooth connectivity issues? One of my biggest complaints is that It's always a hassle to connect via Bluetooth. I also own an iPhone and that sucker connects to Bluetooth seamlessly. Especially when connecting to my car.
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Is it me or does Samsung always have Bluetooth connectivity issues? One of my biggest complaints is that It's always a hassle to connect via Bluetooth. I also own an iPhone and that sucker connects to Bluetooth seamlessly. Especially when connecting to my car.
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I've owned the S3, Note 3, Note 5, Note 8, S9, and, now, the Note 10+, and I'd say I only remember some BT issues with one of the early Galaxy phones on that list. I can't remember which one, but they went away as I experimented with different ROMs. Eventually, I was happy enough with the OOTB OS and Samsung overlays that I just stopped flashing ROMs. I've certainly had no BT issues with the Note 8 or the Note 10+. (I didn't use the S9 long enough to have a strong opinion)
In my life, I have, off the top of my head, the following BT devices:
- several portable BT speakers
- 3 family cars
- 2 August Smart Locks
- 2 garage door openers
- a JBL Link 20
- an LG sound bar with BT
- thermostat
- refrigerator
- Nespresso
- several smart lights, switches, and dimmers
- a weird string of lights in my daughter's room
Many of those things only use BT momentarily, while setting up a WiFi connection, but they seemed to work perfectly with my Samsung phones, nonetheless. (I'll get back to you on whether I'm frying my brain and sterilizing my kids with all the wireless tech in my home)
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I have used bluetooth devices since my sony ericsson days, the k700i, back in 2005, since there, I have had a lot of various bt gadgets, and, the most common issue is the difference in bt versions, and the implementation, commonly the phone has a higher version, and the gadget has a lower one, and there is where I have found some troubles, not always, but sometimes, at first, say, 2006, 2007, I always thought as you that the phone was somewhat the culprit, but as I have had more and more phones and gadgets, the pattern became evident
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I have used bluetooth devices since my sony ericsson days, the k700i, back in 2005, since there, I have had a lot of various bt gadgets, and, the most common issue is the difference in bt versions, and the implementation, commonly the phone has a higher version, and the gadget has a lower one, and there is where I have found some troubles, not always, but sometimes, at first, say, 2006, 2007, I always thought as you that the phone was somewhat the culprit, but as I have had more and more phones and gadgets, the pattern became evident
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Sorry just seen your sig
Just had to mention my old units - Sony P800, Sony P910, Nokia C7, and Nokia 701 ahhh Symbian!
LuRock said:
Is it me or does Samsung always have Bluetooth connectivity issues? One of my biggest complaints is that It's always a hassle to connect via Bluetooth. I also own an iPhone and that sucker connects to Bluetooth seamlessly. Especially when connecting to my car.
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Hey there. I had the same issue amongst a few other things. My audio for phone calls wasn't working about 90% of the time. Took it in to a Sprint Service Center and not just one of their kiosk stores. They said it might have just been a bad load from the factory and wiped the phone and reloaded the factory software they had up to date and everything seems to be working flawlessly. Apparently this happened to a few of the handsets. So try to have it reloaded with the original software and not just a factory reset.
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Hey there. I had the same issue amongst a few other things. My audio for phone calls wasn't working about 90% of the time. Took it in to a Sprint Service Center and not just one of their kiosk stores. They said it might have just been a bad load from the factory and wiped the phone and reloaded the factory software they had up to date and everything seems to be working flawlessly. Apparently this happened to a few of the handsets. So try to have it reloaded with the original software and not just a factory reset.
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Hi, I don't think that's my case. This has been my history with the Note 8 & 9 and now with 10. I always have to manually connect and it takes me 3-6 tries before it connects. Sometimes it doesn't connect at all.
Not any connection issues whatsoever here with mine either..