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Is gnex Bluetooth 4.0?

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?

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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Android Auto with OnePlus 3 running Oxygen 3.1.2

Anyone had any luck or tried their new Oneplus 3 with Android Auto yet? I have been unable to get mine to connect with the factory USB type C cable on my Pioneer AVH-4100NEX. My Oneplus One running Sultans CAF 13.0 ROM runs no problem. This could be enough to make me return this new OnePlus 3 honestly. I really rely and love Android Auto.

unlock bootload and flash cm13, since sultans rom runs off of CM13 and see if that works

Sultan has not made a ROM for Oneplus 3, or else I would definitely do that. I am watching the threads with other CM 13 authors but seems a little too early to jump in on any of those.

OK I have tried Resurrection Remix Official which is a CM based ROM, still no luck (Very nice ROM with a ton of features BTW) Have some Type C cables and adapters on the way from Amazon, maybe it is the factory cable?? If anyone has had success or issues would love to hear from you, I can't be the only one

Come on guys, Android Auto is a must these days....how can we make it work ?

Glad I saw this thread before I bought. If Android Auto will not work on it then I'll gonna pass on it. Hope they get it working in time as I do want this phone.

I did have similar issues with ROM's when I first got my AVH-4100NEX and my Oneplus One, luckily I just kept trying a few different ROM's until one worked. Never figured out what the issue was but now most I have tried have worked with the One. Just being so new there are only so many to try with the Oneplus 3 at this point.
I have contacted Oneplus about it, they don't even know what I am talking about, they just keep replying that they can't guarantee the phone to work with all bluetooth devices. I have told them twice now it is not the Bluetooth, in fact my Bluetooth has been fine. It is only when the cable is plugged in. I have made some progress on the latest ROM I have tried, it now says Android Auto is connected on the phone, notification, BUT...it isn't because I do not get the 2nd notification I am used to saying the phone is in car mode AND the Android Auto button on the head unit is not lighting up.
Tried multiple cables now, and known working micro USB cables with type C adapters now. Same results. It's either the phone or the ROM. Next thing I am going to try is a different version if GAPPS specifically play services, since everything uses it it would appear.

I was able to get my OnePlus 3 connected to my Seat Leon with Android Auto a few times after I plugged it in and out dozens of times, did some restarts of the OPO3 and the media unit, plus some tinkering with the USB MTP and notification access settings. But it was never stable, longest lasting connection was about 15 minutes long, than it crashed again. The overall success rate for connecting is about 1 of 10 times. So altogether not usable...

The question is on the official 1+ forums also and they are ignoring it.
I'm guessing there will be no AA support.
Oh well, The Axon 7 is being released soon and hopefully it will work there.

Lythandra said:
The question is on the official 1+ forums also and they are ignoring it.
I'm guessing there will be no AA support.
Oh well, The Axon 7 is being released soon and hopefully it will work there.
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See here some updates.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/android-auto-issues-t3406352/page2

My OnePlus 3 is stock and it's working flawlessly with Android auto.
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I tried it on my golf 7 and it was working fine then a couple minutes later it started freaking out. Kept connecting and disconnecting in a loop. Seemed like an issue android auto had when I first got the car with my Nexus 6 but was eventually fixed with an update to AA.
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riotburn said:
I tried it on my golf 7 and it was working fine then a couple minutes later it started freaking out. Kept connecting and disconnecting in a loop. Seemed like an issue android auto had when I first got the car with my Nexus 6 but was eventually fixed with an update to AA.
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Mines working great on my mk7R. Did u enable USB debugging in developer options?
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robstunner said:
Mines working great on my mk7R. Did u enable USB debugging in developer options?
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Forgot to mention that I was using it with a micro USB cable with an adapter on it. Also I should try it again because a lot of things seem to have some issues on first use with this phone. If not I'll try one plus cable.
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riotburn said:
Forgot to mention that I was using it with a micro USB cable with an adapter on it. Also I should try it again because a lot of things seem to have some issues on first use with this phone. If not I'll try one plus cable.
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I'm using the original cable and had no issues.
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robstunner said:
I'm using the original cable and had no issues.
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I tried today with the original cable. I just plugged it in and connected to android auto. I didn't play music or us maps. After about 10mins it just freaked out and disconnected.
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riotburn said:
I tried today with the original cable. I just plugged it in and connected to android auto. I didn't play music or us maps. After about 10mins it just freaked out and disconnected.
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So with an adapter, it didn't do this? Only when you used the original cable?

blacknet101 said:
So with an adapter, it didn't do this? Only when you used the original cable?
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It did it with both.
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Work around accord 2016
I had a tough time getting Android Auto working with my Honda accord 2016. All other phones worked fine except the op3.
Finally was able to get it to work. Here is what i did:
1. Enable developers options
2. Connect the phone to the car while the car is on
3. Go to developers options and under "select USB configuration" pick "MIDI"
Then Android Auto connects to the car. It is really disappointing to see the bugginess of the phone. I really like the hardware. But the software is s**t. If I wasn't past the return date I would have gotten a different phone. Oh well at least I got it to work for now. Hopefully op will release an update to fix the glitches.
Had connected to support and asked them about Android Auto support before i figured out the work around. They flatly stated that Android Auto is not a supported feature. Support was supposed to be added in "a few weeks". Don't know how long weeks are in OP land
Cheers and hope this helps someone

Ah you used midi? I tried mtp but that didn't work. The latest release fixed the issue of it not saving the selected USB mode. It always reverted to charging
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Pixel Visual Core Chip

Does anyone know what this chip actually does? I mean, I presume it's to improve or accelerate image processing but the phone's a beast at this already so I'm curious if there's more to it than just that.

i mean, if you google it there are a lot of articles that explains it properly

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487834/google-pixel-visual-core-ipu-custom-processor-chip
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EeZeEpEe said:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487834/google-pixel-visual-core-ipu-custom-processor-chip
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but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.

ggreenwood334 said:
but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.
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Only got my phone yesterday and just going to enjoy it for now before doing developer previews.
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ggreenwood334 said:
but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.
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I heard it's still hidden in preview? Haven't confirmed yet

Haven't found a setting for it in Developers options yet. Maybe in the next preview update...

One good thing it will allow is third party apps to utilize the awesome software behind the Pixels' strong photo abilities. Hopefully meaning we can send better photos with Snapchat

From what's been explained, the chip won't necessarily improve quality, but mainly performance for HDR+.

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.