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Bluetooth Stereo and Back Speaker Notifications

Hello all,
I did some searches and didn't find a clear answer to this. The phone is an AT&T Tilt reflashed with a HTC based rom. The problem is when bluetooth stereo is enabled, ring/sms tones come out of the bluetooth headset rather than the back speaker on the phone. I have seen suggestions in other forums to uncheck the handsfree profile for the bluetooth heaset, however this does not solve the problem. That merely stops the headset from being able to answer and make phone calls. It has no effect on the ring/sms tones coming out the headset.
If we unselect the stereo bluetooth option, then the ring/sms tones come out the back speaker properly. But then we are unable to listen to music over the headset.
I have not yet tried BTAudio Toggle but plan to later (this is actually my wife's phone so I can't try anything at the moment). But is anyone aware of a solution that will put the notifications on the back speaker and leave other audio over the stereo bluetooth? I came across one post where the person was experiencing exactly this and wanted it switched to the behavior we are experiencing, so I know it's possible. I just don't have any idea how to get it to behave that way.
One odd thing is the alarm clock sounds do come out of the back speaker still. But they are not configured in sounds and notifications.
Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions.

UPDATE:
Using BTAudioToggle and setting the audio to the BT headset sends all audio to the headset as expected. Setting the audio back to the back speaker has mixed results. The clock alarms and the ring tone go to the back speaker. All other sounds (all notifications, etc) still go to the BT stereo headset.
I spent about an hour searching through the registry for anything that might fix this and was unable to find anything.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?

somethingwitty said:
UPDATE:
Using BTAudioToggle and setting the audio to the BT headset sends all audio to the headset as expected. Setting the audio back to the back speaker has mixed results. The clock alarms and the ring tone go to the back speaker. All other sounds (all notifications, etc) still go to the BT stereo headset.
I spent about an hour searching through the registry for anything that might fix this and was unable to find anything.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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You now have what would be considered "proper" default behavior. The high priority sounds (phone call & alarms) will come across the speaker and everything else (music, email/sms/mms notification) will come over Bluetooth.
This is due to the following:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\*]
"Speaker"=dword:1
You'll notice that [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring] and [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Alarm] both have this value. Simply add the value to other sound types you wish to be duplicated on the speaker.
Cheers,

Quentin- said:
You now have what would be considered "proper" default behavior. The high priority sounds (phone call & alarms) will come across the speaker and everything else (music, email/sms/mms notification) will come over Bluetooth.
This is due to the following:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\*]
"Speaker"=dword:1
You'll notice that [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring] and [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Alarm] both have this value. Simply add the value to other sound types you wish to be duplicated on the speaker.
Cheers,
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Thanks so much for your reply!
Do you know what category applies to SMS notifications or notifications in general?
I saw a reference to a "Notification" category so I created the key and added "Speaker"=dword:1 to it but this did not solve the problem. Did a soft reset to make sure it wasn't a setting that was only read at boot up.
The other sound categories listed don't appear to apply to SMS notifications or notifications in general. So although what you are saying clearly is correct, I'm still not finding the proper keys and values to add to set this the way we would prefer.
Again, thanks for your reply and thanks in advance for any further assistance.

Never mind. I was able to solve it. I added two other dword values to the "Notification" category, did a soft reset and it worked.
The added values were:
"AttenuationCategory"=dword:2
"InitVol"=dword:3
Both were copied from the "Ring" sound category.
Thanks so much for your help!

Same problem
I've got the same problem and was not able to solve it with help from the previous replys in this thread. Any idea how to get the SMS ring tones from the speaker of the phone rather than from the bluetooth handsfree set?
/ Loloson

where do you copy these new values
I don't understand where these values should be copied to make the notifications work as I would like them to. Could you be more specific.

Recording from Bluetooth Headset Mic

Hi all, simple question: is there a recording program (like the built-in Voice Recorder) that can use the microphone from a bluetooth headset that is connected?
I would love to be able to take quick audio notes while walking and be able to put the phone back in my pocket. HTC TP2 on Sprint if it matters (no idea why it would).
TIA
e: Extra annoyance, locking the device (standard WM6.5 lock screen, mapped to button) stops the stock Voice Recorder. I'd like it to continue even when losing focus.

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[Q] Earpiece Hissing on Default Phone Dialer

On my new thunderbolt, I am experiencing a very low level hiss or white noise sound in the earpiece when making calls through the default htc dialer. This noise does not change regardless of anyone talking nor does changing the volume alter it. From reading and experimenting online, I have found two solutions:
1. Enabling hearing aid compatibility removes the hiss
2. Using a SIP dialer instead of the default phone dialer there is no hiss
I would stick with solution 1, except you can't adjust the volume with this setting. Does anyone have any suggestions for why hearing aid compatibility removes the hiss and if it is possible to modify the gain or other audio settings to replicate this fix without enabling that setting (and removing volume control)? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if anyone knows of a good replacement phone dialer (not SIP) I would be interested in testing it on the thunderbolt as well.
Thanks!

mongoose0318 said:
On my new thunderbolt, I am experiencing a very low level hiss or white noise sound in the earpiece when making calls through the default htc dialer. This noise does not change regardless of anyone talking nor does changing the volume alter it. From reading and experimenting online, I have found two solutions:
1. Enabling hearing aid compatibility removes the hiss
2. Using a SIP dialer instead of the default phone dialer there is no hiss
I would stick with solution 1, except you can't adjust the volume with this setting. Does anyone have any suggestions for why hearing aid compatibility removes the hiss and if it is possible to modify the gain or other audio settings to replicate this fix without enabling that setting (and removing volume control)? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if anyone knows of a good replacement phone dialer (not SIP) I would be interested in testing it on the thunderbolt as well.
Thanks!
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I have this issue also...here's what HTC had to say about it...
I understand that you have a problem with a sound like white noise on your calls with the Thunderbolt (except when you have your the phone in hearing aid mode). I believe that the issue with the phone calls may, illogically, be with the noise cancelation software of the device, and in that case there is a fix being developed for it as this noise cancelation software is also affecting videos recorded on the device. I do apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced, and please keep an eye on www.htc.com/us and www.twitter.com/htc for the latest news.
I installed the leaked RUU and still have the hiss...very annoying...

[Q] Star 9220 engineer mode - audio setting help needed

I'm trying to improve the call quality, specifically what I hear through the main speaker, to make this phone useable. Currently its very tinny.
I found on a russian forum the dialpad code to engineers mode *#*#3646633#*#*. That brings me to a menu:
Battery Log
Touchscreen
GPRS
Audio
Camera
WiFi
Bluetooth
NetworkInfo
Autoanswer
YGPS
AGPS
EPO
VideoTelephony
Display
Memory
IO
Power
Baseband
FM Receiver
SIMMeLock
SystemLog
De-Sense
Matv
CPU Freq Test
BandMode
Can anyone provide an explanation or instructions for these?
I'm most interested in the "Audio" menu. If I select this I get:
K Tone
Normal Mode
Headset Mode
Loudspeaker Mode
Speech Enhancement
Debug Info
Speech Logger
From there I get drop down menus with FIR 0, FIR 1, FIR 2 etc, Ring, Key, Mic, FMR, Sph etc, Levels 0 up.. and two input boxes, one for value (0-255 and another, Max Vol. 0-60.
Any explanations, instructions or help would be gratefully appreciated.
Have searched this forum and google and the closest I can find is this but I can't make much of it, even with translate.
http://www.hacklabproject.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Star_A5000_Miglioramenti
Thanks
Steve

I'm really excited that this might give some useful control to address a problem. I'm suprised that with all the experts out there no-one has responded yet. I'm sure the answer to this problem will help others with tinny phones too. Anyone....?

Did I put this in the wrong place? Not one answer :-(

wish i could help you, im looking for the same answer, except for music, it sounds tinny as heck, not originally but has developed a tinny sound that i feel could be fixed

[Q] Increase headset mic Volume [SOLVED]

Can someoune suggest me a method to increase headphone mic volume?
I've a problem with headset volume, I can hear other people but people have problems to hear me. I think that volume mic is very low. I tested also other headphones but with the same results. Without headphones this problem is not present.
In other phone threads I found an intresting method: ie with galaxy s2 you have to enter in a secret menu and change default mic value. There is a similar method also with Optimus One?
I've a rooted phone with stock rom and kernel.
Thankyou

Hi, I found a partial solution starting from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645682
Now for Optimus one, to increase headset mic sensibility I followed these points:
1) Hidden menu, on phone app dial: 3845#*500#
Now in this secret menu make attention because " with great power, comes great responsability"
2) Device test --> Sound test --> Audio call tool --> MicAmp calibration --> Subsystem calibration
3) I select:
Vocoder ON_Chip_0
Gain type = left Mic
(default data is 35)
--> Set Data 28 --> OK
4) Device test --> Sound test --> Audio call tool --> MicAmp calibration --> Subsystem calibration
Vocoder Stereo Headset
Gain type = left Mic
(default data is 35)
--> Set Data 28 --> OK
This will increase mic sensibility and now people can better hear me. I Personally tested this, and voice will became a little bit metallic but stonger and clear.
In the original guide there is also this point:
Write all to EFS --> OK
This command is present also in optimus one secret menu but it fail to permanently write these changes to memory.
This mean that on every reboot these changes will be lost and you need to set again these two parameters; I hope that someone with more experience can help me with this.