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HTC Official Desktop Cradle

In case you didn't know, they are in stock at the moment on the HTC site (supplied by Expansys), received mine this morning and it looks awesome, compliments the TD perfectly

Novelty wears off fast though.
Tell you the truth, when I recieved mine I couldnt help feeling a little... ripped off.
Anyhow, ive noticed a bug with the Diamond when docked in a cradle or otherwise.
If someone calls you and the phones in the cradle, if you pull it out and hit the answer soft key it always rejects the call.

Will check tonight to see if that happens and true, it is an expensive piece of kit but still looks nice

got mine the other day, felt robbed, they didnt even have the decency to another mini usb to usb lead, i know one comes in the box but i use that for the charger.

whats the sound quality like?

Do we get this in India ???

Did anyone connect it to an audio system through the audio output ?

asksaravana said:
Do we get this in India ???
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I don't know, do you?
What I don't like about it is you have to use both hands to release the phone. You can't just lift it out of the cradle with one hand. Otherwise it looks good and sits nicely next to all my other phone docks/cradles
I've got a Nokia 5310 in a JBL speaker dock which also has a line in. I've connected the HTC cradle audio output in to the JBL dock and play stream internet radio using Resco Radio. It's good enough for a bit of quiet background music.

bad quality sound music and voice on cradle
hello
plz help me
i have touch diamond and buy CR G3OO GENERIC DESKTOP CRADLE for lissening of music by high qulity by using 3.5 streeo jack to my ampilefire but
when i connect my headphon or other thing such as speaker to 3.5 streeo jack on rear of the stand voice and music are very bad quality like that when using defaulte streeo headset on diamond pack but when using bluetooth streoo headphone music is very good quality how can use high quality whit 3.5 jack on my stand or my default headset on diamond?
plz help me tanx

@mmf
I have exactly the same problem (although I haven't tried bluetooth headsets). I think that the simple answer is that whatever hardware in the diamond converts the sound for headphones/lineout via the USB is just of poor quality. It doesn't have anything to do with the stand itself. I have tried running the lineout through my computer's soundcard, which sounded bad.
I have also tried listening through my Shure e3 headphones via a converter attached to the usb connector.
Both were unimpressive, but I doubt that there is anything that can be done.

i got this one for free when i bought my phone ! Unfortunatelly they were out of stock and I am still waiting to receive it

Ithink i'll wait till they'll go down to a decent/ reasonable price

konsta819 said:
@mmf
I have also tried listening through my Shure e3 headphones via a converter attached to the usb connector.
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hello and tanx
are you good quality when using USB CONVERTER ?
i mailed to htc company and say this problem but they dont answer me yet

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konsta819 said:
I think that the simple answer is that whatever hardware in the diamond converts the sound for headphones/lineout via the USB is just of poor quality.
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Just to let you know that while I'm coding at work I listen to music all day on my Diamond using the official HTC adaptor (YC A200) with my 3.5mm Sony Headphones plugged in.
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ActiveSync, Charging and listening to music all at the same time work fine - no noticable interferance or sound quality probs. The thing about the YC A200 is that the short cable that goes from the phone to the expansion box is really wide and not very flexible. I figure there must be a good amount of shielding in there to prevent the power feed from interfering with the audio.
I sometimes also plug it into the line-in in my car and seems fine.
I notice that the YC A300 is coming out shortly - but I don't know what is better about it? The specs look the same?

expanium said:
i got this one for free when i bought my phone ! Unfortunatelly they were out of stock and I am still waiting to receive it
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Was that from devicewire by any chance? Mine was the same - and my free dock arrived today... almost 3 months after I purchased the Diamond!!
Nice looking piece of kit... but excessively large if you ask me. My previous iPhone dock was about 1/5th of this size and did the same job! Just takes up extra space on my desk!

Jamzb said:
Just to let you know that while I'm coding at work I listen to music all day on my Diamond using the official HTC adaptor (YC A200) with my 3.5mm Sony Headphones plugged in.
ActiveSync, Charging and listening to music all at the same time work fine - no noticable interferance or sound quality probs. The thing about the YC A200 is that the short cable that goes from the phone to the expansion box is really wide and not very flexible. I figure there must be a good amount of shielding in there to prevent the power feed from interfering with the audio.
I sometimes also plug it into the line-in in my car and seems fine.
I notice that the YC A300 is coming out shortly - but I don't know what is better about it? The specs look the same?
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"N.B. This new product replaces the existing YC A100 Y-cable and YC A200 Multifunctional cable. The cable allows for simultaneous charging and talking via a wired headset."

is the dock really worth getting? it has a huge price tag on it

@ Addicteddddd
The dock is purely for aesthetics and charging ease: it has no technical features.
@mmf
Yesterday I flashed my ROM for the first time from stock 1.37WWE to a recent cooked one. The audio problems were fixed. The diamond now sounds as it should, and I thoroughly recommend you to do the same.

Bluetooth car option?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a bluetooth adapter of sorts that would connect to your head units aux jack, that way you could hide the ... (unit?)
And listen to music wirelessly in your car and also be able to glove box your phone so not to use it while driving...
Ideas?
Sent from my HTC Vision

I highly recommend the Kensington LiquidAux. Works great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0011UIX2K/ref=mp_s_a_2?qid=1286431054&sr=8-2
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I second that recommendation. It plugs into your car outlet, and then has a cord that plugs directly into your aux so it gets great music quality. Essentially it adds bluetooth support to those of us whose stereos dont have bluetooth.
It also supports answering calls. However, If I remember correctly it forces you to use their built in mic (its built in to the main unit that plugs into the outlet thing.) Sooo the call quality on the callers end wont usually be great.
If even one minor cord is a pet peeve for you, I can direct you to
Here
or
Here
But I cant guarantee their quality as im not familiar with them. A little unrelated, but this is cool too Here

From the website pics, it looks as though you can connect the usb cable underneath cig lighter adapter to charge device?
EDIT: another post was posted in the time it took for me to post.
I really like the third link you provided due to being cheap. I am very annoyed with wires. My first fm transmitter got destroyed cause someone rolled the seat over the wire.
Has anybody here used that ipod shuffle looking unit or recommend something else?
I mean, is there soemthing that's just hands down, better than the rest? Also cheap?
Sent from my HTC Vision

i have an Alpine EX-10 bluetooth kit i got on amazon for about 25 bucks. awesome deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-eX-10-...TIDK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1286431832&sr=8-2
it lets you connect via bluetooth or direct connect to ipods, and then can connect to your headunit by stereo aux jack or by FM transmitter. the remote will work with android music player controls too, at least it did on my nexus. havent tried on the G2 yet.
also it has a mic for phone calls, and will play phone calls through car speakers, and it syncs with your phone address book instantly.
it comes with a color display. the only downside is that it comes with a TON of wiring. I have a cigarette port in my center console so i was able to put much of the wiring in there, and bury most of the cables under the console where the parking brake and gearbox is.

Will that alpine ex-10 connect to the 2006/2007 alpine units with their in house connector? (The blue or green one)
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i believe theres only three methods of connection: stereo line-in, fm transmitter, and there's this KWE155B switch box which connects directly into the FM antenna on your headunit.
here's the alpine official info page: http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/ex-10/

philosophics said:
I mean, is there soemthing that's just hands down, better than the rest? Also cheap?
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Unfortunately, those two things rarely go together.
The Kensington device I can surely recommend, and I think it's only $19 on buy.com. You really can't beat that price. I might buy another one for my girl's car, while I'm thinking about it.
I only have the one wire tucked behind the dash and plugged into the aux adaptor for the factory Ford stereo. The mic works surprising well for hands-free phone use, even with it way over to the right and kinda low where I have it.

That's a drag. I was hoping to utilize said connection.
Thank you for the idea but I can just see now how well it's gonna go lookin for that remote.
Still lookin at that iPod shuffle lookin unit...
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philosophics said:
That's a drag. I was hoping to utilize said connection.
Thank you for the idea but I can just see now how well it's gonna go lookin for that remote.
Still lookin at that iPod shuffle lookin unit...
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Yeah, plus I can see it being useful for two different situations.
1) Clip it onto your shirt and you can keep your phone in your pocket while listening to your music and controlling your music without ever taking your phone out of your pocket. Good for jogging etc.
2) Car usage. It has a 3.5mm jack. So im thinkin' we can plug the aux into it and then connect our phones via blue tooth. Its not as much of a hassle as you think if you just clip the device somewhere in your car and leave it there.
But then, I still am iffy on how easily id be able to skip tracks. I mean, I guess I could clip it somewhere easy access in my car so I can skip tracks via the device, but I dunno. I kinda liked the Liquid Auxs steering wheel controls *shrugs*

http://www.buy.com/prod/bluetooth-3...er/q/sellerid/18700237/loc/111/211421284.html
I purchased this and should be receiving it this week or next. I'll let you know how it goes. Essentially you will be able to stream music from your phone to your aux input on your head unit via bluetooth. Not sure if this is what you are looking for though.

rUsTyRuSs said:
http://www.buy.com/prod/bluetooth-3...er/q/sellerid/18700237/loc/111/211421284.html
I purchased this and should be receiving it this week or next. I'll let you know how it goes. Essentially you will be able to stream music from your phone to your aux input on your head unit via bluetooth. Not sure if this is what you are looking for though.
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I could be wrong, but this looks like a device to stream bluetooth FROM a device that lacks bluetooth output (like an older ipod or discman, etc.).
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

I like the one that attaches to the steering wheel to cause it makes the most logical sense for the car but wires! I can hide them so really not a problem and I can charge the device as well.
I cant't really think of an easy access place to CLIP the iPod shuffle looking unit to even though that's the one that's more convienent.
Now if we can use one or the other with a car dock, this will be a perfect addition and make things very simple!
Sent from my HTC Vision

I just bought another of the Kensington LiquidAux for $19.99 with free shipping. Its just too good of a deal to pass up.
I'll either put it in my girl's car (she has my old N1), or sell it for profit! Everyone that gets in my car always asks about it. The steering wheel control is what really makes it work for me. The skip track and play/pause buttons not only work with the stock music app, but other apps like Pandora.
I think buy.com is showing one left in stock...I'm tempted to get it myself.
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seancneal said:
I just bought another of the Kensington LiquidAux for $19.99 with free shipping. Its just too good of a deal to pass up.
I'll either put it in my girl's car (she has my old N1), or sell it for profit! Everyone that gets in my car always asks about it. The steering wheel control is what really makes it work for me. The skip track and play/pause buttons not only work with the stock music app, but other apps like Pandora.
I think buy.com is showing one left in stock...I'm tempted to get it myself.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Does the phone button on the remote work for you with the G2? Doesn't seem to do anything when pressed for me.

arzkkr said:
Does the phone button on the remote work for you with the G2? Doesn't seem to do anything when pressed for me.
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Works great for me! It actually activates the Voice Dialer app by default.
Make sure the bluetooth is paired for Phone AND Media both. You should have two amber lights on the adapter (the part plugged into the lighter) when both are paired properly. They will turn blue when in use. Also, if the remote isn't working at all, I think you can push in the center of the remote for a few seconds to re-pair it with the adapter. I can't remember exactly, but it's in the paperwork that came with the unit.
I hope that works for you. Let me know...

seancneal said:
Works great for me! It actually activates the Voice Dialer app by default.
Make sure the bluetooth is paired for Phone AND Media both. You should have two amber lights on the adapter (the part plugged into the lighter) when both are paired properly. They will turn blue when in use. Also, if the remote isn't working at all, I think you can push in the center of the remote for a few seconds to re-pair it with the adapter. I can't remember exactly, but it's in the paperwork that came with the unit.
I hope that works for you. Let me know...
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Already checked the pairing (on both mine and wife's setup) and it was correctly paired.
Also, manually initiating the call and switching to bluetooth via the dialer also worked already.
After reading your post though, manually opened the voice dialer (for the first time) and since then it has worked. Maybe voice dialer has to be run once in order for it to associate itself with the bluetooth call button function?

IBolt Charging Car Dock

I've been shopping around for a good car dock for the one-s for a while, and am feeling excited about this little guy:
http://shop.htcpedia.com/ibolt-charging-car-dock-htc-one-s.html
Anyone have one? What are your thoughts? I need something that will let me keep my diztronic case on and still charge the phone, this looks like the best option...
Edit: it looks like there are a few reviews on the vendors site stating that this just the one x dock repackaged

Looks really nice. A little pricier than I'd like, but looks really good.
Sent from my H1S using XDA Premium.

also no audio out like the galaxy s3 version : /

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also no audio out like the galaxy s3 version : /
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All, I am with iBOLT. The HTC One S is the same Dock as the one for the X, that is correct. It works perfect but there's a 3-4 mm open space once inserted on the left side as the S is smaller then the X. The functionality is the same, it starts the car mode with the very good HTC car dock application but we are hearing that many are using CarHome Ultra as well since this app has more flexibility, although possible not as nice looking.
With regards to Aux-out it is correct that this Dock does not work like the iBOLT Galaxy S III Dock with integrated charging/aux-out from the microUSB cable. This is because there's no technical way of taking the aux out from the microUSB connection on the HTC platform. We wish it was since this feature has been incredibly popular on the S III. If your car-stereo features a 3.5 mm jack I would recommend the HTC Bluetooth dongle for Streaming Audio unless it can be done over the BT system.
Hope these comments helps...

MikaelPe said:
All, I am with iBOLT. The HTC One S is the same Dock as the one for the X, that is correct. It works perfect but there's a 3-4 mm open space once inserted on the left side as the S is smaller then the X. The functionality is the same, it starts the car mode with the very good HTC car dock application but we are hearing that many are using CarHome Ultra as well since this app has more flexibility, although possible not as nice looking.
With regards to Aux-out it is correct that this Dock does not work like the iBOLT Galaxy S III Dock with integrated charging/aux-out from the microUSB cable. This is because there's no technical way of taking the aux out from the microUSB connection on the HTC platform. We wish it was since this feature has been incredibly popular on the S III. If your car-stereo features a 3.5 mm jack I would recommend the HTC Bluetooth dongle for Streaming Audio unless it can be done over the BT system.
Hope these comments helps...
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I've been thinking about buying one of these but I'm confused. Someone said "no audio out" and you're saying if my car has a 3.5 mm jack get a Bluetooth dongle.
You can access the jack for the headphones when the phone is in the dock correct like shown in this picture (4)? Because I use the headphone jack for audio out. Will the dock work for me?
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dc211 said:
I've been thinking about buying one of these but I'm confused. Someone said "no audio out" and you're saying if my car has a 3.5 mm jack get a Bluetooth dongle.
You can access the jack for the headphones when the phone is in the dock correct like shown in this picture (4)? Because I use the headphone jack for audio out. Will the dock work for me?
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Link? Which mount is that?
-Sent from my HTC One S.-

chrikenn said:
Link? Which mount is that?
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The link is in the first post.

dc211 said:
The link is in the first post.
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Oh lol been awhile since I looked at the first post of this thread thanks
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Probably a stupid question but my car accepts a USB input so can this dock be charged off USB
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dajones123 said:
Probably a stupid question but my car accepts a USB input so can this dock be charged off USB
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Yes, the iBOLT Dock can be charged from your USB in your car. You just have to have a microUSB to USB cord, which comes with any car charger that separates the cord from 12 volt charging plug itself.
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dc211 said:
I've been thinking about buying one of these but I'm confused. Someone said "no audio out" and you're saying if my car has a 3.5 mm jack get a Bluetooth dongle.
You can access the jack for the headphones when the phone is in the dock correct like shown in this picture (4)? Because I use the headphone jack for audio out. Will the dock work for me?
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Yes, the Dock will work if you connect an aux-out cable from the phone itself to your 3.5 mm jack on the car-stereo. This will transfer all sounds from applications, including the ring signal for incoming phone calls to the car-speakers. However, you must pair and use a Bluetooth device (headset, speaker phone, built-in system etc.) for making and receiving phone calls. If you are not connecting to a Bluetooth device for phone calls the audio will be routed to the car-stereo but as there is no microphone on the aux cable so the other party will not be able to hear you. Hope this makes sense?

car charger cable with usb audio out

I just upgraded from a galaxy s3 to the new s4. The one thing that's really bothering me is that a cable I've used in my car with the s3 isn't working with the s4.
The cable plugs into the usb jack on the phone, and the other end splits into a usb jack that I plug into my charger, and into an audio jack that goes into the aux. in of my car stereo. With my s3, all I had to do was plug in my phone, and it would go into car dock mode, routing audio out through the cable.
The cable doesn't seem to work with my s4. I already checked the box in settings to play audio over usb when in dock mode, but the phone doesn't go into dock mode when plugged into the cable like the s3 did.
Is my phone defective, or did they change something in the s4? How can I get this to work again? Is there an updated cable I need to buy?
in advance for any help!

breasume fogy
the s3 and s4 have different specs in regards to that issue...sorry I dont know the technical terms to help elaborate but no it will not work the same way. I had the same issue with my ibolt dock for the s3 not working with my s4.

glsec507 said:
the s3 and s4 have different specs in regards to that issue...sorry I dont know the technical terms to help elaborate but no it will not work the same way. I had the same issue with my ibolt dock for the s3 not working with my s4.
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I was really disappointed by that! I have searched and been unable to locate a cable that does what the $7 cable I used with my S3 did. I found another *possible* solution. I ordered this from Amazon:
AUDI 99-10 GROM Android USB interface adapter VAGM
This is specific to my car, but they make them for lots of vehicles. If it doesn't work, I'll return it and keep trying. I'll update this thread next week to let you guys know if it works.
In the meantime, if anyone else has a simple, one-cable solution to both charge and play audio from the phone in a car, let me know!

Ibolt now has the ibolt xprodock which works the same way but also gives you the option to mount it to your windshield or dash and use as a gps which I like
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glsec507 said:
Ibolt now has the ibolt xprodock which works the same way but also gives you the option to mount it to your windshield or dash and use as a gps which I like
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I may end up buying that mount and using just the cable from it. I already have the world's best car mount (if anyone wants to know about it, ask me and I'll let you know why I like it so much!)
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I just got my S4 and I've been considering the iMagnet mount. I thought that with the simplicity of just "snapping" it onto the mount, and with the problems people seem to be having with combined audio/usb cables, it would be great if I could find a bluetooth audio solution (there's a thread about it out there). It would be so cool to just pop the phone onto the magnet, start the car, and have bluetooth audio flowing through my car without having to attach anything to anything.

flu13 said:
I just got my S4 and I've been considering the iMagnet mount. I thought that with the simplicity of just "snapping" it onto the mount, and with the problems people seem to be having with combined audio/usb cables, it would be great if I could find a bluetooth audio solution (there's a thread about it out there). It would be so cool to just pop the phone onto the magnet, start the car, and have bluetooth audio flowing through my car without having to attach anything to anything.
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You'd still have to plug it in to charge though, if you're using the phone while driving (navigation, pandora, etc.) That's why the solution I had with my S3 was so great. Just pop the phone onto the magnet mount, and plug in the USB. I got audio and charging with just that one cable. I'm looking to do that again with the S4.

Yeah, I know I'd still have to plug it in to charge. Thing is, mostly I just drive to and from work, so my phone is charging while I'm at home and while I'm at work, and even though I have a charger in the car, there's not a HUGE need to always be charging.

My iBolt pro dock works great! I haven't tried my iBolt dock(original), nor have I tried custom roms with either for the s4 ( i'm comming from a S3 running LiquidSmooth. I've had audio out issues with other roms)

cogcaviz24 said:
My iBolt pro dock works great! I haven't tried my iBolt dock(original), nor have I tried custom roms with either for the s4 ( i'm comming from a S3 running LiquidSmooth. I've had audio out issues with other roms)
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Thanks for the feedback! Can I ask you a question about the dock? If I were to order it, would I be able to separate the cable from the dock, and use just the cable? Again, I'm really happy with my iMagnet dock, but I want the cable to function like it used to with my S3.
Thanks!

I'm not sure you meant to quote me? I don't actually have the dock. Maybe you meant to quote cogcaviz24?

flu13 said:
I'm not sure you meant to quote me? I don't actually have the dock. Maybe you meant to quote cogcaviz24?
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Oops, you're right. Thanks! I edited my post.

Yesterday I pulled the cable I was using in my car out, and put back the separate charger and headphone jack so that I can listen to music from my phone in my car. It looks so messy and is a hassle with two cables! Hopefull the Grom Audio adapter I ordered works!
I'll let everyone know.

Bit of a thread revival, but I have this problem in my car as well. I have a possible solution that I'm going to try in the morning, but I think it might have something to do with the fact that the GS4 automatically mounts as a "Media Device", whereas my previous phone would mount as a "USB Mass Storage Device".
I just installed an app that allows the GS4 to mount as a USB storage device, so I'm going to try running that tomorrow and see if that helps. I'll report back soon.

rtmeikle said:
I was really disappointed by that! I have searched and been unable to locate a cable that does what the $7 cable I used with my S3 did. I found another *possible* solution. I ordered this from Amazon:
AUDI 99-10 GROM Android USB interface adapter VAGM
This is specific to my car, but they make them for lots of vehicles. If it doesn't work, I'll return it and keep trying. I'll update this thread next week to let you guys know if it works.
In the meantime, if anyone else has a simple, one-cable solution to both charge and play audio from the phone in a car, let me know!
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As promised, I wanted to give a review of this device. It works!
It was a bit of a hassle to set up, so if anyone has questions, let me know. It's all hard-wired now though, so I plug my phone into the USB cable, and it charges and passes audio through to the car stereo. The one really nice thing is that with the old USB to USB/ audio splitter that I had, there was some hiss/background noise. This new setup has none of that. It sounds great!
Again, if anyone orders one, let me know and I'll give you some pointers. The instructions weren't great, and it was a hassle to get it working.
Rob

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455347

Need help finding a full-duplex bluetooth dongle for use with S4

I'm probalby using the wrong words to google it? But I want a Bluetooth adapter that is capable of both 'receive' and 'transmit' at the same time. Or full-duplex.
I'd prefer it be an APT-X, but anything small with good battery life will do.
Why? Well, for a DIY project where I'll be using something like what you see in the pic below, to listen to my phone and make calls.
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How about the Samsung HS3000? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004XYI998/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1388903737&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
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AMoosa said:
How about the Samsung HS3000? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004XYI998/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1388903737&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
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Thanks, but that won't work because its microphone is integrated into the box rather than external like the boom mic you see in my pic.

That's true but from what I understand, if your headphones have a Mike, it will use that instead.
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That's true but from what I understand, if your headphones have a Mike, it will use that instead.
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The HS3000 would be perfect if it did this. But I have googled for the last ten minutes and haven't found anything that suggests it lets you use an external mic. Do you remember where you saw this info?:good:

Found one. And it took several hours of searching to locate this. So I'll post it up here in case anyone in the future needs something like this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B009E7R7GU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
HTC BH S600 Bluetooth Stereo Headset
The built-in microphone is in the headset CABLES, rather than in the dongle itself.
So if you remove the headset and plug a different headset into the dongle, then the new headsets mic gets used. :good:
The only problem is these are not super easy to find in the USA unless you want to spend more than they are worth.

CZ Eddie said:
Found one. And it took several hours of searching to locate this. So I'll post it up here in case anyone in the future needs something like this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B009E7R7GU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
HTC BH S600 Bluetooth Stereo Headset
The built-in microphone is in the headset CABLES, rather than in the dongle itself.
So if you remove the headset and plug a different headset into the dongle, then the new headsets mic gets used. :good:
The only problem is these are not super easy to find in the USA unless you want to spend more than they are worth.
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So if i am understanding this correctly, you can unplug those headphones and plug in another set and now that set is bluetooth?

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So if i am understanding this correctly, you can unplug those headphones and plug in another set and now that set is bluetooth?
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Technically, neither of the headphones are bluetooth. They are both corded.
What's bluetooth is what the headphones are plugging into. The tiny box.
So you can use any headphones in the world with this Bluetooth box. As long as they have a 3.5mm plug.
Impedance performance may vary of course.

CZ Eddie said:
Technically, neither of the headphones are bluetooth. They are both corded.
What's bluetooth is what the headphones are plugging into. The tiny box.
So you can use any headphones in the world with this Bluetooth box. As long as they have a 3.5mm plug.
Impedance performance may vary of course.
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That's probably the coolest thing in the world. I think I might be getting one! Bluetooth Sennheiser IE8s? HELL YES!
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elesbb said:
That's probably the coolest thing in the world. I think I might be getting one! Bluetooth Sennheiser IE8s? HELL YES!
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If those don't have a built-in microphone, then I would probably go with something different. The Samsung HS3000 has microphone built into the box and is an excellent choice for high efficiency headphones. Otherwise, it may not put out as much power as other alternatives.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711299
It's the same deal. You can use the Samsung with just about any wired headset on the planet that has 3.5mm jack.

Full Duplex Bluetooth
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I'm probalby using the wrong words to google it? But I want a Bluetooth adapter that is capable of both 'receive' and 'transmit' at the same time. Or full-duplex.
I'd prefer it be an APT-X, but anything small with good battery life will do.
Why? Well, for a DIY project where I'll be using something like what you see in the pic below, to listen to my phone and make calls.
Have you found a solution for this? I have been looking for some time for a similar DIY project. I have found one product from overseas and one in the US. The product overseas is about $270 with shipping and because it is overseas they won't accept returns. The one in the US has a PTT (Push to Talk) button that I would have to try and get around it.
I also found a device that allow you to either transmit or receive but that only gives you a simplex transmission from a headset. You can either talk to the person or listen to them, not both. I have a MultiPoint headset but that requires which device you want to be paired with.
If you already found something, I would love to hear about it.
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Same question here, want to make a headset wireless with bluetooth

I have a similar question.
I need a Bluetooth adapter (transceiver?) that supports simultaneous use of mono earphone and microphone. This is surprisingly difficult to find.
It doesn't matter if the earphone and microphone are on the same line. It would be cool if each had a separate 3.5 mm jack, but I think such a Bluetooth adapter does not exist.
As CZ Eddie indicated, there are units with the microphone built into the adapter itself, but I would like to keep the adapter discreet (e.g. not clipped to my shirt). Hence the need for a separate mic line.
The closest I've found is the Blue-Wi Nighthawk (bluewicomm.com/nighthawk-microphone-combo-system). The primary mic is on the unit itself, but an external mic can be added through the 3.5 jack as part of their "Connect & Go" system (bluewicomm.com/connect-go-accessories). What's not clear to me is if that jack can be used simultaneously for both earphone and mic.
PrymeBlu (pryme.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2323) looks like a very similar system to Nighthawk.
I'm really surprised this is so hard to find. It looks like 99% of wearable Bluetooth adapters are designed for output only.
Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Yes, I know that his is an old thread, but I need exactly what the HTC BH S600 has. A way to use an external mic for a bluetooth headset. I want to use a directional mic of my choosing for my in car use of bluetooth headset.
I have looked for many hours now, and bought many devices, just to see if they have this function.
I have not seen anywhere that this device is sold anymore on the web.
If anyone finds another device with the same external mic function, please let us know.
Thanks

Yes, me too. I'm still interested in finding the ideal Bluetooth mic.

I'm looking for a simmilar device but on the other end of the bluetooth connection. I would like to connect bluetooth headphones with microphone to it and get wired input and output out of it. I'm looking for such a device for month now Please help.

So, I purchased the Pryme BTH-300, and lo and behold, it WORKS exactly this way. I was able to plug in an external headset with built-in microphone and it recognized and transmitted the audio for phone calls. Works with ModMic as well using a mic/headphone splitter to connect into a SINGLE 3.5mm port. Although I was ecstatic that this worked, the music that played through it was was very poor .
I'm in communication with the Nighthawk folks and will be giving their device a whirl. I also came across a Sony RM-X7BT that has an output and an input for an external microphone. Little concerned because one review stated that ever phone call he had, he had to unplug/plug the mic back in for it to recognize it. But, if you're looking simply for phone calls and mediocre/poor music playback performance is not critical for you, then the Pryme BTH-300 would fit the bill.

I've found "Bluetooth Audio Receiver with Microphone Input"
I've been looking for similar thing, this is old thread but this is pretty common part for all hands-free setups. One can't expect a good audio quality from that because the Bluetooth handsfree/headset profile is not super great.
The device is called "Bluetooth Audio Receiver with Microphone Input (Phone call)" TSA6015 and TSA6016
Without Apt-X: G57B532BBBD83B
With Apt-X: G5BFB502AEA717
it does not have fancy box, but it should work as is.
(I can't post links or images here because I just joined, but the TinyOsShop has nice schematic of the device with microphone and headphones plugged in)

Just registered because I’m having the same problem. I’m blown away this is so difficult to find. Clearly it’s possible to have duplex communication with a dongle since they all seem to have a mic built in. Why I can’t use my own mic is a mystery to me. I’m looking at the TinySine option but it’s sold out everywhere but dedicated websites and I’m kinda sketched out about giving them my money. I’ll keep looking. The HTC isn’t available as far as I can tell and the pryme is too rich for my blood.
Application is me trying to get a Vietnam era helicopter helmet set up for Bluetooth