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[Q] "Made for iphone" headsets - Klipsch Image S4i

So I just dropped $100 on a set of Klipsch Image S4i headset after reading all the positive reviews and to my disappointment the mic does not work with the G2 at all. Tried them with my buddys 3gs and they work flawlessly.
I knew there would probably be some compatability issues with the controls but I didn't expect the mic to not work at all. Is this true for any headsets that are "made for Iphone?"

It should still work... that's strange. Send it back and get the regular S4's without the mic, and save $25. I have them and they are the best headphones I've ever had.
Do the controls work? Also, are you using the stock ROM? When you say the mic doesn't work, are you talking about using it in a call? Be more specific... it SHOULD be able to work as mics on those things are generally universal.

Headphones works excellent. Some controls work (vol +/- and 3 clicks to reverse track don't work). But mic don't work at all. Not for calls, voice search, or any other application that accept voice input.
My G2 is on factory ROM. Totally unmodified, not even rooted. (don't have a reason to yet)
After some research I have came to the conclusion that iPhones are just made weird. Something about using a different stripe of the jack for ground then standard. I'm just wondering if anyone else ever had this problem before.
I'm thinking about getting the Klipsch Image S4M because I need a headset, lost the factory ones, and don't like using bluetooth. Also I have a wonderful set of sennheiser CX400-II headphones already.

I had the same issue with a pair of $100 Scosche headphones I got. The mic worked perfectly on my dads blackberry, but didn't seem to work on my G2.
However after much fiddling I found if you plug the headphones in just so the mic will work, but its very hard to find that sweet spot.
So I just use them as headphones and unplug them for phone calls, I shouldn't be talking on the phone while riding my motorcycle anyway
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Xerott said:
I had the same issue with a pair of $100 Scosche headphones I got. The mic worked perfectly on my dads blackberry, but didn't seem to work on my G2.
However after much fiddling I found if you plug the headphones in just so the mic will work, but its very hard to find that sweet spot.
So I just use them as headphones and unplug them for phone calls, I shouldn't be talking on the phone while riding my motorcycle anyway
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may I ask which model scosche do you own?

I wonder if there's any way to write something for the G2 so it can recognize input frmo the S4i. It's weird since it works on the incredible.

firebert said:
may I ask which model scosche do you own?
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I honestly couldn't tell you. I thought I got them from newegg but couldn't find the order. They have a three button control on them and come with like 6 different ear inserts.
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Fidyyuan said:
I wonder if there's any way to write something for the G2 so it can recognize input frmo the S4i. It's weird since it works on the incredible.
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That's odd. I was hoping to have no other problem except some of the buttons being non-functional. It's a shame that I have to get rid of this headset

Xerott said:
I honestly couldn't tell you. I thought I got them from newegg but couldn't find the order. They have a three button control on them and come with like 6 different ear inserts.
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Thanks for checking

Sorry....wrong thread....nothing to see here! Please move along people!

OP, try to exchange them for the S4a. Those are supposed to be compatible with Android.

Well, since I woke up this old thread anyway....you could try the Headset Button Controller Trial application from the Android Market. This might give you the functionality you are looking for, and if you like it, you can buy the full app for like $3.

[Q] Does nexus s work with iphone-compatible 3-button headset?

Today I happen to know that Nexus s supports 3-button headset while I was reading the kernel source code of Nexus. And I also found MEDIA_NEXT/MEDIA_PREVIOUS keys in keylayout.
I don't have a 3-button headphone now, but I'm very interested in whether the keys on 3-button iphone compatible headsets actually works with Nexus S and whether I have to use some particular music player to benefit from these keys.
Have anyone tried 3-button headset with Nexus S? How does it work?
Thanks,

cyaniris said:
Have anyone tried 3-button headset with Nexus S? How does it work?
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Yes I've used the HTC headset that comes with the Desire and it works (but doesn't anywhere near as good). The controller pauses/plays, skips forward and back. I haven't tested it, but I suppose it would work fine for answering calls too.
I don't know if iPhone headsets work although they should, and I could try my daughter's iPod Touch headset tonight, if no one else replies before then.

i dont know about the iphone specific headset. but it will work with 3 button headset in general, it should use standard ff/rw/pause and mic line, etc.

Thanks, I just see so many 3-button earphones that advertise themselves as "iphone-compabible", so I am wondering if there's some Apple standard and non-apple setup.

I use the Bose MIE2 mobile phone headset. In line mic with button control, works great. Costs 145 bucks but sounds superb. Its specific for mobile phones, follows the standard. A near identical iPhone version exists.

the iphone headset will only answer calls and the mic works, the volume does not work.
as for HTC, I have posted this somewhere else, everything works, although the volume up/down button is replaced by previous/forward, but reversed (- being forward and + being previous), but you can pull the buttons off with little force and correct it.
please note, before anyone goes out and buy the HTC headset, the headset has no bass if you dont use the ear muffs, and only a little bass with them on.
kms

I can confirm what kms108 says about the Apple headphones. The call answer button also works as play/pause for media.

What about skip / rewind?
I know this has been asked elsewhere in these forums, but none of the threads have been active within the past few months.
Does anyone know if there are any headsets or control software that allows you to use your remote button to skip forward, or rewind backwards on the Nexus S?
On the N1, PowerAMP added the option for two clicks to skip forward, three clicks to rewind back by a track. However, my same headphones (Zagg Smartbuds, if it matters) no longer do so on my NS.
Does anyone have any insight as to how I might be able to get that functionality back? It's pretty important to me, and presumably many others on these here forums :]

if you read up a few post, you have your answer, or get a BT headset.

Whoops. My wording was terrible. I was looking mainly at iPhone compatible headsets. It's nice to know that the HTC remote controls work properly, but as I recall the stock earbuds that came with my N1 were godawful :]
For now, I remembered an app called Headset Button Controller which does pretty much exactly what it says. The only problem is that I'm having trouble getting my NS to recognize any kind of triple click. I can only do single, double, and long clicks. Luckily, I guess that's all I really need?

sosquidtaste said:
Whoops. My wording was terrible. I was looking mainly at iPhone compatible headsets. It's nice to know that the HTC remote controls work properly, but as I recall the stock earbuds that came with my N1 were godawful :]
For now, I remembered an app called Headset Button Controller which does pretty much exactly what it says. The only problem is that I'm having trouble getting my NS to recognize any kind of triple click. I can only do single, double, and long clicks. Luckily, I guess that's all I really need?
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the double or triple click does'nt work well, i prefer a dedicated button.

Blue tooth headphones.

Does anybody know if some good blue tooth headphones that work well with music player and apps like fring or grooveip
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hI,
I just got a pair of these Motorola S10 HD, they are BT and work pretty good. they arent very loud but loud enough for me.
I did see this link, it is a program that brings the TF's volume up, it sounds like a very good program go get but you have to be rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132875
I am not rooted yet, but when I do (soon, probably tonight) I will try it and let you know if/when I do.
the s10's do work, and they work pretty far away too (I can go from one end of the house to the other), plus they have a mic, you can change volume, song, track, etc from the headset too.
Hope that helps
John

Thanks man.
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I use Sony's DR-BT50, the sound is great and the battery life very good......

Xerravon said:
hI,
I just got a pair of these Motorola S10 HD, they are BT and work pretty good. they arent very loud but loud enough for me.
I did see this link, it is a program that brings the TF's volume up, it sounds like a very good program go get but you have to be rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132875
I am not rooted yet, but when I do (soon, probably tonight) I will try it and let you know if/when I do.
the s10's do work, and they work pretty far away too (I can go from one end of the house to the other), plus they have a mic, you can change volume, song, track, etc from the headset too.
Hope that helps
John
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I am still using my Motorola S9 headphones. They work well for music listening OR headset/mic but not both at the same time. Do the new S10HD work better? I always just disable headset profile for mine so as to avoid issue, but would love to have all functions available. For example, if you connect to both headset and a2dp simultaneously and then use voice search it fails to initialize the headset mic and uses the internal mic on the tablet/phone. This was a known issue of the S9 so I am hoping you can test and inform if it is resolved.

Headphones with inline controls

Since this is my first android phone I'm not sure which earbuds or headphones to pick up that I can use with inline controls for it? Thanks for the help

of the few headphones ive tried, they were all designed for iphones, so the mic would work, but none of the other controls.
only way is to test it and return it, or read reviews.

There have been a few other threads about bluetooth headsets and voice control. I think there is a missing app on this phone that would handle the incoming bluetooth controls. Currently when i push mine, nothing happens. Found a possible fix for this today. When i get home, i will try it out and post confirmation.

I have a pair of Beats Tour with ControlTalk built inline (not my normal choice of earphones... but bought them for very cheap off a friend who didn't want them!).
It seems they are primarily designed for the iPhone. There is a rocker switch (possibly for volume on the iPhone?) and also a button in the middle. There's also a microphone on the inline switches.
The microphone works fine, as does the one middle button. There is no response from the rocker (I have tried headphone keymapping apps available on the Market, to no joy). It's not such a big deal though as my primary music player is PlayerPro, which you can asign multiple clicks or click and hold etc. to do different functions. For example, one click pauses, another single click unpauses, double click skips track, triple click skips one back, press and hold to cycle through volume etc. - it's not ideal, and I'd love to have that rocker switch working, but I think it's the best it can do.
The single button works fine for accepting and ending calls, too.
I assume this setup would be the same for 3-button iPhone headset, and any of them would work in a similar way to the Beats Tour.

Try the Klipsch S4a's. I had the S4i's for my iPhone that I just replaced today (battery was unbearable after 3 years of use). The difference between the two is the microchip in the inline controller. Otherwise they have the same driver (and same good sound). I'm just upset I'll have to break a new set in

ZombieLinux said:
Try the Klipsch S4a's. I had the S4i's for my iPhone that I just replaced today (battery was unbearable after 3 years of use). The difference between the two is the microchip in the inline controller. Otherwise they have the same driver (and same good sound). I'm just upset I'll have to break a new set in
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I haven't tried the Klipsch S4a's myself, but I have a friend who swears by them. I've just never wanted to spend the $$ because I beat up my headphones commuting on the train everyday, plus I need something loud and tinny so I can hear podcasts over the train noise (and I wont do over-the-ears). ironically, crappy phones work fro me so I just use a pair of $6 HTC phones from amazon that were marketed for the vivid and thunderbolt (and probably every other HTC phone popular at the time prior to those two...)

[Q] Need confirmation on headset call performance

If you use a headset/earbuds with an in-line mic to handle calls, I would appreciate it if you could confirm one thing for me.
During a call, do you hear your own voice (and surrounding noise) through your own headset?
I've never had a smartphone send the audio picked up by my own mic straight back to my own ears during calls. I'm trying to figure out if this is normal behavior for this device or if I have a problem.

u can try turning on microphone noise suppression... i bet its the other side using hands free where his/her mic picks up the loudspeaker and sends it back to you... did happen to me a couple of times and was fixed by the other side switching back to earpiece/headset instead of handsfree loudspeaker.. anyways if the problem still exists try upgrading/downgrading F/W .. if that didnt help simply take it back using the warranty
o and might wanna try a different headset if yours could be the culprit

mazroui said:
u can try turning on microphone noise suppression... i bet its the other side using hands free where his/her mic picks up the loudspeaker and sends it back to you... did happen to me a couple of times and was fixed by the other side switching back to earpiece/headset instead of handsfree loudspeaker.. anyways if the problem still exists try upgrading/downgrading F/W .. if that didnt help simply take it back using the warranty
o and might wanna try a different headset if yours could be the culprit
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Hi Mazroui, thanks for the response. I'm certain it's my own mic and not the other end. Here's how I tested - Bring up dialer, dial any number, hit call. As soon as I hit call, I can hear all the noise coming in from my own mic into my ears, no one is even on the other end of the line yet as the phone is still ringing. If I rub my finger across the in-line mic of my headset, all the rustling noise is sent right back to myself.
I wish I could say it was the other person on the other end of the line, but I'm definitely hearing the noise from my own mic during calls for some reason.
So I take it your phone doesn't do this?

whoaboy said:
Hi Mazroui, thanks for the response. I'm certain it's my own mic and not the other end. Here's how I tested - Bring up dialer, dial any number, hit call. As soon as I hit call, I can hear all the noise coming in from my own mic into my ears, no one is even on the other end of the line yet as the phone is still ringing. If I rub my finger across the in-line mic of my headset, all the rustling noise is sent right back to myself.
I wish I could say it was the other person on the other end of the line, but I'm definitely hearing the noise from my own mic during calls for some reason.
So I take it your phone doesn't do this?
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wow.. definitely not... im using my dead lg g2 headset with 2 in ear plugs.. did u test with a different headset ? im guessing yours is a mono headset like my old blackberry phone 1 ear style... i remember it did that a lot.. although was very clear and loud but simply too irritating

I don't hear my own voice through the microphone on my Bower & Wilkins p5.

mazroui said:
wow.. definitely not... im using my dead lg g2 headset with 2 in ear plugs.. did u test with a different headset ? im guessing yours is a mono headset like my old blackberry phone 1 ear style... i remember it did that a lot.. although was very clear and loud but simply too irritating
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Yeah, I tested with 4 or 5 different headsets, all stereo. A basic Panasonic set, Apple EarPods, Bose QC20 (Android version), Bose QC25, and I even have the Sony Active Noise Cancelling earbuds which only function with the Xperia devices, and even those send the audio from the mics back into my ears.
Each of these headsets work perfectly fine in other devices I have such as Google Nexus 5, Motorola Moto X 2014, iPhone 5S, and others.

whoaboy said:
Yeah, I tested with 4 or 5 different headsets, all stereo. A basic Panasonic set, Apple EarPods, Bose QC20 (Android version), Bose QC25, and I even have the Sony Active Noise Cancelling earbuds which only function with the Xperia devices, and even those send the audio from the mics back into my ears.
Each of these headsets work perfectly fine in other devices I have such as Google Nexus 5, Motorola Moto X 2014, iPhone 5S, and others.
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did u test if the phone was water proof XD maybe got something in the jack ? anyways with a problem like that id definitely use that warranty and save my self the hassle..
phone isn't supposed to do such a thing and with that many headsets tested u can prove it to the service center and ask for a replacement with no questions asked

Android404 - Thank you for the confirmation!

mazroui said:
did u test if the phone was water proof XD maybe got something in the jack ? anyways with a problem like that id definitely use that warranty and save my self the hassle
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Yeah, I did a check to make sure the phone was waterproof using the service menu to test the phone pressure. It's never been in any water at all, closest it has ever been is on the bathroom sink while I'm taking a shower.
Yeah, I'm going to have to go down the warranty route I think.

wish u all the best

Thank you sir!