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Remote control with headphones

On my previous phones diamond and hero i've used the HTC RC E100 remote. It was quite handy, allowed me to control the music player without getting the phone out of my pocket, and the best thing was i could just use my own headphones!
Unfortunatly it has a mini-usb connector. Now that the desire uses a micro USB connector i am looking for something similiar.
Control for music, volume, phone (incl. mic) and where i can plug in my own headphones.
I just love those in ear headphones and don't want to use the ones that came with the desire.
Does anybody know about a remote that would fit my desire and my needs?
Thanks everyone!
chaos42

Maybe something like these: http://www.lgmobileshop.co.uk/go/ac...10m?NAVID=2DE6D616-3005-BC57-7F4D79DFC6BE490B
Not sure how good/bad they are in terms of quality.

Mastoid said:
Maybe something like these: http://www.lgmobileshop.co.uk/go/ac...10m?NAVID=2DE6D616-3005-BC57-7F4D79DFC6BE490B
Not sure how good/bad they are in terms of quality.
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Allthough they are missing those msic control buttons, do you know if it will work with the desire?

chaos42 said:
Allthough they are missing those msic control buttons, do you know if it will work with the desire?
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The Desire uses a standard micro USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0) connection, I am just thinking whether or not the Desire even supports audio through the USB...
As far as I know, the Nexus One uses a standard Micro-USB connector, which has no audio support. The only way to listen through an amp is Bluetooth or the headphone jack.

Mastoid said:
The Desire uses a standard micro USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0) connection, I am just thinking whether or not the Desire even supports audio through the USB...
As far as I know, the Nexus One uses a standard Micro-USB connector, which has no audio support. The only way to listen through an amp is Bluetooth or the headphone jack.
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thank you for the provided information. as the nexus one and the desire are very similar, i guess the desire will miss the audio support via usb as well. in all other phones where audio via usb was supported, HTC has used a non standard usb port.
i will keep on searching for a remote that plugs in via the headphone jack. if someone has an idea
cheers,
chaos42

I think I have a solution.
Jabra BT3030 bluetooth headset. A2DP and AVRCP so you get your stereo sound and also utilise audio controls. Plus it has a 3.5mm jack so you can plug in whatever headphones you want.
Google it. I've got one on the way.

I've been looking for head phones too, and these look like the best offer so far. I am a bit worried about the blue tooth running down the battery though. But let me know how you find these. If all the buttons work with the desire I'll probably get myself a set.

I've been using my Jabra BT3030 and the controls do work. There is a small time lag between pressing a button on the Jabra and it responding.
One good thing I found about the phone (with or without headphones) is that the volume control on the phone works even when the phone has gone to sleep. On my HD2 that didn't happen and it really annoyed me.

norm2002 said:
I've been using my Jabra BT3030 and the controls do work. There is a small time lag between pressing a button on the Jabra and it responding.
One good thing I found about the phone (with or without headphones) is that the volume control on the phone works even when the phone has gone to sleep. On my HD2 that didn't happen and it really annoyed me.
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So how is the Jabra overall? Worth buying? I've been reading the amazon reviews and some issues have been raised, like the buttons not working with music after you get a call. Do the volume buttons work, and how is the sound quality? Lastly, how bad is it on the battery?
Thanks in advance.

H00pyFr00d said:
I think I have a solution.
Jabra BT3030 bluetooth headset. A2DP and AVRCP so you get your stereo sound and also utilise audio controls. Plus it has a 3.5mm jack so you can plug in whatever headphones you want.
Google it. I've got one on the way.
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i think i will give it a try, the only thing that worries me is the fact that i would have another thing to charge. I was also thinking about soldering a headphone jack into the standard htc remote that came with the phone. i will keep you up to date.
cheers,
chaos42

these look interesting, i've been thinking about looking for some headphones with music controls too...
how is the sound quality with the jabra bt3030, is it just as good as having headphones plugged into the phone?
does running bluetooth hammer the phone battery?

yea i like the look of it, the ability to skip tracks without whipping ur phone out seems great. that always annoyed me with the iphone.. but as i listen to music for hours on end at work (Without a charger handy), i wanna know how much the BT will effect battery life?
id imagine it would decline pretty quickly ?

I have a Jabra BT 3030 which I used extensively with my G1 because I hated carrying around a MiniUSB to audio jack lead.
However I haven't even tried it with my Desire, like someone said its just another thing you need to remember to charge, and as the Desire has a headphone socket (and a micro usb) it would mean carry two leads, or an adaptor to keep them both charged.
That said the Jabra has a fairly decent battery life as long as you remember to turn it off when your not using it.
The sound quality is perfectly acceptable for listening to music unless your a real audiophile, though its obviously not as good as a direct connection to the phone.

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I use a pair of Sony DR-BY20NX Bluetooth headphones with my desire. headphone battery life is 11hrs.it also has audio controls and can answer call.
fairly cheap but discontinued and becoming hard to find. well worth it though.
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If you guys want a good pair of headphones that dont cost the earth and sound as good as phones twice as expensive then look no further then this
http://amazon.nuforce-icon.com/NuFo...fic_src=GB&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=GB&id=uk

I was in CPW last week and the guy who was serving me also had a desire, he was using the Nokia Bh-214 (iirc), its a bluetooth remote with a 3.5mm plug. I tried it out and it sounded good, it has full controls including volume. Its around £40 and available
Also, I have been searching about and found the Sony MW-600 its a bluetooth remote with a 3.5 mm jack, it also comes with headphones and has a built in FM radio. Also has full controls, its around £40 and not out till May.
Personally I am going to wait till the Sony one is out, it has positive reviews and i trust Sony more when it comes to music and the like. Just annoying having to wait!

I am using a cheap BT A2DP, and it works very well. It can be used as BT handsfree or stereo earphone, also has a remote to skip and back the track, that works fine in TuneWiki (but it not for HTC player). The quality of the sound is still far below my KOSS earphone though... but for 26USD and free delivery that thing is really a good deal.
This is the link, but I just found out that is sold out at this moment.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12286.
They have another one, almost the same spec but I don't know whether it works as good as the other one.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9035

Headset with mic that works?

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a replacement headset for the SGS (the bundled one's sound doesn't cut it for me), but after having tried a couple (Ety HF2, etc) I noticed that, while they work fine for media playback, none of them work as a handsfree solution, ie the sound of a phonecall doesn't pass through when they're connected.
Anyone tried a good pair of handsfree earphones that work?
Thanks.

headsets that work for Nokia N97 ( and similar ) would work.
tdx said:
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a replacement headset for the SGS (the bundled one's sound doesn't cut it for me), but after having tried a couple (Ety HF2, etc) I noticed that, while they work fine for media playback, none of them work as a handsfree solution, ie the sound of a phonecall doesn't pass through when they're connected.
Anyone tried a good pair of handsfree earphones that work?
Thanks.
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Thanks.
Have you tried any specific earphone? I tried some made for Iphone and they weren't working so I want to make sure before i buy.

tdx said:
Thanks.
Have you tried any specific earphone? I tried some made for Iphone and they weren't working so I want to make sure before i buy.
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I bought a nameless one off ebay, advertised for Nokia 3.5mm jacks.
yeah, the iPhone and HTC ones do not work, which surprised and annoyed me because I have 4 or 5 iPhone headsets and adaptors which I was using with my HTC BlackStone/HD.
Then I found out that the 2 sections of the pin nearest the sleeve are wired in reversed ( iPhone/HTC earphones are wired left, right, ground, mic, whereas Nokia/Samsung earphones are wired left, right, mic, ground). The ground and mic are reversed. Very annoying.

could it be this?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/3-5MM-HANDSFREE-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item3caebd9751
I'm looking for one also.

How about the offical ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230487010384&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

i use my triplefi10 through a nokia ad57 remote
works wonder
i had to switch the cable for the triplefi10 form vi to stock cos the vi cable is iphone compatible so the ground and mic terminals are reversed.
i got the stock trs cable for the triplefi10 pro and plugged it into the nokia remote and now i have a headset mith inlline mic with remote

furstrated said:
i use my triplefi10 through a nokia ad57 remote
works wonder
i had to switch the cable for the triplefi10 form vi to stock cos the vi cable is iphone compatible so the ground and mic terminals are reversed.
i got the stock trs cable for the triplefi10 pro and plugged it into the nokia remote and now i have a headset mith inlline mic with remote
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So nokia ad57 + any headphones can hear whenever someone call?
thanks

here is a post i made on another section of this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7215233&postcount=5

furstrated said:
i use my triplefi10 through a nokia ad57 remote
works wonder
i had to switch the cable for the triplefi10 form vi to stock cos the vi cable is iphone compatible so the ground and mic terminals are reversed.
i got the stock trs cable for the triplefi10 pro and plugged it into the nokia remote and now i have a headset mith inlline mic with remote
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This sounds like a good solution, but doesn't it make the cable incredibly long so you can't use it while walking?

Robin.B said:
This sounds like a good solution, but doesn't it make the cable incredibly long so you can't use it while walking?
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yup the cables are a problem. Im in the process of making a diy cable for my triplefi10. planning of making it only up to the y-junction and terminate there with a 3.5 plug so its short. Good thing about the triplefi10 is you can replace the cable. I havent received the plug connectors i ordered yet so im still waiting. I used the cable of the nokia headset that came with the adaptor for the 5310xpressmusic. I cracked the earpieces and desoldered the cable. now all i have to do is attach the plug connectors once they arrive

Could someone clarify whether this Nokia AD57 does work WITHOUT any modifactions? I assume the modifactions you made were for the earphones?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...13&_nkw=nokia+ad57+&_sacat=See-All-Categories
So AD57 with standard earphones work fine?
though I did come across this whistl on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-SAMSU...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item4aa27f72c5

Sony Ericsson Headsets do work with this phone
I do have an old headset from my previous Xperia X10 which was stolen...
the headset works perfectly with samsung Galaxy S, even the mic can be used for communicating...
its a perfect match

dizzle118 said:
Could someone clarify whether this Nokia AD57 does work WITHOUT any modifactions? I assume the modifactions you made were for the earphones?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...13&_nkw=nokia+ad57+&_sacat=See-All-Categories
So AD57 with standard earphones work fine?
though I did come across this whistl on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-SAMSU...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item4aa27f72c5
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yes i can confirm the remote adaptor works (ad57)
the nokia remote adaptors with multiple buttons for music remote doesnt work (ad54 and others with forward reverse buttons) which is a pity i think, considering that the player on the SGS is one o the best players on any device anywhere, i think. I aredy mailed samsung development about remote control support for the player and they acknowledged the suggestion

using a good A2DP capable Bluetooth Headset will give you that ability out of the box right now as i'm using it.

Yes and kill your battery twice as fast... Bluetooth sucks up power. Especially when cold like skiing.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

wired headsets doesn't work for me, it always end up dead, broken, the worst is when it breaks at the phone side,
i can care less if the headset itself breaks.
is horrible to use wired headsets in a busy subway/bus
when -skiing- skateboarding i always use my motorola HT820 it's warm, doesn't fall off, and is extremely convenient
it goes perfectly with the goggles and headband/hat

I've just ordered this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350335571399&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I'll feedback my results once its arrived.

furstrated said:
the nokia remote adaptors with multiple buttons for music remote doesnt work (ad54 and others with forward reverse buttons) which is a pity i think, considering that the player on the SGS is one o the best players on any device anywhere, i think. I aredy mailed samsung development about remote control support for the player and they acknowledged the suggestion
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NOOOOO that's an absolute must have for me.
Can u send me the samsung dev info i'll do the same (do they tend to acknowledge everything or can we reasonably assume they'll think about it?)
Is it possible to develop a driver for the remotes to work?

Will.1 said:
NOOOOO that's an absolute must have for me.
Can u send me the samsung dev info i'll do the same (do they tend to acknowledge everything or can we reasonably assume they'll think about it?)
Is it possible to develop a driver for the remotes to work?
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AFAIK, the remote support is software dependent, it might be correct to state that its really a matter of adding some more lines of code to the player application to recognize double and triple presses on the mic button as it aredy recognizes single presses. Also, for those nokia music adaptors with remotes, i think they have batteries inside and if you press the forward button, they send signal pulses akin to double or triple press. As far as the volume buttons tho, i dont have any idea how it is implemented, but it may be anchored on the pulse frequency too but it must be on a system wide implementetion.
this is the samsung rep reply i got from the email below
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re: Samsun Galaxy S Music Player
Hi, I just got the samsung galaxy s.
I would like to know if the player supports remote commands from the inline mic button of the headset other than play and pause.
I would like to have the usual press twice to go to next track and press thrice to go back but it seems the player does not recognize this.
Also, it would be nice to support those headsets with integrated music controller like dedicated fast forward, reverse buttons.
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Which bluetooth headsets work with the Optimus One?

I'm not sure which headset to buy since my Nokia bt-104 doesnt detect the phone...

I have this one http://www.jabra.com/Sites/Mobile/UK-UK/Products/Pages/JabraCLIPPER.aspx
works like a charm!!

I have successfully used over the years a Nokia BH-600 bluetooth headset with various phones (Sony Ericsson, Nokia, iPhone) and now with the Optimus One. Very good sound quality (both receiving and transmitting), long stand-by and talk time, perfect pairing with all the phones I mentioned above. It gets a bit uncomfortable if you wear it for extended periods of time - which you may since it's so light that you forget you're wearing it. 4+ years of usage and still going strong.

How to connect an oxxo bluetooth headset to lg optimus one?
Can somebody please tell me how to connect an oxxo bluetooth headset to lg optimus one p500?
Thanks in advance!

What abouts stereo headset i have been trying to play songs through headset but there is no sound in them.
I am using Nokia BH-503
Any Idea?

chaplu said:
What abouts stereo headset i have been trying to play songs through headset but there is no sound in them.
I am using Nokia BH-503
Any Idea?
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Mine BH-503 work perfect on P500. Maybe the sound is set to 0 on the phone or on the heatset? Try putting on some volume on both of them

raylgo said:
I'm not sure which headset to buy since my Nokia bt-104 doesnt detect the phone...
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I have nokia bh-104 working with my optimus one

I have Plantronics Explorer 360 working great with my optimus one.

Nokia BH-101 works perfectly on my LG P500.

I am using the Dell BH200 wireless stereo headset (with mic) and its working fine.. i am also able to use the controls present in the headset to answer, forward songs, inc/dec vol etc

I'm using a Nokia BH-200 without problems. It's a very confortable headset

bharathbala2003 said:
I am using the Dell BH200 wireless stereo headset (with mic) and its working fine.. i am also able to use the controls present in the headset to answer, forward songs, inc/dec vol etc
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Wich Rom do you use?

nokia bh-503 perfect!

I bought the BH-503 last week. The sound was awesome, with every phone except my O1 . There was like a fuzzy sound in the background :/ Does anyone know how to eliminate this? I sold the headset to my friend.

I use Noka bh-604 with p500. Works without problem.

I have one question to those who bought their Bluetooth headphones for music. How do they compare in terms of sound quality to a pair of in-ear headphones? I'm asking because I'm aware that the P500 is a little noisy when using internal ones comparing to a dedicated mp3 player, such as Samsung P3 and I'm curious about either the noise on BT headphones or other sound issues with those. Is the frequency response as it should etc etc?
Thanks.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App

signumized said:
I have one question to those who bought their Bluetooth headphones for music. How do they compare in terms of sound quality to a pair of in-ear headphones? I'm asking because I'm aware that the P500 is a little noisy when using internal ones comparing to a dedicated mp3 player, such as Samsung P3 and I'm curious about either the noise on BT headphones or other sound issues with those. Is the frequency response as it should etc etc?
Thanks.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
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Personally, I feel that the noise is even worse when being used through a bluetooth headset. I tried some wired Philips headphones which sound great on my iPod, but they feel kind of slightly "screechy" with my O1.

Any wireless device is normally more noisy than the wired equivalent.
I am using a s9-hd copycat from dealextreme and works well.
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I'm using quite old SonyEricsson HBH-DS205 from times I used to have SE G900 and to be honest I'm more than surprised that this headset still works flawlessly.
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I am using sony ericssons vh110, awsome gives 300hrs standby and 5 plus hrs of talktime

Klipsch S4i works with Sensation ICS

so i was looking for some nice earbuds and since i listen to music on my phone a lot at work, though maybe i'd get some with a mic too. klipsch has the S4a available specifically for android (with a single button remote) and aside from that it is identical to the S4i, the 3 button apple version.
since my local bestbuy didnt carry the A's, i was searching the interwebs for success using the I's. in all my searching i found 1 post where someone confirmed the mic of the S4i worked on their android and that they were using ICS. i figured i'd take a chance on them since i had gift card and reward certs to use at bestbuy. i can confirm that the S4i's work with the sensation running ICS 4.03. the phone recognizes the mic and it does in fact work. the two volume buttons do not work (i expected this). the center button plays/pauses music and answers/hangsup phone calls all without 3rd party software. doubleclicking the center button seems to redial the last call. i would suspect that could be addressed by klipsch's app or other 3rd part apps but ive not tested them.
just wanted to post that the S4i earbuds/mic do in fact work on the sensation in case anyone else goes searching for this answer in the future.

Turbo Brian said:
so i was looking for some nice earbuds and since i listen to music on my phone a lot at work, though maybe i'd get some with a mic too. klipsch has the S4a available specifically for android (with a single button remote) and aside from that it is identical to the S4i, the 3 button apple version.
since my local bestbuy didnt carry the A's, i was searching the interwebs for success using the I's. in all my searching i found 1 post where someone confirmed the mic of the S4i worked on their android and that they were using ICS. i figured i'd take a chance on them since i had gift card and reward certs to use at bestbuy. i can confirm that the S4i's work with the sensation running ICS 4.03. the phone recognizes the mic and it does in fact work. the two volume buttons do not work (i expected this). the center button plays/pauses music and answers/hangsup phone calls all without 3rd party software. doubleclicking the center button seems to redial the last call. i would suspect that could be addressed by klipsch's app or other 3rd part apps but ive not tested them.
just wanted to post that the S4i earbuds/mic do in fact work on the sensation in case anyone else goes searching for this answer in the future.
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I found this to work with my Sol Republic Amps HD as well. The earbuds are meant for ipods, ipads, and iphones, but work on my Senny running Virtuous Sensation 3.0 running ICS.
I took a call from my wife and she could hear me fine with the earphones, so the Amps HD is a keeper for me as well.

I just wanna clear this up but the klipsch s4i and any mic'd headphones will work for any android phone (mic and sound) but volume control/track change buttons will never work for android phones if headphones are IOS specific (and Vice-versa)
- Regular headphones have a 2-banded input plug
-Mic'd headphones and android OK 3-button headphones have a 3-banded input
-Mic'd Iphone headphones with 3-button control have a 4-banded input plug and the extra band tends to pull on your 3.5mm headphone input so be careful about pulling out/plugging in your headphones fast (if your careful and slow u will not cause any harm to your phone :] )
I mention all of this because i've heard android phones (the input plug) have the ability to utilize 4-band 3-button headsets but android software makes this impossible. So one day you may get an update and all of the buttons on your s4i(s) may work. but this is baseless speculation ive heard and I would really like to know if this is true or not also
anyways congrats on the new headphones and hope that all makes sense

good info. i only posted this because i found many ppl online saying the mic wouldnt work on their android with the s4i.

Mike9200 said:
I just wanna clear this up but the klipsch s4i and any mic'd headphones will work for any android phone (mic and sound) but volume control/track change buttons will never work for android phones if headphones are IOS specific (and Vice-versa)
- Regular headphones have a 2-banded input plug
-Mic'd headphones and android OK 3-button headphones have a 3-banded input
-Mic'd Iphone headphones with 3-button control have a 4-banded input plug and the extra band tends to pull on your 3.5mm headphone input so be careful about pulling out/plugging in your headphones fast (if your careful and slow u will not cause any harm to your phone :] )
I mention all of this because i've heard android phones (the input plug) have the ability to utilize 4-band 3-button headsets but android software makes this impossible. So one day you may get an update and all of the buttons on your s4i(s) may work. but this is baseless speculation ive heard and I would really like to know if this is true or not also
anyways congrats on the new headphones and hope that all makes sense
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So... I have the beats urbeats headphones with a 3 button remote and 4 banded plug in my Galaxy Nexus. It works flawlessly with the back, forward, and pause buttons all working properly.
just sayin

Playing with the EQ And mine sound amazing.

[Q] Bose QC15 noise canceling headphones not working with Moto G

Hi all, I got a Moto G 8gb from Phones4U, and my Bose QC15 noise canceling headphones made a nasty clicking noise every time they were plugged in. The clicking would happen no matter if something was playing or not. Nothing would play out of either channel, and the software would randomly pause whenever they were plugged in, as if they were being unplugged. Various cheap earbuds worked, but not my QC15s. I factory reset it three times, and obviously tried the headphones on about a half dozen devices, including a Galaxy IV, iPhone 5C, Nexus 5, my laptop, my desktop, and an old iPod Classic -- all worked perfectly.
I took it to Phones4U and exchanged it for another model, which had the exact same problem. We tried a 16gb version and it had the exact same problem too. Then we tried it with various other phones and my QC15s worked, so they told me that my headphones must obviously not be compatible with the Moto G line. Then they said I wasn't even eligible for a refund because it was about compatibility, not a defect. I raised hell and finally got them to refund it, but now I don't know what to do. Anybody else have noise canceling headphones, especially the QC15s, that they have successfully or unsuccessfully used?

staeiou said:
Hi all, I got a Moto G 8gb from Phones4U, and my Bose QC15 noise canceling headphones made a nasty clicking noise every time they were plugged in. The clicking would happen no matter if something was playing or not. Nothing would play out of either channel, and the software would randomly pause whenever they were plugged in, as if they were being unplugged. Various cheap earbuds worked, but not my QC15s. I factory reset it three times, and obviously tried the headphones on about a half dozen devices, including a Galaxy IV, iPhone 5C, Nexus 5, my laptop, my desktop, and an old iPod Classic -- all worked perfectly.
I took it to Phones4U and exchanged it for another model, which had the exact same problem. We tried a 16gb version and it had the exact same problem too. Then we tried it with various other phones and my QC15s worked, so they told me that my headphones must obviously not be compatible with the Moto G line. Then they said I wasn't even eligible for a refund because it was about compatibility, not a defect. I raised hell and finally got them to refund it, but now I don't know what to do. Anybody else have noise canceling headphones, especially the QC15s, that they have successfully or unsuccessfully used?
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You were probably a bit hasty returning the phone just for this, but you're right there's something screwy about the Moto G's handling of wired earphones that are more complex than basic stereo. I can't get any 3-button remote headset to work with it properly, for example. No doubt Motorola will deal with this in future updates ... unless they only want us to buy the Sol Republic Jax earphones, which would not be good ...
I'm also surprised you got a refund, as Motorola doesnt claim compatability with your headset. Also surprised that Phones4U now have 16GB in stock

ghtop said:
You were probably a bit hasty returning the phone just for this, but you're right there's something screwy about the Moto G's handling of wired earphones that are more complex than basic stereo. I can't get any 3-button remote headset to work with it properly, for example. No doubt Motorola will deal with this in future updates ... unless they only want us to buy the Sol Republic Jax earphones, which would not be good ...
I'm also surprised you got a refund, as Motorola doesnt claim compatability with your headset. Also surprised that Phones4U now have 16GB in stock
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Just for the record I have a 16gb Colors edition from Brazil and I use a Sennheiser bluetooth headphone with my Moto G (PX 210 BT) and it works beautifully!
I can use all its buttons with no problem: play/pause, volume up and down and skip track forward/backward.
One interesting thing I noticed was: the headphone did not perform very well with Google Play Music. Both sound quality (it would constantly click during playback) and the buttons (play/pause button would only work with screen on) were not up to standard.
However when I installed my player of preference, PlayerPro, and messed a little bit in the settings of the app with audio priority and with the keyguard settings both audio quality and buttons were working great!

shd_cheap_cigar said:
Just for the record I have a 16gb Colors edition from Brazil and I use a Sennheiser bluetooth headphone with my Moto G (PX 210 BT) and it works beautifully! e
I can use all its buttons with no problem: play/pause, volume up and down and skip track forward/backward.
One interesting thing I noticed was: the headphone did not perform very well with GooglPlay Music. Both sound quality (it would constantly click during playback) and the buttons (play/pause button would only work with screen on) were not up to standard.
However when I installed my player of preference, PlayerPro, and messed a little bit in the settings of the app with audio priority and with the keyguard settings both audio quality and buttons were working great!
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Yes, bluetooth is another matter of course. But I guess he has a reason to be sore when those wired Bose QC15 headphones cost twice as much as the phone itself

Workaround to make them work
I have the same problem connecting my QC15 with moto G. With some experimenting I somehow made them work and they are perfectly fine now. Follow the below steps to make them work with your phone.
1. Disconnect the headphones to the phone and start music on any player(Google play or your choice) on the phone.
2. Once the song starts playing insert the headphones into the jack. Imp Note: remove the headset part from the wire.you should only insert the wire without having the headset piece.
3. Now the song will continue to play. Now switch on the headphone and insert the wire into the headphone. It should work now.
I know this shouldn't be the actual scenario, but engineers at Motorola have made up some mess which cannot be cleaned up now with respects to hardware. The phone is little wierd on headphones port. Its not working with aux cables in my car too

I have SMS street by 50 cent and every thing works fine. skip/pause and previous track
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Same problem
I've experienced the same problem with Bose QC15 and the Moto G. Motorola support were rude and unhelpful, first assuming that the QC15 were bluetooth and telling me flat out that it was not a fault of their hardware. Eventually I got a ticket raised so we'll see what happens. Not holding my breath.
bonthukarthik, your fix works - thank you for sharing - although I must add that this step has to be repeated whenever playback is stopped or paused (including when Spotify plays an advertisement). If I find anything out from Motorola, I will share it here.

I just got some qc15's and they only worked out of the left ear with the moto x. I used the work around above and they now work. weird. play/pause button now works but the volume does not on the inline headphone controls.

What kind of connector this headset/headphone has?
CTIA or OMTP?

I have skullcandy 2xl single button headphones and it doesn't work
when i attach the headphones the music pauses

Confirmed
I can confirm this issue with Moto X and also the workaround. I have contacted Motorola but so far no luck in getting through to someone who can open an issue internally

Skullcandy not working
Have the same problem
I have the skull candy inkd 2
It only works when its 3/4 inside but when I push it all the way in a clicking noise plays
Please find a solution

Hi.
I just got a moto g, I have a bose qc3 and the same problem.
It seemed tome that it seemed to me that it was connection or impedance related... so I tried a few things.
The best way I found to make it work fast is plugging it in using the airplane jack adapter. It works perfectly fine but the remote won't work.
I guessed that it means that it's remote/impedance related.
Like it was said before, unplugging the jack on your headset, playing something on the phone and plugging it it afterwards works too... But I really don't know why !
Any clues, anyone (with advances electronic skills)?
With my former android phones I had troubles using the answer/play remote on some headphones/buds, but never like that. It was allways clear to me that iphone and android headset/buds remotes work in a different way, and sometimes even differently depending on your android model or brand...
My guess is that using a cable without a remote will work... but it's be nicer to have a working remote.
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I found something, just a clue, I don't mean it'll work for sure.
http://m.instructables.com/id/Galaxy-Nexus-and-others-headset-remote-with-medi/

Alright here are some more details / partial solutions :
- If you plug your qc using the jack with the remote/mic and the airplane adpter, the sound sill work, but you'll lose the mic and commands. Basically it's the same as if you plugged it in usgin a "regular" jack cable (that bose sells, or used to, btw)
- if you use the "play and then plug jack in headset" workaround, sound will work, the main button too : it'll play/pause, but if you stop and quit tha music app, the problem will come back
- almost the same with a call, if you call your phone and wait for it to ring before pluging the jack into your hedset the sound will work both sound and mic, but the button fonctions are weird : at first it'll aswer the call, but afterwards it'll work as an on/off switch for the mic.
- Best solution I found : when you plug your headset and have the parasite problem, just press the main button on your remote, it'll stop the problem... but the button won't work anymore, either to answer/hangup or play/pause. I use this solution ftm, even if I don't think it's good for the headset to have this clicking parasite, and I'm still waiting on a way to make everything work all the time.
Any ideas ?
Mat

Matlevo12 said:
Any ideas ?
Mat
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Have you tried with a CTIA to OMTP converter .

Hi, thanks.
No, i should, but I thought that all android phones were ctia now... I don't have my moto handless kit with me, but I'll try it with my gf's xperia sp to see if it works with it, since my bose headset works perfectly with the xperia.
Anyone knows if the moto g is ctia ?
Any other ideas ?

dunsanyun1999 said:
Have the same problem
I have the skull candy inkd 2
It only works when its 3/4 inside but when I push it all the way in a clicking noise plays
Please find a solution
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All Stereo Head phones normally use a 3 Pin Jack, Cell phones use a 4 pin, I found this out before with some other audio products..

I confirm all the informations about the problem and the workaround concerning a Moto X and the QC15 I just got. I hope a solution will be found. Does anybody tried that amazon product ?

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I confirm all the informations about the problem and the workaround concerning a Moto X and the QC15 I just got. I hope a solution will be found. Does anybody tried that amazon product ?
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I have a Droid Maxx and the QC15. The android inline remote & mic kit from Amazon have the same problem as the iphone cable that comes with the QC15 headphones. Quite annoying. Also, I can't get the workaround to work. No matter what I do, I only get sound from the left speaker.

I had a similar problem (no audio, weird noise in right ear) with Moto-G and QC15. The workaround that succeeded for me was to change the headphone gain from Hi to Lo. The gain switch is in the plug that connects the wire to the left earcup.
This supports the suggestion that the issue is caused by some impedance measurement routine on the phone.
J