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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?
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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
Tonight I made my first accessory purchase at the local Verizon store... as their prices have always been pretty bad, but I have a military discount of 15%, so I bit the bullet and purchased an iBolt cradle system. If you haven't seen it, there is a review in the accessory section, it's pretty spot on, but this important update is for those of us who don't have A2DP streaming in the car, and are forced to use the AUX IN jack.
Long story short, when using this dock, you have the option of sending the sound thru your micro USB port or out the phones speaker in back. This dock comes with a nine foot long cable that has micro USB at one end, and regular USB and a 3.5mm audio jack at the other. This beautiful setup allows you to not touch the evil headphone jack (trump card) on the phone, but rather it lets you the phone play music out the USB connection while retaining Bluetooth phone connectivity thru your cars Bluetooth connection! (while charging)
Silly that I had to buy a $32 device to get functionality that the AT&T version of our phone has natively... but at least it's fixed!
Not trying to be a jerk or anything, but what is the advantage of playing music through the USB instead of bluetooth? I actually like the BT option - plays music but pauses when a call come in and lowers the volume for GPS directions. Works great all at the same time...
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OnceAMatrixMan said:
Not trying to be a jerk or anything, but what is the advantage of playing music through the USB instead of bluetooth? I actually like the BT option - plays music but pauses when a call come in and lowers the volume for GPS directions. Works great all at the same time...
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There's a large portion of G3 owners who do not have bluetooth streaming (A2DP). Just because you have bluetooth phone connectivity does not mean you have bluetooth streaming. We are forced to use the aux in jack in the car to listen to music. I think a large portion of S3 owners simply tried to use the headphones jack on the phone... But if you do that, you cannot use bluetooth. Every sound is routed thru the headphones jack. You cannot toggle this.
So, using the iBolt cradle, witch ports the sound out via usb instead of the headphones jack, I am able to retain my cars bluetooth functionality.
Side note, not sure if you know this, but the sound quality of bluetooth streamed music is pretty bad compared to a cabled connection.
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mdt73 said:
There's a large portion of G3 owners who do not have bluetooth streaming (A2DP). Just because you have bluetooth phone connectivity does not mean you have bluetooth streaming. We are forced to use the aux in jack in the car to listen to music. I think a large portion of S3 owners simply tried to use the headphones jack on the phone... But if you do that, you cannot use bluetooth. Every sound is routed thru the headphones jack. You cannot toggle this.
So, using the iBolt cradle, witch ports the sound out via usb instead of the headphones jack, I am able to retain my cars bluetooth functionality.
Side note, not sure if you know this, but the sound quality of bluetooth streamed music is pretty bad compared to a cabled connection.
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I'd recommend this if you don't have BT streaming: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=9472&seq=1&format=2
That combined with a USB car charger to keep it charged at all times would maybe be a nice way to solve your issue for ~$30
Note: I don't own the product, but the reviews are good and it seems it would just be nice to have.
con247 said:
I'd recommend this if you don't have BT streaming: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=9472&seq=1&format=2
That combined with a USB car charger to keep it charged at all times would maybe be a nice way to solve your issue for ~$30
Note: I don't own the product, but the reviews are good and it seems it would just be nice to have.
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A day after I purchased the iBolt I received this little gadget in the mail from ebay.
USB Bluetooth Adapter
For under $10 it gives you the same A2DP bluetooth audio streaming. But, the difference is it doesn't sound nearly as good for the lower end of the spectrum. But, in a pinch it's awesome, and for the price, you can't beat it. I have it as a backup for now.
I took about 30 min and hid the iBolt cabling today. I like the fact that I moved the cradle to the top left of the windshield, away from the center console. Will post some pics later today of the install.
I am surprised at how easy the phone is to use with my left hand, from the steering wheel. Retaining the bluetooth functionality, specificallly my integrated microphone, really makes this work around worth every penny. Hope it helps someone else!
Oh well now I understand. Thanks for clarifying. Of course I didn't mean any offense.
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OnceAMatrixMan said:
Oh well now I understand. Thanks for clarifying. Of course I didn't mean any offense.
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No worries, none taken. I am just ecstatic to be playing music via S3 thru my car stereo and still be able to use the cars bluetooth for phone calls! Now if we could come up with a fix for this damn NO SIM error, I would be in heaven. LOL!
Can you post the dock and where you got it?
tu3218 said:
Can you post the dock and where you got it?
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The OP mentioned they bought it from the Verizon store and that it was discussed in the Accessories thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806888&highlight=ibolt
- ooofest
Sweet, I was contemplating a bluetooth to 3.5mm for my car because of this issue, but this might be a better solution. Looks like we might have the same exact setup soon including the mini cooper :good:
I-bolt rocks. Bought one the other day. Search for best price. Down in the low to mid $30 range now depending on shipping and coupons.
Could anybody solve my problem? My car doesn't have a usb port so I cant use the iBolt to play music through it. I use the cassette player to audio jack and use bluetooth talk through my car speakers. Is there a solution to use bluetooth while using the audio jack?
rlatjs17 said:
Could anybody solve my problem? My car doesn't have a usb port so I cant use the iBolt to play music through it. I use the cassette player to audio jack and use bluetooth talk through my car speakers. Is there a solution to use bluetooth while using the audio jack?
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Yes. I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but on anther board, someone brought this up and it works, albeit ghetto'ish.
Mount the phone somewhere in the car where you can speak towards the mic. Plug the cassette tape adapter into the headphones jack. When a call comes in, just answer the phone keeping the headphone jack in use, and the sound will come thru your stereo, but the mic you will be using is the one on the phone. Talked to multiple people who all heard me just fine. (even with the mic pointed downwards!)
tb311 said:
Sweet, I was contemplating a bluetooth to 3.5mm for my car because of this issue, but this might be a better solution. Looks like we might have the same exact setup soon including the mini cooper :good:
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The cable is exactly the right length to mount the ibolt anywhere in the car, hell I think we could mount it on the rear window, lol! There is space behind the base of the center console where you can tuck away any extra cable you have before you route the cable to the jacks. I decided to use an add on 2.1a USB car charger (cig lighter adapter) vs the cars internal USB as I don't think the MINI USB pumps out anything more than 450 mA (1\4 what the adapter puts out I bought seperately)
PowerGen Dual USB Port 2A 10w (fast) Heavy Duty Ouput Car Charger - White
Guys great news rls8 hybrid fixed this issue. Instead of buying a $ 40 accessory , donate a 20 to the dev
jmichaels1982 said:
Guys great news rls8 hybrid fixed this issue. Instead of buying a $ 40 accessory , donate a 20 to the dev
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Does that require a custom Recovery and/or ROM, perhaps? I'd like to keep things relatively stock for now, though am OK with tweaks. Plus, the iBolt looks convenient to use in my car.
- ooofest
mdt73 said:
There's a large portion of G3 owners who do not have bluetooth streaming (A2DP). Just because you have bluetooth phone connectivity does not mean you have bluetooth streaming. We are forced to use the aux in jack in the car to listen to music. I think a large portion of S3 owners simply tried to use the headphones jack on the phone... But if you do that, you cannot use bluetooth. Every sound is routed thru the headphones jack. You cannot toggle this.
So, using the iBolt cradle, witch ports the sound out via usb instead of the headphones jack, I am able to retain my cars bluetooth functionality.
Side note, not sure if you know this, but the sound quality of bluetooth streamed music is pretty bad compared to a cabled connection.
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So how do you know if you have bluetooth streaming? aren't all the G3's the same in that respect? Or is it up to what your car can do?
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mdt73 said:
Yes. I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but on anther board, someone brought this up and it works, albeit ghetto'ish.
Mount the phone somewhere in the car where you can speak towards the mic. Plug the cassette tape adapter into the headphones jack. When a call comes in, just answer the phone keeping the headphone jack in use, and the sound will come thru your stereo, but the mic you will be using is the one on the phone. Talked to multiple people who all heard me just fine. (even with the mic pointed downwards!)
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I know I can do that but I want to use the bluetooth in my car to make calls(my car doesn't have bluetooth audio only calls). When I use the headphone jack to make calls people say their voice echoes back but if I use the cars bluetooth its fine.
I've read a lot about options for getting bluetooth audio in the car, and even started a thread on it. But after thinking about it more, I realized that if I was going to have bluetooth audio in the car, I might as well be able to take calls in the car, as well. I tried the Belkin adapter, and it's great for receiving music and calls, but the sound from my end on calls is disappointing. I've called people from it and also have left myself voicemails and listened to them, and it just doesn't sound very good.
Any advice on bluetooth for the car that has good call audio? Been considering maybe this GoGroove one. Also, this Kinivo doesn't look too bad.
It's a bit more expensive than those options and doesn't work with every vehicle but I just put a grom audio adapter in my honda pilot. It pretends to be a cd changer, I got the box with aux in, usb and bluetooth capability then added on the Bluetooth module and auxillary in+charging cable and it ended up being like 200 shipped. At the cheapest end you could get the box that just does bluetooth and aux for 74.99 then add on the bluetooth for 49.99 (the box comes with bluetooth capability but the actual bluetooth module is an addon). You mount the microphone where you cant it and plug the box into the back of the radio. It works well for me and everyone can hear me just fine... well everyone except my dad but he's been going deaf for years now.
flu13 said:
I've read a lot about options for getting bluetooth audio in the car, and even started a thread on it. But after thinking about it more, I realized that if I was going to have bluetooth audio in the car, I might as well be able to take calls in the car, as well. I tried the Belkin adapter, and it's great for receiving music and calls, but the sound from my end on calls is disappointing. I've called people from it and also have left myself voicemails and listened to them, and it just doesn't sound very good.
Any advice on bluetooth for the car that has good call audio? Been considering maybe this GoGroove one. Also, this Kinivo doesn't look too bad.
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Gogroove is good
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Gogroove is good
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Yeah? How is call quality? Do you have to turn on or pair or connect it every time you get in the car?
BOOM:
http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTC450...Input/dp/B009NLTW60/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_1_2JMS
wavrunrx said:
BOOM:
http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTC450...Input/dp/B009NLTW60/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_1_2JMS
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Can you elaborate? You have this one? It is one of the two I was considering. How is call quality?
i dont own it yet but am probabally going to order it on monday.
my car already has bluetooth built in, but i like the fact this adapter supports aptX, and has a built in USB port.
so anyway, i cant elaborate :/
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can you share with us ?
wavrunrx said:
i dont own it yet but am probabally going to order it on monday.
my car already has bluetooth built in, but i like the fact this adapter supports aptX, and has a built in USB port.
so anyway, i cant elaborate :/
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I can speak for it, I own it (bought it last week)
Syncs up quick, Unlike the similar Belkin (looks better, has issues) the buttons are useful, the big center area is a giant play/pause button, it also has a foward\back button on one side. Call quality is great, have had no complaints when using it, streams music well. Very simple setup.
The only thing I don't like is the cable is permanently attached and very thin/fragile. This isn't an issue if you properly mount/set it up (IE hide it behind plastic panels)
The charger doesn't put out much, I believe around 700mA, and it does take up my one and only 12v jack meaning I can't easily use a better phone charger without hardwiring something.
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Links are in the OP.
Cast|el said:
The charger doesn't put out much, I believe around 700mA, and it does take up my one and only 12v jack meaning I can't easily use a better phone charger without hardwiring something.
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There's always this.
Just bought a new car 2 months ago. It has no bluetooth and I was tired of my fm adapter so I was looking for a new solution. Considered everything from 600$ full CD player replacements that had bluetooth enabled to some of the more internal installation ones around 150. Ended up going with the Kinvio off Amazon just to try it and see how well it works.
Here is what makes it 10x better then the Belkin: Autoconnect. When you turn your car on it turns on and your phone automatically connects. With the Belkin apparently you have to hit the button every time you want to connect.
I've been told the audio quality is good and while people know im on speakerphone they can hear me clearly. The audio quality for me is great, I'm not an audiophile but it certainly seems clear to me. Would definitely recommend it for the price.
I put a bluefusion unit in my truck and loved it. It plugged in behind the radio, install took about thirty minutes. It still allowed use of my steering wheel controls. It tricked the radio into thinking the Bluetooth was xm..... retails for over $200 but are for sale all over the net for $40-60.
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dzags said:
Just bought a new car 2 months ago. It has no bluetooth and I was tired of my fm adapter so I was looking for a new solution. Considered everything from 600$ full CD player replacements that had bluetooth enabled to some of the more internal installation ones around 150. Ended up going with the Kinvio off Amazon just to try it and see how well it works.
Here is what makes it 10x better then the Belkin: Autoconnect. When you turn your car on it turns on and your phone automatically connects. With the Belkin apparently you have to hit the button every time you want to connect.
I've been told the audio quality is good and while people know im on speakerphone they can hear me clearly. The audio quality for me is great, I'm not an audiophile but it certainly seems clear to me. Would definitely recommend it for the price.
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so am i correct in my thinking:
1) pair my phone with the Kinovo
2) Music (from google music) will go out TO my microsoft SYNC system VIA Line OUT FROM the Kinovo
3) Phone calls, incoming/outgoing, will go TO my microsoft SYNC system VIA bluetooth FROM the Kinovo ((instead of LINE out! so i can still take advantage of answering calls from my steering wheel and seeing names on the cars LCD etc ...)
Alright, I'm giving the Kinivo a try.
I have an MTCB joying unit. My opinion is that the Bluetooth audio is absolutely atrocious. I have tried all the various suggestions, but nothing really works.
Can anyone comment on the MTCD units, with respect to Bluetooth audio performance? Specifically, the outgoing call quality (how we sound to the person on the other end).
I would really appreciate an opinion from someone who has witnessed the issues on the MTCB units.
Thank you
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No experience with MTCB units here, but audio quality through Bluetooth (at least in regards to music) isn't all that great. 320kbps mp3s sound almost like they are being transcoded on-the-fly to something ~96kbps. Haven't really used the phone, so can't comment there.
Never understood why using files via bluetooth from my phone. Files on SD Card and all sounds great
Convenience. SD cards have to be removed/updated with new files. Not having internet in the car means that playing music downloaded on phone via Apple Music through Bluetooth would be great if it sounded good.
Piaband said:
I have an MTCB joying unit. My opinion is that the Bluetooth audio is absolutely atrocious. I have tried all the various suggestions, but nothing really works.
Can anyone comment on the MTCD units, with respect to Bluetooth audio performance? Specifically, the outgoing call quality (how we sound to the person on the other end).
I would really appreciate an opinion from someone who has witnessed the issues on the MTCB units.
Thank you
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I can chime in on this somewhat. I came from an old Pumpkin brand rockchip on lollipop, bluetooth was the biggest joke on that thing, 100% unusable it may as well not have existed, microphone quality was inaudible junk to the caller.
I have now upgraded to the new Joying brand Intel Sofia 2GB ram unit, which has Bluetooth 4.0 vs the 3.1 on the MTCB unit. The difference is night and day, when using it for hands free calling the quality is great (has some minor road noise like expected) but its 100% usable. For Music streaming, I never had quality issues for music streaming on the MTCB, however I can tell you the Bluetooth 4.0 intel unit plays/sounds perfect, is MUCH more responsive when skipping tracks or pausing or anything, and has the added benefit of displaying song tite/artist, where Bluetooth 3.1 did not support this.
Edit: Also in the caraudiosettings, there is adjustments for bluetooth mic you can make to fit your needs, high sensitivity, medium sensitivity and low sensitivity on the intel unit.
Skater4599 said:
I can chime in on this somewhat. I came from an old Pumpkin brand rockchip on lollipop, bluetooth was the biggest joke on that thing, 100% unusable it may as well not have existed, microphone quality was inaudible junk to the caller.
I have now upgraded to the new Joying brand Intel Sofia 2GB ram unit, which has Bluetooth 4.0 vs the 3.1 on the MTCB unit. The difference is night and day, when using it for hands free calling the quality is great (has some minor road noise like expected) but its 100% usable. For Music streaming, I never had quality issues for music streaming on the MTCB, however I can tell you the Bluetooth 4.0 intel unit plays/sounds perfect, is MUCH more responsive when skipping tracks or pausing or anything, and has the added benefit of displaying song tite/artist, where Bluetooth 3.1 did not support this.
Edit: Also in the caraudiosettings, there is adjustments for bluetooth mic you can make to fit your needs, high sensitivity, medium sensitivity and low sensitivity on the intel unit.
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Great to hear that.
Does the new intel sofia unit show album art through Bluetooth?
Do you use Bluetooth tethering (if you use an Android smartphone)? If so, how is stability and speed?
KamaL said:
Great to hear that.
Does the new intel sofia unit show album art through Bluetooth?
Do you use Bluetooth tethering (if you use an Android smartphone)? If so, how is stability and speed?
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No album art support, just titles/names.
I use a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, I have not tried Bluetooth Tethering TBH as i just use my wifi hotspot on my phone for internet. I will look into it next time I am in front of it though that would be interesting
Skater4599 said:
No album art support, just titles/names.
I use a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, I have not tried Bluetooth Tethering TBH as i just use my wifi hotspot on my phone for internet. I will look into it next time I am in front of it though that would be interesting
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Thanks
Yes, you should try it. It should drain less battery, although speed won't be the same.
Check this thread for an interesting application:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...elopment/bluetooth-settings-launcher-t3504526
Piaband said:
Can anyone comment on the MTCD units, with respect to Bluetooth audio performance? Specifically, the outgoing call quality (how we sound to the person on the other end).
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I have a MTCD Joying VL130 and upstream audio to the other party is quite ok. No difference between internal and external mic.
What I don't like is the fact that downstream audio is only put on the right speaker. This is by design according to Joying support guys. It should reduce the uplink echo...hmm.
So, i have MTCD KD version, and sound realy bad. Idk why
Bluetooth Issues
I have a question with the BT on my unit. I have the external Mic connected and people complain that they can't hear me and they always hang up me. Music works fine but on phone call I have to switch my phone to Speaker. Would disconnecting the external Mic would improve the call quality. Do you suggest I get another external microphone? If you do can you please link me to a good one. Please see the picture for my unit's information.
llaugerm said:
I have a question with the BT on my unit. I have the external Mic connected and people complain that they can't hear me and they always hang up me. Music works fine but on phone call I have to switch my phone to Speaker. Would disconnecting the external Mic would improve the call quality. Do you suggest I get another external microphone? If you do can you please link me to a good one. Please see the picture for my unit's information.
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I'm having this same problem. Any input from anyone?
Need4Camaro said:
I'm having this same problem. Any input from anyone?
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Here is what I did and it worked fine without the need of opening my head unit:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ic-quality-t3339551/post72975889#post72975889
Bluetooth audio/music quality is a joke on my Witson PX5 unit (MX). Sounds like playing a really old cassette tape.
Hey everyone, I took a leap of faith and bought the following product from Amazon...it's about $10:
http://a.co/49qKkqH
I'm shocked to say this thing works perfectly in my Mi Mix 2. I'm not an expert on audio but it sounds the same as with the standard included dongle, and the charging seems to work fine too but I think it's limited to 500mA perhaps as a USB-C limitation. I also tested the charge rates with my Axon 7 (which won't allow for audio with this thing, but does allow charging), and it *seems* that this charger works at about 0.5 amps only but at least it will allow for GPS/music, etc. without really bleeding battery power. I was able to keep a slight positive charge with WiFi off, GPS active, screen on low-ish brightness, and music playing (from internal storage...not streaming music) over the phone speakers..albeit only about 50-100 mA...but, the charge percent did slowly go up.
Of course, I'm not sure how long this thing will last...or if there may be some other deficiency with it that I'm not aware of, but so far so good and if you're frustrated by the lack of a headphone jack this may help you...and it's pretty cheap so I guess I'm not too worried.
EDIT: One limitation I just noticed...the microphone on my headset seems not to work during calls (the audio of the caller is fine though)...but the microphone on the phone is fine so you just have to aim your voice into the phone's base. Also, it seems like the controls on my headset don't work either (i.e., volume up/down, etc.). So, I'm not sure if different headsets will yield different results but just wanted to communicate this [apparent] limitation.
EDIT (AGAIN): The button issue/microphone issue seems to be resolved by reversing the orientation of the male USB-C connector. That is, if you only get a headphone and not a full-function headset when you use this, try unplugging the USB-C connector from the phone, flipping it over, and then reconnecting it.
https://www.amazon.com/Wofalodata-H...=1509570567&sr=8-1&keywords=wofalodata+type+c
I have that one, and it works well for charging and playing music.
flyer_andy said:
Hey everyone, I took a leap of faith and bought the following product from Amazon...it's about $10:
http://a.co/49qKkqH
I'm shocked to say this thing works perfectly in my Mi Mix 2. I'm not an expert on audio but it sounds the same as with the standard included dongle, and the charging seems to work fine too but I think it's limited to 500mA perhaps as a USB-C limitation. I also tested the charge rates with my Axon 7 (which won't allow for audio with this thing, but does allow charging), and it *seems* that this charger works at about 0.5 amps only but at least it will allow for GPS/music, etc. without really bleeding battery power. I was able to keep a slight positive charge with WiFi off, GPS active, screen on low-ish brightness, and music playing (from internal storage...not streaming music) over the phone speakers..albeit only about 50-100 mA...but, the charge percent did slowly go up.
Of course, I'm not sure how long this thing will last...or if there may be some other deficiency with it that I'm not aware of, but so far so good and if you're frustrated by the lack of a headphone jack this may help you...and it's pretty cheap so I guess I'm not too worried.
EDIT: One limitation I just noticed...the microphone on my headset seems not to work during calls (the audio of the caller is fine though)...but the microphone on the phone is fine so you just have to aim your voice into the phone's base. Also, it seems like the controls on my headset don't work either (i.e., volume up/down, etc.). So, I'm not sure if different headsets will yield different results but just wanted to communicate this [apparent] limitation.
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Thanks! I was going to to start a thread asking if anyone found one that works.
I have a couple questions about the headphone buttons. Does the play/pause button still work with the combo dongle? Or do none of the buttons work?
Unrelated to the Amazon product, do your headphone buttons work with the Xiaomi dongle? I have a headset with a play/pause button and volume up/down that works perfectly with my Mix but only the play/pause button works correctly on the Mix 2. Are you running stock ROM? I have a feeling my button problems have to do with the fact that my Mix has a MIUI-based ROM and I have a Lineage-based ROM on the Mix 2.
Either way thanks for taking the plunge and sharing.
alose said:
https://www.amazon.com/Wofalodata-H...=1509570567&sr=8-1&keywords=wofalodata+type+c
I have that one, and it works well for charging and playing music.
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Do headphone buttons work with this one? Is charging as slow as the one in the OP?
chimera533 said:
Thanks! I was going to to start a thread asking if anyone found one that works.
I have a couple questions about the headphone buttons. Does the play/pause button still work with the combo dongle? Or do none of the buttons work?
Unrelated to the Amazon product, do your headphone buttons work with the Xiaomi dongle? I have a headset with a play/pause button and volume up/down that works perfectly with my Mix but only the play/pause button works correctly on the Mix 2. Are you running stock ROM? I have a feeling my button problems have to do with the fact that my Mix has a MIUI-based ROM and I have a Lineage-based ROM on the Mix 2.
Either way thanks for taking the plunge and sharing.
Do headphone buttons work with this one? Is charging as slow as the one in the OP?
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Yes I have the exact same experience with respect to the buttons...when I try the stock dongle, I do get pause/call answer functions but the volume up/down doesn't work. I know that Xiaomi does have their own headphones so maybe you don't get full functionality with non-Xiaomi headphones? Not sure...I'm using Bose headphones, as a reference.
Ok...so something really weird just happened...using the combo dongle I now *do* get phone microphone audio through my headset and also the call button does seem to work, but instead of ending the call it mutes the microphone. Also, the icon in the status bar now shows headset+mic and not just headset...maybe it was a quirk earlier or the headphone was loose or something.
Also, I seem to get much better charge rates with the Mi Mix 2 as opposed to the Axon 7...I'm getting about 1000 mA I think...I've attached a screenshot. It shows around 800 mA but I bet with the screen off you'd get around 1000.
Sorry for lots of inconsistency here! I'll have to keep trying this thing but it does seem that there's hope!
EDIT: Ok I think I figured out the inconsistent operation. I had purchased two of these dongles...one of them appears to have a defect where audio works, but buttons and microphone do not. The headphone jack is tighter on the [half] defective one so maybe there's just a bad connection in there...in any case it looks like there may be some manufacturing QA issues with the dongle which means they may have some inconsistencies between them...maybe it'd be worth buying two or three and and planning on sending back any that aren't needed.
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Fast charging is supported on the Wofalodata, and at least Pause/play works.
I ordered the one in the OP and I'm not impressed. Charging seems to be stuck around 500mA for me. I could live with that. Zero of my headphone buttons work which is less forgivable. But the worst part is it's already falling apart. The headphone jack was so tight that I pulled off the outer sheath while trying to cram my headphones into it. Picture attached. That silver part hanging loose around the wire should be attached to the headphone jack.
I ordered the second adapter from this thread today to see how I like it. Curse Apple for starting the no headphone jack trend.
Edit: I now also get really bad static through my headphones when I have the adapter plugged in to a power source. Before I was using it with a half charged phone. Now my phone is fully charged. That may be the difference.
chimera533 said:
I ordered the one in the OP and I'm not impressed. Charging seems to be stuck around 500mA for me. I could live with that. Zero of my headphone buttons work which is less forgivable. But the worst part is it's already falling apart. The headphone jack was so tight that I pulled off the outer sheath while trying to cram my headphones into it. Picture attached. That silver part hanging loose around the wire should be attached to the headphone jack.
I ordered the second adapter from this thread today to see how I like it. Curse Apple for starting the no headphone jack trend.
Edit: I now also get really bad static through my headphones when I have the adapter plugged in to a power source. Before I was using it with a half charged phone. Now my phone is fully charged. That may be the difference.
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Yeah mine does the static noise if it's sitting at 100% charge too...best to unplug at that point if possible though I agree that's annoying.
Sorry to hear the silver part fell off...one of my adapters is a bit tight on the 3.5mm jack too but it has gotten better with use.
As far as the buttons - I think I've discovered the issue. It's totally bizarre...but...it seems that if I insert the USB-C male end in with the metal seam upward (i.e., so that the headphone jack is on the left side) the buttons work as expected (as does the microphone). In case you just want headphone functionality, the adapter can be flipped/inserted where the 3.5mm jack is on the right side of the USB-C port...the phone's speakerphone mic appears to pick up audio for calls in this use case but it actually is useful when I'm using my car's AUX port as I can make better calls way. Here's a video:
Thank you! It does matter how you plug it in. For me it's actually the opposite. I need to plug it in with the seam facing the back of the phone (headphone jack on right) to get my play/pause working. None of the other buttons work but I wasn't expecting them to.
I also get a slight hiss when the phone isn't at 100% charge and like you said a horrible static noise when plugged in at 100%. But I think I can deal with that.
I think now I can at least superglue the sheath back on and get some use out of it.
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Thank you! It does matter how you plug it in. For me it's actually the opposite. I need to plug it in with the seam facing the back of the phone (headphone jack on right) to get my play/pause working. None of the other buttons work but I wasn't expecting them to.
I also get a slight hiss when the phone isn't at 100% charge and like you said a horrible static noise when plugged in at 100%. But I think I can deal with that.
I think now I can at least superglue the sheath back on and get some use out of it.
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Sweet! How odd! Yeah definitely not the best-built accessory but so far it does seem to work...I hope at some point a more reputable producer makes something like this as it's a great idea but like you pointed out...not-so-perfect implementation. I will keep in mind your experience with that sheath coming off though...now I know to be super careful with that connection!
And I totally agree on the whole killing the headphone jack thing...really really aggravated with that development myself...it seems the OEMs are driving the marketplace whereas it should be the other way around.
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Sweet! How odd! Yeah definitely not the best-built accessory but so far it does seem to work...I hope at some point a more reputable producer makes something like this as it's a great idea but like you pointed out...not-so-perfect implementation. I will keep in mind your experience with that sheath coming off though...now I know to be super careful with that connection!
And I totally agree on the whole killing the headphone jack thing...really really aggravated with that development myself...it seems the OEMs are driving the marketplace whereas it should be the other way around.
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This one works, I have this one I use while in bed with headphones and charging, Doesn't fast charge, but it's not really slow either.
Its made of metal and the cables are braided, Its good quality.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Typ...-3-5mm-Jack-Audio-Earphone-Y/32832185514.html
I have an alternative solution. I'm beyond impressed with these things for how much they cost. Good sound, good battery life, and good comfort. They don't ever drop connection either. I used to hate on BT headphones until I got these.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VVL4WJZ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1