I just recently popped my phone's cherry and unlocked the bootloader so that I could get Froyo on my AT&T Nexus One. Before the update I had setup my phone to plug into a car dock with a headphone out to auxiliary jack to my car speakers.
The volume was consistently good to my car stereo when unplugged from the dock and when plugged in before the update. Now, immediately after I plug in my phone to the dock with the headphone jack pushing media audio my volume is reduced by 10-20%. I have disabled the dock managing my media audio, put everything to max volume on phone, and it still reduces the audio as soon as I plug it into the dock.
Does anyone else have a similar setup? I realize mine may be unique and I'm on my own. Are there any deeper phone settings to check beyond the standard volume controls?
Yeah I have the same problem. And my phone doesn't pick up my voice with voice commands and auto brightness doesn't work with the phone in the dock. Makes me wanna go back to Eclair...
Still have not resolved this by any means available. Maybe the official ROM will fix this issue. Also my paid apps still have not shown up and I am noticing that when I pick up inbound calls people cannot hear me for a few seconds.
I was hoping by this point in June that the official Froyo for N1 would have been released and there would be a ROM floating around but no such luck!
I've had a similar problem when my phone is docked with the car dock. In-call volume is extremely low, but other types of media are fine (i.e. music, navi, etc). My volume settings are maxed out too. I hope the official Froyo release fixes this problem. I use my car dock on a daily basis.
Looks like frf83 did not fix it. Car dock is useless for me. Seeing comments frome google that indicate they optimized for the cheesy built in speakers and hosed using the headphone jack while docked.
Pandora during the commute keeps me sane, and this ruins it. No froyo for me until this is fixed.
What I've discovered is when I car dock the phone media volume gets set to 12 out of 15 on the headphone jack. The volume setting GUI doesn't show that the volume has changed. Changing the media volume in settings doesn't affect the volume until I undock the phone.
Unfortunately for me that's too much output for my car stereo and music gets pretty distorted.
I downgraded to OTA ERD79 and the volume would remain the same when docked. I upgraded to the latest OTA and the max volume setting returned.
Having the same problem. At least I found this problem is due to Froyo, not my car dock.
Still, wished the USB port is still open while docked so I can bypass the Car Dock's circuits and just use it as a holder only.
Haven't rooted my phone yet, but if the devs can fix the issue on a custom ROM, I will root.
i used to have this set up where my phone was hardwired to the radio and after froyo i have noticed this problem too. I have now gone back to using a bluetooth connection (kensington liquidaux) and it seems to not have the problem.
for those following the other thread regarding the degradation of quality not just the low volume (double sucky). the bluetooth connection seems to not suffer the same fate.
agentkalaw said:
i used to have this set up where my phone was hardwired to the radio and after froyo i have noticed this problem too. I have now gone back to using a bluetooth connection (kensington liquidaux) and it seems to not have the problem.
for those following the other thread regarding the degradation of quality not just the low volume (double sucky). the bluetooth connection seems to not suffer the same fate.
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You're referring using Bluetooth vs AUX for the dock and car to communicate? I'm guessing most of us don't have that option on our cars.
Check out the Kensington Liquidaux. It is an aftermarket Bluetooth solution that lets you use any AUX connection.
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Check out the Kensington Liquidaux. It is an aftermarket Bluetooth solution that lets you use any AUX connection.
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Seems like an overkill for $80, especially when I don't need any part of the mount.
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Seems like an overkill for $80, especially when I don't need any part of the mount.
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The one I got was $29. (Edit: I looked all over and can't find it at this price anymore...shoulda bought two!) It just included the cigarette lighter part and a steering wheel remote.
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I have been waiting for a solution and still have not found one. I installed the latest Cynogen V6.0.0-RC1 and when reconfiguring for my dock I got full sound! I was greatly excited! Then... it dropped back down to its normal volume.
I need to figure out a way to disable the phone recognizing the dock entirely since I only use the dock for keeping it stable on my windshield and charging. Anyone have ideas?
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I have been waiting for a solution and still have not found one. I installed the latest Cynogen V6.0.0-RC1 and when reconfiguring for my dock I got full sound! I was greatly excited! Then... it dropped back down to its normal volume.
I need to figure out a way to disable the phone recognizing the dock entirely since I only use the dock for keeping it stable on my windshield and charging. Anyone have ideas?
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I don't think the dots would pass through the charge if the phone completely stops recognizing the dock. This problem didn't start until Froyo, I'm pretty sure there'll be a fix for it.
I have the same problem. So much time has gone by since they released the car dock, first it was fine but after froyo the audio settings could not be saves anymore and the volume got much quieter.
No word from Google... nothing, no answer, no patch.
I'm really pissed, the car dock is almost unusable, except you go to audio settings every time you dock the phone and recheck the settings... :-(
there are already some people who reported the problem on the issue tracker. If you have the same problem please star the issue, but avoid giving "me too" comments... as everyone in the thread gets an email for your +1 comment.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10466
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9073
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8292
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9747
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8634
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9445
google didn't even care to merge issues with the same topic... :-(
I really hope Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) will bring up a solution. (If the N1 will receive it)
Hi guys,
There's so many add-in tools out in the market that can easily solve those volume level issue. (e.g. "Dock Volume", "Car Dock v2", and many "Locale" or "Tasker" apps) So in my personal option, this is not an issue at all.
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Hi guys,
There's so many add-in tools out in the market that can easily solve those volume level issue. (e.g. "Dock Volume", "Car Dock v2", and many "Locale" or "Tasker" apps) So in my personal option, this is not an issue at all.
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You're completely clueless to the issue at hand, please stay away from this thread. Most of those apps have been around before Froyo was even released.
So I was scanning eBay for Bluetooth docks, and came across this, " Bluetooth A2DP Music Audio Receiver Adapter for iPhone 4 4S iPod ". Search for it on eBay, without the quotation marks obviously.
Wow, really? I'm not allowed to post a clickable link to eBay??? How about the moderators just do their job and remove spam posts like the moderators on other forums I'm on do, rather than **** up new members ability to post helpful information. Because I'm damn sure not gonna run back out and get my post count up just so I can post a link.
Anyway............................
It's an adapter that sits in an iPod/iPhone dock, and receives audio via Bluetooth! It requires, obviously, a dock that is capable of charging the iPod/iPhone, as it uses that as it's power source. I have a Samsung HW-D7000 Blu-Ray receiver that came with an iPod/iPhone dock, and this will be put to great use now, rather than just sitting in the box in my attic! Hahaha. And at only freakin $16, it's a great deal! I'll come back and let you guys know how well it works as soon as I receive it, and get to test it out.
Also, this opens up out possibilities for buying docks for out phones too! I actually already have a Phillips Fidelio AS140 Android dock, and it is awesome! Has great sound via Bluetooth, and honestly, I prefer being able to play music through a dock without it being required to be sitting in the dock. As I know it's bad on the battery to continually be in a charging status, but also it's very nice to be able to carry the phone around the house in my pocket and control the volume and music being played, rather than awkwardly leaning down to use the phone on the dock.
Holy ****!!! This is absolutely the most aggravating forum to post to that I have ever been on as a new member!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha, oh my dear freakin' god. And I received an "Error" trying to post this also! Gotta wait 5 minutes before I'm allowed to post again. Maybe one day, xda with graciously allow me to offer up help without it being a pain in the ass to do so. I'm not an expert, but I do like to offer help and advice when I'm able to.
Sorry for the rants, I get angry when things don't work like I would like them to. Hahaha.
The restrictions, while aggravating, are there to prevent spam and malware links. Frustrating, but necessary unfortunately.
That's a great find, though. Provided it works (I see no reason it shouldn't) it opens up the previously very limited number of Android capable docks, and makes a Bluetooth solution very affordable.
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The restrictions, while aggravating, are there to prevent spam and malware links. Frustrating, but necessary unfortunately.
That's a great find, though. Provided it works (I see no reason it shouldn't) it opens up the previously very limited number of Android capable docks, and makes a Bluetooth solution very affordable.
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Yea, I understand why the restrictions would be put into place, but I also take responsibility for my own computer, and what finds its way onto it. Enough of that though.
I will most certainly be relaying how well this works, and any quirks it may have. I did find a Bluetooth receiver that can be used with any stereo with a 3.5mm audio input, and it has about a 3-4 hour battery life. The only issue with it so far, is that it can only be used on battery power. You can't just plug the charger up, and leave it. So basically, you use it until the battery dies, and you must charge it completely, then unplug the charger before you're able to use it again. It's still pretty impressively simple, functional, and easy to use tho.
Hi Guys.
As you can see, this is my first post on here but I'm hoping you can help.
I picked up my first tablet, the great ASUS Infinity TF700T about a week ago, following which I read up on unlocking/rooting
& successfully unlocked, rooted & installed CHROMi-X (v4.6.6, which I have just flashed to v4.6.7). I'm now starting to use the tablet for the things I want to do, one of which is listening to music/watching films, & this is where I've come across my first issue.
I have a pair of superb Logitech V20 USB 2.0 speakers, which are powered by USB. These speakers work perfectly well with my laptop but when I plug them into the full-sized USB port on the Infinity's dock, the sound, which, when playing through the Infinity's own speaker is also perfect, albeit quiet & lacking any real bass, is awful. The audio can be heard but only just, as it is somewhat distorted & there is a loud crackling noise associated it. I've tried using different media players (VLC, MX Player, Meridian) & changing their settings (including decoders where possible) but nothing makes any difference.
Does anyone know what the problem is? I'm going to be gutted if I can't get any decent sound from this device, especially since it's so awesome otherwise :crying::crying::crying:
Thanks in advance
Just to let you know, I just thought to try my wireless USB mouse in the dock's USB port & that works fine (except that rolling the wheel down scrolls the web page up & vice versa but this is also the case when I use the touch pad to scroll. Any ideas why that is or whether it can be changed would be helpful too?
Oh, & if anyone knows how I can get my @ and " symbols to switch back to the correct keys (at the moment, the @ is on the 2 key where the " should be & vice versa), that would also be good?
Cheers :good:
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Hi Guys.
As you can see, this is my first post on here but I'm hoping you can help.
I picked up my first tablet, the great ASUS Infinity TF700T about a week ago, following which I read up on unlocking/rooting
& successfully unlocked, rooted & installed CHROMi-X (v4.6.6, which I have just flashed to v4.6.7). I'm now starting to use the tablet for the things I want to do, one of which is listening to music/watching films, & this is where I've come across my first issue.
I have a pair of superb Logitech V20 USB 2.0 speakers, which are powered by USB. These speakers work perfectly well with my laptop but when I plug them into the full-sized USB port on the Infinity's dock, the sound, which, when playing through the Infinity's own speaker is also perfect, albeit quiet & lacking any real bass, is awful. The audio can be heard but only just, as it is somewhat distorted & there is a loud crackling noise associated it. I've tried using different media players (VLC, MX Player, Meridian) & changing their settings (including decoders where possible) but nothing makes any difference.
Does anyone know what the problem is? I'm going to be gutted if I can't get any decent sound from this device, especially since it's so awesome otherwise :crying::crying::crying:
Thanks in advance
Just to let you know, I just thought to try my wireless USB mouse in the dock's USB port & that works fine (except that rolling the wheel down scrolls the web page up & vice versa but this is also the case when I use the touch pad to scroll. Any ideas why that is or whether it can be changed would be helpful too?
Oh, & if anyone knows how I can get my @ and " symbols to switch back to the correct keys (at the moment, the @ is on the 2 key where the " should be & vice versa), that would also be good?
Cheers :good:
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The USB port on the Infinity's dock is not made to power speakers so you wont be able to get them to sound anything much, lucky to even get them working. If you want to scroll, try holding down both button and going up and down with the mouse, maybe it will scroll, because the keypad will scroll whatever it is on when you use 2 fingers on it and go up and down.
Tylor
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Hi Guys.
Oh, & if anyone knows how I can get my @ and " symbols to switch back to the correct keys (at the moment, the @ is on the 2 key where the " should be & vice versa), that would also be good?
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Did you select the correct SKU in the installer? I have a US keyboard and the @ symbol is on the 2 key.
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Decent Audio?
HI Guys,
So, thanks for your responses so far.
berndblb, in answer to your question about the correct SKU, if by that you mean the bit where I had to choose either US or WW during the CHROMi-X setup, as far as I'm aware, yes, being in the UK, I did choose the WW option but is there any way I can check this or would I have to re-flash my device & start all over again after I've spent the last week setting it all up?
Tylorw1, with regard to my USB powered speakers, it doesn't sound like I have much choice in wanting to use them, which is a shame as they're superb & don't need any additional chargers etcetera, which is great when I'm travelling
However, if that is the case, which I imagine it is because I don't suppose that there's any way to make the tablet's USB power the speakers, what's the best way for me to get decent sound from the tablet? I've read about both Bluetooth & speakers that connect to the 3.5mm headphone socket but are there other types & which is the best option, that is, which gives the best sound?
I've read that the BT speakers can have connection issues but I don't really want to have to clip anything to the tablet & obscure part of the screen whilst I'mwatching films, which is how most of the other type of speakers seem to work. Plus, of course, I'll need to carry around seperate chargers.
Coincidentally, I was about to buy the Bose Soundlink II BT speaker for use with my phone whilst I'm at work. Would you recommend this for the tablet aswell, or is there another speaker/type of speaker you prefer. My main concern is the sound quality. Cost comes a close second but within reason, I can stretch a little if there's something worth stretching for
I hope you can help?
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HI Guys,
So, thanks for your responses so far.
bernbl, in answer to your question about the correct SKU, if by that you mean the bit where I had to choose either US or WW during the CHROMi-X setup, as far as I'm aware, yes, being in the UK, I did choose the WW option but is there any way I can check this or would I have to re-flash my device & start all over again after I've spent the last week setting it all up?
Tylor, with regard to my USB powered speakers, it doesn't sound like I have much choice in wanting to use them, which is a shame as they're superb & don't need any additional chargers etcetera, which is great when I'm travelling
However, if that is the case, which I imagine it is because I don't suppose that there's any way to make the tablet's USB power the speakers, what's the best way for me to get decent sound from the tablet? I've read about both Bluetooth & speakers that connect to the 3.5mm headphone socket but are there other types & which is the best option, that is, which gives the best sound?
I've read that the BT speakers can have connection issues but I don't really want to have to clip anything to the tablet & obscure part of the screen whilst I'mwatching films, which is how most of the other type of speakers seem to work. Plus, of course, I'll need to carry around seperate chargers.
Coincidentally, I was about to buy the Bose Soundlink II BT speaker for use with my phone whilst I'm at work. Would you recommend this for the tablet aswell, or is there another speaker/type of speaker you prefer. My main concern is the sound quality. Cost comes a close second but within reason, I can stretch a little if there's something worth stretching for
I hope you can help?
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Your SKU is under About Tablet > Build Number. After the bootloader version it will show US/WW/ODEX/DEODEX
Also check what keyboard and language you have selected under Language & Input.
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Your SKU is under About Tablet > Build Number. After the bootloader version it will show US/WW/ODEX/DEODEX
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Cool, I'm not a moron It says WW/DEODEX. I'd already checked the options I knew about, so Language is set to English (UK) & keyboard is set to Swiftkey. That said, now I'm puzzled as to why those 2 keys should be the wrong way round. Your suggestion made perfect sense but if I've not made a mistake, why else would they be the wrong way round? As I said, I have installed the SwiftKey keyboard; it couldn't be that, could it?
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Cool, I'm not a moron It says WW/DEODEX
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Ok, I got it.
Under Language & Input, tab the Asus keyboard, set the language to English (UK)
Tap "Defaut", set the hardware keyboard to "on" and select the Asus keyboard as default for it.
I just switched to English UK under Asus keyboard and did have the " where @ belongs (for me)
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Your SKU is under About Tablet > Build Number. After the bootloader version it will show US/WW/ODEX/DEODEX
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That's the ROM version, not the bootloader version.
We're cross-posting here :sly:
I also use Swiftkey. I just tried what I believe is your setup:
Swiftkey as default for hard and soft keyboards.
Cannot replicate the switch....
The only way I can find to switch keyboard layout is by selecting the Asus keyboard as default for hard keyboard an changing the language for it to English UK :what:
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True! Caught me there! LOL
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It's Not SwiftKey
To rule SwiftKey out, I've just downloaded the US Keyboard & tried typing with it set to UK & then US. Bizarrely, there's no difference either way; I still get @ on the 2 & " where @ should be on the ' ??????
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To rule SwiftKey out, I've just downloaded the US Keyboard & tried typing with it set to UK & then US. Bizarrely, there's no difference either way; I still get @ on the 2 & " where @ should be on the ' ??????
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I doubt that Swiftkey would have the functionality to re-assign the association for the hardware keys.
Swiftkey is build for software keyboards mostly, for a great variety of devices.
Probably the Asus keyboard is the only one specifically designed to work for the hardware keyboard.
Try the Google keyboard, play around with settings.... Good luck!
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Actually, It Is SwiftKey!
So berndblb, once you got me thinking about bringing the stock keyboard into the equation, I've just played about with it & if I make the stock keyboard the default, my @ & " are the correct way round; if I use SwiftKey, they're the incorrect way round, regardless of whether I have it set to US or UK. Annoying but I'll get over it.
Anyway, I'm getting off topic. The main point of this post was to try & get people's opinions on how I'm going to get the best sound from my tablet, given that I can't use my USB powered speakers due to the Infinity's USB port not having the capability to power them!
Any suggestions/opinions would be most appreciated
Right, when you installed the rom it also included Keyboard Manager (unless you chose not t install it). The reason I include this is to fix this exact problem. Basically in keyboard manager set up the keyboard to be ASUS when you are docked and it will keep your layout rather than switch to the default US that swiftkey forces. Naughty swift key
Perfect
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Right, when you installed the rom it also included Keyboard Manager (unless you chose not t install it). The reason I include this is to fix this exact problem. Basically in keyboard manager set up the keyboard to be ASUS when you are docked and it will keep your layout rather than switch to the default US that swiftkey forces. Naughty swift key
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Hey sbdags,
Thanks for that; it worked perfectly. That sort of support from the developer of the ROM I'm using is superb but part of the reason I installed CHROMi-X was that I learned, particularly from reading berndblb's posts, that you possessed a high level of attention to detail, so being a fellow perfectionist, that kind've swayed me I had already looked at the app but didn't fully understand what its' purpose was.
Now I've got that sorted & I'm used to the scrolling difference between the Infinity & my pc, might I ask one more noob question?
I presume you've read that my initial query was with regard to my USB powered speakers not working with my Infinity (that's not the question )? Tylorw1 replied that this was due to the Infinity's USB port not being capable of providing enough power. Given that I believe it unlikely that I could do anything about that, I asked if anyone had any recommendations of what speakers, of what type, would allow me to get the best sound from my tablet. However, whilst my questions about the USB port & now the keyboard have been answered, no-one has mentioned the actual speakers.
Is that because I'm asking in the wrong place, or even on the wrong site, as this is a developers site & you guys only help with software/performance issues? I figured that even if that was the case, that as you guys spend so long with your devices, your advice might be the most reliable & useful?
Thanks in advance
I doubt many users have USB powered speakers that is all. I've certainly never used any. It's possible it's an android USB thing but USB is an international standard so I suspect that it is more low level in the USB driver modules or kernel even.
It's unlikely to be an easy fix. You could try asking Asus if they support USB speakers but it is very possible they won't know.
What DO you guys use?
Thanks for that but if this is the case.......
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I doubt many users have USB powered speakers that is all. I've certainly never used any. It's possible it's an android USB thing but USB is an international standard so I suspect that it is more low level in the USB driver modules or kernel even.
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what sort of speakers do you guys use & what are considered to be the best? I spent several hours reading up on this again last night & am leaning towards dual useage for the Bose Soundlink II I was coincidentally already going to buy for use at work.
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It's unlikely to be an easy fix. You could try asking Asus if they support USB speakers but it is very possible they won't know.
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I'm always amazed that the manufacturers of products seem unable to answer questions about them; if they don't know their products inside out, why be so against other people working things out & telling those who have questions?
Bose Soundlink II
Hi Guys,
I just thought I'd let you all know that I finally went for the Bose Soundlink II mobile speaker & it's awesome! If I didn't know better, I'd swear that the sound was coming from a much larger speaker & the accuracy of the sound from it, in comparison to my audiophile home separates system with floorstanding speakers & a 24 inch cubed acive subwoofer, is amazing.
Oh & I'm loving my TF700T more as every day passes
Thanks for all your help so far (& for all the help you'll hopefully provide if I ever come up against any more problems )
dan5001 said:
Hi Guys,
I just thought I'd let you all know that I finally went for the Bose Soundlink II mobile speaker & it's awesome! If I didn't know better, I'd swear that the sound was coming from a much larger speaker & the accuracy of the sound from it, in comparison to my audiophile home separates system with floorstanding speakers & a 24 inch cubed acive subwoofer, is amazing.
Oh & I'm loving my TF700T more as every day passes
Thanks for all your help so far (& for all the help you'll hopefully provide if I ever come up against any more problems )
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029728
Check out this thread. People report that USB audio is working on different devices. But from what I have read you need to be on cyanogenmod.
Hopefully our kernel supports USB audio. I'm sorry I can't check right now if it does.
Good luck
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029728
People report that USB audio is working on different devices. But from what I have read you need to be on cyanogenmod.
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Thanks for that.
Are you saying though, that if I want my USB speakers to work, I would need go flash Cyanogenmod? If so, given that I've now forked out for this superb Bose Soundlink bluetooth speaker & I love Chromi-X, I would be rather loathed to do it.
Thanks for the advice