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I've been having bluetooth problems with this phone since day 1 & I'm wondering if it's just my phone or if anyone else is having the same experience. No matter what rom or headset I use, I get a craptastic connection. I don't have any problems pairing devices, but I can't get 10 feet away from the phone without it disconnecting and I can't even turn my head without the audio cutting out. It also randomly disconnects for no reason & sometimes won't reconnect until I reboot. This has happened with every rom I've tried & every headset too. I've bought & returned multiple headsets thinking it was just my Blueant, but it happens with every one.
Could I have a faulty unit or does the bluetooth on this phone really suck this bad? I listen to podcasts & music all day long at work so I need to have a decent connection. Opinions needed please.
I think it may be a bad phone.
I have and used the following bluetooth devices:
Plantronics 590A
Jawbone Icon and Era
BlueAnt S4 which I use in the car. And auto connects before I sit down to drive when I have it on.
Sony Ericsson MW600
And Jabra Pro 9470 (office phone setup that connects to my phone via bt)
All connects without a problem. Have you done a titanium backup and perform a factory reset? And after the reset use titanium backup to restore app and data only and leave the system settings alone. You can restore the wifi stuff if you like. From there that's like a fresh install. Hope that works for you.
Yeah I've done many, many wipes & fresh installs & nothing helps. I don't have any problems connecting, I just have problems STAYING connected & listening to audio. It cuts out constantly without me even touching the phone. I've never had such shoddy bluetooth on any other device.
*sigh* Looks like I may be doing an exchange...
kabuk1 said:
Yeah I've done many, many wipes & fresh installs & nothing helps. I don't have any problems connecting, I just have problems STAYING connected & listening to audio. It cuts out constantly without me even touching the phone. I've never had such shoddy bluetooth on any other device.
*sigh* Looks like I may be doing an exchange...
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Well before leaving the store...if you are going to a brick and mortar to do the exchange, bring the bt headset with you and try it out there and try to replicate the problem with a new phone.
I do not have range problems but I don't usually have my phone more than 5 ft way from me when talking on it via bt.
I have a replacement on the way for bluetooth problems,people complained of a horrid background noise and the range was maybe 8 feet before major static would kick in
Macklessdaddy said:
I have a replacement on the way for bluetooth problems,people complained of a horrid background noise and the range was maybe 8 feet before major static would kick in
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My BT sounds like crap! People say it sounds like I'm in a wind tunnel or they can't hear me that well, when they speak to me it cuts in and out.
This is when I connect to my Parrot BT in my truck. I know its not the Parrot system because my HD2 works fine with it.
rosedog said:
My BT sounds like crap! People say it sounds like I'm in a wind tunnel or they can't hear me that well, when they speak to me it cuts in and out.
This is when I connect to my Parrot BT in my truck. I know its not the Parrot system because my HD2 works fine with it.
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I have a Dual car stereo & now that I think about it, everyone says they can't hear me even though I installed the mic on the side column & it's no more than a foot from my face at any time. Aargh this is so annoying. Freaking $600 phone & my damn $25 RAZR from Big Lots has better bluetooth.
If I bring it to the store, would they exchange it for me? I ordered it directly from T-Mobile, I didn't get it in a store.
kabuk1 said:
I have a Dual car stereo & now that I think about it, everyone says they can't hear me even though I installed the mic on the side column & it's no more than a foot from my face at any time. Aargh this is so annoying. Freaking $600 phone & my damn $25 RAZR from Big Lots has better bluetooth.
If I bring it to the store, would they exchange it for me? I ordered it directly from T-Mobile, I didn't get it in a store.
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No you will have to call T-Mobile and do a warranty exchange. I have no problems with BT on my phone at all.
http://androidforums.com/htc-sensation-4g/375199-white-noise-bluetooth-htc-sensation-4g.html
http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/133/p/12494/52795.aspx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184936
a few threads about bluetooth problems
So whats the deal? Has anyone been able to fix the BT problems with this phone yet?
Can we flash a different BT.apk file or something?
Somebody by now should have some answers I would think.
My parrot system in my truck suck ass with this phone. Always cutting in and out.
Streaming audio is fine its the talking to people I'm have problems with.
rosedog said:
So whats the deal? Has anyone been able to fix the BT problems with this phone yet?
Can we flash a different BT.apk file or something?
Somebody by now should have some answers I would think.
My parrot system in my truck suck ass with this phone. Always cutting in and out.
Streaming audio is fine its the talking to people I'm have problems with.
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I use this with my blueant s4 without an issue and experience no cutting in and out. However, I have been running MIUI and now running sense-o-maniac 3.5 and I have no issues.
kpjimmy said:
I use this with my blueant s4 without an issue and experience no cutting in and out. However, I have been running MIUI and now running sense-o-maniac 3.5 and I have no issues.
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You've been running what and what?
MIUI / Sense-o-maniac 3.5?
I'm running the latest ARHD w/sense 3.5
horrid bluetooth sound quality
it seems a lot of people have been having issues with the bluetooth sound quality. i have mine paired with a motorola HF850 car kit, which has bluetooth v1.1, or something like that. i wonder if the problem is with backward compatibility, as people seem not to have as many issues with newer devices. would flashing a different radio potentiall help this problem? is it possible to downgrade the bluetooth version with a custom ROM? any other thoughts on ways to address this issue?
Anyone else having issues with BT headset dropping the connection occasionally!
I'm using cataclysm latest and a Motorola flip elite.
Happens every other day.
Makes me wonder if I should use a KRT16S since the stock ROMs are all KRT16M?
Globespy said:
Anyone else having issues with BT headset dropping the connection occasionally!
I'm using cataclysm latest and a Motorola flip elite.
Happens every other day.
Makes me wonder if I should use a KRT16S since the stock ROMs are all KRT16M?
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No issues with drops, just way too loud but I think that is only affecting stereo headsets. I'm running cataclysm with franco's kernel.
uh60james said:
No issues with drops, just way too loud but I think that is only affecting stereo headsets. I'm running cataclysm with franco's kernel.
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Maybe it's just my headset..... Or kernel (faux).
Unlikely it's hardware issue with my phone.
Everything is so new that it will be a few months until bugs are worked out.
I get drops/skips all the time when listening to music over bluetooth, probably at least once a day. It just cuts in and out for 30 seconds or so and then settles down and works fine. I don't have another bluetooth device to test it with so I don't know if it's my phone, or the bluetooth headset. Anyone else have a similar problem? I'm hoping it's not a hardware issue... Did on straight out of the box, stock software and on DroidKang 6/7.
los1223 said:
I get drops/skips all the time when listening to music over bluetooth, probably at least once a day. It just cuts in and out for 30 seconds or so and then settles down and works fine. I don't have another bluetooth device to test it with so I don't know if it's my phone, or the bluetooth headset. Anyone else have a similar problem? I'm hoping it's not a hardware issue... Did on straight out of the box, stock software and on DroidKang 6/7.
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This is essentially what is happening with mine - drops connection for 20 seconds and reconnects by itself.
Globespy said:
This is essentially what is happening with mine - drops connection for 20 seconds and reconnects by itself.
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Have you tried with another bluetooth device to see if that might be the source?
los1223 said:
Have you tried with another bluetooth device to see if that might be the source?
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Works fine connected to my car, although I haven't had it connected for as long as my headset which is on most of the day.
los1223 said:
I get drops/skips all the time when listening to music over bluetooth, probably at least once a day. It just cuts in and out for 30 seconds or so and then settles down and works fine. I don't have another bluetooth device to test it with so I don't know if it's my phone, or the bluetooth headset. Anyone else have a similar problem? I'm hoping it's not a hardware issue... Did on straight out of the box, stock software and on DroidKang 6/7.
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Is your's a mono headset as well?
I've had this on other phones, it's a common Android bug and people are forever moaning about it on other forums, but the Nexus bluetooth is perfect on my stock phone. Did read Franco's kernal had messed this up again so looks like something the devs either introduce or more likely remove to save power as that's a common claim they make.
uh60james said:
Is your's a mono headset as well?
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I THINK it's stereo. It's a Kensington LiquidAux
b1g1an said:
I've had this on other phones, it's a common Android bug and people are forever moaning about it on other forums, but the Nexus bluetooth is perfect on my stock phone. Did read Franco's kernal had messed this up again so looks like something the devs either introduce or more likely remove to save power as that's a common claim they make.
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I had the problem on a bone stock phone, fresh out of the box. Never had this problem on other phones with this "headset"
Hey guys I need, some help. My nexus 5 is get stuck in headset mode. I dont know what to do, please help me.
Psp3004 said:
Hey guys I need, some help. My nexus 5 is get stuck in headset mode. I dont know what to do, please help me.
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Please elaborate.
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What to you mean???Elaborate what???
I am having this problem as well. After using my Bluetooth headset the volumes will not return to the levels I had without the Bluetooth headset connected. It also happens on my Galaxy Nexus running Kit Kat so I think it is an OS issue. I do notice that the volume icon that comes up on the screen when attempting to change the volume is different than normal as it doesn't have the 2 "soundwaves" coming out of it. I have yet to find a fix other than turning the phone off and back on.
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Psp3004 said:
What to you mean???Elaborate what???
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Please forgive my ignorance, but what is "headset mode"?
Sent from my Nexus 7
EDIT: nvm, I get it.
Google results suggest that the problem may be due to dirt in the jack.
I tried an app about a minute ago, that called SoundAbout and seems is a good temporary solution for the problem. If someone else tried something else and it worked for him please let me know.
PhilipTD said:
Please forgive my ignorance, but what is "headset mode"?
Sent from my Nexus 7
EDIT: nvm, I get it.
Google results suggest that the problem may be due to dirt in the jack.
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I tried to clean it , but how much dust or dirt can get in the jack in 2 weak use....???
Psp3004 said:
I tried to clean it , but how much dust or dirt can get in the jack in 2 weak use....???
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I agree, probably not dirt in your case. So, what do you think? RMA?
PhilipTD said:
I agree, probably not dirt in your case. So, what do you think? RMA?
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I dont know, I think is a combination of a hardware and software issue. Maybe sth get contacted in jack and facted up my nexus.
My old Xperia randomly did this. Just keep plugging the headset in and out until it clears
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I think it is a kitkat issue. I have the same problem but after a restart the problem is gone until i connect my headset again
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This same thing happens to me. Its weird whenever i connect my bluetooth the audio starts to come out of the device's earset (where you put your ear). I have to restart the phone to fix it until I connect a bluetooth again. When I use the volume buttons I see a different bar (like when you are on a call or something) instead of the bar to adjust ringtone's volume. It is super annoying. Sometimes music comes out of the speakers but if I open an app that speaks over bluetooth (waze for example) the music audio stops coming from the speakers and starts coming out the ear speaker on the phone..
What I do to replicate this is to connect a bluetooth headset. Turn on music (google music) open waze.. Audio starts coming out the ear speaker instead of the phones speaker..
Any fix??
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fireboypr said:
This same thing happens to me. Its weird whenever i connect my bluetooth the audio starts to come out of the device's earset (where you put your ear). I have to restart the phone to fix it until I connect a bluetooth again. When I use the volume buttons I see a different bar (like when you are on a call or something) instead of the bar to adjust ringtone's volume. It is super annoying. Sometimes music comes out of the speakers but if I open an app that speaks over bluetooth (waze for example) the music audio stops coming from the speakers and starts coming out the ear speaker on the phone..
What I do to replicate this is to connect a bluetooth headset. Turn on music (google music) open waze.. Audio starts coming out the ear speaker instead of the phones speaker..
Any fix??
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Try the app soundabout, but try to find the pro edition free.
bitdomo said:
I think it is a kitkat issue. I have the same problem but after a restart the problem is gone until i connect my headset again
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Did you find any other solutions for the problem?
I too have this issue. Same on two handsets. Connect to bluetooth and works fine. Disconnect and all future audio comes out of earpiece hole until you reboot and then back to the speaker.
Anyone found a solution for this? I have the same problem.
Workaround
Dakura said:
Anyone found a solution for this? I have the same problem.
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I may have a workaround for this issue.
This problem has been driving me crazy. The first time after a reboot, my Nexus 5 connects to my car audio just fine via bluetooth. But after I shut the car off, the phone's speaker is turned off, and all audio plays through the earpiece. Additionally, the next time I try to connet to my car's Bluetooth, it will no longer play audio through the bluetooth connection (although I can still control the device via bluetooth).
Rebooting the phone fixes it, but it's a pain to always be turning the phone on and off, and if I'm already in my car, it won't re-establish the connection if I restart my phone while the car's still running.
I downloaded the free 'Fast Reboot' app, which essentially closes and restarts all core user processes. Sure enough, launching 'Fast Reboot' seems to fix the problem... at least until the next time I disconnect.
It seems something in Kit Kat is locking the audio to the earpiece after a bluetooth disconnect. I've got my fingers crossed that the upcoming Android update fixes this problem for good. :fingers-crossed:
In the meanwhile, let me know if Fast Reboot does the trick for you too.
Thanks for the workaround, it works well. I think google will fix this in the next update, it only says "Bluetooth fixes" right now but what else are they gonna fix? Well, i hope they will.
So. I use a lot of BT audio solutions. Speaker, headset and carBT etc.
Mainly after the Nougat update and mainly in the car it's like the connection just spasms out and audio starts playing through my speakers on the phone instead of the car.
Works fine for a while, and I stop the car for a while and starts it again it works just for a moment. Then out of nowhere while driving (say 5 min) it just stops playing from the car and the phone takes over.
Anyone else have these issues? And is there a way to chose the audio output? I use Google Play Music
KazuhiraDokky said:
So. I use a lot of BT audio solutions. Speaker, headset and carBT etc.
Mainly after the Nougat update and mainly in the car it's like the connection just spasms out and audio starts playing through my speakers on the phone instead of the car.
Works fine for a while, and I stop the car for a while and starts it again it works just for a moment. Then out of nowhere while driving (say 5 min) it just stops playing from the car and the phone takes over.
Anyone else have these issues? And is there a way to chose the audio output? I use Google Play Music
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By the way. Which rom are u using?
gopinaidu77 said:
By the way. Which rom are u using?
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Nothing special. Stock FRD-L09C432B389. I fear unlocking and then brick it.
How so?
KazuhiraDokky said:
Nothing special. Stock FRD-L09C432B389. I fear unlocking and then brick it.
How so?
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Plz try a factory reset and check if the issue is with bluetooth. Also remove power saving options as bt and wifi may disconnect after enabling power saver .
KazuhiraDokky said:
Nothing special. Stock FRD-L09C432B389. I fear unlocking and then brick it.
How so?
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Yes try a factory reset or another music player.
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Factory reset is a better choice so that he can use a native one
Since beginning when I owned the S8+ I discovered Bluetooth dosent play music on my little wireless speaker. I can connect headphones wireless but not speakers. It's first difficult to connect because the speaker doesn't show up in the list of connectable devices. And if it Shows up and I'm able to connect it dosent transfer any sound. Cool Bluetooth 5.0 dosent work very well
Just to see I tried pairing my bluetooth speaker with the S8+ and it wouldn't show up in the list, all that showed up was the car, watch and gear vr. A little more time today I'm going to look into this a little further.
ggrant3876 said:
Just to see I tried pairing my bluetooth speaker with the S8+ and it wouldn't show up in the list, all that showed up was the car, watch and gear vr. A little more time today I'm going to look into this a little further.
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So it's not only my mobile I see
From0toHero said:
Since beginning when I owned the S8+ I discovered Bluetooth dosent play music on my little wireless speaker. I can connect headphones wireless but not speakers. It's first difficult to connect because the speaker doesn't show up in the list of connectable devices. And if it Shows up and I'm able to connect it dosent transfer any sound. Cool Bluetooth 5.0 dosent work very well
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I have the S 8+
I have no issues with connecting
my Bluetooth.
Look at screenshot.
I have Bluetooth speakers, car radio
earbuds, Gear watch phones. etc.
No issues at all.
Attached list is just to demonstrate
Bluetooth 5.0 works fine for me.
Well the issue is not mainly because connection problems, it's more there is no music comming out of them. Btw the speaker is a xe mini capsule.
Gesendet von meinem SM-G955F mit Tapatalk
From0toHero said:
Well the issue is not mainly because connection problems, it's more there is no music comming out of them. Btw the speaker is a xe mini capsule.
Gesendet von meinem SM-G955F not Tapatalk
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All devices in my post (snapshot,
listed above) plays music just fine.
No issues.
willcor said:
All devices in my post (snapshot,
listed above) plays music just fine.
No issues.
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Great that you have no issues.
From0toHero said:
Great that you have no issues.
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The point I'm trying to make is
that Bluetooth v 5.0 should /does /can
will / work , just fine.
I would say that either you have
disabled something or device
has faulty firmware
or may be a feature that's
disabled..?
Also so many other options "can "affect performance. /connections /music quality.
You could have compatibility
issues eg Bluetooth v4. 0, Bluetooth 4.1,
Bluetooth v 5.0 etc
Yeah i did understand what you mean from the start. And thank you for testing it
The point is there are some others who have the same issue like the poster before you. And I remember seeing in a other forum the same issue this was the reason I tried to connect the speaker. My headphones connected just fine and even sending and receiving files and alike is ok. It's just the mini speaker. No deal breaker btw it's a minor issue.
From0toHero said:
Yeah i did understand what you mean from the start. And thank you for testing it
The point is there are some others who have the same issue like the poster before you. And I remember seeing in a other forum the same issue this was the reason I tried to connect the speaker. My headphones connected just fine and even sending and receiving files and alike is ok. It's just the mini speaker. No deal breaker btw it's a minor issue.
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Yes, just trying to get you on right track.
What Bluetooth version, does the mini speaker have.
Bluetooth v 3...? or Bluetooth
4.0 or 4.1 or 4.2
Most probably you have to Google
to see.
You will most likely find the "issue" is on mini speakers side, than phone.?
Anyway good luck.
Yeah will find out sooner or later what's up thanx mate