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[Q] 3.5mm connector

I was hoping someone could clear this up for me.
I'm having trouble using other than stock earphones. Others don't work, or the music player glitches...
I've noticed the HTC ones have 4 sections while others i've checked have 3.
Googled it and found that 4 sections means it's a TRRS connector and 3 means TRS. So does this mean I can't use anything other than TRRS?? Do I need to buy an adapter?
Thanks!

I have some cheap headphones and they work well.
Also, you dont need the TRRS connector.
Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector

all mine worked
creative, sony, standard line-in cable...
you could try hardresetting it..
otherwise it could be a hardware fault.
DN41

Thanks for replys all!
Still i'm confused, as the stock player fasts forward like 3x speed sometimes when I plug them in. Could this be a hardware fault on jack or just a software issue?

just try a different player and you´ll know

If your phone skips/forwards/stops/plays at random when you have your own headphones plugged in, try installing headset blocker from market.
Worked like a charm, now I don't have those problems anymore

Defectus said:
If your phone skips/forwards/stops/plays at random when you have your own headphones plugged in, try installing headset blocker from market.
Worked like a charm, now I don't have those problems anymore
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Thanks!!
Thats exactly what I thought might cause this issue.

[Q] Issue with headphone functionality

I've searched everywhere for some answers to this and haven't had any luck.
I received my Nexus S 4G on Monday and have generally enjoyed the phone aside from the signal issues that have been addressed at Sprint's forums. I've recently discovered an issue with my headphone jack, though. Sound will only come out of my headphones when I am using the music player or music-related apps (Pandora for streaming). However, when I play videos from YouTube or the recently released Netflix app the sound is routed to my phone's speakers instead of the headphones that are plugged into the phone.
I've tried 2 different headphones and I can confirm both work when connected to my iPod and PC so I know it's not the headphones.
Any possible solutions? Should I get the phone replaced?

I had this problem with a specific pair of headphones. solution: make sure the headphones are in all the way. Seriously for some reason that pair have a second stage of "in" so they were not actually plugged in when i thought they were.

themapleboy said:
I had this problem with a specific pair of headphones. solution: make sure the headphones are in all the way. Seriously for some reason that pair have a second stage of "in" so they were not actually plugged in when i thought they were.
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Seriously? I should've known I was doing something wrong. Both sets I tried have that same thing with the second stage of "in" or whatever it is. Anyway, that totally did the trick. Thank you so much!
I feel embarrassed

[Q] call audio output wont work in car dock.

Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.

socom36252 said:
Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.
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How do you get music to work with the car dock? I didn't have any luck.
Beamed from my SCH-I510

siphyn said:
How do you get music to work with the car dock? I didn't have any luck.
Beamed from my SCH-I510
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Go into settings then dock settings and click the second option that says output to external speakers.

I know I hate that! That's the whole point of having it play though the radio.
I hope someone can figure it out, because it doesn't make any sense the way it works now.
Might have to stick to using my bluetooth.
It works great for this!

yeah, it seems that the only way to do it is by using the top 3.5" jack on teh phone itself...seems like a silly oversight

Also did anyone else notice music sounds like crap compared to the jack on the phone? Less bass and just not as full sound.

This is my first post here im XDA. So I figured I would contribute like many here that make this forum a great place. I can confirm that the audio out does work using the jack on the car mount. When the car docking screen pops up, you will need to press the phone shaped icon and that will switch the audio to come out to the external speakers. There is no need to have the 3.5mm cable attached to the phone, just the mount.
Here is a pic of the car mode screen.
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Edit: I tried to post the screenshot but I am not allowed yet since I am fresh to the forums.
Edit: I just reread the OP post and tested out the in call audio and it does not come out through the speakers either. My apologies for jumping the gun.
Rich

socom36252 said:
Ive tried every setting and looked every where and cant figure out how to get audio when i get a phone call using the 3.5 jack connect through the usb. Any having same problem or a fix? I get music and everything else ive tried but calls always go to speaker phone and not my car audio.
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I had something odd happen the other day, I sometimes pair my phone with my car via bluetooth if I'm expecting to use it. I also use the 3.5mm jack to play music through the auxiliary in on the car (I have a USB port in there but a lot of my music is flac, which my car doesn't support). I noticed the other day though if I use both at the same time the music will stop and the call comes through the car, but there's no audio. It doesn't come through my car speakers via bluetooth, I guess it might through the aux cord, but I can't exactly test it at the same time haha. I think these phones just get confused as to what they're supposed to do with audio.

Speaker dock not working, any suggestions?

Hello everyone. I bought a Digital Innovations universal android speaker dock. It was highly recommended by a friend and has great reviews online. When I got it the connection to my One X was spotty at best. When I would plug in the 3.5mm jack into my phone, sometimes my phone would recognize that a headphone cable was plugged in and other times it would not. I thought maybe it was the dock itself so I had it replaced. I got the new one today it does the same thing, except that I can not get the phone to recognize that the jack is plugged in at all.
I decided that I would try other devices. I plugged in an MP3 player, and it worked fine. I tried a second MP3 player and that worked too. Finally I tried an iPhone and that too worked. I cant figure out why my One X will not recognize that a headphone cable has been plugged in. If I use standard headphones the phone recognizes them immediately. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening and what I can do about it?
This is the dock I got: http://www.digitalinnovations.com/universal-speaker-dock-for-android.html

Hi there, I'm posting from Sonr, we designed the dock you are using. This is the first time I've seen that problem. The closest I've seen was with a Sony Ericson phone that had a non standard wiring pattern on the plug, but based on what you are saying, standard headphones work. Now, just to clarify, when you say headphones, you mean like mp3 player headphones, not a phone headset, the distinction being that the headset has a built in mic. Also, when you say "standard headphones" do you mean ones that came with the phone or ones that came from another vendor (and not specifically designed for the one X).
As you can probably tell, I'm trying to isolate if the headphone jack configuration is non standard physically (like the Sony Ericson phone) or if the issue is something else.

Thanks for the response. I've now used three different types of headphones/headsets. Two were standard headphones and one was a phone headset. All three worked fine on my HTC One X.
I did find work around to get the dock to worl, but it will not work with the Sonr app. The solution was to go and buy a 3.5mm stereo plug extension. I connect the dock to that and the other end to my phone. I can now play audio from my phone through the dock, but the Sonr app will not find my phone. It's a start and I'm getting closer but I would love to be able to use the remote and built in buttons.
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Ugh. I'm really sorry we didn't catch this in testing. We have plenty of other HTC phones, but not this one. It sounds like we need to acquire one. Based on what you're saying, this phone has another non standard headphone configuration, and we need an adapter for it. If you are game for helping us debug this, contact me directly at [email protected] com and I'll get you some adapters to test. Again, I apologize for the trouble.

I would gladly help out, especially if it means the possibility of me using my dock to its full capabilities. I just sent you an email and look forward to hearing back from you.

Weird Earphone problem! Plays through speaker then stops and etc.

When i plug in both of my iphone 5 earphones the music plays through the speaker and then stops and then plays and finally comes to a halt. When i don't plug it in properly and leave it hanging the music plays fine (lower quality with lots of disconnections). The earphones work with my computer and other mobile phones so what is the problem? they both randomly stopped working but other headphones work fine? The iphone 5 earphones from a friend also works fine. Lol weird problem.

I want the moderator to ban me.

alikpronoy said:
headphone of one phone may not work properly in another phone.
But, as your friends headphone works well with your phone, then your phone has no problem. There might be some problem with your iPhone 5 headphone.
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the problem is that the headphones do work fine and there is nothing wrong with them as it has worked on multiple other devices. I have seen other XDA threads reporting the same issue with no replies or in clear replies that are not educated. I think it is a kitkst software problem.

I want the moderator to ban me.

I would blame your headphones.
But the Moto G is a bit picky with the earphones.
Im using my old earphones from an LG with Windows Phone and although they work sometimes Google Play Música closes when I use the earphone button.
Guess it only works perfect with those Motorola stylish earphones from the commercials.