Bluetooth issues - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

Do you think Samsung will fix Bluetooth at some point- or shell I refund this phone? It's not connecting to 50% cars currently available on the street.

mine works in every car i own perfect

I, like many people, I would imagine, only own one car, but it works perfectly with mine both on it's own and in use with Android Auto.

no issues here at all with that.

not working with BMW 2007 and 2010

No issues with BT at all.

Working fine for me as well.

I would be looking at the cars, not the phone. The BT in this phone is top notch.

This is second S8+. And the question is do Samsung fix it? There is whole Internet posts about non working Bluetooth on S8+ so no car problem.

prfraczek said:
This is second phone.
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...so blame the car. I'm not sure I understand the point of this thread. There's nothing wrong with the Bluetooth on the s8 and therefore nothing to fix on Samsung's end. What do you expect them to do about it?

xeathpk said:
...so blame the car. I'm not sure I understand the point of this thread. There's nothing wrong with the Bluetooth on the s8 and therefore nothing to fix on Samsung's end. What do you expect them to do about it?
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I'm telling you it is phone related- just see this https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...id/GS8QA/highlight/false/page/1/thread-id/299

Adding the weight that it works in my car also. 2014 model renault.
If it was phone problem, it would work in zero cars.
Just accept the cars in question are just not up to scratch or do not play nice with android. Car's fault.

biffwitch said:
Adding the weight that it works in my car also. 2014 model renault.
If it was phone problem, it would work in zero cars.
Just accept the cars in question are just not up to scratch or do not play nice with android. Car's fault.
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Once you buy car test it otherwise drive renault

Works in the 17 vehicles I use on a weekly basis. I drive work trucks with crappy bluetooth radios, it connects just fine, my ford fusion, my wifes jeep cherokee, my brothers chinese knock off double din.

fenixnr said:
Works in the 17 vehicles I use on a weekly basis. I drive work trucks with crappy bluetooth radios, it connects just fine, my ford fusion, my wifes jeep cherokee, my brothers chinese knock off double din.
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That does not mean it works with every car and as I said there is a lot of proved cases that is not that great. And just to add I've had no problems with S3, S4, S5 and S7Edge, and this post is not competition that it is working or not because obviously it's not for me. I was hoping someone already got some info from Samsung about it.

prfraczek said:
That does not mean it works with every car and as I said there is a lot of proved cases that is not that great. And just to add I've had no problems with S3, S4, S5 and S7Edge, and this post is not competition that it is working or not because obviously it's not for me. I was hoping someone already got some info from Samsung about it.
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What I'm saying is, it's not the PHONES fault. It would be the fault of your car/radio. If it was the phones fault it wouldn't work on anything. Just because your car uses old technology, or bad technology, doesn't mean it's the phones fault.

But I'm saying and provided a link, there are other thousands people with the same problem, so you still think it is just my car(s) problem? And phone is ok? And also no problems with previous galaxys?

prfraczek said:
But I'm saying and provided a link, there are other thousands people with the same problem, so you still think it is just my car(s) problem? And phone is ok? And also no problems with previous galaxys?
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Search for any phone in existance and you'll find a thousand people complaining about Bluetooth for said phone without them doing any real troubleshooting to try to narrow down possible factors. Sadly, its usually down to user error, an app or setting that's been altered unknowingly by the user or the fault of the device they're trying to connect to.
I don't believe there to be a widespread problem with the s8 at this point. If I see more evidence in the future I'm happy to concede and admit that there may be a problem but right now this is just the same rehashed complaint that you get with every device these days.

prfraczek said:
But I'm saying and provided a link, there are other thousands people with the same problem, so you still think it is just my car(s) problem? And phone is ok? And also no problems with previous galaxys?
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Can you connect to anything via bluetooth? If you can, it's not your phone. Pretty simple answer and how to get it. If you can't connect to ONE device, they might not be compatible, that's part of technology always changing. What kind of vehicle bluetooth are you trying to connect to? Exact make and model, of either the car with built in bluetooth, or the device if it's aftermarket.

xeathpk said:
I would be looking at the cars, not the phone. The BT in this phone is top notch.
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xeathpk said:
...so blame the car. I'm not sure I understand the point of this thread. There's nothing wrong with the Bluetooth on the s8 and therefore nothing to fix on Samsung's end. What do you expect them to do about it?
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biffwitch said:
Adding the weight that it works in my car also. 2014 model renault.
If it was phone problem, it would work in zero cars.
Just accept the cars in question are just not up to scratch or do not play nice with android. Car's fault.
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fenixnr said:
Works in the 17 vehicles I use on a weekly basis. I drive work trucks with crappy bluetooth radios, it connects just fine, my ford fusion, my wifes jeep cherokee, my brothers chinese knock off double din.
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fenixnr said:
What I'm saying is, it's not the PHONES fault. It would be the fault of your car/radio. If it was the phones fault it wouldn't work on anything. Just because your car uses old technology, or bad technology, doesn't mean it's the phones fault.
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xeathpk said:
Search for any phone in existance and you'll find a thousand people complaining about Bluetooth for said phone without them doing any real troubleshooting to try to narrow down possible factors. Sadly, its usually down to user error, an app or setting that's been altered unknowingly by the user or the fault of the device they're trying to connect to.
I don't believe there to be a widespread problem with the s8 at this point. If I see more evidence in the future I'm happy to concede and admit that there may be a problem but right now this is just the same rehashed complaint that you get with every device these days.
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fenixnr said:
Can you connect to anything via bluetooth? If you can, it's not your phone. Pretty simple answer and how to get it. If you can't connect to ONE device, they might not be compatible, that's part of technology always changing. What kind of vehicle bluetooth are you trying to connect to? Exact make and model, of either the car with built in bluetooth, or the device if it's aftermarket.
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Pretty simple- it is fixed by latest Samsung update! I would say thanks for all your advice ie user error or car issue. You're the best!!!:crying:

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[Q] How come the bluetooth does not autoconnect to my head unit

My OG Droid would autoconnect to my head unit every time I tuned the car on. Skyrocket, on the other hand is paired, but never wants to connect.
I have to turn bluetooth off then on, connect and then it will be working. Sometimes it only connects audio. Other times it connects audio and phone functions. It is really inconsistent and driving me nuts.
I bought a aux to bluetooth converter and with it too, it pairs but never auto connects.
This is very annoying and I could not find any references anywhere on how this can be fixed.
Any suggestions are welcomed...
I also have problems with my phone connecting to my cars bluetooth system. Sometimes it auto connects sometimes it won't its about fifty fifty. I have noticed it seems to connect more often with the screen on.
cheiftokitdown said:
I also have problems with my phone connecting to my cars bluetooth system. Sometimes it auto connects sometimes it won't its about fifty fifty. I have noticed it seems to connect more often with the screen on.
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Interesting. I'll see what happens when I have the screen on as I walk in the car. Kinda ridicules that if that increases the likelihood of it connecting....
Wrong section?
Q&A.
silver03wrx said:
Wrong section?
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Whops. I thought I posted this into Q&A.
Mods, could you please move this thread?
Nice sig pic
silver03wrx said:
Nice sig pic
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Thanks. Always nice to see another WRXer on here
Zlatty said:
Thanks. Always nice to see another WRXer on here
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i wanted a wrx so bad, then a friend of mine got one and ruined my dream.
i couldnt 'be like him', so i got an infiniti G35 instead....
Mine= 2003 wrx platinum silver metallic. Ihi vf30 turbo ....pinks 565cc injectors.....walbro 255 lph fuel pump.....perrin 3inch silicone inlet......ngk ioridium plugs......3inch cattless downpipe....cattless uppipe....3inch catless exhaust.....injen intake...gfb manual boost controller...samco sport intercooler, recirc valve pipeing.... 8000kelvin hid's......
.....tactrix tuned....... 380-390 horsepower
Making so much boost blew a hole in the stock intercooler y pipe check it out
silver03wrx said:
Making so much boost blew a hole in the stock intercooler y pipe check it out
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Nice. That's pretty b.a.
I like how this thread is about subbies now ...
Mine is 100% stock so far ...
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI by Zlatko Unger
'11 model with 11k miles ... 1.1 years of ownership
More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlatko/tags/dgm/
Very nice. Sorry about geting your thread off topic. Lol. I love my subbies. Can always tell when one drives by the low pitch rumble doesnt sound like anyother car. Lol i love messing with the hondas and acuras with there bumble bee sounding fart pipes
I really like my Skyrocket, but the simple fact is that BT sucks on the Skyrocket. It's VERY picky about what devices it will connect with, and even then it just doesn't auto-connect sometimes. I t helps to get the BT on-off widget from Droid-mania. If it doesn't connect, turn it off then back on.
Maybe BT will improve on the Skyrocket with ICS.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one with BT troubles... any market link to a good widget ... preferably free
Zlatty said:
I'm glad that I'm not the only one with BT troubles... any market link to a good widget ... preferably free
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https://market.android.com/details?...NvbS5haXRlYW0uYmx1ZXRvb3RodG9nZ2xld2lkZ2V0Il0.
Does it help if you set Bluetooth to "Always Discoverable"? Acura recommends that for HTC and Samsung phones with its HandsFreeLink system. I had problems with an HTC Touch Pro2 not auto-connecting to my RL, but after setting it to be always discoverable it worked fine.
I'll test it with my wife's SR this weekend when she gets back from a trip and see if it makes a difference.
dwboston said:
Does it help if you set Bluetooth to "Always Discoverable"? Acura recommends that for HTC and Samsung phones with its HandsFreeLink system. I had problems with an HTC Touch Pro2 not auto-connecting to my RL, but after setting it to be always discoverable it worked fine.
I'll test it with my wife's SR this weekend when she gets back from a trip and see if it makes a difference.
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Yes, I've tried with both always on and 6 seconds .... it plays no difference...
got in and out of my car a few times today, and didnt have a problem with BT at all. will be in and out tomorrow too.
Pirateghost said:
got in and out of my car a few times today, and didnt have a problem with BT at all. will be in and out tomorrow too.
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Are you running a stock rom and what settings do you have enabled?
Zlatty said:
Are you running a stock rom and what settings do you have enabled?
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Stock.
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[APP] Spirit FM Radio

For those who's crying about FM radio missing on their NOTE
[APP] Spirit FM Radio: For Broadcom,Texas Instruments & Samsung Silicon Labs FM chips
OP HERE
wow...works like a charm on CM9...as real FM Radio, NO streaming! Great!
The question is: can you record radio with it as well as that works great with Samsung original?
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Moved To Themes And Apps​
As this is a application, it belongs in the themes and Apps section​
Great app. Thanks. Sounds a bit chunky..
Ive heard it's dangerous to use spirit fm! It can damage your speaker!!
david.huwyler said:
Ive heard it's dangerous to use spirit fm! It can damage your speaker!!
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False. Seems to have been fixed.
The thing is:
What offer this over the original samsung app?
kersh said:
The thing is:
What offer this over the original samsung app?
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Not too much but when using custom roms people use spirit because original fm app is samsung proprietary
Note_E said:
False. Seems to have been fixed.
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Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
amedesign said:
Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
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That's weird. I've been using it an hour a day for the past month with no issues. Mike did report in his thread that the issue was fixed long ago.
recording
its a crap in terms of recording........stock samsung fm is the best....
It's not working on Asylum ROM w/ Thor kernel.
ghost.bhoot2k said:
its a crap in terms of recording........stock samsung fm is the best....
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It's not meant for Samsung ROMS. Samsung fm app is their own and cannot be used in custom ROMS.
andreww88 said:
It's not working on Asylum ROM w/ Thor kernel.
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Report your log to Mike in his thread, I bet he can help you.
NotablyNice said:
It's not meant for Samsung ROMS. Samsung fm app is their own and cannot be used in custom ROMS.
Report your log to Mike in his thread, I bet he can help you.
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I did. Well, I emailed it to him. He said it was probably the kernel. Not much I can do. I got a refund. I'll keep trying the free one after updates just to see. Oh well.
Fix speaker Spirit FM
amedesign said:
Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
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Hey. I have just repaired my speaker, only installing again the kernel. Try it, maybe is the solution.
dkg4ever said:
Hey. I have just repaired my speaker, only installing again the kernel. Try it, maybe is the solution.
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Happy for you that you have no damage. Sorry to say but a physically damaged (as was mine) is not repaired by reinstalling the kernel or even the whole rom. Anyway I will try no more on any other phone and advice all my friends for that, because of the risky you can have. More than that, even if there will be no risky in the future for this software, the guy who made it worth no cent because of his behavior. Such persons who don't care about what happened to others (and I repet, it was 100% his fault because he didn't warn me) worth only loathing from me.
Still using it fine here...
NotablyNice said:
Still using it fine here...
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Once again. I am not telling you all not to use it. I was told my experience just to warn you that you could have this situation. As I told before, if Mike warn me about this possibility I, and not him, should be blamed for my try. But more he has a strange behavior after I acuse him that he is quilty for that. My background teaching stops me not to show our correspondence to a public view to see the real man behind this software. Piece of crap. For me, a human been is more important than a couple of bucks spend to repair something...
amedesign said:
Once again. I am not telling you all not to use it. I was told my experience just to warn you that you could have this situation. As I told before, if Mike warn me about this possibility I, and not him, should be blamed for my try. But more he has a strange behavior after I acuse him that he is quilty for that. My background teaching stops me not to show our correspondence to a public view to see the real man behind this software. Piece of crap. For me, a human been is more important than a couple of bucks spend to repair something...
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Not right for you to call another human being a piece of crap though. Mike does a lot of hard work and I don't think its fair for you to throw him under the bus like that. Be the bigger man over a $3.50 speaker..... You've been bitter for EXACTLY 6 months to the day in this thread. Get over it

[Q] is this the tab for me?

I have a slightly odd list of needs from an android tab and was wondering if the tf700 will meet them;
line in recording of audio
usb for cat5 adapter https://sites.google.com/site/bobjgear/USB-Aapter
optionof decent keyboard dock
rootable
decent screen and manufactor rom updates
im interested in the cat5 especially as i cant use wifi at work, sadly so my options are limited...
thanks for your help and feedback, hows this tab without the keyboard?
cheers, andy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020129
Why not use one of these? I use it all the time when I'm in hotels that don't have wireless.
http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-sol...350-wireless-n-pocket-router-and-access-point
BarryH_GEG said:
Why not use one of these? I use it all the time when I'm in hotels that don't have wireless.
http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-sol...350-wireless-n-pocket-router-and-access-point
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Id love it to be that simple, but im not allowed wireless of any sort at work, so i cant use any bridges or similar, backwards i know but not my rules. Its wired or no network!
line in recording of audio
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This I haven't been able to test. Someone else might be able to answer it.
usb for cat5 adapter https://sites.google.com/site/bobjgear/USB-Aapter
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781618
Personally I use http://dx.com/p/usb-2-0-10-100mbps-rj45-lan-ethernet-network-adapter-dongle-34691
Works perfectly, 40Mbps. (speedtest)
optionof decent keyboard dock
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The dock belongs with the tab. It's a fully functional one. (even to navigate.)
rootable
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Bit tricky, but it can be done.
decent screen and manufactor rom updates
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The screen is matched only by the Retina display. Best Android screen on the market. We've had 4 or 5 updates so far, including JB as one of the first non-Google companies.
geekyhawkes said:
Id love it to be that simple, but im not allowed wireless of any sort at work, so i cant use any bridges or similar, backwards i know but not my rules. Its wired or no network!
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I have some friends that work for the government and their in the same boat as you. They aren't even allowed to use wireless when their traveling and it's available.
Thanks for this, sounds good. Only thing left to work out is line in then i guess, if someone could test this for me it would be really helpful. Its the last piece of the puzzle i think.
One other question, i take it the only "pairing" the tablet does with the keyboard is just being plugged in? The reason i ask is that if i buy a couple of tablets and keyboards (me and the mrs) can we just swap the keyboards round without any pairing faff?
geekyhawkes said:
Thanks for this, sounds good. Only thing left to work out is line in then i guess, if someone could test this for me it would be really helpful. Its the last piece of the puzzle i think.
One other question, i take it the only "pairing" the tablet does with the keyboard is just being plugged in? The reason i ask is that if i buy a couple of tablets and keyboards (me and the mrs) can we just swap the keyboards round without any pairing faff?
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As far as I know, you can interchange the docks. There's a driver for it installed in Android from the start. There's no personalized settings or anything stored in the dock itself. Plug and Play.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32879858&postcount=1
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If you are located outside the US in Europe this would be your answer.
If you're a US user then your stuck with the complex USB adapter scenario it seems.
perfect, that actually looks just what im after, simple easy and with cat5 in built. shame it doesnt have line in then it really would be ideal!
edit: just need to find someone that will actually supply it to me now!

[Q] Component missing i9001

Hey guys! I just bought myself an I9001 Galaxy S Plus from someone (second hand)... It's my first smartphone so i think i've been busted.
The phone seemed to work well, and everything was ok. But when I try to use the GPS (without internet connection), it does'n seem to find any server. I've changed some different ROMs with different Kernels, but it still can't reach any server.
I forgot to mention that with some ROMs the signal level is very oscillating...
Today i was looking at the phone and observed that there is a hole just above the battery where some component, like an antenna or something is missing. I don't know what component is that...
I think that the missing component is the one in te next picture. But what is its name and role? Instead of it, at my phone, there's a soildered wire... This trick was made to mask other issues of the phone? (if i replace the missing component the phone might have problems?)
I'll attach the photos, may be you can help me. Thanks!!!
Does anybody know?
alwaysfresh said:
Does anybody know?
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no need to worry my friend that is a normal component there is nothing missing. i would show you mine on my samsung brightside but cant find my camera xD.
edit: oh crap taking a second look at it (thought the third picture was your phone) it does look like its missing something Sorry mate
alwaysfresh said:
Hey guys! I just bought myself an I9001 Galaxy S Plus from someone (second hand)... It's my first smartphone so i think i've been busted.
The phone seemed to work well, and everything was ok. But when I try to use the GPS (without internet connection), it does'n seem to find any server. I've changed some different ROMs with different Kernels, but it still can't reach any server.
I forgot to mention that with some ROMs the signal level is very oscillating...
Today i was looking at the phone and observed that there is a hole just above the battery where some component, like an antenna or something is missing. I don't know what component is that...
I think that the missing component is the one in te next picture. But what is its name and role? Instead of it, at my phone, there's a soildered wire... This trick was made to mask other issues of the phone? (if i replace the missing component the phone might have problems?)
I'll attach the photos, may be you can help me. Thanks!!!
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I think it's a Connector coaxial, a micro miniature form of RF coaxial connector. Look at one i marked with an arrow.. You can replace that part from samsung service center
Best of luck.
The details:
Design LOC: RFS100
SEC CODE: 3705-001731
Description: CONNECTOR-COAXIAL
thank you!
but that's the reason why my gps doesn't work?
or that's the reason why the signal level is very oscillating when i'm using some custom ROMs?
do I need it, or i can live without ?
alwaysfresh said:
thank you!
but that's the reason why my gps doesn't work?
or that's the reason why the signal level is very oscillating when i'm using some custom ROMs?
do I need it, or i can live without ?
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May be. Not sure..
I used to have a i9000B wich is basicaly the same device.
THE GPS signal simply sucks, it was so bad that sometimes it took 2 minutes to lock in open field, with some roms it got better with other even worse.
I used GPS AIDS with that device an app that was developed just to try to solve this particular device problem at that time. look it up, maybe it can help a little bit, but i thing this device will never get a high speed gps lock.
thize recedust
vinnyconsorte said:
I used to have a i9000B wich is basicaly the same device.
THE GPS signal simply sucks, it was so bad that sometimes it took 2 minutes to lock in open field, with some roms it got better with other even worse.
I used GPS AIDS with that device an app that was developed just to try to solve this particular device problem at that time. look it up, maybe it can help a little bit, but i thing this device will never get a high speed gps lock.
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I know that its GPS sucks, but mine effectively sees nothing. no server
Am i blind, or my antenna is missing completely?
No. Sorry, the antenna is there. I don't know what my problem is with the GPS.
Doesn't seem like there is anything missing. GPS on this was really bad. I never got a GPS signal.
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WildfireDEV said:
Doesn't seem like there is anything missing. GPS on this was really bad. I never got a GPS signal.
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that's it then...
alwaysfresh said:
that's it then...
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I do believe so but I can be wrong so don't take my word for it.
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big problems with bluetooth and the car

Hey.
Had this phone for a week now and whilst it's a great phone, there appears to be a few bugs which need sorting. The main one is the incompatibility with the car for controlling apps like Spotify or streaming music via Bluetooth.
The later is a real pain and one which is causing me to seriously consider getting rid of this device as it's a killer feature for me due to the amount of driving I do.
Had a quick look at Talk Sony forum and a few other people have the same problem but as of yet there is no update or word from Sony.
Anyone else have the same experience and a potential solution?
Cheers
Scott
No solution, I got word from Sony that they are working on it, but my guess is that this will be fixed with Android O, and this could be months ahead :/
But maybe we will receive an update for Android 7, who knows...
Thanks for the reply. This kind of settles it then as Monday is last day of my cooling off period.. Gonna have to take it back as there is no way I can function in my job if I can t use handsfree properly or music
Such a shame.
had the same thing, after much research i found its probably the fact that the premium has bluetooth 5, with special codecs for music streaming. Non of which was available in 2012 when my car was made.
Ive ordered a £3 hadfree kit of ebay to see if that makes any difference.
leeston2379 said:
had the same thing, after much research i found its probably the fact that the premium has bluetooth 5, with special codecs for music streaming. Non of which was available in 2012 when my car was made.
Ive ordered a £3 hadfree kit of ebay to see if that makes any difference.
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thats pants now
I was going to mess about to try and flash unbranded firmware but I think i will just take it back tomorrow and swap it .
Cheers for the update.
Scott
svssolutions said:
thats pants now
I was going to mess about to try and flash unbranded firmware but I think i will just take it back tomorrow and swap it .
Cheers for the update.
Scott
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I was gonna do the same but the only offer they gave me was an s8 with less data for an extra £15 a month. I stuck with the Sony and am hoping when my new car arrives it works.
Good luck.
I have a new 2017 BMW and I am stunned that it doesnt work. The S8 works great and the iPhone is perfect but for some reason Sony have been left out in the dark.
svssolutions said:
I have a new 2017 BMW and I am stunned that it doesnt work. The S8 works great and the iPhone is perfect but for some reason Sony have been left out in the dark.
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Spoke to Sony. They do believe their device is at fault and have no plans to do any software tweaks till Android O
I dont have any issues with mine controlling pause, play, last or next song, but I switched to Deezer a while back. Ive had more than one issue with Spotify on other devices, so I moved on from that service.
charlatan01 said:
I dont have any issues with mine controlling pause, play, last or next song, but I switched to Deezer a while back. Ive had more than one issue with Spotify on other devices, so I moved on from that service.
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It's such a strange problem.
Hi guys goodevening I've solve this issue ! you just to go o dev menu anche change bluetooth version avrcp from 1.6 to 1.4 after that it will worck again with the idrive with any app.
I tried changing avrcp to 1.4 yet it still won't stream music at all to my alpine head unit.
Didn't even come up as an option under Bluetooth. Says it is connected for calls and contacts only.
The alpine works fine with galaxy note 2, 4, galaxy s5 and s8, Huawei y550. So the fault is with the xz premium.
Same Problem with Alpine and Bose. Solution?

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