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Bluetooth headset drop

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"

Nexus 5 stuck in headset mode

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.
Sent from my Nexus 7

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.

Bluetooth Audio Clicks

Hello,
Please help who know how to solve this problem...
I have A2DP to AUX adapter in my car and before N5 I had S3 and it worked fine and I did try MackBook Air works fine too
but my new Nexus 5 make some bad clicks with audio streaming and even when no audio - clicks still clicking...
I did try my friends N5 and it make clicks also...
so looks like problem in N5s....
anyone have/had this problem? any way to solve it?
Thanks!

Try another car.

PhilipTD said:
Try another car.
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anything about problem? car is the best! and other phones works fine - just N5s

EvgeniX said:
anything about problem? car is the best! and other phones works fine - just N5s
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I'm not entirely sure, but, I think that the next logical troubleshooting step is to test your phone on another car's audio system in order to eliminate the possibility that the issue is restricted to your phone's connection to your car.

PhilipTD said:
I'm not entirely sure, but, I think that the next logical troubleshooting step is to test your phone on another car's audio system in order to eliminate the possibility that the issue is restricted to your phone's connection to your car.
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My bluetooth not in car it just dongle... and I have 2 of them and they works fine with Mac and PC other phones not kitkat but not with my 2 N5s. ..
But also I find out clicks only when I do something on the phone if I leave audio and leave phone after 5-10 min all clicks stops... now its even more strange...
So now it looks like or N5s or kitkat...
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Bluetooth Audio Stutter

Please please help me - this is driving me nuts...
When playing back audio 90% of the time i will get an awful stuttering... it seems fine if i use wired audio
Sometimes it will work just fine, but most of the time it's really bad
I found somewhere online that seemed to link it to wifi scanning - i tried turning this off and it worked briefly, but then was back to how it was
Also, should probably add, it doesnt seem to matter what app I use - tried Spotify / Deezer / Google Music - all downloaded music
Any ideas?

Try to turn of bluetooth scanning. Go to Settings-> Location-> 3 dots

Furtzy said:
Try to turn of bluetooth scanning. Go to Settings-> Location-> 3 dots
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Only tested for a couple of mins (as at my desk), but i think you may have solved it!!
Will update if i spot this issue again in real usage!!

vaderag said:
Only tested for a couple of mins (as at my desk), but i think you may have solved it!!
Will update if i spot this issue again in real usage!!
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It doesn't. My location scanning is off from day one. Bt still stutters every once in a while.
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millicent said:
It doesn't. My location scanning is off from day one. Bt still stutters every once in a while.
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Darn
So guessing there isn't a solution out there then?

There is a talk.sonymobile.com z5 suite thread on this issue, you might want to follow up hoping for a permanent fix. There are several more or less temporary solutions in the vein of just rebooting, rebooting to safe mode and back, or just clear all apps cache. Few questions for you, is it only aptx headphones or speakers with this issue or even regular bt? Is the stuttering new to MM or was it already in LP too?
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Phone is brand new so only ever used on MM
Rebooting fixed very briefly.
Headphones are not aptx to my knowledge - they were fairly cheap from Amazon, but worked absolutely fine on my last phone, so I know it's not them...

Well, on train now and apart from some very minor stutters (which are barely noticeable) this solution has fixed the issue!
Massive thanks for the suggestion and help!

Turning off location scanning (mine was never on) doesn't help me. I thought the last MM patch fixed it, but I was wrong. Also, I'm having a problem now where devices will connect, but I will simply not get any audio through those devices. I have to reboot the phone for it to work. I've already posted in sonymobile, but this'll do it. Anyone want to buy a mint condition green Z5?

So I maybe spoke too soon. It is definitely better, but not perfect... Def got a few serious crackles on the way home. I can probably live with it if it stays like this tho

The real solution is to keep posting on that relevant sonymobile thread and thus let Sony know we're not happy with this ongoing issue.
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Yep, def not fixed. Certainly miles better tho.
It's weird - it sounds like it's a strain issue (I.e. too many things running)/but I can be playing Lara Croft for 20mins with music and no stutter, but be messaging on WhatsApp and have it. Very very odd.
Will def post on the Sony Forums

Oneplus 7 Pro Airpods Gen 2 Issue

Hello. So I've recently switched from a Oneplus 7 to 7 Pro and I have a problem with airpods volume. Whenever I connect them to the phone, even if I put the volume at max it still sounds like half the volume from the Oneplus 5. I've tried enabling/disabling absolute volume, reconnecting them and forgetting them, changing audio codecs, wiping all data, wiping data of bluetooth, but without no success. Nothing really worked. Anybody in this situation/knows some solution?

virgilotto said:
Hello. So I've recently switched from a Oneplus 7 to 7 Pro and I have a problem with airpods volume. Whenever I connect them to the phone, even if I put the volume at max it still sounds like half the volume from the Oneplus 5. I've tried enabling/disabling absolute volume, reconnecting them and forgetting them, changing audio codecs, wiping all data, wiping data of bluetooth, but without no success. Nothing really worked. Anybody in this situation/knows some solution?
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Have you been running Android 10 on your 7 pro since you got it? When your Airpods are connected try going into bluetooth settings, click on the Airpods to go into the headphones settings, then toggle 'Media Volume' off then back on. I was having bluetooth issues with my car and I randomly tried this one day and everything was all good again so hopefully you haven't tried it and it works for you.

danielrod said:
Have you been running Android 10 on your 7 pro since you got it? When your Airpods are connected try going into bluetooth settings, click on the Airpods to go into the headphones settings, then toggle 'Media Volume' off then back on. I was having bluetooth issues with my car and I randomly tried this one day and everything was all good again so hopefully you haven't tried it and it works for you.
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Yep, I am currently using Android 10 and this issue was also on 9 (Pie). I have tried the media volume also several times but without no success (forgot to mention). Also another thing to mention, my phone is not rooted but I can accept some volume boosters or settings in root folder if that actually works.

virgilotto said:
Yep, I am currently using Android 10 and this issue was also on 9 (Pie). I have tried the media volume also several times but without no success (forgot to mention). Also another thing to mention, my phone is not rooted but I can accept some volume boosters or settings in root folder if that actually works.
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Hmm I was really hoping that would work. In that case I'm not too sure. Have you ruled out a defective pair of headphones? I ask because I have a pair of Powerbeats Pros and those are pretty similar and also Apple made and I don't have these issues. Other than that, I believe Viper4Android is a rooted extension that might help you.

danielrod said:
Hmm I was really hoping that would work. In that case I'm not too sure. Have you ruled out a defective pair of headphones? I ask because I have a pair of Powerbeats Pros and those are pretty similar and also Apple made and I don't have these issues. Other than that, I believe Viper4Android is a rooted extension that might help you.
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They are not defective because I use them a lot on other devices and also on Apple ones and everything is fine. I will try the Viper thing + root asap (or as soon as a tutorial for rooting android 10 arrives) and give you and the forum feedback. Thank you for your suggestion!

Having the exact same issue. Weird because it was fine just a while ago. No idea why it decided to decrease max volume all of a sudden.

I am also facing the same exact issue and it is crazy frustrating.
Mines seems to work fine 50 % of the time. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Sanme problem here in a mi mix 3

I dont get any sound at all, completely mute! But I know they are communicating on some level because I can pause/skip tracks using double tap while in spotify! Makes no sense

I can confirm that I faced this issue on oneplus 6 , pissed me off, sold the Airpods 2, sold the op6 .. got myself oneplus 7 pro, bought airpods 2 and issue appeared again ... which is RIDICULOUS and making me think oneplus might be doing this on purpose because it worked very well on Android 9 for OP 7PRO until I upgraded today to Android 10 and here I am the same issue.
any solution maybe in the horizon ?

I have Airpods Gen 2 as well but don't seem to have any issue.
I am rooted, and running rooted stock OOS 10.0.3 with arter97 kernel, with a few Magisk modules, but no DSPs or anything that affects volume/bluetooth. I also use Android Auto with either cable or bluetooth often.
Has anyone tried troubleshooting this using Developer Options?
I would trying disabling absolute volume and see if that has any affect on it...
Also see if changing the Bluetooth Audio settings in Developer Options has any affect on it... I can see how perhaps a few of those settings might affect or fix this.

Xetag said:
I have Airpods Gen 2 as well but don't seem to have any issue.
I am rooted, and running rooted stock OOS 10.0.3 with arter97 kernel, with a few Magisk modules, but no DSPs or anything that affects volume/bluetooth. I also use Android Auto with either cable or bluetooth often.
Has anyone tried troubleshooting this using Developer Options?
I would trying disabling absolute volume and see if that has any affect on it...
Also see if changing the Bluetooth Audio settings in Developer Options has any affect on it... I can see how perhaps a few of those settings might affect or fix this.
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I spoke to oneplus they advised resetting network and disabling absolute volume in developer options. the problem seemed to vanish.
Please guys try and report back.
now I got full volume of the airpods

one more thing, please format your phone and it will work fine

Seems like a pretty extreme way to resolve it... Don't you think? ?

Hi, did anyone ever get a permanent answer for this??? I've been having the same issue and have tried literally every step. Even when i format my phone sometimes it will work and other times it wont. even when it does work its a temporary solution and the volume will eventually go low again at some point - this is when i format my phone all over again losing all my apps and settings which is very frustrating!!