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MP3 player new function required

None of the MP3 players I've tried (free or paid for) have the following feature:
When a new track plays, a small pop-up window at the bottom of the screen appears for say 5 seconds, with the track name and a skip button.
I use my PDA for sat nav in the car and this would be useful for it to appear momentarily over the navigation screen.
Can anyone conjour up such a feature on a simple MP3 player - or point me to one that has it?
Thanks.

Have you tried Pocket Player? I believe it does something similiar to that.

I've got PocketPlayer and I've not come across this function. Not that I have actually looked for it as yet . Where can I find it?
Would be a good idea though. When you have your nav on you get a little pop up on the screen telling you what the title of the music track you're listening to.

I'll download it and have a play.

Yeah, a little musical note appears in the taskbar and if you tap it it, it shows what's playing and gives a all the basic functions too (play, pause fff, rwd, and so on)

Why not use Msvc?

FatBoyExtraordinaire said:
Yeah, a little musical note appears in the taskbar and if you tap it it, it shows what's playing and gives a all the basic functions too (play, pause fff, rwd, and so on)
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Yeah, this is what I found - no good when the sat nav is full screen, as the musical note isn't there - I need it to pop up on every new track, so I can decide to bin it or not.

TheChampJT said:
Why not use Msvc?
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MSVC - Microsoft Visual C??? You are joking, right? If I could do that, I'd have called this post "Look what I've done..."

66mustang said:
Yeah, this is what I found - no good when the sat nav is full screen, as the musical note isn't there - I need it to pop up on every new track, so I can decide to bin it or not.
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Yeah, i didn't factor in fullscreen. My bad.

66mustang said:
MSVC - Microsoft Visual C??? You are joking, right? If I could do that, I'd have called this post "Look what I've done..."
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No, Voice Command.

TheChampJT said:
No, Voice Command.
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That's a good one, not played with the voice command option - you think it would work with the background noise of some cheesy MP3 track I never knew I had and want to skip?
I'll try and see what happens, in the meantime, if anyone comes up with anything let me know.

[APP][UPDATED]audioswitch

Hello,
I have been working on a new audioswitch app to replace troca2 and audioswitch.
I have started to make a new app called audioswitch v2 but soon ran out of time... and xiexin1008 got the project and had made and new experimental app.
Today, I had some free time, and made other app with a "switchclass" that deal with all the ril stuff(based on my first class that is on the Xiexin project), so others can improve and use it even as a dll in c#(u have to build it as a dll first)
I called it "simple audioswitch".
How it works: run the program and "put it on the background"
volume "up and down" switch the audio.
volume "down and up" close the app.
if an incomming call shows up, the audio will be routed back.
I have tested it only in my p3301. so I do not know if it works or not in other phones.
Once more the license:
It is free code, free binaries, and all work derived from it.
use at your own risk and I am not responsible for nothing...
Support on the forum.
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about the various methods of switch the audio...
mostly uses drivers messages.
u can find very useful information about it at www.teksoftco.com, even a audio driver wrapper that spy at audio messages.
by this time it is not for me, too busy.
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will open sorce of this app so others can inprove it.
Thanks to Xiexin, I will not post his work now, will wait for his email.
Thanks Dan-Marius to all the feedback.
Thanks.
Hop u like. sorry for the messy code(is an one hour work).

@MarceloFB
The ideea of listeninng RIL for incomming calls is a very good one! Congratulation, you did a great job. Yes, a really great one.
The simpleAudioSwitch.cab file is attached.
Guys, it works very fine.
Thank you Marcelo!

I tried this program and I like using hardware keys pattern to change audio. I like the most that I don't have to change the way buttons worked before. this is the best solution I saw till now.
But there's is still a problem. It seems all programs of this sort use same procedure to route audio. But when audio is routed in my phone it seems it doesn't come from internal speaker. Or maybe not exclusively from internal speaker.
Sound still can be heard from external speaker but quieter.
So I can say now that we have good user interface but routing mechanism needs to be improved.
I have HTC Touch Cruise with 3LIT3 FULL ROM

kulen said:
I tried this program and I like using hardware keys pattern to change audio. I like the most that I don't have to change the way buttons worked before. this is the best solution I saw till now.
But there's is still a problem. It seems all programs of this sort use same procedure to route audio. But when audio is routed in my phone it seems it doesn't come from internal speaker. Or maybe not exclusively from internal speaker.
Sound still can be heard from external speaker but quieter.
So I can say now that we have good user interface but routing mechanism needs to be improved.
I have HTC Touch Cruise with 3LIT3 FULL ROM
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The "routing mechanism" is using RIL lib, by now thre is no other "easy avaliable" way to rout the audio.
Try changing the radio or the entire rom of your phone, I have tested in touch cruise this method and works fine, but with the stock rom.

can you please tell me which ROM, radio and protocol version have you tried it with, so I can try the same and compare with this one I have?

kulen said:
can you please tell me which ROM, radio and protocol version have you tried it with, so I can try the same and compare with this one I have?
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I think the latest official ROM.

Great app.
Just started using it on my HTC Touch HD with Dutty ROM v3.3. It seems as though Up & Up switches the audio for me (not up and down). Down and Up exits the app.

what is the basic use of this prog...

Also, earphone is silent when the phone is on vibrate (and probably when it's on silent too although I haven't tested it).
Any way of fixing this?

thefatalrisk said:
Also, earphone is silent when the phone is on vibrate (and probably when it's on silent too although I haven't tested it).
Any way of fixing this?
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can be the volume or the ril mutting the audio. If the problem is the first is easy to solve, if it is the the second it wont be... just programming...

Request
Hi,
I still use the old version with mortscript to control the program and I love it .
I have a request for this new version.
1 - Can we decide which key controls the audio switching ? ( Since I have a Fuze and I have a PTT button which I never use )
2 - also is it possible to add the bluetooth handfree to audio switch options as well ? sometime when I'm driving I love to use my voip or skype over 3G using my bluetooth handfree .
Sincerely
Thunder

Will there be a new version, which is working with Skype 3.0 mobile beta?

I am having problems trying to get this to work with my Benq e72 phone running Windows Mobile 5.
I am trying to use it at the same time as Ageet Agephone mobile 2.76.
http://www.ageet.com/us/products-agephone-mobile.htm
It seems like Agephone mobile 2.76 takes over controls of the volume up and down button.When I push the up and down volume control button it just wants to change the volume and not switch the speaker/earpiece - I can't get Audioswitch to work. [Maybe I am not doing something simple properly?] But at least it installs correctly.
So then I try AudioRoute http://www.teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1995
Unfortunately this won't install properly - it says something like:
installation file is not intended for this device
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I have tried modifying the cab file like it says here on the teksoftco forum:
I'm also a creator of WinMo apps (www.saman-cz.com), so I know that recreating cab is just a piece of cake.
But OK. To modify cabinet get WinCE Cab Manager (trial is good enough), open cab, go menu Cabinet->Properties, Operating System tab, set minimum version to 5.0 and maximum to 9.9, hit Ok, then File->Save
Just another result from my tests:
After restarting phone I tried rerouting once more and the microphone worked well. Weird but nice
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but it still didn't install properly.
Has anyone any suggestion where I go from here?

thunder6290 said:
1 - Can we decide which key controls the audio switching ? ( Since I have a Fuze and I have a PTT button which I never use )
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I second this. I never ever use this button

MarceloFB said:
I called it "simple audioswitch".
How it works: run the program and "put it on the background"
volume "up and down" switch the audio.
volume "down and up" close the app.
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I don't understand controling. Too hard.
"up and down" can't switch the audio.
"down and up" can't close the app.
"down, up and up" switch the audio.
"down, up, up, and down" close the app.
"up, down, and down" close the app.
I'm using Xperia X1i.
We need GUI

i have just white screen and nothing.
windows mobile 6.1 / qtek 9100

nothing working for windows mobile 6

it works on my htc hd2
i downloaded the newest version from the official homepage.
greetings

can we get a link to the "official" website?

I was looking something like this ! could somebody tell me if in the HTC Touch HD works well? how do i use it? ive downloaded the .cab file but still dont know how to use it...
when i call someone on skype it uses the external speaker.. help please!
Thanks

Pandora for the Touch Pro 2?

Is there a way to get pandora on the touch pro2?

Maybe this will work
Try this: the file is attached.
Let me know if it works.
I don't have a TP2 yet (but I will on Aug 12th)
Edit: Scroll down and look at my other post for other Pandora .cabs if the one in this post doesn't work.
Let me know your results, thanks.

What is this peeps?

Never heard of it.

Its an internet radio app, that lets the user type in artists that they like and then the app streams the songs to them based on their selection.

skyler17 said:
Try this: the file is attached.
Let me know if it works.
I don't have a TP2 yet (but I will on Aug 12th)
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This functionally works but the menus and buttons do not. I can select a radio station but cannot pause/skip songs the buttons are viable but scattered in weird places across the bottom of the screen.

buttsbuttsbutts said:
This functionally works but the menus and buttons do not. I can select a radio station but cannot pause/skip songs the buttons are viable but scattered in weird places across the bottom of the screen.
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Hmm, that is no good.
I have an Excalibur right now and it is a non-touchscreen phone that works with this app. Have you tried using the directional pad in the TP2's keyboard for navigation?
I have contacted Pandora before and they said that they are working on a .cab that will work on any Windows Phone. I'm guessing that it will be released once the Marketplace is open. Until then, maybe one of these will work with the TP2 (attached)
Let me know your results

skyler17 said:
Hmm, that is no good.
I have an Excalibur right now and it is a non-touchscreen phone that works with this app. Have you tried using the directional pad in the TP2's keyboard for navigation?
I have contacted Pandora before and they said that they are working on a .cab that will work on any Windows Phone. I'm guessing that it will be released once the Marketplace is open. Until then, maybe one of these will work with the TP2 (attached)
Let me know your results
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the "Pandora VGA+IVAN1.cab" works the buttons are still at the bottom edge of the screen and are tiny but it works
However the sound quality is horrible

buttsbuttsbutts said:
the "Pandora VGA+IVAN1.cab" works the buttons are still at the bottom edge of the screen and are tiny but it works
However the sound quality is horrible
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Yes, the sound quality is 64 kbps aac I think so I would imagine that it doesn't sound that good. At least this is a working solution. In the furture when the official pandora.cab comes out I belive that it will be 64kbps aac+ which equates to 128kbps aac.

skyler17 said:
Yes, the sound quality is 64 kbps aac I think so I would imagine that it doesn't sound that good. At least this is a working solution. In the furture when the official pandora.cab comes out I belive that it will be 64kbps aac+ which equates to 128kbps aac.
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hopefully for those of us that pay for pandora one they will allow us to stream 192+

does anyone know how to make Pandora show up under the all programs list? probably something simple, but im new at this.

crazy talk said:
does anyone know how to make Pandora show up under the all programs list? probably something simple, but im new at this.
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You have to find the Pandora exe in Program Files hold your finger down on it till a menu appears and hit copy. Then Navigate to My Device-->Windows-->Start Menu-->Programs in this folder scroll to the botton and right below the last file hold your finger down in the empty spot so no file is selected and when the menu pops up select paste shortcut.

Very nice... hope they launch the cab soon, but in the mid time this one work!

how do we get this thing to continue to work after the screen shuts off? kinda destroys the benfits...

crazy talk said:
how do we get this thing to continue to work after the screen shuts off? kinda destroys the benfits...
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Have there been any updates? I have not seen Pandroa on Marketplace.

i can't attest to this because i dont have my tilt 2 yet...but i believe this is the proper WVGA application. Def dont use the VGA that an above user posted or any other non native resolution for best results

simbadogg said:
i can't attest to this because i dont have my tilt 2 yet...but i believe this is the proper WVGA application. Def dont use the VGA that an above user posted or any other non native resolution for best results
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The above cab file does work on the Tilt2. The text and everything else is still the same as the Pandora 2.0 release version, but atleast this cab has reworked buttons that can be used properly. Thanks to whoever re-wrote it.

got one
This is the best one for all of us using WVGA! all credit goes to ACE10134!
Works better than all the others on my xperia
http://thewingster.com/Documents/Pandora (TP2).cab

heres how....
crazy talk said:
how do we get this thing to continue to work after the screen shuts off? kinda destroys the benfits...
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if u disable and screen locking app...like s2u2 or winmo 6.5 lock, it will work when the screen is off.

acidbath5546 said:
if u disable and screen locking app...like s2u2 or winmo 6.5 lock, it will work when the screen is off.
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When you say disable locking app, it will work. Can you elaborate a little more. I don't have any other lock app except the default WM lock which I dont use at all and Pandora will still stop when device sleeps.
I remember there was a reg edit for this before I will try to find it and try it out and reply with findings.
Also, is the cab link you posted the same as what was posted before?
Since they both have the same name I am assuming its the same one.

Changing Default Action Headset Redialer.exe

Hi Guys,
In an effort to remap and not finding any software I wrote over my redial.exe program with a basic game and it worked. Double clicking the headset now opens that game. I'm not sure how this will affect other functions of the phone though, what else uses redialer.exe?
Secondly how could I make it so that whatever I put in the windows folder as this "redialer.exe" activates a specific action? In my case, I would like this to mute/unmute the call I am in.
Thirdly, any alternative suggestions to doing this, or to even editing the single click function on the headset? Thank you.
Nila

Nila, there are several apps out there that do something similar to this. Maybe you should look in to what they are doing and see if you can't modify it to your liking.
I went through this when my headset started randomly redialing people. I use audio manager headset tool and it will now play/pause on long press and ff on quick double press. Hope this helps!

majorassface said:
Nila, there are several apps out there that do something similar to this. Maybe you should look in to what they are doing and see if you can't modify it to your liking.
I went through this when my headset started randomly redialing people. I use audio manager headset tool and it will now play/pause on long press and ff on quick double press. Hope this helps!
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Besides the various programs I found that seemed to only deal with audio playback, this is the most promising program I found that would let me edit which programs are opened with the headset button functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476412
The main thing I'm having trouble locating is how to make a shortcut to the in-call mute function. Does that require a mortscript? Thanks.
Nila

[email protected] said:
Besides the various programs I found that seemed to only deal with audio playback, this is the most promising program I found that would let me edit which programs are opened with the headset button functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476412
The main thing I'm having trouble locating is how to make a shortcut to the in-call mute function. Does that require a mortscript? Thanks.
Nila
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It would probably require a simple mortscript, there is a list of commands for in-call/phone functions I saw floating around a while ago. I did a search but can't seem to find it. I'm pretty sure I saw it on xda though!

Music tab control on lock screen

Title says it all...
What I'm looking for is to be able to control my music while the phone is locked. I am running the last and greatest version of enrgy's rom series. The perticular build that i am using doesnt let me control the volume while the screen is off. But does let me control it when the phone is locked... wierd... but i am loving the rom (if you havnt i recomend you give it a whirl) I have search but the only thing i found is to use s2p with s2u2. I much rather use the windows lock screen, enrgy add a feture to let you use 1 out of 3 lock screens hd mini which im curently using 6.5 and the default lock screen. For some reason i cant not stand s2p (personal preff no offense to the developer) thanks to any1 in advance that can help me with this. I hope this was posted in the right section... if not can some point me to the right place.

you have no idea how bad i want that, it would be so useful! when im at the gym i constantly have to unlock my phone and enter my password because my screen locks to change my music. a look screen with music control would be unreal

This would be great to have. If I remember correctly, before I flashed my rom, my stock Tilt 2 rom used to be able to do it. Hold down the volume buttons to change songs and press down buttons for volume.

macaraballojr said:
Title says it all...
What I'm looking for is to be able to control my music while the phone is locked. I am running the last and greatest version of enrgy's rom series. The perticular build that i am using doesnt let me control the volume while the screen is off. But does let me control it when the phone is locked... wierd... but i am loving the rom (if you havnt i recomend you give it a whirl) I have search but the only thing i found is to use s2p with s2u2. I much rather use the windows lock screen, enrgy add a feture to let you use 1 out of 3 lock screens hd mini which im curently using 6.5 and the default lock screen. For some reason i cant not stand s2p (personal preff no offense to the developer) thanks to any1 in advance that can help me with this. I hope this was posted in the right section... if not can some point me to the right place.
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The whole point of a lock screen is to lock down the device. You can change the device to NOT lock the buttons when the device is locked, and there are NRG settings that will affect the device when locked. But basically I think you would have to map some of the hardware keys - I believe that ATT has a PTT button, for example - to do a particular function.

Well hopefully this will help.
I picked up a Motorola Bluetooth Headphones in January and using the stock rom I was able to lock the phone and use the headphone controls to change the music and volume with no problems. I can also pause the songs with the controls and come back to the music anytime.
I just moved to the EnergyRom and it still works. I'm only having one issue all the sound comes through the headphones now.
I will say there is one other issue, minor for me, every once and a while the sound will change to a mono'ish, tinny sound, then come right back to stereo. When you hear people complaining about the Bluetooth Headphones this is what they are talking about. It really has never bugged me that much, but it might bother you.
I picked up this model - Motorola HT820. Just in case you are wondering.

OfficialDoughboy said:
Well hopefully this will help.
I picked up a Motorola Bluetooth Headphones in January and using the stock rom I was able to lock the phone and use the headphone controls to change the music and volume with no problems. I can also pause the songs with the controls and come back to the music anytime.
I just moved to the EnergyRom and it still works. I'm only having one issue all the sound comes through the headphones now.
I will say there is one other issue, minor for me, every once and a while the sound will change to a mono'ish, tinny sound, then come right back to stereo. When you hear people complaining about the Bluetooth Headphones this is what they are talking about. It really has never bugged me that much, but it might bother you.
I picked up this model - Motorola HT820. Just in case you are wondering.
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Thanks... I might just give those a whirl... i been thinking bout getting a pair but really havent found a model that i like the way they looked...

ix sik pro xi said:
This would be great to have. If I remember correctly, before I flashed my rom, my stock Tilt 2 rom used to be able to do it. Hold down the volume buttons to change songs and press down buttons for volume.
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That is EXACTLY where I've been searching for a long time. Just like on my SE K800i. Volume button hold = skip songs and normal press volume!
Could this still be found/edited in the registry manually maybe?

Tiemen_S said:
That is EXACTLY where I've been searching for a long time. Just like on my SE K800i. Volume button hold = skip songs and normal press volume!
Could this still be found/edited in the registry manually maybe?
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I don't quite remember if I installed a cab for it or if the stock rom allowed it, I wish i could remember because I miss it a lot. The only thing I can do now, when the phone is locked, is control the volume. At least it's something...

in the new version of CHT this is comming

Hmm, CHT is not as stable on AthineOS as I hoped. That ROM is nearly clean and CHT brings some bugs with it, so I'd like to find the fix separated from CHT...
Does anyone of you also have a problem with the player when you turn of the screen? (press power button) On my TP2 it doesn't play the next song, but starts to create a cracking noise, almost silent. Also when I turn off the screen the music goes silent halfway the first song I play. I have to skip a bit back/forward and it'll keep playing like it should after that. I know there's some fix like: "Keep music playing while screen is off", but that just won't fix it. But just locking my phone through the Start Menu and letting the screen go black works :S.

Dude, you should try S2U2, is a lock app that looks like the iPhone... But the better thing is that the developer, also make S2P a player that can be used while the lock (S2U2) is active...

I would give Tarkim's keyboard controller a try.

Tiemen_S said:
Hmm, CHT is not as stable on AthineOS as I hoped. That ROM is nearly clean and CHT brings some bugs with it, so I'd like to find the fix separated from CHT...
Does anyone of you also have a problem with the player when you turn of the screen? (press power button) On my TP2 it doesn't play the next song, but starts to create a cracking noise, almost silent. Also when I turn off the screen the music goes silent halfway the first song I play. I have to skip a bit back/forward and it'll keep playing like it should after that. I know there's some fix like: "Keep music playing while screen is off", but that just won't fix it. But just locking my phone through the Start Menu and letting the screen go black works :S.
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Hi Tiemen_S,
which rom do you have, windows build, manila version and so on. Because i don't have problems like that.
These are not problems with CHT, that's your rom so as said in the threads. I have tested around 20 roms and the most bring up problems. The only one that was running was the latest original dutch rom for me.
So do your tests once again please, with an original one before you say it is CHT. Because that is not the case.

mike2nl said:
Hi Tiemen_S,
which rom do you have, windows build, manila version and so on. Because i don't have problems like that.
These are not problems with CHT, that's your rom so as said in the threads. I have tested around 20 roms and the most bring up problems. The only one that was running was the latest original dutch rom for me.
So do your tests once again please, with an original one before you say it is CHT. Because that is not the case.
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I don't blame CHT or anything, I'm just very satisfied with AthineOS without it. It's like the cleanest ROM out there, with a not too plastic/shiny/glossy theme. I don't know exactly where CHT can't combine with AthineOS (code-wise), but after the installation some bugs appeared. And after reflashing without CHT everything was fine again. It were no SOD's, but glitches and switches.
And of course it's superb the fix will be integrated in CHT, but not everyone uses it and a seperate fix would be a better solution for them!

macaraballojr said:
Title says it all...
What I'm looking for is to be able to control my music while the phone is locked. I am running the last and greatest version of enrgy's rom series. The perticular build that i am using doesnt let me control the volume while the screen is off. But does let me control it when the phone is locked... wierd... but i am loving the rom (if you havnt i recomend you give it a whirl) I have search but the only thing i found is to use s2p with s2u2. I much rather use the windows lock screen, enrgy add a feture to let you use 1 out of 3 lock screens hd mini which im curently using 6.5 and the default lock screen. For some reason i cant not stand s2p (personal preff no offense to the developer) thanks to any1 in advance that can help me with this. I hope this was posted in the right section... if not can some point me to the right place.
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TP2 supports A2DP protocol, so i recomand you to use bluetooth remote controller which able to use the headphone you own