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Media Player Remote Control

Hi there,
does anyone know which program catches the events of clicking once or long for redial at a bluetooth headset or the headset delivered with the HTC Backstone?
What I'd like to achieve is a program that catches these events and redirects them if necessary. On the other hand the program should be able to catch new events.
For example a double-click. This event should then be routed to the media player and switch to the next track.
Is there already a solution available for this. If not I'll develop one - but the first thing to start with is to get the events.
Thx in Advance
Steve

I don't know if it helps, but I have a Sonyericsson K800i, and it has inbuild bluetooth remote control, I think it's because of the AVRCP profile tha the HD has, that can control the HD. I was able to control my HD, simulating the d-pad for example.

AE Button Plus ?

I tried to use this software but it's not able to capture the button press of my Headset.
Any other ideas?

Bluetooth Headset Interaction with PocketTunes on Windows Mobile (HTC Touch HD)

This may be a problem with other media players but does anyone know if there is a way to configure the bluetooth stereo headset buttons to work with other media players?
I have recently bought a set of Motorola S9 BT headphones and want to use PocketTunes (or anything other than WMP) but I notice that the headphone next/previous track buttons only work with WMP.
Any ideas?
Thanks

I use PocketPlayer and they had to add a work-around specifically to get HTC devices working with BT buttons.
By default WMP intercepts all of these button presses so if PocketTunes hasn't implemented a similar work-around then you're out of luck for now.

Bugblatter said:
I use PocketPlayer and they had to add a work-around specifically to get HTC devices working with BT buttons.
By default WMP intercepts all of these button presses so if PocketTunes hasn't implemented a similar work-around then you're out of luck for now.
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Thanks,
I will point the PT guys towards the PP thread and see what they can come up with.
I will also try Pocketplayer and see what I that is like. Do you have any skins which you would recommend for PP then as I don't like the WMP one nor the default wvga skin.
Regards

No I've not found any other WVGA skins.
I used PP on my Loox 720 years ago and there were a couple of great VGA skins but no-one seems to be doing much PP skinning these days as far as I've seen.
PP was the best player back then IMO, and I tried pretty much all of them. I haven't re-tested since I got my HD but it still seems to be a very good and well-supported product.

Motorola S9HD Bluetooth Stereo + WM Player

Friends,
I own the Motorola S9HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones and noticed when I launch S2P, WM media player launches also.
Any ideas why this occurs? If I don't have the BT headset on and launch S2P by itself, no problems.
Please any ideas will be appreciated.
Thank You,
Tvos

so no one here has any ideas on this?
tvos

I think it's from the S9s. When i launch Coreplayer and press the play button, it starts WMP :\ This wasn't the case with my regular S9s.

kareem9nba said:
I think it's from the S9s. When i launch Coreplayer and press the play button, it starts WMP :\ This wasn't the case with my regular S9s.
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You may want to enable CorePlayer's options of taking control of WMP plugins. S2P doesn't support Bluetooth controls I thought?

AC explained it to me via prv msg that its a part of WM core engine which automatically loads at S2P execution. No way to disable it..
Case closed!
Tvos

Windows Media Player Alternatives?

So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Try Kinoma Play.

i think either vlc or mplayer also has a windows mobile (though it may be in beta)

HTC-OH_SNAP said:
So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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Pocket Player will use the buttons on the headset, but you MUST go into comm manager and set your bluetooth to stereo and hands free each time prior to using Pocket Player. This happens with some headsets for some reason.
My Jabra BT8010 set works fine without having to go into comm man each time, but my old Motorola set did not.

I 2nd Kinoma Play. Easy UI, good features, smooth operation.

nightryder21 said:
Try Kinoma Play.
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dougmwpsu said:
I 2nd Kinoma Play. Easy UI, good features, smooth operation.
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i vouch for Kinoma as well..

Core Player
A working version of the Core Player is posted in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4240457&postcount=2
I also use GSPlayer for streaming media. Haven't tried it with a bluetooth headset.
GS Player
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
HTC-OH_SNAP said:
So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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kerne said:
A working version of the Core Player is posted in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4240457&postcount=2
I also use GSPlayer for streaming media. Haven't tried it with a bluetooth headset.
GS Player
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
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coreplayer make a problem with my A2DP bluetooth headset..

controlling wmp while locked or in another app
I am a newbie coming from blackberry & i have a question. On the bberry, if the phone is locked u can still control the music player by using the volume up/down keys to change volume & change tracks. You can also control the volume & change tracks when not even in the media player screen...for example if i switch over to look at my email....is there a modification that will make this possible on a wm6x phone?

Core player, TCPMP, or HTC Audio manager are good. I made a Titanium HTC Audio Manager panel for my latest ROM. You have to enable it in CHome Config.

Will the voice recognition software work with other players?
Will the voice recognition software work with other players?

HTC Music App

Does anybody else use this and does the "coverflo" only show the 1st 100 songs stored on the phone as it only seems to on my machine ???
Ehen I go further into the app it does then show all my music
Cheers
Dave

Hello Dave! The same on my Desire, and i got like 400 songs, but on the main screen of the player is shows 1/100. So i'm using meridian player, which is reading the play lists from sd. But i will like to have access on the player (like on the phone one) while the screen is locked
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

Thanks
carmen2009 said:
Hello Dave! The same on my Desire, and i got like 400 songs, but on the main screen of the player is shows 1/100. So i'm using meridian player, which is reading the play lists from sd. But i will like to have access on the player (like on the phone one) while the screen is locked
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
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Cheers will give meridian a go but it is a shame it doesn't work with screen locked But thanks for the tip of meridan

I wonder how to make Android music app OR Htc Music app read album art/cover? Do I just put in a jpg in the music folder or how do I do?
Thanks!

embed the album art into the ID3 tags.
I think itunes and winamp do this.

there is a nice music player called cube on the market

Does anybody know a music player that doesnt skip music while BT connected to my FM carkit?
I tried two carkits but only if i reset the Desire will i have no music skipping. But only until the next time I start the connection again. Then it is back to skipping.
I tried another phone (Palm Pre) with both kits and it works like a charm.
I can only remember problems with HTC and BT A2DP ! Had it before with HTC Windows Mobile phones as well and waiting for an update is not an option with HTC.
So maybe this is the wrong thread ....

Bluetooth
Sjengie said:
Does anybody know a music player that doesnt skip music while BT connected to my FM carkit?
I tried two carkits but only if i reset the Desire will i have no music skipping. But only until the next time I start the connection again. Then it is back to skipping.
I tried another phone (Palm Pre) with both kits and it works like a charm.
I can only remember problems with HTC and BT A2DP ! Had it before with HTC Windows Mobile phones as well and waiting for an update is not an option with HTC.
So maybe this is the wrong thread ....
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You have proably already done this but have you disabled the wireless when connected. I also reconnected my phone to my bluetooth car stereo and it now works fine with no skipping

yes
payneardo said:
Does anybody else use this and does the "coverflo" only show the 1st 100 songs stored on the phone as it only seems to on my machine ???
Ehen I go further into the app it does then show all my music
Cheers
Dave
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mine did this, got stuck and forced closed when you scrolled past a certain number. having said that,i can't find out how to get in to coverflow now! how do you access it?!

finally figured it out
open the music player as normal and press the bottom left key on the screen (the one with 3 lines)
When the next menu pops up press right once so the album list is present
Then press the menu key on the front of the phone (actual button) and press 'play all'
and it will return to the player with all albums ,now able to swipe through each

Got it!
shady_character said:
finally figured it out
open the music player as normal and press the bottom left key on the screen (the one with 3 lines)
When the next menu pops up press right once so the album list is present
Then press the menu key on the front of the phone (actual button) and press 'play all'
and it will return to the player with all albums ,now able to swipe through each
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nice one. so cover flow is for a play list, almost. if you're browsing by track or have told it to okay all albums then it works. kind of makes sense, that

payneardo said:
You have proably already done this but have you disabled the wireless when connected. I also reconnected my phone to my bluetooth car stereo and it now works fine with no skipping
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tried that. also tried airplane mode but doesnt really make a difference; it comes and goes.
the desire player must have good and bad days wrt to the skipping but what makes the difference i do not know (yet)
this used to be an old habit of WM phones. Never have it with my Palm Pre.
HTC Android no guarantee either

try bTunes app. Looks like an ipod touch and has a lot of good features, such as reading a specific folder on the sd card, and can pull album art from last.fm i think it is. Lock screen controls too. its less than £2 i think.

pee_cee said:
try bTunes app. Looks like an ipod touch and has a lot of good features, such as reading a specific folder on the sd card, and can pull album art from last.fm i think it is. Lock screen controls too. its less than £2 i think.
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Thanks for the heads up. I like the iPod style music player just for simplicity. Like the lockscreen controls too. Shame it doesn't have a homescreen widget!