I have an iPaq 2495, and my internal mic...well, I broke it...anyway,...it has the WIDCOMM BTStack, and I have a motorola BT Headset (designed for cell phone use). Well, it works ok...once paired, it redirects all the sound from the iPaq to the BT, and the BT mic works alright for voice recording.
The playback quality is horrible though. But on my sister's cell phone w/BT, it is really clear. The BT (mono) headset speaker seems to crackle, skip and/or buffer, when using with my PPC...I tried using Skype(PPC) with it, and my brother said he could hear me fine (said their was a background humming...which I've noticed in my recordings...), but it was hard for me to hear him. Not volume wise, it just wasn't clear.
So I want to use the internal speaker for listening/playing music(sounds really good), but just want to use the Bluetooth for the mic. Is there any way/hack that can do this?
I installed Skype a well known problem is that the sound is coming out of my rear speaker:
Why is sound coming out only from the rear speaker of my device with Skype for Windows® phones?
Currently Skype for Windows® phones does not support audio routing to the front speaker.
For best results use a wired headset.
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I searched xda-developers but couldn't find anything but posts of a few years back and non of them contained a solution.
Anyone know if there are some "tweaks" that make this possible?
Edit: Maybe this'll work:
New audio switch program for skype and others.
[APP][UPDATED]audioswitch
Windows Mobile - Routing audio through the Earpiece (PPC / SmartPhone)
I would like to report that I'm running Fring on Maple and it is able to switch audio to the earphone.
(Fring can make Skype and SIP calls!)
Svenitos said:
I installed Skype a well known problem is that the sound is coming out of my rear speaker:
I searched xda-developers but couldn't find anything but posts of a few years back and non of them contained a solution.
Anyone know if there are some "tweaks" that make this possible?
Edit: Maybe this'll work:
New audio switch program for skype and others.
[APP][UPDATED]audioswitch
Windows Mobile - Routing audio through the Earpiece (PPC / SmartPhone)
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I just use my bluetooth headset, works fine.
Greg530 said:
I would like to report that I'm running Fring on Maple and it is able to switch audio to the earphone.
(Fring can make Skype and SIP calls!)
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Are you kidding me? I can't get my ozone to do it whatsoever...I just hear no sound at all when I select "enable earpiece".
Using Skype, Gtalk, etc with A500.
I tried to make a call with Skype (Skype testing service) - the sound quality was poor.
Tried to make a call to another Skype user - I could hear him well, but my voice was muffled.
Solution:
Just plug in a headphone/earpiece (that has NO microphone) into the headset. You can then use the internal mic on the A500 to make your calls over Skype. The sound quality is very good in both skype and gtalk.
I did try my Iphone's earpiece, which has a mic, but the sound was muffled.
Hope this helps.
banksia said:
Using Skype, Gtalk, etc with A500.
I tried to make a call with Skype (Skype testing service) - the sound quality was poor.
Tried to make a call to another Skype user - I could hear him well, but my voice was muffled.
Solution:
Just plug in a headphone/earpiece (that has NO microphone) into the headset. You can then use the internal mic on the A500 to make your calls over Skype. The sound quality is very good in both skype and gtalk.
I did try my Iphone's earpiece, which has a mic, but the sound was muffled.
Hope this helps.
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I have to do this too, do any others not have to do this?
I spoke with my wife a few minutes ago and asked her how I sounded the other day. I used Gtalk and she did too... she was able to hear me and I was very clear.
Not only that, but I was using 3G with only a single bar. Had poor video quality obviously, but sound was flawless.
Called with video on gTalk, being on WIFI - good quality audio, average video...
Skype working with no problem, too
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Called with video on gTalk, being on WIFI - good quality audio, average video...
Skype working with no problem, too
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where did you guys find the gtalk and Skype with video
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where did you guys find the gtalk and Skype with video
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Uhh gtalk has video with gmail gtalk or other supporting android device.
Skype I think has video only with select Verizon handsets or something like that
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where did you guys find the gtalk and Skype with video
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Only GTalk had video calling feature for me. It just was here originally. Called from my Desktop with web-cam to my Acer.
Skype - audio only. No video. (yet? )
ok got you. thanks guys
how did you guys managed to use gtalk with video in canada? Isn't it only available in states ?
Nope It is available everywhere in the world.
If the person you are trying to reach has a video version of gtalk you should see a green camera on the side.
PS for those that do not have a video version of gtalk on their android phone you can use a free app called vtok which allows videoconferencing with gtalk client
That is what i have been using on my HTC DHD and it works great.
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Where is the microphone located ? I'm never sure which areas to aim my voice towards when speaking.
Holding the A500 in portrait mode, with the volume control button on the right, look for a small hole on the right side, between the glass and the bezel.
It is about 5 inches from where the power switch is located.
________<----- on/off
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| | <---- mic
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_________
If you have the Acer case, the mic is cover by the velcro tab (go figure).
Is there a mic for the front camera?
I can't seem to find one.
Thank you. Took me a minute but I found it. Voice to text has been very difficult thus far in comparison to my nexus 1.
is there a software fix to the mic issue?
banksia said:
Using Skype, Gtalk, etc with A500.
I tried to make a call with Skype (Skype testing service) - the sound quality was poor.
Tried to make a call to another Skype user - I could hear him well, but my voice was muffled.
Solution:
Just plug in a headphone/earpiece (that has NO microphone) into the headset. You can then use the internal mic on the A500 to make your calls over Skype. The sound quality is very good in both skype and gtalk.
I did try my Iphone's earpiece, which has a mic, but the sound was muffled.
Hope this helps.
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thanks so just download the skype and you are in business. Is this easy to use sir?
found a fix, you can use an external mic the one built in is good but the software is making it retard. If you plug in a headphone with a mic in it or just a plain old mic it will work great, i have tested it for a good 3 hours, it works. Much much better sound.
google voice search doesn't work for $$$$ no matter how good your mic is. 3.1 was a huge ****up by acer HUGE
Can someone do some modification so that we can use video as people in galaxy s did?
my mcs are worthless can't do anything with them no voice commands work neither will the search or Skype or GT. Absolute bs
My mic works flawlessy for google voice search i have no idea how?
I think the issue is that some folks aren't used to a true noise cancelling mic. It's using a dual analog noise cancelling mic. so it's filtering noise while capturing your voice or capturing your voice 'twice' if you're using it properly/close by.
If you're trying to use the Mic in a noisy area, it may cancel some of your voice as noise unless you speak up or put it somewhat close to your face or speak directly facing it. In other words, picture yourself on a video call. When you set yourself up to be seen by the camera properly, that is ultimately when the Mic will be at it's best.
I imagine people are using it with with a phone's mic in mind but they are unfortunately not the same. A phone's mic is located as close to the mouth as possible without allowing users to blow into it. The mic on the A500 is located away/out of finger reach, primarily and directly facing your mouth.
In the end, I think the best advice for using the mic is telling you to use it like you're on a speakerphone call. Clear, precise vocalization. You can also run the best test with the Voice Recorder to kind of hear how well your voice is picked up from various angles. I found, as I mentioned before...that I am most clear in either portrait or landscape mode with the tablet roughly a foot to 18 inches from my face, similar to how I'd hold it for a web cam. I found that if I spoke as if I were using a speakerphone, I got the best results....even while the TV is on or music is playing. I lost ground however, when I lay the tablet flat on a surface or docked out of line of sight, that is, beside me or elsewhere. I also have no issues with using Google Voice Search.
Hi, all-
I'm trying to use my Motorola H720 mono bluetooth earpiece with my new Nexus 7. Specifically, I want to use it to handle all "phone-like" communications, such as G+ hangouts, Skype calls and GTalk.
The H720 pairs with the Nexus 7, which reports it's connected to "Phone Audio"... though the N7 doesn't actually have a phone function. As a result, all my audio for hangouts and Skype calls still gets routed to/from the N7's built-in mic and speaker.
Is there a way to make the H720 available system-wide on the N7, or at least use it in the apps I mentioned?
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed!
-Mark
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Hi, all-
I'm trying to use my Motorola H720 mono bluetooth earpiece with my new Nexus 7. Specifically, I want to use it to handle all "phone-like" communications, such as G+ hangouts, Skype calls and GTalk.
The H720 pairs with the Nexus 7, which reports it's connected to "Phone Audio"... though the N7 doesn't actually have a phone function. As a result, all my audio for hangouts and Skype calls still gets routed to/from the N7's built-in mic and speaker.
Is there a way to make the H720 available system-wide on the N7, or at least use it in the apps I mentioned?
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed!
-Mark
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I have a similar need to use bluetooth mic with Skype. I can hear the audio through my Jabra BT8040 but Skype still uses the built in mic on the Nexus 7 and doesn't seem to offer an option to select a different mic.
So you're having only slightly more luck than I am. With Skype, when I switch it to bluetooth (vs. internal mic/speaker), it switches back, as if to say there's no usable bluetooth device available, even though mine is paired and connected to "phone audio".
So maybe our earpieces are only designed to work on "phone audio", and not other media... and on my phone (a Motorola Droid 2), the Skype app is able to use such a device, but on the Nexus 7 it can't. I've seen apps in the Play store that supposedly let you use mono Bluetooth earpieces like ours for any kind of audio media, which should fix this problem, if they work... which is a big "if".
In any case, I'm off to search for a bluetooth device that *will* work in this capacity on a Nexus 7. I didn't think it would be such a rare use case... bluetooth earpiece for Skype and other audio/video chats. Who knew?
If anybody can relay any experience with a particular earpiece that works for this, I'd be very grateful!
Thanks,
-Mark
fangthorn said:
I have a similar need to use bluetooth mic with Skype. I can hear the audio through my Jabra BT8040 but Skype still uses the built in mic on the Nexus 7 and doesn't seem to offer an option to select a different mic.
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Further research...
I just found a post in Google's "google-plus-discuss" forum, which this forum is preventing me from linking to until I hit post #10... it seems G+ isn't working with bluetooth devices at all (or at least it wasn't at the time of the above forum discussion). Apparently, bluetooth earpieces are working with GTalk, but I haven't been able to try that yet.
On a Nexus 7, having no bluetooth ability in G+ hangouts is a problem, because the built-in speaker is too quiet for me to hear the voices of people I connect with. Such is the nature of chat, with heads moving in and out of the pickup range of the mics. If the Nexus 7's built-in speaker were maybe 6dB louder, I'd stand a chance of hearing people, and wouldn't need a bluetooth earpiece to work... but as it is, it's too quiet.
Hi,
I've got a problem regarding the bluetooth mic. The problem is similar as this one's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/har.../android-bluetooth-mic-audio-routing-t2898688
What I would like to have is when I connect my phone to the stereo, the audio is recorded from the stereo all the time, and not only for calls.
I like this better than holding the phone for voice messaging in WhatsApp.
Furthermore I'd like to listen to the music further. When using the Parrot MKi 9200 this was the case, as soon as I clicked the whatsapp voice chat button, the music stopped and I was recording from the parrots mic.
Kindest Regards
Marco