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Dr.Dre Beats and xperia x10

I bought some ibeats from best buy all excited of course, came home and unbox'd them. Apparently the headphones with the talk control in them sound like there's is a major Flanger effect in them unless you press the talk button.
and i tried it with the AT&T xperia's which were at best buy tried different pair and they sound exactly the same.
Anyone else out there using dre. beats with there xperia without any problems

I can only use the ones from x10 to get good sound others dont work on x10
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My Solos never worked with my Xperia. Infact neither did regular iPod headphones. Quite annoying.

i tried 2 different android phones now they work perfectly fine its just the freaking Xperia , im just tired of this phone. No more SE brand's for me. квартиры посуточно Тюмень

rsingh612 said:
I bought some ibeats from best buy all excited of course, came home and unbox'd them. Apparently the headphones with the talk control in them sound like there's is a major Flanger effect in them unless you press the talk button.
and i tried it with the AT&T xperia's which were at best buy tried different pair and they sound exactly the same.
Anyone else out there using dre. beats with there xperia without any problems
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If you get the ones without the mic they should work fine.. tried it with a whole bunch of headphones so that I could choose the right one (ended up with Denon D1001 - great set, esp with X10)

Yeah, Sony switched the contacts around on the plug compared to how everyone else does it.
Should work ok if you plug the headphones into the clicker instead of directly into the phone. Well, the headphone part will anyways.
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if your headphone has a mic, ie with 3 bands on your jack, it won't work. apparently , sony has its own thing concerning mic, but the regular 3.5 mm jack, with just 2 bands, it should work just fine.

Headphone question - for those already with an SGSII

Can someone who already has an SGS II, test and comment on whether headphones with a mic *and* music controls (eg play/pause/ff/rw) work?
I have a pair of Moda's that don't work with my Atrix...it's the main annoyance I have with it...

yes it has mic but no music conrol.

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yes it has mic but no music conrol.
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I'm not asking about the standard headphones that ship with the SGS II. I'm asking someone with an SGS II to test aftermarket headphones that have the controls.

I think it same as original galaxy s, the media button for aftermarket earphone will not work with this phone, samsung 3.5mm jack really special...

Question...
Hey, for those already with SG2, can I use my iPod headphones w/ mic with this handset?
Please let me know, thank you.,

mickliq said:
Can someone who already has an SGS II, test and comment on whether headphones with a mic *and* music controls (eg play/pause/ff/rw) work?
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If possible also specify the exact make and model. There's at least two different pin-out for headsets (iPhone style and Nokia style) and at most one of those will work properly with any given Android phone.

I am wondering this as well. I'm hoping its the Iphone style so I can use my Etymotic HF-2's, or any other decent head set with this phone. I am thinking there is a good chance it is the Iphone style, seeing as that what the Nexus S had, but it would be nice for someone to confirm and not just speculate.

Thats shyttt... No audio controls with the Headphone? I gotta pull the phone out every time to switch the track?

WTF? this costs as much as an iphone and the headphones doesnt have music controls? that sucks bigtime!

oh stop whining! Samsung is just giving you an extra reason to admire that beautiful screen.

armanisafarai said:
WTF? this costs as much as an iphone and the headphones doesnt have music controls? that sucks bigtime!
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yup it sucks
don't buy this phone and get yourself an iphone

Don't matter to me as I don't use cheap phones. Custom shelled iem. Please don't tell me you folks use Dre BEATS, what a ripoff. I see alot of iPhone users using them and I just laugh. Got ripped off by apple and then by Dre. People are like sheep being led to the slaughter house.
Music controls, just what I don't need, another component in the way of my Galaxy pushing that Vodoo.
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wendellc said:
Don't matter to me as I don't use cheap phones. Custom shelled iem. Please don't tell me you folks use Dre BEATS, what a ripoff. I see alot of iPhone users using them and I just laugh. Got ripped off by apple and then by Dre. People are like sheep being led to the slaughter house.
Music controls, just what I don't need, another component in the way of my Galaxy pushing that Vodoo.
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Lol I laugh more at the people who get Bose headphones. What a joke.

arjun90 said:
Hey, for those already with SG2, can I use my iPod headphones w/ mic with this handset?
Please let me know, thank you.,
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no, samsung uses 3 layer audio, while apple only uses 2, the headphones wont even sound right, youll need to ducttape the apple call button down permanently to have good sounding audio

soraxd said:
no, samsung uses 3 layer audio, while apple only uses 2, the headphones wont even sound right, youll need to ducttape the apple call button down permanently to have good sounding audio
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when you say "samsung uses..." is that in reference to this device in particular, or Samsung in general? Have you tested the SGSII headphone jack yourself? Thanks for the info btw.

Oh you guys are silly!
I haven't tried headphones with music controls yet (gonna have to fish around for my old HTC's) but try double clicked and triple clicking the button on the one's Sammy give you. For me it skips tracks (at least in Spotify) and has done on all versions of Gingerbread I've tried.
I'm using the Griffin iTalk so I can answer calls and skip tracks with a decent set of 'phones.

htc desire's headphone works perfectly.

i use the bose MIE2 mobile phone headset with inline mic and single button, costs 140 bucks and the quality is superb on these things. its designed for generic mobile phones, and works just fine on the nexus one and most other phones that support the standard.
are we saying teh galaxys s2 will not support this? it just uses a single button, double tap to FF, triple tap to RW, etc. and then single tap to answer a call, pause music, etc. best headset ever to get for your phone. i'd imagine this would have to work with samsung, how could they leave this out when all other phones support this?

Tested with Ultimate Ears 5vi which are iPhone compatible.
With default music player only play/pause (single press) and next track (double press) works, this was tge same as the Nexus S.
PowerAmp has a setting to enable triple press which skips to previous track. This app is worth the cost as it has settings to customise the player anyway you could want. Best feature is auto resume on A2DP connect, when getting in the car no need to remove phone from pocket or bag or touch cars music controls, plays from where it left off

soraxd said:
no, samsung uses 3 layer audio, while apple only uses 2, the headphones wont even sound right, youll need to ducttape the apple call button down permanently to have good sounding audio
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How very odd, I got my old headphones that I used with my SGS 1 and on my SGS2 I now need to hold down the call answer button to get good audio !

Generic & Nokia earphones have voice cancellation! Hayyyylppp

No need to tell you guys about what rom kernel mod I'm using since I tested it on an unmodified Galaxy Y and it has the same results. And I don't know where to post this.
Please help me guys. So I bought a cheap generic low quality made-in-China earphones from the nearest mall. We're poor (kinda) and we really don't like to spend big amounts of money for these accessories. But seriously, I won't buy an earphone even more expensive than my device.
I brought it home and listened to some music. Voices were cancelled, like I can only hear the chorus and other sounds which are frequency related (maybe). I tried listening to a song made in 2008 and it was fine, I just had to increase the volume.
Then I discovered this secret button (lol) which was in the middle of it. I pressed it while listening to music and guess what. It now plays normally. I released my finger and it went back to voice cancellation. So literally, I have to press that button for 3-5 minutes when I want to listen to a song. I returned to the mall and asked for a replacement, said what my problem is, and they gave me a Nokia one. Sure the name is pretty reliable even though it's pretty old. Haha.
I listened to music while on the mall, I thought it was fine now and I hear everything cause it was just noisy there, I didn't notice that it had the same button (actually it's a button for skipping track, if plugged into Nokia phones). I brought it home, and I realized it was the same. I tried it on my brother's phone (Galaxy Y) and it was the same. I tried it on my sister's Nokia phone and it was working perfectly.
Now, my question is, how do I disable this? It seems to react that way when it's plugged into an Android device. Are there any workarounds?
Any suggestion is highly appreciated!
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Update :
I experimented with the jack, I kinda loosened it a little bit, I think I found a point where it plays the music normally. So it works half plugged. Is there something I'm missing? :S
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We don't even know which Nokia earphones you're talking about....
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Azure Dragon said:
Update :
I experimented with the jack, I kinda loosened it a little bit, I think I found a point where it plays the music normally. So it works half plugged. Is there something I'm missing? :S
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you could just go get a refund and buy a plantronics m50 bluetooth headset, i got mine for about £35/$53 no connection issues, no plug compatibility problems and wireless. now even works with "google now" (press ear button and speak to google from headset) as well as streaming music

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We don't even know which Nokia earphones you're talking about....
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Hmm..it doesn't stand for a model name but I think its model is WH-102.
chismay said:
you could just go get a refund and buy a plantronics m50 bluetooth headset, i got mine for about £35/$53 no connection issues, no plug compatibility problems and wireless. now even works with "google now" (press ear button and speak to google from headset) as well as streaming music
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Erm..I don't actually like a bluetooth headset since first of all I need to have my bluetooth on all the time, so it drains battery. Secondly it's only on one ear, I can't stand that. Is there a bluetooth headset that has both and is totally wireless?

Azure Dragon said:
Hmm..it doesn't stand for a model name but I think its model is WH-102.
Erm..I don't actually like a bluetooth headset since first of all I need to have my bluetooth on all the time, so it drains battery. Secondly it's only on one ear, I can't stand that. Is there a bluetooth headset that has both and is totally wireless?
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Yes there are Bluetooth headesets with two ear pieces. I'm using the LG HBS-700 on my Nexus 4.
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Azure Dragon said:
Hmm..it doesn't stand for a model name but I think its model is WH-102.
Erm..I don't actually like a bluetooth headset since first of all I need to have my bluetooth on all the time, so it drains battery. Secondly it's only on one ear, I can't stand that. Is there a bluetooth headset that has both and is totally wireless?
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yeah you can get bluetooth set with both ears, just search stereo bluetooth headset, i would definitively go with plantronics.
the brilliant thing is after setting up "bluetooth launch" with the tab in my backpack i can still ask google now questions without getting off my bike via wireless.
"play music"
"whats the weather like today"
"navigate to *****"

scream4cheese said:
Yes there are Bluetooth headesets with two ear pieces. I'm using the LG HBS-700 on my Nexus 4.
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chismay said:
yeah you can get bluetooth set with both ears, just search stereo bluetooth headset, i would definitively go with plantronics.
the brilliant thing is after setting up "bluetooth launch" with the tab in my backpack i can still ask google now questions without getting off my bike via wireless.
"play music"
"whats the weather like today"
"navigate to *****"
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Okay guys thanks, I'll just give this to my sister.
I'll be going to the supermalls and find what you guys are talking about. I think LG is the most probable that I can find here. I want a cheap one for its function range though. Haha.

a-jays one+

just ordered a pair of these so has anyone used them on their s4,if so,any good?before i open them next week lol

tonybhoy said:
just ordered a pair of these so has anyone used them on their s4,if so,any good?before i open them next week lol
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I have Jays One+ for a while and are great! Yesterday I have also bought SGS4, and I have to say - the sound is stunning! I'm using PowerAmp Pro and I had to adjust the sound just only a bit. Before that, with HTC Desire, it required more work to get the sound right for me.
Unfortunately, the Jays' App is useless - Android captures the long button press and can't be used to adjusting the volume. Nevertheless one, double and triple press work great! (at least on Desire, but AFAIK it is Android > 4 feature)
Another annoying think is the cord shape and sound it makes when you walk... this scratchy sound can be heard during music play. You need to set the cord, i.e. under the clothes, so it doesn't make noise.
I hope you'll like it anyway!

I've had them for a while. Awesome sound quality
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I had the One for a while (not the +), fantastic sounding piece of kit. I got them while I had my Galaxy S with Voodoo Sound, and as I mostly listen to music with a lot of bass, these absolutely killed it, phenomenally deep and clear bass.
I might just get the One+ (the One died at the jack ).

help with apple earbuds on note 4

so i use the apple eaerbuds for listening to music and talking, but the only button that is working is the middle one wich i can accept calls; play/pause music, skip racks on double cliking, etc
i just want to find a way to make the two other buttons work, for ex it will be good if the up and down buttons change the volume.
now i read online that the apple earbuds are made differently from all others and dont work properly on android devices.
my question is can i tweak this thing with some kind of software or something????

No, it's a hardware issue, Apple uses a different method than standard phones for volume control, you are better off buying other earbuds, or use the ones that came with the note. If it's the style you like do a quick google search and you will find many reasonably priced headsets with a similar got and style
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Apple standard is CTIA, Samsung standard SHOULD be OMTP - my previous Android phones had this standard, that's why I'm guessing but I never bothered to check
You can buy an adapter for a couple of dollars, if your headphones are worthy, but since we're talking about apple earbuds I wouldn't bother

There's the Sennheiser MM 30G (ones I use) or the pricer Bose SoundTrue in-ear headphones that gives you volume buttons on the cord that work with Samsung devices

Ok thnx a lot for your opinions.
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