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Headset Button / Media Button Function?

Hello all,
Forgive me if this has already been asked (I tried my best to search for similar questions before posting this)...
Does anyone know how to make the wired headset button (a.k.a the Media Button) work with music player apps?
I’ve tried many… the button doesn’t work with any. I want the button to be able to skip, play, pause, etc. music like an iPhone would with its wired headset. Other Android phones can do this, but the Epic 4Gs headset button just brings up the contacts list when you press it (it also ends calls).
Thanks,
Ryan

No fix yet. Hopefully sammy fixes this with froyo or some devs fix this. I reccomend emailing samsung too and asking for them to fix this. Bluetooth controls work tho.
Sent from my Epic 4G

Ravizzle, thanks for replying. I was afraid of that. I haven't tried bluetooth yet though.
Do you (or anyone else here) have any recommendations for bluetooth controllers? I really need to be able to change tracks without touching or turning on the phone.
Thanks again,
Ryan

I bought bluetooth stereo headphones from ebay for 25 bucks. The model is LG hbs
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You can remap the keybinding for the headset button, there is a discussion on android central (I can't post the link)
Basically edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec_jack.kl and change SEND_END to HEADSETHOOK (need to be rooted)

Would be nice if szomeone can mke a oneclick or app to do this
Sent from my Epic 4G

ravizzle said:
I bought bluetooth stereo headphones from ebay for 25 bucks. The model is LG hbs
Sent from my Epic 4G
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Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely take a look at that headset.
jjthe2 said:
You can remap the keybinding for the headset button, there is a discussion on android central (I can't post the link)
Basically edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec_jack.kl and change SEND_END to HEADSETHOOK (need to be rooted)
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That seems promising. Thanks for posting it. I haven't rooted yet, but to fix this issue I probably will now. I'll try it and post results some time tomorrow.
ravizzle said:
Would be nice if szomeone can mke a oneclick or app to do this
Sent from my Epic 4G
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I can do this actually. It shouldn't be too difficult, but as previously stated, it would probably be a root-only app. I'm going to put this and other hacks/tweaks together into one app. I'll post the .apk and source code up on Google code too... again, probably tomorrow.
Ryan

That would be awesome man!
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I have tried using head phone button but I'm not getting any response. My button does nothing. I can't bring up contact or anything. Do I have faulty headphone?
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jjthe2 said:
You can remap the keybinding for the headset button, there is a discussion on android central (I can't post the link)
Basically edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec_jack.kl and change SEND_END to HEADSETHOOK (need to be rooted)
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This kind of works, though it still seems to be a bit buggy. When headset is connected and music is paused hitting the power button shut off/lock the phone the music will start back up by itself without clicking the headset button. It happens with the stock music player and the music app by DoubleTwist for me.
If you do choose to do it this is what you get in stock music app: one press = play/pause, 2 quick presses = skip to next song and long press puts you in party shuffle mode (and it's hard to get back out of it since none of the menus show that you are in party shuffle. You have to turn party shuffle on then off for it to register it properly). In the music app by DoubleTwist you get play/pause with single click and nothing for 2 presses or long press.

juryduty said:
When headset is connected and music is paused hitting the power button shut off/lock the phone the music will start back up by itself without clicking the headset button. It happens with the stock music player and the music app by DoubleTwist for me.
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This is odd, I don't see the same thing. In fact I forgot to mention that the headset button doesn't seem to do anything in the stock player for me, I've been using Cubed or PlayerPro and the functionality in both of the those is one press = play/pause, two presses = skip, long press = party shuffle (I actually never noticed this until you mentioned it).
And one more thing, if you change to HEADSETHOOK the button will no longer end calls while on the phone it will mute/unmute (I think this is more convenient anyway).

jjthe2 said:
This is odd, I don't see the same thing. In fact I forgot to mention that the headset button doesn't seem to do anything in the stock player for me, I've been using Cubed or PlayerPro and the functionality in both of the those is one press = play/pause, two presses = skip, long press = party shuffle (I actually never noticed this until you mentioned it).
And one more thing, if you change to HEADSETHOOK the button will no longer end calls while on the phone it will mute/unmute (I think this is more convenient anyway).
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I guess I should have said I'm running the AOSP Magic v.3 rom with the Mix-Up kernel and am using a modified stock music app. I wonder if the rom has something to do with the music restarting itself.
EDIT: oddly enough the music doesn't restart when it's charging... curious

I've discovered that the music is restarting while the screen is locked and off because it's registering an event for both the key_down and key_up events (clicking down on the button as well as the 'click' as it comes back up after the first click). Still trying to figure out a way to negate the second click... I've tried using the WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED modifiers, but to no avail; yet. I'll keep experimenting.

jjthe2 said:
You can remap the keybinding for the headset button, there is a discussion on android central (I can't post the link)
Basically edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec_jack.kl and change SEND_END to HEADSETHOOK (need to be rooted)
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I'll definitely try this when I get my phone back. I always change the keylayout on my android phones.

juryduty said:
I've discovered that the music is restarting while the screen is locked and off because it's registering an event for both the key_down and key_up events (clicking down on the button as well as the 'click' as it comes back up after the first click). Still trying to figure out a way to negate the second click... I've tried using the WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED modifiers, but to no avail; yet. I'll keep experimenting.
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After clearing my dalvik (sp?) cache through clockwork, the issues I was having with this change have been resolved. Maybe some confusion with the binding in the cache was causing it, but it's working as expected now....

[Q] HELP: Speak Incoming CallerID

First post, please be kind... and thanks to everyone on this forum for all the support!
Is there anyway to get incoming calls to "Speak incoming CallerID + Ring"? I use to have this option on my Verizon Phone but the EPIC only has an option to Speak incoming callerID or RING only. When I get an incoming call, I would like the phone to speak the callerID once then play the ringtone.
Settings -->Text-to-speech-->Speak incoming CallerID

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I tried that app and it was very buggy. Very inconsistent, caused ringtone to stop working, would not work properly. Uninstalled.
Any other apps out there?
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I have a related problem.
When using this feature, if BT is connected, it routes the audio to the BT device, and doesn't "speak" via the internal speaker.
Unlike the ringer, which (correctly) rings ringtone through speaker, BT gets the stock ring sound built-in to the BT device. That's the way it's supposed to work.
Turn on the spoken caller-id with BT and the only way you know you have a call is if you are listening to your BT device (headset, in this case). I refuse to be one of those dweebs that walks around with my BT headset in my ear when I'm not talking on the phone.
Anyone know how to have this play through the speaker with BT connected?

motog35 said:
I tried that app and it was very buggy. Very inconsistent, caused ringtone to stop working, would not work properly. Uninstalled.
Any other apps out there?
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That app is working perfectly on my Epic. I've even got it tweaked so that it says the name in between each ring. Maybe you didn't get into the settings enough. I had it on my EVO before the Epic and it worked well on it too.

iTbagdUrMac said:
That app is working perfectly on my Epic. I've even got it tweaked so that it says the name in between each ring. Maybe you didn't get into the settings enough. I had it on my EVO before the Epic and it worked well on it too.
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Actually I did play with all the settings for about 2 days until I realized my phone randomly stopped playing ringtones and settings were changed to "silent" on its own. From the reviews, it seems that the updated software is more buggy than the previous versions.
I just wish our phone had an option to speak CallerID name + Ring. The DroidX has it by default.

motog35 said:
Actually I did play with all the settings for about 2 days until I realized my phone randomly stopped playing ringtones and settings were changed to "silent" on its own. From the reviews, it seems that the updated software is more buggy than the previous versions.
I just wish our phone had an option to speak CallerID name + Ring. The DroidX has it by default.
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My grandmother used to say "wish in one hand and poop in the other and see which one fills up first" God rest her soul...
I have seen saymyname change the ringer to silent before. All I did to fix it was change the ringer back to what it was previously in the phone's settings.

So far I've ben using Talking Caller ID and its been working okay except options are very limited unless paid version. But at least it seems very stable.
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2 Device problems i noticed on my phone.

First 1,gps needs around 10 mins in clear sky to lock my position , with gps fix(from the market) it takes 5-20 seconds.
Second and most important,all the people that i talk with cant hear my voice clear,i hear them clear tho,there is a really low pitch sound in the background when noone talking even on the road with full bars,i tryed 2g and 3g networks, i even tryed calling my phone from someone else phone and i couldnt hear his voice clear,when i used the headphones my callers heard my voice crystal clear.
I am thinking of taking my phone for replacement in the next 3 houers so i really apriceate any fast feedback especially for the second problem.

GPS fix is usually very quick on my X5 with data connection on, usually under 30 sec.
I've had one or two instances where a geocaching app wouldn't get a fix in 5 or 10 min. A reboot solved that every time.
As for the sound problem: sounds like your microphone is defect. No such problem on my phone...

1. You need to enable gps xtra for faster lock, in the same menu where you enable gps.
2. Some say that B160 rom creatly improves call quality, id try that from. Look from the dev section.

so gps is normal but microphone defective?

anyway,i got it back at the shop for a replacement i ll have a new in 4-5 days ,but im a bit woried if it will be defective again as there are some known problems like gps,wifi,light bleeding,burned pixels,flash player random reboots and i think i ve got 60-70% chance of geting a working one

I have a similar problem...
When people call me they tell me that my voice is very low. This changes when i hold the phone in front of my face, then it becomes better. But it is only good when I switch to the loudspeaker mode. Then you hear my voice clearly. Is it possible that this phone has a certain voice activation level and that this is set too critical?
And if it is so, can I set this threshold value anywhere?
edit: And can I edit the volume of the microphone itself too?

I find that if I have the phone tucked between my ear and shoulder (like you do when you are using both hands for something but still want to talk on the phone), noone can hear me at all.
But if using it "normally" (ie: by holding it to my ear with my hand) it works fine.
Does this device have a noise cancelling mic that is affecting things when the entire back panel is covered or something?

i have the same mic problem... i sent it for replacement...

7s10u said:
i have the same mic problem... i sent it for replacement...
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My replacement came yesterday and mic is ok

True about GPS, just need to enable the option sanpsa said.
Mic, never had a problem so far.. touch wood.

Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.

Cephalus said:
Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.
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I'm pretty sure it's not a noise cancelling mic. It's just a directional mic for use when recording video.

Cephalus said:
Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.
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well,i never covered the hole of the second mic i have even tryed touched the phone from the side with 2 fingers in each side,tryed every holding position and i was also carefoul to dont touch any holes or the main body of the device,also no phone case was used

Poulsen8r said:
I'm pretty sure it's not a noise cancelling mic. It's just a directional mic for use when recording video.
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Google search mentions a noise cancellation microphone exists.
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sanpsa said:
1. You need to enable gps xtra for faster lock, in the same menu where you enable gps.
2. Some say that B160 rom creatly improves call quality, id try that from. Look from the dev section.
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I unfortunately don't have the option for xtra GPS - I only see Use GPS Satellites, and beneath that is GPS Source (which gives me only one option - Use internal GPS)
I am on Gingerbread - CyanogenMod 7.2.0.
Can you or someone else suggest a way to get around this problem? I am trying geocaching and the lack of GPS fix is really frustrating!

for me the GPS fast fix was only solved with replacing the gps.conf file, with this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=905377&d=1329444560

tempius said:
for me the GPS fast fix was only solved with replacing the gps.conf file, with this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=905377&d=1329444560
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Excuse my ignorance but where do I need to change this? Or can you direct me to the right thread with the instructions?

[REQUEST] Call record soft

Dear all expert,
I'm looking for the call record app for my Atrix 4G but no luck.
I tried many app but they can't record the call (although they work well on Optimus 2x).
Could you please suggest some app for Atrix?
Thanks

Many other threads about this, so far no solution.

WiredPirate said:
Many other threads about this, so far no solution.
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Poor Atrix. May be i will quit playing with Atrix

doccocaubai said:
Poor Atrix. May be i will quit playing with Atrix
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I believe Motorola has loccked down the ability to do this, most likely to avoid legal issues. Only way I can suggest to do this at the moment would be if you can find a private space, make your call on speaker phone, and use another device to record.
On thinking, there is always the possibility you could connect the headphone jack on the Atrix to the audio card on your PC/laptop, then record with your PC. I believe this is possible, but it would take a wee bit of work to make it happen. You would effectively place the call on your phone, and talk/listen through your computer whilst recording audio. Might also be possible via bluetooth or wifi.

Google voice has a built in call recording feature. Not sure if is important that the call comes to/from your att number.
http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?answer=115082

In order to record your call, simply press 4. You can do it when you first accept a call, or any time after it's started. To stop the recording, press 4 again or hang up.
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So... what if I'm recording something like a tech support call and need to press 4 during navigation?

CaelanT could be correct on this one, at least for most of the apps. You really gotta be careful with call recording. It's not necessarily legal to do in some states unless both parties consent to the recording.

Older phones had this feature except it would beep to notify on the other end, my sgs 2 however records silently... like a ninja.
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[Q] notification sounds over BT?

This has been a flaw in android since day one. You can't get actual notification sounds over BT. It is rumored to be running in 4.2. Is there truth to this? I'm still waiting for them to be available to get mine... but curious still.

just tested this and it is working for notifications. Although if it is a short notification sound, and it plays only once, it will not come through due to a slight delay between the phone and bluetooth device (but I can hear the headset turning on as if to play something and then turns back off). Works fine for longer notifications.

I get notification sounds over bluetooth when its connected in my car, always have even with ics.

I get notification over my Bluetooth headphones. No problem here.
Tho notification tend to stop my power amp player for some odd reason....
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Just to make sure, toy guys are getting custom notification sounds right? Like per contact call or text notification sounds

ugotproblemz said:
I get notification over my Bluetooth headphones. No problem here.
Tho notification tend to stop my power amp player for some odd reason....
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This happens to me too. I thought it was just a bug on the ROM, but may be the app.

No ringtones thru Bluetooth Headsets
zealtor said:
just tested this and it is working for notifications. Although if it is a short notification sound, and it plays only once, it will not come through due to a slight delay between the phone and bluetooth device (but I can hear the headset turning on as if to play something and then turns back off). Works fine for longer notifications.
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This is true you can hear notifications if they are long enough although the first second gets cut off due to lag i think...... but this is not the issue we were discussing on the google forum. CANT POST LINK SORRY............
The issue was that we cant hear our custom ringtones thru Bluetooth. I have the Galaxy Note and a Motorola HX550 and i can get all voice commands, and even hear notifications, and hear it read my text messages to me, but i cant tell whos calling when my phone is in my pocket on vibrate. I want to hear custom ringtones thru my bluetooth so i can tell whos calling. And i believe the same issue is with car bluetooth from what i read in the forum on google this forum started in 2009 about this no ringtone thru bluetooth, and there are still no fixes or apps that can let us decide what sounds go where.
For example it would be nice to have an app with check boxes available to make ringtones go to bluetooth, and notifications be muted, music go thru headfone jack, etc... This is a long time comming just read the forum and look at the start date 2009..... 4 years and noone fixed this issue.
XDA please help us even if its just a quick someting to get the ringtone to go thru bluetooth.... PLEASE someone!!! :crying:

That link you mentioned you can't post is the one in my sig.
Yeah posted that back in 09.... Recently some one official took "owner ship" of the thread and said it was fixed. However it isn't. Flip phones that existed before the smart phone era were able to play custom bluetooth sounds. Yet the most advanced phone to date can't.....