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iPhone headset volume control

I have a pair of Sony headphones that have a controller designed to work with an iPhone/iPod. The middle (play/pause/forward/backward/end call button) work just like the original Nexus one headset, but the volume controls don't work. Is there a possibility of making an app, modified Music.apk or driver that would enable this volume control, or does one already exist? I've searched these forums, Google's forums and some other forums and found nothing.

There's an app called RemoteVol that allows you to adjust volume by long pressing on the previous track and next track buttons. It was designed for the default N1 headset, though I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work with third party headsets.
I'm guessing that HTC didn't think to include volume controls in the headset design, perhaps because there's already the volume rocker on the side of the phone.

earlyberd said:
There's an app called RemoteVol that allows you to adjust volume by long pressing on the previous track and next track buttons. It was designed for the default N1 headset, though I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work with third party headsets.
I'm guessing that HTC didn't think to include volume controls in the headset design, perhaps because there's already the volume rocker on the side of the phone.
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I tried that, the download link was dead and it wasn't on the market.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2mmmyfjjrnw
works well with my htc headset

I'd like to point out that the Nexus One headphones don't control volume.
Continuing on, as you said, the volume buttons do nothing (on other pair remotes I have)

Remote Vol doesn't work in this case- I'm using Sony headphones using the Apple button control design.

I guess your only option then is to use the stock headset that came with the phone, or just use the volume rocker.
If you or someone you know is handy with a soldering iron, you can perform a simple mod to the stock headset so that you can plug in third party headphones. You just have to cut off the stock ear buds above the remote, then solder the wires into a 3.5mm audio jack.

Compatible Headphones

Does anyone know if you can use headphones made for the iPhone with a Focus? The headphones that come with it are actually decent, but I'd like to upgrade and every set of headphones with an inline mic are made for iPhones. All I really need working is the microphone and volume control; the extra pause button isn't a big deal.

I just tried a Apple volume-enabled set of headphones and the play/pause/call button worked but not the volume control.
The mic and headphones work great though.
The headphones that come with the Focus have volume control on them, so maybe other non-Apple branded headphones would work with volume control.

Thanks for checking that. I guess it's not so bad to have the volume not working since the buttons on the device work with the screen off.

I picked up some cheap iFrogz Luxe and the work fine.
No volume control but the mic and pause worked OK.
http://ifrogz.com/product/EP-LB-MIC
I also picked up a set of Etymotic MC3's and they didn't work worth a damn.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/mc3.html

Headphones

Great news, my Etymotic hf2's work perfectly! Including the pause button.
It seems that the alternative config used on the SGS1 is history, hurrah.

oh snap dog this is great news, my MIE2 headset should work perfect then as well. glorious news

The seems to be the case because the original Galaxy S earphones don't work properly on the SGS II, they sound weird and with an echo. Looks like Samsung are learning.

This is good news. I was under the impression that sgs2 also had the weird 3.5mm jack layout.
But if this is true, then could any and all of you that has some play/pause buttoned headphones try this out?

iPhone bundle earphone works as well.

f15hh3ad said:
iPhone bundle earphone works as well.
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Marvelous! Could you also specify the earphone type (those who don't have a clue what's bundled with iphone) and what functions actually work + the mic?
This should take care most of the other headphones then, because you can easily find info if it's iphone compatible

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Marvelous! Could you also specify the earphone type (those who don't have a clue what's bundled with iphone) and what functions actually work + the mic?
This should take care most of the other headphones then, because you can easily find info if it's iphone compatible
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I'm not sure what type he has. friend told me it works well.
I have Triple.Fi 10vi, its iphone compatible. it works as well. play/stop and mic. all work perfect with SGS2.

Can I just check if the volume up and down from the inline are working too?

wait a minute i'm a bit confused now. i purchased the bose MIE2 mobile phone headset, with inline mic and single pause button. this headset also has an iphone compatible version right next to it in the store.
i bought the standard mobile phone version, which works fine with the nexus one, nexus s, and any other mobile phone that supports the standard with the single button.
but if you guys are saying the iphone headsets work, does that mean that my standard mobile version will NOT work, since ideally the iphone and standard mobile version are different, else there would not be two seperate versions in teh first place? now i'm confused.
would samsung use the iphone standard and NOT support the mobile phone standard that the rest of the industry uses?

With the release of iPhone 3GS, Apple did something new with their headphones. They expanded from the single button inline control to one with three buttons. The two extra buttons do volume up and down. In order to get this volume +/- thing working, iirc, manufacturers had to implement some new little chip into their headphones.
So Roger I think your headphones would work fine with the single button, but I'm more curious about the volume +/- functionality

Chiribo said:
Can I just check if the volume up and down from the inline are working too?
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My friend has Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic. he said Play/Stop/FF/REW and mic works. but volume up/down doesnt work with stock music player.
forgot to mention we have Korea model.

Chiribo said:
With the release of iPhone 3GS, Apple did something new with their headphones. They expanded from the single button inline control to one with three buttons. The two extra buttons do volume up and down. In order to get this volume +/- thing working, iirc, manufacturers had to implement some new little chip into their headphones.
So Roger I think your headphones would work fine with the single button, but I'm more curious about the volume +/- functionality
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thanks. i should have clarified that my headphones DO have the volume up/down in addition to the single inline pause button. i just forgot to consider those volumes into it. so should work then.
still i wonder why two seperate iphone and regular version exists for the MIE2. maybe it is for the OLD iphone before the 3Gs changes were made...

can anyone confirm that the volume controls work?

Guyz suggest some adapter which has use play,pause,Next song, previous song buttons. I have Shure SE 530 headphones. I just need an adapter which connects to the phone and can my headphones and contain all these buttons.

Stock headset works ok playing music while headset button is pressed

As the topic says it plays normally with bass and all while I hold the headset button down due to swapped mic/ground placement (hardware).

That's what I've been mentioning multiple times now and I don't know when they will fix it. There must be a way, I want to use my V-moda Remix Remote.

Some headphones not working.

Hi,
I have a pair of xiami piston headphones and they work fine with my older phone (galaxy s3) but with my 6P they are not detected by the phone. I can't use them to listen to music or make calls.
I tried a pair of generic headphones and they do work. Is there some headphones that are simply incompatible with the device?

Yes I had the same experience. My samsung headphones from my galaxy s5 can't be used to make phone calls and if you try to use the volume adjustment buttons it pauses playback. Another pair of off-brand headphones I bought at duane reade work just fine for making calls. It is strange because w/ my galaxy I could use apple headphones or really any brand and they all worked fine. They should all work exactly the same.

I just hope this is a software compatibility issue with the in-line mic/controls and not a hardware issue. I have three pairs of pistons 2's that I used on a regular basis with my oneplus.

chowhoundb said:
I just hope this is a software compatibility issue with the in-line mic/controls and not a hardware issue. I have three pairs of pistons 2's that I used on a regular basis with my oneplus.
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I have found the same issue...hopefully software.

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My V-Moda Crossfade LP2s are unable to control anything on the 6P, where they worked just fine on the LG G4

I was able to get my Piston 2 working by holding the VOLUME DOWN button while pluging them. but the controls on the cable do not work. but I have sound at least.

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I was able to get my Piston 2 working by holding the VOLUME DOWN button while pluging them. but the controls on the cable do not work. but I have sound at least.
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That's odd that audio would completely fail.
I just tried another headphone pair I have. They are Klipsch Image S4i and the middle button works, even though these are iPhone specific headphones (hence the i in the name). The volume buttons on it don't do anything.

havanahjoe said:
That's odd that audio would completely fail.
I just tried another headphone pair I have. They are Klipsch Image S4i and the middle button works, even though these are iPhone specific headphones (hence the i in the name). The volume buttons on it don't do anything.
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Isn't there an app that can remap the "input" it sees from the headphones?

I'm encountering issues across ALL headphones with inline buttons, including Sony, Beats, and the Project Fi headphones. I'm on my second device now (RMA'd the first to see if it was device-specific), and all exhibit the same issue: double-click to skip track fails when the device is locked after a certain number of presses, and recogntion of the inline button is generally sporadic when the device is locked.
HOWEVER! Everything is perfect when the device is unlocked! So this has to be a software issue, right?

i'm having issues where the headphones seem to be working, but the mute button is not muting the headphones (but they do mute the call). so i hear EVERYTHING in my ears. its like a weird loopback.

The_Middleman said:
I'm encountering issues across ALL headphones with inline buttons, including Sony, Beats, and the Project Fi headphones. I'm on my second device now (RMA'd the first to see if it was device-specific), and all exhibit the same issue: double-click to skip track fails when the device is locked after a certain number of presses, and recogntion of the inline button is generally sporadic when the device is locked.
HOWEVER! Everything is perfect when the device is unlocked! So this has to be a software issue, right?
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There was a thread about this, maybe it was you who posted it.
My S4i headphones can control music (pause/unpause) with the screen off. I have Smart Lock enabled with my Moto 360 though, so not sure if that makes a difference. I also finally updated to MDB08L this morning. I was stuck on MDA89D until I manually sideloaded the MDB08K OTA (then the MDB08L OTA was downloaded by the phone).
I just tried my V-Moda Crossfades and those still are not able to control anything with the screen lock or unlocked (last time I had used them was before the software update)
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640k said:
i'm having issues where the headphones seem to be working, but the mute button is not muting the headphones (but they do mute the call). so i hear EVERYTHING in my ears. its like a weird loopback.
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That sounds like a feature I might like to enable sometimes at work, but it would be annoying when trying to isolate everything around me!

havanahjoe said:
That sounds like a feature I might like to enable sometimes at work, but it would be annoying when trying to isolate everything around me!
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it wasn't such a nice feature as i was walking from my car and the mic was rubbing on the zipper of my jacket and i could hear it and the wind in my ears. if i covered the mic with my hand, the sound went away, so it seems like there is definitely a software issue.

640k said:
it wasn't such a nice feature as i was walking from my car and the mic was rubbing on the zipper of my jacket and i could hear it and the wind in my ears. if i covered the mic with my hand, the sound went away, so it seems like there is definitely a software issue.
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I get that when using the Klipschs, but it's the vibration traveling through the wire and into my ears (since they are in-ear headphones), and it is annoying.

i use Apple EarPods. $29. love them.

My Xiaomi Pistons were the only set of headphones that didn't work at all (music played through front-facing speakers and not the headphones). All other headphones I own seem to have the same compatibility issues as all other Android headsets vs iPhone made headsets in regards to the in-line buttons working or not.
I hate in-ear/noise-cancelling/over-ear options since I use headphones while walking around the city and still prefer to still hear what's going on around me. Apple EarPods work but the in-line volume buttons don't work. Play/Pause/Answer/End button works fine though. My only other option that I've discovered is the Amazon Fire Headset. They are similar pods that don't isolate sound and all buttons on the headset work fine.

RG129 said:
My Xiaomi Pistons were the only set of headphones that didn't work at all (music played through front-facing speakers and not the headphones). All other headphones I own seem to have the same compatibility issues as all other Android headsets vs iPhone made headsets in regards to the in-line buttons working or not.
I hate in-ear/noise-cancelling/over-ear options since I use headphones while walking around the city and still prefer to still hear what's going on around me. Apple EarPods work but the in-line volume buttons don't work. Play/Pause/Answer/End button works fine though. My only other option that I've discovered is the Amazon Fire Headset. They are similar pods that don't isolate sound and all buttons on the headset work fine.
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mine didn't work as well. however, my amazon ones worked and i could also use vol up and pause, but vol down wasn't working.

So now my headphones are working apparently, the inline mic controls, pause/play volume up and down now work.
Using the Sennheiser Mm30g.

The Bose QC25s work like a charm along with the inline controls.
But...you need to buy the "made for Android" version.

I also have the pistons and they no longer work

My jaybird bluebirds x work perfectly. Need to test in my Lexus, however, pairing went fine so expect it will be ok.
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