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l just bought an apt-x Bluetooth receiver to my stereo. i would like to stream spotify through my tab 7.7 to the stereo. unfortunately it does not work. Spotify streaming works ok. Streaming of local media to Bluetooth works ok. But simultaneous WIFI and Bluetooth just don't. wifi streaming is not reliable with simultaneous Bluetooth.
Is this a design fault or do I have a faulty tab?
kari
Is there anyone who has any experiences about this? Simultaneous WIFI and Bluetooth seems not to be possible in practice. It may work for a minute or two, but then it stops or becomes unusable.
smoltron said:
Hello!
l just bought an apt-x Bluetooth receiver to my stereo. i would like to stream spotify through my tab 7.7 to the stereo. unfortunately it does not work. Spotify streaming works ok. Streaming of local media to Bluetooth works ok. But simultaneous WIFI and Bluetooth just don't. wifi streaming is not reliable with simultaneous Bluetooth.
Is this a design fault or do I have a faulty tab?
kari
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I use a cheap K168 mini bluetooth speaker with just A2DP and AVRCP profiles and it works fine with WiFi streaming, though the effective range is not so good. I would doubt if it has something to do with apt-x and wifi. May be you could try again with a A2DP headset/speaker to see if you could isolate the problem?
九千. said:
I use a cheap K168 mini bluetooth speaker with just A2DP and AVRCP profiles and it works fine with WiFi streaming, though the effective range is not so good. I would doubt if it has something to do with apt-x and wifi. May be you could try again with a A2DP headset/speaker to see if you could isolate the problem?
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Yes, A2DP is little more reliable, but now and then it starts stuttering too when there is simultaneous WiFi. With APT-X gaps and stuttering are guaranteed.
I ordered a new WiFi station. I will check with that and then report.
It is clear that Tab 7.7 has problems with WiFi/Bluetooth interference.
smoltron said:
Yes, A2DP is little more reliable, but now and then it starts stuttering too when there is simultaneous WiFi. With APT-X gaps and stuttering are guaranteed.
I ordered a new WiFi station. I will check with that and then report.
It is clear that Tab 7.7 has problems with WiFi/Bluetooth interference.
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You could use 802.11a instead of 802.11b/g to mininize collision from bluetooth devices. 802.11a operates on 5GHz band instead of 2.4GHz band, but with shorter range.
I did some tests with simultaneous Bluetooth audio and WiFi streaming. The results are here:
Router: Buffalo G125, 802.11g
1. Tab 7.7 + Apt-X receiver = does not work: starts gapping almost immediately
2. Tab 7.7 + A2DP receiver = may work for a minute or two, eventually fails
3. iPhone 4S + A2DP receiver = works perfectly. No problems whatsoever.
Router: Asus RT-N56U, 802.11n, 5 GHz
Everything works perfectly.
My WIFI slows to a crawl when Bluetooth is enabled. Netflix is impossible. However, I don't have a problem with Amazon Cloud player (A2DP), and I stream at a much higher bit rate than Spotify Free. I'd recommend Spotify Premium and using offline playlists. You won't make the most out of Apt-X with Spotify Free's audio quality anyway...or just using your iPhone 4S, since it works perfectly.
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my bluetooth will pair with phones and headsets but will not connect for file transfer
Might just be me (but I doubt it)...I haven't seen an Android build yet that had OBEX. Check the changelog and feature list for your particular upgrade and see if that was offered.
I have had issues with the bluetooth as well. I bought a Motorola s705 for streaming music/speakerphone in my car. For some reason, the sound quality is CRAP and it 'hiccups' every 30 seconds or so. I tried the same device with my wife's t-mobile shadow (htc juno) running WinMo... Worked beautifully.
I'm using the .26I radio, but seriously considering going back to the old radio to see if it improves performance.
I also just tried to pair and do file transfer with my friends Blackberry and failed as well. I think beartard is right... No OBEX.
I am having issues as well. My Pioneer car stereo supports A2DP, and all is well when the thing is paired, but next time I go to use it, I get connection "Error" when connecting either HFP or A2DP. Disabling stereo bluetooth on the stereo seemed to fix HFP, but I want my Stereo bluetooth.....
Have others had much luck with A2DP?
hey thanks for the replies guys but i was looking for some answers haha
AFAIK, only A2DP and AVRCP was added in Android 1.5, so no big wonder file transfer wont work...
A2DP works like a charm with my A2DP headset - haven't tried with other devices.
/Mats
Stereo Bluetooth skipping issues
If streaming music via bluetooth is skipping, turn off your wifi and that will fix your problem. I was having major anxiety over this, but found the answer last night searching forums. I tried it out and my music has not skipped since. I stream music to my car stereo and it is excellent now that I've turned my wifi off.
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My problem is as follows. I have paired my Motorola S9 headset with my A7 tablet without any problems. I can listen to music in my sd card with no problems but when I try and listen to music from pandora it just keeps getting cut of like if it were buffering. Does not happen with normal headsets. Tried different wifi networks and does it from all of them. On other interesting thing was that on my mifi device it would not connect as long as my headset was enabled and connected through bluetooth. As soon as I disconnect the headset it works fine.
This happened with Dextermod 1.2 as well as 1.3 with the bluetooth fix enabled.
Any ideas?
Anyone else having serious bluetooth issues in car or otherwise? I cannot make calls out in my car (2010 GMC Terrain). It will make the call initially, but the sound is very choppy and I drop the BT connection every time.
Figured I would try here before returning the phone to see if its a known issue. Very frustrating considering my SGS1 worked 100% fine.
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Anyone else having serious bluetooth issues in car or otherwise? I cannot make calls out in my car (2010 GMC Terrain). It will make the call initially, but the sound is very choppy and I drop the BT connection every time.
Figured I would try here before returning the phone to see if its a known issue. Very frustrating considering my SGS1 worked 100% fine.
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I use BT a lot and haven't had any trouble establishing and maintaining a connection. I've used it with two different Infiniti's and it's performed flawlessly - auto connects, transfers contacts, support calls waiting and hold, streams BT audio, displays artist and title via the car's display, pauses music for incoming calls, and tracks forward and back using the car's controls.
Does the Terrain have GM's funky BT via OnStar? I had a CTS with it and it drove me mad. I had three different phones and none of them worked exactly the way they should have.
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Anyone else having serious bluetooth issues in car or otherwise? I cannot make calls out in my car (2010 GMC Terrain). It will make the call initially, but the sound is very choppy and I drop the BT connection every time.
Figured I would try here before returning the phone to see if its a known issue. Very frustrating considering my SGS1 worked 100% fine.
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Ford Edge with Sync. The sound quality with my SGS2 is horrid! Mine is also choppy though I don't drop the connection. As soon as I turn bluetooth off the sound quality on the phone is great.
Guys, I've this same problem with my car (2009 Toyota Avensis + build-in Nokia CK-100 - official Bluetooth module) and my friend car (2010 Nissan Note + build-in BT Nissans radio). Choppy sound but I didn't see disconnects. I've branded rom for Polish T-mobile, shoud I change it to custom? or maybe any official service can re-install branded firmware?
Maybe Wifi + BT + GPS couldn't be turn onn at the same time? I didn't find any paths to resolve problem.
Sorry for my poor english
I am using mine with a Ford and it works perfectly.
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headphones: beats studio wireless
2.4ghz band stopped working when headphones are connected
-temporary solution: switched to 5ghz band. no issue
netflix would buffer to 99%, audio would start playing but screen was still buffering
-temporary solution: turn off headphones, let video play, turn headphones back on
kodi, hulu and youtube worked fine.
overall i was pretty happy with my experience. im most proud to say that the nexus player is not plagued with the audio lag that come with other devices.
I've had issues with BT headset quality too, since trying post Marshmallow update.
It would have of course been best, if there was a headphone jack in the remote, like Roku and Nvidia Shield have.
It seems the use of a BT headset, somehow puts a burden on the overall Wifi connection of the device, or something. Given you found 5Ghz works better. With Roku and Shield, the headphone jack works great no matter the connection, if you can get it to play on the TV, it will play with no issues via the wireless headphone jack of Roku and Shield.
I don't know why Nexus Player BT headset audio is so unstable. But it's disappointing. That the claimed benefits of Marshmallow for the Nexus Player, are found to be less than stellar once put to use.
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headphones: beats studio wireless
2.4ghz band stopped working when headphones are connected
-temporary solution: switched to 5ghz band. no issue
netflix would buffer to 99%, audio would start playing but screen was still buffering
-temporary solution: turn off headphones, let video play, turn headphones back on
kodi, hulu and youtube worked fine.
overall i was pretty happy with my experience. im most proud to say that the nexus player is not plagued with the audio lag that come with other devices.
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Thanks I was looking for a fix or workaround for that issue with netfilx. My workaround was just to cast from my tablet or phone. A little annoying as sometimes I don't have my tablet or phone around.
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netflix would buffer to 99%, audio would start playing but screen was still buffering
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I just got the OTA update to 6.0 and yes, while I was thrilled to get bluetooth headphone capability this problem with Netflix takes the fun out of it. I'm not convinced it's really buffering, I think it's just refusing to switch to the video framebuffer output for some technical reason when the bluetooth audio sink is selected, so the buffering spinner never goes away.
-temporary solution: turn off headphones, let video play, turn headphones back on
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It's surprising how well this works in terms of being consistent and repeatable (usually these kinds of tricks result in hanging or crashing if you use them more than once), but unfortunately it only works until you have to use the UI to skip or even pause, then it's gone and you have to do it again.
Update: There is also a bluetooth audio problem with Kodi under 6.0: While UI sounds and at least some local files play back fine with bluetooth audio, in certain other streams, including all the YouTube videos and World News Live channels I tried, bluetooth audio is absent unless you do the above trick where you connect the bluetooth device after it starts playing.
The symptom is almost the exact opposite of what you get with Netflix in that, unless you do this trick the video streams but the audio doesn't, where in Netflix the audio streams but the video does not appear.
It's also pretty ridiculous that there is no way to disconnect a bluetooth device from the Nexus side, which means that once it's paired, the headset will connect to the player whenever you turn it on. Which is irritating if you have other devices you want to use it with, like phones and tablets -- all of which do let you disconnect a bluetooth device without unpairing or turning bluetooth off.
Hey all,
Ever since opting into the Android O beta, my Nexus 6p has been working fine, except for connected to my car via BT. It connects, but just shows 'Unknown Artist' for any kind of track info, and if I switch playback apps (for instance, from Pocketcasts to Google Play Music), my phone disconnects from the car for a second or two, connects again, and still doesn't work. The car in question is a 2016 Mini Cooper S. Anyone else seeing issues like this? Works fine on 7.1.2.
ive got the same issue vw polo. audio plays via bluetooth but no artist info it just shows im connected to 6P and skip track controls dont work just mute and volume
Yeah, I don't even get audio. Nothing actually plays, car displays "unknown artist".
I have this as well on a 2017 toyota, calls etc work fine, just music dips out
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Hey all,
Ever since opting into the Android O beta, my Nexus 6p has been working fine, except for connected to my car via BT. It connects, but just shows 'Unknown Artist' for any kind of track info, and if I switch playback apps (for instance, from Pocketcasts to Google Play Music), my phone disconnects from the car for a second or two, connects again, and still doesn't work. The car in question is a 2016 Mini Cooper S. Anyone else seeing issues like this? Works fine on 7.1.2.
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what are the bluetooth settings in the developer setting section?
mine are as follows if you want to try them to see if it gives you some audio
Bluetooth AVCRP Version
AVCRP 1.6
Bluetooth Audio Codec
Streaming: SBC
Bluetooth Audio Sample Rate
Streaming: 44.1kHz
Bluetooth Audio Bits Per Sample
Streaming: 16 Bits/Sample
Bluetooth Audio Channel Mode
Streaming: Stereo
Bluetooth Audio LDAC Codec: Playback Quality
Streaming: Optimised for Audio Quality
MkBy said:
what are the bluetooth settings in the developer setting section?
mine are as follows if you want to try them to see if it gives you some audio
Bluetooth AVCRP Version
AVCRP 1.6
Bluetooth Audio Codec
Streaming: SBC
Bluetooth Audio Sample Rate
Streaming: 44.1kHz
Bluetooth Audio Bits Per Sample
Streaming: 16 Bits/Sample
Bluetooth Audio Channel Mode
Streaming: Stereo
Bluetooth Audio LDAC Codec: Playback Quality
Streaming: Optimised for Audio Quality
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Thanks for the setting tips, I'll try them out tomorrow and report back.
No luck, same issue persists. I even tried usb-c to usb-a, but my Mini doesn't recognize it as an audio device that way Time to get a new head unit possibly.
No luck, still 'unknown artist' and no audio, even though my phone thinks it's connected and playing.
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No luck, still 'unknown artist' and no audio, even though my phone thinks it's connected and playing.
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Do you have this issue on 7.1.2 as well? Don't forget Android O is still in "beta" and I wouldn't be surprised if the BT is a little screwy still.
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Do you have this issue on 7.1.2 as well? Don't forget Android O is still in "beta" and I wouldn't be surprised if the BT is a little screwy still.
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Everything works fine on 7.1.2, I had to decide what was more important: working car audio or a much faster OS experience. Hopefully this is something that's either fixed in the release of O, or something my car manufacturer can patch into their system.
Not sure if this will help but my car seems to have pretty good luck with this technique and BMW/Mini ICE systems are similar. I use the aac codec keeping everything else default. I've had the issue a well where it's playing on my phone but not the car; the info also doesn't show. Restarting the phone right before starting the car or soon after seems to be relatively effective as it would then connect after the restarts and actually play the music correctly and show the info.
Not the best solution but hopefully this ends after the final is released.
Hi! I hope this helps. It seem like changing the setting (unchecking) for AAC audio helps with the issue. This seems to be a new feature in Oreo, so go to Bluetooth settings and in the little gear next to device it will popup with a couple of options, uncheck AAC.