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[Q] Head phones with mic

Hey people. Thanks for all info, been reading about the defy here for some time. Got one now and I love it. I had a few smartphones before and this is by far the one I would stick to forever if I had to.
So, my question is: Are there any good head phones (in-ear plugs, with mic and maybe even music controlers) avaliable, and that I can be certain to be compatible with the Defy? Or could I just buy any that works fine with other Android or Motorola devices? Motorola is not sold in Sweden where I live, so it's not like I can check out any stores IRL here...
With my Xperia x20 mini, exacly what I described came along with the phone. Too bad that you just got these normal plugs with the defy. Cos there is just no way I would use those. As of now I stick to my old head phones but I'd love the mic function with my In-ear plugs.
Thanks for any help!
Ekholm
Ok, so I found this site:
thinkmotoroladefy.com/wiredheadsets.html
and it's all looking good, except for the part that they are a bit low-priced. I'm looking for high quality ones. I.e my current head phones was about 90 USD.

For information, iphone handsfree works fine

Thanks!
By chance, does anyone know if "Klipsch Image S4i" would work? they seams to be perfect! Volume, track fwd bwd and play...

I got one of these a few months ago, works fine with my HTC Desire. Not the best headphones in the world, but more than capable of handling a bus ride. You can unplug the headphones, clip on a small plastic hook and use it as an in-ear Bluetooth headset too. Two birds with one stone
I can get around 10 hours out of them between charges.

Thanks, it seams to be mono, right? Mono doesnt sound too thrilling...

If you use power amp you can set it up to use the controls on headphones to start and stop music, instead of calling the last number you called. It will work on the lock screen too.
This was the only way of getting it to work i found for the defy and i tried about 10 different headphones with in-line controls. Bluetooth stereo sets like the one above with controls seem to work fine for music however, ive got a sony bluetooth set and the controls worked right away on the standard media player.

cthulhu501 said:
For information, iphone handsfree works fine
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Really? i got philips iphone headset with remote and there is a constant background noise, probably caused by the remote. which headset are you using?
the one that came with my phone has no remote!
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i'm using now my new wesc bongo with handsfree, and they do work great!

Hi everybody I'm new,
Does anyone can confirm this pinout for Defy's jack 3.5mm?
1. Tip - Left audio
2. Ring - Right audio
3. Ring - Ground
4. Sleeve - Mic
or this used in most mobiles:
1. Tip - Left audio
2. Ring - Right audio
3. Ring - Mic
4. Sleeve - Ground

I use Razer Moray+™ they have no remote function so you have to answer the call on the phone. But you have a mic and the work good for musik and phone calls.

anyone got an update for this, still looking for ear buds with a mic.

Klipsch Pro Media set(based on the S4i but a bit better build for traveling etc).
Awesome set up with defy. The S5i rugged set is also great as they are moisture proof and very overbuilt.

Hulkanator said:
anyone got an update for this, still looking for ear buds with a mic.
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I use nokia's Bh214 . Works pretty well!

bether said:
Hi everybody I'm new,
Does anyone can confirm this pinout for Defy's jack 3.5mm?
1. Tip - Left audio
2. Ring - Right audio
3. Ring - Ground
4. Sleeve - Mic
or this used in most mobiles:
1. Tip - Left audio
2. Ring - Right audio
3. Ring - Mic
4. Sleeve - Ground
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Openend up the original Motorola Defy headset and found this:
farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5451992356_6e55ae0fce.jpg
flickr.com/photos/kikus/5451992356/
(I can not post any outside links because I am a new user )
1. Tip - L
2. Ring - R
3. Ring - M-
4. Ring - M+
(measured with a multimeter - hope this helps)

Thx,
Yeah, exactly as you wrote.
I remade cheap handset with remote (from eg. www.ebay.com).
It works with any headphones

I used my original headset on a iphone before. So I assume that every headset that works on the iphone should also work on the defy.
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I wonder if Sony Ericsson's headsets work. These seem pretty good:
goo.gl/TquJQ
goo.gl/eQc9W
Would be good if they work.
BTW, I tried Samsung Galaxy SL's Stereo In ear handsfree and the sound quality was just awesome! Might get myself one of those!!

I've tried the iPhone standard headphones and sound works but Mic and controls don't. There is a pair of sennheiser mm50 Nokia. Which will work fine. Ordering one shortly.

Hi
I can confirm that at least not all iphone headset work the defy, even if the pinout is identical. I tried the Sennheiser MM70i and they don't work!
I soldered the mic of the standard Headset to the MM70 and now im happy,
but definitely nothing i can recommend
greetings

Killigrew said:
Hi
I can confirm that at least not all iphone headset work the defy, even if the pinout is identical. I tried the Sennheiser MM70i and they don't work!
I soldered the mic of the standard Headset to the MM70 and now im happy,
but definitely nothing i can recommend
greetings
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yes u are right
I have try headphones
wich have microphone
from an alcatel.
no sound
if I push deeper
into the phone
the plug then it
start to hear random
in both speakers
so the pin is longer
or shorter on moto
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iCrap headsets for Android

Hi Guys
I've been looking for a nice headphones with mic and control buttons for my Legend
Unfortunately companies make only ones for iPhone
Apple does not like us to use them
So they have put a chip which allows them to work only with idevices
When u connect them to legend mic do not work (but the phone recognize it as coneceted)
Only central button works (allows u to play and stop music only)
I've read that there is a patch for HTC magic
Which allows to use iPhone ones
I've been wondering is there a way to make them work on legend as well
If anyone have any info about how to do it please help
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Check this
ebay.com.au/itm/GOLD-HANDSFREE-HEADPHONE-HTC-LEGEND-WILDFIRE-G8-HD2-/110695829286?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item19c5fc4f26
ebay.com.au/itm/3-5mm-HANDSFREE-HEADPHONE-MIC-HTC-HD2-DESIRE-LEGEND-/160597144911?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item256455f54f
put www in front of the links,
i´am newbee

As long as you use a different music player than the stock one (I recommend PowerAmp), you can use a single mic button on a range of headsets for (at least) play/pause (1xpush), step fwd (2xpush) and step backwards (3xpush). You probably won't be able to adjust volume even if your headset remote supports it, but for me the play functionality is sufficient. As for headset, keep away from istuff, I recommend the Marshall Minor headset - great build quality, excellent sound!
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I've already bought a sennheiser px200-lli brilliant headphones with a Mic and controller central button works but microphone do not and that is the worst problem
Phone recognizes the mic in the phone but it does not work
So I have to remove the jack every time I answer a call which is very annoying
Thanks anyway
Sent from my HTC Legend

I have a pair of Philips SHH7810 that I recomend,
just a single button, but volume controll and working mic.

[Q] What is with the Headphones?

My iPhone headphones do not work in the play. When I use my Play headphones in my desktop radio it is very quiet and I have to put the volume way up.
I have an Ipad that I use every day and don't want to carry two sets of headphones.

that is abit strange mate,
would of thought they would work as there are the same audio jack socket
you could buy a bluetooth adaptor that way you can connect via bluetooth
to both devices without the need to carry two headphone around plus u dont get wires everywhere when u gotta plug them in

I was thinking about that.
I was also thinking about getting BT headphones from eBay.
It is strange.

all sony phones have had this setup, the wiring of the mini jack socket is swapped around in some way or another so only sony made headphones will function fully. sony are well known for this type of thing they love to make it so you have to use their products with their products. annoying but i dont think there is going to be an easy solution as no software can emulate the wiring in question to change it to work with normally wired headphones
hope this helps

mehmehmen said:
all sony phones have had this setup, the wiring of the mini jack socket is swapped around in some way or another so only sony made headphones will function fully. sony are well known for this type of thing they love to make it so you have to use their products with their products. annoying but i dont think there is going to be an easy solution as no software can emulate the wiring in question to change it to work with normally wired headphones
hope this helps
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I think it is probably more to do with the headphones, or the OP's handset, because my SkullCandy headphones work fine in the Play and anything else i plug them in to. Also, before i got them I used the SE headphones and they worked on the phone and my computer.

ncaissie said:
My iPhone headphones do not work in the play. When I use my Play headphones in my desktop radio it is very quiet and I have to put the volume way up.
I have an Ipad that I use every day and don't want to carry two sets of headphones.
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Handsfree headsets have a slightly different plug from normal headphones. When using your Play headset with your desktop radio, pull the plug out just a bit and you'll hear everything normally without resorting to cranking the volume way up. This also happened with my Nokia handsfree, so I assume it's related to the mic.
As for why your iPhone headphones don't work on your Play, that's strange since most headphones i've tried with my Play work Flawlessly, from cheap $2 Knockoffs to some more expensive gear, even the Nokia handsfree I mentioned before works great with the Play.

My play from verizon came with a little cable that converts their sony configuration to the standard jack. I don't need it as i use BT handsfree.

I just tried another generic set of headphones and put a video from youtube on. I open youtube the sound goes through the phone speakers and not the headphones. This doesn't change if I unplug and plug them back in with the video going either. My Sony headset only works with music. The youtube has no sound at all. I wonder what is going on. I'm going to have to call Sony.

Thanks for the half plugged in trick works great I don't have to carry two pairs of headphones now that my Sony ones work in my laptop!
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I tried the Sony headphones in my Advent Vega and, indeed, if they're wholly plugged the sound is weird, metallic. Half-plugged, they worked fine.

Logseman said:
I tried the Sony headphones in my Advent Vega and, indeed, if they're wholly plugged the sound is weird, metallic. Half-plugged, they worked fine.
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That is what I was getting. Do regular headphones work on your play?

@duramajin you'll have to be careful in a quite place because turn of the head could pull them out and sound would be coming out of laptop speakers.... I've just resorted to BT headphones.... SE HBH-IS800 are quality and really small.
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No issues here. My portable speakers, my headphones I use on my ipod, everything works in my play. It's just a standard jack.

neptune said:
@duramajin you'll have to be careful in a quite place because turn of the head could pull them out and sound would be coming out of laptop speakers.... I've just resorted to BT headphones.... SE HBH-IS800 are quality and really small.
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yes a good idea,
if you get a BT adaptor you dont have to worry about what headphones u use
as they work with all normal audio jack earphones

ncaissie said:
That is what I was getting. Do regular headphones work on your play?
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Just tried two sets of headphones. No issues.

Must be something wrong with my phone then.

McGinty13 said:
I think it is probably more to do with the headphones, or the OP's handset, because my SkullCandy headphones work fine in the Play and anything else i plug them in to. Also, before i got them I used the SE headphones and they worked on the phone and my computer.
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As he said, it must be something with the OP's headset.
My skullcandy's, samsung headset, and a pair of RCA's all work just fine on my play.
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earphones headset issue

I have already tried 2 different headsets with my i9000.They were working fine in the beggining but now the left one works in a VERY low volume.I tried with voodoo but nothing changed.Can someone help me with Service Mode.I think there is the problem and the solution .thanks!

U broke ur head phones, simple as that.
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I already said that i have tested another pair and they work fine in listening music etc.When the audio jack is a simple 2way then the music works fine.When i insert a 3way(with mic) audio jack, samsung & 3rd party earphones with mic, one speaker doesnt work even nearly as loud as the other.

Maybe low battery, u may have not noticed low battery.
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adrenalined19 said:
I already said that i have tested another pair and they work fine in listening music etc.When the audio jack is a simple 2way then the music works fine.When i insert a 3way(with mic) audio jack, samsung & 3rd party earphones with mic, one speaker doesnt work even nearly as loud as the other.
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That's because the 3 way audio jack is meant for apple products, I had this problem before until I realised that you had to hold down the mic button. If you want these to work you can buy adapters on ebay on the cheap.

i have the same problem after installing cm 7.1 - earphones works with any other device, but not with my sgs. holding down mic button doesn't work. I tried to use adaptors added to my urbanears headset (dedicated for nokia / other devices) - still the same issue.

well isnt there any way the Service mode can alter to balance the speakers?I have used voodoo with great results in normal earphones 2way-jack,but on the 3way it becomes a little loud but not as the other speaker!Abput the adaptors i have noticed people who worked for them and people who didnt.What adapter is the most <trustworthy>?

If you are using headset (earphone+mic+remote) for Apple or HTC, get a 3.5mm male to female TRRS adapter.
This will solve your problem.

No i am using the original samsung headset and another headset to check if the samys if faulty!i am fooling around inside service mode but cant find anything.How do i revert any changes back to stock in the Service mode?

anyone get to the bottom of this - driving me mad !
original headset - v low volume - increases when you push mic button
very weird

Original Sammy-made headphones (3 way) work fine on sgs. I had problem like this because I was simply not plugging 'em down and now headphones work normally. Since 3-way female 3.5mm is unified for all devices, you have to try to blow out all dust out of the phone 'cuz audio port isn't covered like usb or this plug in as far as possible.

I am also facing same sort of problem, most of the headphones don't work during call but do work on music
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I have tried everything - phones are definitely pushed in properly - port is clean , as asrafw says phone volume on headset is fine for music - just rubbish for calls . Asra does your mic key on headset being held increase volume ?
I have found the opposite - do not push them all the way down then they work fine !

Headphones
You have to buy an iPhone-Nokia adapter, or switch the ground and data pins on any other headphone, which is designed iPhone-style.
To verify that the headset is that kind, if you press the middle button, then you should hear the music clearly.
Or buy headphones made for Nokia or Sony (Ericsson) products.
Even Samsung have changed to the new style with Galaxy Tab, so no proof that if it works with newer Samsung products, then it will work with our phones.

Have you tried a neutral stereo adapter. I got one with my UrbanEars headphones and they work well with it attached.
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Yes, the middle button (mic) does improve volume - so what you are saying is that these headsets never worked properly ever !
Do you have a photo of the adapters you 2 are using - just want to make sure I get it right ,
cheers

This is a pic of my cable. I noticed last night that the headphone plug itself is a little different than the neutral stereo plug in that the neutral plug on has two coloured bands whereas the headphone plug has 3. This must be the difference between I pods and earlier androids.
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thanks - I presume that is 2.5mm to 3.5mm convertor ?

Hmmm think its a 2-way / 3-way thing rather than a size thing.
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so boths end of jack are 3.5mm ?
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oliva94 said:
You have to buy an iPhone-Nokia adapter, or switch the ground and data pins on any other headphone, which is designed iPhone-style.
To verify that the headset is that kind, if you press the middle button, then you should hear the music clearly.
Or buy headphones made for Nokia or Sony (Ericsson) products.
Even Samsung have changed to the new style with Galaxy Tab, so no proof that if it works with newer Samsung products, then it will work with our phones.
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what style headset are you using ?
cheers

My headsets don't work with my Nexus 4

Hi All
I don't know if you experienced any problem like that.
I can't use any microphone+headphone combo (headset) with my Nexus 4.
My original plan was to use the headset for calling plus to use the button to play and pause music on the phone. As far as I know when is the button pressed long the Google Now service should start immediately. None of them works at all.
The only thing has happened so far, when I connect the headset the Google Now starts unexpectedly.
I tried to use earphone, which worked perfectly well. I think though these are not for the same purpose, and i can expect a simple headset to work flawlessly with my high-end headset.
In my personal opinion, or rather guess this is related to the hissing noise in the earpiece.
I would appreciate your opinion, experience or whatever which can help.

What you described happens when you connect a headset with OMTP jack which is not compatible. Nexus 4 needs a headset with CTIA connector.

Nexonian said:
What you described happens when you connect a headset with OMTP jack which is not compatible. Nexus 4 needs a headset with CTIA connector.
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Thanks for the prompt answer.:good:

As previous answers I believe that it's wrong plug. Maybe it's Sony Ericsson or a Nokia headset. Can be from older Samsung or ZTE or Huawei.
They ask use that plug. (Not 100% sure about after blade 1)
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I am not familiar with the terminology, but this phone uses the same configuration as iPhone . so if the headset works on iPhone, it will also work on the Nexus 4.
There are also third party headphone adaptor that you can buy online.
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beltet said:
As previous answers I believe that it's wrong plug. Maybe it's Sony Ericsson or a Nokia headset.
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Older Sony Ericsson devices have OMTP plug (incompatible). With more recent devices (e.g. Xperia U, Xperia S), Sony decided to switch to CTIA plug aswell. So those headsets will work with Nexus 4.

I found you can identify CTIA headsets with the color of the plastic rings on the plug. CTIA has grey rings, OMTP has other color (e.g. black). Attached image shows 2 versions of the Sony MH650. CTIA version (MH650c) is on the right with grey plastic rings, OMTP version is on the left with black rings.

Nexonian said:
I found you can identify CTIA headsets with the color of the plastic rings on the plug. CTIA has grey rings, OMTP has other color (e.g. black). Attached image shows 2 versions of the Sony MH650. CTIA version (MH650c) is on the right with grey plastic rings, OMTP version is on the left with black rings.
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Thanks for the valuable info. I bought the Sony headset you advised. It works perfectly well.
Any of you wants a one-button headset for your Nexus 4, buy this one. Cheap, original Sony, superb.