anyone else notice that the IR blaster range sucks? it literally has to be facing 100 percent forward at the thing.. you can't be off at any angle like on a normal remote or even my gs4.
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Yes, used it for 5 minutes...disabled it. Not responsive enough.
Damn, that sux to hear. You gonna return the device?
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Seems to be about a 15% range from left to right for me. I don't mind. I am always in front of the tv. It's just nice to have when im in bed and forget my remote.
If you look at the top of you G2 you'll notice the size of the IR sensor/transmitter. This is still an amazing feature (although an old one which should have been in phones a long time ago before they ditched the IRs). It doesn't have that great of a directional range because it's not a protruding light like on most controllers. Size is equal to sacrifice. Mine works amazing at around 10-15 feet if I aim it properly. It's also been dead on the first program try with every device in my house and work. I give this a huge credit for what they did.
ahh yeah. didn't know it correlated to size for ir to be honest. the gs4 blaster is a little bigger so maybe that's why it worked better. eh it's just a gimmick to me anyway haha.. kinda mad I spent 10 bucks on the smart remote app for the gs4 and it won't work on the LG though. ugh lol
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ahh yeah. didn't know it correlated to size for ir to be honest. the gs4 blaster is a little bigger so maybe that's why it worked better. eh it's just a gimmick to me anyway haha.. kinda mad I spent 10 bucks on the smart remote app for the gs4 and it won't work on the LG though. ugh lol
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The G2 has everything built in with its own app, no reason to use the other app. That one works great. I've had a few beers though so forgive me if I missed your point...lol
The built in app works great! I was able to control anything from my kitchen which is probably a good 25 - 30 feet from my tv/entertainment center. So I don't think the range for the IR is a problem.
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The built in app works great! I was able to control anything from my kitchen which is probably a good 25 - 30 feet from my tv/entertainment center. So I don't think the range for the IR is a problem.
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From your kitchen direct view? Or around the corner? Cause around the corner would be more bluetooth or wifi connection. If that thing could hit direct view from 25-30 feet than damn, that thing had a hell of a powerful transmitter.
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From your kitchen direct view? Or around the corner? Cause around the corner would be more bluetooth or wifi connection. If that thing could hit direct view from 25-30 feet than damn, that thing had a hell of a powerful transmitter.
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Direct view. We were standing in the kitchen.. pointed it at our stereo receiver and managed to change the volume through the kitchen, through the dining area, into the living room against the back wall. It's a pretty good distance, I was very impressed.
Just tried, confirmed....very bad angle. Range seems normal but it has to be almost directly pointed at the devices ir receiver to work.
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Eh, I need to practically be standing in front of my TV with my POS Time Warner Cable remote to use it, no big deal.
Yeah, no big deal. Even it worked awesome I would probably only use it a hand full of time's. No love lost
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Yup, IR blaster sucks you have to hold it pretty much pointing direct at the TV to work.
The IR blaster on the S4 kinda sucks too because it would lag, I would push a button on the S4 and the TV would respond 2 seconds later.
The best IR blaster is the one on the HTC one, thing has great range, responds instantly and best of all it doesn't have to be pointed perfectly at the TV to work.
As others are saying, to me it's not the range as much as the angle. I love the IR blaster feature and the app that controls it, but you have to have good aim ?
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The HTC ONE blaster was absolutely a beast, better than remote. Also had some cool options to remind you of shows, but I rarely used it. Yes on this you need to really point it directly at tv
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I can only get mine to work 5 to 7 feet away... And that is is pointing it straight.. So IDK if there is something wrong with my phone or what. The OE app is awesome and works great when I am that close, but outside of 7 feet it's unusable..
Is there anything I can do to improve range?
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I can only get mine to work 5 to 7 feet away... And that is is pointing it straight.. So IDK if there is something wrong with my phone or what. The OE app is awesome and works great when I am that close, but outside of 7 feet it's unusable..
Is there anything I can do to improve range?
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I'm having the exact same issue. It's aweful. From my couch it doesn't work at all period no matter how perfectly I aim it.. If I lunch forward I can get it to work but it's not very consistent. This is a completely useless feature for me given it doesn't work from 8-10 feet away even with perfect angles. Seems like maybe my IR blaster is defective.. I definitely didn't buy the phone for that but thought it would be a useful feature.
Depends on the TV it seems. On my Sony TV it works great from far away and not straight angles. But on my Samsung TV or barely works from laying in bed and it has to be pointed pretty straight at it. So I guess it is TV related.
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I find the remote works best when the phone is level or pointing slightly down. If it has to be angled up to reach the remote sensor on the device it doesn't work as well.
Related
...Having bluetooth work like it should! I just came from a Mytouch 3G after a year to the Vibrant. The BT on the MT3G was utter garbage! I listen to podcasts all day while at work with my A2DP bluetooth and I couldn't set the phone down on my desk and walk 10 feet across the office without it choking, hiccuping or dropping my connection. At first I thought it was the earpiece so I returned the Jawbone Icon and bought the Blue Ant T-1. Same damn problem! I would walk with the phone in my hand and with every swing of my arm the sound would cut out. I practically had to hold the phone in the hand closest to the earpiece! My 5 year old Moto flip phone had better BT performance than the MT3G did. So once I got the Vibrant the first thing I did was try out the BT performance. Man, what a relief! They put a good radio in there! Now I can leave my phone in one room of the house, go downstairs and not have a single dropped connection or sound hiccup while playing audio.
Thanks Samsung!
The Bluetooth is utterly broken on my devices. It sucks in my car (5+ phone NEVER an issue). Glad yours is working, I am hoping moving to Froyo moving spec to 3.0 will resolve this. Bluetooth is my only complaint about the Vibrant.
While one rejoices, the other complains. Seriously I am starting to think Samsung customized each individual phone for purchase. At least that is what it seems like on these forums with all the conflicting reports.
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...Having bluetooth work like it should! I just came from a Mytouch 3G after a year to the Vibrant. The BT on the MT3G was utter garbage! I listen to podcasts all day while at work with my A2DP bluetooth and I couldn't set the phone down on my desk and walk 10 feet across the office without it choking, hiccuping or dropping my connection. At first I thought it was the earpiece so I returned the Jawbone Icon and bought the Blue Ant T-1. Same damn problem! I would walk with the phone in my hand and with every swing of my arm the sound would cut out. I practically had to hold the phone in the hand closest to the earpiece! My 5 year old Moto flip phone had better BT performance than the MT3G did. So once I got the Vibrant the first thing I did was try out the BT performance. Man, what a relief! They put a good radio in there! Now I can leave my phone in one room of the house, go downstairs and not have a single dropped connection or sound hiccup while playing audio.
Thanks Samsung!
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i came from a moto cliq, and the bluetooth was worse then your mt3g. with the cliq the bluetooth would never stay connected. i always had to repair the headset with the phone every time i wanted to use it. now i can actually say that the bluetooth on the vibrant is so much better and it actually works
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While one rejoices, the other complains. Seriously I am starting to think Samsung customized each individual phone for purchase. At least that is what it seems like on these forums with all the conflicting reports.
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LOL. I'll take a Vibrant with a messed up GPS, BT, etc and a side order of slow RFS on the side, please. Please pull up to the next window...
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LOL. I'll take a Vibrant with a messed up GPS, BT, etc and a side order of slow RFS on the side, please. Please pull up to the next window...
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Does that come with a large NAND or will you charger me extra for that?
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Does that come with a large NAND or will you charger me extra for that?
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That is include free of charge at random. And as part of our standard package you will get phone bricking OTA from our partner T-Mo Inc free of charge as well.
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Also free of charge you can navigate to XDA dev section and load a custom ROM with the kernel and lag fix of your choice and have a smooth experience with your Vibrant.
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Also free of charge, Nachos. Enjoy
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LOL. I'll take a Vibrant with a messed up GPS, BT, etc and a side order of slow RFS on the side, please. Please pull up to the next window...
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Would you like an extra large hardware lock with that, sir? For here or to go?
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Would you like an extra large hardware lock with that, sir? For here or to go?
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lastly would you like it bricked?
I love the display. With that said there's a whole list of things that I can name that I HATE about this phone. Mostly poor design aspects on the part of Samsung.
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I use napster, bluetoothed to my truck stereo most all of the time. I never drop audio, and I am sure signal drops to 1 bar in places.
For me that best thing is the Super AMOLED screen, many other phones had me thinking of selling vibrant but at the end is the screen I just can't give up. It's like once you see it you will never go back to any other crabs. The best screen ever.
Considering coming from MyTouch before Vibrant...speed/performance
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Considering coming from MyTouch before Vibrant...speed/performance
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I second that...
Coming from a Touch Pro 2 and an iPhone 3G I like the speed of the Vibrant, the display and am happy with the availability of apps for it. Rooted with the Mobile AP app installed is the frosting on my tasty cake!
I can live with GPS glitches (it's not perfect but it does get me from place to place), shorter battery life etc... The Vibrant isn't perfect but it does what I need it to do without complaining that I'm asking too much from it most of the time
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if you choose to void your warranty and negate any possible future support (as if you'd get any anyway)
disclaimer: i am not against voiding my warranty (usually happens the day i get a phone), but this should be added for noobs.
I am curious how the LG G2 IR blaster works as a remote control compared to the GS4 and HTC One? Is it very responsive to turning on your TV? What about for DVD/Bluray players or Air conditioners?
My good friend has an S4 and it works identical to his. Pretty much have to point the phone directly at the IR sensor. But that can also depend on the device you are controlling. But i do know the built in app, quick remote is a great app and has worked with every device I have currently. Tvs, sounds systems, dish, etc
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Xbox as a DVD player in app, my pana plasma, my Yamaha receiver, pretty much everything but my myth box. Admittedly, I haven't put in any time trying my myth box.
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it's pretty bad. there's absolutely no range. you have to literally be standing directly in front of what you're using.. not off to the side whatsoever. the gs4 had better range and angles.
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S4 works from any angle.. Tried and tested
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it's pretty bad. there's absolutely no range. you have to literally be standing directly in front of what you're using.. not off to the side whatsoever. the gs4 had better range and angles.
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Interesting. The LG G2's IR blaster looks like the same size as the GS4 but way smaller than the HTC One. I don't get why it would have range or angle issues compared to the GS4.
Doesn't handle complex remotes from what I've seen so far. Tried to add a WMC remote and that was fail-tastic.
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it's pretty bad. there's absolutely no range. you have to literally be standing directly in front of what you're using.. not off to the side whatsoever. the gs4 had better range and angles.
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Doesn't handle complex remotes from what I've seen so far. Tried to add a WMC remote and that was fail-tastic.
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Those are precisely my observations with the Verizon G2:
Windows Media Center 7 is next to impossible to control unless I am nearly touching the IR receiver.
My Panasonic V10 plasma is also next to impossible to control unless I am 2-3 feet from the IR receiver.
I can't get my Denon AVR to control at all.
Looks like I'm sticking with Ceton's media center app and my harmony one for a while longer.
Anyone try a different IR app?
Awesome
I had the S4 before and I love the remote on the G2. It's more basic but on my stuff it's faster and doesn't have all the watch on junk I don't care about. Also you can access it from the notification bar from anywhere and you can use it on the lock screen even with a pass code.
I find that it works, but like others have mentioned you need a pretty good direct line of sight. I have it set up for my Sony TV, Sony Blu-Ray, Pioneer Receiver and my Xbox. TBH, I haven't tested how well the xbox controlls work, but I had to manually program it using a different Xbox remote that I already had. Based on previous use w/ a physical Xbox remote, the IR sensor in the Xbox is pretty crappy, I don't expect the G2 to be any better. Bottom line: It's convenient at times, and annoying at others. total wash.
Thanks for all the responses. I don't mind that I need to be line of sight in order to use the remote control feature because who honestly is not facing the TV or what not when they are using the remote. These IR blasters are a new thing on smartphones so I am sure future generations will be better.
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Thanks for all the responses. I don't mind that I need to be line of sight in order to use the remote control feature because who honestly is not facing the TV or what not when they are using the remote. These IR blasters are a new thing on smartphones so I am sure future generations will be better.
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I was excited to try out the IR blaster on my new verizon lg g2 and was very disappointed as well. It's not that you have to be facing what you are controlling but you need to be really close. My couch is probably 8-12 feet back from the tv depending on where you sit, and it doesn't even come close to controlling anything unless i reach all the way out and lift my arm all the way up so the angle is perfectly pointing at the device. It's incredibly awkward and a complete waste of time. Oh and that is if i'm at the closest distance, anything further and it doesn't work at all no matter how I angle it. Don't get me wrong I love this phone but the IR blaster is pretty much useless. Maybe mine is defective but even during setup when i was standing 4 feet away I had to click multiple times for it to do anything. I read a lot of reviews on the device and didn't see anyone complain about it until I started digging.. All the major sites just raved that it had an IR blaster and that it worked similar to the other recent phones that have come out with IR blasters.. No mention that it has horrible range at all. I only found this thread and 1 others talking about bad range.
Could someone post the APKs? I accidentally deleted mine when I was uninstalling all of the bloat.
Same problem here...totally useless. I have 4 different brands of tv' sand I only can get it to work on one of them. Will not work with any directv boxes. Total crap.
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Same problem here...totally useless. I have 4 different brands of tv' sand I only can get it to work on one of them. Will not work with any directv boxes. Total crap.
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don't know about the negative comments but it seems to work great in my house Samsung hd tv sony hi fi and humax set top box hd all work excellently ? no problems whatsoever so not sure why maybe because im using it in a small room idk but ive no negative things to say about it
Works with my directv boxes and my Samsung tv. The drawback is you need to be close or our won't work.
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I hate it to be honest because it doesn't work half the time before root and after root. That's the only thing I miss from my s4.
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Just got my brand new G2 (carrier: pelephone/israel) and one of the first thing was to configurate the QuickRemote.
In order to control my AC I had to set up a Universal Remote, since the brand wasn't in the list.
The learning went quick and well, but the AC wont react. I tried it with both ACs in my apartment, both wont turn on with QuickRemote.
Do you have similar experience?
GR8!!!!
Nope. All mine work on all 6 TV sets and DVD players. Just hate it doesn't work across the room.
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Have only used mine on my bedroom tv, buts works great. Want to try the learning part.
As mentioned elsewhere, the IR range on this phone is tiny. You have to find the sweet spot. But it was a snap to set it up for my TVs, cable boxes, and disc players. Did not work for either of my GE air conditioners, though.
Works well, but is definitely finicky with pointing it.
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Quickremote works as advertised but I'm going to have to say the IR blaster itself has weak range compared to the HTC One's IR blaster. With the HTC One I was practically changing channels from another room, no lie.
Also the guide on the HTC One was pretty awesome
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Batou069 said:
Just got my brand new G2 (carrier: pelephone/israel) and one of the first thing was to configurate the QuickRemote.
In order to control my AC I had to set up a Universal Remote, since the brand wasn't in the list.
The learning went quick and well, but the AC wont react. I tried it with both ACs in my apartment, both wont turn on with QuickRemote.
Do you have similar experience?
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Hi,
which AC brand did you try?
I'm also from Israel, and tried to set up my Tadiran & Electra AC's. The set up seems fine, but it just doesn't work
Eventually you managed to set it up fine? Or it's still not working?
N5 didnt have it, although kitkat supported it. I thought google will make it norm with next nexus.
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N5 didnt have it, although kitkat supported it. I thought google will make it norm with next nexus.
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Well you thought wrong, apparently.
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N5 didnt have it, although kitkat supported it. I thought google will make it norm with next nexus.
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I think that they're in the same boat as me in thinking it more as a novelty feature. My notes have had it as well as my G3 but they're all pretty weak on the software side and the blaster is always finicky on range and the angle at which you point it. If you want a real universal get a normal remote with a proper blaster. Unless you're trying to show off or screw around with the TVs at the bar, it's kind of pointless.
I use mine alllllll the time. I have 2 kids and 2 dogs that love to play hide and seek with them lol. I literally have all my TV's, blue ray/dvd players, cable boxes, and sound systems programed on my Note 3 and love it! I also travel (I literally am gone 6 months+ a year) and much prefer my phone over most hotels eco-remotes. I would have loved to seen this as a feature personally as well.
The best is using it at sports bars and start turning off their tv
If there a device you can connect to via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi that will convert to infrared to control TVs?
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If there a device you can connect to via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi that will convert to infrared to control TVs?
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The Peel is the only one I know of.
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If there a device you can connect to via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi that will convert to infrared to control TVs?
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Logitech Harmony Smart Control
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmony-Control-Smartphone-Simple/dp/B00BQ5RYI4
I got it today
Works well but app is iffy
Honestly I love IR blasters and it's a shame this phone doesn't come with one! :crying:
Yeah an IR blaster would have been nice, it is actually quite useful.
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That's one thing I forgot about that I'll miss from my g2. I didn't use it often but when I did it was handy. (It's fun shutting the projectors off in classes that are boring lol.
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I liked having one on my HTC One M7 but barely used it after the first week. I also had one on my GS4 Active, but the remote software was nowhere near as good as HTC's so I never used it. It's not something that I've missed since getting rid of those phones. It would be cool to have, but it's more novelty than anything.
I have it on my Note 3. I used it once, much like multi window, to be able to say oh neato. Then never used it again. I'm glad they didn't waste time or money putting it into the N6.
There was a funding available for an IR blaster that plugs into the 3.5mm headphone jack on any phone.
http://www.pozible.com/project/181262
Just going to be an extra thing to carry with you if you're going to miss not having it built in the phone.
http://www.hi-remote.com/
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There was a funding available for an IR blaster that plugs into the 3.5mm headphone jack on any phone.
http://www.pozible.com/project/181262
Just going to be an extra thing to carry with you if you're going to miss not having it built in the phone.
http://www.hi-remote.com/
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Says only for apple devices. But that looks really nice. If I really missed it I'd buy one but probably won't miss it much
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Says only for apple devices. But that looks really nice. If I really missed it I'd buy one but probably won't miss it much
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No it's for both Android and iOS.
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Though I can't seem to find anything regarding their app on the Play Store.
Once I purchased smart ir remote in the play store, this feature is a must have. I will stick with my GPE M8 for now. May get a Nexus 6 off swappa in a few months
There ARE alternatives out there. You just need to search "3.5mm IR" on Google/Google Images and you'll find some methods. I found these as well.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151442539783&alt=web
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151430164069&alt=web
http://m.tinydeal.com/product/35mm-infrared-cellphone-remote-control-for-tv-ac-etc-132738
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There ARE alternatives out there. You just need to search "3.5mm IR" on Google/Google Images and you'll find some methods. I found these as well.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151442539783&alt=web
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151430164069&alt=web
http://m.tinydeal.com/product/35mm-infrared-cellphone-remote-control-for-tv-ac-etc-132738
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might look into that sennheiser one but do you know of any that connect to your phone via bluetooth or wifi and can transmit IR signal? I'd like to avoid having to attach a device to my phone everytime i want to use the TV. Chromecast can turn on one of my TVs but the other it can't. I wish they'd put a turn off feature in the chromecast.
Interesting that your Chromecast will turn on the TV, but you are looking for a way to turn it off. I've got a smart TV that I can't turn on by Chromecast or otherwise from my phone but I can turn it off!
I recently got a Google cardboard VR package from tinydeal that I was satisfied with. I ordered the emitter from them--it's less than a dollar, with free shipping, so I'm not out too much if it doesn't work out for me!
As the title says, because I really rely on my Note 4's InfraRed capability, not for TV Remote, but for Shutter Release on my Nikon DSLR Camera.
Not having an included IR Blaster could well prove a deal breaker on the S8.
Does anyone know if there is a workaround?
I would like to know this too...
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No ir. Sry. Im upset too. Keeping my s6 for another year it seems
Samsungs never bringing this back..Sad
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I wonder why they ditched it ? i see no reason for it... the phones is more expensive for each year weird.. its a good thing to have on your phone bah
I'm definitely going to miss the ir blaster, I just got it back with the LG V20.
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I wonder why they ditched it ? i see no reason for it... the phones is more expensive for each year weird.. its a good thing to have on your phone bah
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seems not a lot of people have used it , and that feature was not popular enough
In addition, it may cost a lot of money to include it, so they have decided to invest the money on another things
i always carry my LG G2 everytime i stay at a hotel. i need it to change the hotel tv input to hdmi to stream por.n
No ir blasters yet they continue to include the hear rate sensor. Do people really use the heart rate sensor?
Aww man, this just reminded me that I'm gonna miss using my IR blaster on my S6. T.T From what I know, I don't believe there's gonna be an IR blaster. I could be wrong, but if I'm not, RIP IR blaster.
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No it blasters yet they continue to include the hear rate sensor. Do people really use the heart rate sensor?
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I've heard that you can use it as another option for taking selfies with the front facing camera, at least that what the Samsung guy I talked to at Best Buy said, but besides that, I've only used the heart rate sensor a couple random times.
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In addition, it may cost a lot of money to include it, so they have decided to invest the money on another things
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And it takes up space inside the phone. Your average person wants a huge display with a decent battery in a slim phone, they don't care about IR blasters in their phone.
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Your average person wants a huge display with a decent battery in a slim phone, they don't care about IR blasters in their phone.
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that's bull****!
i guess the average person dont care about qualcomn quick charge 4.0 either, which let you charge 5 minutes to get 5 hours of talk time. that' why they probably take away and NOT included quick charge 4.0
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that's bull****!
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No it's not. If the average consumer wanted them, they would be in the device. I don't know anyone IRL who uses them.
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that's bull****!
i guess the average person dont care about qualcomn quick charge 4.0 either, which let you charge 5 minutes to get 5 hours of talk time. that' why they probably take away and NOT included quick charge 4.0
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Chances are, the people here on XDA or those that understand specs and need the IR Blaster...are not your average consumers. People tend to choose a phone by brand marketing, how it looks and the screen size etc. Not everybody has a passion for technology or understands what RAM, SoC etc is and how it all works...they just want to use the phone. Apple don't push specs at all, they focus on what the average consumer needs/wants to know and it works for them.
It is really a niche feature. Doesn't mean that you or others don't want to have it, of course it's nice to have and I would have liked it too. It's just that Samsung have deemed it surplus to requirements, they don't think it's helping them to sell phones. They took away a less popular feature to save space, costs and maybe even improve the aesthetics. Annoying for some, but I'm pretty sure the majority wouldn't even notice.
yes. i'm sure the majority wont even notice the headphone jack is missing on iphone7 or people dont really care about headphone jack, that' why they took it away
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They took away a less popular feature to save space, costs and maybe even improve the aesthetics. Annoying for some, but I'm pretty sure the majority wouldn't even notice.
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netnerd said:
yes. i'm sure the majority wont even notice the headphone jack is missing on iphone7 or people dont really care about headphone jack, that' why they took it away
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The iPhone 7/7+ has sold very well despite the lack of a 3.5mm jack. You can still use 3.5mm headphones, you just need an adapter. And if the headphones have a lightning connector, those work fine. Even if they don't, the phone came with an adapter.
The IR blaster is dead along with CD's and VHS tapes. Line of sight device control is so 80's. Nothing I've purchase in the past two years relies on IR. Most are Wi-Fi or BT controllable with only one supporting RF (IR's beefier cousin) in addition to Wi-Fi. Hell, I have 40+ lightbulbs that are all Wi-Fi controllable. Time to let IR go. Each phone generation there are hues and cries about the loss of IR and FM radios. I'm surprised a thread on the latter hasn't appeared yet.
Well.. you can use something like a 3.5mm port IR blaster like this: https://www.amazon.com/Infrared-Universal-Wireless-Projector-Conditioner/dp/B01F54HKDU
I personally never tried it but theoretically it will work, just need the remote app able to convert the pulsing into audio to trigger the IR LED and it will light as pattern just like any normal IR blaster.
netnerd said:
yes. i'm sure the majority wont even notice the headphone jack is missing on iphone7 or people dont really care about headphone jack, that' why they took it away
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Apples to oranges. I'm certain that more people listen to music than need an IR blaster on their phone. Remotes do come with the products they purchase, usually. There was a big Internet explosion over the loss of the headphone jack, the IR blaster is dying out with a whimper. In fact, I only see complaints on enthusiast forums such as XDA. That says it all.
That being said, tech is moving on. It's sad to lose something that is so well known but the future is wireless and the same thing can be said about IR. My TV has many different ways to control it, with or without IR blasters or the remote.
No InfraRed ?? 950€ and no InfraRed ??
I'm upset me too ! I will return to Xiaomi immediately !
Ridiculous: I changed to Samsung S4 and then S5 also for theyr Amazing InfraRed = Remote control ... !!
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