Asked this question on the nexus 5 forum, but no answer so I thought I'd ask here too as I have the same issue on my Nexus 4.
When connected to a bluetooth device in car mode, I'd like to force all audio to the car bluetooth speakers and mute the internal speakers. Problem is, I don't see a mechanism to mute the internal speakers while not affecting the bluetooth volume in either Llama or Tasker. Does anyone know how this could be done or a Tasker/Locale plugin that has this functionality?
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Hi,
I've been using the Car Dock Home v3 app launched from HTC's car dock when I'm driving. Yesterday I was also listening to some podcasts form the phone by connecting the headphone jack to my car's aux input. I had a bluetooth headset connected.
Then someone decided to call me and it was disastrous. The car mode causes the phone to read the incoming phone number and let you answer or decline by voice, which is neat, but instead of going through the car's speaker (headphone out) it goes through the built in speaker. I don't know why it would do this, but with the car noise it was impossible to hear it.
Then after answering the call, instead of going through the bluetooth headset, I heard the caller through the car's speakers (sounded great) but they couldn't hear me at all. I can switch to the bluetooth headset manually, but it's too dangerous to try and navigate the tiny buttons and text while driving. With another caller they could hear me, though.
So I can't figure out what the phone is doing when you have something plugged into the headphone jack but no wired mic. It seems like the phone's microphone is active, but not in speakerphone mode, so it's probably too quiet on the other end to clearly hear me unless I talk right into the mic, which I can't do while driving.
So questions:
1. Is there any way to increase the internal mic gain to use the phone connected to the car speakers as a true speakerphone (and can this be done without creating echo/feedback)?
2. Is there any way to have the phone automatically prioritize a connected bluetooth device over the headphone jack?
3. If the answers to 1. and 2. are no, is there any way to have a car mode specific dialer screen with nice big buttons for selecting audio source manually?
4. Can I get the car mode to read incoming call info into the headphone jack rather than the internal speaker?
Thanks!
Key action you must take when your phone rings...
DON'T touch the screen. Click your BT device to answer.
HTC Glacier CM7 #something
jggimi said:
Key action you must take when your phone rings...
DON'T touch the screen. Click your BT device to answer.
HTC Glacier CM7 #something
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Are you sure that works? I didn't try that, but I used my bluetooth headset to launch genius and dial a contact by voice. Everything worked through the bluetooth headset, but once the call connected, it switched to the car's speakers.
I'm pretty sure that the car mode initiates hands-free mode, which automatically turns on the phones internal speaker when a call comes in. See if there's a setting that prevents hands-free from turning on in the app. That might fix things the way you use them.
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While the phone is ringing, activate the connection via BT. It works for me now, and it worked on the stock ROM. But you don't ned to take my word for it, just try it.
HTC Glacier CM7 #something
I'll give that I try when I get a chance. There is an option to automatically enable speakerphone in the car dock app, so maybe disabling that will also fix the problem. However, so long as the headphone jack isn't in use, it works exactly like I want it to:
If the bluetooth headset is connected, it gets used for answering and making calls. If the bluetooth headset is not connected, when answering or making calls the phone's spakerphone is automatically enabled.
The issue is that with the headphone jack in use, it seems to take precedence over both internal speakerphone and bluetooth headset.
My guess is that if the headphone jack is in use the phone assumes that you're using a wired headphone/headset with its own mic. If that were the case, the behaviour actually makes sense: if you've got a wired headset in your ears, that's where you'd want the audio to go. I suppose if there is no external mic but you're wearing headphones, using the internal mic without speakerphone gain also may make sense: you'd hear through the headphones and hold the mic near your mouth to talk. The problem is it ignores the case of external speakers versus headphones. Especially in car mode it should be smarter about how it deals with these options. Of course, some of the issue may be due to the third party dock app, so maybe I'll have to try with that disabled or contact the developer to see if he can do anything.
It's little usability issues like this that make me want to drop Android, although I have no idea if there's actually anything that really works better.
tmagritte said:
...It's little usability issues like this that make me want to drop Android.....
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Training yourself to touch the earpiece instead of the phone to answer is not overly difficult. It only took me one or two "oops" experiences to stop touching the phone.
I use the phone and aux input all the time while driving, but the difference is that I don't have a bluetooth headset involved.
Audio comes out of the headphone jack and I speak into the phone's mic and it works fine. Turn the phone volume to max and use the headunit volume to adjust.
So I have had a chance to test it. It's true, if you use the bluetooth headset's button to answer a call it does get properly routed to the headset. If you answer by taping answer on the screen it gets routed the headphone/speaker + internal mic.
It does also seem like the internal mic is used correctly and pretty much sounds as good as the speaker phone mode, so answering a call while wearing headphones or using speakers doesn't seem like it should be a problem (assuming echo isn't an issue with speakers). Don't know why that one caller couldn't hear me, but that could be some other reason.
What doesn't work, though, is initiating a call from the bluetooth headset if the headphone jack is in use. Using the bluetooth headset button to initiate genius voice dialing works as expected until the call is connected, at which pint it then gets routed to the headphone/mic instead of the bluetooth headset. There doesn't seem to be any way around this. Of course, since you are initiating the call, it's probably not too bad to just unplug the headphone jack first...
Finally got bluetooth in my car stereo and reviewed some threads prior to posting, but not sure anyone asked / answered the question I have. I'm basically wondering how people are using their bluetooth stereo's. From what I can tell so far I have 2 options.
1. Phone pairs, i listen to my car stereo and if a phone call comes in the stereo picks up the call if i say, and upon completion back to my car stereo
2. Phone pairs, put the car into BT Audio mode and stream audio from my phone including phone calls.
The problem is, i'm looking for a way to combine both. For example I'd like to be able to listen to my car stereo, and if i get a notification i hear it over the radio, not just phone calls. I haven't tried yet, but i'm guessing the nav will be the same way, if i'm listening to the stereo and running nav on my phone i will get no turn by turn like i would if i was listening to music on my phone and running nav.
Is there a way to do this? Am I missing something? I have the Sony Xplōd™ MEX-BT3900U. Is this a limitation of my stereo, or just not how most people use their bluetooth?
I just ordered a replacement radio as well with BT support. I'd be curious wth what other people have to say with experience as well.
I use this all the time.
Both options will work provided the head unit you bought supports media streaming.
Your phone will connect both phone and media over Bluetooth. You listen to your media and if a call comes in you can take it while the media is paused. Media will resume after call completed.
Notifications and navigation will pause and resume media as needed.
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I've found the quality of the audio over bluetooth to be very degraded. Have a rear AUX 1/8th port and run a cable to mount, Then use BT headset for all if need be, but have Pandora playing Excision & Downlink radio the entire time
I have my Defy (red lens, CM9) connected to my bluetooth carkit (Skoda/VW RNS510/Columbus), when it's connected it outputs the sound of the navigation (iGO Primo2) to the bluetooth. Is it possible to make it play the sound trough the speaker of the phone?
I like to listen to the FM-radio when navigating and the RNS510 is so slow changing audio source that I don't hear any of the navigation instructions + it doesn't switch back to the FM when the instructions are finished.
Hi,
I reported a related BUG here.
I had also issues in combination to the original motorola car cradle (had to rotate the car cradle 180° to prevent the magnet to activate car-mode).
I don't think it's due to CM9 or 10 because I had the same problem with CM7
For me it was working on CM7 and MS2Ginger.
How did you get iGO to put its sound on the cell's speaker instead of bluetooth or did it just do it like that?
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How did you get iGO to put its sound on the cell's speaker instead of bluetooth or did it just do it like that?
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Oh,... I meant my issue was working on CM7 and MS2Ginger... I am using Navigon together with Holo FM and the Radio APP suppresses the Navigon voice almost completely.
I think all "normal" audio gets automatically routed to headset or external speaker if connected. IGO must have an own build in switch to prevent it from using headset/ext-speaker. If it has none it should be impossible.
On Navigon there is an option weather sounds should been played over bluetooth (2 chanels possible). Unfortunately if it is switched of the sound doesn't play on the internal speaker either.
Sorry to mislead you with my former post....
I've been testing a bit more with iGO and sound going over the Bluetooth.
When my Defy is connected to the car and I then toggle the media option in de Bluetooth menu, it sends all navigation directions to the phone speaker but when I leave the car and get back in, it goes back over bluetooth, I then have to toggle the media option again (it doesn't matter if media is selected or deselected, the behaviour changes because off the toggle)
I solved it. There's an app that lets you route the sound to the speaker: SoundAbout
It lets you route mediasound to speaker. So bluetooth keeps handeling your calls, works great.
Please ask all questions in Q&A. Thread moved there.
Seicane s09206 Bluetooth Issue in Phone Calls & Connected BT Devices Not Displayed
Hi there!
I purchased this Android 8 radio from Seicane for my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee:
***seicane.com/seicane-s09206-android-gps-radio-car-stereo-for-2002-2007-chrysler-300-m-300c-300-limited-touring-with-dvd-player-gps-navigation-system-mirror-link-touch-screen-rearview-camera-tv-video-wifi-canbus-obd2-bluetooth-usb-sd-steering-wheel-control
It is using MCU: ZHAN_(NOR)__90_C9RD6686_CAN(A)PX5D1808140
Which looks like this s200 platform: ***roadnav.com.cn/show_content.php?id=949
I am having the following issues:
1) I can not hear audio from my car speaker with Bluetooth calls but it will send audio through the microphone. I can hear streaming Bluetooth music from my car speakers fine. I believe this may be a result of a phone audio setting for the Bluetooth device however I can not see paired devices from the radio.
2) I can not see currently paired devices from the radio. I believe this feature is disabled. Is there a way to enable this? I am able to pair my iPhone by just going to my phone setting but the list of connected Bluetooth devices does not show on the android radio. I have tried installing third party bluetooth managers and they are also blocked from seeing the connected devices.
3) The EQ fader goes to zero volume when the speakers are all the way to the front, and all speakers have full volume when it's faded all the way to the rear. Balance left and right work perfectly. This may also be related to the Bluetooth issue as I head most BT phone calls just use the front speakers.
Thanks for your time!
Jayzo
Hi My problem is that I can dial out manually but I have no steering wheel control both phone and volume control l hope can help me thank you in advance Ned
When I get in my car the phone connects to Bluetooth for calls media and contacts. Exactly what it's supposed to do. My question is does anybody know how to route notifications to play through the phone speaker and not Bluetooth.
Google Maps has a setting in it that routes audio through the phone speaker instead of my car's speaker via Bluetooth but every other notification doesn't play from the phone.
I want to be able to listen to my radio but still hear my notifications. And I know I can press the volume button and switch the output but that doesn't help me because sometimes I listen to Pandora and want the output through Bluetooth.
bp328i said:
When I get in my car the phone connects to Bluetooth for calls media and contacts. Exactly what it's supposed to do. My question is does anybody know how to route notifications to play through the phone speaker and not Bluetooth.
Google Maps has a setting in it that routes audio through the phone speaker instead of my car's speaker via Bluetooth but every other notification doesn't play from the phone.
I want to be able to listen to my radio but still hear my notifications. And I know I can press the volume button and switch the output but that doesn't help me because sometimes I listen to Pandora and want the output through Bluetooth.
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Have the same "problem"
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I'm interested in this as well. My car is "older" (2015) and has no Android Auto support, so customizing what goes to speaker and what goes via Bluetooth.
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