Does the Moto X Play support CSR's AptX Bluetooth Codec?
Yes
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Edit: Sorry, didn't realize this was just a double post).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3189965
Ok, looks like they closed the wrong thread... So here's the photo showing it.
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Soooo...thought I put this on here just in case anybody else is wondering.
It seems the Moto X Play supports apt-X. I thought it did not and was kind of surprised to find out (if it is indeed true).
I went to capture logcat traces when pairing the Play with my Sony MDR-1ABT Bluetooth headphones to find out if it supports apt-X. Unsurprisingly, I wasn't able to find anything apt-X related in the logs. So I figured it does not support it, in contrast to myl old LG G2, which mentions negotiating apt-X in the traces.
Wanting to know for sure, I bought an Avantree Saturn Pro Bluetooth Transceiver, because it offers a status LED that indicates which Audio mode is used.
Much to my surprise, according to that little device, the Moto X Play paired using apt-X! To do a negative confirmation, I paired the Saturn Pro with my Laptop and my Dell Venue 8 7840 Tablet, both of which do not support apt-X. The Saturn Pro correctly showed this, as well as telling me that a Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z5 compact both do support apt-X (no surprise there).
I'm curious if anybody else can confirm apt-X support, preferrably through some other device/test?
That has been already answered here
I can't test it for sure, but Motorola support also claimed it supported Apt-X as one of my questions before I purchased it.
alresave said:
That has been already answered here
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Thanks for the link, I somehow did not find that before!
Looking for someone who is hands-on with Spirit (The great work by Mike) and can support to run it on moto g 3rd gen.
Please reply/ PM me..
IIRC, the moto g series already has a stellar FM app with ability to work without headphones and record to file. Spirit should work out of the box as long as you have root.
Hi ethanchow,
Thank you for the reply.
regards
FM Fan
I am interested in high quality bluetooth audio and aptX /aptX HD are preferred codec protocols for that. Now that Qualcomm acquired CSR, they own the aptX technology. On their web page there is an aptX compatibility link, where, for Motorola Phones we can see listed Moto G and Moto X, but the pictures are from the first generation phones.
For "aptX HD" I found only the latest flagship LG phones and Luna.
Is there a way to include support for aptX in our phones?
SoNic67 said:
I am interested in high quality bluetooth audio and aptX /aptX HD are preferred codec protocols for that. Now that Qualcomm acquired CSR, they own the aptX technology. On their web page there is an aptX compatibility link, where, for Motorola Phones we can see listed Moto G and Moto X, but the pictures are from the first generation phones.
For "aptX HD" I found only the latest flagship LG phones and Luna.
Is there a way to include support for aptX in our phones?
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I don't believe there is. Sometimes I'm amazed at some of the simple and cheap things they left off these phones. At the manufacturer's level we're talking pennies on some things.
I have asked Qualcomm about the Moto G4 Plus and Moto X Pure (2015) and they where nice to answer this:
"Hi, yes Moto phones should support aptX, although we haven’t done any testing on these devices."
Since Qualcomm bought CSR in 2014, I don't see any development in that direction.
LE: New email from Qualcomm support:
"We do internal IOP testing on customer products but they have not provided us with Moto devices sorry."
Makes sense, only the real Moto cared to send their devices for testing. The following owners of the Moto brand (Google and Lenovo) are not interested in quality testing as much.
Capturing the bluetooth communication between phone and some aptX capable headphones and, after that, Wireshark that file, resulted in the information that Moto G4 is aptX capable!
Kudos to AlphaDog: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G4-Moto-G4-Plus-Moto-G4/Bluetooth-aptX-support/m-p/3488442#M10779
If this is aptX compatible, it should be aptX HD compatible as well.
Try flashing this mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-aptx-hd-bluetooth-hi-res-audio-t3501991
That mod seems to have worked on my G4 Plus. Now I just need a Bluetooth sink device (speakers headphones) capable of aptX HD, to verify.
SoNic67 said:
That mod seems to have worked on my G4 Plus. Now I just need a Bluetooth sink device (speakers headphones) capable of aptX HD, to verify.
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Did you have a chance to verify if aptX is working after applying the fix?
AptX it works. Checked it with a few soundbars at BestBuy. Now, the AptX HD is a different story since there is only one type of LG headphones that supports it, nothing else on market. So I couldn't find a pair to test it.
Hi, are there any results?
Do we have any reliable sources if new Galaxy S smartphone support AptX HD Bluetooth codec.
Thanks.
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HD, not sure. Regular apt x, yes. Samsung has been using apt x since the s3 if I remember correctly.
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all we know is that SD835/Bluetooth 5 officially supports it so there's a chance.
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all we know is that SD835/Bluetooth 5 officially supports it so there's a chance.
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What about exynos variant does also support it or not.
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Do we have any reliable sources if new Galaxy S smartphone support AptX HD Bluetooth codec.
Thanks.
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Hey paatha13,
I have been wondering the same thing. I e-mailed [email protected] and didn't get any response, however, I noticed today that they have updated their website to list the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Unfortunately, while they are listed under aptX devices, they are not listed under aptX-HD devices.
Source: aptx.com
Click aptX Solutions-->aptX, then scroll down and select "See all products": the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are both listed.
Click aptX Solutions-->aptX HD, then scroll down and select "See all products": no Galaxy phone is listed.
This is disappointing since the chipset used by the S8 supports aptX HD. I know Samsung uses their own high-quality proprietary codec (they call it Hi-Fi) so that may be their justification for not implementing the new codec, however, that does not help in the likely scenario where the sink device does not support Samsung's codec but does support aptX HD.
Hope that helps,
Stevie Wonder
Can you output music to one device using the APT X codec while also sending music to an older A2DP device without issues? I am worried that the higher quality APTX device will dumb down to match A2DP with dual streaming. Anyone know if that is the case or not?
My car's bluetooth does not support APT X unfortunately and the audio quality isn't very good. Was hoping to buy a standalone APT X bluetooth receiver and stick it in my car somewhere connecting to my car with the AUX cable, and still retain vehicle controls for next/previous track. Figured I would dual stream to my car (with the volume off/low) and to my APTx receiver through aux to accomplish this. Also can both devices automatically pair and go into dual audio mode?
Stevie Wonder said:
Hey paatha13,
I have been wondering the same thing. I e-mailed [email protected] and didn't get any response, however, I noticed today that they have updated their website to list the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Unfortunately, while they are listed under aptX devices, they are not listed under aptX-HD devices.
Source: aptx.com
Click aptX Solutions-->aptX, then scroll down and select "See all products": the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are both listed.
Click aptX Solutions-->aptX HD, then scroll down and select "See all products": no Galaxy phone is listed.
This is disappointing since the chipset used by the S8 supports aptX HD. I know Samsung uses their own high-quality proprietary codec (they call it Hi-Fi) so that may be their justification for not implementing the new codec, however, that does not help in the likely scenario where the sink device does not support Samsung's codec but does support aptX HD.
Hope that helps,
Stevie Wonder
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I'm wondering if this will change with Android 9 release since I believe it is the only android os that supports the newer codec
According to a relevant thread over @ lenovo forums an interesting (yet unconfirmed) observation has been made that Google's Play Store Protect had disabled the "bluetooth share" app only on Motorola Moto G4s but NOT on Motorola Moto G5s.
Let's not get into speculations or conspiracy theories but let's share facts.
First off, my phone's warrant is expiring... 2017-09 (oh oh).
If you too own a: Motorola Moto G4 (XT1622) when is your warranty expiring?
Also, does anyone know specific detail on the bluetooth adapters on the families of those devices?
Having a look on the Motorola Moto G4s and on the Motorola Moto G5s on gsmarena regarding Bluetooth, I'm seeing the latter have: "4.1, A2DP, LE" while the former have: "4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR".
Could it be something related to 4.2 spec Vs 4.1 spec?
Possibly relevant:
https://hackaday.com/2017/09/14/bluetooth-vulnerability-affects-all-major-os/