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[Q] Notification halts music playback

So I've searched using "keywords" and scoured through many similar posts on this issue within the forum and through Google with no luck, so I'm posting this request now.
Is there any way to prevent a new message/text notification sound from halting music playback?
I hook up my phone to the car to blast the music but when I get a text, it stops/halts/pauses the song, plays the notify sound, and then resumes playback.
I don't want to turn off the notifications all the way, I just want to have the notify sound play OVER or ON-TOP of the music playback
The phone is still running just the stock rom, but if you guys suggest an app or rooting, then I will do whatever it takes, thanks!

This is part of MOST phones. My phone does it, the G1 does it, my friends BB does it.

thanks fenixnr....so is there nothing that can be done to correct this on an Android device?
I know in the past I've had Windows Mobile devices with the same issue (Xperia X1) and some of the ROMs I flashed on it corrected the issue while others did not. My HD2 doesn't have this problem and it has a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack too.
Am I the only one who has noticed this
I was hoping someone else would have wanted the same thing resolved.

solarleox said:
thanks fenixnr....so is there nothing that can be done to correct this on an Android device?
I know in the past I've had Windows Mobile devices with the same issue (Xperia X1) and some of the ROMs I flashed on it corrected the issue while others did not. My HD2 doesn't have this problem and it has a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack too.
Am I the only one who has noticed this
I was hoping someone else would have wanted the same thing resolved.
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There is nothing to "resolve" as I am pretty sure that is by design how it should work. I cannot test this now, but try putting your phone into a silent mode when listening to your music... Of course, keep your media volume up for your music.

If memory serves me right I think that cm kanged expresso rom had the feature to play notification out of the speaker when headphones were plugged in. Cm6 might have that feature too. I'm not sure though.
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slinky1914 said:
If memory serves me right I think that cm kanged expresso rom had the feature to play notification out of the speaker when headphones were plugged in. Cm6 might have that feature too. I'm not sure though.
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So CyanogenMod-6 might have improved on this? [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755118&highlight=kanged]
Sounds exactly like what I was looking for and this is a Froyo build too? Thanks slinky, I'll give it a shot!

solarleox said:
thanks fenixnr....so is there nothing that can be done to correct this on an Android device?
I know in the past I've had Windows Mobile devices with the same issue (Xperia X1) and some of the ROMs I flashed on it corrected the issue while others did not. My HD2 doesn't have this problem and it has a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack too.
Am I the only one who has noticed this
I was hoping someone else would have wanted the same thing resolved.
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honestly if its only a problem when you plug your phone into the car, just put your phone on vibrate or turn the notification off.

Yeah this is honestly the one thing buggin' me right now.
I walk to work it's about a half hour walk to and from and I don't give a damn about my notifications during that time. Hah.

SG3 Know Faults Thread

Thought it might be a good idea for all the know early faults to be in one place like the camera zoom fault in video mode etc.

Few guys including me are having issues when using bluetooth. I.e. paired to in car bluetooth. It seems caller cant hear me even thou i can hear them clearly.
Another thing when bluetooth is connected even though you have the loudspeaker option on the phone when pressed it doesnt work. Surely this should be disabled option when connected to bluetooth if it doesnt work anyways?

donovan2123 said:
Few guys including me are having issues when using bluetooth. I.e. paired to in car bluetooth. It seems caller cant hear me even thou i can hear them clearly.
Another thing when bluetooth is connected even though you have the loudspeaker option on the phone when pressed it doesnt work. Surely this should be disabled option when connected to bluetooth if it doesnt work anyways?
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Could it be related to bt4.0 ?

It could be to do with that. We will have to wait and see when more people connect theres up to there car. Baring in mind the vehicle is fairly new as its a 61 plate merc sprinter 313

Taken from my post at Reddit. Not just faults but also some annoyances.
After 3 days of testing I have a few things that bother me:
When adding any app as a accessibility service (e.g. Lightflow), the Touchwiz Launcher will start telling you where you are right now, e.g. "Homescreen 3 of 5", "Opening folder". Can be fixed by using Apex or removing the app as an accessibility service.
Waking up the phone isn't always instant.
No USB storage mode, only MTP or PTP. You can't use the phone while transferring files.
Boot animations use Samsung's proprietary QMG format --> no custom boot animations for now
While you're in a call, sometimes you can't use your mobile data connection. Wifi works though.
Attaching headset/earphones shows various audio applications that can be launched in the notification area. These apps cannot be customized.
The accuweather widget has a maximum refresh time of one hour. Setting it to anything less than that is not possible. Also, it doesn't always update the current location.
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member68 said:
Taken from my post at Reddit. Not just faults but also some annoyances.
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Nothing serious as it seems.

.... and that Accessibility bug has been around a lot longer than the SGS3 - so a fix maybe has to come from Google?
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Its leakage from the touch buttons normal. Its a very minimal light leakage up to the screen . And i have the dark blotchs

falluja said:
Its leakage from the touch buttons normal. Its a very minimal light leakage up to the screen . And i have the dark blotchs
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Do you have Rev 1 or 2?

LeviathanPT said:
Could it be related to bt4.0 ?
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Doubt it, works fine on The One X.

cba1986 said:
Do you have Rev 1 or 2?
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No idea, how to check ?

Plastic!

Spewy1 said:
Plastic!
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Aluminum!

Spewy1 said:
Plastic!
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made me laugh sorry for the OT post...just giggled reading it

falluja said:
No idea, how to check ?
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Check the box.
I mainly ask because, the reseller from who ibuying this phone tell me that he will bring the second revision which fixes a lot of issues.

LeviathanPT said:
Aluminum!
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Biscuits!

LeviathanPT said:
Nothing serious as it seems.
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I'd say the non instantaneous lockscreen would be annoying, and MTP would be a real disadvantage. The S3 doesn't allow you to use your phone while in MTP.

I have a Purple tint in the middle the screen . Do you think it Can disappear with an update

member68 said:
When adding any app as a accessibility service (e.g. Lightflow), the Touchwiz Launcher will start telling you where you are right now, e.g. "Homescreen 3 of 5", "Opening folder". Can be fixed by using Apex or removing the app as an accessibility service.
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That's a known problem with ICS, had it on my Galaxy Nexus too!
Can anyone tell me what the speaker volume is like on the S3?

Also having bluetooth issues. Paired my s3 to a 2 year old toyota RAV4 and the pairing work ok, however poeple can't hear me at all. Got to work this morning and paired with a new Hyundai ix35 and all work ok. Have got my RAV 4 booked in a toyota next week to see if theres a software upgrade for the stereo. I hope this can be rectified...

Notification light

Hi Nexus 10 owners,
Love my Nexus 10 but I have an issue with the notification light under the screen.
It was working fine when I first got it on Friday, with it dimming on and off when an email is received.
But since yesterday, it hasn't light up at all, for any notifications, and I do have the "Pulse Notification Light" checked in setting.
So I was wondering if anyone else have any problems with the notification light? Could it be a bug, or perhaps my light broke after the first day?
Thanks in advance for any response.

I might suggest trying https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolbeans.ledtester&hl=en to see if your light still works

espionage724 said:
I might suggest trying to see if your light still works
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Just tried the app and there's no light.
However, could it be that this app doesn't work on the Nexus 10 yet?

imistw said:
Thanks for the suggestion.
Just tried the app and there's no light.
However, could it be that this app doesn't work on the Nexus 10 yet?
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Yea it might be possible that app doesn't work; may want to see what an actual N10 owner has to report though

Works fine on my N10, only flashes white though, regardless what colour I pick.
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alias_neo said:
Works fine on my N10, only flashes white though, regardless what colour I pick.
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So I guess it's really just my N10 then.
Thanks though.

No problem, try reflash with stock images and you might get lucky. My Nexus 10 is buggy as sh** and I put it down to 4.2. It'll all get sorted out soon enough, hopefully yours is just a bug too. Hope you solve it.
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UPDATE
Just reset my N10 and now the notification light works again.:victory:
Guess it must have been one of the app interfering with the light.
BTW, when I tested it with a LED tester app, it can actually show green, red, blue and purple lights.:good:

alias_neo said:
No problem, try reflash with stock images and you might get lucky. My Nexus 10 is buggy as sh** and I put it down to 4.2. It'll all get sorted out soon enough, hopefully yours is just a bug too. Hope you solve it.
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Thanks, I actually just solved it so now I am happy. haha
BTW, what do you mean by reflash with stock image and put it down to 4.2?

imistw said:
Thanks, I actually just solved it so now I am happy. haha
BTW, what do you mean by reflash with stock image and put it down to 4.2?
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If I understand right, he just flashed a factory 4.2 image from Google, without any OTA updates.

You can get the factory software from the Google developer site and you can download it to your nexus device in case anything gets messed up.
By "put it down to", I mean I blame 4.2 (Android version on the Nexus 10) for all the bugs I'm having. It's a new OS, and this multiuser stuff amongst others means some pretty major changes so I expect it to be a little unstable for a while. Still a better state than honeycomb was when I bought my XOOM on launch day, boy was that a mess.
You're right about the lights, I just got it to work with all the different colours, cyan and then purple look nice
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alias_neo said:
You can get the factory software from the Google developer site and you can download it to your nexus device in case anything gets messed up.
By "put it down to", I mean I blame 4.2 (Android version on the Nexus 10) for all the bugs I'm having. It's a new OS, and this multiuser stuff amongst others means some pretty major changes so I expect it to be a little unstable for a while. Still a better state than honeycomb was when I bought my XOOM on launch day, boy was that a mess.
You're right about the lights, I just got it to work with all the different colours, cyan and then purple look nice
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Wow, I did not know about the factory software from the Google developer site. Guess i learned something new today. :laugh:

UPDATE #2
The notification light is not working again
Reset my N10 again, then performed a LED light test each time I install a new app.
Until the last app installed, the notification light was working, then after a few minutes it stops working again.
So I guess it's not really caused by 3rd party apps.
So I ask again, has anyone had problem with their N10's notification light?
Still hoping that it's a bug instead of just me having a defective unit.
Thanks again!

I'm having the same issues. Sometimes the LED seems to be working, others it's not. I installed LED tester and again, sometimes it works fine and others not at all. I have tried to spot a pattern to see what causes it to stop and start and have drawn a blank - no idea. I have since installed light flow but this has not helped. Seems to me that there is either a software bug and we haven't yet figured what the trigger is, or there is a dodgy hardware batch (I hope it's the former!)

hefferman said:
I'm having the same issues. Sometimes the LED seems to be working, others it's not. I installed LED tester and again, sometimes it works fine and others not at all. I have tried to spot a pattern to see what causes it to stop and start and have drawn a blank - no idea. I have since installed light flow but this has not helped. Seems to me that there is either a software bug and we haven't yet figured what the trigger is, or there is a dodgy hardware batch (I hope it's the former!)
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I think I've found the trigger. If I turn the device completely off, and turn it back on with the charger plugged in, notifications work. If I turn it back on with the charger unplugged, notifications do not work.
Other things I have tried which made no difference included factory reset and factory reflash.
Can some other folks see if their behavior matches mine? I have a replacement device being shipped to me, but if this is a software problem I'd rather not swap hardware. I'm very curious to hear if there are any devices that have a working LED under both boot up scenarios.

I think you are right. LED notifications were working ok when I had a freeze in google now. I restarted (on battery) and tested the notifications - no LED. I plugged in the charger, restarted the system and retested - LED working again. Looks like we have a workaround and a confirmed software bug rather than a hardware fault.

I'll test when I get home, but, I've only ever noticed the light when my tablet is plugged in, so it could be the same for me too. Shouldn't be a major problem, will get fixed in the next update as long as Google are aware.

alias_neo said:
I'll test when I get home, but, I've only ever noticed the light when my tablet is plugged in, so it could be the same for me too. Shouldn't be a major problem, will get fixed in the next update as long as Google are aware.
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I'm not entirely sure, there are people who are claiming that their LED works 100%.

kftrav said:
I think I've found the trigger. If I turn the device completely off, and turn it back on with the charger plugged in, notifications work. If I turn it back on with the charger unplugged, notifications do not work.
Other things I have tried which made no difference included factory reset and factory reflash.
Can some other folks see if their behavior matches mine? I have a replacement device being shipped to me, but if this is a software problem I'd rather not swap hardware. I'm very curious to hear if there are any devices that have a working LED under both boot up scenarios.
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Just tried this but still nothing.
Called Google today and they are sending me a replacement.

Ok, this is ridiculous.
Just unplugged my N10 and now the notification light is working.
So apparently it's working randomly.
Hopefully my replacement device works 100% of the time.
BTW, are replacement devices new, or refurbished?

[Q] nexus 7 making random notification sound

Just updated my nexus 7, totally stock, with the latest ota.
Problem is, it now randomly makes a weird notification sound but with nothing actually happening, means I can't Skype or watch anything without this annoyance..
Have switched off the nfc thing, tried having it plugged in or unplugged but still it persists, have even muted the notification volume but that doesn't work... It happens when apps are running and when they aren't, can't seem to isolate it at all but it's doing my nut in!!

the_r_sole said:
Just updated my nexus 7, totally stock, with the latest ota.
Problem is, it now randomly makes a weird notification sound but with nothing actually happening, means I can't Skype or watch anything without this annoyance..
Have switched off the nfc thing, tried having it plugged in or unplugged but still it persists, have even muted the notification volume but that doesn't work... It happens when apps are running and when they aren't, can't seem to isolate it at all but it's doing my nut in!!
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Can you pinpoint what sound it is? And if you boot into safe mode, does the sound persist?

kcipopnevets said:
Can you pinpoint what sound it is? And if you boot into safe mode, does the sound persist?
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Will give that a go - can't pinpoint it at all, it's really annoying!!

the_r_sole said:
Will give that a go - can't pinpoint it at all, it's really annoying!!
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By any chance, does it kinda sound like the camera sound from Android 4.1, a melodic click? Or two very fast "knocks"? And keep me posted on safe mode's outcome. :good:

kcipopnevets said:
By any chance, does it kinda sound like the camera sound from Android 4.1, a melodic click? Or two very fast "knocks"? And keep me posted on safe mode's outcome. :good:
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annoyingly it now seems to have stopped! I can't make recreate it! It's just been sitting charging on the dock today...

the_r_sole said:
annoyingly it now seems to have stopped! I can't make recreate it! It's just been sitting charging on the dock today...
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Oh. Hopefully the sound stays away now. Tell me if it ever comes back, okay? I'm more than willing to help.

Charging probelms (plus more) after Oreo update

I updated my S8 to Oreo a few weeks back (Samsung Experience 9.0) and ever since I have a plethora of problems.
The main one being that charging the device is now a battle...
I seem to have narrowed it down to using a fast charge power brick (2.0A)
I have tried the official Samsung unit and cable supplied with the phone, and good quality 3rd party cables and plugs....nothing works.
The device does not even register the cables existence.
BUT,
If I use a standard plug (< 2.0A), and a none Samsung cable it will charge
If I use a Samsung cable, it does not. Seemingly regardless of plug.
I've also noticed that the battery life has significantly reduced, come noon time, the deice is ready to be charged, showing less than 50% having been sat on my desk, with little to no use. (I only charge it at this point as I know it wont make it the rest of the day)
Some other issues I've noticed since the Oreo update...Wi-Fi seems choppy, slow and laggy, and I quite often get the " ! " next to the signal status bar icon.
And almost 100% of the time if I try to cast to one of my Chromecast or Google Home devices, the S8 does not see them (connected to same Wi-Fi SSID), meaning if I open Google Home app, and click top right to see my devices, they are....sometimes disabling and re-enabling Wi-Fi will fix this.
I spoke to what Samsung call their 'Tech Support' and it was beyond a joke...their solution...."Turn the phone off and on"...that was it, they could / would not offer any more support than this, and also claimed that I was the only 1 reporting this / these "potential issues"
I had another update pushed to my S8 yesterday (14.05.2018) which according to the docs was released 10.05.18 - G950FXXU1CRD7
This has not helped with anything....
Has anyone else had any of these or similar problems following Oreo update?
Does anyone know of any 'fix' if so?
TIA

While I can't help with most of the problems, see my post in another thread regarding wifi
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76518883&postcount=44

Titus_Andronicus said:
While I can't help with most of the problems, see my post in another thread regarding wifi
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76518883&postcount=44
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Thanks for the link, but I've tried cache clears etc and nothing is helping, with any problems.
Last night, my S8 could not find my cast devices whilst my Android tablet could
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Little bump, anyone?
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Valiceemo said:
Little bump, anyone?
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do you have this Laggy Navigation & Bar os at the same time Bar s8 oreo

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do you have this Laggy Navigation & Bar os at the same time Bar s8 oreo
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Sorry, I'm not following?
I haven't noticed the OS itself being laggy, nor any problems with the nav bar.
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Valiceemo said:
Sorry, I'm not following?
I haven't noticed the OS itself being laggy, nor any problems with the nav bar.
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yes it happen after one week of usage after 250 hours of usage
how much is your up time ?

MirceaForce said:
yes it happen after one week of usage after 250 hours of usage
how much is your up time ?
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No sorry, not seen that.
I've not kept track of my device up time and/o/ usage hours.
I have my device set to auto reboot every Friday.
I guess all I can offer is to advise to use this feature in the settings...maybe open a separate thread of your own?

Valiceemo said:
No sorry, not seen that.
I've not kept track of my device up time and/o/ usage hours.
I have my device set to auto reboot every Friday.
I guess all I can offer is to advise to use this feature in the settings...maybe open a separate thread of your own?
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stop restart it and you will see the difference

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stop restart it and you will see the difference
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why would I intentionally try and create another problem for myself....
This is a little off-topic now so id ask you start your own thread please so we can get back to the OP topic.
Hopefully someone can help me.

So I have just discovered yet another problem.....
When I connect my S8 to my windows laptop I cannot transfer files...I get a pop up telling me its slow charging.
I've disabled USB debugging in dev. options, not fixed anything.
USB configuration is set to WTP in dev. options.

bump for help.....please!