Bluetooth 5 - Simultaneous playback? - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Hey all.
A few days ago I attempted the new feature of Bluetooth 5 being able to connect to multiple devices/speakers/etc off my Galaxy S8.
Now, it connected to two docks which was fantastic, but unless I missed something, I could only output my audio to one speaker at a time?
Is simultaneous playback supported?
Cheers.

ubelai said:
Hey all.
A few days ago I attempted the new feature of Bluetooth 5 being able to connect to multiple devices/speakers/etc off my Galaxy S8.
Now, it connected to two docks which was fantastic, but unless I missed something, I could only output my audio to one speaker at a time?
Is simultaneous playback supported?
Cheers.
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Settings -> Bluetooth -> 3 dots in the top right corner -> Dual audio

Outbreak444 said:
Settings -> Bluetooth -> 3 dots in the top right corner -> Dual audio
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As simple as that.... LOL! Thanks!

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aptX Bluetooth Codec

I wonder if the LeEco Le Pro 3 supports the aptX Codec.
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"LeEco" and "support" words can't stay in the same sentence from my experience
DxTcmix said:
I wonder if the LeEco Le Pro 3 supports the aptX Codec.
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Unfortunately I don't have any Bluetooth headset available which supports aptX. But if someone has a aptX-capable headset, it's easy to find out:
Under System settings -> Developer Options, enable the option: "Enable Bluetooth HCI snoop log"
Now turn on Bluetooth, connect your aptX capable headset and play a few seconds auf Audio on the LePro 3 over your headset.
Turn off Bluetooth and the HCI snoop log again
Connect phone to your computer and copy the following file from the phone to the computer: btsnoop_hci.log
rename the file to btsnoop_hci.log.pcap (note the different file extension) and open it with Wireshark (wireshark is an open-source protocol analyzer)
You should see a lot of Bluetoth packets in wireshark. To make it easier, enter the following into the filter bar: btavdtp and press <ENTER>
Select the packet with the command "SetConfiguration" and in the lower pane expand the points: "Bluetooth AVDTP Protocol" -> "Capabilities" (see also attached screenshot)
Now you will see the codec, which the phone has negotiated with the headset (in my screenshot this is "SBC" as my headset doesn't support aptX)
Have fun!
I still don't know if the Le Pro 3 supports the aptX codec, but I found out that it supports another nice bluetooth-releated feature, which I was missing on my Nexus:
Bluetooth headset battery indicator! (Note: of course the headset also has to support this, otherwise it will not work!)
I own a Aukey EP-B26 A2DP headset and it was annoying not be able to check the battery level of the headset. It's working on iOS but not on plain open source Android (AOSP), like it's running on the Nexus phones. But apparently EUI has added support for this.
I looked into the resources of SystemUI and found that it includes four different icons to display the battery level of a supporting bluetooth headset:
bluetooth_headset_battery_empty.xml
bluetooth_headset_battery_full.xml
bluetooth_headset_battery_low.xml
bluetooth_headset_battery_medial.xml
See also the attached images.
I must admit I begin to like EUI more and more.
Do you know where I can enabled it? I used to have it showing my Jabra Bluetooth headphone battery, but I must have accidentally turned it off
rmarcus said:
Do you know where I can enabled it? I used to have it showing my Jabra Bluetooth headphone battery, but I must have accidentally turned it off
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I noticed that the battery info only is shown, if the "Phone Audio" profile is enabled. If I only use "Media Audio" and disable "Phone Audio" it doesn't display the battery icon (at least this is what I noticed with my Aukey headset).
See also the attached screenshot.
I had to disable and enable for it to be shown. It's working now.
Le Pro 3 supports aptX. I'm using headphones (aptX) and it's working fine.
Yes I found out it does.
see https://www.aptx.com/products/leeco-le-pro3-ecophone
I just received my pro 3 a couple days ago and is looking for a aptx headset.
DxTcmix said:
I wonder if the LeEco Le Pro 3 supports the aptX Codec.
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Essential phone is unable to connect to car Bluetooth with phone audio

I am on latest stock. Somehow my car Bluetooth audio was connected but phone audio was not getting selected
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weird, the bluetooth car connection on mine works fantastic, and my car stereo's bluetooth is a piece of ****!
dryspuri said:
I am on latest stock. Somehow my car Bluetooth audio was connected but phone audio was not getting selected
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Did you have another Bluetooth device connected to your phone and the time your phone connected to your vehicle?
Charkatak said:
Did you have another Bluetooth device connected to your phone and the time your phone connected to your vehicle?
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No it was only connection.
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dryspuri said:
No it was only connection.
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Hmm, the reason I asked is because when I had another phone with my smartwatch connected, then I entered my vehicle and realized that phone is connected by the phone calls were not. I found out that my watch took the priority in phone calls instead of my car.
Charkatak said:
Hmm, the reason I asked is that when I had another phone with my smartwatch connected, then I entered my vehicle and realized that phone is connected by the phone calls were not. I found out that my watch took the priority in phone calls instead of my car.
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no phone is connecting to Bluetooth, music plays okay through Bluetooth but when a call comes voice won't be passed on when I select Bluetooth settings three options are there like phone audio, music, phone audio is not selected even if I try to click the box, it remains not selected, weird!!!!
dryspuri said:
no phone is connecting to Bluetooth, music plays okay through Bluetooth but when a call comes voice won't be passed on when I select Bluetooth settings three options are there like phone audio, music, phone audio is not selected even if I try to click the box, it remains not selected, weird!!!!
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If you haven't done that yet: Delete Bluetooth pairing form both the phone and your car's stereo. Pair them again, but make sure to check for any dialog boxes which may ask for your permission to some feature. It could also be that your car's stereo needs a firmware update from your car's manufacturer.
Did all that. Now I am gonna try oreo and see if that helps.
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One more thing to try. Go to Settings/Location, hit the 3 dot menu (scanning) and disable Bluetooth Scanning. Go back to the BT menu on the phone, delete the pairing if you haven't already, then try to pair again before jumping to Oreo (unless you just want Oreo). It should work and Phone/Media/Contacts should all be checked.
It's not an Essential problem, per se, just funky BT that is more problematic on Pioneer units for some reason.
Croak said:
One more thing to try. Go to Settings/Location, hit the 3 dot menu (scanning) and disable Bluetooth Scanning. Go back to the BT menu on the phone, delete the pairing if you haven't already, then try to pair again before jumping to Oreo (unless you just want Oreo). It should work and Phone/Media/Contacts should all be checked.
It's not an Essential problem, per se, just funky BT that is more problematic on Pioneer units for some reason.
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Thanks for reply but on oreo now and everything works as it should.
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Try rename your essential phone with a shorter name. It works for me after changing name to a shorter one.
Is working fine here on my 2015 Mazda 3.
I got the same problems. my iPhone and Nexus 6p work flawlessly, the essential connects but after a while it either disconnects or goes to (no media). Re-pairing doesn't work and reconnect either since the essential thinks is connected.
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I am on latest stock. Somehow my car Bluetooth audio was connected but phone audio was not getting selected
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I did have a couple of hiccups. I had to go to the BT menu, select the device settings and check media audio and phone audio. No problem here after that either on stock or Beta 3.
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Turn Bluetooth to non-optimized in battery settings ( 3 vertical dot button, upper right of battery settings)
twokidsandaphone said:
Turn Bluetooth to non-optimized in battery settings ( 3 vertical dot button, upper right of battery settings)
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Seems to be better for now on stock essential firmware, it did run spotty, turning on and off a few times, but seems to have stabilized for now. Battery efficiency is noticeably worse, but it does warn about that when turning Bluetooth battery optimization off.
Never mind, it broke connectivity after a couple of hours, doesn't really fix it permanently.

Can't change Bluetooth audio codecs or

I got the Oreo update and in developer options you're supposed to be able to change the codec, samplerate and a few other things to improve Bluetooth audio. However when I select a codec it doesn't change. It defaults to aac. I wanted to use Ldac. Tried aptx hd and Samsung hd as well and they don't work.
I have the same issue. When you select for example, AptX, the settings don't seem to stick.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Same here on S9+ cant change codec, always goes back to AAC
jUsT2eXy said:
I have the same issue. When you select for example, AptX, the settings don't seem to stick.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Try deactivating Bluetooth, then change the codec. Should work. Cheers
Which codec is best? AAC was my default.
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Apt-X is the best. That being said, the bluetooth device you connect too has to be compatible. Maybe that's why it switches back to AAC for you. (It sticks to apt X in my case)
Same problem here, it doesn't seem to stick. Even if I disable bluetooth. After closing and re-opening developer options it reverts back to SBC.
Any fix?
For me it only changed when a device was actually connected
Mine does not stay after I change it, it goes back to SBC.
Yo, everyone. I use a sennheiser gt 4.40 with aptx with s8. If you want to enable aptx. first go to BLUETOOTH settings, click the 3 dots. disable the duo bluetooth audio and then go to the developer settings, you will see it's working. but to be honest, I find no difference between these. LOL
Cheers
starfishhaha said:
Yo, everyone. I use a sennheiser gt 4.40 with aptx with s8. If you want to enable aptx. first go to BLUETOOTH settings, click the 3 dots. disable the duo bluetooth audio and then go to the developer settings, you will see it's working. but to be honest, I find no difference between these. LOL
Cheers
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Finally! Disabling dul audio is what allows the setting to work on my Note 8. Using Forza Metallo headphones there is a VERY noticeable improvement when using aptx!
The audio codec is switching back from LDAC because your bluetooth headphones/speaker doesnt support LDAC. Same would be the case with APTX HD.
starfishhaha said:
Yo, everyone. I use a sennheiser gt 4.40 with aptx with s8. If you want to enable aptx. first go to BLUETOOTH settings, click the 3 dots. disable the duo bluetooth audio and then go to the developer settings, you will see it's working. but to be honest, I find no difference between these. LOL
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My problem is my stereo in my car is older and needs to use the SBC codec to stay connected with any reliability, but the phone automatically switches back to AAC when it connects to it. If I switch it back to SBC after it connects I have no connectivity issues but if I leave it on AAC it disconnects every 5 mins, won't display some track information, etc.
Duo bluetooth audio is not enabled, I have changed settings with both bluetooth and duo audio off. It will accept the change to SBC, but it reverts back to AAC when the stereo connects. The phone will not accept any change to any other bluetooth developer option either, when I exit the developer options and go back in they all are reverted back from my changes. Quite frustrating.
starfishhaha said:
Yo, everyone. I use a sennheiser gt 4.40 with aptx with s8. If you want to enable aptx. first go to BLUETOOTH settings, click the 3 dots. disable the duo bluetooth audio and then go to the developer settings, you will see it's working. but to be honest, I find no difference between these. LOL
Cheers
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Just logged cause of this solution, thank you comrade, this solved the issue.
on the s9 plus u can only change to profiles whilst playing sound through the bluetooth headphones and only codecs the headphones support. when you re-pair it will auto select the best codec the headphones support anyway so no need to change it at all. i would leave this setting alone unless you want to dowbscale the codec (as it picks the best one for your bluetooth device)
Codec change on S8 does not stick
I have tried the dual audio status trick mentioned above for Note 8, but it doesn't work for my S8. I can select AptX in the developers section, but when you return to that section, the codec selected reverts to SBC. I have a pair of earbuds that supports AptX. Is Samsung pulling a fast one on us?
frankfrank1 said:
I have tried the dual audio status trick mentioned above for Note 8, but it doesn't work for my S8. I can select AptX in the developers section, but when you return to that section, the codec selected reverts to SBC. I have a pair of earbuds that supports AptX. Is Samsung pulling a fast one on us?
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Worked for my s8. I am using it with a fiio q5. Aptx sticks after duo audio disable.
My S7 kept reverting back to aptx after I used LDAC With mij Sony 1000mx2.
There is an extra setting in the bluetooth settings for that headphone (tap the little)cog) to enable LDAC.
Switching that on worked for me.
where is this setting Dul Audio?
Sennheiser aptX HD
Hi all,
I can choose all the settings in my Umidigi A1 Pro but when connecting BT settings go back to default SBC. Android 8.1 has as far as I can see no more 3 dots or dual playback.
Default:
avrcp 1.4
sbc codec
44.1 khz
16 bit
stereo
ldac default=best

Play 2 Bluetooth Speaker Simultanous

Hi guys,
is it possible to connect and use 2 bluetooth 5 devices at the same time?
As example i want to connect two bt speakers and play the same song simultanous on booth devices.
Or would it possible with a magisk module?
thanks for the help =)
phonecrasher said:
Hi guys,
is it possible to connect and use 2 bluetooth 5 devices at the same time?
As example i want to connect two bt speakers and play the same song simultanous on booth devices.
Or would it possible with a magisk module?
thanks for the help =)
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No, it is not possible.
phonecrasher said:
Hi guys,
is it possible to connect and use 2 bluetooth 5 devices at the same time?
As example i want to connect two bt speakers and play the same song simultanous on booth devices.
Or would it possible with a magisk module?
thanks for the help =)
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It's not something the phone can do, but it is a feature of certain speakers called Party Mode.
UE Boom has these features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987xr-9meLs
Yeah the UE Boom speakers are awesome and let you connect 2 or more. Others these days may do the same also but it will be through their app and not the phone itself like with the UE Boom speakers.
Why is this not a thing, especially since manufacturers keep removing headphone jacks that were easy to split. I've been looking for a wireless Bluetooth repeater that does this? Has anyone found such a device? I've found some that use headphone jacks as the input, but haven't found one that takes Bluetooth in, and then sends Bluetooth back out to multiple devices.

Bluetooth dual audio missing in ui 2

I used the dual audio on the phone a couple of times. I installed the new ui 2 and for some reason I can't find the dial audio tab... Can someone direct me, as I can't find it in the Bluetooth options under advanced??
It might be reassigned under separate app sounds?
Thanks
After the upgrade the option is missing indeed.
Looking under "Separate app sounds" I was unable to connect two Bluetooth speakers simultaneously. I suspect the dual audio option is gone...
[edit]: I can connect 2 audio devices simultaneously, but it does not seem possible to play sound on both of them at the same time.
I opened a ticket on Samsung's support page. I'm curious to hear what they say/write.
There is an option under the status bar called media you have to open it and then select your both Bluetooth speakers.
gurinder073 said:
There is an option under the status bar called media you have to open it and then select your both Bluetooth speakers.
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This allows you to pause one device and play another device, still doesn't give an option to play 2 devices simultaneously. Or did I miss something?
Op is trying to play Bluetooth through two devices at the same time which was capable with dual audio but I don't see that option anywhere.
I use this feature a lot and I miss it
Update: I was in a chat with Samsung customer service and they acknowledged that it wasn't included in the official update and they already have plans to include it with the next update.
Pull down the quick menu, and click on "media". Whatever you want playing on multiple devices should be playing. This allows you to pick which devices play the music or whatever. (Playing music on 2 bluetooth speaker simultaneously)
gurinder073 said:
There is an option under the status bar called media you have to open it and then select your both Bluetooth speakers.
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FalconVFR said:
Pull down the quick menu, and click on "media". Whatever you want playing on multiple devices should be playing. This allows you to pick which devices play the music or whatever. (Playing music on 2 bluetooth speaker simultaneously)
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Thank you very much guys ... it works exactly the way I wanted it to [emoji106]
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I seem to be able to get audio on two Bluetooth speakers for about 2 minutes then they keep disconnect on one and not the other. But it's random never the same one.
Darkat70 said:
I seem to be able to get audio on two Bluetooth speakers for about 2 minutes then they keep disconnect on one and not the other. But it's random never the same one.
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Contacted Samsung, here is the response.
found it
Its annoying that they moved it. But on the media and devices, you have to click on MEDIA not devices, there it allows you to play the same audio through 2 devices at the same time. I'm on a s20 ultra but had the same issue on my note 10.
under "media" you will see "connected" devices: press and hold the one that you want to join

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