Bluetooth Music control - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
Im in desperate need of some sort of app that allows my to control the music on my galaxy tab via my phone (nexus S) via Bluetooth. I listen to all my music on my tab which is packed away in my bag when travelling and rather than having to take the tab out each time to change track, does any one know of a App which i can use to skip pause and select music via my phones Bluetooth?!
I'm sure im not the only one who would benefit from this app
Thanks in advance!

I take it there is no such thing

Maybe something like this?
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-phone-tablet-to-control-another-android-via-bluetooth-41969/

“KENWOOD Music Control” is free app for Music control. I like this app as it works great with my Kenwood head unit via Bluetooth.

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Control android media player from PC

I want to control the Media Player on my Nexus One from my PC. This is exactly the opposite of what is done by GMote. This will let me keep my Nexus One connected with speakers from my PC and still play songs on it. Searched a while in Google and XDA, but couldn't find one.
Karthik
Bump.
Im looking for something along the same lines but to remote control an android tablet.
I am looking for one too.
I want to connect my Android Mobile to my Sound System, and would like to control media playback and volume from my PC.
Please help.
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Checkout phantom music control remote in the market.
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backhead92 said:
Checkout phantom music control remote in the market.
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Purchased Phantom music control but it just allows you to control music from the lock screen, it didn't work on my GS2 and was very laggy
Looking for something like this as well. We have speakers built into our ceiling in our house and use my evo to play music all the time, being able to control the evo from far away w/ a laptop or another android phone would be awesome.
I'm looking for something like this too, any ideas?
some digging here, but i'm also looking for something like this... 2 years later, maybe someone find out something!
Bluedio Df200
The solution is bluedio df200
This is a Bluetooth adapter that converts any 3.5 mm speakers or headphones to Bluetooth.
By using thidevice you can play music from a distancece

Music Control Playback Issues (BT and wired)

Question for you guys .... I use Google Music but have noticed on my RAZR that often the bluetooth music control (like from my car stereo) only work when Google Music is in the foreground on my phone. It seems to be OK if it was in the foreground and I switch back to Navigation -- I can still control it. But if I start playback from my launcher using iSyncr widget things often get all screwed up and I can only get things right by going directly into Google Music... otherwise the controls on my car do nothing.
Anyone else notice this?
(Same thing happens when I stream A2DP to my laptop ...)
Another issue is I can't use the button on iPhone headphones with my RAZR. I had no issues with my Droid X but it won't answer/end calls nor control music playback. Is this normal as well?
could it be the widget?
droid razr stock un- rooted .181 waiting for official ics...
marculous said:
could it be the widget?
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Anything is possible -- although I've been using iSyncr since I first got Android and have never had similar issues.
I've been listening to music all day at work via Bluetooth and it's been working -- and that's without having the player in the foreground. So I don't know ... I wonder if it's the stock Motorola player stealing focus? I have never used it but it always seems to be running.
Also any idea on why the headset button doesn't work at all? Not even for call handling.
adrianblack said:
Anything is possible -- although I've been using iSyncr since I first got Android and have never had similar issues.
I've been listening to music all day at work via Bluetooth and it's been working -- and that's without having the player in the foreground. So I don't know ... I wonder if it's the stock Motorola player stealing focus? I have never used it but it always seems to be running.
Also any idea on why the headset button doesn't work at all? Not even for call handling.
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unless you are using the settings on the stock music player equalizer, I don't see a reason to not use task manager to end it, that may be what's causing a conflict. and I am unfamiliar with your headphones, I rarely use them. but when it do I have some nice sennheiser earbuds my wife got me. normally I use a jawbone jambox (bluetooth) at home and a wired (dynex) logitech speaker at work.
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Smartconnect opens the Walkman app, instead of Google Music play?

Hello Members
I've a bluetooth Alpine car stereo, and when I connect my XZU the default music player is the Walkman app, if I pause the app and close it then try and use Google Music Player app, I get no sound through the car stereo.
I've worked out that apparently the Sony Walkman app takes possession of the Bluetooth sound connection as default, and that this is showing up in the Smartconnect app under the 'device' section under 'application'.
So, how can I change the default application that opens in the Smartconnect app to Google Music play, when I connect to my car stereo?
Any help would be great, thanks
Regards
Livio
liviococcia said:
Hello Members
I've a bluetooth Alpine car stereo, and when I connect my XZU the default music player is the Walkman app, if I pause the app and close it then try and use Google Music Player app, I get no sound through the car stereo.
I've worked out that apparently the Sony Walkman app takes possession of the Bluetooth sound connection as default, and that this is showing up in the Smartconnect app under the 'device' section under 'application'.
So, how can I change the default application that opens in the Smartconnect app to Google Music play, when I connect to my car stereo?
Any help would be great, thanks
Regards
Livio
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SmartConnect/events then edit the one linked with your car stereo. Haven't tried it myself so don't know it you can change the default, but I have it so it plays PowerAmp on car connection, so should work.
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Thanks SpyderTracks, if I add an 'Event' to the 'Alpine car stereo' device to allow Google Music Player to start, then what I get is, on connecting to the car stereo the Walkman app will open in the notification bar, but I'll have to close it first and then open the Google Music Player app.
Smartconnect should really just allow me simply to change the default startup 'Applications' rather than having to add additional events.
Has anyone got any ideas if the primary Application for a device in Smartconnect can be altered?
I really can't understand how, or why it's having to work in this way, and why Smartconnect didn't ask me first what Application I wanted to start, when I first made the Bluetooth pairing to the Alpine Car stereo.
This option should have been a choice that I make.
liviococcia said:
Thanks SpyderTracks, if I add an 'Event' to the 'Alpine car stereo' device to allow Google Music Player to start, then what I get is, on connecting to the car stereo the Walkman app will open in the notification bar, but I'll have to close it first and then open the Google Music Player app.
Smartconnect should really just allow me simply to change the default startup 'Applications' rather than having to add additional events.
Has anyone got any ideas if the primary Application for a device in Smartconnect can be altered?
I really can't understand how, or why it's having to work in this way, and why Smartconnect didn't ask me first what Application I wanted to start, when I first made the Bluetooth pairing to the Alpine Car stereo.
This option should have been a choice that I make.
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Just worth a try, try adding a new action when you're next in the car and deleting the existing one.
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i can't get this working. i've paired my bluetooth earphones and all headset controls (even if in google music) work through that damn walkman app.
i looked in events and see nothing about stopping that app taking default control of inputs.
i tried to freeze the app and it did nothing.
i listen to audio courses on my phone on the way in to work and need to be able to press pause. this phone can't do that unless the screen is on in front of me the whole time which is going to kill my battery
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ok, froze smart connect and walkman and seems to be better, except oddly the pause button doesn't work as it did before
and what i've done above stops the smartwatch connecting.
any way to have both?
SpyderTracks thanks for the suggestion, and I did think of trying that.
But when I initially connected the car stereo up to the phone the first time, it never gave me the option to setup a new Smartconnect hardware action for the stereo's connection, it made that wrong decision for me.
So, because we need to find out if either the Smartconnect software can either be controlled fully, or if it can be deactivated without effecting the SmartWatch 2 functions, I've email Sony for help also. I think that all bluetooth connect 'Application' decisions in Smartconnect software should be confirmed, and all Sony bluetooth hardware specific items should be automatic.
Or, that the Smartconnect software should only be relevant to Sony NFC Bluetooth, and WIFi products, and nothing else.
Hope your listening Sony!
liviococcia said:
SpyderTracks thanks for the suggestion, and I did think of trying that.
But when I initially connected the car stereo up to the phone the first time, it never gave me the option to setup a new Smartconnect hardware action for the stereo's connection, it made that wrong decision for me.
So, because we need to find out if either the Smartconnect software can either be controlled fully, or if it can be deactivated without effecting the SmartWatch 2 functions, I've email Sony for help also. I think that all bluetooth connect 'Application' decisions in Smartconnect software should be confirmed, and all Sony bluetooth hardware specific items should be automatic.
Or, that the Smartconnect software should only be relevant to Sony NFC Bluetooth, and WIFi products, and nothing else.
Hope your listening Sony!
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Thanks for the info and your time on this... I hope Sony respond. It seems short sighted to lock such a good app to link to Sony apps only... Keep us posted please :sly:
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Just an update,...
Sony never responded to my email, I ended up doing a Web chat, which got me nowhere so I ended calling them with no success.
I have read a few forum posts regarding this type of problem from a while back, people were experiencing problems of the Alpine head unit showing BT A Pause' when using some apps, while other apps on there phones (of the time) worked with no problems.
I think this problem not so much a Sony problem, as it is, how Google Music Player is interacting within the Bluetooth connection of the phone, and the way the Alpine Bluetooth car head unit is understanding the connection.
There was a known issue with Alpine BT head units, and ipods/Iphones/and Motorola s, which lead them to issue a firmware update, I wounder wheather this might be the case again for the XZU
I have just discovered this issue today when trying the google music app. This is frustrating as Play Music allows saving to SD by default, and I am not willing to root my Z Ultra.
It does appear that smart connect is locked to the Walkman app which makes switching music service almost impossible. :crying:
McNexus said:
I have just discovered this issue today when trying the google music app. This is frustrating as Play Music allows saving to SD by default, and I am not willing to root my Z Ultra.
It does appear that smart connect is locked to the Walkman app which makes switching music service almost impossible. :crying:
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I use poweramp which you can set to autostart when there's a BT connection. Bypasses smart connect entirely with the same outcome.
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grrr sony
liviococcia said:
Hello Members
I've a bluetooth Alpine car stereo, and when I connect my XZU the default music player is the Walkman app, if I pause the app and close it then try and use Google Music Player app, I get no sound through the car stereo.
I've worked out that apparently the Sony Walkman app takes possession of the Bluetooth sound connection as default, and that this is showing up in the Smartconnect app under the 'device' section under 'application'.
So, how can I change the default application that opens in the Smartconnect app to Google Music play, when I connect to my car stereo?
Any help would be great, thanks
Regards
Livio
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This is quite a frustrating problem. Sony is quite elitist when it comes to their software. Fortunately andoid is flexible. Delete all events for smart connect. And install tasker. With tasker you can set Google play to start when headphones or bluetooth are connected.
Its not quite as good as smart connect unfortunately, because it has a very confusing interface. But once you figure out how to work with tasker its definately a "set and forget" type of functionality.
Hope this helps ^-^

Play Songs Via Bluetooth (Phone!)

Hello guys,
i hope im posting this in the right section.. so here is what im looking for:
my car's radio supports only bluetooth phone function so i cant play music via bluetooth.. but i got this idea last time when even the phone function of whatsapp worked with the bluetooth of my car:
is there an app to play music via the bluetooth-phone instead of bluetooth-headset function? and if not can somebody give me a hint or usefull tutorials (playing music app, using bluetooth and so on) on how to develop such an app?
would be really great if u guys can help me with this it really pisses me off that i cant use bluetooth to play my music! and im sure this would help many others too!
thanks!
First thing this is the wrong section.......
Second.....you don't need an app to do it man.....just connect to your car stereo....then go to Bluetooth settings.....click on the name of your stereo device....open device settings.....there will be an option for use as speaker or something like that....I don't remember the exact words....but I've done it before.....
Third.....always search for tutorials before posting direct questions......
Fouth press thanks buttons if i helped.....
sorry for my late answer..
this didnt help at all.. i dont know if u ever had a radio which is able to only use bluetooth for phone calls. if it would be possible i would have found it in the radio settings for sure but this is the 2nd radio i had to deal with which isnt possible to play music via bluetooth even though it has bluetooth! i would be able to find bluetooth option under sourcers of music playing devices right next to the usb and CD option but there is no bluetooth option.. im not that dumb bro
arianii said:
sorry for my late answer..
this didnt help at all.. i dont know if u ever had a radio which is able to only use bluetooth for phone calls. if it would be possible i would have found it in the radio settings for sure but this is the 2nd radio i had to deal with which isnt possible to play music via bluetooth even though it has bluetooth! i would be able to find bluetooth option under sourcers of music playing devices right next to the usb and CD option but there is no bluetooth option.. im not that dumb bro
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I guess you got him wrong. You have to look at the Bluetooth settings on your phone and search for your car's radio as output source. If you have paired your device with your radio, you should be able to stream your music to your radio via Bluetooth if supported.
In case your car isn't able to support music playback, then there is no possibility for you to listen to your music besides buying a radio which is able to do so.
orville87 said:
I guess you got him wrong. You have to look at the Bluetooth settings on your phone and search for your car's radio as output source. If you have paired your device with your radio, you should be able to stream your music to your radio via Bluetooth if supported.
In case your car isn't able to support music playback, then there is no possibility for you to listen to your music besides buying a radio which is able to do so.
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at least you understood me right
but is there really no way using phone function to play music? i mean whatsapp is just an app it should be possible developing an selfmade app to create phone bluetooth connection and then play your own music through it. or isnt the bluetooth-phone "tunnel" able to use for other things except calls?
Your issue is that your car radio desert support A2DP protocol. This is what is used to send and receive music to devices.
What you won't to do will not work unless you build an app that sends it's audio through the protocols for the phone. Here you will run into call issues.

Milk Music Ending

One of the things that confounds me is that the only music streaming app you could use on the Gear S without needing your phone was Milk Music. And now Samsung is canceling it. While you can import your stations to Slacker, there is no independent Slacker app for my watch. And Pandora would be great too but yet again doesn't exist.
It was really nice to hook up my Bluetooth headphones, start Milk Music and listen to it during a workout without needing to lug the phone around. I hope Samsung figures it out and provides some sort of replacement.
Yep I share your feelings. I don't hold a lot of hope samsung will develop anything new for the gear s
Best we can hope for is a port of some kind.
Do any of the other gear watches have a 3g radio?
this SUCKS.. one of the reasons I got the Gear s was because of the ability to leave my phone when working out .. the app selection for the gear s is crappy at best.. now it just got worse..
So are we just SOL since there are no more music apps? I made the stupid mistake of resetting my phone, so now the Samsung Milk App no longer works since it needs to connect to Samsung Milk at least once to initiate

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