Went on ebay and saw some 3.5mm antennas for phones... anyone know if these will work with the fm radio app and allow speaker to play the music? Would be cool for those chill around-the-bonfire nights
Obviously I can just pandora, but just looking for a cool way to utilize the fm radio
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I think that our phones would recognise it like a regular headset. i dont think that you will face any problems using it like an antenna... u can use any metal object as an antenna if u can fool the phone to think that u have a headset plugged in
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silverblade960 said:
I think that our phones would recognise it like a regular headset. i dont think that you will face any problems using it like an antenna... u can use any metal object as an antenna if u can fool the phone to think that u have a headset plugged in
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thanks for this... i feel very silly here tho... I had no idea i could just plug in a basic headset and select to play through speaker. I guess i through myself off because i didn't even open the SE headphones and tried plugging in my Klipsch S4i's and the phone wouldn't register that a headset was plugged in...
anyways, my work had a pair of cheap earbuds under 4 dollars, so i bought em and clipped off the cable... now its a 3.5mm stub for fm radio use
You can try the app - FM Radio Speaker is an easy-to-use tool that can turn on the speaker to play when the headphones are inserted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikimediacom.fm.radio.speaker
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hi,
already asked this on the official sony-erricson forum but no response, so maybe someone here can help....
has anyone managed to connect an external microphone to the x10 for video recording? maybe with some kind of self-made adapter?
not talking about hands-free sets but rather a more "professional" recording microphone.
i already tried to connect various external microphones (active and non-active) to the phone but then i only get statics / clicking noises.
reason i'm asking is i took a video at a concert but the sound is clipping really bad... really a shame especially with upcoming 720p recording....
(maybe another solution would be if it was possible to adjust the sound recording level... any app for that?)
It should be possible to add an external microphone. You probably will need a homemade adapter. The headphone/microphone jack is a TRRS connector (tip, ring, ring, sleeve). Check Wikipedia for TRS. The "pinout" is listed there.
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So if you just plug the handsfree in with and/or without the headphones as well, it records audio (voice memo and video)?
bazzatron said:
So if you just plug the handsfree in with and/or without the headphones as well, it records audio (voice memo and video)?
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yes, you can use the hands-free (with or without the headphone part) as a microphone when recording video... quality is a little better than the internal microphone but still not really good...
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The headphone/microphone jack is a TRRS connector (tip, ring, ring, sleeve). Check Wikipedia for TRS. The "pinout" is listed there.
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thank you argnom... . now i know what to search for..
there seem to be some adapters for the iphone that split the trrs connector into seperate microphone/headset connectors... maybe i will try one of these... or is the wiring different on the x10 from the iphone?
www . showmecables.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=8335
edit: think i found the one i need (IF the wiring is the same as for the iphone...)
www . kvconnection.com/product-p/km-iphone-mic.htm
I really don't know if the wires are in the same order... I suppose they should be.
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Anything that have mic it won't work with x10
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the_ahmadzais said:
Anything that have mic it won't work with x10
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any more info to back this up? did you try it yourself? (what mics did you try?) or read it somewhere? (link?)
I've tried everything single brand. Dr dre beats, shure, sennheiser, any headphones or earbuds that have mic it won't work with x10. You can use x10 headset that came in box with regular earbuds or headphones
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I've tried everything single brand. Dr dre beats, shure, sennheiser, any headphones or earbuds that have mic it won't work with x10. You can use x10 headset that came in box with regular earbuds or headphones
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OR you could just buy a "high" end bluetooth audio thing (to high to remember what its called, but you get what i mean)
no pesky wires either then
booyaga said:
OR you could just buy a "high" end bluetooth audio thing (to high to remember what its called, but you get what i mean)
no pesky wires either then
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lol true like mw600 but drains battery
Has anyone got an external microphone working with the HTC One X. I have bought and adapter and a microphone but its still not working at all. Any help would be appreciated.
on iphone 3gs..i could plug in a normal non-mic earphone...and the phones main mic would still work as a mic ..and i could hear other party's voice through the earphone
but on xperia...normal earphones dont work
Yes, i am having this problem too, i have tested this with my car's aux and my normal skullcandy head phones
Works for me but i have x10a only issue i have is the port is a little loose on some headphones
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Update to 2.2.1 beta 4 and it works flawlessly :]
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Using Bose in ears and works fine since legit 2.1 through 2.3 right now. Could be the brand although unlikely because used to use iphone buds and didn't work with 2.1...
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no issues wit mine
im usin fiio e5 pair wit koss sparkplugs
They do if you plug them into the long cable - which is where the microphone is.
i straight plug them into the phone
This was a problem on the older firmware.. But latest version has fixed it.. .435
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same problem here with skullcandy titan headphones... they dont work unless i press the mic button in on the earphones!
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same problem here with skullcandy titan headphones... they dont work unless i press the mic button in on the earphones!
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Wierd....
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I never had any issues with it. My phone had 1.6 when i got it and my monster turbine pros still worked beautifully
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me to. still use my Sennheiser without any problems. (X10black 2.1, X10white 2.3.3)
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I haven't had any problem with phones...
I had problems with the apple headphones w/mic, but the apple ones without the mic worked perfectly... it must be something to do with the mic, cause now im using skullcandy inkd (no mic) and so far Ive had no problems.
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yes
the problem is with the mic on the SE headset...i connected it to my blackberry...still same problem
connected headphones to ipod via the mic..same problem...without mic no problem
so mic is the culprit
On normal headphones there are three contacts on the jack: left right and ground.
On on headsets that also have a microphone there are four: left right ground and mic.
If you have to press the button for the audio to be normal then mic and ground need to be switched. All of the SE headsets are like this by default but they suck, so we can get an extension cable and cut it and reconnect it switching ground and mic. If such a cable exists. I cant find one and scrapped a variety of adapters to make an equivalent. If you would like to give it a shot you have to switch the two contacts farthest from the tip.
All of my normal headphones work no problem, so if anyone has problems with those it's a mystery to me.
Anyways we can all thank SE for this.
its okay
i bought a MW600 and ended all my problems
working fine
I found a fix for the Titan's but it does include soldering and possibly losing the mic function but if you're not bothered about that then give this a shot!
What I did was to open up the mic module and play around by bridging certain areas together. What I found was that on 1 side of the circuit inside there is a tiny resistor/cap which when bridged brings the sound of the headphones back to normal so what I did was simply solder over the cap/resistor which then brought my headphones back to life!
The reason that people have problems with these headphones is because they are set up for Apple devices and because of this 2 wires are switched around, mic and ground I believe! So, If you go out specifically to buy any of these type of headphones then make sure that they're not Apple specific and that they are universal otherwise you'll come across the above problem.
This quick fix may work for other Skullcandy headphones that are designed for Apple products but i can't guarantee it as I only have the Titan's!
Hope this helps some of you out and saves you a few penny's in the long run!
Iv been looking into the problem about non standard 3.5 mm headphones not working on our x10s and it seems to be to do with the arrangement of the rings an tip and sleeve on the headphone jack, the x10 is 4 pole (trrs) where as normal headphones are 3 pole (trs). This seems to create distortion and / or echos or just music that sounds absolutely awful if you are using a wired headset which is 'iPhone or black berry compatible (these use industry standard 3 pin trs headphone jacks) and certain companies like to make things more awkward and use 'non standard' 4 pin trrs headphone jacks.
http://db.tt/GqIAYQ7 might explain better.
The sound goes all wrong unless you press the microphone button and all the pins get connected properly. Below is a couple of adaptors which can fix this problem.
http://www.meelec.com/MEE_TRRS_Adapter_for_P_Version_Headphones_p/adptr-trrs-35.htm
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/4-pole-ipod-adapter.html seems to be the cheapest out there.
What I used to fix this problem for me was using an adaptor I was given on an airplane at some point and it sorted out the sound so i didnt have to use the mic button and could enjoy my music normally on my V Moda headphones.
I hope this helps out others who have had the same problems with an after market head phones with a mic, and should be the end to your woes
@ Mods this may be better suited to accessory section, sorry.
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BUMP!!
If any of you guys have ever been on an airplane and they give you the head phone adaptor this will work instead of paying out cash. Finally I can use my V Moda's and the sound great without having to hold the mic button. I can't believe this worked, i only tried it on the off chance! Go search your house for these adapters if you ever got one now, do it!
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Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
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Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
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The second link is one much cheaper and like I said if you have an adapter they give to you on an airplane with 3.5 jack this will work. Did for me anyway lol
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Tried two pairs of headphones now and they both don't work properly at all. A pair of htc ones and some apple ones. Do SE phones have to have SE headphones to work properly or have I been sold a faulty phone?
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Found my answer. SE played dirty and switched some connections. So I need to buy an adapter or pay for SE headphones... Sigh.
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Tried two pairs of headphones now and they both don't work properly at all. A pair of htc ones and some apple ones. Do SE phones have to have SE headphones to work properly or have I been sold a faulty phone?
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Are you talking about 'headphones' or 'headsets'? Headphones don't have any microphone components while headsets do.
Most any normal set of headphones with a 3.5mm stereo connector should work fine with the X10.
The only thing to be careful of are the noise-canceling type of headphones. The 3.5mm connectors for those can vary in design that may be specific to whatever device they ship with. Incompatibilities can then be no sound from the headset or sound from just one ear bud when plugged into a different device.
If you're referring to headsets, then those can also have compatibility issues too due to product-specific differences in 3.5mm connector designs.
Yeah they were both headsets I tested actually. So regular headphones would work fine? I don't have any lying around so would have to buy some.
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So regular headphones would work fine?
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Yep. Regular stereo headphones with a 3.5mm connector should work.
i bought skullcandys, not realising they had a mic on them, but if you notice the mike part may have a button on it?? mines did and when pressed sound came out fine so i just glued it down, now they work perfect
I had a problem with urbeats headset. And some sony with mic. Its not detect and sometimes its detected. Any suggestion? Its work perfectly with non mic headset.
verioananta said:
I had a problem with urbeats headset. And some sony with mic. Its not detect and sometimes its detected. Any suggestion? Its work perfectly with non mic headset.
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When trying to use my razor kraken pro headset it's not detected neither, this is also a combo headset with Mic in
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So its not only my problem? I think, my headset jack was broke. How the solution?
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So its not only my problem? I think, my headset jack was broke. How the solution?
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My phone is working perfectly fine with something like the default headset, headsets with no Mic etc.. but my razor kraken pro, which is also optimized for phones etc, doesn't work with this device, but every other phone I try. My headset jack is perfectly fine, in fact I just had my whole fun in for a repair and they didn't even notice anything about the headset jack
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This is due to the defferent 3.5mm 4-pin standard used in headsets.
Some use OMTP, and some CTIA standard.... basicly, the ground and mic poles are switched.
qutlacha said:
This is due to the defferent 3.5mm 4-pin standard used in headsets.
Some use OMTP, and some CTIA standard.... basicly, the ground and mic poles are switched.
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Mhm does seem weird advertising it as a 3.5 headset which supports all android devices... But yeah it's properly that. Just a little sucky when they're support says it's a problem on my end, and they won't give a refund or anything even though they advertised falsely
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One solution is to buy CTIA to OMTP adapter, as we can be sure your Razer Kraken Pro has CTIA connector since it's advertised for use with iPhone, and iPhone use CTIA standard.