Has anyone seen an inline adapter/cable that will sit between the ear-bud headset and the phone and simply provide a button/switch to mute/unmute the headset mic? I do not need a mic on the adapter itself. I would like it to be an add-on adapter instead of a replacement headset because I want to use the included ones and the headsets I've seen with this feature are of the large over the head type instead of just ear buds.
I know I can mute the mic on the phone itself but it is much slower than just moving a switch eyes-free and it is dangerous to do while driving. This will be very useful for conference calls where I mostly listen but may need to make a comment at any time.
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Whilst I'm waiting for the Widcomm BT stack to get a proper release to sort out my problems with my BT headset and Mortplayer ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285419 ), is there a decent WIRED stereo alternative that will allow me to take calls on the headphones but also give me some basic avrcp control over the music? I would love even to just be able to remap the button on the supplied headphones to play/pause rather than voicedial but can't figure out a way to do this. Are there any 3rd party wired headphones with microphone that could be used with the 3.5mm headphone adapter?
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Having had so much help from this forum and being a non programmer thought I would try to give something back.
Recently bought the Sony MEX BT5000 car stereo. The install was really easy. I bought a cable to convert from my existing pre installed car stereo to a standard iso fitting. It is then just a matter of plugging the cables in and replacing the stereo. Due to the integrated bluetooth no problems with having to tap into speaker cables to mute the radio for calls.
I also ran a standard red/white phono cable from the back of my stereo via the AUX IN connection to plug into my MP3 player. The stereo has built in A2DP if you wanted to stream via bluetooth on your phone.
Call quality appears to be very good in both directions, no complaints so far. The mic is built into the stereo with no option on an external one. This did slightly concern me before buying but all is well. I had done some research and some people had experienced problems. I think this is due to the position of your stereo. mine is high up in the centre console. If yours is at the bottom you may experience problems.
There is no "talk" button similar to a earpiece. On pressing the talk button you get various dialing options to use presets, phonebook or dial a number. If you want to use Voice Command you just press the button on the phone and then it transfers the call to the stereo when it starts dialing. To receive a call just press the button on the strereo or set it to autoanswer.
Tom Tom works with no problems. All instructions come out the phone though if a call is received it will mute Tom Tom. I like it working this way as I wouldn't want TT to keep interrupting the stereo. It could be possible to make it work through the speakers but I haven't tried.
Stereo sound is good but I am no audiophile. It is way better than the standard stereo that was in the car before.
In all I would recommend it. Easy install with no messy wires involved and easy to pull out and transfer to my next car when required. most importantly the call quality is good.
Only downside would be the lack of "headpeice" talk button but the workaround works well. (I did read on xda somewhere somebody had it work that when using voice command after pressing the phone button the notification messages went straight to the speakers and used the stereo mic. after installing a cab upgrade this stopped working. I may try re-installing VC to see if I can get this to work.)
To install to the stereo phonebook uses a bluetooth transfer. haven't worked out how to this yet as only IR transfer seems to be allowed from the phone. Obviously using VC this doesn't really matter.
I just installed the MEX BT5000 in my car, too. My experiences with the BT phone are roughly the same as yours -- the mic works really well, considering it's hidden behind the faceplate.
I've gotten the phonebook transfer to work. Just select the contact, then tap Menu/Beam Contact. It'll try IR first, then Bluetooth. I have the Sim Access Profile (SAP) hack installed -- that may be the factor here.
The one issue with phonebook transfer is that the phone numbers don't display properly on the Sony -- I just see +1 with no areacode/phone number. The numbers dial properly, however.
I am sure this may be an issue for some people. my car stereo has bluetooth that links with my phone and mutes the car stereo and turns on speaker phone when a call comes in. i like the fact that it mutes the stereo since i usually have it very loud, but my problem is i cant set it to default to the phone earpiece and not the speakerphone, even when i answer a call and press the button to keep it on the ear piece, it switches right back to the stereo a second later, i press it again and it stays on the phone. i have had this issue with all my other phones as well and it drives me nuts. is there anyone who can come up with a fix for this?
i appreciate any input anyone may have on this.....
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It is not a problem with the phone, it is to do with bluetooth profiles as they are designed to communicate with TWO devices not THREE. I also use car stereo for playing my music. I do not get that many calls while driving so I never use my bt headphones.
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sorry about posting in the wrong forum. I am only trying to get it to default to the handset when i pick up a call. i do not use it to play music, so i have no need for that to even be an option, i just want to be able to pick up a call on my phone, and have it stay on my phone while it uses the bt link to mute and un mute the stereo. i find the speakerphones in car stereos to be totally worthless for talking, but i find the mute feature very useful.
There goes my first pos heret:
Recently I have bought an international SGS3 branded by T-Mobile and it is currently running I9300XXBLFB (ICS 4.04). Some time before that I have also bought a Belkin headphone adapter. What it does is that it basically provides a microphone and a standard 3.5mm jack port for the headphones of your choice. It also has a small 3button Apple like remote (answering button and +/- loudness controls). Good idea for someone who loves his headphones, which don't come with a microphone. It also comes with a TRRS ending typical for Apple.
The adapter worked ok on my Samsung wave with a TRRS switch (loudness control of course didn't work at all, but answering did; loudness doesn't usually work on anything but iCrap). It also seemed to work on my SGS3 at first, but without the switch (TRRS layout is the same as in Apple).
When plugged in I get a notification that headset is recognized, when I make a call the microphone works, headphones work and the answering button is able to stop the phone call. When not in a phone call the answering button starts and stops the music player, so again kind of a standard behaviour.
Now the fun part starts when I answer a phone call with the answering button. The call gets picked up BUT the headphone icon at the notification disappears (behaves like the headphones would get unplugged) and the microphone in the headset doesn't work anymore. I also am not able to drop the call and after I drop it with the phone itself the music switch via the headset doesn't work. Detaching and attaching the headset via the 3.5mm port again gives the headset icon back.
I compared it with two other headsets: stock and Thermaltake Isurus headset.
Both of them behave correctly when I answer a phone call. Both remotes work correctly as well, I am able to pickup and drop calls and the headset icon stays where it should.
Anyone has any ideas what may be wrong with the Belkin headset adapter? Or why SGS3 behaves so strangely with this accessory in particular? Anyone encountered this before?
Hi guys, i've been searching the internet with no avail, so now i hope the collective wisdom of XDAdevs can help me out.
I frequently need to do presentation on various places, and i fond thatO holding a microphone gets old really quick. I also believe in using my devices to the limit and beyond. I currently own a Plantronics edge bluetooth headset and a G3 phone.
so what I need is a way to use my bluetooth headset as a wireless microphone. In essence, what i need is to use the voice input on my bluetooth, transmit it to the phone, process it (if i want to) and output the result on real time to the 3.5 microphone jack, which i will connect to whatever sound system the room provides. Some apps I tried does the first part well enough, but unfortunately it transmits the output back to the bluetooth headset, and has no option to redirect it to the microphone jack. Can anyone help please? Much obliged.
Ps: my work frequently requires me to make phone calls without touching my phone or my headset. Can anyone recommend a good way to make the bluetooth headset phone 'listen' for keywords and voice dial my contacts selected numbers without me (or others) ever touching the phone or headset? Many thanks!