Hi,
in our warehouse I use the Galaxy Wifi 4.0 with a Motorola RS507 bluetoothscanner for orderpicking.
I have 10 of them all working without any problem. Now I needed 10 more, but the 4.0 is replaced by the 4.2. So I bought them instead.
But I cannot get the scanners working with this device.
If I want to connect the scanner I get the message:
Confirm passkey is xxxxxx to pair with RS507 1234
I can press "Accept" or "Decline"
When I press "Accept", it says "paired" but I cannot use the device.Also the device give no confirmation sound that it is connected.
On all the other devices (Wifi 4.0, Galaxy S, Lenovo A1 Tablet) I get the message:
Confirm password to pair with "RS507 1234"
Then I only have to press Accept and the device is paired and working.
Does anyone have a similar problem with another bluetooth device and knows a solution how I can connect the scanner?
If it will not work I have to look around for the old Galaxy Wifi 4.0.
Thanks for your help.
kiteman76 said:
Hi,
in our warehouse I use the Galaxy Wifi 4.0 with a Motorola RS507 bluetoothscanner for orderpicking.
I have 10 of them all working without any problem. Now I needed 10 more, but the 4.0 is replaced by the 4.2. So I bought them instead.
But I cannot get the scanners working with this device.
If I want to connect the scanner I get the message:
Confirm passkey is xxxxxx to pair with RS507 1234
I can press "Accept" or "Decline"
When I press "Accept", it says "paired" but I cannot use the device.Also the device give no confirmation sound that it is connected.
On all the other devices (Wifi 4.0, Galaxy S, Lenovo A1 Tablet) I get the message:
Confirm password to pair with "RS507 1234"
Then I only have to press Accept and the device is paired and working.
Does anyone have a similar problem with another bluetooth device and knows a solution how I can connect the scanner?
If it will not work I have to look around for the old Galaxy Wifi 4.0.
Thanks for your help.
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Try enabling CONFIG_BT_HID in your kernel. I say this since the scanner's datasheet has blutooth HID listed, the 4.2 kernel doesn't have it enabled, and my 4.0 *does* have it enabled. In the 4.0 it's configured as a module, but you could try getting away with linking it directly in your kernel just in case the 4.2's init scripts/ueventd doesn't load it.
If you need help doing this let me know in a PM.
jlyo said:
Try enabling CONFIG_BT_HID in your kernel. I say this since the scanner's datasheet has blutooth HID listed, the 4.2 kernel doesn't have it enabled, and my 4.0 *does* have it enabled. In the 4.0 it's configured as a module, but you could try getting away with linking it directly in your kernel just in case the 4.2's init scripts/ueventd doesn't load it.
If you need help doing this let me know in a PM.
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Thanks for your help. But I configured the scanner to use SPP an not the HID profile. Is SPP also disabled ?
It is not that important for me anymore.I bought 15 new 4.0 devices. But as a sport I want to get it working on de the 4.2
Can I ask?
kiteman76 said:
Thanks for your help. But I configured the scanner to use SPP an not the HID profile. Is SPP also disabled ?
It is not that important for me anymore.I bought 15 new 4.0 devices. But as a sport I want to get it working on de the 4.2
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Hi, We are trying to do pretty much the same thing pairing RS507 to Galaxy Player. Can I ask where you found or can you describe the procedure for pairing.
Thanks!
eikaun said:
Hi, We are trying to do pretty much the same thing pairing RS507 to Galaxy Player. Can I ask where you found or can you describe the procedure for pairing.
Thanks!
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What version of the Galaxy Player do you have? I only succeeded in connecting it to the 4.0 and the 5.0. If you need more help, let me know.
Yes I need help
kiteman76 said:
What version of the Galaxy Player do you have? I only succeeded in connecting it to the 4.0 and the 5.0. If you need more help, let me know.
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To answer your question 4.0. Yes I need help I am flying by the seat of my pants on this. If you can help with a start to finish explanation including any software you downloaded I would very much appreciate it. Like I say I really need some help - so thanks
RS507 and Android Phone
eikaun said:
To answer your question 4.0. Yes I need help I am flying by the seat of my pants on this. If you can help with a start to finish explanation including any software you downloaded I would very much appreciate it. Like I say I really need some help - so thanks
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Hi,
I've tried connecting Android to various other BT scanners before (using the SPP) and have not had problems. But I'm struggling on the RS unit.
What I normally do is on other scanners is turn pairing on for the scanner, connect and pair to the unit from the phone. Then start my application on the phone, which initiates the connection to the scanner and connects. Then I can read from the scanner and all works well.
On the RS this seems different, as you don't seem to put the RS in pair mode and connect to it. instead the process seems to be to scan a barcode on/for the device (with MAC id?) and the RS connects?
Either way, I have not managed to get this to work.
Can someone provide me with the correct process to connect the RS to an android device in SPP mode?
Any help or working code example would be much appreciated!
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While trying to connect a BT device (mouse) I encounter the following problem: The S3 asks for a PIN for this device and the field cannot be left blank cause the continue button remains inactive then. The BT mouse does neither require a PIN nor does it work when any key is entered here.
Anyone got a solution for this issue?
Thanks, Don
every BT device like you have, have specific method to pair.
I have Jabra bluetooth headset, and I have to press the specific button on my jabra, so it can be paired with another blutooth (PC/cellphone).
try read manual on your mouse official website.
for me, that's not S3's issue.
bibia said:
every BT device like you have, have specific method to pair.
I have Jabra bluetooth headset, and I have to press the specific button on my jabra, so it can be paired with another blutooth (PC/cellphone).
try read manual on your mouse official website.
for me, that's not S3's issue.
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Men never read manuals, u know
OK maybe some additional details are helpful to grasp the problem.
I used this mouse with several different hosts, Win7 PC, Galaxy S2 and others. Pairing is usually easy as you just pair it and leave the PIN blank and that's it. The problem simply is that u can't leave the entry field for the PIN blank on the SGS3 (rooted with stock rom) wheras u can do so on other devices. And that makes it an S3 issue I assume.
Cheers,
DON
I have appradio unchained , gs4 and a pioneer appradio3. I am not completely helpless on a computer but I am far from your levels, so please be patient. I have been at this for about a month, lol and I have it all working except I cannot get the Bluetooth media connection to stay connected. it actually connects and works via Bluetooth but as soon as I hook up my mhl cable it disconnects the media connection through Bluetooth.
I bring this up because even though I have a mirrored image on the hu I cannot use the touch screen and I read somewhere I need the Bluetooth media connection to use the touch screen.
Any idea on how I could get this to work would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance
Any chance im missing some basic settings?
sceithamer said:
I have appradio unchained , gs4 and a pioneer appradio3. I am not completely helpless on a computer but I am far from your levels, so please be patient. I have been at this for about a month, lol and I have it all working except I cannot get the Bluetooth media connection to stay connected. it actually connects and works via Bluetooth but as soon as I hook up my mhl cable it disconnects the media connection through Bluetooth.
I bring this up because even though I have a mirrored image on the hu I cannot use the touch screen and I read somewhere I need the Bluetooth media connection to use the touch screen.
Any idea on how I could get this to work would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance
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Just thought id add that maybe ive missed some basic setting in my gs4 that allows or disallows having a mhl cable and Bluetooth functioning at the same time? I just cant find any reason why it shuts down only the media side of my Bluetooth when I hook up the mhl cable?
Please let there be help for this!
any idea were else i could post?
Dos anyone here have any idea of another forum I could use to try find some help? I am running out of ideas.
Thanks
sceithamer said:
Dos anyone here have any idea of another forum I could use to try find some help? I am running out of ideas.
Thanks
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Yes, here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451980
Did you set the AR3 bluetooth connection setting to Others instead of Iphone?
Area51© said:
Yes, here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451980
Did you set the AR3 bluetooth connection setting to Others instead of Iphone?
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Yes I did. appradio works fine. I just cant get appradio unchained to work. Maybe this is crazy but I am thinking I may need to completely reset the phone or install a new rom in order to get this to work.
Ill check out this other thread.
Thank you for responding!
sceithamer said:
Yes I did. appradio works fine. I just cant get appradio unchained to work. Maybe this is crazy but I am thinking I may need to completely reset the phone or install a new rom in order to get this to work.
Ill check out this other thread.
Thank you for responding!
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Ok well I have read already and that's were I downloaded appradio unchained. I went over the survey and didn't find anyone with the s4 running4.4.2 that had it working.
Dos anyone think installing a custom rom would fix the issue and if so which one would you recommend?
Anybody think the s5 might help?
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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i had a similar problem but with my car's bluetooth. i cleared up my contact listed and the problem was resolved.
here is where i found the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646592&page=2
hope you come right.
Please help, after 4.4.2 with my note 2, bluetooth headset connection quality got crappy. I cant walk away from my phone more than 1 meter. Anyone experiencing this problem????
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onurcandan said:
Please help, after 4.4.2 with my note 2, bluetooth headset connection quality got crappy. I cant walk away from my phone more than 1 meter. Anyone experiencing this problem????
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I did not find a solution yet! You yeah?
Jackal107 said:
I did not find a solution yet! You yeah?
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I have the same issue with my headset. Hope someone will find a solution soon.
I too have same problem!!
Whats wrong with samsung!!, sometime Wifi problem and sometime bluetooth.:silly::silly:
earlier I was on 4.1.2 and it was working good with my jabra clipper bluetooth headset, after updating to 4.4.2 it sucks!.
according to my observation,
The OS is trying to save battery by limiting the bluetooth signal strength!, and the same problem with wifi also.:silly:
Looking for a workaround. If i find any will post for sure.
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
It seems to be a distance problem with my headset, every distance more than 50 cm creates
sound break up´s .. In my car the phone has a fixed place, it happens too, but not this much.
Maybe it is caused by a lower power managment for BT after update ?!
Found some others having the same issue e.g. here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...nge-extremely-dropped-after-4-4-2-update.html
Frank67 said:
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
Found some others having the same issue e.g. here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...nge-extremely-dropped-after-4-4-2-update.html
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Yepp, I know that threat. But on my N7100 nothing works. In the meantime I'm on Paranoid ROM with 4.4.4 and it's a little better, but not much.
Frank67 said:
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
It seems to be a distance problem with my headset, every distance more than 50 cm creates
sound break up´s .. In my car the phone has a fixed place, it happens too, but not this much.
Maybe it is caused by a lower power managment for BT after update ?!
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Hi
and have the same problem with the bluetooth, the phone in my pocket, Samsung headphones on the head and lose the music signal, conclusion .... android version
Before to upgrade I had 4.3 and works very well and now I upgraded to 4.4.2 my Note 2 with Phantom_V7.0 and work awesome but has a minus....... the bluetooth signal gets lost and it's not about the power,for ex i have battery with 4200 mAh
I will continue to keep looking this problem and I will return
There is no way to get better connection. The only way is using a 4.3 ROM
Seems like the problem is solved.
Hey guys!
It seems to me I’ve found the solution!
But firstly, a few words about the problems I’ve got…
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and, when I decided to replace my old Plantronics Discovery 975 with their Voyager Edge, it had installed Android 4.3.
Both events, start using the new Bluetooth devise and upgrading to KitKat (4.4.2) occurred almost simultaneously, so it was pretty difficult to recognize what was the source of the problems that I run into – hardware/firmware issues of Voyager Edge or KitKat’s quirks. The problems were the following:
- Poor Bluetooth connection that resulted in distorted sound (not always, but often) thru the headset.
- Regularly losing the ability to use various Edge’s features, such as calling back to the last number, checking the battery status, recognizing who's calling, etc.
- Note’s battery drained badly – instead of 50-60% left at the end of the day, I got 10%...
I spoke several times with Plantronics support, but they ended advising me to replace the headset. I have neither found the specific solution in the internet and it was even reported that the factory reset would hardly help. So, that was almost the dead-end. But there was one pretty weird solution that helped to some people – deleting the duplicates in the phone’s contact list. But, since I had NO duplicates, it didn’t seem to be helpful. But then, I noticed one very strange detail – during the moments when Edge worked properly it correctly pronounced the names from my phone book, even tho some of them were quite unusual for English speaking "robot". All of them, but one – my mother’s record, which was a simple “Mom”, but when she called me, the Edge’s notification was definitely not “calling from mom”…
So, I just renamed “mom” to “mother”!
Guys, can you believe that, but ALL the problems (both phone’s and headset’s) have just gone! I’ve been using it for almost a week already and it’s OK. So, you may check your contact list, whether it sounds correctly.
Well, one issue left – weird/funny bug of the Edge’s firmware – start playing music when you take it off the cradle. (2 latest firmware updates didn’t cure that…). I just long press the voice button on the Edge to pause it. Not a big deal, to be honest.
Oh, just one last note – since Voyager Edge cannot be rebooted you can do the following if/when you neither hear the music (!), nor the report that the headset is connected when you take it off the cradle. Just long press the Call button on the headset (in my case it runs Note’s S-voice) and then everything works just fine. (Checked twice.)
Hope that this will help you too.
Cheers,
Max
Hi Max,
nice story, but I can't belive that this entry or change of entry will make the BT signal better.
cheers
Harvey
harvey186 said:
Hi Max,
nice story, but I can't belive that this entry or change of entry will make the BT signal better.
cheers
Harvey
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Hi Harvey,
Absolutely the same reaction was mine, when I read the comment by dawolverune (see page 1 of this thread). How deleting duplicate contacts might help…
Well, if assume that I tell the truth (and I actually do! ), then the solution may be explained in 2 ways: a) logical – I’ve been hammering with all this stuff for almost a week and nothing helped until I renamed that single contact and then, it just start working and b) technical – since Voyager Edge pronounced the wrong name it means that it took it from somewhere, but definitely from the wrong place and this might require extra “efforts” from the Bluetooth receiver/transmitter, etc. This indeed may result in abnormal behavior of the devise and “eating” the battery. If re-phrase the title of S. Coppola’s movie – here we had “Lost in Bluetooth” case.
Cheers,
Max
hack fix
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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Am guessing someone has a fix to this issue by now, if so let everyone know
if not i just tried a hack that seems to work. when facing crackling/distortion of audio on Note2 just switch on the WiFi hotspot and range seems to improve
hope it helps......plzz educate about downsides of this hack
ivan_109 said:
Am guessing someone has a fix to this issue by now, if so let everyone know
if not i just tried a hack that seems to work. when facing crackling/distortion of audio on Note2 just switch on the WiFi hotspot and range seems to improve
hope it helps......plzz educate about downsides of this hack
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cool, it seems, that this hack is working
Thx
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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I have the Exact Problem, and no one seems to have a solution to this. Did u find any by any chance ??
Thanks
SOLUTION OF BLUETOOTH DROPPING after 4.4.2 update
Yo !
I found the solution. No one has to downgrade Note 2 (N7100) to Jelly-bean in order to fix the Bluetooth range and WiFi dropping issue.
The fault is with the latest update from Samsung itself, May be it is a tactic to make people shift to the newer phones.(who knows) !
Anyway the solution to this problem is to Flash it with Odin it a previous release of 4.4.2.
In my case which is from the INU (India) region the release of August that is 29.08.2014 is a faulty update.
So i downloaded the older one and flashed it.. then everything worked perfectly as if the phone was new
Here is how to do it:- [BACKUP YOUR PHONE WITH KIES 3]
1. Check your version from *#1234#, Compare the version with Near August version of your Region. If it is same you better change it to get a way better performance.
2. Look up the earlier ROM version released from samsung-updated .com , http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7100&details=Galaxy_Note_2__International , I personally flashed it with the first version of Kit-Kat that came for note 2 in INU region. on the 8th April (08.04.2014).
3. Download ODIN http://www.mediafire.com/download/mbvtjub21ehsxrl/Note+2+Odin.zip
4. Install Samsung USB drivers http://www.mediafire.com/download/9qaqkld45387lzi/Skyrocket_GSII_ADB_Drivers.zip
[IF THE LINKS DON'T WORK then GOOGLE THEM AND INSTALL]
5. Power off your Samsung Note 2.
6. Hold Volume Down, Power, and Home Buttons at the same time. You will enter the ODIN DOWNLOAD MODE on your phone.
7. Press Volume up to Continue. It will Show "Downloading" "do not power off"
8. Connect your device to the PC where you have put ODIN and the md5 file (Firmware you want to flash with)
9. It will show connected to your device name on the top left of ODIN which means that it recognizes your device.
Click on PDA and select the firmware that u downloaded to flash Note 2 with.
It will lag for a few seconds but let it take its time.
When it is done. [Refer Image attached]
10. Press Start [It will take around 5 minutes, 3 minutes give or take]
11. It will Automatically Reboot your phone. Do not disconnect the USB cable.
After the boot is Complete ODIN will show a PASS on the left Side. Which means that the Flashing Process has been a Success.
If it shows fail then Repeat the process from STEP 6 all the way till STEP 11.
{ RECOVERY STEPS:- this will wipe all your data}
[Also, If device is Stuck at setup connection or on any other process, then disconnect your Note 2 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside AFTER 5 seconds, press Volume up, Home key and Power key at the same time, When the Logo comes then Leave the Power button but keep pressing the other 2. Wait for it to show MANUAL MODE. Select Wide Data and Factory reset with Volume down and press power to continue, Then again wipe Cache.
Select Reboot . Now it should work perfectly.
CAUTION :- DO THIS AT UR OWN RISK.
Is this problem appears in official update? Want to update, but dont want any probs)
Yes the problem is with the official update. Better not update it till there is another update of it available.
I'm thinking this might have to do with Samsung dropping the Bluetooth version from 4.0 back to 2.0. I have no idea why they would do that but I've been wondering why my phone listed version 2.0 when the specs for this phone always said version 4.0. As you can see my debug screen shows it as version 2 and not 4.0. My Edge shows 4.0 on that same screen. I can't recall if older builds for the Note 2 had 4.0 listed but I believe they did and kitkat lowered it. Guess that's their trick to get people to upgrade, break things on our phones quietly...
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Q&A for GT-B9150 Samsung Homesync *ROOT*
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Homesync Root
Hi I tried following the instructions in this forum for rooting my homesync with saferoot and I have not succeeded. I tried MJ3 and MH8 software to no avail. The script gets stuck in "trying to disable knox". Any help is appreciated.
Anybody know if there's a workaround to enable Bluetooth audio on the Homesync?
Forgotten Screen Lock Password - want to reset the HomeSync
I've forgotten the password to the lockscreen on my HomeSync and there's no way to recover it. I don't really care about the data on the device, but I'd like to start over with it by resetting.
I've tried using Odin and downloading various firmware... The user data hasn't been erased to include movies, files, and the password as well. It just boots to the lockscreen but I can still access files via the Homesync app.
I've tried using Android Device Manager to remotely wipe it and it's not setup. I've tried entering the wrong password multiple times to get to a "lost password" via my gmail but that doesn't work either. It simply makes me wait 30 seconds after each set of 5 failed attempts. It never asks for my Google Account info.
My next step is adb, but I don't recall enable USB debugging. I've downloaded JDK and SDK, opened a command line and ran "adb devices"... it starts a server but no devices are listed when my HomeSync is connected via USB. My drivers are loaded and I also have Kies installed on my PC that has no problem seeing the HomeSync and tells me to unlock it before continuing with Kies.
I've been after this for about 2 weeks, reading this forum and trying to find a way to fix it, but now I'm at the point that I need to ask questions and get some help.
XBOX 360 PC controller working with Samsung Homesync! Need Help With Bluetooth PS3 C
First off I would like to give big thanks to everyone here on the boards, secondly I’m proud to announce I have successfully rooted my GT-B9150 Samsung Homesync (MH8 firm).
I have a XBOX 360 PC controller (Wireless USB Dongle) working!
(I still have not tested with MAME4droid, still downing “MAME 0.139 ROMs-Flood” @ alt.binaries.emulators.mame)
Microsoft Bluetooth Sculpt Comfort Mouse working!
Microsoft Bluetooth Wedge Mobile Keyboard working!
I would like to know if anyone has a method of adding a Bluetooth Garmin Android GPS to the Homesync? I would also like to add a Bluetooth MIC if possible for Google Maps and I would like to use a PS3 Bluetooth controller if possible.
My reasoning behind this, I am installing the Homesync via HDMI to 10” touch screen head unit in my work truck for mobile computing, Neutron HD-Flac music spinning and GPS Mapping.
My Homesync has 120 volt AC to 12 volt DC transformer. I am thinking of wiring Homesync directly to dash accessory 12DC feed but am currently using a line convertor for now.
Thanks for any input!
Do you have more details? I want similar scenario. I have investigated about 6 months ago and do not believe a touch screen will work due to low level and maybe drivers. There are some GPS USB dingle that are said to work about 100USDollar. I already have Xenarc touchscreen installed in vehicle as well as the GPS USB above. Just waiting for some drivers etc. I resolved to be able to use a mini keyboard pointer that natively works with Bt on HomeSync unmodified. I have mini microphone that I believe will work ok ... don't know about car road noise though.
Please, how did you achieve the root and what do you use for GUI/launcher, the TouchWiz ... nah
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P.S. The reason I think about using as mobile device is that this HomeSync ducks to use with Sam HomeSync app. Never got it to work even with support. Gave up for that purpose.
My head unit in my truck has touch screen but no support for HDMI input and touch, so for now I am stuck using Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and the Samsung screen mirroring app(s). I was able to sync my Samsung Note 3, but I think after I rooted I lost that function.
I just ordered a GlobalSat Bu-353-S4 USB GPS that has been tested using other android devices and is said to be working. Here is the link I used to download apps and found USB GPS dongle recommendations. http://usglobalsat.com/forum/index.php?topic=4361.0
I will surely ck tomorrow to let you know if I get it working with Samsung Homesync and Google Maps.
As for rooting the Homsync, I just followed the instructions found on this board. I had the latest firmware installed out of the box…here is a link to instructions I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497102&page=7
I also followed same instructions on how to enable play store, works flawlessly and I can reboot without loosing ability to continue using Play Store Rooted
I’ve installed Nova Launcher to customize look and home screen feel, I currently have the Samsung GUI hidden and my Homesync looks and feels a lot like my Note 3 now!!!
Wow! Thank you so much!
GlobalSat Bu-353-S4 USB GPS Working With Homesync & Google Maps!!!
Here is a follow up my my Samsung Homesync and GPS with Google Maps. I purchased a GlobalSat Bu-353-S4 USB GPS for $50 with overnight shipping included on Amazon
After tinkering and making a few changes I am especially happy to report that I am able to use the BU-353-S4 with Google Maps! I had to enable Mock USB Host under Settings/Developer Options/Allow Mock Locations on the Samsung Homesync. Under PL2303-GPS Mock Location Provider Setup I have Navilock (on) & Baudrate 4800 (checked)…working great!
My truck home screen on samsung homesync
A big thanks to everyone on the board's!
I have this USB purchased and installed in dashboard, planning to purchase and use another dongle, but now will use the HomeSync.
I have another update to my configuration…I had a problem with my power inverter not powering up the Homesync so I now have the Homesync wired directly to my dash key accessory. This way I will never forget to manually turn off the Homesync and will not drain my battery.
I made sure to test the power supply brick that came with the Homesync; it shows 12.5 volts DC on my multimeter!!!
I also ran into a small issue with Google Maps that I had not anticipated. You need to have internet connectivity to search and rout with Google Maps. Yesterday I was searching for an address and had to stop at McDonalds for free Wi-Fi. Once I mapped out my destination I was able to GPS the entire rout with turns with no Wi-Fi connected.
I have downloaded Sygic Navigation for Android Offline. I am able to use my USB GPS with this app and its uses familiar Tom Tom maps but I am still learning the interface so im not sure if I will keep using it. It’s defiantly not as simple and effective as Google maps but seems solid for use in a pinch with no internet connection.
One more issue I have with the Homesync installed in my truck is that the unit gets very hot if you don’t allow for some type of cooling. I had the very small homesync sitting in my center arm rest console running for a couple hours and found it to be super duper hot in 60 degree weather. Temps rise to mid 90’s during the summer time here in Detroit Mi, so I need to rethink my mounting location and possibly add some additional cooling.
Good points
Stuck on bootloop after odin
Hi,
I have a samsung homesync (gt-b9150) and I try upgrade firmware to MJ3. After I upgrade with odin, the device start a bootloop. Is there a fix for this?
Thanks
Could someone please help me transfer a new SSD 1T drive to my Homesync successfully?
Thanks to this forum I am pleased to announce I have successfully rooted my Homesync!
I recently opened the case and have removed the internal 1T hard drive. I made an attempt to clone the drive using Clonzzilla with no luck (tried disc to disc and disc to image). I formatted a new Crucial SSD 1T to ext4 and installed into Homesync with no luck (Homesync boots up fine, but shows no external storage)
Thank you for this info. I must admit I am confused by your post. You say 'no luck', but you say 'successful' ? Thanks
Hi there I am new to rooting though would like to minimise the chances of bricking my homesync. I've tried to follow the instructions on how to root my device to no avail as the first link to the firmware is showing a page not found. Are the instructions still applicable? Will other methods work such as towel root? Thank you.
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Hi all I have successfully rooted the device I wish I could install an updated OS or Rom on the device has anyone succeeded? Thanks.
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Hi all I'm on a rooted Samsung home sync on the 4.2.2 Android. Is there any way to update the os so I can make it compatible with Kodi 17?
Thanks.
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Hi there,
I cannot get my Universal Bluetooth Mobile Keyoard to work with my Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Sometimes it will ask for a code, and before I can enter it an error message pops up saying "cannot communicate with device". Other times I am able to enter the code with no errors, however, key presses are not registered at all on the tablet.
The most confusing part about this problem is that my Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard works perfectly well with my tablet. And what's more, when the Wedge keyboard is connected, the bluetooth module in quick settings displays the Wedge kayboard name. While, when the Universal keyboard is connected, the bluetooth module in the quick settings doesn't seem to pick it up. I have also tried using both keyboards with my Nexus 5 running Android 5.0, and both keyboard work fine. Even more confusion!
It's important to note that while trying to connect either device, I've unpaired the other from the tablet. Basically, only one keyboard is paired with my tablet at any given instance. Therefore, this is not the issue.
I've heard that there was a bug in 4.3 Jellybean which caused some connectivity issues with bluetooth devices. My tablet is running a Cyanogenmod 4.4.4 Kit-Kat ROM, so that issue shouldn't be present here (at least, I think...)
Has anyone encountered this problem before, or have a solution?
Cheers!
ttarpey said:
Hi there,
I cannot get my Universal Bluetooth Mobile Keyoard to work with my Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Sometimes it will ask for a code, and before I can enter it an error message pops up saying "cannot communicate with device". Other times I am able to enter the code with no errors, however, key presses are not registered at all on the tablet.
The most confusing part about this problem is that my Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard works perfectly well with my tablet. And what's more, when the Wedge keyboard is connected, the bluetooth module in quick settings displays the Wedge kayboard name. While, when the Universal keyboard is connected, the bluetooth module in the quick settings doesn't seem to pick it up. I have also tried using both keyboards with my Nexus 5 running Android 5.0, and both keyboard work fine. Even more confusion!
It's important to note that while trying to connect either device, I've unpaired the other from the tablet. Basically, only one keyboard is paired with my tablet at any given instance. Therefore, this is not the issue.
I've heard that there was a bug in 4.3 Jellybean which caused some connectivity issues with bluetooth devices. My tablet is running a Cyanogenmod 4.4.4 Kit-Kat ROM, so that issue shouldn't be present here (at least, I think...)
Has anyone encountered this problem before, or have a solution?
Cheers!
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I think it is an issue of CM. Try stock ROM or CM12.
Rootk1t said:
I think it is an issue of CM. Try stock ROM or CM12.
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Turns out CM was the issue. Running stock 4.4.4 and it works perfectly now! Thank you so much!