My stereo Bluetooth earphones of two years is giving up with a charge not lasting as it use to. So naturally I was keeping my eye out for something with more features but nothing that I'd cry about.
The Sony Bluetooth sets have some extra features other than there's usual remote control buttons like text display, an ear speaker but cost more than US$100.
Enter a local Philippine brand, Cherry Mobile which offers a small sized basic phone called P1 that bluetooth pairs with your better Android device to remote access your calls, SMS, audio media, and itself is a basic phone with its own SIM card. It retails for only Php 799 (US $18.16).
It works with the Galaxy Note 3 on Jellybeans 4.3 without the need to install extra software. It uses the Message Access Profile or MAP usually used for current car radios for calls and SMS for your smartphone.
Key features:
*A smartphone remote dialer
Smartphone SMS viewer (Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) needed)
*Single regular SIM card
*Dual band GSM 900/1800 Mhz
*1.77 " LCD @ 176 X 220 pixels
*VGA camera
*FM Radio
*Music Player
*Bluetooth 3.0
*Built-in battery
*Micro SD slot up to 4GB only
*Available in 4 colors - white, light blue, orange and red
*54 x 89 x 10 mm (with buttons slightly protruding)
*No specs on battery or weight
Pros
*Acts as a secondary phone and remotes your Android device for answering and making calls and SMS
*Decoy device where you shouldn't be flashing your more expensive or larger Android device
*Acts as bluetooth audio for your main device
*Compact and light
Cons
*No thrills plastic build with 1990s inexpensive cellphone design (but that maybe a good thing)
*Basic dumbphone with all low end features with no wifi access or Internet capabilities, or social networks and email notifications
*No 3.5mm earphone jack, and only takes micro USB earphones which is NOT provided
*Sound only comes from the ear speaker and is low quality
*Built-in battery with no user replacement
Okay, the P1 doesn't aim to give any visible first good impression. It looks cheaper than any of the current low end basic Nokia phone. The P1's choices of colors of light blue, cherry red, Vermillion (orange) and white aren't exactly attractive either. I got the less atrocious white. Its buttons are made of hard translucent jelly with strange dotted text styled numbers and small crate numbering styled letters, but they won't be fade away like past generic 2G phone devices of late 1990s.
Don't hold your breath on the VGA camera too. It'd probably be OK for some quick urgent pictures... if you navigate to the camera function quickly enough. You'll need to place a micro SD card for this to work.
The P1 doesn't have a regular 3.5mm jack for audio. It only has a micro USB for you to plug in old earphone or adapters for your usual earphones with this connection socket. The FM radio will not work at all without a wired audio as it uses the wire as an antenna. Don't expect stellar audio quality as your main Android device.
Conclusion
It's as tiny as my extra battery case. for my Note 3. The unspecified battery seems to be decent enough to last the entire day connected. The P1 is unapologetically unattractive, but it's a perfect compliment to the Note 3.
Well, you'll get the FM radio receiver missing in the Note 3, and it's functions surpass that of any Bluetooth earphones. You can probably put in that 2nd SIM card of a different network for signal differences when you need to make that call.
The remote dialer and sms functions are probably the main features to get the P1 for those less appealing places. This is the first I have heard of of such a device. No guarantees in keeping you from harm, but at least it gives less reasons for anyone to stop you on the lonely streets seeing you using an expensive device. It would be a selling point for other established brands out there to add a MAP feature on their dumbphones. They'd make a killing.
Great review. Will the write message work on Note 3 4.3 JB? Thank u
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Where can I buy one of these?
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Great review. Will the write message work on Note 3 4.3 JB? Thank u
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I am still on JB 4.3 and I can remote the SMS functions of the Note 3 using the P1. You can also make and get calls via P1.
Other known brand that works is with LG G2. You can test it when getting.
I tested the P1 with iPhone 5s, and never worked with it. Not a surprise.
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Where can I buy one of these?
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I got this from the Philippines. Some China made cellphone, then rebranded for local sale. No other models have this remote dialer and Bluetooth SMS features.
Staggering battery stamina, with continuous 9 hours of actual battery with streaming music from my Note 3.
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TheNeighbor101 said:
I got this from the Philippines. Some China made cellphone, then rebranded for local sale. No other models have this remote dialer and Bluetooth SMS features.
Staggering battery stamina, with continuous 9 hours of actual battery with streaming music from my Note 3.
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Where can i get this in the u.s?
Do u have a link or sometning..i have been searching..but can not find it.
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I am still on JB 4.3 and I can remote the SMS functions of the Note 3 using the P1. You can also make and get calls via P1.
Other known brand that works is with LG G2. You can test it when getting.
I tested the P1 with iPhone 5s, and never worked with it. Not a surprise.
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Thank u for this. So the note 3 supports MAP. Buying 1 tomorrow.
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Thank u for this. So the note 3 supports MAP. Buying 1 tomorrow.
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I'd love to buy 1..anyone have a link for u.s customer? Or that will ship to u.s?
What the H? A phone for my phone that makes my smartphone dumb?
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What the H? A phone for my phone that makes my smartphone dumb?
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More like a dumb phone for your smartphone. It's my bluetooth earpiece most of the time when I play media from my Note 3. For what it can do and the fraction of the price of a brand bluetooth earpiece, the P1 is superior.
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blah. I found another review here: http://dronthego.net/spotted-gadgets-the-new-cherry-mobile-p1-2013-edition/
and cherry mobile website: http://www.cherrymobile.com.ph/phones
P1 is not listed!
Is there a way to dump the rom/application/apk and use it in other android phones? (bluetooth sms/call stuff)
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Is there a way to dump the rom/application/apk and use it in other android phones? (bluetooth sms/call stuff)
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P1 is not an Android phone. I saw an MAP app at PlayStore but costs more than $10! I didn't bother since the P1 serves is purpose as a inexpensive decoy which will not likely attract much attention.
You wouldn't be also able to listen streaming media or remote the Note 3 like the P1 can. It has replaced my bluetooth stereo earpiece set entirely.
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blah. I found another review here: http://dronthego.net/spotted-gadgets-the-new-cherry-mobile-p1-2013-edition/
and cherry mobile website: http://www.cherrymobile.com.ph/phones
P1 is not listed!
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Strangely, the P1 isn't listed in their site.
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Tried with Note 3 and everything is OK.
Tried with iphone 5, calls are supported but no SMS function.
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TheNeighbor101 said:
P1 is not an Android phone. I saw an MAP app at PlayStore but costs more than $10! I didn't bother since the P1 serves is purpose as a inexpensive decoy which will not likely attract much attention.
You wouldn't be also able to listen streaming media or remote the Note 3 like the P1 can. It has replaced my bluetooth stereo earpiece set entirely.
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What's the name of the app? Thanks
Anybody knows the OEM of this P1? I hope we can update its firmware, I noticed there are so many bugs on this phone. I am on V3.
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Tried with Note 3 and everything is OK.
Tried with iphone 5, calls are supported but no SMS function.
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Yup, audio and calls work on the iPhone only. SMS doesn't. I really wouldn't expect much from Cherry Mobile for updates. They can't even update their product site!
P1 just really is simple. Gives longer than Bluetooth earphones can. Texting is a ***** again from before smartphones came out.
How come no one can post a link of where to buy this phone from?
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How come no one can post a link of where to buy this phone from?
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Sorry, I don't think this isn't sold online. Only Cherry Mobile sell this. Distributors aren't selling.
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I just got an S3 and I'd like to ask if it is possible to listen to FM radio over Bluetooth.
i connect the standard headphones to enable the FM radio and the only option is to switch output between the headphones and the loud speaker.
I've seen cheap chinese android phones doing that, there should be a way.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, help me avoid selling my new toy
Sorry to say but it won't work. The reason (as the app itself already accurately describes in the error message) is that your headphone's cables are used as an antenna for the phone's FM receiver.
FM antenna's are actually quite big (at least compared to other antennas) even when using the so-called fractal design because they use a very slow (roughly 80 - 110 MHz, compared to e.g. WIFI's 2400MHz) frequency. To save space, Samsung moves them to the hedphones on all mobile phones I know of.
I don't know if it still works on S3 (never tried) but on the S1, if the station is broadcasting with enough signal strength, you could cut off the plug of old broken headphones and plug it into the phone to use the radio.
Afaik Spirit FM (now paid in all versions) can override the requirement but you'll need to press your finger to the jack so you can receive anything... pointless.
Alternatively you could use an app for internet radio such as TuneIn; most radio stations (at least all around here) provide web-streams for on-the-go radio listening. However you should make sure you got a decent internet flatrate, I managed to chew through nearly 4GB just with music streaming this month.
Most countries seem to have abolished mobile data flatrates.
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Sorry to say but it won't work. The reason (as the app itself already accurately describes in the error message) is that your headphone's cables are used as an antenna for the phone's FM receiver.
FM antenna's are actually quite big (at least compared to other antennas) even when using the so-called fractal design because they use a very slow (roughly 80 - 110 MHz, compared to e.g. WIFI's 2400MHz) frequency. To save space, Samsung moves them to the hedphones on all mobile phones I know of.
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The OP understands that the phone needs the cord to act as an antenna. I think what they simply want to know is if the phone can then route the sound to the bluetooth device instead of through the speakerphone or the headphones.
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d4fseeker I understand that the headphones should be connected since they serve as fm antenna. What i want is to listen to fm stations through bluetooth while the headphones are connected as bigb25 says.
TuneIn is not a solution for me since some stations I want are not available and cause I am a hiker internet is not always available where I go.
Maybe there is a fix or a different radio fm app?
OK quick test... plugged in 3.5mm - 3.5mm jack lead into headphone socket to act as the FM antenna and started the radio, selected sound to speaker and all worked fine. switched on Bluetooth headset no sound in headset, switched off sound to speakers still couldn't hear anything. Unplugged patch lead (this ends radio anyway) played an mp3from music player and sound returned to BT headset.
So unfortunately the answer is no you can't, as soon as you plug the anything into the headphone jack it cuts out the sound to any other device.
This may well be a mechanical switch within the headphone socket and so unlikely that there's a get around in a custom rom....but then I know nothing about roms
Nobody?
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Nobody?
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
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Thomasba said:
OK quick test... plugged in 3.5mm - 3.5mm jack lead into headphone socket to act as the FM antenna and started the radio, selected sound to speaker and all worked fine. switched on Bluetooth headset no sound in headset, switched off sound to speakers still couldn't hear anything. Unplugged patch lead (this ends radio anyway) played an mp3from music player and sound returned to BT headset.
So unfortunately the answer is no you can't, as soon as you plug the anything into the headphone jack it cuts out the sound to any other device.
This may well be a mechanical switch within the headphone socket and so unlikely that there's a get around in a custom rom....but then I know nothing about roms
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Afaik Spirit FM (now paid in all versions) can override the requirement but you'll need to press your finger to the jack so you can receive anything... pointless.
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The latest Free version of Spirit can always be found at the top of post 1 of my Q&A thread. See my sig.
My cheapest ($80) test phone gets good audio AND RDS with no antenna. Ironically it's the best of 12 operational test phones I have. It's a Samsung GT-i5500 with the great, sensitive new Broadcom 4330/20780 family of chips.
But yeah, my Galaxy S and S2 don't do very well with no antenna. My Galaxy Note does better. Haven't heard from anyone with an S3 yet. They all have the Si4709 FM chip, which has positives and negatives. Internal circuitry etc. makes a difference too.
And I can thank the very positive sales response I've had from S2 and Note owners for being able to buy these expensive devices for testing. I'll do everything I can to make Spirit run well on S3 and hope to buy one soon.
I have yet to find a phone that does FM over BT, except for a strange very low quality mode I have working on some BCM 4325 based devices.
If the FM can be done in the digital domain, instead of the more common analog, then in theory it should be possible to do FM over BT.
But then again, in theory the Galaxy S and S2 hardware are capable of FM record (digital). Yet the audio libraries don't seem to support it, and I think it'd be a major/infeasible job to hack the libraries for it.
The Note and I think the S3 can do FM record with stock audio libraries. So I think FM over BT on these devices is feasible, at least with stock ROMs and/or using stock libraries.
But on non-stock ROMs like CM9, the Note seems incapable of FM record.
Basically, if the stock ROM and stock FM app don't support FM over BT, then I think it's not EASILY possible.
If it could be made to work, there's no reason why a phone couldn't have a wired earphone plugged in at the same time that FM goes over BT. This might "confuse" the audio system though, which usually sends audio over a wired headset if one is plugged.
Then again, it's also possible to have a plug that's partly inserted (or maybe even wired creatively). Enough for antenna but not enough to push audio through the wired headset.
Thanks mikereidis.
I tried the free version, it plays only when the headphones are connected.
Do you think you could look at the possibility to send output to bluetooth?
mikereidis said:
The latest Free version of Spirit can always be found at the top of post 1 of my Q&A thread. See my sig.
My cheapest ($80) test phone gets good audio AND RDS with no antenna. Ironically it's the best of 12 operational test phones I have. It's a Samsung GT-i5500 with the great, sensitive new Broadcom 4330/20780 family of chips.
But yeah, my Galaxy S and S2 don't do very well with no antenna. My Galaxy Note does better. Haven't heard from anyone with an S3 yet. They all have the Si4709 FM chip, which has positives and negatives. Internal circuitry etc. makes a difference too.
And I can thank the very positive sales response I've had from S2 and Note owners for being able to buy these expensive devices for testing. I'll do everything I can to make Spirit run well on S3 and hope to buy one soon.
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I have yet to find a phone that does FM over BT, except for a strange very low quality mode I have working on some BCM 4325 based devices.
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This dual active android phone does it: Star B79 Android 2.3.6 MTK6575 Smart 3G Phone 4.3"HD. I can not insert link cause of the ten posts limit but you can find it at aliexpress website
A colleague has it and I tried it just now and the quality is superb. And it is much cheaper comparing to the 730 Euro I gave to buy the SIII (greek retail price 32 GB version)
Actually this was the reason I switched from IOS to Android I mistakenly thought it was a default option in Android.
Also my ancient HTC diamond could do it with the help of a bluetooth utility but it woud often crash and quality was not good.
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The Note and I think the S3 can do FM record with stock audio libraries. So I think FM over BT on these devices is feasible, at least with stock ROMs and/or using stock libraries.
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Yeap SIII can do FM record
susersuser said:
Thanks mikereidis.
I tried the free version, it plays only when the headphones are connected.
Do you think you could look at the possibility to send output to bluetooth?
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Yes.
I have one person reporting success with my app on GS3 on CM9 June 19 now.
It only works one time though, then requires a reboot for the 2nd time.
This was with an experimental release I haven't made public yet.
I hope GS3's will be coming down at least $100 over the next month. $700 is pretty darn steep, even if it's got a leg up on the One X and One XL I bought recently for 570 and 500.
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I have one person reporting success with my app on GS3 on CM9 June 19 now.
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Great
susersuser said:
This dual active android phone does it: Star B79 Android 2.3.6 MTK6575 Smart 3G Phone 4.3"HD. I can not insert link cause of the ten posts limit but you can find it at aliexpress website
A colleague has it and I tried it just now and the quality is superb. And it is much cheaper comparing to the 730 Euro I gave to buy the SIII (greek retail price 32 GB version)
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That's very interesting; thanks for the info.
There are a variety of relatively inexpensive Chinese devices that have unique qualities, such as FM on an Android tablet, or digital TV tuner, or FM transmit I think.
But these devices are not widely available, or popular I think, in most Western countries. Information, source code and custom ROMs can be difficult to impossible to find.
As for Android: the audio systems can be kind of a big complicated mess. I don't think I've ever seen a single phone with an audio balance setting, among other things. But at least some Androids have "over the air" FM, whereas iPhone's have never had FM, despite years of rumors.
i am thinking of using one of these dongles though I doubt about the quality
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth...K_Computing_Networking_SM&hash=item4cffd98878
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i am thinking of using one of these dongles though I doubt about the quality
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth...K_Computing_Networking_SM&hash=item4cffd98878
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Kind of a drag to have a dongle hanging off though, in addition to the wired earphone for antenna.
There's been a lot of praise for the Sony MW600 Bluetooth stereo headset with built-in FM the last few years. Under $40 on EBay now.
I just ordered the apparent successor, the MW1 for $120 plus shipping the other day. It even has a music player built in, besides the FM and BT 3.0 support.
I need the A2DP headset because I think I'll be able to support FM over Bluetooth on some devices in the next few months, and I need something to test with.
MW1 seems interesting with many features but the price is ....
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I need the A2DP headset because I think I'll be able to support FM over Bluetooth on some devices in the next few months, and I need something to test with.
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I will be waiting for the new version
Not an exact solution, but you can get bluetooth headsets with built in FM radio.
eg: Sony-Ericsson-MW-600-Bluetooth-Headphones
mikereidis said:
I have one person reporting success with my app on GS3 on CM9 June 19 now.
It only works one time though, then requires a reboot for the 2nd time.
This was with an experimental release I haven't made public yet.
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The headphone jack has a part that senses when a headphone is inserted (the metal
in the headphone plug shorts it. It seems like you could make a plug that connects
to the metal of the ground pin (for the radio antenna) but isn't "inserted" so the phone
won't disable using BT.
Anyways, only i9300 will support FM, there is no way to get FM working with the Broadcom
chip in the US S3's. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31576462#post31576462
I use a sony ericson bluetooth headset that has built in fm radio works well.
Model MW600havent priced them in a while,should be under $50 by now.
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Hey guys,
Looking at getting a new head unit for my truck, and I saw that Pioneer had some that used Android Media Control through the USB, and I just wondered if anyone had used it and knew how well it worked.
I just had some questions like does it recognize playlists and stuff like that. Especially if I'm using something like doubleTwist to sync my music to my phone.
Or am I just better off using bluetooth?
TYIA
Fatty
I've seen.it on YouTube looks really good a little expensive if u ask me .but awsome concept
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The app radio and app radio 2 look pretty good when connected to HTC sense phones.
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I don't mean the App Radio 2, those are expensive.
I'm just talking about their usb interface. I'm wondering if it'll recognize playlists and stuff from non-OEM music players, or if it just uses the file system to play music. I always hated using it that way, because you could never organize your music, unless you put everything into separate folders. And that's a pain in the @$$.
Here is the deck that I'm looking at:
Pioneer FH-X700BT
Bump.
Anyone got any experiences with newer Pioneer, Android, and how the well the deck works over USB?
bringing this back from the dead to say...... i have a DEH-8500BH and it works flipping awesome via bluetooth for pandora/slacker/poweramp and u control it all through the h/u never tried via usb though : Galaxy note 2 :
mattpik2 said:
bringing this back from the dead to say...... i have a DEH-8500BH and it works flipping awesome via bluetooth for pandora/slacker/poweramp and u control it all through the h/u never tried via usb though : Galaxy note 2 :
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App radio 2 is bad ass. Picked it up at Best Buy for $250 brand new. Since Pioneer is pushing out the 3 now, the 2 is hard to find for a deal but I have seen them out there. Full HDMI mirroring with touch imput. Cant beat it.
I've got a AVH-P1400DVD and it used to work like a usb drive. It also read all the files, so any ringtones or sounds would be thrown in the mix. I've heard the newer models have better Android support, but I own an iPod just for the car. Unfortunately, nobody has mastered Apple's integration... yet.
App radio also supports iPhone/iPod. Check out appradioforums.com
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So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
Omega360 said:
So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
I love the IR feature. But I found the range and angle to be very lacking. The IR beam seems like its only like 25° degrees... So you have to be right on with your aim. It's a little annoying I wish they would have used a better lens for the IR emitter.
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Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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It's seems to work fairly better after some use, but I usually have to point it directly at my TV in order for it to work. Wonder if it's just my specific model TV.
What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
I just use the watchon app, works fairly well for my needs. Haven't explored other apps yet though
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What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
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The one that ships with the phone.
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More importantly, why doesn't the cable box have a freaking guide button and arrows...
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WatchON? I think I figured it out.
Love the watchon app. So easy to setup and use.
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It does, at least my uverse does. Just scroll down.
I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
I got all my TVs working decent enough, though ones that have HD converter boxes don't get a guide button. There's a menu button but that only brings up useless options, not the guide itself. If it's a TV with just the digital converter box there's a guide button that works fine, haven't quite figured out how to fix that yet.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
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That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
skiddingus said:
I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
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Awesome but I just tried it and don't get the pop-up. I added my tv, added the directtv, then added my av system. I went to the remote where everything works but the volume. It tried to work the tv volume that is not used. Long pressing it does nothing. Did I miss something?
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Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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LaTropa64 said:
That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
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link?
Looking forward to getting the phone and using this! Has anyone found a way to use it with the xbox 360 or is it impossible?
I ordered a gear fit 2 today, does any one have experience with the first gear fit, or any other wearables? I was fairly impressed with the specs, mainly the GPS and standalone music player. Love my 6, but having this thing in my pocket while I run is fairly cumbersome. I'll post a review once it comes in.
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simpkill said:
I ordered a gear fit 2 today, does any one have experience with the first gear fit, or any other wearables? I was fairly impressed with the specs, mainly the GPS and standalone music player. Love my 6, but having this thing in my pocket while I run is fairly cumbersome. I'll post a review once it comes in.
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I have the original gear fit. Thanks to the open fit app it still works past kitkat. The stand alone music player has to be a nice option in itself, the original one only worked with the Samsung music player
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I got the gear fit 2 yesterday; its a fantastic device, and plays well with the nexus 6!
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I got the gear fit 2 yesterday; its a fantastic device, and plays well with the nexus 6!
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Nice! Are you stock, or running a rom? I'm currently on N dp3 and was a little concerned that they may not play well together. Have you put any music on the band? If so, do you have to use a phone to do this, or can you use a PC?
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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Awesome, thanks for the info.
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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Do you have force close issues with the S health app? I think the issue may be that I'm running N DP3, may have to go back to 6.0.1
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i'm sure that S health isn't ready for N yet..
I don't bother with N until there is actual source; since your running pre-release software, I wouldn't expect it to work properly..
no problems running s health with any MM rom I have flashed so far..
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i'm sure that S health isn't ready for N yet..
I don't bother with N until there is actual source; since your running pre-release software, I wouldn't expect it to work properly..
no problems running s health with any MM rom I have flashed so far..
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That's what I figured. I'll probably roll back to MM.
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Fit 2 works OK with nexus 6, it syncs well and has a stable connection (stock rom). Google messenger is a bit of a hit and miss with the sms reply function, but textra works fine.
There is a huge issue with all non Samsung phones the gear appstore is severely lacking, and it's very obvious when you connect the fit 2 to your nexus. Since launch there has not been any added apps, not even Spotify. Youre stuck with 8 watch faces and no alarm.
For users with Samsung phones there's a plethora of app options to choose from, so at the moment it's not a very good combination to run the fit 2 with anything but a Samsung phone
1. Better SOC: Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890
2. 64 GB base storage
3. microSD slot
4. Better camera with f/1.7
5. 3500 mAh battery
6. IP 68
7. USB-C
8. Iris scanner
9. Better S-pen with 4096 pressure levels
10. Gorilla Glass 5
11. LTE Cat 9
12. Dual edge screen ( if you prefer that)
Have I missed anything?
Overall it seems a solid but not spectacular upgrade.
Better IR blaster
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Better IR blaster
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I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
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I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
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Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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Lol.. It was tongue in cheek comment. ...
Can you explain how the harmony hub works? Sounds promising.
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
cbutters said:
Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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Sure thing,
The Harmony hub is a little black device that sits on your tv stand or in your media cabinet. It is a wifi enable device that also has an IR blaster. When you install the harmony app on your phone or tablet, it talks to the harmony hub over wifi. When you want to send a command to your TV or receiver or otherwise, you use the app which sends a message over the wifi connection to the harmony hub which in turn uses its IR blaster to send the command to your TV / audio system / game console.
The harmony hub has an extensive compatibility list supporting almost every device that can be controlled with a remote. The fact that it works over wifi means that you can use pretty much any phone or tablet at all as a remote.
see: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub
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Thanks. Looks like this is a good alternative.
Only two things left to worry about now. ..
- Lack of removable battery. .. (I am almost always rotating batteries on my Note Edge)
- functionality of the Edge. I like the way the edge works on the note Edge. Ie it's a genuinely independent screen and is one icon thick so doesn't detract from main screen.
What about the DAC?
Is this better than the Note 5?
Is it the same one as they put in the S7 Edge?
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Better IR blaster
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@home said:
What about the DAC?
Is this better than the Note 5?
Is it the same one as they put in the S7 Edge?
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I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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At the unveiling event they stated it had a improved DAC, not sure what that ment.
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cbutters said:
I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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I had the Exynos S7 Edge & the headphone audio was garbage compared to my Note 5. If the Note 7 Had the same audio chip I think I'll pass.
Surely somewhere on the net there is a hardware breakdown of the Note 7?
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I had the Exynos S7 Edge & the headphone audio was garbage compared to my Note 5. If the Note 7 Had the same audio chip I think I'll pass.
Surely somewhere on the net there is a hardware breakdown of the Note 7?
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Someone posted this on Reddit:
The US version will have the standard integrated Snapdragon DAC, which is okay, quality wise, while the international (incl.Canada) version running Samsung's own Exynos SoC, will have a Lucky CS47L91 Sound DAC, which is speculated to be a Wolfson with a new name since Wolfson got picked up by a company some time ago, and the Lucky chip has the same model ID as the old Wolfson.
Both Support 24 Bit.
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cbutters said:
I have this question as well. I've heard the US Snapdragon 820 version has a less than stellar DAC compared to the Exynos version of the S7 Edge. My bet is the Note7 is in the same situation as the s7 edge.
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mardukeme said:
Someone posted this on Reddit:
The US version will have the standard integrated Snapdragon DAC, which is okay, quality wise, while the international (incl.Canada) version running Samsung's own Exynos SoC, will have a Lucky CS47L91 Sound DAC, which is speculated to be a Wolfson with a new name since Wolfson got picked up by a company some time ago, and the Lucky chip has the same model ID as the old Wolfson.
Both Support 24 Bit.
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Is this the chip that is in the S7 Edge Exynos?
Yeah, the list of improvements is really big! However, there is one downgrade that bothers me a lot: the external speaker audio quality.
It so high pitched and lacks bass. Note 5 sound is waaaay better and louder.
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cbutters said:
I highly suspect you are trolling about this issue, but neither the Note5 or the Note7 have IR blasters,
and guys... for those of you crying about IR blaster... I know it sucks, but do yourself a favor and just get a harmony hub. it gives you an app that talkes to a wifi IR blaster that can control all your tv / receivers / etc.. and it works with ANY phone or tablet you have lying around. I know it sucks that it isn't built in any more, but its not going to change at this point. If you are one of the few percentage that took advantage of the blaster, just get the harmony hub and call it a day.
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I used to park in fast food places parking lots and turn off their menu/TV's from the car. Can't do that with this hub you speak of. I also turned off the TV at a restaurant because the servers decided a game was more important than their customers waiting on food/drinks. I'm a ****, I know but I am a merciful **** at times.