[Q] Touchless control (voice/waving) while audio book / music is playing - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there some app that supports voice or gesture control of the currently playing audio, with simple commands like "back" and "forward"?
I listen to audio books while I drive, and I want to be able to have the phone to go back 10-30 seconds to re-listen to a specific portion, without taking my hands off the wheel. How can I do this?
I don't have a phone yet that I can run OpenMic+ or Utter (upgrading this month), so I'm worried that the audio book's own voice would interfere with mine. If voice isn't an option, is there some app combo that supports hand gestures?

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[Q] bluetooth (or corded) remote

Among all it's great uses I'm using my Gtab as an MP3 player plugged into my trucks stereo. I have an MP3 player but promised it to my wife when I got the Gtab . The problem I'm having is that it's rather awkward to pause or skip tracks on the tablet while driving. I've been hunting for a small remote or steering wheel mounted remote connected through bluetooth or at this point, any connection. All I can seem to find are care MP3 players that come with remotes.
Does a universal Remote for mp3 players exist? Is there another option for limited remote control of the Gtab?
CyanogenMod has the option of using the volume keys to skip songs. You'll have to set it up to not wake up by pushing the volume keys. I don't think there is an easy way to get it to pause though, other than disconnecting the cable. Oh, and there are apps that you can get that detect when headphones are plugged in and automatically start the music app and hit play. Combining those should work for you without any extra gear.
haha, or the post right next to you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045590

[Q] A2DP/AVRCP , the "Play" button and Google Music

Alright, so this is a bit of a mystery to me. I'm rocking a Sprint Epic4G with the latest Gingerbread leak, although there's nothing that appears to be device-specific (maybe, that why I'm noting the device just in case ).
I have bluetooth enabled all the time and my phone is paired for both headset and multimedia with my car stereo. When I get in the car and hit the play button on the head unit, it randomly decides whether to launch Google Music or Music Player. I can deduce no pattern to which is capturing the AVRCP button press whatsoever.
I would prefer to always launch Music Player (lag is too high to make Google Music useful in the car) but I can't find any settings related to what goes one there.
Any thought folks?
I have a similar question for AVRCP on Google Music...

[Q] Can't play audio when using Camcorder

I updated to the rooted/deodexed/zipalign Gingerbread RUU/ROM from HERE. Now I can't seem to play audio (Pandora, Rhapsody, Google Music, local media, etc.) while using the camcorder. I used to do this previously with both the stock stuff and after using the root method from HERE. Normally the microphone was off, but it still worked if I accidentally left it on. Now however, the audio playback pauses until the camcorder is closed regardless of whether the mic is on or off.
I really miss this functionality because I would record my car travels while listening to tunes. I drive in one of the worst road quality / driver ability areas in MA, so it comes in handy in case of an accident. Is this a 'new and improved patch' for the phone, or do I have some setting messed up? I cleared the cache & data for the camera app, but that didn't work. I couldn't find any setting to allow audio in the camcorder app, either.

CM7 vs. Blur - Car Dock Music/Phone Behavior

I love CM7 as far as speed, options, and customization are concerned, but there is a feature that I cannot get around, and wanted to know if anyone in this group dealt with it. When I use the car dock, the car dock app spawns (great so far). I can then make calls or listen to music, but when I use a non-standard music app (in my case the Amazon Cloud Player), the music will continue to silently play when I am on a phone call. When the call ends, the music will then come out of the phone speakers rather than the car speakers until I undock then re-dock. When I use Blur based ROMs the music pauses while I am on the phone, and then restarts through the speakers when my call ends, so I do not believe that this is a hardware issue.
Here are the problems that I would like to solve.
1) In CM7 ROMs, how can I get a Play Store music app to pause the music when I take a phone call, and
2) How can I ensure that the music app remains playing through my car stareo system once the call is done?
Big thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.

[Q] Another bluetooth problem(Navigation, Skype etc get no sound over bluetooth)

Hi, I have already posted this on another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001204&page=6) as a reply, but I think this is a different topic and needs its own thread of discussion.
I have a weird bluetooth problem with my OneX+, where apps like Navigation, Google Voice, Voice Search, Skype etc just do not play through the bluetooth. Only the inbuilt Music app, phone calls and the system sounds (rings, alarms, notification sounds etc) play through bluetooth.
On my phone, the music and phone calls go through bluetooth fine. But the problem is, that all other applications which have some kind of sound output, just do not play through bluetooth. The list includes, Google voice, Voice Search, Navigation, Skype, Waze, Raaga, Pandora and so on. So other than the in built music app, calls and system sounds, nothing else can play through bluetooth.
However, if you have some music played using inbuilt music app, and at the same time Navigation ON too, then all the navigation prompts play through bluetooth fine.
I feel that, in built music or calls can hold and lock the bluetooth connection while the sound output is on, whereas all other applications like Navigation, waze, voice search etc, just cannot keep the bluetooth locked in. Hence when music is being played bluetooth is connection locked and I can hear navigation too. But you switch off music and navigation (or other apps) go mute.
BTW, I tested my car with HTC One X (not plus) from my friend, and it does not exhibit any such problem. Navigation (or other apps) play fine through my car's bluetooth. No need to keep music ON on the phone.
Has anyone noticed this? Can someone please test it with their devices? Please try various sound output apps on your HOX+ over bluetooth, and list them here wheather they could output sound using ur bluetooth device, also please name what bluetooth device you are using.
If you know any work around, it would be of immense help to me for sure.
- Charan
csrajput said:
Hi, I have already posted this on another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001204&page=6) as a reply, but I think this is a different topic and needs its own thread of discussion.
I have a weird bluetooth problem with my OneX+, where apps like Navigation, Google Voice, Voice Search, Skype etc just do not play through the bluetooth. Only the inbuilt Music app, phone calls and the system sounds (rings, alarms, notification sounds etc) play through bluetooth.
On my phone, the music and phone calls go through bluetooth fine. But the problem is, that all other applications which have some kind of sound output, just do not play through bluetooth. The list includes, Google voice, Voice Search, Navigation, Skype, Waze, Raaga, Pandora and so on. So other than the in built music app, calls and system sounds, nothing else can play through bluetooth.
However, if you have some music played using inbuilt music app, and at the same time Navigation ON too, then all the navigation prompts play through bluetooth fine.
I feel that, in built music or calls can hold and lock the bluetooth connection while the sound output is on, whereas all other applications like Navigation, waze, voice search etc, just cannot keep the bluetooth locked in. Hence when music is being played bluetooth is connection locked and I can hear navigation too. But you switch off music and navigation (or other apps) go mute.
BTW, I tested my car with HTC One X (not plus) from my friend, and it does not exhibit any such problem. Navigation (or other apps) play fine through my car's bluetooth. No need to keep music ON on the phone.
Has anyone noticed this? Can someone please test it with their devices? Please try various sound output apps on your HOX+ over bluetooth, and list them here wheather they could output sound using ur bluetooth device, also please name what bluetooth device you are using.
If you know any work around, it would be of immense help to me for sure.
- Charan
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I will test it with the navigation only on my way back home from work. Will report back.
Just tested navigation without anything else. Worked for me over the car speakers via BT.
Sent from my HTC One X+ using Tapatalk 2
I too do not have this issue. Look under Bluetooth and see what profiles are enabled.
You should have both "Phone audio" and "Media audio" checked. If they are, then unpair and repair your phone.
csrajput said:
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I feel that, in built music or calls can hold and lock the bluetooth connection while the sound output is on, whereas all other applications like Navigation, waze, voice search etc, just cannot keep the bluetooth locked in. Hence when music is being played bluetooth is connection locked and I can hear navigation too. But you switch off music and navigation (or other apps) go mute.
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- Charan
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Hello, i have exactly the same pb.
the only way for me to have Bluetooth output on without playing music is to play a silent mp3 in repeat mode...
did someone have an issue ?
here are my bluetooth parameters
Olivier
csrajput said:
Hi, I have already posted this on another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001204&page=6) as a reply, but I think this is a different topic and needs its own thread of discussion.
I have a weird bluetooth problem with my OneX+, where apps like Navigation, Google Voice, Voice Search, Skype etc just do not play through the bluetooth. Only the inbuilt Music app, phone calls and the system sounds (rings, alarms, notification sounds etc) play through bluetooth.
On my phone, the music and phone calls go through bluetooth fine. But the problem is, that all other applications which have some kind of sound output, just do not play through bluetooth. The list includes, Google voice, Voice Search, Navigation, Skype, Waze, Raaga, Pandora and so on. So other than the in built music app, calls and system sounds, nothing else can play through bluetooth.
However, if you have some music played using inbuilt music app, and at the same time Navigation ON too, then all the navigation prompts play through bluetooth fine.
I feel that, in built music or calls can hold and lock the bluetooth connection while the sound output is on, whereas all other applications like Navigation, waze, voice search etc, just cannot keep the bluetooth locked in. Hence when music is being played bluetooth is connection locked and I can hear navigation too. But you switch off music and navigation (or other apps) go mute.
BTW, I tested my car with HTC One X (not plus) from my friend, and it does not exhibit any such problem. Navigation (or other apps) play fine through my car's bluetooth. No need to keep music ON on the phone.
Has anyone noticed this? Can someone please test it with their devices? Please try various sound output apps on your HOX+ over bluetooth, and list them here wheather they could output sound using ur bluetooth device, also please name what bluetooth device you are using.
If you know any work around, it would be of immense help to me for sure.
- Charan
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Stock or running custom Rom? Didn't read your page long article on the problem just the first paragraph, thesis, lol. I ask because I'm running the elegancia ATT Rom and all u say not working are all working perfectly for me! I also use Bluetooth all day at work and in the car. My navigation (stock app) talks to me through my Bluetooth headset as well as Pandora, Google voice, etc. Using plantronics marque 2 headset if it makes a difference.

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