so my activesync hasnt been working for a few days, so i went onto microsoft to try to fix it, and they had an idea of removing the program and reinstalling it, so i did that. My device still cannot be read. i am going to reflash my device with dcds rom, but the only problem i am afraid of now is the fact that i dont have any way to back up my contacts since i cannot connect to my computer, can someone please help me, i really dont know what to do
Get the PIM backup program and save the data to your SD card....
how do i get it on my phone, i cant connect to my pc
You have to copy the cab file to your micro sd card with a card reader. Then install from the cab and run backup to your card.
another way is to make a share on your desktop and connect to it on you phone via wifi.
i got it on my phone, thanks for the help, i really appreciate it
Activesync
rq530 said:
so my activesync hasnt been working for a few days, so i went onto microsoft to try to fix it, and they had an idea of removing the program and reinstalling it, so i did that. My device still cannot be read. i am going to reflash my device with dcds rom, but the only problem i am afraid of now is the fact that i dont have any way to back up my contacts since i cannot connect to my computer, can someone please help me, i really dont know what to do
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I am glad you go the sd card flash to sort out your problem of getting the rom onto the ppc. My activesync connection is incredibly flaky too. One minute it works, next minute it wont. I am almost certain it is a problem with the pc as others have this problem too. I even seem to remember a post by dcd saying he had the same issue.
Well the way I fixed the problem was to turn off "enable advanced network functionality" from the ppc side. The option is in the start-->settings-->connections tab-->"USB to PC" applet. (This is also sometimes misplaced in start-->settings-->system tab when you have WM6.1 running). Once I disable the advanced network functionality my activesync works flawlessly, and despite what the warning tells you, it seems just as fast as with the advanced network functionality enabled.
i tried it, but unfortunately it still didnt work. i cant even flash my phone right now
First,make sure that both the phone and windows mobile device center are configured to use usb. Also try clearing that option and reselecting it. That sometimes helps. To back up your contacts,see if you can sync over bluetooth. I have found that sometimes I can sync over bluetooth even though it wont connect over usb.
I had a similiar prob with active sync, googled and found a newer version installed the newer version after uninstalling the old. No more problems.
gogetta, where did you find a newer version of ActiveSync?
Wait, maybe I'd better start with "What version did you find?"
I've been using the 4.5 that shipped with my xv6800, and it has worked perfectly ... until ...
Last weekend I installed a new hard drive, using the old one as the slave. It's been a nightmare. I can't get it to work at all!
I've installed, uninstalled, deleted registry settings, etc. so many times I can't even count. I've been all over the web and tried many things .. nothing seems to work.
So what version did you find that worked for you?
maybe someone can help me here with regards to transferring files via bluetooth.
i'm trying to send a 300KB picture but it seems that more than 5 mins, it's still transferring the file. nothing's being transferred.
at first i thought it was the software (Bluesoleil v6) but i am able to transfer files from my other phone (samsung e590) to the pc without any problem.
i've tried (1) turning off/on the BT of my phone, (2) switching off/on the phone, (3) turning on/off the BT software, (4) reinstalling the software but nothing seems to work.
is the generic BT software in Android 2.1 has issue with regards to sending files? is there a way to fix it aside from downloading an app in the Market?
After updating to 2.1 in November I had exactly the same problem.
Ended up with deleting the 'Bluetooth.apk' from system/app, and installing 'Bluetooth File Transfer' from Medieval Software (free on the market). Now I don't even think of such kind of bugs with BT, tho I'm still curious why stock app failed... Sorry, but no clue.
i have windows 7 and mac os...
on snow leopard, no problem whatsoever transferring and browsing files on my mini pro...
on windows 7 however, half of the time, transfer fails.
whenever it does, i delete the pairing on my phone and pair it again from the phone...then i try again...usually after a few tries, it works.
^^ that doesn't work for me though .. but the 'Bluetooth File Transfer' from the Market works.
i decided to repair the software again and this time the native BT of Eclair not works without any problem.
not sure though what caused the problem even though i re-did the steps that I did after updating to 2.1
I've been searching and searching with no answers. Every thread on BT connection issues die off unsolved.
Well, hopefully this thread doesn't end that way.
I have a Jabra Cruiser 2 and early on it was the only thing I had paired. Press the connect button on the Jabra and my phone would connect right up with no user intervention. Later I flashed a couple other roms and found this auto connect stopped working. I don't think its worked since UnNamed 1.3 but not exactly sure. I also tried flashing different modems for a while but can't say if that matches up with this failing to work.
Does the modem have anything to do with BT?
Anyway, I've tried flashing ICScrewed 2.0.1 from scratch with a complete wipe of everything and it still doesn't work. I've flashed Entropy's last few DD's in a row and those didn't help either.
When Jabra is powered on and ready to connect my phone sits there saying "Paired" but doesn't try to connect on its own. I press the Jabra selection in BT Settings and it then changes to "Connected" and I can stream music through it. Even at this point I can't use the Jabra for telephone calls. I've made sure the options for music and telephone are checked under the Jabra settings.
...and yes I've deleted the BT pairing and paired from scratch. I did restore BT pairing once from Titanium but that was several roms and wipes ago. So unless it saves information to a folder, there shouldn't be any remnants.
Is there a folder somewhere that holds BT settings that can be wiped? Should I flash a new modem? Any ideas at all would be helpful at this point.
Nobody has problems with their BT? There has to be a way of clearing the BT settings from everywhere and pairing from scratch beyond the obvious.
Guess I set this thread up for failure by saying, I hope this doesn't die like every other BT thread.
...Maybe someday the BT problems of the I777 world will be solved.
Have you tried pairing your phone with any other BT device other than your Jabra Cruiser?
Have you tried going back to the same ROM (stock or otherwise) that used to work with your Cruiser?
That should narrow down the causes of your problem.
I use Jawbone headset and ever since I've started using it, I need to click it once to connect with my phone (I have set to turn off bluetooth automatically after every call.). But I don't have any problem with that.
I have figured out a work-around for the auto pairing failure. I will give a step by step workaround how I did it. In my situation, I have a Mazda CX-5 and a Samsung Galaxy S3. But I am confident, that it will work with all Android 4.0.4 versions and other carkits, because the problem is most likely the same issue.
The reason why the phone won't auto pair, is because the phone does not give your carkit permission to download call history and other data. Even if you granted the phone this permission with the initial pairing.
If you have a carkit that supports multiple bluetooth profiles (multiple phones), like my Mazda CX-5 does, then you can also have your phonebook downloaded to your car. If your carkit supports multiple profiles, start with step 1. If yours doesn't, start with step 7. This guide is specifically for the Mazda CX-5, so some steps may be (slightly) different for your car model or make.
Here is the step by step guide:
1. Make sure you have no existing bluetooth pairs. Clear all pairs in your carkit and your phone.
2. Pair the phone with your carkit. You can see the randomly generated code on your phone and on the car display. Press ok to pair. (other carkits may need you to input "0000" or "1234", or maybe you have to input a code yourself)
3. Your phone will ask 2 questions about permissions. Check the box and allow. The phone will start to sync.
4. You carkit is done with syncing and it will ask you if you want to download your phonebook. Do this.
5. When its done copying, clear the Bluetooth pair on your phone (not on the Carkit!)
6. Give your phone a different Bluetooth name
7. In your carkit choose to pair a new phone (with the new name you just entered).
8. When the phone asks for permission for the carkit, check the box and choose cancel. Do this for both questions.
You don't have to copy your phonebook again (you can't anyway because you denied permission), but the phonebook that was downloaded earlier will still be available. Now the phone will pair automatically! With this trick you have your phonebook and automatic pairing.
I haven't seen what this does for media-audio streaming. I don't use that, but I can image that it doesn't work, because of the denied permissions.
There is another downside to this though (there always is, isn't it?). You cannot update your phonebook easily. If you want to update your phonebook, repeat the whole procedure.
I hope this will work for other people with different phones and cars too. At least this is a workaround until Google/Samsung comes with a fix. Please let us know if this works in your situation. To keep things structured, please use this format:
Car: Mazda CX-5
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Works: Yes
That's OK !!
Car : Renault Scénic
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S3
Works : Yes, fine !! (with the MP3 reader too !...)
Good stuff!
Car: Vauxhall Vivaro van
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Works: Yes, but can't get access to the phonebook as bluetooth keeps dropping out before it downloads. I don't really mind that though. At least I can now use my phone!
Man thanks for this fix!
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I have figured out a work-around for the auto pairing failure. I will give a step by step workaround how I did it. In my situation, I have a Mazda CX-5 and a Samsung Galaxy S3. But I am confident, that it will work with all Android 4.0.4 versions and other carkits, because the problem is most likely the same issue.
The reason why the phone won't auto pair, is because the phone does not give your carkit permission to download call history and other data. Even if you granted the phone this permission with the initial pairing.
If you have a carkit that supports multiple bluetooth profiles (multiple phones), like my Mazda CX-5 does, then you can also have your phonebook downloaded to your car. If your carkit supports multiple profiles, start with step 1. If yours doesn't, start with step 7. This guide is specifically for the Mazda CX-5, so some steps may be (slightly) different for your car model or make.
Here is the step by step guide:
1. Make sure you have no existing bluetooth pairs. Clear all pairs in your carkit and your phone.
2. Pair the phone with your carkit. You can see the randomly generated code on your phone and on the car display. Press ok to pair. (other carkits may need you to input "0000" or "1234", or maybe you have to input a code yourself)
3. Your phone will ask 2 questions about permissions. Check the box and allow. The phone will start to sync.
4. You carkit is done with syncing and it will ask you if you want to download your phonebook. Do this.
5. When its done copying, clear the Bluetooth pair on your phone (not on the Carkit!)
6. Give your phone a different Bluetooth name
7. In your carkit choose to pair a new phone (with the new name you just entered).
8. When the phone asks for permission for the carkit, check the box and choose cancel. Do this for both questions.
You don't have to copy your phonebook again (you can't anyway because you denied permission), but the phonebook that was downloaded earlier will still be available. Now the phone will pair automatically! With this trick you have your phonebook and automatic pairing.
I haven't seen what this does for media-audio streaming. I don't use that, but I can image that it doesn't work, because of the denied permissions.
There is another downside to this though (there always is, isn't it?). You cannot update your phonebook easily. If you want to update your phonebook, repeat the whole procedure.
I hope this will work for other people with different phones and cars too. At least this is a workaround until Google/Samsung comes with a fix. Please let us know if this works in your situation. To keep things structured, please use this format:
Car: Mazda CX-5
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Works: Yes
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This does not work for my 2010 Altima, but glad to hear someone is able to fix their problem. Maybe I should go buy a Mazda :good:
POSSIBLE SOLOUTION
Guys, this problem was driving me nuts, just like many it worked the FIRST time it synced with my car but after that no go ! i randomly was trying stuff until something odd happened, i installed this program : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp&hl=en and tried connecting to my car within the program, from now on, as long as that program is running, EVERYTHING is working, i can even get to my Text Messages from my car , all good !!! hope this helps you guys.
Running AOKP ROM on Rogers S III.
Cheers,
DJ41 said:
I have figured out a work-around for the auto pairing failure. I will give a step by step workaround how I did it. In my situation, I have a Mazda CX-5 and a Samsung Galaxy S3. But I am confident, that it will work with all Android 4.0.4 versions and other carkits, because the problem is most likely the same issue.
The reason why the phone won't auto pair, is because the phone does not give your carkit permission to download call history and other data. Even if you granted the phone this permission with the initial pairing.
If you have a carkit that supports multiple bluetooth profiles (multiple phones), like my Mazda CX-5 does, then you can also have your phonebook downloaded to your car. If your carkit supports multiple profiles, start with step 1. If yours doesn't, start with step 7. This guide is specifically for the Mazda CX-5, so some steps may be (slightly) different for your car model or make.
Here is the step by step guide:
1. Make sure you have no existing bluetooth pairs. Clear all pairs in your carkit and your phone.
2. Pair the phone with your carkit. You can see the randomly generated code on your phone and on the car display. Press ok to pair. (other carkits may need you to input "0000" or "1234", or maybe you have to input a code yourself)
3. Your phone will ask 2 questions about permissions. Check the box and allow. The phone will start to sync.
4. You carkit is done with syncing and it will ask you if you want to download your phonebook. Do this.
5. When its done copying, clear the Bluetooth pair on your phone (not on the Carkit!)
6. Give your phone a different Bluetooth name
7. In your carkit choose to pair a new phone (with the new name you just entered).
8. When the phone asks for permission for the carkit, check the box and choose cancel. Do this for both questions.
You don't have to copy your phonebook again (you can't anyway because you denied permission), but the phonebook that was downloaded earlier will still be available. Now the phone will pair automatically! With this trick you have your phonebook and automatic pairing.
I haven't seen what this does for media-audio streaming. I don't use that, but I can image that it doesn't work, because of the denied permissions.
There is another downside to this though (there always is, isn't it?). You cannot update your phonebook easily. If you want to update your phonebook, repeat the whole procedure.
I hope this will work for other people with different phones and cars too. At least this is a workaround until Google/Samsung comes with a fix. Please let us know if this works in your situation. To keep things structured, please use this format:
Car: Mazda CX-5
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Works: Yes
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Car: Honda Accord 2011
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Works: NO
I have many problems with paring the S3 to different devices (headset, carkit, modem) Even connecting the S3 to my Galaxy Tab 7.7 reuslts in the S3 not being able to sent photo's to the Galaxy Tab 7.7 only when I fist sent a foto from the tablet to the S3 I can then sent form S3 to tablet. Also Wifidirect does not work. The software of my S3 is:
Android: 4.0.4
Baseband: i9300xxlfb
Kernel: 3.0.15-782020-user
Buildnummer: I9300XXBLFB
Any discussion with Samsung support and product managers did not resolve in a solution, they continously point the issue to the carkit, headset, modem supplier. Even the problem with connecting to the Samsung tablet is waved as "Differnt software, different hardware no guarantee that is compatible".
Solution
So I have reset the S3 back to factory settings which removes all apps not installed by me and all personal settings. Then I did following:
I installed, on the Samsung Galaxy S3 the first version of Samsung factory ROM (Build I9300XXALE8 for region Europe which is also 4.0.4 but the earlier version) using procedures and software(odin) to install custom roms. This does not void the warranty as the unit is not being rooted but only downgraded to an earlier official Samsung softeware
Then reset the S3 again to factory default settings.
Started the pairing with the Bluetooth device. They all started to pair and work correctly.
Removed all pairing profiles again form the phone and tried to pair again.. it kept doing the right thing.
Turned off the phone, turned on again and autopair with the carkit worked flawless. (my carkit is a Pioneer HD1BT). Same with headset and modem.
Install Samsung automatic software updates which upgrades the device ROM to newest version Build I9300XXBLFB. Manual disconnect and reconnect kept working
If one removes any BT connection profile on the phone after the software update, the BT connection/pairing problems with that device will come back and you need to do the whole procedure again
Bottomline conclusion: The latest Samsung updates has broken the ability to create a pairing profile with some bluetooth 2.0 devices.However, once the phone has Bluetooth connection profile for that the device, it keeps working.
The blame of Samsung towards carkit mfg's is incorrect. . It also has nothing to do with Bluetooth 4.0 compatibillity with 2.0 devices. (iPhone 4S, HTC One X are bluetooth 4.0 and the HTC One x is also Android 4.0.4). It is a pure Samsung sofware problem!
Either way It sucks. This is supposed to be the best phone on the market and its not without bugs
I received an OTA from Sprint and my bluetooth is now working as intended in my car. Have others received this OTA and had their bluetooth issues resolved?
I'm having a similar issue, but it only fails to autoconnect once I have set it to use the phone as a Bluetooth audio device.
Car : Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit) GTD
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S3
Works : Yes but can't sync contacts
All worked fine with LFB ROM (auto pairing and contacts sync) but from LG6 (LG8, LG9 and LH1) my phone disconnected 5sec after a contacts sync and auto reconnect 1min later...
So I just paired the phone without contacts synchronising.
Good news for everyone : everything works fine with JB (contacts, auto pairing...) !
Soon on Criskelo ROM :good:
Bluetooth woes
Erwan960 said:
Good news for everyone : everything works fine with JB (contacts, auto pairing...) !
Soon on Criskelo ROM :good:
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Which JB Rom did you use?
mikeinstlouis said:
Which JB Rom did you use?
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LH7 today but still problems in fact. I had a very lucky test... cause today it's impossible to synchronize contacts correctly without being disconnected every 10 secs.
All I can do is pairing S3 and car kit without contacts...
I think I found a solution that seems to work well for me. I tried 3 times and it works.
I tested one last time just leaving a blank LH7 stock ROM then a nandroid backup from a previous version and if it is confirmed, I will explain the process. :laugh:
I solved the problem! (at least with my config)
For those interested it's in french here : http://www.tmaddict.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=218&t=25446&p=332863#p332863
If you need help to translate, just ask !
Robmtx said:
I received an OTA from Sprint and my bluetooth is now working as intended in my car. Have others received this OTA and had their bluetooth issues resolved?
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I just installed the Tmobile OTA update and verify that the bluetooth reconnection issue has been resolved. I was using the workaround prior to this update and it worked as stated. After the update, I removed the pairing profile and re-pair from scratch and it worked right away. My issue now is that only a small portion of my (google) contact list gets transferred to the car. If anyone has any suggestions on workaround, it will be much appreciated
Stupid question but we never know... : did you wait long time enough ?
Check your google contacts and avoid :
- *
- non-ASCII characters
- email addresses with 'home' or 'work' attribute
With a little luck ...
Ive been trying to figure this out now for a month and so far i have found:
If i restore back to stock image (rooted) with samsung bloatware bluetooth will work perfectly fine.
If i then go to use TB to restore all my apps data etc, whenever i get into the car i will then get aprox 30 seconds - 2 minutes delay in the pairing.
If i restore back to stock and just use phone book it works perfectly fine. So i wondered if something was in the restore.
If i then flash a custom rom (any rom 4.0.4) on it will just take 30 mintues or whatever the timeout i have set in the bluetooth config file, this in theory is a dead end does nto work. If i then reflash the custom rom and do a complete user wipe, fix perm and nuke all the cache it then works perfectly fine with the custom rom (exactly like the stock).
I then can go to the car and it will pair perfectly. If i then go to TB and restore (including bt pairing etc) i get stuck in the 30 -2 minutes pairing, sometimes even longer.
Now here is the strange part, if i know my phone is at the stage where it will pair within 2 minutes i know i can restart my phone and it will pair instantly! If i turn off BT and turn it back on it will not pair.
OK so now i kind of know how to get it working but not as perfect as walking to the car and it pairs within a second or two. If i then flash a kernel (any i have tried about 4 of the popular ones) i then get 0 pairing, it can try for 10 minutes - 20 minutes it will just not pair. I then have to reflash over on top the custom rom with full bloatware.
Ok so now if i try the same as above minus the bloatware i get stuck in the non pairing mode again. non of this install bluetooth.apk, pressing cancel to contacts works for me. My BMW, AUDI will just get stuck in limbo where its paired but the connection is similar to a phone call for an unlimited lengeth of time it will just not work.
My current state of the phone is like this... OMEGA ROM (any version 4.0.4), stock kernel, FULL bloatware and my phone will pair either instantly or <2minutes. If it fails to do this a restart of the phone will pair it instantly.
I am able to freeze bloatware but any removal and the BT just hits deadlock. Now what is weird is i never ran my phone with bloatware at all up until all these problems started so something in the last month has sent my bt messy. even restoring back to my rom backup from when it was workign wil lnot fix it.
This is not a car BT issue as i have tried three cars and they work perfectly fine with any other phone.
I am getting kind of sick of sitting in the car flashing roms, trying things etc. I do not know what the problem is but atleast 2mins waiting time is better than not having anything
I'm on JB (Revolution HD 12.2) and my S3 still won't pair with a car kit, no matter what I do. :\
My RAZR worked perfectly with CM12, but ever since I started using CM13, my Bluetooth begins to stutter or will not remember paired devices. I will need to reboot, then my paired device is not present, I need to Repair. I turned OFF Smart Lock (Trust Agent) from Google, this seems to make it worse.
When I do have BT working, it will work for a while ( < 15 min ) then it will start to stutter, and will not reconnect when I turn off BT then back on, I need to reboot.
I tried Clean Flashing numerous times, with no luck, It's definitely a coding error since I tried my phone on numerous BT devices, and it does it every time.
I turned off Smart Lock (Google Trust Agent) since this was always asking to setup every time I pair my device and I thought this was the problem but the problem remains.
My last build was 20160304-Nightly-spyder, (Yesterday's build).
I had the same problem on latest CM13 umts spyder. I was fed up and went back to stock ROM (ICS), which works perfectly not only with bluetooth, but in every other respect as well. It's a much smoother experience to CM13.
EDIT: Oh man. 4.0.4 doesn't support TLS 1.1 or 1.2.
I think I might go back to CM11/12/12.1.
EDIT2: I'm going to try MoKee ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596176
I'll get back to you and see how bluetooth is.
EDIT3: MoKee ROM killed itself (it started doing weird things from the get go, like asking me for my google account during the welcome phase after I had already logged in), and I didn't have enough time to test bluetooth with my cars headunit, which is where your symptoms occur for me, but I was able to test it on my PC's bluetooth dongle, where it showed the exact same symptoms as CM13 did. That is, I would have to reinitiate the pair every single time my phone connected, and not only that, but I would end up in a pairing loop, where as soon as I'd accept the pair, it would ask me again to accept a new pair, ad infinitum. Given this, I'm going to conclude that MoKee ROM's bluetooth is not the answer for our problem. By the way, the next time I booted MoKee ROM it reinitated the updating apps thing at startup, like I had just wiped cache (which I hadn't), and after I let it finish, it never booted properly.
The latest CM13 has an interesting commit: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/137459/
It might just solve one aspect of our problem so I'm going to test it and come back to you.
EDIT4: Nope. Same problem with headunit and dongle. FYI headunit is Pioneer MVH-X380BT (not old).
EDIT5: I'm on LiquidSmooth KitKat and I've called it a day. Bluetooth works as it should.