Connecting a headset via usb otg - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, i have a Microsoft headset( that has both the headphones and a microphone) which is made for a pc, but since it connects via usb otg, i thought why not try it on my z2.
So, i plugged the headset in, i could mute the mic,(note : when i mute my mic a small led is turned on so u know when its muted) which meant that the phone could power it, and i downloaded an app just as a proof of concept. I think it was called usb audio tester, just to check whether my phone can actually use the headset. I tried both the headphones and the mic and they worked perfectly.
However, how can i instruct the phone to act the same way as if i was using a normal pair of headphones that connect via a 3.5mm jack?
What i mean is, can i actually tell the phone to redirect every sound to the usb headset, while also using the headset's microphone, just as a normal pair of headphones?

Anyone??

It works if you select high resolution audio over USB, however the volume will be at max. I gave up trying to get it to work with my g35's.
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Headset problem / feature

Hi All
I have been told by o2 that the following is a feature:
When my XDA has an incoming call, with the headset plugged in, the 'ringing' only sounds from the headset instead of the speaker.
Is this a feature or a fault?
Comments gratefully received
I'd say bit of both.
I've had my headset plugged in and heard the ringtone through both the headset AND the unit itself, but perhaps there's a way of making it so that the headset is the only audio (perhaps plugging the jack in whilst on silent then turning it back up?).
I've definitely had the headset ring out whilst the jack is connected.
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Feature or fault, that's a hard one to call!
I would say it working as designed, since the headset will always override the speaker in any fashion. :wink:
I've never heard of this. All the US units ring in BOTH if the headset is plugged in. Unfortunately, message notification and alarms sound only in the headset though.
Hi,
As far as I have found out the behavior is not consistent. My device sometimes only ring in the headset and sometimes ring both. I have found out if you plug in the headset and connect via USB cable to the PC it will always ring both in headset and speaker. This is true even after you have unplugged the USB. Seems to me some flag I set during USB connation that enables this... ?!
For notifications - this only works via the headset... for me at least.
I find this annoying - the SmartPhone works as it should in regards to this.
I run 4.00.05 baked at this site... keep up the good work !
I had this similiar feature/bug experience too.
My XDA rings both on the headset and its speaker. One day, at some point, I managed to put it into a strange state. I started playing an mp3 with the windows media player (WMP) without the handset, it played thru its speaker (that's correct). And then I plug in the headset, mp3 came out from only the headset (that's correct too).
After that, I pressed "stop" the mp3 in the WMP, and then "play" again, mp3 came out thru both the headset and its speaker.
I don't seem to be able to reproduce this "feature" anymore now. Well, of course, that's after a reboot a while later.
In fact, now I've got a question then. Does that mean the on/off of the speaker can be controlled in software? AFAIK, like the iPAQ, it's controlled in the hardware, that means if you plug in a headphone, the speaker of the unit will be off.
Does that mean the on/off of the speaker can be controlled in software?
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Yes, evidenced by the phone behaviour. Most devices use a simple contact in the headset connector to disengage the speaker, but obviously not the PE.
DP00PM said:
When my XDA has an incoming call, with the headset plugged in, the 'ringing' only sounds from the headset instead of the speaker. Is this a feature or a fault?
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I would rather ask it to be a user defined option. I believe the current setup (both ringing) came after noticing that you can simply forget your headset plugged in so you may miss some calls.
But in some situations (ex: meetings) I would like to keep the headset plugged in and get the rining only through it.

[Q] Can i use my nokia BH-214 headset with my mini pro?

Hi, i have the BH-214 Nokia headset and i connect the default earphones that brings the x10 mini pro and music sounds good, control of music works wonderfull but... the mic don't work, if i connect the earphones direct to the phone the mic seems to work normaly, but if the nokia headset is paired and put the earphones in, the mic simply don't work is this normal some problem of incompatibility?
messierm45 said:
Hi, i have the BH-214 Nokia headset and i connect the default earphones that brings the x10 mini pro and music sounds good, control of music works wonderfull but... the mic don't work, if i connect the earphones direct to the phone the mic seems to work normaly, but if the nokia headset is paired and put the earphones in, the mic simply don't work is this normal some problem of incompatibility?
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I think its just a problem of the phone prioritising the Bluetooth headset over the plugged in one, so basicaly its 'listening' on the bluetooth headset. or well, I could be wrong.
where you using the stock headset from the phone? it got four segments on the 3.5mm jack, instead of the three usually found in standard earphones.
if that is the case, SE think is using a different configuration with the segments (with the last segment, near the plug is the ground), or something to that effect, rendering the headset incompatible with nokias.
if the bluetooth you got has a mic on it, then just grab an earphone and use it with the bluetooth you got.
I'm using Nokia BH 104 with xperia mini without any probs.
Have u checked ur headset for proper functionality with othet phones? Might be a prob with the accessory
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[Q] VZW S4 Bluetooth and Headphone Jack

Ok with any other phone I have owned in the past I have been able to plug it in my aux jack in my car to stream music but use my BT to make/take calls. The music would pause during the call and when the call ended it would resume playing through the headphone jack.
The S4 refuses to do this, it is extremely a special kind of retarded.
I have researched CSC feature.xml and others/xml codes and build.prop
What is needed to make this work?
I dont want to use LINK as I feel it is just another layer added to what is not needed. I just want it to work like the GNex, N4, DX, Dinc, D1, D2, Charge, and all the other android phones I have owned in the past running both stock (rooted/unrooted) and CM based roms.
Anybody have an idea on what is needed?
What exactly is it refusing to do? Pause when you get a call? What music player (the player must respect the media intents to pause/mute and that has nothing to do with the phone/ROM in that respect).
If something is plugged into the headphone jack and I have a bluetooth device paired and on. When a call comes in it goes through the headphone jack and through bluetooth. If I unplug the cable from the headphone jack then it allows me to use bluetooth to take our talk on the call.
This is the only phone I have owned that does not allow me to pay music through the headphone jack and take calls through bluetooth without having to unplug the cable from the headphone jack.
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I have the exact same issue with my Samsung S4 and have previously used the HTC Thunderbolt without any issue in my car the same manner.
Somehow the BT audio and mic becomes disabled during calls while the headphone jack is plugged in, if there is a way to enable this and disable audio from the headphone jack that would be the solution. So far I have not found a way to do this through any of the settings, very disappointing. It may need a programmatic solution unfortunately...
The sound quality from aux to bluetooth is minimal....why not just use bluetooth? Your making more work for yourself. You'll get calls...the audio will mute...then resume when calls end. I do this in my car...sounds and works just fine.
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chrishoyt2012 said:
The sound quality from aux to bluetooth is minimal....why not just use bluetooth? Your making more work for yourself. You'll get calls...the audio will mute...then resume when calls end. I do this in my car...sounds and works just fine.
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Guessing they don't have Bluetooth built into their cars. They are using a headset for calls and an aux jack for music.
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Exactly... If u wanted my calls to route through my car I would not mind this. I take my calls privately and thus why I do it this way. I know I can setup multiple bluetooth devices and disable phone on one of them. But I have not found a bluetooth adapter to my liking yet.
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Bluetooth not working correctly
This is definitely a bug on the s4. In the car I have Bluetooth and an aux Jack. The phone connects fine to Bluetooth and works as long as I'm not using the aux to play music in the car. If I'm listening to music through the aux/headphone jack and I get a call. Bluetooth recognizes the call, music on the phone stops playing, but when I answer, I cannot hear anything. If I unplug the headphone jack I can hear the call. This has been tested on different cars, different roms including stock, and always worked fine on previous phones. Can anyone help? It's easy to reproduce, not sure why more people haven't noticed.
Unfortunately, from what I read somewhere, this isn't a bug, it was intentional by Samsung.
I'm in the same boat, I use BT for my calls in the car, but the headphone jack for music out. If there's a cable plugged in, you can't even manually force a BT connection, it's grayed out and unavailable. Unplug the jack, and BT kicks in and picks up the call. Very inconvenient to say the least.
Any way around this?
I also have a question about how the Samsung will work with this in mind. In the past I have used a Motorola cable that has a micro usb plug on the phone end, and a full size usb and a 3.5mm aux out jack on the other. It allowed me to charge the phone and take the music out when docked in the car. Would this work with this phone? Has anyone tried it yet?
Here is a link to the cable I'm talking about.....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Ca...c-3-4-Atrix-Photon-Q-/360549195891#vi-content
MonkeyTime said:
Unfortunately, from what I read somewhere, this isn't a bug, it was intentional by Samsung.
I'm in the same boat, I use BT for my calls in the car, but the headphone jack for music out. If there's a cable plugged in, you can't even manually force a BT connection, it's grayed out and unavailable. Unplug the jack, and BT kicks in and picks up the call. Very inconvenient to say the least.
Any way around this?
I also have a question about how the Samsung will work with this in mind. In the past I have used a Motorola cable that has a micro usb plug on the phone end, and a full size usb and a 3.5mm aux out jack on the other. It allowed me to charge the phone and take the music out when docked in the car. Would this work with this phone? Has anyone tried it yet?
Here is a link to the cable I'm talking about.....
Sorry,I haven't tried that cable. Do you know why Samsung is doing that? I've had multiple phone including the galaxy nexus by Samsung abd never had this issue.
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Can't just deselect the "media" (a2dp) profile for your vehicle?
Sent from my device that can send.
I just noticed the same issue with my aux plugged in for music and BT for phone and received a call but could not hear anything. Could make and end calls but no sound in my car.
Seems like both get disabled when a call comes in and the phone is paired. Unplug the aux and BT works for calls fine.
I did some research and ending up purchasing Sound About Pro from the market for $2.99 and it solved the problem. It lets you force the calls to BT or AUX for that matter.
And yes, it still pauses the music and resumes when call is done.
$2.99 to fix a Samsung problem stinks but it works now
NilsP said:
I just noticed the same issue with my aux plugged in for music and BT for phone and received a call but could not hear anything. Could make and end calls but no sound in my car.
Seems like both get disabled when a call comes in and the phone is paired. Unplug the aux and BT works for calls fine.
I did some research and ending up purchasing Sound About Pro from the market for $2.99 and it solved the problem. It lets you force the calls to BT or AUX for that matter.
And yes, it still pauses the music and resumes when call is done.
$2.99 to fix a Samsung problem stinks but it works now
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i know this is an old thread but i first want to say THANK YOU! ive been looking for a solution for this issue for a long time..
if you dont mind...could you tell me what your settings are?
i got it playing through bluetooth with headphones plugged in but sometimes, later on when plugging head phones in again, it will play through speaker unless i turn soundabout off via its widget
djcyph said:
i know this is an old thread but i first want to say THANK YOU! ive been looking for a solution for this issue for a long time..
if you dont mind...could you tell me what your settings are?
i got it playing through bluetooth with headphones plugged in but sometimes, later on when plugging head phones in again, it will play through speaker unless i turn soundabout off via its widget
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I took all the defaults and just turned off A2DP
NilsP said:
I took all the defaults and just turned off A2DP
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so with the defaults and A2DP turned off you can make your calls without unplugging cable...and do you use widget to turn it on and off or does everything else work normally with it on as well? i had phone call audio set to force bluetooth and sometimes after unplugging aux cable then going to headphones it would play through speaker until i switched widget off...will try with defaults when in car again, just curious how it works with you..
thanks
djcyph said:
so with the defaults and A2DP turned off you can make your calls without unplugging cable...and do you use widget to turn it on and off or does everything else work normally with it on as well? i had phone call audio set to force bluetooth and sometimes after unplugging aux cable then going to headphones it would play through speaker until i switched widget off...will try with defaults when in car again, just curious how it works with you..
thanks
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Correct. All works like it should until you force something. As a matter of fact just try it without changing anything. I let app decide
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Correct. All works like it should until you force something. As a matter of fact just try it without changing anything. I let app decide
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thanks bud...will try
update...seems to be working great with default settings...didn't even have to purchase premium, think i might just because i was about to buy a bluetooth transmitter to fix this
I tried sound about and one problem I'm having is when using headphone jack for music and bluetooth for calls it won't play audio for voice dialing through bluetooth but once you make the call it goes to bluetooth. I use Google for voice dialing much faster than svoice. Seems like the first time it works then later after playing music it doesn't. Any setting I should change in sound about
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I updated to oc1 with nk4 boot loader and now the headphone jack doesn't disable Bluetooth. Sweet.
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[SOLVED] USB DAC: Disable external mic?

Hi everybody,
I hope I'm in the right sub forum. I'm not sure if the question is device specific..
A friend of mine has built-in bluetooth in his car's stereo. It doesn't support a2dp however. There are apps which stream music 'disguised' as a phone call but the quality is way too poor.
That is why he connects his phone's (Moto G 2nd gen.) headphone jack to the stereo's aux-in to listen to music. Now I thought he could use a dac (= digital analog converter = usb sound card) so he wouldn't always have to plug in two cables (usb for charging and the audio jack for sound). Some devices apparently allow charging while in usb host mode (otg) others don't. My Nexus 5 does not but I read that at least the 1st gen. Moto G supports it. I couldn't test it yet since my friend does not live near me.
As far as putting out sound via the dac the setup works (on my Nexus 5). But since the dac does not only have a line out but also a mic in the phone's internal microphone does not work when the dac is connected. When making calls the phone uses the car's bluetooth so that's not a problem but speech commands via 'ok google' don't work since the phone turns off its microphone and the bluetooth mic is only on during calls. I tried connecting an external mic to the dac but it only picks up my 'ok google' if I hold it right next to my mouth.
Is there a way to keep the internal mic enabled despite the dac providing a mic in? Or are there any dacs without mic in? (I couldn't find any)
I hope I could make myself clear. Sorry for the long post.
Thanks
I found a solution:
1. In the android dev options usb-audiorouting can be disabled. So apps generally use the internal speakers and mic even if a usb dac is connected.
2. When using USB Audo Player PRO (to be found in the playstore) the player outputs its audio via the usb dac anyway without disabling the internal mic.
I don't know about stability and quality of this solution yet but I'll leave that for my friend to find out.

How to "force" Headphone mode on

Hello,
this is maybe rather unusual as the majority of threads I found ask how to force DISABLE the headset mode, as usually the mechanics inside the headphone jack get stuck, which means the internal speakers doesnt work anymore.
I have a different problem - I have a toy "rc helicopter" lying around and would like to try to control it with this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uprtek.rd2.icontroller.goldlight&hl=de
unfortunately on my UMI Zero the headset control sort of doesnt work.
The app itself works fine, if I plug a regular headset in, I can switch the controls on. But when I plug in the "IR transmit module" into the headset jack it says "Plugin iController!!" I see that the controller is not recognized as a headset which is should. So is there any way to force-enable the headsetmode? I am sure it would work just fine and its only some sort of mechanical issue with the audio jack.
The problem is, the app refuses to start the controls until headphone mode is enabled. Even if the controller is plugged in.
georg2010 said:
Hello,
this is maybe rather unusual as the majority of threads I found ask how to force DISABLE the headset mode, as usually the mechanics inside the headphone jack get stuck, which means the internal speakers doesnt work anymore.
I have a different problem - I have a toy "rc helicopter" lying around and would like to try to control it with this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uprtek.rd2.icontroller.goldlight&hl=de
unfortunately on my UMI Zero the headset control sort of doesnt work.
The app itself works fine, if I plug a regular headset in, I can switch the controls on. But when I plug in the "IR transmit module" into the headset jack it says "Plugin iController!!" I see that the controller is not recognized as a headset which is should. So is there any way to force-enable the headsetmode? I am sure it would work just fine and its only some sort of mechanical issue with the audio jack.
The problem is, the app refuses to start the controls until headphone mode is enabled. Even if the controller is plugged in.
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No Ideas?
georg2010 said:
Hello,
this is maybe rather unusual as the majority of threads I found ask how to force DISABLE the headset mode, as usually the mechanics inside the headphone jack get stuck, which means the internal speakers doesnt work anymore.
I have a different problem - I have a toy "rc helicopter" lying around and would like to try to control it with this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uprtek.rd2.icontroller.goldlight&hl=de
unfortunately on my UMI Zero the headset control sort of doesnt work.
The app itself works fine, if I plug a regular headset in, I can switch the controls on. But when I plug in the "IR transmit module" into the headset jack it says "Plugin iController!!" I see that the controller is not recognized as a headset which is should. So is there any way to force-enable the headsetmode? I am sure it would work just fine and its only some sort of mechanical issue with the audio jack.
The problem is, the app refuses to start the controls until headphone mode is enabled. Even if the controller is plugged in.
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Different reasons, but would love to see a solution to this as well. Must actually enable headset mode, not just force audio or something with soundabout.
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