I am looking for an app for android that behaves like microsoft's Your Phone app, but uses your wifi connection to make phone calls instead of bluetooth.
My goal is to be able to use sms and phone calls from my pc, hearing the ringing in my headset would be a big plus. i have had a lot of negative experiences with bluetooth over the last decade ranging from software on different bluetooth devices seeing each other and refusing to connect to very poor quality (crackling, low bauld rates), having never experienced a good or even fair quality use, I wish to steer clear of it at all costs.
Any suggestions?
Android messages can be used for texts, http://messages.google.com/web. Not sure about something that would work well for calls though.
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This is a question I've had since owning the G1. Can we make it so that our incoming text messages get pushed through Bluetooth? I know the functionality is not there with the stock messaging app, but does there exist one that does? Or can one be programmed to do so?
This would be helpful to handful of people (like me) that have Microsoft Sync systems in their Ford/Lincoln/Mercury cars. Sync is able to read you your text messages while driving, and allows you to reply with your voice or call the sender, but only if the handset supports sending texts through Bluetooth.
I would imagine that since we have the latest version of BT, it could at least be programmed into a third-party messaging app, by someone with more knowledge than I. The only handsets to support this feature out of the box are some candybar Nokia and Motorola featurephones, so it wouldn't be too far fetched to get Android to support this.
Any thoughts?
This is the only thing i've been able to find that looks anything remotely close to what your asking for...
http://www.myblueant.com/android/index.php
Hope this helps
I believe I saw on the official Sync website that one of the Android phones was working with the text part of Sync. Posted by a Android user. You might look into that and see if it leads anyplace.
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Try out the vlingo app in the market. It has something called Safe reader. It will read your sms out loud. When I'm driving and have my phone hooked up to my stereo, through bluetooth, it plays the message through my speakers. Not sure about standard bluetooth headsets but its worth a shot.
DriveSafe.ly will read your incoming messages to you via BlueTooth, and can be configured to autoreply, if you wish.
I looked through the syncmyride website and several people are reporting the Droid X works with the text messaging part of the Ford Sync system. Maybe there is hope for a direct connection. Although they also talk about Samsung phones in particular having issues with the Sync.
I'm trying to get this working as well. Stock EVO
Thanks for the suggestions of DriveSafe.ly and Vlingo. This is a great alternative, however in my case they would only work if I had the car stereo connected through Bluetooth (the Sync system allows you to do a Bluetooth media stream).
The issue, however, is that most of the time I have either my Zune or my Toshbia media player playing through a USB connection in the car. Say I get a phone call, Sync knows to pause the music in the USB connection, alert me to the phone call, talk on the phone through the car speakers, and then when the call is disconnected it will resume playing the music from the USB. Since the USB is selected and not the Bluetooth stream however, DriveSafe.ly and Vlingo won't automatically notify Sync of the text (it does work if I'm using the Bluetooth streaming option though, since Android is handling the streaming).
After rummaging through some posts, it seems that Syncs ability to communicate with your texts stems from a Bluetooth profile known as MAP (Messaging Access Profile), and while Bluetooth 2.0 and higher support this feature, only some handsets have that Bluetooth profile supported. How hard would it be to add a Bluetooth profile to the Android core through, say, a custom ROM? Or would the Kernel have to be modified?
Looking at the compatibility list it seems that the Motorola phones work with the text messaging system. All ( or most) of them, not just the Android phones. So it may be deeper than ripping the BT control scheme out.
But it would be great if someone could figure it out. I don't think many people care though, if you search here for Ford Sync you don't get many hits.
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search blue control on the marketplace or appbrain. this app allows sms to be played (and responded to) through a bluetooth headset!
Vibrant reads text out loud stock.
Settings>Voice Input and Output>Text-To-Speech Settings> Check Driving Mode...though..be warned. This will read ALL incoming texts out loud, and when you get a call, it will say Call from (caller or number if it's not in your contacts)
Don't have a BT headset..well I do..just can't find the charger. lol, so can't test it. And I'm not rich enough to have a BT enabled car.
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search blue control on the marketplace or appbrain. this app allows sms to be played (and responded to) through a bluetooth headset!
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In the app description, it says it does not work with in-car bluetooth "at this time". So we can keep our fingers crossed.
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I have found, that to get messages read to me and be able to reply, I had to install a custom rom (CyanogenMod 9-20120710-nightly), it works great! I hope this helps.
Has anyone gotten groove IP or talkatone (or any other app) working well on their player?
I installed both and they both work, I just can't get the delay to a minimum. I set google voice up so that if my cell misses a call, it forwards to my SGP. If it's not on WIFI or gets ignored, it drops the call to google voice voicemail, transcribes it and emails it to me. Pretty cool imo, especially for free.
I tried playing with all the settings in both programs.. with a good wifi signal and my home router the call is clear but there's a good delay to it. Every once and awhile the call gets kinda choppy like you're losing service too. My computer that's connected to wifi right next to me tests 20mb down, 2mb up so it shouldn't be a connection issue?
Anyone else played around with this and gotten it to work well?
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I use Groove IP with GTalk.
I can only get acceptable sound quality on their end when using a bluetooth headset. For some reason when I use the built in mic the other side always complains about quality.
It certainly isn't as good as using my laptop from the same chair on the same network with the same headset. Laptop is crystal clear and no complaints, on the Samsung it is 'ok' with minor complaints.
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I use Groove IP with GTalk.
I can only get acceptable sound quality on their end when using a bluetooth headset. For some reason when I use the built in mic the other side always complains about quality.
It certainly isn't as good as using my laptop from the same chair on the same network with the same headset. Laptop is crystal clear and no complaints, on the Samsung it is 'ok' with minor complaints.
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Ok so it's not just me then. Other end always complains of an echo for me, and if I adjust it to fix that then you either can't hear the other end or they can't hear you.
I'll have to give the bluetooth thing a try, that sucks but does make some sense. I do wonder why it's an issue though, skype works in phone mode brilliantly from my SGP with no echo and great call quality. Might have something to do with google voice's codecs.
I've tried GrooveIp and Talkatone and both have the delay. I've read a couple of places that this is due to the method Google voice uses to connect - kind of a patch between two systems or call forwarding if you will. I also thought maybe my router wasn't fast enough so I just bought the top rated (www.smallnetbuilder.com) router - Asus RT-N56U. We'll see if it helps but I kinda think the delay is due to how Google is routing the calls.
I tried Skype but the sound comes out my speakers instead of the ear speaker. @exodus454 - did you get yours to work and if so how? Or are you using ear phones /headset / bluetooth with it? I find Skype software to be crap on pretty much every phone I've tried it on - Windows phone and Android.
I also just saw that Vonage has came out with an Android App but I don't know if it will work on the YP-G70.
google voice + sipdroid
Having problems with the speech feature with my car's bluetooth.
My 920 pairs fine with my car's bluetooth, and I can receive calls fine.
However, the speech feature where it reads incoming text messages is not working. Under Settings > Speech, I've got all the checkboxes checked, and I've tried everything from "Always On" to "Bluetooth and headsets" but nothing works. I receive a text, my phone plays the notification sound, and then nothing.
With my previous WP7.5 device (HTC HD7), this feature worked flawlessly with my car and other bluetooth headsets. Unfortunately I got rid of my headset so I can't test it with my 920.
Interestingly, I once made a call, and while it was still ringing, I got an incoming text message and bam - my phone spoke over the active bluetooth session and prompted me whether I wanted the message read aloud. The call went through and the phone was unable to pickup any commands.
Also, starting a voice command, while my phone is actively paired with my car, the phone can no longer "hear" my voice commands. Like it thinks it initiated the bluetooth session, but in reality it hasn't.
Anyone else having similar problems, or better yet, a solution??
I can only think of something to try out to get a little more information on the scope of the problem.
You could turn it to always on and try sending a text message to the phone while it is not connected via Bluetooth (e.g. at home while having the device on the table) and check wether it works then. If so, then it seems the problem is with the compatibility of the phone and the car's bluetooth.
Hi StevieBallz - gave that a shot and yes, that works. It seems there are some other people with this issue reported on various other sites. Which is a real bummer.
Played around with it some more, and it definitely seems like the phone thinks it has initiated the bluetooth "call" and is reading out commands to nowhere, and unable to hear commands as well.
I would say this is a bug and not mere incompatibility issue. If they had it working fine on WP7.5, there's no reason they couldn't implement it the same way
Given that they are now using the Windows 8 Bluetooth Stack instead of what was there in Windows CE I would say there are several reasons why it's implemented differently but that's not really the point. If there are other people with incompatibility issues that might lead to a fix down the road. The more interesting question though would be if there are Bluetooth pairings where this works with the 920, because if it doesn't work with any Bluetooth devices I guess that would get fixed pretty soon.
I fear I can't give you any more advice than to contact support on your issue so that they get aware of the situation (because I guess Nokia won't be scouting forums for all kinds of possible bugs). I hope they will fix the functionality for you soon.
PS: I can't count the number of times I've seen issues with Bluetooth. No matter what devices I use, Bluetooth still seems very hit and miss Working with the BMW Bluetooth but only partially but working fine in an Audi. Sometimes only with Blackberry, etc. One would believe if there is a standard they would get all this sorted out someday but somehow they don't.
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I would say this is a bug and not mere incompatibility issue. If they had it working fine on WP7.5, there's no reason they couldn't implement it the same way
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It works on my car ('10 nissan). It works on some cars/bluetooth stacks, and not others. This, by definition, is a compatibility issue. Now, why this stack fails against other stacks, when the CE stack worked, is a good question.
Really, what I want in my android wear device is
1. The time
2. my notifications (incoming calls, sms, email, alarms, etc)
3. Weather
4. a dialer to remotely call with my phone
Most of the other features are useless to me. However I do like Sony's smartband, and it's sleep alarm feature that will gently wake you up as you sleep. Are there any addons for watches that will do this?
I also want a high quality BT headset to pair with my phone.
Having nto paid enough attention to tech these past few years, what should I be getting?
never realized it is so many. I just want one that you can take calls on it and reply to text with voice. I don't care about the other things like your heart rate. But I got that feeling that is like asking for a HDTV without the Smart capabilities.
jaybird bt headphones the best...but i have noticed that the sound is inferior with the nexus 6 vs opo or motoX maybe lack of aptx
Hello,
This issue has been driving me insane. It seems like some simple, artificial limitation that no one seems to circumvent. As the title suggests, I'm trying to force phone calls and especially VoiP calls (Discord, whatsapp..etc), to go through the high bitrate A2DP profile instead of the horrible HSP/HFP profile that butchers audio quality and uses the horrible bluetooth microphone.
For instance when music is streamed through a bot in Discord i have to listen to it in horrible earpiece-level phone call quality.
I feel like there's got to be a tweak, a Magisk module, a custom ROM functionality with root access that allow for this, something.. I found a couple old XDA posts about this but no solutions. Oh and also tried Lesser AudioSwitch on multiple Android versions, none worked.
It seems inherent to all bluetooth headphones which is a shame, they could cost 10k $, but the quality would still be sh*t in calls, both in and out, since mic is not close to the mouth.
I always loved Android for giving users more control, but sadly seems like this is more and more going away. What i want here, can very easily be done on PC.
Thank you for your time reading, really hope someone can help.