Hi, i bought Soundlink Mini by Bose (bluetooth portable speaker) and when i hear music or watch videos, my S4 doesn't let me choose all SoundAlive effects because i'm not using cable output.
Is it possible a hack to make available all effects like i'm using wired speaker/earphones instead of wireless?
did you ever find a solution to this?
I'm curious also to know whether it is possible to forcibly select ANY of the soundalive profiles using ANY output...for example, I really like the virtual 7.1 profile on my headphones (sounds great combines with the sound boosted, by editing the files in snd_soc_msm). but as soon as you unplug the headphones it says that the profile is "not compatible" with the speaker. This has the knock on effect of meaning that I have to re-select the profile every time i plug in my headphones.
is there some way of either enabling all profiles all the time, or to set the default profile for headphones?
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Is it possible to listen to mp3 or any type of audio output on the wizard without the use of headphones?
I would like to listen to audio content without using headphones of any kind.
Can i use the wizad builtin speakers? If so how?
thanks in advance
um, just play it? The sound output will automatically redirect to either headphones or speakers, if you don't have headphones plugged in
tried but no luck
I tried what you recommended but still cannot hear any sound, either from video or audio sources.
generaly such issues are operator based not phone based
Audio problem solved
In comm manager the ringer setting was on vibrate. Set it to ring and I was able to listen via internal speakers. Im feeling a bit stupid.
HI All,
I only ever use my I9505 for Bluetooth audio. There is plenty of apps out there that boost the sound quality and loudness for headphone jacks and the phones speaker itself, but i am finding it hard to find any that deal with Bluetooth audio...
I currently connect to:
1) Bluetooth for my car - for music and calls
2) Bluetooth for my headphones i use at the gym - for music only
Any suggestions on how to get some better sound quality / loudness?
I currently use Player Pro music player - which has a DSP Sound Equaliser pack - but i am not too sure on how to fine tune that... It seems that the quality drops dramatically when i incease the volume too much?
Cheers
Not aware that any apps can help with quality, although there may be some that can help with Volume like Volume+ (although I'm not sure if they will affect bluetooth).
To increase sound quality I would recommend getting an Apt-X enabled bluetooth headphone/receiver (I use the HS3000 which has Apt-X, is relatively inexpensive and quite versatile since you can plug in whichever earphones/headphones you want or even connect it to speakers/stereos via a 3.5mm-3.5mm cable). The Sony one you have doesn't have Apt-X so is not able to take advantage of the S4s Apt-X capability.
Hi,
I'm often listen to music from my android device that is connected through jack cable to car audio, but simultaneously I also use navigation. Now when there is any communicate from navi - the music is paused and the prompt is heard in car speakers. Is there any way to make the music not stop and the navi sound to be announce through phone speaker?
The same thing with BT A2DP connection.
Thanks in advance
The Way Hardware Access is enabled in Android Kernel, it controls only one Channel to route output to. So you can't have one app using one output and another app using another. Perhaps when we get 64 bit Android, on 64 bit devices, that might be an option.
Is it then possible to route a channel from headphone to phone speaker when specific application is requesting sound output? E.g. music is played through headphones and when a navi prompt - music is paused, navi output goes through phone speaker and after its finished - music unpause and goes again through headphones.
It is not a problem when music and navi announcement are played through car speakers, but when I change the source in car radio from aux to e.g. tuner or cd - all notifications from android device are cutted off from any speaker.
Maybe there is a way to switch output using Tasker, so that when a music app is playing - sound goes through jack, and when music app is closed - sound goes through phone speaker.
Certain Rom Developers have tweaked their Roms to Override Bluetooth output. Especially when the Ring goes off. Can you please specify what device do you have ?
I have LG G2 with Cyanogenmod 11.
I also have one application for speed camera warning, in which I can set the audio channel. By default it is "music", so when there is a BT audio connection (or headphones) - every sound goes through BT (or headphones) , but when I set the channel to "alarms" - music goes through BT (or headphones) and sound from this app through phone speaker. So the channel switch is possible, but unfortunately it has also an issue. When this app is requests sound output - the music over BT (or headphones) is paused and audio is switched to phone speaker, but the process is lagging and the prompt is cutted so I can't hear the whole announcement.
Maybe the best solution will be an app that can manually switch the audio channel, so when I want to listen to music - audio goes through headphones, and when I will close music app - audio will goes through phone speaker without the need to remove jack.
moved to the G2 help forum.
[ISSUE]
On all the newer Xperia phones the output level for the headphone is way too low compared to other devices.
The EQ helps when set correctly, but this is usually not enough.
[SOLUTION]
Sony seems to have built in a Preamp in the Xperia which is activated automatically when you plug in a few different types of Original Sony headphones. This is the same function that activates noise cancelling when you plug in the MDR-NC31E headphones.
To activate the Preamp for other headsets go to Settings - Sound & Notifications - Accessory Settings - Headset
There you will find all the Preamp presets for the different Sony headphones.
While audio is playing in the Music app from Sony, disable all audio enhancements and EQ settings and then go through the headset list until you find the preset that best fits your kind of music and headset.
Now that your Preamp is active you can go back and fiddle with the EQ and audio enhancements to taste
Hope this helps!
I have been using a pair of Sony Gold wireless USB headphones on my shield for viewing at night when my family is asleep. Was working great until after the update. When I tried them last night I am only getting audio from the left side. I tried changing the USB audio settings in the menu from 5.1 to stereo to HQ stereo and back, nothing works. This is happening in all apps and in the menu. Tested them w/ my PC and PS4 and work fine there. Any ideas?
i generaly use soundabout when i use usb stuff for sound but it is a new android version so i dont know here sorry.
For me it's the other way around, I was using turtle beach USB DAC for toslink connection to my amplifier, and was only getting stereo sound. Now digital sound, DTS, AC3 is working in kodi and other apps. I have it set to 5.1, and volume control is off. Don't think this helps you in any way, but they did change things related to USB audio, thats for sure.
Did you reboot the shield when changing the sound settings? You must reboot for the changes to take effect.