I9500: Fixing LineageOS (latest weekly build) & OpenGapps (ARM, 7.1, nano) - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
Installed on S4 I9500 are
- Lineage-OS-14.1-20170811-UNOFICIAL-WEEKLY-ja3gxx
- open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20170812
Problems with the ROM
- I cannot make WhatsApp or Messenger calls with bluetooth ear piece connected (or with bluetooth on and ear piece unconnected) because bluetooth will cause phone to instant crash off every time. After crash off have to re-start to get phone back every time. I can make these calls successfully with bluetooth off.
- Google app cannot hear when I speak. It simply shows the "Listening" screen, but hears nothing.
- NFC functionality not working.
Can I do anything to fix these? or is there a more functional stable other ROM I can use.
I'm pleased with Lineage OS because there is no bloatware, it's stable and it's fast, but I need the functionality I have listed above.
Can anyone help?

kez3 said:
Hi,
Installed on S4 I9500 are
- Lineage-OS-14.1-20170811-UNOFICIAL-WEEKLY-ja3gxx
- open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20170812
Problems with the ROM
- I cannot make WhatsApp or Messenger calls with bluetooth ear piece connected (or with bluetooth on and ear piece unconnected) because bluetooth will cause phone to instant crash off every time. After crash off have to re-start to get phone back every time. I can make these calls successfully with bluetooth off.
- Google app cannot hear when I speak. It simply shows the "Listening" screen, but hears nothing.
- NFC functionality not working.
Can I do anything to fix these? or is there a more functional stable other ROM I can use.
I'm pleased with Lineage OS because there is no bloatware, it's stable and it's fast, but I need the functionality I have listed above.
Can anyone help?
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kez3 said:
Hi,
Installed on S4 I9500 are
- Lineage-OS-14.1-20170811-UNOFICIAL-WEEKLY-ja3gxx
- open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20170812
Problems with the ROM
- I cannot make WhatsApp or Messenger calls with bluetooth ear piece connected (or with bluetooth on and ear piece unconnected) because bluetooth will cause phone to instant crash off every time. After crash off have to re-start to get phone back every time. I can make these calls successfully with bluetooth off.
- Google app cannot hear when I speak. It simply shows the "Listening" screen, but hears nothing.
- NFC functionality not working.
Can I do anything to fix these? or is there a more functional stable other ROM I can use.
I'm pleased with Lineage OS because there is no bloatware, it's stable and it's fast, but I need the functionality I have listed above.
Can anyone help?
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1. I used Sony MW-600 Bluetooth Headset, and it's working fine
2. It is known bug on LOS
3. NFC working fine for me either
Same - Lineage-OS-14.1-20170811-UNOFICIAL-WEEKLY-ja3gxx
- open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20170812
installed on my phone

Are there plans to fix this bluetooth bug?
Anyone know why Google app cannot hear my voice?
Training "Ok Google" to my voice does not work either.
Is there a different ROM with nougat or Android 6.0 for i9500 where everything works?
Can I do anything to fix this. Is there a patch?

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Bluetooth Problems on X1

Hi,
hopefully anyone has an answer to the strange bluetooth behaviour of my X1.
The first device is a bluetooth headset from Sony. It works good, if bluetooth is activated. But after some time of not using the headset, the phone just switches off bluetooth. Sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes days after my last use of the headset. I tried all settings of the bluetooth-settings with no change. And it sucks if with the next phone call the headset cannot connect anymore because bluetooth was switched off.
The second device is a GNS TrafficBox Plus FM9BT-Y. Somehow MN7 does not detect the device directly, so I have to use the workaround with the serial port and outgoing connection on COM1.
The initial minutes the connection works fine, but then stops and is not restored.
Here as well trying different settings changed nothing.
How can I find out the address of the bluetooth devices?
Is there a tool to further test bluetooth connections (like what speed can be used, the address of the device, etc)
Regards
pt
Im using Itjes Touch 7 final & i have the same problem - infact i've had it with the last 3 of his roms with my blutooth to SEAT car. I'll be on a call in my car & it switches the blutooth off without warning. generally after about 10 minutes of actual call time. But it doesnt disconnect unless during a call ? There is no rhyme or reason to it, it just sometimes happens?
So any further info will be appreciated
Im using Itjes Touch 7 final & i have the same problem - infact i've had it with the last 3 of his roms with my blutooth to SEAT car. I'll be on a call in my car & it switches the blutooth off without warning. generally after about 10 minutes of actual call time. But it doesnt disconnect unless during a call ? There is no rhyme or reason to it, it just sometimes happens?
So any further info will be appreciated
I have Ra2generic DE with the 1.10 radio ROM on it.
At the beginning it was fantastic not having the bluetooth issue. Everything was working so extremely goood... no switching off, no disconnecting of and from the bt headset,, etc...
After a while the issue was here again...damn! So the bt became not very useful in its functionalities.... then I saw that it was not possible to see through my bt freespeech device in the car the last calls on the phone... hm, ok I said. There were lot of calls (incoming, outgoing, missed, etc) on the list...I erased them all...
Now it is working in a perfect way.... no disconnecting, no switching off..and this with the stock ROM and Radio ROM.
I tried it a few months before posting it here... now I'm cleaning up my calling list every 2nd day (I really call a lot) and I have no problems..
Hope it works for you..
i have the same problem, the bluetooth disconect without any reason, i have tried more than 10 Roms and i dont have any solution
¿is so dificult for Sony to repare this problem?
zagito said:
There were lot of calls (incoming, outgoing, missed, etc) on the list...I erased them all...
Now it is working in a perfect way.... no disconnecting, no switching off..and this with the stock ROM and Radio ROM.
I tried it a few months before posting it here... now I'm cleaning up my calling list every 2nd day (I really call a lot) and I have no problems..
Hope it works for you..
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I hardreseted the device, installed the newest official firmware, deleted the calling list and with great expectations checked bluetooth behaviour.....nothing changed for me
But great it works for you and thanks for the tip
Come on people..... please someone help us with this
Bluetooth with clarion mind
Am having trouble connecting with my new Clarion MIND - is seems the phone does not see the profiles (very similar to the phone adding the older SE Bluetooth Watch, the 100). Has anyone built a .cab to sort this out?

Bluetooth (A2DP?) problems: delayed / cut off notifications during navigation

Hello!
I have a problem with delayed and cut off notifications over my bluetooth hands free device (Parrot MKi 9200). I can experience it on almost every ROM despite ROMs with Tytung's kernels.
Everytime my copilot live 8 says something like "In 500 meters turn left" it takes a little while (maybe one second) for the phone to establish the bluetooth connection to my handsfree device and all i can hear is "..eters turn left". The only ROMs without this issue are those using Tytyng's kernels. They work just perfect. And yes, I know the workarounds like letting the phone play music all the time, but this doesn't work for me, for i listen a lot to the radio or use the SD Card in my Parrot for playing music - so this is not a solution for me.
I tried to find out more about this issue, but all i could figure out was, that this seems to be an android problem. Due to power saving issues Android would close the A2DP connection and reestablish it, once there is a signal comming up. Please correct me if I am wrong on this one.
However, since Tytung figured out, how to get this thing done right it must be also possible on other kernels and smartphones. Is there a way, maybe to change some settings or a working app or some kind of bluetooth drivers, to solve this issue on other ROMs or even other android phones?
Thank you in advance for your help
Don't know of any app, but just by playing blank.mp3 in music player could help you(it holds bluetooth audio connection-stays on all the time)
your sound cuts are because of low power bluetooth mode, try asking kernel dev to disable it?
I have the same problem and it would be nice to have a buffer application which buffers sounds for Bluetooth for a second and transmit them when the connection is active.
Sure it's an old thread... but has anyone tried this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turboled.enhancedtts
Should at least fix the problem for the navigation commands...
Thanks, will try it

My Continued Bluetooth Nightmare

OK,
So I'm trying to get some help regarding this issue. I will continue to try different ROM's and what not to see if it can be resolved. I'm simply at a loss to where the issue lies though, however as of today, every custom ROM has been giving me trouble. My plan for today is to flash a stock ROM via Odin and then if that works go for Imperium, however I'm hoping with your help I may be able to solve it on something like CM12 or what not because I prefer the flexibility of a proper custom ROM.
OK, so the issue I have:
I have a car head unit which has bluetooth built-in. Music plays fine through Bluetooth, no jitters or issues. However, when I try and call someone and I'm listening to the radio or something non-Bluetooth, the phone does not send the signal (?) to the head unit to switch to Bluetooth. This means the call will be made via the dialer app and while the audio IS being routed through the bluetooth channel, the head unit does not know about it because it hasn't received the signal to switch to Bluetooth. I can switch it manually to Bluetooth and make and receive calls, but this isn't convenient at all and probably quite dangerous when I'm driving a car. The same applies when receiving a call.
Here's the thing, if I go into Bluetooth, select CAR KIT and go configuration, if I disable Media Audio, then it works fine! The phone correctly sends the signal to switch to Bluetooth and the head unit does so. The call goes through and it all works fine. This is repeatable.
Therefore, the issue I'm having lies in the fact both Media and Phone Audio are enabled at the same time. Has anyone else had this issue and does anyone have a suggestion to fix it?
Before someone suggests "just disable media audio". My answer is no, this isn't convenient at all. I use Bluetooth media quite a lot, and simply disabling and re-enabling it everytime simply isn't an option.
So far, I've had this issue on:
CM12.1 Optimized
CM12.1 Nightly
Mokee ROM
DirtyUnicorns
CM12 Nightly
I'm yet to try a stock Lollipop ROM. I know for a fact however, that stock KitKat DOES work.
I really could do with some help here, so any suggestions would be awesome.
all the roms you have tried are aosp....aosp is not designed for the s4 as its not an officially supported device (its not a nexus) so things like bluetooth and the camera will always be broken as the required stuff needed is proprietary to samsung
go back to stock and your problem will be solved
DSA said:
all the roms you have tried are aosp....aosp is not designed for the s4 as its not an officially supported device (its not a nexus) so things like bluetooth and the camera will always be broken as the required stuff needed is proprietary to samsung
go back to stock and your problem will be solved
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The Bluetooth itself is fine. Audio quality is fine. Call quality is fine. It just seems like a tiny little thing that's causing all these issues for me, because if it could trigger my car head unit to switch, I wouldn't even dream of stock. Also the camera seems fine to be fair?
I'm not keen on going back to stock.... at all, so I'm thinking Imperium. It's a shame though because apart from this BT issue, CM12 is fantastic on this device. Takes a 2 year old phone and makes it feel like a brand new phone.
I really hope someone can fix that Bluetooth bug in CM12.1. I may even look myself, it must be something pretty small from a coding perspective because as I said, the functionality is clearly there as evidenced by the fact it works with Media audio turned off.
Regardless, thanks anyway
Changing the modem did not solve my problem.
When did you try the Optimized and the nightlies? There have been a lot of fixes lately regarding bluetooth.

Strange bluetooth problem after upgrading to 6.0

Hello,
Where my bluetooth previously worked on Android 5.0, ever since upgrading my i9505 to 6, Bluetooth does seem to connect, but calls still go though the speaker and I cannot change it to Bluetooth mode (my car, however, sees it). And when hanging up the phone, the phone will say "Hanging Up" yet still stay connected for what seems to be an indefinite amount of time - or until I restart the phone. Needless to say, callers on the other end cannot hear me. And, when playing music, the car's head unit does show that it's playing but again, music comes through the phone's speaker only.
Any advice? I've already tried flashing AOSP 6.0 and Kushan CM 13.0 and it's the same thing on both.
Thanks.
DJRepresent said:
Hello,
Where my bluetooth previously worked on Android 5.0, ever since upgrading my i9505 to 6, Bluetooth does seem to connect, but calls still go though the speaker and I cannot change it to Bluetooth mode (my car, however, sees it). And when hanging up the phone, the phone will say "Hanging Up" yet still stay connected for what seems to be an indefinite amount of time - or until I restart the phone. Needless to say, callers on the other end cannot hear me. And, when playing music, the car's head unit does show that it's playing but again, music comes through the phone's speaker only.
Any advice? I've already tried flashing AOSP 6.0 and Kushan CM 13.0 and it's the same thing on both.
Thanks.
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Simple
6.0 Rom bugs.
Wait until they are fixed
They all are based on the same code. So if one roms has it they all have it.
Keep in mind that MM is brand new so you just have to be patient for it to be fixed.
DJRepresent said:
Hello,
Where my bluetooth previously worked on Android 5.0, ever since upgrading my i9505 to 6, Bluetooth does seem to connect
Thanks.
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In a strange coincidence, I had all sorts of trouble on my i9505 with Bluetooth on 5 but is mostly resolved on 6 (CM 13 official).
mr.b00tl00p said:
In a strange coincidence, I had all sorts of trouble on my i9505 with Bluetooth on 5 but is mostly resolved on 6 (CM 13 official).
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same here, but now i have new one's like connecting my mi band at all :/
I also had problems with BT with the CM13 Official Nightlies, and also with the Resurrection Remix.
But I now use the JDCTeam 6.0.1 ROM, and I don't have BT issues, I only use my BT in car, but I can send and receive phone calls, and also stream my music via BT.
Furthermore, almost everyone complains about the no sound with the calling issues.
I also had those issues back to the official CM13 and the RR 6.0.1 versions.
For me, this ROM is really good, you would maybe give it a try.
I use an old bootloader, the FNB8, but it seems to work pretty fine.

Bluetooth issue i9505

Dear forum,
really looking for some help with the bluetooth connection and/or some pointers into the right direction.
Before anyone asks, yes I have searched the forum(s) and googled days in a row, tried several builds and found a lot of bluetooth questions/issues but not this specific issue nor a solution.
Have a S4 i9505 which has a perfect bluetooth connection with my Renault Carminat system using the stock rom. As I had other issues with the stock rom, I rooted and upgraded the phone to Optimized LineageOS 14.1 (7.1.2). When pairing the phone to the car, it all works fine (it doesn't disconnect - which is a commonly reported issue). media streaming works fine, the car audio system also responds to the phone (and vice versa), contacts are imported etc. The big issue is however that there is no sound (nor receiving nor sending) when a call is received and/or intitiated.
In my quest to resolve this issue I let the dealer upgrade the firmware of the car audio system, tried with at least two different (but similar) S4 i9505 phones on custom roms, tried several other custom builds (from CM12 to CM14), tried an older but also the latest modem/BL for my region (XXSPQA1), tried some nightly builds but in all cases the exact same issue remains. Only when I go back to the stock rom, I have again a perfect bluetooth connection. A S5 (with stock Android 6) can connect to my system without issues as well.
So my thoughts are that the issue lies within custom roms as even a custom rom based on the same Android version as stock rom doesn't work properly.
Any thoughts what I can do more? Is it possible to copy the BT files from the stock rom and copy it to the custom rom? Any ideas? If it can help to post certain logs I will absolutely do so. Phone is on stock rom again now.
Thank you for your support!
I have exactly the same issue on my I9505, every time i connect to bluetooth (previous car, new car bluetooth speaker calling seems to work , but ther is no sound (only the end of call beep. and also, after disabling bluetooth, the sound is still not working ... i have to reboot my mobile to be able to call again. i hope this issue can be resolved
( when connecting to a bluetooth device for playing media blutooth works )
Same here. I hear a distortion sound when a call is made though. Worked fine with 5.X and broken in 8.0 and 8.1. I tried various modems as well. I even changed codecs in the developer options and didn't find one that worked. i9505

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