Can anyone explain the following?...i purchased a car kit, and had it profesionally installed. At first it was perfect, my xda could sit in the cradle, with screen active, and if a call came in, my radio would auto mute. Perfect!.....but then..i noticed that the microphone would only work with the phone..no others apps [notes, fonix setup,] could access the mic. Then, about two days later, when i put the xda in the car cradle, it would mute the radio whenever the screen was active. I then realised that if i moved the xda slightly, mute would work as before. This points to some physical problem with the connector.
Im using a rom from jeffs kitchen, 3.17.03 and radio version 4.21.00
Has the car kit damaged my connector?...I have seen this mentioned in a thread by a developer?....is there any solution?
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Hi all,
I have bought a Kaiser last week which replaced my broken Trinity. The last OS run on the trinity was a Bepe 0.79 german rom.
Now after changing to the Kaiser I have some minor but very annoying problem with the bluetooth connection in my car. My car is an Audi A3 that is officially not compatible with WM 5 and 6 but was working great with the Bepe rom.
The problem occurs only if you turn on the engine during a phone call.
The behaviour is the following: If you have an active phone call and turn on the ignition switch the phone connects to the to the free speech unit in the car and you can continue with your call. But if you continue and turn on the engine the connection between phone and free speech unit gets lost.
Does anybody has an idea how to correct this? Perhaps it is just a registry key to change as this problem did not occur on the Trinity...
Thanks for you help
TheDemon
Welcome to a world of problems! There are a couple of threads on people having problems with built in car kits. I'm sure one of them was an Audi and the person never found a real solution, just a work around (that was a contacts, not a call issue tho.) I personally had some issues with my old HTC Uni running a cooked ROM (which was a vast improvement on the total failure I had with the standard ROM!), these just aren't present with the Kaiser. I guess it's just luck of the draw and something to do with the overall package as I have several issues with different bluetooth devices, some working well with old phones not with new, vice versa, some being buggy with all. Sorry to report bad news, but if you do find a solution that works for you, great!
TheDemon said:
Hi all,
The problem occurs only if you turn on the engine during a phone call.
The behaviour is the following: If you have an active phone call and turn on the ignition switch the phone connects to the to the free speech unit in the car and you can continue with your call. But if you continue and turn on the engine the connection between phone and free speech unit gets lost.
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Sorry...can you explain the problem again? I'm not following. If you have an active phone call and turn on the ignition can you or can you not continue your conversation? The two sentences seem to be saying opposite things.
I think what he's saying is that if he turns to the accessory position, or ignition position, depending on how many positions there are (probably the one where all the lights on the dash light up) he's fine, but as soon as he turns the key to actually start the car it goes wrong. I have a feeling this would be due to the momentary powerloss to everything but the starter circuit. Dunno if there is a way to fix that, apart from wiring the carkit to a feed that stays live all the time and isn't cut when the car is started.
Funny enough, I've got a similar problem on the bike. The radio has an external display/remote plugged in (Sony headunit, RM-XM10B display/remote) which lights up when the ignition is switched on, but due to the brief cut in power to the radio when the bike is started the display goes blank. Radio comes back on fine, like it does in any car, but the only way to get the remote display to work again is to cycle the radio off/on. That might just be the way the carkit handles a brief drop in power and the only way to fix it is to wire it directly off the battery. A good auto electrician should be able to wire it so that it gets a constant live direct from the battery, but switched via a relay that doesn't die when the car is started.
I have an wierd problem in my htc touch diamond.
Everytime i connect the headphones it tries to autodial a name in my contacts list.
And if i connect the radio it doest it nonstop... i heard the "bip" and then its like if it wanted to dial a name...
It sounds strange..but it is like that.
hope somenone knows what im talking about cause im gettting nuts...
Spanish original vodafone rom, not that many programs installed, although started doing it after installing thumbcal and pocketmax alarm today.. although I dont think that is the problem since i restored with spb backap a 1 month ago backup i made and still same headphones problem.
Have checked the headphone button.. and it seems to be ok (at first I though if maybe was stuck..)
Got the same problem. Did anyone know how to solve it?
sounds to me like a faulty headset. Try to connect a different set of headphones and see if it acts the same way.
I got same problem
Hi, your problem solved? my HTC diamond got the same problem, so irritating.
I have the same problem, I was told it was that the button on the headphones was too sensitive, so as I never use it I ripped the button off.
It isn't nearly as bad but still does it sometimes.
My friend with the same phone says that this fixed his though.
I think I need to have another go at it, see if I can stop it properly.
Ok, so I pulled the cover from the button on the headphones and ripped out all of the metal button that is attached to the board inside.
It's certainly working so far.
headphones HELP PLEASE!!!
hey guys i picked a pair of headphones from the store they fit my htc daimond and all but wen i plug them in nuthing happens wen i plug ionto to my razr or slvr they work fine is there an app that can help change this or something please help
HTC headphones auto dial problem finally solved!!!!
guys,I am using HTC Touch Pro2,I have same problem when headphone is plugged into HTC touch pro2;
Description of symptom:
Sometimes when you touch or move the wires of headphone,the phone will automatically dial back the first number in your call hisory (it's not "contacts list" as this poster said),the problem is not stable,when you deliberately fiddle with the wires of headphone hoping to find out what is the problem,it doesnt auto dial,while when you casually try to adjust the position of the wires to make yourself comfortable,it auto dials!
People completely have no idea what is going on,like it's a ghost behind it.
I initially believed that maybe the movement of the wires shakes the USB slot,which triggers internal electronic touching or somthing.
Like others,I checked whether there is some button along the wires of headphone,I found none,thus this mystery remains forever.
However,the other day,suddenly I did find a button in the wire. Now pls look at your HTC headphone,the middle of the black box(where two wires are jointed) is the button! the cover of this box is clickable, pls try to click it sveral times,the phone will auto dial.
it is now clear that this clickable cover (button) is specifically designed to auto dial back the call when you use headphone.
The button is so sensitive that even small touch will make it execute.
I had the same problem
I had this annoying problem and i sent my phone in service. I got a new pair of headphones and after some time (~1 year) same problem occured. I think this are the crappiest headphones i ever seen . THX HTC ) anyone found any good headphones (not necessarily original) that I can buy?
same problem
Had the same problem. It's caused by faulty wiring in the headphones. Mine do the calling when the wire at the end of the connector gets wiggled into certain positions (i.e. when I keep it in my pocket or in my hand while running). It's really annoying especially since this is my 3rd set in as many months that has this problem.
I've also noticed that Orange is selling them at a quarter of the price they had in December. I'm guessing they're trying to get rid of them since the new models from htc come with standard headphone jacks.
Only sure fire solution to the problem is getting a new pair.
Same here.
There are other threads about this problem.
Still looking for a solution like, let's say a registry hack that disables the headset button...
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Since I'm a lot on the road, driving, it's handy, when recieving a call, if the phone automatically is set on handsfree (speaker of the phone).
In the past there was the program from Oldsap to do this but the latest version of this does not work on my Diamond2
Does somebody know other free software for this? or,
Does somebody know a registry tweak or entry so the phone is alway's in handsfree modus, over the speaker of the phone?
Thanks in advance....
Try searching for touch_incall_screen_tweak in the forums.
Works well with my d2, just need to flip over the phone & it turns on the speaker, flip it back the speaker shuts of.
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Try searching for touch_incall_screen_tweak in the forums.
Works well with my d2, just need to flip over the phone & it turns on the speaker, flip it back the speaker shuts of.
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Flipping the phone when is placed in car holder, during driving, is difficult, don't you think.
There must be another way to do this...!!
Somebody has an answer
Anyone else having an issue with the headphone socket, when I plug my headphones in and put the phone in my pocket or bag it only takes the slightest knock or me just walking to jar my headphones lose and then the music pauses. I know I could turn the "pause music when headphones disconnected " off but I find it handy and in this case the music would continue to play until I'd opened my bag to plug my headphones back in.
Any tips for me?
I've yet to try a different set of headphones I must admit. I don't have a second set to hand
Yes, exactly the same issue. With some earphones its really bad, with others its a little less bad. I even have two identical sets of headphones, one of which disconnects with the slightest touch of the plug, the other is not quite so bad, but still a pain. Must be a common problem.
its crap, can't believe this wasn't a known issue when the device was being tested. Its go the point I'm thinking of selling the phone and getting something else
Nothing like that here ... Its nice and firm ... Maybe you should get a replacement ...
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Are you sure you put your 3,5mm connector deep enough in the socket?
I don't recognize this problem at all, its more the opposite.
Last week I pulled my cx300 out of my phone the connector was still in it, the rubber protection came loose from my cx300, I put it back and haven't managed to do that again.
i don't have this problem either. im using all sorts of headphones and still ok. put it all in. push harder. lol. all headphones work but not the mic. especially the three button ones
maybe its just the excuse I need to buy some new headphones
Use bose earphones... Socket Isn't loose at all.
Maybe you've already defective socket or earphones.
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I use to have a droid 2 and I used it with the car dock with out any problems at all, My car had the aux input for the audio cable from the dock, so when ever my phone would ring or I would make a call, it would go through the cars speakers, Ok so now I have the D3 and the new D3 car dock, same car. Here's the problem, when ever the phone is in the car dock and you place or receive a call, by default the phone switches to speaker phone, and when in speaker phone mode it will not play through the speakers, and yes I can just hit the speaker phone button on the dial pad to turn the speaker off and then it will play through the cars speakers but I really dont like having to do this every . time,I NEVER had to do this with my D2. I have tried other car dock apps to see if this would go away but it don't. Any help or thought would be great.
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I use to have a droid 2 and I used it with the car dock with out any problems at all, My car had the aux input for the audio cable from the dock, so when ever my phone would ring or I would make a call, it would go through the cars speakers, Ok so now I have the D3 and the new D3 car dock, same car. Here's the problem, when ever the phone is in the car dock and you place or receive a call, by default the phone switches to speaker phone, and when in speaker phone mode it will not play through the speakers, and yes I can just hit the speaker phone button on the dial pad to turn the speaker off and then it will play through the cars speakers but I really dont like having to do this every . time,I NEVER had to do this with my D2. I have tried other car dock apps to see if this would go away but it don't. Any help or thought would be great.
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Sorry man, but I've dug through and have not found any settings pertaining to that. It may be an automatic feature that has not been developed into an adjustable setting in Android 2.3.4 (Since its a new Car Dock App)
However, this may help you out.
http://ig88.cwfk.net/?page_id=96
It's a third party app that might work.
Actually, I think I found something pertaining to it.
In here: http://static.googleusercontent.com...lp/hc/pdfs/mobile/AndroidUsersGuide-2.3.4.pdf
On page 333.
Not sure yet if it applies to our Droid 3 completely, but it might. I don't have an AUX in port in my car to test it out at the moment.
Edit: It appears Motorola/Verizon left out the "Dock" settings under the general settings menu. Unless, it shows up when docked - idk yet.
If it doesn't, I'd try going into applications, "all" applications, select cardock or car home app, and clear data. This may restore the question that it supposedly asks you when you connect to the dock for the first time.
I found the problem and the solution.
Without any setting to change and all the apps I tried did not help, I decided to take a look at the dock and by that I mean take it apart and see whats going on inside. What I found was that where the usb car charger attached there was a circuit board, I am not an electronics guy but I figured that was whats causing the phone to automatic go in to speaker phone when connected to the dock, and I was right. That was the problem, and now for the solution, I had a car dock for a droid x handy so I took it apart as well, and I found that it did not have the circuit board, it was just a straight through put, from the usb connection on one end to the micro usb on the other end, the end that sticks up in the car dock that the phone connects to. So with a little bit of modification and I do mean little, I was able to swap them out, and now all is well again. Pretty ****ty that MOTO would do this and not give an option to change it in the setting though.