Ok, where are the Android geeks?

[RMStringer]

Originally Posted by luscious

done that! no dice........the only settings are have are MTP and PTP. Neither of them work.

Correct it didnt work for me wither. I got a 64gig USB drive and it workd WELL, Problem solved. I also hooked up a 320gig usb drive and it played as well!~

[luscious]

Well I found out that its our head unit. It doesnt support anything but USB Mass Storage. No support for MTP.

[Squishy86]

Originally Posted by apexaddict

For people who are wondering, this is a ROM issue. I don't understand the cause of it, but I do know that for whatever reason, using certain music apps with AOSP-based ROMs (like CM10 or AOKP) gives you no volume control on the normal, non-Bespoke head unit. I normally use Spotify, so I've tested it with a number of phones:

T-Mobile GS2 on CM10 - no volume control, only shows "BTA" on the head unit

Galaxy Nexus on stock 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2 - volume control works, will display "STREAMING AUDIO" under "BTA" when BT audio is selected

Galaxy Nexus on CM10, AOKP, SlimROM, LiquidSmooth, Paranoid Android and Bugless Beast - no volume control, only shows "BTA"

VZW GS3 on stock or modified stock ROMs, ICS and JB - volume control works, MIGHT display "STREAMING AUDIO", sometimes it doesn't but volume can still be changed

VZW GS3 on CM10 - no volume control, only shows "BTA"

Nexus 4 on stock 4.2 - volume control works, shows "STREAMING AUDIO", but the phone likes to unpair itself every time I start the car.

I've also tried a couple of these with Rhapsody and Rdio and the head unit responses are the same or similar. In fact, Rhapsody will actually show the artist and song for a split second when it starts playing, then it disappears. Google Music seems to work across the board.

So basically if you want to use any of the decent streaming music apps and want volume control, you'll have to use a stock or stock-based ROM. I don't know if this is the same case for pre-ICS phones/ROMs, though.

I'm wondering if there was been any development on this or if the AOSP/AOKP teams know about it.

I'm currently running CW10 4.1.2 AOKP on my Galaxy s2 i777. As soon as bluetooth connects, I'm allowed 5 seconds to adjust volume. My head unit only displays "BTA". I've only tried this with Double Twist but now I know its a problem with the ROM and not our head units.

Besides the FM/Bluetooth switch for volume control, what I've been doing is setting my bluetooth volume to half on my phone then adjusting it on the head unit to something manageable. I place my phone in the little cubby by the aux and usb slot and adjust volume through my phone.

[l0aded]

Anyone know of any Verizon Galaxy s3 roms with USB mass storage mode? I would love to make sure of the USB cable.

[Doughnuts]

Originally Posted by sabSquishy

I'm currently running CW10 4.1.2 AOKP on my Galaxy s2 i777. As soon as bluetooth connects, I'm allowed 5 seconds to adjust volume. My head unit only displays "BTA". I've only tried this with Double Twist but now I know its a problem with the ROM and not our head units.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2081475 Looks like the fine folks at XDA have got a "patched" APK for spotify that should allow the head unit to control via bluetooth. I have tried it on two phones (HTC One X+ on stock software and an HTC Incredible on CM7.2), but neither seem to do anything different than the stock APK in the FRS (no volume control, no metadata). Has anyone else tried this patched app with the stock FRS headunit ?

[Squishy86]

Originally Posted by Doughnuts

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2081475 Looks like the fine folks at XDA have got a "patched" APK for spotify that should allow the head unit to control via bluetooth. I have tried it on two phones (HTC One X+ on stock software and an HTC Incredible on CM7.2), but neither seem to do anything different than the stock APK in the FRS (no volume control, no metadata). Has anyone else tried this patched app with the stock FRS headunit ?

I haven't been able to try it out but doesn't Spotify only place through their radio and not the actual songs on my sd? I'm looking for a MOD or patch on a player that would allow this. I'm going to search XDA and see if anyone has address the problem. There has to be at least one developer who has an FRS/BRZ.

[dumac]

Just putting in my .02...

I recently got an FR-S. My SGS3 on CM10.0 (android 4.1) could stream with Pandora over bluetooth, but the volume control didn't work on the stock radio.

So I decided to upgrade to CM10.1 (android 4.2), and now the volume control works! For those of you running old ROMs, perhaps an upgrade could fix it? Upgrading from 4.1->4.2 is a major PITA though. Make sure to flash an upgraded custom recovery beforehand to avoid issues.

[Squishy86]

Originally Posted by dumac

Just putting in my .02...

I recently got an FR-S. My SGS3 on CM10.0 (android 4.1) could stream with Pandora over bluetooth, but the volume control didn't work on the stock radio.

So I decided to upgrade to CM10.1 (android 4.2), and now the volume control works! For those of you running old ROMs, perhaps an upgrade could fix it? Upgrading from 4.1->4.2 is a major PITA though. Make sure to flash an upgraded custom recovery beforehand to avoid issues.

I'll be trying this later in the week when I have time. Hopefully it works. Thank you!

[DoomsdayJesus]

Originally Posted by ProTekk

Stock AOSP music app from the market. No EQ apps as they are all bullshit. The only EQ's you should mess with/use are going to be on the HU or if you have a proper amp. Software EQ's are garbage and Beats is just a bunch of horseshit. Excuse my language here, just really have a deep hatred for software based EQ's.

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The EQ settings on PowerAmp are really, really good. Plus you can set different defaults to headphone jacks and bluetooth pairing which really saves a lot of hassle, and the controls on the radio work flawlessly with it when using bluetooth. My only gripe is the text doesn't show up.

[RMStringer]

could be your Bluetooth version. Samsung Galaxy SIII uses v4.

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