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[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Takyon:
My experiences have been mixed. My x10 was a nightmare to get sorted, first one didn't work out of the box, it took 13 weeks to get a replacement :(

My arc however was the opposite, screen died but had a new handset in 2 weeks.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MohammedFurqaan:
Good guy Sony

Just got my 6 month old Z1 replaced.. Initially they offered me a refurbished unit but I refused to accept it and mailed them and got into a conversation with them. I was able to convince them to offer me a New unit and they immediately did! A company that listens!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] swamp2:
Anyone have any advice on migration of "personal" data (contact, calendar, SMS, e-mails, task list, etc) from WM2003 to WM2005. By the way I do not synch any of this stuff with my desktop PC. Must be a wiki/FAQ but I could not locate. Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Vaempyr:
Can I ask why you don't sync with your desktop PC?

It will make life so much easier to migrate if the majority of the data has been saved on your PC to then simply sync onto your new device; the SMSs will be more fiddly, but I can't remember the software I used when I migrated from PPC2002 to PPC2003SE.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] swamp2:
I suspected that was the answer. Won't be too bad, I guess. As far as your question:

-I do not use MS Outlook for mail, tasks nor calendar. I use Eudora, my PDA2k and our CRM tool for all of this stuff Outlook can do.

-I was burnt by an early sync configuration problem that killed all my data (I did have a back up luckily)

-Have not found that syncing is a good solution for access to everything all the time.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Vaempyr:
I used Jeyo Mobile Extender to back up / restore myu SMSs when I last migrated, but as it's an Outlook enhancement, it's not going to be much use for you.

All I can therefore suggest is ActiveSync for the non-SMS data, and some third party app for the SMSs; Google may be your best bet ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BKlip:
Ever since recently rooting my Note 3 (TowelRoot) - my audio apps (Spotify, SiriusXM, etc) now randomly pause when being used.

Also, when recording videos - audio will randomly drop out during playback. Not sure if that problem is happening during the recording process or the playback itself.

Other root apps installed:

SuperSU

Autorun Manager

BusyBox

NoBloat

Android Tuner

Titanium Backup

Helium

Greenify

No custom ROM ever installed.

Really hoping not to have to perform a restore.

Any help?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpimaging817:
I have looked through 16 pages and have not found a solution.

My day old verizon G3 works with phone calls, but thats it. Audio wont play with videos or music when paired with bluetooth headphones

I have tried google play music and power amp.

I have rebooted the phone several times.

switched from dalvik and ART.

I have paired and Unpaired.

Tried every setting I can think of.

The Bluetooth headphones are Motorola S11 HD

They work fine on my computer, tablet, G2, note 3

any suggestions are greatly appreciated

Thank you in advance
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkirmeier:
I use mine everyday to stream music via bluetooth. Are you sure the media option under the bluetooth connection is enabled? What are you connecting to?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smallrye:
Similar issue

I too own a Verizon LG G3 that I purchased recently. I also have a pair of LG Tone Ultras that I am having trouble with. I mainly use them for music and the occasional call. I've found that when I turned off phone audio under Settings > Bluetooth, I'm able to listen to music, which is nice, but the control buttons on the Bluetooth headset don't work, which is a mediocre workaround. Since I've tried a hard reset with no luck, I'll be contacting lg because at the very least, their own peripheral should work with their phone.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_s2:
I come from the philippines and i have the g3 also. my bluetooth connection was fine it connected to my car and headset but now it only receives calls but does not play music through my bluetooth headphones. when i press the play button on my headset it plays on the device itself. checked under bluetooth setting and call and media and audio was checked.

my device is rooted. i did a factory reset but the problem remains unfixed. please help.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qbanlinxx:
Bump same issue here
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mishaparem:
Didn't have any issues until a couple days ago, then the phone stopped playing music through bluetooth. Phone is set to allow media through blutooth for my car connection, my cat says the phone is connected as a phone and as an audio device. I dunno what went wrong. Occasionally I am able to get it to work again by resetting, but it stops working again after a while.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Songwind:
I've noticed this same behavior.

I found that if I go into the Bluetooth settings I can uncheck the "media" option for the device, then check it again, and it will work until the next time I connect. Not a graceful solution by any means, but it keeps me listening until something more useful comes up.

Eric
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve98664:
Simple Solution for Me, LG G3 Audio Streaming

Well I had this problem. I could make calls and they worked fine, voice and sound.

I could not get streaming media to play but I could see that the songs were registering on my car display.

I tried everything, the settings on the phone, re-pairing. etc. Nothing worked.

I just found out that it was a more simple problem. Somehow the bluetooth volume got turned down and all I did was turn it up while testing the problem on another car stereo. Maybe it'll work for you, just turn up the volume while attempting to stream music to your stereo on your LG G3. There are various volume settings on the phone for different things. I have no idea how the volume could have been turned down, that low. It takes holding it a few seconds of holding for the volume to go back up. I have not adjusted the volume on the phone in some time....so maybe it is bug, dunno. Maybe its just an easy accidental thing, turning down the volume. I never adjust the volume on the phone with the back buttons, too hard to get to. That is how I turned up the volume in this case, back button on the LG G3

This is not the solution I read about where you can call someone, turn up the volume then the media stream works. I guess these could be related but not what I did.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EnriqueVoss:
Same problem (not fixed)

I've got the same problem with my lg g3 and mpow Thor headphones, I need quick help please
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EnriqueVoss:
It must be the phone cause it has the same problems with a JBL charge 3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aakashn:
yeah, same issue here. Bluetooth connects for call audio only. Running Marshmello 6.0.1
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
Everything works fine here, so it's not a general phone issue.

Does it properly recognise the bluetooth device as headphones/speakers?

Also I see a lot of you talk about car bluetooth. There are a lot of cars that don't actually support streaming media over Bluetooth (just voice calls since they are much lower quality).

There was a thread on the main XDA page a few says ago.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aakashn:
Hi Engmia,

When I initially get into the vehicle the car does recognize the device with headphones/mic symbol however if I go into my bluetooth settings and look at the profiles that are connected, only the "Call audio" profile is available. If I unpair the device and restart my phone, then re-pair the device it will eventually connect and using "call audio" and "media audio" profiles. I believe this is a Marshmellow issue as it's happening in both of my cars.

Thanks,

Aakash
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
Hello,

If you car actually has A2DP (the Bluetooth media standard for streaming media over bluetooth) which is supported by having the option enabled when reconnecting then it's a bug either in the car protocols or the phone software.

I can't help further unfortunately but recommend you to use the current workaround you've found and submit a proper bug report.

I think the rebooting of phone is an unnecessary step, try just unpairing the device or even better, just resetting the connection to see if it will work and save some time.

You can also try updating to 7.1.1, to see if the issue is resolved there.

Personally I've never experienced issues on neither 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 with my bluetooth headphones. In dact I was always pleasently surprises by how well the pairing worked.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aakashn:
Thanks for the reply engmia. I know both vehicles support A2DP, and I do not have issues with a different device. Are the 7.1.1 roms all AOSP? Would they be okay to use as a daily driver?

Thanks!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
Yeah, you are looking for a custom AOSP rom for 7.0 since LG isn't planning to release the update.

It's absolutely lovely for a daily driver, works great and is quite good stability wise. Sometimes a new weekly (LineageOS) will have an unexpected bug, but that's why you just keep the previous version or a backup to keep everything running smoothly.

Going back to stock would be a pain for me at this point, both function and performance wise. I don't think you'll be missing anything from the stock rom, and most importantly, double tap to wake works.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karl Hungus:
problem seems to be syncing to multiple devices

Ran into this problem this morning.. I have an LG HBS900 headset paired to my LG G3 and my PC.. It looks like the PC's bluetooth set it up as a media device and the phone would only connect it for voice calls, no options for media showed up in the bluetooth settings on the phone..

To fix the problem:

I paired the headset to my PC and and then unpaired it and shut off bluetooth on my PC.

I also unpaired the headset from my phone, cleared the caches and rebooted.

After reboot I paired the headset to the phone and media options were available again..

Hope this helps
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamkamo:
Just had this happen to me now ... Couple of restarts, syncing my headphones to a computer and back to my phone fixed it for some reason.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tripleplay:
Same issue with the LG V20 Smartphone

SmartPhone: LG V20

Service Provider: AT&T

Android 7.0 (not rooted)

Kernel 3.18.31

Bluetooth Headset model: LG HBS730

Pairing is not a problem. It pairs quickly and connects both phone and media controls, however the media controls do not work. The buttons themselves are connected and working because when I press and hold any of the media buttons, I'll hear a quick double-beep. The buttons that do not work are the "play/pause" toggle, the "play next" and "play previous" buttons. The buttons that do work are the "volume up/down", the "answer/hangup" buttons.

I've tried some of the previously mentioned suggestions, like disable then re-enable controls and pretty much have done that will all the media controls in settings and within the applications.

The LG HBS730 worked perfectly for over a year with my previous phone, the Samsung G5 Active and works perfectly with my 2 Android tablets. The headset works fine.

The LG V20 bluetooth media controls also fail in the identical ways when the phone is connected to my Toyota Highlander's Bluetooth. The phone answers and hangs up properly, but the music will not pause or play until I hit the button on the phone. The controls do not function from the Highlanders audio controls on my console. This is also true with my Honda Link Bluetooth. Same exact symptoms. I have to use the phone to control the audio.

I have logging enabled on my phone if anyone knows how to get the logs off this LG, I would be happy to donate them to the cause of getting this fixed.

--Tom
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
Sorry logs don't help me since I'm not a developer. I don't experience any issues on my d855 running LineageOS 7.1.1 and AKG Y45BT headset.

Pairing, controls, music playback all work perfectly fine.

I suggest you try contacting LG if the headset's controls are working on other devices.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finfan1954:
I have the same problem. My bluetooth worked just fine for a few months and then this problem started. Now, each day when I want to use the bluetooth media I have to do a

a hard boot (remove battery for a few seconds), which is a pain. Doing that enables it for immediate use. But the very next day, without having changed anything, it won't work again.

I have discovered that, for some reason, the "media output" option just disappears from the settings, with only "call audio" present.

With so many people having this problem I have to believe it is something in the phones, maybe the OS ? Maybe it could be repaired with a bug fix ?

Is LG aware of this problem, and if not, how can a person make them aware ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finifan1954:
I'm having the same issue. Could you please explain to me how you clear the caches ?

I would appreciate it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
What headset do you have? Seems like for some weird reason the OS is recognising it as a bluetooth ear piece and not headphones.

He's rebooting the phone (and removing the battery inbetween which is most probably unnecessary).

What device do you have?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Liell:
I've got the same issue, It was working for Deezer on the free trial of a month, but when that time expired, I lost media working in my car, but i still can call in bluetooth, it may be a coincidence, but that's my experience.

I'm going to try something after reading those comm, and be back if that works, if it does not then ... I'll wait for you to find the solution :)

Thanks all for the feed back, We know we are not alone !

I'm on D855, STOCK unrooted, I tried with stock kernel and Xceed kernel, but the issue don't change (not sure if kernel do smtg to BT).
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gryphex:
I'm having the exact same problem connecting to my bluetooth speaker from my G3. Yesterday it was working just fine, but now when I try to connect to the speaker (which shows a headset icon before pairing due to the built-in microphone, I'm guessing) it connects with only the option of "call audio". "Media audio" is gone and I can't get it to pop back up. I've rebooted the phone and the speaker, and nothing seems to be changing. It's quite infuriating.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kickit023:
Had this same issue. Had installed Google Voice last night, then the media audio disappeared from Bluetooth settings. I uninstalled Google Voice and it works again. I had tried everything else in here.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finifan1954:
I'm not using a headset, just a small bluetooth speaker.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finifan1954:
And, by the way, I'm not stupid or ignorant. It actually IS NECESSARY to remove the battery each time, otherwise it doesn't "fix" it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engmia:
I never said or implied you were, it just doesn't make any sense to me as to why would you need to remove the battery so I assumed you don't have to.

This is some kind of a software issue (wouldn't be fixed by a reboot if it was a hardware one) so after you power off the phone the battery removal really shouldn't be necessary. Any idea why you night need to do it in your case?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IntExCZ:
Temporary fix

Mine LG G3 (stock Android MM) started doing this about three weeks ago.

Here is less anoying procedure than removing the battery:

Go to System settings > General > Apps

Pick Show system from activity menu

Choose Bluetooth app (the one with blue bluetooth icon)

Tap Storage and then Clear data

After that bluetooth service will be restarted and all A2DP devices become funtional (stereo headphone icon instead of phone icon).

Bluetooth media audio profile will become available until next bluetooth restart :(

I am looking for permanent solution because this is still annoying.

I suspect some Google service or app update...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnDrOiD_User97:
Temp Fix

I've been having a similar issue. Lately my bluetooth devices (car BT adapter, headphones) will only connect for call audio. Not only that, even when I got media audio to show up as an option, the music would still play solely from the phone speaker, like my G3 thought the audio was for a call or something. Very odd.

The only thing I could get to work for my headphones was to use Titanium Backup to delete the data from all the bluetooth apps and restart. Upon a reconnect the headphones connected for call AND media audio and music plays through them fine. Haven't tried the car BT yet but I'll update if it works.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomaswp:
I am running stock G3 with TWRP and magisk. I have the same problem (media audio disappears after a while and a hard reboot fixes it).

Deleting data for the "blue" icon Bluetooth appears to fix it for me too, but so frustrating since it manifests when I am already in the car and moving.

I was running LineageOS nightlies for a few months because I got fed up with the bluetooth issues. I never once had the bluetooth issues with LineageOS. I moved back to stock for the camera and android pay but had forgotten how annoying this bluetooth thing is!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnDrOiD_User97:
Yeah it's pretty annoying. Thus far, both headphones and the car BT connect fine for both media and call audio after a BT data wipe and reboot. Haven't had the issue reappear yet but I'm not holding my breath. Also haven't managed to find anything resembling a permanent fix yet.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomaswp:
So I made a titanium backup label called Bluetooth and assigned it to the blue Bluetooth icon.

Titanium Backup allows widgets for batch actions so I made a 'wipe data' one for that label.

One click reset is the best I can do. Thank goodness for magisk.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riotman:
I also had this issue and I can reproduce this problem.

It always occurs when I install the ViperAudio FX drivers. Uninstalling the driver fully recovers the functionality of BT.

However, as as soon as i install LG's "Tone and Talk" App, i have exactly the same problem as reported here. Uninstalling the App, unfortunately, does not resolve the problem. And im stuck with call voice only, as well until hard boot.

In order to have a normal functioning BT again, i had to wipe data and system, and clean flash the rom (Fulmics 4.1 on D855), and never install this 2 apps again.

This problem happened to me on many roms so far. The culprit, for me at least, are those 2 Apps.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wavridr:
Here's the fix.

Turn on airplane mode. This will turn bluetooth off.

Turn bluetooth back on.

Now connect your bluetooth speaker as you normally would.

It should be working now and you can turn airplane mode off.

Hope this works for you.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomaswp:
I have never used those apps.

I set Titanium to wipe the Bluetooth each night and it has resolved my problems 90%. Yesterday it failed again though.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finifan1954:
I have looked everywhere in the settings menu and I do not see General. Can you please clarify the location ? Thank you.

---------- Post added at 05:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 AM ----------

I talked to a tech at the Verizon store a couple weeks ago and she said it was a manufacturer issue, not the carrier. So she suggested to me that I back up everything and do a reset to factory defaults.

Just thought I would throw that out there for anyone interested. I have not yet tried it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IntExCZ:
[MENTION=8177319]finifan1954[/MENTION]:

General is the last tab in tab view of System settings (there are options like Language&Input, Storage, About, ...).

Just find the application management screen ;)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisjjj:
Oh finally a thread on this. I've been pulling my hair out for 6 months with this issue and can't find a solution. I thought a factory reset would fix it but I couldn't be bothered so I've been rebooting my phone everytime. When I found this problem I thought it was just me since there was nothing else on the net about it. My phone ran fine for a year before this occured. Glad it's not just me.

I'm running Stock 6.0 rooted and xposed on my G3.

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 PM ----------

Oh **** that actually works, well done. I was sceptical. Not a fix but the best work around out atm. Thanks for that.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmankhaliq:
So just had this problem and the other methods didnt work. But finally fixed it. Following is the method:

1. go to settings

2. go to application manager

3. press the three dots in the upper right hand corner and select show system

4. scroll down to Bluetooth (gear icon) tap Bluetooth tap storage tap clear data and press ok go back one screen

5. find the other Bluetooth app (bluetooth icon) and repeat the process …tap Bluetooth tap storage tap clear data /cache tap okay exit out of application manager

6. reconnect with your Bluetooth device this should allow you to stream music and not just accept calls
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisjjj:
This doesn't fix the problem though, also just another work around. Once you turn bluetooth off and on again the problem still persists.

OK I've kind of found a way to get around this issue and it allows you to connect BT devices without any extra work or problems.

I installed an app called MacroDroid (free) from Play Store and gave it root permissions.

Then created a Macro (called it Clear BT Data) that 'Triggers' when 'Bluetooth is Disabled'.

The 'Action' connected to it is 'Clear App Data/Bluetooth'. (When you select the app make sure you click 'Show non-launchable apps' and then select the blue coloured 'Bluetooth' app.)

That's it, you are done, just make sure you enable that macro. The app MacroDroid must always be active in the background but I've selected 'Force Hide Icons' in the 'Notification Bar Options' and now I can't tell anything is actually running.

So just to summarise whenever you now disable BT this macro will also clear BT App Data and you'll be able to connect another BT device at anytime without the media audio option going missing. This process of clearing BT App Data hasn't seemed to have any effect on any setting or the already saved paired bluetooth devices.

Good luck
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctrev:
I also have a G3...just got my Jeep back from the garage and now I can't play music through my Bluetooth with my phone. Calls, text, all that works, just not the audio option. Sometimes it will say the device isn't on or within range and it sits on my lap, in the car. I've tried unsyncing and resyncing but nothing has worked. Any advice would be great.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finifan1954:
Yeah, but the question is, does is stay "fixed" or do you have to do that each day ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biscuit.:
from my experience a faster temporary fix is to airplane mode on,

bluetooth on (leaving airplane mode on still),

connect to your device - media should work properly now,

turn airplane mode off.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jacob8:
I have an LG Stylo 3 plus and I just got a Bluetooth headset and I'm trying to get my music to play through the headset I can make calls on it but I cannot play music
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisjjj:
If you read my previous post you'll find a good work around as there doesn't seem to be a fix for this issue. I've been using it for a month now and no problems.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firecrack3r:
Thanks a lot :D

This fixed all the issues I had. :good: