Re: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Thanks, since writing the first message I have also tried connecting to my iPad Mini and found that the button works perfectly there. I am also running 6.14 on my iPhone 5. I have re-paired with the iPhone and still found the same problem as before. Not sure what else to try short of a restore. Garth On 01/09/2013, at 4:49 PM, Mark Muscat Bigpond mmus...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi I have a set of these. I am not experiencing this problem. The only thing I can think of is the iOS version. I am using 6.14. Hope this helps. Regards Mark Muscat MSN; mmus...@bigpond.net.au Sent from my iPhone On 01/09/2013, at 1:55 PM, Garth Humphreys ghu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Hi Darth, The problem is not unique to the AfterShokz Bluez. Many bluetooth headsets only issue a play command when the play/pause button is pressed. For whatever reason, the assumption is made that the app that is currently playing will be smart enough to know that if it sees a play command while playing it should pause. Unfortunately, all apps are not this smart. When I first got the Bluez, the fabulous podcast client Downcast had this problem. The developer made Downcast smarter so that if it is playing and gets a play command it pauses. All of the other apps that I use are smart enough to operate properly. So, if you try Downcast or the iPhone music app, you should find that the play/pause button works as expected. You must be trying an app that isn't smart about this button. Interestingly, the Audible app works properly when played at normal speed but if you speed up the reading of the book, the play/pause command fails with the Bluez or any bluetooth headset that I have tried. This suggests that there are other issues going on as well. Hope this helps. Robert Carter On Sep 1, 2013, at 3:25 AM, Garth Humphreys ghu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, since writing the first message I have also tried connecting to my iPad Mini and found that the button works perfectly there. I am also running 6.14 on my iPhone 5. I have re-paired with the iPhone and still found the same problem as before. Not sure what else to try short of a restore. Garth On 01/09/2013, at 4:49 PM, Mark Muscat Bigpond mmus...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi I have a set of these. I am not experiencing this problem. The only thing I can think of is the iOS version. I am using 6.14. Hope this helps. Regards Mark Muscat MSN; mmus...@bigpond.net.au Sent from my iPhone On 01/09/2013, at 1:55 PM, Garth Humphreys ghu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to
RE: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Hi Robert, This is an interesting observation and it made me curious. I have an older Plantronics 590 stereo headset and 2 nnewer devices both from a niche company called Outdoor Technology which produces a stereo Bluetooth headset called DJ Slim and a ruggedized shock and water-resistant Bluetooth speaker called the Turtleshell. I tested all 3 devices with the native music app, Downcast, Audible and the TII (Today in iOS) app which is a dedicated app for listening to the Today in iOS Podcast and content. I said earlier that my Plantronics 590 would pause playback but not resume it. I think this is opposite of what Garth experienced and what you confirmed. I verified this with the music app, the Audible app and Downcast. Interestingly enough the 590 works fine with the TII app, it both plays and pauses without any issues. Both work fine with all apps. I can start playback, pause it and start again. It is reliable and works every time. I can confirm as well that if I set the playback speed in the Audible app to anything else but 1x (I tried all of them) both the DJ Slims and Turtleshell play/pause functions also work flawlessly. I would have not guessed that Bluetooth performance could be app specific, but apparently it can be to some degree. Best regards, Sieghard Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ROBERT CARTER Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 5:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays Hi Darth, The problem is not unique to the AfterShokz Bluez. Many bluetooth headsets only issue a play command when the play/pause button is pressed. For whatever reason, the assumption is made that the app that is currently playing will be smart enough to know that if it sees a play command while playing it should pause. Unfortunately, all apps are not this smart. When I first got the Bluez, the fabulous podcast client Downcast had this problem. The developer made Downcast smarter so that if it is playing and gets a play command it pauses. All of the other apps that I use are smart enough to operate properly. So, if you try Downcast or the iPhone music app, you should find that the play/pause button works as expected. You must be trying an app that isn't smart about this button. Interestingly, the Audible app works properly when played at normal speed but if you speed up the reading of the book, the play/pause command fails with the Bluez or any bluetooth headset that I have tried. This suggests that there are other issues going on as well. Hope this helps. Robert Carter On Sep 1, 2013, at 3:25 AM, Garth Humphreys ghu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, since writing the first message I have also tried connecting to my iPad Mini and found that the button works perfectly there. I am also running 6.14 on my iPhone 5. I have re-paired with the iPhone and still found the same problem as before. Not sure what else to try short of a restore. Garth On 01/09/2013, at 4:49 PM, Mark Muscat Bigpond mmus...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi I have a set of these. I am not experiencing this problem. The only thing I can think of is the iOS version. I am using 6.14. Hope this helps. Regards Mark Muscat MSN; mmus...@bigpond.net.au Sent from my iPhone On 01/09/2013, at 1:55 PM, Garth Humphreys ghu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner
RE: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Mine stop play as soon as I press the stop button and play when I want them to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Garth Humphreys Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays
Hi Garth, No suggestions since I don't own a pair and after hearing about the Kickstarter project called Soundband I am not planning to buy the Aftershokz. However, I thought I mention that I have an older pair of Plantronics I think Voyager 590E stero Bluetooth headphones and they do the same thing. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Garth Humphreys Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: After Shockz - Play / Pause Only Plays Hi All I just got myself a set of the After Shockz Bluez. When I press the Play button on the right hand side of the headset, it works normally to start playback, however when pressing it again it does not stop or pause playback. I have tried forgetting the device in settings on my phone than re-pairing with exactly the same behaviour. I have not yet tried pairing to any other iOS devices to see if the issue is also apparent . This is with an iPhone 5. Any suggestions? Garth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
