A2DP Toggle

[radhoo]

Version 1.1 here:
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1885


Older:
A2DPTOGGLE RC-2

Installation
Visit http://www.teksoftco.com section Freeware and download A2DPToggle. You will find a .zip file, that you need to unzip, and there a .txt file with further installation instructions. Please read them carefully.

Configuration
After A2DPToggle is installed, you will need to pair your A2DP Wireless Stereo Device (Headset, Loudspeaker) to your Windows Mobile device.


The A2DP Device must support the service called "wireless stereo" or "audio/video". Make sure you select one of these services when pairing.


With the A2DP device paired, you can use the Play and the Stop buttons in the plugin interface.

Next to the Stop button there is a signal indicator that will show your bluetooth link status. At the very beginning this will calibrate automatically, so wrong indications might appear: to simplify this process, after the A2DP device is paired, simply move away from your device until the signal gets as low as possible. We need this to be able to determine the minimum value for Bluetooth Signal (Unfortunately the BT driver doesn't provide the same values on several device we've tested: -128..127 on Universal, -32..0 on Imate Ultimate 8150).

Next to the signal indicator, there is an icon showing the status of the A2DP device: OK (when the pairing is correctly completed and the headset is connected to the device), Err (when the headset is not yet paired) and Off (when the headset is out of the device's Bluetooth coverage radius, or when the headset is turned off/disconnected).
To be able to use "Start/Play", this status indicator must show OK.

The second indicator shows the Bluetooth status.

Next to it, there is a toolbox icon, that opens the settings screen:

"Handle Bluetooth automatically" would turn bluetooth on when you press start (play), and off when you press stop.
"Execute file after start" would run the specified application when you press "Start/Play", by default this is set to Media Player.


Details regarding internal functionality
The devices that support A2DP (most wm6.0 bluetooth devices), come with 2 audio drivers installed:

1) The "Audio Output" Driver (supported since ppc 2002)
2) The "Bluetooth Advanced Audio Output" Driver, that is responsible of sending audio data over a L2CAP Bluetooth connection, as per A2DP protocol

When the user connects a Stereo A2DP headset, and selects the "Wireless Stereo" profile, the Bluetooth Adv. Audio Output becomes the nr. 1 audio output route, and is indexed as the First audio driver. Any application will output sound by using that driver.

The problem is that sometimes we are already listening to audio in the device's speakers, and then suddenly we want to switch the output to our a2dp headsets - this is sometimes problematic, as the First audio driver changes from "Audio Output" to "Bluetooth Adv. Audio Output" and the applications currently playing audio need to be restarted.

For such issues, we've provided a tool, as freeware, that will install as a today plugin and offer the user the possibility of instantly switching the audio between Device Speaker and A2DP Stereo Headset.

It is designed for WM6.0, Microsoft Bluetooth stack, please download it and let us know how it works for you.

Command line
You can use A2DP.exe in \program files\teksoft\A2DPToggle
The supported parameters are:

Code: Select all

a2dp.exe -a2dp:on|off -bluetooth:on|off
or
a2dp.exe -a2dp:1|0 -bluetooth:1|0

a2dp:on routes audio to a2dp device, a2dp:off routes audio back to device
bluetooth:on starts bluetooth, bluetooth:off toggles BT off.


Tested on Imate Ultimate 8150/wm6.0, HTC Universal WM5.0, eten m600+/wm5.0, the gfx was made for vga but works on qvga too.

[driekus]

Seems to work beautifully. Thanks a lot, before installing this app I had to manually connect everytime which was a pain in the *ss.

Device: HTC Touch dutch rom
Headset: Sony DR-BT10CX

[mgray]

A2DPTOGGLE seems like a great utility. Any chance of a Smartphone version coming any time soon?

[chiccomb]

Hi I'm chiccmb from Italy.

I have same problems.

I had installad A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab. I had installed my headset but when I press Play appares a massage:
No Wireless Headset founf. Please pair your headset first.

The status is:
No bluetooth signal
Headset icon: Err
Bluetooth icon: On

P.S.: With the A2DPToggle.arm.cab it's all OK

I use HTC TyTN II and HTC S100 Bluetooth Stereo Headset.

Best Regards
chiccomb

[radhoo]

Hi chiccmb, welcome to the forum.

Try to delete your headset from your BT devices, then Re-pair it with your Tytn and press Start again.


Any luck now?

[chiccomb]

Hi chiccmb, welcome to the forum.

Try to delete your headset from your BT devices, then Re-pair it with your Tytn and press Start again.


Any luck now?

Which the differences the A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab and the A2DPToggle.arm.cab ?

I have followed your instructions but it doesn't go.
From the version A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab to the version A2DPToggle.arm.cab, and it works all OK.

I have followed your instructions but it doesn't go.
From the version A2DPToggle.arm.cabA2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab to the version A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab, and it NO MORE works.

Have I cancelled the device from the bluetooth and I reinstalled my heandset, but doesn't it go?
Do you have suggestions? Does a different version exist?
Do you have e new version?

When i push "play" button, appare e windows with title "hardware Warning" No Wireless Headset Found. Please pair your headset first!
The Headset is pair OK, but it no work.

Chiccomb

[radhoo]

Hi chiccmb, welcome to the forum.

Try to delete your headset from your BT devices, then Re-pair it with your Tytn and press Start again.


Any luck now?

Which the differences the A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab and the A2DPToggle.arm.cab ?

I have followed your instructions but it doesn't go.
From the version A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab to the version A2DPToggle.arm.cab, and it works all OK.

I have followed your instructions but it doesn't go.
From the version A2DPToggle.arm.cabA2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab to the version A2DPToggle.signed.arm.cab, and it NO MORE works.

Have I cancelled the device from the bluetooth and I reinstalled my heandset, but doesn't it go?
Do you have suggestions? Does a different version exist?
Do you have e new version?

When i push "play" button, appare e windows with title "hardware Warning" No Wireless Headset Found. Please pair your headset first!
The Headset is pair OK, but it no work.

Chiccomb

A new version is available.
Download version 1.0.RC-2 from www.teksoftco.com -> Freeware.
It comes with a fix to this problem.

[chiccomb]

A new version is available.
Download version 1.0.RC-2 from www.teksoftco.com -> Freeware.
It comes with a fix to this problem.




radhoo good work

Now with new version 1.0.RC-2 it's all OK!!!!!!!

Bluetooth segnal: work OK
headset icon: OK
Bluetooth icon: On

I prefere:
Handle bluetooth Automatically: disable
Execute file after Start: disable

Thank You Very Much fot your interest and scuse me for my english!

Best Regards
chiccomb
Massimiliano B.
Italy - Bologna

[Surur]

Thank you. The software has made my life a lot easier.

I have only one (hopefully simple) feature request- Its not clear when a button is pressed on the today screen, and the system is often slow to respond, so one has to press repeatedly.

If the colour or picture of the button could change once its pressed and working it would make life even easier.

A further, less important request is if it may be possible to make a non-today screen version of this software, e.g. an icon which would serve as a toggle. I have a HTC Touch, and after the HTC Home screen today screen space is pretty limited.

Either way, thanks again for this great software, which I have been waiting ages for.

Surur

[driekus]

Really like the plugin, works well on my Touch (as I already stated above), except for one thing that's getting a little annoying: an ever growing file named A2DP_plugin.txt in the root folder of my device (My Device\). I use my headset extensively, and it looks like this file grows by the minute. So every couple of days I have to crop or delete this file in order to free up main memory (it grows and grows to become several mb's big). Is this normal with this program? Or is this a HTC Touch or headset related bug?
I've attached a copy of an old file (had to crop it in order to be able to upload to this forum, but you get the jist).

[chrisdk]

This works really well, but I have a "feature request"!

Would it be possible to have a version to toggle the A2DP state that doesn't have to run as a today plug-in, or a command-line version that I can trigger from PhoneAlarm when I want A2DP turned on? While driving, it's not ideal to have to go back to the today screen and hitting the button.

thanks

Chris

[radhoo]

I prefere:
Handle bluetooth Automatically: disable
Execute file after Start: disable

Thank You Very Much fot your interest and scuse me for my english!

Your english is fine, I'm glad the plugin works ok on your hardware.

[radhoo]

Thank you. The software has made my life a lot easier.

I have only one (hopefully simple) feature request- Its not clear when a button is pressed on the today screen, and the system is often slow to respond, so one has to press repeatedly.

If the colour or picture of the button could change once its pressed and working it would make life even easier.

A further, less important request is if it may be possible to make a non-today screen version of this software, e.g. an icon which would serve as a toggle. I have a HTC Touch, and after the HTC Home screen today screen space is pretty limited.

Either way, thanks again for this great software, which I have been waiting ages for.

Surur

Actually when you are pressing Start or Stop, the button moves a bit down and to the right (like any other button). I'll see what I can do to increase its visibility.

Regarding the non-today, you can use the a2dp.exe file directly. Just call it from any shortcut tool/program, with the parameters presented in the first post.

Thanks for your comments.
Radu

[radhoo]

Really like the plugin, works well on my Touch (as I already stated above), except for one thing that's getting a little annoying: an ever growing file named A2DP_plugin.txt in the root folder of my device (My Device\). I use my headset extensively, and it looks like this file grows by the minute. So every couple of days I have to crop or delete this file in order to free up main memory (it grows and grows to become several mb's big). Is this normal with this program? Or is this a HTC Touch or headset related bug?
I've attached a copy of an old file (had to crop it in order to be able to upload to this forum, but you get the jist).

The file is a log file for debug purposes (in case someone would have any problems with the plugin it could simply send me the file). I will remove it in a next version, but this shouldn't be a problem - the software is set to allow only 80 lines... So it shouldn't get bigger then a few KB.

[radhoo]

This works really well, but I have a "feature request"!

Would it be possible to have a version to toggle the A2DP state that doesn't have to run as a today plug-in, or a command-line version that I can trigger from PhoneAlarm when I want A2DP turned on? While driving, it's not ideal to have to go back to the today screen and hitting the button.

thanks

Chris

Please use the A2DP.exe , with the correct parameters. Let me know if this is ok (see my reply to surur).

[Surur]

Thank you for your reply. I will give it a try now.

Surur

[Tongy]

This works really well, but I have a "feature request"!

Would it be possible to have a version to toggle the A2DP state that doesn't have to run as a today plug-in, or a command-line version that I can trigger from PhoneAlarm when I want A2DP turned on? While driving, it's not ideal to have to go back to the today screen and hitting the button.

thanks

Chris

Please use the A2DP.exe , with the correct parameters. Let me know if this is ok (see my reply to surur).

I would be grateful if you could explain a little bit more about how to use the command line to make the BT toggle works when for example I start my mp3 player. Do I need a special program to write the commands? Where should I write them in?

Many thanks for your great program anyway.

[Tongy]

I finally found out how to create a shortcut for A2dp toggle. I used SK Shortcut Manager to do it. Alternatively, we can create a .lnk file from a note pad file in the PC and put it into the pocket pc phone. Those who are interested to know more can visit the following website:-

http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1022740.

The SK Shortcut Manager is easy to use but it is not free of charge.

[driekus]

Really like the plugin, works well on my Touch (as I already stated above), except for one thing that's getting a little annoying: an ever growing file named A2DP_plugin.txt in the root folder of my device (My Device\). I use my headset extensively, and it looks like this file grows by the minute. So every couple of days I have to crop or delete this file in order to free up main memory (it grows and grows to become several mb's big). Is this normal with this program? Or is this a HTC Touch or headset related bug?
I've attached a copy of an old file (had to crop it in order to be able to upload to this forum, but you get the jist).

The file is a log file for debug purposes (in case someone would have any problems with the plugin it could simply send me the file). I will remove it in a next version, but this shouldn't be a problem - the software is set to allow only 80 lines... So it shouldn't get bigger then a few KB.

I'm afraid the software allows a lot more lines on my device... It does get bigger than a few KB, it grows to a few MB in no time. I'll check if I have the latest version installed...

[radhoo]

I finally found out how to create a shortcut for A2dp toggle. I used SK Shortcut Manager to do it. Alternatively, we can create a .lnk file from a note pad file in the PC and put it into the pocket pc phone. Those who are interested to know more can visit the following website:-

http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1022740.

The SK Shortcut Manager is easy to use but it is not free of charge.

Thanks for sharing your findings with the community. Yes, this is a good approach, there are some more apps that let you add shortcuts with parameters, I'll try to put them together in a list.

[radhoo]

I'm afraid the software allows a lot more lines on my device... It does get bigger than a few KB, it grows to a few MB in no time. I'll check if I have the latest version installed...

It's possible that you are using an older version.

[ivo]

Same problem like chiccmb from Italy, although I am in the US.

I have AT&T 8125 phone with WM5. I understand this is HTC Wizard. I bought Motorola ht820 stereo headphones with specific intent to listen to music from my phone wirelessly, and to use it as a skype phone (it is wifi).

I am about to return the headphones, because they work only in the phone mode, and I don't need stereo headphones for that. As Motorola tech support explained that they would work for music if I have a2dp profile installed on my phone, I found teksoftco and I downloaded and installed the cab file.

But I have 'err' on the right of headphones icon and I still cant listen to music and I get that error message that I don't have paired headphones.

Also - I deleted the partnership, I installed the toggle, and then I did pairing again - in that window, where in your instructions there is checkbox for both hands free an wireless audio, I did not get the box for wireless audio, why? And this is rc2 cab.

ivo

[wormie_dk]

Any chance of having this working on smartphone? I have a HTC s710 (windows mobile 6 standard) and if I try to install it will say that that device is not compatible

[rohinsadh]

Hi chiccmb, welcome to the forum.

Try to delete your headset from your BT devices, then Re-pair it with your Tytn and press Start again.


Any luck now?

Hi,
Even I am getting the same error

The status is:
No bluetooth signal
Headset icon: Err
Bluetooth icon: On


I am using HTC Wizard+Jabra BT800+Acme AKU3.3 A2DP Patch.
The wireless headset profile is working fine but am not able to transfer calls to headset after receving/making calls from the handset speaker.

R.

[radhoo]

Same problem like chiccmb from Italy, although I am in the US.

I have AT&T 8125 phone with WM5. I understand this is HTC Wizard. I bought Motorola ht820 stereo headphones with specific intent to listen to music from my phone wirelessly, and to use it as a skype phone (it is wifi).

But I have 'err' on the right of headphones icon and I still cant listen to music and I get that error message that I don't have paired headphones.

ivo

Hello ivo,

Your device doesn't have any A2DP driver installed (as the most of the WM6.0 devices do). So the toggle can't work for you.

[radhoo]

Any chance of having this working on smartphone? I have a HTC s710 (windows mobile 6 standard) and if I try to install it will say that that device is not compatible

Hello wormie_dk,

Working on it

[radhoo]

Hi,
Even I am getting the same error

The status is:
No bluetooth signal
Headset icon: Err
Bluetooth icon: On


I am using HTC Wizard+Jabra BT800+Acme AKU3.3 A2DP Patch.
The wireless headset profile is working fine but am not able to transfer calls to headset after receving/making calls from the handset speaker.

R.

So you need to repair to fix this problem?

[ashmont]

This software looks really useful as it is quite a fiddle to enable BT, select wireless stereo then open the media player. I am finding one of these steps is not being performed and this is switching on A2DP. When I click the Play button it turns on BT, and then opens Windows Media Player. However the wireless stereo profile is not selected and I still have to do this manually from BT settings. I am using a SE HBH-DS970 and Wizard with WM6 rom. I have tried deleting the pairing and recreating and it still doesn't work.

Any suggestions?

Regards,

Ashley Emery

[jefmcg]

Hi,

I've installed this on my HTC/MDA touch and it doesn't seem to do anything. I can see A2DP in my system settings, but it doesn't seem to change whether or not Handle Bluetooth Automatically is ticked or not.

More problematically "Show interface in tray" is grey, ,so I can't tick it.

This is a uk t-mobile branded version, it that's important.

[ashmont]

I have done some more testing and discovered that further to my previous post the wireless stereo service is sometimes selected when the play button is pressed on the plugin. Mostly it isn't but sometimes after a reboot it works.

However I've discovered a more worrying problem which is a showstopper. I have found that after some hours or a day of use the plugin causes the today screen to crash so that it can't be selected any more. For example you might switch to the phone to make a call and then reselect the Today screen. It loads momentarily and then disappears and can't be restarted. The only solution is to soft reset. I have the htc today plugin on my xda mini s phone so I don't know if there's some interaction. I have removed the a2dp plugin from the today screen and the crashing problem seems to have gone away.

Regards,

Ashley Emery

[BryanPflug]

I have downloaded and tried the signed version on my new ASUS Paypal 626, which runs WM6. The bluetooth is on and using an ADCP profile (connected), but the Today plugin indicates :ERR beside the first icon, and :Off next to the bluetooth (grey) icon.

[admin]

I have downloaded and tried the signed version on my new ASUS Paypal 626, which runs WM6. The bluetooth is on and using an ADCP profile (connected), but the Today plugin indicates :ERR beside the first icon, and :Off next to the bluetooth (grey) icon.

Please include the debug log file from your device: \\A2DP_plugin.txt, with your post.

Thanks,
Mr.A.

[Frankyg]

Hi,

Installed on my HTC TyTN II (Kaiser) and paired with my Gear4 Bluphones. it works great. I've got mine set NOT to handle bluetooth automatically, but to launch HTC audio manager when activated. All I need to do I click a button on my headphones for my phone to 'see' them, and then click on the 'play' button on the plugin.

However - I do have a big issue, that is Battery Life

Went from a full charge this morning down to 85% (may actually have been 80%) in 90 minutes. I didn't touch the phone in this time, it was not used at all. I have had to uninstall the plugin, which is a real shame as works great.

Is this an issue that can be looked at? possibly fixed?
I normally have bluetooth switched on all the time, but it doesn't drain the battery like this!

Thanks,

FrankyG

[BryanPflug]

This is the debug file for the problems I'm having with my ASUS reported above.

[radhoo]

Hi all, thanks for the feedback.

@Frankyg, I'm not sure about the battery but I will have a look to try to see what drains it so fast. There is a nice way of doing this, by connecting a multimeter to the battery for measuring the current. Then one can start/stop applications and see the battery usage in mAmps. So please test the new version when it is available.

This is the debug file for the problems I'm having with my ASUS reported above.

Bryan, the logs show like your headset was never paired. Could you double check that please?
Also, I would need a registry export from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth

Thanks!

[BryanPflug]

Thanks for helping with this.

My headphones are in fact listed under both 'paired devices' and as a shortcut. However, they require me to connect each time the device comes back from sleep, which is why I'm hoping your solution will work.

I changed the export from a .reg to a .txt to allow the file to be posed on the forum.

[jefmcg]

Hi,

I've installed this on my HTC/MDA touch and it doesn't seem to do anything. I can see A2DP in my system settings, but it doesn't seem to change whether or not Handle Bluetooth Automatically is ticked or not.

More problematically "Show interface in tray" is grey, ,so I can't tick it.

This is a uk t-mobile branded version, it that's important.

Any help for this? Is there anyway I can check the box so I can get the today plug in to appear?

thanks in advance

[Bart]

This looks like a brilliant piece of software, can't wait until a smartphone version becomes available! I have more than one audio device already and switching between them is also a pain in the neck. Any way you could work switching between devices in one of the future releases?

Thanks,
Bart

Samsung SGH-i600
Sony A2DP headset (2x)
Parrot MK6100 carkit

[capzicco]

When I read about this program I say, wow, my problem was solved.. but is not!
I try to add and remove the jabra, pair it, install the rc2 version but still I have error on Today screen. I'll include the log. can you help me ?
PS Sorry for my bad english (I write from Italy)

[radhoo]

Thanks for helping with this.

My headphones are in fact listed under both 'paired devices' and as a shortcut. However, they require me to connect each time the device comes back from sleep, which is why I'm hoping your solution will work.

I changed the export from a .reg to a .txt to allow the file to be posed on the forum.

Thanks for the logs Bryan, the registry export looks good, but the A2DPToggle is as I said last time, empty.

Please send me another log from A2DPToggle, and a screenshot showing your paired headset in the list of bluetooth devices.

[radhoo]

Hi,

I've installed this on my HTC/MDA touch and it doesn't seem to do anything. I can see A2DP in my system settings, but it doesn't seem to change whether or not Handle Bluetooth Automatically is ticked or not.

More problematically "Show interface in tray" is grey, ,so I can't tick it.

This is a uk t-mobile branded version, it that's important.

Any help for this? Is there anyway I can check the box so I can get the today plug in to appear?

thanks in advance

]
Jef I'm not sure about this one. If possible please send some descriptive screencaptures.

[radhoo]

This looks like a brilliant piece of software, can't wait until a smartphone version becomes available! I have more than one audio device already and switching between them is also a pain in the neck. Any way you could work switching between devices in one of the future releases?

Thanks,
Bart

Samsung SGH-i600
Sony A2DP headset (2x)
Parrot MK6100 carkit

Thanks for the suggestions, Bart, we'll try to keep to these. Can't talk about a release date unfortunately. Maybe for Christmas, who knows . Time's too little.

[radhoo]

:cry: When I read about this program I say, wow, my problem was solved.. but is not!
I try to add and remove the jabra, pair it, install the rc2 version but still I have error on Today screen. I'll include the log. can you help me ?
PS Sorry for my bad english (I write from Italy)

Ciao capzicco, grazie per il log. Your headset (Jabra BT800) is a mono phone bluetooth headset.
This plugin is for A2DP headsets.

You should try BlueMusic (www.teksoftbluemusic.com)

[capzicco]

Ciao capzicco, grazie per il log. Your headset (Jabra BT800) is a mono phone bluetooth headset.
This plugin is for A2DP headsets.

You should try BlueMusic (www.teksoftbluemusic.com)[/quote]

I try to dnw the trial but still I don't hear nothing.. Any help ?PLS

[Deddiekoel]

I have installed the signed cab on my MDA Vario III (kaiser) and it works perfectly with my Logitech HS200.
When I turn the headset on it connects as a headset nut not as a stereo device. Using the today plugin it immediately switched to stereo.
However I want to safe the room on my today screen so I created a shortcut and run that from my HTC Home launcher. This also works like a charm. Only 'problem' I have is that the shortcut icon is the standard window icon. Is there anyway to get another icon?

Also as a feature request a "toggle" parameter in the AD2P.exe would be great (so no seperate on/off shortcuts are required!).

[bullyfrog]

Brilliant piece of software. Using it on my HTC touch and iTech bluetooth clip radio with no problems at all. thank you!

It even able to switch between the two *during* song play or during a call which is perfect!

[radhoo]

Brilliant piece of software. Using it on my HTC touch and iTech bluetooth clip radio with no problems at all. thank you!

It even able to switch between the two *during* song play or during a call which is perfect!

Sounds good, happy to see you like it

[Doodle]

I also suffer from a very high power consumption, which unfortunately makes the software useless. After disabling the software in Today the power consumption returns to normal

[tazmanic2]

It's a nice piece of software, however, i got one little problem:
I use car bluetooth and a sony headset.
Only the first device (in this situation car-BT)will connect as headset. To use the other device as headset, i have to switch the list in the bluetooth settingslist section.
In de second device:Stereo sound is ok! But incoming calls don't make contact with the headset anymore. I also use speakerphone and use mostly the autoanswer button in the middle, when i'm also using"toggle".

[SSC_Kaiser]

Hello, i´m using HTC Kaiser P4550 (branded version T-Mobila MDA Vario III) with Windows Mobile 6 and A2DP 2007 Release.
Installation worked fine using the A2DPToggle.signed.arm .. cab-file. I can use my A2DP - Headset, connect and disconnet ... no problem. Since installig the software, battery drains in 1day, seems to be related to switching BT-Stack to A2DP-mode. Is there any way to switch back to standard-Mode, disconnecting the A2DP-device by tapping on the STOP-Buttons doesn´t change anything.

Ever heard about that ? Any idea how to fix this ?


Thanks,[/b]