Help S Voice doesn't work via Bluetooth

[jaydee77ca]

I have a Jabra Cruiser2 bluetooth hands free unit in my car. It connects and pairs with my Galaxy S3 and I can call someone and talk to them using it. However, S Voice doesn't work with it. When I press the microphone on S Voice to say a command the audio wave thing doesn't move and then after a while it just says "Sorry I couldn't understand that". It's like it's not getting the audio. I know the audio works because I can make phone calls using the bluetooth.

Can anyone help? Has anyone gotten this to work?

The main reason I want to get this working is for voice dialling. I used Vlingo Car Mode on my Galaxy S Captivate and with it I could say "Call John at Work" and it would call him. I installed Vlingo but it crashes constantly on the Galaxy S3 and when I contacted Vlingo they said that the app doesn't work on the S3. (Which is strange, because I believe S Voice is powered by Vlingo isn't it?)

Anyway, this is really frustrating as I basically can't use my phone via bluetooth while driving which means I have to pull over, hand dial, and then start driving again.

Any ideas?

 

[Easilyamused]

Yes it works, but you have to tap the home or power button to get to the lockscreen first. Then you can tap whichever button on you headset to initiate a call. Then say " call so and so" and it will dial.

Again, if your phone is asleep, you have to wake it first, tho that certainly limits the convenience factor....

 

[belialcouk]

Just linking in a similar thread with a little more info
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/585173-s-voice-bluetooth-screen-off.html

 

[joudbren]

Same thing is happening now with my S3 as well. S-voice used to work OK in the car with Bluetooth and since I've done the last firmware upgrade from Samsung a week ago it quit working. It does work however when the phone is not connected via Bluetooth. Looking for a solution as well. Thanks!

 

[Ches111]

In my GM vehicle with Bluetooth I just say "Bluetooth" then say "Voice" which opens S-Voice and streams the mic over Bluetooth. Works most of the time but S-Voice has difficulty with background noise.

 

[djbordie]

hey, through lots and lots of googling...i *may have found the culprit

most car BT dont support AS2P.

S-voice sends commands and voice over AS2P

however your calls are sent as a2dp.

I cant find any apps that force a2dp.

Can we get this sorted out finally?

anyone want to make sense of this?

 

[Deleted User]

Select drive mode in S voice

 

[Musky]

I have the exact same "Jabra Cruiser2 bluetooth hands free unit" in my car and until the last update, all I had to do was tap the button on the bluetooth device and say who to call. But since the last update, this no longer works.

 

[djbordie]

well, i used some bt mono forcing apps, and sure enough S-voice now works through the car speakers.

so we just need to figure out how to force s-voice and gps only to send the audio in a different way.

seems simple.

the btmono apps are not too useful, as they make the call quality suck.

we want s-voice and nav only to be sent mono