Headset button controls?

**Vance14** · 09-07-2012, 10:40 AM

Search gave me nothing on this: I can't seem to get my headset buttons to work with any app on the 7. I need this very much for pause/play. Does the jack just not support it? Is there a setting somewhere I need to tick?

**klau25** · 09-07-2012, 10:53 AM

yeah, android doesn't support it as well as ios, but I thought I read somewhere that jelly bean has improved that. I might be wrong.

Anyway, what I do now is to use a bluetooth headset. it gives you the best control over audio functions. The only thing is that the sound quality isn't as good as a line in headset. to me this doesn't matter as much since I mostly listen to podcast.

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**Vance14** · 09-07-2012, 11:09 AM

Yes, they buttons work fine on my Nexus with JB, but they don't work AT ALL on the Nexus 7. I listen to podcasts at night and need to be able to pause/play on wired headphones.

**klau25** · 09-07-2012, 11:45 AM

have you try to use a headphone button controller app? yeah, this is the reason why i stop buying wired headphones since often time, i can't get all the buttons to work properly and the wire can be a hassle.

**YAYTech** · 09-07-2012, 11:52 AM

Do those in-line buttons depend on the headphone jack supporting a microphone? Because they aren't supported on the N7, which results in some other accessories not working properly, such as the square payment module. *grumble, grumble*

**natehoy** · 09-07-2012, 12:08 PM

That's a good point. Is the switchover from headset to speaker in software (like it is on my Thunderbolt phone) or in hardware?

I know on my Thunderbolt if I plug in a headset with a mic I get an icon on the top of the screen, and if I plug in a basic headset I get a different icon. There's also a brief delay until the sound switches over, I'm guessing as the sensors determine what is hooked up. Also, when I unplug the headphones, any music I have playing pauses automatically.

However, on the Nexus 7, there's no sign of any icons when I plug in a headset. I've honestly never tried a headset with a mic.

I'm wondering if the Nexus 7 might just have a cheap hardware-switched headset jack instead of a software-controlled one to save build cost?

**Vance14** · 09-07-2012, 04:30 PM

It could be that the hardware itself is the problem, yes. I know that different jacks have different connectors to match up with the plug (which is different depending on the features of the headphones). I have not tried headset control apps (which I have used before on my phones), but I could try that as well.

My worry is that the jack itself is just not the type that makes the right connections.

**AZImmortal** · 09-07-2012, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by YAYTech

Do those in-line buttons depend on the headphone jack supporting a microphone? Because they aren't supported on the N7, which results in some other accessories not working properly, such as the square payment module. *grumble, grumble*

Yes, buttons require headset jacks (along with correct headset button mapping within the OS), but the Nexus 7 only has a headphone jack.

**Diego Nova** · 03-20-2013, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by AZImmortal

Yes, buttons require headset jacks (along with correct headset button mapping within the OS), but the Nexus 7 only has a headphone jack.

Hi guys
I have been trying to make the headset button control to work in my Nexus 7.
I have tried many headset button control apps (Headset button controller, Jays headset control, Headset droid) and none of them work.
HOWEVER, the closest I have gotten so far is in Headset droid. I could get the "plug out" action to do anything I want (play, pause, next song, stop, etc)... Still, the "plug in" action is not recognized, neither the one button headset control.
I wonder, does this small response to the plug out headset action means that lack of headset button control options has nothing to do with the hardware?
Any experts out there?

Thanks!