Can bluetooth headset trigger auto answer?

[knnelg]

Apologies if this is an FAQ, but I've had a quick look and drawn a blank.

I've just got my first Windows mobile phone (Vario II) and one of the things I really miss compared to my old Nokia, is that when I connect my bluetooth headset, I'd like the phone to switch to 'auto answer' and for the volume to be set to max. When I disconnect the headset, I'd like the phone to refert to a 'normal' or 'general' profile.

I require this because I use it on a motorcycle in conjunction with an intercom system, and I need the phone to auto answer after say 2 rings.

Is this possible on a smartphone?

Regards,

Glenn

[Pdanny]

Join the club mate......:p

I've been using the Vario2 in combination with a Nolan N-102 with the N-comm BT kit on it.....

I've been #$^&# with it for weeks now and I've made some progression...

First you need a program that allows you to select profiles like Nokia used to have...

I use PocketzenPhone but maybe there are some other(better) programs to do that.....
So then u can swith to a bike profile I've made and enable auto answer....

I've run the cab file to redirect BT sounds to my helmet in stereo (floats somewhere on this forum)

The only thing I can't do at the moment is enable Voicedial from the helmet...

If I press the button designed to start it ........f%ck all happens....

Still working on that but I'm running out of ideas....so any help would be appreciated...


Danny.

[Nicky]

Join the club mate......:p

I've been using the Vario2 in combination with a Nolan N-102 with the N-comm BT kit on it.....

I've been #$^&# with it for weeks now and I've made some progression...

First you need a program that allows you to select profiles like Nokia used to have...

I use PocketzenPhone but maybe there are some other(better) programs to do that.....
So then u can swith to a bike profile I've made and enable auto answer....

I've run the cab file to redirect BT sounds to my helmet in stereo (floats somewhere on this forum)

The only thing I can't do at the moment is enable Voicedial from the helmet...

If I press the button designed to start it ........f%ck all happens....

Still working on that but I'm running out of ideas....so any help would be appreciated...


Danny.


Hi, the reason you can't activate voice dialing from your headset might be to do with the BT Audio cab you have installed to redirect sound through your headset. If the cab you have installed is the most common one floating around then this actually disables the launch of voice dialing in favour of being able to toggle between sound in the headset and sound on the phone (pressing and holding down the call button for a few seconds on your headset normally).

If you look in the registry HKLM>software>OEM>voicecommand, if launchapenable has a value of 0 then it is disabled. You can enable it again by changing the value to 1 but this will mean that your headset button will now not work as an audio toggle feature because it will launch the voicedial software every time.

Not sure if this is the answer to your problem but it sounds like it might be, hope this helps :)

[Pdanny]

Am trying as we speak....thanks for the reply....see wat happens...


D.

[Pdanny]

Well.....Ive got good news and bad news....:D


The good news is that I can trigger voicecommand now......:p
The bad news is that MS voice command 1.6 is not reconizing my accent...(dutch)...

So out of 10 tries it never called the number i wanted.....:mad:

So I tried the build in SDdialer.....and that one is doing a better job....

However I can't make the sounds to stick in my helmet........

I mean...
With MSVC by pressing the button on the helmet I could redirect the sound to the helmet and get a voicecommand tone at the same time....
By symply not speaking or saying '"cancel" it would cancel the voicecommand but the sound stayed in the helmet.....

With SDdialer following the same steps as above the sounds does not stay in the helmet but goes back to the speaker......

Any ideas????


BTW is there a dutch version of MS voice command?

[Nicky]

If you go back into the registry, in the same location as before, check the value that is in VoiceCmdDuration (This is the amount of time the voice prompt stays active for in seconds) .. the audio cab file usually sets this to 86400 (24 hrs in seconds), if yours is low eg. 10, 20, 30 etc.., set it to 86400 and that may sort out the problem.

[Pdanny]

Duration is set fort 24 hrs....already..


Funny thing is that MSVC is not cutting out and the sddialer is...

Regsetting stay the same.....

By pressing the button on helmet I just change the exe file.....


Only option is to try and get MsVC to work and get use to my voice....:eek:


D.

[Pdanny]

Hmmm booking slow process.....tryed to call with MsVC and now 2 out 2....

Ordered to play media from helmet......worked..:D

This is only sitting in the livingroom with helmet on.....looks absolutely silly but thats besides the point:p

P$ssing with rain here so hoping for better weather to go for a roadtest...


So thing needed for me to get it to work...

-MsVC 1.6
-Bluetooth stereo cab
-Regedit from the MsVC topic..
-PocketzenPhone for designing profiles.....however thinking on removing that...and see how that works.....


D.

[Nicky]

I am glad that you are at least part way there to solving the problem :)

I don't have Voice Command on my phone. On the rare occasion I use voice dialling I use the standard SDdialer program but my sound diversion does not revert back to the handset like yours.

I must have changed something on it to get it working but I am afraid I don't know what because, when I was trying to get it working, I tried absolutely everything and it was quite a while ago now so I have forgotten what I did :)

It sounds like Voice Command is going to be okay for you though so that is good.

By the way, Phonealarm (www.pocketmax.net) is also another good profile switching program.

[knnelg]

Thanks for the replies guys, but I think I may have accidentally discovered my own solution.

On my T-mobile vario II, if I go to the Phone->Settings and select the 'more' tab (need to scroll along the last tab at the bottom of the screen) there is an option to 'Automatic pickup' which will auto answer a call after x number of rings.

I had always assumed this would kick-in even if no headset was present. However, I've just done some simple testing, and it looks like the auto answer only kicks-in if the phone is currently in comms with a headset (I used a bluetooth one but probably the same for the supplied 'hands free' kit).

So this functions exactly as I want it to.

Oh, and Pdanny, for background info I'm using a Nolan 101 (no bluetooth) with speakers and mic installed. These connect to my 'Starcom' intercom (via an old fasioned curly lead) which allows me to hear directions from my 'TomTom' and also take phone calls via the starcom/phone bluetooth partnership. Down side is that the wife can also talk at me :( .

As I never want to initiate a call while riding, this setup works just perfect for me. I don't need to remember to change the phone setup either before or after mounting the bike. As soon as the bike ignition is turned on, the intercom partners with the phone. Then if I receive a call, it auto answers and I can take the call. Once the ignition is switched off, the phone reverts to normal non-auto answer.

In my research for this issue I came across an app called 'phonealarm' (from pocketmax.net (http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html)), it was the manual for this that made me try the above experiment. This looks like a neat app and I may still end up installing it as long as it does not hog the processor.

OOps sorry Nicky, just noticed you already mentioned phonealarm. I'd be interested in any comments you have about this app, good ot bad

Once again, thanks for the replies, and I hope this thread helps someone in the future.

Regards,

Glenn

[Pdanny]

Phonealarm......give that a try thanks.....

Im also going to test with the buils in auto pick up.....
I knew it was there but i assumed that it would ALWAYS auto pick up...

It seems that that is not the case therefore making the Pocketzenphone and possibly phonealarm obsolete.....

I also get all the sounds over BT in my helmet....incl TT:D

Also... I don't have a wife:p .......sounds like a perfect world hey???

Keep you posted on the outcome of the xperiment....


Grtz
Danny

[Nicky]

Hi knnelg, glad you managed to sort your problem. I always knew the option for autoanswer was in the settings but like you, I had assumed that it would autoanswer all calls regardless of whether a headset was connected so it is handy to know that it only applies when in headset mode.

You asked about opinions on Phonealarm, I think it is a great program. I have used it on my Vario II and my last phone, an XDA Mini S, and it is has always worked fine, no problems at all.

I really missed having phone profiles when I switched to PDA style phones so Phonealarm was one of the first 3rd party apps I ever bought and I wouldn't be without it now :) Also, Bruce, the developer of phonealarm, is very good at listening to users input and if enough people make a suggestion about an improvement or tweak to the program, he will implement it in future versions which is really nice.

One of the other programs Pocketmax does, Alarmtoday, is useful too.