Earphones Issue

[jheysl2]

Hello I recently got the S8 and I'm having an issue with my old earphones ( Sony MDR-EX650 ) it had a single button to skip, pause songs and answer calls, when pressing the button sometimes it increases the volume, sometimes lowers the volume and a lot of the time it opens OK Google. I've tried with stock player and also Poweramp, I really like these headphones and the sound quality but it's annoying not being able to skip, they worked fine on a Nexus 6P and a Galaxy S6, anyone know what it could be?

 

[Charkatak]

Hello I recently got the S8 and I'm having an issue with my old earphones ( Sony MDR-EX650 ) it had a single button to skip, pause songs and answer calls, when pressing the button sometimes it increases the volume, sometimes lowers the volume and a lot of the time it opens OK Google. I've tried with stock player and also Poweramp, I really like these headphones and the sound quality but it's annoying not being able to skip, they worked fine on a Nexus 6P and a Galaxy S6, anyone know what it could be?

It possibly won't change your situation, but you can skip the songs on the lock screen. Have you tried earbuds that Samsung provided in the box, do they work as expected? It is possible that wiring or the connector isn't compatible fully with this phone. I have seen where some earbuds behave differently on Apple products and on Android. Recently manufacturers started mentioning on the box of their products: compatible with iPhone or Android...

 

[jheysl2]

It possibly won't change your situation, but you can skip the songs on the lock screen. Have you tried earbuds that Samsung provided in the box, do they work as expected? It is possible that wiring or the connector isn't compatible fully with this phone. I have seen where some earbuds behave differently on Apple products and on Android. Recently manufacturers started mentioning on the box of their products: compatible with iPhone or Android...

I haven't tried any others yet but I will give it a go, these headphones worked fine with other android devices including the Galaxy S6, It's mostly for when I'm on the move and unable to take my phone out to change the song.