Voice Command Caller Announcements on BT - Real FIX

[LeanGreen]

I've managed to get my caller announcements routed to my Bluetooth headset without using any extra software. The trick is to enable inband ring tones in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack by editing the "Capability" DWORD value. Here's what I did:

1. Edit "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\AudioGateway\Ca pability" and set it to 45.
2. Soft reset the device.
3. Fire up the Bluetooth headset.
3a. You may also need to "handshake" the headset with VC once to let it know it is available - just hit the button on the headset and give any old command (e.g., "What time is it?").
4. Have someone call you and relish in the unlocked features!

On subsequent tests after turning off the headset, then turning it back on, I did not need to re-handshake to get it to work.

Just FYI, I'm running Kirvin's Clean & Simple for Any Apache on my Alltel 6700. I believe you need AKU 3.5 of some sort for this to work.

I stumbled across this while researching another topic elsewhere. Essentially the capability value is a bitmask that turns on or off features. The Microsoft default is 0x21 or 33 decimal. That is 0b100001. 0x04 enables voice tag support (which was already on in mine) giving a value of 0x25 or 37 decimal. 0x08 enabled inband ring tones, and by doing a bitwise "or" with 0x25 and 0x08, you get 0x2D or 45 decimal.

I hope this works for other folks!

[colonel]

Interesting. I had checked the reg for the p4000 and it is set to 0x25 (37) and it is confirmed that VC over BT works on that device. Anyway, I will be testing this as well.

[naigaboy]

I just tried it and it didnt work for me. I am using a 3.5 rom based of the new kitchen. moto h700 bt headset if that make any difference. Also, this has been pretty wierd cos it seems to work sometimes based on volume settings sometimes. Let us know if u think of or come up with anything else. Thanks

[avaya]

doesn't work for me either.. i can hear the ring tone briefly on the headset then it stop.

[colonel]

yeah, it failed for me as well. It seems to be something flakey between the rom and VC. Usually for me I here the beginning of the ringtone and then it switches back to the phone. However, every once in a while, I will get IDs throught the BT for about 4-5 different calls. then it stops again.

[Big D5]

Nice find, I needed to unchecked the box in Voice command options that says only during free time to get the voice announcement for incoming calls to announce in my bluetooth. After that it all works as you say that's great thanks again.

Edit: Should have tested more it is jumping back to the phone for me now.

[avaya]

did unchecked the check box but still didn't work for me. what ring tone are you guys using?

[LeanGreen]

Originally Posted by avaya

did unchecked the check box but still didn't work for me. what ring tone are you guys using?

I'm using "OldPhone".

I wish I could be of more to those of you this doesn't work for, but I'm just going off the Microsoft docs I found.

[avaya]

i wonder if it could be because we are using the vc oem instead of installing it?

[colonel]

Well, keep us informed. How loud do you have the system and phone volumes set?