Headset Droid
$1.99
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About Headset Droid
Headset Droid allows you to customise what the buttons on your headphones do and gives you many other headset related functionalities while running in the background with minimal CPU usage.
Configurable click combinations
* Single/double/triple/quadruple click
* Single/double/triple click and hold
* These options work for the play/pause, next and previous button.
Button actions
* Play/pause, next, previous or stop track
* Volume up, down or reset and rise
* Launch app (e.g. Voice Actions)
* Fast forward or rewind (long press or toggle)
* Tasker task (search 'Tasker' in the Google Play Store)
* Redial
* Say time (requires Text-to-Speech)
Audio/volume functionality
* Target a specific media player to control.
* Separate volume levels will remember the media volume when (un)plugging your headset and restore it when (un)plugging your headset later.
* Ear protection allows you to limit the volume level.
* Volume reset and rise will start where you set it to start and rises based on the long-press delay.
Phone features
* Option to speak the name or number of the person calling. (Requires Text-to-Speech.)
* Single click on the play/pause button answers/ends calls.
* Double click on the play/pause button declines incoming calls and (un)mutes the mic during calls.
* Triple click repeats the caller name or number. (Requires Text-to-Speech.)
* The buttons of the 5 above options are customisable.
Extra features
* Monitor headset activity with timestamps.
* A widget to quickly switch the targeted media player.
* Export your settings to your SD card to switch between profiles or to back-up your settings. This function can be found by pressing menu.
* Execute actions when plugging your headset in or out.
* Turn on 'Headset (with mic) only' or 'Ignore system clicks' to selectively execute button actions.
Compatibility
* The play/pause button's long press functionality does not currently work with Jelly Bean due to Google forcing Voice Search to be launched.
* Works with almost all devices/wired headsets.
* Volume buttons on iPod/iPhone headsets will NOT work. This is due to hardware issues.
* Bluetooth headsets might not work.
* Fast forward and rewind require the media player to support it.
* TTS functionality requires Text-to-Speech to be installed on your phone.
Troubleshooting
* If Headset Droid seems to not be responding, press menu and select 'Check for conflicts'.
* If no conflicts are found, use the Headset monitor to see how Headset Droid is receiving and handling button interaction.
* For further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Notes
* Apps used to control headset clicks will conflict with ICS's lockscreen music widget due to Android's architecture.
* Please use the trial version to check if Headset Droid works without issues with your phone/headset/player. Uninstall the trial before installing the full version.
If you have any other suggestions, questions or issues, feel free to contact me and I'll do my best to respond asap. Please don't use reviews for complaints as I will be unable to respond to your issue.
Configurable click combinations
* Single/double/triple/quadruple click
* Single/double/triple click and hold
* These options work for the play/pause, next and previous button.
Button actions
* Play/pause, next, previous or stop track
* Volume up, down or reset and rise
* Launch app (e.g. Voice Actions)
* Fast forward or rewind (long press or toggle)
* Tasker task (search 'Tasker' in the Google Play Store)
* Redial
* Say time (requires Text-to-Speech)
Audio/volume functionality
* Target a specific media player to control.
* Separate volume levels will remember the media volume when (un)plugging your headset and restore it when (un)plugging your headset later.
* Ear protection allows you to limit the volume level.
* Volume reset and rise will start where you set it to start and rises based on the long-press delay.
Phone features
* Option to speak the name or number of the person calling. (Requires Text-to-Speech.)
* Single click on the play/pause button answers/ends calls.
* Double click on the play/pause button declines incoming calls and (un)mutes the mic during calls.
* Triple click repeats the caller name or number. (Requires Text-to-Speech.)
* The buttons of the 5 above options are customisable.
Extra features
* Monitor headset activity with timestamps.
* A widget to quickly switch the targeted media player.
* Export your settings to your SD card to switch between profiles or to back-up your settings. This function can be found by pressing menu.
* Execute actions when plugging your headset in or out.
* Turn on 'Headset (with mic) only' or 'Ignore system clicks' to selectively execute button actions.
Compatibility
* The play/pause button's long press functionality does not currently work with Jelly Bean due to Google forcing Voice Search to be launched.
* Works with almost all devices/wired headsets.
* Volume buttons on iPod/iPhone headsets will NOT work. This is due to hardware issues.
* Bluetooth headsets might not work.
* Fast forward and rewind require the media player to support it.
* TTS functionality requires Text-to-Speech to be installed on your phone.
Troubleshooting
* If Headset Droid seems to not be responding, press menu and select 'Check for conflicts'.
* If no conflicts are found, use the Headset monitor to see how Headset Droid is receiving and handling button interaction.
* For further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Notes
* Apps used to control headset clicks will conflict with ICS's lockscreen music widget due to Android's architecture.
* Please use the trial version to check if Headset Droid works without issues with your phone/headset/player. Uninstall the trial before installing the full version.
If you have any other suggestions, questions or issues, feel free to contact me and I'll do my best to respond asap. Please don't use reviews for complaints as I will be unable to respond to your issue.
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What's Changed
Added privacy policy.
Added privacy policy.
Version update Headset Droid was updated to version 1.28.3
Version update Headset Droid was updated to version 1.28.2
Price update Price changed from $2.27 to $1.99.
Price update Price changed from $2.99 to $2.27.
What are users saying about Headset Droid
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This has stopped working and I thought it was the software, however it was my earphones. My bad! I use this as glue so I can get hands free calling when locked. It's good tech.
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Looks promising but it doesn't work with my Sennheiser MM 400 X. Any advice would be highly appreciated.
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Works good for me. I just wish you could set up profiles for different music or audio book players.
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My Galaxy S7 did not register the volume keys on my Bose headphones, this app allowed me to get near full functionality using a single button. Easy to use app too.
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Allow it to use what music play is currently running instead of only targeting the one you select
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Nice
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It havent worked on my Galaxy Note 3! (Still opening S Voice or Google Now). And I don't know why people set this compatible with Galaxy Note 3, because it is not!!!
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Good
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This app does not allow me to set "+ answer call/end call" settings for Single Click (using stock headset that came with my Samsung Galaxy S6). Any changes are ignored by the phone and single click continues to end calls.
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Supports all the combinations of button presses you could imagine so that you don't have to pull out your mobile and unlock it every time.
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Love the app and it works great but I wish it would support multiple profiles so that targeted media players could be controlled upon switching to them. This could be done though a plug-in in the Tasker automation program. Otherwise, it works great. It understands my headset button clicks very accurately so I will continue to use it but unfortunately, I have to open the app and switch control between my Power Amp Media player and my Podcast media player.
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When app is enabled, Bluetooth media controls stop working. Cannot control media from Android Wear or BT headset.
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It havent worked on my Galaxy Note 3! (Still opening S Voice or Google Now). And I don't know why people set this compatible with Galaxy Note 3, because it is not!!!
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Does everything I could want. Wish there was a Bluetooth version available to buy.
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Good
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Headset droid will mess with volume for some reason. It'll just turn it up and won't stop. Currently on a gpe lollipop ROM for HTC one m8. The bug is still present after the update for lollipop support. i managed to stop it by using app ops to disable media volume control.
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This doesn't do anything for my HTC M8 and HTC music player
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Thanks so much for the lollipop update. Aggravating to have random media players taking focus when they shouldn't
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I've used this app for years and it's worked beautifully. Now my Galaxy Note 3 on Lollipop no longer works with my LG Tone headset. If I plug headphones in with a clicker all of the commands show up in headset monitor, but with the bluetooth headphones they don't. Checking for Conflicts reveals nothing.
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Moved here from Headset Button Controller cause it wouldn't play nice with BeyondPod. Headset Droid does! One star off cause the beep is too loud and don't wanna turn it off - please fix!
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Headset droid will mess with volume for some reason. It'll just turn it up and won't stop. Currently on a gpe lollipop ROM for HTC one m8.
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Especially the time saying feature, just like on Apple devices.
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Nothing works with bluetooth SBH50
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24 hr free trial worked fine so I bought the full version. Works fine so far with no issues on my Verizon Motorola Droid Maxx XT1080M running (unrooted) Android 4.4 (Kitkat). If you use the free trial be sure to uninstall to prevent conflicts. The freebie and full versions are two separate apps. Good luck everyone.
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Good
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Don't work anymore. Need to root. Wasted my money
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Works very well on a galaxy note 2. You can configure all the click combinations. And I realy like the function of enunciate contact when receiving incoming call. Great work.
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Recently updated to 4.1. Previously, this app worked flawlessly. Now this app can only play/pause music, unless I root my phone and that's not an option.
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Paid for an app that no longer functions properly. Garbage.
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Love it
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I use this application with Play Music on my Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.2. It functions well but sometimes I got blinking unlock screen and I cannot even swap to another unlock widget. As the developer explains, it's caused by Android design that only media button receiver can broadcast to that screen. I am totally fine without lock screen music control widget, but the blinking problem is too annoying. I do love the developer for really fast and patient reply. Please consider a way to address this problem.
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Allows me to start and stop audible books using the button on my Samsung ear buds.
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Looks promising but it doesn't work with my Sennheiser MM 400 X. Any advice would be highly appreciated.
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I'm wondering how to use click- press and long press on bluetooth Sony sbh52. Does snyone have the same problem as mine? And also, somehow I bought the app... But, sometime there is a pop up says my lisence is invalid.
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Solved the bluetooth problem with the neo 2 watch and also the wireless headset.
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The only thing that works with my motto x is the Google now
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This is a solid app, and I'm glad to have purchased it. It does have a few problems that are a nuisance to me though. For instance, the button controls get wonky when the phone is in locked and is passcode protected. I would also like to see Teamspeak for Android added as a target media player so that I can use it for push-to-talk activation without accidentally activating the music player when I press the button. Otherwise though, this is a good app for making headset controls more reliable.
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Works good for me. I just wish you could set up profiles for different music or audio book players.
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Can't disable S Voice so no long press
by J####:
This app lets you set up what your cars bluetooth stereo buttons do