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[Benjamin Tegge <benjaminosm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apple branded in-ears still seem to do different signaling for the
volume buttons even though they have a CTIA pinout.

I currently don't have a phone with Ubuntu on it, but I tested yesterday
with some older ME186LL/A from Apple and Sony MH1C[1], where the volume
buttons for Sony were working on the Nexus 5 and the Lumia 730. If doing
the same thing on the operating system side no matter if an Apple or
Android compatible headset is plugged in doesn't violate anything like
perhaps a patent, then Matthias' first request should be possible to
implement.

3 and 4 look like standard actions and should also be possible. (Perhaps
these already do work?)

Muting the mic could be made possible with a new button press gesture
during call.

Here is the link to the corresponding discussion from the mailing list:
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg13032.html


1: both were cheap to get on Ebay in the past, today I think you would look for something else like Xiaomi piston or the latest Apple ones

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1462591

Title:
  audio and micro on/off control with headset

Status in dialer-app package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I as the user have the request to make calls while wearing a (in-ear
  or other) headset connected to the BQ E4.5 device and I want to have
  with this the following feaatures

  1) control of the audio level with + and - buttons (i.e. not with a potentiometer in the lines;
  2) control of the micro on/off while in the call

  and if possible too

  3) hangup the call from the headset
  4) answer calls from the headset

  I did tests with the heaadset provided by Apple with the iPhone6.
  While the audio in general works (tested with youtube and phone calls
  to an automated answering system of my bank account), the buttons +
  and - buttons did not have any effect; the button labeled with a micro
  symbol, terminated the phone call.

  In addition we should have a list of supported devices if BQ.com will
  not offer them by their own.

  Thanks for consideration.

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