Softick Audio Gateway 1.25 (for Palm OS)
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Downloads: 9,043
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Compatible with: Treo 650, Treo 680, Treo 700p, Centro, Treo 755p
Licence: Shareware
Category: Home >> Multimedia >> Audio
Last updated: 29 May, 2009
Author: Softick
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PRC file* MP3 Players,
* Audio book readers,
* Games.
Softick Audio Gateway can operate with any Bluetooth audio device which supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) designed to transfer a high-quality stereo audio stream wirelessly.
Softick Audio Gateway captures digital audio from Palm OS audio subsystem and redirects it to the Bluetooth A2DP device:
* Bluetooth stereo headphones or bluetooth stereo headsets
* Desktop PC with a2dp drivers installed
* Bluetooth stereo car kit
* A2DP Speakers.
Your Bluetooth Headset MUST BE A2DP capable!
KEYofR: Should be a 10 just because of the function it provides., Yet, should be about a 4 because it reboots my Centro every couple of days. I didn't have any problem figuring out how to use it or getting it to work. Sound quality improved significantly in the latest version too even for 200 & 160 kbps. But:1: every 10 or so connect/disconnects (which is about once or twice per DAY for me getting in/out of the car) I saysit has used up all of something in the bluetooth library and the only way to clear it is to reboot the device. The message actually says that, reboot. And it's truue.2: However, I don't actually hit that problem too often because even more frequently than THAT, the phone will just spontaneously reboot when you touch the audio player while the a2dp bt gateway is running. Turn the car off? reboot. close Audible.com audiobook player? reboot. answer a phone cal? reboot.I had the phone and used it exactly the same way (with a headphone patch cord instead of BT) forat least a solid year before getting this program and it rebooted maybe once that whole time. The last sprint OS update didn't make a difference, the last update of this program didn't make a difference. (speed and sound quality improved, the two problems above did not)If there was anoy other program that supplies this feature I'd try it, but there isn't, crashy or not, have to give them credit for writing something we need that no one else even tried..
jadecar13: Very good program. Allows me to listen to ptunes & tcpmp through bluetooth headphones. Awesome!!
omi205: This isnt so great, crashes system every time you get a call or message or anything!!! some one help me out since i need a bluetooth mp3 player
jasons219: I love having the ability to use my ReVo BT stereo headset with my Treo 755p. This application has been great and well worth the money. Gave it a 9 out of ten because everything has room for improvement.
roseyjr: this program works great! it was just what i was looking for my treo 680.
farblunget: This software has some serious problems. The channels are backwards and out of phase on my Plantronics Voyager 855, which makes it extremely uncomfortable and effectively useless for stereo media. The 1.18.1828 version of the Audio Gateway causes Callrecorder to reboot the device, so the gateway doesn’t really function for anything useful. The author is very slow to respond to critical bug reports (been two weeks since I reported the reboot problem and no answers yet).
borderboy: it is really good i like it
KabukiAssassin: I would give this a full 10 if it didn't completely lock up my 700p whenever the music starts playing. I have to either reset it or pop the card out to get it to respond. Other than that it works great & sounds excellent.
Smoothbassman: This system is excellent! I'm just wondering if palm had native bluetooth would it work this good? It paired instantly and all my music and videos come loud and clear the headphones! All the controls work with PTunes with no issues. I'm using a motorola M9 and the sound is great! Its better than to corded headphones I was using before! I'm buying this as soon as the trial period is over. This is a must have on a 755P. fully cord free! The calls come thru only the left ear, but thats not a big deal.
psiren13: ditto the last comment! I was tired of being shorts in my wired accessories...I like jogging and didn't like the hassle of clipping and tucking wires. This program is completely worth it!!
v1.25 [2009-5-27]
- Minimized battery power consumption when bluetooth connection is not active
- Added customizable audio profiles support with 3 preinstalled profiles. Now audio settings are saved to the active profile, and these profiles can be easily switched on the fly
- Optimized connection routines: increased speed and reduced size
- Some cosmetic user interface changes
- Fixed connection problems on some devices introduced by 1.21 update
- Minor UI fixes
- Fixed DA (Desk Accessories) issues.
- Added Quick Launch capability with a link to popular media players from the main program screen.
- Added Auto Start feature to automatically switch to your favorite media player after establishing A2DP connection.
- Fixed crashes on Palm Treo 680 smartphones
- Fixed rare connection stability problems on Palm Treo 700P/755/Centro smartphones
- Fixed rare "frozen playback" problem
- Resolved problem with mono sound streams (podcasts, audio books, etc) on some media players.
- Added support for pre 4.2 versions of Kinoma player and Sprint TV (beta)
- Improved Audio/Video Control Profile (AVRCP) connections
- Support for Fast Forward/Fast Rewind buttons on the headset. Currently supported Pocket Tunes media player only. Consult your headset user manual if this feature is supported by headset.
- Added support for Palm Treo 755P Updates
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved compatibility problem with AVRCP on Treo 680 AT&T Update 2.11
- Resolved compatibility problem with RingCare from GoTreo Software
- New troubleshooting options.
- Bug fix. Paused Pocket Tunes isn't unpaused now during connection to the headset.
This update contains important fixes and recommended for all users of Softick Audio Gateway. As always this update is free for all registered users.
Palm Centro fixes
- Added workaround for Audio/Video Remote Control Profile problem on Palm Centro smartphone
- Resolved stream flow control problem which lead to crashes on Palm Centro smartphone if headset is turned off during audio streaming.
- Palm Centro smartphone is supported
- AVRCP profile is improved again
Softick Audio Gateway 1.15 has improved stability and resolve number of small issues. It has improved support for Palm Treo 680 and Palm Treo 755 smartphones.
The following problems were resolved:
- Rare crash on connect and disconnect
- Sometimes smartphone freezes when headset is out of range
- AVRCP profile is improved again
- Palm Treo 700P with Sprint 1.10 update is supported
- Palm Treo 755P call handles improved again.
- Improved call handling on Palm Treo 755P
- Remote Control for mOcean player from MotionApps
- Fixed compatibility problem with VersaMail AutoSync feature. Fatal Exception "BGNetTaskImpl.c line:xxx BGTask q is full" is resolved.
- AVRCP profile is improved. Softick Audio Gateway now tries to establish AVRCP connection if AVRCP controller hasn't established it by some reason.
- Motorola S9 headphones support added
- Revised headphones connection procedure, added workarounds for several unexpected faults and crashes
- Supports Palm Treo 755P
- Audio Gateway Configuration. Seven bitrate levels added to allow users to choose optimal sound quality.
- Troubleshooting options:
- "Disable extra buffering" allows to eliminate sound skipping for some headsets with small memory buffers
- "No disconnection on idle" resolves power problems with some headsets, for example Motorola HT820
- Quality Tweaks:
- "Faster Analysis" vs "Good quality".
- "Simple Bits Allocation" allows to choose SNR bits allocation method instead of LOUDNESS
- "Use Generic Stereo Only" disables JOINT STEREO encoding
- "Disable Volume Control" prevents Audio Gateway from using volume scaling routines
- Palm Treo 680 support released.
- Additional troubleshooting option to lock Audio Gateway in NVFS cache
- Treo 700P watchdog should consume less battery now
- Improved first time wizard
- Fixed problem with Big Endian sound streams.
- Low sample rate post filter was tuned to voice. This dramatically improved voice quality for Audible books.
SAG is still not compatible with Treo 680
- If supported media player is active before connection to the headset is established player will be stopped, connection established and player re-started to redirect music to the A2DP device.
- Resolved upgrade failure during HotSync.
- Fixed crash on connection if Pocket Tunes 4.0 already plays title.
- Fixed compatibility problem with Motorola DC800 audio gateway device
- Added workaround for phone Headset/Handsfree Profile disconnection problem on Palm Treo 700P smartphone. Hope non-A2DP headset users will also benefit from this fix.
- Fixed crash during REM sleep handling
- Added workaround for Treo 700p switch to the headset during phone call
- AVRCP profile support for TCPMP media player
- AVRCP profile support for Audible Player (version 3.0 is required)
- Treo 700p beta support
- Fixed number of problem related to Treo 650
- Added public interface to control Softick Audio Gateway. Third party application can process AVRCP events now
- AVRCP supports RealOne Player in foreground mode
- New Main Screen
- Motorola HT820 headset workaround
- Quick connect using cached data from previous session
- Fixed crash on starting recording in Voice Memo when Audio Gateway is active
- A/V Remote Control profile (AVRCP) supports Aerodrome Aeroplayer (5.2.1 or better)
- Yet another attempt to improve call handling on Treo
- Desktop accessories to quckly connect/disconnect Softick Audio Gateway to headphones
- Fixed problem with Palm TX + Plantronics Pulsar 590A power saving mode
- Treo 650 call handing improved
- AVRCP (Remote Control Profile) support added (currently for Pocket Tunes player only)
- Bluetooth streaming was seriously improved: better performance, no glitches, clicks and pops in audio stream.
- Better compatibility with Palm Life Drive, Palm TX and Palm Tungsten E2 devices
- Low bitrate quality option was added for maximum performance in resource-consuming applications, e.g. video players and games
- Better performance in video players and games (lower latency and less CPU usage)
- AVDTP signalling improved, packet sequences and timestamp problems were fixed, special thanks to Don Liechty
- Better playback for long distances between Palm and headset
- Support for +TEN naviPlay headset was added.
v1.04
- [Treo 650] Fixed problem with keyguard function
- [Treo 650] Fixed issues with Treo 650 voice calls handling.
- Fixed problems with Aeroplayer by Aerodrom Software
- Improved audio quality on Palm Life Drive and Palm TX
- Better Bluetooth errors handling and recovery.
- Bluetake i-Phono BT420EX now can hang up a call using headset button
- Fixed few crashes
- [Treo 650] Fixed number of issues with Treo 650 voice calls handling.
- [Treo 650] Fixed "no called id" problem
- Pocket Tunes stopped playing music after 10-20 seconds. This problem was introduced in Softick Audio Gateway 1.02 and now fixed.
- Now it's possible to switch audio stream between headset/headphones and internal speaker without stopping playback.
- Fixed an issue allowed to start connection to already connected device
- Minor issues were fixed
- Incoming calls on Treo 650 are transferred to the bluetooth headset now
- Volume level 0 now doesn't revert to the default volume level.
- Fixed "Cannot find suitable endpoint" error on Logitech Wireless BT Headphones F-0361A
- Fixed overflow problem on some volume levels
- Fixed 'Pause' problem with NormSoft Pocket Tunes
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