Help Alerts don't play through headphones?

[cboshdave]

My headphones work just fine with music. When I get a text, the music mutes, but the alert does not play through the headphones. This seems odd to me. Is there a setting that I need to change?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[funkylogik]

Lol same.
Dont think theres a setting mate.
I use the app Speak It when i got headphones in so it reads the txt to me.... think the actual phone still makes the alert though.
Stange thing is though, when i plug my phone into my hifi with a 3-pole headphone jack, the alert comes through the hifi.
Is it only with the stock (4-pole) headphones?

 

[Jeepmaster]

Same here. Kinda stupid Samsung did that. When I'm out and I put my S3 in my coat pocket while playing music with my headphone on, I can't hear any notifications. My iphones automatically put all sounds through the headphones.

I guess I can set a task on tasker to play a certain sound when I receive a txt.

 

[funkylogik]

Taskers scary

 

[cboshdave]

Lol same.
Dont think theres a setting mate.
I use the app Speak It when i got headphones in so it reads the txt to me.... think the actual phone still makes the alert though.
Stange thing is though, when i plug my phone into my hifi with a 3-pole headphone jack, the alert comes through the hifi.
Is it only with the stock (4-pole) headphones?

Hmm, never considered the fact that different headphones might work. My headphones have a built in mic, so they definitely have more "connections" in the plug. According to the other postings though, it does not look like I am gonna win this one. Oh well. Big oversight on Samsung's part!

Thanks for the reality check!

 

[mcl1981]

This is just the way the S3 was designed. Why, IDK. My EVO put the ringer and notification sounds through the headphones like you would expect.

The only solution I can suggest as mentioned above, have tasker handle notification and ring. You can dynamically route the sound to whatever audio stream you want.