[Blunderbuss]

  That can happen when the two devices are sandwiched together. Try them side by side flat on the same plane and see what happens.

It happens when they are side by side and flat, too- might be the way they were oriented on the table with respect to the cell towers, though? I'm not sure if the S4 antenna is directional or something. Anyway, this is unfortunately just a product of the design, and there's really no way to fix it afaik. I'm not even sure that Fiio did anything wrong, if the chips are senstive to the frequencies cell phones use for data, that might just be an unavoidable issue?

 

[Tr1ppy]

Just got an update request from my Sony Xperia z1c to update it to Android 4.4.4

I already have android 4.4.2 and the E18 works flawlessly with it (i.e. all apps work with it)

Does anyone know if there any compatibility issues between android 4.4.4 and the E18?

Thanks

 

[ukaudiophile]

Have you tried emailing technical support at Fiio?

 

[Blunderbuss]

Have you tried emailing technical support at Fiio?

are you asking me or Tr1ppy?

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

Hmm... so I put a filter on the FiiO short cable and there hasn't been any static noise when using Wi-Fi (only time i hear it).

 

[Blunderbuss]

Hmm... so I put a filter on the FiiO short cable and there hasn't been any static noise when using Wi-Fi (only time i hear it).

how strange that you hear it during wi-fi use....! That's when it goes away for me. What kind of filter did you use, and what device do you have?

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

Galaxy S3, no noise in 3g or 4g but Wi-Fi use it's there. ???

It's just a regular ferrite bead that fit on the interconnect. Looks odd but so does a e18 attached to your phone so... I'll take a pic tomorrow of necessary.

 

[Tr1ppy]

Have you tried emailing technical support at Fiio?

Got this reply from Fiio:
Sorry to inform you that, we never tested the E18 with Sony Xperia z1c running android 4.4.4, so we can't confirm whether the E18 can compatible with it.
In theory, the E18 should compatible with the new android version. But we can't confirm it. If any inconvenience, pls understand.


I guess I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and see what happens, really hate how u can't go back on updates with Android, unless it's rooted.

 

[BillsonChang007]

True man will skip the download and be happy with the current version so that you can for sure connect to E18 without issue

But agreed, once upgraded, can't be downgraded, why must they do this anyway?

 

[jstps]

I have ordered an adapter, so that I don't need a cable to connect the fiio to the tablet. Sq is better than with the standard fiio micro usb otg cable and better than the cable I used before with the ferrite bead.

 

[Solrighal]

The E18 is working fine with my Exynos Note 3 running 4.4.4.

 

[Bluess]

I just purchased an E18. Now i just have to buy a CCK so i can use it on my ipad 3 on iOS7.1.1?

 

[lawrecedent]

The E18 is working fine with my Exynos Note 3 running 4.4.4.

Is that even when sandwhiched? I think mine might be the snapdragon and I get a lot of interference when moving around.

 

[Solrighal]

Yup, both sandwiched together. My Note 3 is in an Otterbox Commuter case but I doubt that makes much of a difference.

 

[StanD]

I just purchased an E18. Now i just have to buy a CCK so i can use it on my ipad 3 on iOS7.1.1?

Yes, you will need the CCK. It is functionally similar to an Android OTG cable.