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May 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM Post #2,011 of 3,173
dcfac73 said:
Gotta say this process isn't all that smooth or professional. Not happy that all these features were advertised and not being available to android, also you have to go digging around for obscure links to update the firmware. Companies like Fiio and Ibasso have always been subpar with this sort of product support.
Just looked at the instructions for updating the bt fw, and it looks pretty complicated. I don't think I'm going to bother. This process is just too complicated and painful for a consumer grade product.
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I agree. Why can’t the BT/FW be updated via the App., as opposed to all this Windows nonsense? Or just an easier, user friendly experience with Windows. It’s too complicated.
 
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May 13, 2018 at 1:32 PM Post #2,012 of 3,173
dcfac73 said:
Has anyone else managed to upgrade the bt fw? The instructions are a little ambiguous. I've tried several times without success. Frustrating!!! Why?!!
To anyone who has successfully updated, can you provide any tips?
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IMO the best tip is to wait for an official release here http://www.fiio.net/en/supports/53
Otherwise you risk bricking your device. The source for the Bluetooth firmware update seems to be an internal development page only in Chinese language and that firmware is in beta stage.
But I agree that even the official Q5 firmware upgrade process here is very unprofessional when it says "Firmware upgrade finished successfully" but in fact the process is not complete, requiring one more cable disconnect and reconnect...
That final step 7 should be mentioned in the tool itself. Looks more like a hack tool instructions than an official firmware upgrade for a flagship product...

I think it would be better if FiiO develops a separate Q5 Settings App for Android and iOS and not include it in FiiO music. It makes no sense to install an 100MB+ app when I don't need FiiO Music but only need to have the settings for Q5 available.
 
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May 13, 2018 at 1:46 PM Post #2,013 of 3,173
Since updating my HTC 10 to Android Oreo 8.0 I'm also having Bluetooth signal drops when playing music with aptX enabled.
Found a workaround in the "Developer Options" changing "Bluetooth Audio Sample Rate" from 48.0 to 44.1 kHz with aptX or selecting the AAC codec.
With 44.1 or AAC the drops are almost gone, but I have to re-apply that settings every time I connect Q5 because they don't stick.
Also, sometimes Bluetooth app crashes. I contacted HTC but they don't want to acknowledge the problem and insist that FiiO Q5 must be the problem.
I tested my Q5 with some other Android smartphones with aptX and with my iPad with absolutely no problems.
Can @FiiO contact HTC about this problem or work with them to solve it?
 
May 14, 2018 at 3:49 AM Post #2,016 of 3,173
@FiiO is it possible to implement such a setting:
Settable battery percent for charging to auto start when Q5 is ON.

I use my Q5 90% of the time at my work desk connected to my PC.
The charging always kicks in maybe when the battery is at 98% or 95%
Then maybe 10% of the time I use it with my smartphone.
This way the battery never goes to full charge / discharge cycles.
When used at my desktop I would like the charging to kick in at 40% or lower. (user settable).
Or is it possible to implement a setting to switch off charging completely through bottom USB and use only side USB for charging? That way we could avoid Q5 getting charged by smartphone regardless of cable type.
 
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May 14, 2018 at 4:13 AM Post #2,017 of 3,173
Franklin said:
Don't works here with LG G6 connected to Q5 via Bt (firmware v0.52 here). I can play with the app but the Fiio Q5 option doesn't appear on configuration menu. Did you any trick to works? :D
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No trick, I downloaded to my Lenovo tablet, Android 7.1, installed and it just works.
 
May 14, 2018 at 12:39 PM Post #2,019 of 3,173
Warmer, more bass weight, perfect highs, musical... but slower than am3a - just first minutes impressions. And this is with neutral S-EM6 V2.

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May 15, 2018 at 2:05 AM Post #2,020 of 3,173
how does the Q5 compare to lg v series? should i get the lg v30 or Q5 for sound quality alone?
 
May 15, 2018 at 3:58 AM Post #2,021 of 3,173
dcfac73 said:
Gotta say this process isn't all that smooth or professional. Not happy that all these features were advertised and not being available to android, also you have to go digging around for obscure links to update the firmware. Companies like Fiio and Ibasso have always been subpar with this sort of product support.
Just looked at the instructions for updating the bt fw, and it looks pretty complicated. I don't think I'm going to bother. This process is just too complicated and painful for a consumer grade product.
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Dear friend,

We will released the Bluetooth update instuction in English soon. Updating the firmware would not affect most daily useage. But you could get more features added or bugs fixed.

Best regards
 
FiiO Stay updated on FiiO at their sponsor profile on Head-Fi.
 
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May 15, 2018 at 4:12 AM Post #2,022 of 3,173
KopaneDePooj said:
Since updating my HTC 10 to Android Oreo 8.0 I'm also having Bluetooth signal drops when playing music with aptX enabled.
Found a workaround in the "Developer Options" changing "Bluetooth Audio Sample Rate" from 48.0 to 44.1 kHz with aptX or selecting the AAC codec.
With 44.1 or AAC the drops are almost gone, but I have to re-apply that settings every time I connect Q5 because they don't stick.
Also, sometimes Bluetooth app crashes. I contacted HTC but they don't want to acknowledge the problem and insist that FiiO Q5 must be the problem.
I tested my Q5 with some other Android smartphones with aptX and with my iPad with absolutely no problems.
Can @FiiO contact HTC about this problem or work with them to solve it?
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Dear friend,

We would report to our engineer about that but we could not confirm whether HTC would help solve it. You may contact them about this as well.

KopaneDePooj said:
@FiiO is it possible to implement such a setting:
Settable battery percent for charging to auto start when Q5 is ON.

I use my Q5 90% of the time at my work desk connected to my PC.
The charging always kicks in maybe when the battery is at 98% or 95%
Then maybe 10% of the time I use it with my smartphone.
This way the battery never goes to full charge / discharge cycles.
When used at my desktop I would like the charging to kick in at 40% or lower. (user settable).
Or is it possible to implement a setting to switch off charging completely through bottom USB and use only side USB for charging? That way we could avoid Q5 getting charged by smartphone regardless of cable type.
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Currently, we doesn't have the plan for adding the feature you mentioned.
Best regards
 
FiiO Stay updated on FiiO at their sponsor profile on Head-Fi.
 
https://www.facebook.com/FiiOAUDIO https://twitter.com/FiiO_official https://www.instagram.com/fiioofficial/ https://www.fiio.com support@fiio.com
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