Hwo to disable cable headset answering button to start/stop music player?

[PatrikT]

I do not wnat the answering button on my Sony cable headset to start and stop my music player (when not in a call). I want the headset button to only answer/hang up phone calls. I want to manage my musicplayer via phone screen.  The reason is that I listen to books and often button is pressed by accident (when not listening I have headset in my pocket and I have to find my way back to where I last listened in the book).

I use the Sony default music player (purple icon) and I can not find any setting, neither inside the app nor in android settings. I have upgraded to latest release of Android 8 from Sony.

I have uninstalled smart connect app and restarted my phone but still the answering button starts and stops my music player (when not in a call).

Even when listening to FM radio, if pushing answering button on cable headset, the music player starts...

How can I disable answering button to control my music player?

/Patrik

[Uliwooly]

@PatrikTo

I can see how frustrating that could be, there isn't a way to do so, but do send your feedback to Sony >>> Local support 

I will also escalate this.

[PatrikT]

Tried a brand new MH750 headset but it was tricky to get it conencted to phone - had to push really hard for the phone to notice headset plug inserted. With old headset it was easy to plug it in.

I called local Swedish sony phone support and they will send me a new headset to try if it is the same with that headset or if it depends on the headset as such.

[Jetzu]

Smartkey is the app to control what the headset button does.

[PatrikT]

I can not find any app called smartkey in my phone. I had smartconnect before. Found noting it that app to configure answernig button but now that is uninstalled.

Or is your advice to download smartkey?

I downloaded smartkey by Sony from google play and set all possible  configure options to "Do noting" but still a click on my answering button on headset starts/stops my music player, at least wit my old headset.....

/Patrik

[Jetzu]

Excuse me for my late reply. Yes, my advice was to download Smartkey, but I haven’t had tested it and, as you say, it does not work as it should, been impossible to prevent the headset button to pause the music. After all, @uliwoly said already that it’s impossible. I’m sorry.