I have an HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon. I got this phone back at the end of April. I do not use it on speaker phone, or listen to music with it. However, I noticed lately that EVERYTHING sounds horrible. Ring tones, alerts, etc..... I contacted HTC, but I'm not sure if they will do anything, or if I need to take it to a Verizon store. Any ideas? Anyone know what may have caused it?
Chemdawg said:
I have an HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon. I got this phone back at the end of April. I do not use it on speaker phone, or listen to music with it. However, I noticed lately that EVERYTHING sounds horrible. Ring tones, alerts, etc..... I contacted HTC, but I'm not sure if they will do anything, or if I need to take it to a Verizon store. Any ideas? Anyone know what may have caused it?
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all verizon phones have a 1 year warranty. call verizon or go to store,
not sure how it could have happened could be a number of things.
what happens when you have the volume turned down say half
does it still sound bad.
are you rooted ?
some roms have audio enhancements and that could be the issue
what rom,what version, has it happened on any other rom than the one you are using now?
Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it.
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Bern612 said:
Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it./QUOTE]
They replaced the whole phone?.. Or sponge material..
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luvit said:
Bern612 said:
Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it./QUOTE]
They replaced the whole phone?.. Or sponge material..
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they will replace the whole phone
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The phone the screen is held by the sponge and if it rips it makes it sounds distorted. Take your hand and put it over l the slit and see if it sounds beyer
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My EVO's back speaker sounds distorted. It's very scratchy sounding. My Hero had the same problem and all I did was took it in and they replaced it. Is it an HTC thing or am I the only one?!
Mine has been sounding that way lately too. This sucks, even my ringtones sound like garbage now
Thats an easy way to get a brand new one for free
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Thats an easy way to get a brand new one for free
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True story. I went in and Sprint ordered me a new one. Originally they said they were gonna order me a refurb but I raised cane about wanting a new one so the issue wouldn't happen again if it was a hardware issue. Ended up getting a brand new one in the box and a bluetooth headset because it took so long.
Was this within the 30 day policy? My front speaker sounds like crap anyone else have that problem?
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roscoe08 said:
Was this within the 30 day policy? My front speaker sounds like crap anyone else have that problem?
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mine sounds like that whenever i set volume at its highest
The speakers in these phones are little ribbon speakers, they're crap but it's the only thing that will fit in the phone that keeps the thin profile.
My buddy ran into this TWICE now, where it sounded like it was blown. Sprint repair centers will replace these on the spot if they have them for free if you've got the insurance. Basically if any dust or metal or ANYTHING gets near that speaker, it vibrates with the ribbon and makes it sound like crap. My friend uses a grinder in his shop sometimes, and he had the SMALLEST metal particles that got into the speaker housing and damaged it. The earpiece speaker is the same type.
looks like my speaker on my evo is pretty much dead (it's my fault i was dremeling some steel for a good 2-3 hours with my phone next to me listening to music so i could drown out the sound).
Are there any places that carry JUST the speaker at this point?
Huh, didn't realize that you could burn out a speaker by doing that.
At this point, you can try taking it into a Sprint store that has a repair facility and see if they can either sell you the part or replace it. I don't think they have many, if any, parts available yet though. I tried to get just a replacement battery cover and I was out of luck.
Maybe it's a warranty issue instead?
I would ***** and say warranty.
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Hi this is an easy fix all you need is a really strong magnet (large rare earth) and place on outside of speaker. Move it around and tap on it a bit. Do it to the front and back speaker. I am am a mechanic and carry my phone everywhere. The magnet pulls the metal off of the weaker speaker magnet pretty easy. Works perfect for me and I have to do it twice a weak. I use a 3/4 x 1 cylinder magnet.
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Hi this is an easy fix all you need is a really strong magnet (large rare earth) and place on outside of speaker. Move it around and tap on it a bit. Do it to the front and back speaker. I am am a mechanic and carry my phone everywhere. The magnet pulls the metal off of the weaker speaker magnet pretty easy. Works perfect for me and I have to do it twice a weak. I use a 3/4 x 1 cylinder magnet.
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i've done this already, when i took the speaker out, the speaker was no longer smooth. It had a LOT of marks on it (dented looking) which looks out of place. the speaker sounds very off..
ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.
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ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.
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The same thing happened to a friend of mine, and I told him to deal with it for now or risk getting a phone with 2.2 on it and losing root. He decided his speaker was more important and ended up getting a phone with 2.2 and now is crying about root every day. If your phone is rooted, keep this in mind.
I am rooted but at this point the speaker phone is more important. honestly I do not use much of anything other than titanium. I will likely miss tether though but since I only use it once in a blue moon it will be fine.
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ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.
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The 30 day period is only for a replacement because of a defect or return because you're unsatisfied with the phone for any reason. It was nice of Sprint to still honor it however and get you the part.
The EVO still has a 1 year warranty from HTC; this blown speaker would likely be considered a manufacturers defect, in which case even after 30 days you could go through HTC to get a repair.
Anyone ever find anywhere to buy a replacement speaker? Not the back one, but the earpiece one....?
Mine has "52c10137db" assuming thats a part number. I need a new one mines crackly and I'd rather just fix it myself.
So I dropped the phone a while ago, no asurion until august due to too many claims SMH
Anyways, I just broke down and bought for $250 a new screen OEM. Installed it, all is well, EXCEPT the speaker now. It cracks at higher volumes. I have tried new roms hoping it would fix it, but no dice. Can I fix the speaker? Any ideas?
Ive noticed youve gotten over 30 views and absolutely 0 responses.... guess ill bite...
By guess is something wasnt taken apart or put bac together... after watching a youtube video on replacing the screen, id say your best bet is take everthing, that you can, apart again (chances are the screen isnt adjustable, unless you got another 250), and after disassembly, make sure all the speaker components are intact and assembled to the 9's
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Ive noticed youve gotten over 30 views and absolutely 0 responses.... guess ill bite...
By guess is something wasnt taken apart or put bac together... after watching a youtube video on replacing the screen, id say your best bet is take everthing, that you can, apart again (chances are the screen isnt adjustable, unless you got another 250), and after disassembly, make sure all the speaker components are intact and assembled to the 9's
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Thanks for the reply.
This is what I ordered, I didn't need to take the glass off the screen, it wasn't that bad to disassemble.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330855959331?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Maybe the speaker is dented or vibrating and needs to be glued down?
Michigan Jason said:
Thanks for the reply.
This is what I ordered, I didn't need to take the glass off the screen, it wasn't that bad to disassemble.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330855959331?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Maybe the speaker is dented or vibrating and needs to be glued down?
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Normally when you replaced the whole screen assembly you have to be sure that the speakers are all the way in because those have the tendency to become lose when you reassembled the device. Open it up again and be sure to put everything back very tight. I replace so many screens before and got that problem in some, but once I reopened and put it back together everything works like is supposed to.
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My back speaker will sometimes crackle when I hit the microphone button while in google now.
Anyone elses?
stevessvt said:
My back speaker will sometimes crackle when I hit the microphone button while in google now.
Anyone elses?
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YES, MINE TOO! On speakerphone, and when trying to play music through it etc.
It's done this on stock and Cyanogen mod, worryingly making me wonder if it's a hardware rather than software issue.
Mine too. Then i remember that i accidentaly put my zl on wet surface. It was soaked with water. But it goes off few days later.
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Mine too. Then i remember that i accidentaly put my zl on wet surface. It was soaked with water. But it goes off few days later.
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My phones never go anywhere near water, so I'm pretty sure it's not that.
And mine is 4 days old, never near water, so yeah, pretty sure its not that also.
Mine crackles while playing some games. I initially thought it was due to the game's assets or code being corrupted, but perhaps it's due to something else entirely.
I've yet to update my phone to the latest version (I want to make a backup before I do this), but when I do I'll probably check it out further.
Someone submerged the HTC One M8 in water for about 90 minutes, it came out just fine. Is this phone waterproof? I haven't seen any specs saying it is, but apparently it's at least water-resistant. Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwvXTVQoPM
Thanks to MrMario8 and fernando sor, they posted this video in another thread that got locked.
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Someone submerged the HTC One M8 in water for about 90 minutes, it came out just fine. Is this phone waterproof? I haven't seen any specs saying it is, but apparently it's at least water-resistant. Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwvXTVQoPM
Thanks to MrMario8 and fernando sor, they posted this video in another thread that got locked.
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I'm just wondering why the clock background kept changing from black to clear and back.
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I'm just wondering why the clock background kept changing from black to clear and back.
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It didn't. It did it once - 6PM hit and it went black. I noticed the music player popped up on the screen though.
Obviously I wouldn't go dropping my phone in water to test this but it looks like HTC did manage to isolate the components enough to make it water resistant. I wonder why they didn't advertise it? Probably because of the lack of flaps I guess.
This would likely cause damage to the USB and headphone jack over time but its a cool test of the build quality for sure.
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This would likely cause damage to the USB and headphone jack over time but its a cool test of the build quality for sure.
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It really is. Good to know that my new phone probably wouldn't self destruct if it got a little rain on it.
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It really is. Good to know that my new phone probably wouldn't self destruct if it got a little rain on it.
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Yeah I'm happy they improved the already exceptional build quality. The M7 survived the most ridiculous torture test I've seen CNET administer while the S4 failed miserably. HTC has a lot more experience with phones than anyone else but Nokia really so it shouldn't be a surprise that they pulled this off but its still nice to see. And they did it without flaps, that's the real big FU to Sony
The review by CNET suggests this is not true.
The Bad: The One M8’s battery is not removable, making it harder to replace once the battery inevitably wears out. The phone's sealed chassis is not water-resistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'.
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-one-m8/
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The review by CNET suggests this is not true.
The Bad: The One M8’s battery is not removable, making it harder to replace once the battery inevitably wears out. The phone's sealed chassis is not water-resistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'.
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-one-m8/
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nobody is claiming this phone was made to be water resistant. However, spending 1hr and 30 mins in water indicates you dont have to worry about splasehes/rain/ etc.. dont take it diving and be careless
Is the removable battery even a big deal now days? Who keep their phone for more than 2 years now anyway?
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I don't see why it shouldn't be waterproof. Just another feature everyone else will have. But I could also see the point of not advertising it as water resistant. I sure wish this was confirmed.
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I don't see why it shouldn't be waterproof. Just another feature everyone else will have. But I could also see the point of not advertising it as water resistant. I sure wish this was confirmed.
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the ports arent covered. they will wear out and get ruined. so no its not water resistant
Well speaking as someone who dropped their HTC One down the toilet last week (I was drunk) and waking up the next day and the phone is dead and only remembering what happened the phone turns on fine after charging it but I've tried 3 different SIM cards and they won't work and it won't turn off anytime I close it down it reboots, tried putting it in bag of rice, etc but doesn't work so I'm left with my beloved one which is unusable just as well I've insurance (even if the excess is an outrageous €95) and when I get a new one I'll sell it and buy new M8,but getting back to the original point I would be delighted if the new M8 was waterproof after what happened to me.
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They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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Why not? Sony did it with the Z2.
Speakers aren't a major entry point for water, ports are.
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Why not? Sony did it with the Z2.
Speakers aren't a major entry point for water, ports are.
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And not even all ports.. The Sony Z ultra gpe doesn't have a cover over the headphone jack. My friend who had the Z was surprised because he said the Z had a cover over the headphone jack.
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They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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Yes I agree that Sony got it right with the z2. However it did take a couple of generations for them to get it right. External speakers even on the z1 is not very good. Reviewers always pointed to the waterproofing as the cause of the low speaker volume.
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Well speaking as someone who dropped their HTC One down the toilet last week (I was drunk) and waking up the next day and the phone is dead and only remembering what happened the phone turns on fine after charging it but I've tried 3 different SIM cards and they won't work and it won't turn off anytime I close it down it reboots, tried putting it in bag of rice, etc but doesn't work so I'm left with my beloved one which is unusable just as well I've insurance (even if the excess is an outrageous €95) and when I get a new one I'll sell it and buy new M8,but getting back to the original point I would be delighted if the new M8 was waterproof after what happened to me.
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Not sure if you worded that out of order - but the whole idea of the rice, is to do it BEFORE attempting to turn it on. If you tried to turn it on before letting it sit a few days in rice, thats the point where the damage is done. (Turning it on still moist)
Watch carefully through the video, I have to question its authenticity.
If you notice, there are bubbles coming from the headphone jack. At multiple times the quantity and speed of these increase, often when the camera comes back on after altering it's position. I know the camera was said to run out of storage space etc, however the bubbles suggests that the phone has been removed and replaced.
thats with the bubbles i also saw - and when bubbles can go outside normally water can go inside too.
aluminium and water also not best friends. in my eyes the video is fake or manipulated.
My M8 got splashed with a glass of water and the screen died in seconds. After doing the rice thing for a day, it wont light back up, though the screen does still register touch. It is NOT water proof, and doesn't seem to be very resistant either, as it was a small amount that splashed on it.
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My M8 got splashed with a glass of water and the screen died in seconds. After doing the rice thing for a day, it wont light back up, though the screen does still register touch. It is NOT water proof, and doesn't seem to be very resistant either, as it was a small amount that splashed on it.
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Maybe build quality varies. I spilled a whole glass on it and absolutely nothing happened. Screen, and also the speakers, works great as before. I tested them immediately. Maybe I was just lucky. But still, a whole glass, and I saw how the water filled every speaker hole.