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I have got this weird problem with my Qtek 9090, I can’t hear a thing from the speaker except incoming calls??? And there’s no sound when I pick up and no one hear me on the other side unless I use the headset or the Bluetooth headset, everything works great then even playing music !??
I tried with few other rom, but no success! I even tried with WM5
Could this have anything with the headset plug? Cuse when the headset is plugged (in normal case) you can only hear incoming calls from the phone!
Remove your bluetooth profile(s), and do a soft reset.
I have the same problem after I used bluetooth.
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Remove your bluetooth profile(s), and do a soft reset.
I have the same problem after I used bluetooth.
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Not even flashing with new rom is helping as I wrote
FFVIII said:
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Remove your bluetooth profile(s), and do a soft reset.
I have the same problem after I used bluetooth.
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Not even flashing with new rom is helping as I wrote
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What has flashing with a new rom have to do with removing your bluetooth profile?
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FFVIII said:
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Remove your bluetooth profile(s), and do a soft reset.
I have the same problem after I used bluetooth.
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Not even flashing with new rom is helping as I wrote
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What has flashing with a new rom have to do with removing your bluetooth profile?
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dude, thanks for trying to help, but you should know better. flashing with a new rom erase everything including the the BT profile. I still think the problem is the headset jack.
And there’s no sound when I pick up and no one hear me on the other side unless I use the headset or the Bluetooth headset, everything works great then even playing music !??
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This is telling me that you DID install the bluetooth again, and so you have a bluetooth profile, what is causing the no sound problem!
I have exactly the same problem as you.. When I remove the bluetooth profile all is working fine again.. that is.. untill I set it up again, and use it.. Than the SAME problem is back.
thank alot , but still got the problem even with the BT-profile removed, I have to use the wired headset to be able to hear anything
Problem Solved :lol: :lol: :lol:
I Opened the damn thing and took a look at the 2,5mm jack and guess what, it was broken ( I remember dropping the phone once for a week ago), I just removed it ( I don’t use the headset but I need the speaker), and everything is loud and clear now,
and with a Sprite Backup file I’m back now :twisted:
!!!?
I have such problem, but I think it really barbarian means of solving problem.
Is there any cleaner way?
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hishnik said:
I have such problem, but I think it really barbarian means of solving problem.
Is there any cleaner way?
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I read in another post somewhere that there is a microswitch in/near the headphone jack that switches off the sound to the speaker. Apparently, if it sticks, you poke a paper clip in and twiddle it about and you'll free it.
no sound form jasjar
having same problem. poked around with paperclip and all that, but still no sound. dont need headphone jack because hoping to use latest a2dp hack form latest rom for jasjar to be able to use BT headset. will removing headphone jack affect using BT headphones? need external sound.
I also have a similar problem - when in phone mode, other side can hear me but i cannot hear them, if i plug a headset with microphone the other side hear me and i also have sound from other side.
if i unplug the headset, i cannot hear the other side but the other side can hear me.
are there microswitches inside the headset plug for both microphone and speaker (two microswitches) ?
thanks, yol.
just got my jasjar back after having cracked lcd and headphone jack replaced. sent to http://www.pocketpctechs.com out of california as suggested by very helpful user on this site. cost me around $20 dollars and took only a day to fix. works fine now!
My O2 XDA IIs is behaving rater unusally. For a while I've had the problem that many people have reported where I can hear nothing during a call but the other person can hear me. This could be remedied by a soft reset. However now, no amount of resets seem to fix the problem.
The baffling thing is though that the speaker hardware would appear to be working as MediaPlayer still plays music out of it and the phone still rings etc. However no sound what so ever comes through the 2.5mm socket now, from either a call or from MediaPlayer.
What on earth can I do to fix it?
My O2 XDA IIs is behaving rater unusally. For a while I've had the problem that many people have reported where I can hear nothing during a call but the other person can hear me. This could be remedied by a soft reset. However now, no amount of resets seem to fix the problem.
The baffling thing is though that the speaker hardware would appear to be working as MediaPlayer still plays music out of it and the phone still rings etc. However no sound what so ever comes through the 2.5mm socket now, from either a call or from MediaPlayer.
What on earth can I do to fix it?
Guys, are your problem similar to mine? My problem is that the speaker is not working even though playing mp3. I thought it was radio problem, so flashing new rom also doesnt help. It is really the headphone jack cause the problem? When i flash to new rom, the speaker works, but after the auto config, the speaker doesnt even sound.
Please advise me on this. Thank in advance
Guys, are your problem similar to mine? My problem is that the speaker is not working even though playing mp3. I thought it was radio problem, so flashing new rom also doesnt help. It is really the headphone jack cause the problem? When i flash to new rom, the speaker works, but after the auto config, the speaker doesnt even sound.
Please advise me on this. Thank in advance
Hey Folks,
I realized an big issue on my phone today:
When I listen to music over headphones, I can hear the music over the speakerphone (the one used while phoning), too. The sound is quite awful and is just some random noise. The issue appears in every music app, but only with headphones plugged in. When listening to loud music with the phone speaker, everything is quite fine. The issue only appears when the volume is nearly or completly turned up to max.
I have rooted my phone with the guide by Darkimmortal and [NUT].
Has anyone noticed the same issue? Might this be an software or an hardware issue?
Thanks
Dr_Know
Dr_Know said:
Hey Folks,
I realized an big issue on my phone today:
When I listen to music over headphones, I can hear the music over the speakerphone (the one used while phoning), too. The sound is quite awful and is just some random noise. The issue appears in every music app, but only with headphones plugged in. When listening to loud music with the phone speaker, everything is quite fine. The issue only appears when the volume is nearly or completly turned up to max.
I have rooted my phone with the guide by Darkimmortal and [NUT].
Has anyone noticed the same issue? Might this be an software or an hardware issue?
Thanks
Dr_Know
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ur headphone is fine?
i mean check any problem in its cable & ...
and also check headphone jack connector on phone if it s dirty or ...!
If u didn't any customization in rom
flashing 3rd party kernel
a mod through recovery
or any app with root access (that has permission for headphone sound etc)
then it s hardware problem.
maybe u destroyed ur headphone or ...
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Well, the defect somehow dissappeared.
Thanks for your help anyway!
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Hi all, got my LG G3 D855 yesterday moving up from a Nexus 4. My first impressions where mixed, the screen was certainly a massive improvement but the phone feels incredibly laggy in comparison to my Nexus 4, but I was willing to work with it for a while. This morning I've tried linked my phone to my car's Bluetooth just like I would with my N4 to listen to music on daily commute. However I've noticed that around 3/4 a mintue the music stutters - only when the screen is off. I tried both Spotify and Google Play Music, having the same results with both.
Anyone else with the same problems / know how to fix this? It's incredibly annoying and could easily be a deal breaker for me.
I have the D855 3GB, I don't have any BT issues (using it in the car and with BT headphones). Did you try to delete the pairing and re-pair the G3 to the car BT ?
I have the Nexus 4 too and I don't feel that the G3 is laggy as in your description (it stutters very rarely and this started to happen after I installed Xposed and some modules).
Mine is a 2GB version wonder if that is causing me some of these problems
If it's when the screen is off, it sounds like the phone is trying to save power with the cpu and is causing problems. Changing the buffering might help if you use an app that can do that, or disabling this feature of the phone could work too.
I've been using my cars built in Bluetooth audio, and also through jaybird bluebudz. Both work perfectly with no issues whatsoever, I'm in a European 16gb 855 with 2gb ram. I'll continue to test, but it's worked very well with mp3 through the standard music app
mjb152 said:
I've been using my cars built in Bluetooth audio, and also through jaybird bluebudz. Both work perfectly with no issues whatsoever, I'm in a European 16gb 855 with 2gb ram. I'll continue to test, but it's worked very well with mp3 through the standard music app
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Do you know what version of bluetooth your car has and if it uses Apt-X? It could be that it has trouble with certain formats, or could just be an individual problem.
Sorry i don't know, it's a seat alhambra 2013, touch screen and built in. There is very little documentation on those things in this car. I'll Google about the jaybirds later on, but they're also very new.
I have a similar issue with tunelink auto bluetooth receiver in my car, but audio works just fine with my jbl flip speaker at home...
There is a issue with bt sound when running art I heard.
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There is a issue with bt sound when running art I heard.
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I am using ART. I will try switching back and see if it makes any difference. Will report back soon!
flaring afro said:
If it's when the screen is off, it sounds like the phone is trying to save power with the cpu and is causing problems. Changing the buffering might help if you use an app that can do that, or disabling this feature of the phone could work too.
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I've tried closing down all other apps and turning everything else off Wi-Fi, NFC etc. With regards to changing the buffering do you know of any apps that would allow me to do this?
Confirmed it was enabling ART that caused the Bluetooth audio to stutter. Thanks for the help.
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Confirmed it was enabling ART that caused the Bluetooth audio to stutter. Thanks for the help.
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Thanks for letting us know. That's a big deal for me. Also in case the problem comes back, I haven't ever used a music player that didn't come with the phone so I can't help you there.
Are any of you guys able to voice dial over bluetooth by pressing/holding the bluetooth button? Redial works fine just not voice dialing.
Im using a D855 32gb
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Confirmed it was enabling ART that caused the Bluetooth audio to stutter. Thanks for the help.
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Np.
Did u have this issue with bluetooth headset also?
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Are any of you guys able to voice dial over bluetooth by pressing/holding the bluetooth button? Redial works fine just not voice dialing.
Im using a D855 32gb
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Are you using ART or Dalvik? I don't have the phone, but this is an important feature to me. Strongly considering this phone, but I don't want to lose features such as dialing a call with a bluetooth device.
Does Google Voice Dial not pop up?
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Are you using ART or Dalvik? I don't have the phone, but this is an important feature to me. Strongly considering this phone, but I don't want to lose features such as dialing a call with a bluetooth device.
Does Google Voice Dial not pop up?
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Sorry for the late reply I was on holidays. I'm using Dalvik. Holding the headset button does nothing, double pressing the headset button does redial the last number. Google Voice Dial does not pop up. I've tried multiple headsets from different manufacturers with no luck. The BlueAnt headset says that this feature (voice command) is not supported by this handset.
There is a work around to re-map the redial button but its not the best option and only works about 60% of the time. It also costs a couple of bucks but that's not a big deal.
If you have a Android Wear device you can dial from that also.
Bluetooth Voice Dial missing is a huge disappointment for a flagship phone.
Playing around with a G3 at an AT&T store, I connected my bluetooth earpiece to the display model. I long pressed the earpiece button and a LG dialog box popped up asking what I wanted to do, listing a call xxxxx command. It listed names & numbers. I use a Plantronics earpiece. It's older, not the latest & greatest, but can be had for under $20. Does anyone else see this?
The AT&T is a model D850, if I recall correctly.
Hi there
Sorry to reopen this thread but I have noticed that I am getting audio stutter since upgrading to Lollipop. Doesn't matter which audio app I use, it happens all of them for me. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Hi there
Sorry to reopen this thread but I have noticed that I am getting audio stutter since upgrading to Lollipop. Doesn't matter which audio app I use, it happens all of them for me. Has anyone else noticed this?
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I have this issue still also. On ANY Lollipop stock LG software or rom, it stutters, but on AOSP it doesn't. I even emailed LG about it to only receive a snotty reply telling me that as I had installed a custom rom my warranty was void and they wouldn't help.
Has been driving me mad for months, small but very annoying blemish on an otherwise near-perfect phone!
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I'm having a really unbearable problem with the headphone jack - any slight knocks to the headphone connector cause the track to skip or pause - as if I were pressing buttons on a button controller. My headphones are mid-range Shures (i.e. high build quality) and do not cause this behaviour on other phones. Has anyone had anything similar? Or have any suggested workarounds? It makes it basically impossible to use the phone to listen to music with whilst walking...
Many thanks
konsta819 said:
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I'm having a really unbearable problem with the headphone jack - any slight knocks to the headphone connector cause the track to skip or pause - as if I were pressing buttons on a button controller. My headphones are mid-range Shures (i.e. high build quality) and do not cause this behaviour on other phones. Has anyone had anything similar? Or have any suggested workarounds? It makes it basically impossible to use the phone to listen to music with whilst walking...
Many thanks
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That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
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That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
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Yes: I get that behaviour too.
Took mine back to the shop for a replacement. Seems to be fine on the new handset.
Same problems here. Returned the first one to Best Buy,and the new one has the same problem. It's it just a software update to fix it?
Same here. Touching or slightly tapping the headphone plug either pauses/skips the track or opens up Voicemate (which cannot be disabled in settings). There has to be some software running that 'manages' audio connections.
I tried LG support and they didn't address the issue at all but said it might warrant an RMA.
Mine was fine for two weeks and just noticed the problem today. It's highly frustrating.
Update: noticed for some reason sometimes when the headphones are plugged in it recognises it as a headset and thats when knocking the phone jack either triggers voicemate or skips tracks. If you get it to recognise it as headphones it seems to be fine.
Same here. Sometimes with my audio cable it recognizes it as headphones. Sometimes when I plug in the audio cable it doesn't work at all unless I unplug it a few times. Overall volume for audio cable and Bluetooth is pretty low too.
Last two days the problems got worse for me to the point I can't get it to detect my headphones properly, always a headset. I did notice however that if it detects it as a headset the volume would be quieter even on the same sound setting.
To stop the annoying issue for now, as I use PowerAmp, I have enabled the PowerAmp lockscreen widget and disabled the headset controls. As I never use a headset (BT or otherwise) this seems to have stopped the knocks skipping tracks for me.
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Last two days the problems got worse for me to the point I can't get it to detect my headphones properly, always a headset. I did notice however that if it detects it as a headset the volume would be quieter even on the same sound setting.
To stop the annoying issue for now, as I use PowerAmp, I have enabled the PowerAmp lockscreen widget and disabled the headset controls. As I never use a headset (BT or otherwise) this seems to have stopped the knocks skipping tracks for me.
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Yep I can confirm above fixed issue and besides PowerAmp S**ts on stock player.
I have only noticed it in my cars when listening to Spotify . I use an aux port and a 3.5 mm cable in both. My issue is the phone not recognizing a cable is plugged in some of the time. I have to repeatedly unplug and replug until it recognizes it. Seems to work better if I unplug from the stereo rather than the phone. It had also kicked off a few times between songs. So far it's been fine with headphones, but very limited use, so inconclusive. I'm not sure if the cause, but stinks of a software bug.
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That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
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Same here except it happens when I'm using Google Maps to navigate on my bike..........any little bump on the road and it goes to Voice Activation. It's really annoying and frustrating
I have to unplug and plug the cable several times in the car before it will recognize an aux connection. Thinking of trying a different cable, who knows, it might help. But it does sound like a software problem rather than a hardware one
Transmission sent from my LG G3.
I've tried 4 different cables, they don't seem to change the results unfortunately.
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I contacted customer service (UK) regarding this matter. This is what they replied and I quote:-
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your query regarding your LG G3 (D855).
After reading through your email and looking into this for you I can advise that the problem you are experiencing is going to be down to the phone using the KnockOn Function against your leg. In this instance we would like you to try and face the phone screen so it is not touching your leg when it is in your pocket and to make sure there is nothing else in the pocket with your G3.
This could also be affected by the Genuine LG G3 head/earphones not being used. Please make sure you are using the correct Head/earphones whilst performing the above test.
If you still experience a problem after doing this then we would highly advise for you to contact us back so we are able to investigate this further and resolve this for you.
We hope this works for you Steven.
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Same problem
I am getting the same issue where Headphone jack: slight knocks change track.
I read Stevemiddies post about what LG said. (good work Steve for raising to them) and I dont see how it be down to the "knock on". I have taken phone out and cant replicate issue by "knocking" the phone anywhere. But the smallest of touches on the headphone input to the LGG3 causes it to pause or skip tracks...
I also read Kinnyfaifais post about how using poweramp can stop this. Great bit of advice. but i dont really want to have to pay for poweramp to fix an issue which LG should fix..it cant be right that a phone with headphones cant be put in your pocket!!! I have the quick circle case too.
COME ON LG lets see a fix
andy9182 said:
I am getting the same issue where Headphone jack: slight knocks change track.
I read Stevemiddies post about what LG said. (good work Steve for raising to them) and I dont see how it be down to the "knock on". I have taken phone out and cant replicate issue by "knocking" the phone anywhere. But the smallest of touches on the headphone input to the LGG3 causes it to pause or skip tracks...
I also read Kinnyfaifais post about how using poweramp can stop this. Great bit of advice. but i dont really want to have to pay for poweramp to fix an issue which LG should fix..it cant be right that a phone with headphones cant be put in your pocket!!! I have the quick circle case too.
COME ON LG lets see a fix
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For sure the response from LG was not really relevant to this issue.
I have used my Shure SE 535's, Sennheisers, Klipch's and of course the LG supplied headphones. The problem remains.
I don't believe it has anything to do with the 'knock code' personally. The problems happen every time I move the headphone jack at the point of entry to the phone.
I also have the Poweramp Pro version but despite following previous posters advice, it has not resolved the problem.
It remains deeply frustrating.
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For sure the response from LG was not really relevant to this issue.
I have used my Shure SE 535's, Sennheisers, Klipch's and of course the LG supplied headphones. The problem remains.
I don't believe it has anything to do with the 'knock code' personally. The problems happen every time I move the headphone jack at the point of entry to the phone.
I also have the Poweramp Pro version but despite following previous posters advice, it has not resolved the problem.
It remains deeply frustrating.
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It didn't solve it for me in the end either. As I have root, I disable VoiceMate through TiBu. I agree it's highly annoying and LG needs to address this issue.
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It didn't solve it for me in the end either. As I have root, I disable VoiceMate through TiBu. I agree it's highly annoying and LG needs to address this issue.
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Does disabling voice mate fix it?
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Does disabling voice mate fix it?
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Yup! It seems to have stopped it, not triggered at all since I disabled it.
Hi, I have a problem with the headphones adapter, it works for some time, then one earphone stops working and later the second. And next day it works again but it repeats. I tried different adapters and earphones.
I'm having the same issue... Whenever I'm listening to music and I open Instagram directs for example (the same happens when I start an WhatsApp audio), I hear a "tick", and then the sound starts bugging, then one side stops. The "solution" is to unplug the adapter and plug back in... I tested another adapter, from a previous Mi A2, and it happened the same way... Probably a MIUI version bug
Can confirm. Latest Stable. Seems like related to the fingerprint whenever i touch in that area or unlock audio distort then shut down...
*HOW TO REPRODUCE*
Plug Jack 3.5mm adaptor
Play music on spotify
Open Instagram and view a Story with audio
BOM
Audio will distort and then shut down or play mono, right or sx solo
I also have this bug. It's annoying. I always play music on earphones ??
Anyone has found a solution for this?
The only way I've been able to go thru this is pausing the music, waiting a minute and play again, it's annoying and only happens with the earphones.
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Anyone has found a solution for this?
The only way I've been able to go thru this is pausing the music, waiting a minute and play again, it's annoying and only happens with the earphones.
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No solution right now.
Happening to me also. Really annoying. I hope its a software issue the can be fixed...
Does this happen with every ROM or just some are affected?
Happend to me in EEAA 10.3.1
Installed .eu latest stable rom and now it works perfectly
The only solution is to buy a new adapter, with another adapter the problem is not showing.
Tried with a chinese one, and with a Huawei, and no problems.
Just pay attention to chinese adapters, that often invert left-right channels.
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*HOW TO REPRODUCE*
Plug Jack 3.5mm adaptor
Play music on spotify
Open Instagram and view a Story with audio
BOM
Audio will distort and then shut down or play mono, right or sx solo
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Just for observation, tried doing this and mine didn't fail. For me it does even if playing audio without using the phone (screen off). I don't know how to reproduce and the time to fail varies.
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Bygepp said:
The only solution is to buy a new adapter, with another adapter the problem is not showing.
Tried with a chinese one, and with a Huawei, and no problems.
Just pay attention to chinese adapters, that often invert left-right channels.
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Can't be that... how can the adapter that comes with the phone doesn't work? That would be ridiculous... also the channels aren't switched, and even if it were, should not fail like it is happening.
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Can't be that... how can the adapter that comes with the phone doesn't work? That would be ridiculous... also the channels aren't switched, and even if it were, should not fail like it is happening.
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I don't know, probably a manufacturing defect...
I wasn't talking about the original one, for the switched channels problem.
I tried a Chinese adapter (not the original) bought on Aliexpress, and no failing, just switched channels.
So, I tried a Huawei adapter, and everything works fine, no switched channels and no failing.
Abrilabr said:
Happend to me in EEAA 10.3.1
Installed .eu latest stable rom and now it works perfectly
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Stop thinking it is a hardware problem
Is software related
Abrilabr said:
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Stop thinking it is a hardware problem
Is software related
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I'm also in latest .eu, problem still there.
Probably you're lucky.
Abrilabr said:
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Stop thinking it is a hardware problem
Is software related
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Gonna try this .eu rom then...
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I'm also in latest .eu, problem still there.
Probably you're lucky.
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Damn
In any case, is not a serious problem, a good adapter cost about 5 dollars, and probably is better then the original one (original adapters often aren't so good).
I think that the missing notifications on status bar is a most serious problem...
Bygepp said:
In any case, is not a serious problem, a good adapter cost about 5 dollars, and probably is better then the original one (original adapters often aren't so good).
I think that the missing notifications on status bar is a most serious problem...
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wow its a hell of a problem for who uses headphone a lot! I can't even listen to music, the sound stops working within some minutes, it sucks.
Its not about the adaptor, I've tried others and the problem still persists... its obviously some software or hardware problem (most probably software)... so its a big issue.
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wow its a hell of a problem for who uses headphone a lot! I can't even listen to music, the sound stops working within some minutes, it sucks.
Its not about the adaptor, I've tried others and the problem still persists... its obviously some software or hardware problem (most probably software)... so its a big issue.
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Yeah, big issue for wired music listener like me too while doing sport. Im thinking to go bluetooth just ot avoid this kind of bug. BTW im searching a good type c - jack adapter to test even the possibility that Xiaomi messed up with a big production lot of adaptors but seems too strange.
These days for me Whatsapp is the main cause of the problem. Is not happening often with other apps.
Im having the same problem, where initially there would be static noise, and the left/right piece stops working until both are not functional.
The only solution is to unplug and plug it back.
Very annoying indeed.