First off, I bough this phone used.
I testted out made calls and everything works fine.
But now that I just got home, and now messing with it a little bit more I notice there isn't much/no sound at all from my video recording.
I turn media sound up to max and screamed into the mic and i get a little sound out.
I don't think the mic is broken because people that I call can still hear me fine.
I"ve searched but I couldn't find any answer about this.
I don't know if the phone is rooted or not, first android phone
Here's phone info
Android version
2.2
baseband version
12.28b.60.140eu_26.03.02.26_M
Kernel version
2.6.32.17-g9ab36377
[email protected] #1
build number
1.22.531.8 cl277427 release-keys.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
joebob23 said:
First off, I bough this phone used.
I testted out made calls and everything works fine.
But now that I just got home, and now messing with it a little bit more I notice there isn't much/no sound at all from my video recording.
I turn media sound up to max and screamed into the mic and i get a little sound out.
I don't think the mic is broken because people that I call can still hear me fine.
I"ve searched but I couldn't find any answer about this.
I don't know if the phone is rooted or not, first android phone
Here's phone info
Android version
2.2
baseband version
12.28b.60.140eu_26.03.02.26_M
Kernel version
2.6.32.17-g9ab36377
[email protected] #1
build number
1.22.531.8 cl277427 release-keys.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
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Lol at screaming into the mic. I'd try a factory reset (power phone off, hold vol down + power until bootloader comes up, then select factory reset) and see if that fixes it. If not then you could try rooting it if it isn't already (and it's most likely not) and run a custom ROM such as CM7. A simple way to know if it's rooted would be to open up you're app drawer and look for the superuser app. If you have it, then you're rooted. If you are, you can flash the recovery from within ROM Manager (which you can download from the market) and download a custom ROM from the Dev section on XDA and flash it.
There are guides all over the Dev Section on rooting the G2 and flashing custom ROM's. Look them up if you need help!
If that doesn't work, it's probably a hardware error.
Best of luck and welcome to Android!
Update:
We'll seems like the reason why my low volume for video recording maybe because it was water damage, seller never told me and the indicator sticker on the phone was removed...oh craigslist, i feel like a sucker
Oh well lesson learned, Maybe xda should have like a section for each phone to help us know or tell if a phone is water damage.
Like I found out today that inside the g2 have a stick and to the left is also an indicator and the batter itself has an indicator.
Oh well, what weird is that the mic for the phone works fine ie phone calls, so is there another mic for video recording?
thanks.
joebob23 said:
Update:
We'll seems like the reason why my low volume for video recording maybe because it was water damage, seller never told me and the indicator sticker on the phone was removed...oh craigslist, i feel like a sucker
Oh well lesson learned, Maybe xda should have like a section for each phone to help us know or tell if a phone is water damage.
Like I found out today that inside the g2 have a stick and to the left is also an indicator and the batter itself has an indicator.
Oh well, what weird is that the mic for the phone works fine ie phone calls, so is there another mic for video recording?
thanks.
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Oh boy. Gotta love Craigslist, right? Yeah, there's usually a sticker in the battery compartment of most phones and then there's one on the battery itself 'cause you really don't wanna put a water damaged battery in your phone as it could cause it to short. There are even stickers inside the phone's housing. I use to fix phones all the time (replacing screens, housings, digitizers, etc...) and in almost every phone I've opened up, there were multiple stickers inside. There was almost always one on the USB charge port.
As for the mic, i don't think there is another one made just for sound recording, unless someone can prove me wrong.
It might not even be your mics input but rather your speakers output. Did you test out playing music? Try playing a song or a ringtone and seeing if the volume is equally as low. If it is, then your speaker is the culprit. If water was indeed a factor here, then there is most likely corrosion built up on the leads of the motherboard. A cousin of mine dropped her droid incredible into a pool when we went swimming a while ago and I immediately scooped it out, pulled the battery, set it in a bag of dry rice to absorb any excess water, then opened the phone up. There was massive amounts of corrosion built up on the motherboard. After I took the board out of the phone and submerged it in Isopropyl alcohol and gently scrubbed it with a soft bristled tooth brush, I let it air dry and put the phone back together. Worked normally again.
Be very cautious if you decide to try it! (I personally would just let it be, lol)
Dont be hastey!!
I had this problem with mine but it wasn't due to damage of the phone it was because the noise reduction mic was blocked!!!!
At the top of the phone next to the headphone jack theres a tiny hole used for noise reduction, make sure this is 100% clear! I had to stick a little pin down it to clear mine out and sound in videos then worked perfect.
regards
Related
I had a strange problem on Sunday where my phone was constantly sending the * non-stop. I tried powercycling and yanking the battery, but it was relentless. The key was still 'clickable', so I decided to disassemble the device and clean the key sensor. (I had disassembled it a while back to replace the screen, so I wasn't intimidated by this procedure.) I used one of the guides on youtube to take it apart, I gently cleaned the sensor with a qtip and reassembled the phone. And it worked! No more stuck keys
Now though, I have a new problem. All conversation comes out of the speakerphone. I can turn the speakerphone on and then off, warm boot, cold boot, yank the battery, adjust the volume properties, I even reflashed the newest Ricky 6.1 rom. Still, I get all audio out of the speakerphone. As far as I can tell it also is coming from the ear speaker, but the speakerphone is loud enough that I could just as well be hearing it instead.
The question is, is this a short? I'd have a hard time seeing it to be a s/w issue after I reflashed. Does anyone have any ideas what I'm facing?
bump.
I realize I'm posting a probable hardware issue to a primarily software forum. I wasn't sure where else to go. If anyone can suggest a different forum that I could post the question at, that would be equally appreciated.
tia
i have same problem please help
take it to service - HW fault .. or if you wish to open device I can tell you what the test points are
I agree with JSP_M
You didn't have this problem before you opened your device. You have the problem now, since you have opened your device, so that obviously means that something went wrong when you opened it.
The audio output is one line. It diverts the signal to the earpiece or the speaker. These diversions are controlled by your registry, since you have reflashed your phone, the registry will have been cleared, so that is not the problem. Plus, you claimed you hear sound in the earpiece at the same time you hear sound in the speaker, so open up your device.
Trace out the lines from the speaker and the lines from the earpiece, if you feel froggy. Then, see if anywhere that shouldn't be touching is, or if something looks brown or discolored. This indicates a short circuit. I can safely tell you though, that something is touching somewhere that is not supposed to be. Listen to JSP_M, he sounds like he has some other points of interest for you test, once you get you phone opened up.
Hope this helps. Later.
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take it to service - HW fault .. or if you wish to open device I can tell you what the test points are
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Try to call the customer service line from Tmobile and tell them your phone is defective and they should send you a new one.
The loud speaker is harnessed in the back housing of the phone and the ear speaker is harnessed in the faceplate above the LCD. The pads that they connect to aren't even close to each other and are on opposite sides of the mobo. I have repaired a lot of Dash phones and I have yet to come accross this problem. Try cleaning the pads they connect to and make sure the contacts are making a good connection. Or, if you can live without speaker phone then just remove the speaker from the housing all together.
I'm having the same problem on my Wing (Herald). But I never took it apart. In addition Activesync will no longer work. It never connects but my computer makes the 'ding' and the PPC screen lights up when I connect it so it can't be a bad usb port. It seems like a software problem to me, since it recognizes being plugged in, just not the connection.
What are the registry keys that route the audio?
how can i edit register keys
and i get new ear speaker still same problem
thank you
Send it to customer service
I once had that problem.... I sent it to customer service, and i got a new phone in 3 days. You have to pay for shipping though.
Heeeelppppp
guys i'm having the same problem with speakerphone... it's always on... i can't fix it, no even with the link that says to mess with the usb tab, or by conecting the mini usb cable... is there any type of software out there for me??? what can i do?? i bought my excalibur on ebay so i cant' return it... please someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!
bnut said:
I had a strange problem on Sunday where my phone was constantly sending the * non-stop. I tried powercycling and yanking the battery, but it was relentless. The key was still 'clickable', so I decided to disassemble the device and clean the key sensor. (I had disassembled it a while back to replace the screen, so I wasn't intimidated by this procedure.) I used one of the guides on youtube to take it apart, I gently cleaned the sensor with a qtip and reassembled the phone. And it worked! No more stuck keys
Now though, I have a new problem. All conversation comes out of the speakerphone. I can turn the speakerphone on and then off, warm boot, cold boot, yank the battery, adjust the volume properties, I even reflashed the newest Ricky 6.1 rom. Still, I get all audio out of the speakerphone. As far as I can tell it also is coming from the ear speaker, but the speakerphone is loud enough that I could just as well be hearing it instead.
The question is, is this a short? I'd have a hard time seeing it to be a s/w issue after I reflashed. Does anyone have any ideas what I'm facing?
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This issue has already been resolved, I myself had the same problem.
http://www.htcwiki.com/thread/140917...n+all+the+time.
This thread helped me out... I just plugged in my mini USB cable and it works again... There are some other fixes there also, good luck!
http://www.htcwiki.com/thread/140917...n+all+the+time.
Check out that thread and let me know if it helps.
Just yesterday night I found out that I can't get any sound from my phone. Not even notifications sound work, or those ticky sounds what are heard when you turn ringtone volume up or down to hear the level. I have no idea how they are missing now... I dropped my HTC Desire Z in the water weeks ago and some say there can occur problems a long time after water damage, is this true?
I don't remember dropping my phone lately, but I may have dropped it yesterday by accident, but it was not a big drop. There could be a slight possibility tha the speaker died?
When I plug my earphones in, I get sound normally. This indicates to speaker damage indeed. What do you think? Does warranty cover this? I have no idea what causes this. Task killer maybe?
Sorry for the double post, but just bumping and reporting about this issue. Just tested calling from other phone, and the speaker mode won't work. I hear voice normally from internal speaker. I use Automatic Task Killer and there was "Music" -app in kill list, but it adding it to the white list did not affect in anything... besides plus music nothing else with sound works, without plugging in the headphones of course.
I really don't use ringtones that much, but I would like to show some youtube videos to friend with sound sometimes, or speak with speaker on if my hands are not available... this really sucks. ANY thoughts? What should I do?
The unexpected happened!
Haha, this is unbelievable! My 2 year old daughter got my phone for some reason and as soon as I noticed of course I told her "no! give it back" and as soon as she noticed I noticed she's having the phone, she threw it to the wall! (she was standing on the bed and the phone fell down quite a long way). The back cover fell off and I thought the phone is broken for good... since I had already dropped it to the water couple of months ago as you may know.
Well, shouted at my daughter for what she did. Then picked up the phone and put back the back cover. And guess what? The sounds work! Nothing wrong with them, or the phone! Tested out and everything works like charm! Haha I'm laughing my ass of, miracles sure happen!
If YOU have sound problems, don't start to bash your phone please
can u gimme the winning lottery numbers
pimped out g2
Today I went to swimming and dropped while changing to swimwear dropped my pants down while my phone was in the pocket. At home I noticed the sounds are not working again! So I recalled what happened and dropped my pants again in the same way, and the sounds were back again..
So I guess my phone can't stand any more knocks or drop downs... so I try to be really careful in the future. Thank god there is no touch-problems like in bad earbuds when the wire go bad and the sound comes only from the other one, like that I should always keep the phone in right position sounds to work... that would be nightmare.
Just reporting if you out there possibly have similar problems. It can all be symptomps from dislocated speaker like in my case.
Sound is back ...I'm a hard head
I too had lost sound after dropping ...After reading the warning about no trying to bang it back .............well what can I say , I put on the media with music and tapped it on the counter , NO Luck . Being hard headed I then started to slap it into the palm of my hand with a good snap ...Presto magic sound is back . Do not try this at home kids .
Hello,
I use Virtuos 1.27 on my DHD with recommended radio.
My problem is when i am in a call the internal speaker sounds cracked. I have to lower volume alot to get rid of it. Is it possible that rils+radio have made this?
I read that Volume apk boost the volume but it was longtime since i used it. Is there any revert to default speaker settings?
External speaker is good.
Tips on how to check if its really broken?
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
I had the same thing a while back, even on the lowest volume setting it sounded awful. A quick search of the forums found people suggesting blowing / sucking where the speaker grill is. In desperation I gave it a try and it worked! Search the forum for more detailed instructions on what to do.
Haha suck the phone....really?
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
I know, it sounds ridiculous, but try it.
Here's the original post I found about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11820800&postcount=4
I have the same problem... second time around....
but mine completely shuts off randomly and then activates again randomly...
First time it occured i had a week or so left on warranty, shipped the phone to workshop and they replaced the internal speaker, i did not reset the htc firmware from ARHD and they repaired it on goodwill since i didnt have the original software. my warranty expired, now 5 weeks later the exact same problem appears... i tried blowing and sucking the speaker (boy did it make me feel like a retard) but without results... im thinking i could try flashing the original rom but the realist in me says thats only the optimist in me thinking... does anyone have any advice on this matter ? thank you
I had the same problem and I got my phone exchanged.
The new one works fine.
Not sure you can fix it yourself.
I took my desire hd apart last night. and you would not believe the crap that gets in there. I had a ton of metal particles on both my speakers I cleaned them off and it sounds so much better. Just watch the teardown video on youtube.
I had the same problem with cracked sound, and blowing/sucking helped me
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
mast3rsign said:
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
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if its an hardware problem i'm not sure there's much u can do, accept trying to clean the headphones jack
if its a software bug maybe try:
-connecting your headphones then turn boomsound on\off then disconnect them.
- hard rest while the headphones are connected then disconnect them.
-before u try a root u can just try a factory rest and u will still have your warranty and if that doesn't work its definitely a hardware issue.
mast3rsign said:
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
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You're not alone, having the same problem and no solution. The most annoying part about it is that I have to use speaker mode to be able to hear/talk during a phone call. Went to the shop and they said they will order another aux jack for me.. not very happy
avivzamir said:
if its an hardware problem i'm not sure there's much u can do, accept trying to clean the headphones jack
if its a software bug maybe try:
-connecting your headphones then turn boomsound on\off then disconnect them.
- hard rest while the headphones are connected then disconnect them.
-before u try a root u can just try a factory rest and u will still have your warranty and if that doesn't work its definitely a hardware issue.
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Tried that, nothing worked, I am going to contact my carrier and will apply for warranty. This is pissing me off
You're not alone!
mast3rsign said:
Tried that, nothing worked, I am going to contact my carrier and will apply for warranty. This is pissing me off
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I too find myself stuck in Headphone mode. I don't use headphones and not sure what prompted it. I pulled it out of my pocket after work and found it like that. Restarts and Factory Resets don't do a thing.
When I borrowed a pair of headphones, upon plugging them in my phone starts to dial the last person I called all by itself.
Was hoping to hear how your situation worked out. Verizon said I'm covered by the manufacturing warranty and that HTC will ship me a phone to replace this one. I forgot to ask and am extremely worried I'm going to get a refurbished phone that's already had other issues.
Kinda disappointing on an otherwise awesome phone!
Sbettinger said:
I too find myself stuck in Headphone mode. I don't use headphones and not sure what prompted it. I pulled it out of my pocket after work and found it like that. Restarts and Factory Resets don't do a thing.
When I borrowed a pair of headphones, upon plugging them in my phone starts to dial the last person I called all by itself.
Was hoping to hear how your situation worked out. Verizon said I'm covered by the manufacturing warranty and that HTC will ship me a phone to replace this one. I forgot to ask and am extremely worried I'm going to get a refurbished phone that's already had other issues.
Kinda disappointing on an otherwise awesome phone!
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This is a quick fix for you guys and gals. Download the App SoundAbout. It gives you the option to control where the media,phone call etc sound comes threw. Choose speaker for Media and problem solved. Hope this helps you guys out. This website have helped me out alot and I am just trying to do my part to return the favor.
Has anyone figured this out without having to install an App to fix this issue?
same problem...
I'm having the same problem and also go through Verizon yes you will get a refurbished phone. I'm pissy cuz I just paid $700 and now I'm gonna get a used phone. That's Bull****. I'm sick of these companies just taking advantage of us. Also that soundabout app did not work for mine anyways.
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MISSESAH3 said:
I'm having the same problem and also go through Verizon yes you will get a refurbished phone. I'm pissy cuz I just paid $700 and now I'm gonna get a used phone. That's Bull****. I'm sick of these companies just taking advantage of us. Also that soundabout app did not work for mine anyways.
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Had the same issue and resolved it by applying a small amount of rubbing alcohol on the tip of a Q tip and twisting it in the headphone jack. You will have to remove a little of the cotton to get it to fit. There is a small censor in the headphone jack the registers that the headphones are in. Dirt from your pocket and lent get inside the hole and confuses the phone into thinking that headphones are still plugged in. Do it a few times and then blow into the hole hard to force the dirt and lent out. Best is if you have a can of air for keyboards.
I did it like three times and blew the hole and haven't had a problem since. It isn't a software issue but a small hardware issue. This is the only fix for this problem. If you want you can take it into your carrier and they will do the same for you, well at lease try.
HTC sent me an M8 to replace my M7 that they weren't able to repair. It intermittently has this headset problem - the icon appears and sounds get routed to a non-existent headset. Factory reset doesn't seem to help. It's just back from repair and it seems the same. I asked for a replacement as the phone is pretty much new, but they said it needs to go in for repair again! Needless to say, I'm tiring of this as it's been 2 months since I've had a reliable phone!
The only workaround that seems to work is to carry a set of headphones in my pocket and to briefly insert them when it goes into headset mode. That usually clears it, but it can appear again within minutes. I'm hoping the repair centre can fix it this time.
How to fix HTC One M8 headset icon
Ok so straight off this isn't a hardware fix. I tried cotton buds, paper clips, compressed air etc etc etc.
What does work is this - Install this, or a similar App from Play Store (SoundAbout Pro).
The App allows you to manually configure what means the phone will use for sound such as calls, media etc. Mine took effect after a reboot.
The troublesome icon will remain but the sound, and ability to make/receive calls will return.
Hope his is of use to some of you.
Solution here
Hi folks, I just had this problem and I know the feels.
Now you don't have to worry, the solution is this:
Try using your radio built-in application over and over again. Doing this will make your mobile to search recursively for a headphone/headset signal. Since there is no headphone actually plugged in, your mobile will eventually detect that in fact, this is true and will exit that obnoxious headset mode.
Hope this can help you all guys.
Pd. I'm not sure if I used English wrong, if that happens to be the case: sry for bad English. Lol.
Thanks that helped me by turning on/off the boomsound with the headphones in. I was in the middle of a phone call when my switched automatically by itself to headphones. It took me awhile to figure out what had happened.
I had this problem and I never used headphones. I turned off the boom sound (settings). I inserted the headphones and then shut down my phone, pulled out the headphones and turned on the phone - and it works!
Hey guys,
I've a question. After an attack of heavy rain some things stopped working on my one... One of those things is the loudspeaker. Now is my question is how I can check if it is my loudspeaker which is having trouble or has it to do with components in the circuit to the loudspeaker.
I've already opened my one, but unfortunately i damaged my battery with doing that...
Thanks in advance,
badeend1337
Process of elimination, i would try calling device and answer using speaker on dialpad, then try playing music or youtube, loudspeaker is only oneway not used as a mic so i would try diffrent ways to engage it and if none work then safe to assume not working and look at connections for oxidation from moisture, Good luck!!!!
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Haha, since i ruined my battery I can't check that anymore. When my phone still "worked' I was not able to put sound on. However when my phone was wet and i opened my backcover to dry it my one went on and of a lot of times and there came some weird crackling noise from the speakers.... After that I putted it in a bag of rice and the next day a part touchscreen and the speakers didnt work anymore.....
Does anyone know how I can check the speakers by pulling them out of my phone?
thanks!!