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Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.

Bump. Please help guys, I don't know if I should return the phone or not

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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Is it for all headphones/audiocables? Look inside the jack and see if you have the two little metal pieces that push in. Those are what tells the phone is plugged in.
Sounds like you might have stuck a cable in at an angle by accident and bent one of them or thrown off the sensors

They're fine, and even if that was the case I would expect it to not recognize headphones, but the problems I am having make no sense

Have you tried different head phones?

bring the phone back.

Blaster17363 said:
Whenever I have anything plugged into my headphones jack, my phone starts to freak out. If I'm playing music it will randomly play, pause, skip, seek, and even bring up the voice dialer. Has anybody had a similar problem, or do I need to visit Sprint? Any replies appreciated.
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My only thought is are you using headphones with a Mic and an "action" button. If you have press the button it will play or pause the music. If you hold it down it will open the Voice dialer app. If it has the mic and button maybe there is a fault with it, hence the randomness. If you are just using headphones check the headphone icon, if its recognizing it right should just show headphones and not a headphones with a boom mic on the status bar. Either try dif mic headphones or take it back to the store

Me too
hey I am having the same problem, I use doggcatcher as my podcast player and when I have my headphones (no mic) plugged in, randomly my phone starts playing other previously downloaded podcasts over the one Im listening to in the phones stock music player, then it skips forward, backwards, then the voice dialer comes on and this is all while my phone is locked and the screen wake / power button has not been touched!
Whats going on????

having a similar problem as well and have seen it mentioned on other forums. so far no definitive fix. i'm pissed. if this turns out to be a faulty hardware issue or somethign that isn't easily solved, it's a dealbreaker. I'll take the phone back and sprint will lose a customer.
hopefully it won't come to that.

Possible related issues
Here's a non-comprehensive list of other threads I've seen mentioning this issue or similar ones. Hopefully something will turn up.
http://androidforums.com/support-tr...93628-htc-evo-headphone-jack-3-5mm-loose.html
http://www.evo4gforum.net/troublesh...es-jack-thinks-external-speakers-are-headset/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664024&page=11
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/14006-strange-issue-when-connecting-evo-car-stereo-2.html
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/17139-music-player-automatically-starts-headphones.html
http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=9916
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g...lems-music-app-while-connected-aux-input.html
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...andom-song-skipping-using-headphone-jack.html

Bump..anything? If we have to take our phones back, will they replace it on the spot? Do I need to go back to radio shack or can I just take it to a Sprint store?

Blaster ( and anyone else having this problem) have you tried installing & running a widget from the market called headset blocker? If not, give it a try and report back your results, if you don't mind

Someone says it's a faulty jack
Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html

Had same issues with a portable stereo... exact same symptoms... found if I locked the device by pressing power button... it didn't do it at all.
Also - using an FM transmitter to car's stereo - no problems...

There is an option in the System Settings area to choose to 'pause music when headset is unplugged'... disabling that might be an optional workaround.

I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
xviiivx said:
I was having this problem using a double male cable to plug into my aux input in my car. I was able to make it bring up voice dialer consistently by bending the end of the cable. I bought a new cable and the problem is gone now.. even when bending and twisting the new cable. My new cable has gold plated ends and the old one did not.. not sure if that matters, and I don't care as long as it keeps working.
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I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.

scaots said:
I also took the tape off and checked the connection point and best I can tell it looks like it is hitting just right so no adjustments there.
I have the same issue using a double male cable for my car aux. I also noticed it once with one pair of headphones.
I just experimented a little with a cheap pair of computer speakers. I found that jiggling the connection seems to cause the icon to change from headphones to headset and that is when voice dialing pops up. I tried the same thing with my moderately priced earbuds with gold plated plug and could not cause the same issues with those. The jacks appear to be exactly the same physical size.
I plan to try a different cable in the car when I can.
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BTW - I also have near zero FM reception. I was only able to get one pair of headphones to weakly tune a few stations. Any other cheap turner works great in same location.
And yes it is definitely plugged in all the way.

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Claims to have a solution here:
androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html
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I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).

coolguy949 said:
I tried this method and it may have worked. I'll post my results after I try it in my car today (where I have the most issues with this).
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They worked perfectly with my computer speakers. But they definitely went crazy in my car. I think the plug is slightly different. It must have pushed it back in to its old position because my computer speakers started acting crazy when I plugged them in again.

[Q] DHD phone calls alone and launches voicesearch when headphones are plugged in.

Hey, i have a problem with the jack plug. of My DHD when using Headphones.
I went to the beach last week and i think some sand went in the jack plug. (even though i was carefull)
I can't plug headphones whithout seeing the phone make calls and launch voice search,every 5 seconds. Really Annoying as i can't listen to music anymore.
I tried cleaning the plug but nothing had changed.
My theory is that the phone thinks i'm pressing the call button of a handsfree set.
I'm thinking of buying a blutooth audio receiver.
Or, if there was a way to disable handsfree controls, i think this would do it, but it doesn't seem possible yet.
Has anyone Got a clue ?
Thx

Does this happen with every set of headphones, or just the HTC set provided?

Hey, i've tried with several sets of headphones and it does the same thing with each of them.
I'm thinkink about sending back it to htc.
Yet, as it's rooted, i'm not so sure they'll repair it for free :/
Do you think i should i revert it to stock before sending it?
Thnx

I've heard about this problem before in a different forum.
The ppl there found out that it has to do with the lenght of the plug. (some are slightly longer than others and they cause the problem)
According to the guys on the other forum, it shouldnt happen with the stock headphones though.
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I use three different set of head phones. It doesn't happen with skullcandy or ipod in ear ones with me. (Does with sennhieser hd280)
I am pretty sure it's a jack related issue.

[Q] Defective headphone jack incredible 2?

I had a moto droid, the headphone jack was defective. It would work as long as you didn't move the device around. It got worse after the warrantee ended and stopped working altogether.
My new incredible 2 does something similar. I have it in my pocket with nothing else and the jack constantly pops out and pauses my music.
If you rotate the jack like you would while walking it pops out. Is this model line defective like the droid or is it my device.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130986
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084662
It's a known issue with history of threads on this forum.

Thanks for the reply the other posts were about music stopping, wasn't searching for the right terms. I was googling for some time and all the posts weren't coming up about the Inc2, they were about "incredibles" with 2 mentioned somewhere.
I was going nuts. I was thinking the same thing was happening with the incredible 2, that happened with my droid. I had purchased one new and one used ebay incredible 1 and they both had touchscreen / screen defects, the owners hadn't noticed. I was really bummed out with all my problems.
Then I said screw it and bought a contract free incredible 2 for way too much at verizon. Don't like 2 year contracts always got 1 year contracts. Was thinking about returning it until I read the posts you provided. I filed down the tip of the headphone jack and that seemed to make it stay in.
Thanks!

Yianaki said:
I was googling for some time and all the posts weren't coming up about the Inc2, they were about "incredibles" with 2 mentioned somewhere.
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I feel your pain there.
One thing I've found useful is if I can't get a good result with "incredible 2" in my search terms, I'll throw in "incredible s" instead. Something else to try is in your search terms, throw "incredible 2" in quotes, or try some regex (google search supports some regex syntax).

I have an issue where if I have haedphones plugged in and I listen to pandora, notifications come through the headphones and the external speaker as well. Its really annoying at work, and the phone is set to vibrate or silent before plugging in the headphones.

selayan said:
I have an issue where if I have haedphones plugged in and I listen to pandora, notifications come through the headphones and the external speaker as well. Its really annoying at work, and the phone is set to vibrate or silent before plugging in the headphones.
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HTC implemented a lot of custom media controls that seems to be pretty broken. There may be a setting somewhere to address this. I have the same issue using bluetooth (I hear the alert tone on my phone then car speakers).

If you unlink your volume settings and turn alerts volume down it still doesn't work. You can download Audio Manager and then set your alert tones to mute and it won't make a noise and you only get the LED blink.

[Q] Headphone jack vs speaker sound output issue

Hello One community,
I just purchased the One a week ago and finally had a chance to use the stock HTC headphones that came in the box. When I receive a call or get notifications, the sound comes through the head phone jack as well as the phone speakers. Has anyone else experienced this? I have tried different settings and nothing seems to work. Is this the default behavior of the sound?

Probably meant to be like that. I know that in the past I've been listening to music and then when I was done I just set my phone down without taking the headphones out of the jack. They probably did it for that type of situation. I mean I'm not 100% sure but that seems logical.

rudyo78427 said:
Hello One community,
I just purchased the One a week ago and finally had a chance to use the stock HTC headphones that came in the box. When I receive a call or get notifications, the sound comes through the head phone jack as well as the phone speakers. Has anyone else experienced this? I have tried different settings and nothing seems to work. Is this the default behavior of the sound?
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pretty sure that is normal. Same thing happens when connected to a bluetooth headset.

Ok...thanks. guess I will just deal with it. My previous HTC Incredible 2, Incredible 4G , HTC DNA and Moto Razr HD didn't allow any sounds to come from the phone speaker when the head set is plugged in. That is why I still found it odd. It's kind of annoying. I use the headset to quiet the phone notifications when I'm in a public area. But since the sounds still come from the phone speakers, I have to mute the output, which defeats the purpose.

Headphones buzzing sound

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this but I have a buzzing sound in my headphones in the left ear. It is fairly loud when the phone is idling. When I switch apps or screens it goes away momentarily then starts again. I have tested it in the music app and it does not appear to be an issue while playing music. I checked some very low volume sources and its not there. Still I wonder if I have a bad unit or have something activated doing this. I am completely stock new AT&T LG G3.
Update: After testing a few more sets of headphones, this only happens on my Bose QC15s which have the noise cancellation. Its interesting though that the Bose are dead silent on my Galaxy S5 and my wifes iphone. I tried both cables with them (since one is designed for idevices) but it doesn't make a difference. Not sure what interference they are picking up but I think I will take them to an AT&T store this weekend and see if it does it on their display models.

Is it anything like...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2804065
Thanks
Christopher.
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Free mobile app

I think it's the same thing. With the Bose it's like a humming buzzing sound. I don't hear it at all with the Apple $79 IEMs. They are listed at 23ohm impedance. With mine it's as if theorizing switches on and off though. I can switch apps or play music and its dead quiet after I immediately pause but then it clicks back to buzzing.
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awtryau89 said:
I think it's the same thing. With the Bose it's like a humming buzzing sound. I don't hear it at all with the Apple $79 IEMs. They are listed at 23ohm impedance. With mine it's as if theorizing switches on and off though. I can switch apps or play music and its dead quiet after I immediately pause but then it clicks back to buzzing.
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Same here, Bose QC20 LG G3 D855... Left Channel buzzing.
Do you think it's a defect of the phone?

they all have this problem, let's hope an update

olivierdo said:
they all have this problem, let's hope an update
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I was almost returning my G3 and i was like "Hell no, again..." , i have exchanged my nexus 5, 5 times! and still has the same problem!

One interesting thing I will note guys, when I plug my headphones in that I hear a buzzing sound, I get the headphone icon in the NB. When I plug in the Apple headphones that I cannot hear the buzzing sound at all I get the headset icon in the NB.
I have read this is a Kit Kat 4.4 issue but I did not have it at all with a Galaxy S5. I am hoping it will be fixed soon but I am thinking about grabbing some different headphones anyway.

I have the buzzing just listening through the earpiece on the phone itself, no headphones required. I have the T-Mobile D851 model. So one would theorize that this is also using power since it's powering the earpiece to make noise. Some kind of electrical interference in the phone itself would be my guess.

Hi. Just got my UK spec G3 in the last few hours and I've just come across what I believe is the same problem. There is a distinct buzzing/crackling/static sounds when I have headphones connected via the 3.5mm jack. The sound is only present when I have certain media playing (using Spotify at the moment). I only notice this when connected using the jack and not when using my Bluetooth receiver (HTC BH S600). I did hear this while using two pairs of earphones while they were directly plugged into the device, the LG QuadBeat 2s from my G3 and the in box headphones from my old HTC One M7.

This has to be a software problem. I was just testing again and the buzzing becomes stronger in any app I use just when I touch the screen and scroll. I hope this is an easy fix in a custom rom. Also as I reported earlier, I do not have the buzzing during playback. I know this because I have tested some very quiet tracks and also checked on some very long gaps between songs. If it is humming it is much quieter. Only when I exit out of the Music app it is immediately quiet then it clicks in at about 2-3 seconds. I have also had a few quirks today where my headphones come up with the Aux Icon then after pausing the Music app a few times they switch to the Headset icon.
Not really sure what is going on but there has to be a software fix.
I will say the Music app sounds unbelievable with Viper4Android installed. It definitely has more oomph than with Play Music. Comparing the same tracks in both apps back and forth, the Music app is cleaner. Not sure what LG has done in that app but I like it.

I only get a buzz during charging. Disconnect the charger and it goes away. Most devices I've owned have the same issue recently. S4, S5, note 3, moto maxx, moto X, nexus 5 have all done it to me but only while charging

I have a really nasty popping crackling sound in between tracks when using aux in my car, but headphones no issues... Never had that problem at all on my nexus 5 so it can't be my head unit in my car

I wanted to post an update to this problem. I originally reported I had this issue with my Bose QC15 headphones. I do not have this issue with my Apple In Ear headphones. Today I was diagnosing things again and had been listening the the Apples. The Apples always correctly have the headphone icon show up in the Notification bar. When I plug in the Bose, I always get the Aux icon. This got me to thinking about if the cable was different. I pulled the cable out of the Bose and on the end that inserts into the headphones themselves there is a Hi Low switch. Mine was on high. When I switched it to Low, the G3 started to recognize them as headphones and not show the Aux icon. The hissing and buzzing immediately went away and its dead quiet. This switch is an input level switch and undoubtedly having it on Hi causes the G3 to not recognize the Bose properly.
There is a thread about the Aux input problem and I think they have it diagnosed. Its going to take some software manipulations. I listen to my G3 in my car through Bluetooth so I do not experience any issues on that end like the folks in that thread. As for headphones, I am not having the issue with my 2 sets.

Just a little update...
Updated to V10E, issue seems to be fixed...
No more buzzing noise in my left channel...
QC20
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awtryau89 said:
I wanted to post an update to this problem. I originally reported I had this issue with my Bose QC15 headphones. I do not have this issue with my Apple In Ear headphones. Today I was diagnosing things again and had been listening the the Apples. The Apples always correctly have the headphone icon show up in the Notification bar. When I plug in the Bose, I always get the Aux icon. This got me to thinking about if the cable was different. I pulled the cable out of the Bose and on the end that inserts into the headphones themselves there is a Hi Low switch. Mine was on high. When I switched it to Low, the G3 started to recognize them as headphones and not show the Aux icon. The hissing and buzzing immediately went away and its dead quiet. This switch is an input level switch and undoubtedly having it on Hi causes the G3 to not recognize the Bose properly.
There is a thread about the Aux input problem and I think they have it diagnosed. Its going to take some software manipulations. I listen to my G3 in my car through Bluetooth so I do not experience any issues on that end like the folks in that thread. As for headphones, I am not having the issue with my 2 sets.
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I have this problem when I plug into the car aux port (noise in between tracks). Just a quick question, which icon should appear in the NB if I plug in an audio cable from the Aux socket?

EpicChineseTime said:
Just a little update...
Updated to V10E, issue seems to be fixed...
No more buzzing noise in my left channel...
QC20
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?? I'm in v10e and always thé sale problem

olivierdo said:
?? I'm in v10e and always thé sale problem
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Mine it's resolved... [emoji5]
How strange...
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I picked up a D855 V10d (Telstra branded Australia) two days ago and noticed this yesterday myself.
I have Shure SE425 canals and they make the static noise when idle, very noticeable on these headphones. When music or audio is playing the static goes away. This is of course only when the charger is plugged in.
I tested it with the LG headphones that came with the phone and the noise is still there but softer, grabbed my Samsung headphones that came with my S4 and couldn't hear anything. I believe it's due to the resistance of the headphones.
Another test was to turn off the phone and charge it with the headphones plugged in, no static noise if I did this.
Going to exchange the phone today as it's unacceptable, I primarily use it at work to listen to music and often charge it at the same time.