When in call and placing the phone face down on a surface, the speaker phone should get activated. In my experience it only seem to work like this on the odd occasion, the green icon comes on every time on the back of the phone but the speaker doesn't turn on all the time.
I presume it is a firmware issue as the speakerphone works o.k when activated form the screen and the G-sensor works fine in other applications and when you try to calibrate. Also on the occasions when it did work, there was an annoying lag (around 3 to 4 secs) before the speaker phone turned on.
Anyone else experiencing this?
In my (short) experience with the phone it has worked well as long as the device is completely flat on a level surface, I had a single sheet of paper on my desk and placed the phone down to make a speakerphone call and it kept cutting in and out... once I moved it off the paper and onto the desk fully it started working properly.
it all seems a bit too fickle for my liking but when it does work it is pretty amazing.
I've had one call when I think the second microphone didnt cut in as the caller was complaining that they couldnt hear me at all until I picked it up again.
Apart from that it has been quite good
I think you might be right, I had only tried this feature by holding the phone face down in my hand. When placing it on the computer desk, it seem to cut in and out, obviously not level enough. They must have done this to prevent the speakerphone coming on accidentally (which could be embarrassing).
It's worked fine for me I've just tried it on slightly raised cardboard CD cover which is on top of a USB drive, which in turn is on top of a desk drawer unit, which in turn is on top of an old carpet. It's a feature I didn't think I'd use, but actually I do.
I tried it also, but in my bedroom (on my bed).
the led on the backside glows green, ans sometimes red (when i move the phone?).
but it doesnt go on speaker... realy annoying..
i didn't try it on a realy flat surface, like a table or something. should that do the trick?
is their a way to adjust the threshold of when the sensor activates the speaker? perhaps a rom hack in the future?
neforce said:
I tried it also, but in my bedroom (on my bed).
the led on the backside glows green, ans sometimes red (when i move the phone?).
but it doesnt go on speaker... realy annoying..
i didn't try it on a realy flat surface, like a table or something. should that do the trick?
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I've been doing some experimenting using a level table and hard place mat
There is a very low tolerence for the tilt of the phone - approximately 5 degrees from true level (any direction) within which the speaker-phone will activate.
Any thing outside this "envelope" and the speakerphone deactivates.
I thought that the proximity sensor maybe involved in the decision making - but it doesn't seem to be!
IMHO Something like having a slightly wider tilt tolerance and using the proximity sensor would have made more sense.
When I use my right hand to hold the phone during a call, I hear everything fine. When I use my left hand, I can barely hear anything. I have to reposition the phone in a very awkward way to hear anything.
No, I am not deaf in my left ear. It seems the sound only comes out of the furthest left part of the ear speaker (that is, the volume is extremely low near the led). Is this only me or is this just how the phone is?
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carlitozway57 said:
When I use my right hand to hold the phone during a call, I hear everything fine. When I use my left hand, I can barely hear anything. I have to reposition the phone in a very awkward way to hear anything.
No, I am not deaf in my left ear. It seems the sound only comes out of the furthest left part of the ear speaker (that is, the volume is extremely low near the led). Is this only me or is this just how the phone is?
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im also having thus issue i thought it was only me
The speaker is on the left side of the grill, this is normal.
My captivate's external speaker came loose a few days ago and the sound went dead every time it does. I can temporarily fix it by pressed hard on the back of the speaker and push it back to place however, every time the speaker is so loud (50% or higher) it came loose again. So every time someone call me or the arlam goes off, the sound went dead again.I took my captivate apart hoping I could tighten the loose part but the speaker is just one piece that is all glue together. I'm all for opening the speaker and fix it but Im want to make sure that it is possible. So I just want to know if you can open the speaker and fix this problem, if not is there a place or website that sell replacement for the external speaker? Most of the site I looked only sell stuffs like camera, back covers, and lcd displays.
Is anyone getting these slight clicking noise from the speaker whenever the phone is in use, like opening an app for example. I got my phone phone from the launch event (5th in line!! ) and i only noticed when it was really quiet in my room these noises came from the speakers.
To check, open an app and quickly put your ear to the speaker and I hear a hissing noise then a soft click. Always happens when i open an app!
I went back to Phones4U, the guy could tell it was faulty so I got it replaced..now same problem!! (not as loud as before, but still there)
Anyone having the same problem? can anyone check for me? this can't be normal!
saffad said:
Is anyone getting these slight hissing noise from the speaker whenever the phone is in use, like opening an app for example. I got my phone phone from the launch event (5th in line!! ) and i only noticed when it was really quiet in my room these noises came from the speakers.
To check, open an app and quickly put your ear to the speaker and I hear a hissing noise then a soft click. Always happens when i open an app!
I even went back, the guy could tell it was faulty so I got it replaced..now same problem!! (not as loud as before, but still there)
Anyone having the same problem? can anyone check for me? this can't be normal!
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Yeah I have that problem. It's one of those things that you don't really notice until you know it's there, then you hear it all the time
Someone on another forum posted they had the same, so it might not be an isolated problem.
Isn't that just the touch click?
Try Settings/Sound/Touch sounds.
Personally I rather like it..
TonyHoyle said:
Isn't that just the touch click?
Try Settings/Sound/Touch sounds.
Personally I rather like it..
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No, I have that turned off.
It happens whenever the speaker is used - when the sound stops there is a quiet hiss, followed by a pop as the speaker switches off.
Try it - hold the speaker right up to your ear, and use the volume rocker to hear the beep. Afterwards there is hiss followed by a pop.
It's not noticeable enough to be an issue (for me) in normal use, but you can hear it if you're in a quiet room.
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No, I have that turned off.
It happens whenever the speaker is used - when the sound stops there is a quiet hiss, followed by a pop as the speaker switches off.
Try it - hold the speaker right up to your ear, and use the volume rocker to hear the beep. Afterwards there is hiss followed by a pop.
It's not noticeable enough to be an issue (for me) in normal use, but you can hear it if you're in a quiet room.
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I can hear it on my G2x... I'm sure it's not an issue and your just being paranoid because you dropped a whole bunch of cash on a new phone
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Isn't that just the touch click?
Try Settings/Sound/Touch sounds.
Personally I rather like it..
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The click comes like 3 seconds after you make an input, so it doesn't sound right and it just sounds random (and annoying).
thanks tho!
Edit: Turning off Touch sounds, seems to stop it, whenever im using the phone..but yeah still happens whenever the speaker is in use but that i can live with that!
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No, I have that turned off.
It happens whenever the speaker is used - when the sound stops there is a quiet hiss, followed by a pop as the speaker switches off.
Try it - hold the speaker right up to your ear, and use the volume rocker to hear the beep. Afterwards there is hiss followed by a pop.
It's not noticeable enough to be an issue (for me) in normal use, but you can hear it if you're in a quiet room.
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Happens with my OG Droid. I only started noticing it one late night when for no reason I had the speaker right up next to my ear.
I don't think it's anything to worry about
KiNG OMaR said:
I can hear it on my G2x... I'm sure it's not an issue and your just being paranoid because you dropped a whole bunch of cash on a new phone
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Heh, that's certainly got something to do with it
As I say it's not really an issue, and it's not unique to this phone (as you point out). Just one of those annoying niggles - it depends on how sensitive you are to these things
Yes - I have the same problem with my new Galaxy Nexus. In fact, even if it's not a problem for most people, I'd say it is a problem for Samsung because I returned my phone yesterday and got it swapped out. The new one has the same problem, so I assume it's an Android software problem rather than a hardware glitch.
So that's at least two returns caused by this problem. Hope we get a fix at some point!
p.s. Phone is great by the way, even with the annoying click.
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This is hardware problem. And it happens on most of the speakers however its more or less noticeable on some devices.
I have quite good quality monitors (studio speakers) and i can hear something hissing in the back.
Let me put it that way.
Every speaker needs electricity to work. The noise you are hearing is the actual electric current coming through the speakers. The sudden pop and lack of the hiss means that speaker has been turned off. For obvious reasons there is no point for the speaker to work constantly....
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I can't hear any click when I plug headphones in, so maybe you're right - the click could be when the amplifier that powers the internal speaker turns off...
However, for some reason I still get a click if the phone is in silent mode. I guess putting it in silent mode doesn't guarantee it keeps the amplifier turned off.
I hope it's just the speakers; the DAC in my HD2 hissed for a few seconds after any sounds even through my headphones. The hissing was always there when there was sound. It was quite depressing. I'm hoping for a good DAC in the Galaxy nexus.
I've got a click (sounds just like a quite speaker pop) from the back cover.
Turn your GN over and push the back cover, on the "Google" logo (below the camera flash). Then quickly release your finger.
Sometime it can happen with only the lightest of touches. If i put my phone down on my chest, the pick it up.
If you look really closely you can see the cover moving just below the camera surround.
Issue has been reported to google.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22307
I have this issue on my gnex. Its def a sw problem. I took the back cover off and still have the issue.
slightly different, but also hiss related...
my rezound does the same thing when headphones(or aux to car) are plugged in and nothing is playing. once you start to play something you don't notice it. and its a confirmed issue.
It's a hardware issue guys, depends on the audio chip I believe. Impedance-related.
Here is the other thread with this annoying sound
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20087759
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It isn't just on the speaker either. Atleast on my Galaxy Nexus, I can hear it when listening on high end professional in-ear headphones. I can verify that it is almost certainly a signal isolation problem. The activity causes the DAC (the thing that makes a digital signal into an analog signal that speakers and headphones need) to kick on for a few seconds and until it shuts off you can hear the noise coming out of the DAC. It's pretty substantial on mine though, so I'm wondering if I got a bad unit. I'll have to stop by a Verizon Wireless store and plug in to the display unit to see if it is any better. I never noticed this on my Galaxy S (Fascinate).
My unit is also affected, it was made in Vietnam. I checked the Google Code issue tracker link (http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22307) and I can see many people confirming this also. This is definitely not how the speaker should work - I checked another Samsung phone (SGS II) and there's no such "clicks". There's some silent noise but not the click.
I can hear it from the speaker only, not through the headphones.
I think many users are unaware of the issue because it is often only noticeable in a silent environment.
Yes getting same issue. Have tried different ROMS to no avail
I have a issue with my xl....my sound randomly goes so low it's barely hearable if I put my ear up to the bottom. The volume goes back all the way up once I smack the back of the phone in the middle. Anyone seen this before?
Lip smack or hand smack.........LoL
slayergreg said:
I have a issue with my xl....my sound randomly goes so low it's barely hearable if I put my ear up to the bottom. The volume goes back all the way up once I smack the back of the phone in the middle. Anyone seen this before?
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Your speakers could be blown, idk approximately what level do you have the volume at?
If you generally smack your phone to try to fix things, there's a chance that you've smacked something loose.
One day it just stopped working and I set it down on the table then noticed the sound came back....then it went out the next day. I tapped it on the back kinds by the g logo on the back. My sound came back.
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One day it just stopped working and I set it down on the table then noticed the sound came back....then it went out the next day. I tapped it on the back kinds by the g logo on the back. My sound came back.
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Probably speaker connection not seated or bad speaker.......will have to disassemble phone to repair.