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Desire hd ear piece sounds distorted.

Guys I have my desire hd ear piece speaker sounding distorted when I turn the in call volume to its max. Any idea why It's happening? I have full wipe the custom Rom and re flashed my phone but still the problem is there. So any idea ?
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Guys please help I have tried flashing back to original Rom but the problem is not solved yet.
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puri1 said:
Guys please help I have tried flashing back to original Rom but the problem is not solved yet.
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Hi. try flashing back the stock rom. If still same prob, then and take it back frm where you bought it. They should fix under waranty, or exch it. it may be faulty
btw did the issue started happening after u flashed a custom rom?

I had the same problem...
...searched all over trying to find a solution relating to Desire HD but eventually found my answer in a thread relating to an older HTC phone.
I doubt I'd find it again so I can't give the credit where it's deserved but the poster suggested a couple of possible causes and solutions as I recall;
1. The speaker in the earpiece naturally contains a magnet and could over time pick up bits of metal fragments (swarf) from dust, in your pocket, off tables, etc. He suggested using a stronger magnet to stroke it off perhaps, or even easier (and perhaps safer for other components) just blow!
2. The speaker will have a thin plastic diaphragm that resonates to form the sound. If this becomes malformed somehow it will produce crackling/tinny noise and poor volume. The solution here is to close your mouth over the earpiece and either blow or suck If one doesn't work then try the other and test again.
Sounds comical I know(!), but it worked for me. I can't remember if it was blowing or sucking in my case but I was very glad I had avoided having to go through customer services and being without my phone. Instant fix and it's been fine since.
Like I said, this isn't Desire HD specific advice - it could happen to any cellphone really. I hope you have the same joy as I did ;-)

Funny but it works!
I was just going to unroot and return my Desire Z Vision to stock, and try to get it fixed under warranty. What a hassle!
I'm not sure whether the blowing or the sucking was it, but it fixed the terrible sound distortion coming from the phone earpiece speaker at higher than minimum in-call volumes.
Thanks so much! I love the XDA community!

Stuntchicken said:
Sounds comical I know(!), but it worked for me.
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I have been searching for a replacement earpiece speaker and found your post.
The blowj** did really help me.
regards

Guys thanks for advice but I have got rid of my desire and now a happy camper with inspire 4g
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Hey guys!
I had this issue too, trying the blowing, sucking thing and now I have NO sound at all coming from the earpiece speaker
Any solution?
Thanks in advance

DanteGR said:
Hey guys!
I had this issue too, trying the blowing, sucking thing and now I have NO sound at all coming from the earpiece speaker
Any solution?
Thanks in advance
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To me I have tried blow trick but it messed up the ear piece more. But there is no way you going to loose the sound unless you drop the phone , try the magnet trick or using a vacuum cleaner ( I was once thinking of doing that ) try to re flash your DHD may be it will help and try to go with stock Rom first with mod kernel .
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puri1 said:
To me I have tried blow trick but it messed up the ear piece more. But there is no way you going to loose the sound unless you drop the phone , try the magnet trick or using a vacuum cleaner ( I was once thinking of doing that ) try to re flash your DHD may be it will help and try to go with stock Rom first with mod kernel .
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I just blew on the earpiece mate. Nothing more.. I have never evr dropped the phone not even once in 7 months...
I will try the things you suggest and get back if I have any luck.
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply though

Hi, I am on a t-mobile branded stock DHD which has never been rooted and the in call volume is amazingly low, I can barely hear people when I'm outside and most of the time I have to put it on speaker, I never had this problem with my n95 or bb 9780, can anyone help or offer any suggestions, is there a chance my handset could be faulty. Also does call quality improve in gingerbread as I am still awaiting that update.
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loyal32 said:
Hi, I am on a t-mobile branded stock DHD which has never been rooted and the in call volume is amazingly low, I can barely hear people when I'm outside and most of the time I have to put it on speaker, I never had this problem with my n95 or bb 9780, can anyone help or offer any suggestions, is there a chance my handset could be faulty. Also does call quality improve in gingerbread as I am still awaiting that update.
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What I can tell you my friend is that when I first got the phone for a while (about 2 months) the in-call volume and quality was very decent. I did not have a single problem. That is until the sound distortion started....

DanteGR said:
What I can tell you my friend is that when I first got the phone for a while (about 2 months) the in-call volume and quality was very decent. I did not have a single problem. That is until the sound distortion started....
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Yh I got mine earlier this year but I can't even remember if the in call volume was even any good to begin with
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HTC Desire HD weird sound from earpiece
Hey guys
I am experiencing something really weird. On my desire HD, when I start a call (make/receive) the sound is at max and is fine, after sometime the calls sound is all distorted as if the speaker is burst, once I lower the sound its fine i.e. <50%. If i keep my phone upside down for some time, the sound gets normal on the earpiece but again after sometime it gets distorted again.
What is going on? My speaker (earpiece) sounds okay for a few mins and then gets distorted, and after sometime it gets back to normal and then again distorted.. help me out guys i cant figure out and cant fix it.
I have tried:
1) Magnet in front of earpiece to pull out fragments of small metals on the speaker
2) Left the phone in an air tight jar with a dessicant on the earpiece
What next?

uma1rkhan said:
Hey guys
I am experiencing something really weird. On my desire HD, when I start a call (make/receive) the sound is at max and is fine, after sometime the calls sound is all distorted as if the speaker is burst, once I lower the sound its fine i.e. <50%. If i keep my phone upside down for some time, the sound gets normal on the earpiece but again after sometime it gets distorted again.
What is going on? My speaker (earpiece) sounds okay for a few mins and then gets distorted, and after sometime it gets back to normal and then again distorted.. help me out guys i cant figure out and cant fix it.
I have tried:
1) Magnet in front of earpiece to pull out fragments of small metals on the speaker
2) Left the phone in an air tight jar with a dessicant on the earpiece
What next?
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The earpiece has failed and needs replacing I'm afraid.

iridium21 said:
The earpiece has failed and needs replacing I'm afraid.
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Maybe yes, but its like alright for a few mins, e.g. in a 10 min call, 6 min its fine, then its like something is gradually appearing on the speaker to make it sound bad, slowly and gradually the sound gets from OK to bad as if something is vibrating with the speaker.
What I dont understand is that how does it get okay after a few mins rest?
I live in Pakistan, no Official HTC Support here, everything is either smuggled or people order from abroad... If it fails its a pretty tough situation for me !

Last resort is to blow in the earpiece or to use the professional air spray blower, but none of these trials is curable, this info is from HTC support website, mine requires repair, or I can use it for gaming and chatting, in that way an itoutch is quite enough.
Actually it was a great "phone" but now it's just an itouch or game&watch, or may be elastic baloon according to the technician solution.
Thanks htc ... No more purchases
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same problem
marins116 said:
Last resort is to blow in the earpiece or to use the professional air spray blower, but none of these trials is curable, this info is from HTC support website, mine requires repair, or I can use it for gaming and chatting, in that way an itoutch is quite enough.
Actually it was a great "phone" but now it's just an itouch or game&watch, or may be elastic baloon according to the technician solution.
Thanks htc ... No more purchases
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same problem with me.. it happened suddenly 2 weeks ago after searching/formatting/ changing some tweeks i decided to repair my phone with following available spare parts..
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Ear-Piece-Ea...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f14a47875#ht_2453wt_1037
if i succeed i will tell you how difficult it was

Call connection sound.

Anyone else getting a loud short crack sound when calling,ie just before the dial tone starts. It's pretty annoying, especially when you know it's coming.
Have updated and tried several custom roms to no avail.
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Nope...
I got one still stock and the other one had 3 roms on it as yet.
But nothing remotely like your problem..
Was it like this from day one??

Can't say I've noticed anything like this either?
Maybe it's the speaker for the phone turning on? I've heard slight noises as that happens before, but never a loud crack noise.
Alternatively, wait till it starts to ring before putting it to your ear.

Not exactly my idea of a quality 'telephone' if you've got to hold it away from your face before you make the call. And yes, it has been like this from day one.
Most likely a faulty unit.
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So don`t bother with it ....Return it..

I get this exact sound before every call...I was hoping it was not h/w related, as I'd hate to have to return it.
I got mine unbranded at Media Markt in Germany.

I get a noise when calling someone. It's a sort of distortion when the volume is set on the highest. I hear it when it's ringing and when the person speaks a bit louder than usual. Is this normal? Has anyone experienced that?

Same problem here but not every call more like 80%. Hope it is software side anybody had contact with HTC about this?
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network signal maybe?
I have only noticed similar noise when making phone calls during network/signal problem. Meaning I have only 1 bar signal or none or in area with bad connectivity. I did not notice anything when I have full bars.

It seems that my speaker was out of its place since my phone fell. Its nothing serious the guy fixed it instantly. I might get a replacement speaker if the sounds comes out again.
I am a bit disappointed though since the fall was barely from 30 cm from the ground. Not a solid handset.
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nikosssb said:
I get a noise when calling someone. It's a sort of distortion when the volume is set on the highest. I hear it when it's ringing and when the person speaks a bit louder than usual. Is this normal? Has anyone experienced that?
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+1.. same with me..I have to turn down the in call volume every time..I don't know y ..is this a hardware issue with the earpiece?
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+1
Have the same here, with all the official ROMs available...

Microphone issues

Umm my dumba** frnd was playing around because i didnt wana give him his phone he grabed mine and threatened to get it wet so he got the bottom nd i have a really think vase nd well the area of the home button and the microphone where on the water but a lil bit of water got into the home buttom but its workin normal no issues or anything lik that but the microphone seems to be dead.. but if i put it on speaker the other person can hear me perfectly so could it be the microphone or the rom im using?? I know that the answer is obvious but you never know and if it was the water.. could it work again or im going to have to send it back to get it fixed???
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You can try turning off noise reduction. Open dialer, in call settings > additional settings.
Noise reduction uses two mics so maybe if one is still good you can use it that way.
If not then i just hope you had the protection plan for it.
Good luck!
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That is one of the longest sentences I've seen and you and your friend are retarded.
I'd throw it in some rice overnight to get any moisture out. This one time I got water in my ear and had to shake my head for three days before it all came out and my hearing was normal.

[Q] Proximity Sensor question

Hey everyone. I have a weird behaviour that i just realised and i have no idea for how long is there and if it's a feature
First of all let me mention that i'm on ARHD 21.0 and xmister kernel #305
OK for my question now. If i'm on a call the proximity sensor is working as expected. When close to my ear screen off, when away screen on.
Now if i enable loudspeaker the screen goes off even though the phone is nowhere near my phone and i need to press the power button to get the screen back on. Same thing happens when phone is connected via bluetooth and i get a call. Screen goes off even though the phone is on the table.
Is this normal behaviour or something to do with ROM or kernel? Can someone confirm this before i start flashing other roms or kernels?
Thanks everyone

I'm on slimbean 6.2 and it doesn't do it. Called my wife especially for you lol, switched between normal, loudspeaker, aux in-line and Bluetooth and the sensor only knocks the screen off when using phone on the ear
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nogotaclue said:
I'm on slimbean 6.2 and it doesn't do it. Called my wife especially for you lol, switched between normal, loudspeaker, aux in-line and Bluetooth and the sensor only knocks the screen off when using phone on the ear
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Lol! Sheer commitment cheers to her as well though!
-Sent from my IceCold One X!

vin4yak said:
Lol! Sheer commitment cheers to her as well though!
-Sent from my IceCold One X!
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Definitely not cheers to her, she told me to stop messing about and then Hung up haha, I'm going to use a different tester from now on lol
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Htc one x lcd display problem

Hi everyone,
I am using htc one x for over two months now, and recently i have noticed that my lcd is not working correctly.
I am using arhd 31.1 now, and before that i have been using arhd 31.0, and so on and so on...
This error happened when i installed arhd 31.0, but i tought that it was the rom problem so updated my phone to arhd 31.1. And problem still persists.
The problem is following, part of my lcd display does not recognize gestures, or touches or any other input, it is like that part of lcd or digitizer is dead, i cant do nothing in that area.
Picture explaining problem more precisely and effectivly is in attachment, those lines you see should be continous.
So what do you guys think this is? I am really pissed and you cannnot imagine how much this is annoying :/
Is this hardware problem or something else? Just so you know my phone never dropped, and it was never punched or anything.
Any help or somekind of advice would be great.
And I dont have a warranty.
Regards.
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I had the same issue with mine. It was deemed a hardware problem and the retailer gave me a credit to purchase a new phone. Mine was still under warranty.
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Had a similar problem but with the lower part of the digitizer, had to replace the whole screen+digitizer assembly(pity you cant replace only the digitizer).
I have one question tho - was your phone in moist environment -e.g pocket while running etc?

I cannot say it was in moist environment, but i use endomondo a lot while running, but then phone is in armband never in pocket.
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peshko69 said:
Had a similar problem but with the lower part of the digitizer, had to replace the whole screen+digitizer assembly(pity you cant replace only the digitizer).
I have one question tho - was your phone in moist environment -e.g pocket while running etc?
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I cannot say it was in moist environment, but i use endomondo a lot while running, but then phone is in armband never in pocket.
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ivucicev said:
I cannot say it was in moist environment, but i use endomondo a lot while running, but then phone is in armband never in pocket.
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Ah k because i keep it in my pocket( i have screen protector and cover) but sometimes its a bit moist and i think this is the problem.
I have purchased whole assembly if you need more help/info pm me and good luck

peshko69 said:
Ah k because i keep it in my pocket( i have screen protector and cover) but sometimes its a bit moist and i think this is the problem.
I have purchased whole assembly if you need more help/info pm me and good luck
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hi,
sorry for bothering again, but this problem on my htc one x is getting worse, i learned to live with that small problem but now 60% of the screen is infected.
you say you changed your screen, so im wondering whats the quality of the new screen, did you notice any change in colors/ resolution, im asking because im going to order my screen from ebay.?
thanks

ivucicev said:
hi,
sorry for bothering again, but this problem on my htc one x is getting worse, i learned to live with that small problem but now 60% of the screen is infected.
you say you changed your screen, so im wondering whats the quality of the new screen, did you notice any change in colors/ resolution, im asking because im going to order my screen from ebay.?
thanks
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you have pm

ivucicev said:
Hi everyone,
I am using htc one x for over two months now, and recently i have noticed that my lcd is not working correctly.
I am using arhd 31.1 now, and before that i have been using arhd 31.0, and so on and so on...
This error happened when i installed arhd 31.0, but i tought that it was the rom problem so updated my phone to arhd 31.1. And problem still persists.
The problem is following, part of my lcd display does not recognize gestures, or touches or any other input, it is like that part of lcd or digitizer is dead, i cant do nothing in that area.
Picture explaining problem more precisely and effectivly is in attachment, those lines you see should be continous.
So what do you guys think this is? I am really pissed and you cannnot imagine how much this is annoying :/
Is this hardware problem or something else? Just so you know my phone never dropped, and it was never punched or anything.
Any help or somekind of advice would be great.
And I dont have a warranty.
Regards.
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I have this problem too,but in lower part of screen.I turned on visible touches in developer options and it just skip this area.And my auto touches in this area sometimes.
I have solution that worked for me but problem is coming back sometimes,so i must do that all over again.I hope it will help to someone still using this phone.
I solvet the problem by pressing up right edge of of my phone.When i press it it looks like its coming back to place.Try pressing phone with two fingers on edges of the phone and see if it makes the difference.And if it not work use lighter igniter,just google unresponsive part of touch screen fix with quartz lighter
I hope i helped and if you have any questions ask me.
And sorry for my BAD english!