So, as this issue has been reported many times and even apps created to fix this problem with no luck, Now i've actually found a proper way to fix this issue... take a dry toothbrush and gently poke the bristles through the little holes on the back... thus fixed my issue and now my phone is super loud again! =) Hope this helps with anyone who has this problem
CraigUK87 said:
So, as this issue has been reported many times and even apps created to fix this problem with no luck, Now i've actually found a proper way to fix this issue... take a dry toothbrush and gently poke the bristles through the little holes on the back... thus fixed my issue and now my phone is super loud again! =) Hope this helps with anyone who has this problem
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Done this to get all the crap outta my Ear piece also! Can see the LED and Now it sounds like my missus is shouting at me on the phone (not sure what i have done now lol! )
Any ideas for why my internal sound (through headphones) is so quiet?
Its not too bad through stock player, but any other player I use makes it sound like they're whispering. But stock player doesn't have a play by rating feature.
exocetdj said:
Done this to get all the crap outta my Ear piece also! Can see the LED and Now it sounds like my missus is shouting at me on the phone (not sure what i have done now lol! )
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Haha yeah works both ways, trust me i've spend months looking for a fix, then i decided today to see if the holes was blocked, turns out they were and low and behold, they fixed my issue =)
Wilks3y said:
Any ideas for why my internal sound (through headphones) is so quiet?
Its not too bad through stock player, but any other player I use makes it sound like they're whispering. But stock player doesn't have a play by rating feature.
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Well, other than the Volume+ app on the market, maybe your headphones are knackered? or use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790558, you know the drill, flash via recovery, that should increase volume... i've got mine always on 40% as any higher and my ears bleed, and I'm deaf lol!
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Haha yeah works both ways, trust me i've spend months looking for a fix, then i decided today to see if the holes was blocked, turns out they were and low and behold, they fixed my issue =)
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This fix my issue too.First i tought it was a software bug,but apparently those tiny holes were filled with dust.It makes a big difference,now i'm pleased how loud it sounds.
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i'll do somthing in the UI to make a sound .. like a touch tone.. then in a few seconds i'll hear a pop from the rear speaker
anyone else have this issue?
Anyone having this issue?
basically.. does your rear speaker pop when the amp cuts power to the speaker ?
cant say i have this happening on mine
Exactly have the same problem. I didn't notice the hiss though, but definitely heard the pops. But yes when I listen closely I with my ear to speaker I hear exactly what you described: a hiss ending in a pop.
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Exactly have the same problem. I didn't notice the hiss though, but definitely heard the pops. But yes when I listen closely I with my ear to speaker I hear exactly what you described: a hiss ending in a pop.
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On my other phone (samsung epic 4g touch), it does the hiss/pop/silence thing too, but the pop is much much quieter that I can only hear it if I put my ear right next to the speaker.
However on this galaxy nexus it is loud enough that I can hear it from 1-3 feet-ish. Its especially noticeable in quiet areas.
I'm considering return it because of this
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On my other phone (samsung epic 4g touch), it does the hiss/pop/silence thing too, but the pop is much much quieter that I can only hear it if I put my ear right next to the speaker.
However on this galaxy nexus it is loud enough that I can hear it from 1-3 feet-ish. Its especially noticeable in quiet areas.
I'm considering return it because of this
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For me it's not a big problem. I notice it but it is not annoying me. I hear it only when I'm concentrating on it. BTW just applied the new update and that didn't fix this issue.
appelflap said:
For me it's not a big problem. I notice it but it is not annoying me. I hear it only when I'm concentrating on it. BTW just applied the new update and that didn't fix this issue.
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oh good to know... cause I'm actually kinda wondering if this affects all devices or just a few. If it affects mostly all, i wont bother getting a replacement
Pitnefor said:
oh good to know... cause I'm actually kinda wondering if this affects all devices or just a few. If it affects mostly all, i wont bother getting a replacement
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Yeah, I've got it too - Doesn't fuss me though - only notice at night when i'm using it in bed
minooch said:
Yeah, I've got it too - Doesn't fuss me though - only notice at night when i'm using it in bed
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wow me too!
it's not so bad i guess
least i know the amp is turning off saving battery
I am having this issue also i have noticed it today i was in a quiete area. Is it an option that you can disable? I am afraid this will drain the battery
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I'm pretty sure this happens on all devices. I have this on all my phones, navigation units, clock radios...
Me, too, I just checked all electronical devices I have and they all have it. Though, it's so quiet, that I have to get closer to the speaker than I normally ever woult.
Is that different for the GN? Is it louder than "normal"?
Atreus said:
Me, too, I just checked all electronical devices I have and they all have it. Though, it's so quiet, that I have to get closer to the speaker than I normally ever woult.
Is that different for the GN? Is it louder than "normal"?
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my GN is defiantly louder than normal. I can hear it easily from almost any normal usage distance. It almost sounds exactly like the normal touch sounds so that I get confused and think I clicked on something
pretty sure it's the amp cutting off power to the speaker a few seconds after it makes a noise
Mine does it too. Simplest solution I've found is to turn off touch sounds. That way the speaker doesn't keep turning on and off so often. I would normally turn those sounds off anyway because they are annoying, so it's no biggie for me.
Only time I have noticed a speaker pop is going into recovery
Mine does this too.
Glad its not just mine!
yeah, i thought i was going crazy last night too, but i definitely have the same popping problem
its not very loud , but its there - i heard it when i was in my room cause it was dead silent. Whenever i played any type of sound file, you'd hear the little pop afterwards from the speaker =/
it kinda sucks with touch tones for the dialer cause it happens everytime you push a number
i wonder if google/samsung knows about this and if it can somehow be fixed through a SW patch just like the volume bug haha - cause this LOOKS like a HW issue again
Yes, I certainly also get this, my hearing is very sensitive, so something like this is very noticeable for me.
Even "turn off touch sounds" doesn't seem to stop it.
Bakedbread said:
i wonder if google/samsung knows about this and if it can somehow be fixed through a SW patch just like the volume bug haha - cause this LOOKS like a HW issue again
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I would guess it's just something as simple as properly muting the output to the speaker before turning it off. This should prevent the voltage spike from affecting the speaker.
Its not unique to the Nexus - it can potentially happen to anything with a speaker that isn't muted before turning off the amp.
Hello,
How are you?
So I noticed a small issue with my nexus.
When I am in a Phone Call, the earpiece kind of distorts the voices. It is hard to explain, but it is kind of like a robotic echo voice...
The situation returns to normal if I lower the Volume to about 40%.
The voice over the earphones or the external rear loudspeaker are fine though...
So, based on this, is it a defective earpiece, or a software problem that can be solved with an upgrade to radio/baseband?
Anyone else had this issue?
Thank you.
Cheers!
I too am having an issue with the volume and quality of sound coming from the ear piece. I can barely hear anyone and if there is any kind of ambient noise around forget it. From what I've gathered it is a bug in JB or 4.1. There are a few fixes floating around to increase the overall system volume, but they seem to fall short when it comes to the in call ear piece volume.
I have tried build prop edits with no luck.
What version of Android are you using 4.0 or 4.1?
I am going back to 4.0 Cyanogen Mod 9 to be exact and will see if this fixes it, if not this phone is going to have a date with a Big hammer.
Maybe some of the folks on here will chime in and offer some help or suggestions?
Col. Sanders said:
I too am having an issue with the volume and quality of sound coming from the ear piece. I can barely hear anyone and if there is any kind of ambient noise around forget it. From what I've gathered it is a bug in JB or 4.1. There are a few fixes floating around to increase the overall system volume, but they seem to fall short when it comes to the in call ear piece volume.
I have tried build prop edits with no luck.
What version of Android are you using 4.0 or 4.1?
I am going back to 4.0 Cyanogen Mod 9 to be exact and will see if this fixes it, if not this phone is going to have a date with a Big hammer.
Maybe some of the folks on here will chime in and offer some help or suggestions?
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Hello,
Thank you for your reply.
I am running the stock 4.1.1.
My problem is not the volume. I have to lower the volume to be able to have a good quality output.
If I increase the volume, the sound increases, but the voice on the other side becomes distorted un a robotic maner.
It is har do explain.
Cheers!
gdourado said:
Hello,
Thank you for your reply.
I am running the stock 4.1.1.
My problem is not the volume. I have to lower the volume to be able to have a good quality output.
If I increase the volume, the sound increases, but the voice on the other side becomes distorted un a robotic maner.
It is har do explain.
Cheers!
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Wow I wish mine was loud, I may go by the Sprint store and play with their demo phone.
If it sounds like the person is speaking through a kazoo, you have a bad ear piece. Had same issue on first gen sgs.
good day.
So I finally broke down and called a guy I knew that worked at the Sprint store he said to bring it in. I asked if it was cool that it was rooted and he said no prob, they placed a test call and said and the tech said," you have a bad speaker come back in a few hours and it will be fixed."
You do not know how many hours I spent looking up fixes,flashing this trying different kernels blah, blah, blah.
Take it in and have them look at it, just be cool with them and don't try to BS them. Hope this helps a little.
chopper the dog said:
If it sounds like the person is speaking through a kazoo, you have a bad ear piece. Had same issue on first gen sgs.
good day.
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I think that's my problem. The sound looks like it is coming through a kazoo.
Oh well, guess I'll order a new earpiece...
Cheers
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Well I've had this Note 4 for 8 days noe an today I read online that there was an issue with the speaker buzz while playing music with volume all the way down.. an I found out I have this issue too.. is it a serious issue? Should I take it back to AT&T an try to get a new phone?
nemopsp said:
Well I've had this Note 4 for 8 days noe an today I read online that there was an issue with the speaker buzz while playing music with volume all the way down.. an I found out I have this issue too.. is it a serious issue? Should I take it back to AT&T an try to get a new phone?
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Breaking news! A mechanical device that produces sound buzzes!
It's normal dude. The way I see it... people are nitpicking way too much. You can't even hear the buzzing unless you have your phone really close to your ears. Stop worrying about it and live a day longer lol.
hyukki said:
Breaking news! A mechanical device that produces sound buzzes!
It's normal dude. The way I see it... people are nitpicking way too much. You can't even hear the buzzing unless you have your phone really close to your ears. Stop worrying about it and live a day longer lol.
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Nitpicking really... I just paid $830 for a Samsung Flagship phone...
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Nitpicking really... I just paid $830 for a Samsung Flagship phone...
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Like the other guy in the other thread said, it's probably the system keeping the speaker on for a bit longer than needed. Every speaker will have noise. Try putting your ear close to your computer speakers without playing any sounds. Or even your TV. You'll hear it. But do you care? No.
$830 won't bend the laws of physics...
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Nitpicking really... I just paid $830 for a Samsung Flagship phone...
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Question... how often do you play music with the volume all the way down? THAT is what they mean by nitpicking. If it were easily noticeable while the music was turned UP, then I'd say you have a problem.
All speakers do it.
Hi guys! I recently bought my Oneplus 5t. To make sure everything is okay I had a question.
My Oneplus 5t is working very well, I really like it a lot. I only discovered one thing. When using vibration when the speaker is on you hear besides from the normal vibration sound another very little sound. Now this sound is not that bad, and you might not even hear it. But i was wondering if this is a normal sound.
Fot instance when you unlock the phone. When unlocking you hear a little unlock sound. After this sound the speaker will be on for around 1 or 2 seconds. You'll hear almost nothing, but when placing your ear against the speaker you hear a little static sound. This is normal and on ervery phone, and goes away after a couple of seconds. This is because for your speaker to work you''l need some eletricity going trough it. Again, you almost don't hear this and it's very normal.
When this sound is on and you press for instance the home bottom. The phone will vibrate, if you do this a couple of times fast after unlocking, when the speaker is still on, you''ll hear that little sound I was talking about before. After a couple of seconds, when the speaker is compelety turned off, you don't hear the sound anymore when virbating.
So my conclusion is that it's probably the phone vibrating when the speaker is on, and this (due to how the phone is made) makes a little rosonance with the speaker. I knot for a fact that they moved the vibration motor on the 5t to the bottom off the phone, so it's next to the speaker. Again it's almost no sound and you'll only notice it if you're very carefull. I just wanted to check if my conclusion is right and there is no problem with the phone itself.
In the following video I demonstrate te problem. I will play some music and then let the phone vibrate. From second 2 to 5 you'll hear the 'water drop' sound. The speaker is now still on because it takes some time for the speaker to totaly 'rest' (again this is normal and on every single phone with a speaker). After second 5 the speaker turns totaly off however, and now you'll hear no more water drup sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8mvO5qNYo
I've also contacted Oneplus Support wirh the video. They said that their devices had it too and that it was a normal sound. What do you guys thinks?
Read here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/strange-vibration-noise-t3710431
And here:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/vibration-on-the-5t.695633/
In my eyes OnePlus has done some sh** with this. Same like the "upside down" screen in OnePlus5.
Edit: don't get me wrong. I love the 5T and I cannot think of using another smartphone. But I know oneplus and they will say:"It's normal behavior Blabla"
Baldesarra said:
Read here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/strange-vibration-noise-t3710431
And here:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/vibration-on-the-5t.695633/
In my eyes OnePlus has done some sh** with this. Same like the "upside down" screen in OnePlus5.
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Thanks for the reply man!
I've seen both treads (made the OnePlus one myself haha). Also got answer from the technical support of OnePlus who analysed my video more times and told me they noticed the sound but it's normal and in their phones too.
I agree that they did not totally think this one through. The vibration motor is just to close to the speaker.. They should have put in the same location as the 5.
But well I guess it's just getting used to. Many people don't ever noticed it I guess, for instance, when you turn on 'sound on tap' you can't even hear it, and it sounds pretty normal if you don't know better.
I'm glad that it's not a hardware malfunction, but it's some getting used to. Further than that, it's an truly amazing phone..
floristevito said:
Thanks for the reply man!
I've seen both treads (made the OnePlus one myself haha). Also got answer from the technical support of OnePlus who analysed my video more times and told me they noticed the sound but it's normal and in their phones too.
I agree that they did not totally think this one through. The vibration motor is just to close to the speaker.. They should have put in the same location as the 5.
But well I guess it's just getting used to. Many people don't ever noticed it I guess, for instance, when you turn on 'sound on tap' you can't even hear it, and it sounds pretty normal if you don't know better.
I'm glad that it's not a hardware malfunction, but it's some getting used to. Further than that, it's an truly amazing phone..
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It's your post on OnePlus? Haha didn't knew that
Yeah you're right, this phone is amazing. Hopefully we get used to it and we won't notice it anymore.
At first I thought it was an issue with only my phone. I was going crazy haha
Baldesarra said:
It's your post on OnePlus? Haha didn't knew that
Yeah you're right, this phone is amazing. Hopefully we get used to it and we won't notice it anymore.
At first I thought it was an issue with only my phone. I was going crazy haha
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Yeah same man.. I was afraid I had to get it in for repair..
I think many people don't realize it because it's so little? I mean when you do notice it and you're like us (worried if you're new phone might be broken) you'll know. But otherwise the sound is pretty normal I guess?
Glad that it's okay
Hello,
So today I noticed an issue, that when on a call, the microphone only works on speaker phone, not during a regular phone to ear call. I checked the Google community, and though the issue has been logged there, there was no official response, and no solid solution from the community either. I'm hoping to get better results here.
Thanks, Barry
Barry (NJ) said:
Hello,
So today I noticed an issue, that when on a call, the microphone only works on speaker phone, not during a regular phone to ear call. I checked the Google community, and though the issue has been logged there, there was no official response, and no solid solution from the community either. I'm hoping to get better results here.
Thanks, Barry
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Maybe try doing a factory reset. Might fix it, I've had sensor issues with other phones and a factory reset seemed to fix those issues
thatsupnow said:
Maybe try doing a factory reset. Might fix it, I've had sensor issues with other phones and a factory reset seemed to fix those issues
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Thanks, but that didn't work. Though I did do a restore of apps and data before I checked. Maybe I'll try again without doing the restore to see what happens...
Barry (NJ) said:
Thanks, but that didn't work. Though I did do a restore of apps and data before I checked. Maybe I'll try again without doing the restore to see what happens...
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Yea don't bother restoring apps and data there could be some rogue app screwing with things
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Yea don't bother restoring apps and data there could be some rogue app screwing with things
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Same result.
I'll probably bring it to uBreakiFix for a new Microphone board.
Part is like $15, so hopefully repair will be under $100 :fingers-crossed:
I had this issue a month ago. My headphone jack got a little water in it and calls only worked on speaker. I also read where this can happen if dirt gets in the headphone jack. The phone thinks a headphone is plugged in. The fix was to blow into the headphone jack. I actually used compressed air but I read where others fixed it just by blowing with their mouth. Crazy but worked.
buddywiser said:
I had this issue a month ago. My headphone jack got a little water in it and calls only worked on speaker. I also read where this can happen if dirt gets in the headphone jack. The phone thinks a headphone is plugged in. The fix was to blow into the headphone jack. I actually used compressed air but I read where others fixed it just by blowing with their mouth. Crazy but worked.
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Thanks for the tip, I'd taken the phone to a repair shop a while ago, and they told me it was actually the main phone board that had gone bad, and replacing the mic wouldn't fix the issue. I did try the compressed air trick you mentioned, just incase, but that had no effect. I'll be getting a 4a 5g once they're available...