I've had cell phones for over 20 years and have never broken one... till now. I left my GS3 (i747) in my pants pocket and my wife washed them. I took it apart, dried it out, then cleaned it (I was amazed at the amount of corrosion). After putting it back together, everything worked except for the microphones. All the person on the other end could hear was static and crackling, and that was all I get when using Voice Recorder. It works fine with a headset for calls, however. I replaced the microphones but still have the same issue. I also have the same issue if I disconnect the connector for the headset jack so I assume the problem is in the logic board. I also tried it with the new microphones removed just in case I might have messed them up.
Anyone have any idea what the problem could be? How about what the highlighted device on the attached pic of the logic board is that looks kinda like a microphone, i.e. metal can with a small hole in it?
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My phone took a quick swim the other day. Everything works except when I make calls it causes tons of static and I can hear the other person but they can't hear me. The weird thing is with headphones in or on speaker phone the phone works perfectly.
I thought maybe the ear piece speaker was to blame, but I bought a new one and replaced it, and still no luck. Any other thoughts on what may be the issue?
Thanks!
One of the connections came loose to the mic probably.
Happened to me on a old school PS2 headset, I could hear other people and they were all yelling saying I was hurting their ears.
Took the headset apart and sure enough found the unattached connection.
them not being able to hear you when normal call tells me the main mic has failed.
Normal calls use the second mic for noise cancelling only. Speakerphone use either, or just have them swap roles. I can't really tell. The main mic is part of the usb connector assembly. try reseating it first.
I just reseated it i believe. I took the screw out at the bottom of and removed the bottom block (of course after taking the phone apart). Still same staticy noise.
How do I have the speaker phone switch which mic it uses? Maybe I can pinpoint the issue and then order a replacement part?
I know this is an old post, but any progress on this? My nexus is having the exact same problem. I've already replaced the charging port/mic cable and the problem is still there. Thanks
That is all I had to do to get it fixed (replace port/charging + mic cable/ribbon at the bottom of the phone).
Alright, I ordered 2 replacement cables so I'll try another one when I get home later. Thanks for responding
Hello all
I'm hoping for some thoughts/ advice. I managed to put my phone in the wash with my clothes, great - pulled it out after a few minutes so it didn't do the whole cycle . That was a month ago. Its been in the rice, its completely dry and it works perfectly amazingly APART from sound. There is no speaker and no microphone either and the earphones don't work either. I do get a crackle from the main speaker when it starts but its very short. The vibrate works, screen, charging, screen, sim - everything.
I've pulled it apart several times and removed what looked like some corrosion residue from the charger area and the camera. Ear speaker looks fine. The main speaker looks fine. My question is, is it worth me buying a new speaker, earphone jack and ear speaker or does it sound like its pretty much screwed?
thanks for your time
It's probably not the speaker but the electronics that run it. Amp / preamp ect.
Hey everyone. I bought a Verizon Note 4 on Facebook. I met the person and he showed me the phone, everything seemed to be fine. It sat on my desk for about 3 days while I waited on a new screen protector and case. A few minutes after turning it on I realized there was no sound from the external speaker. I factory reset and spent the night googling with no results. I contacted the person and they said it worked fine when they had it. So dead end there.
So here's what I've tried: factory reset twice, replaced the speaker, bent the speaker contacts out, blew out the headphone jack, plugged in out a headphone plug, and installed an app that lets you switch between headphones and speaker. The earpiece and Bluetooth audio work fine
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance
So I guess that's a no...
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My situation with my AT&T Note 4 is a little different, but really recent, so I'll add it to this thread. I got a broken phone and refurb'ed it by putting on a new screen.
Two weeks later I was listening to a podcast through the speaker. After a while suddenly the sound went mute. Also, no OS sounds would play. Rebooting the phone fixed it.
A week later, same activity, listening to a podcast. The speaker stopped playing again and several reboots did not fix it. After disassembling the phone and adjusting the spring clips that touch the speaker, and tightening the screws, it still wouldn't play.
I ordered just a replacement speaker part from eBay and put that in, and the sound was tinny but it played. The speaker is bonded into the housing, so the replacement process involved taking it out with a razor blade and destroying it. I used Go2Glue silicone glue to put the new speaker in and I was left with a tinny speaker that sounded blown.
I ordered a new housing that had the speaker bonded in there from the factory, to do the refurb "the right way" which was a tad more expensive. New speaker, still tinny like the last one. So, I'm not sure what is the deal with the initial speaker sounding fine, but dying on me. Then I get two in a row which sound terrible.
One guess is that the audio chip could have gone bad. Another is that my two new speakers are not genuine Samsung. I found this YouTube video a while back (neat if you have 30 minutes to spare) which shows a Chinese Note 4 clone, which apparently has poorer speakers than the real Note 4.
This started recently, only actually noticed it as my phone last night. I was watching a YouTube video and the audio just quit. I checked other audio and it wasn't working either. I smacked the back of my phone and it started working, like the jack was initialized while empty. I have been using a stereo on a moped with my phone in the seat, and it had been cutting out a lot, assuming from this issue and minor bouncing about in the seat. Given the way this phone is designed, j didn't think a little vibration and bouncing would hurt anything. Unless steam from having my phone in the shower (not directly in water, just in the shower) caused the damage. Also have YouTube pause framing while audio plays but I think that's software.
Mine is working fine, never had issues... and though I can't offer a fix... I can sadly assure you that repetitive vibrations to electronic devices can cause mechanical connection failures.
Watch a video of a tear down of an s7 (or really any other smart phone) and look at how small the tacks of solder are on the headphone jack to wire connection.
It is quite possible that the connection is starting to crack inside loose.
As a side note, when on a motorcycle or scooter it's better to have the phone held in a pocket or backpack then directly against the bike... there is a vibration absorption that happens through you from the bike... having it directly on the bike means the item is more directly vibrated continually.... and thus more likely to be damaged from vibrations.
Got the phone today and the jack doesnt work, unless i hold the plug in by hand.
Good thing i ran in to this thread or i wouldnt have checked it for a week.
Update:
Turns out that the jack is very stiff and i have to force the phone plug every single time in to the jack. It works fine, just very stiff.
Hello, I have replaced the screen and housing on my LG Nexus 5x which went OK.
However, I now have no audio from the loud speaker under certain situations. I have replaced the earpiece (I now don't think this was anything to do with it) and headphone jack to no avail but have narrowed it down to the lower back plate (the bit you screw in over the headphone jack). Sounds through the headphones work correctly BTW.
When the back is pressed on very lightly the speaker works. (so the pogo pins connect to the cover/speaker). However, when you click the plastic on speaker cuts out. My guess is something gets pushed in too far so something either loses contact or makes contact that shouldn't.
Any thoughts/ideas most welcome. I've made a little video to illustrate what I mean: drive.google dot com /file/d/1CU37Fvrq2NfL6WKNS0sn0ssw_3s-BWx1/view
same here after battery replacement
Although i have purchased a new speaker still no sound out of it.
pressing the back did not work on either part.
any suggestions?
AshSplash said:
Hello, I have replaced the screen and housing on my LG Nexus 5x which went OK.
However, I now have no audio from the loud speaker under certain situations. I have replaced the earpiece (I now don't think this was anything to do with it) and headphone jack to no avail but have narrowed it down to the lower back plate (the bit you screw in over the headphone jack). Sounds through the headphones work correctly BTW.
When the back is pressed on very lightly the speaker works. (so the pogo pins connect to the cover/speaker). However, when you click the plastic on speaker cuts out. My guess is something gets pushed in too far so something either loses contact or makes contact that shouldn't.
Any thoughts/ideas most welcome. I've made a little video to illustrate what I mean: drive.google dot com /file/d/1CU37Fvrq2NfL6WKNS0sn0ssw_3s-BWx1/view
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