so today I got this strange headphone jack icon on the notification bar for no reason: I hadn't had headphones in the phone for weeks, and it popped up. I tried restarting, shutting down and turning back on, and finally trying headphones and taking them out, and nothing works. What's the deal? I also notice I can't play my music anymore without headphones. Could it also be I might have accidentally gotten some snow into the jack? Where I am now, snowy as hell, earlier I was outside and was cleaning my car off, and had to take out my phone.
Can someone help me!!!! I can't even talk on the phone without speaker!!!!! Pleasseeee
And if that could have been in all caps, it woulda been. I need help quick goddammit!!!!!
DiamondJay20 said:
Can someone help me!!!! I can't even talk on the phone without speaker!!!!! Pleasseeee
And if that could have been in all caps, it woulda been. I need help quick goddammit!!!!!
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Hi I had a very similar problem recently, searched the web through and through but to no avail? It happened to me after the phone took a drop luckily there was no visible damage and I managed to get my carrier to replace it for free. I do believe that will be the only fix for this.
Good luck, if you do somehow find a fix it would be great if you could share.
Ady
singlemanriot said:
Hi I had a very similar problem recently, searched the web through and through but to no avail? It happened to me after the phone took a drop luckily there was no visible damage and I managed to get my carrier to replace it for free. I do believe that will be the only fix for this.
Good luck, if you do somehow find a fix it would be great if you could share.
Ady
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Luckily, just as I walked into the ATT support center, the icon disappeared. But I still had them use the air can on it. Lesson learned: be careful when taking your phone out if your gloves have any snow on them whatsoever.
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My vibrate function stopped working a few days ago and at first I thought it was me changing my profile but when I checked, everything's still the same. i didn't drop it, in fact I've pampered my phone since i got it a month ago. Has this happened to anyone else? If so how did you fix it?
This happened to me after switching to the 1.33 WM6.0 ROM a while back and hasn't been fixed even after switching to Kavana's WM6.1 ROM. Anyone know of any fix or registry setting that might resolve this issue?
Please, please, please help me out guys! It's driving me crazy!
Nevermind, I fixed it!
I swear, I have already fixed my LCD, keyboard, and now the vibrator on this device. Not bad for a cell phone that has taken a beaten over almost 2 years.
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.PoNeH said:
Nevermind, I fixed it!
I swear, I have already fixed my LCD, keyboard, and now the vibrator on this device. Not bad for a cell phone that has taken a beaten over almost 2 years.
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how did you fix it?
I just took the phone apart. Well, basically the back cover and took the vibrator cell completely out, cleaned out the connectors with a cotton swab and put it back. It turned out that by flipping it around it worked better, so I did. Not a hard task at all.
.PoNeH said:
I just took the phone apart. Well, basically the back cover and took the vibrator cell completely out, cleaned out the connectors with a cotton swab and put it back. It turned out that by flipping it around it worked better, so I did. Not a hard task at all.
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Well i would like you to take a picture of the vibrator motter. i recently took apart my dash and i notice that after a few taking apart again it just stopped working... please help me thanks
thanks
It has happen to me numerous times, a hardreset has been the solution
gmaniac2008 said:
It has happen to me numerous times, a hardreset has been the solution
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Using ROM by Lovebaby jing is greater and no this thing happen. it's fast rom.
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
mast3rsign said:
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
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if its an hardware problem i'm not sure there's much u can do, accept trying to clean the headphones jack
if its a software bug maybe try:
-connecting your headphones then turn boomsound on\off then disconnect them.
- hard rest while the headphones are connected then disconnect them.
-before u try a root u can just try a factory rest and u will still have your warranty and if that doesn't work its definitely a hardware issue.
mast3rsign said:
Hi,
Usually I just check XDA forums, play with my phone around but I never post or start topics, so this is a first cause I am kinda clueless.
I have my HTC one M8 now for like a week, completely love the phone however since yesterday it got stuck in headphone mode.
The following things I tried: Hard reset, Back-up to previous date, Blowing compressed air, carefully cleaning with 95% alcohol while phone was turned off, Inserting regular phones like 7 times while screen was unlocked, currently using soundabout app to divert the problem... Nothing helped.
The only thing I didn't try is actually rooting the phone however I am not sure if ill have any warranty left then.
Any other ideas perhaps?
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You're not alone, having the same problem and no solution. The most annoying part about it is that I have to use speaker mode to be able to hear/talk during a phone call. Went to the shop and they said they will order another aux jack for me.. not very happy
avivzamir said:
if its an hardware problem i'm not sure there's much u can do, accept trying to clean the headphones jack
if its a software bug maybe try:
-connecting your headphones then turn boomsound on\off then disconnect them.
- hard rest while the headphones are connected then disconnect them.
-before u try a root u can just try a factory rest and u will still have your warranty and if that doesn't work its definitely a hardware issue.
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Tried that, nothing worked, I am going to contact my carrier and will apply for warranty. This is pissing me off
You're not alone!
mast3rsign said:
Tried that, nothing worked, I am going to contact my carrier and will apply for warranty. This is pissing me off
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I too find myself stuck in Headphone mode. I don't use headphones and not sure what prompted it. I pulled it out of my pocket after work and found it like that. Restarts and Factory Resets don't do a thing.
When I borrowed a pair of headphones, upon plugging them in my phone starts to dial the last person I called all by itself.
Was hoping to hear how your situation worked out. Verizon said I'm covered by the manufacturing warranty and that HTC will ship me a phone to replace this one. I forgot to ask and am extremely worried I'm going to get a refurbished phone that's already had other issues.
Kinda disappointing on an otherwise awesome phone!
Sbettinger said:
I too find myself stuck in Headphone mode. I don't use headphones and not sure what prompted it. I pulled it out of my pocket after work and found it like that. Restarts and Factory Resets don't do a thing.
When I borrowed a pair of headphones, upon plugging them in my phone starts to dial the last person I called all by itself.
Was hoping to hear how your situation worked out. Verizon said I'm covered by the manufacturing warranty and that HTC will ship me a phone to replace this one. I forgot to ask and am extremely worried I'm going to get a refurbished phone that's already had other issues.
Kinda disappointing on an otherwise awesome phone!
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This is a quick fix for you guys and gals. Download the App SoundAbout. It gives you the option to control where the media,phone call etc sound comes threw. Choose speaker for Media and problem solved. Hope this helps you guys out. This website have helped me out alot and I am just trying to do my part to return the favor.
Has anyone figured this out without having to install an App to fix this issue?
same problem...
I'm having the same problem and also go through Verizon yes you will get a refurbished phone. I'm pissy cuz I just paid $700 and now I'm gonna get a used phone. That's Bull****. I'm sick of these companies just taking advantage of us. Also that soundabout app did not work for mine anyways.
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MISSESAH3 said:
I'm having the same problem and also go through Verizon yes you will get a refurbished phone. I'm pissy cuz I just paid $700 and now I'm gonna get a used phone. That's Bull****. I'm sick of these companies just taking advantage of us. Also that soundabout app did not work for mine anyways.
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Had the same issue and resolved it by applying a small amount of rubbing alcohol on the tip of a Q tip and twisting it in the headphone jack. You will have to remove a little of the cotton to get it to fit. There is a small censor in the headphone jack the registers that the headphones are in. Dirt from your pocket and lent get inside the hole and confuses the phone into thinking that headphones are still plugged in. Do it a few times and then blow into the hole hard to force the dirt and lent out. Best is if you have a can of air for keyboards.
I did it like three times and blew the hole and haven't had a problem since. It isn't a software issue but a small hardware issue. This is the only fix for this problem. If you want you can take it into your carrier and they will do the same for you, well at lease try.
HTC sent me an M8 to replace my M7 that they weren't able to repair. It intermittently has this headset problem - the icon appears and sounds get routed to a non-existent headset. Factory reset doesn't seem to help. It's just back from repair and it seems the same. I asked for a replacement as the phone is pretty much new, but they said it needs to go in for repair again! Needless to say, I'm tiring of this as it's been 2 months since I've had a reliable phone!
The only workaround that seems to work is to carry a set of headphones in my pocket and to briefly insert them when it goes into headset mode. That usually clears it, but it can appear again within minutes. I'm hoping the repair centre can fix it this time.
How to fix HTC One M8 headset icon
Ok so straight off this isn't a hardware fix. I tried cotton buds, paper clips, compressed air etc etc etc.
What does work is this - Install this, or a similar App from Play Store (SoundAbout Pro).
The App allows you to manually configure what means the phone will use for sound such as calls, media etc. Mine took effect after a reboot.
The troublesome icon will remain but the sound, and ability to make/receive calls will return.
Hope his is of use to some of you.
Solution here
Hi folks, I just had this problem and I know the feels.
Now you don't have to worry, the solution is this:
Try using your radio built-in application over and over again. Doing this will make your mobile to search recursively for a headphone/headset signal. Since there is no headphone actually plugged in, your mobile will eventually detect that in fact, this is true and will exit that obnoxious headset mode.
Hope this can help you all guys.
Pd. I'm not sure if I used English wrong, if that happens to be the case: sry for bad English. Lol.
Thanks that helped me by turning on/off the boomsound with the headphones in. I was in the middle of a phone call when my switched automatically by itself to headphones. It took me awhile to figure out what had happened.
I had this problem and I never used headphones. I turned off the boom sound (settings). I inserted the headphones and then shut down my phone, pulled out the headphones and turned on the phone - and it works!
Howdy lads and gals.
I have a lovely issue here, I dropped my phone from my pocket and it slammed screen first right onto the rock solid kitchen floor Of course it made an unholy slap but the screen was not scratched so I figured Phew! all is good
But then after a minute or so the phone suddenly shut down and it wouldn't boot back on for over an hour or recharge either.
It does charge now and also boots up but the vibration and sound is gone and even the Home button randomly works and doesn't work...
I take it I have a hardware related issue now? Is there any way that I could try and fix this myself?
Or will I have to walk into a phone shop and hopefully they will get it repaired?
Sounds like it got damaged from the drop, too bad and good luck.
Thanks I'm pretty screwed now.. oh well. I will get it sorted for repair if possible
I just bought the LG G3 phone now as my backup phone :/ gosh I'll miss my Asus phone if I can't get it fixed :/
Irish_PXzyan said:
Howdy lads and gals.
I have a lovely issue here, I dropped my phone from my pocket and it slammed screen first right onto the rock solid kitchen floor Of course it made an unholy slap but the screen was not scratched so I figured Phew! all is good
But then after a minute or so the phone suddenly shut down and it wouldn't boot back on for over an hour or recharge either.
It does charge now and also boots up but the vibration and sound is gone and even the Home button randomly works and doesn't work...
I take it I have a hardware related issue now? Is there any way that I could try and fix this myself?
Or will I have to walk into a phone shop and hopefully they will get it repaired?
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Sincerely,
ASUS_USA
This has happened to me lots. Just take the back off the phone, there are a whole bunch of screws holding it on. Pry that up, vibrate motor is bottom right corner. Make sure it is plugged in correctly. Then that should be it.
The speaker also just slides in and uses two contacts. Make sure it is completely seated in its little spot. While you're in there, check the main ribbon connectors. There's one right above the battery that likes to get dislodged after a drop.
Let me know if you need any ****tily labeled pictures.
@Asus_USA: Thank you very much, I will get contact with you if I'm unable to fix it myself
@JHT: Thank you, I will actually give this a go later tonight and see if that is indeed the issue. Hopefully it's as simple as that ^^
hey , i have the same issue my speaker,mic,vibrate motor stopped working i fixed the ribbon and then the speaker started working. The mic too worked but it has issues records very low sound, the vibrate motor still does not work and the usb port also does not work when connected to pc, and also takes more than a day to charge full. please help. thanks
Bolt37 said:
hey , i have the same issue my speaker,mic,vibrate motor stopped working i fixed the ribbon and then the speaker started working. The mic too worked but it has issues records very low sound, the vibrate motor still does not work and the usb port also does not work when connected to pc, and also takes more than a day to charge full. please help. thanks
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Does your phone detect flash drives?
Not sure what the issue might be, but there are replacement charging docks for sale on Aliexpress and eBay for $5: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...ck.TRS0&_nkw=zenfone+2+charging+dock&_sacat=0 . Although if you order from China with free shipping it'll take like 2-3 weeks to get the item.
plz help
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This has happened to me lots. Just take the back off the phone, there are a whole bunch of screws holding it on. Pry that up, vibrate motor is bottom right corner. Make sure it is plugged in correctly. Then that should be it.
The speaker also just slides in and uses two contacts. Make sure it is completely seated in its little spot. While you're in there, check the main ribbon connectors. There's one right above the battery that likes to get dislodged after a drop.
Let me know if you need any ****tily labeled pictures.
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Hello,
After falling my phone does not recognize sim cards, does not vibrate and the speaker stopped working too. I don't know how to fix it, do you have any tutorial? o picture? plz, thank you
Hi,
Recently while i was on a flight , the wifi on my one plus 3 just died on me, and i mean literally, it slowly became weaker and weaker, now when i switch it on it finds wifi connection when i am in absolute close proximity and it tends to sort of connect, but no data transfer though, surprisingly i noticed that same is the case with my bluetooth. I factory resetted it, flashed different roms, still the same. Thought of taking it to a service center , they said the cost of repair would be around 500 dollars. Yes, i am not joking , they said that. Some mother board ****. Guys if anyone can give me any info as to what i might do so as i dont burn a hole in my pocket, would absolutely appreciate it. Thank you.
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...