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Audio Issues when plugged into car First shortcoming I have found

So ive got to say this phone has been pretty much awsome for the past 24 hours but I have found its first major short coming wondering if anybody else is having this issue.
SO here is what happens. I happily plugged my note 4 into the aux audio jack in my car and then I plugged it into the car charger. That is when I get this really annoying electrical noise through the stereo system in the car. So I was like hum that is weird my note 2 only did that if the jack was not plugged in all the way. Well when a sound on the phone plays the electrical noise goes away completely and I hear the sound or song or whatever audio is playing crystal clear. Then as soon as no sounds are playing as if the audio card in the phone is not being used its like it shuts off and lets all this electrical noise coming through the charging system of the phone. Then if say a txt comes in the electrical noise sound goes away the alert plays then after the alert plays the electrical noise comes back super annoying. Can hear the alternator in the car through the noise as well. Make me wonder if it is a software issue of some sort because the noise goes away totally whenever any program takes over the audio driver and plays something through the sound card.
Anybody else have this issue? Try it if ya have not would be interesting to hear reports on this. I do not have bluetooth in my car so could not test it. I always raise the phones volume all the way up when plugged into the aux jack so I have more preamping to the stereo.
Thanks

Haven't tried on the note 4 yet but I did have this same issue on the note 2. But it was more of a white noise. Very low almost TV static noise.
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I've had this issue with multiple different phones - I don't think it is the software exactly.
The only time that would ever happen to me is if I was using my aux cable AND had my normal AC charger plugged into it (using an adapter for the car that turned the "smoking thingy" into an AC socket.) If I used an adapter for the car that just gave me a USB port to charge it through only cable it would never happen.
And this happens consistently - haven't tried with my note 4 though yet though.
Try it without your charger plugged in.
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I agree without the charger plugged in there is no noise at all. But it is strange that the grounding loop problem only occurs if software is not playing any audio at all. It literally goes away when something plays audio I can hear it go silent then the audio plays then there is another 8th of a second of pure silence then the noise starts again. Or say you are listening to tune in radio or something and a notification comes up. It will pause the radio program and then you will hear the noise for a split second then a sound will play silent again then split second noise then the radio will resume playing. So between the hand off of the two audio programs playing a sound you hear the noise really weird.
I agree the AC adaptor made noise for me as well on the note 2 plugged into an inverter. But this is just my normal 12 v adapter that never had a problem with the note 2. Will be interesting to hear what more ppl say with their 12 v adapters.

My power adapter above 1 amp makes a lot of noise. Had a 2.x amp for quicker charge. Had to revert to 1.x amp charger to reduce noise.

Anyone hearing a noisy headphone jack?

I often plug my phone in to my stereo system using the headphone jack.
I've noticed that when the phone is not actually playing something I can hear some little crackles and occasionally some buzzes.
I've tried it plugged in to several sources and they all show the same bahaviour, so it's not the stereo, it's the phone.
Anyone else have a noisy headphone jack?

Did you try all of them with the same wire? That could be the cause of the noise.
I've only tried mine with a wired headset and didn't notice any noise.

Yes, different wires
Skorp_X said:
Did you try all of them with the same wire? That could be the cause of the noise.
I've only tried mine with a wired headset and didn't notice any noise.
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Good question. Yes, I tried two different 1/4 inch to RCA cables and also my 1/4 inch to cassette adapter. Also tried a different phone with the same cables and had silence.

This only happens to me when I plug my AUX cable in my car into my 5X, but it doesn't happen when I put my headphones into it.

I can hear an audible noise every few seconds when I have my headphones on and nothing playing on the phone.. No issues with those headphones plugged into other devices.
Also, my output volume is low. Need to crank my stereo up in my truck when this is connected via aux. Full volume on both the phone and truck is equal to about half when using my nexus 6.. Huge disappointment.

I have this same issue and I've also noticed that the device does not get loud enough when plugged into my cars stereo on my S5 I can the volume all the way up on the phone and keep the stereo at 25 and it would be loud enough for me but now with my 5x I have the phones volume all the way up and the stereo set at 38 "witch is the max volume for the system" and I'm still left sometimes with wanting the music to be louder so hopefully this can be fixed with a software update
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Norman_Parks said:
I have this same issue and I've also noticed that the device does not get loud enough when plugged into my cars stereo on my S5 I can the volume all the way up on the phone and keep the stereo at 25 and it would be loud enough for me but now with my 5x I have the phones volume all the way up and the stereo set at 38 "witch is the max volume for the system" and I'm still left sometimes with wanting the music to be louder so hopefully this can be fixed with a software update
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Same experience here with the volume in my truck compared to my old phones

I've noticed this happening on my phone as well. It does it with two different aux cables (not when I plug in headphones, though, oddly). My roommate's 5x does it, too. Turning the screen on stops the crackling. I recorded a video of it (I apparently can't post outside links so you'll have to build the url yourself): youtube . com/watch?v=-RObC7bZcQs
The volume seems fine though.
Edit: I received a replacement phone yesterday, and it has this issue as well.

markzip said:
I've noticed that when the phone is not actually playing something I can hear some little crackles and occasionally some buzzes.
Anyone else have a noisy headphone jack?
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Yes, I can report the exact same behaviour.
If I put a different phone on the exact same setup, there is complete silence when that phone is not playing back audio.

Anyone find a solution to this?

I get a pop in the silent gap between every song on Pandora. I am using a Bose Q15 noise cancelling headphones and nexus 5x with marshmellow. With new batteries in the headphones and low volume 15%..

I've been noticing the same issue. It only happens when no audio is playing back and the screen is locked. When I unlock the device there's no popping until it locks again.

aperturegrillz said:
I've been noticing the same issue. It only happens when no audio is playing back and the screen is locked. When I unlock the device there's no popping until it locks again.
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Ditto. Getting pretty frustrated with so many accumulating little annoyances on Nexus phones.

Trigger, Auto on, Auto off

Is there any solution with an amplifier, where the amplifier turns automaticly on or off?
If I let the Amplifier always on, there is a static noise which prevents me from sleeping.

madejackson said:
Is there any solution with an amplifier, where the amplifier turns automaticly on or off?
If I let the Amplifier always on, there is a static noise which prevents me from sleeping.
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I'm pretty sure the only way this would even be possible is with an amp that accepts optical input and can wake when audio is detected and then has an auto off feature.
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I have a unit hook to analog in of a small cheap amp, and get no static. Impedance mismatch??? Bad amp? Volume cranked too high?

I've noticed a hum sometimes however now I mostly use optical so that doesn't happen. It's some sort of earthing interference. For example if you have the chromecast powersupply and your amp both plugged into the same power board. If the powersupply your using for the chromecast or the powersupply in the amp is a bit crapy it causes a loop because it's not all isolated properly. That's why it does not happen with an optical connection as there is no metal connection between the two units, and therefore no loop. Try another powersupply for the chromecast, shielded cables, line filters for the power plugs etc, you will find a combination of something that works without the noise. To further limit it, as someone was suggesting, keep the volume output on the chromecast as loud as possible and the volume on the amp as low as possible. Not the other way around.
You can get some very cheap and amazing quality amps from ali-express that have optical inputs too...
Hope this helps.

No sound from speakers after unplugging headphones

Hi, I'm having a strange issue with my Pixel. When I have my headphone jack plugged in, turn off the screen, and unplug the headphone, there is no sound from the speakers. I have to plug in and plug out the headphone to get the speakers working again. This only happens when I unplug the headphones with the screen off. When the screen is on, it works fine. Also, I've noticed that when I turn off the screen, there is a momentary static noise in the headphones for about 2 seconds and then it turns off. It sounds like the device is stopping some service. After the static sound stops, I hear popping/clicking sound from the headphones after intervals of about 7-8 seconds. The intervals are not uniform. This only happens when the screen is off with headphones plugged in. I've tried factory resetting the device but the issue still remains. Any ideas what could it be? Thank you

moeedbhatti said:
Hi, I'm having a strange issue with my Pixel. When I have my headphone jack plugged in, turn off the screen, and unplug the headphone, there is no sound from the speakers. I have to plug in and plug out the headphone to get the speakers working again. This only happens when I unplug the headphones with the screen off. When the screen is on, it works fine. Also, I've noticed that when I turn off the screen, there is a momentary static noise in the headphones for about 2 seconds and then it turns off. It sounds like the device is stopping some service. After the static sound stops, I hear popping/clicking sound from the headphones after intervals of about 7-8 seconds. The intervals are not uniform. This only happens when the screen is off with headphones plugged in. I've tried factory resetting the device but the issue still remains. Any ideas what could it be? Thank you
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Late reply. But my guess is you are In Ear Monitors and not a headpone. They are more sensitive for statics, thus when the device is powering the IEM's you hear a noise because of static interference. The headphone jack when screen is off issue is just software related. Nothing we can fix till they release a fix.
Get an OTG cable and hook up an external dac. This will filter out the static noise.

Mysqu said:
Late reply. But my guess is you are In Ear Monitors and not a headpone. They are more sensitive for statics, thus when the device is powering the IEM's you hear a noise because of static interference. The headphone jack when screen is off issue is just software related. Nothing we can fix till they release a fix.
Get an OTG cable and hook up an external dac. This will filter out the static noise.
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Thanks a lot. Yes I'm using in ear ones.

HIFI DAC Only outputs static?

I've had the phone for a while now, and I've never had any trouble with the DAC. I use 60 ohm headphones and notice the difference greatly between the DAC on and off. But just yesterday I go to listen to music and notice that the sound is super quiet with lots of static when I enable the DAC, and normal volume slightly shifted left when I disable the DAC. Anyone know what's going on? Did I fry my amp somehow? I haven't submerged in water or anything. Could a minor phone drop cause this? Any pointers or tips would help. I tried cleaning the headphone jack with isopropyl alcohol when the phone was off, but that didn't help. When the DAC is enabled I still hear audio, but it's very quiet and highly distorted when I turn up the volume. Disabling the HIFI setting results in normal volume but favoring the left earbud. Earbuds are good because I tested them with my old V30. Restart didn't help. Is my phone just gassed or can I remedy this? Thanks for any help.

You should try modify things in hifi settings...