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I dropped my phones while skiing and some snow must have got in because now, when making or receiving calls, I can not hear the other side and they can't hear me unless I use speakerphone.
No media sounds play any more, however the phone notifications and alarm still work. I understand that perhaps the media speaker has broken but why is the microphone still working only in speakerphone mode?
Is there an independent microphone/speaker set for speakerphone?
There is nothing else wrong with the phone.
[EDIT] Another side effect is that the Google voice search was not working.
Install this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seb.audiotoggle
I think it will actually solve your problem. It did for me when the exact same problems started to bother me today after skiing as well!
You need to start it at every boot as it don't stick between reboots. Consider using a startup manager.
The problem seems to be a mix of hardware and software in the headphone jack, but I have not examined it much yet.
Thanks for the reply. The app you suggest should be very useful and I will download it anyway. However, this to say that the phone had fixed itself this morning.
I put the phone on charge overnight, and this morning, it asked for my sim unlock code, which I thought was very strange! But I entered the code that I had received from my network provider and now everything is working as it should.
It was probably something do with the remaining water inside the phone or possibly the cold temperatures.
Good to know! Maybe my phone fixes itself during the night as well
Still working?
Has the issue remained fixed for you? I ask because I have the same thing - the symptoms are that I can't hear anyone and they can't hear me, all media sounds are off, and the phone can't hear me.
I ran Tasker to monitor things, and the phone keeps thinking I plugged in headphones (with a mic), so that explains all the behavior. Running the headphone toggle app works temporarily - sometimes only a few seconds.
After doing a factory reset, sound would still come and go. With my Nandroid backup back on, same thing. I want to return it, and so I put everything back to stock, and noticed that now the bootloader is locked again, the issue is gone (for now).
I just wanted to keep the discussion going because I can't even tell if it's hardware related or not, and other people probably have this problem, and it takes some snooping to realize it's the headphone connector (vs sound settings, speaker issues, etc.). It could be a short (my guess) but now that it's working today I can't return it as the tech would probably claim nothing's wrong. I also already used up the one return my stupid carrier allows, so I'd rather fix it myself if it's software-related, instead of sending it out for repair.
I still have this problem, even after cleaning the headphone plug. My guess is that this is a hardware problem affecting only a few. It makes the phone pretty much useless, as you can't hear the other part talking, so I made myself a software fix that resets the sound routing the the default speaker on every boot and incoming and outgoing call. I guess I can share the apk-file if anyone is interested.
Give it a try: ----
Can release source if you are interested, but I am currently in a car getting ready for a ski weekend
I am also having this problem with my Galaxy Nexus. I would be interested in seeing the source, if you are still up for releasing it.
VingInMedina said:
I am also having this problem with my Galaxy Nexus. I would be interested in seeing the source, if you are still up for releasing it.
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See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
Thanks for posting the source. I was able to work with it fine.
I've replaced my Nexus with a new one under warranty. Hopefully this one won't have the same problem.
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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Worked for me. Still hoping that Negri will replace my phone though.
Melhouse said:
I still have this problem, even after cleaning the headphone plug. My guess is that this is a hardware problem affecting only a few. It makes the phone pretty much useless, as you can't hear the other part talking, so I made myself a software fix that resets the sound routing the the default speaker on every boot and incoming and outgoing call. I guess I can share the apk-file if anyone is interested.
Can release source if you are interested, but I am currently in a car getting ready for a ski weekend
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Thanks for releasing this! It works great!
I was going out of my mind trying to figure out what was going on. I was unlocked, rooted in stock 4.02 when this started to happen. I thought it was bad signal quality because i only noticed it when I stopped being able to make calls and use voice dialer. I only listen to music with a headset, so never even noticed that it wasn't working with the speaker til I tried to play a youtube video.
I actually upgraded to stock 4.04 with new FA2 radios and thought I had cured it, only to have it happen again. When I read this I tried resetting all my notification sounds (Handcent, et al) hoping somewhere there was a conflict, but still couldn't find it. I'm using NOVA launcher - wonder if there's something in there?
Anyhow, I gave up since your audiojack.apk works great! Someday when I have time I'll go back to troubleshooting to see where the problem is coming from.
Thanks again!
Works temporarily
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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This worked, but the OS will eventually think the headphone is plugged in again and I have to press the "Force Speaker phone" button again. I wonder if there is an event that is fired every time the OS thinks the headphones were plugged in? If so, that event can be captured and code could look to see if the headphones are turned off by the user and ignore the event.
Wired Headphone Routing Fix
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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If you want the same routing fix as audiojack but have it done automatically in a service try this.
There is an issue with a lot of Galaxy Nexus where the OS thinks the headphone is being plugged in and unplugged on its own. Try this free application to resolve it:
Search Google Play for Wired Headphone Routing Fix
The birth of SoundAbout...............................
dmwoods said:
If you want the same routing fix as audiojack but have it done automatically in a service try this.
There is an issue with a lot of Galaxy Nexus where the OS thinks the headphone is being plugged in and unplugged on its own. Try this free application to resolve it:
Search Google Play for Wired Headphone Routing Fix
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Nice! What events do you listen for?
I have another problem. When i'm in a call and i swich to speakers the person i speak can't here me...if i switch back he can here me again. I don't know what is the problem i don't think that are two microfhones one for speakers mode and one for normal mode...Maybe a software problem but i wipe and flash another rom and kernel i tryed 2 or 3 roms and kernel and i have the same issue. Now i'm on AOKP B32 with Franco Kernel 135. Anyone have this problem?
android.intent.action.HEADSET_PLUG
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Nice! What events do you listen for?
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6jaipur6 said:
I have another problem. When i'm in a call and i swich to speakers the person i speak can't here me...if i switch back he can here me again. I don't know what is the problem i don't think that are two microfhones one for speakers mode and one for normal mode...Maybe a software problem but i wipe and flash another rom and kernel i tryed 2 or 3 roms and kernel and i have the same issue. Now i'm on AOKP B32 with Franco Kernel 135. Anyone have this problem?
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I am having the exact problem that you are. I am running a different ROM though, but the same issue.
ddub1 said:
I am having the exact problem that you are. I am running a different ROM though, but the same issue.
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Have you solve your problem?
can't install the audiojack.apk because I'm still on Android 4.0.2 and min SKD is 15, could anybody port it to sdk 14?
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See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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Worked for me on Verizon GN. Verizon already has a replacement on the way... guess I should've done more extensive searching for a fix first!
Spoke too soon. Seems as though the screen doesn't shut off while I am on a call. Guess I'll give the replacement a try after all.
Hi all,
Sorry to start a thread for this, but I couldn't find a single thread anywhere on the net covering this issue for this phone.
When using headphones, my One X is slightly louder in the left ear than the right. I have fairly sensitive hearing, so perhaps not everyone would notice/care, but it's really bugging me.
I've tried turning the headphones around, and sure enough the problem reverses, so I know it's not my ears. I've also tried 2 different pairs of headphones, and they both did the same thing. And I've tried the same headphones on a different device, and they're fine. So it has to be the phone.
I tested using music on the stock player, and podcasts on BeyondPod Pro.
Has anybody had this problem or heard of it?
Thanks!
Simon
Hardware Problem
Sounds like a hardware problem to me... I think there is no way to set the balance manually. Try activating/deactivating BeatsAudio. (I'd be surprised if that works.) Maybe there are 3rd party apps...
If this doesn't work, i'd do this:
You have root
Try a different ROM...
Try to get a replacement device from your vendor. Maybe reset to stock rom, remove custom recovery and lock the bootloader... So that it appears to be "clean", at least at first sight.
You don't have root:
Try a reset.
Make use of the warranty, get a replacement.
BigFatTony said:
Sounds like a hardware problem to me... I think there is no way to set the balance manually. Try activating/deactivating BeatsAudio. (I'd be surprised if that works.) Maybe there are 3rd party apps...
If this doesn't work, i'd do this:
You have root
Try a different ROM...
Try to get a replacement device from your vendor. Maybe reset to stock rom, remove custom recovery and lock the bootloader... So that it appears to be "clean", at least at first sight.
You don't have root:
Try a reset.
Make use of the warranty, get a replacement.
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Tried changing sound enhancer, all the same (including 'off'/none). Not rooted, tried resetting, including factory restore, no luck. Have emailed HTC, probably making a warranty claim. Just did one last week, only just got the phone back, so annoying (last claim was after the screen glass developed an odd imperfection - replaced the glass for free).
Not having much luck here Thanks for the reply though! Increasingly certain it's hardware-related. Very frustrating.
I have recently sold my OnePlus 3 but have a return request with the following message, see at end of this post.
They have an issue with hearing the caller when making phone calls. It's not a speaker issue as it 'works fine for a while'. It works fine on hands-free.
Has anyone had this issue, and can help me? Could it be a BT issue with the hands-free?
I've never had a problem with the phone but haven't ever had a hands-free device connected. An online help guide that I've read says to turn off BT devices as this could be the cause.
Obviously that's not a solution for him as he needs to use hands-free, but are there known issues with some BT devices? Incompatibilities, or anything I could suggest to him to fix the issue?
Here are the details that have been sent to me. Thanks!
'There is a fault with the phone, in that you can only make and receive calls when it s on hands free mode.
if it is not you cannot hear anything the person on the other end can hear you but you cannot hear them. unless you reboot the phone then it works fine for a while before going back into faulty mode again I have done a full factory reset and the fault is still there.
I wish to return this phone for a refund as it is clearly faulty.'
stebsgb1 said:
I have recently sold my OnePlus 3 but have a return request with the following message, see at end of this post.
They have an issue with hearing the caller when making phone calls. It's not a speaker issue as it 'works fine for a while'. It works fine on hands-free.
Has anyone had this issue, and can help me? Could it be a BT issue with the hands-free?
I've never had a problem with the phone but haven't ever had a hands-free device connected. An online help guide that I've read says to turn off BT devices as this could be the cause.
Obviously that's not a solution for him as he needs to use hands-free, but are there known issues with some BT devices? Incompatibilities, or anything I could suggest to him to fix the issue?
Here are the details that have been sent to me. Thanks!
'There is a fault with the phone, in that you can only make and receive calls when it s on hands free mode.
if it is not you cannot hear anything the person on the other end can hear you but you cannot hear them. unless you reboot the phone then it works fine for a while before going back into faulty mode again I have done a full factory reset and the fault is still there.
I wish to return this phone for a refund as it is clearly faulty.'
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YES I WASNT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!
But I had this issue just about every stock and stock based rom. Even most custom roms. But there is hope I seemed to fix it, for myself at least, by flashing eliminators resurrection remix nougat rom. His rom build is my favorite I've ever flashed on a phone, PERIOD. if your new to custom roms get the open gapps mini package and remember to select arm64 on the far left row, 7.1 in the middle row and mini on the right row.
Great thanks for replying!
What model hands-free device were you using, out of interest? I'm wondering if there is a compatibility issue.
I've had an update from the buyer and I was incorrect...
The issue doesn't involve a BT hands-free. (By hands-free, they were referring to using the phone's loudspeaker.)
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The issue is that the phone's earpiece simply stops working.
It works for a bit after a reboot, but then stops working again.
I think it may be a hardware issue, given that they have tried resetting the phone, and so have given them a refund :'-(
I'm still hopeful that it will work ok for me. Fingers are crossed..
stebsgb1 said:
I've had an update from the buyer and I was incorrect...
The issue doesn't involve a BT hands-free. (By hands-free, they were referring to using the phone's loudspeaker.)
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The issue is that the phone's earpiece simply stops working.
It works for a bit after a reboot, but then stops working again.
I think it may be a hardware issue, given that they have tried resetting the phone, and so have given them a refund :'-(
I'm still hopeful that it will work ok for me. Fingers are crossed..
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There are a couple of threads on XDA relating to low call volume. See if they help you.
One of the fixes is to clean the earpiece and the other is to flash a zip file.
-The story -
So I bought my mi mix 2 off swappa used and it was pretty much mint condition. When I received it it was on latest miui 11 global locked bootloader no root.. All worked fine for about three weeks. I ended up buying windows 10, again, which made me throw up a lil in my mouth. I did this so that I could use the mi unlock tool to unlock my bootloader. The java Linux tool no longer works to unlock if you use Linux so rn kinda forced to buy Windows. So I unlocked bootloader and then installed twrp and made a backup like I do with every phone since Android began. I then flashed HAVOC 3.1 using latest twrp recovery. I quickly realized my speaker decided to stop working in the earpiece soon after that. I ran some tests using apps and the earpiece speaker works, but NOT in a call. :crying:
-The problem I'm having in detail-
When I make a call to anyone they can hear me but I can hear NOTHING at all. Not low volume, but no sound whatsoever. If I switch to speaker phone however I can hear them and they can hear me fine. The top speaker that doesn't work during calls works when I tested it but refuses to work while on any call.
So naturally I Google searched the world for a few days hoping to find a fix. Then I thought maybe it was my recovery, maybe it was firmware I used, maybe it's a rom bug...etc...etc... I never proved it to be any of the things I thought it could be. I've installed other roms and I get the same thing with them. I've tried other firmware and same deal. I've disabled encryption, used magisk and not used magisk... Anyway, you get the picture.
Would anyone happen to know something I can do to fix this? I read some people touch up where top speaker is during a call ..That didn't work. ? I did 29 reboots and that did nothing. I checked the ear piece and cleaned what I could and that did nothing. I've wiped several different ways and used orange fox recovery and twrp different versions of both and that did nothing.
Please someone who's smart chime in and tell me I'm dumb and all I have to do is xyz and I can hear again from the earpiece on calls. Can it be a defective speaker? If so why does the speaker work fine on anything but NOT when making a call? Can it still be a defective speaker?
I did read TONS of reports of sound issues on Xiaomi devices across the board. That didn't make me smile much.. Anyway any advice or thoughts or anything would sure be extremely helpful and I'd forever be grateful. I hope you all have a good day and your speaker never acts stupid like mine is on my phone.
flash713 said:
-The story -
So I bought my mi mix 2 off swappa used and it was pretty much mint condition. When I received it it was on latest miui 11 global locked bootloader no root.. All worked fine for about three weeks. I ended up buying windows 10, again, which made me throw up a lil in my mouth. I did this so that I could use the mi unlock tool to unlock my bootloader. The java Linux tool no longer works to unlock if you use Linux so rn kinda forced to buy Windows. So I unlocked bootloader and then installed twrp and made a backup like I do with every phone since Android began. I then flashed HAVOC 3.1 using latest twrp recovery. I quickly realized my speaker decided to stop working in the earpiece soon after that. I ran some tests using apps and the earpiece speaker works, but NOT in a call. :crying:
-The problem I'm having in detail-
When I make a call to anyone they can hear me but I can hear NOTHING at all. Not low volume, but no sound whatsoever. If I switch to speaker phone however I can hear them and they can hear me fine. The top speaker that doesn't work during calls works when I tested it but refuses to work while on any call.
So naturally I Google searched the world for a few days hoping to find a fix. Then I thought maybe it was my recovery, maybe it was firmware I used, maybe it's a rom bug...etc...etc... I never proved it to be any of the things I thought it could be. I've installed other roms and I get the same thing with them. I've tried other firmware and same deal. I've disabled encryption, used magisk and not used magisk... Anyway, you get the picture.
Would anyone happen to know something I can do to fix this? I read some people touch up where top speaker is during a call ..That didn't work. I did 29 reboots and that did nothing. I checked the ear piece and cleaned what I could and that did nothing. I've wiped several different ways and used orange fox recovery and twrp different versions of both and that did nothing.
Please someone who's smart chime in and tell me I'm dumb and all I have to do is xyz and I can hear again from the earpiece on calls. Can it be a defective speaker? If so why does the speaker work fine on anything but NOT when making a call? Can it still be a defective speaker?
I did read TONS of reports of sound issues on Xiaomi devices across the board. That didn't make me smile much.. Anyway any advice or thoughts or anything would sure be extremely helpful and I'd forever be grateful. I hope you all have a good day and your speaker never acts stupid like mine is on my phone.
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Try the latest version of Havoc 3.0, not 3.1. my device also has an unspeakable error on the call of messenger with most of the android 10 rom, i can hear the voice of the other side, but they can't hear me, after trying a lot of android 10 rom, i found only havoc os 3.0 is not making that error. Though it's not your fault, I think you should try it.
quan2032 said:
Try the latest version of Havoc 3.0, not 3.1. my device also has an unspeakable error on the call of messenger with most of the android 10 rom, i can hear the voice of the other side, but they can't hear me, after trying a lot of android 10 rom, i found only havoc os 3.0 is not making that error. Though it's not your fault, I think you should try it.
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Mine is I can't hear them but they can bear me. What the hell is going on. Hahaha! If all else fails I'm going to get a new top receiver speaker put in at a shop close by. It does appear that many Xiaomi devices have had sound issues and have had speakers replaced. If you search on YouTube Xiaomi no sound on call or speaker replacement you'll see MANY videos on "how to." Quite a few videos specifically for mi mix 2. They should let us upgrade at least to the mix 2s for free.
I'll try 3.0 havoc but I've flashed around on Android 10 and 9 and problem hasn't gone away. Still zero sound on my end on calls but all speakers work doing anything else. Appreciate the recommendation. Thanks for commenting. Later today's ill flash 3.0 and see what's up. Then I may pull a few kernels from other roms and switch em out with whatever I'm on and see if I can't get something going that way.
I will also post a log of me on the phone talking and maybe someone can see something that's wrong... Hope so anyway..
flash713 said:
-The story -
So I bought my mi mix 2 off swappa used and it was pretty much mint condition. When I received it it was on latest miui 11 global locked bootloader no root.. All worked fine for about three weeks. I ended up buying windows 10, again, which made me throw up a lil in my mouth. I did this so that I could use the mi unlock tool to unlock my bootloader. The java Linux tool no longer works to unlock if you use Linux so rn kinda forced to buy Windows. So I unlocked bootloader and then installed twrp and made a backup like I do with every phone since Android began. I then flashed HAVOC 3.1 using latest twrp recovery. I quickly realized my speaker decided to stop working in the earpiece soon after that. I ran some tests using apps and the earpiece speaker works, but NOT in a call. :crying:
-The problem I'm having in detail-
When I make a call to anyone they can hear me but I can hear NOTHING at all. Not low volume, but no sound whatsoever. If I switch to speaker phone however I can hear them and they can hear me fine. The top speaker that doesn't work during calls works when I tested it but refuses to work while on any call.
So naturally I Google searched the world for a few days hoping to find a fix. Then I thought maybe it was my recovery, maybe it was firmware I used, maybe it's a rom bug...etc...etc... I never proved it to be any of the things I thought it could be. I've installed other roms and I get the same thing with them. I've tried other firmware and same deal. I've disabled encryption, used magisk and not used magisk... Anyway, you get the picture.
Would anyone happen to know something I can do to fix this? I read some people touch up where top speaker is during a call ..That didn't work. I did 29 reboots and that did nothing. I checked the ear piece and cleaned what I could and that did nothing. I've wiped several different ways and used orange fox recovery and twrp different versions of both and that did nothing.
Please someone who's smart chime in and tell me I'm dumb and all I have to do is xyz and I can hear again from the earpiece on calls. Can it be a defective speaker? If so why does the speaker work fine on anything but NOT when making a call? Can it still be a defective speaker?
I did read TONS of reports of sound issues on Xiaomi devices across the board. That didn't make me smile much.. Anyway any advice or thoughts or anything would sure be extremely helpful and I'd forever be grateful. I hope you all have a good day and your speaker never acts stupid like mine is on my phone.
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Clearing the phone app cache data help me to overcome this but this problem in 3.1 occurs more often..
Sinchanwa said:
Clearing the phone app cache data help me to overcome this but this problem in 3.1 occurs more often..
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Appreciate you commenting and man do I wish it was the phone app cache. I have to get a speaker replacement. Going to look into it tomorrow and get an estimates. I love my phone! Hope they don't try and tell me some insane cost for it and I sure hope that it gets fixed right. I'm going to a top rated place to get it fixed so fingers crossed. [emoji51]
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Appreciate you commenting and man do I wish it was the phone app cache. I have to get a speaker replacement. Going to look into it tomorrow and get an estimates. I love my phone! Hope they don't try and tell me some insane cost for it and I sure hope that it gets fixed right. I'm going to a top rated place to get it fixed so fingers crossed. [emoji51]
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Hey there just want to know is your problem solved?
Sinchanwa said:
Hey there just want to know is your problem solved?
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Not yet. What's up?
I flashed Bootleggers 5.0 about 12 hours ago and setup NanoDroid for the first time on this device. Super cool!!
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flash713 said:
Not yet. What's up?
I flashed Bootleggers 5.0 about 12 hours ago and setup NanoDroid for the first time on this device. Super cool!!
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Fine buddy..
So just for info i clean flashed havoc 3.1 and every thing is rocking if want to return on havoc plz clean flash it..:good::victory:
Sinchanwa said:
Fine buddy..
So just for info i clean flashed havoc 3.1 and every thing is rocking if want to return on havoc plz clean flash it..:good::victory:
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I never thought that my sound issue was related to havoc in any way I am almost positive its a broken speaker. Looks as though that type of thing happens often on this device and other xiaomi devices. Google search receiver speaker replacement really fast and watch how many things show up about it. Its all over. I'm going to get a replacement. Using my moto g7 power rn as my main phone so I can have conversations and hear on my end. I always clean flash everything I flash. I never fail to wipe data, system, cache, delik cache on any install.
I have the same problem after installing Havoc 3.1. I tried updating the firmware...and rolling back the firmware to 9.5.16 to no avail
flash713 said:
-The story -
So I bought my mi mix 2 off swappa used and it was pretty much mint condition. When I received it it was on latest miui 11 global locked bootloader no root.. All worked fine for about three weeks. I ended up buying windows 10, again, which made me throw up a lil in my mouth. I did this so that I could use the mi unlock tool to unlock my bootloader. The java Linux tool no longer works to unlock if you use Linux so rn kinda forced to buy Windows. So I unlocked bootloader and then installed twrp and made a backup like I do with every phone since Android began. I then flashed HAVOC 3.1 using latest twrp recovery. I quickly realized my speaker decided to stop working in the earpiece soon after that. I ran some tests using apps and the earpiece speaker works, but NOT in a call. :crying:
-The problem I'm having in detail-
When I make a call to anyone they can hear me but I can hear NOTHING at all. Not low volume, but no sound whatsoever. If I switch to speaker phone however I can hear them and they can hear me fine. The top speaker that doesn't work during calls works when I tested it but refuses to work while on any call.
So naturally I Google searched the world for a few days hoping to find a fix. Then I thought maybe it was my recovery, maybe it was firmware I used, maybe it's a rom bug...etc...etc... I never proved it to be any of the things I thought it could be. I've installed other roms and I get the same thing with them. I've tried other firmware and same deal. I've disabled encryption, used magisk and not used magisk... Anyway, you get the picture.
Would anyone happen to know something I can do to fix this? I read some people touch up where top speaker is during a call ..That didn't work. I did 29 reboots and that did nothing. I checked the ear piece and cleaned what I could and that did nothing. I've wiped several different ways and used orange fox recovery and twrp different versions of both and that did nothing.
Please someone who's smart chime in and tell me I'm dumb and all I have to do is xyz and I can hear again from the earpiece on calls. Can it be a defective speaker? If so why does the speaker work fine on anything but NOT when making a call? Can it still be a defective speaker?
I did read TONS of reports of sound issues on Xiaomi devices across the board. That didn't make me smile much.. Anyway any advice or thoughts or anything would sure be extremely helpful and I'd forever be grateful. I hope you all have a good day and your speaker never acts stupid like mine is on my phone.
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I have the same problem after installing Havoc 3.1. I tried updating the firmware...and rolling back the firmware to 9.5.16 to no avail
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This is just too strange. So maybe my issue does have something to do with installing Havoc 3.1. That was the first rom I flashed after I unlocked my bootloader and speaker worked fine on latest MIUI Global rom before... I wonder if it's possible to break a speaker due to a rom installation? I've never heard of that before. I thought surely it was just the rom and was a bug or a firmware problem. I flashed all kinda firmwares afterwards in latest twrp and also sideloaded a few to see if maybe something wasn't right with recovery and like you say it did not change anything at all. I still get zero sound on my receiver speaker while on a call.
I'm going to try a few more things and see if it does anything. If I find a fix or something that allows me to hear anything at all out of my end on receiver speaker I'll most definitely add it here in a post and to the op. Seems like there would be more people than us if it had something to do with Havoc... Idk. Appreciate your information. I hope we can get this fixed soon. I never even hardly used my phone when the speaker worked. ? I bought it used off swappa and about two weeks later unlocked and flashed Havoc and no sound during calls on my end.
Did you flash magisk also? Maybe that caused the problem...
I'm using Google phone but have also tried the stock Android phone as well as a couple of different versions of firmware. If no solution emerges I'm going to disassemble the phone and see if the earpiece has lost connection
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Did you flash magisk also? Maybe that caused the problem...
I'm using Google phone but have also tried the stock Android phone as well as a couple of different versions of firmware. If no solution emerges I'm going to disassemble the phone and see if the earpiece has lost connection
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I used an app off Google play store to test speakers and my receiver speaker works but refuses to work during a call on my end. It did have sound come through loud and clear when I ran the tests I did when it first happened. I've flashed using magisk stable, canary, formatted data, used different firmwares, everything know to mankind and searched around and tried several things online and nothing. I've been trying to boot the Android 10 GSIs to see if that makes any difference but have had no luck using the same vendor and boot everyone used on pie GSIs so I snatched some from different roms and still no luck on GSIs that are Android 10. Lemme find link to test all i used and I'll return and post a link. Brb
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You should add your findings to the havoc thread...if there are 2 people with the exact same problem maybe the developers will take notice and investigate
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You should add your findings to the havoc thread...if there are 2 people with the exact same problem maybe the developers will take notice and investigate
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I doubt it and I did make a post there a while back about it. There are many others there ok that thread who reported sound issues and I wanted to confirm what for sure caused it before I put the blame all on a rom... The speakers on this device have had issues MANY times based on all the reports i read all over the internet. But if I can confirm exactly what it is I'll dang sure be very open about it online and let the world know in hopes that if it was something I did maybe someone else won't and I can somehow prevent it. But I did make a post there when it occurred. Search my username on the thread and you'll see it.
When you set a ringtone does sound come from your top speaker? On my device it does. Just curious. See if you can hear any sound selecting different ringtones. ?
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I did find some info about pixel users who had this problem, in that case the problem was caused by file association issues with the phone app and Google play services. Some people were able to fix by removing the permissions of Google play services. I tried this approach but many of the permissions cannot be disabled
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I did find some info about pixel users who had this problem, in that case the problem was caused by file association issues with the phone app and Google play services. Some people were able to fix by removing the permissions of Google play services. I tried this approach but many of the permissions cannot be disabled
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I'm going to clean flash now after I do a backup and I'll install havoc and NanoDroid which eliminates Googles hold on all our devices. Once I get all setup I'll run some tests and see if maybe this solves it.
NanoDroid: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3584928
[MODULE/SYSTEM] NanoDroid 22.5.1.20200102 (microG, pseudo-debloat, F-Droid + apps)
No difference
r_nally said:
I did find some info about pixel users who had this problem, in that case the problem was caused by file association issues with the phone app and Google play services. Some people were able to fix by removing the permissions of Google play services. I tried this approach but many of the permissions cannot be disabled
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On my other device , Moto G7 Power see the 8th post here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/development/rom-havoc-os-3-2-t4058987
This time I haven't had it occur on G7 Power but when I saw that guys post I had a flash back. :/
I suspect FW issue. Started not using top speaker after SW update. 10.0.6 When I receive a call and press the volume button, the 'earpiece' icon bar appear. I suspect the phone switch the sound to the 'earpiece' even if there is no earpiece. I even switched Bluetooth off, and still happens. The phone thinks there is a earpiece/headset connected even if there is none. I think Xiaomi Mi devs should post a solution or update. The issue is wide spread.
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OK, it happened again today. No sound from top speaker when making or receiving calls. Had to switch to speaker phone. Then I cleared the 'Contact and dialer' app cache memory. (And for good measure the other caller and dailer apps also. TOP SPEAKER CAME ALIVE AGAIN!! So I am pretty sure its a bug/memory issue.
What I did: Long press the dailer icon - tap on App info - press 'Clear data' icon and select to clear chache memory.
ToBadX2 said:
I suspect FW issue. Started not using top speaker after SW update. 10.0.6 When I receive a call and press the volume button, the 'earpiece' icon bar appear. I suspect the phone switch the sound to the 'earpiece' even if there is no earpiece. I even switched Bluetooth off, and still happens. The phone thinks there is a earpiece/headset connected even if there is none. I think Xiaomi Mi devs should post a solution or update. The issue is wide spread. - Christo
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What's crazy is this happened on my device just after I wiped data, system cache and flashed HAVOC which was the first rom that I flashed when I got this device. And I flashed my firmware and it did nothing at all. I'm getting a another speaker from eBay this week. They're only like $3 US. Gonna replace it and see what happens. ?
Hi! I'm new here and to the XDA community in general, so apologies if this isn't the perfect place to post it here, or if this should've been posted in the ROM thread- I'll probably post in both, anyways :b
I installed the latest firmware of my phone, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, and flashed both the latest Lineage Recovery and LOS Rom, as of March 28th 2021, so the latest version seems to be March 15.
Everything seems to be working fine, except for ONE thing- and that is the speaker. The speaker sounds HORRID right now. Putting it at a max volume makes the sound so crackly and distorted. Especially when listening to music- voices sound fine, but the instrumental is so blown up. The best analogy would be if all music sounded like earrape. That's what music on my phone sounds like right now.
I've been researching and researching, and this issue with audio seems to be a common problem with LineageOS users. However, as of 2021, it seems like no one has found a fix? I've tried disabling audiofx, messing with the system, EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING that I could find online. And it still sounds terrible!
The only solution according to people was to fully reset your phone through the recovery, which I kind of doubt will fix things in my situation, plus it would be a pain to move all the files from this phone to the new reformat. I wanted to explore my options and if there was any- ANY fix. It's seriouslyy bugging me.
I hope that the problem is easily solved and I can have normal sounding music back again! (I've had normal music on an older build of LOS, It was just this time that really triggered this awful bug)
bump? (is bumping allowed)
It seems the RN8 forums are seeing very little traffic lately.
The only thing that occurs to me is changing the audio processor; do you have Magisk?
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It seems the RN8 forums are seeing very little traffic lately.
The only thing that occurs to me is changing the audio processor; do you have Magisk?
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Aw. That sucks.
Unfortunately no, I don't have this phone rooted as I don't really need rooting for a particular reason. Some people have pointed this audio issue on AudioFX, some people have said it only got fixed by reflashing their rom, which kinda sucks as I'd basically have to do the whole setup all over again
Will changing the audio processor fix the speakers? How do I do that?
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Will changing the audio processor fix the speakers? How do I do that?
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I know how frustrating it is to try to solve a problem by getting into another so I totally understand your being wary -- I suggest you educate yourself thoroughly on the caveats implied.
I can't guarantee anything (plus my 2nd RN8 is still awaiting unlocking) but I am a fan of Viper4Android -- available as standalone but much easier to setup as a Magisk module, hence my question.
Usually, the built-in processor is disabled during V4A setup and while this can be tricky at times, I have nothing but praise for V4A (I get it in all devices I have ever owned).
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I know how frustrating it is to try to solve a problem by getting into another so I totally understand your being wary -- I suggest you educate yourself thoroughly on the caveats implied.
I can't guarantee anything (plus my 2nd RN8 is still awaiting unlocking) but I am a fan of Viper4Android -- available as standalone but much easier to setup as a Magisk module, hence my question.
Usually, the built-in processor is disabled during V4A setup and while this can be tricky at times, I have nothing but praise for V4A (I get it in all devices I have ever owned).
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Okay so, after some research and testing, I am 99% sure that the problem is with AudioFX. I found out how to mess with the confusing UI and was able to drag the stuff up and down, and it CONSIDERABLY made an impact. The bug was still there though, no matter what settings I dragged up and down I'd still have terrible audio. BUT switching between the presets made an impact on the audio. Hundo P. I lowered the bass so much that for like 5 minutes I had okay (bassless) audio, then it came back. So it is a software issue.
Would factory resetting and reflashing the rom fix it? I dunno. I really don't have a need or want for rooting my phone to fix this bug as I am content with default audio apps. I might consider it though, especially because I used a "volume booster" app I found on the play store a few times.
But yes, I am just asking if formatting everything on the phone and reflashing the rom would fix it.
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Hi! I'm new here and to the XDA community in general, so apologies if this isn't the perfect place to post it here, or if this should've been posted in the ROM thread- I'll probably post in both, anyways :b
I installed the latest firmware of my phone, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, and flashed both the latest Lineage Recovery and LOS Rom, as of March 28th 2021, so the latest version seems to be March 15.
Everything seems to be working fine, except for ONE thing- and that is the speaker. The speaker sounds HORRID right now. Putting it at a max volume makes the sound so crackly and distorted. Especially when listening to music- voices sound fine, but the instrumental is so blown up. The best analogy would be if all music sounded like earrape. That's what music on my phone sounds like right now.
I've been researching and researching, and this issue with audio seems to be a common problem with LineageOS users. However, as of 2021, it seems like no one has found a fix? I've tried disabling audiofx, messing with the system, EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING that I could find online. And it still sounds terrible!
The only solution according to people was to fully reset your phone through the recovery, which I kind of doubt will fix things in my situation, plus it would be a pain to move all the files from this phone to the new reformat. I wanted to explore my options and if there was any- ANY fix. It's seriouslyy bugging me.
I hope that the problem is easily solved and I can have normal sounding music back again! (I've had normal music on an older build of LOS, It was just this time that really triggered this awful bug)
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try force stop and freez "AudioFX"
you can also delete it with recovery file manager
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try force stop and freez "AudioFX"
you can also delete it with recovery file manager
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I disabled the AudioFX app, that did nothing. How would deleting it make it any better? Please elaborate, bc if this could be fixed by just deleting AudioFX that'd be great
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I disabled the AudioFX app, that did nothing. How would deleting it make it any better? Please elaborate, bc if this could be fixed by just deleting AudioFX that'd be great
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i said "delete" because i was not sure you can disable it
but since you disable it and that fix nothing i suggest doing a full backup (boot/dtbo/system/vendor/data/persist)
(i don't think your current recovery will do it, use OrangeFox)
try another rom (RRos) and check the sound
if the problem still there that means it's a hardware problem
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i said "delete" because i was not sure you can disable it
but since you disable it and that fix nothing i suggest doing a full backup (boot/dtbo/system/vendor/data/persist)
(i don't think your current recovery will do it, use OrangeFox)
try another rom (RRos) and check the sound
if the problem still there that means it's a hardware problem
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Welp! After hours and hours of what is essentially torture, it's sadly not a software problem This goddamn terrible issue exists on all the multiple roms I've tried flashing and reflashing. Pixel Experience, RR, I EVEN FLASHED THE ORIGINAL MIUI ON IT AND ITS STILL BROKEN. I am so tired!
So now there's only two possible culprits:
1. Hardware problem - I really really don't want it to be this one, with the state of the pandemic I can't easily go to a repair shop right now, and dealing with this broken speaker sucks! It's even worse once I realized that it could just be a dust issue.
When I blow using my mouth into the speaker, I get normal sound for 2 seconds until the crappy earkiller terrible music is back. So it's definitely fixable!! Some way. The only solution I have seen so far is that you take the phone apart and wipe the "grill" of the speaker with a Q-Tip. Another idea in my head is to use compressed air and blow it into the grills so that I don't have to take it apart. However, I am doubting the long term use of this solution, I'm not sure if it'll work.
I even goddamned flashed MI UI back on my phone even though I extremely hate it JUST to use the clean speaker feature, which didn't work. The only thing that works for a SECOND is blowing with my mouth into the speaker.
2. Firmware problem - To be fair, the terrible music only started happening shortly after I flashed the latest firmware (v.12.0.4) + latest build of LineageOS 17.1 (March 15) + latest LOS Recovery, same date.
I have used this phone for several months now, (since May 2020?) and for 95% of the time have worn a case. I have a tempered glass screen protector, and I'm not sure how I could've possibly dropped my phone that could have broken the speaker. However, it has been in some quite dusty places, so that's the ONLY thing that could make it a hardware problem- but why now? Why now only when I flash a new firmware? Why not a week before I flashed it? Or a day or two? So that's also sus as heck.
So here are the solutions, from best to absolute worst for me:
1. It is simply a firmware problem. I don't know if I'm allowed to do this, because I really don't want any potential of bricking this phone, but I'd simply "flash" an older version that doesn't have this bug (specifically, v12.0.3, but if that one has this bug too I am going to) Please let me know if I could do this though, I don't wanna brick this phone. Alternatively I could root it and edit the file that it "changed" that caused this, however because I don't know which file causes the bass to sound this terrible, that could be another challenge in it of itself.
2. It is simply a small dust problem. I can buy a can of compressed air with a straw online, and clean out those speakers, and it will be fixed permanently.
3. It is a hardware problem that can only be fixed by taking apart the phone and cleaning the dust with a Q Tip. This is the one I hate the most as it requires me to go to a store which is impossible during the pandemic. I use my speaker for a LOT of things, so I can't handle not having one right now.
Alternatively, an option that I could use is switching to Viper and tweaking it so that the BASS (which seems to be the main culprit right now for the broken audio, as voices in songs mostly sound fine?) is low as heck. That might ruin the sound of the speaker, but it's a crappy workaround that could just work for now.
This thread about the Redmi Note 7 Pro could give some final hope for me. It described "bad audio distortion", however it is about when you're RECORDING VIDEO, not SPEAKERS. However, it is the closest I have to what I have right now. All the other threads I found on google seemed to only happen in certain apps, which is NOT the audio that I have.
Still, if this theory could prove that all I need to do to fix this overblown bass / distorted audio is to edit a config file in the vendor firmware, it'd be golden!
I really just need help fixing this phone's speakers omg ;-;
Bump, anyone know if flashing older firmware is okay and won't brick my phone? Would compressed air damage my phone? I really don't know what to do at this point.
If you're willing to risk it, my bet would be on (very careful) disassembly and cleaning the speaker with a photography compressed air can/pump. Might be worth having professionals do it, though.