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Audio problem

Verizon google pixel xl 128gb
i successfully unlocked bootloader on the first try and installed googles latest image and ive been experiencing some problems with the audio. at first it wasn't playing anything at all. top earpiece works fine with calls and voicemails. but when i tried to play music or system sounds nothing would happen. ive restarted the phone multiple times and it worked but it kept cutting in and out. has anyone run into this problem before?

Yup same here. Verizon Pixel XL with unlocked bootloader, rooted, on the most recent November OTA. My audio would work for a while, but after the phone goes to sleep sometimes, the audio just stops working. I'll hear a pop from the speaker when the audio is supposed to start, but no audio afterwards. I can still get audio from the headphone jack and bluetooth though. A restart usually fixes it, so I don't think it's a hardware issue. Most likely a driver/software issue.

chw2006 said:
Yup same here. Verizon Pixel XL with unlocked bootloader, rooted, on the most recent November OTA. My audio would work for a while, but after the phone goes to sleep sometimes, the audio just stops working. I'll hear a pop from the speaker when the audio is supposed to start, but no audio afterwards. I can still get audio from the headphone jack and bluetooth though. A restart usually fixes it, so I don't think it's a hardware issue. Most likely a driver/software issue.
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Yes same here when I would get a notification sometimes instead of the full notification chime it would kinda just do a quick pop/squeak ...I'm wondering if our devices have defective speakers or if it's just software. Can you do a quick test for me? Download AnTuTu benchmark and run it,and on the first video scene I think it is called maroon turn your volume all the way up and then try to turn it down one click and then back up and then back down and see if you here a clicking noise when your adjusting the volume back and forth

diabl0w said:
Yes same here when I would get a notification sometimes instead of the full notification chime it would kinda just do a quick pop/squeak ...I'm wondering if our devices have defective speakers or if it's just software. Can you do a quick test for me? Download AnTuTu benchmark and run it,and on the first video scene I think it is called maroon turn your volume all the way up and then try to turn it down one click and then back up and then back down and see if you here a clicking noise when your adjusting the volume back and forth
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I'll try that. Out of curiosity though, are you also on the November Security Update? I haven't seen a lot of people complaining about this (this is a pretty serious issue) and I know a lot of people haven't gotten the OTA yet. So maybe the November OTA broke it.
Edit: Ran the test, I get the clicking noise.

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I'll try that. Out of curiosity though, are you also on the November Security Update? I haven't seen a lot of people complaining about this (this is a pretty serious issue) and I know a lot of people haven't gotten the OTA yet. So maybe the November OTA broke it.
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Yes I am on the November update but I also experienced this problem on the original October release. I even tested on completely stock (no root) and still got the crackling with AnTuTu. I made a thread about it but it got buried somewhere

diabl0w said:
Yes I am on the November update but I also experienced this problem on the original October release. I even tested on completely stock (no root) and still got the crackling with AnTuTu. I made a thread about it but it got buried somewhere
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Well ****...looks like it's probably defective hardware then.

chw2006 said:
Well ****...looks like it's probably defective hardware then.
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Let me know what you experience with the antutu test I told u about

diabl0w said:
Let me know what you experience with the antutu test I told u about
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I updated my other post. I get the same results you were talking about.
Edit: also, I've seen some people complaining about a similar issue on the Pixel C. They say certain apps caused this issue. For instance, do you run Greenify? Because it seems like this happens after the phones goes into sleep mode.

chw2006 said:
I updated my other post. I get the same results you were talking about.
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Thanks, I'm going to hang out and see if anyone else chimes in with more info before declaring it hardware issue
Edit - no greenify like I said I tested on a complete stock factory reset with only antutu installed

My audio hasn't cut out for 4-5 hours now. I turned the volume down a bit and it hasn't acted up since.

Sound cutting out

Has anyone found a fix for the sound cutting out after a few seconds of a video or game? I have tried the soubdabout app, Turing the USB option off, disable Power save.. Still happening..
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I have the same issue sometimes, I've read around the web and it seems to be a mix of software and hardware related, I read a guy suggest removing and putting back the case (in case you have one) and I did that and the sound came back, haven't had the issue again.
Dakotahorse said:
Has anyone found a fix for the sound cutting out after a few seconds of a video or game? I have tried the soubdabout app, Turing the USB option off, disable Power save.. Still happening..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk
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hudtwalcker said:
I have the same issue sometimes, I've read around the web and it seems to be a mix of software and hardware related, I read a guy suggest removing and putting back the case (in case you have one) and I did that and the sound came back, haven't had the issue again.
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Hmm, I keep mine out of a case,.. Yeah I'm not sure what it is, it's a 50/50 between some say software and some say hardware. I would asume that software would of been fixed by now, either Samsung or 3rd party
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So I found a solution for the issue in my case, it does seem to be software but it's really weird cause the issue continues in any firmware, it started when I was on 6.0.1 PI2, then I flashed Nougat and had the same problem (I hated it and battery drain was killing me) I went back to 6.0 and changed to the PK2 version and the issue continued, it was really weird cause it would cut out in audio messages, games but not music, I also tried every single suggestion on every forum and post I could find EXCEPT the Soundabout app, today I gave up, installed soundabout, selected media to speakers and bam, problem solved, I still need further testing, but it seems ok for now, keep in mind that I also have "prevent USB audio routing" on and "Easy Mute" off.
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Hmm, I keep mine out of a case,.. Yeah I'm not sure what it is, it's a 50/50 between some say software and some say hardware. I would asume that software would of been fixed by now, either Samsung or 3rd party
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk
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Im trying the soundabout app now, I orginally had it set to automatic and was still having the issue, now I set it to speaker and so far so good.

as this worked for me but idk about others... I was told to remove all paired bluetooth devices (on/off doesnt matter) then go to settings>connections>more connection settings>nearby device scanning then turn off... worked for me... (sorry for zombifying an old post but as this is still current with mine and many devices i decided to help)

samsung galaxy s7
Hi. I drop my boyfriend phone today and the volume cut it off for a while. It's that because I drop it off? Or because of the headphones that I had it in...because after I took the headphones off its works but after starts and go again? Pleasee helppp....

Andra1997 said:
Hi. I drop my boyfriend phone today and the volume cut it off for a while. It's that because I drop it off? Or because of the headphones that I had it in...because after I took the headphones off its works but after starts and go again? Pleasee helppp....
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Is anything still wrong? Or does the sound work both with and without headphones?

Hi. I dropped my phone and have the same problem now. Did you get any useful help?

Proximity sensor

I have seen some reviews about the issue of proximity sensor and turning on the screen during calls ,
Did Xiaomi solve it ?
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I want to ask if this issue is severe .
sorry for my bad english
thanks in advance

I didn't have any issue with proximity sensor, others say they did... Sincerely i think that they're just holding phone against their head wrong while talking...

Issue exist. Wife and son have problems with screen turning on and off. I watch them while talking. Without any movement of cell phone or head, screen turns on. So, calinorg, you are wrong.

sudy said:
Issue exist. Wife and son have problems with screen turning on and off. I watch them while talking. Without any movement of cell phone or head, screen turns on. So, calinorg, you are wrong.
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In settings there is an option to turn the proximity sensor on and off

nesoler said:
In settings there is an option to turn the proximity sensor on and off
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Realy? And you think that I don't know that! C'mon!

sudy said:
Issue exist. Wife and son have problems with screen turning on and off. I watch them while talking. Without any movement of cell phone or head, screen turns on. So, calinorg, you are wrong.
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You just might be right... I started having some issues with proximity sensor lately, so i believe it could be dirty sensor...

sudy said:
Realy? And you think that I don't know that! C'mon!
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Excuse me, I just wanted to help

nesoler said:
Excuse me, I just wanted to help
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how can i do that or where is this option , i don't know about it frankly

Mohamad Gahed said:
how can i do that or where is this option , i don't know about it frankly
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Call settings/incoming calls

Hi, you can try to calibrate the sensor by tapping several times on kernel version in Settings and see if it works.
Good luck,
zaqm

zaqm said:
Hi, you can try to calibrate the sensor by tapping several times on kernel version in Settings and see if it works.
Good luck,
zaqm
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It works

calinorg said:
I didn't have any issue with proximity sensor, others say they did... Sincerely i think that they're just holding phone against their head wrong while talking...
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I think I've heard somewhere that there is a slight problem with the proximity sensor but that was due to it being ultrasonic rather than infrared. I'm not sure but may be that might be the reason.

hi all,
I have a Mi 10T, Indian version(MIUI Global 12.0.5.0 Stable). I have faced this issue from time to time too.
I did something that helped, I cleaned the LED indicator light hole and ear piece opening, using a bubble gum(please watch a few youtube videos on how to do that and do not get any residue of gum stuck in). Then as said above calibrated the sensor from kernel version settings.
Before the clean up, 6/10 calls I faced this nagging issue. Post clean up, its like 1/10 calls , and mostly that one call is usually whatsapp voice call this happens with and not the google phone app.
hope this helps you guys too.
EDIT : P.S. Are people with stock MIUI dailer/phone and messaging app facing this issue too? Kindly mention your phone's ROM version, I am planning to Install Indonesia version of stock MIUI Rom for my device, to get back Stock MIUI Dialer/Phone and messaging app.
Also, I kind of have a feeling that Google phone and messaging app are not optimised for MIUI ROM and/or this device.

yeeshanpocof1 said:
hi all,
I have a Mi 10T, Indian version(MIUI Global 12.0.5.0 Stable). I have faced this issue from time to time too.
I did something that helped, I cleaned the LED indicator light hole and ear piece opening, using a bubble gum(please watch a few youtube videos on how to do that and do not get any residue of gum stuck in). Then as said above calibrated the sensor from kernel version settings.
Before the clean up, 6/10 calls I faced this nagging issue. Post clean up, its like 1/10 calls , and mostly that one call is usually whatsapp voice call this happens with and not the google phone app.
hope this helps you guys too.
EDIT : P.S. Are people with stock MIUI dailer/phone and messaging app facing this issue too? Kindly mention your phone's ROM version, I am planning to Install Indonesia version of stock MIUI Rom for my device, to get back Stock MIUI Dialer/Phone and messaging app.
Also, I kind of have a feeling that Google phone and messaging app are not optimised for MIUI ROM and/or this device.
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It has nothing to do with Google phone app, sensor is ultrasonic and it is a bit iffy from time to time...

Atasal said:
I have seen some reviews about the issue of proximity sensor and turning on the screen during calls ,
Did Xiaomi solve it ?
or
I want to ask if this issue is severe .
sorry for my bad english
thanks in advance
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Him I have the very same issue.
Let's admit, Xiaomi note 8 pro is ****.
I've proximity issues and headphone connector issues.
The phone price is great, the quality is not there. Simply it's a big nightmare .
What a big disappoinment.

The issue exists for sure. What a piece of garbage is this phone. :-(

at home the problem appears when I switch the screen to 120hz and disappears at 60hz, it is the 120hz mode that causes concern the infrared sensor does not follow

Question Annoying Gboard Voice Dictation Problem

So I have an interesting problem. Whenever I use voice button on gboard, (on my 9 pro) intermittently, it won't recognize my voice unless I speak INCREDIBLY loudly. It's incredibly annoying because I'll be speaking a paragraph, and it just stops randomly recording midway through it.
My theory is that it might be a microphone volume problem. I've come to this conclusion because I have an S21 ultra, and it NEVER ever does that. On my Ultra, it picks up my voice smoothly throughout the entire paragraph.
I've tried normal gboard and gboard beta. Has anyone else encountered this problem and found a way to fix?
(I've checked everything. I have background data on, and set the battery to 'not optimize'. I don't have any special battery saving apps that could be causing issues. Usage access and all relevant permissions has been granted for voice dictation).

Working just fine

flaxjef said:
Working just fine
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Say two paragraphs, with about a 4 second pause in between. Please make a video and upload here so I can see. Hitting the voice button multiple times is okay.

I tried this and for me it is working with normal pauses. I am not gonna make a video, sorry.

flaxjef said:
I tried this and for me it is working with normal pauses. I am not gonna make a video, sorry.
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I'm sorry I'm having trouble believing you. (I don't mean that in a bad way)
Are you rooted, do you have any audio mods?

I am rooted and have no audio mods.
If you do not believe me that is fine.
Maybe someone else can test it for you.
I never use this function, but today I have tried it specifically for you.
Talked around 3 -4 minutes and it was dictating just fine. When I was finished talking I noticed that the keyboard was still listening for quite some time.
Maybe my voice is a little bit louder, but I did not have to raise my voice.

On OP9, happens to me but when it does it will type out the first word and then it will stop recording. Not sure why it does this

rickysidhu_ said:
On OP9, happens to me but when it does it will type out the first word and then it will stop recording. Not sure why it does this
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This is EXACTLY what I was talking about. It does this to me constantly.
This never happens to me on my S21 ultra.
I'm wondering if there's a way to increase microphone volume for voice dictation.
Does anybody know an ADB command to accomplish this?

Burt Squirtz said:
This is EXACTLY what I was talking about. It does this to me constantly.
This never happens to me on my S21 ultra.
I'm wondering if there's a way to increase microphone volume for voice dictation.
Does anybody know an ADB command to accomplish this?
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Same issue here. It doesn't happen always, but it happens frequently enough to be annoying. Just the first word and then it stops.

Mine does the same thing. Super annoying.

BigFuzzyBush said:
Mine does the same thing. Super annoying.
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Argh. I Really want to get to the bottom of this. Nothing I've ever tried ever works.

howbeit said:
Same issue here. It doesn't happen always, but it happens frequently enough to be annoying. Just the first word and then it stops.
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Are you using Viper4Android by chance? It's the only audio mod I have installed.

Burt Squirtz said:
Argh. I Really want to get to the bottom of this. Nothing I've ever tried ever works.
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I'm full stock as well. No unlocked bootloader prior or root and still have the same issue,

Question LDAC issues

"Upgraded" from pixel 4XL. On 4XL was able to set LDAC bitrate to 909/990 in developer options and use with no issues. On the 6 Pro it is unlistenable because of audio dropouts and stuttering. Is the BT radio on the 6 pro that much worse?

You sure that the bitrate was set/fixed on your Pixel 4 XL? Never worked for me.
I am also a defender of LDAC and loved using it on my P3, then switched over to my P4 and noticed that I had to force the bitrate EVERY time I made a connection. Then, a long time ago, like early 2020, after a firmware update, developer options didn't save in that regard. Every time I went to change the bitrate and left developer options and checked again, it reverted back to the standart settings. So on my P4 XL, setting the bitrate has been broken ever since. I reported this to Google, nobody gave a **** as of now.
I'm not sure if this is also the case with the P6 Pro, I'll try it in a second, have my XM4 next to me. Gimme a few.
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Edit: Alright, so, I just tried it out with my WF XM4 and it works o.o
It saves "Optimized for Audio Quality (990kbps/909kbps)". F*** me, finally it works. Jikes.
So, it's not grayed out for me and it retains the setting.
It also works without a problem - no audio dropouts, no stuttering.
Do you have a case? What case do you use? It is big? Maybe its **** and it's blocking the phones antennas.
Also, what headphones do you use? Do they function without problem with your P4? Maybe they broke only recently, best try them out - now, again - with your old phone.

On the 4XL I had the issue where every time I connected I had to reset the rate, but once I did I could go back in and it would still be set. Confirmed working by the marked improvement in sound quality.

Morgrain said:
You sure that the bitrate was set/fixed on your Pixel 4 XL? Never worked for me.
I am also a defender of LDAC and loved using it on my P3, then switched over to my P4 and noticed that I had to force the bitrate EVERY time I made a connection. Then, a long time ago, like early 2020, after a firmware update, developer options didn't save in that regard. Every time I went to change the bitrate and left developer options and checked again, it reverted back to the standart settings. So on my P4 XL, setting the bitrate has been broken ever since. I reported this to Google, nobody gave a **** as of now.
I'm not sure if this is also the case with the P6 Pro, I'll try it in a second, have my XM4 next to me. Gimme a few.
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Edit: Alright, so, I just tried it out with my WF XM4 and it works o.o
It saves "Optimized for Audio Quality (990kbps/909kbps)". F*** me, finally it works. Jikes.
So, it's not grayed out for me and it retains the setting.
It also works without a problem - no audio dropouts, no stuttering.
Do you have a case? What case do you use? It is big? Maybe its **** and it's blocking the phones antennas.
Also, what headphones do you use? Do they function without problem with your P4? Maybe they broke only recently, best try them out - now, again - with your old phone.
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I have a case, took it off, no difference. I have the Sony XM3s. Still no issue with 4XL.

Same issue on my P6P, when set LDAC bitrate to 909/990 in developer options audio dropouts and stuttering. I also checked without case, still same issue.
However if you keep the phone stable for a minute, the connection stabilizes and issue goes away, but it comes back the minute you move the phone.
I think, this may be happening with every P6P and it may be a hardware limitation/issue or software issue.
Either way it's a potential deal breaker for me.
I don't have much hope that Google will address this within the next 14 days.

My Pixel 6 with ath-m50xbt2 has the same issue.
Only when turn off screen will the connection stablized and not stuttering.
Similar question on this thread. https://support.google.com/pixelpho...ac-990kbps-doesn-t-work?hl=en&msgid=137374125

I have P6Pro and WH-1000XM4, the same problem, but it doens't work normal on 600kbps too. Better, but with stuttering too

Lexeres said:
I have P6Pro and WH-1000XM4, the same problem, but it doens't work normal on 600kbps too. Better, but with stuttering too
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The issue will be fixed by "late summer". cross your fingers.

If you (all) haven't already done so, try toggling the 'Disable Bluetooth A2DP hardware offload' in Developer settings. I would consistently get stutters once I turned the screen off prior to doing that..worth a try, at least

KERKEDAGAIN, does it make a sense? In theory it will make mono-audio or low quality what doesn't make sense with any bitrate...​

Alekos said:
The issue will be fixed by "late summer". cross your fingers.
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Omg, late summer? Not spring? 6 months?!

not sure if it's the same issue, but i need to turn off wifi for that high of a bit rate or i get severe stutter.

KERKEDAGAIN said:
If you (all) haven't already done so, try toggling the 'Disable Bluetooth A2DP hardware offload' in Developer settings. I would consistently get stutters once I turned the screen off prior to doing that..worth a try, at least
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I wouldn't recommended it for Sony WF-1000XM4 users, I use them, and doing this brought upon static at times.

caitsith810 said:
I wouldn't recommended it for Sony WF-1000XM4 users, I use them, and doing this brought upon static at times.
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Doesn't hurt to try. Androids can be twitchy... I would play with all the Developer bt options.
Can also try temporarily turning off Developer options and see if this helps.
Also network reset.

caitsith810 said:
I wouldn't recommended it for Sony WF-1000XM4 users, I use them, and doing this brought upon static at times.
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To be sure, I'm recommending trying to toggle disable on...

KERKEDAGAIN said:
To be sure, I'm recommending trying to toggle disable on...
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That's what I did. It gave me staticky feedback at times.

caitsith810 said:
That's what I did. It gave me staticky feedback at times.
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Interesting.. Thanks for trying, sorry to hear it didn't work for ya.

If Wi-fi is disabled then LDAC working normal on 600kbps, but 900kbls not yet. With enabled Wi-fi only 300kbps working normal.

The New February update it's out and it's focused on Bluetooth issues. Let's see if it's finally fix View attachment 5531103

Ldac 600-900 fixed after february patch!
BUT! Need to reset Network setting in "settings - systems - reset options - reset wi-fi, bluetooth and network".
After that my Sony wh-1000xm4 start to play on 900kbps without any stutters ))