I had my Moto Z2 Force for a week now and the phone is on stock Sprint 8.0 with latest Sep security patch, no root. I found the phone randomly turns its speaker into a unbelievable low volume mode and everything(ring, alarm, media plays) can not be heard unless my ear is 2-3cm away from the earpiece.
I have no idea what caused this and it seems a restart will bring the speaker to normal so I guess this is not a hardware issue. I see there is a discussion similar to my issue back in Mar with AT&T firmware(https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/help/low-speaker-volume-t3678707), it has been a long time since I am wondering if anyone found any solution to this yet(I missed the alarm this morning so I need to find a way to fix it)? Thanks
Hibinoh said:
I had my Moto Z2 Force for a week now and the phone is on stock Sprint 8.0 with latest Sep security patch, no root. I found the phone randomly turns its speaker into a unbelievable low volume mode and everything(ring, alarm, media plays) can not be heard unless my ear is 2-3cm away from the earpiece.
I have no idea what caused this and it seems a restart will bring the speaker to normal so I guess this is not a hardware issue. I see there is a discussion similar to my issue back in Mar with AT&T firmware(https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/help/low-speaker-volume-t3678707), it has been a long time since I am wondering if anyone found any solution to this yet(I missed the alarm this morning so I need to find a way to fix it)? Thanks
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I have this happen to my z2 every now and then and I found flipping the bluetooth off and back on fixes it for me. hope this helps!
bdgarel said:
I have this happen to my z2 every now and then and I found flipping the bluetooth off and back on fixes it for me. hope this helps!
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Thank you, it does bring the speaker back toggling the Bluetooth switch.
But the main problem is you never know when the speaker is down and you might miss some phone call/alarm...
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Has anyone with the verizon lg g3 experienced problems with phone volume and clarity during calls? When I use speakerphone, there is a bad echoing on the other person's end. When using normal phone speaker, the person on the other end sounds very quiet and sometimes hard to hear. Have tried disabling/enabling the phone privacy option, as well as the voice enhancement option. Phone is rooted so deciding if this is a problem worth unrooting for and getting an exchange (14 day period window ends wednesday the 13th) or if this a common issue a software update could fix. Input appreciated!
I also have had several reports of echo when on speakerphone? Has anyone else had this problem? I've flashed several roms....
I have the same issue - lg3 rooted and on cm13. People tell me they have a hard time hearing me (a lot of echo), and in most sessions volume is too low for me to hear them (in my car, especially). Doesn't appear to be a solution to this...
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Has anyone with the verizon lg g3 experienced problems with phone volume and clarity during calls? When I use speakerphone, there is a bad echoing on the other person's end. When using normal phone speaker, the person on the other end sounds very quiet and sometimes hard to hear. Have tried disabling/enabling the phone privacy option, as well as the voice enhancement option. Phone is rooted so deciding if this is a problem worth unrooting for and getting an exchange (14 day period window ends wednesday the 13th) or if this a common issue a software update could fix. Input appreciated!
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had this issue. speaker phone basically echos no matter what for me. i have to decrease the volume so the other person doesn't hear me 8 times. friend of mine had a quite microphone issue. Returned the phone to fix it. but if all that's happening is you not being able to hear them. you can use lg volume booster to change the stock volume for calls. actual apps is on the playstore (Volume Booster LG G3 (Root)
Updated to 4.4.4 but didnt solve it.
Anyone had this failure?
Hope theres a fix.
thanks psycho punk
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It is probably a hardware problem.
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Jesus, this is the second failure on my xperia. First time was lucky still within year warranty. Suddenly stopped turning on. Local repair told no reason why.
Be Sure its speaker, for 2 days my speakers were not working but then i recognized that somehow it is taking the headset connected all time.
Call a number then turn on the loudspeaker to check..
Did you check if it works with the alarm sound at the Volumes section in Settings -> Sounds?
If it did work, it's a problem with audio mods as it somehow interferes with the speaker's behavior...
If you didn't install any audio mods, then it's likely to be a hardware problem ( " -_-)
Hello. I'm having serious problems with the speaker on my Nexus 5X (bought it 20-30 days ago), updated to Android Nougat 7.
What happens is that, at random times, the speaker won't work at all. No alarms, notification, music etc. Even the Youtube app won't be able to play any video during that time.
It sometimes fixes itself, randomly. Also, ifi reboot the device, the speaker will start working again.
Is this a hardware or software issue? Any fix?
DJDB said:
Hello. I'm having serious problems with the speaker on my Nexus 5X (bought it 20-30 days ago), updated to Android Nougat 7.
What happens is that, at random times, the speaker won't work at all. No alarms, notification, music etc. Even the Youtube app won't be able to play any video during that time.
It sometimes fixes itself, randomly. Also, ifi reboot the device, the speaker will start working again.
Is this a hardware or software issue? Any fix?
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I have been experiencing the same issue. My speaker usually goes out, but randomly when the battery is low it starts working again. I have tried soundabout and it works only if a headphone is inputted. Some people use Pressy i know, but too much of a hastle. Any new workaround for this issue. This is my second nexus 5x the last one burned out after firmware update, and now just powers on for a few seconds and auto shuts off.
I still think its a great phone, just wish the speaker issue could be resolved. Thought I'd come to the community for like minded
Note: I've also done the alcohol cleaning for the headphone port, and replacing the whole speaker unit with my burned out unit. All failed
What happens when you press the volume buttons during that time?
Sometimes my Media volume is silent until I change the volume, but it has never affected system sounds only Media.
bblzd said:
What happens when you press the volume buttons during that time?
Sometimes my Media volume is silent until I change the volume, but it has never affected system sounds only Media.
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Nothing happens when i toggle the volume buttons
Hello!
I have bought recently a Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra and I´m experiencing this problem with its microphone. Sometimes when Im recording a voice message in WhatsApp, the mic sort of "shuts off" in the middle of recording, where my friend then hears some static noises and the voice message ends abruptly, even though it should have run longer. Has anyone experienced the same problem and could tell me how to solve this?
Thanks!
olegathor said:
Hello!
I have bought recently a Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra and I´m experiencing this problem with its microphone. Sometimes when Im recording a voice message in WhatsApp, the mic sort of "shuts off" in the middle of recording, where my friend then hears some static noises and the voice message ends abruptly, even though it should have run longer. Has anyone experienced the same problem and could tell me how to solve this?
Thanks!
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The problem is an issue with microphone permissions from another app that is still running in the background. For me it seems that Facebook messenger seems to disable my microphone entirely. Any video recorded with my camera has no audio. Snapchat no audio, can't use speakerphone during a call but regular phone calls with phone up to head work fine. I've been using an appkiller to disable all running apps and this eliminates the issue. This has been a problem since I bought the phone in august or july, along with anything audio played from the phone cutting off gradually as if someone was slowly turning down the volume. I'd check the volume and it was up to max. Sony issued an update in august that seemed to fix the problem but now it's back as of the last update a few weeks ago. I'm also having problem with bluetooth turning off as soon as it turns on and white bright spots behind the screen that bestbuy tells me is water damage however the phone has never near anything wet ever.
jaybles said:
The problem is an issue with microphone permissions from another app that is still running in the background. For me it seems that Facebook messenger seems to disable my microphone entirely. Any video recorded with my camera has no audio. Snapchat no audio, can't use speakerphone during a call but regular phone calls with phone up to head work fine. I've been using an appkiller to disable all running apps and this eliminates the issue. This has been a problem since I bought the phone in august or july, along with anything audio played from the phone cutting off gradually as if someone was slowly turning down the volume. I'd check the volume and it was up to max. Sony issued an update in august that seemed to fix the problem but now it's back as of the last update a few weeks ago. I'm also having problem with bluetooth turning off as soon as it turns on and white bright spots behind the screen that bestbuy tells me is water damage however the phone has never near anything wet ever.
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Hmm interesting! I didn´t install Facebook Messenger on my phone, so it must be some other app, that the mic has a problem with, I´ll play around with them then. But thank you for your reply, hopefully Sony will release another update soon, that will fix these issues! Although I didn´t encounter any problems with audio, bluetooth or the screen spots ... yet :laugh: Sounds terrible though!
Having similar problem mic works when it wants to but will not work in regular calls didn't have this problem until the oreo update and Sony has no clue how to fix it they replaced the mic but it still fails it passes all test just won't work in call. Tried to reset used the Sony repair app, prayed to all the gods so I knew at least one heard me and nothing.
Hello my friend has a Samsung A3 2017 and he said that the speakers are not working.
He can receive calls but do not hear them incoming because Speakers have some bug. No water or phone dropped on ground / any physical problem.
I told him to try the dial code *#7353# to test the functionality.
He replied that the
1. Melody works fine, the music is played
3. Speakers doesnt work at all.
This is probably some software bug, he already resetted the device without success. Any similar problems?
Thanks in advance
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Hello my friend has a Samsung A3 2017 and he said that the speakers are not working.
He can receive calls but do not hear them incoming because Speakers have some bug. No water or phone dropped on ground / any physical problem.
I told him to try the dial code *#7353# to test the functionality.
He replied that the
1. Melody works fine, the music is played
3. Speakers doesnt work at all.
This is probably some software bug, he already resetted the device without success. Any similar problems?
Thanks in advance
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No have 2 a3 2017, no issues.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T810 met Tapatalk
galaxyA3 said:
Hello my friend has a Samsung A3 2017 and he said that the speakers are not working.
He can receive calls but do not hear them incoming because Speakers have some bug. No water or phone dropped on ground / any physical problem.
I told him to try the dial code *#7353# to test the functionality.
He replied that the
1. Melody works fine, the music is played
3. Speakers doesnt work at all.
This is probably some software bug, he already resetted the device without success. Any similar problems?
Thanks in advance
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I actually had the same problem in my a7 2017, just randomly the speaker stopped working. I tried factory resetting it with no success, then turned it off for a while and rebooted in secure mode. Then the speaker worked again. It happened again a couple days ago and I tried the whole secure mode again. It didn't work. Then I turned my phone off and waited a couple of minutes. Turns out that to fix the problem, you only have to turn the phone off for about 5-10 minutes and reboot. This fixes the problem, but I still don't know what causes it
Do a hard reset and restore your phone to its initial configuration.
Hard reset stepsMod Edit
In this way, any app interfering with your sound and speaker settings should be deleted.
Just had the same issue on the most recent stock 8 ROM. Turning it off for ~10min cleared the issue. Is the root cause already known by now?
dandreye said:
Just had the same issue on the most recent stock 8 ROM. Turning it off for ~10min cleared the issue. Is the root cause already known by now?
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Maybe headphone jack is damaged from water. Try a phone call with and without speakerphone.
MaDaLiNoSt said:
Maybe headphone jack is damaged from water. Try a phone call with and without speakerphone.
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Hi, sorry I missed it somehow back then and just noticed it... better late than never. The phone is actually being used w/o headphones (perhaps only by previous owner if at all). Fortunately the issue has never come back since then. When it was still there a phone call would only have one way audio while on speakerphone (Tx only) and switching to the earpiece would fix Rx.
So, I just got a SM-A520F with a similar issue - speakers simply emit loud a white noise instead of Ringtones, Notifications, Youtube, Music, etc. I tried the dial code *#7353# and was surprised to see that melody works fine.
Had no issues at first, flashed the official Lineage 17.1 - still everything a okay. I decided to try Magisk, and that's when the problem started. I went back to stock android, but the problem is still there.
Any ideas what could have gone wrong?
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I just restarted the phone with earphone plugged in. This seems to work for now. I will see for how long this will work & report back later.
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No further problems. I reinstalled Magisk, everything still seems to work. Booting the phone with earphones plugged indeed fixed the issue, hope this will may help someone in the future.