Top Speaker grill cleaning - OnePlus 7T Questions & Answers

Hey,
Got some dirt inside top speaker grill, any ideas how to clean it? The holes are too small to use a toothpick or needle

Compressed air.

I thought about that, but this could damage membrane inside, don't really want to destroy speaker.

I have used the canned compressed air. I'm just careful to not point it directly into the grill, but instead I do it at a 45 degree angle and not too close to the grill surface.

did it work? no changes in sound later?

Maybe try a little cleaning slime?

Before it gets really dirty
By rubbing with fiber clothes,
Adsorbed by static electricity, it will be somewhat clean

mikhalek said:
did it work? no changes in sound later?
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It works to my satisfaction. I use a soft bristle toothbrush to lightly dislodge any large grime and then run the compressed air at a 45 degree angle. The typical dirt that mine picks up is from placing it in my pocket - so lint and such.

Cleaning slime actually worked. Thanks to all.

I did it too! Thank you so much for the advices!

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Cleaning Front Facing Speaker?

Hey all. I've been having an issue with dirt and grime getting inside my "Ear/Front Facing" speaker and I can barely hear anyone anymore in noisy environments. It can get pretty dirty where I work (around oil) and even though it's in my pocket It probably isn't good for the phone. Any way to clean it out safely? I tried rubbing alcohol on a Q-Tip but that didn't really work.
Thanks for any help.
I feel like a toothpick or (carefully) a thin needle could be used to get the solid stuff out. Or at least loosen everything up so that you might be able to blow it out with some compressed air? Just ideas

headphone tip brook inside the headphone socket

hi
the headphone tip brook inside the socket
how to remove it ?
HTC care in my city said they can't fix because that require to replace the whole board
I would take a small drill bit, small as you can get, for metal drilling and drill it carefully into the broken tip only until it grabs. Disconnect the drill and pull out the plug. Drill bit diameter should be half the size or less as plug. Steady hands and patience are required, but this will work.
Drilling would be a good way to go, especially if you have a precision tool and a very small bit. Perhaps a Dremel and a 1/32 bit. You could then try inserting a paper clip with a very small amount of powerful glue in the hole that you drilled.
I have seen other say that super glue on the end of a Q-tip (all cotton removed) will work. Careful to use a small amount of glue.
One other option might be a small hollow coffee stirring straw. If small enough you may be able to warm the end and then force it around and down over the end of the jack. Then pull slowly with a twisting motion.
Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
A dot of super glue on the remaining part might do it. Again steady hands and care must be used.
l7777 said:
A dot of super glue on the remaining part might do it. Again steady hands and care must be used.
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i did that , but it didn't pull the part
i think it stuck

Speaker Grill

A small issue thats bugging me is that the top speaker grill gets easily clogged up when using the phone. as they are so small to even clean correctly and already mines looking horrible and dirty but no way to get into the grills to pick it clean or blow it out.
a fine needed however slow and sometimes painful as the needle needs to be so small you end up hurting your thumb.
tape over the grill doesnt seem to be collecting it
ive read compressed air may not work if it cant blow it up due to the size.
The only thing i can think of would be something like cyber clean putty so has anyone got some and does it work?
iStasis said:
A small issue thats bugging me is that the top speaker grill gets easily clogged up when using the phone. as they are so small to even clean correctly and already mines looking horrible and dirty but no way to get into the grills to pick it clean or blow it out.
a fine needed however slow and sometimes painful as the needle needs to be so small you end up hurting your thumb.
tape over the grill doesnt seem to be collecting it
ive read compressed air may not work if it cant blow it up due to the size.
The only thing i can think of would be something like cyber clean putty so has anyone got some and does it work?
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Worth trying a Dyson vacuum or the likes
I have a normal Dyson but and tried it but doesnt seem strong enough to get it out the gril. hair products probally didnt help the grill
I have an Axon 7 and I heard using a clean toothbrush to clean the speakers helps. Maybe the same can be done on the Razer phone
I have used a strong magnet to get metal and a kneaded eraser to get some of the rest. I would not use compressed air, blowing into the speakers may ruin it.
Flicking the holes with a needle a few times and then a very soft tooth brush has worked good enough nice to have a pair of awesome speakers again
Try getting a small bristles paint brush guys, I've had front firing speakers on phones since the HTC One M7 and it works so well
Covlinuxguy said:
Try getting a small bristles paint brush guys, I've had front firing speakers on phones since the HTC One M7 and it works so well
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Thanks for the tip, got it looking a lot cleaner now with a normal tooth brush but had to apply a little more pressure and cover screen just to prevent any damage
Another method i found useful is using those sticky gel to pick up the dirt, works for me, call Gulu cleaner gel, pick them up from amazon real cheapie
How do you prevent it from happening in the first place
How do you prevent it from happening in the first place

Cleaning speaker areas

I'm looking for suggestions on how to best clean out dust and lint from my speaker grills. My last 2 XL had things that got under the grill and I don't want to repeat that.
I've used a datavac for years on all the phones my wife and I have had with no issues. That thing is amazing for so many things
twiz0r said:
I've used a datavac for years on all the phones my wife and I have had with no issues. That thing is amazing for so many things
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And that doesn't blow it deeper into the grill?
psone said:
And that doesn't blow it deeper into the grill?
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I do it frequently so it isn't too bad. I make sure I go horizontal and not into the speakers
I use a soft bristle toothbrush to clean the grills and the slight gap between the screen and the body.
I use a wet wipe and gently clean the grill and then use an air duster on an angle, seems to do the job perfectly
Cyberclean.
I use a makeup brush that works great, soft and sweeps all dust off and away from speaker grilles
Use a small squeeze camera air brush...
I too have used a soft toothbrush gently and somewhat often.
I normally just play a video really loud lol. You just see all the dust blow out of the grill.
RoccoN4 said:
I normally just play a video really loud lol. You just see all the dust blow out of the grill.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: I just found this. a A year later. #DEAD. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Dirt Top Speaker Grid

Slowly, day by day, incall volume decreased.
I compared mi mi6 with a newer one, a friend's MI6, and I found out that my top speaker grid is completely clogged with dust and dirt... I tried to clean that with a needle and a vacoon, it worked, but after some hours the volume decreased another time...
How about you? Are you facing a similar problem? How you solved? Or how would you solve?
P.s.: Top speaker also have very little holes, is pretty difficult to clean.
use old toothbrush to clean the grill
face the grill downside so that the dust come out
wahaj0892 said:
use old toothbrush to clean the grill
face the grill downside so that the dust come out
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That happened to you too? I'm going to try
Mi6 is almost water resistang BUT NOT THE USB PORT
So basically you can clean it with water or alcohol. Be careful with pointy objects.
pi4a7a said:
Mi6 is almost water resistang BUT NOT THE USB PORT
So basically you can clean it with water or alcohol. Be careful with pointy objects.
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I don't really suggest any liquids other than ones made specifically for electronics. Alcohol is a good one or some water with its charge removed (forgot the name). The Mi 6 has no water resistance rating. They just say it has some sealing against water so take the advice with a pinch of salt. Sony made all their phones "water resistant" and later recalled the claims :/
I cleaned some small fibers from my ear speaker using bluetac gently pressed against it. GENTLY!!!
You can clean the bottom speaker with a pin gently around the very outer part.
Don't put the pin actually inside or it will get damaged. Just the outside parts.
Its not too bad to clean luckily. Not ideal that there are places for dirt to build up but many phones have this issue
Hello friends:
In the same way, over time the volume was decreasing until reaching the point of not listening to anything!
the problem is the blessed speaker, it seems to be clogged with dirt or I really do not know what happens.
I cleaned it with a contact cleaner for electric circuits and then with a suction vacuum for the outside ... and I really improved a lot, but I do not stay 100% as when I was new, a pity I am disappointed by this Mi6, apparently they are equipment with failures factory.
regards,
JC
Hi, with a toothbrush and contact cleaner (electronic) on the speaker call, with circular movements I cleaned it and now if it sounds much better, I can say 100%, I noticed when I cleaned the speaker, there were some white particles, I guess that had saturated, obstructed in its entirety the output of the sound, even until the stereo mode is better heard in that front speaker .. greetings and luck!
JC

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