I dont think there was an issue initially when I got the phone 2 months ago. Now when you take videos there is a horrible screech on the the video. And people claim they can barely hear me during calls. I have seen the others complain in youtube but no fixes. btw I have another phone that does the terrible screeching during video recording but its a cheap ass umidigi. Yes I have done a factory reset. how about a usbc mic that mounts flush to the bottom of the phone, anyone know of anything like that?
For USB C I have no idea if there is, I would think so. What you could try is using a TRRS tie-type microphone through the 3.5mm jack. That's the only one I can think of. Did you ever wet your cell phone? Still it would seem strange to me.
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For USB C I have no idea if there is, I would think so. What you could try is using a TRRS tie-type microphone through the 3.5mm jack. That's the only one I can think of. Did you ever wet your cell phone? Still it would seem strange to me.
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not that i know of(wet) but i read that many people say its just a ****ty phone. wtf did i not see these reviews! definately done with lg's now. my g5 was kinda good but the GPS sucked, known hardware issue.
It's known that the microphones for recording video are bad (for music, anyway, voices seem okay, except perhaps a bit sibilant). I've never had complaints about how I sound during phone calls.
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not that i know of(wet) but i read that many people say its just a ****ty phone. wtf did i not see these reviews! definately done with lg's now. my g5 was kinda good but the GPS sucked, known hardware issue.
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I have had the All Generations G except the Optimus G and G7 (I currently own G8s ThinQ) and I never had that problem you mention. It will be something of bad luck in your case because I have not been notified of annoying noise in calls.
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I have had the All Generations G except the Optimus G and G7 (I currently own G8s ThinQ) and I never had that problem you mention. It will be something of bad luck in your case because I have not been notified of annoying noise in calls.
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yeah i actually loved the g5 but couldnt play pokemon go, lol well sometimes it was an advantage with a glitchy gps i could be quiet far from a pokestop and hit it....however if i was right no top of it not so much. there are lots of comments on this site about the g5 and "fixes" for the gps which rarely worked.
fixed it. First I remove the charge port board it contains the mic. I tried recording with the board removed, noise still present, damn its the mic on the main board. After trying to figure out how to disable the mic, couldn't. I opened it again and held my solder gun on the mic long enough to melt the solder and remove the mic. problem solved. I guess these "advanced" mics were fighting each other for control, lol.
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Does anyone have any idea what might be going on with my phone? When I try to listen to music, it will sometimes only come out on the left channel but when I switch to a different music app such as google music, it works fine and sometimes its the other way around with stock lg music working instead. When listening with the working app it sounds perfect, no issues but the other will only behave that way. I'm complete stock, non rooted and have tried with different headphones with same results. It only started a couple of days ago.
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My first guess would be that your headphone plug might not be fully seated into the phone's socket. I remember that my LGOG was pretty stiff when it came to inserting and removing the headphones from the phone. I haven't needed to use any yet with the OGP, but maybe the socket on it is a bit tight as well.
Second, it could be that the socket on your phone specifically is loose on the board. This, as well as my first guess, could also explain why the problem seems to be intermittent. Have you checked to see if trying to wiggle the jack makes a difference?
The fact that you said that it only happens sometimes and not consistently makes me think it's a poor hardware connection, but someone else might have some better insights.
Good luck!
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My first guess would be that your headphone plug might not be fully seated into the phone's socket. I remember that my LGOG was pretty stiff when it came to inserting and removing the headphones from the phone. I haven't needed to use any yet with the OGP, but maybe the socket on it is a bit tight as well.
Second, it could be that the socket on your phone specifically is loose on the board. This, as well as my first guess, could also explain why the problem seems to be intermittent. Have you checked to see if trying to wiggle the jack makes a difference?
The fact that you said that it only happens sometimes and not consistently makes me think it's a poor hardware connection, but someone else might have some better insights.
Good luck!
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I have wiggled and jiggled it, no pun intended, but no avail It mainly happens with the music apps, one app would work while the other didn't. I'm going to factory restore tonight and see if it persists but I'm not sure what it is. I really hope is isn't the socket though
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I have wiggled and jiggled it, no pun intended, but no avail It mainly happens with the music apps, one app would work while the other didn't. I'm going to factory restore tonight and see if it persists but I'm not sure what it is. I really hope is isn't the socket though
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Wow, you wiggled AND jiggled. Very thorough job!
The restore is probably a good idea. It's easier/simpler/cheaper to discount software than to troubleshoot/fix hardware. Has this been a recent development, i.e. has it ever worked properly and consistently?
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Wow, you wiggled AND jiggled. Very thorough job!
The restore is probably a good idea. It's easier/simpler/cheaper to discount software than to troubleshoot/fix hardware. Has this been a recent development, i.e. has it ever worked properly and consistently?
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Yeah, ive been using it with no problems for about 5 weeks and this only recently started a couple days ago
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Hey people, I was wondering if anyone has had the faulty headphones issue. After a few days, my headphones stopped working properly, there was a lot of static and they need to be pushed and held towards the screen to function again. This is going on with 3 pairs so it's a phone fault.Maybe all the tech savvy experts here can chime in and propose something.
Thanks!
I have the exact same issue since yesterday... I already tried to clean the headphone jack with no effect so far.
I will unscrew the device and have a closer look at the headphone jack when I find time. Probably not today.
shadowseed said:
I have the exact same issue since yesterday... I already tried to clean the headphone jack with no effect so far.
I will unscrew the device and have a closer look at the headphone jack when I find time. Probably not today.
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I was thinking of taking it to a local repair shop around here in the weekend. Whoever finds a solution first I guess. Also I have noticed this visi0nary. de/ ?p=30 (I can't post links yet). I think it looks similar
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I was thinking of taking it to a local repair shop around here in the weekend. Whoever finds a solution first I guess. Also I have noticed this visi0nary. de/ ?p=30 (I can't post links yet). I think it looks similar
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Sadly it's not the same problem visi0nary describes on his blog. The Mass contact is fine.
I had the phone open for a few minutes and it seems like all contact wrap thight around the plug. I guess the problem is a broken soldered point at the back of the circuit board.
I had no time to remove the board completly and check the back.
Maybe you can ask your repair shop guy what he did to fix it? Thanks.
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Sadly it's not the same problem visi0nary describes on his blog. The Mass contact is fine.
I had the phone open for a few minutes and it seems like all contact wrap thight around the plug. I guess the problem is a broken soldered point at the back of the circuit board.
I had no time to remove the board completly and check the back.
Maybe you can ask your repair shop guy what he did to fix it? Thanks.
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Hey shadowseed,
I took it to a couple of guys in downtown Athens and none said they wanna take a look at an Elephone. And these were techie Asian guys lol. Let me know if you find anything via pm or through here. Thanks. I'll keep looking myself otherwise I'll buy bluetooth headphones.
the problem with bluetooth headphones is that Elephone set the Bluetooth A2DP Bitpool to 35 (basically means compressed data = better range and quicker transfer rate ) which results in terrible sound quality over Bluetooth audio.
I'm not an audiophile but I can't listen to music over bluetooth in my car like I used to with my previous device, it sounds horrible.
This is a software issue but it can't be fixed with a root app or something like this, it's set in the bluetooth drivers. There is a setting under "Sounds & Notifications" called "Lossless BT-Mode", but it does nothing... or not enough, I'm not sure. The Bitpool needs to be raised to 52 or higher for "lossless" mp3 playback.
I wouldn't have bought this phone if I had known this...
UPDATE: I fixed it. This soldering point broke. I didn't solder it, I put a piece of cardboard under the circuit board which presses against the shell. I did this yesterday in the afternoon and used it multiple times since then, it seems to work great.
Put some solder on every point now. That fixed the problems for me, looked like there was no solder there.
Same on my phone >.< seems that the headphone jack has been horribly designed/built then!
The design is excellent, but there are multiple points with no solder on top, just glued or something. That can obviously not work in the long term.. The fix is very easy if you have a soldering iron, you don't need precision tools.
Hello
I have the same problem. I've bought it a few days ago (it has not one month).
What can I do? This phone is warranted?
Thanks,
Diego
shadowseed said:
the problem with bluetooth headphones is that Elephone set the Bluetooth A2DP Bitpool to 35 (basically means compressed data = better range and quicker transfer rate ) which results in terrible sound quality over Bluetooth audio.
I'm not an audiophile but I can't listen to music over bluetooth in my car like I used to with my previous device, it sounds horrible.
This is a software issue but it can't be fixed with a root app or something like this, it's set in the bluetooth drivers. There is a setting under "Sounds & Notifications" called "Lossless BT-Mode", but it does nothing... or not enough, I'm not sure. The Bitpool needs to be raised to 52 or higher for "lossless" mp3 playback.
I wouldn't have bought this phone if I had known this...
UPDATE: I fixed it. This soldering point broke. I didn't solder it, I put a piece of cardboard under the circuit board which presses against the shell. I did this yesterday in the afternoon and used it multiple times since then, it seems to work great.
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Could you please give us a detailed tutorial on how to open up the elephone?
I've tried it today (got the same problem) and failed on removing the white case from the fingerprint scanner.
You can see here: KlickKlack
I've tried soldering the points today and the connection seems more stable for now.
No more bzzing in idle when using headphones (Teufel Aureol), but the quality still sounds like some bad compressed mp3.
Pushing the plug (display frontfacing) to the back left seems to fix the problem.
I've tried putting cardboard between the 3.5mm port and the casing of the phone but no luck.
When using in-ears (some cheap philips) there is still a semi-loud bzzing in the backgroud and since the cable goes sideways there is no way of getting a stable connction.
Did I do faulty soldering or might I've broken the port with the soldering iron?
puu(.)sh/ltJDW/ea70467ca2.JPG - Image 1 (Note: I already resolded the point that seems unstable.)
puu(.)sh/ltJNx/08d0ead27a.JPG - Image 2
shadowseed said:
the problem with bluetooth headphones is that Elephone set the Bluetooth A2DP Bitpool to 35 (basically means compressed data = better range and quicker transfer rate ) which results in terrible sound quality over Bluetooth audio.
I'm not an audiophile but I can't listen to music over bluetooth in my car like I used to with my previous device, it sounds horrible.
This is a software issue but it can't be fixed with a root app or something like this, it's set in the bluetooth drivers. There is a setting under "Sounds & Notifications" called "Lossless BT-Mode", but it does nothing... or not enough, I'm not sure. The Bitpool needs to be raised to 52 or higher for "lossless" mp3 playback.
I wouldn't have bought this phone if I had known this...
UPDATE: I fixed it. This soldering point broke. I didn't solder it, I put a piece of cardboard under the circuit board which presses against the shell. I did this yesterday in the afternoon and used it multiple times since then, it seems to work great.
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Thanks!!!
i'm in the business too, since two days, bought a bt dongle, with eragon rom no bad sound issue, but the asycronious in videos of sound and lips movement is bad, so i have to solder...i need an iron, tomorrow i will try, i hope i will fix it. what about warranty??
thanks for the solutions
I don't care much for warranty on a china phone...
I had the problem that the right in ear speaker didn't work but the left one was okay. But after some time even the left got worse and wasn't usable anymore.
Then I opened the Elephone and soldered the parts of the audio jack (like in the picture above).
It improved the audio quality but it still works only for the left speaker. How do I get both working?
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I had the problem that the right in ear speaker didn't work but the left one was okay. But after some time even the left got worse and wasn't usable anymore.
Then I opened the Elephone and soldered the parts of the audio jack (like in the picture above).
It improved the audio quality but it still works only for the left speaker. How do I get both working?
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I'm facing the same issue, soldered all the contacts and then only left is working.
Did you solve this?
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I'm facing the same issue, soldered all the contacts and then only left is working.
Did you solve this?
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Unfortunately it is still the same.
Well looks like im sticking to bluetooth headphones, was hoping someone would confirm the soldering would fix it.
Hello.
Right now i have G Flex 2 but i have chance to replace it for LG G3, homever i was reading that G3 has some issues with audio quality through headphones, like some noise/crackling especially in left channel. This would be extremely annoying because im listening to lots of stuff on phone like audiobooks, music etc. (it was the prime reason i sold my last phone which had same issue)
I know there are some "fixes" with installing CM12 and editing some audio stuff in System but that didnt work for everyone AFAIK.
Can anyone confirm if this issue still exists, like it may be hardware thing?
G Flex 2 has perfect crystal clear audio and im happy with it, homever it has other issues like grainy screen thats why im considering replacing.
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Some threads about it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/2pd58u/headphone_noise_issue_442_50_lollipop/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/hissing-noise-left-ear-playing-music-t2804065
http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...ssues-through-lg-g3-headphone-jack-aux-5.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/410902-lg-g3-sound-quality-problem.html
Hello, i can confirm that the problem it's still a thing even on the lastest update (30b) on my D855. I suggest you to stay with the flex 2, i think it's a very good phone, no reason to change to the g3.
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Hello.
Right now i have G Flex 2 but i have chance to replace it for LG G3, homever i was reading that G3 has some issues with audio quality through headphones, like some noise/crackling especially in left channel. This would be extremely annoying because im listening to lots of stuff on phone like audiobooks, music etc. (it was the prime reason i sold my last phone which had same issue)
I know there are some "fixes" with installing CM12 and editing some audio stuff in System but that didnt work for everyone AFAIK.
Can anyone confirm if this issue still exists, like it may be hardware thing?
G Flex 2 has perfect crystal clear audio and im happy with it, homever it has other issues like grainy screen thats why im considering replacing.
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Some threads about it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/2pd58u/headphone_noise_issue_442_50_lollipop/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/hissing-noise-left-ear-playing-music-t2804065
http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...ssues-through-lg-g3-headphone-jack-aux-5.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/410902-lg-g3-sound-quality-problem.html
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Stock 6.0 still present. Is not really too xtream, is just a little sound that u can hear when the audio is in a soft part, is like a white noise backgroud.
Detachable headphones is the only fix that work 4 me, just plug first the cable w/o the phones atached to the other side n u can see a diferent icon in the status bar like a cable icon n then just plug the headphones in the other part of the cable.
I got a brand new pair of earbuds (Brainwavz Delta something) and plugged them into my HTC 10.. they work fine for a bit then if I move the phone just right (or sometimes do nothing) the music stops, there's no longer a headphone icon in the status bar, and I have to unplug and plug them back in.. any idea what this may be caused by?
My Xiaomi Piston 3s worked fine with it, they just died in one ear :/
Edit** the headphones work fine with my Nexus 7, so it's not an issue of compatibility... unless the fact that it's a 3-ring plug (which should be fine, so were the pistons)
Same issue with headphone jack
I was using a pair of Fischer Audio Consonance Pro IEM's on my M8 and now 10 and experiencing the same issues. Songs skipping all over the place, starting, pausing, the OK Google app starting up and saying it couldn't hear what I said, or picking up something from what I am listening to. It is maddening. I love this phone so far, but this issue will drive me crazy if I can't be easily fixed.
It's as if the jack/plug is coming loose, since it fails to recognize the headphones until I unplug it and replug. It's very annoying, and seems to happen only if I tip the phone just the right way :/ hope it's not a hardware defect...
I have a feeling this is because of the edges, if you look at the headphones Jack it isn't flush the edge goes in a little thus you don't get 100% covered 3.5m lead.
Does seem worse in some headphones though
Phil750123 said:
I have a feeling this is because of the edges, if you look at the headphones Jack it isn't flush the edge goes in a little thus you don't get 100% covered 3.5m lead.
Does seem worse in some headphones though
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Any way to fix it? I love the quality, when it works...
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Any way to fix it? I love the quality, when it works...
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Not really, the best way would be to get a very small 3.5m extension cable, one that isn't so sensitive,but you would only find out through trial and error. Or buy another set of headphones. For example my bose qc25 aren't to bad but a cheap sony set I have if I move abit they crackle.
Is the one bit of design htc messed up. If they would of moved it a few mm to the front and problem solved.
Surprised more people aren't moaning about it as one big points is the 24 bit audio.
Can we confirm that this is an issue across all HTC 10's and not just an unlucky few? I thought my phone might've been defected. 2 Beats headphones I have (got both as gifts) do not seem to work properly. But if I use other a plantronics headset I have, works just dandy. I'm afraid to buy any headphones not knowing which would or wouldn't work. This is not a good thing at all.
I have a Sol republic headphone with mic integrated and doesn't work properly on mine either. However, a friend of mine has a sol republic headphone too, and it works. I bought a panasonic tcm 125 and it works really well.. so IDK, I'm going to change the cable on my sol rep to see if that fix the problem.
Might be headphones with integrated control/mic which has the extra ring :/
Question: when does the issue happen for everyone else? Mine almost always acts up when I turn the screen off, maybe that has something to do with it
I can confirm this is NOT a wide spread issue, I even dropped my phone, not low enough to hang on the cord but enough movement to yank on it, I have messed with it, played around to see if I can make it have an issue, but no issue exists, its either an unlucky few or your headphones.
The only issue I have not related to this is my headphones I tested, the "Audio Technica ATH-M50" jack is too big to fit in the headphone jack while my phone has its case on (Spigen Neo Hybrid Crystal), taking the case off solves it, just barely not big enough cut out on the case for that model of headphones, regardless they don't sound as good as my IEM's so F em! lol
Have you guys tried other headphones or AUX cords? I don't have this issue anywhere, not via Headphones, not at my work on are speaker system, and not in my car via AUX.
So the actual shape or design of the headphone jack it self is NOT flawed like I noticed some have speculated.
I've been using my m50x or bose qc20's. Both work fine with no issues.
Pretty sure it's headphones with integrated controls for Apple devices that don't work. My jbl reflects which I use for running (3 rings) don't work if pushed all the way in. But my bose sound true work just fine. And the bose just so happen to be made for samsung and android devices. If I had some apple earpods around I'd test it but I'm thinking it's just headphones with integrated controls exclusively for Apple that might have issues.
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Pretty sure it's headphones with integrated controls for Apple devices that don't work. My jbl reflects which I use for running (3 rings) don't work if pushed all the way in. But my bose sound true work just fine. And the bose just so happen to be made for samsung and android devices. If I had some apple earpods around I'd test it but I'm thinking it's just headphones with integrated controls exclusively for Apple that might have issues.
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Wish that were the case.. mine are specifically Android remote headphones :/
Experiencing similar issues with my Sennheiser Urbanite XL headphones. Seemingly random moments where the headphones seem to just disconnect with the slightest movement (or non-movement).
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Wish that were the case.. mine are specifically Android remote headphones :/
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Hmmm you're right. My sisters htc 10 seemingly all headphones just do not to work. Might be a small batch issue. I'm thinking about exchanging out for another one because I have the yellow band issue on the bottom of the screen anyways. Really don't want to play the exchange game like I did with the nexus 6p especially since HTC doesn't have the same support Google does. Gonna exchange if I get a bad one twice I'm just returning this phone all together. Hate to see it go because this phone is gorgeous.
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Hmmm you're right. My sisters htc 10 seemingly all headphones just do not to work. Might be a small batch issue. I'm thinking about exchanging out for another one because I have the yellow band issue on the bottom of the screen anyways. Really don't want to play the exchange game like I did with the nexus 6p especially since HTC doesn't have the same support Google does. Gonna exchange if I get a bad one twice I'm just returning this phone all together. Hate to see it go because this phone is gorgeous.
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Man I'm past my return date... and I'm not ponying up $100+ for a replacement through Verizon insurance
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Man I'm past my return date... and I'm not ponying up $100+ for a replacement through Verizon insurance
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Ah I have the unlocked model and I modded it to use on Verizon. I had no problem replacing phones through verizon though. Switched out my s6 edge 4 times for free due to display and speaker issues. Of course you end up getting their certified like new device which may or may not bother you. But if it doesn't you can just go to a corporate store and show them some headphones won't work. Most likely they'll ship you one free of charge.
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Ah I have the unlocked model and I modded it to use on Verizon. I had no problem replacing phones through verizon though. Switched out my s6 edge 4 times for free due to display and speaker issues. Of course you end up getting their certified like new device which may or may not bother you. But if it doesn't you can just go to a corporate store and show them some headphones won't work. Most likely they'll ship you one free of charge.
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I'm not a huge fan of Verizon anyway.. parents are just too afraid to lose the coverage (T-Mobile is top of my list but they're not so convinced)
I accidentally whacked my headphone jack very lightly with the tip of my finger and now my headphones seem to randomly disconnect. It works fine with my aux cable, but with my headphones with a mic it seems this happens.
Hi.
The headphone audio is noisy on my Gemini. Lots of electronic noise and chirrups when typing etc. Sounds like a Raspberry Pi rather than a $500 device.
Seems to stop when actually playing audio, but quite annoying. I guess there's no output filter.
Anyone else getting this?
Pretty awesome device otherwise!
Yes. I have exactly the same issue
I'm beginning to be less and less impressed with this little gadget. I also have a screen protector that looks like it's been slapped on by a five year old. Possibly I'm lucky as I suspect earlier releases didn't come with a screen protector.
I appreciate that it's new and there are some quirks to be ironed out but something as basic as sound interference should have been resolved right at the start.
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Yes. I have exactly the same issue
I also have a screen protector that looks like it's been slapped on by a five year old. Possibly I'm lucky as I suspect earlier releases didn't come with a screen protector.
I appreciate that it's new and there are some quirks to be ironed out but something as basic as sound interference should have been resolved right at the start.
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I've suggested they come up with a firmware mod to mute the channel when it's not being used. It's very distracting when you've got headphones in without music or video playing.
I don't think the screen protector is supposed to be kept on. I would think it's just there as protection during shipping. I had a right job getting it off though - it should have a little tab.
I've other little niggles. Initially it wouldn't turn on reliably. I was advised to disassemble the ESC key (very easy) and when I did, I found a brown substance (most likely flux) gumming it up. Same with my E and A keys. QC does seem to be lacking. I absolutely detest on-screen keyboards, so the Gemini is the answer to my prayers on this front. So I'm glad my keyboard issues were easily sorted.
Planet's support has been good. Very fast responses so far. Although, I guess not many people have received theirs yet!
One other thing I'm finding is the poor landscape testing applied to Android apps. Even some well established apps misbehave quite badly in landscape mode. I've been quite shocked! Hopefully they'll get an Ubuntu port out soon so I can ditch Android.
You've raised some interesting points. I agree on build quality but am happy to give a fair amount of latitude to this as it's new and British and being a Brit I am walking that fine line between putting up with the quirks and disappointments of an otherwise excellent device or returning it and then probably having to do battle with the returns department for what is possibly relatively minor issues in the great scheme of things. But we do like our toys to be all shiny and new and perfect don't we.
On the screen protector front, I sent them an email at the end of last week not asking to return it but just for some more screen protectors so that I can replace the one that was slapped on. Got a reply essentially telling me to go forth and multiply but the reference did appear to be to a screen protector rather than packaging. But you're making me wonder now! Is it a packaging protector or something for longer term use. I tried to pick a corner of it off but just as you say it didn't want to shift so I left it.
I'm of the Sinclair era (just!), so very forgiving with British tech
I really want this to work and be a success. I've already had a number of admiring "Wow, cool. What the heck is that?" comments.
Oh yes! Remember those. Still got a ZX81 but cut my teeth on a BBC Micro. Now freshly retired I owe a huge debt of thanks to that machine. My Psions through the years were also excellent. But on that point it will be interesting to see how cable joining the screen and keyboard holds up after a year or two on our Geminis. My Psion 3 died with a busted cable (fatigue) after two years. I replaced it (cos my eyesight was up to it then ) and that one also lasted two years. I'm wondering how our Gemins will fare. As a phone as well as a PDA it's going to get a lot more use opening and shutting.
But with the help of a good pair of glasses I'll give it a go. Like you I really want this to succeed. Sure, I have selfish reasons. I can buy v2 when it comes out but wouldn't it be nice to see this tried and tested design come back. Maybe it's niche, maybe it's just for the techies among us (forgive me, making assumptions here ) but I voted with my wallet and I really hope it works out for them.
I've had a response from Planet:
"I am happy to hear you addressed the issue with keys, that's a rather strange one I've never observed before. As for the static noise from the audio jack, I will be escalating this to an engineer later today and I hope there will be a fix available soon."
Let's see what happens.
Just received my (WIFI only) device and the same problem.
Even left a message at Indiegogo.
Has there been any progress with this issue?
Has anybody tried a ground loop noise isolator to fix that issue?
I have ordered one from Amazon to try and see if it solves the problem.
Will report back when I get it.
matrix200200 said:
Has anybody tried a ground loop noise isolator to fix that issue?
I have ordered one from Amazon to try and see if it solves the problem.
Will report back when I get it.
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Fingers crossed, but I suspect it won't as (for me at any rate) the interference goes away completely when music is being played. No interference at all even in quiet bits. Also don't have a difference if the device is plugged in to charge or not. I'm hoping it will be a software fix. Worried it's a firmware issue...
Well, that didn't help at all.
I also tried two different usb c to 3.5mm adapters with disappointing results.
Tried db Magix ac3 (lots of crackling popping, caused Gemini to freeze and restart once, a cheap noname 10$ converter (no sound coming out of it at all).
I wonder whether there is such a thing as bluetooth device that acts as headphones, but instead just has 3.5 jack so I can plug headphones of my own.
Is anyone using this with good headphones? The noise is worrying. Does it completely disappear during playback? E.g. when playing a track of silence, can anyone detect any noise on sensitive heaphones?
Evidence is the headphone output is just poor, and noisy both when audio is playing and when it is not.
See https://github.com/evadne/gemini-notes
A combination of hardware (usb dac) and software alterations are needed to get acceptable audio on the Gemini PDA.
Unfortunate that they used a poor headphone output chip.
I have just tried listening to Amazon Music via two different headphones and when songs start or end quietly the hiss (and slight crackle) is not evident. As the song stops and before the next one starts the noise returns. This would indicate a fixable driver or software issue, it looks like the output does not output silence when no audio is playing, making the audio headphone amp "floating" and therefore noisy.