Microphone problem? - XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've noticed one week ago that ppl on the other side started to complain about quality of "my voice". They hear some kind of interference, screech etc. It happen even when I'm in full bars (Egde, 3g etc).
My X1 was never droped and I've never sit on it.
Tried to turn on and off the Microphone AGC, reflashed ROM - nothing has changed.
Is there anything else I can do with it without sending it to SE?
regards.
D-fens
Another problem or maybe the progress of the same. My Microphone is dead - amost. Sometimes it won't work and nobody hear me and sometimes slidin' the slider few times helps for a while. Maybe it's the Flex Tape? Don't know but it drives me mad. Hate my X1....

No similiar problems? Anyone? Am I the one without luck?

If you have flashed it and the problem is still there, it means the issue is hardware and not software related.

Flashed, hardreseted twice. Damn, X1 is going for a trip to service

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People complain about not being able to hear me..?

Hi folks
I'm wondering if my Kaiser is defective somehow. On occasions, during phonecalls, people are complaining about not being able to hear me loud enough, then after a few seconds they can hear me loud and clear again, without me doing anything.
This happens to almost every phonecall I make, which makes my skin crawl each time, as I'm afraid I could be using an expensive, yet defective Kaiser
Has anyone else experienced this, and if so found a solution?
Thanks for your interest!
Possible App conflict
I encounter the same problem and found out that a 3rd party application (resco audio recorder) is the culprit. Aparrently I enabled an option to record all voice calls and in effect, causes the 3rd party not to hear me. maybe you have the same issues
Try uninstalling any applications that might use the built in microphone and try.
Otherwise, you could have a defective Kaiser.
Try a different radio.
i have the same problem too. What is the best radio to use???
Doesn't upgrading the radio require a ROM update?
Upgrading the radio does indeed require a ROM update, but this is not the same part of the ROM as you would flash for example the AT&T or Dutty's latest to. You can change the radio ROM independantly of the 'application' ROM.
For my personally, the .17 radio ROM seems to work best, but others feel .31 feels best for them. You will have to consult the radio ROM thread (Kaiser -> Upgrading) for further information as to how to change them, and which ROM is compatible with your system.
EDIT: Note that this may or may not help with your issue, I simply do not know and you will have to try it yourself. It's just a suggestion that may fix this issue for you.
well why the hell cannot HTC do this at factory??? they really are dumb arses.
i dont expect to have to play with a phone changing files etc just to allow the person i am calling to hear me.
I wish NOKIA OR SAMSUNG had made it
If you've got a stock rom and radio - completely un flashed from new, then the problem is more likely to be hardware related. If you've changed the rom then there is a good chance that the problem is because the radio also needs to change.
Check here for which radios work with which roms.
I can't help with which will work for you but I've tried most radios and I've found 1.27.12.17 and 1.27.12.32 work well with stanfard HTC rom and also all of Dutty's and Schaps roms.
Yah, the same problem and found so far a brick wall as far as resolution. I am unsure if new radio will resolve the problem as one user has returned his "tilt" phone 3 times under warranty just for the speaker problem and each time the speakerphone did not work even when "replaced". Also, other users have tried different radio/rom as well as "replacing" there phone through warranty: each time result the same; speakerphone did not work.
Here are a couple links relating to the problem but each time the problem seemed to remain.
Here is first post under xda (5 pages i think;relates to speaker problem; you will see users tried different radios and such but no resolution to problem ever found):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=337931&page=5
here is another link from mobile planet that i started....
http://www.mobileplanet.com/ft.aspx?k=104689
resolution to this problem remains elusive. Some speculate that its due to non duplex design of the hardware while others speculate there might be some type of hack to correct this; but so far no fix has been found. Given the poor state of video drivers for this device; one has to wonder though if this is a software issue; but who knows.
Discussions regarding "callers not been able to hear me" seem to have died off.
I am still having this issue having tried many many different radios and roms. It's got to the point where I don't use the phone for calls anymore.
Today I flashed my phone back to the Taiwanese ROM and restored the OEM bootloader and went into the HTC service center. Of course the first thing they tried to do was test it on the spot by calling me in the shop. True to form it didn't show the issue which led them to believe it was more of a reception/network issue, even though I know it isn't. I have left it with them to send to their "technicians" and will await their outcome.
I asked another friend today if he's had the same issue where callers can't hear him and he does. Does anyone else still get "sorry I can't hear you" on nearly every call? I had always put this issue down to the crappy cellphone network in Taiwan but I had the same issue when I went back home last month where I've never had any phone call quality issues in the past (Vodafone NZ).
I'll post the outcome from HTC on Mon 6th Oct.
I'll probably get shot down in flames here but ...
The company I work for bought 200 Kaisers for our techs .... within a few days we people were complaining that the person on the other end of the phone couldn't hear them. It didn't take a genius to work out that with the STUPID mic location and the way you held your phone, the base of your thumb would completely cover the mic and make you inaudible!!
I do this daily without realising it!!!
Might be something to look at when/if I get my phone back. Out of interest... where is the mic???
The fact that the sound cuts in out out for my callers would suggest that it is a different issue though. It goes very very faint for them and then comes back to normal all without me moving or raising my voice.
Bottom right of the phone.... under the "reset" button.
Wow, I never knew that's where the mic was! Thanks!
That tiny hole next to the mini USB? It's almost on the back of the phone and definitely not close to the mouth when holding with your right hand.
I'll have to keep that in mind and see if it helps...
Yeah that's the one .... hold your phone in your right hand and let your hand relax a little and see where the mic ends up!! Completely covered by your hand!!
London luke said:
I wish NOKIA OR SAMSUNG had made it
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i wouldn't say that unless you wanna piss alot of people off
DRZ400 said:
It didn't take a genius to work out that with the STUPID mic location and the way you held your phone, the base of your thumb would completely cover the mic and make you inaudible!!
I do this daily without realising it!!!
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You're right!! I got my phone back from HTC and they couldn't fault the mic. When i got home I tested it with my usual hand grip and sure enough it blocks the mic completely and nothing can be heard by the person on the other end.
Fault = I have fat hands
Hopefully this thread will help anyone else with similar issues.
LOL ... I wonder how many they get daily due to this!!
I'm a leftie so my hands aren't blocking the mic. I also had this problem with the Qtek 8310

Services goes in and out

My tilt recently has been acting rather strange, and I'm not sure if its the radio or not. The phone keeps on gaining and losing signal, and cannot figure out why. At first I thought it might be a software problem, but I updated the rom to the newest official release and that did not fix the problem. Does anyone have a suggestion? The problem isn't reception, I've never had this trouble until recently, has always worked fine in this area regardless of weather / other.
not sure if it's the same issue...
I had the problem few weeks back..
my tytn would be having no signal at times..
I nid to go to Comms Panel and off/on the Phone.
after few days, encountered no SIM Card detected error.
hard reset and changing ROMs, including stock ROM didn't help.
now it's being repaired..
hope to get it back soon.
its horrible that you mention that, my warranty literally ran out about 5 days ago . However, based on the fact that I've done just about everything I could on the software end, I think it might be hardware (even though I haven't really even put this phone through any trauma whatsoever). The radio part of the phone....does anyone know which specific part that is? I don't remember seeing an individual radio in the disassembly, so I assume that it is on one of the boards. Does anyone know which one specifically?
mine was subjected to a few drops on the floor hehe..
but it was ok...
it was only recently that I encountered those issues...
if U can try get hold of the tytn II assembly/dis-assembly pictures, U might be able to remove the antenna pcb/board...
I only cleaned the metal connectors at the antenna board area.. no joy..

After Sending/ending SMS/Calls - Radio Signal lost for 1-2seconds

Hi,
I have a very strange and worrying effect on my new X1. I tried several 6.1er Roms (TouchIT) and also 6.5ROMS (now at gtrab BB 3.61) - also had different types of RADIO 1.14, 1.16 (the latest) - but always the same effect. Before I had a HTC Touch but no similar behaviour.
After sending an SMS or ending a call the Radio strength bar goes to "!" and no connection for about 1-2seconds. not always but often it happens like this. Even if it would just be something in displaying a good connection in a wrong way, WHY.
Does anyone else have this too?????
Thanks for feedback
Norbert
Can't believe that noone ever experienced something similar.
And to say this clear its not like this has some influence to my usage of the phone, but it is strange to see signal go and come back after seconds after sending SMS and after finishing calls, not always but from time to time.
I have the same issue on my Touch PRO, but I cant resolve problem.......
I try several ROM-s but its the same.
Phone calls is still works but SMS, MMS,.... in that moment isn't.
hey, I have the same problem as well
and I have no idea how to reslove it neither ...... hi5, or not? =.=
Hi,
I've had this strange problem since 1month back on my X1. The radio turns off after almost every phone call and sometimes never turns on again.
I have to soft reset phone to turn it on again sometimes.
Anyone that knows a solution to this problem?
Im getting really mad over this stupid problem.
Do any one have a solution? please share then..
Thanks for all tips!
yea i actually have this problem too!
i am on generic rom r3a with vodafone
yep me too ... but to be honest I ve kind of made my peace with the signal problems of this phone ... when I m on my desk in my study, the phone moves from four bars to no signal depending on where I put it on the desk (funnily there is no position on my desk that always gives me full signal - its always a different one) .. if I move the phone from say the full signal position to my ear I lose signal completely ... it d be funny if it wasnt annoying ... but I dont think there is anything u can do (besides moving to an area where u constantly have good signal)
This problem is so sick. Sometimes I have to soft reset phone after disconnecting phone calls. Is this hardware related? Maybe service centre can fix or replace the phone ?
shange, this sounds like a real problem. In my case the signal loss is also annoying, but after 5 seconds everything works normal again, so I never had to reset my phone after any call or sms finished. BTW I do not have stock firmware flashed -> SEX1 BB by gtrab.
Have you tried to use a different SIM card?
we are all on different networks and experiencing the same problem so i think it must be the phone
SONY ERICSSON Please address this problem

Handset microphone not working

YES I've searched for this problem, IDK if I didn't use the correct keywords. Didn't find what I needed.
Anyways, day before yesterday people have said they couldn't hear me on their end talking to me. I ONLY use the handset- the actual phone, no headset Weird. I haven't made any new settings changes. No water has contacted my phone. Hmm...
Well today, NOTHING can be heard. I mean NOTHING. So I decided to try the notes thing and use the recorder and it just does the buzzing noise. Is my phone slowly dying? First the screen blacks out when the keyboard slides out, now this? Fun.
Would anyone know what could cause this or how to fix it? IDK when I'd be able to get to the only place that can fix my poor sick X1i . I know it's not the ppl on the other end b/c its more than one person, etc. And I did ANOTHER hard reset. Still acting up.
I have to retreat back to using my ATT Quickfire for now until I get my phone fixed. Shame, spend 600$+ on a phone and it doesn't work.
I have the same problem. My X1 has been fallen a few times and I don't know if that is the reason for this problem?
Same here
My microphone doesn't work and the screen goes crazy when I open the keyboard. I think I will try to disassemble the phone and see if there is something disconnected.
thats weird, i have the same problem... well it started two weeks back when people started complaining that my voice was too soft when talking on the phone. and just this morning i "slided" the keyboard out and suddenly the screen goes blank.
im goin to try downgrading to R2 rom. im using the latest from SE atm.

Buzzing noise whilst in call?

anyone else getting this- really annoying buzzing noise.
is there a solution?
I have this sudden noise sometimes, too.
Same here... can't figure it out till now, anyone know it?
same here ...some helppp!!!!
same here
it happened to me long time ago on my old K810i when I flashed original firmware instead of branded. Then I was trying to change audio drivers etc, and suddenly the problem just dissapeared after flashed the same firmware as before.
Now, with X1 the same very annoying buzzing sound Of course I was trying to hard reset, but no luck. So I tried to use SEUS, reinstalled phone using SEUS, but without change. I hope it's not HW related, regarding experience with K810i
Any help is warmly welcomed
Hardware related I sent my to Sony UK to repair they replaced a few parts and flashed a newer radio. It arrived back 8 days later fixed no problems. I then sold it due to cracks.
It bugged the hell out of me, it happened on every call in the end and was more noticeable in quiet environments.

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