Hi all,
For a long time, my headphone jack was giving me issues. Before I would just have to wiggle around the headphone plug and it would work.
But gradually, the problem got worse and worse, and now even wiggling won't fix it. Now the headphone jack basically won't work at all.
Of course, I tried different pairs of headphones.
I saw a thread on google about steel droid seeming to cause an issue for some people, and I did use steel droid, but it seems unlikely. (And I'm pretty sure the problem began before I flashed that anyways). (not allowed to post links)
I haven't tried using recovery yet, but that is a last resort.
However, I did recently use recovery and then flashed liberty ROM.
Anyways, if this is a hardware problem which requires me to send the phone in, will I be able to flash the phone to stock? Would the recovery on the development forums be okay (as for not letting Verizon know the tampering I've done heh heh).
Anyways, thanks for reading!
Sounds physical to me. Use the fastboot files to return your phone to stock
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Yeah just load the stock ROM on and unroot and make it look stock and you'll be fine. I think we have SBF.
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If you could wiggle it before to get it to work, it is definetly a hardware issue. The terminals most likely came unsoldered from the board. Flash it back to stock and exchange it, or learn how to solder
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Well, if your the type of person that wraps the headphones around the phone while the jack is still plugged in then over time the jack gets realll messsed up. Have had 2 broken headphone jacks off of ipods. Finally the guy at apple told me the reason they keep breaking is what i said above. Idk if you do that but dont do that ever!
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So will bootloader flashing be the norm with GB from now on out or just something because it's new and there will be a work around later. The only reason I ask is because I'm scared about an odin flashing right now due to the fact that my phone usb is acting weird because I have to wiggle my cable the right way to charge.
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So will bootloader flashing be the norm with GB from now on out or just something because it's new and there will be a work around later. The only reason I ask is because I'm scared about an odin flashing right now due to the fact that my phone usb is acting weird because I have to wiggle my cable the right way to charge.
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well you only have to flash the bootloaders once. but i see your fears if the cable is funky. good news is that it only takes about 1 second for that part of the flash, so if it happens to crash at that exact time you are very unlucky.
it may be possible to create a new kernel that works on the old bootloaders but dont expect it to come along any time soon. but if it does consider your self fortunate because it really runs good. come to think of it cm7 works on the old bootloaders so depending on what samsung did there is no logical reason a kernel cant be built with this in mind.
is it the stock samsung cable??
Yea. It's the stock cable, but my baby daughter sucked on it and I think partially corroded the terminals. I didn't know when it happened so I'm not sure if my phone terminals also got wet, so I'm worried about that too
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terminals are copper
copper dont corrode with spit.
chewing wouldnt help though.
Its not that bad a process. just watch videos and follow instal instructions a listed. The new boot loaders work with all roms
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TRusselo said:
terminals are copper
copper dont corrode with spit.
chewing wouldnt help though.
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I'm pretty sure it has some corrision because after it was harder to get a connection. And if it is anything like xbox, I know that got correded by my older son some years ago.
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it may have spit residue on it making bad connection but trust me, those terminals wont corrode with spit. I know my metals, if anything get some 70% or better rubbing alcohol and clean the terminals with a folded paper towel
I just got off the phone with motorola and they are processing my 4th replacement device . anybody have a droid 4 over 2 months old that does not have a problem with the ear speaker. i mainly use speakerphone and when i use the ear piece i dont go above level 3. i have been doing alot of reading and many people are having this problem. i tried the suck trick and it worked temporarily but it keeps getting worse everyday. is anyone not having this issue that has had this phone for over 2 months. i am considering another phone but i really dont wanna lose the keyboard. any information would really help.
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I just got off the phone with motorola and they are processing my 4th replacement device . anybody have a droid 4 over 2 months old that does not have a problem with the ear speaker. i mainly use speakerphone and when i use the ear piece i dont go above level 3. i have been doing alot of reading and many people are having this problem. i tried the suck trick and it worked temporarily but it keeps getting worse everyday. is anyone not having this issue that has had this phone for over 2 months. i am considering another phone but i really dont wanna lose the keyboard. any information would really help.
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I don't know how it will help, but I don't have any problems and I've had mine since March.
No problems either. Had since February :/
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I've had mine since march and I have been experiencing the same issue... bout to call Motorola also....
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I just got off the phone with motorola and they are processing my 4th replacement device . anybody have a droid 4 over 2 months old that does not have a problem with the ear speaker. i mainly use speakerphone and when i use the ear piece i dont go above level 3. i have been doing alot of reading and many people are having this problem. i tried the suck trick and it worked temporarily but it keeps getting worse everyday. is anyone not having this issue that has had this phone for over 2 months. i am considering another phone but i really dont wanna lose the keyboard. any information would really help.
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My wife and I have both had Droid 4s since release day and aren't experiencing the issue.
I have had my droid 4 since the day it was released with no such problems. The only I can think that would cause speaker problems is if:
a) dust and gunk are getting stuck in the speaker
b) the connector for the speakers is becoming loose... do you ever try and clean around the edges of the phone, like in between the bezel and the frame? If so, you might be damaging a connector when you do so...
Other than that, maybe its a factory issue, it is a very thin top piece that holds the speaker and the screen, etc.
Hope this helps...
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I just got off the phone with motorola and they are processing my 4th replacement device . anybody have a droid 4 over 2 months old that does not have a problem with the ear speaker. i mainly use speakerphone and when i use the ear piece i dont go above level 3. i have been doing alot of reading and many people are having this problem. i tried the suck trick and it worked temporarily but it keeps getting worse everyday. is anyone not having this issue that has had this phone for over 2 months. i am considering another phone but i really dont wanna lose the keyboard. any information would really help.
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I started having this problem about 3 weeks ago and I've had my D4 for about 2 months.
Guess I need to call in for a replacement...what a pain. I used my OG Droid for almost 2 years without the need for a replacement. Then I picked up the D3 and went through about 6 phones in 6 months with a move to the D4 hoping things would be better.
What's the suck trick? My wife's is one day old and ear speaker sounds blown
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suck trick
The suck trick is, if u suck on the speaker with your mouth it will temporarily fix the speaker.
Same issueI
I bought a Droid 4 two months ago and about within a month it started up with the same thing you are speaking of, a tinny, blown speaker sound coming from the ear piece. I did the whole sucking speaker deal and it would fix it , only to sound like junk again later. I returned it to Verizon, where they said that they had not heard of anyone else having the same problem, so Motorola sent me a "like new" Droid 4. I have had this phone for a month and just this morning it began with the blown speaker garbage again.
I looked more into it and read that it could be the glue which is holding the speaker in heats up and fails, causing the speaker to release from where it is seated and with that rattles, or vibrates, giving the effect of a blown speaker
This would make sense why by sucking into the speaker it stops, because you are basically popping it back into place temporarilly
Either way, I am returning this phone later today and plan on telling Verizon, I want a new one, not some "like new" refurbished piece of junk. I paid for a NEW phone, not one with problems motorola "fixed"
I hope all works out next, cause I really love the keyboard and could've gotten a Rzr for a few bucks more.
try running this app 2x times. once normally with the bol up and another time with the vol up during a call... fixed the sound for me
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninesixapps.speakercleaner&hl=en
myfishbear said:
try running this app 2x times. once normally with the bol up and another time with the vol up during a call... fixed the sound for me
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninesixapps.speakercleaner&hl=en
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I believe this app is meant for the speaker on the phone, not the earpiece that people have problems with.
GermanGuy said:
I believe this app is meant for the speaker on the phone, not the earpiece that people have problems with.
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Yea I tried this on the first d4 I sent back with no change...
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I just got a "like new" replacement phone for having the same problem. I had my phone for about five months before noticing a problem with the speaker. I had the same problem on four different DroidX phones. Verizon acted like it was such a big deal, and they'd never had any problems with the Droid4. The woman at the Verizon store tried to convince me that my Otter Box case was causing the problem. Verizon's customer service department is such a joke sometimes. So far so good with my replacement though.
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I believe this app is meant for the speaker on the phone, not the earpiece that people have problems with.
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if you make a call and run it it runs in the earpiece.
to clean it right
1wipe it off
2 clean it with a airduster if you got one
3 with a q tip and a little bit of alcohol
4 dry it than call you house and pick up the phone
5 than run the app incall 3x times
it should be good than
also in /settings/sound/speaker settings set it to custom turn off surround sound and turn the eq to bass punch or lower.
Hey guys, for the past 4 months or so now my headphone jack has been a little funny. Sometimes I go to touch it it goes staticy/stops playing music. Now almost everytime I touch my phone while its plugged in my car it'll stop playing or go staticy as well. Long story short, my jack is messed up and iknow its not the headphones/aux cord. Was wondering if you guys think I should get warranty replacement? Or should I get a brand new device? I do have an upgrade. Im not too thrilled about the phones that are out now not gonna lie. But what would you do in my situation? Thanks
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jarzy00 said:
Hey guys, for the past 4 months or so now my headphone jack has been a little funny. Sometimes I go to touch it it goes staticy/stops playing music. Now almost everytime I touch my phone while its plugged in my car it'll stop playing or go staticy as well. Long story short, my jack is messed up and iknow its not the headphones/aux cord. Was wondering if you guys think I should get warranty replacement? Or should I get a brand new device? I do have an upgrade. Im not too thrilled about the phones that are out now not gonna lie. But what would you do in my situation? Thanks
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Personally i would just get a replacement d3..
But i am a qwerty kinda guy and every other "newer" device to me isnt worth it
But my opinion is just one in a sea of many
ovelayer said:
Personally i would just get a replacement d3..
But i am a qwerty kinda guy and every other "newer" device to me isnt worth it
But my opinion is just one in a sea of many
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I agree though. ithink im just gonna get a replacement thanks
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They may send you a replacement that is a newer phone which has ICS.
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MrObvious said:
They may send you a replacement that is a newer phone
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What do you mean by newer phone like a newer droid 3 or a different phone with ics?
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jarzy00 said:
Hey guys, for the past 4 months or so now my headphone jack has been a little funny. Sometimes I go to touch it it goes staticy/stops playing music. Now almost everytime I touch my phone while its plugged in my car it'll stop playing or go staticy as well. Long story short, my jack is messed up and iknow its not the headphones/aux cord. Was wondering if you guys think I should get warranty replacement? Or should I get a brand new device? I do have an upgrade. Im not too thrilled about the phones that are out now not gonna lie. But what would you do in my situation? Thanks
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My headphone-jack also got messed up. I repaired this easily myself, it had just the problems you're describing.
I took a Q-tip and cut it to the right size to fit in the headphone-jack WITHOUT it loosing all of the cotton in there.
Then i messed around with it until it came out with a huge piece of dust.
I've had to do this twice to get my jack working.
One alternative would be to take some tweesers and pick the dust out with it.
And no, i wasn't able to see any dust in my 3.5mm jack. Try it, it's for free and it worked for me.
I had a similar issue where my headphone jack just died completely. Tried to clean it out but it still wouldn't work. Finally called and had a replacement phone sent to me since I'm in the same boat as you and waiting for a newer qwerty phone to come out and didn't want to re-sign with a D4 for 2 years seeing as that phone is getting a bit old itself.
Unfortunately, almost 2 months in and the headphone jack died again. I'll have to try calling for ANOTHER replacement. Hopefully they don't send you one that dies as fast as mine. I know that occasionally if you have the same problems over and over with a particular phone they might send you a different one with your same contract terms. Just make sure you stay nice and friendly with the rep Good luck and let us know how it works out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348411&highlight=headphone+jack
Hi all,
I have a problem with my HTC One. Sometimes the headphones are working, sometimes not. Sometimes it is enough to reboot the phone, sometimes it takes s several reboots. Speakers are working fine. Using a different pair of headphones does not solve the problem. Anyone with a similar problem or a solution?
My guess is that it is a software problem as rebooting helps but not playing around with the headphone jack in the headphone socket. I considered putting a different ROM on it but I am afraid to void warranty what would be bad if the headphone problem is a hardware problem.
Regards
Christian
I've been having the same problem. I rarely use headphones but lately the last few times I have. Its been a hit and miss with it working. Sometimes it'll come on then go back off. Its quite annoying. Turning the headphones or unplugging and plugging back in sometimes helps. I've encountered it on 3 different headsets, a speaker and an fm transmitter. Its actually happening now as I try the headphones that came with my phone and a comp speaker
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When the sound through headphones is working, it is working. It is not disappearing. I am not using the bundled earphones but sennheiser earphones. I used the same headphones on my old galaxy nexus and use them also with my notebook. This is why I know they are working and the HTC One must be the problem. I am unsure if I should return the device and get a new one or just wait for the update with 4.2.2. Probably the problem will be fixed by a new firmware...
Yeah once they connect they usually stay connected. The going on and off only occures when the headphones are plugged in and don't come on to begin with and Im messing with it to get it to come on. Its definitely gotta be a problem within the htc one. Whether software or hardware, I don't know. I'm leaning toward software issue and am going to wait it out and see if 4.2.2 fixes it. I don't use it enough to swap out my nearly perfect htc one with a possible defected one
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Seems we are the only two people having this problem
It appears that way, but theres probably others that don't use xda or just haven't come across this post yet. It is a fairly new post. Hopefully someone comes across it and has a better insight of the actual problem that causes it to happen and/or confirms 4.2.2 does in fact fix the issue
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It appears that way, but theres probably others that don't use xda or just haven't come across this post yet. It is a fairly new post. Hopefully someone comes across it and has a better insight of the actual problem that causes it to happen and/or confirms 4.2.2 does in fact fix the issue
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The Update didn't fix my problem. Yesterday the sound was gone again. I will return to the store today.
Hello Folks,
I have an HTC One with a faulty primary mic, I have concluded it to be a hardware problem because its condition is the same after installing various different custom ROMs (the mic became faulty while on the stock ROM). I am using Viper ROM at the moment.
Now, with this problem, I have to use the mic from my earphones everytime I make a call. I am mostly OK with that, but I am trying to find ways where I should be able to use it without external mic in case I forget to carry my earphones/mic with me.
I was running the HTC Function Test the other day and discovered that my device comes with a secondary mic at the back of the phone, which works absolutely fine when I tested it. The recording (while holding as if I was talking on the phone) and playback from that mic was perfect. It would be really useful if I could either make it my primary microphone (calls, recordings, etc.) or atleast use it for phone calls. I don't know if there is a way from the hardware perspective, but I am quite sure we could do it by changing properties from within the build.
This is my first ever question, and I am counting on this community for the solution.
Cheers!
Not sure if it's possible. But if it's under warranty still why not get it fixed?
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Not sure if it's possible. But if it's under warranty still why not get it fixed?
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Thanks nateboi81, but it's not in warranty anymore... I'd actually be interested to find it's spare part which has the mic to replace it myself.
The primary mic seems to get clogged very easily with dust. I've read a few threads in the past where people thought their mic's were defective but after cleaning out the hole, the mic was working fine again.
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The primary mic seems to get clogged very easily with dust. I've read a few threads in the past where people thought their mic's were defective but after cleaning out the hole, the mic was working fine again.
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That's exactly what I had thought as well, so instead of poking toothpicks into the mic hole, I disassembled my phone, took the mic out, looked at it, cleaned it carefully, assembled my phone back, started it all up... and it just didn't make any difference at all.
I got chocolate clogged in mine after Easter
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Just to update the thread with the latest...
I ordered the spare via www/parts4repair/com and replaced it. The new microphone works perfectly well. Problem sorted
Cheers!