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[Q] [i9001] Microphone not working

Hey!
I was a happy owner of SGS+ with BroodROM (or another popular rom from this forum, I don't remember the name) till yesterday, when the internal microphone decided to stop working. Any application (camera, dialer, etc.) just receives a constant regular noise from it and that's all(this makes the phone useless as I can't make a single phone call...). I've already come back to the stock rom(nothing changed) and I'm preparing to go and replace it in the shop (the phone still have 14 months of guarantee, but before I do it, I have a question:
Did anyone have ever got a similar problem and is there a way to repair it without replacing the phone?
Thanks for any help.

I had the same problem with my S3. Just get something thin, stick it in the microphone hole and give it a wiggle. Somtime's dirt and dust can get clogged dude. Worked for me. Don't force it up though otherwise you'll damage your microphone, a little dab'll do ya!
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Repaired
Tip actually got useless, because the microphone repaired itself... Anyway thanks for it, it may become handy for me in future.
The weirdest thing is that it happened suddenly and with no reason. I didn't do anything to the phone(I tested it everyday and I used it as usually) and today I have tested the microphone with camera recorder and then with dialer and it worked...
So the problem came out of blue and repaired itself (or as you say, there was some dust which fall out, although how would the dust get in the mic over night and block it, so there would be completely no input at all?) out of blue too.
Anyway, phone works again, so it is a great news for me . Thanks for help.

Echo (Echooo....Echooo....Echooo...)

Hi XDA'ers
My wife got an unlocked i8190 from carphonewarehouse on UK Vodafone in November last year. As it still has relatively low volume sales I have not been to find an answer online so would be grateful for any input.
Not every time but almost, and seemingly more often with mobile to mobile calls the caller at the other end gets horrific echo of their own voice. (i.e. if I called you, you hear your own voice echoing) the caller finds it very hard to hear the Siii mini caller. Bizarrely this is rectified by putting the Siii mini on speaker or using the wired headset.
This makes me thing the mini's front speaker/earpiece is feeding back to the mic somehow. (As far as I know previous samsung echo issues were at the galaxy end and related to noise reduction processing. As the mini has no secondary mic nor noise reduction this is not the issue here). Oh the sim is fine in other phones and my 02 sim (fine in my Sii) causes echo if used in the mini.
Anyone have any ideas of a fix? Anyone had similar issues?
Cheers Tom
(read on for a thursday night rant.............)
Attempts so far; I initially updated to the latest firmware OTA (nonewipe) and no change. Then I went to the Samsung Smartservice at Westfield's Samsung store where they used KIES to update non-wipe and still no change - strangely there was no echo with their landline but then I called the guys SIII and he said it was awful.
So they sent it to their service guys (intercity telecom, birmingham) who took 7 working days to full wipe the device and reflash i8190XXALL2 (BuildJRO03H....) which I think is what it was already running.
Surprise surprise it is still echoing. The receipt said 'could not replicate fault' (If so why not contact S Smartservice or me?) Smartservice said they could not replace the phone until the third failure to repair. I tried to call intercity today and was told I could not speak to an engineer as it was a closed workshop. Therefore I should apparently send the phone back to them again with no guarantee of a different result. Brilliant, why can't Smartservice contact them to sort this out?
I also spoke to carphone warehouse who said that they need to send the phone to their engineers, if they can' t fix it it will be passed to samsungs engineers (brilliant as it has already been to them!) and then will be back within 28 days. In store I was told if the fault persists, it will be sent back twice more (28 days each) before an exchange will be considered (after phoning customer services we were told two weeks then to samsung if not fixed an exchange immediately). The latter sounds more reasonable, but the phone has done this since day one and borders on unusable. We have had it for 11 months and it has been away for almost 2 weeks, either way (intercity or carphone warehouse) we would be without the phone for 1/2 it's life by the time a replacement is offered, presuming it cannot be fixed.
Any advice if no solution is forthcoming?
Cheers
Tom

Take it back and don't give up, this clearly is a hardware fault. I don't have this issue on my S3 Mini and I don't believe anyone else has it for that matter.
Be persistent and they'll have no choice but to replace it.

tommacx said:
Hi XDA'ers
My wife got an unlocked i8190 from carphonewarehouse on UK Vodafone in November last year. As it still has relatively low volume sales I have not been to find an answer online so would be grateful for any input.
Not every time but almost, and seemingly more often with mobile to mobile calls the caller at the other end gets horrific echo of their own voice. (i.e. if I called you, you hear your own voice echoing) the caller finds it very hard to hear the Siii mini caller. Bizarrely this is rectified by putting the Siii mini on speaker or using the wired headset.
This makes me thing the mini's front speaker/earpiece is feeding back to the mic somehow. (As far as I know previous samsung echo issues were at the galaxy end and related to noise reduction processing. As the mini has no secondary mic nor noise reduction this is not the issue here). Oh the sim is fine in other phones and my 02 sim (fine in my Sii) causes echo if used in the mini.
Anyone have any ideas of a fix? Anyone had similar issues?
Cheers Tom
(read on for a thursday night rant.............)
Attempts so far; I initially updated to the latest firmware OTA (nonewipe) and no change. Then I went to the Samsung Smartservice at Westfield's Samsung store where they used KIES to update non-wipe and still no change - strangely there was no echo with their landline but then I called the guys SIII and he said it was awful.
So they sent it to their service guys (intercity telecom, birmingham) who took 7 working days to full wipe the device and reflash i8190XXALL2 (BuildJRO03H....) which I think is what it was already running.
Surprise surprise it is still echoing. The receipt said 'could not replicate fault' (If so why not contact S Smartservice or me?) Smartservice said they could not replace the phone until the third failure to repair. I tried to call intercity today and was told I could not speak to an engineer as it was a closed workshop. Therefore I should apparently send the phone back to them again with no guarantee of a different result. Brilliant, why can't Smartservice contact them to sort this out?
I also spoke to carphone warehouse who said that they need to send the phone to their engineers, if they can' t fix it it will be passed to samsungs engineers (brilliant as it has already been to them!) and then will be back within 28 days. In store I was told if the fault persists, it will be sent back twice more (28 days each) before an exchange will be considered (after phoning customer services we were told two weeks then to samsung if not fixed an exchange immediately). The latter sounds more reasonable, but the phone has done this since day one and borders on unusable. We have had it for 11 months and it has been away for almost 2 weeks, either way (intercity or carphone warehouse) we would be without the phone for 1/2 it's life by the time a replacement is offered, presuming it cannot be fixed.
Any advice if no solution is forthcoming?
Cheers
Tom
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I am having the same problem and sent my phone back to Orange who said they had solved the problem, with software and shielding. But my problem continued, as with Tom, until I took the cover off. This was a Supergets Black Wave Hydro Gel Case I had bought on Amazon. I have yet to discover whether other cases will have the same effect.
The hole for the microphone was not completely aligned and I have enlarged this but I am told by those ringing me that this doesn't seem to have helped much.
Maybe this helps,
Alan

S3 Caller Voice Echo Solved
I'm disappointed with my S3 Mini had it two weeks and same thing. From scouring the net it seems it doesn't matter what cover you use it has the echo problem. try this ............... while you have the other person on the line, twist the phone with it's protective case ever so slightly and hear the caller tell you how it goes away and comes back!
I think the tolerance of clearances between the phone components and the case is a problem.............. Samsung couldn't care!!! how they actually managed to take the cellular market worldwide is beyond me especially since it seems several models of their phones are having this problem!
seems like the phone suffers from mechanical feedback through the casing ( adding a protective cover applies some force to the phone casing and causes feedback!! tolerances are way too fine!!! )
I eventually fixed it myself, I took the back cover off, took some of that plastic ( pink polystyrene like ) foam that you find computer hardware packaged in and cut this to size to fit the back side of the speaker. I cut a tiny square out to fit over the mic too.......... the purpose of this is to leave some air between the case and the speaker and mic!
seems to work, if you try it and it works for you let's hear about it
good luck
Mark

Echo success
kramski said:
I'm disappointed with my S3 Mini had it two weeks and same thing. From scouring the net it seems it doesn't matter what cover you use it has the echo problem. try this ............... while you have the other person on the line, twist the phone with it's protective case ever so slightly and hear the caller tell you how it goes away and comes back!
I think the tolerance of clearances between the phone components and the case is a problem.............. Samsung couldn't care!!! how they actually managed to take the cellular market worldwide is beyond me especially since it seems several models of their phones are having this problem!
seems like the phone suffers from mechanical feedback through the casing ( adding a protective cover applies some force to the phone casing and causes feedback!! tolerances are way too fine!!! )
I eventually fixed it myself, I took the back cover off, took some of that plastic ( pink polystyrene like ) foam that you find computer hardware packaged in and cut this to size to fit the back side of the speaker. I cut a tiny square out to fit over the mic too.......... the purpose of this is to leave some air between the case and the speaker and mic!
seems to work, if you try it and it works for you let's hear about it
good luck
Mark
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Many thanks to Kramski. Initially the polystyrene round the speaker didn't change anything but worked well when I added in a piece over the mic

My friend has S1 and he has the same problem.It looks like some samsung models have this problem.

Almost all models and faulty productions, just depends how huge the issue is. Second or no second mice, still you would have to open split your phone to isolate the mic from the rest of it, align rubber mic cover part as IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN and add more insulation around the speaker as the case is resonating, being made of and is rather lightweight and not adhering perfectly to the battery and the phone body at 100%.
I cured my S2 in 10 minutes, never had such prob with it again. My kid's S2 nor my wife S3 mini presented the same issue.

This is crazy. In my Galaxy S III mini the "echoing" problem was ... in a 2$ plastic cover. Not the phone battery cover - but a case cover. Checked this several times with and without so quite sure. Also with cover case on, when on speaker phone there was no issue - so it looks like the sound was passed from the speaker/earpiece -> ear (attached to the speaker) -> cover case (possibly resonating) -> microphone.
"Drill" a wider hole for the microphone and this is gone, just 2c

People hear echo during phone calls

Hello everyone
I just bought a Galaxy S4 Active and people started saying that they hear an echo of their voice every time they call me or I call them.
I tried different things. I noticed that every time I remove the back cover the problem is gone, then I put it back again and the echo is back. I unchecked the noise reduction option but nothing happened.
Does anyone have a solution for this? :crying:

My 1st S4 Active did that, brought phone back and got another one.

captaincado said:
My 1st S4 Active did that, brought phone back and got another one.
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I bought it on the internet, so it is impossible to bring it back to the store.
Is there any solution to this?

fopazo said:
I bought it on the internet, so it is impossible to bring it back to the store.
Is there any solution to this?
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You might want to call Samsung....I was told that it was a hardware issue, that's why I ended up with a replacement thru AT&T.
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It has not happened with our Active yet, but we have had the echo with multiple other phones... in all our cases it was dust that got in the microphone hole, took a needle and just very carefully cleaned out the hole and it took care of the problem. No clue if that will help you or not, but can't hurt to try!

fopazo said:
Hello everyone
I just bought a Galaxy S4 Active and people started saying that they hear an echo of their voice every time they call me or I call them.
I tried different things. I noticed that every time I remove the back cover the problem is gone, then I put it back again and the echo is back. I unchecked the noise reduction option but nothing happened.
Does anyone have a solution for this? :crying:
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I have a galaxy S4 + certain ppl I call hear themselves talk when in a conversation with me....through trial + error, I found a fix( for me anyway) I removed the cover I had on the phone + placed a piece of med weight paper (such as glossy photo paper) + placed a small strip of it over the head phone jack + the top mic, replaced the cover so its wedged in there + it works now.............hope you have the same result

plumber55 said:
I have a galaxy S4 + certain ppl I call hear themselves talk when in a conversation with me....through trial + error, I found a fix( for me anyway) I removed the cover I had on the phone + placed a piece of med weight paper (such as glossy photo paper) + placed a small strip of it over the head phone jack + the top mic, replaced the cover so its wedged in there + it works now.............hope you have the same result
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I had the same problem, and came to the same work around. However, as previously stated, it is a hardware fault and the best thing to do is to contact retailer or Samsung to try to get the unit substituted. I got mine substituted without any argumentation when contacting my retailer.

Microphone problems

Hi there.
I have the s5mini now three days.
The problem is that my friends understand me very very quietly. In the German thread are many Users who have the same problem.
How is that with you?
Is it not possible to adjust something in the service menu ??
Sorry for my bad English...

DönerXXL said:
Hi there.
I have the s5mini now three days.
The problem is that my friends understand me very very quietly. In the German thread are many Users who have the same problem.
How is that with you?
Is it not possible to adjust something in the service menu ??
Sorry for my bad English...
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Hi,
also from Germany, I have the SM-G800F. I can't confirm your problems, no one complains about quiet voice problems.
Cheers!

DönerXXL said:
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same here.

DönerXXL said:
Hi there.
Is it not possible to adjust something in the service menu ??
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you need to clean mic hole by needle or toothpick and problem will be solved

I also had the same problem as in the original post so I came here for complaining.
But after trying the needle suggestion above (cheers to the usasha!!) the problem got fixed!!!!
I was about to return it to be serviced, but now I'm so happy with my S5 mini
I used a thin needle and inserted it carefully for 3-4 millimeters, some lint came out.

We have exactly the same problem!
Bought phone and it went to service 3 times in a row. They've replaced everything from microphone to motherboard, even "cleared the mic hole". So, as you can see, we've replaced everything and it didn't get better.
Service even replied that the phone is working as it should. We bought it at the end of august, used it 4 days,.. other days, it was on service.

@greglord: is your last post some kind of a game with finding differences?
Usually this is with two pictures, so I find it very unique using posts instead.
Back to thread topic - I also used needle and now people hear me more clearly than before so thank you @usasha !!

I've installed sound meter from PLAY on 2 android phones my old Desire S and my new g800f. ive noticed that there is a 30dB difference the old one receiving better sound then the 1 day old g800f. sad!

usasha said:
you need to clean mic hole by needle or toothpick and problem will be solved
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Those who took this advice can say good bye to the water resistant certificate.
All water resistant phones have bad microphone performance!

That's not entirely true, my friends immediately reported that I sounded loud and clear without asking, when I switched back from my G800F to my Xperia ZR, even without them knowing I switched phones. Maybe the sound isn't as good as a non-water resistant phone but it sure can be a lot better than my G800F.
I just got my phone back from the Samsung repair shop, after almost 2 weeks (!). But I doubt they have done anything to fix it because the screen was as smudged as when I brought it there. IIRC well the screen has to be taken out to replace anything inside the phone, or am I wrong?

How to solve this problem without loosing warranty?
I have SM-G800F with stock Android 4.4.2 updated from Samsung to the latest update I can get. Not rooted.
I have mic problem since I've bought this phone two weeks ago. People talking to me say that my voice is muffled as if I hold the phone too far from my mouth. This happens only using phone mic - if I switch to speakerphone or earphone during the call, everyone can hear me great. So, the problem is with the phone mic as if the mic level is too low .
I've searched all over the web and have realized that this is very common problem with S5 or S5 mini. As a solution, people suggest "cleaning" the mic hole which puncture the waterproof membrane of the phone and you loose warranty.
Another approach that could make progress is by editing default_gain.conf file at root /system/etc/ (more at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2777535) but for that to work you need to have root which also void warranty - correct?
Suggestions like taking out the battery or wiping the cache partition didn't make any improvement for me.
The only hope for me is hint the I've found the post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55192014&postcount=2) on this forums suggesting raising mic level gain setting in phone service menu could solve the problem but there is no explanation how to do it. I've tried to enter the service menu using *#*#0011#*#* and then Menu -> Back -> Menu -> Input Key -> Q -> Menu -> Input Key -> 0000 but service menu doesn't appear like it should.
Any suggestions either on how to enter the service menu or some other way of solving the issue?

I had this phone like 2 days. I unsealed it. It's a nice phone but I recommend don't waste your time with it. Get rid of it you still can

Samsung S5 mini G800 microphone problem solved
Today I had a problem with the G800, the microphone doesn't work when talking about a call, but it works when recording a dictaphone.
I replaced the charging flex, but I didn't solve the problem, the microphone in the call didn't work.
Then I replaced the top microphone on the motherboard, which is used for speakerphone conversations,
and I heated audio IC WM1811GE it with hot air at 320 degrees Celsius for 20 seconds and that's it. Problem solved.
Now my S mini works perfectly, now the microphone works in a call or conversation. :good::good:
Audio IC Samsung G800
position WM1811GE Samsung G800 mainboard
Mic in mainboard (mic for speaker call)

[Q] external Speaker stopped working

so my rear speaker won't play sound. i just had the screen replaced, but that process doesn't go that far into the phone. the sticker on the back is still white. I don't know what to do, other forums have suggested tapping/pressing on the speaker to try to re-settle the connectors but that didn't work. I would like to avoid a factory reset and i don't want to spend any more money. what should I do?

Just take the phone apart and see if the speaker is replaceable. I took apart my HTC one x and att still replaced it after it stopped working
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robbithobbit16 said:
so my rear speaker won't play sound. i just had the screen replaced, but that process doesn't go that far into the phone. the sticker on the back is still white. I don't know what to do, other forums have suggested tapping/pressing on the speaker to try to re-settle the connectors but that didn't work. I would like to avoid a factory reset and i don't want to spend any more money. what should I do?
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I came down with the same problem on my Galaxy S5 after a screen replacement. I replaced the external speaker, and the charge port assembly which connects to the external speaker, but still nothing. Pressing down doesn't work for me either.
Has anyone been able to overcome this?

external speaker wont work on galaxy s5
YouGotCut1 said:
I came down with the same problem on my Galaxy S5 after a screen replacement. I replaced the external speaker, and the charge port assembly which connects to the external speaker, but still nothing. Pressing down doesn't work for me either.
Has anyone been able to overcome this?
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I have same problem ,I did try 3 speakers ,and I don't know the problem. I did verified all settings -all locks ok. I do have sound to all other audio :
headsets ,Bluetooth, . I do believe , has to be a software problem, I did try Factory reboot ,pull battery .