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[Q] Bad sound recording?

Hi, How many people are facing this issue?
Sony Xperia ZR issue
Sony Xperia ZR microphone issue
Sony Xperia ZR concert video test
Sony Xperia ZR video de prueba - Wayerless
Sony Xperia ZR sample video
Sony Xperia ZR video test- focus (indoors)
As you can hear, the sounds is fine only in the first 2 seconds on every recording

Jonfensu said:
Hi, How many people are facing this issue?
Sony Xperia ZR issue
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sorry it's not a solution... but why don't you take it back to the service centre?
btw, stock rom?

Jonfensu said:
Hi, How many people are facing this issue?
Sony Xperia ZR issue
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are you using stock rom ? custom based rom`s have that issue.. on the other hand the stock rom have a great sound recording ..

nostupidthing said:
sorry it's not a solution... but why don't you take it back to the service centre?
btw, stock rom?
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adryanodej said:
are you using stock rom ? custom based rom`s have that issue.. on the other hand the stock rom have a great sound recording ..
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No. I dont own the device. I wanna buy it. But I am worried about every issue that ZR has:
1- Not-working Bluetooth and Wifi
2- Weak USB Flap
3- Camera condesation
4- Bad sound recording
I know. The Z1C is better, but I cant afford it.
I can live with the VGA front facing camera, and 8GB internal memory.
So, Do you still recommed the ZR ?
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Jonfensu said:
No. I dont own the device. I wanna buy it. But I am worried about every issue that ZR has:
1- Not-working Bluetooth and Wifi
2- Weak USB Flap
3- Camera condesation
4- Bad sound recording
I know. The Z1C is better, but I cant afford it.
I can live with the VGA front facing camera, and 8GB internal memory.
So, Do you still recommed the ZR ?
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I guess I'll give my opinion to the list you posted.
(I have my ZR for about 3 months already)
1. I think it is a factory defect since not all users experience it(Including me)
2. You can buy Its charging dock to avoid using the USB port and preserve its strength, anyways, its life will depend on how you open/close it. I always lift it up carefully then rotate it when I open it(not like others where they bend the cover when opening it.)
3. Same as number 1
4. You mean in Video recording? It does happen when you submerge it in the water, but will vanish when the water dries out. Its video recording is really quite decent (Despite the fact that recording 6 minutes of Full HD video will consume about 700mb already ).
If you really can't afford the Z1C then I can really suggest this phone. Just take great measures in choosing the store where you will get it.

Jonfensu said:
No. I dont own the device. I wanna buy it. But I am worried about every issue that ZR has:
1- Not-working Bluetooth and Wifi
2- Weak USB Flap
3- Camera condesation
4- Bad sound recording
I know. The Z1C is better, but I cant afford it.
I can live with the VGA front facing camera, and 8GB internal memory.
So, Do you still recommed the ZR ?
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1. never get any problem with that (i don t use bluetooth)
2. this is fine: in fact when it s new it s either fit too strong or not enough but with time it gets better and you can find a workaround.
However the headphone is pretty strong so it can be a problem if you listen music very often
3. Never got any condensation but I don t take picture so often too..
4. I don t know for the recording but the sound quality is a bit low. For music it s fine but very often I have problem to understand people on the phone but it s also a network problem...I think I m gonna buy a bluetooth earphone.
Also, the main speaker is on the back which very stupid when you play music...
For me, the main issue with this phone will be:
- internal storage: the system take something like 4.5 G so you get only 3 for you... and there is no simple solution to fix that except Root+FolderMount(app2sd..are not working)
- not so much developement: sony is slow to update and as this phone wasn t so popular not so many developers are working on it.
For instance, it s still not really clear if we will get Kitkat...
My advice: If you can have this phone for a really interesting price, go for it but don t forget the limitation and the probably very short support you will get (I think Sony will drop it next summer and everyone will move for Z1C or Z2 soom...)

Jonfensu said:
No. I dont own the device. I wanna buy it. But I am worried about every issue that ZR has:
1- Not-working Bluetooth and Wifi
2- Weak USB Flap
3- Camera condesation
4- Bad sound recording
I know. The Z1C is better, but I cant afford it.
I can live with the VGA front facing camera, and 8GB internal memory.
So, Do you still recommed the ZR ?
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i own this device and i can tell you that i don`t fact any problem you mention.
no camera condensation, i use a lot underwater
no bad sound recording
i charge only with usb because i don`t own a dock charger and the flap stands well
bluetoth work very well and wifi range is better than other phones i had..
Sorry about my english ! hope i helped you .

Jonfensu said:
No. I dont own the device. I wanna buy it. But I am worried about every issue that ZR has:
1- Not-working Bluetooth and Wifi
2- Weak USB Flap
3- Camera condesation
4- Bad sound recording
I know. The Z1C is better, but I cant afford it.
I can live with the VGA front facing camera, and 8GB internal memory.
So, Do you still recommed the ZR ?
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I also have the same problem with video recording too, it seems like a problem in noise suppression department as voices are recorded clearly but enviroment and other sounds suck! earpiece had a loud enough sound until I tested water resistance and since then I have difficulty hearing the other party.
my flaps have been firm and had no problem with them. wifi is more than good. Pictures and movies quality are also good.

solved for me
Hi,
This helped me - I am on 4.2.2 xxxx .244, almost stock and rooted.
I have flashed the fix and seems to be OK now.

There is a simple decision of a problem.
It is necessary in a file snd_soc_msm_2x_Fusion3 ( \system\etc\snd_soc_msm\ ) To change it :
Name "Camcorder Stereo"
Comment "Dual MIC recording device"
From this ACDBID 545:2 to ACDBID 528:2.
We keep and reboot the device.

can someone post the /etc/audio_policy.conf from stock roms? thx.

Lollipop broke the Audio?

Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume

LeParkour012 said:
Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume
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Can't say I have the same issue, all seems fine for me
Just tested it, definitely not on my phone, all good here.

AnrgKrshn said:
Can't say I have the same issue, all seems fine for me
Just tested it, definitely not on my phone, all good here.
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Seems like many people are facing the same issue based on a thread on the General section.

LeParkour012 said:
Seems like many people are facing the same issue based on a thread on the General section.
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Maybe try reflashing.

AnrgKrshn said:
Maybe try reflashing.
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I've reflashed multiple region ftfs. Still the same. Many people are having this problem. Maybe you just don't notice the low volume

LeParkour012 said:
I've reflashed multiple region ftfs. Still the same. Many people are having this problem. Maybe you just don't notice the low volume
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Umm, nope, I can notice cause I consume a lot of media on my phone.
Weird thing is, bluetooth is weird. I use it in my car, and in KK, when I made a call, it'd change to the phone audio on its own. Now it stays on bluetooth audio until the call connects and then switches to the phone audio mode. This was the case even with AOSP 5.0 ROMs :/ it's weirdly inconvenient cause if I'm using the aux, I won't know if the call is about to be connected, cause I can't hear the ringtone on the call :|

I'm using locked rooted Kitkat,
updated via Sony PC Companion without wiping anything
after the updating to lollipop, it charges so slow, even when it's turned off
I used all the chargers here.
I'm planning to go back to kitkat without losing any app data.
I have no recovery and not rooted in lollipop. What can I do?

sound is definitely broken, because xloud is missing, clearaudio+ isnt working neither.

[Q] Problem with speaker and microphone.

I'm running the latest version of SlimLP on 5.1.1. The issue also happens on stock firmware too. Here are the problems:
1. The speaker doesn't work, except extremely rare circumstances when I hear a notification, usually from FB Messenger.
2. The microphone doesn't pick my voice up during calls, forcing me to use an integrated mic on headphones or loudspeaker.
3. The earspeaker doesn't seem to work.
4. When I record video or something, the sound is picked up, so obviously the microphone is still functional.
I've used the Xperia diagnostics app, and the microphone isn't deemed functional on that, the ear speaker doesn't work at all, but the loudspeaker works perfectly fine. I really don't know what to do. I don't think this is a hardware issue with any of them except the earspeaker. Anyone know fixes? I've tried pressing down on the areas but that doesn't seem to have an effect.

iDroid8 said:
I'm running the latest version of SlimLP on 5.1.1. The issue also happens on stock firmware too. Here are the problems:
1. The speaker doesn't work, except extremely rare circumstances when I hear a notification, usually from FB Messenger.
2. The microphone doesn't pick my voice up during calls, forcing me to use an integrated mic on headphones or loudspeaker.
3. The earspeaker doesn't seem to work.
4. When I record video or something, the sound is picked up, so obviously the microphone is still functional.
I've used the Xperia diagnostics app, and the microphone isn't deemed functional on that, the ear speaker doesn't work at all, but the loudspeaker works perfectly fine. I really don't know what to do. I don't think this is a hardware issue with any of them except the earspeaker. Anyone know fixes? I've tried pressing down on the areas but that doesn't seem to have an effect.
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I also had a similar issue on another Xperia and I simply changed my firmware. Most likely I must have downgraded it. However, there is an app called SOUND ABOUT
That should fix the sound problems. Quote back in case you expect a reply!

Hnk1 said:
I also had a similar issue on another Xperia and I simply changed my firmware. Most likely I must have downgraded it. However, there is an app called SOUND ABOUT
That should fix the sound problems. Quote back in case you expect a reply!
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I've tried the app before, it didn't work, now it does! Thank God, I'm pretty damn happy about this. Bought the pro licence.
When I plug my headphones in however, sound keeps coming out the normal speaker, rather then the headphones. Hmm.

iDroid8 said:
I've tried the app before, it didn't work, now it does! Thank God, I'm pretty damn happy about this. Bought the pro licence.
When I plug my headphones in however, sound keeps coming out the normal speaker, rather then the headphones. Hmm.
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Trust me this is a pure software issue. I had such problems with my device once. Sometimes plugging in and plugging out head phones a few times fixes it as well.
Have you tried going back to stock ?

Xperia z2 Mikrophon dosent work
my phone is Xperia z2 and uch have problems with Microphon.wenn someone calls me , Mikrophon is not working .
I Soundabout app iniataliert but after the single pair hours it does not work .
I have android 5.1.1,6 , existence , attempts cyanogen .
Please help me

Static noise during calls?

Hello there. I bought a new xz3 ds some days ago. It has a lot of static noise during calls. This happens mainly at low service signal areas. Is this "normal"?

morfeas-dsl- said:
Hello there. I bought a new xz3 ds some days ago. It has a lot of static noise during calls. This happens mainly at low service signal areas. Is this "normal"?
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You mean degraded voice quality if you have a weak mobile signal?

MartinX3 said:
You mean degraded voice quality if you have a weak mobile signal?
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No. I mean that at times and especially with low signal, i hear a high pitched buzzing sound, like the one that you hear when you have a phone next to a pc speaker and a call comes in.

I have to add that things get a lot better when i turn off clearaudio+.

morfeas-dsl- said:
I have to add that things get a lot better when i turn off clearaudio+.
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I would report that to Sony to get this software bug fixed.

Hello again. Today with clearaudio+ turned off, i had the same problem.
It is not happening at every call. Only once in a while. Tried disabling wifi and bluetooth and nothing changed. I was not close to any electronic device at the time. Also i tried without my tpu case and same thing. Tried lowering the volume during the problematic call, same thing also. Maybe i should try repairing from Sony's companion.

One more update. Tried repairing and still same thing. Sound from speakers during YouTube videos is perfect. Only problem is during calls and when I restart. When the phone is restarted and I have the procryon notification sound I hear a buzzing sound as it plays before I unlock my phone.

morfeas-dsl- said:
One more update. Tried repairing and still same thing. Sound from speakers during YouTube videos is perfect. Only problem is during calls and when I restart. When the phone is restarted and I have the procryon notification sound I hear a buzzing sound as it plays before I unlock my phone.
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Did the imei change?
Usually they give you a new phone.
Or are you sure they switched hardware parts?

Hello. By repairing i meant through Xperia companion, sorry for the misunderstanding.

morfeas-dsl- said:
Hello. By repairing i meant through Xperia companion, sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Oh no exchange in the warranty store which may fix your issue?

Sound mod for non rooted devices on Android 10

Hello all,is there anyone that has or is working ona sound mod for devices that are not rooted on Android 10? I am asking becaure to me,the sound level has dropped on Android 10 compared to Pie. I am not sure if it is just my device or if there are others who are experiencing this.
My device seems to have a lower max level on Android 10 than it had on Pie. Is anyone working on a way to fix this for devices running Android 10 without root ,or does someone already have a fix for this?

I have made a mod that only increases headphones volume on android 10 but it requires magisk and I don't think you can actually raise the output without root because they are limited by configuration

I have the same issue too. When I send audios the volume is really low. I told it to Sony through the assistance chat and they told me that an update would have fixed it. The update arrived yesterday, but the problem hasn't been fixed... I think tomorrow I will write again to them

emadomi said:
I have the same issue too. When I send audios the volume is really low. I told it to Sony through the assistance chat and they told me that an update would have fixed it. The update arrived yesterday, but the problem hasn't been fixed... I think tomorrow I will write again to them
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I'm sure he meant audio output not recordings through the microphones on the phone but yes, need to wait for an update to fix it but the other case is not a bug it is a choice made by Sony to make their xperia audio output weak because they have walkman for that

Faruk.ErdaL said:
I'm sure he meant audio output not recordings through the microphones on the phone but yes, need to wait for an update to fix it but the other case is not a bug it is a choice made by Sony to make their xperia audio output weak because they have walkman for that
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doesn't make any sense for me... when i try to send audio messages on telegram or whatsapp they are very weak on volume. are you telling me that they want me to buy their headphones in order to turn up the volume??
i am very disappointed btw...