I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?
nuthead53 said:
I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?
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tested other headphones and they were fine. It's justthe URBeats don't fully go in. There is a slight bit of play.
Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.
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Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.
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Yup that was the first thing I tried. They won't go in any further. Looks like there is just under a mm of space. I've tried pushing fairly hard.
Oh that's odd. I think headphones can be defective. or the phone, which i hope not. Try another pair of headphones on HTC One.
And trying checking your headphone jack with a toothpick or small needle very carefully. It happened on my HTC One S, there was some dustball in it and I wasn't able to push it all the way. But be careful tho, you just need to check it lightly.
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Push them all the way in. I sometimes do that mistake by not pushing them properly.
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Oh that's odd. I think headphones can be defective. or the phone, which i hope not. Try another pair of headphones on HTC One.
And trying checking your headphone jack with a toothpick or small needle very carefully. It happened on my HTC One S, there was some dustball in it and I wasn't able to push it all the way. But be careful tho, you just need to check it lightly.
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Thanks, first two posts. I've tried other headphones and the beats in other devices, All is fine. The problem is specifically with the combination of urbeats and HTC one. Phone is brand new so no furballs
Must be the 'phones. Did the standard beats-esque ones work that come with the phone?
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Must be the 'phones. Did the standard beats-esque ones work that come with the phone?
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I'm fairly sure it'sthe connection and not the earphones or phone specifically. Yes other headphones are fine. The urbeats are fine in other devices too. Issue is with the connection between urbeats and phone, I can exacerbate it by swiveling the connector.
Well if the other headphones are fine, this is really really strange. I really have no idea what might be the problem.
Had the same thing with the urbeats phones. Clean the headphone jack (the silver bit) with a damp cloth (or I just used licked fingers) to remove some production residue and they'll work fine.
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pricefix23 said:
Had the same thing with the urbeats phones. Clean the headphone jack (the silver bit) with a damp cloth (or I just used licked fingers) to remove some production residue and they'll work fine.
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Thanks, I will try that out.
Glad someone else has had a similar problem and understands what I mean. I am going to pop into a P4U if cleaning the jack doesn't work.
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nuthead53 said:
I'm having trouble getting a consistent connection through the audio jack, using the urbeats headphones given to me by p4u. Thus makes the audio crackle or mostly come out of one side. I've tried the headphones on another device and they are fine. Not tried other headphones in the HTC One yet but I'm certain its just a connection issue. I.e. I can't push the headphones in enough. Anyone else had this issue?
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no, my work fine
Went into a P4U today and they confirmed the issue. Getting some replacement URBeats which will hopefully fix the problem. Either that or the phone needs replacing.
Think it's either a small socket or a big audio jack.
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Hi there, I've been experiencing earpiece problems ever since I bought this phone. It is of my opinion that there's some design problem (or is it my device) about the port.
Earpiece like Beats somehow doesn't get "deep" enough for me to plug it in in order to work. Sometimes I need to twist and turn the end so that it goes deeper so that my music won't get cut off. I'm very confused with it and initially I thought that it was my earpiece problem..
but I tested my earpiece on my friend's Sony Ericsson phone(they have good ports), my computer and it worked like a charm. So im wondering whether I should S-ON my device and go for a service under my warranty to attempt to 'fix' my port or is it just the design that has the damn problem ?
please give your suggestions
have you tried with any other incS?
should not be a problem as all phones will have the same 'mould' during build.
but it is always possible to have a manufacturing defect.
true, on the incS the ear phone port is a little 'out' but it works fine for most.
i would suggest remembering a 'sweet spot' for the headphones & try plugging it there the next time.
or of course, if the vendor is ready to swap it for a new piece & you are really unhappy with this issue you could try
Thanks , it worked fine for most earpieces through , but a little upset that some earpieces can't work on mine .
I always thought that as long as I've a 3.5mm jack in my phone , most earpiece would work , I guess I have to choose those that are with "longer ends" when buying earpieces
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Anybody got any information about the FM Radio feature particularly in UK.
Like to use this occasionally with my Desire HD but it only works with headphones that were originally supplied which I have usually mislaid within the first fortnight.
My pre-order is still awaiting delivery so can anybody tell me if the HTC One uses the headphone cable as the aerial or will it work through the speakers without headphones.
Thanks in advance.
Headphones needed.
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Headphones needed.
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Oh well, I'll just have to take better care of the headphones, perhaps the red buds will stop them disappearing into my mass of cables everywhere!
1st it's not possible without headphones(although we could mod it to allow it to run without headphones) but still you won't get any reception at all as it acts as the antenna.
2nd it works on any headphones it doesn't have to be the original supplied headphones in fact even just cheap headphones work.
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1st it's not possible without headphones(although we could mod it to allow it to run without headphones) but still you won't get any reception at all as it acts as the antenna.
2nd it works on any headphones it doesn't have to be the original supplied headphones in fact even just cheap headphones work.
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Make sure you switch NFC off if you use the FM radio. The NFC seems to interfere with the radio and you hear this strange white noise interference every second.
One my one x i took an old set of headphones, cut off the jack part leaving a bit of wire at the end for reception and used that to listen to the radio thru the speakers....
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lunercrab said:
One my one x i took an old set of headphones, cut off the jack part leaving a bit of wire at the end for reception and used that to listen to the radio thru the speakers....
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Nice idea, gotta try it
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I tried that with 3 old sets of ear buds, couldn't get it to work on my One X.
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One my one x i took an old set of headphones, cut off the jack part leaving a bit of wire at the end for reception and used that to listen to the radio thru the speakers....
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any" noise disturbance"? like some kind of static sound or white noise? The wire which acts as a antenna is cut off, which means the antenna might be broken to receive reception. might try on a cheap earpiece
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hisname said:
The wire which acts as a antenna is cut off, which means the antenna might be broken to receive reception.
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Impedance, we've heard of it
Quick, everyone snip their old headphones up in an attempt to defy the laws of physics!
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Quick, everyone snip their old headphones up in an attempt to defy the laws of physics!
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Wow so uhm... Cutting a wire that acts like an antenna now defys physics huh?
And what if I could prove that FM Radio works when I snip the wires of my headphone and connect it on my phone and make it recieve data from radio stations? Does that make me the same rank as Mr. Heinrich Hertz since I defied one of his theories/discoveries?
Hi!
Got another query about FM radio on the H1. Does Beats work with the FM radio? I have it activated in settings but I don't get the icon in the status field when listening. And if i toggle beats on/off while listening to FM I cannot hear any difference.
So it seems as if Beats is not working with FM.
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When I plug my beats headphones in (the ones coming with the One), it doesn't seem like they're plugged in correctly. Like if I twist or turn the headphones jack a bit, I get a crackling/distorted sound, but the headphones are plugged in as far as they can go. I even tried applying some force but they're as far in as they can go.
Sound faulty to me mate, do they work fine in any other device like an mp3 player or another phone? Worth checking ... to see if it's the phones or the phone lol
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Sound faulty to me mate, do they work fine in any other device like an mp3 player or another phone? Worth checking ... to see if it's the phones or the phone lol
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Tried them in another phone and it seems it's the same. The headphones don't seem to wanna plug in correctly. I tried a few other headsets on the One and they all connect as they should?
Why can't phone makers make completely flat jacks?
Lol who knows mate. My biggest gripe with the headphone jack on the one is that it's at the top. It should be at the bottom, that way when I take my phone out of my pocket, the screen is the right way up and facing me instead of it being the opposite.
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Lol who knows mate. My biggest gripe with the headphone jack on the one is that it's at the top. It should be at the bottom, that way when I take my phone out of my pocket, the screen is the right way up and facing me instead of it being the opposite.
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+10000000000 I loved the galaxy nexus for that "feature".
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I don't really care if the jack is at the top or the bottom as long as it's on the top or bottom and not on any of the sides.
Theshawty said:
I don't really care if the jack is at the top or the bottom as long as it's on the top or bottom and not on any of the sides.
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Sides? Yeah that would be bad.
aooga said:
Sides? Yeah that would be bad.
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Most definitely, and I completely abhor phones which have the charging ports on the sides.
I think you could probably change them at you're local dealer. It sounds like they won't do it in any case.
Also the headphone are not beats. You mean the in-ear headphones?
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I think you could probably change them at you're local dealer. It sounds like they won't do it in any case.
Also the headphone are not beats. You mean the in-ear headphones?
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Yeah I mean the stock ones you get which look like unbranded beats headphones.
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Yeah I mean the stock ones you get which look like unbranded beats headphones.
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I think it could be that these are beats headphones. Anyone knows that HTC has an big deal with beats. Do they sound good? I haven't used mine yet because I have an AKG over ear headphones, which sounds very good.
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I'd bet money on the earphones being Beats, just unbranded ones ... I have used mine and compared to some Sony ones, which I paid about 70 squid for, they sound every bit as good, if not better ... Fact is, Beats or not, they sound very good and are by far, the best earphones I've ever received with a phone, or mp3 player for that matter.
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I'd bet money on the earphones being Beats, just unbranded ones ... I have used mine and compared to some Sony ones, which I paid about 70 squid for, they sound every bit as good, if not better ... Fact is, Beats or not, they sound very good and are by far, the best earphones I've ever received with a phone, or mp3 player for that matter.
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Okay that's really good. I came from iPhone and the earphones there are really bad. Only the new ones from the iPhone 5 are sounding a bit better. Since i'm using my over ears AKG headphones I think I can use the in ear from HTC for sports etc...
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Try cleaning the jack with a damp cloth - worked for me with the new Beats phones
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pricefix23 said:
Try cleaning the jack with a damp cloth - worked for me with the new Beats phones
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The jack isn't the issue, because other headphones work well. It seems to be the headphone pin. The thing you insert into the jack.
29simon85 said:
Okay that's really good. I came from iPhone and the earphones there are really bad. Only the new ones from the iPhone 5 are sounding a bit better. Since i'm using my over ears AKG headphones I think I can use the in ear from HTC for sports etc...
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The iPhone 5 was my previous phone after my Xperia Ray so when I traded up to my One (the mere suggestion of anything bettering an iPhone would have fanboys abusing me about now) I decided to keep the Apple Pods as they call them lol but tbh they are nothing special, certainly not as good as the ones with the One, my opinion of course but I do consider myself somewhat of an Audiophile. :laugh:
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The jack isn't the issue, because other headphones work well. It seems to be the headphone pin. The thing you insert into the jack.
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Yes, that's what I meant - the jack/plug on the headphones, not the socket on the phone handset.
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The iPhone 5 was my previous phone after my Xperia Ray so when I traded up to my One (the mere suggestion of anything bettering an iPhone would have fanboys abusing me about now) I decided to keep the Apple Pods as they call them lol but tbh they are nothing special, certainly not as good as the ones with the One, my opinion of course but I do consider myself somewhat of an Audiophile. :laugh:
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But the new "earpods" are slightly better than the old ones until the iphone 4s. But I'm not an audiophile like you. I would use those in ear headphones only for sports or somewhat. At home I'm using an over ear headphone from akg because they are much more comfortable and sounds better for me.
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When I plug my beats headphones in (the ones coming with the One), it doesn't seem like they're plugged in correctly. Like if I twist or turn the headphones jack a bit, I get a crackling/distorted sound, but the headphones are plugged in as far as they can go. I even tried applying some force but they're as far in as they can go.
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That is completely normal, use a gold plated headphone and try again
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Theshawty said:
The jack isn't the issue, because other headphones work well. It seems to be the headphone pin. The thing you insert into the jack.
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It is normal if you use regular headphones, gold plated jacks eliminate this issue.
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While the headphones aren't bad they probably aren't beats. they are built very cheaply and are not anywhere as bass heavy as beats would be. Mine died about a week after using them with computer.
Sorry if this the wrong place to ask this question, but as the title says, my Apple earphones aren't clear on my s1. Plz don't say just buy beats or other earphones because the Apple ones are the most comfortable to me. When I use the apple earphones the sound quality is a bit weird, while other earphones work fine. If there is anyway to fix this problem I will be glad to hear.
Thanks.
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Sorry if this the wrong place to ask this question, but as the title says, my Apple earphones aren't clear on my s1. Plz don't say just buy beats or other earphones because the Apple ones are the most comfortable to me. When I use the apple earphones the sound quality is a bit weird, while other earphones work fine. If there is anyway to fix this problem I will be glad to hear.
Thanks.
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Are these the ones with microphone on them (headset)?
karlyzas said:
Are these the ones with microphone on them (headset)?
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Yeah they are
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Yeah they are
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Try this thing, while playing music, press and hold answer button on your headset, sound should become clear.
This is a well known hardware problem, it's that apple and samsung manufacture headphones jacks using different connection layout. That way headset mics do not work properly by different manufacturer. Usually, when you buying headset, it defines "iphone, htc compatible" or "samsung, nokia compatible" (not sure about specific phone manufacturer). I also have one philips headset which came with simple 3.5 female to 3.5 male adapter, to work with both connection types.
Moreover SGS1 has tv-out through the same headphones jack, this way it's more messed up, and even the sound does not work properly.
I guess your only option would be buying some adapter, seen several on ebay, specifically designed for sgs1, but I could not tell whether they do what it says.
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Try this thing, while playing music, press and hold answer button on your headset, sound should become clear.
This is a well known hardware problem, it's that apple and samsung manufacture headphones jacks using different connection layout. That way headset mics do not work properly by different manufacturer. Usually, when you buying headset, it defines "iphone, htc compatible" or "samsung, nokia compatible" (not sure about specific phone manufacturer). I also have one philips headset which came with simple 3.5 female to 3.5 male adapter, to work with both connection types.
Moreover SGS1 has tv-out through the same headphones jack, this way it's more messed up, and even the sound does not work properly.
I guess your only option would be buying some adapter, seen several on ebay, specifically designed for sgs1, but I could not tell whether they do what it says.
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OK ill give it a shot
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I heard electric noise for few seconds every time I plugged in my earphone to the phone. The noise dissappeared automatically after that.
I have tried a few earphones and they all have the same problem.
Any ideas??
Thank.
C
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Having the same problem here (.534 Firmware)! It is really annoying. First I thought it had something to do with Poweramps Auto-Play Feature, but it seems to be a general Headphone Bug.
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Having the same problem here (.534 Firmware)! It is really annoying. First I thought it had something to do with Poweramps Auto-Play Feature, but it seems to be a general Headphone Bug.
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What earphone do you use? I use Westone 4r.
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What earphone do you use? I use Westone 4r.
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Mine are Shure SE 215!
I found out that playing and pausing audio with any Audio Player does stop the noise signal after some seconds. Sometimes it also stops by itself. Very strange problem, did not experience it with my old Xperia S.
To me that sound similar to desktops. When you plug the speakers in the back. You hear the distortion before its in 100%.
Not sure what that is but doesnt seem to affect anything. Do yiu have any water in the headphone hole?
Maybe its the phones metal inside. Could be dust? Maybe something in there thats interfering with the headphone jack. Give it a good blow. Or a brush that can get in there.
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The Distortion appears directly after plugging in the jack and stops after some seconds or upon pausing the audio. This is without touching or moving the cable, so it does not have something to do with the mechanical connection.
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Ok I found something out: The noise just appears when using earphones with a standard connector with 3 lanes (Ground, Left and Right Channel). When using a headset with 4 lanes (Ground, Left, Right, Mic) there is no noise signal. Tried it with both a Sony and an Apple headset (no noise) and my Shure earphones (noise)
I have no clue why it behaves like this, though.
Could be a cheap way for them to make you spend more money on headphones.
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My Shures were definitely more expensive than the headsets I tested 3 vs 4 lanes is not a quality sign it's just so that a headset needs the 4th connector for the Microphone signal (correct me when I'm wrong).
I have similar issue on brainwavz B2 but that weird sound is gone after a while...
Looks like Im not alone on this issue. I have problems with Shure se210 and westone 4r.
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its an issue with smart connect not being automatically turned on just go to the app and switch the profile for your music off and on again.
Can anyone try that? I dont have mine anymore.
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its an issue with smart connect not being automatically turned on just go to the app and switch the profile for your music off and on again.
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Good idea, but it does not help. Also tried deactivating Smart Connect and rebooting, but there's still noise when plugging in the jack.
This really annoys me! Especially because it just happens with normal earphones and not with headsets, so it probably is not a hardware bug.
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Can anyone try that? I dont have mine anymore.
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Is it the term used here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphonics
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Is it the term used here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphonics
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No, it has nothing to do with moving the device (and there definitely are no vacuum tubes in a mobile phone xD). But I am not sure if that was your question.
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No, it has nothing to do with moving the device (and there definitely are no vacuum tubes in a mobile phone xD). But I am not sure if that was your question.
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Yep, that was the answer to my question and regardless it's connected with headphones generally.
Same issues with headphone jack
Hey guys I'm experiencing exactly the same noise with my headphone jack on my Z1.
I'm using a pair of Sony MDRXB41EXB Extra Bass Headphones and they don't have a microphone built in.
Has anybody alerted Sony to the issue yet?
cklow01 said:
I heard electric noise for few seconds every time I plugged in my earphone to the phone. The noise dissappeared automatically after that.
I have tried a few earphones and they all have the same problem.
Any ideas??
Thank.
C
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I have problems with jaybird bluebuds x :crying:
Well this is disturbing. I was hoping this kind of crap would have been sorted out by now. I posted a longer rant on another review of the Z1 on Engadget, but here's a snippet of what I wrote,
"I had a really bad experience with a Sony MD player. had a sharp md player, that I bought in Japan, and that thing was awesome. It did everything I wanted it to, It was pretty and sleek and I loved it. It died in a car wreck. Back in the states, I got a Sony to replace it. (only available brand at the time) Twice, I had to return it for a manufacture's repair because the headphone port kept crapping out and creating static on the headphones. The stupid retailer tried to convince me it was my headphones but I tried multiple pairs. The thing was a piece of garbage. Ever since then, I've had a bit of a sour taste regarding Sony's audio products. "
The problem you all are having seems a bit better, at least the static goes away after a couple of seconds. On my MD player, it would go away but then come back if I adjusted the headphones at all inside the jack, and sometimes without provocation. Has anybody noticed that the problem persists beyond a couple of seconds after the headphones are plugged in? If it does, It might just be the same flaw in Sony's headphone jack design. It's abhorrent to me, that a company that built its brand on audio fidelity is also the only company with which I've ever had a problem with something as simple as a headphone jack. I hope that this is the exception rather than the rule with these phones, because I still really want one. I guess one potential solution is to just use bluetooth headphones instead, but this doesn't solve the potential hardware problem, It's just a work-around, and when you pay that much for a flagship device, you shouldn't have to work around anything. The hardware should work flawlessly.
oops.. I ranted again.
Johann_London said:
Hey guys I'm experiencing exactly the same noise with my headphone jack on my Z1.
I'm using a pair of Sony MDRXB41EXB Extra Bass Headphones and they don't have a microphone built in.
Has anybody alerted Sony to the issue yet?
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This is the reply I got from Sony Mobile:
Thank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.
We are sorry to hear that you are having difficulties finding headphones to work with your Sony Xperia Z1.
The Sony Xperia Z1 uses a CTIA headphone jack and therefore will only be compatible with other CTIA headphones. As Sony do not test there phones with Third Party Manufacturers, such as Shure and Westone, we can not confirm that they use the same connectivity. You would need to speak to the headphones manufacturers to find this information.
The headphones and headset models which are compatible for your phone are listed below:
MH750
MK200
MW1
SBH20
MBH10
SBH52
Please find a link for this information included:
http://shop.sonymobile.com/gb/accessories/
If you select Xperia Z1 and Headset it will bring up the above information.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and hope this information has been helpful.
For the latest news, information and product support please visit www.sonymobile.com.
If you require any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact us again. Please use the below link for all our contact information.
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/support/contact-us/
Please be aware that should you not respond within 5 days of this email your query will be automatically closed. Any further communications will not reach our support and a new query will need to be raised.
Kind Regards,