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Small rattling sound near top of handset!

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I got my nexus 4 on Saturday after being a 5 to 6 weeker and receiving my phone 3 and a half weeks in... As you may gather I was really chuffed
I love the phone but I want to know if other people with the phone can hear a tiny rattling near the top of the phone as you shake it?
I got a bit anxious when I heard it on mine... Then I shook my cousins nexus a bit and it made the same sound.... That made me feel a bit better but still want to know if it is a normal sound 2 hear
Thanks
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Use search button sir. Rattling is normal. It's camera lens
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OK thanks
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A couple threads about this already.
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Are the speakers really that loud?

I keep hearing how these speakers are suppose to be so loud but mine don't really seem to get that loud, not sure if something is wrong with mine or others are just over exaggerating, I was trying to show them off to a buddy at work and played a YouTube video and we could barely hear it, so then I played some songs straight out of the internal memory and it wasn't really to much louder, I got the volume turned all way up and beats audio on, maybe there is some other eq somewhere I don't know about? My old evo 4g was almost just as loud
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The one I am sending back were not that loud, but they would fade in and out to really loud to barely being able to hear. Also the crackling.

Mine are really loud with no crackling. The first time I got a notification it was startling how loud they were. Games sound amazing.

Won't be able to say for sure until I get mine Monday, but I went to the sprint store and played with the display today. I think the speakers are a touch over hyped. They are definitely louder than any phone I've had personally...but didn't seem like some people make them out to be.
Again, I'll know for sure Monday..
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The speakers for me are very loud and clear. It's hard to believe they are on a phone
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Mine are extremely loud, my wife and a few coworkers have been taken aback by them. Yesterday my wife texted me while she was upstairs and I was down. After her first text she tested right afterwards telling me to turn my phone down because she could hear it from up there.
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beezy69 said:
I keep hearing how these speakers are suppose to be so loud but mine don't really seem to get that loud, not sure if something is wrong with mine or others are just over exaggerating, I was trying to show them off to a buddy at work and played a YouTube video and we could barely hear it, so then I played some songs straight out of the internal memory and it wasn't really to much louder, I got the volume turned all way up and beats audio on, maybe there is some other eq somewhere I don't know about? My old evo 4g was almost just as loud
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For phone speakers they are very loud and clear and people are not exaggerating. You're phone may be alright, you may just have unrealistic expectations for what they can do with tiny speakers in a handset.
My Note II is about as loud but doesn't sound anywhere near as good.

beezy69 said:
I keep hearing how these speakers are suppose to be so loud but mine don't really seem to get that loud, not sure if something is wrong with mine or others are just over exaggerating, I was trying to show them off to a buddy at work and played a YouTube video and we could barely hear it, so then I played some songs straight out of the internal memory and it wasn't really to much louder, I got the volume turned all way up and beats audio on, maybe there is some other eq somewhere I don't know about? My old evo 4g was almost just as loud
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Honestly mine are appropriately loud if that makes sense, well except for when turned down to lowest volume they are STILL kind of loud. It's kind of startling how loud it is, I actually jump sometimes from getting a text or email because it's just abruptly loud. It is something to get used to, but it seems you may have to return yours because it does seem there is something wrong.
A good rule of thumb for max volume on the HTC One speakers is that it should "fill the room" with sound. I can play mine max volume in my room at the other end of the house and hear it perfectly fine while in the kitchen.

I bought one of these when I got my One. I'm use to hearing things this loud so I don't expect much from phone speakers. Ring tones and notifications are crazy loud. Music isn't to crazy on my phone. I usually have my goodie bag of stuff, extra charger, external battery, this speaker, ipad, twinkles, you know the usual.
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does yalls make any noise when the phone is restarting and booting back up? i watched some youtube videos and they all made a chime noise, mines makes no noise at all and is quite on the start up

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Are you running a Rom? Viperrom has the bootsound disabled by default. I have a flashable zip to reenable it
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youkosnake said:
Are you running a Rom? Viperrom has the bootsound disabled by default. I have a flashable zip to reenable it
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No unrooted stock

Mines is no sound also, completely stock still.

Oddly enough, mine also didn't have a sound when stock.

Was your phone on silent or vibrate before you rebooted? I swear it disables the start up sound but I could be wrong. It annoyed me so I deleted the sound file anyway.
Also, I wish the max volume could be lowered. The minimum volume is still freaking loud.
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Mine is way louder than my evo lte
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just got mine today and its loud and clear. Really loud!!!!
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After having the phone a couple weeks or so now, and letting the epic feeling wear off. I've realized that while the speakers sound pretty good, HTC "boomsound" is a letdown.
My girlfriends s3 is just as loud but doesn't sound as good. Tonight the power went out at work at we gathered in the break room..a bunch of us starting watching YouTube videos. Granted I could barely load any with Sprints crappy network (and most definitely not hq) but when it did play, some dudes crappy LG was drowning my "boomsound" completely out.
The speakers are loud and do have a better sound than a lot of phones, but they are over rated. I like them, but I'm still slightly disappointed
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I also found my speakers weren't incredible loud, the quality was amazing for being on a phone, but if i'm in an environment where people are talking, or outside and it's windy at all i have a hard time hearing the phone, but it is consistent, no fading or crackling or anything

Do all Nexus 4's crackle?

Sorry for bring up this topic again, but I'm just wondering about the earpiece.
I just had my 212k replaced with a 304k, and it crackles the exactly the same as the old one. Are there really any crackle free nexuses? (it doesn;t really bother me, I'm just wondering if they're all like this).

Some are.
Mine has the crackle has well.
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Weekday do you mean by crackle? Mine doesn't have any speaker distortion at all.
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

Nop mine doesn't crackle however dust gets accumulated and i can't find any way to clean it.

DowntownJeffBrown said:
Weekday do you mean by crackle? Mine doesn't have any speaker distortion at all.
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
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There is a slight hissing sound in the earpiece.
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andyabc said:
There is a slight hissing sound in the earpiece.
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Yea mine doesn't do that. My fiance had one also and hers didn't crackle either
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

Mine doesn't as far as I can tell. Perhaps your ears need to be really sensitive or something but I definitely don't notice any sort of hissing noise
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Nigeldg said:
Mine doesn't as far as I can tell. Perhaps your ears need to be really sensitive or something but I definitely don't notice any sort of hissing noise
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Actually it is literally some type of sound frequency and it kind of hisses in a way and crackles in a electronic type of way, basically just put your ear to it and you may get some sound.
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No crackling here, but it really annoys me that I feel the back of the device vibrate when the other side is speaking through the earpiece. it reminds me of some cheap Nokia phones for old guys.

Mine also crackles. It is very quiet, bit can be heard when I put the speaker near to my ear
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Mine crackles slightyl on calls but most of all when shooting video. I get really loud crackles for about 4 seconds at the start.

My launch N4 does slightly...

crackling sound with a voice

I have my galaxy gear from att running stock with a few sideloaded apps. I have really enjoyed using the watch and use s voice for responding to texts. However the speaker sometimes sounds crackly. I don't know if I can fix it or need to take it back to att.
Any advice?

Yeah I'm having the same issue I returned the first one I had cause of that issue I'm rooted and on null 18
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Does the second one have the same issue?

rachaelslp said:
Does the second one have the same issue?
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It didn't at first but now does. What volume do you have yours set on?
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same her.. volum high level 6 on null 17 with my sg4 sprint..
Notice it started to do the voice cracking
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I'm getting the same thing and I think it's with this latest upgrade, the crackling was not there before . I just wish I could get Google now on here and permanently replace s voice
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Same here. Null 18 Rooted GS4
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The farther I am from my phone when using s-voice, the worse it gets. If I'm next to my phone, it's fine. Go upstairs and phone down, it's crackly. I feel it's not the speaker but just the relay between phone and gear is weak, like when I used blue tooth headsets and would push the limits on distance.
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i have same issue while using mostly at time the svoice app... thought it was a defect but sounds like a app on the most part

sleepwlk78 said:
The farther I am from my phone when using s-voice, the worse it gets. If I'm next to my phone, it's fine. Go upstairs and phone down, it's crackly. I feel it's not the speaker but just the relay between phone and gear is weak, like when I used blue tooth headsets and would push the limits on distance.
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Omg thank you so much. Was blowing my mind how music/video, sound just fine. While S Voice kept cracking "manly used it when phone was away on charger" kept cracking. Then I put it in my pocket while standing and sound just fine.

Very low volume/sound...

Hi guys my gear is suffering from very low sound volume from the speaker, I can hear it its just very faint. It used to work fine, here is my set up ...stock NA3 which I have since downgraded to stock mk7 I also downgraded the gear manager and have performed multiple resets nothing seems to help. Is my only hope to send it to Samsung? it works, i just can't hear the bloody thing!
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Anybody?? My 1st thought was software issue but I'm now thinking hardware issue
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Did you get water in it?

I don't think so though but I guess it's possible. ... It's in for warranty repair at the moment, I will update when I get it back. On a side note I find myself really missing the convenience of staying in touch with the world at the flick of the wrist, after having a smart watch I can't imagine myself ever not owning one.
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Okay, I called Samsung last Friday morning and by Saturday morning they had sent out the return envelope... Posted Monday morning and have just received a brand new watch and cradle back from them! So 6 days in total from 1st contact to new watch on my arm, THANK YOU VERY MUCH SAMSUNG. :thumbup:
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Did it fix it? Is it louder?
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erick161 said:
Did it fix it? Is it louder?
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Yup back to normal, as I said they gave me a new watch, I know this as my clasp was scratched and this one is mint.
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gingerdude said:
I don't think so though but I guess it's possible. ... It's in for warranty repair at the moment, I will update when I get it back. On a side note I find myself really missing the convenience of staying in touch with the world at the flick of the wrist, after having a smart watch I can't imagine myself ever not owning one.
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Do you happen to have the contact information for them? Mine is doing the same thing. I don't think it's a water issue either. Thanks a million
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I think I may go to best buy and mess around with their watches and compare sound levels. See if it's normal to be lower or if mine is just low. I feel they should have included the speaker on the actual strap facing you (opposite the camera).
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I called 084567267864 they were very helpful, took maybe 10 mins. Couldn't fault their service.
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Oh on a completely non related subject I finished setting up my new watch earlier and have got the nexus lwp running behind the stock icons with the knight rider theme tune as my ring tone, I'm in geek heaven... Looks and sounds the nuts
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gingerdude said:
Hi guys my gear is suffering from very low sound volume from the speaker, I can hear it its just very faint. It used to work fine, here is my set up ...stock NA3 which I have since downgraded to stock mk7 I also downgraded the gear manager and have performed multiple resets nothing seems to help. Is my only hope to send it to Samsung? it works, i just can't hear the bloody thing!
Maybe some funk got in the speaker hole or the speaker itself got inverted somehow.
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I blew some compressed air into the speaker and it seems to be louder now.
Hope this helps someone else in this position.

Maybe some funk got in the speaker hole or the speaker itself got inverted somehow.
sebastian467 said:
I blew some compressed air into the speaker and it seems to be louder now.
Hope this helps someone else in this position.
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Maybe some funk got in the speaker hole or the speaker itself got inverted somehow.