I've seen people complain of similar issues, but no solutions when searching. Regardless of if I call them, or I'm the one being called 30-50% of the time they won't be able to hear my voice. It's been consistent regardless of ROM (Stock, Cyan, Enom).
It may be a hardware defect (I had one of the earlier phones) but programs such as Shazam and Hertz, which use the mic to collect nearby sounds, work flawlessly and 100% of the time.
Has there been a proposed solution to this problem?
are you accidentally pressing the mute button?
No, mute's not pressed when I look at the screen and nothing changes if I toggle mute on/off.
Are you running a non-stock kernel?
This is also a new google feature. If your voice is that bad sounding, the nexus one cancels the other person from hearing it. This also happend to one of my friends that sounds like hes high half the time.
lol, harsh.
i've had the same problem before on cyan and today again for the first time on enom.
rebooting normally fixes it but i have no idea what causes it.
Do you use a task killer? I think this may have something to do with it, killing an app that phone calls require but I guess it would have the smarts to re-open it if it actually required it.
Same thing happens to me- I would shift position and move my hand and it will start working again. Super annoying.... i returned my phone and got a new one, and it is still happening. Arghhhh
this is my first shot at running CM on any phone and it's been great so far. There were a couple hurdles I had to navigate due to my phone being a slightly different model that the majority of them (5830D via Koodo), but all in all it's working great.
The one stand out problem that's driving me nuts: If I put a call on speakerphone, they can hear themselves talk and report being able to hear all sorts of background noise with great ease. I tried searching here for people sharing similar problems but nothing came up. Google left me hanging too.
Is there anything I can do to remedy this problem or is it a bug with CM?
I have seen a few threads with similar issues, but no "resolution"
I have a T-Mo HTC ONE on official 4.3
Lately I have been having a slew of complaints about being muffled/ can't understand me
I have also noticed google now be hopelessly incorrect and not hearing certain words etc
Called my self through VOIP with headphones on to do investigating
With normal calls I am VERY muffled, I can make it significantly better talking directly into the bottom mic with my finger over the back mic
Even then I sound like I have cotton in my mouth
Turn on speakerphone, instantly 1000 times better, bluetooth as well.
I have read several complaints of similar issues, some pointing to the over active noise canceling
But this is just unusable at this point
I am not 100% when it happened but It was most certainly not always like that.
Some people will say after a seconds on the call it gets better but not always.
Any ideas? I am really pulling my hair out at this point
Already factory reset.
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I would like to add I am left handed and hold my phone as such,
after doing some more testing I found holding the phone right handed makes
a notable improvement SOMETIMES, it seems the positioning of the mics is very bad for left handed holds
either way though the issue is very annoying.
I found when holding right handed being silent for a few seconds and then talking i would come through clear at first
almost like it was able to make the correct sound profile.
Guess everyone gave up on this?
Trackready said:
I have seen a few threads with similar issues, but no "resolution"
I have a T-Mo HTC ONE on official 4.3
Lately I have been having a slew of complaints about being muffled/ can't understand me
I have also noticed google now be hopelessly incorrect and not hearing certain words etc
Called my self through VOIP with headphones on to do investigating
With normal calls I am VERY muffled, I can make it significantly better talking directly into the bottom mic with my finger over the back mic
Even then I sound like I have cotton in my mouth
Turn on speakerphone, instantly 1000 times better, bluetooth as well.
I have read several complaints of similar issues, some pointing to the over active noise canceling
But this is just unusable at this point
I am not 100% when it happened but It was most certainly not always like that.
Some people will say after a seconds on the call it gets better but not always.
Any ideas? I am really pulling my hair out at this point
Already factory reset.
Edit:
I would like to add I am left handed and hold my phone as such,
after doing some more testing I found holding the phone right handed makes
a notable improvement SOMETIMES, it seems the positioning of the mics is very bad for left handed holds
either way though the issue is very annoying.
I found when holding right handed being silent for a few seconds and then talking i would come through clear at first
almost like it was able to make the correct sound profile.
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I have been using Atrix HD MB886 -unlocked- in India for nearly an year now
But Since CM11 M7 build - i have been facing wierd battery drain and problems with Audio(earpiece,speaker and headset)
I then flashed factory image
MB886_att-user-4.1.1-9.8.0Q-97_MB886
and also got updated to
98.4.20.MB886.ATT.en.US (latest OTA)
But the audio problem is still there
Ever since, the speaker sound and all the system sounds, including ringtones, call volume, etc go off by themselves randomly, so I can't hear anything when the phone rings, If by chance I pick up a call while in this state, I can't hear a word the person on the other side utters, but that person does hear me clearly.
Restarting the phone,the sound works perfectly, until for some unknown reason it goes off, and I have to repeat the whole process.
Reading through forums on the web, some people who have had the same problems report improvements and some very few even report having obtained solution to this persisting issue after installing the app "SoundAbout" from google play store. But no use for me.
I have tried nearly all ROMS for Atrix by now - but no relief.
Any fixes., ????!!!!!
im having the exact same problem with my atrix. Tried multiple roms incuding flashing back to stock. I assumed it was a hardware issue but restarting the phone fixes it. Iv also noticed sometimes the sound comes back by itself after a while, even without a reboot. I played songs with the audio muted for a continuous 8hrs and the sound was fine all the while. Anyone else have the same issue or possible reasons what might be causing this..???
HW problem
Hi, this is most likely a hardware issue.
I had same problem sometimes. When I hit the phone, at the top (not furiously), it started working again.
Most likely loose connection with speaker terminals.
you can open it and pull the speaker connectors.
Here's the story: My Nexus 6 top speaker is making static/buzzing/white noise. I've gone through THREE different Nexus 6 devices already and I am extremely annoyed about this. I am pretty sure the first device didn't have this issue or else I would have noticed it, but it did have an extreme battery drain issue. The second one definitely had this same problem, which was why I got this third one.
After some rigorous testing, I noticed that the static occurs when you are locking the phone with the volume on, it gets louder when your phone is below ~20-25% battery and basically whenever the top speaker turns on (INCLUDING when you are actually talking on the phone, which bugs me the most). BUT, once you plug in the charger, the static goes away completely and will never occur until you unplug.
The fact that the first phone didn't do this bothers the crap out of me because now, I'm paying for a an extremely expensive phone with a hardware defect (At least my previous iPhones never had any hardware problems...).
Is anyone else experiencing this? I have seen a few threads on XDA but nobody really replied; also, there are Reddit posts about this and something has a Google Doc Group opened, but nobody's really addressing the problem. If this is a software issue, I'd be more than happy to sit and wait for an update, but if it's a hardware issue, then I want a new phone..
I get static when my phone starts to ring or get a notification sometimes. It sounds like its lagging, loud, and heavy crackling. Im pretty sure this isn't hardware related and will be fixed with a software update
I've got it too so I don't think it's your phone.
Seems more like a lag/software issue. I too was thinking it would be addressed in a software update so I wasn't too concerned. Music sounds OK and so do my calls so um yeah.
kdoggy said:
I've got it too so I don't think it's your phone.
Seems more like a lag/software issue. I too was thinking it would be addressed in a software update so I wasn't too concerned. Music sounds OK and so do my calls so um yeah.
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I hear it when I'm on calls as well, which is the most annoying part. I think I'm going to swap it in one more time to be sure... It doesn't cost me any money, I'll post an update when I get the new one. In the meantime, is anyone else getting this?!
Yeah I don't get it on calls that I've noticed. Mostly system sounds when I get notifications and various apps become active like I'm getting some lag maybe? I've noticed though that this phone is so fast its nothing for me to have 20 or 30 things open in the background and not realize it so I'm not sure if that was part of it I'll have to pay attention for a few days I guess
kdoggy said:
Yeah I don't get it on calls that I've noticed. Mostly system sounds when I get notifications and various apps become active like I'm getting some lag maybe? I've noticed though that this phone is so fast its nothing for me to have 20 or 30 things open in the background and not realize it so I'm not sure if that was part of it I'll have to pay attention for a few days I guess
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Sounds good, is nobody else really getting this?
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Same issue on my side. I don't think a lot of people have the phone yet so maybe that's why you aren't getting a lot of replies. I am getting a ton of white noise especially while on a call. Its so loud that its really distracting and hurts my ears. I returned my first one because it was defective and wouldn't make or receive calls and nobody could figure it out. Now I have this one with tons of white noise and static. Very disappointed with nexus. I was expecting quite a jump from the nexus 5 and with having a defective phone from the get go with the 6... Im about to divorce the nexus brand altogether
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Same issue on my side. I don't think a lot of people have the phone yet so maybe that's why you aren't getting a lot of replies. I am getting a ton of white noise especially while on a call. Its so loud that its really distracting and hurts my ears. I returned my first one because it was defective and wouldn't make or receive calls and nobody could figure it out. Now I have this one with tons of white noise and static. Very disappointed with nexus. I was expecting quite a jump from the nexus 5 and with having a defective phone from the get go with the 6... Im about to divorce the nexus brand altogether
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I'm officially on my 4th Nexus 6 and to my dismay, it is still there. Going to pray that it's a software bug and hope it goes away since my 14 day grace is up. Any other insights would be great..!
I get it a little on some incomming notifications , i'm pretty sure its not the actual hardware though , playing music or youtube videos doesn't have any distortion or noise.
Mine was a hardware issue: see post form this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57362399
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Mine was a hardware issue: see post form this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57362399
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Thanks for the update! I don't believe our issue is the same as the one you documented on your video. My speakers work fine and don't crackle that way during normal use and it is only the top one when you put your ear close to it or if you are in a quiet room (which I am, majority of the time when I'm at home).
wilson289 said:
Thanks for the update! I don't believe our issue is the same as the one you documented on your video. My speakers work fine and don't crackle that way during normal use and it is only the top one when you put your ear close to it or if you are in a quiet room (which I am, majority of the time when I'm at home).
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I would say that's under warranty for a replacement. Have you tried it in safe mode and experienced the same issue?
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I would say that's under warranty for a replacement. Have you tried it in safe mode and experienced the same issue?
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Yep, I tested it out of the box stock everything right when I got to a quiet location (my car). Put it into safe mode, still heard it.
I seem to be getting the similar issue as @wilson289 which is static in calls but nothing on Audio, youtube, music, etc. Only some of the stock Notification tones as well as lock screen.
Sometimes when I lock the phone the static sound lingers for 3-5 seconds.
Called in for a replacement, lets hope its ok. My device is perfect otherwise so I dont want to end up with a more crappier phone.
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I seem to be getting the similar issue as @wilson289 which is static in calls but nothing on Audio, youtube, music, etc. Only some of the stock Notification tones as well as lock screen.
Sometimes when I lock the phone the static sound lingers for 3-5 seconds.
Called in for a replacement, lets hope its ok. My device is perfect otherwise so I dont want to end up with a more crappier phone.
Any update? I think I have the same issue. Noise specially in low battery
Same issue for me. At first, I only noticed it on incoming texts/notifications. It would sound like the notification was "jammed" and was slow to come out (if that makes any sense) and it would be crackly . Then I would test it on a ringtone or video and the speakers would sound ok. The other night, I noticed a periodic white static noise coming from the phone, lasting for about 1 second and occurring every 2-3 seconds. Phone was at <10% battery at the time.
jtwlbz said:
Any update? I think I have the same issue. Noise specially in low battery
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I'm on my 4th Nexus 6 and still have the same issue. My 14 day grace is over now and so if I wanted a replacement, I will probably have to do it through my device's standard 1 year warranty. I figure to wait a few months before I go in for a new one so that they will have it in stock for sure.
I had static on my first Nexus 6 but not my replacement.
Sent from my Nexus 6
Called into AT&T for a warranty replacement, they are sending me a new phone, will keep you all posted. If this 5th phone is still ****ed up, then I will just admit defeat and accept that it's a software issue... Might even get to the point of selling the phone and going the direction of the OnePlus or back to Apple (don't shoot). Will keep you all updated.
same issue for me.
sound cracks sometime (especially ringtones and notifications)
and when the battery is low (less than 15%) I have curious noise coming from the device