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Abyone else have issues with the speaker?

Even on my bed in my room alone the volume level has to be at around 70-100 percent to hear everything corectly. Below 50 percent than forget it!
Is this just me or do all captivates do this?
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Odd .. mine seems just dandy
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Mine seems to have a short in it... some times the speaker will go out and then return after a quick tapping on the back of the phone

I just this minute received the warranty replacement for my Captivate on which the speaker did not work. It would sometimes work for the ringtone on an incoming call. It usually would work when I started to listen to mucis but wouldn't make it through one song before cutting out.
Can't wait to find out if I have an improved GPS!

Does anyone ever have like a static type of sound with certain MP3s or when talking on speaker?

Yeah its weird.. Hopefully we have some sort of benchmark to tell if we have functional speakers.

I've had two replacement speakers from Samsung. Still the speaker goes out from time to time and have to tap on it. Right now I have a lil peice of paper keeping pressure on it behind the battery cover. Seems to work for me
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My speakers goes out all the time definitely a problem with the captivates pushing on it gets it working I use to have a small piece of a old credit card between the cover and speaker just enough no to muffle the sound. Worked for awhile just got tired of having to mess with it when the phone would freeze.
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First thing top try would be to tap the speaker firmly. I know it sounds weird but tell that to ATT
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"This is from a Samsung Rep plug and unplug your headset 6 times then blow into the hole reboot phone." Hahahaha I actually thoughtthis worked but after a day same problem.
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Update**** after failed attempts to get a free replacement from att and since I'm out of warranty. Feeling a little confident successfully replace the glass on a iPod touch I took the captivate apart following a members tear down. After taking it apart and getting to the speaker I noticed before unscrewing that it was loose. So unscrewed it messed around with the housing didn't see anything wrong popped it back on place and screwed it back down. I also added a couple of paper squares I cut out and slipped them onto the top part of the phone when you snap back the back cover to give it some added support. I had my speaker go out countless times during the day. its been a month and haven't had a speaker issue.
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[Q]Repair Headphone Jack

Huhu,
some weeks ago it start that i had problems with my headphone jack. sometimes it stops playing music when it get touched while i put it in the pants. and now i can be happy if the smartphone register 1 of 100 times i connect my headphones.
someone of u ever had the same problem and repair it himself?
pls let me know because that s*ck ;] and sry my bad english

I think the best and easiest thing to do to fix this is take it in and have them replace it.

Get the pocket lint out. Seriously, lol. Mine was doing the same thing, so I looked in it with a really bright flashlight and saw pocket lint pressed against the bottom
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i also had one in but putting him out not help ;()

Repair Headphone Jack
Had problems with D1 phone jack, and D3 also. To me it is a matter of thickness of the male jack. I have real nice Sony ear buds but the jack cuts out, move it and is good for short while. I pinched the jack to make it oblong, very desperate move. Cuts out much less, but still kinda crapy. I have an older Sony ear buds and the jack is thicker and have no problems. Even at the gym.
Bottom line is cheesy, cheap parts there on that Motorola.

Cameron6472 said:
Get the pocket lint out. Seriously, lol. Mine was doing the same thing, so I looked in it with a really bright flashlight and saw pocket lint pressed against the bottom
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+1
This happened to me twice. So, I guess that should be +2!
The plug would stop snapping in. I thought for sure I had broken the jack. But after a little close inspection, a flashlight, toothpick and can of duster I was able to get it working good as new again.

some days ago i was looking around the internet and find these
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Droid-3-Teardown/6108/1
so some days later i was funny enough to open my Droid3, too.
and then i was able to get some more pocket lins out of the headphonejack.
i was thinking its already clean but these wasnt visible from the top.
and now all is woorking fine

Crackling ear piece

Does any one else have an issue with the sound out of the ear piece crackling. It is sometimes worse than others. I have rooted so the warranty is out of the question. Any thoughts or solutions?
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This is for my wife's phone. Don't be fooled by my signature. I'm in the right forum.
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I thought there was a topic on this form already about this issue. I have went through four d4's so far... some do this some don't I'm guessing...
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use android speaker cleaner while in call and it will clean the earpeice

No more crackling speaker!
myfishbear said:
use android speaker cleaner while in call and it will clean the earpeice
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I had the same problem with my speaker & I thought it was the speaker going out! I installed Speaker Cleaner by Nine Six Apps and just clicked "Activate" after opening the app. A tone was emitted and the phone vibrated for a few seconds and my crackling speaker issue was 100% resolved. I was skeptical and figured it was BS, but I can verify that it works! Thanks again myfishbear!

That's for the speaker, anything for the ear piece?
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Tried that with no luck...
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Even in call...
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Like I said this did not work for me either just send it in... this one has lasted twice as long as the other 3... with no sign of anything going wrong yet...knock on wood
I was rooted for all three
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Yes mine crackles from time to time
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Android speaker cleaner, blowing it out, no luck..
Mine has crackled off and on since I bought it. Sometimes it was just a little bit, sometimes not at all. I contemplated using insurance but I don't actually call with it enough to risk the dreaded "refurbish lottery." Unfortunately, shortly after the ICS update the speaker went from cracking now and then to crackling constantly. It's very harsh clipping sound and I hate it. I have the full insurance and I'd consider having it replaced at this point, but the "root watermark" they added with ICS will probably cause my phone to be rejected from warranty qualification... even though this is a wide spread mechanical design flaw that's unrelated to rooting. Maybe I can hope the phone gets stolen. :angel:

inobla said:
Mine has crackled off and on since I bought it. Sometimes it was just a little bit, sometimes not at all. I contemplated using insurance but I don't actually call with it enough to risk the dreaded "refurbish lottery." Unfortunately, shortly after the ICS update the speaker went from cracking now and then to crackling constantly. It's very harsh clipping sound and I hate it. I have the full insurance and I'd consider having it replaced at this point, but the "root watermark" they added with ICS will probably cause my phone to be rejected from warranty qualification... even though this is a wide spread mechanical design flaw that's unrelated to rooting. Maybe I can hope the phone gets stolen. :angel:
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I had to warranty a phone for loss of microphone and loss of eventual earpiece.
What I found (in looking at dis assembly videos) is that the earpiece (and possibly speaker/mic) are not hardwired but actually have pressure contacts to flex circuits that can get iffy.
I found that cleaning my speaker/microphone/earpiece with a strong neodymium magnet drew out all sorts of ferromagnetic materials and solved a lot of the crackling issues.
I haven't had an issue since. I clean it about once a month however I'm in a high steel dust environment from time to time.
Cheers,

Hope I dont experience this issue
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myfishbear said:
use android speaker cleaner while in call and it will clean the earpeice
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Great! Seems to works on GN!

looks like design flaw
Brandon314159 said:
I had to warranty a phone for loss of microphone and loss of eventual earpiece.
What I found (in looking at dis assembly videos) is that the earpiece (and possibly speaker/mic) are not hardwired but actually have pressure contacts to flex circuits that can get iffy.
I found that cleaning my speaker/microphone/earpiece with a strong neodymium magnet drew out all sorts of ferromagnetic materials and solved a lot of the crackling issues.
I haven't had an issue since. I clean it about once a month however I'm in a high steel dust environment from time to time.
Cheers,
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im experiencing the same issue with the ear piece.had mine apart last night replacing the digitizer and noticed that the ear speaker, ring speaker and light sensor all connect with pins to ribbons. my wife also had to do the insurance b.s. because hers did the same thing. has anyone tried high pressure nitrogen , duster, or co2 to blow it out? i was gonna order a new one but may wait now.

Sitting on my 6th d4 which sucks cuz as of ics I'm scared to root and what not cuz of this...
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[Q] HTC One low mic sound

Hi,
While calling people there have been several complaints that my voice is very low while on the phone has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks

Yes, a little bit, then I carry on talking and the other party manages to cope. I was assuming my case may play a little part in the problem, even though there is a small pin hole where the mic is.
My case is the official HTC One flip case... You?
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wyase9 said:
Yes, a little bit, then I carry on talking and the other party manages to cope. I was assuming my case may play a little part in the problem, even though there is a small pin hole where the mic is.
My case is the official HTC One flip case... You?
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Yes it's the same flip case. hmmm. I wonder if there is a way of improving it.

funny I dont get this even though the case covers the mic at the bottom of the phone.

I mentioned on another thread that there is a fault with every double dip flip case. The mic hole doesn't line up with the mic properly!

r89HTC said:
funny I dont get this even though the case covers the mic at the bottom of the phone.
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A little off topic... Thought I would ask Are you the same guy with the name R89SONY? lol

jonstatt said:
I mentioned on another thread that there is a fault with every double dip flip case. The mic hole doesn't line up with the mic properly!
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Dam. Might have to buy a new case.

The thing is I can see that the hole perfectly lines up with the hole from what I can see.

r89HTC said:
funny I dont get this even though the case covers the mic at the bottom of the phone.
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Which case you guys are talking about? The plastic cover which have 3 parts? Or the black flip case wich can let the phone stand up in landscape mode?

cobbcobbdavid said:
Which case you guys are talking about? The plastic cover which have 3 parts? Or the black flip case wich can let the phone stand up in landscape mode?
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The case I am referring to with the issues is the flip case and NOT the one with three parts.

But im not even using a case right now, but im also getting people saying they can't hear me that good, sounds great on my end though.
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Try to record your own voice with inbuilt recorder app than play and see. Check if you have case which covering Mic? Try to see if any residuel trap inside the mic hole try to use vaccume cleaner to suck from both Mic. Or try to talk with customer service number and talk very softly and ask if operator can hear your voice properly?, restart the phone and do the same and check if anything improved? Try to record your voice using camera and check. Hope this all step help
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I'm having the same problem, I have narrowed it down to being the bottom mic, When in a call, using speaker phone the back mic is on and people can hear me. When headphones are in again, people can hear me, again though the back mic. But when I take out the headphones, and turn speaker off, people can't hear me, unless I'm talking directly into the bottom mic, but words get cut short. Hearing what it sounds like I'm thinking it's noise canalization going on..

tyrant1790 said:
I'm having the same problem, I have narrowed it down to being the bottom mic, When in a call, using speaker phone the back mic is on and people can hear me. When headphones are in again, people can hear me, again though the back mic. But when I take out the headphones, and turn speaker off, people can't hear me, unless I'm talking directly into the bottom mic, but words get cut short. Hearing what it sounds like I'm thinking it's noise canalization going on..
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Having the same exact problem. Using the voice recording app - the volume of a recording using the bottom mic is woefully low compared to using a headset to record.
When using the speaker to answer calls - doesn't exibit this behavior as bad due to the other external mic.
Everyone that is calling me is complaining that they can barely hear me and I think it has nothing to do with the carrier, but all to do with the phone.

My partner's phone is also doing this. Every time she answers a call the other person can't hear her and she almost has to yell. She does have the HTC Genuine case but I've tested calls without this on and still the same thing.
It is the Silver 32GB HTC One ordered through Handtec.

I guess you're talking about the official case which can hold up the phone like the case comes with GSIII ?
I saw two thread complaining the same issue in another forum. However, I have a similar case (but not THIS case) and don't have this problem.

why put on case on HTC One? geez
(Don't mean to troll)

bad mic issue
mr_sock said:
why put on case on HTC One? geez
(Don't mean to troll)
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e: it was a noise cancellation + hole blockage deal for me. seems alright now

I just tested mine and I can hear myself loud and clear.
people I call tell me it's like I am sitting next to them when I call
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I have had other people tell me they can hear me, and I would move the phone and then they would say I'm perfectly clear.
I'm talking moving it a couple inches farther from my mouth. But then speakerphone works fine. I happen to believe it's cancellation taking us out as well.

Normal volume levels?

Hi all. Up to now I've really never had a complaint about this phone until I found an iPhone 5 the other day.
now I still don't like apple products but what I did notice is not only did the speaker volume and clarity blow my htc one out of the water but the in call volume was far superior as well.
Is something wrong with my phone or are or supposedly amazing front facing speakers not that great
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Clean your speaker grills with a tooth brush or a paint push. Sort of stab the grills with the brush