[Q] Strange noise - LG G Watch R

There is some strange noise coming from my watch. It's similar to the noise comming from headset connected to pc. Is it ok or I should start to worry?

suleymanovemil8 said:
There is some strange noise coming from my watch. It's similar to the noise comming from headset connected to pc. Is it ok or I should start to worry?
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my watch is totally silent, ever since!
and my ears are ok!

Does it happen when charging?
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Tweaked2.0 said:
Does it happen when charging?
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Nope, it makes this noise constantly.

Since it has no speaker (correct me if I'm wrong) the only noise could come from your charger.
First, let others test if they hear the strange sound, too, maybe you heard it once and made it up then (no offense )
Do a factory reset (I don't think I changes something, but to be sure)
If it keeps happening, consider returning it for warranty.
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92lleo said:
Since it has no speaker (correct me if I'm wrong) the only noise could come from your charger.
First, let others test if they hear the strange sound, too, maybe you heard it once and made it up then (no offense )
Do a factory reset (I don't think I changes something, but to be sure)
If it keeps happening, consider returning it for warranty.
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Returning it to warranty is not possible. Right now I'm able to hear that sound(it comes from the bottom-right side of the watch). And factory reset didn't help.
Update: Looks like sound comes only when watch is "sleeping"

The only moving part is the vibration motor, something must be wrong / damaged if it's going off for no reason.
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If I put the back of mine up to my ear, I can hear a faint high pitched electrical whine. I too only hear it when watch goes to ambient mode.

Some part of the power system (the watch needs to convert voltage from the battery to several different levels for the electronics & display) oscillates at frequency that is inside of the frequency range humans can hear. I don't know very much about electronics (as you can clearly tell by my explanation), but I'm pretty sure it is "expected" - that's just how it works. Many electronic devices that need to convert voltage levels do the same thing - try to put your ear close to your phone charger, for example.

Sizzling sound when awake
Hi, I have a GWR that recently came back from the LG service center because of display problems: image would continually move and sometimes
had white noise. They changed the motherboard (proven by the new Serial Number ) and it seems like working fine.
But when I put it close to my ear I started hearing a faint sizzling/buzzing sound inside it.
After playing around a little I discovered that I can only hear it when the screen in on (but not when booting up), and only when I use a watch face which displays some data not just the time. Sometimes it seems to be louder when it's connecting to the phone after it's been disconnected.
I think the sound is heard only when the watch is actively using the bluetooth connection, it's the only case that fits.
What should I do, the watch works fine, but what can this sound be ? Could it be dangerous, maybe battery related, can it explode ?
Thanks for any suggestions.

What's the serial number of your watch (you can see ti in Settings -> About)? Maybe it's related.
Mine is 502KP...

sometimes electronic devices with no moving parts generate hisses. (something like sound effect used in movies for showing electric current). i guess it's not important. you can definitely hear it on your charger too.

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Background noise headphone issue

I hear the sounds of the processor when my music is on a low volume (like 1 our so). It's a slight hiss (goes on when the processor starts to do some more work (like playing music, so it always bothers me when listening to music)) and clicks when the hiss goes on and off. I noticed it about a month ago. I think I would've noticed it if it had been there before. Anyone any idea on how to fix this?
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I have no idea mate
Can any expert tell what is causing this, i have same sensitive hearing too and compared to Nokia 5800 which was silent 100%. Is it possible to remove this background hiss with some special headphones???
Ive experienced this with my computer. didn't have a clean power supply because of ghetto wiring in my home and it made the cheaper capacitors in my motherboard "hiss/squeak".
so it might be your power supply to phone
are you using the official samsung battery? cheap batteries from china have reported to really explode!
everything new out of box 1 month old, i do not use phone when charging...
I had this problem when TV-OUT is selected..
uncheck TV-OUT in settings and see
tv-out is unselected if i selected tv-out then hiss is 7x much worse, i still suspect maybe CPU emits electronic noise???
jossilint said:
tv-out is unselected if i selected tv-out then hiss is 7x much worse, i still suspect maybe CPU emits electronic noise???
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This is a common problem. I dont think you can change it. I have had the same problem all along and even asked for the same before.
Seems like some hardware/software problem. I even tryed all kind of different headsets, no luck.
You can try one thing. Try to disable data (if you use it). I sometimes notice that the phone stall a bit when it activates the dataconnection. Just a suggestion, dont realy think it will work out for you.

Speakerphone SOFTWARE "Issue?"

Hey guys, I've noticed a weird bug with stock 4.2.1 on my Nexus 4, and was wondering if anyone is experiencing the same thing. If not, then perhaps it is the hardware and not the software, but the nature of this bug has lead me to believe it is software-related.
Let me first say, right off the bat, that I have had no other issues with my phone, and that when I play games or watch movies, the volume is loud, clear, crisp--just all around excellent. However, when I use the speakerphone on a call, it seems to be... quieter than everything else. So I tried playing around with it, and discovered something interesting.
The next time you're in a call, put it on speakerphone. Note how loud it sounds to you. Then, turn the volume down one notch, and then put it back up to the max volume again (I've only experimented with it being at max already, then turning it down one notch, and then back up).
Does it sound WAY louder? And does it sound distorted, almost overblown? Why would it be like that during a call, and why would adjusting the volume down and then back up again have such a result if it was NOT software related? And, furthermore, why would it be blown out and distorted here where as for everything else it sounds superb?
Let me know your thoughts--maybe I need to RMA? I got this one at T-Mobile (I didn't have to pay the equipment installment due to my current plan, so it was cheaper to buy it @ $200 from them).
Thanks!
Same Here .. I believed it was the only with this problem since no one had said.
I think is Software Issue.
Yeah I noticed that no one had mentioned this, but I believe if it's software then it must be affecting everyone. At least, it should be affecting stock users. I guess I noticed this sooner because I use speaker phone when I'm driving in the car, since my ragtag bluetooth receiver that outputs through a tape that's plugged into it and inserted into the tape deck only transmits music and notifications, not calls--for some reason--over the car speakers. Just got sick of plugging into the phones headphone jack every time I got in and out of the car! lol
Check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024226
munchy_cool said:
Check this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024226
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See but mine doesn't crackle or do any of that stuff during calls or anything else. And it's not blown out sounding during anything other than calls where I have lowered the volume and then put it back up to max right after. I don't think the problem is the same as it is here, it just seems similar, for sure.
Also, when not on speaker phone, the in call volume is perfect and without issue. It's limited to specifically what I mentioned in the original post.
Thanks for the reply, but I'm talking about it being overtly loud and only being so when adjusting the volume down and back up to max, and that prior to that, the volume is just a bit on the quiet side at the maximum. Not crackling/popping/etc!
cool..sorry about that.
Exact same situation with me.little buzz while on call nothing else.
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munchy_cool said:
cool..sorry about that.
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No problem! Appreciate the attempted help =]

No sound at all

So, about 24h ago, my phone lost the ability to dispense and intake sound. Just like that. A peculiar thing is that only audio jack works.
I didn't drop it or hit it or damaged it in any way, nor did anyone else, the phone was with me all the time. It just stopped playing the sound whether it's a ringing or sms or a notif of any kind. Music don't play on speaker, and when a call happens, there is absolutely no sound on either end of the line.
I did a factory reset and a V20b reflash and everything else and... nothing helped
Is it a hardware fault?
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So, about 24h ago, my phone lost the ability to dispense and intake sound. Just like that. A peculiar thing is that only audio jack works.
I didn't drop it or hit it or damaged it in any way, nor did anyone else, the phone was with me all the time. It just stopped playing the sound whether it's a ringing or sms or a notif of any kind. Music don't play on speaker, and when a call happens, there is absolutely no sound on either end of the line.
I did a factory reset and a V20b reflash and everything else and... nothing helped
Is it a hardware fault?
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looks like a hardware fault to me, but it could be something pretty simple. It sounds like your saying the mic died also? this would narrow the issue down if so.
Did you have headphones plugged in before the issue?
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JoinTheRealms said:
looks like a hardware fault to me, but it could be something pretty simple. It sounds like your saying the mic died also? this would narrow the issue down if so.
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Yes, the mic died, too, because when called, the person on the other end gets no sound whatsoever from my part. It's the same the other way around, which is strange since the mic and ear speaker are on the opposite sides of the phone. What takes out both of them + the main speaker?
I recorded a film with camera while a moderate music played in the room, but there's nothing but crackling.
Ben36 said:
Did you have headphones plugged in before the issue?
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Yes, maybe 3 hours before I noticed the problem the first time. I listened to music while outside.
If you're aiming at the phone thinks it has earphones always connected, it's not that. The phone clearly registers when they are plugged in and when they aren't by displaying, or not, the earphones icon in the notifbar.
Sounds like a weired issue to me. Once it happened, did you reboot the phone after this isue occured?
If I remember correctly, my old phone (not this one) had exactly same issue, I think rebooting and clearing cache and stuff (not sure if factory reset) fixed the issue. Worth a shot before going to fix the hardware
It's happened to me many times on my last Sony phone. Just keep jamming the headphones in and out and it should clear, the phone still thinks they're plugged in
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Heres the LG 4x service manual if your interested, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_oeOAvJTvExc3RiQnN0NGQtanc/edit?usp=sharing
Tcm9669 said:
Sounds like a weired issue to me. Once it happened, did you reboot the phone after this isue occured?
If I remember correctly, my old phone (not this one) had exactly same issue, I think rebooting and clearing cache and stuff (not sure if factory reset) fixed the issue. Worth a shot before going to fix the hardware
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Yes, a few times. Factory reset and V20b reflash, too (It was on official 4.1.2 anyway), and wiped all the partitions from boot menu.
Ben36 said:
It's happened to me many times on my last Sony phone. Just keep jamming the headphones in and out and it should clear, the phone still thinks they're plugged in
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As I stated in my previous post, phone detects the headphones the normal way when they are plugged in and displays the headphones icon in notification bar, and removes it when I pull them out. Furthermore, music players pause/stop playing the moment the phones are unplugged.
JoinTheRealms said:
Heres the LG 4x service manual if your interested, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_oeOAvJTvExc3RiQnN0NGQtanc/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks, I'll have a look, but I'm not really sure what I can or should do.
The thing is, the phone is under a year old and has warranty, so I elect not to open it by myself... yet. Just don't want to leave it at the shop where it'll most certainly spend at least 10 days before anyone even looks at it (because of Easter and International Workers' Day). I'm also baffled by the fact that the ear speaker on top of the phone doesn't work. If it were just the bottom part, I would've gotten a replacement and switched it myself (one part holds both), but it's obviously something more complicated than that and I don't dare to discover what on my own.
In any case, I'll see what I can do about the problem after the holidays and I'll keep you apprised of the outcome.
Epilogue: The motherboard was faulty and they gave me a new phone.

[Q] Outgoing Voice clarity degradation after connecting Headphones?

Hi XDA Long time no see!
I've been using my Z3 compact since it was launched her in India and I love it in every way.
One strange bug bugs me though(huehuehuehue).
You'll need two phones , one of which is a z3 compact (dunno if big brother z3 has the same issues), This is best done in a slightly noisy environment
Steps to replicate the bug
1) Call from one phone to the other and answer it. (do not connect any headphones to Z3C at this point)
2) Speak into the Z3C's mic while listening into the other phone (Keep the other phone's mic muted if necessary as this isnt needed and can reduce "feedback" or that screeching and echoing). Notice the clarity of your voice as heard on the other phone
3) While keeping the call running, connect a pair of headphones (any normal 3.5mm jack even the noise cancelling ones will do)
4) Speak again into the Z3C's mic while listening into the other phone.
For me, at step 4, I notice that the voice (after connecting headphones) sounds suddenly distant, echo-ey and there's a lot of background noise that gets thru.
If i disconnect the headphones the voice gets back to the original superb clarity.
Does anybody else notice the same behaviour? It's a bit annoying honestly as i want to take calls with headphones on but I cant.. because the person on the other line cant hear my voice at all
Is there a solution? I tried fiddling around in call settings but nothing helps.
EDIT 1: just to clarify I'm referring to headphones here without any form of inbuilt seperate mics. all mics used in this test are the ones the phone has
The phone obviously has a mic of higher quality. Also there's a secondary mic to filter out the noise. An earphone has no such thing. So the call clarity on phone will be much better than on earphone. It's not a bug. That's how it's supposed to be.
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Sadman Khan said:
The phone obviously has a mic of higher quality. Also there's a secondary mic to filter out the noise. An earphone has no such thing. So the call clarity on phone will be much better than on earphone. It's not a bug. That's how it's supposed to be.
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I use headphones (not earphones) I mean the ones without a mic.. just with audio out channels.
Same logic either way the wires cause degradation.
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Sadman Khan said:
Same logic either way the wires cause degradation.
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wires??? what wires?? I;m talking about the mics inbuilt on the phone. my headphones have no mics. They're JUST HEADPHONES.
could someone please try out the steps i spoke about before replying?
EDIT 1: @Sadman Khan: I think I get what you're saying but i think you've misunderstood what I was saying in the first place.. er.. ok damn this explanation is tough let me try to put this pictorially
EDIT 2: OK pictorial representation of the problem is now attached
I'm not sure man. Maybe because your headphones still use the phone's mic which tends to be a bit far away from your mouth. So basically the mic can't pick up the sound as clearly as the time when you are speaking directly into the phone. I see no other reason for your problems.
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nope.. I hold the phone right in front of my face.... ~1 cm away from my mouth....
anybody??

Speaker pop bug

After a certain amount of time, or opening a certain app, the phone will develop this annoying speaker pop on some screen clicks. I haven't figured out what causes it yet but it happens even when the phone is set to "total silence". A reboot always fixes it. I had my screen clicks enabled but have turned them off and rebooted and everything is fine now. If I figure out which app or circumstances cause it, I will post the fix.
I'm having the same issue. Happens during app launch for pretty much all my apps.
kongyang9o said:
I'm having the same issue. Happens during app launch for pretty much all my apps.
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Reboot fixes it temporarily. If you notice it happens after the speaker goes dormant. If the speaker is making continual sound it won't do it. Once to goes to make its first sound after sitting, it pops. Even does it on silent. Don't know what is triggering it yet.
Supposedly someone has done a FDR and no longer has the issue.
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benjamminh said:
Supposedly someone has done a FDR and no longer has the issue.
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I will let others try that first because it takes a couple hours to get everything back to the way I like it without root.
I have not experienced any kind of "pop" from my speaker at all...
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Metfanant said:
I have not experienced any kind of "pop" from my speaker at all...
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Do you have the JBL mod?
seh6183 said:
Do you have the JBL mod?
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Yes, but I've only used it for maybe 5-10 minutes total
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Metfanant said:
Yes, but I've only used it for maybe 5-10 minutes total
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The pop has not returned today and the only thing I did different is not hook up the mod. It may be that.
kongyang9o said:
I'm having the same issue. Happens during app launch for pretty much all my apps.
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Try disabling audio effects and rebooting.
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Try disabling audio effects and rebooting.
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Well that really wouldn't say much because a reboot fixes it every time by itself. Where is the audio effects setting?
I started noticing this in the Twitter app.
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Well that really wouldn't say much because a reboot fixes it every time by itself. Where is the audio effects setting?
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Settings --> Apps --> Menu --> "Show system"
I've noticed this as well. When scrolling through my FB or IG feed, any time a video starts playing (even with the sound defaulted to off), I hear a tiny lil speaker pop. It doesn't particularly bother me all that much, but I definitely noticed it.
I was thinking about it the other day and noticed it sounds a bit like a static pop. Kinda like when you plug a guitar into an amp when it's on. Might be some sort of initiation for the speaker. As long as it doesn't affect anything else or causes damage, I'm not too bothered by it. Especially hearing that it's as widespread it is.
hey guys ive figured out what is causing it but the solution might be some sort of software patch.
its the act of connecting to a BT device and then streaming audio like XM/Google music ect. once you disconnect the pop/snap sound appears on all things that activate the speaker. the twitter pull down is the best thing to test this with but it happens on all sounds from the first time you play a song/video to changing a ring tone ect.
here is a video of the sound. ive tried it on both my cars BT, a bose standalone BT speaker, and even and old FM transmitter and all the BT devices cause the pop once they are disconnected.
the reason why its happening is a little over my head but I was thinking something with DRM possibly?
another thing i discovered is it does not happen on the non Force regular Moto Z. I tested the exact same scenarios on it and it does no speaker pop
I was going to return my phone for another but this thread and a few others makes me think its a full on bug with the Force not a bad phone out of the box
ive tried a simple network reset clearing BT but that didnt work. before I try any luck with a factory reset or is it a waste of time?
Looks like this has been posted on the Moto forums https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-Z-Force/Speaker-issue/td-p/3382728
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Well it makes sense why I've never heard it then...I've have not had my phone connected to a Bluetooth device
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I have confirmed today that it definitely is not "mod" related. I haven't had my JBL hooked up in 48 hours and there has been no pop. I drove to work today listening to music through my truck speakers using bluetooth. Pop is back. @MCN1SMO was right, it is bluetooth related. The only way out is to reboot. LAME.
Just my two cents on the topic, I am not having this issue, however, I do use bluetooth daily, my phone has been on continuously for almost two weeks now. I work outside so use the JBL speaker and have my phone in my shirt pocket listening to music while working. I keep it at about 80% volume for battery life. I am averaging about 6 hours of listening a day.
Also I have my bluetooth connected to the work truck (Ford Sync) to and from work which includes a 4 hour commute home on Fridays and back on Sunday nights to the town I stay in during the week. I have yet to hear any kind of pop from either the JBL or device speakers.
Personally I keep bluetooth off when I am not connected to a device I am not sure if this has any effect or not but it could be worth testing if you are able to replicate the problem. I have been taking off the speaker when not using it as well, but have left it on a few days.
I do also remember reading about an issue with Pandora and bluetooth. I am not sure if Pandora is what you are using or not, if it is try something else and see if the problem persists. I stopped using Pandora a few years back when I was a mechanic and had a bluetooth adapter for a code scanner for cars. If I opened Pandora I would have to reset before the adapter would operate normally.

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