Hello,
Since Android 10 updates, I've been having mic problems with every ROM. However, on MIUI I think it's back to fine (a little bit). Calls, Recordings, etc is okay with mic gain but on some other apps like games, whatsapp, etc., mic gain is still very low.
I'm not really sure what's the problem here but does anyone experience this too? Anyone have a solution? Thank you.
You are not the only one, i not only have mic problem, but as well the earpiece volume is very low, without modding the gain of these,my phone is unusable.
I think this is done by xiaomi on purpose to force us to change phone. As usual our phone got old (2018) so the policy is at least every 2 years change phone.
Well i have the money ... But nothing appeals from the recent phones, seems to me like technology is stagnating a bit.
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Trying to get a secondhand Droid 4 operational for my wife, who really, really wants a hardware keyboard. When I got it, it worked fine except that intermittently the handset microphone would get too quiet for the person on the other end of the line to hear. Switch to speaker or Bluetooth and everything is fine. It didn't happen all the time, but enough to be annoying. A search revealed a suggested solution was to clear data for Google Services Framework and reboot; this seemed to be somewhat effective, but the issue continued to recur.
Having tried everything else, I rooted it and flashed the latest CM11 milestone. And the mic behavior changed -- now it's always too quiet (not intermittent). Testing reveals that if I shout into the phone, the person on the other end can barely hear something. And Google voice search is unusable -- when I shout, the mic icon flashes sometimes, but it never gets anything.
The intermittent nature of the issue and the change in behavior after installing a different OS leads me to think it's a software issue. Can anyone steer me toward a system file where mic gain is set, or any other possible solution to this issue? Thanks so much.
Just got my Nexus 6 last week, and spent a few days rooting, ROMing, installing apps and setting up those apps. One app I use is "Ventriloid" to talk on Ventrilo servers with friends. The microphone volume is way super low. Even with Ventriloid's microphone gain, it's still horribly low and doesn't do much. I'm assuming this is going to be the case with speakerphone as well since I searched this topic and others had the same issue.
Is there an audio App that I can install to manually boost the microphone gain? In the mean time, I'm going to check out a couple stores and see if the display models have the same issue. This could be a deal-breaker for me since I use speakerphone and Ventriloid a lot. But I do like this phone and hate to sell it.
I can't believe this issue made it past Q/A.
Hi community,
I just ordered a 3t a few days ago but read afterwards about the massive microphone problems the 3 is suffering.
Phone calls shall be OK but sound recordings in videorecorder, WhatsApp, Skype etc shall sound very distorted, quiet and muffled.
Rumors are that this is a software issue but OnePlus isn't able (or willing) to fix this issue for months now. As the 3t has a slightly newer software build i want to know if this issue is present at the 3t too.
Kind regards
No issues with sound recorded on my 3t. I just listened to several videos I took and the sound was fine.
Thx for your reply. As I just read in a changelog the issue with recording videos got fixed with the 3.2.2 update. But the bad recording quality in WhatsApp, Skype, etc. shall still remain.
So it would be good if someone could test it with WhatsApp or Skype.
Used Skype last night talking to my niece and no issues with the microphone. She said she could hear me loud and clear.
I've noticed very low volume when I record in Snapchat, but haven't tested other applications.
Hmm, so it can not be fully excluded that this issue got transferred from 3 to 3t, damn...
It seems low overall to me, honestly. Snapchat in particular just seems to have a hard time picking up other sounds--like if I take a video of the TV, I have to be fairly close to the sound source. Or it has to do with the media sound level, as that seems super low until the top 20% or so to me.
Duo
My calling partners on Duo report hearing themselves as they speak. Is the microphone too close to the speaker on the 3t?
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/noise-cancelling-mic-too-aggressive.477798/
Made a bug report for this. Watch/reply if you're having the same issue to try and get some attention on the subject, as I hear it didn't work so well for the regular Oneplus 3 and took a while for a fix to roll out. Regular video recording sounds fine, but Snapchat cracks and pops when I record video of another source (TV, etc).
As far as I know it's not completely fixed on the 3 yet!
Still people are complaining about the awkward soundrecording. I think you should have mentioned that this issue is present in almost every third party app that uses the microphone.
Hello guys how´s going?
I´ve just bought an OnePlus 3T and noticed that the sound recording in whatsapp is very distorced and muffled..
I´m running 100% stock the latest update (Nougat 7.0).
Is there any fix for this issue on the mic?
Tks guys
aramyscampos said:
Hello guys how´s going?
I´ve just bought an OnePlus 3T and noticed that the sound recording in whatsapp is very distorced and muffled..
I´m running 100% stock the latest update (Nougat 7.0).
Is there any fix for this issue on the mic?
Tks guys
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I have no issue on the mic. and have updated to the latest update of Nougat 7.0.
I use to send sound record on whatsapp also just fine. call on whatsapp, or BBM also just fine.
Am sorry i just reply to tell u mine has no issue on the latest update of Nougat 7.0.
but I have no idea on the issue and the fix for it.
Hello guys
Just to add some information, this issue with the mic only happens with WhatsApp recording.
When it comes to record some audio with native SW, the sound is perfect.
aramyscampos said:
Hello guys
Just to add some information, this issue with the mic only happens with WhatsApp recording.
When it comes to record some audio with native SW, the sound is perfect.
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i notice this problem too.....during snapchat video audio is not perfect but when we record in audio recorder it is perfect
Major issues here as well...Skype and Hangout Calls are absolutely horrific, I literally have to talk into the device (like 1cm away from it) in order to make sure that my voice remains clear. Even after 10 cm distance my skype/hangout partner has quite a hard time to understand anything. I just tested it with skype test call as well - horrific. I´m on the newest stock. Had no problems with my nexus 6p or my iphone 6S plus, I was able to have calls from like 5 meters distance without problems (honestly)
All this complaining about Snapchat WhatsApp etc... Who cares there all stupid worthless apps that everyone thinks it's so cool to put every second of their lives on there (lames). Heres few permanent solutions for you people. 1. Just stop using those dumb social media apps and talk to people with your mouth like it was intended. 2. Go buy a stupid Samsung phone or something that is commercially big in the States then you wouldn't have a problem. Think about it oneplus probably knew about these bugs before it was ever mentioned here. They aren't concerned with social media apps. They are concerned with their oos bugs and improving there devices.
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All this complaining about Snapchat WhatsApp etc... Who cares there all stupid worthless apps that everyone thinks it's so cool to put every second of their lives on there (lames). Heres few permanent solutions for you people. 1. Just stop using those dumb social media apps and talk to people with your mouth like it was intended. 2. Go buy a stupid Samsung phone or something that is commercially big in the States then you wouldn't have a problem. Think about it oneplus probably knew about these bugs before it was ever mentioned here. They aren't concerned with social media apps. They are concerned with their oos bugs and improving there devices.
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may i politely ask you to leave this forum please? thank you so much! :good:
se7ensde said:
All this complaining about Snapchat WhatsApp etc... Who cares there all stupid worthless apps that everyone thinks it's so cool to put every second of their lives on there (lames). Heres few permanent solutions for you people. 1. Just stop using those dumb social media apps and talk to people with your mouth like it was intended. 2. Go buy a stupid Samsung phone or something that is commercially big in the States then you wouldn't have a problem. Think about it oneplus probably knew about these bugs before it was ever mentioned here. They aren't concerned with social media apps. They are concerned with their oos bugs and improving there devices.
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Why buy a SMARTphone if you can't use social media on it ? Maybe if you had a brain you could answer us.
Me too !! I get the same problem with the recording sound !! Have you find a solution ?
Factory reset that's at least what did the job for me.
Hey! So I have a really weird problem with this phone... Which i originally thought was a hardware problem, but I think I just confirmed that it's not. I will try to explain it:
Noteworthy Items:
1. Long phone calls
2. Wired headsets (I've tried at least 6 different earbuds)
3. This happened to me with the base MIUI, and a custom rom
I spend a good part of my phone time on phone calls, and from time to time, the person on the other line will tell me that they're not hearing audio from my earphone's mic anymore, but rather from the microphone on the phone (particularly like a speaker phone call). If I plug my earphones out and back in again, this fixes it. During this time, if I run my hand over the proximity sensor, my screen will go dark as if I was on call without headphones but all sound is still processing through my earbuds (I hear my caller fine). I installed a custom rom less than a week ago, and I'm still having the same issue so I thought it was hardware-related.
However, today I decided to do something different... I ended the call, and called back without touching any of the hardware (I didn't plug out my earphones or touch the connection in any way) and this fixed the audio issue. I did this three times already to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I'm very confused as to what could be causing this issue. Any ideas?
To confirm, I've used different earbuds but I've never tried to replicate this using wireless earphones (because I don't have any). The issue also happens more commonly if I'm moving too much (this is originally why I thought it was hardware related). If I keep still, or my phone doesn't move, I have this issue less frequently. If any other info is needed, I'm happy to provide, and happier for any help I receive. Thanks!
yea, I also have the same issue. I tried many solutions but still problem persist. has anyone got any solution?
Me too
I am facing an issue with my video calls with all firmwares of global rom since first release untill 12.5.4. the issue is the other side can't hear me well as the volume is really low, and if a group of us are on the video, only the holder of the phone is heard, and the rest are heard like speaking under water.
Tried several apps, all types of available video calls and all same, DUO, messenger, imo, line, Skype, etc.
However, if speaker is on instead of video call, the sound is amazing. Tested mics of all 3 of them and working perfect.
Anyone facing same issue and was able to resolve it? Please let me know how to get it sorted as it is really annoying.
Nothing here I'm afraid, sounds like a mic issue
xNAPx said:
Nothing here I'm afraid, sounds like a mic issue
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Tested mic and tried with speaker, video recording and voice calls are all perfect, except video calls using third party apps only
The First thing I can say is to force stop those apps and clear cache and data and see if the issue persists,try also a reboot after done it
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The First thing I can say is to force stop those apps and clear cache and data and see if the issue persists,try also a reboot after done it
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Done, done ,done and a factory reset also done. I believe It is something related to software priorities or algorithm to reduce ambient noise but in a bad way instead of a good way.
As example, I make a phone call with my parents on video call using duo, if my daughter is far around 2-3 Meters from the phone then they would hear her like speaking under water, if further they would not hear her, if closer would be okay. Also, even if close to the phone the volume is lower than usual. However, if it is a voice call with speaker, everything is loud and clear.
This concludes to me as a software issue or apps compatibility with this device. I cannot find a solution, and I see it a very common issue with many devices as well, not only mi 11 ultra, but for this device I cannot find a solution.
Try to make a video call using Duo with people around you, the other side will hear you only and with a lower volume than usual. If you use WhatsApp it is slightly better but still poor.
What Cover do you have? Did you try the same with the phone without cover? Because I don't have this issue (using WhatsApp)
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What Cover do you have? Did you try the same with the phone without cover? Because I don't have this issue (using WhatsApp)
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With cover or without cover, same issue
Would much appreciate if anyone got an idea of what is going on and can explain it
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I found what is the cause, it is called voice gain or volume gain. it is set as low by default and cannot be changed except by root. there are a few applications that can boost gain. as gain by default is set at 1 and can go as high as you could. an app called (Microphone Amplifier) is a simple app that really helped me with it for now but still needs more testing. the app got a very low rate because of no instructions how to use it and very poor UI, but the function is simply what am I looking for.
if anyone have an idea to fix the microphone gain without root please share it with me.
I've tried SetEdit but couldnt find the correct lines (tried volume_voice_xxx) but non of them worked.