I replaced my screen/digitizer/bezel last night. All went well except the power button wasn't sitting as high as it was originally. Took it back apart to adjust the tape and the button, put it back together, worked great. I tried to make a call this morning though and at first didn't think my call would connect. Pushed the speakerphone button and it was actually ringing. Tried to make a couple more calls but there is no sound from the earpiece speaker at all. I did read somewhere that someone ordered the replacement screen and it didn't have a speaker in it but I don't want to have to pull it all apart again just to check if it exists. All of the ribbon cables and such were there when I reassembled. Could someone tell me which cable it is that connects the earpiece speaker so I know where I should start looking for the issue? Thank you.
Never mind. I couldn't take waiting any longer for a response. I took the phone back apart to find that the earpiece didn't come with the new assembly. I did find 2 threads mentioning that it might not be but no where was it part of any dis/assembly videos that I watched. If you do get a new LCD screen/digitizer/bezel assembly make sure to take your old earpiece out of your old bezel. I read that someone else destroyed theirs trying to remove it. I took a razor blade and slid it between the earpiece and the bezel and it pried out without much issue. It is only glued in. No ribbon cable, just 2 little contact prongs. Make sure to save yourself the hassle and check your assembly before you reassemble you DNA
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I have an aria, i replaced the screen.. when i make a call i cant hear the other person, but when i put it on speaker i can hear, I disabled the proximity sensor, what would cause this...
Its only temporary tho since i have an atrix 4g, but i dropped that in the toilet, i had a otter box defender case tho so it helped, but the ribbon cable came apart from the digitizer, so i ordered a new one, but waiting for it, so using the aria for now,
i can handle the speaker part, for now but just wondering what would cause this,
also incase it happens with the atrix 4g also.
Thanks guys.
It means your earpiece speaker is not connected properly. Speaker phone works because it uses the speaker on the back of the phone when you switch to speaker phone.
i see now, the earpiece dont have any wires, it basically just sits there,, but its not there, it must of fell out when i put it back togather, my wife has an aria, with a shattered screen, so i will just use that one ,
I had the same thing: Wife used Aria and shattered the screen. I ordered a new one, replaced it and I remember some black rubber ribbon fell out. I didn't give it much thought until I tested a call on it. So I took the phone apart, put it back in there and the problem was gone
People can't hear me well, no matter what i do, flashed different roms (various cm7.2 and oxygen), wipe, etc...
My mic gain is very low and ppl can't hear me well, guess i could open my phone but i can break something :S
Has this happened to someone??
As a last resort i'll do a kdz reset
It's either a kernal problem or hardware. If it's a hardware problem, then the microphone connector is most likely disconnected partially, or broken.
Try an app like Iris or Vlingo and see if it hears you
Regards,
CJ from Team OpenPhone
[Sent from CJ's LG Optimus One running Open MIUI GingerBread Build 1.1 Alpha]
CJJames said:
It's either a kernal problem or hardware. If it's a hardware problem, then the microphone connector is most likely disconnected partially, or broken.
Try an app like Iris or Vlingo and see if it hears you
Regards,
CJ from Team OpenPhone
[Sent from CJ's LG Optimus One running Open MIUI GingerBread Build 1.1 Alpha]
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I've tried different kernels, also tried KDZ flashing, and nothing, mic works but theres too little gain and so no one hears me well , im shouting all the way for ppl to hear me XD
Guess its time for repair service?
EDIT1: After opening the phone following carefully a disassemble guide and then put everything in place seems that mic improved a bit,
Can anyone tell me how far can you record a video or file without loosing volume gain (in mic)
Change the Mic from mobile repair shop
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finally managed to fix the !"#"! mic, i've opened the entire phone, then i saw that in mic hole theres some kind of foam and after rearranging this foam it fixed the mic xD
Optimus V microphone fix how to
This is how I fixed the microphone on Virgin Mobile's Optimus V . Note: this will also work for any other optimus phone.
Problem: My microphone worked, but it was hard to hear me. I would have to cup my palm around the microphone hole and speak loudly for anyone to hear me.
Fix:
You will need to open the phone completely. Take off the black cover on the back of the phone, followed by the SD card, and battery. Now you are ready to begin.
1- Remove the 6 tiny screws (my screws were very difficult to get off, this is how I did it. 1- found the CORRECT size screwdriver, 2- pounded the top of the screwdriver twice, lightly. 3- used a pair of needle nosed pliers around the screwdriver and turned it using that (your other hand should be holding the screw driver in place). This will loosen up those difficult tiny screws.
2- Pry open the phone slowly and carefully.
3- Remove the buttons.
4- Remove the 2 tiny screws at the bottom of the phone.
5- Lift out the mother board from the phone's clear screen. (this doesn't need to fully come out. Just enough to get into the microphone at the bottom of the phone.)
6- The little hole for the microphone is actually a a foam with a tiny hole in it that carries sound to the microphone on the motherboard. You will remove both pieces of foam tubing for the microphone. The first one is simple to get out, just pry it out with the screwdriver. The second one I used a tiny paper clip and inserted it into the microphone hole. Then I used the screwdriver to scrap it out.
7- Once it is out, blow into it removing any dust.
8- Put the phone back together. (2 screws at bottom, buttons, snap backing on, six screws, battery, SD card, battery, and black backing.
YAY! Now it is fixed.
What happened was during the course of time and dropping it a few times, the microphone tubing's alignment got off. So what we did to fix it, removed the tubing completely. In actuality, the person on the other end should actually hear you better than the factory alignment.
Note 1: Since there is no longer tubing, dust can get into the microphone more readily. Please make sure you clean the inside of your phone every so often.
Note 2: I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. I am simply telling you how I fixed my phone.
Good luck! =]
Micah
ProfessorMosby said:
This is how I fixed the microphone on Virgin Mobile's Optimus V . Note: this will also work for any other optimus phone.
Problem: My microphone worked, but it was hard to hear me. I would have to cup my palm around the microphone hole and speak loudly for anyone to hear me.
Fix:
You will need to open the phone completely. Take off the black cover on the back of the phone, followed by the SD card, and battery. Now you are ready to begin.
1- Remove the 6 tiny screws (my screws were very difficult to get off, this is how I did it. 1- found the CORRECT size screwdriver, 2- pounded the top of the screwdriver twice, lightly. 3- used a pair of needle nosed pliers around the screwdriver and turned it using that (your other hand should be holding the screw driver in place). This will loosen up those difficult tiny screws.
2- Pry open the phone slowly and carefully.
3- Remove the buttons.
4- Remove the 2 tiny screws at the bottom of the phone.
5- Lift out the mother board from the phone's clear screen. (this doesn't need to fully come out. Just enough to get into the microphone at the bottom of the phone.)
6- The little hole for the microphone is actually a a foam with a tiny hole in it that carries sound to the microphone on the motherboard. You will remove both pieces of foam tubing for the microphone. The first one is simple to get out, just pry it out with the screwdriver. The second one I used a tiny paper clip and inserted it into the microphone hole. Then I used the screwdriver to scrap it out.
7- Once it is out, blow into it removing any dust.
8- Put the phone back together. (2 screws at bottom, buttons, snap backing on, six screws, battery, SD card, battery, and black backing.
YAY! Now it is fixed.
What happened was during the course of time and dropping it a few times, the microphone tubing's alignment got off. So what we did to fix it, removed the tubing completely. In actuality, the person on the other end should actually hear you better than the factory alignment.
Note 1: Since there is no longer tubing, dust can get into the microphone more readily. Please make sure you clean the inside of your phone every so often.
Note 2: I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. I am simply telling you how I fixed my phone.
Good luck! =]
Micah
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I have an Optimus V and this very thing happened to me... In my case instead of foam, it was a rubber grommet. I just pulled it out. I tried re-positioning it but it sounded SO much better without it that I left it out. The hole is SO tiny I can't imagine too much dust getting in there, but I am considering perhaps placing a small screen over the hole, inside the case. Interestingly, I don't recall dropping the phone and can't think of any reason why this happened all of a sudden - maybe the adhesive that holds the rubber just shrunk enough to let go? I dunno. Anyway my phone works great again.
So I dropped my phone on hard concrete a few times without a case a while ago. For the past few months the vibrator has started to die (in and out intermittent issues, weak vibrations) and people can barely hear me in regular phone calls, while speaker phone seems to work fine. My question is, which parts do I replace? I see the flex piece containing the rumbler is available on ebay, but I assume it does not include the bottom mic? Does the bottom mic come with the USB flex (and if so, does the one from the international Galaxy S II work)? Thanks for helping me out, if I truly broke parts on two different flexes from a couple of drops I must be a complete retard.
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So I dropped my phone on hard concrete a few times without a case a while ago. For the past few months the vibrator has started to die (in and out intermittent issues, weak vibrations) and people can barely hear me in regular phone calls, while speaker phone seems to work fine. My question is, which parts do I replace? I see the flex piece containing the rumbler is available on ebay, but I assume it does not include the bottom mic? Does the bottom mic come with the USB flex (and if so, does the one from the international Galaxy S II work)? Thanks for helping me out, if I truly broke parts on two different flexes from a couple of drops I must be a complete retard.
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Not sure about the parts question. Before ordering anything, I'd take it apart and re-seat the connectors. It's possible they are loose from the drop.
There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how do take the phone apart.
Don't buy anything, the problem is, if you take the phone apart by unscrewing the back (7 small screws) There is a little plastic mic cover rubber piece at the bottom. It needs to be seated around the mic and placed in its slot.
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So, I was never a believer when I heard of people cleaning the lint out of their headphone jacks and getting them to work again.
That is, until I found a quick and easy solution to fix it. I've read of people using compressed air, paper clips and electric parts cleaners. So I had some duct tape handy and an idea popped into my head. I took a small strip of tape and twirled it into a small enough stick shape, inserted it into the jack and turned it and pulled it out. I did this several times removing a tiny amount of lint each time. The amount of lint that I pulled out was so small that I didn't think it was going to make a difference. Then I plugged in my headphones and, bam, they worked like new!
As a side note, the jack on my phone is loose and wiggly, so naturally I thought that maybe the connections inside the phone were loose and I was going to have take the phone apart to try and fix it. My headphones would connect and disconnect whenever I would wiggle or even touch my headphone jack and it gradually got worse. Then one day it stopped working altogether.
This is not some gimmick. Give it a try. And never insert anything metal or sharp into the jack. You could damage the contacts.
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This is not some gimmick. Give it a try. And never insert anything metal or sharp into the jack. You could damage the contacts.
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I'm a diehard lurker, but I have to bump this. Just fixed the exact same issue on a heavily abused Razr Maxx that I'd received from a friend, after months of dealing without headphones.
If you shine a light into the headphone jack and can't see the contacts at the very bottom, it's definitely lint that's keeping the jack from working. Personally, I had to use a paperclip to loosen it up a bit, but I'm pretty sure mine was a special case. Don't attempt with anything metal/sharp unless you have a light touch, and the tape on its own isn't helping.
I just tried this method on my Xperia Sola and it worked , I just reverse wrapped a duct tape on a piece of tooth pick so that the sticky part is outside and I entered it through the hole and turned it and pulled it out multiple times till all the Lint(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint) were gone.
It cleaned the inner part and now it is working like new.
Simple but effective fix!
I was about to send my Xperia Z1 Compact for repair for this very reason, but I stumbled across this post. Thanks so much! Saved me a lot of hassle and embarrassment. A big ball of fluff came out of the headphone jack and now the sound is great. Cheers!
tahsnks for the idea, i finally used a standar pin with electrical tape around it and worked great!
Never had a problem with my DX2, but used this with both my Droid 3, and Droid 4
Problem solved
I was about to throw my nexus 5 out the window because of the issue with the headphones and i didnt want to i already had thrown out a previous cellphone because of this. I just turned off the phone ( paranoid paper clip or something could make contact with something and mess it up. And started to slowly pick and poke away. The amount of lint I pulled out was unbelievable! I didn't stop until i saw a shiny bottom. Now it's works perfectly fine . someone should invent something to either prevent this or an item to clean it. Just saying. Thanks!
Wooh! a big as$ thank you man! the way you worded your post was the only thing that made me give this charm a try. Now I'm the lucky owner of TWO working headphones haha
Mine does not have lint.I have cleaned it. But still it does not produce sound when I plug the earphone. I have to hold the earphone tightly to connect fully with the audio jack. Can you help me guys?
I tried this and I was able to clean out some lint, it helped some, but I still have to push it one way to get sound
I thank God that our phones can be opened. My speaker stopped working today, so did some homework and watched a few videos on how to take the phone apart. I cleaned the speaker connectors and any other connector pads I could find inside the inner case plate (top and bottom speaker panel) and on the mother board and my speaker came back to life! I thought I would have to buy a new speaker panel. Saved some cash! I cleaned it with alcohol and canned air.
Update.
Speaker stopped working again. Did more investigating and some guys (in the NEXUS phone group) noticed that if you pressed on the back of the phone near/below the camera lens , the the speaker would work again. I tried this and found that if I took off the back cover and pressed directly left of the button area (UP/DOWN VOL-Home button), the speaker would come back on. So I removed the inner back cover and placed six small layers of electrical tape in that area to provide pressure to that area when the inner cover is reattached and screwed in. Well it's going on day two and the speaker works every time. Don't know if this is a great solution but I got my phone working again and avoided buying another 600-700 dollar phone again. Hope this helps somebody.
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Speaker stopped working again. Did more investigating and some guys (in the NEXUS phone group) noticed that if you pressed on the back of the phone near/below the camera lens , the the speaker would work again. I tried this and found that if I took off the back cover and pressed directly left of the button area (UP/DOWN VOL-Home button), the speaker would come back on. So I removed the inner back cover and placed six small layers of electrical tape in that area to provide pressure to that area when the inner cover is reattached and screwed in. Well it's going on day two and the speaker works every time. Don't know if this is a great solution but I got my phone working again and avoided buying another 600-700 dollar phone again. Hope this helps somebody.
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hey,i have the same issue, but i don't understand where i have to put the electrical tape