My XDA1 (Siemens SX56, actually) is acting like it's perpetually stuck in car-kit mode.
In normal operation, there's no sound from the speaker at all, though I can hear sound at a reduced volume through the earpiece. Upon answering a call, the speakerphone instantly turns on and appears to be listening for mic input only through the main mic and only when the earpiece is not plugged in. Many hard resets and headphone-jack tweaks performed to no avail. Possibly relevant: upon hard reset without SD card inserted, the device claims to have an "Unrecognized Device in Slot 1."
No recent software or hardware changes, haven't plugged it into anything but the usual USB cable and cradle so I wouldn't think anything got shorted out.
Any ideas? Or, anybody break their screen and want to give/sell me theirs?
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My (uk o2) XDA has no audio, when I try and make a call it connects but there is no audio at both ends. It says speakerphone is ON. Also there is no audio from media palyer alarms etc. But audio OK with headset.
Dont know how I entered speakerphone mode, cant seem to exit it. I know you are supposed to make a call then hold the call button for 2 seconds but this does not switch speakerphone mode.
I have done soft & hard resets still the same.
I have entered the boot loader and run the self test and audio + mic are OK.
Running 3.14.13 ROM & 4.14. Radio sw
Any help appreciated
My last thought was to reload the PPC ROM & Radio stack, done and still same the sam problem, no audio & stuck in speaker phone mode?
Ta Wayne
Bad luck - this has happened to me twice (at last someone else it has happened to - I thought I was going mad!).
I'm afraid it's back to the shop for a new handset. Did it come from Carphone Warehouse? They upgraded me on my last swapout to a 64Mb version.
rgds,
Spoke to o2 customer support today and they have asked me to send it in to them, swap out would be nice as I had some dust under the screen, 64 mb would be fantastic
But I'll wait & see, never thought of taking it to the "Link" where I bought it from it might have been easier and I wouldn't have had to listen to all that crud music & now press three...
Dont know how I entered speakerphone mode, cant seem to exit it
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This behaviour would be explained if the CAR_ON# pin (pin 19) on the large connector was connected to one of the power pins (the nearest being right next to it, pin 20). So check for a spec of metallic dust or a slightly bent pin before sending it back.
see http://xda-developers.com/connectors for details
I have the same problem, please help...
How do you solve this problem? I have tried to plug and unplug the headset and did a reset... still the only thing that comes out of the speaker is the ring. The only want I can use the phone or hear anything is to use the hands free... Please help.
I also experienced once a similar problem. In my case the bug was a simple mechanical one. You know when you plug your headset it simply disconnects the speakers. In my cases it was stuck so even after I unplugged the headset, the speakers remained disconnected.
I solved it with using a needle and a gentle force.
Such problem started to appear with my XDA after usage of headset. Empirically I found that to bring phone back to ‘normal’ mode (no speakerphone) you have to to connect it to cradle or charger for several seconds. At least it helped me in all cases. I don’t know the reason – it sometime switches to speakerphone more itself without any headset.
Hi all,
to my great frustration, I've discovered that my SGS2 line-out / headphones jack seems to have a slack joint, i.e. if you turn a connected plug around its long axis, a crackling sound is heared in the speakers and at some angular positions the stereo signal will be reduced to mono (i.e. one speaker gos silent). With one device (mobile outdoor speaker) I even had no sound at all at when inserting the plug with the wrong "orientation".
Did anybody experience the same problem or am I just out of luck here?
I am wondering whether sending back the device to the retailer (Amazon) or directly to Samsung (I'm situated in Germany) will yield the faster round-trip time, any experiences here?
Thanks!
PS: I know this may be a stupid question but can somebody PLEASE tell me how to search for multiple keywords with AND logic in this forum? Tried "+word +word" and "word AND word" (without the quotes) but nothing seems to work.
Are you using the headphones that came with it? My better half went through 4 sets of the stock samsung headphones with her original Galaxy S and all produced the same issue of losing one channel after a matter of days/weeks. having the jack inserted to about 2/3rds is a workaround but not ideal as you still lose some frequencies and it's insecure... They're just a bit pony.
No, I used different kind of headphones, including Sennheiser in-ear headphones and a standard male-male audio jack connected to some bigger hifi system. With some jacks I did not encounter the problem, but most of them lost some part of the signal with some orientations: I persume that the manufacturing tolerance of the jacks also plays a role...
Anyway, it's definitely not a problem of the jacks but of the device since I tried it with the SGS2 of a friend yesterday and it worked with the same jack that made problems with my device.
I will proceed sending my phone to Samsung for repair, I hope that won't take to long *sad looking*, I am so used to it now, it's card to survive to weeks without it.
I had the same problem, all I had to do was insert headphones cable "HARDER" into the audio jack until I herd a "click" sound.
I was way to over protective of this phone when i first had it, and wanted to handle too much with care, forced the dam cable in, and "click", sounded like it snapped into place, the audio worked correctly without cracking noise or without the need to wiggle to cable get clearer sound.
Perhaps your friends SGS2 is already used to headphone being inserted, but yours not. Just add a little pressure until you hear clip into place.
If this doesnt help, then repair or return.
Thanks for the hint, but unfortunately I had the jack inserted to the very end, so this was not the problem... sent in for repair now, let's see what happens.
I have a fix for you i think!!!!!!!!
ok . when i got my s2 like 4 days ago (at&t usa version) i noticed that when i plugged into my aux cable in my car that it was low sound cracking more volume on the left side , very annoying . NOW FOR A SIMPLE FIX FOR SOME TO TRY! PLUG IT IN ALL THE WAY! i noticed when plugging it in i wasnt fully plugging it in . it should go all the way down FULLY! the sound is perfect once this is done . I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU !!!!!! good luck
Hi ,
I recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S3 ( UK ) , and for the first time today have connected it to the auxiliary input in my car stereo.
Before this phone I had the Galaxy S1 and all worked fine with no problem.
There are a few concerns I`d like the answer to and hoping that someone here can shed some light on it.
First of all, the battery on the phone was low when I left home, so I plugged the phone into the car charger ( one that accepts a USB cable, and was charging through that ). My first dissapointment was that I STILL got interference from the charger when playing audio , i had hoped this may have gone away since I was charging via a USB cable, but I still get a hiss in the background that is more apparent during quiet moments of songs - this is not such a major issue as I was used to it with the S1. Still, if anyone knows how to prevent this I would be grateful.
Anyways, the noise was becoming irritating so once the phone had ample charge to see me into work I disconnected the charger.
When I did this, the audio level dropped noticably and seemed to become more `tinny`. Why would disconnecting the charger cause this to happen?
Also, some tracks seemed to almost totally lose vocals , for example when Foo Fighters `The One` started playing it almost sounded like an instrumental. When I plugged the charger back in the audio level increased but still sounded odd.
When I got into work I plugged my PC speakers into the phone and it sounded fine through that. This would indicate the problem lies in the car somewhere, however I never had this problem with the S1.
When I plug the 3.5mm cable in , the phone detects `headphones` rather than auxiliary, I am sure the S1 used to notice accurately if the device attached was headphones or auxiliary. However, anything plugged into the S3 shows as headphones.
I am using the Android Poweramp app, which i absolutely love, so I would rather not change that as a solution - but I will try a different player later for diagnostic purposes.
Short version of this post -
1) How can I get the phone to detect auxiliary is attached and NOT headphones - I`m sure this affects the output level.
2) Why does the volume level change when the charger is disconnected?
3) Why would the audio sound like the vocals have been muted in the car when its fine on headphones and PC speakers?
4) Is there a way to get rid of the annoying interference hiss when charging whilst playing?
If anyone can help with this I would be most grateful
Many thanks
Ade
Guess I should have done a little more fiddling before posting!
The problem was a faulty audio cable , it just threw me how the volume levels changed when the phone was been charged. I still find that odd.
Anyway, sound quality and volume levels are fine now. I also learnt that you can disable the headphone notification along with the app suggestions in the notification window. This was in Accessory in the phones system settings , just uncheck the Audio Applications box under Earphones. I expect everyone here knew that already though!
The only issue I have left is the interference noise from playing audio while charging, I suspect I may need a more shielded charger or cable?
Several days ago I was listening to music with headphones plugged in and when I removed them the phone remained stuck in headphone mode so that no sound comes through the phone's speakers. The only way I can hear phone calls now is to turn on the speakerphone, or plug in the headphones. I've tried inserting and reinserting the headphone jack, blasting out the jack with compressed air (in case there was some debris causing the problem) and hard resetting the phone, but nothing works. I've searched around and see that a handful of others are reporting similar problems, but have been unable to find a fix. Any ideas?
Well, I ended up replacing the headphone/jack unit with a new one I got on eBay and that fixed it. My guess is that it was essentially a mechanical problem, IOW something was actually stuck in the unit. I had tried compressed air and graphite powder to un-stick it but got nowhere so I went with the new part.
I've been using my Xperia Z5 for roughly 2 years without problems, but lately I've experienced a rather annoying issue regarding headphone use and the microphone (the one built into the phone, NOT one attached to a headphone):
After using the headphones to for example listen to music, the microphone will stop working, unless the headphones are plugged in. This is regardless of app (I've tested: sound recorder app, Google Assistant and phone call). It doesn't seem to be because the phone thinks the headphones are connected because: (I) it uses the built in microphone when the headphones are connected, (II) the speakers function as normal without headphones.
The only way to fix this, seems to be a reboot. After that the microphone works until headphones are used again.
Sony support suggested resetting the phone, however this didn't help. I've also tried searching both Google and XDA, but haven't found anyone else with the same problem.
The only thing that's changed since the issue started appearing, is that I janked on the connector on my headphone cable, which meant it got a bit loose. This in turn means it can disconnect if the connector or cable is moved in a certain way (though I haven't yet been able to figure out the exact movement or if it's the connector or the cable). I've already ordered a replacement cable.
I think the problem may be related to this disconnect that happens when the headphones are still plugged in. However, after this occurs, it doesn't matter what headphone/set is used, and plugging in a headphone WITH a microphone will function without issues (though disconnecting will still make the built in mic stop working).