Electronic whine coming from my Qtek 8500 anyone else noticed this problem.
I love the phone which I have had for a few days bu noticed something which may be normal today. When I am playing music and it stops or I stop it the I hear a buzzing noise, sounds like a backlight buzz that some TFT suffer from. Happens on charge, with headphones plugged in and I can hear it through the headset which came with the phone. I had a Apple MacBook Pro with a similar whine if anyone is familiar with that.
i have an ATT 8525 and I have that buzzing sound also as soon as the backlight is turned on.
-Paul
pdmech73 said:
i have an ATT 8525 and I have that buzzing sound also as soon as the backlight is turned on.
-Paul
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Same problem as you when using my startrek. Now I got used to it.
Happens if you are touching the keyboard. DUnno why. But I can hear it also when I touch and the keyboard backlight goes on..
it's annoying. the only time I hold it up so close to my ear to be able to hear it is when I make/answer a phone call. then I just turn the screen off when I'm talking on the phone. it sucks.
-Paul
I took my ameo apart the other day to fix a speaker and noticed that it had i slot for a vibrating alert. so I took apart my old dead o2 xda ii and the motor fitted in perfectly, trouble is the ameo has no software to switch it on so its useless on the whole. does anyone know of a way to add this missing software? as it is built into the rom it would be hard to add seeing how its never had one anyway.
Jay
This was brought up in a previous thread. But i've seen in the past something that enabled you to change profile, with the option to turn vibrate on adn off. I can't remember where I seen it though. Do a search maybe you'll come up luckier than me.
Hi, perhaps it can help : some skins of WISBAR Advance show the option.
But this doesn't mean it can really activate it...
its strange, its all setup for the motor inside, its as if they changed there mind last moment. it would be handy in my job to have it working, I guess the only real way is to take the software out of another rom with one and install it into the athena rom. i will keep searching.
jay
frenchydk said:
Hi, perhaps it can help : some skins of WISBAR Advance show the option.
But this doesn't mean it can really activate it...
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wisebar is just the wallpaper for the real software behind I think, I dont think it is much trouble to add the button but its the rest. just because the slot and track is there, maybe some of the components are missing also. But im guessing here
Maybe vibrating alarm and the built-in microdrive won't like each other ?
Dieter
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Maybe vibrating alarm and the built-in microdrive won't like each other ?
Dieter
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I think that that is the most likely answer. I'm sure it would be OK at first but could damage things in the end,
I also remember reading about this somewhere. Seems like someone said vibrate was going to be incorporated, but was not because of the microdrive. I saw a vibrating motor that was only 3mm x 11mm. Maybe less vibrate would have less effect on the drive. Software though, hmmmmmmmm.......
weaselcossey said:
I also remember reading about this somewhere. Seems like someone said vibrate was going to be incorporated, but was not because of the microdrive. I saw a vibrating motor that was only 3mm x 11mm. Maybe less vibrate would have less effect on the drive. Software though, hmmmmmmmm.......
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The Better solution and answer provided some time ago was to make a recording of another device vibrating (i.e.: sitting on a desk or table) then using that audio file as the ringtone. It won't shake the innards of your Athena and if anyone in a meeting or where ever hears it, they wouldn't likely know the difference.
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The Better solution and answer provided some time ago was to make a recording of another device vibrating (i.e.: sitting on a desk or table) then using that audio file as the ringtone. It won't shake the innards of your Athena and if anyone in a meeting or where ever hears it, they wouldn't likely know the difference.
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I just don't understand people who say the vibrating sound thing is a solution. If the pda is in your pocket, how does the vibrate sound let you know you have a call. You do not even hear it. It is the actual vibration that would let you know you have a call. i would give up the microdrive in a second for a real vibrate mode!
And besides hearing a vibrating phone in a meeting is just as bad as hearing it ring. So the idea would be to notify you that you have a call and others would not hear it.
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I just don't understand people who say the vibrating sound thing is a solution. If the pda is in your pocket, how does the vibrate sound let you know you have a call. You do not even hear it. It is the actual vibration that would let you know you have a call. i would give up the microdrive in a second for a real vibrate mode!
And besides hearing a vibrating phone in a meeting is just as bad as hearing it ring. So the idea would be to notify you that you have a call and others would not hear it.
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If you are putting Athena in your pocket, you must be a BIG person or wear oversized clothes. IMHO Athean is not a pocket device (too big), but having the sound of a vibrating phone with the volume towards low is only audible very near the device. I would agree with your comment on being annoying if it were on loud. Perhaps those who absolutely want to vibrate should look towards the X7510 which has the 16GB flash instead of uDrive, and work on the hack to make it available as a ring setting.
Try to use standard HTC Home - it has possibility to choose vibra tone ( but I'm not shure if it send signal to vibra)
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If you are putting Athena in your pocket, you must be a BIG person or wear oversized clothes.
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lol
As it happens, I'm 6 foot 3 and weigh around 23 stone (325 lbs) so i meet both of those criteria. I have no problem with fitting this thing in my pocket.
Still, i don't do it cos i don't want to forget it's in there and crack the screen if i sit on it! Personally, vibration is not a problem for me, cos if I'm in a meeting or somewhere I can't answer the phone, i put it on silent and deal with everything afterwards.
Just because I CAN be contacted at any time on my mobile, doesn't necessarily mean that I WANT to be contacted.....
off topic :Woot! 100 posts.....
I almost posted this yesterday and didn't, but I feel the need to back up eagle 1. A recording of a vibrating phone is not a solution. I need vibrate here: in the car with the radio turned up, in a meeting, in a movie or performance theater. A quiet buzzing recording will be missed every time. There are times when I must be available, like when the kids are home with a babysitter.
The fact that HTC designed vibrate into our phones and then left it out is a real shame. I too would have given up the MD to get vibrate.
The Athena fit's quite nicely in my suite jacket pocket, or, indeed, the inside pocket of my leather jacket - either way, when I'm out I often can't hear the ring but would be able to feel a vibrate.
Ok Guys, based on your scenarios, here are some vibrating bluetooth options.
http://www.netpcdirect.co.uk/bluetooth_vibrating_bracelet.php
Bracelet, watch, wear it while driving, in a meeting, at the movies. . . . .
And if you don't want to tie up yout bluetooth, there is this gizmo:
http://www.potomactech.com/browse/telephones/telephone-accessories/100.phtml
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If you are putting Athena in your pocket, you must be a BIG person or wear oversized clothes. IMHO Athean is not a pocket device (too big), but having the sound of a vibrating phone with the volume towards low is only audible very near the device. I would agree with your comment on being annoying if it were on loud. Perhaps those who absolutely want to vibrate should look towards the X7510 which has the 16GB flash instead of uDrive, and work on the hack to make it available as a ring setting.
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Actually the Athena fits pretty good in a coat pocket and even better if you ditch the keyboard and cover. When I am out I do this along with carrying the Style-i.
raskell - that's why I bought the Jabra BT8010 which has vibrate, although the motor is so small I sometimes miss it when its in the pocket of my jeans. Not as good as an industrial-strength vibrate would have been built-in to the Athena.
Hey, the more vibrating accessories you can get, the better your chance of not missing a call!
I would suggest making a Mortscript with a vibrate command. I'm not sure what component Mortscript relies on to vibrate but it seems it's incorporated into itself.
Now, my question is did you see any place to slip in an earpiece?
I figured this would be the best place to ask since this is the accessories forum....
Has anyone experienced the headset making the audiable "max volume" notification repeatedly without it being invoked?
I would think its more with the hardware rather the being contributed from CY's 3.6.5 ROM that I am running because when use the volume control on the phone I dont get audiable tones, but when I adjust volume with the headset I can hear the "max volume" notification. this usually happens when Im running or cycling and out of no where the notification will start and stop on its own. Is this because Im a sweaty bastard, a connection issure, or could it be something with CY's ROM.
thanks for any replies!!!
I have not had that happen. My problem is that the audio drops out while I am running or cycling. Seems to be a problem if I turn my head such that if I look toward my G1 (the back of the headphones is away), that the sound drops out. And the G1 is only a couple of feet from the S9! I don't get it! I don't have this problem if walking.
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I have not had that happen. My problem is that the audio drops out while I am running or cycling. Seems to be a problem if I turn my head such that if I look toward my G1 (the back of the headphones is away), that the sound drops out. And the G1 is only a couple of feet from the S9! I don't get it! I don't have this problem if walking.
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Yup, happens to me while cutting my grass... don't know what's wrong either...
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Yup, happens to me while cutting my grass... don't know what's wrong either...
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Its funny cause I dont really experience that when im on the treadmill or bike.... when I lay down to do crunches I get it, but im thinking thats cause they headset is pointing straight into the ground at that point.
Thanks guys
For some reason when you are too close to the phone with the s9's this can cause interference thus causing them to cut out. Try a little greater distance from the phone obviously not to far though or the wont work either. I know this may be hard to do when on a bike, or cutting the grass.
I know there are threads for the m8 but they are a little older. Is there a fix for the icon in the status bar yet? My phone hasn't been exposed to water and I've never had headphones plugged in yet I get this icon that keeps me in headphone mode. I'm new to the site so if I'm in the wrong section I didn't mean to. I couldn't find anywhere else to put this. Thanks in advance
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I know there are threads for the m8 but they are a little older. Is there a fix for the icon in the status bar yet? My phone hasn't been exposed to water and I've never had headphones plugged in yet I get this icon that keeps me in headphone mode. I'm new to the site so if I'm in the wrong section I didn't mean to. I couldn't find anywhere else to put this. Thanks in advance
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Seems like it's a random HTC thing. Sometimes it's from moisture, sometimes just an odd glitch. Doesn't seem to be a fix that works for everyone. Sometimes it helps to drain the battery completely, then charge it up completely and turn it on. Sometimes it helps to plug in headphones and unplug repeatedly quickly like 10 times.
Do the loud speakers still work while the headphone icon displays?
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Seems like it's a random HTC thing. Sometimes it's from moisture, sometimes just an odd glitch. Doesn't seem to be a fix that works for everyone. Sometimes it helps to drain the battery completely, then charge it up completely and turn it on. Sometimes it helps to plug in headphones and unplug repeatedly quickly like 10 times.
Do the loud speakers still work while the headphone icon displays?
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They do not work. I have to use sound about as a temporary fix. It's not a huge problem now but the icon is becoming a nuisance because I know my phone that I just paid $500 is looking back at me with an obvious flaw. Also, thanks for the reply
is there any way to shut off that beep? my wireless charger randomly looses connection occasionally and beeps in the middle of the night... not often, but enough! id really like to kill that sound, any suggestions?
I don't believe there's a way besides putting your phone on silence. I use the Quiet Hours setting to put mine on silence during sleep time, and create exceptions for certain contacts.
ive got the quiet hours set and it still beeps? i thought that would do it, but no luck on my phone?
You know, I stand corrected. Quiet Hours still doesn't disable the charging sound. Only silent mode shuts it off.
That is the #1 reason I want to root mine... I'm holding out for samsung pay though. I have a lot of different wireless charging pads and they are hit and miss as far as the connection. However, the one I have at my bedside is an official samsung pad and it never seems to lose connection as long as it is centered. Perhaps switching pads might fix your night problem.