So, my wife inadvertently managed to get a little Kool-Aid on the end of her phone a couple of days ago thus leaving stick/sugary residue.
He red Power button was "sticky" when you pressed it. We first noticed the microphone was involved yesterday when I or she would call and I couldn't hear her at all but she could hear me. The next day, I could hear her, but very faint. That's when it occurred to me that obviously some of the Kool Aid got into her mic and dried making her voice hardly being able to be picked up.
So, what would be the best way to "clean" out the mic and not damage it?
Any advise?
A good shot of compressed air did the trick!
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I don't know if I'm the only one but I am on my 3rd going on 4th Thunderbolt. The problem is the ear piece speaker as soon as I use speaker phone once or twice it seems to kinda blow out I guess and everything is a lot lower even with everything turned all the way up and some of the sounds that come out of that speaker are so low or totally gone after that happens. Like the lock and unlock sounds cant be heard anymore unless you have the phone to your ear and even then its a really dim barley noticeable click. And when on calls everything is lower out of that speaker even with the volume turned all the way up. And its only with that speaker the back one is perfect.
no problems
yea I just don't know everytime I use speaker phone a few times it seems to happen on a every single one I have had. I've gone to 3 different verizon stores so its not that its one particular store. I'm going later to get another one and the rep at the store said she would give me $20 credit towards a blue tooth speaker if I wanted so I guess I'm gonna do that. I don't know if its just these speakers cant handle full volume on speaker phone?
Hi there,
At my SGS2 it seems the microphone hole next to the microUSB cable, is not open. Everybody complains they can't hear me.
Sure, I can send the SGS2 back, but then I'm won't have a phone for the next couple of weeks.
Does anyone know, who already disassembled the SGS2, what this could be? Some soft plastic which I can easily remove with a needle?
My last option would be send it back, but maybe you guys know an option?
Can I use some audio codes for cranking up te mic?
Thanks!
Disassembling SGS2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKztg1ra4-0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
SativaNL said:
Hi there,
At my SGS2 it seems the microphone hole next to the microUSB cable, is not open. Everybody complains they can't hear me.
Sure, I can send the SGS2 back, but then I'm won't have a phone for the next couple of weeks.
Does anyone know, who already disassembled the SGS2, what this could be? Some soft plastic which I can easily remove with a needle?
My last option would be send it back, but maybe you guys know an option?
Can I use some audio codes for cranking up te mic?
Thanks!
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Hmm .. seems I have the exact same problem here. People are complaining they can't hear me and they hear a terrible echo. Tried with headset, problem solved (of course ) Not sure if it is not open, I can see something gray inside the hole, which could be the mic. Disassembling is not an option for me, just got it yesterday so .. if there is really something wrong I will go back to the store asap.
I am disappointed about this, really, expected a lot from this phone to replace my Desire.
EDIT: tried also speakerphone, then it is all normal. Speakerphone uses the mic on top near the headphone jack, I just found out. It looks like a faulty mic to me (or covered with something).
EDIT 2: Fixed, although people say that with my previous phone the quality was better. Reset to factory defaults did the trick for me. It seems that the firmware update the other day (used Kies) had messed something up, that is my guess.
New device
Well, I kept holding the problem. Yesterday in the morning all was fine, in the noon people kept telling they hear me with bad quality and an echo. I went back to the store, explained the situation, they gave me a new device. I can clearly see the difference in the microphone hole .. the first phone it was closed, here it is more open. Problem should be solved now, I hope. I can say that I tested the quality myself and I can hear the difference. The sound of voice is more clear and louder.
I think it is word a shot for you to try to change your phone for a new one.
Yesterday, all of a sudden, my SGS2 started rattling when vibration is on. Rattling is extremely loud and comes from left-from-camera part of the phone. It's not the back cover cause it rattles without a cover as well. When I touch that part, rattling stops. Does anyone know what is it (I didn't drop the phone or did anything to cause it)?
Thank you!
I noticed this as soon as I reached home after buying the phone last November. Just played with it a bit and--WHAM. I get this weird, sort of rasping robotic noise when its on vibrate. It sounds like the phone has a cold or something...if that makes sense at all. I suspect something is loose around the camera area. Do you still have the problem...cause I do. It didn't bother me at first but now its just annoying.
Hi, had my galaxy s 2 for about a week and a half now and I'm getting different problems with sound.
2 days after it first started, when somebody called me, they couldn't hear me and i couldn't hear them, even though the sound was turned up to the max. It was the same if i called them.
Ended up factory resetting to solve the problem.
Two days ago it happened again and I just reset the phone again to fix it.
Now, when using swype keyboard its making different sounds, like the sound it's meant to make is there, but when typing certain letters it makes a faint version of that sound. Also, now I have no sound from swype at all, even though sounds are on and volume is turned up.
Is this a phone problem? Software problem (I'm guessing so) is there a fix? Should I contact Samsung to get it fixed?
PS.. I'm only using one non standard app and that is Facebook, and I'm on the stock firmware (latest)
PS2.. My screen is on a angle (Ie.. if you rub your fingers from left to right then at the end you will feel a bump, but if you rub your fingures right to left then your finger will run straight off the phone without feeling a bump) Anybody elses like this?
don't know about the other issues you have, but as far as the very well know "Volume issue" ("they can't hear you, you can't hear them") where volume is nowhere near acceptable during calls, even at max. either you download an app like volume+ (which highers all volume , except handset :-( , I had this phone since the beginning & volume was my issue for a about 2 months. My best advice is for you to update (Flash) to KH1 rom update if you have stock rom, it fixed all my issues with previous roms, and audio isn't very loud, but acceptable.
some tips:
Keep in mind that screen protectors can block speakers (if you have one) and volume can decrease significantly.
Make sure that your ear is placed EXACTLY in the speaker, like if your ear is attached to the speaker (this helped out for me, since I was accustomed to my older phone which used have my ear 1 inch away from my speaker, since it was loud)
let us know what worked for you as well..
Return the phone. The screen should not be like that. Its faulty
The title says it all. When I am in call and when I press my phone a little bit harder on my ear, speakers don't work. It is very weird and hard to live with because I usually press my phone harder on my ear... Please someone help. Thank you!
Sounds like the speaker is partly broken. Have issue with mine to, no sound at all most of the times. But that's more or less my fault, dropped it pretty hard two times the same day. Had it repaired two times now, without any success. So I got a XZ2 Compact instead. I think the speaker itself is just pressed to the motherboard, rather then soldered. Had to repair it a while after I got it for speaker problems (luckily, on warranty ).