Normal Earphones dont work with Xperia X10i - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

on iphone 3gs..i could plug in a normal non-mic earphone...and the phones main mic would still work as a mic ..and i could hear other party's voice through the earphone
but on xperia...normal earphones dont work

Yes, i am having this problem too, i have tested this with my car's aux and my normal skullcandy head phones

Works for me but i have x10a only issue i have is the port is a little loose on some headphones
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Update to 2.2.1 beta 4 and it works flawlessly :]
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Using Bose in ears and works fine since legit 2.1 through 2.3 right now. Could be the brand although unlikely because used to use iphone buds and didn't work with 2.1...
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no issues wit mine
im usin fiio e5 pair wit koss sparkplugs

They do if you plug them into the long cable - which is where the microphone is.

i straight plug them into the phone

This was a problem on the older firmware.. But latest version has fixed it.. .435
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same problem here with skullcandy titan headphones... they dont work unless i press the mic button in on the earphones!

chronic86 said:
same problem here with skullcandy titan headphones... they dont work unless i press the mic button in on the earphones!
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Wierd....
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I never had any issues with it. My phone had 1.6 when i got it and my monster turbine pros still worked beautifully
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me to. still use my Sennheiser without any problems. (X10black 2.1, X10white 2.3.3)
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I haven't had any problem with phones...

I had problems with the apple headphones w/mic, but the apple ones without the mic worked perfectly... it must be something to do with the mic, cause now im using skullcandy inkd (no mic) and so far Ive had no problems.
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yes
the problem is with the mic on the SE headset...i connected it to my blackberry...still same problem
connected headphones to ipod via the mic..same problem...without mic no problem
so mic is the culprit

On normal headphones there are three contacts on the jack: left right and ground.
On on headsets that also have a microphone there are four: left right ground and mic.
If you have to press the button for the audio to be normal then mic and ground need to be switched. All of the SE headsets are like this by default but they suck, so we can get an extension cable and cut it and reconnect it switching ground and mic. If such a cable exists. I cant find one and scrapped a variety of adapters to make an equivalent. If you would like to give it a shot you have to switch the two contacts farthest from the tip.
All of my normal headphones work no problem, so if anyone has problems with those it's a mystery to me.
Anyways we can all thank SE for this.

its okay
i bought a MW600 and ended all my problems

working fine

I found a fix for the Titan's but it does include soldering and possibly losing the mic function but if you're not bothered about that then give this a shot!
What I did was to open up the mic module and play around by bridging certain areas together. What I found was that on 1 side of the circuit inside there is a tiny resistor/cap which when bridged brings the sound of the headphones back to normal so what I did was simply solder over the cap/resistor which then brought my headphones back to life!
The reason that people have problems with these headphones is because they are set up for Apple devices and because of this 2 wires are switched around, mic and ground I believe! So, If you go out specifically to buy any of these type of headphones then make sure that they're not Apple specific and that they are universal otherwise you'll come across the above problem.
This quick fix may work for other Skullcandy headphones that are designed for Apple products but i can't guarantee it as I only have the Titan's!
Hope this helps some of you out and saves you a few penny's in the long run!

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To solve non stock headphone problems (distortion etc gone) ;-)

Iv been looking into the problem about non standard 3.5 mm headphones not working on our x10s and it seems to be to do with the arrangement of the rings an tip and sleeve on the headphone jack, the x10 is 4 pole (trrs) where as normal headphones are 3 pole (trs). This seems to create distortion and / or echos or just music that sounds absolutely awful if you are using a wired headset which is 'iPhone or black berry compatible (these use industry standard 3 pin trs headphone jacks) and certain companies like to make things more awkward and use 'non standard' 4 pin trrs headphone jacks.
http://db.tt/GqIAYQ7 might explain better.
The sound goes all wrong unless you press the microphone button and all the pins get connected properly. Below is a couple of adaptors which can fix this problem.
http://www.meelec.com/MEE_TRRS_Adapter_for_P_Version_Headphones_p/adptr-trrs-35.htm
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/4-pole-ipod-adapter.html seems to be the cheapest out there.
What I used to fix this problem for me was using an adaptor I was given on an airplane at some point and it sorted out the sound so i didnt have to use the mic button and could enjoy my music normally on my V Moda headphones.
I hope this helps out others who have had the same problems with an after market head phones with a mic, and should be the end to your woes
@ Mods this may be better suited to accessory section, sorry.
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BUMP!!
If any of you guys have ever been on an airplane and they give you the head phone adaptor this will work instead of paying out cash. Finally I can use my V Moda's and the sound great without having to hold the mic button. I can't believe this worked, i only tried it on the off chance! Go search your house for these adapters if you ever got one now, do it!
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Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
gohwh1 said:
Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
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The second link is one much cheaper and like I said if you have an adapter they give to you on an airplane with 3.5 jack this will work. Did for me anyway lol
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Music on original headset sounds weird

Hi,
Music/youtube/movie sounds weird listening on original headset. If i use regullar headphones it sound ok. Any ideas?
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Two reasons One you do not have the headset connector pushed home and Two a faulty headset .
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..or even if you have plugged the headset properly and the headset is OK still it will be bad, cause the given headphone is just CRAP. I just hate it.
Anyway, just use another headphone, a good one I meant.
Regards.
Tested on new phone and still not working well.
Crappy headphones this ones.
The new headphones are working on both phones
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Headphones

Tried two pairs of headphones now and they both don't work properly at all. A pair of htc ones and some apple ones. Do SE phones have to have SE headphones to work properly or have I been sold a faulty phone?
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Found my answer. SE played dirty and switched some connections. So I need to buy an adapter or pay for SE headphones... Sigh.
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ephumuris said:
Tried two pairs of headphones now and they both don't work properly at all. A pair of htc ones and some apple ones. Do SE phones have to have SE headphones to work properly or have I been sold a faulty phone?
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Are you talking about 'headphones' or 'headsets'? Headphones don't have any microphone components while headsets do.
Most any normal set of headphones with a 3.5mm stereo connector should work fine with the X10.
The only thing to be careful of are the noise-canceling type of headphones. The 3.5mm connectors for those can vary in design that may be specific to whatever device they ship with. Incompatibilities can then be no sound from the headset or sound from just one ear bud when plugged into a different device.
If you're referring to headsets, then those can also have compatibility issues too due to product-specific differences in 3.5mm connector designs.
Yeah they were both headsets I tested actually. So regular headphones would work fine? I don't have any lying around so would have to buy some.
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So regular headphones would work fine?
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Yep. Regular stereo headphones with a 3.5mm connector should work.
i bought skullcandys, not realising they had a mic on them, but if you notice the mike part may have a button on it?? mines did and when pressed sound came out fine so i just glued it down, now they work perfect

[Q] Why is it that...

Some headphones simply don't "work" on the x10?
I have stock ipod headphones (yes, I know, they suck, but I can't find the SE ones), and noticed that I can't use these. The sound output doesn't work properly.
Either:
1. Sound comes out of one ear only
2. No sound
3. Sound comes, but is missing part of the sound (in songs).
4. If I dont' insert it ALL the way in, it works fine sometimes
Why is this?
How long have you been using your phone? If i'm not wrong, the port or the 'hole' is faulty i guess?
SE re-wired the jack so that only SE headphones would work with it.
If you have the ones with the remote and mic it won't work. Other headphones with out them should work.
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Headphones with mic will work, you just have to paper clip / tape the mic botton down, I am doing this with mine.
The reason this is though is if you look at the jack on the headphones you will see there is an extra green ring on the Sony one, this is forbade separate microphone connected in the phone, youl see 3 rings on Sony Ericsson ones and only 2 on normal headphones, or 4 on se and 3 on normal, can't remember.
It's called irrs or something.
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Yes same happens to me with my noise cancelling ones that came with my walman X (the have like 5 green rings) but the Sony $9 ones work really good with it also the studio headphones and they have no mic
Yeah this issue is specifically for headphones with a mic due to wiring configuration.
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Is it possible to disable auto mute?

My wife just picked up a new Galaxy Note on AT&T. We quickly discovered that when something is plugged into the headphone jack the phone mic is automatically muted. After discussing with Samsung regarding this they in fact have confirmed that because the device comes with headphones that have an inline mic the phone auto mutes when something is in the headphone jack.
So unlike our iPhone 4s when we are plugged into her cars AUX input for the purposes of listening to music we have to UNPLUG in order to take a call. Not mention if we have headphones in that don't have an inline mic we have to unplug the headphones to talk.
This seems EXTREMELY stupid to me. Is it at all possible to disable the auto mute. Samsung says no. I was told this is the place to go for a definitive answer.
its not being muted... its just in headphone mode thats the issue and idk why samsung does this its stupid. htc's handsets dont do this ither
Is there a way to make it NOT do that???
I know exactly the feature you are referring to. You might look for an app in the market, I don't know but I think the short answer is it needs to be built into the kernel. This probably won't happen until source for ICS is released and then a dev will include it in a build. Search the market for an app and tell us if you find something.
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i dont think its a software issue i think its how it is actually wired inside the device. this also happened on the nexus s but not the first nexus by htc
That's weird, I was having Bluetooth connection problems and was using my aux port to stream Pandora and my phone range and I took the call and had it still hooked to my aux port and they could here me fine.
My Bluetooth was off this last time but I have done it a.couple times that I remember.
I'll try tomorrow again
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not on a note yet but on my captivate i plug into aux on my car and the phones built in mic works. this must be a new samsung thing
deathbatcountry said:
My wife just picked up a new Galaxy Note on AT&T. ........in fact have confirmed that because the device comes with headphones that have an inline mic the phone ....auto mutes when something is in the headphone jack.
So ............
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AT&T Model = has EARPHONES with in-line pic ????
I got mine 3 weeks ago - new one , and the BOX was opened in frount of me @ ATT STORE ............... didnt have ANY EARPHONE!!!
So when I called the 800 Number > got told the same thing ( as whats on Website) .......... NO EARPHONE !!!
So I am using the earphone from my older INFUSE < works fine with inlinemic and NOPE dont get mute thingie) I have also tested with ZAGG BUDS; DR ONES - msot expensive ones - NONE OF THEM DO that 'mute' thingie - atlreast not on my NOTE (( rooted , unlocked and back to stock att though at the moment - ready for trade to s3))
So I suspect that the Earpiece here is not the correct one for phone
Mine came with beats earphones
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Mine doesn't mute the mic when headphones or my car's aux cable is plugged in either. And headphones were removed from the AT&T release.
I talk on my phone in my car while aux cable plugged in all the time. I don't have mute problem at all. Not only aux cable but I use my Bose headphones without inline Mic and they work fine too.
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My mic works in my car with the sound going through the stereo.

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