Has anyone else experienced issues with their headphone jack? Last week, my headphone jack started acting flaky.
While listening to a podcast (doggcatcher), music would start playing randomly (so I thought). I investigated a little bit and it seemed that my phone thought I unplugged my headphones. I found that I could cause this to happen by wiggling the headphone plug - it would either cause static, volume changes or make the phone think I unplugged it. Once I experienced my first problems, my DX2 would be unusable for listening to audio.
I exchanged my orginal (just under a month old) DX2 for another one at Best Buy Mobile. One day later, with a new phone, the symptoms started again.
I have experimented with different headphones, and even different audio cables.
Is this a known issue or am I just having bad luck? I don't want to keep exchanging my phone every week/month.
I think it is a known issue but I've read it is software related. Hopefully an update will fix it. I miss Pandora! Lol
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Hi, I have a Eris rooted and running the newest TazzFroyo. Now, whenever I plug in my headphones or car headphone jack, my phone for one thinks its a headset with mike. Second, it skips/stutters the music, whether it be the default music app or Pandora, constantly! Its completely ruined using the device for music purposes and its quite annoying. I've looked around and seen many a person with the problem, however no solution. Maybe you geniuses at XDA have any input?
It happened once before, however I did a full wipe and flashed a new rom shortly after, and the problem went away. You can understand how I really don't want to wipe and reflash every time this problem appears. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Edit: I think I found it - little widget named headset blocker - keeps android from thinking my headphones/car dock is a headset and forces it toward headphones. Still wondering how to do this without the need to hit a button every time I plug in though.
As far as the music skipping, I've had that happen to me. They say the cause is underclocking it down to 19200. If you have a SetCPU profile set that low, kick it up a little.
I don't know about the first part of your question/problem, but I've read numerous posts about the quality of the cable that you plug into the phone causing the skipping. Mine does it all the time with a certain cable that is in my truck that I use to plug the phone into the aux port on the head unit. It did it before I rooted and it did it after I rooted. The ROM makes no difference.
I plugged my headphones in for the first time today and i realized that the left side was quieter than the right. And I unplugged it and replugged it in and it was fine. Then I tried it again and the left side was lower again. I'm not sure what's causing this or if my tablet is defective. But it seems like a hit or miss on getting even volume from both sides.
Anyone else having this problem or can test it out?
I have te same issue and it happens every time I plug in headphones and its annoying.
For me this only happened when I use my SGS2 headphones on Nook.
Actually, I found that SGS2 headphones only work well on the SGS2. With my laptop they have tons of noise, on nook sometimes I have uneven volume.
Although on SGS2 they have the best sound I've ever heard in headphones..
Have you guys tried other headphones?
I only have the one pair of head phones and they are a generic brand from dollar general and they dont have any issues when i use them with either my pc or psp or phone for that matter
Montisaquadeis said:
I only have the one pair of head phones and they are a generic brand from dollar general and they dont have any issues when i use them with either my pc or psp or phone for that matter
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My 5$ noise isolation headphones work just fine? O_O
Montisaquadeis said:
I have te same issue and it happens every time I plug in headphones and its annoying.
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This.
Every single time.
no issues here.
No issues here.
Headphone bug
Yes I too have that problem. Glad to see that it's not just me & mine.
Stupid question - for those having issues, have you tried wiggling or rotating the plug once it is plugged in? Sometimes I find if I have a spot of oxidization on the plug it will cause said uneven volume. It could explain the difference that occurs when you unplug/plug back in.
Another thing to try would be to plug them in when the device is asleep to see if that helps. If there is anything that tries to reduce the "pop" of the sound of plugging in the headphones it *might* affect how they sound after the fact.
Just grasping at straws here based on my experience with other devices.
I was having this problem until I realized I only had my headphones plugged in half way. Don't mean to be a jerk, but have you tried plugging your headphones in just a little further?
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no amount of fiddling with the plug helped me at all still have the issue and its annoying since the speaker isnt loud enough when I am out and about.
Another thing to consider - another issue I've had with certain device/headphone combos is that some headphone jacks either don't have a long enough plug or the plastic jacket of the jack interferes just enough with the plug in the device to affect sound (essentially related to downsay's comment). Try a cheap pair of 'phones from the dollar store with a simple jack and see if the problem persists. If so, perhaps the device is defective...
These are a cheap pair of head phones from dollar general lol.
Edit: Plugging the headphones in while the device was asleep seems to have fixed the issue for me for now. Sound is equal in both cans now
I have tried 4 different earphones, they have been plugged in all the way. Some people have no problem, so I'm beginning to think this is a hardware defect. I'm going to exchange mine and will let you guys know if there is a difference. I'll also try out the display model and see if it suffers from this problem.
Glad to hear you got them to work. Please do let us know how it goes with returning the nook tablet.
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I replaced my Nook twice partially due to this issue. Same problem on all three and it's always the left channel that is not connecting properly. I have found that I can get a good connection by plugging the jack in slowly. I think this is more a software issue than a hardware issue.
Yea just exchanged my tablet as well and the same issue is there as well as the one at the store. Plugging in slowly does help. Just before it engages the last click, if you hear both channels you're golden. Hopefully this is a software issue because it seems to be random. Unfortunately the one I exchanged has a creaking case, so now back to exchange again.
I stopped by Radio Shack this afternoon and purchased a $5 female to male 1/4" stereo connector. It seems to have solved the problem. I had similar problem years back with an iPaq PocketPC. Due to the shape of the hole on the iPaq/Nook, the headphone/earphone connector isn't inserting deeply enough.
Another solution would be to use something like a Dremel Mototool and shave away some of the excess material on the headphone/earphone adapter, so it can insert a little bit deeper.
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What is everyone testing their audio on? The stock media player? Video (what program)? Is it on every application you try?
I haven't had any issues with audio in games, websites or MX player at all other than a loudish pop when some programs start up, but I'm using a set of Denon stereo headphones (so, good (large/long, gold) headphone plugs on it, jiggling the connection does nothing).
Hello everyone, I am having an issue with my galaxy s3. The problem is that I can't remember when this issue started and if it's a software or hardware issue.
This only happens sometimes and I've tried different headphones and it happens with all the headphones I have and once again it happens sometimes.
When I am trying to listen to music, sometimes the music plays through the headphones (most of time this is what happens) but sometimes the music (with the headphones plugged in) plays through the loudspeaker. I think it could be a hardware issue from the fact that sometimes while listening to music the music stops as if I had disconnected the headphones from the jack when in fact they're still plugged in.
Since it happens sometimes I'm not sure it's a hardware issue and I should get it changed. I haven't rooted or changed anything. Stock dbt international S3. Could this be a software issue or a hardware issue?
Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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No one?
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Most likely hardware.
It sounds like a hardware issue, it is common with headphone jacks.
You could try a few things though, like cleaning the headphone jack with Q-Tips, trying different headphones and using a different app to play music.
Have you put extra stress on the headphone jack? Or dropped the phone badly?
If all else fails, backup your apps, contacts, pictures and all other personal data and install stock firmware using Kies.
Best of Luck!
Mine does this too sometimes. Omega latest version 34 here. Headphones I use are Sennheisers made for iphone. They are not totaly compatible with Samsung running android.
Yeah, I'm running completely stock! Maybe I'll give it a clean with some alcohol and a q tip. If that doesn't work I'll reset and wait for the next update. If it isn't fixed by then, then I'll be exchanging it under warranty.
Any other suggestions?
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Are you sure it has the same issues with stock headphones? Mine not. Its more like an incompatibility with headphones made for IOS/iphone, an issue that is not present at all on HTC phones for instance. Therefore Im in serious doubt that this is either a problem covered by the guarantee or solved by cleaning with alcohol. Keep us posted.
I'd like to update:
After updating to 4.1.2 I'm still having the same issue. I cleaned it out with alcohol and a Q-tip, and it worked! for all of 10 minutes... I plugged and unplugged maybe 20 times and it worked fine every time. I set it down for about an hour and then I came back and tried it again and it didn't work!
This is frustrating. After Xmas I'm going to format it and set everything back to factory (no apps, no data, nothing!) and see if that fixes it. I guess it could be an error somewhere with an app or software.... If that doesn't fix it right off the bat then I'm taking it in.... Unless any of you have any suggestions!
hey there,
sorry for the long post, but I have a few questions and I want to be a specific and clear as I can.
so once again im facing some problems with my 3.5mm audio jack.
last time it happend (over six months ago) I still had the device waranty covering it so I just sent it to the store and they replaced the whole rear speaker part which includes the 3.5mm jack.
now that I don't have waranty covering it im probably facing some high cost for replacing this few dollars part....
I thought maybe I should try replacing it myself but encountered a problem oppening one of the screws in the back panel of the device (even though the screw looks fine, I guess the person who "fixed" my problem last time used too much force to screw/unscrew the screw and messed its head)
any solutions on oppening that last screw?
maybe I should just send it for repair and pay the price..?
or is there a more elegant way of fixing the 3.5mm jack?
also, its preaty annoying facing this problem again in such short term of time...
even though im not using lethal force to connect things to my device, I'm a rather heavy user and I tend to plug and unplug the device alot...
if its in my car when I plug it to the AUX or at my office when I plug it to the stereo or just when im on the train listening to my favorite tunes to pass the time.
what the hell can I do to make the jack last longer??
If you aren't confident then send it for repair, there is no way to repair hardware without disassembling the phone.
My phone is nearly two years old, headphones get plugged in at least two or three times a day and I've had no problems.
So i actually have two issues of concern i want to bring up in this thread, and hope there are a few who are expierencing the same issues i am so i know im not going crazy.
I would like to start by saying i am a music lover/audiophile i have over thousands of dollars of headphones and amps. Now both problems can be addressed if i purchase a usb dac but there are two reasons why i dont use portable dacs, 1) i cant use software eq when using a dac, 2) i just dont like tugging around another piece of hardware on the go.
My first issue is that from the day i bought the phone when i have any pair of headphones plugged in there is a ridiculous amount of white noise and cellular feedback that i never had on my htc one. This noise has also gotten louder over time in my left earphone. There is also always a popping noise that produces driver flex in the left earphone every time i plug them in and when im switching from app to app or navigating a handfull of apps. Driver flex is not ideal for any earphone and it can damage an earphone pretty quickly.
Second problem is as of the last couple months across all roms(stock, 4.4.4 aosp and 5.0 aosp roms) 90% of the time i plug my earphones into the port i will not have audio, i have to either open more than one audio app and start pressing play until i start to hear something from one app to the other. It started happening on lollipop roms so i thought it was only an issue native to lollipop roms until i decided to go back to a stock rom. Once i was back to stock i was able to replicate my issues. Then i went to 4.4.4 aosp rom and still the same issue.
So my questions are, Do any of you lg g3 owners experience these issues(noise,popping) and no audio output from time to time?
Have you found solutions to any or all of these issues?
Do you think they are hardware related?
I i think it is hardware related. I plan on getting a replacement phone soon to see if i can replicate my issues on a fresh new lg g3. If this is the norm for any of these issues i will be getting a different phone. Inlove the lg g3 but audio playback without issues is a big concern of mine when purchasing a phone.