For some reason when I connect any 3.5mm aux cable to my S3, the sound goes extremely tinny and the volume is pretty low. It sounds as if I were listening to a pair of headphones from far away.
The only "solution" to the problem is restarting the phone, then the audio returns to normal.
I'd like to be able to use my S3 as the audio source in my car but I can't stand having to plug in the aux cable then restart the phone in order to make things work. I've tried reconnecting the cable numerous times to see if that would help with no luck. I've tried using different cables but that didnt work. The only thing that works is restarting the phone. I've even tried playing with the EQ.
Any ideas? Too late to return the phone.
Have you tried a different cable?
robogo1982 said:
Have you tried a different cable?
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I've tried using different cables but that didnt work. The only thing that works is restarting the phone.
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My guess is that it wouldn't be the cable if restarting the phone is the only thing that works.
If restarting works, that's a good sign, as it means it's likely a fixable software issue. I'd suggest flashing a different kernel or ROM.
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Yeah, when I realized it's probably a software issure I was a bit relieved but I don't want to switch ROMs at the moment so it seems I'm stuck with the problem.
From what you report it sounds like the same effect you have when plugging a single-connector-headset into a normal 3.5 jack.
So my guess is that, for whatever reason the device decides that your AUX cable is in fact a headset with microphone and attempts to use it that way, leading to incorrect output.
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Anyone noticed any sound output on the new roms?
i.e: Using the USB jack for audio out?
I plug my **** in and I get no sound.
try turning up ur volume
Yeah it's up all the way.
Bah it's apparently in the usb>stereo adapter I have. Works with the chitty HTC headphones.
no, there is definitely something wrong with the new roms and some adaptors. there are a number of threads about it. so far i have seen no fix.
It takes me a few minutes to get it to work.
Plug-unplug-plug-unplug
It eventually works
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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I think this is more a software issue than a hardware issue.
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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).
I seem to have a weird problem with my headphone jack. I have a pair of Philips O'Neil headphones that up until the plug broke worked great with the TF101. I got a new cord and now the TF101 will not recognize the headphones when plugged in??? The new cord works in all other mp3 tabs I have tried it in so the cord is good. I have also tried different brands of cords and still no luck. It will work with ear buds that have a mic i.e. iPhone headphones or the ear buds from my Galaxy tab but not any other regular headphones. Any idea why this is? I tried a hard reboot and am contemplating a factory reset.
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Hmm, did you do a firmware update recently? That might have randomly broken the functionality.
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Hmm, did you do a firmware update recently? That might have randomly broken the functionality.
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I may have. I know when I went to do a TB so I could wipe it, TB said it could not obtain root. It was rooted before. I'll look into that.
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I seem to have a weird problem with my headphone jack. I have a pair of Philips O'Neil headphones that up until the plug broke worked great with the TF101. I got a new cord and now the TF101 will not recognize the headphones when plugged in??? The new cord works in all other mp3 tabs I have tried it in so the cord is good. I have also tried different brands of cords and still no luck. It will work with ear buds that have a mic i.e. iPhone headphones or the ear buds from my Galaxy tab but not any other regular headphones. Any idea why this is? I tried a hard reboot and am contemplating a factory reset.
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JC
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I found a solution, although not the one I want, it will work. There is an app called toggleheadset2 that forces the sound to go to the headphone jack. I get sound through the head phones again. Weird i have to do this but like the post above it could have been a firmware update.
Thanks
my s4 does this thing where if i connect it to my car's line in AND to the charger it plays a hissing noise behind the music. i thought this was charger/car specific, but then i tried one of my work's PA speakers and it does it too without being on a charger where everyone else's phones, mp3 players and computers dont do it. is there something wrong with my phone in particular? if so how do i fix it; or is this a hardware issue with the verizon s4?
funny thing is the cable for the work speaker is unbalanced but again it works with every other device with no noise
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my s4 does this thing where if i connect it to my car's line in AND to the charger it plays a hissing noise behind the music. i thought this was charger/car specific, but then i tried one of my work's PA speakers and it does it too without being on a charger where everyone else's phones, mp3 players and computers dont do it. is there something wrong with my phone in particular? if so how do i fix it; or is this a hardware issue with the verizon s4?
funny thing is the cable for the work speaker is unbalanced but again it works with every other device with no noise
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My S4 does the background noise with the car charger thing as well, but it shouldent over the PA, most of the noise from charging in a car comes from alternator noise, plugged into a wall outlet or not, the phone should not have any issues in most any other situation. Another Q, it only does it on the work PA? Is there any way to try another cable?
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My S4 does the background noise with the car charger thing as well, but it shouldent over the PA, most of the noise from charging in a car comes from alternator noise, plugged into a wall outlet or not, the phone should not have any issues in most any other situation. Another Q, it only does it on the work PA? Is there any way to try another cable?
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Yeah we have plenty of cables, all did it, also about the alternator noise I tried my ipod and a friend's s3 and neither did it in my car...
It only does it on the pa, not on headphones nor other wired speakers but then again it's the only thing I plug in that isn't balanced
That's why I'm thinking it's software, phone or unit specific
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If you think it might be software related, I would try a different ROM (after a NANDROID on your current ROM) just to see if it does anything different. If not, then (from a software perspective) you could discern what items on the ROM could be causing the issue and try to deal with them.
Another simple way to see if you can dial down or out that distortion is using a EQ app to adjust the sound levels and whatnot. If it doesn't work at all, then that MIGHT rule out a hardware issue.
Hello, for a while now my phone is stuck on headphones mode and Im completly lost as I've sort of tried everything I can. the headphones logo is always on the status bar, when connecting headphones with mic, the logo changes to headphones with mic, but when pulling off the logo changes back to regular headphones. When connecting and disconnecting headphones really fast, sometimes the headphones logo disappears for a second, but them coming back again in an instant. I tried cleaning the aux port, tried opening the phone and check if all the parts are connected well, tried to completly wipe my phone and install another custom rom, nothing works. I assume that the problem is hardware and not software, but when connecting and disconnecting headphones, there's a little change, I wonder if maybe there's anything I can do.
Please help me, thanks in advancd.
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Hello, for a while now my phone is stuck on headphones mode and Im completly lost as I've sort of tried everything I can. the headphones logo is always on the status bar, when connecting headphones with mic, the logo changes to headphones with mic, but when pulling off the logo changes back to regular headphones. When connecting and disconnecting headphones really fast, sometimes the headphones logo disappears for a second, but them coming back again in an instant. I tried cleaning the aux port, tried opening the phone and check if all the parts are connected well, tried to completly wipe my phone and install another custom rom, nothing works. I assume that the problem is hardware and not software, but when connecting and disconnecting headphones, there's a little change, I wonder if maybe there's anything I can do.
Please help me, thanks in advancd.
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If you look closely in the headphone jack, you'll find a tiny gold contact pin, which is just lined with the inner circle. Check it if it's like moved in
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If you look closely in the headphone jack, you'll find a tiny gold contact pin, which is just lined with the inner circle. Check it if it's like moved in
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As far as I can see, everything is as it should be, but there contact pins all around the port, do you have any way to upload a picture of the pin you mean? Thanks.
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As far as I can see, everything is as it should be, but there contact pins all around the port, do you have any way to upload a picture of the pin you mean? Thanks.
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See that shining gold pin? I'm talking about them. There must be about 2 or 3 like them. Sometimes the pins are pushed inside, which gives permanent signals of headphone connected. Getting them straight can be tough, since you have to take a really thin thing like a needle or so and then with it bend them a tad outwards.
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See that shining gold pin? I'm talking about them. There must be about 2 or 3 like them. Sometimes the pins are pushed inside, which gives permanent signals of headphone connected. Getting them straight can be tough, since you have to take a really thin thing like a needle or so and then with it bend them a tad outwards.
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I tried doing it a bit, but I don't think thats the problem..any other ideas?
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I tried doing it a bit, but I don't think thats the problem..any other ideas?
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I am not quite sure, maybe you should contact a technician. This is hardware malfunction, and nothing related to software. I had the same problem with another phone and thats what i did, but since it's tough to look in the jack of this phone, so it would be better to see a technician.
I had the same issue long back but it used to go away when i repeatedly insert and remove earphones fast for 15-20 times.. Thats the only thing worked for me
ya, i am also facing same problem that's why i change my headphone. and now its work properly, i think it's a headphone jack problem. but not all headphones work only few headphones work properly
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Hello, for a while now my phone is stuck on headphones mode and Im completly lost as I've sort of tried everything I can. the headphones logo is always on the status bar, when connecting headphones with mic, the logo changes to headphones with mic, but when pulling off the logo changes back to regular headphones. When connecting and disconnecting headphones really fast, sometimes the headphones logo disappears for a second, but them coming back again in an instant. I tried cleaning the aux port, tried opening the phone and check if all the parts are connected well, tried to completly wipe my phone and install another custom rom, nothing works. I assume that the problem is hardware and not software, but when connecting and disconnecting headphones, there's a little change, I wonder if maybe there's anything I can do.
Please help me, thanks in advancd.
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I had faced the same problem, at last, I found the solution...
it isn't a software problem...
follow the instructions...
- try to clean up the jack holder with a pin or any pointed thing (mind it be care full while cleaning, be gentle)..
may this trick helps you...
just replace the headphone jack. you can get them cheap from aliexpress.com at $2 - $3, then get it changed from a mobile repair shop.
Had the same problem - cleaned the jack with a toothpick - issue resolved in no time.