How do I fix speaker (ear) on my S2? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My speaker (ear) has this horrible static sound when anyone talks to me. That is, it sounds fine unless the person says something or creates a noise on the other end. It just started 2 days ago. Doesn't appear to be anything (debris) in there.
How do I fix this or if needed replace the speaker?

PuritanHope said:
My speaker (ear) has this horrible static sound when anyone talks to me. That is, it sounds fine unless the person says something or creates a noise on the other end. It just started 2 days ago. Doesn't appear to be anything (debris) in there.
How do I fix this or if needed replace the speaker?
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Would this be a ROM issue?

PuritanHope said:
Would this be a ROM issue?
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Well common sense dictates that you try another rom/kernel and find out.

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[Q] Phone Echo

When I talk to someone weither I call them or they call me, they get a echo. My phone is rooted and the gps fix only. Is there a setting or something I can do to fix this. I have tried to reboot my phone to fix it with no luck. Does or has any one else have or had this problem?
nomadrider123 said:
When I talk to someone weither I call them or they call me, they get a echo. My phone is rooted and the gps fix only. Is there a setting or something I can do to fix this. I have tried to reboot my phone to fix it with no luck. Does or has any one else have or had this problem?
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I've had this problem before, and it's usually because I'm using a Bluetooth headset. This can also happen with a 3.5mm headset or if you are on speaker. Lastly, if none of those are causing the problem, it could be the government is tapping your phone.. so hide the pot! LOL
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webmastertroi said:
I've had this problem before, and it's usually because I'm using a Bluetooth headset. This can also happen with a 3.5mm headset or if you are on speaker. Lastly, if none of those are causing the problem, it could be the government is tapping your phone.. so hide the pot! LOL
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no bluetooth no speaker phone just normal call. If your paranoid about the cops then that's your personal drug problem
nomadrider123 said:
no bluetooth no speaker phone just normal call. If your paranoid about the cops then that's your personal drug problem
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Ok... wow. I was obviously joking. geez. Good luck with your echoes!
I have same problem and it fixes when I turn my volume down.... sucks cause you can't hear them as well but your mother-in-law will quit complaining about her echo LOL
Oh- wait it's probably just me who is talking to mother-in-laws lol

[Q] Headphone jack dead

A couple weeks ago I discovered that my headphones jack appears to be dead. When I plug in headphones or speakers, the phone does not detect them and continues to use the phone speaker. I don't think this is a rom or kernel issue, as I have done super wipes and rom updates to know avail.
Has anyone else reported this problem and know of a possible fix? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Update: It seems to be working now, but the headphones icon still does not show up...
If you're using a custom ROM, I would email the developer just to be sure it's not a bug. It sounds like a small programming error.
airs0ft3r said:
If you're using a custom ROM, I would email the developer just to be sure it's not a bug. It sounds like a small programming error.
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Thanks for the reply. I was actually incorrect in saying it was working. If I use the HTC headphone jack fix widget, I can force it to switch to the jack, but it won't switch automatically, and the icon doesn't show.
I am on meanrom and I already posted the question there but received no reply. To my knowledge, I am the only person on meanrom to experience this.
generosity21 said:
Thanks for the reply. I was actually incorrect in saying it was working. If I use the HTC headphone jack fix widget, I can force it to switch to the jack, but it won't switch automatically, and the icon doesn't show.
I am on meanrom and I already posted the question there but received no reply. To my knowledge, I am the only person on meanrom to experience this.
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I've been using MeanROM (and others) and have not had that problem, so it does sound hardware related. The fact that they have a headphone jack fix widget implies that you are not the only one.
coal686 said:
I've been using MeanROM (and others) and have not had that problem, so it does sound hardware related. The fact that they have a headphone jack fix widget implies that you are not the only one.
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True. It's a hassle to use the widget, but if it's hardware related, ain't nothin' gonna fix it but calling Sprint. And that might just be more of a hassle. Oh well. Thanks for the thoughts.

So no notification sounds through headphones?

What's up with that? Even with headphones plugged in the notification sounds go through the external speaker?
Silliness.
Buuuuuuump no one?
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I would like to know the answer to this as well, my previous HTC when headphones are plugged in all sounds including notifications went through them, yet the S3 sends notifications to the external speaker, surely this is a bug?
It's absurd and not the only Samsung phone that does it. The thing that strikes me as odd is there aren't many people that seem to care about it. Google searches hardly brings up **** and this thread has gotten like 60 views but 1 response...which is you with the same question.
My Galaxy Nexus didn't have this problem. Annoying as fuc-
i'm guessing most people put their phones to silent while listening to music. that's what i do.
SexyIceCream said:
i'm guessing most people put their phones to silent while listening to music. that's what i do.
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That's ok, but when your phone is in your pocket how do you know if you have a text/email unless you put it on vibrate?
On the top screen of your phone you will see a small i which stands for notification, i dont know whats it called but the settings menu on top of your phone drag it down and click notifications then the letter i will disappear now all notifications will alert you normally via sound like call and texts.
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boohoo2u said:
That's ok, but when your phone is in your pocket how do you know if you have a text/email unless you put it on vibrate?
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oops i meant i put it to vibrate. however if u do this there will be a slight pause in the music when a notification comes in(i think it only applies to certain functions like sms. whatsapp nofs dont pause my music)
I can't believe no one cares about this... I still want to hear my notifications over my headphones... Work email, personal email, specific ringtones for individual calls and texts... the list goes on. I've owned Mostly HTC, but even my Palm Pre and older Sanyo phones were smart enough to mute the external speaker when connecting headphones.
Bizarre.
I don't know if this has been explained prior to my response. Notifications work fine over blue tooth.
ukiddinmeright said:
I don't know if this has been explained prior to my response. Notifications work fine over blue tooth.
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+1
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The issue was never Bluetooth. The problem is, you can have you headphones plugged in while sitting in the library, and if you get a notification, it will blast the entire room. Similarly, if you are in your car, the notifications don't make it to your aux port, and also, if you use the aux port, Bluetooth will not play the audio simultaneously. That's crap. On CM-based ROMs this works just fine. Definitely not a hardware issue. Sure sucks for people who use hands free kits in their cars
Same issue here with the external speaker not being muted when earphones plugged in, and unlike previous comments, issue persists when using bluetooth. Currently using Omega v32.1.
This problem affects my Galaxy Note 2 as well. Wow. How does no one else care about this? I don't understand why people would put their phone on silent just because they are listening to music. CM10 sort of fixed this issue on my GS3, but I can't use that on the gn2 because of all the custom stylus integration.
It's definitely an android thing and I can't believe that in almost 2 years since it's been logged, no traction appears to have been made.
Did a quick search through the developer forums to see if anyone has made a mod, but couldn't find anything. Does anyone know, if one the many talented developers on XDA, have done anything here?
EDIT: Turns out there is an app already out there to solve this, but interesting that it's not standard in the OS.
ruskin0611 said:
It's definitely an android thing and I can't believe that in almost 2 years since it's been logged, no traction appears to have been made.
Did a quick search through the developer forums to see if anyone has made a mod, but couldn't find anything. Does anyone know, if one the many talented developers on XDA, have done anything here?
EDIT: Turns out there is an app already out there to solve this, but interesting that it's not standard in the OS.
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SoundAbout barely works, FYI. I have had major issues after installing this. Sound cutting in and out just using the earpiece.
ScrapMaker said:
SoundAbout barely works, FYI. I have had major issues after installing this. Sound cutting in and out just using the earpiece.
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Yikes.. Might not use it then. Thanks for the feedback (will do a bit more searching to see if there are other apps that could help).
hmm.. i just realize after reading this thread.. any fix for this issue?
ScrapMaker said:
SoundAbout barely works, FYI. I have had major issues after installing this. Sound cutting in and out just using the earpiece.
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zharif91 said:
hmm.. i just realize after reading this thread.. any fix for this issue?
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You could try SoundAbout, but as ScrapMaker states, it may cause issues with the sound cutting in/out using just the earpiece.
I wasn't going to try using it, but have over the last few days and it seems to work ok for me. Give it a go and see if it works (as I haven't been able to find anything else on the play store yet)...
I just got the galaxy note 2 yestersay and noticed the headphine issue today while working on the motorcycle. With the headohines on I can't hear the phone ring or notificationsn. what I hear instead is the music I'm listening to go mute the length of the ringing while anyone around me hears my ringing which comes off a little rude on my part and a bit annoying that it doesn't just ring through the headset.
I'm going over the settings and searching the Web like crazy but not finding an actual solution just work arounds about muting the ringer and/our putting it on vibe, neither of which is what I'm wanting or works for me.

Bluetooth Streaming Volume

So...usually I stream Spotify via bluetooth in my truck. About a week ago or so, I've had to turn the volume up way past normal to be as loud as it used to be. Anybody else come across this? I've tried different ROMs/kernels and they're all the same. It worked fine before a week ago, but now, not so much. I'm just trying to troubleshoot to see if its my phone or my stereo!
The only thing I've been doing to the phone is swapping ROMs/kernels (the usual), but other than that, no major changes. Possibly something has been added into the ROMs I've been using to limit bluetooth volume? I've tried both ViperROM & InsertCoin in the past few days, maybe I'll try the stock rooted ROM to see if that resolves it.
It's actually a problem with Spotify... if you read the comments on the play store it's a very common complaint at the moment.
Crawshayi said:
It's actually a problem with Spotify... if you read the comments on the play store it's a very common complaint at the moment.
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Damn, thought it was something I did! Thanks @Crawshayi!
repl1ca said:
Damn, thought it was something I did! Thanks @Crawshayi!
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nope, when i play it with headphones too some songs randomly are a lot quieter and some are loud.

Main speaker is sometimes low

Hello,
i have a the problem that my main speaker is sometimes very low. When i start playing music it's the normal volume for about 0,5 seconds but then it's really low. The problem is really often, not always, and even a restart of the phone doesn't work. I have already reset my phone but it still doesn't work.
Does anyone have the same problem or maybe a solution?
Best regards
Zillinda
i had it. its a hardware problem they will fix only if it will stop for good and not random... (thats why Z5c is my last sony)
my orginal post https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/help/speaker-stop-randomly-t3451518
It would be very helpful to know on which firmware you are, because it could also be software related.
Sounds to me like the low volume bug which is a known issue for nougat stock rom.
Gewiz said:
It would be very helpful to know on which firmware you are, because it could also be software related.
Sounds to me like the low volume bug which is a known issue for nougat stock rom.
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I am on 32.3.A.0.376 but i already have the problem since Marshmallow.
I just saw now that you wrote on your main speaker.
Does that mean the problem is only for the upper speaker?
Or do you have the problem on both.
Gewiz said:
I just saw now that you wrote on your main speaker.
Does that mean the problem is only for the upper speaker?
Or do you have the problem on both.
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It's on the speaker that plays music, and not the speaker what i use when i am calling someone.
Zillinda said:
It's on the speaker that plays music, and not the speaker what i use when i am calling someone.
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That's partially the same one.
However not exactly. You got two speakers on your device which are hardware related identically. For playing music and video both are used to get stereo sound. For voice calls only one is used normally unless you change it by editing some system files.
So when you play music and get that problem, are both speakers low or just one?
Gewiz said:
That's partially the same one.
However not exactly. You got two speakers on your device which are hardware related identically. For playing music and video both are used to get stereo sound. For voice calls only one is used normally unless you change it by editing some system files.
So when you play music and get that problem, are both speakers low or just one?
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Oh i thought that only the speaker on the down side plays music.
I think both are low.
Zillinda said:
Oh i thought that only the speaker on the down side plays music.
I think both are low.
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So i don't believe in a hardward issue. Seems to be the common low volume bug some devices have with nougat.
For more infos read the 3 nougat threads in general section about the .372 , .376 and the .378 firmware.
The strange thing is that you say you had it before with marshmallow. Not sure if that problem had existed before. That would make this even more shamefull for sony. Do you know which MM version had you installed before.
However you can try a clean flash of latest nougat. If it's still there, please try to make a clean install of latest MM rom 5.11
If that solves your problem you will have to wait for a new fixed nougat firmware from sony
in my case its since 5.1.1 but its randomly when i tap the speaker is start working good again (only the top one ,which it more important the top one has better sound range (100-24000Hz)
bottom one is (500-48000H) i think
i checked long ago with hertz sine wave scale

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