yesterday I decided against my better judgement to try and take apart my x10 to see if I could get to the speakers, it sounded distorted during phone calls when the volume was all the way up. I used the dissasembly guide here: http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/05/10/xperia-x10-disassembly-guide/
however once, i started reading the guide, i realized I had to basically gut the entire phone to get to the main call speaker, so i put it back together. all i did was take out the screws, removed the lower support and used a credit card to pry between the covers and worked my way down. thats as far as i got, I had the back cover off and then I reassembled after reconsideration. however, the phone didn't work when i turned it back on. I mean, it works and I can see the backlighting on the screen but no logo or anything. I know it's actually booting into android because I can unlock the phone by memory and proper finger placement without even having the display working. I hear the "click" when it unlocks my phone and the volume/updown beeps. i've even heard my personal set notification tone go off a couple times. however, aside from the screen not working (besides backlighting), it wont respond to a phone call or chime when you send it a text message. If i use a different phone to call mine, it rings several times until you leave a voice message like normal. so, its not acting like its off. so again, I know it's actually booting into android.
after further inspection I realized that there is a ribbon cable on the bottom right hand side (battery side up) particularly close to where the covers snap together. I don't know if I did it with the credit card swipe or the covers weren't aligned well when I snapped it back together but I can see one little trace with a magnifying glass and a flashlight where it was "nicked" or scored. one teeny tiny little thing and my phone is inop.... does anyone have any suggestions? maybe like where I can get that ribbon cable? I'd start over with a new phone but the ebay prices are ridiculous. this use to be an ATT free upgrade phone and now its discontinued. I really doubt you can fix a ribbon cable... im feeling pretty helpless here.
I think you should send to shop to get professional repair before it getting worse.
hi,
I'm thoroughly baffled here .... can anyone help please ? ... it's a long post I'm afraid, since I want to include all the info I can.
recently my beloved Legend suddenly decided it has no signal .. I get 'limited service' and the dreaded red 'X' all the time.
prior to this I had done no changes to phone nor had back cover off or taken the sim out. I have upgraded it to Blayos rom and all has been fine.
after some searching I discovered all the advice re bad antenna and a so called fix by shorting some terminals with a piece of wire.
(exactly which terminals was not made too clear though)
I am not sure though that I actually do have a bad antenna as I have cleaned the 2 under the bottom cover and 'lifted' the mating contacts ...
and have done the same with those under the camera cover.
one other thing I did was to circuit test all the 6 contacts in my phone, and they all 'ring out' ok ...
indeed they all ring out to each other, even with covers off, which suggests to me that there is a good circuit in the phone
still no service, but my GPS gets a lock pretty quickly, does it use the same antenna setup ? ...
I'm not even sure if it does really as I have read that phone will not work with bottom cover off, yet my GPS certainly does !
lastly I doubt it is the sim as it works fine in my wife's phone, but her's does not in mine.
over 190 viewings and no suggestions ...anyone please ?
in desperation I have changed my Radio from 7.13.35.05 to 7.13.35. 13 and got no improvement
Last act of desperation would be returning to stock...
If your not on airplane mode all the time I doubt this is a software issue.
Sent from my HTC Legend using xda premium
A couple of days ago I updated my Xperia Neo from 2.3.4 Gingerbread to the newest ICS.Well today I woke up with 6 missed calls, because apparently the back speaker stopped working.Not even the slightest bit of sound comes out of it.
Headphones work, "call" speaker works, but the back one just died.I haven't physically "abused" the phone.I dropped it lightly a month ago, but I doubt that's the problem.
Repaired software via PC Companion - still not working, so it must be hardware.I haven't rooted the phone.Haven't tried any speaker mods/apps only the stock Xloud.
The phone is 1 and 1/2 months old and the speaker died already...what the hell is with hardware quality these days...
Any ideas guys?Please help.
Jorkataa said:
A couple of days ago I updated my Xperia Neo from 2.3.4 Gingerbread to the newest ICS.Well today I woke up with 6 missed calls, because apparently the back speaker stopped working.Not even the slightest bit of sound comes out of it.
Headphones work, "call" speaker works, but the back one just died.I haven't physically "abused" the phone.I dropped it lightly a month ago, but I doubt that's the problem.
Repaired software via PC Companion - still not working, so it must be hardware.I haven't rooted the phone.Haven't tried any speaker mods/apps only the stock Xloud.
The phone is 1 and 1/2 months old and the speaker died already...what the hell is with hardware quality these days...
Any ideas guys?Please help.
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most probably a hardware problem.. give it a service ASAP.
The problem is no SE authorized service in my country and sending it to another country just to get the speaker changed...I don't know.
Would it be expensive to find someone who knows what he's doing and get it changed?
Jorkataa said:
The problem is no SE authorized service in my country and sending it to another country just to get the speaker changed...I don't know.
Would it be expensive to find someone who knows what he's doing and get it changed?
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yeah..maybe..you could try some help from the recognized contributors.. if its a hardware problem, try finding someone nearby..or just ask for an exchange where you got it.
Have you already tried the service test menu (*#*#4636#*#*)?
So music playback etc also doesn't work, how about touch feedback sounds?
You can also try going back to Gingerbread with flashtool.
Same thing happened to mine a couple of months ago. I sent it for repairs, and the report indicated that the speaker's metal contacts (?) became loose.
I've found people complaining about the same issue on another forum I use to go to. So yeah, unfortunately it seems that the device is poorly built...
i have the same problem here but not totally..
several moths ago i accidentally drop may xperia neo v and then there is a bit of change in sound.
sometimes it is so silent and then somtimes it is to loud.
but i think it's fix now..
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i have the same problem here but not totally..
several moths ago i accidentally drop may xperia neo v and then there is a bit of change in sound.
sometimes it is so silent and then somtimes it is to loud.
but i think it's fix now..
I've had this problem twice - once I missed my alarm in the morning.
Solution was to gently whack the phone against something hard and it's fine again - I've got a case round it so no damage done. I got the phone secondhand so it could've been damaged before I had it.
try plugging in and out the headphones
Jorkataa said:
A couple of days ago I updated my Xperia Neo from 2.3.4 Gingerbread to the newest ICS.Well today I woke up with 6 missed calls, because apparently the back speaker stopped working.Not even the slightest bit of sound comes out of it.
Headphones work, "call" speaker works, but the back one just died.I haven't physically "abused" the phone.I dropped it lightly a month ago, but I doubt that's the problem.
Repaired software via PC Companion - still not working, so it must be hardware.I haven't rooted the phone.Haven't tried any speaker mods/apps only the stock Xloud.
The phone is 1 and 1/2 months old and the speaker died already...what the hell is with hardware quality these days...
Any ideas guys?Please help.
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Had a similar issue a few days after the update to ICS. The mic would work only in speaker mode ! So tried making a call using headphones plugged in and then unplugged the headphones while on the call .
It WORKED . Donno how . :laugh:
Jorkataa said:
A couple of days ago I updated my Xperia Neo from 2.3.4 Gingerbread to the newest ICS.Well today I woke up with 6 missed calls, because apparently the back speaker stopped working.Not even the slightest bit of sound comes out of it.
Headphones work, "call" speaker works, but the back one just died.I haven't physically "abused" the phone.I dropped it lightly a month ago, but I doubt that's the problem.
Repaired software via PC Companion - still not working, so it must be hardware.I haven't rooted the phone.Haven't tried any speaker mods/apps only the stock Xloud.
The phone is 1 and 1/2 months old and the speaker died already...what the hell is with hardware quality these days...
Any ideas guys?Please help.
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Remove the back cover and try applying pressure on the areas near the back speaker. It happened to and this works
Here's how I fixed mine.
Jorkataa said:
A couple of days ago I updated my Xperia Neo from 2.3.4 Gingerbread to the newest ICS.Well today I woke up with 6 missed calls, because apparently the back speaker stopped working.Not even the slightest bit of sound comes out of it.
Headphones work, "call" speaker works, but the back one just died.I haven't physically "abused" the phone.I dropped it lightly a month ago, but I doubt that's the problem.
Repaired software via PC Companion - still not working, so it must be hardware.I haven't rooted the phone.Haven't tried any speaker mods/apps only the stock Xloud.
The phone is 1 and 1/2 months old and the speaker died already...what the hell is with hardware quality these days...
Any ideas guys?Please help.
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This is how i fixed mine:
---This is only for fixing the loose connector problem. Luckily, this was my case.
I need to clarify that you don't need to open the whole phone and take it apart. Just the right side panel (The one without any buttons)
1. Remove the back cover. (of course, your phone should already be turned off by now)
2. Remove Battery, sim card, and sd card.
3. Unscrew 6 screws at the back of the phone. (actually, you only need to unscrew 3, but just go with me now)
4. Remove the two plastic side panels.
Take note: side, not front panels.
(and actually, here, the only panel needed to be removed is the right one, the one without buttons)
5. look at the back of the phone. place it in a table in such a way with the speakers near you and the sd card slot away from you.
6. you will see a fine black wire running on the right side panel (after you already removed the plastic panel)
7. It runs from below the sd card slot to the right side of the speakers.
8. take a tool(preferably not sharp)
---The connectors can be seen because there is a small gap/hole where you can see the connector pins.
9. Now, use the tool (i used a small flat screwdriver) to push down the first connector (the one on below the sd card slot)
10. Next, push down the second connector (beside the speaker)
After that, boot up your phone and try playing some music. It should work fine now, if the problem was loose connection.
I notice that I'm a bit too late but i hope this helps anyone else who might encounter this problem.
BTW my phone is NEO V but i think it should be the same with your NEO's. Cheers! :fingers-crossed:
If u need a picture, you can private message me, or i can give u a link from youtube. Just search: disassemble xperia neo or assemble xperia neo. Both helped me in the process. Find the videos by mobi mobirout. That's it!
Update 1: Here's the vid on disassembly.
Update 2: @Pantamorph
Sorry I got messed up when I sent you those two messages. Check this new image, it's more complete.
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ajp9 said:
I've had this problem twice - once I missed my alarm in the morning.
Solution was to gently whack the phone against something hard and it's fine again - I've got a case round it so no damage done. I got the phone secondhand so it could've been damaged before I had it.
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Don't whack it you can try applying pressure as pinuno2007 suggested if you want it simple, or try the solution I posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47544468&postcount=11
btiu idea
PLEASE DO NOT PERFORM ACTIONS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE !!!! THIS IS NOT A SPEAKER CABLE THIS IS AN ANTENNA YOU CAN GET ADDITIONALLY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR RANGE (if you damage this cable or connectors)
Hello,
I do not know that this is in the appropriate forum section, but i want to share with you the solution i found related the microphone in-calls problem (the other call party cannot hear what you are talking).
If you unticked the noise suppression button and the problem persists, find a powerful compressed-air pistol and blow in the phone's bottom 3 holes (the ones over the microphone). Many said it's a hardware problem because it disappeared after they had their microphones replaced. But it disappeared only because within the replacement method the dust/water particles or whatever was stuck in there were cleaned.
CAREFUL: try to no blow the air directly into the holes, blow from an angle!
I tested this solution many times because i've noticed that the problem persists especially if I wash my phone often.
Hope it helps.
Yes, mine disappeared after the board was replaced but it is now back again, only took 1 - 2 months.
I will give this a shot, sounds plausible.
Why do you blow from an angle though? does that somehow allow the dust to come out and not get stuck further in?
Edit: I didn't try this and my microphone is working today so I'm kinda of thinking this is not the problem.
Hello there
I was wondering if anyone with good electronics knowledge and practical experience with the Z2 could help me.
The issue:
My phone will only respond to touch correctly when sitting in a desk, without its (metal) body being in contact with my hands.
Backstory:
So my Z2's screen has recently stopped responding to touch in a vertical line. It has always been very well handled so mechanical damage was out of the question.
Today I decided to open up the phone, and to my surprise I found a loose screw (which as we know is also part of the ground circuit) inside the phone. I tightened it back up hoping that would fix the problem but it didn't. I tightened all the other screws and replugged the flexes but nothing helped.
At this point I was sure I would have to buy a new screen but then I discovered something very interesting; the phone will respond to touch perfectly IF I'm not touching the body (just the screen). If I pick up the phone from a desk it will start missing touches in the same very specific vertical line again. I was baffled by this, but it gave me hope that perhaps the whole problem is just a loose cable somewhere, but I'm out of ideas, so any help would be greatly apreciated.
What I've tried so far:
1- I connected a cable from the phone's GND to my body, and indeed the phone would miss touches even if it was sitting in a desk. As soon as i disconnect the cable from my body it will respond to touch perfectly as long as it is sitting in a table.
2- Due to that, Im assuming the phone's body must be isolated from the phone's GND. A quick multimeter check tells me there is no continuity between the phone's body and GND, which I'm assuming is how it's meant to be. Then again, the phone's external metal body seems to be non conductive, so there could be no continuity to GND anyway. Please correct me if any assumptions made here are wrong.
3- The phone's body seems to be non conductive (even though it is metal, perhaps aluminum?), which only makes things more confusing because me touching the body or not shouldn't affect how the screen registers touches.
4- At this point you might have thought that it may have something to do with gravity causing whatever is loose to sit in its place when the phone is in a table, and to become loose when it is picked up. To test this I've tried placing the phone vertically in a table, and as long as im not touching the metal body, it will still respond to touch perfectly, so gravity is not the problem.
5- The phone is 4 months out of warranty so, I can't get it exchanged or repaired for free.
I've ran out of ideas, and dont know where to look now, but i know I'm pretty close to finding the issue, so I'm asking the community for suggestions, as I'm pretty sure the digitizer works well. The problem must be somewhere else.
Apparently I'm not allowed to post links until I've posted atleast 10 times, but here is a video (not mine) with someone with exactly the same problem as me: /watch?v=MBE0JI_j2qU
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