[ISSUE] Micromax A116 Canvas HD - Headphones compatibilty problem - Micromax A116

So, guys, I bought the new Canvas HD (Micromax A116) ...
Everything is very well exceeding my expectations except two issues (one minor, one major)
Minor - GPS has problems latching onto a satellite. Can be fixed with some booster apps, I guess. There are youtube videos out there explaining the process (Haven't tried them yet)
Major - Any headphones other than the stock ones provided in the Box with the phone, do not run properly with this device.
I mean, I tried HTC stock ones, Samsung stock ones, my Pioneer Headset, all were giving a very muffled output (I was watching a movie and the dialogues ONLY were muffled, often almost muted, but the background scores were sounding normal, glorious as ever)
When I tried the stock ones, everything was fine. But these are of low-grade make, and hence wanted to use other better-quality ones.
Anyone who has a solution / suggestions?
P.S. - I guess this could be generic issue, with phones from some other manufacturers as well. Any inputs would be welcome.

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Most Micromax devices support the earphones with only black or green strips on 3.5mm jack.
Most earphones comes with white or other color stripes on jack that won't support MMX.
Have same problem.
not signal earphone found.
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for headphones i am using intex IT-701 and for in ear earphones i am using sony ericsson xperia x8 earphone and both earphoneand headphones are working fine.

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I use beats Dr. Dre and they work very good with my canvas hd so I would suggest try it. And I have not used the micromax headphones till now so can't say about its output.
Have fun..
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my Creative EP630 headphone not working properly with this phone, very bad sound. Also the Micromax earphones are of bad quality. Please suggest any other good quality earphones that work well with this ?

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irakeshz said:
Most Micromax devices support the earphones with only black or green strips on 3.5mm jack.
Most earphones comes with white or other color stripes on jack that won't support MMX.
Have same problem.
not single earphone found.
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Even the LG phones have better music quality (with same earphones) than A116. you can also compare it with any Sony phone. I have tried it with
with Creative Ep630 → Quality sucks.
with Sound Magic ES18→ Quality sucks.
with stock Micromax earphone → Quality sucks.
Do let me know if you know a good quality earphone that works well with this. so far I have not found any.
Any hardware or software workaround for this problem ?

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rachitsaran1987 said:
Major - Any headphones other than the stock ones provided in the Box with the phone, do not run properly with this device.
I mean, I tried HTC stock ones, Samsung stock ones, my Pioneer Headset, all were giving a very muffled output (I was watching a movie and the dialogues ONLY were muffled, often almost muted, but the background scores were sounding normal, glorious as ever)
When I tried the stock ones, everything was fine. But these are of low-grade make, and hence wanted to use other better-quality ones.
Anyone who has a solution / suggestions?
P.S. - I guess this could be generic issue, with phones from some other manufacturers as well. Any inputs would be welcome.
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I was facing the same issue of Muffled sound, I figured that the bad sound was the result of a crappy sound enhancement settings. And I have fixed it by Disabling the settings.
Just goto Settings > User Profiles > Sound enhancement > Disable the BesAudEnh . > Notice the difference in sound Quality

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Sorry dude I don't have any idea about best earphones for canvas HD.
But want to try JBL tempo headset which comes with MMX A88
But I think der is no way to improve music quality. I tried awesome beats also but quality little improved.
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Whats the price of dr dre?
Which one to select? der r lots of dr dre.
Its great if u provide pics of dr dre or model no.
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I m using skull candy headphones and are working best with the phone.........
Try awesome beats codecs with stock headphones it sounds great......

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Update fix
This issue seems to be solved with 4.2.1 update.
I'm now able to use Creative EP630 with A116 without any distortions in audio.

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felix1072 said:
This issue seems to be solved with 4.2.1 update.
I'm now able to use Creative EP630 with A116 without any distortions in audio.
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How to update to 4.2.1?

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4.2 Update
rachitsaran1987 said:
How to update to 4.2.1?
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The original ROM is out.. Check out some youtube videos.. I'm not able to post links here..
4.2 does have some bugs and is a little bit memory hog mind you..

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QUOTE=felix1072;42537412]The original ROM is out.. Check out some youtube videos.. I'm not able to post links here..
4.2 does have some bugs and is a little bit memory hog mind you..[/QUOTE]
I beg to disagree about the bugs....
Please check out the below link and upgrade with full confidence.
[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312557

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4.2.1 update made it even better
You can update your phone at micromax service centres. The update is good and it also adds OTA feature so for further updates you dont have to visit one. Coming to the headset issue, I am still facing the problem with samsung and stock headsetsbut it got better on basic sony and panasonic earphones. So try only using earphones ( without the mic).

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I figured this out too ... if I use any headphones with mic, the voice is muffled, but the music is there ... but if I use, any headphones without mic, everything is perfect!
Will buy some good IEMs without mic ... am sure they will work just fine!

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ravofindia said:
I was facing the same issue of Muffled sound, I figured that the bad sound was the result of a crappy sound enhancement settings. And I have fixed it by Disabling the settings.
Just goto Settings > User Profiles > Sound enhancement > Disable the BesAudEnh . > Notice the difference in sound Quality
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Thanks a lot brother.not much people know about this i guess.music sounds good now

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Which headphone would be good to buy for my canvas hd?
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Mahisasur said:
Which headphone would be good to buy for my canvas hd?
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Better to go with any nokia compatible headphone ........works awesome for me
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Will the WH205 nokia headphone works with canvas hd
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Nokia BH-503 compatibility with MMX A116
Hey Guys,
I have recently gt my A116 and was disappointed with its sound quality. I was thinking of buying Nokia BH-503 bluetooth stereo headset as I hate wires for my A116. But before doing that I would like to know your take on Nokia BH-503. Does this headset work well with the A116? please let me know if there is any problem with the compatibility. I have read somewhere on this site that the BH-503 works fantastically well with MMX A116.
THanks in advance.
Mahisasur said:
Will the WH205 nokia headphone works with canvas hd
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