Can anyone tell me if there's any way to turn off the service for headphone mode? because i have a earphone jack, (the Tip of it) lodged in there and my moronic friend told me he has a tool to take it out (small pinchers) but then decided to drill it....which i think made it worst and its stuck up there....what can i do?
Update: Tried the glue method did not work
should i just drill it out lol..i just want my speakers to work don't care for headphones
I would have tried the glue method before drilling. Did he use a screw extractor or similar, or just tried to drill with a normal bit?
There are apps to turn off headphone mode. 'HF Button Widget' is one. Can't personally vouch for it, just found it by searching. Looks like it will do what you want.
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Iv been looking into the problem about non standard 3.5 mm headphones not working on our x10s and it seems to be to do with the arrangement of the rings an tip and sleeve on the headphone jack, the x10 is 4 pole (trrs) where as normal headphones are 3 pole (trs). This seems to create distortion and / or echos or just music that sounds absolutely awful if you are using a wired headset which is 'iPhone or black berry compatible (these use industry standard 3 pin trs headphone jacks) and certain companies like to make things more awkward and use 'non standard' 4 pin trrs headphone jacks.
http://db.tt/GqIAYQ7 might explain better.
The sound goes all wrong unless you press the microphone button and all the pins get connected properly. Below is a couple of adaptors which can fix this problem.
http://www.meelec.com/MEE_TRRS_Adapter_for_P_Version_Headphones_p/adptr-trrs-35.htm
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/4-pole-ipod-adapter.html seems to be the cheapest out there.
What I used to fix this problem for me was using an adaptor I was given on an airplane at some point and it sorted out the sound so i didnt have to use the mic button and could enjoy my music normally on my V Moda headphones.
I hope this helps out others who have had the same problems with an after market head phones with a mic, and should be the end to your woes
@ Mods this may be better suited to accessory section, sorry.
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If any of you guys have ever been on an airplane and they give you the head phone adaptor this will work instead of paying out cash. Finally I can use my V Moda's and the sound great without having to hold the mic button. I can't believe this worked, i only tried it on the off chance! Go search your house for these adapters if you ever got one now, do it!
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Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
gohwh1 said:
Sadly I don't have that! I also not willingly to waste $10 on that thing. For now I only can use a paper clip and clip on the mic button, hope it doesn't spoil the headset easily.
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The second link is one much cheaper and like I said if you have an adapter they give to you on an airplane with 3.5 jack this will work. Did for me anyway lol
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So in the past few days I've noticed that no matter what headphones I use, I will only hear music out of one side. If I wiggle or twist the plug in the jack, music comes back in the right side. It usually stays like that for awhile and then I'll move a tiny bit and it will stop.
I tried taking rubbing alcohol to a toothpick and cleaning the contacts in the hole. Any other suggestions before I send it in for warranty replacement?
Thanks.
You could try a rapid insertion and extraction of the plug a few times. Sometimes the contacts stick and do not allow for full contact of the plug. Otherwise, pack it up and get it shipped out for warranty fix would be my suggestion.
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Sounds like its not fully inserting, are you sure there's no compacted pocket lint in there?
Try the head phones in something else. The write may be separating at the Jack
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How many sets of headphones have u tried
I had this problem with an old iPod Video I had. I think it was caused because I was leaving my headphones plugged in when I wrapped them around the iPod. This caused the internal headphone jack to band slightly, eventually making it lose contact with the headphone plug. I had to get a replacement internal jack and swap it out. If you've been doing this, make sure you unplug the headphones before wrapping them around the Note. Hopefully a replacement headphone jack isn't too expensive if you need to replace it (or maybe it will be covered under warranty).
Your phone is not in a case, correct?
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Thanks everyone. I've already tried rapidly inserting them several times and checked for lint in there. I've tried 3 sets of headphones and also the audio cable in my car. I do not leave the headphones plugged in ever. Phone is in a case but it does not block the headphones from fully inserting.
I have the best buy warranty so they will replace it, but I'll be without a phone for a few days and I'll have to go through the hassle of setting up a new phone.
Don't worry about having to setup your new phone. Assuming you have CWM, just do a nandroid backup on your current phone. Reinstall CWM through Odin on you new phone and restore the nandroid backup and you're back in business in about 15 min. Good luck.
I know you say it doesnt block it but have you tried without the case? I have a few cables that do not work with my case. They only play out of one channel unless i modify the shiekd on the cable or take the phone out of the case
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Thanks everyone. I've already tried rapidly inserting them several times and checked for lint in there. I've tried 3 sets of headphones and also the audio cable in my car. I do not leave the headphones plugged in ever. Phone is in a case but it does not block the headphones from fully inserting.
I have the best buy warranty so they will replace it, but I'll be without a phone for a few days and I'll have to go through the hassle of setting up a new phone.
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Don't worry about having to setup your new phone. Assuming you have CWM, just do a nandroid backup on your current phone. Reinstall CWM through Odin on you new phone and restore the nandroid backup and you're back in business in about 15 min. Good luck.
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I'm flash counter phobic so its a bit more work the way I meed to do it. Plus I have to get a new screen protector, etc.
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I know you say it doesnt block it but have you tried without the case? I have a few cables that do not work with my case. They only play out of one channel unless i modify the shiekd on the cable or take the phone out of the case
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The headphone plug doesn't touch the case, but I have had phones with cases like that so I know what you mean. Plus these headphones have worked fine for a month.
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I'm flash counter phobic so its a bit more work the way I meed to do it. Plus I have to get a new screen protector, etc.
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You don't have to worry about the flash counter. I had to send my note to Samsung for a warranty repair for a screen issue before braway's reset came out. I think my counter was at 4. They repaired it with no issues.
If youre within your time period, get an exchange. Bring your headphones and replicate it to the rep.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
So I messes around some more with jamming the headphone in, and I finally must have dislodged whatever gunk was in there, because it works now. Thanks!
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So I messes around some more with jamming the headphone in, and I finally must have dislodged whatever gunk was in there, because it works now. Thanks!
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That worked for me on my iPhone. Hence why I mentioned it.... Glad to hear it's back in action!
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That worked for me on my iPhone. Hence why I mentioned it.... Glad to hear it's back in action!
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Thanks. It took a lot of tried before it worked, I was surprised.
The other day while listening to music on my note the sound from the right ear phone went dead. If I played the with cord or bent the jack and held it that way I could hear music again from both ears. So naturally I thought I just needed new ear phones. However my ear phones work fine for every other device and even a different pair of ear phones in my phone gave me the same problem. If I listen to music without ear phones the speakers work fine. Is my phone damaged or is there a way to fix this?
Your headphone jack might be malfunctioning. Try a different pair of headphones on the device.
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and even a different pair of ear phones in my phone gave me the same problem.
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Your headphone jack might be malfunctioning. Try a different pair of headphones on the device.
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I would say malfunctioning headphone jack since you had the same issue with more than one pair. do you have a case on it? The case could be blocking it from fully entering and making a good connection
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I would say malfunctioning headphone jack since you had the same issue with more than one pair. do you have a case on it? The case could be blocking it from fully entering and making a good connection
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Also if you keep your phone in your pocket, it could be lint in the port. That happened to me on my streak
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A good tip for cleaning electronic connections is a qtip and rubbing alcohol. So long as your device is without power. I would even remove the battery. Try cleaning out the phono plug with some rubbing alcohol first.
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A good tip for cleaning electronic connections is a qtip and rubbing alcohol. So long as your device is without power. I would even remove the battery. Try cleaning out the phono plug with some rubbing alcohol first.
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And a can of air can help blow out the lint and dry the alcohol.
I took it out of its case and still the same problem. I did blow in it and there isn't a problem if the jack is in the right position. If I still have sound problems I just turn the jack until I hear sounds from both ear phones again and it seems to stay that way. I don't have any pressurized air or rubbing alcohol and if I can even get them here I will have to go into the city so lets save that for last. Considering that my ear phones are working fine if the jack is in the right spot, does that mean there could just be more dust deeper in there or some sort of problem with the phone?
If there's a sweet spot where it works fine, then there's corrosion in there. Possibly the alcohol and q-tip will remove gunk, but you need some mild abrasion like a pipe cleaner.
Could be dirt or it could mean loose solder joints.
Ok so the problem got a little worse, Even if I twist the jack a certain way just moving the wires to much or the phone it will cause the sound to go out. So if I am walking or even have the phone in my sweatshirt pocket the sound will go out. The only way to get sound to play clear from both ears while walking is the kind of bend the top of the ear phone jack and hold it. If I have the phone on my desk and twist the jack to a spot that works and just leave the phone there I do not have any problems. I will see if my host family or anyone in the village has alcohol or pressurized air but if that does not fix the problem then is something like this worth getting fixed or should I just buy a new phone?
Yeah, that means the soldering has been worked loose. The part is $20 or less on ebay, and there is a disassembly video in the general section. Its not a complicated process to replace the headphone port.
I think you may be right. Today I noticed that if I press down really hard on the jack music plays fine in both ears and twisting and turning the jack doesn't affect it at all. Does that pretty much prove it then?
Yes, its getting worked loose. I've seen someone duct tape the headphone plug to the phone in the sweet spot. It lasted for about a week until the last connection broke.
Ok, I am not in the US so now ebay is out of the question. I will go into the city and see if I can find the part but as someone who never never taken a phone apart and fixed one would watching the video be good enough for me?
You can learn from the video. But if you have a store that sells the part, why not have them do the repair? I can't imagine it would cost more than $50 US.
Whenever I connect my phone to my car stereo via AUX, I'll have to unplug/re-plug the cable multiple times for it to register. Basically, it'll continue to play through the phone speaker(s) instead of coming through the stereo. I've tried multiple music players & even tested the cable itself on my old Rezound & iPod and it's working fine with them(it's not the cable).
Is there some setting to fix this?
May sound stupid, but do you have a case that may be keeping the plug from going all the way in.
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there are no stupid questions here my friend.
and no, it's a soft case with enough room around the jack. the cable plugs in securely.
When mine is connected with no case I get a constant fuzzy static noise unless I hold the side where the red grill is then it goes away
What Rom are you running? Is it stock unrooted or a custom Rom, if rooted what kernel are you running?
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I should have mentioned... just got the phone a few days ago. It's still stock everything(haven't bothered unlocking/rooting/etc yet)
I had this same issue two months back. I did two things, i don't remember which did it.
Take a cotton swab and put a tiny bit of rubbing alcohol on it. Stick it in the aux port. Don't overuse the alcohol. Next, blow into the aux port. I had a small hair inside the port, causing the headphone jack/aux to not register.
I tried flashing several roms before i found out the simple issue lol. Let me know if this helps, my friend.
I had this problem and then I took the ota and it disappeared...
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I had a small hair inside the port, causing the headphone jack/aux to not register.
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I think this is it. My phone did it yesterday and today. Both times I unplugged it, blew in the aux hole and on the stereo cable, and then it worked. Probably small piece of hair or dust in there.
This shouldn't be a problem with a new phone, but on previous phones/mp3 players I owned (ones that actually fit into a pocket) I ended up having to clean the inside of the aux plug with a paper clip (or any small thin object that wont break in there) from all the pocket lint that gathered in it.
well i tried cleaning the slot but it didn't help.
i have noticed that if i leave the screen on, plug in the cable & wait a few seconds, it registers.
any other way and it doesn't really work well/at all.
I just had this problem happen to me too...
My headphone jack has been fine since I bought the phone on release day, well yesterday after a walk, I pulled the headphone plug from the jack and noticed my music was still playing but through the phone speaker... weird.
well in my friends car I wanted to use her aux input and it didn't register (aka show the headset icon in status bar), nor did it play through the car, only the phone speakers...
same thing when I tried in my car. Also tried again with the iBeats I used when it first happened... nothing.
I tried the cotton swab thing (most cotton swabs are too think though xD) and used compressed air to blow any hairs or specs out of it...
I can get headphones to register now, but I have to plug it in veerryy sloowwllyy ... :/
thing that sucks is I don't have a warranty... I mean maybe the stock HTC one but no verizon or 3rd party warranty
So my headphone jack gut busted a few days ago no idea how but the phone make strage things when i put my headphones in. so sometimes its only mono sound and sometimes non. sometimes the phone recognize my headphones even they are not pluged in.
Is it a big deal to replace the jack or should i let pros do the work?
Thanks in advance
Hi Darkmind82 i've got the same problem and I fix it. To fix it you have to pull with a little think like a pin the contact inside the jack hole, the first one that you can see. with the same pin look if there are a dust inside the jack hole and remove it.
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