[Q] No audio from bottom front facing speaker - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I've just noticed that when I play music or videos (YouTube etc), literally no audio come from the bottom speaker. Only realised after i washed it lightly because I splashed some shaving cream on it. Anyone experienced anything like this?

After the phone gets wet, you do need to give it some time in order to dry out. I don't totally understand it, but basically, once you submerge the phone, the speakers kinda shut off, so the sound you hear is coming from inside the phone, but within half an hour to an hour it'll eventually come back.

King Cole said:
After the phone gets wet, you do need to give it some time in order to dry out. I don't totally understand it, but basically, once you submerge the phone, the speakers kinda shut off, so the sound you hear is coming from inside the phone, but within half an hour to an hour it'll eventually come back.
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It doesnt shut off, its just the water blocks the sound while its in the speaker. What I do is I put my mouth next to speaker and literally suck the water from the speaker.

gallardo5 said:
It doesnt shut off, its just the water blocks the sound while its in the speaker. What I do is I put my mouth next to speaker and literally suck the water from the speaker.
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LOL you just made my morning. Yeah, I waited overnight and the speakers work now. It's definitely because of the water. If anyone has the same problem, just give it a bit of time to dry.
Thanks guys!

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[Q] Clogged/sticky mic, i.e. unable to pickup sound

So, my wife inadvertently managed to get a little Kool-Aid on the end of her phone a couple of days ago thus leaving stick/sugary residue.
He red Power button was "sticky" when you pressed it. We first noticed the microphone was involved yesterday when I or she would call and I couldn't hear her at all but she could hear me. The next day, I could hear her, but very faint. That's when it occurred to me that obviously some of the Kool Aid got into her mic and dried making her voice hardly being able to be picked up.
So, what would be the best way to "clean" out the mic and not damage it?
Any advise?
A good shot of compressed air did the trick!

[Q] Rattling started...

Yesterday, all of a sudden, my SGS2 started rattling when vibration is on. Rattling is extremely loud and comes from left-from-camera part of the phone. It's not the back cover cause it rattles without a cover as well. When I touch that part, rattling stops. Does anyone know what is it (I didn't drop the phone or did anything to cause it)?
Thank you!
I noticed this as soon as I reached home after buying the phone last November. Just played with it a bit and--WHAM. I get this weird, sort of rasping robotic noise when its on vibrate. It sounds like the phone has a cold or something...if that makes sense at all. I suspect something is loose around the camera area. Do you still have the problem...cause I do. It didn't bother me at first but now its just annoying.

Possible defect: Transformer Prime makes a crazy hissing and buzzing sound

I have a small lamp desk beside my bed and I leave my transformer charging on top of the desk. I only notice this in my bedroom, (I guess its quiet and the sound bounce off the wooden desk)
The electronic buzz and hissing sound bothered me, and I couldnt figure out if it was my laptop, cell or the phone. It was loud enough to disturb me whenever it decided to hiss. (hisses for 5~15 seconds randomly sometimes every 2 minute, sometimes more/less often)
Turns out it was the prime. If you put your ear on the back of the tablet, you will really hear it. (top left corner looking it from the back is where it makes the most noise)
Is this a defective prime or is everyone like this. I am not sure if this has to do with the .13 update because I didn't hear the sound when I first got the prime.
Could you guys check your prime and please tell me this is normal/not normal
HungryEel said:
I have a small lamp desk beside my bed and I leave my transformer charging on top of the desk. I only notice this in my bedroom, (I guess its quiet and the sound bounce off the wooden desk)
The electronic buzz and hissing sound bothered me, and I couldnt figure out if it was my laptop, cell or the phone. It was loud enough to disturb me whenever it decided to hiss. (hisses for 5~15 seconds randomly sometimes every 2 minute, sometimes more/less often)
Turns out it was the prime. If you put your ear on the back of the tablet, you will really hear it. (top left corner looking it from the back is where it makes the most noise)
Is this a defective prime or is everyone like this. I am not sure if this has to do with the .13 update because I didn't hear the sound when I first got the prime.
Could you guys check your prime and please tell me this is normal/not normal
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Yeah, I got that too. Noticed it yesterday. Quite annoying for those who have better hearing. There are other people experiencing this too
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/transformer-prime-help/13855-buzzing-noise-tf-speaker.html
I will try to ignore it
Do you have your phone near the Transformer? Phones interfere with amplifiers and can generate buzzing noise in the speakers (it sounds like old school phone modem). I use it to detect phone calls before the phone starts calling.
You are duplicating my thread ;P
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469596
HungryEel said:
I have a small lamp desk beside my bed and I leave my transformer charging on top of the desk. I only notice this in my bedroom, (I guess its quiet and the sound bounce off the wooden desk)
The electronic buzz and hissing sound bothered me, and I couldnt figure out if it was my laptop, cell or the phone. It was loud enough to disturb me whenever it decided to hiss. (hisses for 5~15 seconds randomly sometimes every 2 minute, sometimes more/less often)
Turns out it was the prime. If you put your ear on the back of the tablet, you will really hear it. (top left corner looking it from the back is where it makes the most noise)
Is this a defective prime or is everyone like this. I am not sure if this has to do with the .13 update because I didn't hear the sound when I first got the prime.
Could you guys check your prime and please tell me this is normal/not normal
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when i hold mine up to my ear, it just whispers "You're Awesome."
i dont seem to get this noise with or without it plugged into the dock. i hope ya get it fixed!
stretchwookie said:
when i hold mine up to my ear, it just whispers "You're Awesome."
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS!
Seriously, now. It could be the phone as somebody suggested. Specifically you cellphone, or pager (or any wireless communication device within 1 - 2 meters away)
It could also be due to the update. How's your battery life? Some are reporting that Audio_out is intermittently waking up during sleep. That's another item to consider.
I think it's Asus' hardware fix for the poor wireless. They filled the new ones with messenger bees. They fly out of your HDMI port to hand deliver data packets.
clackity said:
I think it's Asus' hardware fix for the poor wireless. They filled the new ones with messenger bees.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZs39wggIW4
Actually mine is ticking...
Does that mean something, or is it just a figment of my imagina...
BOOM!!!
SmartAs$Phone said:
Does that mean something do you figu
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uh oh. did you pull the pin out? i guess we'll know if he never answeres us...
serious now, is it ticking in the same spot? ive held mine up to my ear for like 10 minutes, listening all over and i cant hear a thing.
which isnt a problem, but everyone in the coffee shop is staring....
Still here.
stretchwookie said:
uh oh. did you pull the pin out? i guess we'll know if he never answeres us...
serious now, is it ticking in the same spot? ive held mine up to my ear for like 10 minutes, listening all over and i cant hear a thing.
which isnt a problem, but everyone in the coffee shop is staring....
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Sorry, I know this was a serious thread, just couldn't resist.I am trying to see if I have the sound described, but it's a bit loud where I am ATM. Will check tonight at home.
I hear the ever-so-slightest whisper along most of the top-end of mine. Along the bottom however, nothing.
Certainly would never have heard this without everything cut off and the Prime almost wedged into my ear lol
So, wonder what it is.
At first I thought this was about the issue of feedback when not playing audio but keeping the Prime plugged in to a 3.5mm jack. MicroHDMI of course exhibits no such behavior. But it's not, so I don't even know why I'm mentioning it
*EDIT:
Much worse when plugged in. Still not very noticeable. Just sounds like static from the speaker to me, I now hear it best right under the speaker grille (that is beneath, not directly behind).
Put me in the "can't hear a damn thing" category. Not a single hiss.

Galaxy s4 squealing issue

Hey guys
I got a weird issue happening with my phone.
I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 phone, rooted, safestrap (but no roms).
Was working fine until I dropped it in snow for maybe 2 seconds. picked it up, got the snow all off and continued snowboarding. Phone was working fine until battery died. Got home, and tried to charge it. Speaker was make a squeaking sound. Removed the cord, and tried again. Same deal. Removed battery and tried to replace battery, not its a super high pitched squeaking noise from the speaker area. Speaker seemed to get super hot the longer i kept the battery in. No water was seen anywhere inside the phone. Had the USB port and Speaker boards replaced as they seem to be connected. Also got a new battery, still makes the noise. Has anybody seen this before? Any ideas?
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morphius88 said:
Hey guys
I got a weird issue happening with my phone.
I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 phone, rooted, safestrap (but no roms).
Was working fine until I dropped it in snow for maybe 2 seconds. picked it up, got the snow all off and continued snowboarding. Phone was working fine until battery died. Got home, and tried to charge it. Speaker was make a squeaking sound. Removed the cord, and tried again. Same deal. Removed battery and tried to replace battery, not its a super high pitched squeaking noise from the speaker area. Speaker seemed to get super hot the longer i kept the battery in. No water was seen anywhere inside the phone. Had the USB port and Speaker boards replaced as they seem to be connected. Also got a new battery, still makes the noise. Has anybody seen this before? Any ideas?
Heres a video:
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Nobody? Phone works fine without speaker attached, but speaker gets super hot when attached along with making those noises
morphius88 said:
Nobody? Phone works fine without speaker attached, but speaker gets super hot when attached along with making those noises
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Sounds like the speaker has a short, most likely from the snow.
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Hey, my phone started doing this tonight. It was so loud my husband heard it 40 feet away.
My phone has never come in contact with water or snow! It occurred when I was placing a call... then i tried again and it did the same thing.
Third time, didn't happen. . . so I am very confused as to what the cause is or if it will happen again.
If it does, I won't have any hearing left!!

Anyone with ticking sound?

Unlocked my white 32GB after 300 MB download. No issues.
Installed a few apps, nothing special yet, no system related apps.
This afternoon my N9 started ticking from the bottom speaker each time I touch the glass. Just unlocking via pattern does it also.
About 12-15 very quick clicks like a speaker wire is shortening out.
Any hope before I call in a RMA?
B
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Hi
benwish said:
Unlocked my white 32GB after 300 MB download. No issues.
Installed a few apps, nothing special yet, no system related apps.
This afternoon my N9 started ticking from the bottom speaker each time I touch the glass. Just unlocking via pattern does it also.
About 12-15 very quick clicks like a speaker wire is shortening out.
Any hope before I call in a RMA?
B
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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How loud are these clicks?
It isn't unusual to get quiet clicks and buzzes when using a device, the Nexus 4 for example is a famous for it, it constantly makes a noise if you put your ear to it even when it is sleeping.
The CPU and other components are awake shy. They spend a large amount of time in sleep mode, perhaps coming on for a millilsecond then going off for several milliseconds, then back on at the next touch where it needs to display a nice graphic or do something, then off again. Everytime the CPU switches on, so does a lot of electrical circuitry to drive the power requirements. Currents switching on and off flowing through wires creates noise, either audible directly, like the hum from a kettle or a buzz from a power supply, or via electrical noise that is picked up by other circuits, for example the amplifier for the sound, which then makes it audible. Almost every electronic device if you put your ear to it makes a noise and buzzes, often changing in tone when you make it do something.
So I would say if it is very quiet, only audible in a quiet room when near to the tablet, it's is probably just normal operating noise. You might find a replacement is quieter, or you may find it is louder. You may find someone else can't hear it at all, if you are young you are more likely to hear these things than someone who is older as we lose high frequency hearing as we get older, and listening to loud music in headphones makes it happen quicker
Of course if it is pretty loud, audible all the time and annoying, certainly go for a replacement.
Regards
Phil
Just wanna make sure, but you are not talking about the button touch sound on Android 5.0 are you? The sound has been changed to a very swooshing sound that almost sounds like static on an audio line.
Thank you guys for your input.
The sounds I observed were loud, not the near silent hum kind. More like a finger nail is hitting a window.
The sound got progressively louder during my trouble shooting.
It ended up in a total distorted, muffled tone coming from the bottom speaker.
Something inside shortened out.
I had a micro-Tesla conductivity meter this morning at my bench and I could see that by touching the screen even at the top it induced a small current directly at the bottom speaker.
I called an RMA and the N9 was declared DOA.
Replacement is in the mail.
B
benwish said:
Thank you guys for your input.
The sounds I observed were loud, not the near silent hum kind. More like a finger nail is hitting a window.
The sound got progressively louder during my trouble shooting.
It ended up in a total distorted, muffled tone coming from the bottom speaker.
Something inside shortened out.
I had a micro-Tesla conductivity meter this morning at my bench and I could see that by touching the screen even at the top it induced a small current directly at the bottom speaker.
I called an RMA and the N9 was declared DOA.
Replacement is in the mail.
B
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When you called what did you tell them? Where did you get it from? I got mine from best buy, and have this same problem. I think I'm going to wait until its closer to my 14 day period... Maybe I'll get a second batch device.
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Not me. The ticking sound was the first thing I listened for when was testing out the speakers. I didn't hear anything out of the ordinary.
Took me awhile to be sure though cuz the song i used to test actually did have occasional ticks in it. I had to relisten to it on my headphones and on my home theather system to be sure it was just the song and it was.
eorsini said:
When you called what did you tell them? Where did you get it from? I got mine from best buy, and have this same problem. I think I'm going to wait until its closer to my 14 day period... Maybe I'll get a second batch device.
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I told them just my findings. Repeated click sounds by touching screen from a single speaker. This was a direct Google order and they sent a replacement within 24 h's. No questions asked.
The new White N9 is perfect. No unusual click sounds. In addition to that, there is a little less light bleed and from the few hours I used it so far I get the feeling that the battery is lasting a good bit longer. The first N9 went from 100% to about 40% within 3 h's of trouble shooting, the replacement is still at 75% after I unlocked & rooted and put back all my files, about 2.5 h#s screen-on-time. Makes sense, since the constant shortening out the speaker uses electricity.
The serial number difference of the last 4 numbers is a 44 higher count number, so I believe its the same batch/lot.
Overall, a quick and painless exchange and Google's RMA process is one of the fastest and easiest I have gone through.

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