Hello,
I'm experiencing sound issues on an I9300, which I bought used. The phone indicates that there are headphones inserted, which leads to no sound from the loud speaker or the earpiece. Using Soundabout I can get them both back, which leads to hardware problem and means I cannot use any headphones.
I have cleaned the 3.5mm jack using a match and duct tape, also with a cotton swab, moistened with alcohol. Didn't help me with the issue so I've decided to buy a whole new loud speaker module. After testing it I found out that the problem isn't actually caused by the jack. When I disassembled the phone I have found some spots. The phone has likely been moistened. The spots looked caused by muddy water or probably cola, because some parts were stuck. Then I got pretty convinced that the issue is with the motherboard.
On the Internet I have found a motherboard treatment with isopropyl alcohol. I've bathed the MB for 10 minutes in that liquid, then let it dry but didn't work either.
Buying another MB would probably solve the problem, but I'm looking for alternative options. I gave $80 for the phone and a new MB costs $30. I'd just get rid of the phone instead, but I just don't feel like buying a low-end phone, either spending all my savings on a high-end one because the Archidroid experience, thanks to JustArchi, is pretty much all what I'm looking for.
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Hey all
Recently started having issues with my headphone jack and was looking to see if ppl had any suggestions. I tried cleaning it (lubricant from radioshack) and while it improved somewhat problem is still there. The issue I have is if I am using a pair of headphones without a mic channel it seems to be to loose and any tap I lose audio and it goes to speaker or the music pauses.
Auxillary cable in the car is extremely sensitive...
Trying to see if anybody has a suggestion before replacing device
oz1421 said:
Hey all
Recently started having issues with my headphone jack and was looking to see if ppl had any suggestions. I tried cleaning it (lubricant from radioshack) and while it improved somewhat problem is still there. The issue I have is if I am using a pair of headphones without a mic channel it seems to be to loose and any tap I lose audio and it goes to speaker or the music pauses.
Auxillary cable in the car is extremely sensitive...
Trying to see if anybody has a suggestion before replacing device
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OK first off, from having first hand experience with sensitive electronics, never use lubricant to clean anything. Use isopropyl alcohol. I do also believe that you should think about purchasing a cable with a mic channel, or try wrapping a small piece of aluminum foil around the plug, should be a quick fix. But it does sound like you have a loose solder connection in the headphone jack. Might be something I would look into getting warranty replaced if the isopropyl doesnt work. You can put it on a q-tip and clean it like that. Isopropyl will evaporate and leave absolutley no residue. and its what the military uses to clean electronics.
Do you have a case on? Because one case I have makes mine finiky in my truck but just because the case kind of makes the cable not go allll the way in...without a case mine is fine though
@ cornettbr
should have clarified i didn't spray it directly into the jack - u spray it on the headphone plug part and wipe it down - it basically cleans this and helps clean the contacts - saw it on a youtube video - no actual liquid touches the contacts but in anycase it didn't work
- i tried alcohol also a failure...
@ s10sdeville
yeah regardless of having the case on or off it still does it... really sucks
i know i might sound crazy but i ended up getting a replacement piece for the headphone jack on ebay
took the phone apart yesterday and it is pretty easy (no warranty stickers either - surprised me) - i rather do this than dealing with a refurb have had some personal bad experiences.
Did that work for you?
Sent from a really big phone.
cornettbr said:
Did that work for you?
Sent from a really big phone.
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the part isn't going to be in for a couple of days
got the part in today
swapped it and it is good as new - took maybe 20 minutes to do the whole thing
for anyone that is willing to try this in the future remember patience - the most pita part is putting the main board back in without catching ribbon cables on the bottom of it.
oz1421 said:
got the part in today
swapped it and it is good as new - took maybe 20 minutes to do the whole thing
for anyone that is willing to try this in the future remember patience - the most pita part is putting the main board back in without catching ribbon cables on the bottom of it.
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Nice. Should have taken some pics and threw up a guide incase someone need it in the future.
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
kintwofan said:
Nice. Should have taken some pics and threw up a guide incase someone need it in the future.
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
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i used a video on youtube from LE55ONS - he had one of the better quality videos on what needed to be done.
oz1421 said:
i used a video on youtube from LE55ONS - he had one of the better quality videos on what needed to be done.
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Even better
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
Hey all, the headphone jack on my Note has been getting progressively worse. Most times i can rotate the male side of the plug to get a stereo signal. Just yesterday, it broke so as to only play mono audio out of the left channel.
My question is, has anyone ever tried replacing the jack on the note motherboard? Does anyone know if it's a surface mount or through hole soldered? How about a place to source the part?
Please note, i am doing my due diligence and searching, but i also want to get the real-world opinions of anyone that's tried this level of repair. I'll still be looking for the answers to the above questions on my own, but any help you guys can render would be most appreciated.
I've had to replace mine twice, because Samsung considers it "physical damage" and won't cover it under the warranty. They are using a really low quality headphone jack. It's a small board the includes both the jack and the earpiece speaker. It's held on with a screw and adhesive. There's how-to videos on YouTube that will show you how to remove it. I got my replacement parts for about $20 from a cell phone repair store on eBay (sorry, I don't have a link). No soldering involved, it's only attached by a ribbon that's easily removed.
Not much traffic here OP because there was a lengthy thread last week about this.
Follow ^^^^'s advice and do it yourself -- its a twenty minute job.
So for about 2 seconds, my shiny new Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) was submerged in water. I pulled it out, jerked the battery and fed it to the rice for a couple of days.
Amazingly enough, the unit survived - but with one caveat.
Anytime the speaker is powered up to play a sound, you can hear "radio noise" ... popping, clicking, etc.
Most of the time, the audio DOES PLAY as well, but even if you have the sound muted complete, the speaker still gets a power hit when a sound is "supposed" to play (muted or not), so it makes it impossible for me to use my phone in silence with all the popping and snapping and noise.
Audio clip available upon request.
I ordered and replaced the loudspeaker assembly (four screws, no cables - seemed like a brain dead easy solution). This had ZERO effect on repairing the issue.
Can ANYONE point me in the right direction? I would have thought replacing that speaker assembly would have been a slam dunk win but I'm no expert.
Thanks so much!
By the way, no other audio is affected. Headphone sound is perfect, earpiece sound is perfect. Mic appears to be perfect.
Rice doesn't remove moisture completely from your phone. You have a short. Silica works the best for an emergency situation. You best bet live with the speaker or its time to use the insurance
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Rice doesn't remove moisture completely from your phone. You have a short. Silica works the best for an emergency situation. You best bet live with the speaker or its time to use the insurance
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Unfortunately, I had no silica at the time
Insurance is not an option (I don't THINK) because Verizon considers it "customer supplied equipment" - and I still have 11 months to "pay it off". Very depressing.
Probably not going to be cost effective to repair either. Sigh.
Well then .. turned out to be insured after all. $100 deductible. I gotta say, they got the replacement system down pat.
I had a new phone and was up and running withing 36 hours.
Got myself a DX, fell in love but due to the hiss I had to break up with it and returned it. Got myself a DXD (dual sim) hoping that the hiss noise would be solved, and fell in love once more, but sadly the hiss noise level was not noticeable improved.
Then all of a sudden I was struck with an idea. How would the noise be affected if I'd just applied some simple office scotch over the phone speaker? In theory higher frequencies should be more reduced by this than lower.
With little enthusiasm I applied some office tape covering the small holes + the bigger rectangular hole and called...
Guess what? The noise was almost not noticeable any more. I didn't believe my ears. I'm not surprised if you wont believe me, but try it, it wont cost you anything.
Offcourse You will loose some of the audio level, and also some of the higher frequencies, but I'd say it will not affect the frequencies of speech to any noticeable level.
So, there it is, a no cost fix for the most annoying shortcoming of this brilliant little phone.
Take a piece of tape, put it on a clean glossy surface such as glass. Use a scalpel to cut a suitable size and apply it. Press firmly. It will be almost unnoticeable. Just briefly use some alcohol and lint free cloth to remove the adhesive from the edges of the tape so it wont pick up dirt and it will last nice for quite long.
I've never been deeper in love, with a phone that is. I wonder if alcohol has anything to do with it.
In times where apps solves almost every problems, I feel very self-righteous regarding this hands on solution.
Any donations to support my audio quality development of the DX are much welcome.
Over'n out.
Cheers
Thank you for the wonderfull read haha
Might try this, although I am more bothered by the hiss over headphones... and this "fix" wont quiet work there I fear.
I recently started to hear rattle from my top speaker on the m7, so i ordered a replacment online, but it too sounded blown and rattled when i put it in to the phone. i thought just bad luck and ordered 3 more from another seller on ebay, all those speakers sound bad as well. i am in the process of having replacements being shipped over from both sellers, but i dont understand why all four speakers would have the same issue. Has anyone had similar problems with their replacement speakers?
I tested first by inserting the speakers in the phone but it was getting tiring replacing speakers and it also started to damage my phone the repeated pulling of the boards and pushing them, so i found an audio amp that could play the speakers at usual levels, all of them rattle when not in the phone, next i had a htc frame laying around that i inserted them in after cleaning them with duct tape, they still rattle.
I cant seem to fix this issue. I am thinking of using a bottom speaker as a replacment for the top after possibly modifying it, it seems to be more powerful and resistant to wear, but has anyone tried this before, if so please tell me what modifications were made.
Check the headphone output for distorted sound. If so, the internal audio amplifier might be blown, and replacing the speakers will make no difference.