When the phone first arrived I was able to make calls either with the top speaker or the back (loud) speaker. I have the phone now for a few weeks and suddenly the microphone doesn't work when I'm in speaker mode!
I can hear and talk when I'm not on speaker, but when I switch to the speaker mode I can hear the person on the other side of the line but he can't hear me (and I checked, the phone is not on mute).
What can be the cause of this problem?
Exactly the same situation. But in my case the reason was my own stupidity. Ones my atrix stuck due to some youtube app issues and the only way to restart it was to remove battery (there was no any reaction to buttons). I noticed little hole on rear side near fingerprint censor. I decided it was hole for unlocking rear panel. It was really stupid as it actually was mic which was used when you turn on speaker. So, I damaged it by pushing needle in the hole thinking that I was unlocking the rear panel.
I think in you case it is some hardware problem too and most likely you need to replace the rear mic.
I noticed the same thing on the iPhone. Both phones have their speakers on the bottom of the phone. What does this mean? When you hold the phone in landscape to play games and grip it in gaming grip, the base of your forefinger (first finger) covers the speakers and muffles the sound. I noticed this a lot playing games on my old iPhone. Speaker should be on the back ideally or on the sides.
tboy2000 said:
I noticed the same thing on the iPhone. Both phones have their speakers on the bottom of the phone. What does this mean? When you hold the phone in landscape to play games and grip it in gaming grip, the base of your forefinger (first finger) covers the speakers and muffles the sound. I noticed this a lot playing games on my old iPhone. Speaker should be on the back ideally or on the sides.
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I haven't seen one up close yet, but I thought the power plug was on the bottom now. So, would that be in addition to the speakers on the bottom?? or did they move them elsewhere?
eortizr said:
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Thank you for your wonderful useful tip. So I am only allowed to play a game with sound when I plug in headphones. Great practical advice from you! I like to see you hold the phone with the headphone plug digging into your finger too! I know because I made a mockup of the phone and held it in gaming grip.
alodar1 said:
I haven't seen one up close yet, but I thought the power plug was on the bottom now. So, would that be in addition to the speakers on the bottom?? or did they move them elsewhere?
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The speakers are on the bottom of the phone on either side of the USB port.
It would be more practical on the back but in terms of design it looks uglier. That's why they put the speakers on the bottom. My Atrix has its speaker on the back and it is much better than when I had an iPhone.
Speakers never bothered me on the iphone 4s when I had it for 6 months so I don't see it as a design flaw here. I am terribly concerned about the size and weight though. I know that the older Lumia phones are thicker but it definitely does not look that way. The 920 looks HUGE and that is saying a lot since I currently have a GS3.
I hope that my concerns disappear after handling or I might have to get an HTC 8x, which I really want to avoid after owning two crappy HTC One X phones.
Personally I kind of like the thickness. Gives it substance. I have held ultra thin phones and think that I'll break them. Speaker placement to me doesn't matter as long as they sound good. I just hope it's more water tolerable than the L900. Saw the torture test on c|net and it wasn't pretty.
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tboy2000 said:
The speakers are on the bottom of the phone on either side of the USB port.
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Just on one side, the other side is the mic.
vioalas said:
Just on one side, the other side is the mic.
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No, tboy is right. They are on both sides.
The 800 also has the speaker on the bottom. It doesn't bother me since I have a light grip on it when I play.
Anyway I think there are always some problems with the placement of the speakers. There is just no perfect solution. If you put it on the back then some people will complain that the sound will get muffled while it's placed on it's back e.g on the bed or the couch. If you wanna put it on the side then you are forced to put one on both sides but most windows phones have 3-4 buttons on one side and adding a speaker would make it look really cluttered and one may end up being muffled again. Top has the same problem as bottom and front wouldn't just work because of aesthetics.
I personally think that the speakers on the bottom are the lesser evil compared to the other options.
The speaker is placed on the bottom is actually a good idea.
With the iPhone it was placed on the bottom due to the alarm, so that the sound would not get blocked.
I always place my phone (s3) upside down just to hear my alarm better , Since I'm a deep sleeper.
The Lumia 920 has no flaws. It was designed hand manufactured by the hand of god. Just kidding. Speaker placement is actually very fine with me. It's more of a preference issue that you brought up. Cnet's torture test of the 900 shows that it will die from water. That should be an indication of what to expect. Then again, it's the only phone I know that you can hammer a nail with and still be fine. The 920 is supposed to be even tougher. So if my phone drowns... At lest I'll still be able to fix thins around the house with it. LOL. Most indestructible phone design I've seen so far was the Galaxy S3. Survive a washer cycle with ease.
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anyone else having problems with the Mic? I've noticed if I hold the phone on my right ear the Mic is at the bottom and people I talk to complain, if the phone is on my left ear the Mic is on top and people say it sounds great
mike2246 said:
anyone else having problems with the Mic? I've noticed if I hold the phone on my right ear the Mic is at the bottom and people I talk to complain, if the phone is on my left ear the Mic is on top and people say it sounds great
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I have people complain that they can not hear me, especially while driving my car (loud exhaust). But I have not noticed that switching sides helps.
I recently change my lcd screen without frame. Then I notice a membrane that leads to the microphone and at the top for the earpiece. On my point of view this is for waterproofing the phone. Since I open the phone and now have no intention to use the phone in water or any other liquid (rain). Will it be okay if I will remove this membrane on the earpiece and microphone at the bottom to improve the quality? Your thoughts?
Btw I am also checking if I can remove the membrane at the bottom speaker to improve its speaker.
When speaker phone is activated sound only comes out of the bottom speaker. Is possible to cconfigureit some how so it comes out the top?
I am hard of hearing so it makes it challenging when it is only the bottom speaker. I previously had a OnePlus 7 and the sound came out of the top and bottom.
Any ideas?
Thank you!
To prevent auditory shock and hearing damage, the upper speaker is disabled for speakerphone calls if the Proximity sensor is blocked. If you are not holding the phone to your ear, remove anything that may be blocking the sensors at the top of the phone.