All audio plays through earpiece instead of loudspeaker - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi so basically I was running Resurrection Remix 5.8.5 and decided to upgrade to 6.0 (based on Android 8.1), anyway that was going fine now I'm not sure when it happened but all my audio is coming out of he earpiece instead of the loudspeaker and I can't change it!! I've tried everything including reflashing my backup of 5.7.5 (Android 7.1) which was before this happened but it still wont go away. I know that the audio plays fine through the loudspeaker when I press the button during a call but it won't play there by default.
SOLUTION EDIT: I've fixed it. You'd never guess what it was. Because the phone is bezelless the screen protector I have doesn't have a lot of surface area around the top and sides to stick properly and so had lost all its glue/ stickyness. Anyway, I had placed tape on the top and the bottom to hold it down to the screen which is working well, but in doing so I had blocked the entirety of the bottom right speaker (since the device has stereo speakers), which (and I really don't know why) when you block the entirety of the right speaker it completely stops playing all audio through both speakers at the bottom and reverts to using the earpiece/ internal speaker at the top. Well needless to say this is what I'd done and as soon as I removed the tape it immediately began to play through the bottom. This also does NOT happen if you block the entirety of the left speaker only the right one. Go figure.

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[Q] How to fix? No Volume from top speaker suddenly

Today when I picked up a phone call, I heard no voice at all. The speaker located at the top portion of the phone (the one right beside your ear when you speak to someone on the phone)
I can hear the other side fine if I plug in earphone or use my blue tooth headset.
The thing is I didn't install any apps or change any settings for the past month. It just stopped working all of sudden.
I tried the following.
- Flashed back to Factory Rom Then did a Factory reset.
(problem still there)
- Installed 3 different custom roms on the forum.
(none fixed the speaker problem)
Any suggestions or hints? Am I left with returning the phone to have it fixed at Samsung?

[Q] Rear Speaker Intermittently Stops Working

Hello, I am a new user here.
I have a strange problem with my Bolt where at times the rear speaker plays all streams (alarm, notification, ringtone, media, etc.) so quietly that I have to put my ear directly next to the speaker to hear anything. At random times the speaker decides to play at normal volume again. I do not really hear a crackling sound so it seems the speaker is not blown.
The issue occurred when I was using SynergyROM for Thunderbolt r264, but the issue still occurs when I do a nandroid restore to a ROM I flashed previously when the problem did not occur. I am now using CyanogenMod 7.1.1 for Thunderbolt and yes, I am rooted.
The headphone jack works fine, so I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the system volume control. However, the problem sometimes occurs as soon as I plug in my headphones and then unplug them.
Does anyone know what I can do besides taking my phone to Verizon (my carrier) or a phone repair shop to fix this?
I have this same problem. I would also like to know what the cause is. It is very annoying because most of the time, I cannot hear my phone ring.
I think this may have something to do with the system thinking that headphones are still plugged in. I am running a Theoryrom based off of CM7 and if I go into the CyanogenMod settings in the sound menu and check the boxes for notifications, ring tones, and alarms to always play on speaker, all of a sudden the speaker volume seems to have improved. Something you may try. If it happens again on mine (which it will) I will see if I can figure out what the problem is.
Nevermind, it went back to being quiet, and that doesn't seem to fix it. Must have been a fluke.
It seems like there is no indication of when it will happen. Is it a hardware issue or an issue with the Android system and plugging in a headset?
My initial guess would be that it is a hardware issue. I have tried flashing new and different ROMs ranging from Sense base DasBAMF roms to AOSP based liquid roms and the problem persists even after a flash, which to me would indicate that it is not an issue with the Android system.
The last time it came and went for me had nothing to do with plugging or unplgging a headset. I have no idea what is going on.
Ok, so my speaker came back this morning, and I did notice one potentially related thing when it happened. Just before it came back, the DSPManager application force closed. I wonder if something is wonky with that program. If you are still having issues, could you try to force close, uninstall, or freeze (using Titanium) the DSPManager application to see if your speaker volume comes back?
Update: Nope, not it. Must be hardware.
The strange part about this problem is that nothing wrong seems to be happening with the software when the sound comes back on. Also, I have to play music constantly in order for the sound to come back on. It doesn't seem like the speaker is blown out... there is no crackling sound. The sound is just really really quiet.
Alright, I finally decided to replace the speaker unit inside my phone because it would no longer go back to the original volume. It seems my hunch was right. The new speaker is working perfectly now.

Audio on CM11

After following the treads around here (by the way, good job guys) I managed to install CM11 on my kindle HDX 7. But there is something that i don't like: the audio on my speakers and my on my jack. About the first one, let's say that it is not as loud as the stock os (not actually a big thing), but the second problem, the jack audio it is really bugging me: first of all the volume is really low (jack plugged in, speakers at max, kindle at max); secondly i keep hearing cracks in my speakers (as i press a button on the touch screen or play media i hear a cracking noise in my speakers and afterwards everything plays nicely. this thing happens frequently. it feels like the sound hardware is turned off and as soon as i touch the screen and produce a noise it starts with a cracking sound).
About the volume problem of the speaker (not the jack) i search for a solution and found the one were you gain root access and navigate to \etc\sound and modify some m0 file or something like that, but i couldn't find that folder.
I have the same volume issues with cm11 and found a workaround by installing volume booster Goodev from the play store.
But does it solve the cracking sound from the speakers? Because i've read that it is just a volume booster
Flashing Dolby on Nexus v4 mitigates/eliminates most audio issues. Should work the same on CM11 although you may have to disable the stock mixer. Several Dolby packages are available. Suggest trying the one in the Nexus v4 OP first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61127440
Thank you for that. I've flashed it and I can say that it is an overall improvement... But... The cracking sound is still there. Not so often as before, but still there. It can be heard if my tablet stands still, with no action and I press a button or something that makes a sound. It 'cracks' and then it continues to run smoothly. The crack noise is present whenever the sound starts emitting.
(Jack only)
ginta_alexandru said:
Thank you for that. I've flashed it and I can say that it is an overall improvement... But... The cracking sound is still there. Not so often as before, but still there. It can be heard if my tablet stands still, with no action and I press a button or something that makes a sound. It 'cracks' and then it continues to run smoothly. The crack noise is present whenever the sound starts emitting.
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Yep - that's the 'mitigate' response. Some find it adequate while others (perhaps with better head gear) still hear objectionable noises. Intensity seems to vary across devices suggesting inconsistent component quality, suppliers or assembly (eg: shielding). I have a couple early thors; neither exhibit the problem. Safestrap users seem to notice it more although that may be related to later hw builds. Been reported with Nexus and CM.
Don't have a better answer at this time.
Thank you for your interest and for your answers
ginta_alexandru said:
After following the treads around here (by the way, good job guys) I managed to install CM11 on my kindle HDX 7. But there is something that i don't like: the audio on my speakers and my on my jack. About the first one, let's say that it is not as loud as the stock os (not actually a big thing), but the second problem, the jack audio it is really bugging me: first of all the volume is really low (jack plugged in, speakers at max, kindle at max); secondly i keep hearing cracks in my speakers (as i press a button on the touch screen or play media i hear a cracking noise in my speakers and afterwards everything plays nicely. this thing happens frequently. it feels like the sound hardware is turned off and as soon as i touch the screen and produce a noise it starts with a cracking sound).
About the volume problem of the speaker (not the jack) i search for a solution and found the one were you gain root access and navigate to \etc\sound and modify some m0 file or something like that, but i couldn't find that folder.
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Just go to settings/system/sounds and set the time bar that appears to 12:01 am and 12:00 am. This will not affect anything else, just the system sounds.

Help! Audio only plays through the loudspeaker

Hi so basically I have a Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 I was running Resurrection Remix 5.8.5 and decided to upgrade to 6.0 (based on Android 8.1), anyway that was going fine now I'm not sure when it happened but all my audio is coming out of he earpiece instead of the loudspeaker and I can't change it!! I've tried everything including reflashing my backup of 5.7.5 (Android 7.1) which was before this happened but it still won't go away. They are not damaged and the audio plays fine through the loudspeaker during calls but it doesn't play there by default.
I've tried:
Clearing caches, formatting system, data, dalvik catch, cache, reinstalling my backups of my ROMs several times, reformatting the aforementioned partitions, looking online, build prop tweaks, taking more calls to try and trick it into staying (I though maybe a call made this happen because the earpiece is the default speaker for that), changing firmware (to 8.0 then back to 7.1) but NOTHING and it's driving me mad. I've had an unending number of software problems since getting this phone and I'm getting really really sick of this. Someone please please help me please. I need to be able to hear my alarms.
SOLUTION EDIT: I've fixed it. You'd never guess what it was. Because the phone is bezelless the screen protector I have doesn't have a lot of surface area around the top and sides to stick properly and so had lost all its glue/ stickyness. Anyway, I had placed tape on the top and the bottom to hold it down to the screen which is working well, but in doing so I had blocked the entirety of the bottom right speaker (since the device has stereo speakers), which (and I really don't know why) when you block the entirety of the right speaker it completely stops playing all audio through both speakers at the bottom and reverts to using the earpiece/ internal speaker at the top. Well needless to say this is what I'd done and as soon as I removed the tape it immediately began to play through the bottom. This also does NOT happen if you block the entirety of the left speaker only the right one. Go figure.

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Speaker issue

I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with a strange issue..
After restarting it, all seems well.. Ring volume is fine when the phone is called.. In about less than an hour, the ring volume dies down to being so low that when it's in your pocket you can't hear it. Restart fixes it again for a few minutes.. I've done a lot of analysis and worked out that what happens is the bottom speaker simply goes silent. When it works fine, I can enter *#0*# and test the both, bottom and top speakers and all is well. When the ring tone goes almost silent, the same test reveals the bottom speaker is completely silent. The strange thing is that the bottom speaker works after restart for a variable amount of time. For instance, I had it on a flat surface and it called it every 10 minutes. After about 50 minutes it suddenly went silent. Also, after restart, if I play a music file it starts out fine and plays fine for half to one and a half song. i.e. it will after a while suddenly go mute and the only sound comes from the top speaker, which is of course a lot lower. I think this is not software related, because I've done a factory reset, which didn't change anything. I know that both the top and bottom speakers are drive by separate MAX98512 Audio Amplifier chips, so that seems to indicate the bottom speaker chip seems to cut out after some usage. The phone is out of warranty, so returning it to Samsung might be costly as they would simply quote for replacing the main board (That is where the amplifier is located.) I've gone into debug mode (*#0283#) and done a dump, which I then copied to an external SD card. I've tried to find any errors in the messages related to this i.e. max98512 hw and debug messages, but I'm not used to reading these. My remaining option is to rip it open and follow the diagnostic procedure to check if the MAX98512 chip is faulty or not. What bugs me is the fact that it works fine after restart and then suddenly dies! Anyone had any experience with an issue similar to this?
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