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Anyone here knows the purpose of the small hole on the top of Samsung S3?
randolph2000 said:
Anyone here knows the purpose of the small hole on the top of Samsung S3?
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It's a noise cancellation mic
It is also the left microphone when recording.
graffixnyc said:
It's a noise cancellation mic
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aahh i see.. thanks for the answer!
randolph2000 said:
Anyone here knows the purpose of the small hole on the top of Samsung S3?
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It is also clearly indicated in the manual.
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Microphones according to the manual... top and bottom. I don't like them where they are because it forces extra holes in my otterbox defender. Maybe they could move them next to the home button on botton and cam near top.
It kinda looked like a 3d-camera. :laugh:
Strainer said:
It kinda looked like a 3d-camera. :laugh:
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Microphone looks like 3d camera?
I quess that op doesn't mean those two spots between ear speaker and front camera, those are light- and proximity sensors.
That small hole is known as microphone which is in between camera and flash
that small microphone is technically called as noise cancellation circuit which receives the voice calling signal and it filters the environment disturbance noise which it could eliminate and receives only noise signal.Let's go to this link or website usetechinfo.com to read full article
So i got the htc one on monday and sometimes when i receive or make a call the people on the other end tell me that they can't hear me or they hear me far from the phone. has anyone noticed this problem ? could this be a mic problem ???
iamfightaa said:
So i got the htc one on monday and sometimes when i receive or make a call the people on the other end tell me that they can't hear me or they hear me far from the phone. has anyone noticed this problem ? could this be a mic problem ???
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Same issue here. It's like I'm getting muted for a second when talking.
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
No mic issue here, but you may want to talk it back to T-Mobile and ask for a replacement
craighwk said:
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
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Mine too. I'm left handed. I wish they put the mic in the middle.
craighwk said:
Just throwing this out there, and it might not apply at all, but are you sure your fingers aren't covering up the mic when you're on a call? The Note II that I have has a mic vent right near where I normally place my finger and I was muting myself a lot when I first got the device.
My pinky finger was the culprit.
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Not the case, i'll call t-mo this evening.I was wondering if they will be able to replace it at a store ?
I just got off the phone with someone and whenever I put my phone between my shoulder and my cheek to talk they couldn't hear me or complained that it sounded like I was far or maybe looking at my phone. However, when I put the phone back up right as it should be it was fine.
This is weird...
No mic problems here. My gf & I confirmed with my HTC One and her One S.
nKiwan said:
I just got off the phone with someone and whenever I put my phone between my shoulder and my cheek to talk they couldn't hear me or complained that it sounded like I was far or maybe looking at my phone. However, when I put the phone back up right as it should be it was fine.
This is weird...
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Same here, mine just doesn't work fine in any position, i called t-mo and the rep told me they can't replace it yet as they don't have the "send a replacement" option on the system, i'll go to a store tomorrow to try some luck if not i'll wait a few days and call again.
I've just had complaints while laying down... hold the phone in the exact same position hand-to-head, but laying down I am told I sound far away, standing I sound normal. I made sure not to cover either mic. I never had any such problems with any phone before.
So are any of you covering the hole in the BACK of the phone?? This is a wonderful noise monitoring sensor that will increase or decrease Mic and call volume depending on what it hears. This is mist likely the case for when it is against your shoulder and cheek. I'd check to make sure you're not covering it up.
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rpmccormick said:
I made sure not to cover either mic.
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No, I was not covering the one on the back.
So i called t-mo and spoke to several reps and they all told me that they don't have the form to send a replacement for this phone yet, i also went to 2 t-mo stores and no luck.I called htc directly and they can't replace the form they can only issue repair tickets which can take 2-3 weeks so no thx, so i just went ahead and unlocked the device and tried several roms and kernels from the international device and no luck, it seems to mic lowers itself when you move the device or something.. so frustrating.
iamfightaa said:
So i called t-mo and spoke to several reps and they all told me that they don't have the form to send a replacement for this phone yet, i also went to 2 t-mo stores and no luck.I called htc directly and they can't replace the form they can only issue repair tickets which can take 2-3 weeks so no thx, so i just went ahead and unlocked the device and tried several roms and kernels from the international device and no luck, it seems to mic lowers itself when you move the device or something.. so frustrating.
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You might have a lemon. But my mic is perfect on my H1.
J-Hop2o6 said:
You might have a lemon. But my mic is perfect one my H1.
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fml
maybe a case would help?
A case may help to lift fingers and other hand parts away from the microphone, as a long-term solution for non-hardware-related problems.
I noticed muffled call quality as well and think it might be a defect. I noticed an issue also when I tried testing out the video quality and recorded a song playing from my stereo system. After recording it, I noticed almost all of the sound was on the left channel, and the right channel was almost non-existent. I uploaded the video to my computer to hear it and noticed the same issue - the left earphone was loud and clear, the right was very quiet.
EDIT: It's definitely an issue with the bottom microphone. When I cover the back speaker, the video's sound is almost gone. When I cover the bottom speaker (right channel), there isn't much of a difference at all.
Have any of you tried making a video recording with audio and also noticed this issue?
Found this on reddit. Works perfectly. Both speakers even and same tone after as well... .
Alternatively, you can just use root explorer, or es file explorer to change the gain value numbers in/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml file.
After scrolling down for a bit you will see:
"speaker-gain-default"
"Left Speaker Gain value" value="20"
"Right Speaker Gain value" value="20"
Then you change the numbers to what you like (for safety don't put them above 20).
Back out save, then reboot.
Put left at 16
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I think anyone saying the speakers are even aren't noticing. If you look at the breakdown of the phone on Ifixit, you see the bottom speaker is way to the right not even under the grill. The top is center. Makes sense the speaker that is covered is not as loud.
SightSeeker said:
Found this on reddit. Works perfectly. Both speakers even and same tone after as well... .
I think anyone saying the speakers are even aren't noticing. If you look at the breakdown of the phone on Ifixit, you see the bottom speaker is way to the right not even under the grill. The top is center. Makes sense the speaker that is covered is not as loud.
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What if we rotate the phone the other way? Will "left" side be "right" side and makes sound even more unbalanced? Or can you confirm it is smart enough to figure out which side we are rotating to?
sharpehenry said:
What if we rotate the phone the other way? Will "left" side be "right" side and makes sound even more unbalanced? Or can you confirm it is smart enough to figure out which side we are rotating to?
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I tested and it stays even.
It works with a 180 degrees phone rotation, they sound more even, just tested. It's sad that we have to do something like this,when it should be true balanced stereo.
BUTCHER0123 said:
It works with a 180 degrees phone rotation, they sound more even, just tested. It's sad that we have to do something like this,when it should be true balanced stereo.
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Wait do you mean if rotated the other was in landscape mode it works better? I am so upset I go this phone and newegg won't give ma full refund. They want 15% restocking fee, yeah let;s restock a defective phone -_-.
As you hold the phone in landscape mode with the top speaker to your left,you have to rotate it,so that the top speaker is on your right now. Apparently this makes the sound more even,at least in my case,it did. Anyway I took mine back for a refund as it also had unstable wi fi connection and it would heat up to a high level just by watching YouTube.
Seems like there are quite a few speaker issues with this phone. I myself am suffering distortion from the top speaker which I would say sounds very much like the speaker on the 5x(I had both for awhile). Ruins an otherwise great phone experience. Not sure I want to deal with Huawei repair as I've heard nothing but bad things.
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Side note I can't figure out how to edit this file without getting access denied
What phone did you get Instead?
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As you hold the phone in landscape mode with the top speaker to your left,you have to rotate it,so that the top speaker is on your right now. Apparently this makes the sound more even,at least in my case,it did. Anyway I took mine back for a refund as it also had unstable wi fi connection and it would heat up to a high level just by watching YouTube.
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What phone did you get instead
kakavin said:
What phone did you get instead
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The phone I was expecting the least to have,after 6 years of Android and mainly Samsung....IPhone 6s Plus .
I went for this because I wanted a break from rooting,flashing,just something simple that works straight out of the box.First days I did swipe up to unlock or pulled the notification from the top to enable the Wi-Fi.I'm pleased with the acquisition so far.After 1hr of Skype it's just warm.S6 was hot.I still have androids around me Shield Tab,Galaxy A3 as a Mp3 player.TheA3 is nice for that purpose.
I will try this fix. :good:
Great! Is it possible to enable both speakerphone during calls?
are you having rotation bug too? if i lwatch youtube and rotate phone... sound pause for 2 seconds.... are experiencing this too? ty
pato2015 said:
are you having rotation bug too? if i lwatch youtube and rotate phone... sound pause for 2 seconds.... are experiencing this too? ty
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It's normal. Your phone is making the necessary adjustment to the orientation you gave it.
But it doesn't "fix" the problem it just makes the higher one being more low so the higher one just sound equals as the lower one... Or am I wrong?
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Actually my bottom speaker is louder than the top one.
Funny stuff.
adsubzero said:
Actually my bottom speaker is louder than the top one.
Funny stuff.
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Same with mine. Way louder actually
SightSeeker said:
Found this on reddit. Works perfectly. Both speakers even and same tone after as well... .
I think anyone saying the speakers are even aren't noticing. If you look at the breakdown of the phone on Ifixit, you see the bottom speaker is way to the right not even under the grill. The top is center. Makes sense the speaker that is covered is not as loud.
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Thanks. Must have been deaf all this while. Much better.
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Can't find speaker gain left right also file doesn't allow me to edited anything like most other xmls. Is this because I'm on android 8
Will it have front facing speakers, or on the bottom, or on the back.
At present, we are having the best smart phones with front facing speakers online.
daelanraedford said:
At present, we are having the best smart phones with front facing speakers online.
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What does that even mean? He's asking about the G5 specifically. I think it will still be on the back.
geoff5093 said:
What does that even mean? He's asking about the G5 specifically. I think it will still be on the back.
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Always try and remember that English may not be someone's first language.
On Topic: I'm hoping that the speaker is at least on the bottom. Back speakers kinda blow.
Bottom as on the renders I can't see a speaker at the rear. I don't think I know of of a metal phone with speakers on the back? I am sure there is but can't think of any.
It's on the bottom, check the photos on AP
When I watched the livestream, I could have sworn they pointed to the grate on the top of the phone saying that was the speaker.. Maybe I misremembered, so I'll go back and watch again. Okay so yeah the speaker is on the very bottom of the phone. Looks like 3 dashes.
Looks like bottom speakers from the videos, and I hope it is cause I'd much rather have bottom speakers than back speakers.
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The small top hole is one of the microphones. There's an identical one on the bottom of the phone. So, you can make stereo recordings.
https://goo.gl/images/VqxsYw
The earpiece actually turns into a 3rd microphone for high decibel environments, like live concerts.
But that top one is one of the two "regular" microphones.
Thanks, I thought so. Is it only for recording, or for noise reduction too? Recording I don't care about. Also, should I plug it with glue?
Mastiff said:
On autopilot I was going to put in a SIM card in my brand new phone and pressed where the hole was on my previous phone. Bad mistake, I guess... I probably put it right through something vital. Because I used the small hole at the top of the phone. Not the side. The light wasn't all that good, so I didn't notice that there was no SIM holder there. My guess is that it is a mike of some sorts, but I tried to record sound and had no problems with that. And it seems like there's a mike at the bottom of the thing too. So what did I mess up this time?
Edit: And does this mean that the phone isn't water resistant anymore? Can I stuff a bit of black silicone glue (the type used in bathroooms) in there with the pointy tool to make it water resistant again?
Edit 2: Oh, please drop the idiot jokes. I know it! Googling I have seen that I am far from the only one that has done that, I just would like to know exactly what it is on this phone, and if I should plug the hole to keep i waterproof. That's rather important for me, because I am an avid hobby crawfish and crab fisher and will probably get water splashing over this.
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Aren't there barometer measuring apps for that ?
I read that by checking on pressure you can find out if your phone is still water resistant
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Thanks, I thought so. Is it only for recording, or for noise reduction too? Recording I don't care about. Also, should I plug it with glue?
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How about fixing it?
LG V30 Microphone Replacement
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+V30+Microphone+Replacement/104093
If you don't want to tackle it, cell phone repair shop can.
That top mic is probably used for noise reduction during phone calls (since it's the top mic and you would speak into the bottom one), but used for recording stereo when actually recording? I'm sort of guessing on this.
If someone who is audio has better answer, jump in.
zacharias.maladroit, I have also read that. But I have read that it doesn't work as well, since the holes "breathe", they are mes of goretex or similar material. But I'll try anyway, thanks.
ChazzMatt, Interesting, thanks! Looking at that video at around 4:55 it may seem like the pin must have penetrated to the side of the microphone! I think I see the pinhole to the right of where the actual microphone is. As for fixing it, I am far to clumsy. But using a shop is of course an option, the only thing is that the phone is brand new and I'm guessing I'll loose the warranty for that. But I think I will first of all find out if the microphone isn't damaged, and then I will see what happens when I cover the hole. If it doesn't change the call qualty I will probably choose (at least for now) to glue shut that pinhole. If it is a problem for call quality I can maybe live with that using a silicone case and a piece of electrical tape over the pinhole when I go out to fish.
ChazzMatt said:
How about fixing it?
LG V30 Microphone Replacement
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+V30+Microphone+Replacement/104093
If you don't want to tackle it, cell phone repair shop can.
That top mic is probably used for noise reduction during phone calls (since it's the top mic and you would speak into the bottom one), but used for recording stereo when actually recording? I'm sort of guessing on this.
If someone who is audio has better answer, jump in.
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ChazzMatt, Interesting, thanks! Looking at that video at around 4:55 it may seem like the pin must have penetrated to the side of the microphone!
think I see the pinhole to the right of where the actual microphone is. As for fixing it, I am far to clumsy. But using a shop is of course an option, the only thing is that the phone is brand new and I'm guessing I'll loose the warranty for that. But I think I will first of all find out if the microphone isn't damaged, and then I will see what happens when I cover the hole. If it doesn't change the call qualty I will probably choose (at least for now) to glue shut that pinhole. If it is a problem for call quality I can maybe live with that using a silicone case and a piece of electrical tape over the pinhole when I go out to fish.
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Yeah, 4:55 - 5:30 on that video shows taking out the old mic and putting in the new, for anyone else who needs to do it.
I thought it was the portal through which the Little Green men inVariably came out 30 times each night to hide your car keys, TV remote, and generally turn your life into a living hell?
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