has anyone else noticed a rhythmic static noise in the earpiece when making calls?
wondering if this is normal for the phone (it sounds like electrical interference), or if there's something going on specifically with mine.
it could be easy to miss unless you're listening for it - it blends in with the normal background static of the call.
but i hear it also when making VoIP calls when they're connecting, which should be dead silent.
i realized it doesn't matter if you're on a call or not.
and the noise is more or less the same if you've got your ear against the phone or the rear battery cover.
it's the same with the volume muted and on airplane mode.
the one time it went away completely was after i turned the screen off, but this wasn't always the case.
Video Recording too
t-o-f-u said:
i realized it doesn't matter if you're on a call or not.
and the noise is more or less the same if you've got your ear against the phone or the rear battery cover.
it's the same with the volume muted and on airplane mode.
the one time it went away completely was after i turned the screen off, but this wasn't always the case.
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I have a constant sound in my videos recorded as well... Like "tuk....tuk....tuk..."
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I have a constant sound in my videos recorded as well... Like "tuk....tuk....tuk..."
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so you hear it too. maybe all of 'em do this? sharp after all is known for their displays, not their audio
can someone else give the top back of their phone(s) a listen, with the screen on, to see if they hear the rhythmic static noise as well?
i tried to go to best buy to test a phone there, but all they had was dummy display model.
erm, dozens of people on here and nobody can just say "yes my phone does this too" or "no yours is defective, you should replace it". anyone?
i got the phone back from sharp service yesterday. new phone doesn't seem to be making that static noise.
t-o-f-u said:
i got the phone back from sharp service yesterday. new phone doesn't seem to be making that static noise.
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There's no Sharp service around my place. What did they do to the phone?
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Anyone else have this problem? Everytime I call anyone they say I sound like a robot and they can barely understand me, its definitely the phone and wondering if this is a common issue or I just need to go replace my phone. Also being inside the 14 day return, can i just go in there and get another phone from tmobile or do i have to send it off?
i had a similar problem, i was on the phone with my gf the other night while in a car and she couldn't understand me because of all the noise, this may be because there is no second noise canceling mic. the funny thing is when i use to call on my g1 it wasn't a problem and that phone only has one mic, this is making me reconsider and go back to HTC
With all the phones getting noise canceling mics, I am starting to wonder if they really help alot....iPhone, Nexus, Droid X even has 2...
I saw some vid test of iPhone noise canceling and it didnt seem to work.....
2071 said:
i had a similar problem, i was on the phone with my gf the other night while in a car and she couldn't understand me because of all the noise, this may be because there is no second noise canceling mic. the funny thing is when i use to call on my g1 it wasn't a problem and that phone only has one mic, this is making me reconsider and go back to HTC
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Take the phone back and exchange it for a new handset. I have no problems at all. After reading this post, I even tested it out and called a few friends and asked them if they could hear me ok both on the phone and on speaker.
If you're talking about the HTC HD2, that's the worst OS ever. Windows? Seriously? Over Android?
Well, if it's any help:
My first Vibrant had a faulty headphone jack, that would short out at the slightest touch. I'm talking: 'brush-the-cable-or-jack-and-it-shorts' shorting out. It was completely unacceptable.
And that's what kind of worries me with the phone. It doesn't rattle or anything, and is solid in terms of plastic construction -- but it just feels cheap.
I guess we'll find out more in the coming weeks. Thanks for reporting that microphone issue. I'll be asking my friends to report on my voice quality to ensure that mine is working properly.
I have the exact same problem....this only after I rooted... what the heck is going on?
There's no automatic gain control. The mic input easily clips. Most other devices adjust the input to the noise floor where a loud voice easily walks over the background.
Any solujtion guys?
I don't have any solution, but I can't hear and they can't hear me when I'm driving in my car. Never was an issue with my G1 or MT3G. I've been using the headphone w/mic that came with the phone for when I'm driving. (to cheap to buy a bluetooth headset) I did cut one of the sides off of that so it's just for one ear now. (left the side with the mic obviously.)
As of about 2 weeks now, i have been getting this same complaint from a few people. They used the exact term "u sound like a robot or something" i have no clue what it may be and im past my 14days, thinking about just calling tmobile and complaining b/c its getting annoying.
$5 says one of you in this thread has your finger over the mic hole... just saying.
I noticed through the Bluetooth in my car which has always worked flawlessly my Vibrant comes through as having really muffled scratchy sounds at times. Full signal strength. I sound bad and the person talking sounds bad. This works flawlessly with my 5800, 3 iPhones, E65. All on the same routes I use every day.
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$5 says one of you in this thread has your finger over the mic hole... just saying.
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I tried that and it didn't help. The microphone was saturated and clipping. The other party couldn't hear anything over the noise.
while driving I have been told that I sound like I am under water.
this was one of the reasons, I traded in mine for a new unit. waiting on a fix
this happens to me especially when i'm driving and i have the air on high. Im sure it doesn't help that i have a 3inch exhaust and a big turbo making noise either though
I have the same problem on my UK version (Galaxy S).
I have tinkered with the voice TX levels in one of the service menus but it made no difference. No matter how loud I speak into the mic it never gets louder at the other end! It's only just audible and it's driving my friends mad to the point where they can't be ar5ed to phone me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks guys.
I just want to jump in here even though this is an old thread so i can log my complaint too - the voice quality of the mic microphone on this phone is really poor - i am under the 14 days return and i'm am really close close to returning both of them i bought... anybody come up with a fix? A replacement microphone with better quality would probly go a long way.
I've been getting complaints from the other side as well. Even when using the voice recorder it doesn't sound very clear. I've been using the headset a lot, but I don't think its any better w/o it. Oh and also, often I try to use voice search and it says i didn't say anything... I then plug unplug and then it works. Dunno whats going on.
Also, I put it to charge yesterday, and it wouldn't turn on - only the home keys were lighting up. So I pulled out the battery and it smelled burned. Still does 24 hours later.
But it seems to be working fine anyway.
How long does warranty replacement take if ur past 30 days?
Thanks!
The vibrant is pretty much unless for me for phone calls. I switched back to my nokia N900. i can not make phone call from in my car the people on the other line can not hear me at all. Even in quiet areas its still muffled/choppy. My finger is not over the mic hole. My nokia has no problems with this at all even in a very very loud car with the windows down going 60.
OK everything been fine with my phone until this evening. My phone comes from the 2 week delivery estimate from the Nov. 27/2012 order batch
I needed to look for a local restaurant. Pressed the mic on google search bar and it would not recognize that I was talking. Tried a few times. Then reset the phone. Tried again. Turn the phone off and on. Tried again. Downloaded a voice recorder. It recorded static but no voice at all. Downloaded sound meter. It flux between 20-30db. I then called my wife. She couldn't hear me. Switched to speaker phone and she could hear me just fine. So now I reset my phone to factory and same results.
Any ideas? I know it worked earlier because I used voice recognition to send some texts without problems. I visually checked the mic hole in case lint or smeg might have blocked it. But it's clean. Blew into it just in case too. The top noise cacellation mic seems to work picking up ambient noises according to the gray rings around the google search mic icon. But it doesn't light up red.
Same issue. I used to be able to make it work better by plugging a cable in the charging port. Now nothing.
Does anyone know if there is a way to set sensitivity of the mic? I am assuming the same mic is used for speaker phone as with every other app including phone.. Since speakerphone seems to work..
So I decided not to waste any more time and get the RMA process going before I am outta my 15 day return period.
Was quick and easy. Exchange will arrive with in 3-5 days. Return label was in my email before I hung up.
on the iphone 4s and the gs2... speakerphone uses different mic. i could be wrong, but the reason i say this is... in my iphone.. i got sand on/in my phone and was blowing it out with air compressor. i ended up dislodging the bottom mic and had to use speaker. then on gs2 the leaked roms, specifically showstock... needed noise reduction turned off in order to use bottom mic. had something to do with the 'mic swap' from international to att version. but the end game was... i had to use speaker.
as far as maybe getting it back in shape before your rma arrives... did a piece of lint or something get lodged in the mic hole?
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on the iphone 4s and the gs2... speakerphone uses different mic. i could be wrong, but the reason i say this is... in my iphone.. i got sand on/in my phone and was blowing it out with air compressor. i ended up dislodging the bottom mic and had to use speaker. then on gs2 the leaked roms, specifically showstock... needed noise reduction turned off in order to use bottom mic. had something to do with the 'mic swap' from international to att version. but the end game was... i had to use speaker.
as far as maybe getting it back in shape before your rma arrives... did a piece of lint or something get lodged in the mic hole?
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Running a sound tester app or recording, initially it gets sound, but it seems to be static. It looks like what you are talking about with the gs2, the noise suppression kicks in and stays that way.
I really wish I could troubleshoot it before having to send it back, just to know what caused it and not repeat it on the replacement..
I looked at the bottom mic again, looked like a grain of sand. Got it out but still same results.
HI there guys.
Brand new to this forum.
I've searched for days and I'm unable to find a solution.
I'm experiencing a crackling or a distortion on phone calls at certain volumes. I noticed it with certain pitches in peoples voices it would cause a vibration in the ear speaker and some distortion in the sound. Kind of like the speaker is being over driven or has too much power going to it. It usually goes away if I turn the volume almost all the way down, but this is obviously not a practical option since I'm not always making phone calls in a dead silent room. The speaker phone works fine. This only happens when I'm using the earpiece. Is this normal? Is it related to the camera autofocus sensor rattle? Are the sound vibrations from a person's voice enough to set off the rattle? It's really annoying as I tend to make phone calls a lot and I don't like using speaker phone or a headset. Does anyone else have this problem?
From what I can tell, it happened and was normal in the S4. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280930).
Please help. Im deciding if i need to return it.
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It's too bad that you didn't describe it in more detail.. i.e. give us steps to replicate it. A recording of the distortion would have been helpful too. I haven't noticed what you describe but it sounds like the gain or auto gain is too high and your earpiece speaker is being overdriven.
There is a gain setting in the service mode menu but first you need to distinguish an app issue or possibly damaged speaker before messing around in the hidden settings. See if you can find an audio app that will give you a wider adjustment range for your system volume and gain.,
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Thank you for the reply.
If you go into the service menu, the go into the low frequency test. At 100hz and 200 hz there is a little bit of buzz in the headset reciever unless you really push it against your face (which i assume kind of tightens the spaces in the plastic and prevents whatever vibration in the speaker is occuring).
Hmm.. the vibration is akin to as if you were speaking into some cellophane wrap; like some film (maybe for waterproofing) is covering the speaker.
Oh. It's also worth noting that I cannot replicate the issue on Skype or Viber. Those sound crystal clear.
Bump. Anyone?
Just got my Oneplus Two yesterday and I'm really exciting over the phone.
Applied the tempered glass screen protector and started using the phone.
Some minor annoyance like echo-ing when using speaker mode which I'm fine with it since it can be fixed later on via a software patch.
But after some more playing, to my dismay, it seems like I might have a faulty set. (I don't see anyone complaining about it)
For me, when I plug in my JHAudio earphones and the phone is doing absolutely nothing, it is silent, as it should be. As soon as I swipe the phone, or there is any activity on the screen, there is this buzzing noise that is present until the activity stops. For example, when I swipe the phone, as the display is transitioning, there is this noise, after the transition has stopped, it returns back being relatively silent.
This is especially prominent when I'm opening a game with no background music. I can ear the buzzing / distortion-like sound present. Even when there is sound, I can still hear the buzzing. It seems like there is some interference present on.
Anyone else having similar issues?
I have experienced a similar issue when plugging the phone into my aux port in my car. I would get a really loud distorted audio sound when using Google play music the first couple of times I plugged in my phone, but I haven't experienced any distortions since. I have a feeling this is related to my other speaker phone problem.
Whenever I activate speaker phone during voice calls, I hear heavy distortion.
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What did you do to get rid of it? The noise sounds like it is interference occurring.
I'm starting to regret getting the OP2. Should have waited longer and got the 5x or 6p
NFC was nearly a deal breaker and this. This "noise" .
The worse part is that I bought the set via a local distributor using the invite (it seems like there is some cooperation between oneplus and Lazada) so there is no "Order No." in my oneplus account and I can't create a ticket for it. Don't even know how to RMA it.
Also noticing this - it seems bizarre, but yes, something like opening the drawer or swiping across homescreens causes a tiny short static/interference noise when using headphones. Given the reports of OP customer service, I will probably put up with it rather than send the thing back, but doesn't mean a fix wouldn't be great if anyone finds one
Bumping this thread since it's completely related to my issue.
When nothing is moving on the screen, there is no buzzing/distortion/static noticable but the moment I touch my screen (or put my phone in or out of sleep mode) I hear this noise.
Keep in mind that it's not really loud so I only hear it when I am using my phone when it's completely quiet. (It's extremely annoying when watching the news or a movie at night).
EDIT: just decided that i'm returning the phone. Even after the invitation system you get a faulty phone. I really liked the phone but this experience just put me over the edge.
With my Oneplus X I have the same issue. It is highly annoying and I just submitted a ticket on this issue.
I was wondering if every phone has this problem (and that most people don't pay attention to it) or whether it is only in a subset of phones. If that's the case I might consider to RMA it.
Are there other people WITHOUT this problem?
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With my Oneplus X I have the same issue. It is highly annoying and I just submitted a ticket on this issue.
I was wondering if every phone has this problem (and that most people don't pay attention to it) or whether it is only in a subset of phones. If that's the case I might consider to RMA it.
Are there other people WITHOUT this problem?
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Hi!
Did you figure out how to get rid of the static noise? I got it too and have tried everything to get rid of it but nothing worked
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Also noticing this - it seems bizarre, but yes, something like opening the drawer or swiping across homescreens causes a tiny short static/interference noise when using headphones. Given the reports of OP customer service, I will probably put up with it rather than send the thing back, but doesn't mean a fix wouldn't be great if anyone finds one
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i had that problem too, if you go to sound and notification and then click other sounds, you can disable all these things like dial pad tones, touch sounds, etc, after i disabled those i didnt hear the static noise when moving around the home screen or then opening apps, however, i still hear the static noise when im watching a youtube video at a low volume at night or then listening to music, i havent figured out how to get rid of that problem
This is just an idea: did anybody try this with earbuds lacking a microphone (or buttons).
I tried some large high fidelity headphones and I did not hear anything, while I do hear it with my earbuds. This difference could be due to impedance differences, but it might also be the microphone which is attached to my earbuds.
Has anyone noticed when you launch an app, and the speaker starts, it makes a little click sound? Is this normal? Is it just the speaker turning on? I'm a bit paranoid now since I first thought the speaker was bad, but then compared it to my G3, and now really like it better, but I do notice the ever so slight "click/pop" right before sound starts to come through the speaker. It even kind of does it when the sound stops, and the speaker turns off, but it's much less turning off than when it starts.
Nobody who viewed this thread has a G4 Play that can say yes or no? Can someone please check their phone before I return mine as defective. Just listen close to the speaker, and open an app that plays sound (IE: games), or open YouTube, and start a video. Does the speaker make a slight click sound right before any other sound? Like the speaker is turning on before playing the sound/music/audio? I would hate to return the phone, get a new one, and find out the new one does the same thing as it is normal for all G4 Play phones.
Thanks to all who help test their own for me. Great community this is.
Yes, mine does a faint click as well.
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Yes, mine does a faint click as well.
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Thanks for your input. Yeah, it's not really noticeable unless it's really quiet, or the phone is up close to my face. I have kind of bad OCD, and when I first heard it, it bothered me, but now I don't really notice at all. I guess it's just the way the speaker works.
It's normal, it needs to wake up the driver so it probably catches some noise from one of the electronic components related.
Said click can also be heard on Bluetooth. If I have my Moto Surround connected and no music playing, I'll hear a hiss every so often while browsing Twitter. Probably a software-side effect (like the aforementioned driver suspicion).
Nope.