Yes how strange. If someone calls me the phone rings, but if pick up the call or i move the volume control up and down i hear nothing. No sound enabled applications make any sound. If i put the wired hands free kit in it still works fine (phone calls and applications). At a gues i'd say the chip powering the internal speaker has died, but then how does the ring get played? Orange said it may be a software problem.
About to clear the memory fully buy taking out the battery for over 10 minutes. Fingers crossed it'll fix it.
Any other ideas, or has anyone else had this problem?
Futurity
I used to have a simlar problem with my Himalaya in that after using the wired hands free there was no sound. This turned out to be the switch in the jack socket not working properly. Plugging and unplugging it a few times it would free it up. But this wouldn't really explain why yours is still ringing.
Hi, That would explain it you know. When the hands free kit is plugged in and the phone rings, the main phone still plays the ring tone, but all other audio goes via the wired hands free kit.
Fantastic, problem solved. Orange are sending me a new one this afternoon anyway, but its good to know its not me going mad.
I do use the wired hands free kit every day though, so something to be careful off!
no sound output from my O2 Xda II mini!
To: futurity and jwhitham
I have had the same problem for a week now and it's driving me up the wall. I have been plugging and unplugging the head phones to no avail. I have been in contact with O2 Technical Support, Asia Pacific Region (where the device was purchased) but all their reset-suggestions have failed thus far. (There is something about a Cab File that I haven't tried yet.) What surprises me is the fact that I have only used this device for 6 months ...I don't want to go back to my old mobile but I love my O2!! and this incident makes me want to cry as there is no O2 support in North America (where I reside)! I feel so alone and lost with my device!!
Any help would be appreciated!
No sound output
Hi Upcityhighroller,
Its a hardware fault so no amount of resetting is evey going to fix it sorry. The socket where the headphones plug is has broken, telling the phone that the headphones are constantly plugged in, even when they are not. the only solution is to fix the headphone socket, or just live with a phone where you will always have to use a headset.
My headphone socket broken within a month of getting the phone, but i think i may have dropped the phone and the headphones lead caught it (i think this may have broken it).
My solution was to exchange the unit with a new one.
I hope this helps?
Neil
sound/speaker issue with O2 Xda II mini
Hey Futurity - thanks for the reply.
Another contributor on this forum had the same problem and suggested tapping the device against my palm. I gave it a try and it worked!! HOWEVER, now my power button isn't working. ARGH!! At the moment, I have the buttons UNLOCKED so it can be turned on by any of the buttons and have it set so it turns itself off after 2 mins of inactivity - but that doesn't solve the problem. I have contacted O2 about this again and although I hope that they would be willing to replace the device for me, I am afraid that it will take an extraordinarily inconvienient amount of time, make me pay the courier fee, and I will be left with no phone to use! I wouldn't be as worry if there was an O2 office here in my city. No matter how I LOVE learning about new gadget/tech toys, It is times like these when I miss my past simple existence with my Nokia 6100 and Moleskin notebook.
From scrolling through this forum, it seems as though many have experienced the sound output problem with the headphone socket. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the makers of the Magician suppose to test these things out vigoursly??
Many thanks!
To be honest a lot of these types of problems are only reported after the device has been released due to everyday use. I mean its hard to test all the possible strains that a headset socket would go under. Saying this, a Sony Erricson head set plug would just pop off and would not damage the socket as there are just contacts and no socket.
For me, dropping the phone and the head phone lead being the only thing that stopped it from smashing on the floor put a lot of strain on the socket. I preferred this to the phone being totally broken. Thanksfully my Orange insurance means that i had next day replacement. I phoned before 5pm and got it in the morning the following day.
I think the makes expect everyone to use bluetooth instead of the wired headset, so the socket doesn't need to be so robust. I only use the wired headset because because the voice dial doesn't work through the bluetooth headset and i can't listen to MP3s through it. I still think its a great device and seems to be the must have PDA this Xmas.
I've been using Dopod 818 pro since the end of December 2005. A week ago, a problem suddenly came up. The speaker of this PPC does not work anymore.
I tried to play music using windows media player, or real player -> Does not work
I tried to use the speaker phone -> Does not work
I can't even hear anything when I make a call or receiving a call
It works when I plug in the headset. everything works perfectly.
It plays the ringtone when someone call me. (Very soft sound)
Is this a hardware problem? or is there anyway that I can do to fix it.
I bought the phone overseas (I'm located in Australia now). It takes a lot of effort to send it overseas for warranty.
Thank you
Do a soft-reset. If that doesn't help, do a hard-reset. If that doesn't work , do a ROM re-install. If it still doesn't help, then you have a faulty unit.
I've done soft reset
I haven't done hard reset
->haven't had any backup program.
Is there any free solution for backup software?
Thanks
i ve solution
well for this solution u must disassemble the phone. look at the handsfree jack and apply a jumper to the two front points of the connector. it will solve ur problem
aj0s said:
I've been using Dopod 818 pro since the end of December 2005. A week ago, a problem suddenly came up. The speaker of this PPC does not work anymore.
I tried to play music using windows media player, or real player -> Does not work
I tried to use the speaker phone -> Does not work
I can't even hear anything when I make a call or receiving a call
It works when I plug in the headset. everything works perfectly.
It plays the ringtone when someone call me. (Very soft sound)
Is this a hardware problem? or is there anyway that I can do to fix it.
I bought the phone overseas (I'm located in Australia now). It takes a lot of effort to send it overseas for warranty.
Thank you
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I've had this problem, what I did was play music using headphone and suddenly unplug the jack. The Speaker works again like charm.
Cheers!
dopod 818 pro speaker issues
I have run into the same issue with my 818 pro and my Himalaya...The fix is always uninstalling one or more applications that may be causing the problem. I assure you it's very unlikely that it is a hardware issue...Uninstall all applications and you should get the sound back..
I have the same problem with my 818 pro. I have already done the hard reset-no change, tried blowing air in and out through the headphone jack, silicone spray and playing with the plug. It appears to be a hardware issue with the sensor mechanism inside so it always thinks it has a headset connected--poor design.
Did anyone else figure out a solution for this (other than returning for repair?) This happened to me this weekend. Suddenly happened after I was using the headphone for an hour while I was rollerblading. Now I can't answer any calls without either the bluetooth or standard headphone. I can hear the ring go off, but just can't use it as a regular handset. I'm sure everyone agrees that this is a hardware issue with a poorly built headphone jack. But while I'm waiting for the retailer to restock the dopod 818 and send me a replacement, does anyone know of a hack that would allow the phone to activate the headphone AND the phone speaker simutaneously? The reasoning is I think the phone currently thinks there is a headset constantly being plugged in, so it deactivates the loud speaker as well as the phone speaker. But if there is a hack that lets WM5 to use the handset speaker and the headphone jack simutaneously, then at least I can answer phone calls without having to use the headset. Of course, this won't be a permanent solution, but it may bridge me through these tough times with the dopod.
I have to say, I still love this phone, but my patience is wearing a bit thin. First, it's the disappearing SD card (which I'm not even sure if it's solved yet), then I was having some problems with sending MMS messages, now this. :x
I had the speaker problem with my Jam. It is apparently a common problem with PPC phones, the mechanical switch in the headphone jack gets stuck. I was able to get mine to work again by plugging in the headphone jack a few times. If that doesn't solve the problem...well you know the drill
There is nothing to do but exchange it--I was never able to find a work around either. Sorry.
I had problem the speaker on my HTC Charmer. I send it for repair and they replaced the speaker, with in like a week+.
However, now there are some other problems. It seems that when I try to use the speaker (play songs, phone, games, etc), the battery drain like mad and the unit gets very hot. The unit drain so much energy that the battery will die off even if I had the unit on AC power. Going to send it back to repair AGAIN!
gunggu said:
I've had this problem, what I did was play music using headphone and suddenly unplug the jack. The Speaker works again like charm.
Cheers!
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I had the exact same problem and suddenly unpluging the jack works for me..
this "sudden unplugging" thing won't work with Prophet, the Prophet's buzzer(speaker) problem is very common, the same thing happened to me, cost me 12$ in iran to change that part
818pro speaker problem Hardware related
I had the same problem.
Speaker unit in phone burns out very quickly.
If you have warranty - your lucky.
In my case since I bought in Singapore and Use in Israel, I had to fork out 50USD to get a new speaker unit.
Tal
What you do is open the Comm Manager, tap the "phone" icon to set to flight mode. Then, turn on again.... that should do the trick
I don't know what planet most of you guys are on.
The Prophet has a common problem with the rear speaker - it's a hardware issue as X_Farhad has pointed out.
There's no need to hard reset, and what's the crap about flight mode?
Yes, some can have a problem with the headphone socket and the solution for that is in this thread.
Mostly it's the speaker itself. The solution is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=281331
I've found a bit of sponge works better than paper - to see what I'm on about - go to the thread I've posted here.
Speaker issues and phone hangs
I also have similar issues with my Xda Neo. The speakers stops responding when i get incoming call. I mean the phone dosent ring. Then if i try any music player or ringtons, there is no sound. I have to soft reset. Sometime when i get incoming call, it dosent ring and it also hangs the phone. Then i have to hard reset. I had to use that sponge over the speaker and then the speaker works. But sometime it still hangs. Looks like either HTC or Windows Mobile has major issues. I dont know how long this sponge thing will work. Are there any solutions..
sameer
Tal,
I have dopod 818 pro and having the same phenomenon like others, now I'm abroad and can not check the thing with the headset.
Can you tell me please where can I get service in Israel (I bought mine in Thai).
Many thanks
Dotan
sound problem
Dear all and administrator
can you give me solution about my dopod sound problem?
1. I just can used ring tones for receiving new messaging from the my dopod system ( I can't not used ring tones from my gallery/downloaded sound/ring tones application )
2. When new message coming and phone call coming, the sound is very small (can your's give me information how to setting that so the volume can be more loud).
Thank you very much for your's attention, I'm very apprenticed if the solution can being send to my private e-mail address at [email protected]
anyone have solutions on this issue? thanks
Ok I have been searching for a fix for the past months to my headphone only audio issue on my device. I have tried all the fixes that have been posted(push headset in and out, delete bluetooth profiles, backdate rom, etc) but nothing has worked thus far and because I don't make a lot of calls I did want to use it as a phone. Anyway, up until now I just assumed that this issue was hardware related(which makes no sense because when i get a call the ringer works no matter which ringtone I choose, it works). I go ahead and install the latest OpenMoko Linux and ..tadaaaa audio...I figure this is the site for developers, can someone tell me if there is some way to check a registry setting(that for some reason has not been reset no matter which rom I have flashed or how many Factory Resets I do) that can be changed or some kind of full refresh/wipe of the memory to reflash...something should work...as much as I would love to just use the OpenMoko only, its still in its infancy on the wizard and not as complete as WM5 and 6. Any suggestions???
I had a simlar problem.
Exec would only work with the headset plugged in, or with bluetooth. It would ring and if I answered it with out the head set plugged in or a BT, I couldn't hear the person on the other end. I too left it as is for a while untill I eventualy gave up and took the back off to have a look at the socket for the headphones. With some carefull jiggery pokery, I manged to hold the battery in place whilst testing various connection options. It turned out in the end that the contact at the back of the socket was bent "locked" into the headphone plugged in mode. The trick was to bend this back carefuly so it no longer makes contact. Once done, I put the exec back together and hey presto, the speakers and mic worked again. THe only down side is I can't plug in a head set anymore, but this realy isn't a downside for me as I use BT all the time anyway.
Hope this helps
Mav
Hi all
Sorry, if this has been answered before. I've searched about an hour now in the forums, but couldn't find any solution.
I have a TyTN II and a Motorola BT headset H700C. This combination worked like a charm so far.
Today suddenly, I cannot start or take over incoming calls anymore.
Analysing the problem I detected, that my headset is suddenly only available as a hands-free device instead of a headset device to my phone.
So I repeatedly tried to delete pairing information and re-pairing the headset to the phone, but no success. I always only get it as a hands-free.
The strange thing is, that I'm not aware of any config changes or newly installed software on my phone. Still I suddenly have this weird behaviour.
Does anybody have a hint for me? Would appreciate any, so I can get my headset back to proper functionality again.
Thanks
McYoda
mcyoda from urt? lol.
Hey i just saw an update on the HTC website that addresses a bluetooth issue.
You have to sign up and all that good ****. Then select your device. Theres also a camera fix if you were getting the maze pattern.
I have all sorts of connection issues w/ my motorolla s99 im constantly having to repair it seems when i use the wall plug. IF both items are charged fully, i can walk away (out of distance) music will stop, and when i get close enough it repairs automatically. Something has bugged me out for sure, still working on my issues. (thinking charging the bluetooth on the car charger might be ****ing it up).
Hi Folks,
I'm wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem since I couldn't find any posts on it.
My Trinity worked perfect for the 1st. yr and a half that I had it. I ran the original WM5 and a cooked WM6 with no problems.
Eventually I upgraded to one of the cooked WM6.1s and at some point (can't remember when) I had an issue where the mini usb 3.5" stereo adapter I was using would every now and then not work properly (as in the Trinity would play sound through the external speaker as if it was not connected). Usually to get it to work I would do a soft reset or 2 and then plug in the original HTC headphones directly into the port. Eventually this would get it to work and then everything worked great for months (I ran into this problem like 2 times in 5 months or so).
Now I have a wierd issue where sound through the phone without anything connected disappears. The external speaker works- I can hear the ringtone, but once the call is answered (or if I make a call) I cannot hear anything through the ear nor can the person hear anything from me (all I hear is dead silence as if no phone call is taking place - the other party knows its connected and wonders why I'm not answering). This happens whether I do speakerphone or not. When this happens I also cannot get any other sounds from the phone to work such as playing an MP3 for instance. No sounds will come out of the phone's speakers. When I soft reset the phone several times it will work properly except.
If i leave the phone sitting for hours and then I come back to it, check to see if sound is working by raising/lowering the volume (and listening to the little tones it makes) it works. But then if I try to make a phone call it will:
A. work for a few seconds then revert to the problem of no sounds at all (speakerphone and/or non speakerphone)
B. work for hours - I can make 2 hr. phone calls with no issues
Problem is I don't know when it will do which. I thought it might be software related (since I didn't drop/break/dip into water, etc. the phone) and since this only happened since I was using WM6.1. So I upgraded the ROM to one of the WM6.5 w/ Titanium. The problem has not disappeared and may have increased.
I am stumped Any Ideas?
(sorry for the long post)