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HTC Universal Design Flaw - Speaker still rings with headset

I am using a Dopod 900. Would like to check if this is a localised model problem, or a HTC Universal design flaw.
When you plug in the earpiece, does the speakers still ring with an incoming call?
For the record, mine does, and it is very annoying, as when I plug in my earpiece, it is for the phone to stay silent and not to disturb people with ringtones (like in a library).
Don't suppose there is any workarounds to the problem besides completely muting the phone volume?

Just my opinion, I think most handphones still ring even when we plug in the headset to let owners know someone is calling, unless we set them to vibrate.

i don't think it's a design flaw .... all the mobile phones i've been using whether nokias, motorolas, sony ericssons (even the p900 and p910) and my HTC devices do the same thing ..... they will ring nonetheless if you have the wired earpiece or not unless you change the profiles ... you can customize the profiles on the Universal and any Windows Mobile device to your liking ...
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Re: HTC Universal Design Flaw - Speaker still rings with hea
Rommie2k6 said:
I am using a Dopod 900. Would like to check if this is a localised model problem, or a HTC Universal design flaw.
When you plug in the earpiece, does the speakers still ring with an incoming call?
For the record, mine does, and it is very annoying, as when I plug in my earpiece, it is for the phone to stay silent and not to disturb people with ringtones (like in a library).
Don't suppose there is any workarounds to the problem besides completely muting the phone volume?
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I've got a HTC Wizard. This device has the same 'problem' you're discribing.
The solution on the Wizard was to change to following registry key:
\\registry\HKCU\Control Panel\SoundCategories\Ring\Speaker to 0. It worked on the Wizard! Not sure if it wil work on the Universal! But let me know if it was succesful!

difensore said:
you can customize the profiles on the Universal and any Windows Mobile device to your liking ...
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What profiles?
Where do you find the settings and what can you change?

thats not a problem every phone does that. if you don't want your phone to ring with a headset install, set the ringer to silent. doing that will make it only ring on the headset.
the logical reason why a phone would ring with the headset in is because not everyone keeps there headset on when they're not on the phone. so you'd never no when your phone is ringing if you took your headset off.

No Noise??

I have an 02 atom and it is having problems with sound.... It makes no sound at all when I select and click on things or make a call. It rings if i call it but i can here anything on the other end. I have worked out that if I turn on the radio function it then makes sounds when I click on things and tap the screen but as soon as i turn the radio off it makes no sound. With the radio on I still cant hear anything in calls as it turns the radio off when I dial. Any ideas?? Warranty isnt an option as i purchased it 2nd hand over ebay. If i need to reload roms can you p-lease give me a link as im completely new to this PDA phone business...

I had same problem....but solved it!
Sent mine away for Warranty repair, came back fixed... then it happened again in like 2 weeks.
BUT I found a solution
You need to use ur headphones and plug in about 2/3 then wriggle towards the front, i think it just a connection issue, and you can hear all things when the radio is on because the radio can play via the phones and speakers at the same time unlike all other sounds.
M4tR1X
Fight Crime. Shoot Back!

No noise
Hi I have same problem my phones sound has gone. I cant use phonespeaker and Microphone during a phone conversation. There is no sound from speakers when media playing and notifications, warnings. The interesting thing is its ringing when an incoming call comes. I can use the headset without a problem. Also bluetooth headset is working. I wrote to O2 support and they suggested me to do hard reset. But I had allready done it seveeral times and I upgraded my rom. Finally they told me to send it to Honk Kong. I am living in Turkey and its not a good idea. Can anyone help me?
Kind Regards.

I solved the problem
kidafa said:
I have an 02 atom and it is having problems with sound.... It makes no sound at all when I select and click on things or make a call. It rings if i call it but i can here anything on the other end. I have worked out that if I turn on the radio function it then makes sounds when I click on things and tap the screen but as soon as i turn the radio off it makes no sound. With the radio on I still cant hear anything in calls as it turns the radio off when I dial. Any ideas?? Warranty isnt an option as i purchased it 2nd hand over ebay. If i need to reload roms can you p-lease give me a link as im completely new to this PDA phone business...
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Please visit this link do the what "e-rgular" wrote. I did the sama and its now working.
http://www.expansys.se/ft.aspx?i=139074&thread=9

A Strange Audio problem

Hi, I cannot hear any sound during an out going call(O2 Xda Atom). No ring back, no voice after connect, tried earphones - no luck, tried the switch on the earphone jack - no luck, checked for software clashes, cold reboot, re-flash and couple of ROMs... the other party during a call hears hissing noise. In coming call is fine, both can hear well.
The speakers and mic are good. I can play music, videos, ringtone.. no problem. Also tried audio recording, no problems - the mic is fine. Any clue what is going on? Plz help.
Jole

Jole said:
Hi, I cannot hear any sound during an out going call(O2 Xda Atom). No ring back, no voice after connect, tried earphones - no luck, tried the switch on the earphone jack - no luck, checked for software clashes, cold reboot, re-flash and couple of ROMs... the other party during a call hears hissing noise. In coming call is fine, both can hear well.
The speakers and mic are good. I can play music, videos, ringtone.. no problem. Also tried audio recording, no problems - the mic is fine. Any clue what is going on? Plz help.
Jole
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Basically you can flash back to original WM5.O to confirm if it is ROM problem. For your case, I strongly believe it is not a hardware problem

Thanks for the response Sono. But the phone was working fine with wm6, at least for an year. Now I've tried 6, 6.1 and 6.5. I dont have a WM5 ROM back up, will try to get one tomorrow.
Jole.

speaker supplier in the phil
hi mga kabayan..Do you have any info about the supplier of speaker for atom life here in the Philippines? coz both speaker of my atom were busted already. How much?..tnx

sonofwind2008 said:
Basically you can flash back to original WM5.O to confirm if it is ROM problem. For your case, I strongly believe it is not a hardware problem
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Tried flashing the original WM5 too, but no fix. I used to format file sysytem and install radio on my Tornado. Is there something similiar for Atom? Can I update GSM manually? Any advice?

No ring back, no voice after connect, tried earphones
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Okay theres a number of things you can try to help diagnose it. Do this all on a clean install of WM6 or 6.5.. Preferably on a ROM that hasnt had any reported issues.
1. The outgoing call gives the receiver static.. correct? is it to any number or just specific numbers?
2. Do you have a bluetooth headset around that you can try? If so then pair it up and see if it does the job, that will prove that its a hardware problem.
3. Try a different dialer or the stock dialer.

Thanks Aegishua for the response, I flashed back to a wm6 ROM that was working fine for over an year. This is what I observed:
1. Calls to two GSM and one land-line gave the same results. The phone is silent, the other party hears a loud hissing and a high pitch tone, not so loud, almost like feed back noise. No change when I mute/unmute, switch on/off spkr phone. when I select 'hold' the noise is replaced with a hold music from the network. In-call recording captures my voice thru the mic.
2. I could not try a BT headset, hope to get one tomorrow.
3. At least four different dialers tried incl original wm5 dialer, wizard dialer- retouched, Yota etc. Each of them returned the same results.
Please advise.
Ok, I got a BT headset, but the result is same as before. That is, out going call no audio at all, in coming calls ok. Does it mean the GSM module is bad? Is there a solution, other than replacing the entire ckt board?
Thanks, Jole.

bump..have you solved this kabayan? same problem encountered

atom life call problem fixed!
just got outgoing and incoming call working!
thanks to insomnia for sharing his procedure. i also want it to share for those who are experiencing same problem.
originally from this thread
insomia said:
Mga kabayan, im not sure if this will work for you.
i assume youre using globe sim card and i experienced it before when i first flashed my atom life (with official rom) to a cooked 6.5. (talagang my issue kc ang atom life s globe kaya fix nila s official upgrade nila.)
so i upgrade it 1st with an official upgade rom from O2 before i flash it to a cooked 6.5. a long procedure but worthy. Try nyo lng din. hope it will help.
btw, after testing all latest rom... i am still using and preffered our kabayan chef bajok's 23004 release. not much in latest interface but it is stable and free from any bugs.
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* just download the released official atom life rom upgrade.
* flash your beloved pda
* flash it with your favorite cooked rom!

Jole said:
Hi, I cannot hear any sound during an out going call(O2 Xda Atom). No ring back, no voice after connect, tried earphones - no luck, tried the switch on the earphone jack - no luck, checked for software clashes, cold reboot, re-flash and couple of ROMs... the other party during a call hears hissing noise. In coming call is fine, both can hear well.
The speakers and mic are good. I can play music, videos, ringtone.. no problem. Also tried audio recording, no problems - the mic is fine. Any clue what is going on? Plz help.
Jole
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try open a radio fm....
if you hear sound....the problem @earphone connector...

problem with Quiet ring on pickup

Hi all
I have a problem with Quiet ring on pickup feature, when it is activated the ringtone becomes very low in all incoming calls even if I do not pickup the phone although the ring volume is set to the maximum
anyone has faced the same problem?
kindly is there any advices
Thank you very much

Ahmednn said:
Hi all
I have a problem with Quiet ring on pickup feature, when it is activated the ringtone becomes very low in all incoming calls even if I do not pickup the phone although the ring volume is set to the maximum
anyone has faced the same problem?
kindly is there any advices
Thank you very much
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Have you turned the feature off to make sure that the phone rings louder without it??

johncmolyneux said:
Have you turned the feature off to make sure that the phone rings louder without it??
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Thank you very much johncmolyneux for your reply
Idid that and the ringing volume is normal and that is why I think the problem is caused by activating this feature

Ahmednn said:
Thank you very much johncmolyneux for your reply
Idid that and the ringing volume is normal and that is why I think the problem is caused by activating this feature
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Have you installed any 3rd party software on your phone? I only ask because this feature works exceptionally well for me. It's a new feature to the HD2 that I've not experienced on a phone before and I find it very pleasing indeed!

johncmolyneux said:
Have you installed any 3rd party software on your phone? I only ask because this feature works exceptionally well for me. It's a new feature to the HD2 that I've not experienced on a phone before and I find it very pleasing indeed!
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I think the only 3rd party software i installed that has a relation to ringtone is the phone alarm but uninstalling it did not solve the problem the only thing that worked is to switch off this feature
thank you johncmolyneux I really appreciate your help

l have contacted htc support and waiting for their reply

"circular reference"
It sounds like you have a "circular reference" or a "self-fulfilling prophecy"...
If the volume is at maximum and the phone has the speaker facing a hard surface then the vibration from the volume of the ringer could be moving the phone just enough to activate the "quiet on pick up" function.
See if the issue occurs with the phone face down, or with the phone on top of a towel (or other sound absorbant surface).
Sincerely,
A Logical Thinker

new legend ringer problem

hi, all, i have recently purchased LEGEND INDIA model rom version is 1.32.720.2 with radio 47.26.35.04U_7.05.35.26L,
ringer is becoming silent on its own, randomly, i am missing calls because of that? what may be the problem?

go to mobile network settings and choose gsm/wcdma auto ....this will fix the ringtone issue .......

You must be joking...what's the 2G/3G has to do with the ringtones ? I would try to stop the accelerometer...the one that lowers the ringtone sound when u pick it up.

sfara said:
You must be joking...what's the 2G/3G has to do with the ringtones ? I would try to stop the accelerometer...the one that lowers the ringtone sound when u pick it up.
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hi, i think u misunderstood!!
i have got no problem with ringing becoming silent or low when i pickup or move the phone!!
all of sudden phone is on the table a call comes & ringer is not ringing this happens randomly!!
i wonder whats the problem, i restarted the phone after restart it has never happened!!!

i also have Legend india version.i also facing this ringing problem. i have disabled the accelerometer which lowers the ringtone. even then it gets muffled after 10 or 20 seconds automatically. but i dnt have any issues listening songs. please help! i tried many setting bt no luck...

nickporwal said:
i also have Legend india version.i also facing this ringing problem. i have disabled the accelerometer which lowers the ringtone. even then it gets muffled after 10 or 20 seconds automatically. but i dnt have any issues listening songs. please help! i tried many setting bt no luck...
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Check out this thread. The issue is not because of the accelerometer
//forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-663024.html
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