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Problem with speaker and mic

Today I lost the speaker and mic in my 8125. I don't know what's the problem. I can't hear anything from the speakers nor use the microphone. The headphones work but not the internal speaker. What could be the problem?
I need help!!!
Diego

Still no microphone nor speaker in my 8125. I tried restoring to original set up without a change. I think it's a hardware problem and I';m taking it to CIngular for a exchange.
If anyone can help, please let me know.
Thanks
Diego

exact same thing for me. had this playing music when i removed the head phone jack and was surprised to hear that no sound came out of the external speakers ...
now i can't even use the phone ... WTF?!?

Well, I contacted Cingular Suport on the phone and they're sending a replacement. Apparently is a defect of the 8125 hardware and many have reported this problem too.
@MeatPopSci
Contact your service provider to get a replacement.
Diego

Well, I contacted Cingular Suport on the phone and they're sending a replacement. Apparently is a defect of the 8125 hardware and many have reported this problem too.
@MeatPopSci
Contact your service provider to get a replacement.
Diego

Dont Worry Bro Its No Big Deal, Calm yourself down and listen carefully, The reason its not working is that when you insert the headphone jack into it (there is a small jumper in it which works through a spring so when you insert the jack inside so it disconnects the main audio circuit) so sometimes due to some dryness or may be somethingelse it doesnt connect back, I just recently fixed one Device with the same problem but since i know how to open it and so i did but for you, i guess the top priority would be not loosing the warranty and that you surely will once you tried opening it but ofcourse you need tools for that, so heres a small tip which may work, Open media Player, Play a song and than try inserting the jack back into it and take it out, do it with a little force, it may start working but that will still not be a proper solution to it. Thats all i can help, if there is still you need my assistance in understading the way how to open it than dont forget to drop me a reminder mail on my mail box and ill check back and will tell you more if it didnt work.

Thanks man, a replacement is coming anyway, but it's good to know.
Diego

fsl13 said:
Dont Worry Bro Its No Big Deal ... you more if it didnt work.
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first i thought software was the problem so after a soft reset followed then a hard reset both failed to restore the sound i figured it had to be mechanical.
so i basically did what you said till TOOL started playing via the external speakers.
needless to say i am very concerned that this $$$ phone is so easily made useless.
BTW thanks for the help!

No Problem! It made me happy
Well, im so glad my idea worked n yes u know for me if it stinks, its chemistry
if it hurts, its biology
n if it doesn't work,
its definately physics(electronics) lol
so i dont depend or trust electronics
Anyway the pleasure was all mine, no need to thank
takecare!

No sound from earpiece during calls - only via speaker

I seem to have a problem with my HTC Touch (ELF)
I recently upgraded to another phone (diamond) and was giving my Touch to my brother.
After leaving it unused for a couple of weeks, I got round to flashing a new rom onto the phone (Blue Elves 5)
I gave the phone to my brother (without testing anything I didn't have time).
He then told me that there is a problem with the sound - nothing is heard at all via the earpiece during calls, however it works fine from the external loudspeaker.
I guessed that it may be that the rom didn't install properly so I talked him through a hard reset - no joy. Still no sound.
I have today installed another ROM - PDAVIET - latest version, and flashed the radio to the latest version. The problem is still there.
My brother insists that he has not dropped / knocked the phone at all, and I don't doubt him. I am however at a complete loss as to why all of a sudden there is no sound from the earpiece. I have used the phone for a year, with various different ROMs and never had any loss of or distorted sound from the earpiece.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem may be? How can I fix this?
Any help very much appreciated!
(Also - yes - the volume is turned up)

I think you better read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2273492#post2273492
let me no how you get on

thanks but this doesn't help as my warranty and contract are ended. any other ideas welcome.
thanks.

Could this be a problem with the registry? would flashing ROMs fix the registry? Is there a registry setting for disabling the speaker?

I have the exact same problem. Let me know if you find a solution please !

I think you guys need this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPEAKER-EARPI...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
good luck!!

I have the same problem, but I did prefer to use the speaker anyway. So now I use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369399
Works fine on the Elf!
Bernard

Thank you 'thedaddy'.
You were right. I disassembled the phone and found that one of the copper connections of the earpiece speaker had broken. Bought a replacement from eBay which fixed the problem.
Thank you.
Chris.

xxxxchrisxxxx said:
Thank you 'thedaddy'.
You were right. I disassembled the phone and found that one of the copper connections of the earpiece speaker had broken. Bought a replacement from eBay which fixed the problem.
Thank you.
Chris.
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My pleasure mate glad you got ur baby working again,
and its 'thedaddyy'.......

I had the exact same problem
I had to buy an earpeace speaker for my touch on ebay for about US$15.
Look it up on ebay, and they are really easy to replace.
Look for the hong kong guys that ship it with the tools to get the job done.
Good Luck.

nobody can hear me

Hi
i have searched the forums a bit but to no avail, when i make a call i can hear everybody ok, nice, loud and clear, but they cannot hear me! If i connect the hands free mic and headphones everything is fine.
How can i sort this as i am about to throw my phone at the wall! i have tried a few custom roms but everyone is the same and i cannot find the stock vodafone UK rom to put it back on.
Any help would be very appreciated
barry

Sounds like a bad microphone. If it's under warranty, contact your provider or the company you purchased it from. If not, start looking for someone who is capable to replace it (if that is the issue).

I have read that there are a few people with this problem on the forum

Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549837
Good Luck!

I have only had mine for a little over month and i havent opened it yet. I do alot of cell phone repair and almost all phones sodier there mics to mother boards now (excluding the I phone but there mic issues are a whole other story). If you are out of warranty look on ebay for a magic with a shattered LCD and glass. Put that phones mother board in your case. I would take mine appart and see if the mic is detachable but they have the damn void stickers over the screws.
If you are out of waranty open it up and post a pic. Im more than willing to walk you threw it.

mimen said:
Hi
i have searched the forums a bit but to no avail, when i make a call i can hear everybody ok, nice, loud and clear, but they cannot hear me! If i connect the hands free mic and headphones everything is fine.
How can i sort this as i am about to throw my phone at the wall! i have tried a few custom roms but everyone is the same and i cannot find the stock vodafone UK rom to put it back on.
Any help would be very appreciated
barry
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if you are rooted and have a custom ROM on your phone, it may have to do with the phone call related files in that ROM... i had the same issue after i rooted my phone and was running a hero ROM, and it was due to 3 files that needed to be replaced with the stock files...
heres the thread with the file links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549837&highlight=mic+problem&page=2
EDIT: nvm, looks like you posted in this thread and tried it... may want to find the original UK vodafone ROM and extract the same files and push them to see if it will work... i'll try to find a link to the stock rom

[Q] Problem with microphone

Good day,
I just have bought an Motorola Bravo phone of the ebay and it has one strange issue.
When I call to someone they can't hear me, but if I turn on speaker, they hear me fine.
What could be the cause of the problem ? I have dissasembled the phone and saw that the microphone is not replacable ( it is soldered to the mainboard )
Can you guys help me ? Thanks.
Also the android version is 2.3.4 with non working camera (dunno the rom name)

Did you try a factory reset?
I would not bother flashing stock since doing that would give the seller grounds to deny your refund claim
Just contact the seller and return the phone. I think ebay covers all your purchases including shipping charges.

Too late, I just have flashed stock 2.2.1 rom with RSD Lite and the problem is still there.
But I do not get why there is totally no voice when I speak but when I turn on speaker everything is fine. Is it really hardware fault ?
/update
Tried factory reset, nothing.
Also after reflashing to stock rom I did notice that the kernel version is still the same. Maybe thats the cause of the fault ? before there was strange chinese rom in my bravo, I thouht it messed up microphone and stuff

If you flashed a stock 2.2.1 and it didn't fix it then I think it would have to be a hardware problem... unfortunately it sounds like someone tried to unload a messed up phone on you, hope you didn't pay to much for it.
Sent from my MB520 using XDA App

FanDroid09 said:
If you flashed a stock 2.2.1 and it didn't fix it then I think it would have to be a hardware problem... unfortunately it sounds like someone tried to unload a messed up phone on you, hope you didn't pay to much for it.
Sent from my MB520 using XDA App
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But one thing I do not understand, clearly there is only one microphone in this phone, I have disassembled it, but one sure thing I can not understand, WHY MIC WORKS WHEN THE SPEAKER PHONE FUNCTION IS TURNED ON DURING THE CALL ? It works flawlessly, but if you turn in off, no sound at all at the other end.
What part of the phone software is responsible for hardware ? Is it Kernel ?
Thanks for answers guys.

I agree that its really weird... I honestly am not the best person to advise you on this particular subject I don't know much about the hardware on this phone besides specs... so if you don't get any good help on this forum (we have low dev activity) you could try a more general and active forum.
Sent from my MB520 using XDA App

AgniusLT said:
But one thing I do not understand, clearly there is only one microphone in this phone, I have disassembled it, but one sure thing I can not understand, WHY MIC WORKS WHEN THE SPEAKER PHONE FUNCTION IS TURNED ON DURING THE CALL ? It works flawlessly, but if you turn in off, no sound at all at the other end.
What part of the phone software is responsible for hardware ? Is it Kernel ?
Thanks for answers guys.
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Did you solve your problem?
I have a similar problem, I can be heard good only when I speak over bluetooth.

Hey mate.
Finally I found out that Motorola Bravo has TWO microphones, one for calls, other is on the back near the camera and it is used for video recording/speaker during call.
So I think I have faulty microphone. But not 100% sure. Still dunno which part of software drives hardware, specifically microphones.

Anyways I receive no answers to this problem. So generally I think my front microphone does not work but the rear one works perfectly.
So maybe there is a way to change the usage of the microphone during the call ?
That the rear microphone would be used and not the front one.
Cause some recording apps let me do this like "TapeMachine Recorder"

HTC Desire A8181 microphone replacement

Hello everybody,
I have an HTC Desire A8181 that it's approx. two years old now so, in one day I thought it could be a good idea to clean it up a little bit with a rudimentary air blower near me which was used to blow all the dust from it.
Well, the bad part is that I managed to break the microphone since now I can call and hear the person at the other end but seems that my phone is deaf as long as the call is unidirectional.
I've search for solutions to this problem om the net, maybe a direct microphone replacement but found none so far!
Hence my request to you: does anybody know from where I can buy such a part and replace it to make my phone usable again? I'm interest in the part number... or something equivalent from other phone manufacturer that will work.
I understand that it's rather difficult to unsolder the bad microphone and replace with the new one but I have a friend of mine who's working at a GSM service... so it will be no problem in switching the parts.
Thank you,
L

You sure you didn't just blow crap into the microphone? Try cleaning out the tiny opening on it so it's not blocked. Use a pin and be VEERRRRYYYYY GENTLE and careful.
miulius13 said:
Hello everybody,
I have an HTC Desire A8181 that it's approx. two years old now so, in one day I thought it could be a good idea to clean it up a little bit with a rudimentary air blower near me which was used to blow all the dust from it.
Well, the bad part is that I managed to break the microphone since now I can call and hear the person at the other end but seems that my phone is deaf as long as the call is unidirectional.
I've search for solutions to this problem om the net, maybe a direct microphone replacement but found none so far!
Hence my request to you: does anybody know from where I can buy such a part and replace it to make my phone usable again? I'm interest in the part number... or something equivalent from other phone manufacturer that will work.
I understand that it's rather difficult to unsolder the bad microphone and replace with the new one but I have a friend of mine who's working at a GSM service... so it will be no problem in switching the parts.
Thank you,
L
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It would probably be easiest to try find a bricked/broken/faulty phone and just transfer the microphone because the chances are the microphone would still work on a broken phone. I don't think you can buy them individually.
Unless its on these two parts:
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/flex-cable-for-htc-desire-g7-p-3598.html?language=en <- most likely
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/motherboard-for-htc-desire-g7-p-3231.html?language=en <- unlikely and expensive

Hello,
Just wanted to let you know I have a pretty much useless old Desire A8181, i think i ruined the proximity sensor as everything else worked fine. Until you got call or tried to ring someone and held it to your head. Coudn't even hang up! It's sitting here with a cpl of spare batteries if you wanted to work out some arrangement?
Cheers

how price of desire mic?

lukyjay said:
You sure you didn't just blow crap into the microphone? Try cleaning out the tiny opening on it so it's not blocked. Use a pin and be VEERRRRYYYYY GENTLE and careful.
It would probably be easiest to try find a bricked/broken/faulty phone and just transfer the microphone because the chances are the microphone would still work on a broken phone. I don't think you can buy them individually.
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Hello,
thanx for infos! In fact it's the second alternative (the expensive one). The microphone is found on the back side of motherboard PCB. Unfortunately for me I have to buy a new htc desire to make it functional. a broke phone would be enough. Even so, it's way to expensive compared to a "simple" microphone.
Cheers,
L