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Speaker Blown?

I have a CDMA Hero and it's rooted and running aospcm7 gingerbread rom. Before flashing a rom I always wipe data, cache, etc and they always start up fine. Yesterday I was listening to music and it just stopped making noise. Yes, I know you should adjust the min/max cpu speed so it doesn't start skipping. But this time it just stopped making noise completely. Music doesn't play, no volume from videos, ringtones, etc. Don't know if it is a system issue or hardware. Everything else works fine except for that, even the dial tones work. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this or what the problem could be?
Thanks

That's a great question. Have you tried to reinstall the Rom?

oohaylima said:
That's a great question. Have you tried to reinstall the Rom?
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Yup, switched to two different roms. But after much research on hero problems, it seems a blown speaker is common? If that is just the deal I'll just bring it to the sprint store to replace. And should I flash back to a stock rom?
Thanks for the quick reply

bvang89 said:
Yup, switched to two different roms. But after much research on hero problems, it seems a blown speaker is common? If that is just the deal I'll just bring it to the sprint store to replace. And should I flash back to a stock rom?
Thanks for the quick reply
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Yes it is fairly common, and most Sprint repair centers have the part in stock. Takes 15 minutes to replace, and in my case, they did not even have to do a factory reset (lol, not that I cared, as there was no data to wipe!) I RUU'd just before I drove to Sprint and had my laptop with adb in the truck and a nandroid on my sdcard. However, for me, sound did not just stop abruptly, it just rapidly degraded in quality.
In my opinion, rerooting and restoring a nandroid takes just minutes, and eliminates any chance of Sprint denying you service. Also, running the RUU will confirm that the issue is hardware related, if you have any doubt. That's your call though, most people say that Sprint did not care that they were rooted.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

bvang89 said:
I have a CDMA Hero and it's rooted and running aospcm7 gingerbread rom. Before flashing a rom I always wipe data, cache, etc and they always start up fine. Yesterday I was listening to music and it just stopped making noise. Yes, I know you should adjust the min/max cpu speed so it doesn't start skipping. But this time it just stopped making noise completely. Music doesn't play, no volume from videos, ringtones, etc. Don't know if it is a system issue or hardware. Everything else works fine except for that, even the dial tones work. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this or what the problem could be?
Thanks
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When you say that the dial tone works, are you saying with the speaker on the back? Like speaker phone? And does music work with headphones? It is quite common for the speaker in the back to blow. I've heard that since hardware and completely not related to softwate, you don't need to go back to stock rom. Strongly suggest you do though. They may make a note that you have voided your warranty. And that is no bueno.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

Thanks for the help and info guys. It was weird because my nephew was listening to music on my phone with headphones, good thing that wasn't broken too, but then it started to play through the speaker for a bit. So I am guessing it is just a hardware problem. And never mind about the dial tones, guess the speaker was fuzzing in and out. But I will go into the Sprint store and let you all know how it goes.
Thanks again

Took it into a Sprint store earlier and everything is fine and working. Didn't have time to flash to a stock rom, but it didn't seem like they minded. They just replaced the speaker and called it to see if it worked. Thanks for the advice guys

Problem: Integrated phone Headphone and Microphone not working:(

If someone calls me and i put my phone at the ear(Ear at integrated speaker) I can't hear anything and i have to switch to loud speaker, i am using MiniCM 1.1 and i had this problem since yesterday, the phone was just sitting and charging all day long
To beter describe the problem, if i answer an call, everything seems to be muted and if i switch to speaker it just un-mutes, and if i switch back to normal call mode, it mutes again ( :| Help

guys, please help, i really need my phone XD

have you tried doing a factor reset in xrecovery? if that doesn't work then flash the SE stock rom back and check if it works then.

treebill said:
have you tried doing a factor reset in xrecovery? if that doesn't work then flash the SE stock rom back and check if it works then.
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I even wiped System partition/data partition and cache and also reinstalled rom + Factory reset.... it's still not working ( Anyone experiencing this as well?

Ok, i will just try to flash SE Stock firmware

Problem solved It was dirt in speaker Now it's working good

Sound Problem

Hi
I have a problem with my sound and am not sure when or how this occurred. I have no sound at all, not in alarms, not in incoming calls, not in notifications or anywhere. I had the CaynogenMod 7.0.3. I now flashed the CM 7.1.0RC0.
I am not sure how to solve this. Please help.
Is this Hardware or Software related?

try to wipe everything and do a clean install of latest version...

tw1st3d83 said:
try to wipe everything and do a clean install of latest version...
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I did do a reset. I Formatted the system, Formatted data and did a factory reset and also did a wipe cache.
The problem still remained.
What is the possibility that when I flash the stock rom that my sound will work again? How long is the warranty on this device?

You broke the warranty by rooting. You can unroot your phone but i don't know if that brings back your warranty.

Technically I don’t think that you ever can get a warranty back if you have breached the warranty rules. I also believe that they won’t be able to see that the phone has been rooted if you unroot and flash the stock rom shipped with your phone but I’m not sure. Anyway it’s worth a try if rolling back to stock rom don’t solves the problem, which I’m pretty sure won’t.

i had that problem too, twice, after bumping my phone on the floor. i got it working again but im not sure what solved it. i tried shutting it down and on several times, also removed the back and touching the speaker cover as well as giving it softer bumps again

Thanks for the replies guys. Today my phone decided to "speak" again. This is very weird.
This morning the sound didn't work and 6.5 hours later it worked.
The sound is working in a way. It seems to go to full volume, but in truth I will guess it at about 3/4 of the actual full volume. The lower volume is very soft, with lower than 1/2 the volume is hardly hear able and this is in a quiet environment.
Can't complain, the sound is working at least and can hear incoming phones. Upgrading December so I will sell the Tattoo then.

[Q] Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 sound problems

Hi guys i need your help because i'm a super noob,
I'm new to the samsung/android world. I've been an apple fan boy and decided to switch.
I bought a samsung galxy s4 i9505 it was on 3 UK. The phone works fine but after a few calls, I can't hear the other person and they can't hear me. When I restart the phone it works fine again and then after a while it does it again. I updated the phone and also restored it to factory settings. Do you have any idea what could be causing the problem? I will be forever grateful if you guys can help me!
Thank you all in advance.
Mike

no luck
todorovic said:
Hi guys i need your help because i'm a super noob,
I'm new to the samsung/android world. I've been an apple fan boy and decided to switch.
I bought a samsung galxy s4 i9505 it was on 3 UK. The phone works fine but after a few calls, I can't hear the other person and they can't hear me. When I restart the phone it works fine again and then after a while it does it again. I updated the phone and also restored it to factory settings. Do you have any idea what could be causing the problem? I will be forever grateful if you guys can help me!
Thank you all in advance.
Mike
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Come on guys please help me im super desperate

todorovic said:
Come on guys please help me im super desperate
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I switched from iphone 4 to S4 too. Didn't encounter such problem.
Try full wipe your phone using custom recovery, and flash latest stock rom. If problem still persist, it might be hardware problem.
I recommend this custom recovery.

lzk123 said:
I switched from iphone 4 to S4 too. Didn't encounter such problem.
Try full wipe your phone using custom recovery, and flash latest stock rom. If problem still persist, it might be hardware problem.
I recommend this custom recovery.
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I did a full flash with the latest firmware and kernel
i though about it but would the hardware issue be fixed with a reboot?

todorovic said:
I did a full flash with the latest firmware and kernel
i though about it but would the hardware issue be fixed with a reboot?
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Not full flash. What I meant was FULL WIPE. You have to flash custom recovery like the one i recommended, and clear dalvik, cache, /system, /data, /preload. This will ensure everything is cleared and that firmware you flashed will not be affected by leftovers from previous firmware.

nope
lzk123 said:
Not full flash. What I meant was FULL WIPE. You have to flash custom recovery like the one i recommended, and clear dalvik, cache, /system, /data, /preload. This will ensure everything is cleared and that firmware you flashed will not be affected by leftovers from previous firmware.
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Tried it and it does exactly the same. I make a call, and if i lock the phone straight away. there is no sound in the next call i make

dumbest fix
todorovic said:
Tried it and it does exactly the same. I make a call, and if i lock the phone straight away. there is no sound in the next call i make
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dumbest fix ever, but its been ok since Friday. Went to mobile networks, and changed network mode to WCDMA only. and Its been fine since. Thank you for your replies!!

i9505 Sound Problem
todorovic said:
dumbest fix ever, but its been ok since Friday. Went to mobile networks, and changed network mode to WCDMA only. and Its been fine since. Thank you for your replies!!
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I have the exactly same phenomena on my new Samsung S4 i9505.
Took it to the lab , and they have replaced the "Ringer" hardware , but it did not help .
I tried changing it today to WCDMA Only , but I doubt if this will help . Don't believe in miracles .
The next thing to do is a Hard Reset and install OS from scratch .
If anyone knows the solution please advise .
Tx ,
Udi

someone have solution for that issuu?
hi,
i have the same Problem.
i did hard reset, i had try to change wcdma and i had install few differents rom but still not working.
only on Cellular calls i cant hear and be heard, but in TANGO,SKYPE and VIBER i can talk.
and i dont have warranty.
someone have solution for that issuu?

=(
sagi1952 said:
hi,
i have the same Problem.
i did hard reset, i had try to change wcdma and i had install few differents rom but still not working.
only on Cellular calls i cant hear and be heard, but in TANGO,SKYPE and VIBER i can talk.
and i dont have warranty.
someone have solution for that issuu?
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has any1 found a fix?
Its been happening to me on the s4 active
I bought this phone unlocked in NYC, i dont live in America.
its getting worse and worse,
i make a phone call and people dont hear me, or they hear a heavy noise, and i dont hear them aswell
the guy on the store told me i had a 1 week warranty with the store and a year with Samsung.
im about to do a factory reset and hope it gets fixed.
resetting the phone used to work now it doesnt.
HELP

S4 call problem's fix
Hi guys.. I found what causes the problem, it's Viber and Tango they take over the phone calls so you have to remove them and it will work again. It's supposed to work immediately but if not restart your phone hope it helps

nanasmart said:
Hi guys.. I found what causes the problem, it's Viber and Tango they take over the phone calls so you have to remove them and it will work again. It's supposed to work immediately but if not restart your phone hope it helps
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I am experiencing the same issue, and i also doubted viber, however some friends has viber installed and arent having any problem.

todorovic said:
dumbest fix ever, but its been ok since Friday. Went to mobile networks, and changed network mode to WCDMA only. and Its been fine since. Thank you for your replies!!
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Ok i had the same issue here too. To test if it was my in call receiver i recorded my voice using the phone's voice recorder - and sure enough I could here the loud crackling noise that people on the other end claim they hear. Really strange because the call is fine if I use my (wired) headset or put the call on speakerphone.
I followed the advice on here and changed the network mode to WCDMA and all is well so far. crackling noise is gone and even the voice recorder is working fine now. I'm on Three Mobile UK (like OP). I think theres something up with the way the phones modem interacts with their signal/equipment. Hopefull thats the last I see of that issue. Fingers crossed,

I9505 Sounds fix
todorovic said:
Hi guys i need your help because i'm a super noob,
I'm new to the samsung/android world. I've been an apple fan boy and decided to switch.
I bought a samsung galxy s4 i9505 it was on 3 UK. The phone works fine but after a few calls, I can't hear the other person and they can't hear me. When I restart the phone it works fine again and then after a while it does it again. I updated the phone and also restored it to factory settings. Do you have any idea what could be causing the problem? I will be forever grateful if you guys can help me!
Thank you all in advance.
Mike
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Ok here is what worked for me to get all sounds back working on your gs4 first thing is to get hold of a stock unlocked Rom i9505XXUEMJ7 flash this in Odin 3.0.7 by putting the phone into download mode Switch phone off, HOLD DOWN HOME, POWER, VOLUME,DOWN, BUTTONS all at the same time till you see green Android open Odin up plug in cable click on PDA search for the i9505XXUAEMJ7.MD5 you downloaded it might take a few mins for Odin to find it once it has just click on START and let it do its thing DONT DISCONNECT while going through this process when its finished then like you did in Odin flash the (open recovery TWRP.tar) the same way only take like 10 sec it will reboot itself. Now after it starts up if you have a backup in ex-sdcard restore to that custom rom flash it let it boot up now your going to see in the bottom left hand corner safe mode, now try your volume keys on side of phone if you hear sounds then your good to go, now all you have to do then is reboot phone and when it comes back on everything should all be back to normal. Hope this helps

I am also facing same problem. Is it hardware problem? I am on warranty, if hardware problem it may replaced by samsung. Please advise.

I Have The Same Problem!! Cant Hear Calls!!
Was this ever solved I'm experiencing the same issue. I cant hear callers or even the ringing when calling people. The weird part is it works when hooked up to my bluetooth in my car. If I restart my phone it will work for a little while then the issue comes back. I restored to factory settings and flashed AT&T's stock firmware still no luck. Someone please help!!!

any luck?
I was in a vibercall with my friend and heard some weird sounds like the ones when u tried to connect to internet in the olden days. Since than I am unable to hear a word and the other party as well can't hear nothing on a cellular call(viber and Skype etc working fine means no hardware issue, antenna is fine as the call connects perfectly and sms sent and received promptly). I reset my phone after backing up with samsung kies which was a headache in itself. After the reset problem persists but when I changed my sim card problem was solved but that didn't last long after a few minutes the glitch was still there. So its been more than 4 days now I am using S4 Active kindly let me know if you guys found any solution or else I will just hit to the repair center.
And if any custom rom than please note its s4 active i9525.
Thanks

NO voice During call
hi guys
i have a problem with my s4 9505, i cant hear voice during network but i can hear voice on whatsapp/skype.
I have tried rebooting, even i switched to previous OS 4.4.2 , but in vain.
please suggest some solution

[Q] S4 dropped in pail of milk(!) - cleaned but mic works intermittently

There is more to this than I can fit in the subject line.
My wife dropped her S4 into a pail of milk (she works in a cafe), We were not able to clean it until the next day and we also stuck it in a bag of rice.
I took it it into a local repair place who removed the board, soaked it in cleaning fluid and the phone restarted okay. But apparently the milk had damaged the digitiser so that no touch was recognised on the lower part of the screen despite their cleaning the contacts etc. So bit the bullet and had a new screen/digitiser installed.
Now my wife tells me and I can confirm this, that when using two of her favourite apps for communication(Wechat and Viber) when she tries to record a voice message the mic stops working. In Wechat the level control doesn't show any bars. Or it will work briefly and then stop. But regular cellphone calls are fine and the called party can hear her. Out of interest I installed a recorder app and that works fine also. I can use the recorder app and then try to use Wechat and the recorder will work, Wechat (or Viber) won't.
It seems like this should be a software issue but everything was working before the milk incident and no software was updated when the digitiser was installed.
I guess we could remove both apps and reinstall them but my wife has long chat conversation threads on both apps which get lost if you re-install and she wants to keep them.
I plan to go back to the repair place to ask if they can see if there are any issues but this doesn't really make much sense.
Thanks

Get the mic module replaced.
@AntaresOne can you throw some light here
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"

I will ask that but it's strange that regular calls are okay (must use the mic) and a digital recorder also works fine.

lchiu7 said:
I will ask that but it's strange that regular calls are okay (must use the mic) and a digital recorder also works fine.
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Erm..if you want to backup all the messages and stuff, try backing up.with helium/titanuim backup.
And reinstall the apps.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"

DeepankarS said:
Erm..if you want to backup all the messages and stuff, try backing up.with helium/titanuim backup.
And reinstall the apps.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ?"
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Well I backed up her messages (Wechat has a capability to do that), deleted the app, re-installed it and restored her messages. After being able to send about 4 or 5 messages with audio, the audio stopped working again.
It's hard to believe it's a hardware issue when the same mic works with regular calls and a digital recorder but next step is to factory reset the phone and see if the app behaves itself then.