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[Q] Phone earpiece popping on BT after a call

When I'm on Bluetooth and I get off the phone from a call, I can hear the earpiece making a pop sound continually and at seemingly random intervals. If I turn the earpiece off and shut down bluetooth on the phone it quits. I can turn BT back on and never hear it again until I get off a call. It does not do this when or after streaming audio from Pandora etc.
I'm on Viper ROM trinity 3.0.3
I have Odin'd the DK28 modem etc.
Basically, I'm on DK28 and I've had this dilemma w/ other ROMs so I'm wondering if it's a froyo problem or something else ?

I have been experiencing this for a while myself. Sometimes I am able to get it to stop by placing another phone call and switching it back to the handset. I've never been able to make it stop by shutting down BT, though... The only reliable way I've made it stop is a reboot.
I just had someone else test for me. He was running a modified EB13 and he doesn't have the issue. So, I'm just sitting back and waiting for Viper on EB13.
Gus
Loyal user of ViperROM!

I've had this issue ever since dk28. I also have and issue with a2dp capable headsets losing sync or only syncing the phone profile. :-(
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Happens to me when using A2DP-compatible headsets.

APOLAUF said:
Happens to me when using A2DP-compatible headsets.
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I can confirm this. Samsung modus 3500 a2dp headset on Viper ROM. Sound popping after using.

This happens to me on a Nexus S 4G.

Always happens here, I just reboot when I am done with bluetooth

Yep, this was an issue I routed through the tech forums, months ago.. Got an investigation started, but no reply or resolution before I quit. Almost every epic i've ever had in my hands, did this.
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strung said:
This happens to me on a Nexus S 4G.
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that's effing B.S.
just sayin'...

daddymikey1975 said:
that's effing B.S.
just sayin'...
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completely! i almost went out and bought all new speakers for my car, i thought i had blown the hell out of them...

lazydazed said:
completely! i almost went out and bought all new speakers for my car, i thought i had blown the hell out of them...
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i was going to get this for my wife in sept when we're allowed our full upgrade... not gonna happen now..

Audio Control/Output problems

Here's whats happening on my Xoom.
1) Audio - even if the volume is 1 click from silent, it plays full blast
2) Headphone - even with headphone jack plugged in, it plays full blast from speaker
I've adjusted audio w/ the rockers as well as in the system settings and they never play correctly. It's either FULL blast or too quiet to hear anything until it's raised to the max.
This applies to games playing, videos, music, anything that uses the audio.
Anyone else have this problem? It's quite frustrating...

Am I the only one with this problem?

Nope I have the same issue.
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acleansc4 said:
Am I the only one with this problem?
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I've been having the same issue, but not universally. I can't recall specifically what app(s) didn't suffer from this, but I know there were 1 or 2. That said, as long as I haven't fabricated that memory, it would seem to indicate a software problem, not hardware.
My hope is that it will get fixed in one of the honeycomb updates.
I want to say that YouTube was one that didn't have the problem, but can't test (don't want to wake the misses)
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The same thing happens on my Xoom too.it didn't happen when I first got it though.it just recently started doing it.hopefully a update will fix it.
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acleansc4 said:
Here's whats happening on my Xoom.
1) Audio - even if the volume is 1 click from silent, it plays full blast
2) Headphone - even with headphone jack plugged in, it plays full blast from speaker
I've adjusted audio w/ the rockers as well as in the system settings and they never play correctly. It's either FULL blast or too quiet to hear anything until it's raised to the max.
This applies to games playing, videos, music, anything that uses the audio.
Anyone else have this problem? It's quite frustrating...
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You should clarify if you are using a bone stock XOOM or an unlocked/rooted/overclocked XOOM.
I do not have this problem, though I can say that All but the top 3 or 4 volume settings are inaudible. I spend my time at one or two steps below max since the max volume setting is majorly overdriven.

OK.problem fixed simply by restarting my Xoom lol..try it & see if it works and let us know please.
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setite said:
You should clarify if you are using a bone stock XOOM or an unlocked/rooted/overclocked XOOM.
I do not have this problem, though I can say that All but the top 3 or 4 volume settings are inaudible. I spend my time at one or two steps below max since the max volume setting is majorly overdriven.
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Sorry about not mentioning it in the first post.
I am running a BONE STOCK Xoom.
Arun01 said:
OK.problem fixed simply by restarting my Xoom lol..try it & see if it works and let us know please.
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I did a factory data reset and it has solved the issue. However, I haven't added any of my media files yet to retest. Update on that to follow later on...

So after reloading some media, the sounds all messed up again. Bone stock Xoom...WTF
Even the headphone jack doesn't disable the rear speaker when inserted...
I'm tempted to return but I'm sure they'll fix this soon...HOPEFULLY!
edit: After the 3.0.1 update, all issues with audio have been fixed!

Low mic volume?

So I am sitting here trying to talk to family from my Epic to their landline. They can barely hear me. I have been getting reports lately more and more of people saying they cannot hear me.
So I grab my wifes stock epic and call them back. They state it is soooo much better that they can hear me now. I call back from mine and same exact low volume to them. I can hear them fine though.
I have Bonsai on my phone. I haven't tried flashing back to stock yet to see if that fixes it but I highly doubt it will. Is there any hidden setting to make my voice louder?
I am guessing I will go to the store and use my insurance to swap my phone.
Anyone else heard of this issue with the epic?

Odin back too stock and try it. If its better flash srf 1.1.1 with ee03 modem. Try that.

Or might just be a bug with your phone. Obviously if stock odin doesn't fix. Time too take it too sprint

I also had this problem with using sfr. I think that it had somthing to do with voodoo sound. Went back to stock with odin and reflashed sfr. I also changed some settings in the voodoo sound control app. Something that I did made it so that people can hear me without me yelling into the mic.
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Ever since I moved to EE03, my mic has gone to crap when using the speaker. Same issue as in OP, very low volume and folks on the other end complain they can barely here me. Doesn't occur when I toggle the speaker off.

Clear Voodoo Control's data and don't mess with any settings except the ones in the first section. I had the same problem and doing this fixed it. Report back.
I'm pretty sure that its when you change the default setting in the Recording Presets menu but I'm not really sure. I don't really have any use for using my phone as a recorder so I just leave them alone anyways.

DUDE! check the mic hole and clean it
no lie it worked on mine

Change the Recording Preset in Voodoo Sound to Original. That should get you the same "volume" that others hear you at when using your wife's stock Epic.
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Never thought about the mic hole. Will try that first..something so simple. I remember when I got my TP2 I forgot the sticker over the mic hole.

Mic hole was clean. Odin to latest stock. Mic volume is back! Woot! I don't have to go to the sprint store. It was the Bonsai Rom causing the issue.

Were you using a voodoo sound kernel?
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ee03
Hey guys personally i think its a bug with ee03. Ive tried the swiss cheese, ive tried marcusants both v5 and v6 and midnightroms ee03 rom. I started a thread in q&a with almost 100 people who saw it and 1 who commented. It has nothing to do with cleaning the mic or buying a new headset.(although bluetooth solved the problem for me, but i prefer my wired headset...)I was using the stock wired samsung headset that came with the phone. All my phone calls had a low mic volume. I odined back to ec05 and my mic volume went back to normal. The only time ive noticed the problem was when i was using ee03. If some devs could look into it, im sure alot of us would be grateful. I now know im not alone with that problem. Also ee03 doesnt come with voodoo sound. So there is nothing to adjust, as there is no voodoo sound...However as much as i miss the smooth transitions and battery life of ee03. i had to go back to ec05 and for those of you who odined back down, well you know what i mean when i say i miss ee03. But the biggest problem is one that cant be overlooked.....MIC VOLUME....

stir fry a lot said:
Clear Voodoo Control's data and don't mess with any settings except the ones in the first section. I had the same problem and doing this fixed it. Report back.
I'm pretty sure that its when you change the default setting in the Recording Presets menu but I'm not really sure. I don't really have any use for using my phone as a recorder so I just leave them alone anyways.
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Blankrubber said:
Change the Recording Preset in Voodoo Sound to Original. That should get you the same "volume" that others hear you at when using your wife's stock Epic.
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digiblur said:
Mic hole was clean. Odin to latest stock. Mic volume is back! Woot! I don't have to go to the sprint store. It was the Bonsai Rom causing the issue.
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You could of saved yourself a lot of trouble had you bothered to read your own post lol.

Never had any voodoo programs. Always try to keep the voodoo out of my devices

digiblur said:
Never had any voodoo programs. Always try to keep the voodoo out of my devices
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Bonsai has voodoo built in, all you gotta do is get the voodoo app from the market and change the recording preset back to normal.
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Just thought I would let everyone know ef02 doesn't have the low mic volume issue and I also found and app in the market for gingerbread devices that really helps with audio volume. Besides using voodoo control plus you can also use volume+. I use both......
Sent from my anonomous ef02......

how do you clean the mic hole?
Edit:nvm

nvertigo said:
how do you clean the mic hole?
Edit:nvm
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Sounds like a personal problem.
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Rom to use for Evo as a media device only

I think I saw some discussion on this but I can't find it. Looking for a rom which has no phone features, so the Evo can be used purely on wifi for media playback, browsing etc. I am planning to use it to make calls via SIP/Google Voice on wifi only, and the primary use will be for media.
If the cell radios are disabled, battery life should go up.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850220
[ROM][For inactive devices]Ubersonic RC1
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You mean this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850220
an enviousOG

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850220
[ROM][For inactive devices]Ubersonic RC1
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Thanks, that looks great.

I was excited for ubersonic and my decommissioned Evo. I flashed it and was disappointed, so then I removed it. The concept is good, the rom I didn't think much of.
One thing to remember is that Netflix doesn't work on ICS and that's something I'm using the device for still, lol.

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I was excited for ubersonic and my decommissioned Evo. I flashed it and was disappointed, so then I removed it. The concept is good, the rom I didn't think much of.
One thing to remember is that Netflix doesn't work on ICS and that's something I'm using the device for still, lol.
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That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?

ECrispy said:
That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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Sure

Shouldn't be too hard to make a updater script to remove the phone parts. Ill see what I can do.
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ECrispy said:
That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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That's what I'm doing now
I ordered myself a long HDMI cable for it too. The phone is actually going to be a dedicated Netflix and gaming device for my bedroom TV. Now with an AOSP rom on there I can finally use my bluetooth gamepad.

Any stable GB rom is good for using it for primarily media device with HDMI use. I carry a wifi hotspot device with me so I just run my devices off of that and keep them in airplane mode. I combo Google voice and talkatone for free calls and texting. I've also synced my wiimote to the EVO via Bluetooth so that I can just control it from my couch to play videos and games on my big screen.
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ECrispy said:
That's a good point. So would a GB rom in airplane mode be just as good?
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No bluetooth when in airplane mode or has that issue been sorted out? Great idea gutting all the phone software and turning this into a HDMI netflix streaming tool.

Pre-dawn raid said:
No bluetooth when in airplane mode or has that issue been sorted out? Great idea gutting all the phone software and turning this into a HDMI netflix streaming tool.
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Was that an issue? I don't think I've ever had trouble turning individual radios like wifi and bluetooth back on when airplane mode is enabled.
I logged some serious time last night with the OG in airplane mode playing SNES with a bluetooth controller.

deathsled said:
Was that an issue? I don't think I've ever had trouble turning individual radios like wifi and bluetooth back on when airplane mode is enabled.
I logged some serious time last night with the OG in airplane mode playing SNES with a bluetooth controller.
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Nevermind, just tried it on my current rom and it works fine. I distinctly remember bluetooth being disabled when airplane mode was turned on but that might have been on a stock rom or something.

Pre-dawn raid said:
Nevermind, just tried it on my current rom and it works fine. I distinctly remember bluetooth being disabled when airplane mode was turned on but that might have been on a stock rom or something.
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Well when you turn on Airplane mode it shuts down all radios (mobile network, wifi, and bluetooth) but then you can turn back on the ones you want (maybe not mobile network since that would totally defeat the purpose of Airplane mode)

I'm looking to use my Evo as a music player (through bluetooth) and offline GPS in my car when I get an Evo LTE in a couple of weeks. What version of Android would be the most efficeint for this? I'm still using 2.3.5 now. Would there be a benefit to going to ICS?
I will try out Ubersonic first and see how that works for me.

art_vande1ay said:
I'm looking to use my Evo as a music player (through bluetooth) and offline GPS in my car when I get an Evo LTE in a couple of weeks. What version of Android would be the most efficeint for this? I'm still using 2.3.5 now. Would there be a benefit to going to ICS?
I will try out Ubersonic first and see how that works for me.
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Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?

johnsonjf said:
Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?
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I sold my Evo before I got around to using it.

johnsonjf said:
Hi I am looking for something similar. Did you have any luck with Ubersonic? How did it work for you?
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I just installed Ubersonic, I'll let you know what I think about it after rolling with it for a few days.
It pretty much looks like what I am after so far though.

jaysus145 said:
I just installed Ubersonic, I'll let you know what I think about it after rolling with it for a few days.
It pretty much looks like what I am after so far though.
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I ended up taking the plunge with Ubersonic too. I tried Thundershock but found that Ubersonic was smoother and more responsive. Only downside is that I don't have that ability to make emergency calls (I want to keep the phone in my car).
However, other than that, Ubersonic is pretty trim and fast.

GE 4.3 Bluetooth impressions

For anyone wondering the sound quality for Bluetooth is 1000 times better on 4.3.
I tested this on 3 different stereo headsets with beats enabled and disabled. It is extremely noticeable how much HTC/Google improved Bluetooth quality on the latest update.
This makes me so glad as Bluetooth quality with 4.2.2 was extremely lacking.
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LockeCPM4 said:
For anyone wondering the sound quality for Bluetooth is 1000 times better on 4.3.
I tested this on 3 different stereo headsets with beats enabled and disabled. It is extremely noticeable how much HTC/Google improved Bluetooth quality on the latest update.
This makes me so glad as Bluetooth quality with 4.2.2 was extremely lacking.
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Is it better than the bluetooth A2DP support in the sense version of 4.2? because I use that dialy in my car and have been waiting for them to improve the quality or mods to this effect since I got the phone. I would install 4.3 and give up zoe's just for this.

OK just got done doing a side by side comparison with a stock sense HTC one, and quality is about the same.
I did notice that enabling beats on a stock HTC one has more bass than my GE but not much.
On a clarity and volume level they are nearly identical.
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Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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Any Bluetooth improvement is a plus! Thanks for sharing.

jasunto said:
Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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This has been working since the Sense 4.1.2 ROMs but glad to hear it's working on GE now.

jasunto said:
Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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AVRCP 1.3 support from Android 4.3. Already implemented in HTC Sense.
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jasunto said:
Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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How about info from Spotify, does that work for you?

I just noticed something a bit ago. I was cleaning out my garage and listening to some music using my Motorola S9 HD stereo headset, and took some garbage out to the road and the music was not cutting out. I left my phone in the garage and the road is about 100 feet away from where I took the garbage. I have never had this kind of range before.
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thanks
Thanks guys i was holding back on 4.3 now it seems its a must because i use Bluetooth all the time in my car

attahayee said:
Thanks guys i was holding back on 4.3 now it seems its a must because i use Bluetooth all the time in my car
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Don't wait anymore, you won't regret it! I use bluetooth in the car all the time, and this is so much clearer and reliable.

thanks
Gorsty said:
Don't wait anymore, you won't regret it! I use bluetooth in the car all the time, and this is so much clearer and reliable.
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and the scary process begins changing the mid is such a pain, i'm sweating right now. I'm gonna go with the OTA update with this one. the dumps at the xda are being reported for problems.

Can anyone confirm if the sound quality is comparable to using A2DP with aptX on Sense 5? I currently use the HTC Car A100 Bluetooth dongle for streaming music, and when I was on the stock Google 4.2.2 ROM it sounded horrible.

Can we finally use Dualshock 3 controllers???

earlyberd said:
Can anyone confirm if the sound quality is comparable to using A2DP with aptX on Sense 5? I currently use the HTC Car A100 Bluetooth dongle for streaming music, and when I was on the stock Google 4.2.2 ROM it sounded horrible.
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I use a Belkin bluetooth audio adapter and the sound is comparable (4.3 GE vs 4.1.2 sense). Don't know about 4.2.2 sense though. I don't have a custom stereo but it is a decent stock system. Is there a way to see if you are running adp?

PapaRhino said:
Can we finally use Dualshock 3 controllers???
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I remembered try it today, and YES, it is working now :victory: :highfive:
well, the app said it works, I need to test it with the control... LOL

SLver said:
I remembered try it today, and YES, it is working now :victory: :highfive:
well, the app said it works, I need to test it with the control... LOL
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Just tried it out myself, works perfectly, thanks!

blamdroid said:
I use a Belkin bluetooth audio adapter and the sound is comparable (4.3 GE vs 4.1.2 sense). Don't know about 4.2.2 sense though. I don't have a custom stereo but it is a decent stock system. Is there a way to see if you are running adp?
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I think I'll go ahead and test it myself and report my findings. I can connect the HTC car adapter to a pair of headphones, which should give me a good comparison environment. My new car also has built-in Bluetooth with support for A2DP, but since I've had the HTC car adapter for longer, I figured I'd be better off using the HTC adapter instead.
For what it's worth, Sense 5 using either 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 has the same sound quality since aptX is present on both, but I think CSR's "CD quality" claim about aptX might be bogus. I spend most of my time streaming Google Music at 320kbps (a.k.a. high quality) in the car, so if the Google ROM can stream ~320kbps over A2DP without the need for the proprietary aptX, I should be fine.

The Bluetooth on 4.3 is still using SBC instead of aptX, and there is a noticeable drop in audio quality when doing to 4.3.
However, it isn't really a deal-breaker for me. I'll probably end up just running an aux cable to my phone instead.