Hi,
My kaiser's having problems with the internal speaker on the back,
the sound quality is very poor, the speaker have to be broken.
If i suck the speaker a little with my mouth, the sound becomes perfect.
Does anyone know any place where i could buy a new speaker or anything?
Could this one fit: http://cnn.cn/shop/atom-speaker-p-691.html ?
Fixed.
Tore the speaker part apart (just one screw near the speaker) and there was lots of metal dust inside the speaker.
Grabbed the metal from the speaker with a STRONG magnet and works perfectly!
just out of curosity ... how did the metal dust get there?
And how did you discover you you could get it to work by sucking it with you mouth?
No clue how it got there... maybe the magnet in the speaker sucked it inside.
I was playing around with it a bit, as you know, when you use your mouth to create a better sound when you cover the speaker with your mouth. Then accidentally sucked it a bit and discovered this.
Did some further investigation and saw the metal dust there and fixed it.
Im having the same problem, speaker sounds ike crap, but does work like normal if you suck in on it (weird, i know). Anyone know where to get a replacement one?
Hi,
Sorry for late reply (i'm using raphael nowadays).
Just take the speaker out, use a strong magnet or weak to medium adhesive tape and carefully take the metal dust away from the speaker cone pulling it towards the magnet of the speaker (that's why it works when you suck it)
I do construction for a living so at times I'm exposed to metal shavings and what not. Is there a way to clean the ear pice and speaker out on my evo cause at times its terrible. Sprint store will replace speaker but they don't do a thing about ear piece. Any help would be sweet.
Mine is the same way from locksmithing, unfortunately I never found a fix just a work-around. I got a bluetooth headset.
There is another thread about this already for evo 4g. You need an earth magnet and it requires taking apart the phone. It does work, it did for me at least. I thought I kept blowing the ear piece speaker and it turned out to just be metal shards in the speaker (I work in construction).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126195
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126195
I fix the link for the ones who uses xda app.
that stoner at Circle K with ICS. Yummy
ooops! Thanks, forgot to add the [URL} to it, much appreciated!
I am going to try to make a phone holder that I can strap onto my head so I can record a concert so I don't have to hold it the entire time. Since the another s4 can be used as remote viewfinder, my friend can make sure everything is in focus and in frame. Does anyone have any good ideas how to do this? I bought a s4 armband that I could modify. Where are the mics that are used to record videos? I want to make sure the sound is as good as it can be so I need to cut out some holes. Can anyone else think of any other types of solutions to record an entire concert hands free?
The two little holes at the top and bottom of the phone.
Also if you install faux/ktooz kernel and then buy the faux sound app you can turn down the gain on the microphones
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rlorange said:
The two little holes at the top and bottom of the phone.
Also if you install faux/ktooz kernel and then buy the faux sound app you can turn down the gain on the microphones
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Thanks for the advice. I see two holes at the top, one of them is very tiny and the same size hole as the one at the bottom. I covered up all of those holes with my fingers and recorded a video of me talking loud near my phone and I could still hear the sound. Are you sure that these are the only holes that are used for recording sound for videos? Is the larger hole at the top one of the holes that records sound or only the identical super tiny holes at the top and bottom? Thanks again.
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Thanks for the advice. I see two holes at the top, one of them is very tiny and the same size hole as the one at the bottom. I covered up all of those holes with my fingers and recorded a video of me talking loud near my phone and I could still hear the sound. Are you sure that these are the only holes that are used for recording sound for videos? Is the larger hole at the top one of the holes that records sound or only the identical super tiny holes at the top and bottom? Thanks again.
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Yes they are definitely the mic holes. The reason you can still hear recorded sound is likely because sound can still get it through the USB port and headphone socket. Or maybe through the case itself.
Did covering the holes muffle the recorded sound?
The reason there are two mics is to do with noise canceling I believe
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Have you guys noticed that when you take off the back cover that the speaker grill is quite large, but the phone cover hole restrains the speaker to 1/3 of its actual size. As a result the speaker sounds better with the back cover off. Why didn't LG just make the back cover hole bigger, now I'm thinking of taking a blade to my back cover!
i tested mine with and without the battery cover and there is no difference at all
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i tested mine with and without the battery cover and there is no difference at all
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thank you for doing it for us.
Yes, can't really hear any difference either...
When I was in a phone call, the earpiece suddenly became very fuzzy like there was a hardware issue. I have had the phone 4 days and this suddenly just started, or I just discovered it. During my troubleshooting, I noticed it was the way I was holding the phone. I was holding the phone with my pointer finger near the power button and by just applying light pressure, it caused severe interference with the earpiece speaker. I could actually feel the bass and vibration from the ear piece through the back of the phone.
Sadly, as happy as I am with the phone, this could be a deal breaker of this is a total design flaw. Can anyone else confirm this issue? Basically press with your pointer finger around the power button and see if it causes interference with the ear piece. Feedback would be appreciated.
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Seems to be caused by, or made worse at least, by wireless charging. My initial guess is the magnet in charger is screwing up the earpiece.
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OK, exchanged my phone for another G6 and I'm having the EXACT same issue. When I'm on a call and there is the slightest pressure applied around the power button, the earpiece sound becomes extremely distorted. Having a cheap plastic case on it causes distortion, too.
Can anyone else confirm theirs does this, too? Make a call (voicemail or something) and while listening apply slight to moderate pressure various pressure points around phone.
I highly doubt I received two duds in a row.
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I just noticed this problem today and I will get my phone exchanged Monday because it is driving me nuts...
Btw this started today, I didn't have this problem yesterday
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le0.br4zuc4 said:
I just noticed this problem today and I will get my phone exchanged Monday because it is driving me nuts...
Btw this started today, I didn't have this problem yesterday
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Do you have anything covering the camera? A protector or case?
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Do you have anything covering the camera? A protector or case?
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No case, no screen protector. Nothing different. Just happened on a phone call today... Middle of the call too, not even from the start
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My G6 also started acting up like that also a few days ago. The earpiece while on call was distorted when I press my finger at the back panel. The distortion doesn't happen when I hold the phone by the sides. Did you get to fix yours?
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My G6 also started acting up like that also a few days ago. The earpiece while on call was distorted when I press my finger at the back panel. The distortion doesn't happen when I hold the phone by the sides. Did you get to fix yours?
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Do your have any type if screen protector over the camera area? Or a case?
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Do your have any type if screen protector over the camera area? Or a case?
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I have a camera lens protector from Nillkin. I have a Spigen Thin Fit case. However, I also have a DBrand-like skin at the back. I found the problem. I think the skin added thickness while combined with the case. When I removed the case, the distortion disappeared even if I press the back. So in the end, I just removed the skin. No distortion even with a case.
I still think the back plate of G6 was poorly made. It shouldn't be like that even if the phone is kinda squeezed.
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I have a camera lens protector from Nillkin. I have a Spigen Thin Fit case. However, I also have a DBrand-like skin at the back. I found the problem. I think the skin added thickness while combined with the case. When I removed the case, the distortion disappeared even if I press the back. So in the end, I just removed the skin. No distortion even with a case.
I still think the back plate of G6 was poorly made. It shouldn't be like that even if the phone is kinda squeezed.
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So after experiencing just this, I did a little investigation. It would turn out the plastic causes interference with the speaker. The technology used is interesting, because the "speaker" for the earpiece is not directly behind the screen on the front of the phone. The speaker is actually behind the camera. The phone channels the sound internally towards the earpiece. The plastic causes vibrational echoes which disrupt this "channeling" or redirection of the sound from the speaker to the earpiece. The case is not the culprit, it is the plastic over the area of the camera. The case merely causes enough pressure to initiate the disruption.
Crazy, huh?
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So after experiencing just this, I did a little investigation. It would turn out the plastic causes interference with the speaker. The technology used is interesting, because the "speaker" for the earpiece is not directly behind the screen on the front of the phone. The speaker is actually behind the camera. The phone channels the sound internally towards the earpiece. The plastic causes vibrational echoes which disrupt this "channeling" or redirection of the sound from the speaker to the earpiece. The case is not the culprit, it is the plastic over the area of the camera. The case merely causes enough pressure to initiate the disruption.
Crazy, huh?
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Damn. That's crazy man. But I still have the camera lens protector on. I didn't remove it. The disruption is gone though. Did you have any screen protector for the camera lens? Do you still have the earpiece distortion?
Having the piece over the camera only didn't cause issues, but any piece over the glass back of the phone did.
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I have a case and screen protector and have never had any of these issues.
Have you guys found a fix for this issue?
Yesterday I applied dbrand skin on my phone and noticed the same issue. If the back panel is pressed while on a phone call the ear speaker is crackling.
It doesn't matter if the call volume is high or low and it doesn't matter where I press the back panel. It seems to be in random places, like closer to the bottom of the phone or the power button.
While this is not a big deal, it gets very annoying when you are on the call and place the phone between your ear and shoulder to make both hands free. At that time even a little pressure from your shoulder causes massive sound distortion.
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Certain cases you use on the G6 will make the ear piece speaker sound like a buzzing bee. I can attest to this owning three of these phones. As one of the cases I bought will make which ever phone I move it to would make it sound like a bee. BZZZZZZ.
The one one particular has a soft rubber inside and has a hard shell outside that slips over the inner piece and then squeeze's
the the sides of the phone to hold on. When I switched case or removed buzz went away. So it has something to do with either too much pressure on the back of the phone, or is blocking something else. Not sure but just by sliding back the hard outer shell it went away. Hope this helps. Its probably not the phone. Thought I would re-edit after making some new observations with my G6's The phone earpiece will definately start buzzing if you apply pressure to back of phone just below the power button any where from 1/2 inc down. Let up and it will go away.
ohh thanks daredevil i'm not alone... My speaker start this issue few days ago(After water cleaning)buzzing like heaven fart... My first idea--: water kill but i read this topic not 100 water damage..
I couldn't stand that buzzing bee/crackling sound with my phone, so I sent it on warranty. They replaced earpiece speaker along with inner back cover (the one where wireless charging part is located in US models - mine doesn't have wireless charging). I got the phone, tested and.... damn that crackling sound is still there... So I sent the phone next day back to the service. Got it today and to my surprise the buzzing sound is gone. Even if I put pressure on the various parts of the back panel, including the area underneath the POWER button, there is no crackling sound.
Funny thing is that, engineers in the LG service couldn't reproduce the issue the second time phone landed on their desk.
This means the fix in my case is the mystery.
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lawrrtan said:
Damn. That's crazy man. But I still have the camera lens protector on. I didn't remove it. The disruption is gone though. Did you have any screen protector for the camera lens? Do you still have the earpiece distortion?
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I had one on mine I had cut it out of an old protector. One piece covering camera and lenses. Phone was buzzing on earspeaker.
I cut it in half and left open the part so that the flash is not covered. Works better now.
I had the same problem with my phone. Whenever I had my hands full and I tried to hold my phone with my had and talk the sound would get distorted. I sent mine in for the repair, when I got it back it was partially repaired. I could still hear the distortion, but it wasn't as bad and more pressure was necessary to cause it.