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ppl with soundprobs! found my source!

My htc has, since a cpl of weeks ago, seemingly randomly turned mute from time to time.
I don't mean normal mute as in "i know the phone is muted", it's more like "i wonder if it's muted, altho the sound vol is up and everything seems normal".
The muting is global, affects both system sounds, ringtone, mp3s etc.
I always thought it was a software issue since it all started right after i uninstalled phonealarm.
Yesterday, by chance, i discovered the source.
The thing is, when stylus is inserted the phone goes mute.
If i slowly remove the stylus the phone remains mute.
If i remove the stylus with a twist or fast the sound comes back.
So it's a hardware issue!
How on earth the stylus affects the audio i'm not sure of, my guess is there's some force applied to something in the phone which makes for bad contact to the speaker or something like that....
Anyways, i've read a cpl other posts which describe similiar symptoms about the audio, but i've never heard of anyone detecting the source to the stylus.
Not exactly the first place to look for errs.
Pls try fiddling with the stylus and lemme know if it has any impact on the sound.
Cheers

also a hardware problem here. hard-reset did nothing to the problem.
after reading the above, i now notice that sliding the keyboard open/closed will make the speaker work for about .2 seconds as the keyboard clicks open & closed. this is after hard reset with NOTHING done (except playing sound file using WMP)

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SkyyBoy said:
also a hardware problem here. hard-reset did nothing to the problem.
after reading the above, i now notice that sliding the keyboard open/closed will make the speaker work for about .2 seconds as the keyboard clicks open & closed. this is after hard reset with NOTHING done (except playing sound file using WMP)
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Really a reply to both above posters. The front speaker is one of those that has spring type contacts with the board. These can become loose. This has certainly happened with one or two folks vibrate motor that also conects with leaf spring contacts. They found that just a slight bend back to give the springs a better contact worked just fine.
Mike

thanks for the info, but physically taking apart my TyTN is a little daunting for me.
I think maybe better just to send mine back for repair.
however, it's nice to know what is causing the problem!

I can confirm.
How hard is this to fix? And where exactly is this located- I've looked at all the photo files in the Wiki and I'm at a loss as to where exactly I find this.
My speaker cuts out exactly when the stylus clicks in to the clip. This is really disappointing because at this point I'm stuck either enabling the vibe all the time or keeping my BT earpeice on all the time- in addition there's the issue of no sound on speaker phone.

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How hard is this to fix? And where exactly is this located- I've looked at all the photo files in the Wiki and I'm at a loss as to where exactly I find this.
My speaker cuts out exactly when the stylus clicks in to the clip. This is really disappointing because at this point I'm stuck either enabling the vibe all the time or keeping my BT earpeice on all the time- in addition there's the issue of no sound on speaker phone.
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Can I just check - are you having muting on both front AND rear speakers?
I ask because muting on one when the stylus is taken in/out suggests a poor connection at the speaker - whichever one. If it's both then it may be a poor connection or a cracked mboard but not a simple loose connection at one speaker.
Mike

mikechannon said:
Can I just check - are you having muting on both front AND rear speakers?
I ask because muting on one when the stylus is taken in/out suggests a poor connection at the speaker - whichever one. If it's both then it may be a poor connection or a cracked mboard but not a simple loose connection at one speaker.
Mike
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Not sure what you mean by the 'front speakers'- if you mean the standard phone speaker then the answer is no- can hear calls placed just fine. I've also discovered that I can re-enable the speaker by gently pressing the two halves together along the right edge (side with the power button). This screams 'short' to me loud and clear.
My issue is that a warranty repair will cost 3-4 weeks and 70 bucks to send to Germany (I bought mine from an importer). I'd be willing to void the thing if I was sure I knew what to look for once I got inside.

teambnet said:
Not sure what you mean by the 'front speakers'- if you mean the standard phone speaker then the answer is no- can hear calls placed just fine. I've also discovered that I can re-enable the speaker by gently pressing the two halves together along the right edge (side with the power button). This screams 'short' to me loud and clear.
My issue is that a warranty repair will cost 3-4 weeks and 70 bucks to send to Germany (I bought mine from an importer). I'd be willing to void the thing if I was sure I knew what to look for once I got inside.
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Ok, the rear speaker does not have the spring type contacts it's a white push in connector under the rear cover.
See top edge white connector (red/black wires)
Mike

mikechannon said:
Ok, the rear speaker does not have the spring type contacts it's a white push in connector under the rear cover.
Mike
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Thanks. Once you mentioned 'push in' I saw it in the photos and found the problem, see here

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Thanks. Once you mentioned 'push in' I saw it in the photos and found the problem, see here
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Ahh... Good news.
Did you also re-glue that pesky stylus retaining rubber/plastic square??
Mike

mikechannon said:
Ahh... Good news.
Did you also re-glue that pesky stylus retaining rubber/plastic square??
Mike
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No. My stylus seems to be locking in place just fine with out it. This raises a question in my mind: maybe it's not there to brace the stylus; could it be there to protect vibration damage to the mobo?

teambnet said:
No. My stylus seems to be locking in place just fine with out it. This raises a question in my mind: maybe it's not there to brace the stylus; could it be there to protect vibration damage to the mobo?
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Well yes in a way. As you will know by now there is a white plastic spring clip that locks onto the end of the stylus, so the rubber block is not to retain the stylus as such. However, without the block the stylus does in many cases tend to rattle about a bit and often the clip alone is not enough to allow you to pull stylus out and have it come out extended. So yes it prevents a bit of vibration but also just firms up the stylus when extracting it.
Mike

Speaker Speaker!
i also have this annoying rear speaker problem since 2-3 weeks now.but my tytn doesn't seem to have a plastic block to disturb the speaker connector,coz i dismantled the phone n replugged the speaker connector and turned it on while its still turned on.but the problem persisted.i don't know wot to do,may be i can solder the speaker wires to the mobo!is this ok?

disruptorx said:
i also have this annoying rear speaker problem since 2-3 weeks now.but my tytn doesn't seem to have a plastic block to disturb the speaker connector,coz i dismantled the phone n replugged the speaker connector and turned it on while its still turned on.but the problem persisted.i don't know wot to do,may be i can solder the speaker wires to the mobo!is this ok?
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You could solder the wires to the board connections. But, without testing, you might find that the problem lies elsewhere e.g. faulty speaker.
I assume you have done a hard reset just to be sure it's not a software issue?
Mike

speaker oldering!
mikechannon said:
You could solder the wires to the board connections. But, without testing, you might find that the problem lies elsewhere e.g. faulty speaker.
I assume you have done a hard reset just to be sure it's not a software issue?
Mike
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yeah you're right but theres something i haven't mentioned earlier.when i first experienced this problem i thought it was some kind of a loose connection and hit the phone softly on the back where the speaker lies.some times it worked and after 2-3 ringing times the sound went mute.anyway before soldering i should check the speaker.it never occurred to me since its a new device!
yes i tried hard resetting,in fact i upgraded the rom recently to black 3.1
WHY DOES HTC PRODUCE THIS CRAPPY DEVICES!!

Worth checking because I did see a report by someone who replaced the speaker and it then worked - and none of our devices are very old!
Mike

finally mike,i got it done!its the speaker you were right,repalced the speaker and voila!its working again!
thnx for the help man!

Not a hardware issue...
I have been having a notifications issue as of late. Currently using VP3G v2.0 Cingular... (non hybrid).
I will get notifications fine for SMS/MMS, Email, Newsbreak... but after it goes to sleep... it will randomly stop sending the sounds. I will wake the device and see missed emails and text messages.
If I go into System > Sounds & Notifcations... and go to the Notifications tab... I can select my text message selection.. and press the Play/Preview button... nothing will happen... if I then press the Stop button... THEN the Play/Preview button again after.. it plays fine... and it will work again for a limited amount of time before it goes silent.
This is obviously not a hardware issue... please help if you can... everything is perfect except this inconsistent behavior with the notifications.
Hope to hear from some of you... much appreciated.
Mark

More Hermes Sound Issues
Hi guys,
Tried all previous post suggestions, my 'no sound' issue seems more deep rooted than a few contacts (or the lac there of) here and there.
Ruling out software (after hard reset) and ruling out misalignment or contact deterioration, here's the insight to my problem:
when sound is either played through the back unit speaker, or the earpiece at first it seems like there no sound. But in either case, if you bring your ear up close to the respective sound source, a 'jittering' sort of sound barely audible can be heard. As the symptoms on both the sound source are identical, I assumed that its a problem in the sound circuitry, but non the less, I tested the rear speaker by changing with a known good working one, the results were the same.
Any one have any suggestions at all? or even access to the schematics that indicate the audio circuitry for some trouble shooting?
Thanks in advance.

All I can suggest is to try cleaning the contacts (both on the motherboard and the speaker) with Isopropyl Alcohol, or surgical spirits for the layman, to see if there is any corrosian present.
Use a cottonbud dipped into the alcohol. DON'T USE METHO... It leaves a residue.
Trying to track the sound circuitry isn't really feasible as the Hermes Mainboard is multi-layered and is a ***** to try to work on. You'd destroy it instead of fixing it.
Cheers...

Dropped it: speaker dead

I dropped my HTC TYTN some days ago and since then my external speaker is dead...
so no ringing, TomTom directions or just any other sound.
vibration and calling works ok though.
Any ideas how to fix the sound?

Problems with both speakers have been dealt with before here's one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288728
To sum up:
Rear speaker - likely problem is that the push on connector has slipped off - relatively easy fix is remove back and re-seat the connector. It is seen here at the top of the photo (white block with red and black wire)
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The front earpiece speaker has spring contacts which can become bent and loose contact with m/board - normally just need bending out a little. This speaker is more prone to faults though and might need replaced. Can be replaced with Motorola L6/L7 earpiece speaker (available here http://www.phatphones.com/mobile-phone-repairs-1.htm#speaker) as a close alternative to original. A more difficult fix as the motherboard must be removed:
Mike

I searched but didn't find anything.
thnx 4 the pointer, checking my toolkit for the small screwdriver

Maarten_NL said:
I searched but didn't find anything.
thnx 4 the pointer, checking my toolkit for the small screwdriver
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Good luck in your mission.
Mike

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Good luck in your mission.
Mike
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Bought a small torx screwdriverset (€9,95) to open the TYTN... as you expected, the connector slipped off... reconnected and the TYTN beeps again.
thnx!

I had jasjam vibrator problem, it stopped working when i accidently dropped it, and then i dropped it again (not accidently this time) and it started working...

Maarten_NL said:
Bought a small torx screwdriverset (€9,95) to open the TYTN... as you expected, the connector slipped off... reconnected and the TYTN beeps again.
thnx!
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Good news, pleased it is now working
Mike

Saaduk said:
I had jasjam vibrator problem, it stopped working when i accidently dropped it, and then i dropped it again (not accidently this time) and it started working...
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LoL, yes that might well work for quite a few people, given that the cause is just a poor contact with the board. As far as giving folks advice though, I'm not sure that telling people to drop their PDA is advisable
Mike

Buy a back speacker
Hello
The back speacker of my Hermes-qtek-htc-9600-tytn is broken down.
I have done a hard reboot, checked the connector but it still does not function.
Please could you give me an URL to buy a back speaker for France ?
Thanks all for your assistance.
Sorry for my english.
Cordially, NewCom

newcom said:
Hello
The back speacker of my Hermes-qtek-htc-9600-tytn is broken down.
I have done a hard reboot, checked the connector but it still does not function.
Please could you give me an URL to buy a back speaker for France ?
Thanks all for your assistance.
Sorry for my english.
Cordially, NewCom
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I have not found a source for them yet!
The usual parts site does not have it unfortunately:
http://cnn.cn/shop/htc-tytn-c-277_279.html
If you have some basic electronic/electrical skills you could find a similar phone speaker from another model. So long as it is small enough to fit the balck plastic speaker housing. You would need to use the original connection block from the Tytn and wire it onto the equivalent speaker.
Mike

thank you for your answer

You rule it worked thanks
You rule it worked thanks
mikechannon said:
Problems with both speakers have been dealt with before here's one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288728
To sum up:
Rear speaker - likely problem is that the push on connector has slipped off - relatively easy fix is remove back and re-seat the connector. It is seen here at the top of the photo (white block with red and black wire)
The front earpiece speaker has spring contacts which can become bent and loose contact with m/board - normally just need bending out a little. This speaker is more prone to faults though and might need replaced. Can be replaced with Motorola L6/L7 earpiece speaker (available here http://www.phatphones.com/mobile-phone-repairs-1.htm#speaker) as a close alternative to original. A more difficult fix as the motherboard must be removed:
Mike
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great, it worked!

Bad mic quality (with solution and pic guide)

Lot's of my friends complained about dumb speech quality on my sgs2, currently on Cyanogen but with stock firmware too. With stock firmware i could disable noise reduction, which i had to do with every call, but it didn't make it really good.
Warning: The following will viod your warrenty and you can easily damage your phone! Just in case: i told you so and it's your responsibility, not mine...
Today i opened the phone (removed battery, sim, microsd), 6 or 7 small screws, with fingernail along all sides of the phone lifteing the two parts carefully apart, Being aware not to loose the plastic power and volume parts. I made the lower mic hole a little bit bigger, removed the rubber housing of the mic (lift it up a little bit and gently pulling away from phone) and made the hole a litte bit bigger (using a small flat screwdriver to access the inner part and a scalpel) , cutting away a little bit of the inside hole. After reassembling i used a paper clip to press the mic towards the display and the rubber piece to the bottom.
Now with picture guide, see page 2, thanks to speedys4 !
My friends asked me if i had a new phone after testing!
Finally this great piece of hardware does even phoning right!

this needs a picture guide

qwerty warrior said:
this needs a picture guide
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It really doesnt.... it is just 7 screws and pushing a pin/small screw driver into the mic hole after you haver removed the mic guard and then refitting everything. (then making sure the mic guard is refitted properly once everything is back together by looking in the mic hole, you should see the entire hole of the mic guard and a little block inside which is the mic).
If your unsure how to do any of that, even after reading the simple instructions above, I recommend you dont take apart your £300 phone yourself...
Also this fix is posted on page 8 on this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127103&page=8
along with other software fixes. But like you say. 5 minutes work and its even better! and you get to keep noise cancelation!

Just did the same thing - removed rubber from lower mic. Tested - now seems I can really use speakerphone =D

Many thanks!!!
You have helped make my phone so much more perfect!!! thank you so so much!! I had to use a stanley knife but hey ho it worked and only one scarred finger, but well worth it!!

I assume it also resolves the echo issue too? It's discussed in details here, disabling noise cancellation fix it as well.
I would really appreciate if someone does a step-by-step picture guide.
Edit: Anyone knows a ROM that lets you to disable Noise Reduction by default? I've already tried the fix in VillainTweaks but that didn't work for me.

i have the original samsung black soft rubber case, i had to make the charging hole bigger because even the small microusb connector wouldn't fit otherwise. so i made a bigger mic hole too.
i don't hear any echos.

You don't hear the echoes, but the people calling you hear their own echo unless you disable NR.

nope, calling works well for me, noone i'm phoning too complains. i'm on the offical cyanogen 7.1 with radio ki4 right now and there is no way to disable NR afaik...

arashi said:
Just did the same thing - removed rubber from lower mic. Tested - now seems I can really use speakerphone =D
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did you removed it completely?
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YES IT WORKS! AT LAST!!
Thanks, phi770!!!

I made It this modification last month, there is some photos, I removed rubber from first(main microphone) and enlarge the both holes.
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All I did was enlarge the main mike to about 1,5mm and totally cover the noise cancellation mike.
Works like a charm,
G

I will get back rubers to microphones, and make bigger holes in both rubbers.
now its crystal clear sound

I had to do the same on mine: cutting rubber and enlarge the hole, now it sounds good.

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I made It this modification last month, there is some photos, I removed rubber from first(main microphone) and enlarge the both holes.
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Congrats on the DIY.
But can you also help me on increasing my Bluetooth Mic Volume levels?
I've tried the service mode option which is not a permanent fix and I don't find it good.
Thanks!

Stereo audio for video recording: Backwards!

I don't know if any of you have noticed or not, but the Note records video in stereo! The only problem with this is that it seems the channels are backwards!
Left is right, and right is left!
This is the case when holding the Note such that the home button is on the right. Even when you rotate the device 180 degrees around, so the home button is on the left instead, even though the recording shows up oriented correctly, and the audio is correct as well, when you export to your PC, the video is now upside down!!
Has anyone else had this issue?
Is there a way to fix it?

Are we alone?
FINALLY!!! I've been searching for weeks for any information about this issue with zero success! I repeatedly missed this thread because I was using the terms "reverse stereo". Finally in a last ditch effort before posting a new thread of my own I decided to search for "stereo" only which led me to this thread.
I must say I was hoping I'd find some answers here but it does give me some measure of comfort to finally see that I am not alone. I was beginning to think that my unit was defective and it still very well may be. The only other explanation I can think of for such a sheer lack of information on this topic is that most people haven't noticed this issue, which is really difficult to imagine.
My issue is exactly the same thing: When I first noticed the stereo sound was reversed I thought that perhaps I was holding the device upside down in terms of the orientation intended for video recording, but when I attempted to fix the problem by changing the orientation of the device I noticed that the video was recorded upside down, meaning I was holding it correctly all along and the stereo is indeed backwards!
I've NEVER had this much difficulty finding information on such a major issue. So I would really like to know, as I'm sure the person who started this thread would like to know: Is this a widespread but relatively unknown problem or do a very select few of us have defective units? It would be really nice if ANYONE would comment on this! I'd be just as interested to know how many do NOT have this problem as those who do.

I wasn't aware that the Note records stereo audio on the camcorder!
Too bad it's reversed... :-(
But I hope there's a fix soon.
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Rayan said:
I wasn't aware that the Note records stereo audio on the camcorder!
Too bad it's reversed... :-(
But I hope there's a fix soon.
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I wasn't aware myself until I watched video taken with the Note while wearing headphones. It was quite obvious to me that the device was using a stereo mic setup, but it was equally as obvious that the stereo was reversed. I wasn't able to find any settings on the phone to correct this. Incidentally you can see the microphone pinholes on both ends of the phone -- one on top to the left of the headphone jack and the other on bottom between the USB port and the S-pen well.
As for when it's fixed I still don't know how widespread this problem is, whether it affects all Notes or if it's isolated to a very small number of units. If the latter is the case then it's likely a hardware problem and will never get fixed. If you don't have any info on the solution to the problem you can still help by reporting on whether or not your device also exhibits this behavior so that we can get an idea of how widespread it is.

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I wasn't aware myself until I watched video taken with the Note while wearing headphones. It was quite obvious to me that the device was using a stereo mic setup, but it was equally as obvious that the stereo was reversed. I wasn't able to find any settings on the phone to correct this. Incidentally you can see the microphone pinholes on both ends of the phone -- one on top to the left of the headphone jack and the other on bottom between the USB port and the S-pen well.
As for when it's fixed I still don't know how widespread this problem is, whether it affects all Notes or if it's isolated to a very small number of units. If the latter is the case then it's likely a hardware problem and will never get fixed. If you don't have any info on the solution to the problem you can still help by reporting on whether or not your device also exhibits this behavior so that we can get an idea of how widespread it is.
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I know it affects my i9100 and my P6800...

I believe i read on the sgs2 forums that ICS introduced stereo recording for that device. Are you guys by any chance also running ics on your notes? If this is the case, it could explain why so few have had the chance to notice the issue.

There's stereo recording in gingerbread. I noticed it the same way Ajax did, I was listening to a concert recording I made through headphones and heard it. Though...I also learned the note sucks at recording in loud environments
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the note has always recorded video in stereo. noise cancelling mic for L, normal mic for R. except i've only just noticed that its reversed as well.

I'm on Chainfire ICS and just made a test video and noticed it was in fact reversed stereo!
Now here's what's very interesting:
If I flip the Note so the home button is on the left, my video image comes straight (not upside down) and audio properly aligned!
At first I thought that the grayed out option on the screenshot would have something to do with it, but I think that's for the front facing camera, and it flips the video horizontally not vertically.
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I know it affects my i9100 and my P6800...
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Okay now we're getting somewhere! So it's not just a problem with the Note which is comforting...well, to Note users anyway. At the same time if this issue is as widespread as JEW is illustrating then the general lack of information or even discussion on the matter, not just on this forum but on others as well, is strange to say the least. I guess I should point out that the former was an attempt at a condensed reference to Jade Eyed Wolf; not trying to be antisemitic.
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I believe i read on the sgs2 forums that ICS introduced stereo recording for that device. Are you guys by any chance also running ics on your notes? If this is the case, it could explain why so few have had the chance to notice the issue.
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Actually I have yet to load any custom ROM. To be clear I am experiencing this reverse stereo issue with the stock 2.3.6 Gingerbread that shipped with the device. I don't know if stereo recording is built into the OS or if that functionality was added by the device manufacturer. I do know that HTC now has stereo video recording capability in some of their newer devices but haven't yet found any indication as to whether those devices also exhibit this reverse stereo behavior.
Rayan said:
If I flip the Note so the home button is on the left, my video image comes straight (not upside down) and audio properly aligned!
At first I thought that the grayed out option on the screenshot would have something to do with it, but I think that's for the front facing camera, and it flips the video horizontally not vertically.
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Yes I also came up with the brilliant idea of simply turning my phone upside down to record video. The phone appears to know which way should be up during playback, but have you tried viewing that same video on another device? Try viewing that same video on your computer and you'll notice that regardless of how it appears on your phone it is indeed upside down! What's more the sound is STILL backwards relative to the video!
As you pointed out, Rayan, the "save as flipped" option is greyed out because it's only for self-recording mode. It essentially allows you to save video as a mirror image.
This is good that we are finally getting some discussion on this issue. Perhaps we will now be able to get to the bottom of it.

I've only found out about this today. So I registered and saw the noob video.
The left and right channels aren't actually reversed. The camcorder is just left-handed; that means the primary mic (bottom next to USB) is fixed to the left channel and the secondary (top) is fixed to the right. It's kept this way regardless of how your landscape is oriented.
You'll just have to remember to record with the record button on the left. That's really annoying. I hope this gets fixed in ICS.

me too..
Hi,
any news?? I am experiencing the same problem..

Annoying if you are using a flip cover, the flap has to be kept held up.

Turning upside down helps on the device itself. Note can fix it on during playback.
But on PC it is upside down.
Ps. Yeah , my Note has the same problem.

On the PC, you can just flip the audio using whatever video program

Oh yeah. Terrible audio recording. Hissing sound everywhere.
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Have the same problem with reversed stereo. That problem appears on OFW 4.0.4, CM9 and CM10.
I tired to demux audio track, revert channels, encode to aac and mux video with correct audio.
Why CyanogenMod Team doesn't fixing this problem for a long time?

Recently i sold my Note and as a temporary solution bought S2.
Guess what! It has the same problem.

Headphone jack borked... sound in one ear!

Anyone have suggestions of how to troubleshoot a potentially faulty headphone jack? Sound is only coming out of the right earbud and nothing on the left (even after twisting and bending a bit). I've tried using multiple sets of earbuds and they work in other devices properly so I know they aren't the problem. And yes, I've pushed as hard as possible and they were fully inserted.

Check your ear?

That happened to me a couple times. Just turn the volume up all the way while playing music for a couple seconds. Worked for me...
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Make sure it's plugged all the way in, the headphone jack is pretty tight and you kind of have to jam it up in there.

Also make sure your not using a mono adapter or something.
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Does your earphone have microphone? Try to use earphone w/o microphone.
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It's definitely all the way in. Tried turning up the volume and no success. I've tried plugging in/out about 50 times to see if maybe a contact wasn't connecting internally. According to Wikipedia, the left sound comes from the tip of the plug whereas the right sound comes from the ring around the plug in between the two insulating rings. It would then sound to me that the tip of the plug isn't making contact as it should. Any thoughts?

dcoaster said:
It's definitely all the way in. Tried turning up the volume and no success. I've tried plugging in/out about 50 times to see if maybe a contact wasn't connecting internally. According to Wikipedia, the left sound comes from the tip of the plug whereas the right sound comes from the ring around the plug in between the two insulating rings. It would then sound to me that the tip of the plug isn't making contact as it should. Any thoughts?
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Take the back cover off and see if you can notice any solder joints cracked.

This happened to me when I used earphones that had an inline microphone.
Try some headphones or earphones without a microphone

Same problem here.
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The one white - iPhone headset : only one side sound
The one black : to the speaker : same problem as the white.
But when i moved the jack around, sound came normal?!

I don't have any pairs with a microphone so that can't be the problem. I also took the back off and check the solder joints and everything looks good even when pushing and prodding a bit, no sound came out of the left side. Could possibly be a broken contact inside? Suggestions on how to fix a broken contact if that's the case?

I blew into the headphone jack and it started working perfectly lol. Odd... didn't know old school Nintendo game strategies still worked.

happyjack96 said:
That happened to me a couple times. Just turn the volume up all the way while playing music for a couple seconds. Worked for me...
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:victory:This also worked for me. Thanks man:good:

Same here....
headphone jack is jacked....sound only comes through right ear. Tried multiple headphones and they are all plugged all the way in. Going back to Office Depot tomorrow!

So what i did was take the back off and taped down the flex cable so it wont move... it messes up a bit time to time but until i buy a broken one and do the swap this works out for me

Solved it
Hi ,
I had the same issue , moving the jack inside a little bit made it work , but as soon as I let go it starts to lose audio from right cup
I opened up the nexus 7 back cover. there wasn't any noticeable crack in the soldering but this definitely felt like solder was not applied properly or it had cracked (notice that the audio jack can move quite a bit when plugged in)
here is what I did.
There are 3 connections soldered on the module and there is a wire strip.
my issue was in the right earphone so my problem was in the middle one (upper on on the left side)
First I just heated it with a solder Iron it worked fine for about 2 weeks. then the issue started to show up again.
This time I added a little more solder to the point and that got it working, been working fine since then.
If it still gives you issue, you can unscrew only this part and solder it from the bottom too. there are pad there too.
I hope this helps

I realize this is a very old thread but, I just encountered this issue on my old one m8 and I can say that blowing into the jack did fix the issue. Thank you!