Hi all,
Currently i'm having an issue. From time to time my speaker emits a loud sound like a pop and it stops working. No sound is emitted after that until i reboot or plug and unplug my headphones. Is this a HW issue or a software issue. Is this a known problem? I tried googling it but got no relevant results.
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The same thing has happen to me twice...
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I own 2 , 1 I already had to replace due to a messed up screen upon delivery. Now both mine and my sons speakers male a crackle sound every now and then. Neither of my tabs have ever been turned up high at all and speaker quality still sounds fine but this really bugs the hell outa me. Anyone have any input on what this may be? (This faint crackle (feedback like) sounds only happens when I'm not using the tabs and nothing is playing)) They have never ran real hot that I'm aware of.. Not real into oc
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It's been happening to mine recently, and occurs on a per app basis. If the popping sound happens in one app, no sound will come from that app until I close it from the recent apps menu.
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My Nexus 7 gets the pop but only when the screen is off and no sound is playing. It also does not cause any issues or affect audio playback in any way. I've had other mobile devices that have done this and my best guess would be that my device i switching between a low and higher power state or vice versa (scanning for notification updates or entering a sleep state). I often notice it occurs shortly before I receive an email and it only happens when the screen has been off for at least 15-20 seconds.
Some of you clearly have a different problem but given the shared symptom, I'm wondering if it could be rooted in a similar cause.
Any else having this issue?
While listening to music through MILK, with the supplied earbuds, the volume will randomly decrease to zero or go full blast. In a two hour period it will happen a few times for about a minute and then its good.
I tried unplugging the earbuds when it happens and it still occurs. I have also removed the case.
I am curious if anyone else has headphone jack issues with the G2. Unless my phone is sitting perfectly still, it seems the phone keeps losing and registering the fact headphones have been plugged in. The music will stop, the little animation will come on. Even happens just with screen turn off sometimes. I have cleaned the port with canned air, wondering if I need to take it apart and do something else. Any other thoughts?
I've intermittently had an issue where the speaker volume lowers when listening to loud music or playing games. It's more noticeable on driving games where there is a constant drone of an engine keeping a baseline volume.
I've always thought it was a software issue but I've seen various other people had this problem and some even said an RMA cured it.
Well I did am RMA and i tested it on the new device and the issue had gone. Until now.
I thought I would have a quick blast on Need For Speed most wanted before bed. To my dismay, the issue had returned. It's the end of the day so I'm low on battery so I played whilst charging. I noticed the issue but also noticed i hadn't plugged my usb cable in properly. I plugged it in and by the end of the race, volume had returned. I raced again without issue. Then on the next race, i decided to pull the cable out and as the battery warning popped up, the volume dropped down instantly. I plugged the cable back in bit the volume didn't return for a short while. But it did return.
I've done a few more tests and it seems at low battery, i can consistently pull out the usb cable and the speaker volume will instantly drop. I've done some counting and it seems again consistently that volume gradually returns back to what it should be at what seems to be almost exactly 15 seconds.
I'm wondering now if this is some crazy battery saving measure like dropping the CPU to 2.2 GHz at 40%.
I'm hoping some of you guys with the same issue could do some testing and report back here to see if you witness the same kinds of trends. Maybe we could use this thread to catalogue our crazy hypotheses about what this may actually be too.
Test 1 with Battery 20% or lower, volume on full
-Plug in USB to charge
-Load a driving game (GT Racing 3 for example)
-Whilst driving with engine noise, pull cable out
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 15 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 2 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 10 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 3 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected No)
Edit. Further results, its doing it at 30 and 40% battery too, though it seems to recover within 10 seconds now. I don't think its a feature because its not like the volume drops to a certain % then stays there, it fluctuates around at lower volumes..up and down.
Further to this, I've just tested the game at 60% and it didn't happen at all. I'm convinced it's a bug relating to how the CPU and GPU are throttled at "low" battery levels. I say low, it starts throttling at 40% which isn't low at all.
Please can anyone else with the speaker volume issue see if they can reproduce my findings?
Yep, same here, sound issues are common on the Nexus 6 as on Moto X. Motorola is already aware, you can look at their forums.
cyberon said:
Yep, same here, sound issues are common on the Nexus 6 as on Moto X. Motorola is already aware, you can look at their forums.
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Same here as in you can reproduce the problems at specific battery %? Or same here you have an issue?
I do know people have this issue. It's just I noticed odd behaviour which may help pin it down. Can you test please if you haven't already?
Yes, at low battery it doesn't sound as loud as usual.
I'm also having static noise when calling and playing Mortal Kombat.
Motorola's sound drivers suck big time.
There is no solution? I'm really pissed off with this issue. I can't enjoy my music.
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JSNxESCT said:
There is no solution? I'm really pissed off with this issue. I can't enjoy my music.
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Can you please do my tests?
Test 1 with Battery 20% or lower, volume on full
-Plug in USB to charge
-Load a driving game (GT Racing 3 for example)
-Whilst driving with engine noise, pull cable out
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 15 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 2 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 10 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 3 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected No)
If we know what causes the issue, who knows? Maybe we can get a fix.
danarama said:
Can you please do my tests?
Test 1 with Battery 20% or lower, volume on full
-Plug in USB to charge
-Load a driving game (GT Racing 3 for example)
-Whilst driving with engine noise, pull cable out
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 15 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 2 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected Yes)
When plugging the cable BACK in, does the volume return after about 10 seconds and remain high? (Expected Yes)
Test 3 (same as above) but at 40% battery
Does the Volume lower? (Expected No)
If we know what causes the issue, who knows? Maybe we can get a fix.
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I'm doing the test now. I'll update.
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I test it with Poweramp max volume. Volume lowering when 20% below. But when I plug it to the charger the volume slowly comes back. Maybe it's a SW issue or feature. (Fck I hate this) That when the battery is below 20% they will optimize the speaker. Motorola should fix this issues. Such a shame to experience this on a Nexus phone.
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cyberon said:
Yes, at low battery it doesn't sound as loud as usual.
I'm also having static noise when calling and playing Mortal Kombat.
Motorola's sound drivers suck big time.
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I get some weird noises only with mortal combat.
JSNxESCT said:
I test it with Poweramp max volume. Volume lowering when 20% below. But when I plug it to the charger the volume slowly comes back. Maybe it's a SW issue or feature. (Fck I hate this) That when the battery is below 20% they will optimize the speaker. Motorola should fix this issues. Such a shame to experience this on a Nexus phone.
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Thanks for testing.
I think it is Software affecting hardware. I don't think it is intended though because when the volume lowers, it doesn't seem to stay at a single volume, it kind of fades up and down a bit.
GeneticJim said:
I get some weird noises only with mortal combat.
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Same here with mortal kombat. Good to know its not just me
For mortal kombat sound issues try viper4android, but there is no solution for low sound on low battery
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For mortal kombat sound issues try viper4android, but there is no solution for low sound on low battery
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I would but I'm not rooted and don't want to be
It's a software issue. Motorola already stated that. One guy exchanged his phone 4 times with the same issue (static sound from battery when low on battery)
romdroid. said:
It's a software issue. Motorola already stated that. One guy exchanged his phone 4 times with the same issue (static sound from battery when low on battery)
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We're not talking about static though. But what software are they putting that issue down to?
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We're not talking about static though. But what software are they putting that issue down to?
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I know
My device gets staticy and distorted when turned up above 50% volume, whether the battery is charged or not.
And whenever i get a call, the ringer is real low then blasts up to full volume all the sudden
I think it's more of a software issue, as with any custom rom or kernel, it seems to operate properly at least on my device, but now that i'm on M, i'm seeing this volume-dropping issue. How many people running custom roms/kernels have this issue?
Mine does it no matter what im running
Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody else has had this issue.
My sound sometimes goes really quiet, often when I remove the cable after charging. This leads me to having to reinsert the cable and wiggle it about a bit to get the volume to jump back up... Then carefully unplug.
Sometimes I can fix by pressing about on the lower grill of the phone with my thumb, until it bumps up the sound again.
I thought it was just the speaker, but I was listening to music with earphones earlier and I swear it randomly and suddenly just dropped as well?!
That I cannot live with as my inner audiophile will get angry ?
Is this a common hardware issue? Any suggestions on possible fixes?
Just now I thought a video had no sound as I was watching.
I then pushed in the middle of the bottom of my phone and sounds appeared (quite low volume)
Kept pressing until the volume bumped up considerably.
This is a problem that makes me want to buy a new phone.
Nobody else had this?? If there's any easy fix I would rather do that than purchase a new phone ?