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Bizarre clicking noise

My Zoom has started making a loud clicking noise intermittently. Not related to touching the screen. Just a loud click now and then. Almost like a static discharge. Not related to volume settings. Anyone else have this? Any ideas?
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elcap373 said:
My Zoom has started making a loud clicking noise intermittently. Not related to touching the screen. Just a loud click now and then. Almost like a static discharge. Not related to volume settings. Anyone else have this? Any ideas?
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Did you install the unofficial flash apk?

yes. But the clicking started before that.
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BTW the unofficial Flash update isn't working for me...
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It starts clicking right before it grabs you!

I had that and used to restart my Xoom to get rid of it, then disappeared after sometime and don't know how
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elcap373 said:
My Zoom has started making a loud clicking noise intermittently. Not related to touching the screen. Just a loud click now and then. Almost like a static discharge. Not related to volume settings. Anyone else have this? Any ideas?
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Looks like another fanboy post? A cockroach got inside during installation, you'll have to return your xoom and buy an ipad 2 ?????

The only way you'll take my Xoom is to pry it from my cold dead hands. But I'm just wondering how best to kill the cockroach!

Mine just started doing this today. I really dont want to have to exchange it for a new one at best buy, thats such a hassle!

i think it's because you are running overclocked. Minw started this after I clocked it to 1.5ghz, set it to 1.2 and no longer does this.

My Epic 4G just recently started doing this intermittently over the past week or two. I'm guessing that it is related to some app that I installed, but I haven't been able to track it down yet.

Mine was doing the same a day or two back sounded like the speakers were clicking for no reason at all, i'm running stock with no hacks or anything of the kind.

Happens to me everytime I run FPSE, doesn't go away until I restart Xoom.

I had this same issue. 2 things I have tracked it down to. Rockplayer pausing a movie. And trillian. I had to uninstall trillian as itwas driving me crazy.
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Mine is not rooted and it does it at times. I have to restart the device. I wonder how many other people have this problem.
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I had this happen only one time. I was using Remote Desktop from Xtralogic one night and it started making a weird clicking or electrical discharge noise. It sounded like it was coming from the speaker.
I finished my work that night on our server and turned off the Xoom. Never had it happen since.
My Xoom is rooted and overclocked to 1.4Ghz. Most of its use is Remote Desktop, ConnectBot, QuickSSHd and Kindle.

Red Phone said:
Happens to me everytime I run FPSE, doesn't go away until I restart Xoom.
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Same here FPSE is my problem until I force close it in app mgmt
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Yeh mine was doing it today, couldn't figure out what was going on. Prob just a software glitch or something causing the speakers to pop.
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often happens to me after running some media players like upnpplayer

Did you force close or clear data from some media app running in the background? One or the background items tracks built in ringtones and wiping data will make it forget the factory ringtones. Maybe it's clicking because it's no longer playing a proper audio file?
You'll have to make it rebuild itself somehow if that's the case. Mine fixed itself after a reboot or two.

Random "click" noise

Every now and then, when opening an app or using the system buttons at the bottom, a very short "click" noise comes from the speaker. I have my N4 on silent/vibrate all the time and it is not an operating system noise that's meant to be there because its random. The best way to describe it is that it seems like the phone is "accidentally" starting to play a sound then stopping because its realised its in silent mode.
Anyone else getting this? Views on this problem?
(It happened again as I was typing this, so it happens through the the keyboard key presses as well)

Jaso333 said:
Every now and then, when opening an app or using the system buttons at the bottom, a very short "click" noise comes from the speaker. I have my N4 on silent/vibrate all the time and it is not an operating system noise that's meant to be there because its random. The best way to describe it is that it seems like the phone is "accidentally" starting to play a sound then stopping because its realised its in silent mode.
Anyone else getting this? Views on this problem?
(It happened again as I was typing this, so it happens through the the keyboard key presses as well)
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Haven't had that problem once in the two days I've had this.
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Media Volume
Maybe you have to turn down the media volume.

I don't have a nexus 4, but I do get that random click noise on my incredible s as well, and from many different roms. I am not sure what it is, though.

Key press noise in settings turn it off may stop it the Gnex had this issue and still does
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E3SEL said:
I don't have a nexus 4, but I do get that random click noise on my incredible s as well, and from many different roms. I am not sure what it is, though.
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I get that click noise occasionally on my HTC HD2.
Running PACMAN 4.1.2 Jellybean at the moment.

I had this issue as well. I just turned off touch sounds and all is well.
I should note that I have keyboard sounds enabled and I do not experience the random clicking noise.
It seems to be isolated to the enabling of touch sounds, whether on vibrate or any audible volume.
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Since this is a the closes thing to what I'm looking for I'll ask here . does anyone get a rattle when u tap the back glass ?
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funziebear said:
Since this is a the closes thing to what I'm looking for I'll ask here . does anyone get a rattle when u tap the back glass ?
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Could it possibly be the autofocus that people are taking about?
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Naimand said:
Could it possibly be the autofocus that people are taking about?
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It does sound like that . mine sounds loose when I tap that back glass everything seems to be working OK and not sure if I'll let it bug me just yet
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I have the autofocus rattle issue as well. But I rarely if ever would shake my phone like that.
At this point I am just grateful that I got my phone, let alone got my phone earlier than projected. There are a lot of people that would love to hear the rattling of the autofocus on their N4.
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Power Management
Ok... I think this is correct,
The audio chip like most other IC's are entering power saving mode milliseconds after you hear any audio so the small click is the powering up and down of the audio hardware... Many phones do this and many people don't notice it.
It's quite normal but if you have very good hearing it might bother some more then others.

Touch Sound
Stryder5 said:
Haven't had that problem once in the two days I've had this.
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It seems like a touch sound issue.
Make sure you've got touch sounds turned off by going:
Settings > Sound > Touch Sounds (disable the checkbox)

Buzzing Noise When Using Headphones

I've heard a lot about a buzzing noise coming from the earpiece, but whenever i plug in my headphones it makes a really annoying buzzing noise. I'm running AOKP Build 1 with Franco #28 kernel and the beats audio mod. I'm also using original Apple earphones. Any thoughts on how to fix this without flashing AOKP from scratch again? Thanks!
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I recall someone else saying Bluetooth being on can cause problems. If it's on try turning it off.
Otherwise I don't know, mines OK with skull candies.

Bluetooth is off :/
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Can you tell me if your streaming, or playing music directly.

dyinghero27 said:
Can you tell me if your streaming, or playing music directly.
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I'm playing music directly not streaming but the buzzing happens as soon as i plug in the headphones, not when i start playing music
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Same here ...... It has something to do with the radio modem as when I was on 4.2.2 with older boot loader this did not happen but after I switched to the newer radio modem the buzzing started and man its annoying! Anyone's got any solution?
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Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129140
I had an app that trigged the proximity sensor. Uninstalled the app and the noise was gone.
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Millionas said:
Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129140
I had an app that trigged the proximity sensor. Uninstalled the app and the noise was gone.
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I have the same problem, but I didn't install the app you all had mentioned, the sound only happened when the music app is on (poweramp and play music)... don't know how to fix that...

Millionas said:
Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129140
I had an app that trigged the proximity sensor. Uninstalled the app and the noise was gone.
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solved it for me. thanks!

saikit said:
I have the same problem, but I didn't install the app you all had mentioned, the sound only happened when the music app is on (poweramp and play music)... don't know how to fix that...
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Is it like a actual buzzzzzzzz sound or a rapid click click click sound? If it's actually a click noise, it is the proximity sensor, and you have some other app constantly running it. If it's a buzz, are you running a custom kernel? Do you usually crank up the volume? Have you messed with headset gain?

I have the same problem. not rooted
and its not buzzing.its more like rapid clicking, but I don't think I have any apps that use the proximity sensor. idk what to do fam

Try a different kernel
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Try a different kernel
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What the f has the kernel to do with this buzzing noise? This is one of the stupidest suggestions I read in my entire life.
The noise is hardware related. You can't fix it with software.
Guys, you have to accept that the Nexus 4 ist a cheap built smartphone with a LOT of problems, and I am not talking about the bad camera or the bad display in general.
I am talking about the huge and small bugs, for example.:
- noise in earspeaker
- buzzing noise with headphones
- heat-problems (YES, the N4 actually HAS heat-problems)
- Sleep of Death (LED and sound is working, but screen is black -> restart with Power+Volume)
- not-responsive screen when unlocking/not able to answer a call because of this
- dark line on the left side of the screen (especially on grey backgrounds)
- (maybe I am the only one with this problem, but this happens very often) when I am trying to unlock the ring, the status-bar slides down
- WiFi and GPS problems
- and more
Sure, the N4 was really cheap in its price and the problems testify that this phone is cheap.
The parts they used are cheap (e.g. DA-converters, display (don't tell me that it is possible to adjust the screen colors), speakers, cameras, microphone etc.). Maybe also the engineers who built the N4 were cheap.
Before I bought the N4 I had a Nexus S. It was WAY better than the N4 in many points.
I always recommended the Nexus line to my family and friends. But after using the N4 for long enough I will never recommend it again.
It's a piece of crap with a well-meant OS and causes headaches.

Speaker stopped working

Hi,
I've had my S4 for about 3 days now and today all of a sudden the rear speaker has stopped working. No sound comes out of it at all, including notifications, screen lock sounds, touch sounds and any other sound. I have restarted multiple times but there is still no sound. If I plug in some headphones then I can hear the sound through them, so the problem seems to be related just to the main speaker.
Please help me

Is it brand new. Can you take it back?
Are you rooted? Flash another ROM?
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battlekry said:
Is it brand new. Can you take it back?
Are you rooted? Flash another ROM?
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Yeah it's brand new, unrooted and completely stock.
I will go back to the store if all else fails but am hoping there is a solution.

Hi this may sound stupid but do you use headphones alot and did you use them recently?
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gavin-phelan said:
Hi this may sound stupid but do you use headphones alot and did you use them recently?
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I wouldn't say a lot, but I do use them for an hour or two every night before I go to bed. I used them briefly for about 10 minutes earlier today but the speaker randomly stopped working a few hours after that.
I think I even heard when the speaker malfunctioned because as I touched the screen the touch sound cut out about half way through, though I thought nothing of it. Only now do I realize that there hasn't been any sound out the speaker since then.

Oh because i had that problem lots of times but its because i had headphones in while i switched the phones off or if it went dead while they were plugged in. Then when i restart the phone without them plugged in the phone still thinks there connected when there not so how i fixed it is that i plugged them in and out really fast. Its worth a try but i doubt it will work in your case
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NorthLondonGunner said:
Hi,
I've had my S4 for about 3 days now and today all of a sudden the rear speaker has stopped working. No sound comes out of it at all, including notifications, screen lock sounds, touch sounds and any other sound. I have restarted multiple times but there is still no sound. If I plug in some headphones then I can hear the sound through them, so the problem seems to be related just to the main speaker.
Please help me
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Check this:
Settings>My device>Accessibility>Turn off all sounds. Make sure this isnt checked.
If no then replace your phone
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plasmastate said:
Check this:
Settings>My device>Accessibility>Turn off all sounds. Make sure this isnt checked.
If no then replace your phone
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Well nothing I tried worked, so I'm guessing it was a hardware malfunction (my guess is that the speaker blew somehow).
I went back to the store today and they gave me a new S4 with no hassle. Just a little disappointed that I spent all weekend setting it up and customising it and now I have to do it all again.
Heres hoping this one lasts more than 4 days lol.

NorthLondonGunner said:
Well nothing I tried worked, so I'm guessing it was a hardware malfunction (my guess is that the speaker blew somehow).
I went back to the store today and they gave me a new S4 with no hassle. Just a little disappointed that I spent all weekend setting it up and customising it and now I have to do it all again.
Heres hoping this one lasts more than 4 days lol.
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Lol. Been abusing my i9500 like crazy since june. No issues so far. So your unit must have been faulty from the beginning.
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Cracking Noise when touching the screen

Hello guys, I just recognized this weird Noise today after clean install of vanir nightly 23/9 they appear after pressing any button, but I can only hear them when i have my headphones plugged in... When the music plays, I dont hear them anymore. They appear after pressing anywhere on the screen and disappear after ca. 2 seconds...
Anyone with this Problem too? Could this be nightly related? Thanks for your help
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Edit: this Noise appears also without headphones :-\ wtf where are they coming from? :'(
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frajobs said:
Edit: this Noise appears also without headphones :-\ wtf where are they coming from? :'(
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Don't panic. Nightlies are supposed to have bugs. Try a more stable version instead.

Nightly 25/9 Problem is still there, it seems to be "cracking" even when music is on, but the music is louder :-\ meaning it cracks when the track is changing while playing music...
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frajobs said:
Hello guys, I just recognized this weird Noise today after clean install of vanir nightly 23/9 they appear after pressing any button, but I can only hear them when i have my headphones plugged in... When the music plays, I dont hear them anymore. They appear after pressing anywhere on the screen and disappear after ca. 2 seconds...
Anyone with this Problem too? Could this be nightly related? Thanks for your help
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Hello!
Try to switch off "clicking sound".
mobal,