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Third party/with microphone headphones not working properly on the sgs

Hey there, Im wondering if it's only my set that has this problem or not. I have spare htc's and apples earphones and both of them have mic.s for hands free talking. However when I plug them in to listen to music, sound appears all fuzzed up, certain frequencies such as bass are gone and/or comes out of only one side. The only way to fix this is by holding down the play/stop buttons found on these earphones. When I hold down the button, music playbacks just fine... Had problems with my headphones jack before and had it repaired but I noticed this phenomenom before the fix as well. Can any one test this out as well?

This is a known situation, there are two different ways used to connect the four wires to the jack-plug, HTC and some others use one method, and Nokia and Samsung use the other method.
Basically this means that unless you buy a special adapter/converter, the only headphones suitable for your SGS are some aftermarket sets and earphones from a Nokia phone.
Hope that this helps.

Yeh . Look for nokia n97 headsets
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But will all third party Headphones work? I guess it would be better to go for those without microphones then, and to check if it works before buying. Thanks guys and sorry if this has already been answered...

That is god damned retarded. I'll have to sit through three hours of mad banter and public displays of affection in this train because someone decided to put their audio jack wires a bit different. This should be illegal.

Headphones should with fine. It's the mike that won't work. I've used apple and phillips headphones and they work fine. If you want to use custom headphones with a mike that works I've heard that you can get a nokia adapter that connects into the phone and headphones into it that should work. Can't remember the model number sorry.
Just had a look on ebay, think it's a nokia ad-43. Think it has the mike built into it though.
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Just like metric/imperial systems.....
I bought this for my 3rd party headset.
www.meelec.com/MEE_TRRS_Adapter_for_P_Version_Headphones_p/adptr-trrs-35.htm

icsocket said:
Just like metric/imperial systems.....
I bought this for my 3rd party headset.
www.meelec.com/MEE_TRRS_Adapter_for_P_Version_Headphones_p/adptr-trrs-35.htm
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ive bought this exact thing, works great. using them with these headphones/mic: http://www.focalprice.com/EP222B/MP21_Inear_Headphones_with_Mic_Black.html

Got skullcandy head phones working

Like the title says, before I always tried to fully insert the headphones into the female jack that came with my play.
But today when I only plugged semi into it like the attached pic they work great!?
Kinda wondering why this is and if this could potentially harm the phone or headphones.
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do the headphones have a mic? What kind of skullcandys are they?
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Yeah they are green/black 50/50 ones. I realize the mic won't work at all like this, but I like being able to use these as original I bought them for my ipod touch a couple weeks before I got my xplay.

I used Super glue to glue the Mic button down and now when you connect it to my phone (No need to put it in half way or anything) it works perfectly, if you don't want to risk it hold the button down while connecting and play some music to be sure, or you could always just use some tape...

Wasn't sure if that would work.
But yeah lol I did it with tape I might take the tape off and use glue later.

[Solved]Mic Input in Headphone Jack For Use with Square Card Reader?

I was wondering if the Nexus 7 supports Microphone Input via the Headphone Jack? Mainly I'd want this for the possibility of using a Square Mobile Payment Card Reader. Anybody tried using it for such a purpose yet?
EDIT: joelee100 gave me my needed clue. I'll post back with a confirmation once I get my Nexus 7.

anybody?

I plugged in my nexus s OEM ear buds which also have a mic integrated with them and the Nexus 7 recognizes the mic and the mic works for both Google now and for voip...hope that helps

joelee100 said:
I plugged in my nexus s OEM ear buds which also have a mic integrated with them and the Nexus 7 recognizes the mic and the mic works for both Google now and for voip...hope that helps
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Thanks! That means there is Mic Input and Square should work. Just another plus of Preordering my Nexus 7

I installed the Square app on my Nexus 7 but was unable to get any of the test swipes to work. But, maybe I wasn't being patient enough.
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I tested it a bit more and still was unable to get any test swipes to register on my Nexus 7.
I retested on my Note, 4S, and iPad and it worked fine on those.
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chp said:
I tested it a bit more and still was unable to get any test swipes to register on my Nexus 7.
I retested on my Note, 4S, and iPad and it worked fine on those.
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I'm thinking maybe square needs an update for jellybean. At least I hope that's all it is, because I really want to use this app on my n7

email from square
This is the email I just received. I bought a nexus 7 to replace my credit card terminal because it seemed to meet our exceed all the specs square required.
"Hello,
We are not able to support the Google Nexus 7" tablet at this time, as the headphone jack is incompatible with our card reader.
For more information on supported devices, visit [square website removed to post].
Thank you for your interest in Square.
Piper K.
Square Support ​
help.squareup.com"

What could cause this?
reverendranzy said:
as the headphone jack is incompatible with our card reader.
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My wife has the intuit card swipper and a htc 4g lte was told by them that the phone was too new to use the swipper. She can still type in the card info and use the app that way. Not sure it if the same with square.
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Well this is dissapointing
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fenturi said:
What could cause this?
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I would assume the headphone jack doesn't work with a microphone, I haven't tested that yet.
edit: after testing myself and contacting Google support, it is merely a headphone jack, not a headset jack like the documentation says.
the square reader/headset mic will not work .

reverendranzy said:
I would assume the headphone jack doesn't work with a microphone, I haven't tested that yet.
edit: after testing myself and contacting Google support, it is merely a headphone jack, not a headset jack like the documentation says.
the square reader/headset mic will not work .
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Bummer... Is there any other mobile card reader that doesn't use a headset jack, Bluetooth maybe?
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Could we use one of those 3.5mm to microusb adapters? Just a thought.

reverendranzy said:
I would assume the headphone jack doesn't work with a microphone, I haven't tested that yet.
edit: after testing myself and contacting Google support, it is merely a headphone jack, not a headset jack like the documentation says.
the square reader/headset mic will not work .
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There have been mixed reports about this. Some people confirm mics working, others don't. I doubt "some" Nexus 7's have a headset jack and the rest headphone jacks

reverendranzy said:
I would assume the headphone jack doesn't work with a microphone, I haven't tested that yet.
edit: after testing myself and contacting Google support, it is merely a headphone jack, not a headset jack like the documentation says.
the square reader/headset mic will not work .
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Interesting...
I plugged a set of new Apple Ear Pods in today and the N7 received my voice through them fine in both Talkatone and easy voice recorder...

This has been kind of ... no ... really damned frustrating for me.
I bought a Nexus 7 with SIM slot for my wife for the holidays and just ASSUMED it would work with Square (she is a self-employed artist/merchant that does convention vending). We didn't discover this issue until we were past the return period.
I'm still a bit in shock. Subscribing in case more information comes out but pretty much just going to be bummed.
I'll check hers to see if a headset works when she gets home. I don't know if we've tried it.
I wonder if maybe people who have plugged in headsets have perhaps been getting their voice input via a built-in mic and just not realizing it?

jahfry said:
I wonder if maybe people who have plugged in headsets have perhaps been getting their voice input via a built-in mic and just not realizing it?
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That's a likely assumption seeing as there are two of them and according to iFixIt the headphone jack is a 3-pole instead of a 4-pole without any soldering to the microphone so it's physically incompatible with the square or many other card readers. I can't even do single clicks on earbuds to pause/play music with it.
Kind of a shame though as I do use the Square app, and would have been nice to swipe a card on my N7 instead of my 1st Generation iPad. (But at least my old G2 can still do it, least til it kicks the bucket).

[SOLVED] Nexus 7 headphone jack problem - sound not coming from one side of earphone/

NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
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Hey that actually worked! thanks man! :good:
sauravdante said:
NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
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u.gr3y said:
Hey that actually worked! thanks man! :good:
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Ur welcome bro

I know this is a bit late but after sending my tablet out for two RMA s for this problem I thought it was fixed. It's been off warranty since the end of July and yesterday the jack started screening up again with the left ear bud not working intermittently. If you tapped it it would come on and off. So I opened it up and tried this fix and it worked great. So much for Asus customer care I just needed electrical tape.
Thank you very much.
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If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!

Wild Rat said:
If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!
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Can u explain me in a little detailed view.....i cant seem to get u what u r saying.
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scotth324 said:
I know this is a bit late but after sending my tablet out for two RMA s for this problem I thought it was fixed. It's been off warranty since the end of July and yesterday the jack started screening up again with the left ear bud not working intermittently. If you tapped it it would come on and off. So I opened it up and tried this fix and it worked great. So much for Asus customer care I just needed electrical tape.
Thank you very much.
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Dude theres a thanks button ヅ
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My problem is that it will not switch to the headphones when headphones are plugged in. It stays on speakers. Before I start digging around do any of you believe it is a hardware issue? I reset the tablet completely twice - didn't work.

Thank you
sauravdante said:
SOLUTION: There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm.
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I didn't have any copper exposed, but it worked. Thank you.

This post saved me a bunch of time and trial and error. I was not getting sound from my left headphone and found a small piece of plastic from packaging solved the problem. I just folded it to make it springy and tight when compressed and it just stuck to the input jack (I provided images). So when I snap the battery cover back on it pushes the headphone jack back into place. Free 5 minute fix.

sauravdante said:
NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
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Worked fine for my new nexus avoiding sending it for varanty... Thanks!!!!!

Theres a thanks button
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It worked - thank you!!
Thanks for sharing this. It really works well!
The first time I placed the tape as shown in the picture and I wasn't careful and covered up the loudspeakers.
I used electrical tape the next time, as you suggested, and I placed the tape on the back cover rather than the copper conductive part. It works like a charm - thank you very much!
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sauravdante said:
NOTE: This is not my solution... Credit goes to someone else
So I have been using nexus 7 for past 11 months... At first the headphone jack was working fine, I was getting good sound from both the ear buds but then it stopped working nd i never really cared about it because I use headphones with my nexus 7 less. But now that I got myself a JBL J04 I wanted to watch movies with these beasts on.... So i did some digging on net.
PROBLEM: The headphone jack is not working fine, it was giving sound in only one side of headphone(left one in my case) but when plugging a speaker jack it seemed to work fine. I have used both creative speakers and mini speakers. I have used mine skullcandy earphones and also jbl headphones but sound was only coming from one side... And in jbl headphones it was coming very very low.
SOLUTION: When you open up the back cover and see the loudspeakers module... There is somewhat copper conductive part revealed under those two loud speakers, and they gets in contact with the metal of back cover, when back cover is closed. So we need to TAPE THIS REVEALED COPPER side and voila mine headphones got working like a charm. For a good reference image is attached. This worked in my case so I dnt know maybe it will work for others or not. And yeah in my case I used black electrical tape.
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mav88 said:
Thanks for sharing this. It really works well!
The first time I placed the tape as shown in the picture and I wasn't careful and covered up the loudspeakers.
I used electrical tape the next time, as you suggested, and I placed the tape on the back cover rather than the copper conductive part. It works like a charm - thank you very much!
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It feels happy that i helped you guys

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nate51 said:
This post saved me a bunch of time and trial and error. I was not getting sound from my left headphone and found a small piece of plastic from packaging solved the problem. I just folded it to make it springy and tight when compressed and it just stuck to the input jack (I provided images). So when I snap the battery cover back on it pushes the headphone jack back into place. Free 5 minute fix.
Thanks this fixed my headphone jack issue as well.
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Wild Rat said:
If speakers work fine, the problem might be in the headphone jack contacts, as was in my case. One of the contacts was broken and I could hear sound only from the right earphone. So I just put something between the jack and the back cover and now everything works great!
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Yes! That worked like a charm! Thank you!

sound becomes low in my earbuds
Thanks for sharing this !
I need help in regards this, please help me if you could ! My JBL Tempo earbuds was working perfectly for few months, and then sudden its volume gets down, though the sound quality is okay but the sound is very very low. I tried with other earphone and seems everything okay only the problem with this earbuds.
is the solution provided by you is for earphone or speaker, please provide some more clear picture and details.
please provide any comments/suggestion if it could help me to get the sound back, I loved this earbuds as it had very good sound quality.
Thanks in Advance !

Thanks
it worked .... thanks ....

hello. i have the same problem like nate51 described in his post. when i open the nexus and push on the earphonejack i hear music on both sides with the headphones. but i have to push so hard that the solution with putting a placeholder like plastic or paper between the back and the earphone jack doesnt work. what possibilities do i have to relay repair it and to solve the problem in its source? i didnt see any broken solder-connections in the near of the earphonejack.
thanks for help

[Request] Plantronics Backbeat 903+ MOD - HELP !!

Can someone can help me MOD the Plantronics Backbeat 903+ to have EAR BUDS (in ear),
I applied Quick Fix Glue and attached the SONY ear plugs, working fine, but they often fall off.
Also my ears pain a lot after using for few mins.
So i wanted to pull out wires and attach the ear plugs of my existing Sony Plugs, but the internals seem very complicated with ribbon cabling.
I dont need to have a very good looking Headset. I have this Headset and its flawlessly working, but i find it very incontinent to use it for long time.
So i just want to wear it around my neck and 2 wires going into my ears just like any other in-ear earphones.
It might sound very stupid to do such a thing, :silly: but i cant find any better headset with noise cancellation within this price range.
Can someone help me please ?
All i need is to connect Left and Right ear plugs to my Plantronics 903+ hanging out. :victory:
This is the exact final output i am expecting :
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/wireless/detail-page/lg-HBS-700-earbudsout-lg.jpg

So i finally managed to do it.
For now i used my old Samsung in-Ear earphones :
Working great and i feel so confortable now
:victory:

This is how it looks
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I was thinking of doing the same mod to my 903+. Can you tell me how is the mod working for you after a few months?

Its working fine. No issues at all. A little uncomfortable at neck, but will get used to it. Make sure u use good ear plugs.
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Maybe it would be more comfortable if you removed more clutter. I am hoping to remove the whole swivling part that hold the speaker. I just have to figure out how to avoid cutting the cable that connects the buttons.
I will try to do it at home tonight and let you know how it went.

I did the mod by moving the whole ear bud chip to the inside of the main modules. I carefully pried openened up each main madule and disconnected the ribbon, pulled out the ribbon through the ear bud holders, then reconnected the ribbon to the connector. I cut off the earbud housing using an exacto knife and ran my new earbuds inside to the main module where I soldered them to the old ear bud chip. There was enouch room in each housing to conseal all the components. I used some isolating tape to make sure there is no short cirtuis. Here is the final look. It was a very delicate job no to break anything but I am happy with the final look. So far, I find it comfortable after one day's use.

Thats really looking good and professional. I wish you could have taken some pics of the inside so I might try that.
Does the noise cancellation work good? And how about call quality.
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