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[Q] Xperia Play audio jack issue

Hey guys!
Has anyone else experienced a faulty audio jack on their Xperia Play? The speakers work great, but when I plug into the headphone jack, it sounds very strange, like one of the channels isn't going though. When playing Michael Jackson, I can pretty much only hear the music without any vocals...
Also, I bought it from Best Buy, and apparently they said that they don't cover the phone after 30 minutes of use or something ridiculous like that... I was wondering if there was any way of resetting the minutes usage.
Cheers!

Your headphones are most likely not plugged in far enough.

zerojay said:
Your headphones are most likely not plugged in far enough.
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Nope... I've tried 3 different headphones and plugged them in as much as I could. Unless the body has faulty construction and is not allowing me to plug it in all the way.

Have you tried both handsfree and standard stereo headphones? I haven't had any problems with either on my phone but I thought it was quite interesting that the supplied headset didn't work properly in other 3.5 mm jacks where other handsfree sets work.
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There
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060229
Hope this helps.
And they will cover manufacturing Defects.

Humming sound when charging with headphones connected

I'm getting a humming sound in the headphones when I'm charging at the same time. If I disconnect the charger, the humming sound goes away.
Anyone else getting this?

ContentsMayVary said:
I'm getting a humming sound in the headphones when I'm charging at the same time. If I disconnect the charger, the humming sound goes away.
Anyone else getting this?
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I have the same behaviour on mine. You can hear even more interference noise if you drop down the notification bar!

ContentsMayVary said:
I'm getting a humming sound in the headphones when I'm charging at the same time. If I disconnect the charger, the humming sound goes away.
Anyone else getting this?
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Also got this, it seems to stop if you turn the screen brightness up full. But starts again when you turn the screen off.
A bit annoying this one, the first thing I have found that makes me consider returning it.

This is common,I use my asus tab and phone in the car,headphone jack going into radio,get him
Used my laptop audio out headphone jack while charging, hum
been getting hum like this for years on different devices

Very common in any audio device without an isolated ground ..
It is just the degree that you can hear it, varies from device to device ...

It might be common elsewhere but it doesn't happen in my iPad or Nexus 7. Too many apologists in this forum.

Watcher64 said:
Very common in any audio device without an isolated ground ..
It is just the degree that you can hear it, varies from device to device ...
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Exactly, the degree

Nexus 10 makes more noise: speakers and headphones
Hi guys,
I just got a warranty replacement for my Nexus 10 dues to the noise of the speakers.
Here's that problem:
1. While charging is indicated and with the display on full brightness, press the home button to activate Google Now.
2. This activate the speakers. Noise can be heard especially from the top of the left speakers up to 6 inches away.
3. On a good tablet (ie. warranty return from Samsung), the noise stops after 8 seconds. On a bad (first-day) tablet, the noise continues. Turn screen brightness down, the noise goes away.
I can also confirm that the warranty-return tablet I have, has the charging noise in headphones.
If you plug in the headphones while charging is indicated, there is noise. Unplug the charger, the headphones or get to fully charged, the noise goes away.

I also have this problem. It's loud enough for me to consider returning the tablet. Has anyone received a replacement without this problem? I'm wondering if this is just a design flaw due to the proximity of the headphone and charging ports. If so, this tablet may be a no go for me which would be a shame as I very much like it otherwise.
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shugars said:
I also have this problem. It's loud enough for me to consider returning the tablet. Has anyone received a replacement without this problem? I'm wondering if this is just a design flaw due to the proximity of the headphone and charging ports. If so, this tablet may be a no go for me which would be a shame as I very much like it otherwise.
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I found that the charging usb cable does make a difference. I was using a cheap one before and I could hear the noise. But when I used the official cable supplied with the nexus10 other was no noise anymore!
Same with charging time. It used to take 10 hours with the cheap cable but only 6 hours with the official one. Might have to do with goog shielding.

This problem occurs with the supplied charger and cable. I haven't yet used any other cable or charger with the nexus 10.
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shugars said:
This problem occurs with the supplied charger and cable. I haven't yet used any other cable or charger with the nexus 10.
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I've tried 3 chargers and 3 cables (much longer and much shorter). Same problem. Imagine the frustration when you're using ridiculously overpriced Bose noise canceling headphones!

My problem is I get noise with headphones and charging the device.. but when it's fully charged on charger it gets much worse and is unacceptably loud.
I unplug it and there it goes away.
This was with brightness down,I didn't think to change brightness.
I'm calling Samsung to ask them about it (on hold now) and ask about warranty/rma. Not sure if I'm supposed to call them or Google.
Edit: Samsung bounced me around to 3 different departments and the last finally said to call 1.888.987.4357 which I realized after I hung up, that's the number I called to begin with! :banghead:
I also tried brightness and turning it all the way up and there's no noise..
Turn it down part way, it comes back, the lower the volume the worse. Screen off, it makes noise, not as bad as brightness all the way down but still to much that I will tolerate.
Edit 2: I called up Google Play [1.855.836.3987] and gave them the order number and they said since I bought it on craigslist they have to contact the original owner to authorize a replacement. But the rep didn't say "Oh that static/crackling is normal" so I assume this is RMA-worthy
Hopefully it will work out and I will get a new device that doesn't have any issues [This one has a little light bleed--not sure how normal is normal for light bleed, but hopefully it doesn't get worse with the replacement, assuming everything works out].
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So I got my replacement and it suffers from the same problem.
The problem (varying from slightly to very annoying static/hardware noise) only happens when
1, fully or mostly charged battery
2, plugged in to ac charger (I'm using stock oem usb cable & charger)
3, low screen brightness (full brightness= no noise, half = some noise, dim = worst), or screen off/sleep
4, using headphones
Is this just how every nexus 10 is?
Can anyone willing try all the requirements above to see if there's anybody who does NOT suffer from this apparently global problem? Thanks!
If you don't get any noise from your nexus 10, and you met all the above conditions, PLEASE reply to this thread and let me know.
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So yall just ignore the fact that it happens with other tablets and diff electronic devices like laptops right?

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So yall just ignore the fact that it happens with other tablets and diff electronic devices like laptops right?
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Laptops are nowhere near this loud. Have you heard it first hand?
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mvmacd said:
Laptops are nowhere near this loud. Have you heard it first hand?
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Well not necessarily loud,but you can always tell when the power cord is hooked up.I used to use my expensive hi end laptop to watch movies in the car.then got a infinity prime tablet,then nexus 10.all made noise when plugged in to power

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Well not necessarily loud,but you can always tell when the power cord is hooked up.I used to use my expensive hi end laptop to watch movies in the car.then got a infinity prime tablet,then nexus 10.all made noise when plugged in to power
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Well to me it is loud. and annoying. and I can't believe my replacement is the same way. Arghh!! Even with a phone [0.7A I think] charger, it makes the same noise. And whenever you touch the screen, there is more noise.

bumping this up, is there any n10 that does not suffer of this static noise problem when charging?

Update: I tried a different set of earplugs while charging and there is definitely static and a hum. The set without this issue are the type that hang on the ears with no band (much looser fitting). While earplugs revealed the issue which disappears as soon as I unplugged the microUSB charger. I am going to assume that the static is always there while charging but I did not detect it due to the looser fitting earphones.
My N10 is only 4 days old and I have watched multiple videos over CIFS network drives using XBMC and streamed Youtube and I have never heard any hum or static while charging. Total silence when nothing is playing or with the video pause or when video is playing. I double checked just before replying to your post.
Before mine arrived I was very concerned when I read about this issue. For me it would've been a show stopper and resulting in a returned device.
My N10 is a "R32D10" which is also lambasted as being lightbleed prone. If mine has lightbleed it is so slight that is of no concern I watch videos in bed with the lights out before sleeping so I would have noticed by now.
My own conclusion is that like all electronics getting a "perfect" unit can be a crap shoot.

AUX doesn't work in Toyotas?

For some reason aux input is very distorted in Toyota cars but works fine in Hyundai, Honda, Acura...does anyone have this issue and does anyone have a fix for it? Thanks.

caaznkid said:
For some reason aux input is very distorted in Toyota cars but works fine in Hyundai, Honda, Acura...does anyone have this issue and does anyone have a fix for it? Thanks.
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No issue in my Tacoma.
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So weird doesn't work right in matrix or sienna... But works fine in other cars.
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I can't speak for Toyota, but in my Honda Accord I was getting distorted sound on my Nexus4 when connected through the AUX jack until I switched to a better quality audio cable. I wonder if, because of the jack design in the Toyota, that the plug on your cable isn't seating properly or you are receiving interference and need a better shielded cable. I went with the following cable because I have had very good luck with Mediabridge products in the past and it fixed the problem. They also make other lengths and a coiled version:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LTEUDO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Maybe the input gain is just too high. Try turning down your nexus 4's volume.
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Headset broken

So the headset that came with my d802 broke already. The right earbud produces like 70% less sound.
I guess this is something you can't return considering I want to keep this awesome phone!
How are your headset holding up?

Meh. theyre the headphones that come with the device. In my past experiences, headphones that come with phones are pretty awful. the only ones that have ever been semi-decent are apple headphones

At least you got earbuds. I got a charger brick and a USB cable.
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Galaxy S 5 headphones?

Hey all!
So I just got the S 5 about a month ago and I was messing around with the box today out of boredom and I saw the headphones. Tonight, I was going to plug them in so I could fall asleep to music but they don't stay in the adapter? I've never had a galaxy before so I don't know if they have a certain way the headphones go in but the headphones that came with the phone don't fit into the phone. Help? ??

Then you probably have fake ones, because the OEM headphones perfectly fit in the S5 without any adapter, why on earth would Samsung give headphones that aren't compatible with the phone ?
And yeah it's just a basic 3.5mm, like most headphones out there

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Then you probably have fake ones, because the OEM headphones perfectly fit in the S5 without any adapter, why on earth would Samsung give headphones that aren't compatible with the phone ?
And yeah it's just a basic 3.5mm, like most headphones out there
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Well they can't be fake if I got them from the Verizon store with the phone.

Meggaboo2 said:
Well they can't be fake if I got them from the Verizon store with the phone.
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Take everything back to Verizon and show them.
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Are you sure you are plugging them all the way in?
I had a similar problem on my SGS4... but it was me not plugging them correctly...

Bodisson said:
Are you sure you are plugging them all the way in?
I had a similar problem on my SGS4... but it was me not plugging them correctly...
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I thought that so I was very aware of what I was doing and I am plugging them in all the way, they just don't stay plugged in.

Meggaboo2 said:
Hey all!
So I just got the S 5 about a month ago and I was messing around with the box today out of boredom and I saw the headphones. Tonight, I was going to plug them in so I could fall asleep to music but they don't stay in the adapter? I've never had a galaxy before so I don't know if they have a certain way the headphones go in but the headphones that came with the phone don't fit into the phone. Help? ??
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Yeah you're not plugging them in all the way. It's kind of a new thing, the 3.5 port is harder to plug in to than on previous models. If there's even the slightest gap between the plug's rubber and the phone's 3.5 port and you can see the plug's metal then you're not plugging it all the way in. Otherwise go back to verizon store and explain your problem

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Thank you.