Hi!
The problem is described in detail at the Skype Android forum; basically, on Kitkat, Skype calls hang every couple of minutes (from 1 to 30). You are not able to hangup or play any other audio on the phone until the call timeouts and the program interrupts the call. While this is happening the phone works fine in every other way, you just have to wait to hear the hangup sound from Skype and you can call and be called again.
So far it looks like Skype bug, but the number of affected users seems pretty low - only three reports in one thread in Skype's Android forum. Considering the millions of Notes sold and the millions of Skype users on them, this seems to have rather low user impact and got me thinking that the cause might not be Skype itself, but something in the settings we (the three users which reported that) might have in common.
Any idea what can cause such behavior?
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I didn't see any reports of this here or elsewhere but I'm having some mixed problems with connecting to incoming phone calls. Sometimes there's a ~5 sec delay before I can hear the other party or they can hear me. Just total silence.
This happens whether the phone is locked (stock slider) or unlocked. I don't see anything odd running and the delay seems independent of applications such as waze or whatever running in the background. Maybe it's a CDMA thing but I had a similar problem with my old vogue a while back with a rom I had flashed and I seem to recall it was a "known" issue and subsequently was fixed soon after.
Any suggestions? I'd really rather not have to re-build the phone today...
Thanks!
Bill
I've noticed the same thing, as well as sometimes I am unable to answer the call at all. For me, it seems more prevelant when the stock slider tries to answer. Hopefully someone knows the solution because I've Googled this and haven't seen anything yet.
Doug
Me too! When I installed PointUI (android theme), It's run very good and smooth. But I don't like it. I uninstalled PointUI then I can hear the sound when have an incoming call.
I don't know how to fix this. I installed shipped Rom and now ok
Hi, I have tested and experienced this on three different HD2's, and tried with every radio available in the Master Radio Thread. When talking to someone normally using the internal speaker, and we try to talk simultaneously, on my end the other person's voice completely disappears and I can only hear myself talking. Sort of like the old-style speakerphone effect, where only one person could be talking at a time.
I have tested this extensively with automated voice menu systems as well (like Pizza Pizza) and every time, as soon as I start speaking it immediately cuts off the sound on the other end (the incoming sound from their voice in my ear) either intermittently, so I can only hear brief little bits of what is being said, or altogether so that ten seconds or more go by without my hearing anything at all from the other side (as long as I keep speaking). As soon as I stop talking, I can hear them again, and as soon as I resume speaking, their incoming sound is cut off again.
I am using the Telstra version of the HD2 with the 850mHz band and have tested with a couple of different carriers (Rogers and Bell) with the same results each time. And as I said, I have tried three different units so I don't think it's a matter of defectiveness.
Does anyone know of a fix for this issue?
thats a really odd problem. i can't say i can help much. but i can suggest another keyword that might help you search better for other possible reports of similar issues. at the very least, this word describes your problem a bit more concisely. its called "half duplex".
Hi Guys,
I know this is an existing issue but it is definitely something that either everyone has given up on, or has been blessed with a fix post Mango and Samsung firmware updates.
I am still experiencing the issue with the latest Mango and Samsung firmware updates so am slightly annoyed the issue seems unaddressed.
As I have a fresh install of my phone (was previously chevron unlocked) and updated all the way to Mango + Samsung updates, I am still suffering from the following:
- In call audio is just bearable when volume is maxed out
- In call audio sounds broken > When I am in the presence of loud noise like a noisy cafeteria or train station, My phone decides to cut the voice of the person at the other end of my call (it seems like the phone thinks I'm talking so clears the other person from noise...)
If someone has a solid fix for this, can you please provide assistance?
I have brought my phone into Samsung Repairs and they said there is no problems (obviously didn't trouble shoot calls). Having 2G only fixes the audio issue.
Hope to hear from the masses soon!
Cheers
No Luck with in-call Audio too...
Hi...
I am facing the same issue, already updated it with latest KH5, even the samsung driver.... Still no sound in-call...
I notice there's a patent,
1) If restarted the phone, without receiving any calls, I can call out normally, the 3rd party can hear. (sometimes VERY SELDOME 3rd party can't hear, maybe Omnia 7 muted)....
2) Problem arise when the phone receive phone call.... the Silent in-call problem arise... after that, the calls that I made out, also the same, in-call silent problem... (The 3rd party mention he/she can hear me clearly, only that Omnia speaker silent).
3) I too notice that the software will be laggy or hang a bit... as I try to End-call, i took some time, I can too see the call timer freezes...
Any advised from the Masters and Gurus here?
Thank you.
Hello XDA peeps,
I got a moto x pure 2015 that I bought from NY and I use it with Koodo mobile (Canadian provider) here in Montreal, Quebec. I find that I get quite a lot of false tones being triggered. It's very erratic and I can't find a pattern.
For example, some weeks I will never hear a tone beeping off into my hear. Other weeks, I will hear DTMF tones being tiggered by the voice on the other end. It could be my mom (VOIP) or my dad (mobile sim card) or even when I'm with customer service with a bank or credit card. I read that VOIP is notorious for false triggers because of the coding standards used. I noticed that female voices trigger it more often... in particular my mom.
I also noticed that I cannot hold my VOIP calls for long periods. I ruled out the 30 second VOIP issue as it can be 10 minutes, 5 minutes, or 2 hours before my VOIP call suddenly hangs up. I read that faulty DTMF may trigger the phone to end a call. This happens 99% of the time on different wifi connections (home, work, friends, public wifi, client premises, etc) and rarely, if ever, happens while on 3G/LTE.
1) Does anyone know if there is something that I can do to this phone to make mitigate any false triggers fore DTMF?
2) Can anyone confirm if using a Canadian mobile service on an American model would lead to this false DTMF?
3) any suggestions whatsoever? other than factory reset and changing phones. I did a factory reset already and the moto X pure is the phone I purchased to replace the Note 3 that also encountered dropped VOIP calls. I don't remember the Note 3 having any DTMF issues.
dutty.persian said:
Hello XDA peeps,
I got a moto x pure 2015 that I bought from NY and I use it with Koodo mobile (Canadian provider) here in Montreal, Quebec. I find that I get quite a lot of false tones being triggered. It's very erratic and I can't find a pattern.
For example, some weeks I will never hear a tone beeping off into my hear. Other weeks, I will hear DTMF tones being tiggered by the voice on the other end. It could be my mom (VOIP) or my dad (mobile sim card) or even when I'm with customer service with a bank or credit card. I read that VOIP is notorious for false triggers because of the coding standards used. I noticed that female voices trigger it more often... in particular my mom.
I also noticed that I cannot hold my VOIP calls for long periods. I ruled out the 30 second VOIP issue as it can be 10 minutes, 5 minutes, or 2 hours before my VOIP call suddenly hangs up. I read that faulty DTMF may trigger the phone to end a call. This happens 99% of the time on different wifi connections (home, work, friends, public wifi, client premises, etc) and rarely, if ever, happens while on 3G/LTE.
1) Does anyone know if there is something that I can do to this phone to make mitigate any false triggers fore DTMF?
2) Can anyone confirm if using a Canadian mobile service on an American model would lead to this false DTMF?
3) any suggestions whatsoever? other than factory reset and changing phones. I did a factory reset already and the moto X pure is the phone I purchased to replace the Note 3 that also encountered dropped VOIP calls. I don't remember the Note 3 having any DTMF issues.
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I am confused... Your device does not interpret or use DTMF in any way, and it only generated by the touchpad for "legacy" applications like auto attendants or phone banking systems. If DTMF is being detected on the far end, it is miss registering a minimum of 50ms of two specifically mixed frequencies (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency). The device only generated audible tones for your comfort/reassurance except when dialing digits manually. The phone itself should not be part of the issue here. Also, DTMF is not used as a disconnect signal in any way, audible analog tones for disconnect purposes have not been in common service for over 20 years. And the US and Canada use the exact same North American Tone plan, so in that regard a US or Canadian device is not relevant.
I know this isn't very helpful, but I think your searching for the wrong problem with this "DTMF" thing...
TBH, I have worked in telecom as an enterprise grade VoIP engineer for 25 years, including cellular carriers and hosted VoIP providers, and I have never heard of this issue you are describing.
Hi acejavelin,
Thanks for taking the time to respond. It is quite possible I'm mixing up terms, issues, symptoms, etc. The different issues I'm facing may be completely independent of each other.
The fact is i hear touch tones when no one is pressing on the dialer. not me and not the other caller. some times it's infrquent and sometimes it can be several times in one phone call.
I will research and provide you with references on regarding VOIP/DTMF/call hang ups. Perhaps this warrants breaking down this question into two separate questions.
Will get back to you soon.
dutty.persian said:
Hi acejavelin,
Thanks for taking the time to respond. It is quite possible I'm mixing up terms, issues, symptoms, etc. The different issues I'm facing may be completely independent of each other.
The fact is i hear touch tones when no one is pressing on the dialer. not me and not the other caller. some times it's infrquent and sometimes it can be several times in one phone call.
I will research and provide you with references on regarding VOIP/DTMF/call hang ups. Perhaps this warrants breaking down this question into two separate questions.
Will get back to you soon.
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Fair enough... but I answered this simply from a cellular carriers perspective regarding cellular service and your device. Not a VoIP carrier, that is entirely different and would depend on multiple things. A traditional cellular carrier and your device would not be the cause of DTMF tones, although if you are using a VoIP carrier or the person you are communicating with is, then that is whole different set of conditions.
Beyond that, standard troubleshooting would apply, eliminate potentials issues one at a time... try different SIM, carrier, destination, etc.... to narrow done to the commonality in every case and then change that piece to see if it eliminates the issue. Not sure what else to say without more information.
so far my testing is indicative that DTMF is the source of the hang ups. I used "in-band" DTMF and it seems that I only hear the tones now without hang ups.
Running the most recent OTA with Android 10 on Verizon:
Been noticing weird issues recently, unable to answer calls sometimes until I reboot. Static and clicks on calls. Earlier today when I answered my phone it sounded like a conference call with someone else making a noise (a chuckle) and the actual caller sounded distant. Weaker signal, some texts not going through and a few other issues like not being able to interact with the shortcut screen (all the way to the left of home screen).
All of these could be from system bugs, I'm not one to be paranoid, just wondering if anyone knows how to check etc.