[Q] TMo LG G2 tinny sound and dropped BT/WiFi - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone. I recently got a new LG G2 from tmobile directly around a month ago. I flashed CloudyG3 on it and that's about it. I love everything about except how the sound quality is... abysmal. The person I'm speaking with sounds like they're moving away from the phone at times and there's also a tinny quality. When the other person uses a headset, it sounds perfect. The second issue I have is how whenever I have Wifi and bluetooth on at the same time they'll both eventually stop working. Let's say I'm on a call and I have wifi on, after maybe 10-15 minutes or so I would not get any audio output from my bluetooth headset and will have to restart my phone or hang up the call. There's also the issues with my wifi always saying it's "turning on" but it doesn't accomplish anything until I restart the phone. Does anyone know if this is a hardware issue or just something else that can be fixed? I really want to love this phone but I can't live with having to constantly reset my phone. Thanks in advance!

Anyone? I don't think TMo can even offer me an exchange since they're completely out of stock.

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poor quality hardware?

Well im now on my 5th lg g2. Ive had every problem you can possibly have with this phone.
With that aside, im on my 3rd audio/charging flex port with thus last g2 and, again, im experiencing issues. Every g2 i have owned has had a ****y audio jack. It either thinks its been disconnected and pauses the music, or voice calling pops up CONTINOUSLY.
I have the voice calling pop up issue now, with multiple sets of ear phones. Ive cleaned the jack, cleabed the headphones, tried new roms. Nothing fixes it.
Ive also tried the "wizdroid" app and a few others to try to disable the headset controls.
Is there a guide or can someone give a small walkthrough on how to disable it? Is there some type of intent action i can disable or edit to stop this? Im about to disable the voice calling app to see if it helps.
I know im ranting, im sorry, maybe i should stop buying replacement parts for this phone and invest in the g3.

[Q] LG G3 + gwatch: callers can't hear me speak over bluetooth when connected

Hi,
I realize this will sound like a strange issue, but I can reproduce it so it certainly exists.
I have an LG G3 running Android 4.4.2 on Verizon. I just bought it back in Jan '15, and the phone has been working great with no issues. I use my car's built in bluetooth connectivity to place and receive calls while driving and have had no issues doing so.
A few days ago (week of 3/9/15), I acquired a used LG G watch from a friend at work. It's in good shape; he only had it a few months, and it's working well. It connects to my phone, and I can use it to txt, place calls, etc. It's running software version 5.0.2.
I am experiencing an issue for which I cannot find the root cause. My issue is that, when I'm in my car, and both the car and the watch are connected to the phone via blue tooth, and I place or receive a call, folks on the other end cannot hear me speak. I tried it with my wife's cell phone, and can reproduce it every call. My voice is barely audible, yet bluetooth is connected to the car and I can hear the other person's voice just fine over my car speakers. As this is happening, if I pick up my phone and switch the call to the handset from bluetooth, the problem goes away and I can take the call on the handset. But as soon as I put it back to bluetooth, the problem returns. Once this happens, if I hang up and try to call the person back using either bluetooth OR the handset, the voice problem returns and I cannot be heard speaking. I tried putting my mouth up to the watch and the phone thinking maybe it was trying to use another microphone, but I still sounded muffled and far away while I was testing this with my wife's phone.
I have checked all my settings in Android Wear, my phone settings for volume as well as call settings...I cannot find anything obvious. I've googled the issue, but there is little to no information regarding this problem.
Can anyone suggest something to help fix this? I really like the G watch, and I would like to get it to work so I can enjoy it. You would think that the G3 and G watch would play nice since they are both LG!
Thanks for any help,
Nick
Having the same issue....sort of...
First, allow me to apologize for any improper formatting or if I've tendered my reply in the wrong way.
I've literally never replied on a message board in my life. Ugh, I know. How, right? Moving on...
I have an issue very similar to the one you're having, only in place of the car, put a Plantronics WalMart headset and change the G3 for it's predecessor. I notice that people call me when my watch is connected to my phone. When I answer, they claim to not be able to hear or understand what I am saying. The problem persists even if I disconnect my headset and use the G2 in either handset or speakerphone mode. The only fix I've found is to restart the phone and return the call. Even then, if the watch is still connected, only the first call can be completed with no "interference".
I've attempted to update the software and firmware to my G2, with no success. I have no idea why this issue occurs.
Also, is probably noteworthy that regardless of whatever Bluetooth device I am connected, very very often during a call, my caller's voice will shift into "speakerphone" mode without being instructed to do so. I have to open the call screen, turn off the BT, then select it again to turn it back on. The call returns to the headset, but doesn't stay there in most cases. Sometimes I have to do this 5 - 7 times a call. Other times, it remains connected as it's supposed to. Again, I can find no reason why this happens, but it's been an issue for MONTHS with my G2. And it doesn't matter what headset I am using, it just "drops" the sound to my speaker phone, but still says that it remains connected to the headset.
It's a Sprint LG G2, if that matters at all.
PrivateBytes said:
Hi,
I realize this will sound like a strange issue, but I can reproduce it so it certainly exists.
I have an LG G3 running Android 4.4.2 on Verizon. I just bought it back in Jan '15, and the phone has been working great with no issues. I use my car's built in bluetooth connectivity to place and receive calls while driving and have had no issues doing so.
A few days ago (week of 3/9/15), I acquired a used LG G watch from a friend at work. It's in good shape; he only had it a few months, and it's working well. It connects to my phone, and I can use it to txt, place calls, etc. It's running software version 5.0.2.
I am experiencing an issue for which I cannot find the root cause. My issue is that, when I'm in my car, and both the car and the watch are connected to the phone via blue tooth, and I place or receive a call, folks on the other end cannot hear me speak. I tried it with my wife's cell phone, and can reproduce it every call. My voice is barely audible, yet bluetooth is connected to the car and I can hear the other person's voice just fine over my car speakers. As this is happening, if I pick up my phone and switch the call to the handset from bluetooth, the problem goes away and I can take the call on the handset. But as soon as I put it back to bluetooth, the problem returns. Once this happens, if I hang up and try to call the person back using either bluetooth OR the handset, the voice problem returns and I cannot be heard speaking. I tried putting my mouth up to the watch and the phone thinking maybe it was trying to use another microphone, but I still sounded muffled and far away while I was testing this with my wife's phone.
I have checked all my settings in Android Wear, my phone settings for volume as well as call settings...I cannot find anything obvious. I've googled the issue, but there is little to no information regarding this problem.
Can anyone suggest something to help fix this? I really like the G watch, and I would like to get it to work so I can enjoy it. You would think that the G3 and G watch would play nice since they are both LG!
Thanks for any help,
Nick
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Have you tried going into android settings for voice input and allowing recording using Bluetooth mic?

[Q] Help---people can't hear me

I had an issue with my LG G2 where people can't hear me when I call them. If I turn on speakerphone, they can usually hear me then. So I exchanged my G2 for a new one. Same problem now. About every 5th call or so, people can't hear me. It's driving me nuts. Could there be some software that's messing things up? I have google voice installed, and while most of the calls in question are GV calls, not all of them are. Just called someone now from my regular number and they couldn't hear me. Anyone have any tips or even advice on how I can tackle this?
Running latest Android updates and apps always, no root. Verizon. Calls placed from random locations (and even different states).
I am having the same issue. There are a couple of things I have tried. The most promising is to turn off Google hotword detection on every screen.
You can also try turning off the Privacy Keeper and Voice Enhancement in Call Settings. If any of this works for you, or you find and answer, let me know!
eepyikes said:
I had an issue with my LG G2 where people can't hear me when I call them. If I turn on speakerphone, they can usually hear me then. So I exchanged my G2 for a new one. Same problem now. About every 5th call or so, people can't hear me. It's driving me nuts. Could there be some software that's messing things up? I have google voice installed, and while most of the calls in question are GV calls, not all of them are. Just called someone now from my regular number and they couldn't hear me. Anyone have any tips or even advice on how I can tackle this?
Running latest Android updates and apps always, no root. Verizon. Calls placed from random locations (and even different states).
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Having the same issue with 2 lines, same LG G2 phone. Called Verizon, was told it sounds like a hardware issue. I'm thinking it's something to do with their Android update personally.
Had exact same issue and took phone to repair center. They said it was mic issue. They ended up replacing the entire phone but guess what - issue is still there on new phone.
Sent from my LG-D802
I've seen this issue on many forums and with the number of people that are having the problem, it has to be either LG flaw or a software issue. I'm trying turning off the ok google, noise cancellation, and privacy keeper. But I'm pretty sure I tried those on the last phone with the same results.
Just to make sure we're all having the same issue, you can be heard once you turn on speakerphone, correct?
Update on this: Still having the issue after disabling ok google hotword..
eepyikes said:
Just to make sure we're all having the same issue, you can be heard once you turn on speakerphone, correct?
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I read your reply some time ago but didn't answer because I had no answer.
Today the bug appeared again so I turned on speakerphone like you said. Guess what, they could then hear me!
Thanks for the tip @eepyikes, its a good workaround but lets hope for a proper solution.
Sent from my LG-D802
Any of you with this issue also have a Pebble or other type of smart watch?
I've noticed the same problem but the issue goes away when my Pebble isn't actively paired.
cahiatt said:
Any of you with this issue also have a Pebble or other type of smart watch?
I've noticed the same problem but the issue goes away when my Pebble isn't actively paired.
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-Correction- I hadn't had this issue since I disconnected my Pebble about 10 days back. It came back today when I made a call. What I noticed today is.......
When I switched to the speakerphone the person still couldn't hear me very well. Switching back to mic the problem is still there. But when I turned on my BT headset the audio was fine. Switching back to the phone mic from the BT the problem cleared up.
Did a test call initiating the call on the BT headset and had the same audio problem through BT. Switching back to the phone mic or speakerphone cleared it up.
Initiated another call on the speakerphone. Same audio problem. Switched to BT and it cleared up again. Switched back to the phone mic and it was still fine.
Seems the issue is there when initiating the call on BT, mic or speakerphone but switching from BT to the phone or phone to BT clears it up. I'm on a D801 (TMO) and first noticed this about three weeks back.
Rebooting the phone seemed to clear it up at least for the short term. I just noticed that the Google search app updated on the phone about two/three weeks back. Seems about the same time I started noticing the issue.
I had a backup of Google search 4.1.29 from back in January. Just restored that version and blocked it from updating to see if the issue comes back again.
Interesting to see this is also on the d802. Mine is the VS980.
The 13qcelp trick does not fix it. So tired of this!
Any other tricks out there??
Happened twice in one day. New record for me. Sick of people saying "hello?? Anyone there??? Hello??" until i turn speakers on. With speakers sound is horrible so really annoying! Wonder if issue will happen with AOSP/CM roms.....
Sent from my LG-D802

Moto X Pure Droppping Bluetooth Earpiece / Headset - is there a fix?

Hi,
I purchased a new Moto X pure a couple weeks ago and it is dropping my Plantronics Voyager Legend ear piece when I am on a call and a new one comes in (regardless if I let it go to voicemail, try to send it to voicemail, rings in the background or I try to switch callers and pick up the new call); when a call comes in (no other call already on the phone) and I depress the call answer button on the Voyager Legend, it picks up and immediately drops to the phone handset. It is also dropping the earpiece at other intermittent times. I have to turn the ear piece off and back on to pick up a call in progress already but, doesn't always work.
Initially I thought my ear piece had just gone bad, even though it worked normally with my Galaxy S5 and I purchased a new Plantronics Voyager Legend and the new unit also has the same issues but, also works great with the Galaxy S5. I am now convinced this is a software issue on the Moto X Pure.
Has anyone else had this issue and does anyone know how to possibly fix the issue?
Thanks,
Chris
Somewhat related. My MXSP has been dropping connection to my keylink like crazy. I know the keylink of fine because it was previously paired to my G2 without issue. Bluetooth.
It drops my Sena SMH5 helmet comm system too from time to time.
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Nastybutler said:
It drops my Sena SMH5 helmet comm system too from time to time.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
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Sounds like this might be happening to more of us than we realize. Has anyone else had Bluetooth connection issues? Have you found a way to resolve it?
Chris
praetorzero said:
Somewhat related. My MXSP has been dropping connection to my keylink like crazy. I know the keylink of fine because it was previously paired to my G2 without issue. Bluetooth.
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Sounds just like my earpiece issue, I think something is killing the connection in the background... I just don't what is dong it or where to find it.
Bluetooth Drops - Known Moto X Pure Issue - On Moto X Pure Forums Also
Looks like this is an issue with the Moto X Pure. It is being discussed on the Motorola Forums here... forums.motorola.com/posts/c9e1881ed7?commentId=992505#992505
Please add your input and comments there, so Motorola knows these appear to be systemic issues, not individual issues with a particular handset. If anyone finds any additional info on how to fix the issue or hears of updates to fix it from Motorola, please post those updates/info here also.
Thanks,
Chris
Does anyone have a status update on getting the BT fixed? I use my phone for work and I can't continue to work like this, toally unreliable and embarrasing in front of clients. Will have to return it if it isn't fixed asap. Shame, I generally like the phone.
Chris
I've been having the same issue with my LG Tone pro. Also if I get a call while listening to music, it won't pause the music when I answer like my old phone did. Really not happy about that...
Also been having issues with my Pebble disconnecting periodically as well
i have a plantronics earpiece (dont know the model # got it from verzion) and it hasnt done it to me yet. had the phone for about a month now.
Anyone... anyone... Buehler?
Still no response from Moto on fixing the bluetooth issue? May have to return the unit and get another phone before the 30 days is up. Very disappointing. Jumped from long line of Galaxy devices to give this a try with high hopes. Looking like a major fail at this point.

Bluetooth issues

Hi all,
I seem to be facing lots of separate and regular issues with BT and wanted to throw it out there to see if anyone else is experiencing similar.
1. Connection seems really weak - when I'm connected to a speaker, if I walk between it and my phone the music can cut out temporarily or become distorted. Never had this issue with other phones, using the same BT speakers.
2. If i go into BT settings, the BT switch sometimes flicks on and off itself maybe 3-4 times, without me touching anything. Very annoying especial if it's after I've just connected!
Anyone else seen anything like this? I've tried disabling smart power in case this affects it. I've disabled my BT macros in Macrodroid in case this is interfering, doesn't seem to be tho.
Best, Neil
To be honest sounds like bad phone. This is best BT I've had, and I've been using Samsung since g2.
I stay connected with leaving my phone upstairs front of house and I can go downstairs out my backdoor before it drops. (2200sqft house). Have more issue with wifi then Bluetooth
Thanks for the reply - I expect you're right. It's far from unusable but after stellar BT strength from my LG G3 previously it makes me a bit nervous.
Hmm, to send back or not send back...
My suggestion would be to exchange it.
Factory reset, then test. Without doing that first there is no reason to try anything else.

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