It's almost 2.5 years and still my beloved nexus(WiFi 32 GB) is performing brilliantly thanks to all the tips tricks and custom Roms . Currently using stock rooted 5.1 and performance seems to be good so far. The only problem I am having with my nexus is the portrait microphone. It no longer wants to hear my voice. Landscape microphone works fine though. Is there any software mod (kernel related?) which will permanently assign the landscape microphone for audio input? I know I can rotate the screen and use it but most of the time tablet is in portrait mode and it becomes annoying. Also there are certain voice calling apps which force the orientation in portrait while calling. All suggestions welcome
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guys i was just goin over the microphone issue threads and checking my mic, seems ics didnt bring the fix as thought,
I did find that if you dont speak from direct in front of the microphone it doesnt pick up much, then i had a idea, VERY SIMPLE ..
try the inbuilt recorder in landscape mode,
then try again with the tab in portrait mode. or some reason i noticed a large improvement, it also seemed to pickup my voice louder from further away
Hi, I'm currently using the Codename Android rom by 0.0 with the grapefruit kernel. Love this rom and I really believe the developers on this site are effin geniuses (it blows my mind the way you guys can develop these sorts of things. Thank Bob for technology). Anyway, I saw that a few issues I have are being worked on and the grapefruit kernel solved my WiFi issue and lowmic zip fixed the obvious.
Currently, the problems I am having are as follows:
I can't use speaker during phonecalls and I noticed that when I unclick speaker, I can still hear the person I'm talking to, but they can't hear me (unselecting speaker seems to permanently mute the mic for the duration of the call. The mic works fine as long as long as the speaker isn't selected).
The Netflix app crashes immediately, the Hulu app will not play videos because it'a missing DRM support, and a few apps like the piano app I use (easypiano two touch) crashes once I press on a key. There's also apps that have terrible display quality like The Sims and Office Jerk. Does the fact that flash player's not supported in Android versions beyond 4.0 have anything to do with any of these issues?
Lastly, mms won't send (it'll look like it's sending, but never succeeds) and trackpad won't wake up cell (But I think I read that that's not so much an issue as it is just not an option).
BTW, anyone know of a great + free voice recorder, FM radio, and car dock app? (2.2 had them, but this rom doesn't). Thanks in advanced. I hope the more I learn the less questions I'll have.
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I bought a nexus yesterday but im having a strange problem. When i make a call on skype and i have the tablet on the portrait mode people hear me perfectly but when i change the tablet to landscape people hear some noise from my mic. Is this normal on this tablet or its a problem on my nexus?
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There are two microphones on it. If you are holding it in portrait, you will find one on top and one on the left. I was accidentally covering one when I used Skype. I'd check that first. I'd like to know if there is a way to dictate which mic is used for different things.
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Hi all,
I absolutely LOVE my new Mediapad M3, and I've been listening to music on it quite a bit.
However, music sounds SO much better when the device is in landscape mode.
Is there a way to always have the sound in landscape mode (even when the device is in portrait mode)?
Thanks in advance!
I don't think there is a difference except that when you have the M3 in portrait position the bottom speaker is probabably blocked and the stereo sound is top down instead of left right.
No, there actually is a difference. I can tell because I place my M3 the same way on my desk everyday when I'm working. Whenever Poweramp or YouTube is in landscape mode, I can definitely hear a difference in the music (for example, the separation is better) compared to when the device is in portrait mode. It's more of a hassle than a huge problem, so I guess I'll have to find a workaround.
Finally got the OTA update to 5.0, and the sound is always in landscape now (at least it sounds that way to my ears lol).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab s5e has an audio bug. It is described as follow;
When using the device, in for example landscape or portait mode, the loudspeakers should actually equal the position in which in you hold the device.
Unfortunately the following can happen.
When in landscape mode, the Tab s5e speakers can become locked as if in portrait mode. This means you will have portrait speakers even when using landscape. This means no balanced speakers, no stereo sound in landscape, since audio is mono perceived at left 2 speakers and right 2 speakers.
There however seems to be a workaround.
Workaround for now;
In situation when in landscape mode, using this tablet, make sure you have a home screen that allows rotation in all 4 possibilities.
Rotate counter clockwise, at the application that allows the speakers to follow landscape or portrait mode, keep rotating, keep rotating, until you have done
From landscape with bad unwanted loudspeaker mode, go to portrait with in portrait loudspeaker mode, keep rotating to upside down in loudspeaker mode, keep rotating, keep rotating until the speakers finally lock in landscape mode again.
This happens for example when you unlock the Tab s5e when in portrait mode, and you open the device in landscape, the speaker hardware software configuration thinks the device is in portrait mode still.
At this moment there seems to be a workaround, rotating your Samsung Galaxy Tab s5e until it connects the speakers the right position.
You will notice this when for example in landscape you have no stereo sound, which is an understatement of the problem.
Things I did? Complete factory reset, not making use of any samsung related audio enhancement for example.
This is a serious bug according to myself. Maybe you will not notice it until now, but when you have read this, you will know this bug at Android 11 exists with the Tab s5e.
I assure you that what has not been seen/heard in the speaker will bother you now you know. You have the right to have the speakers to be outputted in right position no matter portrait or landscape mode!
As a musician this really annoys me a lot.
Several times a week, I keep rotating the Samsung Galaxy Tab s5e until the speakers are in the right position again according to physical and logical position.
Debug test setup
Install audio or video player that continues to play this left-center-right speakers test even in the background
Now change applications that use different orientation, a device with 4 speakers will change audio output and left center right output to the speakers that should be correct.