So I just noticed the other day when watching a video that sound is only coming from the top speaker. Weird. I rebooted which seemed to have fixed the issue temporarily. I queued up another video about an hour later and sound came from the bottom speaker for about 2 seconds but then went out. I rebooted to twrp, cleared ART and system cache, tested again when booted back up and worked. However, a short time after successful test, the issue came back. I then decided to manually load the new April build hoping it would rewrite whatever audio drivers and fix permanently. Again, tested after reboot, worked fine but issue came back shortly after. I have not factory reset it and flashed the lasted build with wug's NRT in no wipe mode this time but the March build was a total clean install and was working fine until a few days ago.
Anyone experience anything like this? This is so weird. I downloaded a speaker tester app to test both left and right output which works totally fine when no videos or music play from the bottom speaker. I even cleared all the app cache hoping that might clear a corrupt file or something but I am out of ideas other than a factory reset and/or total clean install.
Update: While having the issue yesterday, I decided to run the left/right speaker test and the right speaker would work the majority of the time but sometimes, it wouldn't. No sound at all. Left (top) would always work. So I let it run the test for a few mins and the issue happened less and less until not at all. I have been testing randomly over the past 24 hours and now the right (bottom) speaker is again working consistently. What is the world could have caused this?? I thought maybe a loose or broken soldier connection so I looked at the ifixit teardown and that just doesn't seem possible. I also was intentionally flicking the front, back and edges of the phone with my finger to try to jostle it but nothing ever happened and it's still working consistently. So that rules out hardware and points to software. I never did a factory reset but I wonder if running that speaker test app for a little while straighted something out software wise? I also edited the speaker gains using es file explorer to lower the volume on the left (top) speaker after it had been working good for a while and I didn't see anything strange in the XML file so I just don't know.
Update 2: Issue just came back. Audio would work from bottom speaker and then fade out after a few seconds. I have now factory reset the phone, tested and is working now but will update if the issue returns.
There have been a few threads on this issue. I'm on the March release as I haven't flashed the April images yet. There is a YouTube video that was posted here on XDA that tested the audio of both speakers separately. I could definitely tell my bottom speaker was not as loud as my top speaker. Thanks to ElementalX kernel and EX manager app, I adjusted the bottom speaker volume by two levels and now they're both equal when I watch the video again. Hope this helped ya out.
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Pain-N-Panic said:
There have been a few threads on this issue. I'm on the March release as I haven't flashed the April images yet. There is a YouTube video that was posted here on XDA that tested the audio of both speakers separately. I could definitely tell my bottom speaker was not as loud as my top speaker. Thanks to ElementalX kernel and EX manager app, I adjusted the bottom speaker volume by two levels and now they're both equal when I watch the video again. Hope this helped ya out.
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My issue isn't just low volume, it's totally out. Weirdest issue I've encountered. So far after the FDR, the bottom speaker has been working consistently. I'll report back if issue comeß back where the sound is totally gone.
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While playing Pandora this weekend the speaker on the right side of the device quit working, when it first happened I gave it a little tap with my finger and it tried to come back on. So my question is has anyone else had issues with speakers quitting and second how hard is it to take this unit apart so i can check for a loose connection before I have to send it back.
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jetracers said:
While playing Pandora this weekend the speaker on the right side of the device quit working, when it first happened I gave it a little tap with my finger and it tried to come back on. So my question is has anyone else had issues with speakers quitting and second how hard is it to take this unit apart so i can check for a loose connection before I have to send it back.
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What ROM are you running?
My guess is ElocityMod 1.3 and using DSP Manager to crank the volume up a little higher.
Did you notice any distortion before the speaker bought the farm?
If my guess was correct, the speaker is most likely toast. Distortion usually = clipping (when the waveform sent to the speaker is over amplified and gets choppy, sending a square waveform instead of a nice smooth sine wave) this is realllllly bad for the voicecoil of the speaker and not repairable 99% of the time without replacing the speaker itself.
There is a teardown thread in the A7 General section that may be of use to you.
[TEARDOWN] eLocity A7 internals
I received my device a couple of days back and today I encountered a very weird problem. Sometime phones uses the front speaker and sometimes it uses the rear loud speaker. I got a call, received it and turned the speaker on..the other person on call couldn't hear my voice but I could listen to hers. The a minute later the phone was playing everything from the front speaker rather the than rear. Be it audio songs, videos song anything. When I was pressing the volume rocker, there was no sound coming from any speaker. Finally, I restarted the phone and it's back to normal. What went wrong, any idea? As this might happen again.:s
My phone's condition: Totally stock. No root. No ROM. No kernel change. All stock. Running 4.2.2
Guess I was suppose to post it in Q&A forum. If so, mods, please move it there.
BigDig said:
What is wrong is....that there's no front speaker on that phone
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The EAR PIECE that 'can' be called a Front Speaker (as inside the earpiece is a speaker), which goes without saying.
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Anyhow, back to the topic.. Has anyone encountered this issue on his/her device?
Seeing responses like the above quoted comment, I might add my phone rattles, but I don't find it an issue. As long as such things aren't affecting the usability of the device, I am completely OK with it. But 2 problems have really bothered me. One is well known, the camera can't focus at all and second is the subject of this thread. So, I really want to inquire if anyone came across this earpiece/speaker problem that I faced and how it was fixed, permanently.
RMA that sucker. Hardware fault.
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I had a similar problem.
I would play music from the back but eventually it would play music in the earpiece. I forgot what I did prior, but it had to do with using a modified google play version.
I just re-flashed the rom and it worked fine after that.
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I had a similar problem.
I would play music from the back but eventually it would play music in the earpiece. I forgot what I did prior, but it had to do with using a modified google play version.
I just re-flashed the rom and it worked fine after that.
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Alright, thanks for the response.
I am playing music from the built in Music Player. And I am totally stock. Although it didn't happen again but I was hoping if I could know what to do (besides restarting) when it happens the next time.
Hey Guys,
I have a unrooted nexus 7 which has been working fine until a month ago... It started with the power button no longer responding which somehow corrected it self. That sameday I'm watching a you tube video and the speaker buzzed for a second locking up the video, so I had to replay the video and suddenly had no sound... I played around with all the volume controls in the settings and had no success however the volume control for alarm and notification alarm did play a test sound when I moved the bar but did not increase in volume or decrease just remained at the same soft level no matter where I placed my finger on the control bar. But the headphones still work.
So I did a factory reset and it had no effect. I left the device off for a few hours and turned it back on and the audio came back like new, but after 15 to 20 mins it goes right back to the same problem I had since I watched the you tube video... No one else seems to be experiencing this so I think the speaker or something in the hardware has failed... I'll probably RMA but if any one has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
Thanks
I think you are correct about the hardware problem. When it's an hardware issue nothings better than RMA.
Hi,
I have a strange issue wherein the botton speaker of the phone totally stops working occasionally and all the sound comes through the top speaker. The volume for the top speaker is also very low and its badly distorted. The only fix is a restart.
This started happening a 1 month back, I've had this phone since November last year. So i don't think its a hardware issue. Does anyone have any any ideas as to what might be the issue.
Could it be that some app is causing this or some software updated messed it up ?
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From my own personal experience, it seems to be due to surround sound configuration. If the app partly allows surround sound, the sound will be badly mixed between the speaker, while if you set the app to mono-speakers only it will play sound from both speakers. Try to play some music in mono or download a midi-file with mono configuration and see if it does anything different.
But this is happening with all apps when it happens. If it would have been just one app it would have been easy to pin point, but when it happens, its for all apps.
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Yea so i checked it ... I killed the google play music after turning the equalizer off and started it again...the problem is solved :good:
My bottom speaker has done the same, I noticed it when I could hardly hear on load speaks. I am reading it's come with the new Android update 7. Seems about he same ti e mine stopped. I have tryed your fix. Turning of eq in Google Play. Shutting it down then restartinh. But no fix.
Use stereo test app (high volume) and this will fix your problem.
Were you able to fix this issue?
I'm having the same issue on my Mate 20 Pro
just restart your phone fckers
I have a very unusual problem. About a week ago, I noticed that the left speaker was very soft. I tried wiping everything, changing Android version. I did fiddle with mixer paths XML earlier and reduced left speaker gain. It should have been replaced many times by now. I've also been using viper, Dolby and trying out other sound mods.
Thinking it might be a hardware problem, I had it replaced. However, the technician did say if the speaker is broken, it will either be no sound or a cracked sound. Not soft. He cleaned the whole area as well.
No improvement at all. Just now, I tried a pair of external speakers. The left was extremely soft. So it is pretty much confirmed software related. For the life of me, I can't figure it out. I'm on stock Oreo now with no mods or apps installed. Can still barely hear anything on calls and Google music.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I have a very unusual problem. About a week ago, I noticed that the left speaker was very soft. I tried wiping everything, changing Android version. I did fiddle with mixer paths XML earlier and reduced left speaker gain. It should have been replaced many times by now. I've also been using viper, Dolby and trying out other sound mods.
Thinking it might be a hardware problem, I had it replaced. However, the technician did say if the speaker is broken, it will either be no sound or a cracked sound. Not soft. He cleaned the whole area as well.
No improvement at all. Just now, I tried a pair of external speakers. The left was extremely soft. So it is pretty much confirmed software related. For the life of me, I can't figure it out. I'm on stock Oreo now with no mods or apps installed. Can still barely hear anything on calls and Google music.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I have been facing the same issue.
Bump.
tropical cactus said:
I have a very unusual problem. About a week ago, I noticed that the left speaker was very soft. I tried wiping everything, changing Android version. I did fiddle with mixer paths XML earlier and reduced left speaker gain. It should have been replaced many times by now. I've also been using viper, Dolby and trying out other sound mods.
Thinking it might be a hardware problem, I had it replaced. However, the technician did say if the speaker is broken, it will either be no sound or a cracked sound. Not soft. He cleaned the whole area as well.
No improvement at all. Just now, I tried a pair of external speakers. The left was extremely soft. So it is pretty much confirmed software related. For the life of me, I can't figure it out. I'm on stock Oreo now with no mods or apps installed. Can still barely hear anything on calls and Google music.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I found this solution on XDA. It works for me. But unfortunately after modified xml file battery drain faster than before. https://www.google.com.kh/amp/s/for.../mod-boost-call-handset-volume-t3329419/page1
Bondeth hun said:
I found this solution on XDA. It works for me. But unfortunately after modified xml file battery drain faster than before. https://www.google.com.kh/amp/s/for.../mod-boost-call-handset-volume-t3329419/page1
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Thank you so much. At first there wasn't any difference. After a short ride in the car using Bluetooth audio, the left speaker is now back to 80℅. Better than nothing. The YouTube stereo speaker test sounds a near balance between left and right. A little more experimentation and I'll see if it can be back to the same. Thanks again.