Last night listening to music I noticed my head phones were crackling. I checked the head jack and noticed it was very loose. When I barely tapped the headphone connector left to right I'd lose audio and playback would switch to the speakers. Sometimes the noise cancellation notification would pop up. I'm really disappointed, since it's only been a month. Sony says repairs could take as long as a month.
Speaker Bass said:
Last night listening to music I noticed my head phones were crackling. I checked the head jack and noticed it was very loose. When I barely tapped the headphone connector left to right I'd lose audio and playback would switch to the speakers. Sometimes the noise cancellation notification would pop up. I'm really disappointed, since it's only been a month. Sony says repairs could take as long as a month.
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Must have been unfortunate coincidence, I use headphones regularly, no problem..
Try Gold plated jack
Speaker Bass said:
Last night listening to music I noticed my head phones were crackling. I checked the head jack and noticed it was very loose. When I barely tapped the headphone connector left to right I'd lose audio and playback would switch to the speakers. Sometimes the noise cancellation notification would pop up. I'm really disappointed, since it's only been a month. Sony says repairs could take as long as a month.
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Had that problem then I tried Gold Plated jack and no more crackling when tap headphone jack...
Speaker Bass said:
Last night listening to music I noticed my head phones were crackling. I checked the head jack and noticed it was very loose. When I barely tapped the headphone connector left to right I'd lose audio and playback would switch to the speakers. Sometimes the noise cancellation notification would pop up. I'm really disappointed, since it's only been a month. Sony says repairs could take as long as a month.
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I had the headphone jack and usb port do weird stuff too, try blowing a compressor in there or cleaning it with a toothpick. The phone collects dust in those holes and the dust doesn't let the connectors engage properly, leading to a spotty connection.
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Does anyone else have this issue where sometimes when you plug in headphones the sound still comes through the speaker? I have the headphones plugged all the way in. I usually have to restart the phone to get it to work properly.
[Edit]: When this happens the sound comes out from the speaker as well as through the headphones.
Mine is more of when I bump the headphone jack it either plays through the speaker or pauses the song. It seems very sensitive
My first Vibrant had a faulty headphone jack, that would short out with even the slightest touch. You guys might be in the same boat.
Overall, yes, I would agree that the headphone jack is 'cheap'. It seems as if it could be easily broken, and having one arrive DOA is not a great sign.
If you're still able to, I'd take your phones in for a swap. You're not going crazy.
Same issue here. It's especially an issue when you're sitting in your quite cube at work about to watch The Bed Intruder video on YouTube and it comes blaring out of the speaker when you thought is was going to come out of your headphones.
I think the third connection point for the video causes the problem since the device has 3 contacts instead of just left and right audio like most devices.
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I play audio podcasts through car's aux in and just plug in the other end to my Focus's headphone jack. I have noticed that many times the podcast suddenly lowers volume to nearly inaudible levels and happens intermittently.
Once the problem shows up if I
- play songs, the volume level is fine
- stop and start playback of podcast, the problem persists.
- unplug and continue playback on Focus' speaker, the volume level is just fine
- unplug and plug it back in and the problem goes away.
- never have this problem when playing back over headphones (when in gym)
I have this problem only with Podcasts and don't get it at all with songs or videos.
Anyone else noticed this?
Audio output sucks on this phone, that is for sure. Major issues. Sorry to hear about yours.
Thresher said:
Audio output sucks on this phone, that is for sure. Major issues. Sorry to hear about yours.
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how so? i'm not having any problems at all.
Did any of you notice it's not your standard 35mm jack? The headphones that come with the phone are clearly deeper than the standard jack, and have two bands around it instead of the normal one.
I presume you are using standard cable to connect to car's aux jack....
I would check to see if there is a special samsung accessory to make the proprietary jack into a standard aux output?
Samsung are notorious for using this style of jack on their phones. The Galaxy line of android phones use the same jack.
dead_on_the_floor said:
Did any of you notice it's not your standard 35mm jack? The headphones that come with the phone are clearly deeper than the standard jack, and have two bands around it instead of the normal one.
I presume you are using standard cable to connect to car's aux jack....
I would check to see if there is a special samsung accessory to make the proprietary jack into a standard aux output?
Samsung are notorious for using this style of jack on their phones. The Galaxy line of android phones use the same jack.
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that is weird. i hook mine up to my car with the same jack i used for my iphone with no problems. in fact i am under the assumption the sound quality is actually better than with the iphone.
maybe this is a canada thing?
The plug is set up to use headsets with the microphone, and may not work well with some older stereo audio cables. However, I have used it with a podcast and found it to work quite well. I suggest trying another cable, cuz the Focus works fine.
The line level output of the 3.5mm jack is approx. 40% less than that of the iphone, or my HTC Tilt2. That is the issue I have and that others have commented on.
For instance, iphone plugged in playing on my car stereo, Panteras Cemetary Gates @ 320kbps MP3 is mind boggling loud at 50% volume on the car and 100% volume on the iphone. With the Focus the car stereo volume needs to be at 90% to be equal to the volume of the iphone.
Also, since the Focus needs to be at 100% and the car stereo nearly 100% you hear the phones whining, hissing and popping and every non-music portion.
Super lame.
There's some volume problems that I've noticed on the Focus, in that it's not consistent through playback sessions and such.
The iPhone 4 uses a Cirrus Logic codec with an integrated headphone amplifier, the Focus seems to use the built-in codec with it's headphone amplifier, which might not have the same amount of oomph.
I've measured a 7-8dB lower volume on the Focus when using a line-out cable to an Audio Precision test machine.
Thanks for reporting that! Great post.
Does anyone have this problem?
Ok, I have a mp3 car adaptor that I used with my Tilt and Tilt2 without any problems. Rich sound and bass. I plugged in my Focus (just got it last night) and music only comes out one speaker.
In my '95 M3, I run an Alpine HU (9814 IIRC) with a Line in Adaptor, I run very HD (thick) gold plated lines and a Splitter (all from Monoprice.com, one goes to my portable Sirius, other pops up by my center console sunglass cubby, split happens under the passeger seat) and I usually have my 120Gb Zune attached to it, but I tried with the Phone the other day and it worked great. Played a Tool concert and it sounded as good as the Zune. Like the Zune I set the volume to about 80%, still had plenty of head room for serious volume in the Alpine. (only way to listen to Tool is LOUD!) I do run an old school Pioneer Amp, Pioneer Kevlar Components, 2 JL Audio Stealth Boxes (each is an 8" Sub).
I want to escalate this issue but I need you guys to quickly reply on the MS forums so that it gets taken seriously. Please hit the "I need an answer too" button and give some sort of descriptive reply.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/9c92dad9-5e12-465d-a0fb-b9465179b436
I hope that his is a software side optimization since we are able to make the volume higher with the diagnostic codes.
I added my vote there.
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I have a second complaint. When I stick a headphone jack in the mic turns off, it probably is expecting an inline mic with the headphones. My problem is when I then go to pull out my headphones the phone doesn't notice and will continue to not hear. It takes two or three times reinserting and pulling out the headphones to remidy this. Is anyone else haveing this issue.
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Same problem here. But is worst, I connect the Focus to my Car Auxiliary jack to use it as a mega speaker, I mean, when someone calls I can hear them, but they can not hear me. The microphone is dead when I plug it in. Someone knows a fix for this?
jaraya13 said:
Same problem here. But is worst, I connect the Focus to my Car Auxiliary jack to use it as a mega speaker, I mean, when someone calls I can hear them, but they can not hear me. The microphone is dead when I plug it in. Someone knows a fix for this?
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Can't say that I have a fix for it, but it may be the connection your cable is making with the jack in the phone. I do the same thing, have the phone mounted in a jack around the same height as my head unit and people hear me fine when I speak during a call. I am currently using a cable from radioshack designed for recessed headphone jacks. Can't think of the brand off the top of my head however.
rswilson411 said:
Can't say that I have a fix for it, but it may be the connection your cable is making with the jack in the phone. I do the same thing, have the phone mounted in a jack around the same height as my head unit and people hear me fine when I speak during a call. I am currently using a cable from radioshack designed for recessed headphone jacks. Can't think of the brand off the top of my head however.
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Hi pal, thanks for the reply, but I couldn't understand very well your explanation. What is a recessed headphone jack? What is the head unit?
Thanks in advance!
I have not noticed this problem however the microphone shutting off is very annoying and funny since at&t says texting while driving is unsafe yet i have to unplug my phone while driving to turn on speaker and talk. they need to fix that ASAP
has anyone had a issue with the headphone jack i got the phobe 3 weeks ago and in the 1st week the head phone jack gave me a static noise and it would skip songs and pause/play them also it also would activate Google assistant , I got it replaced and the replacement has given me the same problem and yes i changed the wires i was not using the same ones as the one prior to the replacement just want to know if anyone else is having this issue cause this has occured on 2 lg g6 i have owned in less then a month
No problems on mine.
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Thanks hopefully my replacement unit doesnt get that problem
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mhfg
Mines just started doing this. Is there a fix other than replacing it?
try other headphones?
This sounds like the audio jack problem from the LG G3. Do your headphones have integrated microphones? The LG G3's problem is, that using headphones without microphone produces the same behaviour like mentioned above. The audio stops/starts playing when twisting the headphone plug because it loses connection for a moment and therefore stops the music. Using headphones with integrated microphones solves this issue because of the additional pole for it in the headphone plug.
I have the same when i connect it to my car's amplifier via an aux cable
ferby09 said:
This sounds like the audio jack problem from the LG G3. Do your headphones have integrated microphones? The LG G3's problem is, that using headphones without microphone produces the same behaviour like mentioned above. The audio stops/starts playing when twisting the headphone plug because it loses connection for a moment and therefore stops the music. Using headphones with integrated microphones solves this issue because of the additional pole for it in the headphone plug.
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That could be it, I usually use wireless headphones in the gym but I forgot them when I went to the gym the other day. Also I noticed it when I use my Aux cable in the car.
Yeah i have that too!, it's like you're describing my phone.
Are it the ones with the dac?
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Are it the ones with the dac?
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Mine is without (H870)
ferby09 said:
This sounds like the audio jack problem from the LG G3. Do your headphones have integrated microphones? The LG G3's problem is, that using headphones without microphone produces the same behaviour like mentioned above. The audio stops/starts playing when twisting the headphone plug because it loses connection for a moment and therefore stops the music. Using headphones with integrated microphones solves this issue because of the additional pole for it in the headphone plug.
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Actually it's been said that earphones of same model with microphone have less clarity than without mic of same.
http://imgur.com/a/5cou6
I made a post on reddit LGG6 sub with pictures regarding this issue. Hope it helps anyone who comes across this thread.
there's a head phone jack ?
I prefer blueteeth.
somehow i missed this thread before. I posted on here about my problem recently. Mine started having a problem back in May or June where it will loose the left audio channel when plugged in to the car stereo after some time playing. reconnecting the cable would help for 5-10 mins before it would do it again. hard to deal with when driving on the highway. Then it got to the point where bumping the connector would cause the google assistant to keep coming on or the popping noise in the speakers or making the songs pause or skip to the next one. I got a replacement and it's fine so far. So worrisome. And this happened on someone elses car as well and with 3 different aux cables. So that rules out a faulty car stereo or cable.
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somehow i missed this thread before. I posted on here about my problem recently. Mine started having a problem back in May or June where it will loose the left audio channel when plugged in to the car stereo after some time playing. reconnecting the cable would help for 5-10 mins before it would do it again. hard to deal with when driving on the highway. Then it got to the point where bumping the connector would cause the google assistant to keep coming on or the popping noise in the speakers or making the songs pause or skip to the next one. I got a replacement and it's fine so far. So worrisome. And this happened on someone elses car as well and with 3 different aux cables. So that rules out a faulty car stereo or cable.
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Well i went out of town today and the phone did good until i was a mile from home then the left audio channel started cutting out when playing music on Poweramp. Dammit. i unplugged the aux cable and plugged it in again but less then a minute later it started doing it again. wiggling the connector didn't make a difference. anyone have this issue? I don't know if it's related to the jack issue or a software issue. I just got this replacement phone last Wednesday. I"m an audiophile so it pains me that i can't use a "real" quality audio player on this phone without skipping or the audio channel cutting out like this. I never had so many problems with my other android phones except the motorola Razr HD i used to have.
mervin989 said:
http://imgur.com/a/5cou6
I made a post on reddit LGG6 sub with pictures regarding this issue. Hope it helps anyone who comes across this thread.
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Wow, I'm glad i checked this topic again :highfive:
Took a needle and presto! Thanks so much :laugh:
@Phoneaddict5 can you maybe add this in 1st post?
Yeah mine has had this problem after my second week,,, its been in for repairs twice now... They have replaced the headphone jack and something else but now im really concern about the water prove deal,,,, its been at the lg repair place so i hope is would still be water prove or recistant
Headphone jack problem solved
Hi all. I had the same headphone jack problem a while ago as described by the op, and i found this post //imgur. com/ gallery/ 5cou6 (should have https in front + fix the space, as i am a new member and not allowed to post outside link), followed the simple fix, and have never had any issue ever since. Hope it helps
Update: Ups. Just noticed that someone had already posted it haha. Anyway, try that first before you bring it to service center
I've had this device for over a year, played tons of music with that, and all of a sudden speakers got a dirty sound a few days ago, song still plays but it's not as loud plus you hear "hhhhhhhhhh" sound in the background.
I've checked the speakers, they're clean.
I haven't changed a thing, app-system-wise.
Are they ruined? What can I do?
Not sure if relevant to your issue but, my top speaker was sounding like it was blown. I ordered one ebay and after assembly it still sounded blown. I ended up using a cotton ball and Rubbing alcohol to deep clean the speaker grill and amazingly, the sound was perfect again. I guess the sound was bouncing back, causing the speaker or something internal to rattle.
Hello folks, got the G6 via mail today and everything was fine until I tried to enable the HiFi dac and then I was devastated.
It played music just fine then I switched on the hifi and it would pauce but instead of playing again it stops and all I get is a hissing noise with some weird dial up Internet sounds
Am I missing some box I was suppose to tick? I factory reset and it did not fix it. I feel it's a hardware issue and needs to replaced.. thoughts? What's wrong?
Here's a video of the problem: https://youtu.be/1Y62BTECLy8
All comments appreciated, thank you
i think you can not enable the dac while youre headpone is connected , you should first enable it and then when you connect your headphone it wil recognize the impedance and then the dac is automaticly enabled
hmmmm ... on low-impedance earbuds, it doesn't come on at all, although i can enable it and it does nothing. on high-impedance headphones it comes on automatically.
no the dac is made for 80 a 100 Ohm and higher offcoarse
I want to put your mind at ease. This happens to me sometimes. What kind of headphones are you using? If they don't have an in line mic then you can sometimes get some weird sound cutoffs with it. This has to do with the headphone jack being a "smart" headphone jack. The headphone jack has to detect impedance after all so it has to have some tech that won't be in your run of the mill headphone jack. Trying plugging in something with an in line mic just to verify and also you can trying jiggling and rotating in the jack with your current headphones a little bit.
This happens to me occasionally when I try to use aux cables in my car. It can get weird. It also sometimes interprets movement of the aux cable as pressing the pause button on an in line headphone mic controller etc. I wouldn't be worried about it until you troubleshoot this part.
Attach a 50 Ohm or higher headphone and the DAC will be available.
Headphone used is the ATH M50x
I got hope from your posts, went to a nearby store to try out the G6 they had with my headphone
Theirs had no problem playing with HiFi Dac enabled with the M50x, so it definitely is my units problem which sucks.
*Update*
Where I live, India, LG thankfully has a DoA program (10 days) where they replace it new at the service centre after a bit of formalities are done. Good news, I'll get a new replacement through them instead of shipping the phone to the original seller (with my money) and getting a new replacement from seller.
Just to double-check...
Guys,
I'm in the process of buying a smartphone mostly for the sound quality (so I can ditch my Nano), Wifi, screen, waterproofness and GPS functionality as I'm a semi-permanent traveller. I have expensive earbuds that I'm very happy with and that I'd like to keep, having compared them with 25+ (?) others. HOWEVER... Am I interpreting these messages correctly if I start thinking that with my 16 Ohm (@ 1kHz) finding any audiophile quality on a smartphone is just a pipe dream?? That would be terrible news...
drftr