I bought a demo phone on ebay. It sure is a sharp looking device.
I have 2 problems:
1. Unable to OTA; it just won't. No big deal, just sideload or fastboot
2. Microphone, speech to text will not work on Oreo and higher. Microphone works for calls only, can't record sound in the videos, no speech to text etc.??
I'd like to know if anyone else had these issues with a demo PH-1 and was able to resolve either matter?
It tries to use the noise cancelling microphone instead of the primary mic is what some speculate. I noticed if I tap the back of it while recording a video, the sound is recorded! But talking it does not record me, even if I get close to the rear microphone.
Somehow the phone remaps the apps to using the wrong microphone for speech to text and recording, but phone calls work fine.
So it can only use Nougat 7.1.1 unless you don't want speech to text and recording sound. Looks like a possible software issue, maybe the hardware is slightly different on the (earlier) demo version, as well?
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Our HD2 can not do Two way Call Recording by default.
However:
rule 1: Samsung Omnia II Can do Two way Call Recording by tweaking registry
rule 2: Samsung Omnia II have a Hacked Sense ROM
now...
If Samsung Omnia II + Hacked Sense ROM + Two way Call Recording Registry Tweak
can do two way recording
Then
WM 6.5 disable HD2 two way call recording on purpose OR HD2 missing some system file OR HD2 need to replace some system file from Samsung Omnia II ?
ELSE
The HD2 Sense disable two way call recording on purpose? How about Samsung Omnia II disable sense UI, can it do two way recording ?
I don't have Samsung Omnia II, can not do the test...
Please help if you can.
htc disabled it because they don't agree with silent recording (which has legal implications in some countries).
If someone have both phone, they can confirme that.
Mine works!
dwin said:
If someone have both phone, they can confirme that.
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My HD2 DOES record both ways when using Resco Audio Recorder. My outgoing voice is crystal clear, while the incoming voice is just slightly more quiet (but very easily understood).
PeterHTC said:
My HD2 DOES record both ways when using Resco Audio Recorder. My outgoing voice is crystal clear, while the incoming voice is just slightly more quiet (but very easily understood).
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The easiest way to test if its actually recording properly or just picking up the mic through the speakers is to try recording whilst the headset is plugged in. If the incoming recorded voice level is the same with the headset plugged in (and in your ear so there is no chance feedback) then you have an element of proper 2 way recording.
If I have the time I may flash some different bases and see how they compare.
Mark.
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The easiest way to test if its actually recording properly or just picking up the mic through the speakers is to try recording whilst the headset is plugged in. If the incoming recorded voice level is the same with the headset plugged in (and in your ear so there is no chance feedback) then you have an element of proper 2 way recording.
If I have the time I may flash some different bases and see how they compare.
Mark.
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I'll try plugging in a headset and let you know. Give me a few hours. Guests just arrived.
Peter
I was wrong!
PeterHTC said:
I'll try plugging in a headset and let you know. Give me a few hours. Guests just arrived.
Peter
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I was wrong! I connected a headset, made a phone call, and ONLY my outgoing voice was recorded. The incoming "caller" was NOT recorded.
Forgive me.
Vito Audio notes works like charm on hd2
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Vito Audio notes works like charm on hd2
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are you really sure? there are a number of ongoing threads about this and the consensus seems to be that when you test it, you make a call to your landline in a nice quiet room, and its actually picking up there other end through your mic.
try starting to record, then call your mobile so you get an engaged tone, maybe have tv in background, when you listen back, not a trace of engaged tone.
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Vito Audio notes works like charm on hd2
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Can you repeat the test from post5?
Mark.
RiAySoft makes Auto Phone Call Recorder (v.1.30) which I works really well on my HD2. Incoming call recording is direct and doesn't rely at all on the microphone. I had to pay a few bucks for it though but it's well worth it if you need it. Link below. http://riaysoft.perso.sfr.fr/en/?Windows_Phone:Phone_Call_Recorder
doesn't mention hd2 in compatibility list, have you tried it with the headset?
Yes, please plugin your 3.5mm Headset which you use to listen to music,
and make a call, see if both side is recored,
if yes, great news.
Try the free demo!
I don't know what I've done with the original headset I use my own earphones but go to the download site and just install it. It's an unregistered version with some reduced functionality I believe but it ought to be enough to test the earpiece out.
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RiAySoft makes Auto Phone Call Recorder (v.1.30) which I works really well on my HD2. Incoming call recording is direct and doesn't rely at all on the microphone. I had to pay a few bucks for it though but it's well worth it if you need it. Link below. http://riaysoft.perso.sfr.fr/en/?Windows_Phone:Phone_Call_Recorder
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same problem.it's picking it up through the mic. with the head set theres nothing from the other end, and to be fair this end is pretty faint through the wired mic.
the open mic is pretty good,I can see how you wouldthink it's working correctly.
Try covering the mic
Here's what I did before:
Try getting someone to help you make a test call without the earpiece in. Next try covering the mic while the other party is talking and you won't hear the difference when you play back the recorded file. On the other hand if you were to cover the mic whilst you were speaking into the hd2 you'd get an audible drop in volume.
I have also considered the fact that the mic might be picking up vibrations through the phones body (this would in reality be very unclear because phone mics are designed to pick up modulations in air waves which move much slower than they do through solids). Another quick test to prove this would be to compare the relative volumes of recorded audio using both different programs. Unless ACR has code artificially reducing the volume of incoming sound (doubt this) then both software should demonstrate similar results.
My guess is that the earpiece might require yet another set of code to enable recording of the rerouted audio.
my take is that it is carrying through the body to the mic, my reasoninhg being that even if you cover the earpiece, the ambient sound of the caller is still pretty clear.it almost sounds like its coming out of the back speaker too. maybe the rigid glass makes the sound carry without too much distortion.
someone will figure it out, its not s priority for me,I can wait.
Just wondering does anyone experience the problem of recording a video on the Omnia 7, yet no sound is recorded during playback?
I've noticed this heaps of times where apps which require the mic (Shazam, bing voice search, and as mentioned recording a video) does not pic up any sound. The only way to remedy this problem is by dialling a contact and ending it right away before it alerts them. This kind of activates the mic of the phone. Anyone experiencing this?
No, sound is good with my Omnia. Video recording, apps that require the mic...no problem at all.
Thanks. Weird how mine sometimes dont work. Was recording a video, and when I played it back it had no sound... It seems fine now though, but I reckon it will come back eventually ><
Anybody else got TERRIBLE sound when recording or using the A500 for VOIP calls or Skype whatever?
Really awful, and when recording you can hear you own voice clearly indicating the microphone is in front but why?
The recording image is pretty f-ing good! But sound is very disappointing... Is it possible to fix this? Or is a permanent issue?
Can anybody else comment on their recording quality?
Would be greatly appreciated, we gotto make the most of out Iconias right!
The microphone cuts-off everything above approx. 3.5kHz and the noise cancellation (2nd mic under the SDCard cover) seem to make things even worse. You can try to cover the 2nd mic with your fingertip.
I had a tablet that had a problem with the microphone. It worked ok for voice searches and recordings at the beginning, it never worked for skype or google talk video chats. The finger over the microphone thing worked for skype, not so much for google talk. After about a month it stopped working for everything and gave me an "audio connection" problem. Called acer, they said it was hardware related...they offered to fix it, but instead I brought it back to best buy and got a new one. The microphone works spectacularly now. If you can, bring it back and get a new one....
This is a BIG EPIC failure for Acer... I mean its such a small thing that they could have done better, nearly ALL tablets have decent mics...
Hello guys, i'm facing a very annoying issue, since i updated zenfone 5 to lollipop, my microphone randomly and at most time, the microphone doesn't work, during a call the other side can't hear me, but if i put in speaker mode, the microphone works well, also in recorded videos or audio, there's no sound, curiously, if i speak near the upper mic hole, the other side can hear me with a low quality voice. In nexus 5 there's a similar problem, and if you change the "persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=" to true in build.prop the problem is solved, so I guess the issue is in microphone noise cancelling. I want to know if there's a way to solve this, where I can disable the noise cancelling, i searched in build.prop but i didn't find a option related to mic/noise canceling.
P.S. I already change the firmware from stock lollipop to shell rom 5.0 and did a full wipe and the problem persist.
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Hello guys, i'm facing a very annoying issue, since i updated zenfone 5 to lollipop, my microphone randomly and at most time, the microphone doesn't work, during a call the other side can't hear me, but if i put in speaker mode, the microphone works well, also in recorded videos or audio, there's no sound, curiously, if i speak near the upper mic hole, the other side can hear me with a low quality voice. In nexus 5 there's a similar problem, and if you change the "persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=" to true in build.prop the problem is solved, so I guess the issue is in microphone noise cancelling. I want to know if there's a way to solve this, where I can disable the noise cancelling, i searched in build.prop but i didn't find a option related to mic/noise canceling.
P.S. I already change the firmware from stock lollipop to shell rom 5.0 and did a full wipe and the problem persist.
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HI,
maybe you fixed you problem yet (I'm sure you did after more than a year, but for other people having that problem).
Open claculator and type .12345+=
Go to BoardMic_Test
Make loud background noise for eg. from PC select one under youtube for phrase "industrial sounds 10 hrs"
Tap Start and talk to you phone.
Stop noise and listen results.
You may repeat procedure several times as results will satisfy you.
Try the same without noise, should be OK.
It works for me, no mic replacement, no software upgrade, no restarts, no restore factory defaults
I am familiar with how many people are dealing with microphone sound issues on their 6P, however mine is a little bit different. My phone had "slight" liquid damage that was repaired by replacing a few parts and drying out. Everything on the phone has been working 100% except for an issue with the microphone.
Initially, there was no sound being recorded on the phone at all, and so I decided to try replacing the daughterboard on the bottom of the phone (where one of the microphones is). Immediately I had sound being recorded again!
However, I have found that I will record sound only from a few particular instances.
This is what works:
Phone call microphone (not speakerphone)
General voice recording apps
Google Now / Assistant
This is what doesn't work:
Camcorder microphone recording
Speakerphone microphone
Hangouts / Duo video calling (will work if i set to 'headset' speaker as opposed to speakerphone)
I am assuming it has something to do with the other microphones on the device, whether they are failing or it has something to do with the noise canceling effects.
Has anyone experienced an issue similar to this on this device (or other devices) and found a solution?
The only other option would be to replace the entire motherboard that contains the other microphone (which happens to be about a $200 part, with new EVERYTHING)
Short of removing and resoldering a replacement 'mic' on that board, is there any software solutions?
I love this phone dearly, and it's especially sad that I cannot even record video of my baby daughter with sound.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Nathan