Hello I have an LG V35 that I absolutely love. This has been one of the best phones I've owned. The screen is nearly unbreakable, I've dropped this thing on concrete more times than I can count, I've dropped wrenches and sockets directly on it while working on the car more times than I can count. -- hyperbole I can count between 1/2 dozen to a dozen but the point still stands --
Now around 6 months ago my main microphone upped and quit working. However if I switched to speakerphone the Mic would work perfectly. A minor inconvenience. Just the other day I received a call and the speakerphone Mic no longer works either?
Now I'm thinking hardware issue, but before I tear this thing apart I figured I'd check with experts here. Lord knows I've made that mistake in the past! So I'd really like to know.
1. It appears the USB-C charging port and at least 1 Mic are both on the same module? That would track because I've had some issues with fast charging for a while now.
2. Are there 2 distinct separate microphones in different locations or are they both on the same module?
3. Is there any chance this isn't a hardware failure?
I'd greatly appreciate any advice. I have a hard time finding a phone I can live with so I plan to at least take a stab at saving this one.
I definitely agree with you about the V35. It continues to perform really well even after four years. Indeed, it is sad that no other phone has come along to match it and that is appealing as an upgrade. I'm in no hurry.
About your speaker problem, you might consider replacing it altogether. There are pristine ULM units available from Amazon for about 185 USD.
Update! I fixed it! I was about to pull the trigger and buy a new mic module I decided to do a little more troubleshooting.
When I ran my voice recording program still nothing, however I noticed when I tapped on the bottom of the phone with my fingernail there was a very slight sound recorded. Now it's been my experience that when there is a hardware failure on a phone it fails completely not partway like old analog devices were prone to.
So inspected the bottom very carefully and found that what I had been cleaning wasn't the opening for the microphone but actually for the speaker! There is a teeny tiny hole on both the bottom & top where the mic is located. I would up skinning the plastic off of a twist tie and very carefully cleaned that hole out of all the junk in there. I use my phone while working on vehicles a lot and what I pulled out looked like bearing grease of similar.
After the clean out it works like a champ!
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I've tried and tried...I've massaged the cfg file till I'm blue in the face...but nothing has helped my TF's speaker balance; the right is far louder than the left.
I think I'm going to RMA it.
One thing that's interesting is that if you tap on the left side edge..you can get the left speaker to be really loud for a second (but distorted) sort of like having a short in a car stereo speaker installation.
I've had the same issue since April. I gave up and decided to RMA it. They have turned it around very quickly - now just need to see if they have fixed the problem.
They fixed the speaker balance with the 2nd 3.1 update last month yo. If that didn't fix it for you then sounds like a hardware issue.
I called Asus and got an RMA number...this was going to bug me forever.
Now I'll be without the TF or the dock for a while...(my dock is RMA'd for the power drain issue.)
You have a hardware issue that's why balance fix doesn't work. Its a lose speaker connection somehow tapping it makes it work for a little while. You don't realize the left speaker does not work because you can slightly hear the right speaker from the speaker holes on the left even if you cover the holes on the other side. After all they are situated in the same unit. Same thing happened to me. 35 days into my purchase. Brought it back to the store and was offered RMA but i demanded a replacement.
How long have you had yours. I would always opt for a replace rather than repair.
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You have a hardware issue that's why balance fix doesn't work. Its a lose speaker connection somehow tapping it makes it work for a little while. You don't realize the left speaker does not work because you can slightly hear the right speaker from the speaker holes on the left even if you cover the holes on the other side. After all they are situated in the same unit. Same thing happened to me. 35 days into my purchase. Brought it back to the store and was offered RMA but i demanded a replacement.
How long have you had yours. I would always opt for a replace rather than repair.
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I have the same issue. Update didnt work. Its a B5 and can exchange but what serial series should i go for? Im still within the exchange period but im not sure if toys r us will have the newest ones.
I had the same issue from day one. When none of the updates fixed the problem I RMA'd it. They just sent it back with the same problem as if nothing was wrong. I have now had to take it back to the retailer, but all they will do is RMA it again. All a bit frustrating.
Probably not a hardware issue.
My B4O had it, the B5O had it and the brand new B6O has it.
I refuse to believe that there's a serious disconnection of the speaker in all three. Here's a test, go to this YouTube video on your TF and listen to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMxZ34Ptco
On your PC you'll notice that the sound only comes out of the left channel starting at 0:44. On the Transformer the same effect is there as well. The right speaker is completely dead at 0:44 and all of the sound comes from the left side which is usually quieter than the right.
I'm beginning to wonder if this is maybe some issue with stereo sounds and possibly mono sounds being played through the right speaker only instead of both. The left speaker is indeed working. The video above proves it.
Hi,
Has anyone encountered any issues with their speaker apart from that infamous volume balance?
My right speaker refuses to play anything but if I press the chassis of the transformer together the speaker works but stops working as soon as I let go. To me it sounds like some sort of loose connection/contact.
How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.
neoghio said:
How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.
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My left speaker doesn't work, but very occasionally will momentarily come to life. Squeezing the edge doesn't make a difference. I assume its a loose connection, but I have'nt done anything about it yet.
My left speaker doesnt have any sound at all
Hey OP, I have the same issue, except mine still plays at times, gets fuzzy and buzzy at loud volumes, then stops. However, if I press the right side together, it plays again, so it's not noticeable if I use a really tight sleeve on it, but with the loose sleeve I normally use on it .. :/
Same here, when it does play, its very buzzy. I am inclined to open it up and check if its some loose contact or something but I don't fancy messing my Transformer up as of yet lol.
No problems with either of my Transformers myself, but there were a few reports in the past of poor connections to one of the speakers on some TF units. (Right speaker, if I remember correctly.) Forum search will find them.
If my TF had these issues I would send in for repair
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118010&highlight=speaker
My left speaker quit working all together and right speaker from the start was extremely weak. I sent it to ASUS for repair with less than one week turn around and both speakers are nice now. Well worth the time to have done properly.
I'm scared of the RMA process tbh :/
I Managed to fix mine if you people are interested.
It involved disassembling the Transformer.
I took the speaker out of the "compartment" it was in, switched on the tablet and put on some music. No music came out. Pressing the speaker in sound came out but as soon as I let go the sound disappeared. I cut out a small piece of paper and folded it a couple of times and placed it in the compartment the speaker goes in.
When I put the speaker back in the paper sort of squashed the speaker in a bit which in turn kept playing music.
Its not the best of explanations but if someone has a similar issue they may be able to use that as a guideline lol
How hard is it to disassemble the tablet? Also, what tools would I need?
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How hard is it to disassemble the tablet? Also, what tools would I need?
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Its not very hard. You just need some patience as removing the bezel is the only bit you need to be careful with.
You would need a Phillips screw driver (one of the small ones) and a Torx T5 I believe was the correct size.
I used this video as a guidance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9gEYRALtU
To remove the bezel he uses a plastic tool with a very thin edge but many people have had success simply using a guitar pick to remove the bezel. Luckily I had one of those plastic tools and was able to remove it.
Once you can see the insides:
That little black rectangle on the right is the speaker, inserting the small screwdriver in the compartment its in, you should be able to take it out and if your encountering the same problem as me, just press and hold the speaker from both sides to see if audio works.
Picture credit goes to hybridau
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Hi,
Has anyone encountered any issues with their speaker apart from that infamous volume balance?
My right speaker refuses to play anything but if I press the chassis of the transformer together the speaker works but stops working as soon as I let go. To me it sounds like some sort of loose connection/contact.
How easy is it to dismantle? Has anyone encountered a similar issue?
Thanks.
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This happened to me tonight while watching a youtube vid! Been looking through the forums for successful speaker replacements and messaged one guy already who might have the correct replacement speaker part.
Will update when I know more.
Cracking it open is very easy as long as you take it slow. I did it to fix my power button. It is pretty well known by now that the TF101 was one of the most cheaply built but still amazingly performing tablets on the market.
Hello,
I have an issue with my microphone where I need to yell into it for it to have any volume at all. This behavior appears in Google Now, during phone calls, and with the Screen Recorder app (affects everywhere).
Reading a kernel thread in Android Development, I saw tons of people talking about gain and settings for the microphone, so for 3 months I chalked it up to a kernel issue in the CM nightlies I was using. Yelling into my phone in public so people could hear me haha
Since the official T-Mobile Lollipop ota came out, I decided to flash the KDZ from LG. This of course wiped out everything, recovery, new bootloader, even a new battery charging screen when dead. Clearly completely refreshed.
The issue persists.
Does anyone know what this could be? I had a similar issue when I was still in warranty, so I had the microphone replaced. I'm not sure if it did anything, I made a few test calls when it came back from warranty and it seemed to work (obviously on KK stock software for warranty shipment)
Please let me know! I wish I had an intuition with the G2 like I have had for several devices in the past, but I don't.
Thanks,
jcarrz1
My speaker is quite awful too. very quiet. (alarms, music, etc)
Headphones fine, normal volume too. and clear sound
jcarrz1 said:
My speaker is quite awful too. very quiet. (alarms, music, etc)
Headphones fine, normal volume too. and clear sound
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May be the holes for mic is blocked with dust particles.
Would consider what he's ^^^^ saying.
Maybe worth opening the phone and cleaning out your dust from the inside out.
Especially on the bottom left where the Mic is.
Once you have it open blast the ports and speaker holes with a good amount of compressed air.
See if that makes a difference
That was it! thanks guys.
I actually used a normal staple to clean out the holes, I didn't have air or a needle handy. but it worked perfectly (I removed the back cover so I could see when they were cleaned out (by shining a light) and so that i wouldn't poke anything inside).
It's amazing how a little gunk/lint in those holes made me completely inaudible.
Thanks again.
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That was it! thanks guys.
I actually used a normal staple to clean out the holes, I didn't have air or a needle handy. but it worked perfectly (I removed the back cover so I could see when they were cleaned out (by shining a light) and so that i wouldn't poke anything inside).
It's amazing how a little gunk/lint in those holes made me completely inaudible.
Thanks again.
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Anytime!
Glad it worked out & was an easy fix
Hi Guys,
I've had a problem for a while where people think I'm not speaking loud enough on the phone, so I have to raise my voice even though the Mic volume is fairly high. This might be related to signal though. I've also noticed however at the bottom of the phone sound only comes from one of the grills.
Is this correct, or should sound come from both? Looking at replacement parts from eBay, they "look" like there's only one speaker, but not sure. If you're not sure how to test this, play something through there and block the grill with your finger
Anyone got 5 mins to try this on their G2 at least please, would be much appreciated!
Next time you are on the phone, pay attention to where you position your fingers. Many have had this problem, including me.
The mic is at the bottom of the phone and at a place where it is common to place a finger at. So you are probably covering the mic with a finger (likely your little finger). Avoid doing that and you'll be good to go
Okay so I after trying around a dozen custom ROMS, scouring the internet for ages and pulling my phone to bits multiple times, I was finally able to solve the problems with my i9506 microphone not working during voice calls when the speaker phone function was on. Basically the person I would call could not hear anything at their end whenever I turned on speaker phone function, before I solved this. This guide should also help you to get the other mic working for the standard voice calls or the voice recorder, if that is your problem. My Sammy S4 i9506 has 3 mics. I think most of the Sammy S4 versions such as the i9500, i9505, ect have the same basic construction as here and include 3 microphones. 2 mics are at the top near the 3.5mm headphone/audio jack. They are secondary mics used mostly for speakerphone function (or if you enable stereo voice recording). On the outside of the phone you will see a pin sized hole inlet in the silver frame near the 3.5mm jack. The primary mic is down the bottom of the phone. On the outside of the phone you will see a pin sized hole inlet in the silver frame near the micro USB port. It's used mostly for voice calls (when you don't have speakphone function enabled) or for mono voice recording.
So first up here's a summary of the main fixes I found...
1) The rubber inside the case around the microphones hase really small holes for the voice to pass through and also a fine mesh layer like paper. This as well and the pin prick sized wholes in the frame easily can get blocked up with dust.
2) Surprisingly enough after trying over a dozen custom ROMS (and following their install and root procedures to a T), I found that most new ROMS based Android 6, 7 and 7.1 all had issues with the microhone getting muted when selecting speakerphone during a call (Also had other bugs like while playing music and connecting the 3.5mm jack). I had to go back to the latest Original Sammy ROM from SAMmobile to get a usable speakerphone option in a call. Currently using the SAMmobile stock Nordic ROM Android 5.01 form early 2017. Very sad as the RessurectionROMs & Linage ROMs so far I really like the most slickest Custom ROM on Android 6 and 7, and almost everything works, except a couple of base line essential functions like the ones mentioned that I can't live without. Very sad, indead and I believe this is bug exists probably becuase all the these ported ROMs are based on Cyanogen code and drivers. Anyway just thought I'd mention that even after lots of nice customisation on the Stock Sammy ROM like De-odexed, Slim Rom + Root + numerous Xposed visual improvements ect the speakerphone and everything works!
Okay enough jibber jabber. Lets get into the details of the fixing the inherant dust build up in the 3 microphones rubber peices.
You will need to follow all the dissasambly steps to remove the heaphone/3.5mm audio jack.
These can be followed from the guide here:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Headphone+Jack+Assembly+Replacement/16539
At the pottom of my post you'll see my attached Pics to give you some instruction on the parts to clean...
Image 1 is the basic tools & cleaning kit I used. The main tools here for dissasembly are a small jeweler's size philips head screw driver and some plastic pry tools. (A guitar pick might be enough). The tools plus a couple more pry tools can be bought for around 2 bucks form ebay direct from China if you search for Samsung s4 dissasembly tools kit or glass replacemanet tools.
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Okay... late night for now... I'll try post more pics & instructions for cleaing the bottom voice phone mic... but if you want to find it yourself it's another rubber rectangular peice in the frame located near the bottom close to the micro USB post. Again you'll need to stick a small brush with alcohol in it to clean out the thin tube/hole.
While I remember I should also mention that I did have some problems with the Proximity senser that was completely fixed after cleaning this too! Bascally before cleaning I would have problems where sometimes in a call having my hand of face would turn off the screen (normal) but as soon as I moved away the screen would stay off. This was particiallarly bad in Cyanogen based ROMS, Even the newer ones like Resurection ROM and LinageOS 14. After cleaning the phone will quickly turn the screen off and back on again when I move my face or hand close to the front speaker gill area then move it away again. Trust me you do not want to follow all those technical code modifications listed elsewhere on XDA that are supposed to fix the proximity sensor until you do this first. TBH I think their sensors was probably dirty and that's why their mods of increasing the sensitivity made it work again.
To clean look in photo 1 for more info. Basically see those little see through circles at the top of the phone? You have a front facing camera, proximity sensor and light senser. Clean all of them well and you'll probably find what I did... Hey! The proximity sensor works great now with no need for annoying coding mods!