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[Q] EarPhone Jack issue

Hey guys,
I want to check if anyone is having the same issue as I have.
When i use my headphones (Bose QC15), as soon as the heaphone jack moves a tiny bit (as when the phone is in my pocket and I am walking), it cuts the sound in the left ear. I tried with several other headphones and have the same issue.
I sent the phone for repair three times and every time it came back still faulty. I finally got sent a new phone yesterday (which by the way has a flat screen rather than the old curved screen) and the problem is still here, even though it's not as bad as with the old one.
It seems like the headphone jack makes contact with the unidoby casing and that is what cuts the sound from the left ear.
Anyone can confirm it they have the issue or not???

Yes, all of them have that.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App

Really??!!! That's ridiculous! Come on HTC sort your sh**t together!
Has anyone found a way around it? I was thinking of using a rubber coating for use as electrical tape and insulation and put it on the case around the jack.
I wonder if that would work.
I'll try and report.

If contact with unibody is the problem using some clear non-conductive nail polish, gently applied around the jack hole, should fix it. And could be also reversible, maybe with some cover paint losses.

That's a great idea, now I just need to find out what kind of nail polish is non conductive?! Do you think they all are?

Crackling speaker

So is the crackling speaker effect caused by poor hardware build or software (radio)?
If i raise the in-call volume past 40% i get crackling...sounds almost like it's overamplified or something.
Also noticed when recording videos and there is any bit of noise outdoors, the (stereo) sound is crackling too....
I have a momax case with all holes present for the little noisecancelling mics on the backplate so that shouldn't be a problem.

zerozoneice said:
So is the crackling speaker effect caused by poor hardware build or software (radio)?
If i raise the in-call volume past 40% i get crackling...sounds almost like it's overamplified or something.
Also noticed when recording videos and there is any bit of noise outdoors, the (stereo) sound is crackling too....
I have a momax case with all holes present for the little noisecancelling mics on the backplate so that shouldn't be a problem.
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Are you using any custom ROM or just stock
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

have the same issue with stock and custom

Same here. Even requested a replacement and the second unit received also suffers from the same issue!

I have the same issue too ! You have to report it to htc. I already reported .

It's a known issue with video recording. To get rid of the microphone clipping go to options and uncheck stereo recording. When it records in mono the sound is not clipped as bad. There are a bunch of threads about this. Kind of sucks because this was a cool feature for this phone and it doesn't work properly.
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I don`t care about sound in video recording . Buzzing earpiece make me nervous.

I have the same issue with my stock 2.3.4 T-mo sensation.
It's probably a hardware issue.

Warning! If you decide to do this you will lose the guarantee on the phone! This guide is for those who have a problem with the speaker, crackle noise.In order to successfully do this you'll need a screwdriver TOREX, filter or piece of cardboard and good will ........ Remove the battery cover, remove the battery, unscrew the 6 screws and gently lift the plastic from the housing.Remove the speaker , gently pull it out of plastic, cardboard cut in the shape of the speaker and insert in plastic...return the speaker back, ... slightly .... return plastic on the housing... screw the 6 screws ...... put the battery back....than the back cover...... switch on the phone and enjoy the sound of your new phone
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App

StructuralHazard said:
I have the same issue with my stock 2.3.4 T-mo sensation.
It's probably a hardware issue.
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I can not solve this issue with my phone no matter what I tried.

wicked.igor said:
Warning! If you decide to do this you will lose the guarantee on the phone! This guide is for those who have a problem with the speaker, crackle noise.In order to successfully do this you'll need a screwdriver TOREX, filter or piece of cardboard and good will ........ Remove the battery cover, remove the battery, unscrew the 6 screws and gently lift the plastic from the housing.Remove the speaker , gently pull it out of plastic, cardboard cut in the shape of the speaker and insert in plastic...return the speaker back, ... slightly .... return plastic on the housing... screw the 6 screws ...... put the battery back....than the back cover...... switch on the phone and enjoy the sound of your new phone
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
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Has anyone tried this to fix the crackling speaker? Iget it on some of my phone calls and it really sucks.

HTC Sensation Headphone Jack

Hey all,
I been looking around for a similar thread, but all of them involve this issue. My issue is that my Jack will not play the right side of Stereo.. At all. I've tried my Gaming Headset, and 5 Diff headphones, its clearly the jack. Thing is I've never dropped the phone, and been really careful with it in general. The Port does not feel loose at all and no matter how much i Twist the plug trying to catch a signal it does not pick up anything. I Also tried cleaning the inside with a shaved down Q-Tip, needless to say it didn't do anything.
Any Ideas?
I have no Warranty

The last time I tried cleaning a headphone jack, I accidentally bent one of the contacts inside the barrel back flush with the wall. That meant one of the contact pins wasn't doing its job.
Take the outer housing off and closely inspect the jack. Shine a torch dow it to make sure all your pins are showing. A surgical needle saved me (great addition to the phone repair kit) You can use it to bend the pin back into position.
Good luck!

Sry for Nekro, just wanted to add a Follow up to the problem. My phone had been recently stolen, when I was hanging out with a not so great crowd, But I just got it back yesterday. And to my astonishment, the headphones started to work if I pushed the jack in further. Turns out it was just Pocket lint.... They musta knocked the pocket lint loose enough for me to grab a weak connection. Just rolled up some Tape and stuck it in and got the Lint out, works perfectly now. Hopefully this will help someone else searching this problem.
Now to just figure out why my Pause/Play , Forward /Backward buttons on both my Headphones don't work anymore....

Thanks a lot Zeal514....I had no sound a all and headphone pin was not going all the way in...swirled some rolled tape in and whole lotta lint crap came out and I can hear now...feels great. Thanks for your post saved me call to HTC helpdesk and time to send phone in.
But my mic is not working...i have old apple earbuds aith no buttons, just a mic attached with earbuds.

Thanks for the tip, I used some 3M Scotch compressed air and after blowing the dirt out of the jack plug, all was good again!

[Q] Speaker doesn't work.

So I picked up a MT4GS off eBay to replace a MT3GS. The phone had a busted digitizer, which I was able to replace easily. But now I'm also finding that the earpiece speaker doesn't work either.
Has anyone had a speaker fail? How hard was it to fix?

I haven't had a speaker fail, but if it is like most phone speakers it's pretty easy to replace... (well as long as you have the phone already taken apart...). They usually aren't even soldered onto the phone they are just a speaker with 2 gold springs or plates that make contact with 2 solder pads on the motherboard. So if it actually is a blown speaker than you should just be able to buy one and switch it out. But you may just want to clean the pads. I haven't taken apart a MT4GS so I'm not completely sure if that is how the speaker is set up but it's like that on most phones...

Ear speaker won't work after changing broken screen.

I droped my one month oneplus one, and broke the screen.
Changed it myself, no big trouble, other than now, the ear speaker won't emit any sound when calling.
Any chance that I missed something when putting it back together?
Thanks guys.
An ubberly frustrated oneplus owner.

HI, did You solved it? I have the same problem, but when I push on speaker during a call it works.

If you take your phone apart again (I know, not ideal, but it should be simple) and get to the speaker, there should be little copper colored prongs the are bent out. These are the contacts for where it touches the motherboard, so make sure that nothing is blocking them. You may want to try bending them up a tiny bit in order to help them make contact/