[Q] A different loudspeaker issue? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A different loudspeaker issue?
Hi,
I seem to have a different loudspeaker problem from most people:
Initially it worked correctly.
But now it basically never works for more than a few seconds. I start playing a song, and sometimes I hear absolutely nothing. Sometimes I hear the song for a split second. Sometimes I hear it for a few seconds. But then the speaker invariably goes silent and stays that way.
This applies to different music and video apps, inlcuding Play Music. It also applies to the alarm clock and third party alarm apps (Ovo).
Reboot does not fix it. Simply waiting sometimes does. But never for long.
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I suspect this is a hardware issue. But of course I am not 100% sure, and would like to avoid sending in my device, if it is not absolutely necessary.
Has anyone else had this problem? Google did not help me find anything.
Are there any tests I can run to exclude a software issue? I would like to avoid resetting my device to factory state for nothing.
Do you have any advice what I should do?
Thanks a lot!

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Sound Bug - Bottom speaker sound going through ear speaker/not working at all.

Occasionally the sound in the bottom speakers will stop working and some apps will play through the ear speaker instead. When this happens Google Music, Youtube and some other apps won't work at all. For example pressing play in either of those apps does nothing, as in the play button never changes to a pause button. My alarm app on the other hand plays through the ear speaker instead of not working at all. The ear speaker sound volume is very quiet and doesn't appear to be controlled by the media volume either.
The only remedy that I've been able to find for this is a phone reboot
Wanted to bump this thread -
I originally thought this issue was related to Bluetooth because I use multiple bluetooth devices, but this has happened again recently when I didn't use any Bluetooth devices.
I have the exact same issue, and it's occurrence is random. This started happening a month back. I'm guessing this is due to some software update or something, but its really annoying and the only fix is a reboot.
Anyone has any ideas, whats going on ?
It's been happening multiple times a day lately! It's gotten substantially worse over the past month. I was watching a video, sent a text and when I went to resume it wouldn't play - low and behold the bug came back.. definitely appears to be completely random.
i think that there is somthing with your connection
angelo27093 said:
i think that there is somthing with your connection
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With my connection to what?
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This problem is driving me crazy
I have the exact same issue. Factory reset and update to newest firmware didn't help any idea?
Wash your phone. And wait till it dry.
I (and other person that I know) have the same issues.
No sound from bottom, and sometimes during the call no audio (I can't ear evrything and the other don't ear me).
Now I'm tring the mobile phone in safety mode.
And I've seen (for the edge version) that next android could fix the problem.
Someone have any update?
Have you tried the safety mode?
Im pretty sure its caused by Facebook messenger and Skype
From what I can tell, this seems to happen when you are playing any kind of audio, such as a video or game, and then receive a notification. You then go to the notification to respond to it and go back to your app that was playing the audio and the issue appears. It seems to be an issue, at least with me, whenever notification is received and subsequently answered.

Intermittent Loudspeaker Issue

I haven't seen anyone else reporting this issue, but (unlike the distortion issue) I am also having an issue with my loudspeaker. It only works some of the time.
I've missed notifications, alarms, and had issues listening to music, getting Google Assistant to talk, and watching youtube. Sometimes my Pixel just makes no sounds. When I notice it, I can often get audio working by trying several different audio producing apps, although I have had times where I simply have to wait, and the next time I try (maybe hours later) the audio is working again.
Has anyone else had this issue? I've definitely not been very impressed by this phone, wish I could go back to my N5.

Odd problem: Playback stops for no reason sporadically - HELP !

Hi folks.
Sooner or later any audio playback stops, just as if I had pushed the pause button.
It affects different apps.
I deactivated each and every special feature in settings, no matter what it is, from gestures to case type. Blutooth and NC is deactivated.
It happens with and without case, wired or not, screen on or off, flight mode or WLAN or 4G.
Sometimes it happens a few times in a few minutes or even several times in one minute. Sometimes it doesn´t happen in an hour or more.
I´m completely clueless.... This is a serious problem for me. Who can help?
Same issue here. Watch a video and sound just stops. First time happened I also tried to start poweramp and same issue.
I need to restart the phone to get everything normal.
I feel the software is not complete, there are small bugs and issues that needs solutions.
I hope an update will get it right.
Oh no...
But wait: You say: Sound stops. But video playback continues? In my case, playback in general stops, not just the sound. But I did not see that with videos since I just playback audio files.
I found out, it seems, this affects not all apps. Too bad most apps are not satisfying. (for my personal needs)
There is a app called MyNoise. It creates sound scapes with generators. There is a "CPU-Mode" option where you can select 2 different CPU modes: "High CPU" and "Normal CPU". "High CPU" was created to prevent the app from stopping to work in certain situations because of power saving features. Maybe this is a hint.
Not sure if it's related but I've started having problems in the car, when I turn to my phone's on-board music (on SD card), there is a delay of approx. 10 seconds before any music plays. It never used to be like this, I may be wrong but I'm suspecting it's since the update to EMUI version 182.

More Pixel 2 Bluetooth Woes

I know Pixel 2 bluetooth problems have been discussed here and elsewhere ad nauseam, but I honestly haven't found anyone else experiencing the problem I'm having. Or really even close. None of this was an issue with my Nexus 6P, which I just replaced.
First problem: Audio programs mute between tracks. The phone thinks it's playing them, but it isn't. Take Pandora. A few songs will play fine, then one will end, and suddenly it'll go mute when the next song starts. I'll notice no sounds playing, and I'll look down to see it think it's playing, but with no sound. If I pause and hit play again, the sounds start up until the next song, when it does the same thing. This happens with every audio program I've tried EXCEPT Google Play Music, which works fine. It also sometimes works for 4-5 songs before tanking.
Second problem: notification noises suffer the same fate. I'll have Google Play Music going (which works), and it'll just cut out for a second). That's the notification buzz, which silences the music but doesn't actually play anything. Obviously I can't use the play/pause test to see if that fixes this.
I'm using Soundpeats Q16 true wireless. I unfortunately don't have much else with which to test this. I'd blame Soundpeats, but they worked great on my 6P, and the bluetooth problems with the P2 make me think it's not on Soundpeats here.
I've messed around with the Developer options, and I THINK that setting the Playback Quality to anything steady (330kbps, 660kpbs, or 990 kbps) fixes it. The problem is that that, and the other Bluetooth developer options, all reset on me almost immediately, so that's tough to prove. I have also tried messing around with Tasker, whose sounds also wind up muted.
So one question I'd have would be: is there a way to make those developer options stick?
Second question would be: anybody else in this boat?
I have tried both re-pairing and factory resetting the headphones, several times.

Bluetooth audio issues

Anyone having audio issues with bluetooth?
It constantly cuts out, stops playing, disconnects, etc.
I've turned off battery optimiser for YoutTube Music and bluetooth. I've tried a few speakers, they all have the same issue.
Someone with a similar issue on reddit suggested turning off wifi. Doesn't work.
It's a strange bug, in that it is inconsistent.
Sometimes the music player will pause, other times it will just keep playing the track, but no sound will come out of the speaker. Other times, it'll stop playing, then when it starts again, the volume will be re-set to a lower setting.
It's doing my head in. I wish I could flash a custom ROM and be done with MIUI, but they all look buggy.
cubic25 said:
Anyone having audio issues with bluetooth?
It constantly cuts out, stops playing, disconnects, etc.
I've turned off battery optimiser for YoutTube Music and bluetooth. I've tried a few speakers, they all have the same issue.
Someone with a similar issue on reddit suggested turning off wifi. Doesn't work.
It's a strange bug, in that it is inconsistent.
Sometimes the music player will pause, other times it will just keep playing the track, but no sound will come out of the speaker. Other times, it'll stop playing, then when it starts again, the volume will be re-set to a lower setting.
It's doing my head in. I wish I could flash a custom ROM and be done with MIUI, but they all look buggy.
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Yes I am facing this problem when I connect to my Bluetooth speaker
It's only doing it with certain apps.
YT music is worst, followed by Radioapp. It doesn't do it with the triple J app, (another Radio station here in Aus). In saying that, the triple J app consumes the most battery, so maybe it has something to do with MIUI's ****ty battery optimising, even though I have disabled it for those apps.

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