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How to take apart headphone portition?

I am thinkink of taking apart this little piece with mic and two buttons on it and replace headphones with Sony fontopia. I really don't want to break anything. XDA DEVELOPERS! please, help!

why not just cut the wire right over the mic with buttons and put a female 3.5mm jack then you can plug in a normal headset there ?

Ok, I did. Now I can listen good quality music and not missing any calls. BTW, I love the way XDA2 handles calls, music stops when call comes in and continues right after done

does that on xda 1 too when you got ppc2003 on it

Can it be used in XDA I?

Rudegar said:
why not just cut the wire right over the mic with buttons and put a female 3.5mm jack then you can plug in a normal headset there ?
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Hey all. I'm trying to do this at the moment. I soldered a 3.5mm female extension lead to the headphone socket but i've got a problem. I only have sound coming out of the left headphone.
I know it's not the hima because i opened mine and resoldered the audio jack just to be sure. When using a 2.5mm>3.5mm converter, sound plays perfectly, but when i'm using my modded handsfree kit, i only have sound on the left.
Can someone post some pics on how to properly solder a 3.5mm female extension lead to the handsfree kit mic portion?

Take a look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14505&highlight=

Hanmin, I love you.
On another note, i found this wiki page in the above mentioned thread that details this procedure. I rewrote it for readability (and NxJay-ness) but it's pretty darn useful.

Force all sound via the jack and not the speaker

Hi,
How is it possible to force all sounds to go the headphone jack and not to the speaker ?
I would like to be certain that the music I am playing on my Windows Mobile phone is going through the headphone.
Why? because sometimes I accidentally remove the headphone jack from the phone and the music is then going loudly out of the speaker of the phone !! very annoying !
Chris

Take the phone apart, check by the headphone socket for how it detects a jack is inserted. On my old iPaq the jack moved a tab inside it breaking the circuit to the rear speaker. If memory serves, the speaker wasn't soldered in, it fitted a socket, pretty sure one of my older phones was like that too.
Of course it'd make your device useless as a phone without a working speaker, and you could end up destroying your phone completely.
Try looping a rubber band around your phone and the headphone jack to keep it in place, or just be more careful, or get bluetooth headphones

I don't want to physically remove the speaker of my phone. I find the speaker very useful when talking at home talking to people.
The problem is that I don't want the speaker to be used when I am listening music on the phone.
So the solution would have to be a software one.
chris

bluetooth headset or rubber band are your best bets then.

xaccers said:
bluetooth headset or rubber band are your best bets then.
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What do you mean by bluetooth headset ? If I put my mobile phone in bluetooth headset, would it solve the problem ?

chris247 said:
What do you mean by bluetooth headset ? If I put my mobile phone in bluetooth headset, would it solve the problem ?
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Ye it will cause you cant accidentally pull it out cause it doesnt use the jack, but negativ is that it drains battery and i think its much, and if the battery on the bluetooth headset dies i think that it stil will think its on so it doesnt use the speaker, so thats the best solution, i dont think people here can make a hack for that cause i think its to advance, hasnt been a issue before and even if no one has made a hack. so i think its the best and maybe only solution. sorry my english hope it helpt
edit: hope you know that you need to use a bluetooth headset, and you cant just make the choice on the phone without use a real headset

So I will look with a bluetooth headset. True it drains more battery and this kind of headset needs to be power charged (so easy to forget )

chris247 said:
So I will look with a bluetooth headset. True it drains more battery and this kind of headset needs to be power charged (so easy to forget )
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Ye, but i have an x1, didnt realise that he sound comes from the speaker when you pull out the cord, its not the same with the htc hd2 only the other way, kinda bad :/

toxicstone said:
Ye, but i have an x1, didnt realise that he sound comes from the speaker when you pull out the cord, its not the same with the htc hd2 only the other way, kinda bad :/
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Interesting ! that's exactly what I want ?
and can you return to speaker mode ?

[Q] Headphones issue

Hi all.
I'm running in a strange kind of issue.
My HTC headphone seemed not to work any more. That is, my Sensation (both CM9 and ARHD) recognized it as simple headphone, no microphone.
So I got one extra HTC headphone. No way: they just work as headphones without the microphone.
Then I bought a EUR 10.- "compatible" headphones. They worked fine out of the box under both ARHD and CM9. Those are too crappy and the wire on one of the earpieces just broke.
Now my questions.
1. Do you think I just broke 2 HTC headphones or maybe there's some issue with those custom ROMs?
2. Who can it be that a non-HTC, cheap and crappy headphones can work fine?
3. Any hint?
TIA.

Uqbar said:
Hi all.
I'm running in a strange kind of issue.
My HTC headphone seemed not to work any more. That is, my Sensation (both CM9 and ARHD) recognized it as simple headphone, no microphone.
So I got one extra HTC headphone. No way: they just work as headphones without the microphone.
Then I bought a EUR 10.- "compatible" headphones. They worked fine out of the box under both ARHD and CM9. Those are too crappy and the wire on one of the earpieces just broke.
Now my questions.
1. Do you think I just broke 2 HTC headphones or maybe there's some issue with those custom ROMs?
2. Who can it be that a non-HTC, cheap and crappy headphones can work fine?
3. Any hint?
TIA.
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Hi,
My BOSE headphone/microphone works fine on ARHD.
Is there any dust or fluff in the headphone socket.
This will stop the pin going in fully,and not work properly.

malybru said:
Hi,
My BOSE headphone/microphone works fine on ARHD.
Is there any dust or fluff in the headphone socket.
This will stop the pin going in fully,and not work properly.
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I've tried the two headphones on another Sensation and they work.
I've tried to use a vacuum cleaner to pump any fluff out of the socket.
But I still get the same: only headphones, no microphone.
This is happening also with CM9.
What the **** is happening to my phone/headphones?

Uqbar said:
I've tried the two headphones on another Sensation and they work.
I've tried to use a vacuum cleaner to pump any fluff out of the socket.
But I still get the same: only headphones, no microphone.
This is happening also with CM9.
What the **** is happening to my phone/headphones?
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Have a look at the port for your headphone jack. Does it look like the paint is slightly chipped and you can see the silver underneath? Is so then unfortunately like myself you have the issue of the connection shorting as the jack touches the metal case of the phone. This thread might be of some help.

PoliceBox63 said:
Have a look at the port for your headphone jack. Does it look like the paint is slightly chipped and you can see the silver underneath? Is so then unfortunately like myself you have the issue of the connection shorting as the jack touches the metal case of the phone. This thread might be of some help.
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I fear you can be badly right!
I also get the music player started while listening to the FM Radio.
Yes, it looks like a ghost contact!
I'll try to apply solution no.2 as no.1 is pretty ugly!

What's the issue?

Well I use the headphones that came with my old Sensation with my One S now. So in the past few days they were quite iffy...worked for a few seconds and stopped, control buttons stopped working, etc. And now they just stopped working with my phone completely now. However, other headphones work with my phone, and the headphones work with other devices. My solution was to use small headphone thingy (extender I believe?) and they work fine (besides the control buttons not working). So I need some help with finding the issue here.
EDIT: To clarify the question, I'm asking why the headphones work with everything but my device unless I use the extender thing.
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This is the thing I used to get them working again. Still can't figure out what the issue was with.
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You're not the only one with wired headphone issues. Seems like the one s has a sensitive jack -maybe the contacts are slightly prone to bending. When you use that extension cable not only should the buttons not work but neither should the mic. Does rotating the headphone plug in the jack help at all? If so, you might have a slight bend in the plug.
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No, twisting didn't change/do anything.
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how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine

HidaKureku said:
how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine
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3 rings
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have you tried one with two rings?

HidaKureku said:
have you tried one with two rings?
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No...I'm not sure if I have any with only two rings.
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i'd say try to find one with two rings, or like my aux cable it has three on one end and two on the other. it's strange but works perfectly

I find headphones with mics or controls die within days. I'm using a cheap pair of monoprice in ear buds now and they've lasted for months.

HidaKureku said:
how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine
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Ok, that information is either lacking context or completely false. Each ring separates the contact areas for functions. Left speaker, right speaker and Mic/controls. If there is only one ring, the sound will be mono, 2 rings is either stereo or mono with a mic, depending on ring locations. Three is stereo with a Mic or stereo with another type of input. The circuit is designed to ground the other channels when they are not separated. If you plug in a 2 ring jack for stereo headphones, the icon in the status bar will show headphones. A three ring jack for stereo with a Mic will show an icon of headset with a Mic on them (like a pilot's). When a channel is unused it gets grounded by the circuit to the common. The spacing for ring locations is standardized. Make sure the headphones are seated correctly.
You can try to play with them to see if the headphones are following the standards by partially inseting them. When not fully inserted, only one speaker will work. My guess is that the headphones are not seating fully and causing issues. Either they are bottoming out before the contacts make full contact, or they are hitting the phone case preventing them from making good contact.
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The headphones are seated correctly. Case isn't interfering with anything. Partially inserting did nothing.
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No mic after digitizer change

I changed the digitizer on my phone and now I don't have the microphone working.
Other side can't hear me, voice recorder and voice search does not pick up anything.
Camcorder works fine and record with sound, but that I guess is separate microphone.
I searched but could not seen anyone with the same problem.
Should I just change the whole ribbon cable or there is something else I want to look at?
Thanks

4o4i said:
I changed the digitizer on my phone and now I don't have the microphone working.
Other side can't hear me, voice recorder and voice search does not pick up anything.
Camcorder works fine and record with sound, but that I guess is separate microphone.
I searched but could not seen anyone with the same problem.
Should I just change the whole ribbon cable or there is something else I want to look at?
Thanks
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Have you tried a different ROM?
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its very easy to tear the flex cable containing the microphone when doing this repair. When you removed the motherboard, on the left side there were two gates, the one on top being a little larger than the one below.
this lower one is your microphone. trace it and see if you notice any rips. if not make sure the connection is solid.
let me know what you find

nickL0V3 said:
its very easy to tear the flex cable containing the microphone when doing this repair. When you removed the motherboard, on the left side there were two gates, the one on top being a little larger than the one below.
this lower one is your microphone. trace it and see if you notice any rips. if not make sure the connection is solid.
let me know what you find
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I was very gentle when removing flex cables. Can't See Any damage on flex, but as you say it might be very easy to cut cable when doing repair.
Will try and flash couple of roms so hopefully have Microphone back, but I doubt it very much.
This whole flex unit together with buttons strip is quite cheap. Will probably buy it and try to chage it.

Chance Rom Did not help

I've done the same thing. Those mics are incredibly sensitive. Even of you dont see a tear, pressure on the cable can damage it. You can score a replacement for about $8 on eBay. Just make sure you buy American. You don't want to wait weeks to save 2 bucks. The vibration motor is another ***** on that phone.
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changed the whole ribbon cable today.still no Mic.I wonder if anything else to look at

4o4i said:
changed the whole ribbon cable today.still no Mic.I wonder if anything else to look at
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Are you sure the ribbon cable is in all the way? I had that problem. It goes in a little, then it goes in more...
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Cable goes all the way in.all lights and buttons are working fine.I think that the socket that cable goes in is damaged.
funny thing I tried recording on voice recorder and picks up if I shout or tap the Mic loud.
on playback I can barely hear but definitely Mic picks up .

Hi, today it appears that my microphone broke.
I use it regularly to dictate short messages, so I know it has been working consistently on a daily basis.
I am on Albinoman's 4.2.2 and I am certain it is no a rom issue.
I had my headphones plugged in today: I wonder if I somehow damaged the jack? I plugged in an headset (hence, with mic) and I hear the sound, but the mic is still dead (sound recorder would not move).
What is the story about replacing a digitizer? Did you do it because your mic did not work?
And in the end, were you able to fix it?
Thanks.