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Sony SmartWatch Impressions?

Has anyone bought the "updated" smart watch? If so, what are your thoughts on it? I might buy one from Expansys USA.
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Early reviews online and on amazon are pretty positive. I purchased and returned the liveview due to connection issues. These seem to be a non-issue on the updated smartwatch. I ordered through expansys and will hopefully be receiving the unit this week. I can reply with my personal opinions.
I hope the xda devs pick this device up and come up with some great apps. One obvious one would be a timer/stopwatch app.

I just got it today, so my impressions are sort of limited to my limited use of it today...
I'd say overall impressions are "So far so good". Definitely feel this is a worthwhile device that will only improve with time.
Pros:
1. Much smaller than the MotoACTV and actually feels/looks like a normal wrist watch on your hand.
2. A much needed accelerometer screen activation was added I believe in the latest update (it doesn't mention this feature in the manual nor in any review I have seen). Basically all you do when the screen is off is tap the device anywhere twice really quick. I've noticed sometimes if you tap it too slow or not hard enough and then do it the right way immediately afterwards, that it won't register the correct way and you have to wait like 5 seconds to try again. Not that big of a deal.
3. Screen looks pretty good. A little pixelated due to the low resolution but text is still readable.
4. So far no problems losing sync with the phone.
Cons:
1. Smartwatch app notification icon ALWAYS stays on in the notification bar of your phone when the watch is connected. Needs to be an option to disable this.
2. The touch screen malfunctions with at least one default Sony app that I've seen so far: the Phonebook (Contacts) app. I think this must be something with how Sony designed the app, as other apps I've downloaded function perfectly normal with all the gestures (multitouch, swiping, taps). IT'S HORRIBLE. Can't swipe between screens at all with this. Actually accidentally texted someone on the first screen of contacts the default "Call me" message as I was swiping to the second screen of contacts. The text went through though, so I guess that's a plus because the person called me immediately lol.
3. The charging cable and the way it just fits in the clip to stay connected is probably the worst charging design I have ever seen... should have just used micro-usb... If you aren't careful when setting the watch down while it's plugged in, you could accidentally put an angle on the cable which will ensure that it doesn't make contact with the charging leads.
4. No default email app yet. Only one that exists is for Sony phones
5. Music player could be improved a bit. No control over albums/folders (at least with the Google Play Music app). Very generic play/pause, volume, and next/previous track options. Doesn't show album art with Play Music on ICS (really? This is the default app that probably the majority of Android users use!!).
6. Sometimes if the phone is busy doing other things, you will notice on the watch that the icons take a while to show up (generic icons are shown instead of the specific application ones), which basically is exposing the fact that the apps aren't stored on the Smartwatch itself... which means that if your phones processor is bogged down, so will app responsiveness on the watch itself.
7. No voice search app or widget! Whether we have the phone sitting in our car in speaker phone mode, or have a blue tooth headset on, we need a dedicated voice search activation button widget! I am planning on sitting down one day to make one. This will be especially handy once we have the Google Assistant app (Siri competitor), not to mention how useful this would be to initiate calls to people while driving instead of using the HORRIBLE touch screen contacts app.
8. No microphone in the hardware! This sort of goes with #7 above.

Just got this thing in the mail here at work, well FedEx. Haven't really messed around with it yet. Loaded a few apps, so far so good! Will report back later on anything else I find.

yeh i just got mine today
still fiddling around with it
i look forward to updates
i also noticed the messaging app doesnt sync up constantly
like in the events app,i can get a new message notice and read it,but go back to the messaging app,and it shows older texts....
and theres some other minor quirks,like when the phone rings you can mute it, hang up, but not answer it
would be cool if there was a microphone and i could carry on conversations like im james bond

Dude wait for the pebble: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android

I just hooked mine up today and had all kinds of problems keeping it connected. I am running a Galaxy Tab with the newly released CM-9 nightly. The apps I have tried work: in call control, missed call, audio control, message, and weather. The problem I have with the set up is that it keeps disconnecting as soon as you try and do anything. Originally it wouldn't re-connect reliably, I then found the Liveviewcharm application which allows it to reconnect all the time. So far, I would give it a C+ in my particular configuration but I am hoping.
YMMV, it seems people with other configurations are having less problems. It would be a good idea if people siad what kind of phone and what software they were running.
By the way, the reason the software leaves an icon in the status bar is so that the background app won't get shut down by the OS when it needs memory.
Fred

guih said:
Dude wait for the pebble: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android
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ive seen the pebbles,plus if you donate u can get one now right?
but what makes it so better than the Sony?
like the pebbles watch is only black/white or monochrome?
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ffarber said:
I just hooked mine up today and had all kinds of problems keeping it connected. I am running a Galaxy Tab with the newly released CM-9 nightly. The apps I have tried work: in call control, missed call, audio control, message, and weather. The problem I have with the set up is that it keeps disconnecting as soon as you try and do anything. Originally it wouldn't re-connect reliably, I then found the Liveviewcharm application which allows it to reconnect all the time. So far, I would give it a C+ in my particular configuration but I am hoping.
YMMV, it seems people with other configurations are having less problems. It would be a good idea if people siad what kind of phone and what software they were running.
By the way, the reason the software leaves an icon in the status bar is so that the background app won't get shut down by the OS when it needs memory.
Fred
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what exactly is liveviewcharm? i find it on the net to download,but absolutely no description of what it is or what it does
Im using Samsung galaxy note with the watch. Stays connected fine unless im a ways away from the phone of course

Been very eager to get the original liveview, but heard about the various connection problems. Now this one seems to have that fixed Normally, I would have got this right away, but the pebble is quite interesting too. So since some of you have the smartwatch could you answer some of my questions please?
* Most importantly, how does this affect battery life? I pretty much destroy my battery in a matter of hours, I don't want this to turn my phone into a laptop where I'd need to charge it every 2-3 hours
* When the bluetooth connection drops, what happens? I know the smartwatch doesn't need the phone for clock functionality (unlike the liveview). So does it just show the time?
* I'm not good with coding and stuff, the smartwatch would be the better option for support right?
Thanks

FC1032 said:
Been very eager to get the original liveview, but heard about the various connection problems. Now this one seems to have that fixed Normally, I would have got this right away, but the pebble is quite interesting too. So since some of you have the smartwatch could you answer some of my questions please?
* Most importantly, how does this affect battery life? I pretty much destroy my battery in a matter of hours, I don't want this to turn my phone into a laptop where I'd need to charge it every 2-3 hours
* When the bluetooth connection drops, what happens? I know the smartwatch doesn't need the phone for clock functionality (unlike the liveview). So does it just show the time?
* I'm not good with coding and stuff, the smartwatch would be the better option for support right?
Thanks
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I can't really comment on battery life as I am using a tab which has a battery that lasts 24 hours no matter how I use it. Having said that as I far as I can tell there is no difference. I suspect on a phone with a smaller battery your results won't be as good.
The watch tries to reconnect automatically when the connection drops. The Liveviewcharm (clicky) app makes the reconnections much more reliable. The description is in Japanese, you will have to cut and paste the text into Google translate if you can't read it (I couldn't). Basically it is an app that stays running and monitors Liveview connections (which the SmartWatch uses). I can't be any more detailed than that.
I doubt that Sony support will be terrific but there is nothing to code. It mostly just works the way the instructions say. You do have to download each app you want to run on the watch but that is straightforward.
Fred
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SayWhat10 said:
ive seen the pebbles,plus if you donate u can get one now right?
but what makes it so better than the Sony?
like the pebbles watch is only black/white or monochrome?
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what exactly is liveviewcharm? i find it on the net to download,but absolutely no description of what it is or what it does
Im using Samsung galaxy note with the watch. Stays connected fine unless im a ways away from the phone of course
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See my post above for a brief description of liveviewcharm, it does help. Good to hear the watch works well with a Note. Maybe subsequent releases of the CM-9 ROM will clean up whatever is wrong with the communications with watch.
One other thing, it is very hard to read in sunlight, one reason the Pebble could be better (when and if it is released).
In any event, I like the idea so much I signed up for a Pebble and may even buy a WIMM to give that a try. The problem for me is that I use the Tab as my only device and sometimes it is very cumbersome just to get out and see who is calling, etc.
Fred

Phone: Galaxy Note
Comment: This is my first smart watch.
And I love it. And guys this is Sony brand. It's important for lot of people. (Maybe is chip, but at least is Sony!)

Pretty cool watch.

avetny said:
Phone: Galaxy Note
Comment: This is my first smart watch.
And I love it. And guys this is Sony brand. It's important for lot of people. (Maybe is chip, but at least is Sony!)
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Apparently you didn't experience Sony Ericcson's epic abandonment of their MBW-150 watches. Everyone's display has faded to black and Sony refuses to repair or replace them.

JimSmith94 said:
Apparently you didn't experience Sony Ericcson's epic abandonment of their MBW-150 watches. Everyone's display has faded to black and Sony refuses to repair or replace them.
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DAAAMN !!!
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Guys I need help !
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?

avetny said:
DAAAMN !!!
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Guys I need help !
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
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You mean that the watch wakes when you shake it?
That's actually a feature I was hoping to see. I used to have a watch that would turn the light on when I flicked my wrist This would be a nice feature, since you won't need to have another hand to activate it.
So @owners of this watch, is that a feature of the watch?

FC1032 said:
You mean that the watch wakes when you shake it?
That's actually a feature I was hoping to see. I used to have a watch that would turn the light on when I flicked my wrist This would be a nice feature, since you won't need to have another hand to activate it.
So @owners of this watch, is that a feature of the watch?
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Yes! I think you right! Its a cool future

Smart watches are gonna get out SONY from bankrupticy. Lool
They really suck past few years trying to build something special. but only they did good is Play Station

I don't like the look of the Sony smart watch, Pebble actually looks cool to wear and in the video on the website is an actual demo unit so it will happen and rock. Plus, they have nearly 6 million backers already, do you know what that is? Lol the development on that thing will be so strong and so good.

guih said:
I don't like the look of the Sony smart watch, Pebble actually looks cool to wear and in the video on the website is an actual demo unit so it will happen and rock. Plus, they have nearly 6 million backers already, do you know what that is? Lol the development on that thing will be so strong and so good.
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Pebble got black and white screen. This is stupid.

avetny said:
Pebble got black and white screen. This is stupid.
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Trade-off with battery life...
Fred

[Q] Intermittent call volume drop

I've been digging as much as I can on this issue, and so far I haven't been able to find any official acknowledgement or diagnosis of this issue. Please forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I simply cannot find the thread.
So far, I have had 2 Nexus 5's. Both of them had the exact same issue. When I am on a call, occasionally the volume from the other side will drop to a level where I cannot hear it. This happens most often when I am listening through the earpiece, thought it has happened while using speakerphone and multiple bluetooth headsets (plus my car). There doesn't seem to be a specific thing that triggers the issue, the area or type of phone I am calling doesn't seem to matter.
The phone is stock, I've never messed with the OS and the only apps I've downloaded were basic free ones, too many to list but if an app could be causing it I can post a list.
So far, I've tried the following to resolve the issue.
1. Factory reset both phones
2. Change sim card
3. Contacted my wireless provider (AT&T)
4. Contacted LG
5. Contacted google
Changing phones didn't help, Factory reset seemed to fix the problem for a bit but it came back. Changing sim did nothing. AT&T told me that because the device was third party, it wouldn't work properly. (I don't believe that for a second) LG just wanted me to ship the phone to them. (Not an option as they will take 2 weeks to get it back to me) And google just gave me some basic troubleshooting tips that I had already tried.
I cannot RMA the phone, i bought it used off of Swappa. I do not want to pay LG for a repair as this is a software issue and it should be solvable on my own. (though I will send the phone to them if it comes to that)
Has anyone had this issue, or at least heard about it? The only possible explanation I've found is that there's a problem with the noise cancellation software, but no one seems to have any solutions other than send it to LG, which really isn't an option for me at this point.
Thanks a crap load in advance to anyone who can shed any light onto this.

Bump for help please.

We are in the same boat
detailedvenom said:
I've been digging as much as I can on this issue, and so far I haven't been able to find any official acknowledgement or diagnosis of this issue. Please forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I simply cannot find the thread.
So far, I have had 2 Nexus 5's. Both of them had the exact same issue. When I am on a call, occasionally the volume from the other side will drop to a level where I cannot hear it. This happens most often when I am listening through the earpiece, thought it has happened while using speakerphone and multiple bluetooth headsets (plus my car). There doesn't seem to be a specific thing that triggers the issue, the area or type of phone I am calling doesn't seem to matter.
The phone is stock, I've never messed with the OS and the only apps I've downloaded were basic free ones, too many to list but if an app could be causing it I can post a list.
So far, I've tried the following to resolve the issue.
1. Factory reset both phones
2. Change sim card
3. Contacted my wireless provider (AT&T)
4. Contacted LG
5. Contacted google
Changing phones didn't help, Factory reset seemed to fix the problem for a bit but it came back. Changing sim did nothing. AT&T told me that because the device was third party, it wouldn't work properly. (I don't believe that for a second) LG just wanted me to ship the phone to them. (Not an option as they will take 2 weeks to get it back to me) And google just gave me some basic troubleshooting tips that I had already tried.
I cannot RMA the phone, i bought it used off of Swappa. I do not want to pay LG for a repair as this is a software issue and it should be solvable on my own. (though I will send the phone to them if it comes to that)
Has anyone had this issue, or at least heard about it? The only possible explanation I've found is that there's a problem with the noise cancellation software, but no one seems to have any solutions other than send it to LG, which really isn't an option for me at this point.
Thanks a crap load in advance to anyone who can shed any light onto this.
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I'm being searching a lot to find a solution to this problem, but no luck.
I am using a Nexus 5 from the past 15 days and have the same problem of low to no volume from the speaker (voice of the other party). I initially though that it happens when I am outdoors, but no, it happens indoors too; and this does not happen always, sometimes it is loud and clear sometimes it is not. So I suspect that this has got something to do with the software rather than the software.
Even I don't have an option to send it back to LG cause I bought this in a different country.
My phone is Stock OS, updated to 4.4.4, rooted has Xposed Framework on it.
I also modified the build.prop and set the persist.audio.fluence.voicecall from true to false, but even this did not help.
Please, please, please, if anyone has found a solution to his please let us know.

If you press the back of the phone slightly, does it lower the sound? when i do not apply pressure to any back part of the phone, the sound is clear. with even slight pressure the sound dims on the other side. just noticed this today after trying to troubleshoot the problem. really bad design

IINexusII said:
If you press the back of the phone slightly, does it lower the sound? when i do not apply pressure to any back part of the phone, the sound is clear. with even slight pressure the sound dims on the other side. just noticed this today after trying to troubleshoot the problem. really bad design
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So far I haven't been able to try that. For some reason the phone has started behaving, though there are a few issues here and there. I'll try this out next time it happens and report back.

S7 External SD notification card reading issue

I have read on many forum about the issue of the external SD being somehow "ejected". People tried every possible solutions, including buying new SD cards, reformatting, etc. I had this issue myself. I did not find any solution neither anyone has found one on other forums. But 2 days ago I did found it.
Everytime you restart your phone, the issue will come back. In order to get rid of the constant notification, here is what I found. It is not a hardware problem (bad connection, etc) neither a software issue as everybody believes.
It is simply that the phone need to scan the SD everytime you restart it. And the notification will continue to come back until you do this.
1) open the notification. This will bring you directly in your SD content.
2) open each folder you have on it. This will make the phone scan it's content. And you have to do it in order to get rid of the notification.
This needs to be done everytime you restart the phone. Once you have done the 2 steps above, your SD content will stay "locked" untill you start the phone again.
I have been a long time member of xda and I did not post for over 2 years. So if my post is not in the right section please do not hesitate to move it to the right section / tread.
Thank you and I really hope this will help a lot of of us.

it is a hardware problem. my replacement unit doesn't have this issue at all with any of my cards.

Thanks
I got my phone on the 11th. Can you tell me when you got your replacement? Thanks

mannequin said:
it is a hardware problem. my replacement unit doesn't have this issue at all with any of my cards.
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Can you tell me how long you have had the new phone? I have gone about a day without the notification and I just want to make sure that your new phone has gone several days without the issue. I had my phone replaced already last Saturday and the new phone is doing the same thing as the old phone. If it is actually a hardware problem, I have gotten 2 bad phones. I would hope this is unlikely or Samsung has a big problem on their hands.

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Can you tell me how long you have had the new phone?
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my first unit was February build with all kinds of issues: reoccurring SD card notification, poor screen uniformity, audio distortion through headphones when the phone was upside down, too sensitive screen.
the new phone (March build) i got last Wednesday has none of those, zilch.

Are you really sure it's an hardware related issue ?
i also have the same problem...

daibaron said:
Are you really sure it's an hardware related issue ?
i also have the same problem...
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how do you explain it otherwise? first phone had it with any card at random intervals, the new one has zero.

i used adoptable storage and the message disappeared... the memory management is different that's all
i think this may be related to some Roms since all S7 owners are not all concerned

I have just read this.
However, I know lots of people complaining this did not fix the issue : www.gottabemobile.com

And this too
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge-troubleshoot-issues-how-fix-them-1549519

Well I went to best buy and got a second replacement phone today. I'm at almost 12 hours now without the SD card notifications. Keeping my fingers crossed.

My notifications have died down after the recent security update on T-Mo. Maybe just a coincidence. It's also encrypted.

skiddingus said:
Well I went to best buy and got a second replacement phone today. I'm at almost 12 hours now without the SD card notifications. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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restart your phone, bet it comes back

HTCMDA said:
restart your phone, bet it comes back
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I've restarted it a dozen times. Both notifications always appear after a restart. This is normal. I was getting the notifications randomly throughout the day. Sometimes certain apps would also lose access to the card.
I'm at 20 hours now with no random notifications. It's looking good.
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My notifications have died down after the recent security update on T-Mo. Maybe just a coincidence. It's also encrypted.
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The update didn't seem to help my phone on Verizon.

Totally solved for me
I just wanted to update you. I did the procedures as mentioned in the links I posted above.
One of the step involve to "slowly" replace the tray in its position. Ensure you do it.
I did not use my pc adaptor to do my backup on my PC. I used a usb connected to the phone.
One thing though: I had only 14gb of data on my card. I was able to move it all to the phone (as well as the pc) and this brought me to 31gb in my phone. So when I re-formatted my SD using the setting from the phone, I was able to just re-transfer the content on it from the phone without using my pc backup.
It has been 3 days without any fault reading and notification pop-up.
For those who have way more stuff on their SD, I would ensure that you transfer them from the phone on your pc, and not using a SD adaptor directly in your pc. I do not know if this makes a difference, but I would not take the chance. Use the USB adaptor (phone to pc).
Also, I have noticed that all the treads around the web which dealt with the subject (not only on xda) have since a week or more got quiet, which means that the issue is kind of resolved.
Putting back the tray slowly in is one of the KEY procedure to follow. This does mean that the tray is kind of not perfectly designed (hardware issue). So it is a possibility that some of you do have a somehow more sensitive tray. It also means that it may degrade overtime (with the cold, and heat, sun, etc.). This tray should not have been designed with weak material (ie: rubber). It should have been made with hard plastic or something else. This decision may have been made for the waterproofing of the device. However, I believe that they could have sealed it properly using stronger material.
We have a one-year warranty and the summer is coming. If you feel that it degrades overtime, return the device. I would not do so right now as the production lines will not adapt to this problem for a few months. I would say 6+ months.
I hope this helps.

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I've restarted it a dozen times. Both notifications always appear after a restart. This is normal. I was getting the notifications randomly throughout the day. Sometimes certain apps would also lose access to the card.
I'm at 20 hours now with no random notifications. It's looking good.
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The update didn't seem to help my phone on Verizon.
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In your case, I would suggest getting a replacement. See the post I just made. 2 minutes ago.
Good luck to you all.

Christian99 said:
In your case, I would suggest getting a replacement. See the post I just made. 2 minutes ago.
Good luck to you all.
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The update didn't help but the 2nd new phone seems to have fixed the problem. I'm over 24 hours now with a notification. I think it is finally fixed. I still can't believe that I had 2 bad phones in a row but it appears to be what the problem was.

New Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus - Echo on the other end when made or received calls!!!

Friends,
My new Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus is just a week old now but getting severe Echo on the other end when made or received calls!!! I am with EE in the UK.
When I call someone or I get call from someone, party at the other end is complaining that he/she getting their voice echo'd badly, but at the Galaxy S8+ end no issues perfect sound. I tried calls with speaker phone ON and Headphone connected - both cases no echo at the other end!!! Echo is there only when use mobile in the normal way!! Only other reference to this I have seen is below entry in XDA Dev forum, no solution yet!!!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...calls-t3605689
As I said when headset or speaker phone ON on Galaxy, no echo at the other end. Also I could see when Speaker phone is switched off Echo gradually goes down though first 30 sec after speaker off echo is maximum. I removed cases and screen protector and tried same issue. Also tried with Voice over Wifi OFF - No difference. tried calls in different areas like place with good signal or bad signal every time same experience. But @ Galaxy S8+ end everything is perfect, No issue at all!!! Also called from land line and different phones from different networks, all have same problem - Echo at the other end!!
Any suggestions..?? Not keen to return phone as it might take weeks to get a replacement and again had to copy all data etc.
Galaxy S8+ great looking phone but can't make any calls!!!
Thanks
P***d of S8+ User

anyone had same experience..???Anywhere ..??

I have noticed it I think it is the voice security being turned on. I remember that from my Touch Pro days.

I have noticed it I think it is the voice security being turned on. I remember that from my Touch Pro days.
Any idea what setting change I need to try..? Any reference anywhere on this..?? Please help. thanks.

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anyone had same experience..???Anywhere ..??
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Even your punctuation marks are echoing.

Any help..? Any one had this before..??

I experience echoing from time to time with this and other phones. I'm on AT&T in the US and I usually find when it happens it has more to do with the network than the phone/hardware. We were having issues with the company phones, mix of Motorola, Samsung, Apple, etc. and different phones in different locations were experiencing the problem. AT&T was doing some upgrading within their system during the time frame according to our sales rep so your issue may lie with your carrier.

Go to settings ,Sounds & vibrations scroll down and you will find Concert hall is enabled
Disable it and should solve problem

Download and replace this file in your system/etc folder. You will obviously need root. I've been back and forth with the service provider but decided to fix the problem myself. The only change I've made from the original file is to turn down your second mic gain which doesn't actually get used during a standard call anyway. I've left it untouched for all other modes.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByqbvrtYRACPUGFNSVY0RU1GcTA

Écho during call
Hello, I had this problem after a return of services for à simple button , he came back New but my interlocutors complained of an unbearable echo of their voices during the calls, but that in their senses, me on my side I had no echoes. Short end after some research and not wanting to send him back to service for a week and having to give me a huawei, I decided to do it myself, so there are two seals at the microphones, they can to be defective or badly put. Need to know that it is the noise reduction microphone that is problematic so that from above. For my part I have not been to look at the seals, I opened the phone and all the screws of the phone was too tight I loosened and test before going further and close the tel. And for me it worked! To close the phone it is necessary to change the adhesive which is stuck on the hull, this moment is very difficult because it is necessary to remove the old one and it is well glued! And for the waterproofness I do not advise you to go
to bathe with after that. ?

yes, i have the same problems

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Download and replace this file in your system/etc folder. You will obviously need root. I've been back and forth with the service provider but decided to fix the problem myself. The only change I've made from the original file is to turn down your second mic gain which doesn't actually get used during a standard call anyway. I've left it untouched for all other modes.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByqbvrtYRACPUGFNSVY0RU1GcTA
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Will this work for the S7? Just got a use one and the echo is definitely there. Thanks in advance

Samsung S8+ ECHO
I had a problem - The person I was calling, could hear his own voice (echo) so, Samsung Store (Vancouver) send my phone for the repairs in Toronto, later appeared another problem – the phone could not recognise any sim card. Then they send it again to Toronto. After I received, în a few days Echo problem returned back so they send it again to Toronto to fix. In total my phone was sent 4 times to Toronto for repairs – every time leaving me with no phone for weeks and a lot of waste of time and so much stress.
Guys believe me I have spend so, so many hours for the past 9 months over the phone, live chatting on computer and emails with their customer service teling me : “This issue was escalated in top priority and discussed with higher management” Everybody knew me already in their offices I guess. By the end I was speaking over the phone with the general manager of the upper department, you know what he said- I can hear this disturbing noise of the echo, but I can not do anything as our policy is to do what our computer test are giving, our computer test declared your phone is working good as per manufacturer’s specifications, so please use your phone as it is…
Can you imagine that???
I have learned one thing- nowadays all the phone are practical identical, our human eye hardly will see the difference- photos/speed etc. What you are really buying is the company you will deal with later. What you will do if your phone got broke??? Samsung has the WORST customer service from them all, you can find tons of people like me on the net, Samsung will replace 99% of your phone hardware but will never replace you with a new phone.
Usually I am not writing reviews, but this case got me supermad, I have spend about 1400$ for the phone and wirelescharger and I keep it in my drawer now. I was huge fan of the Samsung, as I have many appliances în my house from Samsung, but this phone was the last one for sure. I remained loyal even after they were blowing batteries în people's hands with the Note 7 and I believed in them and I bought this S8+, but I regret so much.
Do not make my mistake. There are so many good phones like Iphone, Google Phone etc. with a great customer service- just ask your friends.

[Q] Daughterboard Replacement (Microphone issues)

Let me preface by saying I have read the 4 page thread & nothing there seems to help.
I bought a Pixel late last year as gift for my mother as a Christmas present. Unfortunately, after resetting the device, I found that the phone had microphone issues - working for about an hour after the phone had been booted, then cutting out, taking the loud speaker, vibration motor and auxilary jack with. Much more recently, I have noticed that the loud speaker will now work, but the phone will not pick up an auxiliary input anymore, nor will the microphone work at all or the vibration motor.
From what I've read on here, Google seems to have fixed this issue in all phones built from January 2017 onwards but I am unable to find anyone selling the latest revision of this board online - I'm currently contemplating taking this into a Carphone Warehouse store to send it off (as they are an official Google repair centre), but I don't want to pay over the odds for something I know only takes 10 minutes to do.
My question is: has anyone had similar issues & fixed them? Was the problem the charging port PCB, or was it something on the main motherboard?
Also, does anyone know of anywhere that has stock of post-Jan 2017 boards, or even have a working spare themselves that they are willing to sell? I'm wearing pretty thin with this at the moment & would love some advice.
Thanks!

What is your phone serial number? Mine starts from FA6CL... No problem's here... at the moment.

rtimoff said:
What is your phone serial number? Mine starts from FA6CL... No problem's here... at the moment.
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It starts with FA6AB - knowing my luck that's probably one of the first devices created

I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.

bush911 said:
I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.
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Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?

Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
DanielF50 said:
Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?
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bush911 said:
I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.
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Hey buddy, why don't you just call him, or send a letter about what exactly he repairs?

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Please send me his contact info as well, as I need to repair mine.
Thanks

guys sorry to hijack the thread, but anone here knows if the wifi chip is on that board and if so can it be fixed I also got a pixel that came with issues, when it wants to connect to the wifi it says: connecting , then saved, but never connects nor it gives a wifi hotspot so I think it's a hardware issue... please advice.

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Thank you, I will attempt to contact him soon.
chuby007 said:
guys sorry to hijack the thread, but anone here knows if the wifi chip is on that board and if so can it be fixed I also got a pixel that came with issues, when it wants to connect to the wifi it says: connecting , then saved, but never connects nor it gives a wifi hotspot so I think it's a hardware issue... please advice.
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Have you disassembled the phone yet? One of the antenna cables could have come loose, they're pretty fiddly and pop out sometimes when the phone is dropped.
I'm pretty sure the antenna for both WiFi & cellular is on the daughter board as both the antenna cables connect from the daughter board to the motherboard so I would assume a loose connection would be the issue, but if neither side of the cable are loose, then it's probably going to be damage to the daughter board or a software issue - I'd attempt a software wipe first, just in case.

Thanks buddy

DanielF50 said:
Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?
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Could I have the info as well. This phone is driving me mad.
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DanielF50 said:
Let me preface by saying I have read the 4 page thread & nothing there seems to help.
I bought a Pixel with a broken screen late last year & my intentions were to replace the screen and gift the phone to my mother as a Christmas present. Unfortunately, after replacing the screen and resetting the device, I found that the phone had microphone issues so I opened it up again, replaced the lower PCB with a spare I had lying around... same issue, only this time the microphone works if there's no pressure on the screen (eg. it's connected, but not stuck down?). Both these boards were built on the same day, within 2 minutes of each other (June 2016) so I can only assume that both boards have the common microphone issue of pre-2017 built OG Pixels.
After being unsuccessful thus far, I went online purchased another board (with a 12 month warranty), fitted this & low and behold it's got the same issue. The new board was built in May 2016 and seems to be a completely different revision as it looks quite different to both of the other boards in my possession (no antenna clips, different smd's, different spring design & minus 1 spring).
From what I've read on here, Google seems to have fixed this issue in all phones built from January 2017 onwards but I am unable to find anyone selling the latest revision of this board online - I'm currently contemplating taking this into a Carphone Warehouse store to send it off (as they are an official Google repair centre), but I don't want to pay over the odds for something I know only takes 10 minutes to do.
My question is: has anyone had similar issues & fixed them? Was the problem the charging port PCB, or was it something on the main motherboard?
Also, does anyone know of anywhere that has stock of post-Jan 2017 boards, or even have a working spare themselves that they are willing to sell? I'm wearing pretty thin with this at the moment & would love some advice.
Thanks!
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Any updates? My country has no official service either. Right now I'm stuck with a phone that can't make or receive any phones. Camera won't record videos. Can't play back any videos and won't reproduce no sounds at at all... So basically a color Kindle ...I bet Kindles do more at this stage

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Could I have the info as well. This phone is driving me mad.
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Any updates? My country has no official service either. Right now I'm stuck with a phone that can't make or receive any phones. Camera won't record videos. Can't play back any videos and won't reproduce no sounds at at all... So basically a color Kindle ...I bet Kindles do more at this stage
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PM'd

Update: I contacted Google's authorised repairers.
Carphone Warehouse will fix the issue for the extortionate price of £169.99 (over half the price of a new one) & "SBE" have effectively said that they will not attempt repairs on devices that are outside of their warranty period, so basically, they won't fix Pixels at all (as they don't fix in-warranty devices).

Update #2:
After contacting Google again to say that their repairers wouldn't repair the device/repair it for a reasonable price, the support agent said the phone may still be in warranty & organised an RMA - the phone was returned to Google & replaced with a "refurbished" warranty version, which actually looks brand new! The even better news is that the phone isn't locked to EE, so a custom rom is being dumped on it as I type this!

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Hello, pixel user from Malaysia here.
May i acquire his contact details as well? With the taobao store link too.
This will definitely fix the microphone problem right?

Since this thread was started, a lot has happened in the Pixel world including a lawsuit over this very issue.
Can anyone else confirm that replacing the Audio Codec (Qualcomm WCD9335) will fix the microphone issue?

orangematter said:
Since this thread was started, a lot has happened in the Pixel world including a lawsuit over this very issue.
Can anyone else confirm that replacing the Audio Codec (Qualcomm WCD9335) will fix the microphone issue?
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I tried to replace the audio codec with a local phone repair shop, it resulted in the phone not powering at all, the guy told me that under the audio codec there is some other lines on the board that were effected during the replacement, since then I'm trying to buy a motherboard to get my phone working again. No luck tho, I bought another pixel already and lost that one, so be careful.

Alaadragonfire said:
I tried to replace the audio codec with a local phone repair shop, it resulted in the phone not powering at all, the guy told me that under the audio codec there is some other lines on the board that were effected during the replacement, since then I'm trying to buy a motherboard to get my phone working again. No luck tho, I bought another pixel already and lost that one, so be careful.
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Thanks for updating the thread with this information. I would prefer not to take a chance if it's not a straight forward repair and will hold out for a cheap and safe way to fix it I guess.

Me Too!
bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Please may I also have his details - contemplating DIY repairs but for that price I'd rather ship to him