S6 mic cuts out after 5 secs then calls drop. HW failure? - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there XDA peeps. Just wondering if anyone recognises this issue and can tell me if they are familiar with the fault at all?
Samsung S6 G920I handset, been running an older ROM for a couple of years. Recently started playing up, when sending or receiving a call the call is established, both parties can hear each other, then within 5 seconds the mic cuts out on the S6, then shortly after the call is dropped. I've tried:
Switching SIM cards and the carrier. Problem persists.
Full wipe from TWRP including system and cache then install LineageOS. Problem persists.
The fact the mic works for a bit then drops makes me think a software fault but after wiping it still occurs so I'm thinking hardware. What do you lot think?

I didnt understand u clearly
but you could use voice recorder & record.. be sure that u r recording on the bottom mic which there is also up mic above the headset.... if its okay .... flash ur 4 files firmware with pit partition for ur model..
regards,

Do you know where I can get the 4 files?

brettule said:
Do you know where I can get the 4 files?
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yes on this site I prefer to download 6.0.1 & if u want Nougat install it in custom rom cuz u dont have to update bootloader anyway
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=6790

Hmmm, it won't let me download it without buying them. Does anyone have a link to the free file? G920IDVU3FQF1_TEL3FQF1_V7.0_Repair_Firmware_4Files_( TEL Australia (Telstra) ).rar

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no sound during calls

i flashed to HTC professional 1921 and i have a problem when i receive calls. i can only receive and hear them when i'm on speaker (i noticed some of the people have this problem on VoIP - but i'm talking about regular phone calls) The person on the other end of the phone can hear me fine. I can only during calls using speakerphone or headphones.
i searched the forum, but didn't find and answer
does anyone know how can i fix this?
moseslin said:
i flashed to HTC professional 1921 and i have a problem when i receive calls. i can only receive and hear them when i'm on speaker (i noticed some of the people have this problem on VoIP - but i'm talking about regular phone calls) The person on the other end of the phone can hear me fine. I can only during calls using speakerphone or headphones.
i searched the forum, but didn't find and answer
does anyone know how can i fix this?
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Flash another rom just to be sure it's not a hardware problem.
Good luck!
I to am experiencing a similar issue. Have you tried talking on the phone when you flip it and fold? Basically putting it in portrait mode, is that when you don't get any sound? That is when I don't get any sound, but if I just leave it open in laptop mode I can hear, but trying to talk to someone looks very awkward.
hey i have the same problem , but it's seems to be an hardware problem , what's odd is , it's happen after i flashed :S . anyway i flashed back to my operator ROM and used my insurence .... it's all fixed now .
mohen said:
hey i have the same problem , but it's seems to be an hardware problem , what's odd is , it's happen after i flashed :S . anyway i flashed back to my operator ROM and used my insurence .... it's all fixed now .
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Yeah, it happened to me after i flashed which is weird. i agree it must be a hardware problem though because I just flashed to the button rom and am still not hearing anything during calls. Unfortunately, my warranty has already run out...so sad.
i think it's an no luck thing . maybe it was humid in you room or who knows .
u should fix it at some store - hope they gonna keep the price cheap .

[Q] Another Strange issue - No Voice in Incoming calls

Issue : When I attend an incoming call, I'm not able to hear the other party's voice. I can hear only my own voice back, but they say they can hear me just fine.
Contrast : No such issue when I make an outgoing call. All voices are just very fine.
When it started : Went back to stock 2.3.5 Indian ROM and restored from the Titanium backup taken while on Titanium S V2.1. But this is just the lst thing i remember doing before the issue.
Troubleshoots tried:
Software: Factory reset, on stock 2.3.5, and Titanium Rom with nothing installed other than the pure base OS.
Hardware : tried cleaning the mic opening (ya i know, but just a try), clicked the volume rocker a few times during the call.
Both did not help.
Google: There were 3-4 exactly similar issues on other models, but no one could find a fix, nor an update on how it went.
I dont think this is a hardware issue as the voice is fine when I make the call.
Guys... help me out....
Now that's weird. Don't worry we'll try to solve it.
Further you can troubleshoot by:
1. To rule our any possibility of the Receiving speaker being faulty, open your dialer and input this code (*#0*#). Now select 'Receiver(White)' from it. You should hear continuous sound from your Receiving Speaker, if not then its not working.
2. Trying to make a call using a landline phone so as remove the possibility of caller having any network issues and use a SIM from a different network provider on your handset to ascertain if its a network problem.
3. Is there a small popup with a heading something like 'In call volume' when using the volume rocker while receiving an incoming call ?
4. And does it at least show increase or decrease in the bar on the popup of 'In Call volume' graphically when you press corresponding volume rocker keys ?
Do post here what were the outcomes and also if you find what was wrong.
Thanks for your suggestions, Eagle..
1. To rule our any possibility of the Receiving speaker being faulty, open your dialer and input this code (*#0*#). Now select 'Receiver(White)' from it. You should hear continuous sound from your Receiving Speaker, if not then its not working.
Ans: Sound recieving perfectly. (too loud actually ;-) )
2. Trying to make a call using a landline phone so as remove the possibility of caller having any network issues and use a SIM from a different network provider on your handset to ascertain if its a network problem.
Ans: Tried from almost a dozen networ/phone cominations. No joy.
3. Is there a small popup with a heading something like 'In call volume' when using the volume rocker while receiving an incoming call ?
Ans : Yes, the usual volume level bar appears.
4. And does it at least show increase or decrease in the bar on the popup of 'In Call volume' graphically when you press corresponding volume rocker keys ?
Ans : Yes, the volume works fine. I can hear my own voice back very clearly, both in the headset and loud speaker .
Nothing works so far.. any other software related issue sthat u can think of..?
So one thing for sure your receiving speaker works fine and so is your volume rocker.
Usually most of the software related issues should be resolved when you clear cache, clear dalvik cache, factory reset, flash stock ROM and kernel on your handset.
I think you have already done all of these, right ?
I think some thing is wrong with your radio i.e. motherboard, you might have to go to the service center.
The problem may also be due to use of faulty Jack headphone, that galaxy R has.
Do check for that...!!
This problem stated in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455339
'cooleagle' said:
So one thing for sure your receiving speaker works fine and so is your volume rocker.
Usually most of the software related issues should be resolved when you clear cache, clear dalvik cache, factory reset, flash stock ROM and kernel on your handset.
I think you have already done all of these, right ?
I think some thing is wrong with your radio i.e. motherboard, you might have to go to the service center.
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I was in office all this while and all i tried was restoring my CWM backups of all the ROMs I had and then making factory reset, clear cache of it.
Just reached home and flashed the stock 2.3.6 XWLA4 via Odin and made a factory reset, clear cache with nothing on it.. and guess what ?!
IT WORKED...
so far tried from a landline and a mobile, and mic works.. testing still going on..
The only only difference i could find was.. all my backups had root and now since I flashed via Odin, its unrooted and thats the only diff..
Cooleagle/anyone, do you think that could have made the difference..
vipul12389mehta said:
The problem may also be due to use of faulty Jack headphone, that galaxy R has.
Do check for that...!!
This problem stated in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455339
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OH MAN !!!!!
that was exactly the problem....
plugged in my headphone, plugged out and the NEXT CALL.... the problem recurred. as mentioned in the other thread, i plugged in and out the headphone a couple of times (without reboot) and then it started working..
I never knew the headphone jack of SGR had a regular problem like this...
I never used a hands-free for calls and only a couple of days back started listening songs from phone..
But i still wonder how after every CWM restore, followed by a reboot, did not solve the problem before..
Thanks a lot dude...
vipul12389mehta said:
The problem may also be due to use of faulty Jack headphone, that galaxy R has.
Do check for that...!!
This problem stated in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455339
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Thanks for posting that.
In his case it was not working for outgoing as well as incoming calls but in sarun's case he could use the handset for outgoing calls.
So it seems to affect selectively and not the same in every case.
Do you think I should put this in the FAQ's because it seems some handsets have this bug ?
'cooleagle' said:
Thanks for posting that.
In his case it was not working for outgoing as well as incoming calls but in sarun's case he could use the handset for outgoing calls.
So it seems to affect selectively and not the same in every case.
Do you think I should put this in the FAQ's because it seems some handsets have this bug ?
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Yea Cool_eagle.
Put in FAQ, but in exception cases or under some other heading, coz it will give wrong impression to users. As the user might take it that this problem occurs on all Galaxy R. (I am not facing this error on my handset)
Also put that Galaxy R shutdown immideatly when it tries to access the network.
Put the heading as some known problems with Galaxy R
vipul12389mehta said:
Yea Cool_eagle.
Put in FAQ, but in exception cases or under some other heading, coz it will give wrong impression to users. As the user might take it that this problem occurs on all Galaxy R. (I am not facing this error on my handset)
Also put that Galaxy R shutdown immideatly when it tries to access the network.
Put the heading as some known problems with Galaxy R
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That Good Idea, please update these in FAQ's with possible solutions so that no need to Google it, users can try these solutions if some one facing these kind of problems.
Fine I'll put this in the FAQ's asap with the 3G Data recording bug.
Oh mann.... This doesnt seem to fix permanently at all... I did not use a headphone since morning, but still mic issue continues very often. Had to reboot after every call...
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sarun_biotech said:
Oh mann.... This doesnt seem to fix permanently at all... I did not use a headphone since morning, but still mic issue continues very often. Had to reboot after every call...
Sent from my GT-I9103 using xda premium
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So what are you planning to do?
Take it to a service center ?
'cooleagle' said:
So what are you planning to do?
Take it to a service center ?
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I've never taken any of my gadget to a service center and would never want to.. this thing works some time and troubles sometime.. I'll see for some more days and may be then break my life long fear ofa taking it to a service center...
sarun_biotech said:
I've never taken any of my gadget to a service center and would never want to.. this thing works some time and troubles sometime.. I'll see for some more days and may be then break my life long fear ofa taking it to a service center...
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Y u afraid of visiting service center?
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xlm13x said:
Y u afraid of visiting service center?
Sent from my GT-I9103 using XDA
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Donno y.. Some phobia... Gadgets are never the same once opened... But i have no choice if its unuseable.. Hoping for the best..
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sarun_biotech said:
Donno y.. Some phobia... Gadgets are never the same once opened... But i have no choice if its unuseable.. Hoping for the best..
Sent from my GT-I9103 using xda premium
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Dnt worry those guys r trained ur device needs service. Maybe they will flash latest indian rom (ki5) and if prob with hardware will reapir or replace it.
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xlm13x said:
Dnt worry those guys r trained ur device needs service. Maybe they will flash latest indian rom (ki5) and if prob with hardware will reapir or replace it.
Sent from my GT-I9103 using XDA
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Which latest Indian ROM buddy ?
Kindly elaborate if there are any differences in the current and the one you are saying ?
'cooleagle' said:
Which latest Indian ROM buddy ?
Kindly elaborate if there are any differences in the current and the one you are saying ?
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Sorry but i meant to say they will flash stock indian rom and if update is available they will flash updated rom
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Even i faced this problem. Whem I'm listening to music on headphones and a call comes, I remove the headphones and take the call, and sometimes I cant hear anything. Even outgoing doesnt work.
Pluggin in the headphone and removing it solves the issue most of the time. Else a reboot has worked for me everytime.
If it gets too annoying take it to service center, Even i faced the same fears as u but I finally took it (But that was cos of a different issue)
Keep us posted, Gud luck

Galaxy R Voice Calling Issue

Hi All,
I am experiencing a strange issue with my SGR... sometimes when I receive or make a call, the call is blank, I am not getting the voice and no voice at other end as well, this gets resolves after rebooting the phone, however, this occurs very frequently, perhaps daily..any solutions...please
Please tell us which ROM u r using.. it might be a network issue also.. i used Tata-Docomo and faced this kind of issue and now ported to vodafone.. no issues at all.. internet speed also good.. i am also a newbie.. u can wait for a expert advice
rishi1_4 said:
Hi All,
I am experiencing a strange issue with my SGR... sometimes when I receive or make a call, the call is blank, I am not getting the voice and no voice at other end as well, this gets resolves after rebooting the phone, however, this occurs very frequently, perhaps daily..any solutions...please
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It's a known problem & is caused due to a faulty headphone (3.5mm) jack.
Here's what you got to do confirm if your problem is indeed what I think it is & solve the same:
- Plug in Samsung's headset & make a call to check if you can communicate / talk with the person at the other end normally & without any problem.
- If you can talk normally then it's confirmed that the problem is the same as I described earlier.
- To resolve it you have to plug in & out the headset a couple of times it gets resolved & your handset works normally.
- You can also take it to a service center & they may replace the headphone jack which should solve the problem & they could also reflash the stock firmware. Do update if it resolves the issue.
Hope this helps.
Cheers !
I also faced this issue with my first stock rom when I got the phone. After I had upgraded to ZSLE5 and after then to ZSLE6, the problem seemed to be resolved. Does the problem exist with these newer roms too? I can't try it out now.
Sent from my GT-I9103
Then I'll add this to the FAQ's because it isn't a problem related to just Indian stock 2.3.5 ROM which was the impression I had earlier.
Cheers !
karthik050782 said:
Please tell us which ROM u r using.. it might be a network issue also.. i used Tata-Docomo and faced this kind of issue and now ported to vodafone.. no issues at all.. internet speed also good.. i am also a newbie.. u can wait for a expert advice
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Hi Karthik, I haven't rooted my phone, using the stock ROM 2.3.5, I am on Vodafone Network, no n/w issues for sure. plz assist.
'cooleagle' said:
It's a known problem & is caused due to a faulty headphone (3.5mm) jack.
Here's what you got to do confirm if your problem is indeed what I think it is & solve the same:
- Plug in Samsung's headset & make a call to check if you can communicate / talk with the person at the other end normally & without any problem.
- If you can talk normally then it's confirmed that the problem is the same as I described earlier.
- To resolve it you have to plug in & out the headset a couple of times it gets resolved & your handset works normally.
- You can also take it to a service center & they may replace the headphone jack which should solve the problem & they could also reflash the stock firmware. Do update if it resolves the issue.
Hope this helps.
Cheers !
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Hi Cooleagle, thanks for your response, however, I am experiencing this issue when I am not using headphones, ( I have not tried with headphones on), do you still think that this is related to faulty headphone Jack?
rishi1_4 said:
Hi Cooleagle, thanks for your response, however, I am experiencing this issue when I am not using headphones, ( I have not tried with headphones on), do you still think that this is related to faulty headphone Jack?
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Then you should try calling with headphones on to confirm. Kindly read my post again. You could also update your handset to the latest available 2.3.6 (ZSLE5 / 6) ROM as Adam said & it could also resolve your problem as it was the case with him.
Cheers !
'cooleagle' said:
Then you should try calling with headphones on to confirm. Kindly read my post again. You could also update your handset to the latest available 2.3.6 (ZSLE5 / 6) ROM as Adam said & it could also resolve your problem as it was the case with him.
Cheers !
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Hi Cooleagle, just to confirm, are you trying say that when I am experiencing this issue w/o headphones, before restarting the phone, I should try making call with headphones on??
rishi1_4 said:
Hi Cooleagle, just to confirm, are you trying say that when I am experiencing this issue w/o headphones, before restarting the phone, I should try making call with headphones on??
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Yes.
even you guys has the earphone jack/ear phone problem ???? i thought it was only me who has this problem...thank god

[Q][Help] Calls won't connect!

I am really stressed with this problem and had to start a thread finally. I think that I have messed up flashing ROM's in BMM. I am able to select network and the signal bars show signals, too. However, when I call any number, it just disconnects automatically after a few seconds. Is it a problem with the radios? I couldn't find any proper solutions till now.
Here's what I have done so far:
1. Factory reset (JB leak 3)
2. Changing SIM cards
3. Restored a CID backup
4. Downgraded to ICS
I am on an Asian version of the Atrix 2.
EDIT: I figured out the cause. I flashed a KitKat ROM on the first system by mistake. I am sure that this was not supposed to be done.
I am on JB leak 3 & I'm facing a most peculiar issue. Just by itself my Atrix 2 one fine day stopped making outgoing calls i.e if I dial any number the actual calls gets dialled after almost 20-25 minutes however on my custom ROM's (MagicMod) outgoing call functions as normal. Please guys can someone help to resolve this. I can attach a Logcat if required as I seriously don't want to factory reset, fxz etc etc. I am at an all time high in Iron Man and don't want to loose progress in my stock rom
RAD7 said:
I am on JB leak 3 & I'm facing a most peculiar issue. Just by itself my Atrix 2 one fine day stopped making outgoing calls i.e if I dial any number the actual calls gets dialled after almost 20-25 minutes however on my custom ROM's (MagicMod) outgoing call functions as normal. Please guys can someone help to resolve this. I can attach a Logcat if required as I seriously don't want to factory reset, fxz etc etc. I am at an all time high in Iron Man and don't want to loose progress in my stock rom
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Your seems to be another case. I am worried what to do...
Plese reply someone!
Is there anyone to answer? I am really fed up of using another phone merely for calling purposes.
geektronic said:
Is there anyone to answer? I am really fed up of using another phone merely for calling purposes.
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Use another ROM
darth_nihar said:
Use another ROM
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That's not the case. The calls won't connect on the JB leak as well as the official ICS as well.
geektronic said:
That's not the case. The calls won't connect on the JB leak as well as the official ICS as well.
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Yeah. I can understand your frustration. This might sound dumb. As you did change your sim. But have you tried another sim? And the sim that fails to connect a call, will it works on another phone?
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geektronic said:
That's not the case. The calls won't connect on the JB leak as well as the official ICS as well.
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Try FXZ to stock and then see if you encounter the same issue.... or it could be a malfunction on the device itself
RAD7 said:
I am on JB leak 3 & I'm facing a most peculiar issue. Just by itself my Atrix 2 one fine day stopped making outgoing calls i.e if I dial any number the actual calls gets dialled after almost 20-25 minutes however on my custom ROM's (MagicMod) outgoing call functions as normal. Please guys can someone help to resolve this. I can attach a Logcat if required as I seriously don't want to factory reset, fxz etc etc. I am at an all time high in Iron Man and don't want to loose progress in my stock rom
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In my case as mentioned outgoing calls work just fine on my Magicmod slot just that on stock JB leak 3 I started facing the above issue randomly and as I explained why I am not keen to fxz and was hoping if someone could help me if I could send them my logcat file. Even my notifications don't work (make use of dynamic notifications) & none of my playstore apps update anymore

[Q] other person cannot hear me with speakerphone or headset

Hi All,
I have this strange problem on Nexus 5.
When i call a person, if i activate the speakerphone or i use headset, the other person cannot hear me.
I tried with rooted and stock rom and i have the same problem.
I sent the mobile 2 times to LG and they said that everything is working fine. But it is not. Any other person in this forum had the same problem? If yes how can be possible to fix?
Thanks a lot
hawkeye79 said:
Hi All,
I have this strange problem on Nexus 5.
When i call a person, if i activate the speakerphone or i use headset, the other person cannot hear me.
I tried with rooted and stock rom and i have the same problem.
I sent the mobile 2 times to LG and they said that everything is working fine. But it is not. Any other person in this forum had the same problem? If yes how can be possible to fix?
Thanks a lot
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what apps do you have installed that might mess with the phone capabilities or with sound.
Hi,
thank you for answer.
I didn't install anything. It's just the stock ROM. Just installed the sim card and tried to call.
How did you flash stock? I'm talking about factory images. And this happens with everyone?
I followed google instructions. and yes it happens with everyone.
I installed now an app called soundmeter to check if the microphone is working.
When i'm not in speakerphone or headset it is working (values around 20 and 70db, depending how loud i talk).
When i start speakerphone the values are on 60db with no movement at all.
Can be a software problem or hardware problem?
I sent to lg support 2 times and they told that everything is working.
I really don't know what to do about.
i got the same its really strange...
I tried several roms, Kernals and mods nothing helps...
I have also bought a new sim card because i was thinking maybe it wasa this problem but nothing.
Is there any test or workaround that i can do to search the problem and fix it?
LG doesn't want to replace my device.
While going through the steps, have you tried looking at/grabbing logcat output? Some useful output might be there.
Have you tried another phone app?
Hi,
this is the logcat file.
Hope i have everything you need. What filter can I use to see only what needed?
Thanks

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