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Hi there,
I'm one of the many that's been hit by the call quality issues of the Pixel 3. I use a Pixel 3 white with Tele2 in the Netherlands and I cannot make or receive calls when the problem hits. I also have the problem where I'll cut out every 20 seconds or so any people will tell me they can't hear me.
Restarting it fixes it temporarily and then it just goes on again. It's ridiculous. I'm on my second phone already.
I've found that when this happens, when I go to settings in the Phone app, go to calls and then call forwarding or additional settings, nothing loads. It may even say SIM read error. When I restart the phone, and I can make phone calls properly again, these settings load again. Seeing as these settings are loaded from my SIM settings, I have a feeling something with the phone reading the SIM isn't quite right.
Got T-Mobile NL and especially at home, most times, people can't hear me properly.
call quality
I'm on verizon, and when I call into work conferences from home, I get complaints that I sound like I'm underwater. I've tried disabling advanced calling and that doesn't change anything (was a recommendation in a Google forum). I haven't experienced dropped calls yet, but I don't make a ton of phone calls, so that doesn't mean much.
There are tons of threads like this talking about sound issues when calling. For me the only problem I have is when someone calls me they cant hear me on speaker phone until I turn that off and talk on the regular mic. I dont know why Google hasnt addressed it yet? Leads me to believe that it may not be a software issue that it is more like a hardware problem so they will just keep swapping them out until you are good or they are done swapping and your screwed.
Super-Veloce said:
Got T-Mobile NL and especially at home, most times, people can't hear me properly.
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Same here, if a call goes through. Usually it won't even connect
Archangel said:
There are tons of threads like this talking about sound issues when calling. For me the only problem I have is when someone calls me they cant hear me on speaker phone until I turn that off and talk on the regular mic. I dont know why Google hasnt addressed it yet? Leads me to believe that it may not be a software issue that it is more like a hardware problem so they will just keep swapping them out until you are good or they are done swapping and your screwed.
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It's so strange, it seems like a software issue. I got one replacement and it does it as well. But a restart fixes it and doing some of the cache clearing fixed it for me for 3 days. Now it's back again.
It would be nice if it were a software issue but it doesnt even seem to be on Googles radar to fix? If they just swap out enough phones for the next few months until the next phone is announced by Google, everyone will want the Pixel 4 and forget about these issues.
Legendhidde said:
It's so strange, it seems like a software issue. I got one replacement and it does it as well. But a restart fixes it and doing some of the cache clearing fixed it for me for 3 days. Now it's back again.
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P3 white / SIM O2 Germany. I have No problems.
The SIM card is not the problem. When I had my Pixel 3XL and my wife had a Pixel 3, we replaced both our SIM cards. This failed to resolve the issue with both phones. Go read the official product forums. Too many people have ruled that out.
After 3 months without the ability to make phone calls, the only troubleshooting step that worked was to returned the phones and get another model (Oneplus 6t). Calls have been crystal clear using the same SIM cards in all the same environments.
This is either a software issue, or a component issue. I suspect its a component issue. I would put money that there is a bad transmitter or chip-set in the phone. As someone who works with electronics on a daily basis, the intermittent nature of the problem follows the type of symptoms I see when a circuit is slowly building stray capacitance and has no way to bleed out extra potential. Similar to static electricity. This would explain why it goes away for most people for a brief period when they power cycle their phone. It would also explain why not everyone experiences it.
Google may be able to band-aid the hardware defect with software by actually cutting out HD quality on calls and fudging it, and most people won't be able to tell the difference. They might have the ability to power cycle and fulling resent a single component after each phone call. They did the same type of thing when the bottom speaker on the 3XL was buzzing at certain frequencies. They simply programmed the software to prevent the bottom speaker from playing sounds from within those frequencies. Most people aren't going to notice that one of the two speakers is slightly muted.
The only way to remedy this is to have 4g enabled at all times. Calls should then be using volte or HD voice and the issue goes away.
I anable 4g even when wifi is on and calls on both my Pixel 3 (Sold) and Mate 20 Pro are clear and rock stable if not a tiny bit tinny or raspy at the high end due to HD voice.
This is on EE Uk , but I would imagine is similar on cariers from other countries.
On a side note, with O2 I do not have this issue at all so maybe it's something to do with the frequencies or bands the mobile operator is using.
It is definitely not related to the SIM. I have replaced my regular SIM with eSIM on T-Mobile CZ and I still have this issue. I have even transferred my number from Vodafone CZ due to my contract expiring, and its still there.
Hoping after Android Q , this issue will shine [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]
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I have this issue too, updated to the Android Q beta in hopes this would stop it from happening - but it is still happening.
I can hear everyone perfectly well but they say I am breaking up or sometimes I hear terrible interference and the call is dropped. Tried all the troubleshooting steps.
One thing is I noticed if I am using hands free (car's bluetooth or the pixel headphones) the issue never occurs (so far). I am thinking the antenna might be interfered with while it's in my hand. Can everyone try using hands free solutions while not holding the phone and see if it persists?
Thanks
Factory reset and removal of certain third party apps seems to have fixed the problem for me
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Factory reset and removal of certain third party apps seems to have fixed the problem for me
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and now we need to know which are those "some 3d party apps"
please, thank you
Remove recently downloaded apps one by one , restart phone normally, then make a call to see if removing that particular app solved the problem. If not, continue until you do find that app. In my case, I had my suspicions on the two that I removed and that was it.
check SIM for scratches
My SIM card is scratched. Could the phone be damaging the SIM upon insertion?
I saw on another forum that their call quality issues go away when they use the headphones that come with the phone. So that would not be consistent with a SIM issue... hmm.
So, anyone else suffering from the weird sound bug? In essence, there is no notification sounds, ringing or alarms coming through, phone is not on silent and no active DnD mode. And normal media playback is as expected, speakers work fine as well, it's just alarms, ringing and notifications. It gets weirder tho, because if headphones are plugged in sounds can be heard but not when unplugged. Android 10, latest patch too and I'm really confused at this point so any ideas are appreciated. TNX
Hi I have the exact same problem, it occurred after installing the December patch, I tried to do more reset but the problem persists, I contacted google assistance and they told me they will let me know, were you able to solve this problem?
The only option is to wait for another update to correct the problem? Or possibly downgrade to android 9? With android 10 all the problems started including the whistle in the video recording
I opened a problem report on the google issue tracker. Sorry For my bad english.
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Please star it and comment if you have this issue. Thanks a lot.
issuetracker.google.com /issues/ 146012752
Mine started doing this today. The funny thing is I used a bluetooth for my ear at work and switched to BT in the car when I left work. No ringing comes from the phone, but through BT I now hear the individual ringtones that I have set over car speakers BT and ear BT. It never did that before. Makes me think that using BT somehow caused it. Very odd. I went to Sprint store and let them poke around with it. Two employees had no luck. They stated that they had never seen this problem.
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UPDATE. I was directed by Google to either mail it back (7-10 day turnaround-sure!) or take it to UBREAKIFIX like they did to "soopervoo." It was repaired yesterday in about 3 hours! They even offered a loaner phone for the time, but I declined. All is good in my Pixel 3a world again. Oddly, the phone continues to try to update playMusic every so often to the Nov update which is already on my phone.
CoolKitty said:
So, anyone else suffering from the weird sound bug? In essence, there is no notification sounds, ringing or alarms coming through, phone is not on silent and no active DnD mode. And normal media playback is as expected, speakers work fine as well, it's just alarms, ringing and notifications. It gets weirder tho, because if headphones are plugged in sounds can be heard but not when unplugged. Android 10, latest patch too and I'm really confused at this point so any ideas are appreciated. TNX
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Did you ever have any luck getting your sound fixed on your Pixel 3A?
9878 said:
Mine started doing this today. The funny thing is I used a bluetooth for my ear at work and switched to BT in the car when I left work. No ringing comes from the phone, but through BT I now hear the individual ringtones that I have set over car speakers BT and ear BT. It never did that before. Makes me think that using BT somehow caused it. Very odd. I went to Sprint store and let them poke around with it. Two employees had no luck. They stated that they had never seen this problem.
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Hello and happy new year! Unfortunately I have not found any solution, I wait for the next update, if it does not solve the problem I will ask for the replacement of the mobile phone. My suspicion is that the December update breaks the lower speaker.
I have similar issue like this for past 3 months, what ever ringtone I set, by default Google duo notification is ringing. But i can hear custom ringtone on whatsapp call.
I have a similar problem with a different phone brand. I tracked the issue to be related to enabling the automatic DND option which tents to not properly go away after it turns off. Sad that is the same on the pixel which I'm looking at buying...
This bug just started for my mom's Verizon Pixel 3a this week. It was working in early Dec 2019, but something recently broke. The call ringer sounds do not work, but YouTube audio does.
I did a full system reset where it temporarily fixed the sound, however, during the app updates, it reverted back to no sound.
Chatting with Google support wasn't useful. They just sent the standard bug report email.
If anyone has any suggestions, please advise.
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Called Google support and they redirected me to UBreakiFix to inspect and repair.
Took a few hours, but they replaced the speakers.
Looks like I had a bad unit but seems to be fixed now.
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This bug just started for my mom's Verizon Pixel 3a this week. It was working in early Dec 2019, but something recently broke. The call ringer sounds do not work, but YouTube audio does.
I did a full system reset where it temporarily fixed the sound, however, during the app updates, it reverted back to no sound.
Chatting with Google support wasn't useful. They just sent the standard bug report email.
If anyone has any suggestions, please advise.
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Hi everyone! Phone replaced by Google, problem solved! Faulty unit.
Hi All,
same problem with my daughter Pixel 3a, only vibrates , but no ringer at all
i buyed the phone from amazon
on december, this problem started a week ago
so it is hardware related ?
i think im out of warranty
how much does google honor a warranty ?
maxolini said:
Hi All,
same problem with my daughter Pixel 3a, only vibrates , but no ringer at all
i buyed the phone from amazon
on december, this problem started a week ago
so it is hardware related ?
i think im out of warranty
how much does google honor a warranty ?
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One year.
9878 said:
One year.
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Cool
im good!!
bought november last year
maxolini said:
Cool
im good!!
bought november last year
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FYI, mine was a hardware (speaker) problem.
this 3a I have can play YouTube audio on the earspeaker, so I think that's normal, the ringer uses the bottom speaker right? next to the charging USB3 port, if I do a complete factory reset, that will not fix it?
maxolini said:
this 3a I have can play YouTube audio on the earspeaker, so I think that's normal, the ringer uses the bottom speaker right? next to the charging USB3 port, if I do a complete factory reset, that will not fix it?
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Two factory resets did not work for mine. Mine was acting the same, bottom speaker was crackly, intermittent, and then went out completely.
9878 said:
Two factory resets did not work for mine. Mine was acting the same, bottom speaker was crackly, intermittent, and then went out completely.
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I am here to pig pile onto the issue. Running the January patch and never getting OTA notifications (running Magisk), I finally sideloaded Feb and then March updates last week. Just a few days later, I was talking on speakerphone and it got all crackly for a few seconds and then quit. That's the last I heard of it. Safe mode, two resets and even a full factory flash didn't fix it.
Just went through diagnostics with Google support and the verdict is the same...take it to ubreakifix under warranty. At least the phone is still useable, unlike the first gen Pixel microphone.
Here is one more confirmation that there is definitely a problem with the Pixel 3a's bottom speaker. Mine cut in and out a couple of times and then died completely. My phone was four months old at the time, purchased directly from Google, and has always lived in an Otterbox Defender case and had never been dropped.
I contacted Google and they said I could send it in for replacement. And I said, "Hey - wait a minute! I bought my phone from Google so I'm supposed to get an advanced replacement!" So he wanted my IMEI and confirmed that, yes, I had that option. But I was concerned that both the agent and website confirmed that I would receive either a new or (most likely) refurbished device.
The Google warranty website said that I had the option of having the phone replaced by Google or going to a local ubreakifix shop, of which there are several in my area. I called them up and the guy I spoke to said it was a common problem on the Pixel 3a! And they had the part in stock.
Since my phone was in perfect condition, other than the speaker, I chose the ubreakifix option instead of having Google send me a, probably used, replacement. I dropped it off, went to get something to eat, and while I was eating, I was messaged that my phone was ready for pickup. I took a look at the paperwork for the repair and the repair cost to Google listed was about $80. I asked the gentleman how much the exact same repair would cost for a Pixel 3a that was not under warranty and he said $140! Damn! I priced the speaker part if bought directly from China on Aliexpress and it was less than $10 from most vendors.
A search of the Google support forums shows that many Pixel 3a owners have had their speakers fail. It's a problem that can't be missed because your phone never rings!
If it fails again under warranty, I will have the speaker replaced. If it fails again after the warranty period, I will order a replacement speaker from China and do my own replacement.
Hey everyone, I love my Pixel 3 except when it comes to the main thing a phone does, make calls!
The call quality is terrible. I know it's an issue many of us face from day 1, I need to constantly hangup and call people back. Now that I work from home and have call meetings non-stop, it is very apparent how bad the calls are. It is not a carrier issue, I have 4 other people on my plan and they are fine (no PIXEL users). This also happens when I'm using VOIP programs like Slack, Jabber, etc.
So I need to change. I know Pixel 4 is not a "great" upgrade to the Pixel 3 and hate to spend money on this "upgrade" but I might have too. Has anyone switched from Pixel 3 to Pixel 4? What are your thoughts?
How is the call quality?
Should I be looking for a completely different line of phones?
My phone needs to be rooted, run Viper4Android, and make calls.
xmaciek82x said:
Hey everyone, I love my Pixel 3 except when it comes to the main thing a phone does, make calls!
The call quality is terrible. I know it's an issue many of us face from day 1, I need to constantly hangup and call people back. Now that I work from home and have call meetings non-stop, it is very apparent how bad the calls are. It is not a carrier issue, I have 4 other people on my plan and they are fine (no PIXEL users). This also happens when I'm using VOIP programs like Slack, Jabber, etc.
So I need to change. I know Pixel 4 is not a "great" upgrade to the Pixel 3 and hate to spend money on this "upgrade" but I might have too. Has anyone switched from Pixel 3 to Pixel 4? What are your thoughts?
How is the call quality?
Should I be looking for a completely different line of phones?
My phone needs to be rooted, run Viper4Android, and make calls.
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Sorry to hear about your problems.
On my pixel 3 I don't have issues with calls, and reception is ok. It is not the best though, I had slightly better reception with other devices where there was a very weak signal (p20 for example).
Maybe the warranty could help if you.
I had strange issues before, mostly with bluetooth. I ran a 'network reset' and all has been perfect since. You will lose your BT pairings and WiFi networks though. Worth a try.
A few ideas to try:
Are you using a case? Some cases block microphones, which screw up call quality.
Turn off wi-fi calling (this was a major quality issue from my office until I turned it off).
Try a factory re-set, and re-pair things one at a time, trying calls in between.
We have a Pixel 3, 3a, and 4 in our house, none with any call quality issues. All on a T-mobile family plan.
Hi all.
No new post for a long Time.
Dos that mean that everyone sees the problem solved ?
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Does that mean that everyone sees the problem solved ?
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This is the right thread for this issue: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3/review/call-quality-t3842383/page3#post83369547
But I think everyone will upgrade to the Pixel 4a or 5 now!
I am on T-mobile USA and had no such issues on S21, but people that call me complain that hear their own echo. I do use speakerphone on S22 quite often so not sure if this only happens with/without speakerphone during calls. Also, I get no issues on my end, it is always the people on other side that call me. I am in great coverage area and have WiFi calling off.
Anyone with such issues? Hopefully it is not a hardware issue...
EDIT: After extensive testing and trying in "safe mode" I have concluded that the microphone has hardware defect. When I made some test calls with Speakerphone enabled, I get "hiss, static, crackle, white noise" and garbled audio on the other end.
Can't say I have had that issue. I'm on Tmobile USA as well and with Wifi Calling and without it I have no had any complains about call quality..
Will try the speaker call and see
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I am on T-mobile USA and had no such issues on S21, but people that call me complain that hear their own echo. I do use speakerphone on S22 quite often so not sure if this only happens with/without speakerphone during calls. Also, I get no issues on my end, it is always the people on other side that call me. I am in great coverage area and have WiFi calling off.
Anyone with such issues? Hopefully it is not a hardware issue...
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echo is when somebody is listening (tapped) your conversation
I've had it happen once or twice before. One thing you can do is run a diagnostic on the microphone and see if that tells you more.
AndroidNO0B said:
I've had it happen once or twice before. One thing you can do is run a diagnostic on the microphone and see if that tells you more.
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joancolmenares said:
Can't say I have had that issue. I'm on Tmobile USA as well and with Wifi Calling and without it I have no had any complains about call quality..
Will try the speaker call and see
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Thanks guys, after extensive testing and trying in "safe mode" I have concluded that the microphone has hardware defect. When I made some test calls with Speakerphone enabled, I get "hiss, static, crackle, white noise" and garbled audio on the other end.
Sucks that I will have to send it in for a repair as Samsung US does not have option to replace a defective/DOA device even within 14 days of delivery.
I am not surprised at getting a DOA phone though as COVID-19 and supply chain issues is probably affecting QA and manufacturing standards.
That sucks man, I hope you get that fixed soon!
I have had that happen on wifi calling... When my wifi connection isn't so good.
Happening on a Rogers S22 Ultra. I've had it go away when I rebooted the phone previously, but today everyone who called me or who I called had speakerphone echo. One test in safe mode showed that it was gone but it's inconclusive. Samsung has terrible speakerphones for years, how can they not get this basic phone functionality right. I upgrade twice a year for better battery and hoping for better speakerphone.
Hope there's a fix soon.. how do you do a hardware test? I don't have wifi on
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Thanks guys, after extensive testing and trying in "safe mode" I have concluded that the microphone has hardware defect. When I made some test calls with Speakerphone enabled, I get "hiss, static, crackle, white noise" and garbled audio on the other end.
Sucks that I will have to send it in for a repair as Samsung US does not have option to replace a defective/DOA device even within 14 days of delivery.
I am not surprised at getting a DOA phone though as COVID-19 and supply chain issues is probably affecting QA and manufacturing standards.
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Did you get the repairs completed successfully and your phone back?
A reboot will fix it but the WIFI calling echo returns right after you complete a video call. Does not matter what video calling app you use. Could be Duo, WhatsApp, etc... Try it and you will see. I wish there was a fix for this.
Problem finally solved. Turn off the Samsung video call effects and reboot. The WIFI echo calling problem will be gone never to return!!
Hi - new here, Have an issue with a basic Android phone I ordered from VZW. The local VZW store folks had no answer for it. The VZW forum not helpful.
SHARP ROUVO V
Got it up and running. Tested it calling my home (cable provider) land line. Works fine.
Recv'd a call works fine.
Called my gf - also a VZW user. It rings faintly but I can't hear her. no sound. If I call her & it rings to voice mail I hear a couple faint beeps when VM activates but no away message.
She can call my phone and there's no issue at all. I've tried testing this over a period of 10 days.
Any of my old phones work fine with calling her.
VZW store had me call phones withing their building - works fine.
This phone doesn't like the sound of her voice? Anyone ever experience or hear of such an issue? A hard reset was done twice. The VZW store rep replaced the SIM card with no change.
Thanks for reading!