Sound not working except in calls? - Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys, I've had my Hero about a year now. The other day, all of a sudden my speaker seemed to stop working. I thought, oh great, it's a hardware bust. I then tried a call and the sound came out fine. That is the only sound working. Everything works with my earphones plugged in. Any advice?

Any ideas guys, I'm pretty desperate here -_-

It could be something wrong with your media volume? I know when you plug in headphones there is a different volume setting? Try a sound volume manager like audio manager .. there is different
Does the problem replicate itself on different roms. etc.. also what rom are you using.
sorry, I know this is basic

Thankyou for the reply man .
Unfortunately I know it is not down to a volume problem because also the ringer volume does not make any sounds.
I am currently on an ancient Floyo ROM as I haven't been able to flash over the last few months. I'm currently waiting for a Froyo Sense with working camera or a reasonably stable GingerBread ROM.

Did you test a handsfree calling? Try making a call and enabling mobile speaker (there should be an option pressing menu button while you are calling).
HTC Hero, as many mobile phones, has two different speakers, one in the back used to play music and loud sounds, and another one on the front to make calls. I think your back speaker is not working and that's why you can't hear anything except voice when you call.
Sent from my HTC Hero

Thankyou, I did not know there were two different speakers, although I suppose it makes sense when you think about it!
Tried what you said and my back speaker is definitely knackered - may have just persuaded myself to get a Z >_>
cheers

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[Q] Microphone Earphone and Speaker dead???

I´ve gotten this very wierd and worrysome problem.
Mic earphone and speaker are all dead and i have no idea if its a hardware failure or software failure.
What happened.
Used Eternity rom b003a just during usual handling got an incoming call and noticed that i had no ringtone answered and couldnt hear them and they couldnt hear me (called on landline afterwards) and havnt been able to get any sound from the device since.
What ive tried
Flashed back to generic 1227-4612 via seus. no luck
Used servicemenu in both eternity and normal rom and got no sound from speaker or earphone.
Thou the REALY wierd thing is this and i got it on both roms, when testing mic in servicemenu it instantly FC with "com.sonyericsson.android.servicemenu"
Anyone have any ideas on what the problem is ?!!
Any help or suggestions would be greatly apreciated.
Plujer said:
I´ve gotten this very wierd and worrysome problem.
Mic earphone and speaker are all dead and i have no idea if its a hardware failure or software failure.
What happened.
Used Eternity rom b003a just during usual handling got an incoming call and noticed that i had no ringtone answered and couldnt hear them and they couldnt hear me (called on landline afterwards) and havnt been able to get any sound from the device since.
What ive tried
Flashed back to generic 1227-4612 via seus. no luck
Used servicemenu in both eternity and normal rom and got no sound from speaker or earphone.
Thou the REALY wierd thing is this and i got it on both roms, when testing mic in servicemenu it instantly FC with "com.sonyericsson.android.servicemenu"
Anyone have any ideas on what the problem is ?!!
Any help or suggestions would be greatly apreciated.
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Have you tried plugging the headphones into your PC...while plugged in play something like an MP3 and then hold the button near the microphone.
Can you hear out both headphones? Is it the headphones and mic themselves or the input on the phone?
Next thing would be to try another pair of regular headphones on the cell phone. Some will work fine, others might sound tinny.
beau420 said:
Have you tried plugging the headphones into your PC...while plugged in play something like an MP3 and then hold the button near the microphone.
Can you hear out both headphones? Is it the headphones and mic themselves or the input on the phone?
Next thing would be to try another pair of regular headphones on the cell phone. Some will work fine, others might sound tinny.
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no its the internal EARphone speaker and mic none of them is working its either a hardware failure or a realy bad software problem but i dont know wich one

[Q] Rear Speaker Intermittently Stops Working

Hello, I am a new user here.
I have a strange problem with my Bolt where at times the rear speaker plays all streams (alarm, notification, ringtone, media, etc.) so quietly that I have to put my ear directly next to the speaker to hear anything. At random times the speaker decides to play at normal volume again. I do not really hear a crackling sound so it seems the speaker is not blown.
The issue occurred when I was using SynergyROM for Thunderbolt r264, but the issue still occurs when I do a nandroid restore to a ROM I flashed previously when the problem did not occur. I am now using CyanogenMod 7.1.1 for Thunderbolt and yes, I am rooted.
The headphone jack works fine, so I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the system volume control. However, the problem sometimes occurs as soon as I plug in my headphones and then unplug them.
Does anyone know what I can do besides taking my phone to Verizon (my carrier) or a phone repair shop to fix this?
I have this same problem. I would also like to know what the cause is. It is very annoying because most of the time, I cannot hear my phone ring.
I think this may have something to do with the system thinking that headphones are still plugged in. I am running a Theoryrom based off of CM7 and if I go into the CyanogenMod settings in the sound menu and check the boxes for notifications, ring tones, and alarms to always play on speaker, all of a sudden the speaker volume seems to have improved. Something you may try. If it happens again on mine (which it will) I will see if I can figure out what the problem is.
Nevermind, it went back to being quiet, and that doesn't seem to fix it. Must have been a fluke.
It seems like there is no indication of when it will happen. Is it a hardware issue or an issue with the Android system and plugging in a headset?
My initial guess would be that it is a hardware issue. I have tried flashing new and different ROMs ranging from Sense base DasBAMF roms to AOSP based liquid roms and the problem persists even after a flash, which to me would indicate that it is not an issue with the Android system.
The last time it came and went for me had nothing to do with plugging or unplgging a headset. I have no idea what is going on.
Ok, so my speaker came back this morning, and I did notice one potentially related thing when it happened. Just before it came back, the DSPManager application force closed. I wonder if something is wonky with that program. If you are still having issues, could you try to force close, uninstall, or freeze (using Titanium) the DSPManager application to see if your speaker volume comes back?
Update: Nope, not it. Must be hardware.
The strange part about this problem is that nothing wrong seems to be happening with the software when the sound comes back on. Also, I have to play music constantly in order for the sound to come back on. It doesn't seem like the speaker is blown out... there is no crackling sound. The sound is just really really quiet.
Alright, I finally decided to replace the speaker unit inside my phone because it would no longer go back to the original volume. It seems my hunch was right. The new speaker is working perfectly now.

[Q] heaphone skip control

hi whenever im listening to spotify i can stop and play with no problems with my headphone button. the skip next track by double clicking works as well but its calling my last called number at the same time. does anybody here know how to disable the call feature on it? i tried it on a couple of friends one x's one worked fine the other called at the same time as well.
anybody?
soulvxr6 said:
anybody?
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Hi
This seems to happen to all music tracks I have been waiting for answer for 2 weeks now, I use a app called tiny call control, it just stops the last number dialing problem
Mike46 said:
Hi
This seems to happen to all music tracks I have been waiting for answer for 2 weeks now, I use a app called tiny call control, it just stops the last number dialing problem
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Wish we can find a fix for this. Also seems the volume buttons on a stereo headset do nothing!!! So as of right now if you want to change tracks or adjust volume while using and Bluetooth or wired stereo headset which has all the buttons on it, you have to pull this device out of your pocket and do it all manually on the device. Which makes my $150 headset useless as of right now. Anyone finding or developing a fix for this?
deeznuts said:
Wish we can find a fix for this. Also seems the volume buttons on a stereo headset do nothing!!! So as of right now if you want to change tracks or adjust volume while using and Bluetooth or wired stereo headset which has all the buttons on it, you have to pull this device out of your pocket and do it all manually on the device. Which makes my $150 headset useless as of right now. Anyone finding or developing a fix for this?
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Not really true: My Sony MW1 BT headset works perfect... I would say the same about all headsets with dedicated buttons. Tried the urBeats for HTC at a store, works without any problems. But you don't have volume control on this one...
Im using the beats Tours and the volume doenst work neither does play/pause, or skip, and i cant use the play/pause/skip button to answer and end calls like i could on my iphone. you would think a phone branded with beats would fully work with beats headphones... update soon hopefully? for this and for sense 4.1 and android 4.2, i cant see why HTC wouldnt want to keep their flagship up to date with the most recent android as long as possible... tho the original HOX is just now getting the 4.1 update while 4.2 is already out for nexus devices
crash087 said:
Im using the beats Tours and the volume doenst work neither does play/pause, or skip, and i cant use the play/pause/skip button to answer and end calls like i could on my iphone. you would think a phone branded with beats would fully work with beats headphones... update soon hopefully? for this and for sense 4.1 and android 4.2, i cant see why HTC wouldnt want to keep their flagship up to date with the most recent android as long as possible... tho the original HOX is just now getting the 4.1 update while 4.2 is already out for nexus devices
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Bro, 4.2 has been out for what, 48hrs? Lol, hold your horses for our update and from the few using it they say its buggy and not as stable or good as JB 4.1. No rush here for a buggy OS.
I think it might be a Sense problem with the headset controls. Weird the other poster said it worked for him and his headset, must have a magical headset? I have these earbuds, http://www.bose.com/controller?url=..._ear_headphones/index.jsp&model=mie2i_headset and only control that works is to pause and play the track, that's it. They have this version of the same earbuds, http://www.bose.com/controller?url=...n_ear_headphones/index.jsp&model=mie2_headset specifically for Android devices so maybe this is why it doesn't fully work for me? Still doesn't seem very likely. Going to get the new Jaybird's for Xmass and they are fully compatible with Android so will find out then if the problem still arises, http://www.bestbuy.com/site/JayBird...p?id=1218813784721&skuId=6917118#tab=overview

[Q] S4 audio lowered.

I use my phone to connect to my cars bluetooth. I've had since the phone since July and it sounded really good up until about three days ago. For some reason the audio lowered and doesn't sound as crisp as it used to. I know it is not the car stereo because my other devices still play perfectly. I have to turn my radio up to the point where the music will sound distorted.
Example = s4 on bluetooth turned to 25 - sounds great
s4 on bluetooth now turned to 25 - can barely hear it.
Is there a setting or even an equalizer that I can use to maybe fix this issue? Also is there any setting in the phone ( running stock ) that I might've pressed that decreased my volume?
Look into a custom rom, I know Hyperdrive has a volume hack slight/loud which works for me. Hopefully someone has an easier way to accomplish this.
Unfortunately I can't root this phone because it was given to me for work purposes.
Sometimes I have this problem, idk how busy you are, but hangouts will sometimes lower volume for me to make a notification sound and forget to put it back, try making your phone give you a notification sound and see if puts it back
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Call sound problems on MIUI 8 on Redmi Note 4

Hey,
I have had the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 for a month now and I am totally satisfied. I love MIUI, and its specification, it's performance, and everything. However, today I commenced to have a problem with call sound. No matter who calls me, I have trouble listening to them. Everything works fine if I put on headphones and I am pretty sure it's not a hardware problem since the speaker and the microphone work perfectly in other apps. I can distinguish some sound but it is very hard. It doesn't work even in the maximum volume. What can I do to stop this?
By the way, the other side can hear me fine.
Here's a screenshot of me trying to change the volume, so as to make things work for once:
imgur.com/ wzJTLmS (I can't make it parsable because I'm new)
I noticed that in the left side, there's no phone icon, like it used to be when I changed the volume during a call. Maybe that's the problem?
Thanks
I too have the same kind of problem, where I am not able to hear the other person on call suddenly. Please let me know if there is any fix for this.
Ok, I did face the same problem from a few days now, tried clean flashing the two roms & still the same, so thought of flashing Miui rom, but I just connected my earphone and listened a song approx. 4 mins, then unplugged it and then tried calling to my friend and there's no issues, it's been fixed now.
If I want to play audio having headphone during the call,,and need to play audio someone during the call so that he/she can also listen it properly...is it possible bcoz it's in samsung j7 prime..I am having redmi note 4.
Dear all,
I experience the same this morning.
Was able to fix it.
Got to settings, scroll down to do not disturb, and turn it off all sound is now working. Cheers!!!!
I'm facing the same problem, if I test the earpiece with *#*#6484#*#* and sound perfectly fine, but when I make or receipt a call the earpiece volume is low, How did you fixed it?
Just plug your headphones in and out 3-4 times, and it'll work fine. Has happened with me twice or thrice now.
Cheers.
Change earphone try with some good earphones like JBL mi.

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