[Q] Has anyone experienced the headphone problems described by Engadget? - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

As found in the Engadget review:
regardless of which headphones we plugged into the Z Ultra, the device didn't recognize any of them. Just to play it safe, we connected the same headphones into other handsets, at which point they worked perfectly
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Anyone experienced this themselves? Probably a dealbreaker for me if it's true.

not me

Mine HTC one headphones work without problems
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I've tried multiple headphones (Philips, Sony, Sennheiser) and Apple EarPods with it. They all work just fine.

No all work yet
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Being a demo unit, it probably just received a bit too much abuse at some stage...

I have experienced this.. not exactly as it is described here.. but here it goes
I have 3 headphones.. 1 from Samsung.. 1 got with the Zu itself.. the other one I have is klipsch.. while first 2 headphones are working fine the klipsch seems to have problems with ZU.. Eventhough I have installed their software phone simply doesn't recognise the headphones.. but say after 10 mins it recognizes and everything is.fine. And if you unplug and put it back again same problem comes back.. weird..
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What about the play/pause buttons?

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3.5mm jack problems

Just bought my second AMAZE. Rooted & S-OFF yesterday. Don't kno if it is from rooted or just a hardware issue. ANYBODY ELSE!!!!!!!
what's your problem?
My Headphones. Keep disconnecting. And I tried two different headphones
Both headphones work on my glacier so I kno its the phone itself. Just curious if anybody else encountered the same problem if not then its definitely an hardware issue.
I'm starting to have the same issue, my bro had this.problem as well. It is a hardware issue
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I usually use BlueTooth but i remember the batt being a bit flat so i plugged in to the jack and it seemed a bit cracklely.. Sounds like a common fault.
johnk1973 said:
I usually use BlueTooth but i remember the batt being a bit flat so i plugged in to the jack and it seemed a bit cracklely.. Sounds like a common fault.
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No mine does not work at all when you plug in the headphone jack normally, I have to plug it in slowly untill it works
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On one of mine on headphones with mic and button, button click in not recognized.
On another works just fine.
Tried 3 different headphones – same result.
Installed app to detect/configure clicks – it doesn’t see any button clicks.
Headphones and mic works fine on both – means every ring on 3.5 jack has proper contact.
What else could it be?
I can plug super slowly – the icon changes from headphones to headphones with mic.
But button doesn’t work still
I see I'm not the only one with this problem I'm just surprised cause my phone was only one day old. My wife has the same phone non rooted will check hers tonight when I get home from work. If hers work I'm just going to swap it out and see if still has the problem.
OK so I stopped home reel quick and checked my wife's phone and her non rooted phone jack does the same thing so its either the OTA UPDATE or they just gave us a crappy jack port to all phones
I'm testing it out on my phone right now. What is it that I'm looking for because everything is working here for me.
Well I'm listening to a song on YT though.
Don't know if that makes a difference.
The headphones keep connecting & disconnect like every couple of seconds. It will not hold a steady connection for the headphones.
mine was fine before OTA, now i got the same problem
Some headphone got compatibility problems n usually gold tips don't have probs with any phone or mp3
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invisiblefire101 said:
Some headphone got compatibility problems n usually gold tips don't have probs with any phone or mp3
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My beats have a gold jack and i still have a problem
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Damn could be Rom issues n my g2 used to give me probs n during a video it would play music ha
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invisiblefire101 said:
Damn could be Rom issues n my g2 used to give me probs n during a video it would play music ha
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Its not a rom issue. In post ten I stated that my wify's non-rooted HTC AMAZE with ota has the same problem

i-Helicopter + Xperia S

Best €10 I've ever spent.
What fun trinkets do you use with your s?
Where did you buy it at 10 € ?
10 dollars ?? Where ? Link ?
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It was ~16USD from Dealextreme. Works out at roughly 10EUR. That was during a sale though.
So not available..?
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http://dx.com/p/iphone-ipod-touch-i...c-i-helicopter-w-gyroscope-silver-black-82470
Still up, but its clearance so they probably wont last. There are a few models, at different prices, but this one seemed the best value to me.
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Thanks !
Will look for it
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How did you get the transmitter to work?? My phone says it`s not connected?
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How did you get the transmitter to work?? My phone says it`s not connected?
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Did you charge it? It has to be charged too.
Connect it then and maximum volume. Worked perfectly for me. If you have a case that covers the top you'll need to remove it to get the jack the whole way in.
Scratchling said:
Did you charge it? It has to be charged too.
Connect it then and maximum volume. Worked perfectly for me. If you have a case that covers the top you'll need to remove it to get the jack the whole way in.
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Yup done all that.
It works on my friends Xperia Arc and an others X10 mini pro - it just aint working for me
I have a 777-173, could that be a reason?????
No idea.
You could try holding volume down while connecting it. That seems to be a trick for getting headsets to be compatible, might just help.
I'm digging out the post, but it's not working on my Xperia S (Android 4.1.2, newest i-Helicopter from Android).
Is it still working for you?
Seems like they broke something. I can't get the app to work properly.
All I can do is change lights (and that is only when toggling the transmitter ON from OFF) and... that's it. I'm sure that heli works because there's a test app from Orbit that lets you 'test' if engines are OK, but not control the flight
10 dolars?? awesome!

kindly help

I am having problem with my sony xperia S.... The other person cannot hear me during call.... I jave updtaed my phone but still having this issue.....
Make sure your microphone works.
have you done anything to the phone prior to it not working? if not i would suggest sending back to sony if still under warranty fella
When I test microphone through service configuration , it worked fine but there is lot of distortion in it.
m fed up of this ......i regret now why I bought this phone
Make sure that there's no sticker cover ur phone mic!
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It was working fine 2 weeks back ....... Dun know what has happend to it....e
Does it work with other calling apps like skype, viber etc or just with normal ph calls?
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No its not working with the apps
Check the liveware manager doesn't think something like headphones are plugged in
blow out the headphones in hole, thst might work
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It works fine when using headphones but I cant plug headphones all the time.
I didnt understand what you are saying about livewire manager
huny said:
It works fine when using headphones but I cant plug headphones all the time.
I didnt understand what you are saying about livewire manager
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There had been reports that sometimes the phone thinks that a headset is plugged-in resulting in no sounds to be heard from the speaker of the phone.
What should I do in such case ????
huny said:
What should I do in such case ????
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Hi,
is your problem resolved? I'm facing the same issue with my sony xperia P. Please help.

Weather to buy or not to buy xperia z2?

This thred is to discuss the problems related to all faults in new xperia z2
Actully i owned a xperia sp which has many problems like
1 Ram managment
2 Touch issue
3 Not so good camera.
I have bought this phone on the 1st day of its launch and faced this problem since.
So this forum is to help those people who wanted to buy the xperia z2 but there are some problems in it. Like
1 speaker problem
2 camera quality
3 faulty manufacturing
So are these problems are only in few units or all z2 facing such problem.
So please share your experience so that other might get help to buy or to reject the xperia z2
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teck_keeda said:
This thred is to discuss the problems related to all faults in new xperia z2
Actully i owned a xperia sp which has many problems like
1 Ram managment
2 Touch issue
3 Not so good camera.
I have bought this phone on the 1st day of its launch and faced this problem since.
So this forum is to help those people who wanted to buy the xperia z2 but there are some problems in it. Like
1 speaker problem
2 camera quality
3 faulty manufacturing
So are these problems are only in few units or all z2 facing such problem.
So please share your experience so that other might get help to buy or to reject the xperia z2
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Dear 1 speaker problem because the waterproof function cover the sound
2 Camera Quality this Z2 better than those previous device like Z ultra /sp/c/E
3 faulty manufacturing -Yes this problem still not solve yet. Restart by own. force close. battery drain........(The device not Root)
My opinion for sharing. thanks:cyclops:
kkkok8051 said:
Dear 1 speaker problem because the waterproof function cover the sound
2 Camera Quality this Z2 better than those previous device like Z ultra /sp/c/E
3 faulty manufacturing -Yes this problem still not solve yet. Restart by own. force close. battery drain........(The device not Root)
My opinion for sharing. thanks:cyclops:
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But my opinion is that as the other manufacturers like lg, samsung, htc their handset does not have that much of problem and if problem is there they solve it with ota update.
So why cant sony........
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Samsung and co. have start problems too and it's just 1 or 2 %. And don't forget that not so many people have this device yet so calm down.
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But bro level of producing a defective unit is really low as compared to sony i bought 2 sp both are having identical problem, i also saw the problem with xperia z
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teck_keeda said:
But bro level of producing a defective unit is really low as compared to sony i bought 2 sp both are having identical problem, i also saw the problem with xperia z
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What problem did you see on the xperia Z ?
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And I had two htc one x with gaps between glass and body and then a galaxy s3 without gps. Sometimes everybody has no luck but that doesn't mean the device is bad. And most faults z2 has for now can be solved by update.
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teck_keeda said:
But bro level of producing a defective unit is really low as compared to sony i bought 2 sp both are having identical problem, i also saw the problem with xperia z
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I dont want to be rude, but this thread is pointless. What is RAM management?
First you list a potential camera problem as problem number 3. Then you instead change the numbering into "2". And doesn't faulty manufacturing which you list as problem 3 cover the other potential problems? And what do you mean by problem anyway? Speaker problem? Like is it bad sound quality... or is it low ringing sound.... or is it low volume on music....
What is the purpose of this thread? It's a phone, and you have warranty.
solwretep said:
I dont want to be rude, but this thread is pointless. What is RAM management?
First you list a potential camera problem as problem number 3. Then you instead change the numbering into "2". And doesn't faulty manufacturing which you list as problem 3 cover the other potential problems? And what do you mean by problem anyway? Speaker problem? Like is it bad sound quality... or is it low ringing sound.... or is it low volume on music....
What is the purpose of this thread? It's a phone, and you have warranty.
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Exactly. Every manufacturer has some faulty phones. You either get a perfectly working one, which is HIGHLY likely, or you get one with some minor issue. Its the way of the world. I doubt any manufacturer has more faulty phones than the other.
solwretep said:
I dont want to be rude, but this thread is pointless. What is RAM management?
First you list a potential camera problem as problem number 3. Then you instead change the numbering into "2". And doesn't faulty manufacturing which you list as problem 3 cover the other potential problems? And what do you mean by problem anyway? Speaker problem? Like is it bad sound quality... or is it low ringing sound.... or is it low volume on music....
What is the purpose of this thread? It's a phone, and you have warranty.
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Ram mangment is to keep the programme alive so as you can multitask easily. Every body buys the smart phone to use the multiple features of it but in xperia sp case it is not so if u want to search the web listen to music simultaneously u cannot do it one of task gets killed and it does not remains to music and browsing it also goes to gaming also the games get killed due to low ram.
This type of thing is comes under ram managment and if u spend your hard earned money about 24k in a smart phone u want some reasonable things from it as compared to other manufacturers phone.
And when u not get it u get disappointed.
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SuperMarioGalaxy said:
Exactly. Every manufacturer has some faulty phones. You either get a perfectly working one, which is HIGHLY likely, or you get one with some minor issue. Its the way of the world. I doubt any manufacturer has more faulty phones than the other.
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Yes my point is also that but how could so many problem arises from sony only why not in lg or samsung.
Go there handset thread you get one or two threads discussion about the problem. But in sony case there is a list of problems so my point is that is it really wise to purchase the phone without looking into the problem or we can discuss it and choose wisly our product.
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m.pocketnow.com/2014/04/08/z2-overheating
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teck_keeda said:
m.pocketnow.com/2014/04/08/z2-overheating
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Buy the phone and enjoy it. The only overheating issue Ive seen is when recording 4K videos. Who cares about 4K video? The quality of recording a video with a phone have other limiting factors far greater than 4K resolution. I have a panasonic SD90 1080p video camera, and the quality blows any phone cam away even if I would record at only 720P with it.
My Advice:
I think you should buy this phone. I havent got the Z2 myself, but from what Ive seen, its the best phone out there. If there is a problem, you have your warranty. There is not any greater risk in buying this phone or lets say the S5, M8 or G2...
And again, you have warranty from Sony!
Seems like most of the problems of the z2 are related to the audio side of things, its a shame really.
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just wondering even do we know for most part of the globe it's not officially released, mostly imports from Taiwan as of now, there are batches, probably by this coming May, we can tell, hoping much better overall.
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Yes i m also hoping that everything will be fine and z2 will be a hit.
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Please don't buy Z2 although I already pre ordered but the best phone ATM is Nokia 3310, no problem no hassle.
Please don't waste your money like me.
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rehanraza said:
Please don't buy Z2 although I already pre ordered but the best phone ATM is Nokia 3310, no problem no hassle.
Please don't waste your money like me.
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Can you tell why is it so?
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Best Phone I've had, barring none!
rehanraza said:
Please don't buy Z2 although I already pre ordered but the best phone ATM is Nokia 3310, no problem no hassle.
Please don't waste your money like me.
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I've had the fortune of owning a Z2 since Friday and it's been a treat. I had an HTC One M7 prior and I haven't looked back. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed my One especially it's audio. However, the Z2's audio is not any worse in my opinion. In addition, the camera is a very pleasant improvement for me. To be honest, there's not a thing I don't like about my Z2. I'd buy it again!
richlam said:
I've had the fortune of owning a Z2 since Friday and it's been a treat. I had an HTC One M7 prior and I haven't looked back. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed my One especially it's audio. However, the Z2's audio is not any worse in my opinion. In addition, the camera is a very pleasant improvement for me. To be honest, there's not a thing I don't like about my Z2. I'd buy it again!
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How is the camera quality as compaed to htc and the sound of dual speaker and can you check if on a flat surface the touch is working or not?
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[Q] Call Quality - Other End

Hi all,
I just got the Z2 for my fiancé as she wanted the best camera in a phone. All is going well except for call quality.
She hears everybody just fine but people complain that they can't hear her well. I've been reading online and some people are having the same issue even after replacing the phone.
Is it something to do with positioning the mic or could be a faulty hardware? She has an average (small) female face/head size. Could it be because the mic is just too far away from the mouth? Or something to do with noise-canceling mic?
EDIT: updated the phone to 402 and still she still has the same issue
I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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Mr.R™ said:
I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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It could be caused by faulty SIM card
I one had this issue with another device and I was using a normal sized SIM cut to fit micro sim slot, one I got it replaced at my operator then all went marvelous
It's a proper so card so not sure it's that but I will test another just in case
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Mr.R™ said:
I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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And how do you live with that?
Anybody else with similar issue?
I'm not a fan of talking on the phone I text mostly so it's not too bad lol
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Same issue here with call quality...
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Same here , people dont hear me well , installed voice recorder and tested my voice seems fine the rec volume is fine , but in call the other party dont hearing me good i need to speak loud
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Same issue for me too. Thought it might have been my case. Both happy and sad it's not. Shame it's not fixed in the latest firmware. Hopefully a future one can fix it.
Same here
But it do happen for most calls
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Same here. Had to buy a handsfree, because i can't use the speakers when at work. NON disclosure stuff. I'm a bit disappointed at Sony actually. But with the handsfree everything is great.
My friends Z2 doesn't have these issues though, latest firmware.
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Here too... Call quality on other end is not good enough till u speak.
Have had complaints about my voice quality being poor as well...
Is this an isolated case? So far I haven't heard anyone complaining about my voice. What does the voice sounds like on the other end? Choppy, muffled, too soft?
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Is this an isolated case? So far I haven't heard anyone complaining about my voice. What does the voice sounds like on the other end? Choppy, muffled, too soft?
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Sound like Morgan Freeman from the wormholl , very ****y and on seconds,other party is loosing your whole words , i also discovered it isnt on each call , and will try to low or high the in call volume to see if it effects somehow to this bug/fault but obviously its not a single problem
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Same problem
I have complaints with almost every phone call about my sound quality. Have to speak louder or take phone off my ear and put microphone closer to my mouth.
Got this problem as well. Thought my was an isolate case but seemly it isn't so. Hope Sony do something abt it in the next firmware update
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Wow, seems that everybody is having the same issue! How do you guys manage to live with it? I'd go nuts.
Anybody NOT facing the same bad quality issue? I got the phone replaced, let's what what my fiancé thinks about it.
I am waiting for replacement at Monday , arriving a new bach , will report after it , but mine alwso has gaps and uncentered camera , i cant believe sony make so much deffekt devices and thats the flagship for 2014 ..imagine in 2015 sony will sell a phones that ruin themselfs in your hand
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same here too !!!
if you let the mouth piece drift even slightly away from your mouth , people say your breaking up or they cant hear you ! seems that Sony have a crap microphone built in the phone . and what good is a phone when people struggle to hear you ????

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