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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzontra11:
In the menu, press [5] AUDIO

..In the menu ,,,what menu?

---------- Post added at 07:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 PM ----------

..anyway,,i have a strange problem,,,,no echo for me but poeple says:you sound like a damn robot",,,when i turn off NR its better sometime,,sometimes no....

Ii dont know it is the same problem?

Tnx

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Tnx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe169999:
After trouble shoots, ie trying out different sim cards, calling to & receving from fixed line or cellular, flashing with different baseband, everyhting. I decided it is a hardware issue and brought it back to the service center.

After a week, I finally collected my phone this morning. Problem resolved. Apparently the part that they changed was GH59-10949A, a UI board or cable. You can google it.

Now I am happy with my SGS II again. I would suggest to just bring it back to the service center together with the case and inform them that you have done every trouble shoot and insist that it was the hardware issue.

Good luck and cheers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzontra11:
..nope its not hardware....i just flash Poland stock rom and echo gone ,,work like charm...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iggybuenaventura:
I'm having the same problem with my brand new galaxy s2 and I'm getting really disappointed with this issue. I have the latest firmware in my region KI2.

Problem is how can I explain to the tech guy that it's a hardware issue if it works without the case on? any ideas anyone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe169999:
Simple. tell the tec guy that the similar case has been tried in other phones. It has been discussed in various sites. Worst case, tell them that you have strong suspicious that the given part number is in question and insist that it needs to be replaced as it is provided under the warranty. Give it a try.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iggybuenaventura:
Good idea. Thanks for the advice! I'll go to the shop and ask them to have it replaced. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mystenes:
i think that some of US will benefit from newest Wanam 3.5 ROM which has NR phone patch included.

It worked for me. NR is permanently off.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzontra11:
..so ..no echo?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyh0905:
Low tech fix

I have the same echo problem. I also use a hard silicone case. I just cut a piece of black tape 3mm square and covered the top NR mic. Slip the case back on, and no echo, or reduced enough not to be a problem. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
This renders the loud speaker useless as its this Mic it uses!

sent from t'internet
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kusie:
Hi all,

first of all it would be nice to finally clarify once and for all if that small hole above the volume really is a second microphone that has something to do with noise cancellation or not ... this is really confusing. Is it or not?

Second, i´d like to ask if someone of you ever had the problem that your own voice was echoed in you OWN headset speaker and NOT in the called phone. A few days ago i was calling my brother on his mobile and i heard my own voice echoed while he did not hear the echo! I use a TPU case and have KF3 Stock firmware....

It´s a damn shame that a device whose primary function STILL is to be telephone is performing so poorly in it´s primary functions :mad: ...

K.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aengus4h:
having had the muted mic issue which was fixed by the service centre (they said it was very dusty inside the case and blew things clear), a day later I find I have echo in the handset now, hear myself echo in the earpiece and other end of the call was also getting echo. I got a replacement SIM at the weekend and now get slightly better signal strength, but still an echo my side, with or without the gel case. Neither mic is blocked, but if I block the top mic the other side gets echo as well.

Checked and DNR is off by default on mine, but turning it back on during a call seems to clear the echo completely. Seems the opposite to what most are finding here, but I'll take it back to the service centre sometime this week and see if they can fix it, sounds like a faulty component in my case.

Running stock ROM unrooted as updated via KIES, which reports: PDA:KI4/Phone:KI1/CSC:KH2 (XEU) as current and latest

Dave
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aengus4h:
by way of an update, the repair centre replaced the entire front panel, could see the difference on the bottom mic, the opening on the new one is open and round where the original was a flattened oval, so looks like a fault in manufacture was causing the original muted mic problem.

However, still echo in calls unless DNR turned on. So they re-flashed the phone and the echo is gone :-)

Only thing is now it's back on v2.3.3 with Keis reporting it as PDA:KD6/Phone:KE7/CSC:KD1 (XEU) and that the version on the device cannot be updated :-(

So I guess I'll have to go looking for a cooked ROM or find a copy of the stock ROM I was running before.

Echo and muted mic problems solved though, which is good news...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghawkins:
Do you think if I buy the cable from an e-bay seller that it will be the right one? Was the part revised? I can't take my handset back for warranty service because I have opened it to change the front glass..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinoda69:
So the solution is to let our SGS2 naked without any casing?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgsalas258:
I think this is just common with thicker protection cases. It happened to me with my fascinate and a silicon case with hardshell exterior
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rzat:
well , i was sure its a desing fault. After 2 weeks spent on searching for rom/mod with noise reduction off i took it to service. £20 later fited with casemate hard case and NO echo. Aparently mic was a problem. Noise reduction off is just a workaround if you have an echo there a hardware problem:(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gadge64:
+1 to that.

I had the same problems as most of the posters here. Last night I flashed this rom and apart from some distortion for the first couple of seconds, neither end of the call have suffered any problems since then.

Also I used to get about 20% battery drop overnight with WiFi off and only Gmail & Facebook syncing, and I tried several different ROMs to try and improve battery, with no luck. I went to bed last night on a full charge and woke up 8 hours later at 97%! Was delighted!

Google search for "WanamLite KJ3 V5.8 Tweaky edition" to get it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aks1081:
The solution

Hello everyone,

i thought i will let everyone in on some information.

Firstly i have 2 galaxy s2 phones, the first one one is contract handset my sisters and the other one is mine which samsung sent me as a replacement as they had lost my phone when i sent it for repairs (idiots).

Let me tell you this, when i put both phones side by side there is a design difference, and the only difference is where the home button is and the back button in between these two is a sensor, the other galaxy s2 phone doesnt have this sensor or whatever it is i have no idea. I dont know what its for i called samsung and they told me they didnt change the design well i clearly have a model which looks different. And im not stupid i know mobiles they are both galaxy s2 phones.

Anyway back to the problem, and let me tell everyone this i tried everything to fix this echo problem and now ive decided to send it to the repair center apparently its a part of the ui board which needs changing. I also bought a original samsung vent case thinking that the problem is because of the case and that didnt sort the problem when you call samsung they tell you the phone is not designed to have a case and i told them go back to the drawing books. Anyway the problem goes away if you remove the case, put the call on speaker phone etc however we all want to use it with a case so this is what you need to do.

There is a part its called gh59-10949a its a samsung ui board and this needs to be replaced once this is done everything will be fine, if samsung tell you any rubbish dont use a case dont listen to them and you have all the right to complain so go to your nearest repair centers tell them this and get this part replaced. Dont waste time flashing roms, basebands and kernels ive done everthing and i can confirm its a hardware problem not a software issue.

Hope that helps you guys. Mine is working fine now but still i dont know what that sensor is for anyone here know or have the same model as me?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] definitelydan:
hi guys i'm having this same voice echo issue and i guess i will probably send it back to the nearest service centre and have them fix it - the question i have is - i flashed the firmware using odin to 2.3.6 but for my region only 2.3.3 is available - should i flash it back to the original firmware? and if so can anyone point me in the right direction? sorry for the noob questions but i've barely used this phone for a week now
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E:V:A:
Detailed Problem Description and Solutions

For detailed problem DESCRIPTION & possible SOLUTIONS, see THIS thread!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EQUANT:
Yes, you should flash back to stock ROM and CSC. Did you ask of this problem at the service? not sure if this is a hardware problem since the phone works as it should without the protective case on; sounds more like a software issue or a NR microphone design flaw if you ask me.

I will talk to someone from the service on Monday and see what they will tell me.

LE: i returned the phone to the shop and they gave me a brand new one. Guess what? It has the exact same problem. I returned that one as well and now i'm waiting for the 3rd phone to be delivered.

I tested my case with 3 other (identical, even firmware) phones and none of them has this terrible echo. So i guess it must be a problem with this lot of phones, or something.

LLE: 3rd phone came. A little better, but with has the echo. Way to go, Samsung! I kept this last phone, as i was ****ing tired of replacing phones each day. Will have to take it in to have the microphone and/or motherboard replaced in warranty, as the service guy told me. From the shop, straight into the service. Niiiice!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aojr31:
Low tech solution?

I have the echo problem and have done some experiments with and without case, covering NR microphone, etc. In the end I found the simplest solution was the way I held the phone to my head when calling. If I hold it so that the bottom microphone is near my mouth the other person gets echoes. If i hold through phone more vertical with the bottom microphone by my jaw rather than my mouth the echo reduced or vanished.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Midnight Marauder:
i'm getting the opposite problem from you guys... looked around on google and nobody else seems to have this issue...

i tested with different phones... to the person on the other end of the conversation i sound fine, but when they talk i hear a strange robotic echo-ey voice... it's really annoying.. has anyone had any issues with this? is there a fix? i'm so dissapointed..

edit: misread the thread title.. this is for regular calls not video
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dosboss57:
Galaxy S2 call echo...fixed

I did a little digging around and after having read on all these forums, talking to Rogers and Samsung, it all came down to "noise suppression". Noise suppression is on by default and, from what I've been gathering, you can only turn it off when you are in a call by hitting menu and noise suppression off....wrong!!!

If you go into settings>call>additional settings, you will see noise suppression checked on. just hit that and the green checkmark will go away and BINGO....case on....case off....no more echo for your friends when they call you....works for me.

What I don't understand is that the Rogers tech didn't know this...he thought you could only turn off noise suppression when in a call. Same result with the Samsung guy. Why don't these people know this?

i am turning off my phone as we speak to see if it goes back to suppression on when I reboot....gimme a minute.......

Rebooting now.....back to settings.....call...additional settings....noise suppression is still off....SUCCESS !!!!

WOO HOO HOO !!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
Are you on gingerbread or ICS? Im on gingerbread and don't get this option.

sent from t'internet
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dosboss57:
Gingerbread 2.3.5
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
What ROM do you have? Do you have JKay? Stock KI3 (Gingerbread 2.3.5) doesn't have this.

EDIT: Since I don't have this menu option (Settings > Call > Additional Settings > Noise Suppression), I decided to do a quick google for the search terms:

settings call "additional settings" "noise suppression"

This search turns up posts pertaining to the SGH-I777 (AT&T branded Galaxy S2), SGH-I727 (AT&T branded Galaxy S2 Skyrocket), SGH-I727R (Rogers branded Galaxy S2 Skyrocket), SGH-I927 (Captivate Glide) - but NOTHING for the GT-I9100.

I'm thinking you don't actually have an I9100, but you have one of the above SGH model phones. Given that you're on Rogers, I'm guessing the SGH-I727R. So while this is a valid solution for YOU, it helps none of the I9100 users on this forum.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dosboss57:
You're right....SGH-I727R. Sorry this doesn't work for you or any of the I9100 users
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
A free piece of advice - don't flash anything from this (I9100) forum. You really should be in the SGH-I727 forum. Don't let the title of the forum fool you, firmwares for the AT&T SGH-I727 will work fine for your SGH-I727R.

If you try flashing something meant for the I9100, it would be very bad news for you.

And I already tweaked my phone.apk to turn off noise suppression by default anyways, I didn't need it. I was just curious about you having it readily available in the phone menus.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dosboss57:
Sorry about that...didn't realize the forums were model specific. Won't happen again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gutsukyo:
I'm also on Gingerbread 2.3.5, and I don't have this option. My phone is the international version, how about yours?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
As I said above, I9100, which is the international version, doesn't have this. The guy above has an SGH-I727R.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagerfreak:
Hi. Since I'm new to this things, I don't know how to tweak an apk. I have currently installed Wanam's latest ics rom (XXLPH) and I have echo problems with case on. If I upload the apk file, can you please tweak it for me?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
I don't have an ICS ROM installed, so I wouldn't be able to test it, and I wouldn't want to be responsible for giving you a file that could end up making your phone have issues.

Here are instructions on how to do this tweak (noise reduction defaulted to off) that are findable with a search. (forum rule #1; please search before posting)

Here are also other instructions on how to fix the hardware issue that is the actual root cause of the echo, also findable with a search. I haven't tried this yet, but many are reporting success after attempting it.

We were all new at one point. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but this is a development forum, not a tech support forum.

EDIT: As it turns out, wanam himself posted this, just one day after you posted.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cined:
Does anyone have this issue when their isn't even a case on the phone?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yulaws:
Backup internal memory on pc, then format it. You can restore from backup the things you need, folders like download, bluetooth, dcim, Whatsapp etc..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
OUCH
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssewk2x:
I recently experienced this "case causes echo" issue on my Note 2 with an Otterbox case. After a lot of research, some "redneck engineering," and no small amount of profanity, I have managed to solve it and blog about it:

http://blog.efpophis.net/2013/05/fixing-otterbox-echo-phenomenon.html

YMMV, good luck!
[HTC Sensation] Neville.Holland:
Hi Guys,

Firstly sorry for starting another thread about screen issues, however I wanted to try and get a bit more notice to the issue.

I've just exchanged for my third Sensation within two weeks. I'm pretty anal about my phone so it's treated with kid gloves all the time.

The first time I noticed the issue with the lock screen becoming also most impossible to unlock (as seen in other threads) I had a long chat with HTC about this but never really got any results from the standard responses. I factory reset, but it didn't resolve any issues. I returned the phone 5 days after picking it up.

All was fine. Bought a case a la. Sat at work I noticed that the screen was a little grease so pulled out the microfibre cloth from the draw and cleaned the screen... Not un-normal done this with all my previous phones, however this was the first time with a semi hard plastic case (last was silicone). So I finished cleaning and hit the power button... It took me 6-7 attempts to unlock the device. Arrrrrgh I thought, now this one has gone... I plugged in the USB and unlocked again... first time straight in... tried several time... every time straight in. Phew, "non-issue"... Then the back button (and only the back button) stopped working every time... Strangely sometimes it was fine others wouldn't work until 10 + presses, or other screen inputs.

Thinking back I at what I'd just done maybe, just maybe the build up of static electricity with the cloth and case may have interrupted the screens inputs. I put this to HTC 5 days ago, I got the response below today (not like HTC to take so long; in my experience)

Anyhow, just wanted to throw this out there as a warning or cautionary tale to allow others to make their own judgement...

Thank you for contacting HTC regarding your HTC Sensation

I understand that you are currently experiencing difficulties with the screen not working correctly.

Although uncommon, it is possible that when you cleaned the screen with the microfiber cloth that the static built up interrupting with the phones operation, as there are statically charged components in the device. What we would recommend to try is to clean device just using a dry cotton cloth, this should mean that the problem should not persist. With regards to this actually permanently breaking the device, again it may be possible.

I hope that this information meets with your requirements, should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again.

If this response has resolved your query, and you have no further questions please close this ticket by following the link below. Upon closure of the ticket you will be invited to complete our Customer Satisfaction Survey which should take no more than 1 minute to complete.

To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number 11GBCW24ENA001510.

Sincerely,

Samuel

HTC"

Incidentally, I did search the user manual and didn't find anything relating to the cleaning of the device...

Thanks for reading
[HTC Sensation] bcpk:
I find that the Sensation's screen does get grubby unusually quickly - the front is VERY glossy - so I suppose it does receive more wiping than most other phones.
[HTC Sensation] ianford10:
Bud I have exactly the same issues, the ring is shocking after it has been locked. Exactly the same with the back button. I can truly say i hate this phone and have around another 10th days to take it back for a refund. By the way this is my second unit and I hate it. Was holding out to see if they releases an update but ain't gonna happen soon :(
[HTC Sensation] umd:
Did you watch this video? Is it relevant to your problem?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKuyjjVuFsA
[HTC Sensation] alireza_simkesh:
a bit off topic again but is it possible to disable the lock screen in the first place?
[HTC Sensation] ianford10:
Very similar but i tried touching the side and it still happens, trying to select an app after unlocking sometimes takes an age, or if i open an app after unlocking then pressing the back button can take literally 10 to 12 seconds for it to respond. For this reason it is now on eBay as i havent got the patience with the device any longer.
[HTC Sensation] Neville.Holland:
Shall read up on the grounding issue thanks...

I'm going to persist with this device , love it...
[HTC Sensation] bcpk:
As much as I feel for you with your frustrating, malfunctioning device, I can't agree that passing it on to some unsuspecting buyer on eBay is the nicest thing t odo.
[HTC Sensation] ianford10:
Agrees.

Gonna pull the listing and take it back for a refund instead.
[HTC Sensation] NICEGYPT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoZ8ge0pOFg

This a small video I just made. it's not that professional but it will show my screen. I don't have issue I think.
[HTC Sensation] ugrubni:
Hi, i also have the htc legend and there is also a port to sense 2.1 including the ring unlock thing. And on the legend i had exactly the same problem that it just stutter when i try to unlock it. I had this on the sensation too. So i think its a software problem.

And i had this in the beginning of my sensation. I dont have it anymore now for about one week. Strange.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jimmy Two Shoes:
Hello. I have been waiting a while for a CynogenMod for the i5800 and yesturday I attempted to use it on my phone.

After rooting via z4root apk, I downloaded the free version of ROM Manager and when it asked select your model of phone the i5800 isn't on there so I picked the ZTE Blade as it is another low end phone. ROM Manager then proceeded to make a 'backup'.

Then went onto trying to install from .zip using the current build for the i5800 from here and selected it from the recovery menu only to see after a long boot up that it had booted into the stock ROM albeit still rooted. Now everytime I turn my phone off it acts like its been wiped and has 0mb of memory (should have about 150 or similar) so I can't get a root explorer.

Hopefully this is a simple solution as its still on android2.1-update1 aka what the phone shipped with and I believe Samsung is in the process of sending out a 2.2 update so could someone please say how I can make sure the phone has no evidence of flashing and how to stop the constant wiping of the phones memory so that I can sell the phone without any risks.

Many thanks, JTS.
[Galaxy 3 General] srinivas07:
HI

I lost my IMEI i havn't backed up efs folder...could any one make my IMEI restored??

plss help me !!:(:(

I will surely donate for your work.
[Galaxy 3 General] rudolf895:
custom roms cannot generate your IMEI ..

What caused you to lose it? Any kernel you flashed?
[Galaxy 3 General] srinivas07:
i have flashed with burks rom from then my imei showing 000000000....i havent flashed any kernel......!!
[Galaxy 3 General] rudolf895:
try flashing fugu kernel over it..
[Galaxy 3 General] srinivas07:
yaa tried it.....still the same.............:(
[Galaxy 3 General] rudolf895:
there sadly there is nothing you can do.
[Galaxy 3 General] srinivas07:
I had taken to samsung show room and cooked a story that I tried to upgrade to official froyo and lost my IMEI.....they hav said that it would cost around

6000 rupees !!:(
[Galaxy 3 General] dhirend_6d:
Why does this happen?? :confused: I mean does the /efs partition get unmounted?? Or something else??

If it gets only unmounted, can t we mount it back using terminal or something??

Or is ODIN the only way by which we can remount it??