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[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
I have a Skin folder I can put up that has a lot or skins in it if you'd like :-)
[HTC Rezound] eallan:
That would be pretty cool! Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
:-P. Lemme get on their site and make sure I'm not missing any good new ones before I do

Kk. Lemme know if it works. Download. Extact. Put the "skins" folder on ur SD card. Open smart keyboard settings. Go to general and select skins. And they should pop up in there.

http://db.tt/NIArWiAf
[Captivate General] snoboarder071:
I know there are thousands of people looking all over the web for a solution to their captivate's rear speaker cutting out and I am happy to report I have a solution for you! I searched all over these forums, all over google, and by the grace of God I somehow found this suggestion in a comment on a pointless YouTube video with around only a thousand views. But whatever! Here it is...

Take off the back casing of your phone (it's not too difficult; here are the instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740022)

Once you have the back all opened up you should see one lone screw remaining just to the left of the speaker

Loosen the screw

That's it!!!!!!!! The guys' comment on YouTube said he noticed the screw was in so tight that that it was bending the circuit board and messing up the connection. Which makes sense to me because earlier I noticed that pushing down on the right side of the speaker (on the opposite side of the screw) seemed to help better than pushing anywhere else.

So stop listening to all the threads that say "just push on the speaker" or "get it repaired" or "just deal with it." I had jammed stuff in behind my back cover that was so thick it started to bend the metal, but it was always just a temporary fix. No pressure was ever enough pressure to get the speaker consistently working. Who knew the answer would be less pressure? Or that it would be so simple...

Now go fix your phone and enjoy!

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

UPDATE: If you are still having problems, try mithileshpatel007's fix from page two of this thread. Sounds like people have had luck with his method too. He suggests repositioning the speaker ribbon. The ribbon is located on the far right and can be seen going from the bottom of the speaker housing to a small terminal that may be covered by a piece of blue tape. Everything is so tiny that it sort of all looks like one piece but what you can do is...

flip up a tiny black latch (bottom of the terminal)

reposition or remove + replace the ribbon (enters at the top of the terminal). There isn't much slack, but try to get it as far in there as possible

PLEASE BE CAREFUL! The ribbon is tiny and pretty stiff and some people have reported problems just getting their phone open, much less playing around. Remember this is a tiny device made to do big things so it's not as durable as your GameBoy Color! :) Handle with care.
[Captivate General] snoboarder071:
Clarification

I should clarify. I loosened the screw till it was coming out and then tightened it VERY gently. I screwed it back in and stopped at the first feel of resistance. I did this last night and have been blasting music and getting notifications without any problem since.
[Captivate General] bulletproof1013:
Check back in a day or two. A couple hours of a fixed speaker doesn't impress me...been there done that. But I did fix mine tho.
[Captivate General] astroZ0MB1E:
Thanks for this info. My speaker just started acting up the other day. I pushed on it like others have said to, and so far it has been good for a couple of days now. If it so much as acts like it is going to do this again, I will take the above steps.

Thanks!
[Captivate General] snoboarder071:
My speaker is still working great. I understand the skepticism but I wanted to put the post up right away because 1) the fix made so much sense to me, 2) my speaker was ALWAYS cutting out before I did it and NEVER cut out after, and 3) I wanted to help as many people as soon as possible because I know how maddening this problem is!

How did you fix yours? And by the way, impressing you was never my goal ;)
[Captivate General] danbarnett:
Works!

Thanks for this suggestion! I've been fighting this problem for months now and the tap-tap-push method only ever fixed the problem for a few minutes. Since trying your "fix" my speaker has worked for 2 days now!
[Captivate General] jonski89:
Thanks so much for this... Had mine fixed in a jiffy... :D
[Captivate General] bulletproof1013:
Lol
[Captivate General] gstern:
Finally!!!

no more being late for work because the alarm didn't sound!:D
[Captivate General] matt868686:
so far so good! before the fix my captivate had sound maybe 5% of the time. hasn't cut out yet since loosening that pesky screw!

thanks!
[Captivate General] gitah:
I tried to open my Cappy but failed a unscrewing the middle screws...they are soo tight :(
[Captivate General] breezeli:
My problem is that the ribbon cable between the speaker and the board is too short. No way to line that white stripe up. Got it in there as best I could and so far so good
[Captivate General] erad1:
I'm just guessing... but I would think that because this could possibly void a warranty is the only reason they don't make this a sticky, but it really should be...nice find and much appreciated. It is a common and very annoying problem and this fix really does seem to work!
[Captivate General] x.SkiTzO.x:
Rear Speaker Fix - Thanks for the advice!

Just successfully disassembled my wife's phone without busting it into 1 million pieces. I loosened that screw next to the speaker, tightened just until i felt it start to grab, backed it off 1/16th of a turn, and the speaker works now. Great job on hunting down that video.

-Word of advice, The screw your loosening on the speaker housing is also the screw that holds the motherboard secure. I would recommend not removing the screw. The Captivate may self destruct if you do so. ;)

10 out of 10 HERE! THUMBS UP!

Thanks.

______________________

Samsung Captivate i897

Firmware: Gingerbread 2.3.5

Baseband: I897UCKK4

Kernal: 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK2-CL614489

BUILD: GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
[Captivate General] Belaflek:
worked for me
[Captivate General] RCDuke:
So I attempted this fix, considering I had no sound from the speaker at all.

I managed to somehow break the black connector flap that holds the ribbon cable in off of the connector. Now the speaker has no connection whatsoever, and now I don't have the vibrate function as well. (The speaker and vibrating motor are in the same assembly.)

Just a word to the wise. (I think I had actually broken my speaker, because I could get no sound at all, even before I broke the connector.)
[Captivate General] storm_rider_1:
This worked on mine, thank you!!!
[Captivate General] disellusional:
don't know why but i can't get that battery latch to move down to get the two remaining screws
[Captivate General] erad1:
after sliding it down just lift it slightly in the middle, it flexes up and then slides down about another half inch.
[Captivate General] disellusional:
any tips on removing the back cover without a safe open pry tool?

i want to use a flathead screwdriver but i think i'll scratch the phone
[Captivate General] snoboarder071:
I didn't use any tools. Just carefully pried with my fingers. The sides seemed to come off pretty easy and then I worked my way from the bottom to the top like the teardown suggests. Good luck!
[Captivate General] gitah:
I tried again today to unscrew my phone but still no success...The middle screws are just too tight :(

What can I do about those screws ?
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
Try to tighten them, then loosen. They just need to be broken loose.
[Captivate General] keananaho:
I got everything off and the speaker working great but now all of the buttons on the bottom like the home and backup and all that on the bottom do not work. The rest of the touchscreen works but not that. Any ideas?
[Captivate General] gitah:
Finally opened my cappy but like breezeli said, the ribbon is too short :(
[Captivate General] x.SkiTzO.x:
No Worries, I have 3 Captivates, and I took them all apart. The Ribbon isn't lined up on any of them before you remove it. So if you think that it was, and you just didn't get it, then no worries my friend. That's normal. (I thought the same thing when I unlocked the ribbon clamp.)
[Captivate General] austin_dreq:
Disassemble and then reassemble again. I don't see any wires when the glass panel was removed.

My speaker issue fixed as well.
[Captivate General] snoboarder071:
There won't be much slack on the ribbon, but I think any fiddling will help. Be sure to try loosening the speaker screw first tho.
[Captivate General] xPerrry:
Stuck on green tint :(

after doing this, my screen suddenly turned into a green tint! im really worried. the speakers kind of improved. but now i have a new problem. the screen is a green tint now. PLEASE HELP ME!! :confused:
[Captivate General] jimhlt:
You may have loosened another ribbon cable during the process. Go to youtube and search for "Samsung Captivate i897 Repair LCD Glass Screen". Pick the one from phonedoctors. Watch how the phone is taken apart and put back together. I would re-seat all the ribbon cables. Be gentle.
[Captivate General] xPerrry:
i did it what the video said, and it's still the same. it's still tinted green. i guess it's a permanent damage. i'll just get it fixed by a proffesional mechanic..
[Captivate General] Sillk04:
Time to upgrade
[Captivate General] aeodan:
This happened to me as well but I fixed it. My problem was, I didn't connect the piece that's to the right of the camera (sorry I dunno what's what lol) and that piece wind up getting pushed under the motherboard.

Just recheck to make sure there's nothing under anything and everything is connected.
[Captivate General] ptesmoke:
whike i didnt have any speaker issues i did take ky cappy apart...mostly for a cleaning. noticed alot of junk gets into the micro usb port and around the screen edges. nice and clean now ;-) and i double checked all connections all were seated properly. im an avionics systems tech by trade so im familiar with component level stuff. my opinion is the ppl with speaker issues are in fact a sloppy job of the speaker ribbon, you gotta remember these things are tiny and were mass produced...not every ribbon will be seated perfectly. nature of the beast.
[Captivate General] Allockse:
Thanks for a great writeup. Perfect fix for me.
[Captivate General] thesquaredone:
WIN!!!

Followed the instructions in the first post and video. All works well after 24 hours. Just to test it out today, I played music on my phone for like 3 hours straight while at work. Thanks to the OP!
[Captivate General] artvandalay22222:
Tried loosening screw, worked for a couple hours till I bumped the phone on something. So I tried the reseating of the ribbon trick, and its been working ever since over a week.
[Captivate General] pzman89:
wow

This seemed to have worked for me. What was interesting, though, when I opened my captivate, there was no screw for the speaker. So I just unhooked the ribbon, then plugged it back in.
[Captivate General] artvandalay22222:
So was the speaker just sitting there all loose and s#%t?

The screw should be just to the left of the speaker.
[Captivate General] Eric Qel-Droma:
Thanks for the post and the links. I managed to fix (I think it's fixed) my Captivate's speaker problem because of this post. I'd hit the "thank you" button, but I'm too new around here, apparently.
[Captivate General] agasagas:
Thanks for this post :) Very helpful.... My son accidentally dropped my phone while playing games last week then my CAPPY speaker starts acting weird. I tried everything but to no avail. At first I thought it has something to do with rom I installed so I've been trying to install, un-install, wipe name it I tried it. I even went back to stock rom. Whew! :) But thanks anyway :) Such a big help!!!;)
[Captivate General] dapana:
Thanks for the speaker fix info, but now I lost my vibrate function... the cable is back in, but any ideas why it won't vibrate anymore?

Edit: Found out the cable wasn't pushed in all the way which caused vibration to stop. But the cable just doesn't seem long enough to totally fit in right as well as the speaker to sit back in it's spot without pulling it out. Seems like a big design flaw... I can't get it to set right anymore.
[Captivate General] stevespens:
Thank you so much. It was my phone, gave it to my wife and it started acting up. She was missing work calls. Did the screw loosen and so far so good. Again, Thank you.
[Captivate General] tr10:
I am so happy I found your thread. Been dealing with this problem for a long time. Thanks again.
[Captivate General] Darkangels6sic6:
After I had this issue I bought screw drivers and got in, loosened the screw and realigned the cable. It did not work. This was months ago and I thought the speaker was dead. Last night my phone fell off the table and the speaker was working for a bit. When I went into voodoo to make sure nothing was changing anything I checked the tune speaker and it cut out again. Not on since, but it was on for a few hours that I did not realize and then for the few minutes I used it.
[Captivate General] firefighter5170:
I performed this fix on two friends' phones and it worked on both of them.
[Captivate General] Darkangels6sic6:
I have now come to find that even after adjusting the screw and re aligning the cable that I still have the speaker issue. At points if I tap it then it will work for a few seconds to a minute. This method works much better if it is done without the back cover on so that it only takes light taps to accomplish the job....which I will not be doing cause it's too much hassle and obviously could cause damage.

Edit: so would this more than likely just mean my speaker or connection is faulty
[Captivate General] anhthachet:
For future

Bookmark it for future use, thank for sharing ;)
[Captivate General] OKAstro:
Thanks for info
[Captivate General] shangxiaole:
Thanks, would be useful somedays later
[Captivate General] gado45:
Thanks.. I used to have speaker problem suddenly it stopped, will bookmark this anyway

Enviado desde mi SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 usando Tapatalk 2
[Captivate General] III Man:
I was lucky enough to identify this problem a week before my year warranty was up. There is a local repair place here, so I got them to replace it, but this will be great to know in case it happens again, Thanks!
[Captivate General] joeylproctor:
hmmm

I've only ever had this issue when running a cyanogenmod rom. Was on stock froyo then gb for a year, then cognition, serendipity 7 each for a couple months, never had this problem till cm7. Flashed back to serendipity and the problem disappeared. Been over a month back on s7, decided to flash cm9 today and poof, audio problem is back. Such a strange coincidence. I love Cyanogenmod, hope the screw trick is my fix.
[Captivate General] wwcjr91:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761359

There's the fix that worked for me.

(Actually bending the connector up a little bit, there's a nice picture there).
[Captivate General] oldgreyhouse:
The Foundling and our JOURNEY

It was a dewy July morning in 2011 when I found this Captivate SGH-I896 laying in the grass. Poor thing...I had to find its owner. I went to the Rogers store, reluctantly putting the foundling in their hands. They asked me to wait and they searched. "'Nothing we can do. It's all yours."

And so our JOURNEY began. (What is this lovely thing and how does it work?)

Google...YouTube...more Google...and xda? I kept ending up at this xda site.

I've been lurking here for nearly a year, so here I am - a new member...and a NOOB. Nope, I don't hate myself, in fact I'm quite proud of myself for learning so much about this android, how it works and best of all - fixing it.

We've been through a lot together, from Froyo to Gingerbread, from bootloops and shutting down to just fine. Yesterday? I took my precious apart and fixed the speaker. It's not always a bad thing, to have a screw lose!

A huge thank-you to all of you here at xda and guiding me on this incredible journey. (Who knows how far it will take me?) :victory:
[Captivate General] sailzfast:
LOL. Good one.
[Captivate General] mattsternc:
So I had this mysterious speaker problem in the last month or two. I took my Cappy apart .... and the screw was missing that was supposed to be next to the speaker!! I know there was at least one other person who had this same issue. So I used one of the screws that was to go underneath the battery cover to secure it. I figured that one wouldn't matter too much, as I keep my phone in an Otterbox Commuter 100% of the time (unless I am flashing, etc.). I also adjusted the ribbon cable while I was in there.

Result = speaker works a lot better and seems to be a bit louder now if that is possible. :cool:
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Registered just to post this reply...THANK YOU FOR THIS THREAD!

Just got myself an ATT Captivate for free, untouched/OEM condition, solely because the rear speaker wouldn't work at all. I tried the first fix(screw adjust) which didn't make a difference, so I then tired the second fix(ribbon cable adjustment) which made it work intermittently. I pulled the ribbon cable from the slot on the PCB to find the two leads closest to the edge of the phone had some sort of corrosion/oxidation on them. Cleaned that up, reinserted the ribbon cable in to the slot, speaker has been working fine ever since.

Pulling the case apart is a huge PITA, by the way. I had trouble getting the sides unclipped, then had trouble getting the top unclipped which resulted in a few cracks around the USB port but nothing too bad or detrimental.
[Captivate General] takeoutttt:
Fixed mine, still monitoring though :)
[Captivate General] casper82384:
think u

think you i have fix the sound on the phone grate work
[Captivate General] snowake:
Did the trick for a while, but eventually bad again. Upon closer look, I noticed the vibramotor was attached next to the speaker on the same mold. I always set vibration to max intensity, so I lowered intensity by half and it worked I tested it out on max and medium vibration and it went bad again using max vibration continuously. So it may be a good idea to lower intensity when you have issues.
[Captivate General] patrick8996:
Thank you SO MUCH! Speaker is working like normal now after loosening the screw a bit
[Captivate General] Miyagui:
Great solution I knew it was mandatory to get your hands dirty but didn't think it was THAT easy.

Somehow the phone seems much more attractive now, I guess everyone (including myself) just got used to living with the sound coming and going.

Thanks a bunch!

PS: Used both methods, thanks both.
[Captivate General] gado45:
Worked this morning.. By the afternoon speaker was failing again, I have to push down the speaker to have sound again.. Cappy's speaker sucks

Enviado desde mi iPad con Tapatalk HD
[Captivate General] thecrazyman:
Fixed mine! haha

My phone's speaker keeps on dropping whenever I play music. In the beginning, it sounds as it is then after a short period it went gone but I can still hear it if I'll place the speaker close to my ear. It's like a cycle and I hate it because I wont be able to hear if there's a new message or if there's someone calling. If I compare the time period between the DEAD SOUND and the NORMAL SOUD, I'd say that the dead sound is 20 times longer! :mad:

Then I stumbled upon this thread but I dont have any tool to open the phone and I'm afraid that I might break it so I brought it to a technician and told him that this forum suggests to loosen up the speaker screw at the back. However, he recommended to reinsert the FLEX that connects the speaker and the board...then BOOM the speaker is awesome since then! :highfive:
[Captivate General] realestone:
didnt work for me :( had to buy a replacement part
[Captivate General] Delve:
only thing Broke

I dropped mine from the second story onto the parking lot and the only thing that went out was the loudspeaker, which I never use! that was a couple years ago, now the power button is acting up, if anyone has fixes for that Im listening!

love the Cappy!
[Captivate General] ijjoseph:
Now came across this fix. Amazing too seeing it been here for a long time. and i've been on the forum for two years now (just used to read as guest) I'm going to try this to see what happens. Hope it works
[Captivate General] clepperM:
Awesome thread! Had a friend with a cappy mention this problem the other night. Will give it a shot.
[Captivate General] gekanukr:
11

Made all of these. The sound seem doesn't go away but sometimes it stutters(once per one or two songs). Any ideas?

I also didn't allign two white stripes because the ribbon is too short. Just took it out and inserted again. Lossening the screw didn't help si i tightened as it was (not very tight).
[Captivate General] Auminer:
Thanks on it's way to ya snoboarder071! Saved my bacon as it was the wife's phone, now she's VERY happy.

Dave
[Captivate General] RothStaR:
I created an account just to tell you thank you! Thank you so much! I was so worried I would have to get a new phone, but you saved me time, money, and stress by fixing a very annoying problem with this model. Again OP, thank you.
[Captivate General] ben503:
I got it to work by removing that one screw and lifting up the speaker to reposition it :)
[Captivate General] galaxys3lover:
Can somebody help me with getting the ribbon out?... I am not able to get the ribbon out :( ..
[Captivate General] rmntruexjr:
I pulled the speaker/vibration component up from the right side after removing the screw. The component is attached to the mainboard by little tabs that snap into place. Pulling up from the right (top right as to not overly stress the ribbon) gently should dislodge the component. ....The ribbon is held in the seat by the little clip on the opposite end of where the ribbon goes in. Flip up the clip (it is hinged) gently using a fingernail or similar. That will free the ribbon. ..Then just reinsert the ribbon and keep slight pressure on it while pushing the clip back down into place.

It worked for me on a few cappys.
[Captivate General] laughingT:
The speaker had been going out occasionally and I had been opening the back cover and pressing on speaker. When it went out yesterday in the middle of a call on the speakerphone, I finally decided to open it up and do the repair. It works great!

A couple of additional notes -

1. It happens because the vibrator is on the same assembly as the speaker. So, I've also reduced the vibration intensity in CM10.1 settings to about 40%.

2. If you don't have a good antistatic pad, work on top of a pad of paper.

3. Use a guitar pick or credit card to lift up door latch to pull down and also to pop off back cover.

4. Start cover removal at top of phone and work down sides to reduce the chance of harming the capacitive button assembly. Also re-assemble from bottom, snapping bottom of phone first.

Mobiletechvideos has a good YouTube video on cover removal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klRyvre-tIg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sent from the wholly ROMin' empire. SGH-I897 CM10.1
[Captivate General] tork0112:
I had the same problem with the power button for a while. I tried taking apart and cleaning with qd cleaner, worked for a while. But kept coming back..

Funny thing though, I had to factory reset the phone last week and noticed my button started working again. I honestly think it is SOMETHING in the ROM I was using.cm7.2. And since I flashed cm 10.1, I haven't had one single issue with the power button.

I also noticed that when it wasn't working my battery drained FAST.

Just a suggestion.

Alternatively, there are apps available to have a widget to power off or screen off. I can't remember the name of the ones I used while it wasn't working properly, but a Google search and you will see there are many people with the same problem.

And I just set the volume rocker to wake the device.
[Captivate General] higguns:
Thank you! Finally my phone works :) I was ready to throw it at the wall. Now it rings like a phone should