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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drsp123:
Same issue - with headset only though

I have the same issue, people really struggle to hear me on conference calls (which I spend a lot of time on), so I have to hold the mic in front of my mouth to speak which gives awful sound quality. I don't have this issue when not using a headset (phone mic works fine).

Nexus 4 + Klipsch s4a = really quiet mic, people can't hear me at all.

Nexus 4 = No problem, phone mic works.

Note - music playback is fine, no issues there.

My klipsch headphones worked fine on my GNex, no issues, so I don't think it is a problem with them. It has been an issue from the moment I switched to a Nexus 4. Have also tried other headset (samsung one that came with Gnex) - and have the same issue of sounding very quiet on the headset mic.

I did wonder if it was an OMTP vs CTIA issue, but the button on my headset works fine to answer/hangup/skip tracks/open voice search etc. so I don't think it is that.

I also tested with another Nexus 4 handset using Soundmeter and got very similar results on both handsets, suggesting it isn't a handset issue (though not a very scientific test).

Does anyone have any ideas?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ord Mandrell:
Just In Phone Calls?

Hi Folks,

Is this mic issue just related to phone calls?

I'm using the latest CM10.1 nightly build and my mic is useless for phone calls.

However, Google's voice search works just fine and if I record a video my voice is recorded just fine.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Mindroid-:
I could be wrong but I suspect the Nexus4 can not use the phone jack for incoming audio.

In my opinion when one plugs a headset into the audio jack the Nexus4 camera microphone

becomes activated, not the headset one. And the Nexus4 cam mic is really bad.

Again, I might be completely wrong. (I hope)

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OMG you have it reversed. What a mess!

I have yet to see Google Search understand anything I say and video sound is horrible. Call audio is great.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drsp123:
Hi guys - I am on stock android - same issue on 4.2.2 as on 4.2.1.

This isn't just related to phone calls, same issue on google search. I tested headset mic pickup volume when speaking normally with Soundmeter - around 35-40dB (what it calls a quiet whisper at 3ft to quiet residential area, Park).

I also tried moving the headset mic closer and further away from my mouth with the phone in the same position - with the headset mic virtually touching my lips it went to about 60 dB (normal conversation at 3ft) - so it does seem to be related to the headset mic. I can only guess it is either a dodgy connection in the handset or some noise cancelling functionality that is cancelling out my voice!

Any ideas or thoughts greatly appreciated
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ord Mandrell:
Darn it!

I knew I was an outlier.

No way I'm getting a fix for my issue then :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira112:
Anyone figure out a fix? I'm having similar issues with my microphone.

Hooked as bluetooth device in my vehicle, other end hears me fine.

On phone call using speaker phone, other end hears me fine.

On phone call WITHOUT speaker phone, other end cannot hear me at all.

Using a sound recording app to record voice, playback of the recording I can hear my voice faintly if I was YELLING during the recording.

Shazam/Soundhound apps do not work.

I am rooted on rasbeanjelly/trinity kernel. I have to say this issue started a few days ago when I have done no changes to the phone. Already running the rom/kernel for weeks.

I've tried flashing back to stock rom/kernel and the same problems persist.

Any ideas?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akira112:
Just an update, I unrooted and reverted back to stock and the problem went away, so it was defnitely a software issue. Will be trying other roms/radios/kernels and see if the problem comes back.

I was on rasbeanjelly 4.2.2/trinity
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roanor:
akira112, did you get any success with your experiments?

Guys, is there any progress / comments regarding this issue?.. Microphone itself works fine when recording the voice with some app, but during the voice calls it is the mess...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhatfan:
My Nexus 4 is two months old and is being returned to Google due to the microphone constantly cutting me out on calls to business clients. I've tried every trick from sound apps to custom roms. No joy. I'm hoping my replacement doesn't have the same problem (although given the sheer number of postings on this issue, I suspect a Nexus 4 design flaw)...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dziobak855:
Hello

Is there any solution to low microphone volume problem?

I have been using my N4 for a week and some people complain about my voice's volume. There was no such problem with my previous phone (Defy). There is no difference whether I use phone's mic or bluetooth headset.

My Nexus runs CM10.1 with Franco kernel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidWelcome:
Also keen for a solution

I just returned my first N4 due to the speakerphone cutting out after a minute or two, and getting stuck in non-speakerphone mode.

The replacement seems to not have this issue, which is nice.

But now people are telling me they can hardly hear me. It happens both with normal mode and speakerphone mode.

Ridiculous.

I will be calling Google tomorrow to see what they say, but I am not going to hold my breath for a decent response. Judging by the number of people reporting this issue online, it's not something Google has a solution for.

If anyone figures this out, I'd love to hear about it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berg82:
Have sent mine for repair because of this problem. People told they could not here me well.

Skickat från min GT-I9305 via Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seikoom:
I have the same issue, couldn't fix it but what I noted was that any mic gain adjustments I made only applied to the phone's mic not the headset mic. That means that there is something else that modifies the headset mic, but I do not know.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhatfan:
[SOLVED] - returned my 4th N4 to O2-UK with the low microphone volume issue. They conceded that they could not offer any more help. They agreed to replace the N4 with a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300. No more low-mic problem. That'll be the last LG phone that I buy, Nexus or not. Just can't believe more people haven't reported it...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeypaws:
I agree. I returbed mine and went with an HTC one. Now that's a phone I have to actually turn down the internal volume so its not too loud.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gSantanik:
i'm having the same problem and came here looking for a solution. my friend, who is having a n4 as well but the problem does not occurs to him, thought about changing the radio version. does anyone think it would be related or if it would be a good idea to try it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berg82:
I have the same problem and it seems to occur in quiet environments when you speak very low.

I have tried all the different basebands but none of them changed anything. Im so sick of this problem now that Im thinking of starting to use my i9305 instead and sell the Nexus 4. The i9305 with 2 GB ram and LTE support is not far from the Nexus 4 specs.

Edit: For you guys that dont have this issue, can you please go into a quiet room, call voice mail and record a new message.

Its very important that the room is quiet and that you whisper / talk very silent, otherwize there will not be any distortion.

Edit 2: When I do the test mentioned above on the i9305, there is a very big difference in quality.

One more thing, I have had my device sent for repair once, just for this issue. They changed the mainboard which should include the mic but it did not solve the problem.

Skickat från min Nexus 4 via Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LupusHD2:
Hi, I 'm gSantanik's friend mentioned in his post. I think your issue however is different from his. When I call gSantanik there is no distortion; the volume's just very very low, to the point where i have to put the call on loud speaker and hold the phone to my ear and I 'l still struggle to figure out what he's saying (I keep asking him to repeat himself.)

He's taken my calls from different locations and there hasn't been one call on his nexus 4 that was different than this experience for me on the other end.. so i do not reckon it has to do with the environment and the surrounding noises (which would in turn signal an issue with noise cancellation).

I 'm convinced it's either a radio issue, or a mic issue. We 're actually about to run some tests to narrow it down and report back.

PS1: His nexus 4 is of the latest batch with the tiny little bumps on the bottom near the edge that allow for better audio quality coming from the speaker when the phone is sitting on its back, whereas mine isn't.

PS2: This is not my phone's fault since every single other person i call is loud and clear. In fact i have to have my call volume at a 7/10 otherwise my eardrums hurt :P

PS3: His previous phone was an HTC Sensation, with which I 've had no issues hearing him on.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexusF:
Every device will have a few defective ones in its lot. Doesn't matter of its an lg or Samsung. You got a defective one, end of story.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolApps:
Maybe it could be due to the two microphones, an external microphone is supported via audio jack.

I never got such issue really.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephane.rosi:
Hi!

If your phone is rooted, you can modify the headset microphone volume in the file /system/etc/mixer_paths.xml (see below).

I've done that on my Nexus 4 and it's working great.

If your phone is not rooted, I've published a patch on android source : https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/73711/

Hopefully someone at Google will see it and merge it for the next release => vote/comment it so that it gets attention!

/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml - before modification

=================================================

<path name="headset-mic">

<path name="adc2" />

<ctl name="ADC2 Volume" value="2" />

</path>

/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml - after modification

================================================

<path name="headset-mic">

<path name="adc2" />

<ctl name="ADC2 Volume" value="2" />

<ctl name="DEC8 Volume" value="99" />

</path>

Cheers,

--

Steph
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snailer:
This is JUST what I've been looking for!

I really hope it works.

BUT... I can't write/copy/edit to the ETC folder

I have root and it is turned on in dev options. Running Slim 4.3.1

I used various text editors including 920 Text Editor (which has root access)

but couldn't save to the ETC folder.

I tried saving elsewhere and copy/pasting it into ETC - failed.

I downloaded your patch and flashed it - failed

How can we use your patch?

But I'd really like to know how to edit the file and save it in its location.

Thanks

EDITED: OK I used ES Explorer and activated root and used its own internal editor - managed to edit & save

the xml file

I even set the headset DEC8 value to 129 & 200, but it didn't make any difference :(

I thought I had a little improvement at 59 but I think I was imagining it

I have Nexus 4 running Slimrom 4.3.1

Any ideas

What does the ADC2/ DEC8 relate to?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephane.rosi:
Great this is the way I was about to tell you.

Did you reboot the phone? Did you try to put the value a 0 (no sound in mine if it is at 0)?

Maybe it is because you're using 4.3.1 (I'm personnaly on stock 4.4.2) : if I understood well mixer_paths.xml is used only after 4.4.

Here are my findings :

- ADC2 => I don't know exactly (a value from 1 to 150 doesn't change anything)

- DEC8 : this is the gain of the headset mic : a value of 0 = no sound, 99 = max volume without distortion, over 100 = max volume with distortion
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lzljzys:
What about bluetooth mic?

Thanks a lot!

I tested with wired headset and it works. But I am currently using a Bluetooth headset, and this setting does not work. Is there a similar to increase the mic gain for my mic?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephane.rosi:
Nope.

Bluetootch parameters are identified by "SCO" in the name, but they work differently and I couldn't understand how...

Does someone have hints on this?

Cheers,

--

Steph
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNaturat:
Is this KitKat specific? I'm running rooted 4.2.2 stock firmware, with same issue, but I simply don't have mixer_paths.xml file at /system/etc/.

Does it have a JB counterpart?

EDIT: It may also have something to do with the fact that I have AlsaMixer app installed, but I have tried removing it, and it made no difference.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorge_link:
Similar fix but for the actual mic in the phone???

Hi Sthep,

I don't use any head set or anything, but the microphone does not work, unless I am on speakerphone, it is software issue, since both the microphones in my Nexus 4 work fine hardware wise, I have used other programs for tests, seems like the embedded device auto gain control (AGC) for the phone is the one at a fault here, another app that has mic calibration surpasses it, then the mic seems to work just fine, if I could only have an app or a patch to apply to my rooted phone to always surpass the embedded ACG in my phone in calls. Do you think is SAFE to change the ADC2 Volume to see if that does the trick????? Is there a mic settings TOOL or APP that will work for all apps, including incoming calls, Any one??? Thoughts, I really use this phone for calls ant it is so annoying to have them on speaker phone when there is clearly two microphones in the phone that could be used for regular calls
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LalaBlub:
crashed mixer_path.xml

Hey@All

I changed the mixer_path.xml with notepad on my PC and overwrite the old file with the modified file. Afer a reboot the mic dont work, both mics, internal and headset-mic.

All voice recording apps stop to work.. Also I cannot make or recieve calls

I saved several backup file of the mixer_path.xml. But after a undo and a reboot, my mic still not work

plz help!!!

EDIT: my Nexus 4 is rooted and on 4.4.2

Is it possible that the xml changed with the last android version?

I had to restor my nexus :/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crohny:
Thanks Steph for the fix!

As a noob I had to use ES File Explorer in Root mode. It took me a while to figure out that the /system partition had to be mounted in read-write but after that it was all good!

Cheers!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howard bamber:
This is really easy to fix. Use Trixter mod, paid. This allows you to increase the volume of the speaker, headphones, microphone, etal. It increases the preamplifiers as well

By backwards engineered alien technology.....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjmcardle:
You likely had your file permissions get modified. All you need to do is set the file permissions back to read/write for owner, and read only for group and others and then it should work for you.

Good luck.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saiknaram:
Thanks Stephane!

Stephane, you are the man. I've been struggling with this problem ever since Android 4.3. This is the most legit solution I have seen and a quick fix for my problem. Kudos to you. And to other who said their problem was solved because you went with an S3 or HTC One, you are not helping anyone and are very annoying.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephane.rosi:
You're welcome :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nereus00:
It tells me i can't save changes =/ root isn't enough?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crohny:
You need to mount /system partition as read and write. I use Esroot explorer for that

Envoyé de mon Nexus 4 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fer2503:
Someone can help me? I want to try to increase the earpiece volume. What value i have to change? Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmizan:
thanks a lot!

as I understand, your submitted change is abandoned, why is that?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephane.rosi:
Hi !

Not sure I understood completely, but it looks like this change may break things for other headsets that work good enough... Maybe someone would be able to write a patch via xposed framework? (unfortunately I do not know how to do this)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtmaDarkwolf:
If you come back to this thread, would u explain how you would adjust mic volume/gain using trixter? I've been using it for some time myself, and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how you mean this can be done.
[Nexus 4 General] Buckii:
So I am banking money for a Nexus 4... I have to pay 500 bucks for the device cause I can never have the cash in time to get it on the play store here in Canada... That said I have 150 then this week when my room mate gives me his 250 for staying here I should be able to make the rest when I sell this Gnex here

Any tips on rooting or advice on rom and kernel for the N4 here cause I am highly anticipating having N4....

Any how just a random rant

Can't wait to get my hands on it as it is still sealed and I thought it had the bumper but it don't so I may just wait for otterbox

Any how thanks for listening
[Nexus 4 General] tom1807:
Do it like me.

Before I had the N4 in hands I read here through the N4 topics and prepared everything.

I Think this gives you a pretty good overview, especially every user is different, so you have to see what are your preferences and then decide.
[Nexus 4 General] crachel:
Please use one of the Off Topic threads and search.

Thanks

Closed
[Motorola Droid X2] kbdroidx2:
Hello All

I installed CM10 according to the instructions provided. However I have the following problems:

1. Even though my sd card is empty (formatted it), the camera says "SD card full"

2. Google Listen will not download any new episodes. Error message is ""/sdcard/com.google.android.apps.listen/downloads" "open failed: EACCESS (Permission denied)"

I tried to boot to recover, and under advanced tried "fix permissions". No luck. IT just stits there with "Fixing permissions" and nothing happens.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

K
[Motorola Droid X2] GuestK00367:
This could be a few things, so just try to troubleshoot it one problem at a time

You said you formatted your sd card recently? Did you recently do anything else? Can you put anything else on your sd card (apps, music)?Double check to make it's "mounted" and then see if that does anything. Then double check if you can access your sd card through a file manager like Astro and see if you get any error messages.

It seems like for whatever reason it is not reading/seeing you sd card correctly. If all else fails I'd unmount the sd card, take it out of phone, put back in phone, mount, then format, then reboot. Then see if you can put anything on it.

Also just re-read your post, I believe CM10 has problems utilizing the sd card. I know there have been issues putting apps on the sd card in the past. I read that CM10 might be updated tonight, maybe that will be fixed. You could also post this is the CM10 thread and see if anyone had the same problem.

You can also check to make sure that your phone is "looking" for the sd card in the correct place. Specifically I'd find out where your phone is trying to save the pictures, maybe there was a mix-up when flashing. In CM10, the external sd card is /storage/sdcard1 and the internal sd card is /storage/sdcard0.
[Motorola Droid X2] kbdroidx2:
Wifi does not work with CM10

Thanks for the reply. I tried to use the updated CM10 (cm10-20130112)

PROBLEM: my wifi cannot be turned on.

(I did not install the wifi patch since I have the Droid X2 and not the milestone)
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
wifi is broken on new build, DK is working on it
[Motorola Droid X2] bad bone:
There's a work around though by pulling the file from alpha 2 and dropping it in 2.999.... zip

DZK

" I need you guys to check if there is a file named dhd.ko in /system/lib/modules"

"That would be why. I'll get to it tonight. The old builds will have that in the same location. If you put that file there it'll work again. But I'll get to work on this. Or maybe even just release the actually new build I'm running right now instead of trying to fix a build from October."

Here's a link to the file thanks to

GoClifGo05

"Getting ready to test if adding the module to the zip before flash helps. SBFing now.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2

---------- Post added at 01:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 PM ----------

Yup that works just fine.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2

---------- Post added at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:57 PM ----------

Here is the file if anyone needs it. http://db.tt/3ijkv5aZ

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2"

don't be scared it's only a phone :)

ogd x d2g x2 sg3

old ladies :( ^
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shootinfor6s:
So I downloaded GoSMSpro on my note 2. Once I opened the app I got "com.jb.gosms.weber.advanced finn" in the notification bar. I'm sure that I'm overlooking something extremely simple, but it just has me dumbfounded. I've searched with no success, so I thought that I would turn here and see if anyone else has ran in to this. I was running GoSms on my Evo LTE with no problems. Please help!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
Look into appp settings.

Otherwise go to app manager in settings and click on the app you downloaded .

Scroll down and select disable notifications
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Lookin4Twinkies:
New 4.1.1 Update for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi. Available through Samsung Kies!

I would provide screenshots but i am a noob and cant post links :(
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Slavestate:
Yeah theres already like three threads on it. It came out yesterday morning.

Sent from my crack smoking SGH-i777
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] DigitalMD:
And the test version which is as far as anyone can tell, is the same has been out since September.:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] rsage:
How are you determining that the official UECLK7 release is the same as the September UEBLH2 test release?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Slavestate:
Maybe he meant November which is when UECLK7 leaked for the 3110 (I think it was anyways)..
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] johnstgo:
Just got an OTA update on my daughter's tab but not on my son's.

Anybody knows why?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Lookin4Twinkies:
OTA Update

Try plugging it in to your computer and go on Samsung Kies and it should say update available
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Exnor:
Anyone got the update in Portugal?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] libove:
Android 4.1 update to GT-P3100 in Spain?

Available in Spain? (GT-P3100 GSM+WiFi, running 4.0.3 plus CF-Auto-Root). Neither Kies nor OTA finds any update available.

p.s. Anything special to know/ do/ avoid in updating from 4.0.3 to 4.1.x on a CF-Auto-Root'ed device?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] firestartar:
Malaysia Ota just went live, on my tab at least. Downloading... :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] ttkyy:
i m in malysia also,why my tab ota n kies still dun hav ah?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] ashvarybabul:
I am not able to connect my tab 2 with pc via cable after this update... tablet is not detected.. using windows 8

Anyone else facing this issue??
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Lookin4Twinkies:
Try re-installing Kies
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] willumpie82:
had the same problem, run as administrator solved it.