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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
I have the same problem. Could you give some clarification? How big and how thick a piece of paper? Where exactly? Picture would be very nice.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ggfkinpwn:
wow pressing the magic part of the phone while i speak really worked! i will nominate you for the nobel prize
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flatpedals:
Well, this worked for me for close to a month.

I placed a thin plastic piece between the connector and the plastic cover, screwed it back in place and it did the trick.

Then the connector started to fade away from day to day. The screen started flickering randomly, touch was mad and so on.

Until it completely died and the screen is not lighting up at all.

If I press hard on the connector, the screen lights up but dies as soon as I stop applying pressure.

I tried changing the flex cable, no luck.

All that pressure from the extra plastic ended up destroying the FPC connector on the motherboard or probably bending the board.

So if you have this problem, keep in mind that it will probably get worse and worse. So start saying your goodbye to the old fella'.

I've picked up a 5X now. As a side project I'm thinking to order a connector from Alliexpress and handing the soldering job to some pro dudes in town. Will see if the board makes it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] #marcg#:
Thanks for this thread. I have had the same issue and i fixed it for the first with some layer tesafilm. But my Nexus is about 3 years old, soon its time for a new Smartphone... lets see how long it still works..

Marc
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MAGNUM.:
Thank you brother for the solution. My phone had the same issue and I went to service centre to get it checked n after inspection they said the motherboard needs to be changed which would cost me around 8500₹(120$).So I was using it with speak phone only n some days ago I was searching about this issue in xda and I found this thread. The thing u mentioned works very well with my phone. Thanks a lot... :):):good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edmun:
Well - old topic but I will add my findings because it will be the 2nd or 3rd Nexus 5 in our office.

Anyway - it seems that after time, the flex cable with the port on the phones motherboard is just damaged after tear/wear and time.

Typical issue of an old phone that was "designated" to not last forever but enough years to not become suspicious about the product quality.

Anyway - for the last 3-4 days I was struggling to use mic properly. I was blaming low/bad reception, but found that on speakerphone the mic works fine. Next to blame was the software, as 2 weeks ago I have flashed new custom ROM. Funnily enough, same happened to co-worker as he has flashed his phone and couple of days later he was having the same issues.

Anyway - once he heard my description of the issue (couple of days with mic not working 1-2 weeks ago I have flashed new ROM) he has said - well.. your phone is dying, but you can try with pressing/placing some pressure in exact this place, but a) it's not gonna last forever b) it is very likely that if you will put too much - nfc/wirelless charging or vibration will stop working (as it is on the back plate)

Well.. nothing more to add that once I have placed too much pressure on the flex tape socket, the screen went off and the phone is basically almost dead.

I will try with spare parts, will try with new flex tape, will try.. as I too much love Nexus 5 and too manu times I have disassembled and assembled Nexus 5 to not know how it works, how is assembled and where are the issues. Whatever my colleague said, I already knew, but he only pointed out that he had exactly same issues. And exactly same enthusiasm to fix it. So who knows. Maybe it will be RIP to my Nexus 5 (it has been a great phone) and time to move on onto something new.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
So you think it's the socket itself that's the problem. Is that on the motherboard? Could it be on the flex tape side?

I have a nexus 5 in a drawer because of the mike problem. Would love to bring it back to use.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edmun:
In my opinion it is the socket on the motherboard. I will know for sure after a week as I will still try to recover it just to prove myself what's wrong with it. I do currently have 2 faulty Nexus 5 with the same issue and flex tape coming to be delivered. And I have got myself new phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ovu85:
Does anyone tried soldering/changing that port on the motherboard?

I'm having the same issue, i've put some folded paper, worked fine for a while but now started to be very annoying.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krylosz:
Google support exchanged my phone 2 times for this already. I was lucky, that the first occurence was still during the two year warrenty. You might want to give it a try.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edmun:
I can only confirm, that issue is caused by the socket, not by the tape.

Photo taken from web.

Under good magnifying glass I have found, that pins inside the socket are slightly bend and that is why pressing the tape into the socket, adds couple of more days/weeks/months for Nexus 5 to live. Unfortunately, soldering such a socket is something way too much for me and I wouldn't be able to do it, without damaging the rest of it around, not mentioning the socket itself. Anyway - an advice for anyone reading this forum - if your Nexus 5 does slowly have issues with microphone not working properly and putting some pressure at this connection, resolves the issue - then welcome to the family.

For sure - make a backup of the phone/data from the phone, make sure that you can "wipe" it remotely after your phone will be dying as probably it will end exactly in the same way like 3x Nexus5 which are now on my desk in the office. First - microphone and afterwards (after trying to fix the issue with the socket) the screen goes off, as the signal goes through the same socket.

Next - it stops to even charge the phone, as charging port is at the bottom plate and power goes through the same flexi tape into this faulty socket.

Ergo: one socket kills your whole phone and at some point, you will not only struggle to get data out of it, but also if by any chance you would sell your old Nexus as "for parts" and someone magically will boot it up, he could still gather your data of the phone if you haven't wiped it remotely once it's almost completely dead.

Anyway - R.I.P. to my best friend - Nexus 5 - moved myself onto newer phone. To be honest - I will miss this fellow as he served me many, many years....

But believe - after switching to a new phone, you won't miss one thing which is the Nexus 5 battery / working time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
Thank you for the update. Which phone did you move to?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edmun:
I suppose that on mobile version of this forum the signature isn't showing :) I went to Huawei P9
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kovales:
As edmun already stated the socket itself is the real cause for this issue. So actually you have several options here: try to solder it by yourself, or ask somebody with a proper equipment \ skills to help you. Actually it's not some kind of advanced soldering - all you need is a proper soldering iron with a temperature control, small soldering tip, a bit of flux and a good karma :) In order to control overall status of joints you may use a DSLR camera, if you don't have microscope.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] remura:
wrong posting
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edmun:
Yours symptoms are completely different so this thread is not about your issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiFFiN-DEV:
Worked for me

I put pressure on the point and recorded sound and it worked.

I used blutack and some card as per the pictures, and boom my issue is fixed.

Thank​ you so much :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asceticbob:
I had the same problem with the mic of the NEXUS5. Switching to speakerphone worded fine but without other persons couldn't hear a bit what I sad.

I tried the "build.prop" fix and switched off the mic at the top, that's used for noise canceling. Then other people could hear me quite

well, but also had an echo and heared themself. That wasn't acceptable and switch to standard build prop settings again.

I opened the phone and tried the pressure trick on the flex cable but it didn't

help at all.

So I disassembled the phone and checked the following things:

1) Both microphones (top and bottom) should be contained in a rubber housing/gasket.

It's easy that this gasket is blocked by debris, as both only hav a small pinpoint hole as

opening. Cleaning them to make sure that's its free.

2) As well as freeing the opening in the outer plastic case of the phone (with a needle)

from blocking debris or dirt

3) If you dropped the phone it might be possible in some cases that the gasket slightly

moved out of position and doesn't contain the mic anymore or not completely. So check

that the mics are perfectly in the place and in the rubber gaskets.

This solved my problems and mics are working perfectly again. Phew.

So quite some tedious work, but in the end worth. Can imagine that it's the same with

different phones as well....

Self-explanation for the issue could be: Blocked noise canceling mic at the top leads to an error

in the algorithm of noise canceling as it thinks there is no background noise at all or everything

is background noise and therefore completely filters out the voice and mishandles input mic volume.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theman5511:
Hello everyone,

A fellow Nexus 5 owner here. And a another victim of a faulty mobo flex cable socket.

I, too, have had the faulty microphone issues, in addition to a faulty loud speaker, and managed to fix them with the taped-wad-of-paper-underneath-the-cover solution. Ultimately, I found a longer term solution by re-soldering the socket on the mobo (it had several broken solder joints). But not before I scored a free foot-long at Subway. When the Android Pay NFC failed me, I freaked the cashier out by ripping the cover off my phone in front of him, all the while explaining to him that I could fix it. So it's had its perks haha.

However, I am now experiencing display/touchscreen issues. And these seem to also be due to a worn out socket connector that continues to get worse. For a minute I strongly considered replacing the connector myself but upon re-inspection of the part's pitch and the methods I would need to use to do this, I decided that the task was beyond my skill level.

So I've gone ahead and purchased a 5X from eBay and plan to be on my way to other problems. But not before I commit to record the fruits of some research on this connector.

For anyone who desires to tread where I was not brave enough, I believe the connector is Molex part number 51338-6473. Found here https://www.digikey.com/short/303cn2 at Digi-key.

Best of luck to you all!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tripsus:
Thanks a lot

:):) Thanks a lot man!! :):) You made my day.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DC@KIll:
Yup! I too had the same problem pop up yesterday and applying pressure below the camera solution worked for me.

I think after 3 years and 8 months of usage, it is time to say goodbye to my venerable Nexus 5. I think I needed an excuse to replace it and it has come....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex61194:
hi there i have the same problem but the speakerphone mic work just fine theres any way to use it as default?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex61194:
any update on this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
The question is which new phone....?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zucarf:
Hi all,

I'm stuck with the exact same issue as the initial issue of this thread. My microphone stopped working during phone call after I replaced my broken screen (I didn't use it for a year and so). Since then, I reopened all the phone, cleaned all contacts, microphone holes, etc. Of course, I have also tried the piece-of-paper-trick, without any success. I placed the piece of paper below the phone cover, below the cover of the motherboard, moved it, etc. And nothing. Note that the microphone never worked when applying pressure anywhere, but I still gave it a try.

What is really frustrating is that the phone works perfectly, and that the microphone works during calls when I turn the speaker on. It also works perfectly when recording sounds with the Sony's Microphone app for example. The sound is of good quality, the volume high enough... The Google Voice also works most of the time, but not after a call.

It seems to be a weird but little issue, and it's very frustrating not to get it to work !

My question is: is there anything I can still try (without putting more money on my old N5), or should I just move on ?

Thank you very much in advance,

EDIT : I found the solution for me here : https://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/help/microphone-issue-nexus-5-t2538979/page7

I just opened the phone (a few steps until reaching the bottom mic), removed the rubber and grid filter which is just behind the holes, and cleaned it in warm water and soap. And that's it. It's working like a charm now !!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Palmiro:
Yes, I had the same issue and your solution worked like magic! Thank you!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blueyedevil:
Broken mic

Hi all

The main problem causing the issues with the microphone on the Nexus 5 is bad soldering of the pins for the main connector on the motherboard.

The connector can be seen in the attached photo and the issue is that many of the pins you can see in the photo will have broken soldering to the motherboard. That's why for some it works by pressing the connector harder against the mb. For me this was only a temporary fix as the issue came back after a while.

So I took the motherboard at work (actually the entire phone) and examined the connector under the microscope. This is the only way you can actually see the broken solders. I have seen this already on 3 different motherboards and fixed it on 2 of them (the one in the picture has corrupt memory so at the moment there is no point in fixing it).

In order to fix this you need to resolder the broken solders, it requires a very fine soldering tip, steady hand, some soldering paste and/or flux.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blueyedevil:
I was writing the above post from my phone and I don't like to much to type on virtual keyboard. I want to give a bit more details about this issue. In all 3 cases, as you look at the photo the most left solder point on the connector is actually there only to hold the connector on the MB. After that, on all 3 MBs I have found that the pins from 1 to 10, counting from the left side, will have broken solders. It doesn't hurt to check the rest of them as well (the MB in the picture has some pins broken even after the 10th one), but if they are not broken I would not touch them. The resoldering is quite tedious, biggest problem being that is quite easy to solder 2 pins together, so don't touch any pins that are still ok.

Also I think that it helps A LOT to resolder the first solder point, the big one, as it is always broken and it helps keep the connector in place. However take care as you do it. I tried on one MB to put a little bit more solder on it in order to make it stronger and with some bad luck the solder got to the first "real" pin and made a short. This didn't prevent my phone from starting, however it wasn't able to find any GSM network and it drained the battery really fast (even turned off). So take care if you decide to "improve it" like I did ;)

Fixed it with the help of flux solution and by reheating the big solder point hot enough that the solder melted and the flux separated the 2 pins.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fragglestickcar:
Also, try replacing battery

Also, try replacing the battery. I found the paper shim worked for a month or so before the problem got progressively worse, and I had to press harder and harder on the backplate. Turns out my battery (original from 10/2013) had swollen enough to lift the flex connector away.

Nexus 5 D820 diehards loud and proud! :highfive:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sentario:
THANK YOU!!! I fixed my mic which had THE EXACT same issue. THANK YOU!!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creative21:
in any 4.4 rom(except vanir) internal speaker volume is lower than stock in call, anyone knows how to increase this call volume, because sometimes i can't hear the other person in noisy environment..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hassanbag:
that s my problem too . any solution ?
[XDA Assist] Imagine_Dragons:
Does loads of flashing damages motherboard ?
[XDA Assist] Heisenberg:
Hi :)

Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. No, simply flashing ROMs shouldn't have an adverse effect on your motherboard. Please note that XDA Assist isn't a general helpdesk area, our purpose is to point people who don't know where to post in the right direction. You'll find a great general q&a section here:

Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

In future please direct general questions there.

Thanks :)

Thread closed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gohel.vishal:
my g900's soound is not working.......

eveen i play music the player is stopped(google music,Stock Music,poweramp) all players is stop.. and need to restart the device...

when call is receive the phone is hang...

no hands-free working ,,, even bluetooth headphones is not working ...

i have wipe all data/catch from recovery..........

but no luck...

device is also not rooted

now what to do?? plzz help
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodrycapo07:
Hello, could you solve it?
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
On Hold Indefinitely

Important Info

This is the first theme I'm making for the Tab S and it is in testing.

If you download and flash please disregard missing elements in the theme.

I expect to be finished sooner than later. By the end of the weekend maybe.

I'll post any significant additions or improvements if it's not completed by Mon.

I Am Not Responsible For Any Use Of Information Or Files Posted By Myself Or By Any Other User.

Limitations and Solutions

The vr system will theme pngs, .9.pngs and some xmls [font color and some significant background elements].

I personally will theme my stock T700 NL2 rom and add apks to the theme to complete it where I cannot for any rom build because it would cause errors.

If two roms use stock apks with no mods to them you might be able to do this but I would not advise it.

Developers And Rom Users

I'll happily find the time to make this or any theme I put out for the TabS compatible with your rom. Please PM me or let me know.

Theme Design And Name Info

This is a simple theme that will add white and grey [4D5163, 343743] to touchwiz ui.

The name Version 0 is because this is the first time I've released a theme at this early of a stage, it will be relatively colorless and seemed cool enough.

EMPTYGALAXYTHEME comes from my EMPTYGALAXYROM name and I guess a way to encompass all my work. lol

I'm not big on it now but it adds to the fun.

EMPTYGALAXYTHEME

VERSION 0https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9398026/EGT_V0_3.1.15.zip

vr theme flashable zip tested on T700. It should work on any Tab S but I'm not 100% sure about the T800.

Please Report If It Works On Your Tab S

current themed parts

System UI - toggles, icons.

Framework - menus, some background

:)

screenshots when finished

I realize the risk you run flashing a theme without any screenshots or revert zip and I thank you for that[emoji14]
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
Hopefully I'll need this:)
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Confirmed working on T800. Just needs a few fixes. Power menu is also themed to. So looks like you got that down :) thank you man
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
That's how it should look at this point. That's great thanks.

Feel free to use the zip as a map. Some things I didn't need to theme but unzip it and you'll know some of r he pngs. I'd love to know where that side bar in settings is...
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Hey changed the icons in sec settings. I still don't know which is the color that blueish one is. I used your theme as a base and filled some stuff in the empty folders. I managed to get the recents bar themed too. I did some cherry picking from discreet blue. The settings now has custom icons. Also fixed the auto brightness tick box while I was at it.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
Very nice. Was the recents bar in settings? I'm thinking the side bar background might be an xml.... I hope not though
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
If I am correct, the recents bar was an XML... I looked at discreet blue and saw that the systemui had layout folder along with an XML file. I'm still trying to figure out the top blue bar in the notification panel. The framework doesn't need changes as its perfect for me.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Here's my zip in case you want to know the things I added. https://www.dropbox.com/s/fehgzqqiu6rbmon/Theme Test 2 DUHAsianSKILLZ.zip?dl=0
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
I'll check that out if I get a chance. I've got to find all the backgrounds before I'll be changing icons or anything else. Looks like each rom may need it's own themed apks though cuz of values folders:(
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Hey, If you ever get the notification part at the top themed/fixed tell me :P That's basically all I need since you did most of the dirty work with the framework and systemui. Of course I am theming for the T800 as you can do whatever as you have the T700 :)
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
That's in one of the value folders in System UI apk. Next time I'm at my pc I'll find exactly where.

Added

It's in one of the colors.xml or drawables.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Can you send me the zip with that? Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
I can later but it's in the apk. So if you're running ironrom you'll need that systemui.apk.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
Hey,

I've been busy with the s4 [it needs a lot more attention than the tab] but I saw you've gotten framework themed? Have you found the side settings panel?

That's the only thing keeping me from finishing this.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
I don't think I did anything with the framework. Been really busy finishing and studying for exams this week. I'm all finished now though. I tried looking for that part yesterday and I couldn't find it! And I also had trouble with the top nonfication panel. Those are basically the only things left until its finished.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] reggie cheeks:
What tab do you have? Lol. I'll need the System Ui from the rom. I'm thinking it's worth focusing on IronRom and your version. Once it's complete it'll be easier to bring it to the others. I have the debloated NL2. .. I might complete something for that. Idk though. You're all over helping the community so honestly I want to return the favor and get this done.
[Galaxy Tab S Themes and Apps] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
I own the Tab s wifi 10.5 (SMT800). Themes should work fine on T805 also.Here's the Apks I pulled from iron rom. https://mega.co.nz/#F!i0wCTapZ!RP83sWXTdksm4PqpxVQ8wA. Thank you for working/want to work on it for me. Its basically the two things I mentioned in the last post. Theme those then its complete. I'm trying not to work too much on it since lollipop is coming real soon. You'll see me around the community a lot since I own the device :). If I owned other devices you'd see me there too. Thanks again! If you don't manage to find it or get things to work, I can try to do it.