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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadajada:
I need some help with diagnosing this. Something is wrong with the microphone(s) on my device and I can't figure out what to try. I have searched and I have tried the trick with applying pressure on the flex-cable. It does not work.

This is what I see:

Regular phone call = the person on the other side hears nothing. Just silence.

Speakerphone = Everything is OK!

Headphones = Everything is OK!

This points me to a defective microphone at the bottom.

BUT:

Voice recording app (Easy Voice Recorder) = Just garbled noise / hissing. If I speak or snap my fingers, nothing is picked up.

Video recording through default camera app = The same as above, just noise/hissing. Nothing is picked up.

So, what microphone is used for what? What can I try to isolate the error?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadajada:
Anyone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
I have exactly the identical problem. When I dial out I can hear the other person but they hear nothing. Like you the voice recorder works. And if speaker is on they can hear me. Like you, I researched the problem and applied the pressure trick but it did nothing. This is really weird. I didn't drop the phone or anything.

Sounds like a software problem to me.

I hope one of the experts helps us.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadajada:
I have ordered a new mic/charger-flex and am going to replace it. I don't think that is the reason for this though...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android_8:
That sucks. I found a thread which describes the same issue and in this case, the issue was hardware - a connector on the motherboard. Here's the thread link, hope it helps: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/help/nexus-5-microphone-speakerphone-t3043151
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
What is a mic/charger-flex and where did you order it from? Is it the mike cable?

Please report back when you replace it so I know whether I need to do the same.

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadajada:
I know about that problem, and I have tried that. It does not help on my phone.

It's this part.

It contains a new microphone, but since the phone behaves as it does, I don't really think it's a faulty microphone. But I'll update this post when the part arrives.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
Thank you.

I don't think it is a hardware issue. Otherwise why would the *same* Mike work when we turn the speaker on or plug in earphones?

I think it is either software or some installed app conflicting in some way. But, what do I know?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
Same issue

I do the same. it is not possible that so many instruments have the same problem and no solution to it. I tried everything possible. pressure on the flex cable connector does not help in this case. Various changes to the file buildprop not respond. I do not understand what the problem may be. u call this error manifests itself sporadically, but still persists. until this thing is super device ... :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chdloc:
Unless you or some root app you have installed messed with the audio mixer (file: /system/etc/mixer_paths.xml) or audio HAL (/system/lib/hw/audio.primary.msm8974.so) this is most likely a hardware problem. Which microphone is used depends on the application that requests it. There are two microphones on the Nexus 5, the main microphone is the one on the bottom and there is a second one near the headphone jack on the top.

In the handset telephony use-case, actually both microphones are being used. However, the main microphone picks up your voice while the other microphone is being used to cancel background noise only. When you switch to speakerphone, the "pickup" microphone switches to the one on top (for a good reason). The same happens when you plug in a pair of headphones without an inline microphone.

Most if not all other use-cases (apps) use the bottom microphone for audio recording.

A software problem can be ruled out by re-installing one of Google's stock builds.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
Software test.

I did a partial software test. My phone is rooted so I made a nandroid backup of the present and then restored an earlier nandroid from 2 months ago before all these troubles started. After the restore, the problem was unchanged. Nobody can hear me when I call but they can hear me fine when I put the speaker mode on.

So, sadly, you are correct. Now we have to find out what needs to be replaced because the "phone" is useless this way. Other users have said replacing the microphone and cable did not help (hopefully jadajada's experience will be different).

Looking for mechanical causes, my bottom mike grill is quite dirty and may be blocked. Is there a safe way to clean it? Compressed air? Thin staple?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
I also think that the problem is in the hardware, but I fear that somewhere on the main board, and it does not pay to fix it. Unfortunately. Almost I wonder if Google wants this old devices, so we had to buy a new series of Nexus. Joke :D. Otherwise, the phone I had disassembled and microphone has good coverage, therefore, was beautifully clean and free of dust and dirt.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
In that case, what to replace the phone with? Another nexus 5 or a different phone? What are you going to do?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
Situsacek, you seem to know about these things. May I ask why you think the problem is on the main board? Is there a tool to test and find out other than replacing the microphone and flex cable to see if that fixes it or not?

How difficult is it to replace the microphone and flex cable? I am resigned to having to buy a new phone but am checking out my options.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
I have read a lot of discussion on this topic and this problem affects many devices. However, nobody knows the answer to this problem. No one knows the complete solution. For me, it manifests at 5/1 call, for a camera recording the whole time not sound correctly. Replace flex cable is not hard. Does not cost a lot of money on Ebay. But I do not think it will solve this thing, somebody already tried and always the same. I do not want to invest money, though it is not part of the solution. I am very disappointed by this, and I do not want the product from LG never more!

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Here is a link to many topics. For me, nothing works out there.

https://m.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/2ztw83/how_to_fix_microphone_issues/?sort=top

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It was a kind signed the petition. Solves it for over two years. I recommend buying another mobile phone. There is no chance of redress. Thanks

https://www.change.org/p/google-fix-microphone-issues-on-nexus-5-phones#share
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chdloc:
For folks with (at least) a custom recovery (better: rooted), there is a way to make the camcorder and other audio recording devices use the auxiliary microphone (the one on top) instead of the main microphone (the one on the bottom). I'm not sure what can be done in the telephony (handset) use-case, though, without introducing a lot of noise, echo, and low speech levels for the far-end.

The "fix" involves modifying one file (/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml); PM me if you are interested in giving this approach a shot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
Hi, I also tried, but without any significant response. Could you give your instructions, so I can compare? Thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chdloc:
OK, I'm assuming that the main microphone (bottom) is dead and that the auxiliary microphone (top, near headphone jack) is still operational.

To use the auxiliary microphone for both camcorder and (I'm guessing) most other audio recording apps, edit your /system/etc/mixer_paths.xml file (e.g. via a file explorer), search for the following entry:

<path name="handset-mic">
<path name="adc1" />
<ctl name="ADC1 Volume" value="16" />
<ctl name="DEC6 Volume" value="86" />
</path>

and replace with

<path name="handset-mic">
<path name="adc3" />
<ctl name="ADC3 Volume" value="16" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="86" />
</path>

After saving the modified file (make backup of original file first!), make sure that the permissions are set to 644 (rw-r--r--), and reboot.

The next step is handset telephony. A very quick and likely very poorly performing solution would be to again simply use the top microphone. You will need the same modification as above. In addition, you need to disable dual-microphone support by editing your build.prop file:

After making a proper backup, replace

persist.audio.dualmic.config=endfire

with

persist.audio.dualmic.config=none

check the permissions (644), and reboot. Be advised that the microphone is now further away from your mouth so the TX level will be low. You could crank up the gain by increasing "ADC3 Volume" (permissible values are between 0 and 20) and/or "DEC4 Volume" (permissible values are between 0 and 124), followed by a reboot. Also keep in mind that echo cancellation and noise control will be turned off, so be prepared for a lot of complaints.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
Hi, thanks for the nice described instructions. Yes it's the same procedure as I found and tried. Unfortunately, the other side is exposed to a strong echo. Pity that no fixed correction, not a precise explanation of why the problem arose at our facilities. Answer seemed to die along with the nexus 5 :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chdloc:
Actually, I have dual-microphone processing disabled on my phone as well (but it is for a different reason) and I'm exclusively using the main microphone for the handset telephony use-case. I did succeed in enabling echo and noise control, but

I'm not sure whether it would work with the auxiliary microphone as well

the solution I came up with is, unfortunately, way too complicated and convoluted to share with the community (custom kernel, Tasker integration, and most importantly, individually adapted application of audio calibration data)

With the above modifications of mixer_paths.xml, using the auxiliary microphone for virtually any other purpose should work OK, though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
Yes,

like repairing audio when recording video applicable.

When making calls, people will complain about the echo from each other and ambient noise (cars, wind ..) It is absolutely inexcusable for a device such as a mobile phone. I try to buy more flex cable and replace.

When that does not work nexus goes into a drawer. Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadajada:
OK! So here's my update. It took some time because I received a faulty part first, the screen showed only noise. Today I got my replacement part and I switched out the mic/charger flex. It worked! The phone is working as it should again!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] situsacek:
Yesterday I changed the flex cable and always the same. Vada is probably somewhere in the main board, or defective software. But since each device has a slightly different problem, so the correction will probably update problem. Now I need a new phone. I think about the Nexus 5X, but I have no faith in LG .. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maybeme2:
Thank you for the update.

I too received a defective part. So I returned it and decided to go with a new phone instead.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BatDroid:
closed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
The is the best you can do.
[HTC One A9] confusedsad:
I recently sold my HTC One A9 to a mutual friend. It had been upgraded to Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 so I was using the HTC on that for a while. Before I sold it, I did around 3 factory resets to ensure none of my pictures and other data was recoverable.

However, I'm googling around today (as I'm quite paranoid) and I'm finding articles and forum posts on how a factory reset doesn't completely wipe all the data on the phone - it is still recoverable? I also found another article saying that you should encrypt your device before factory resetting it in order to delete all data.

I didn't manually add a form of encryption however I do remember that the Marshmallow update had installed some sort of 'Encrypt your device' thing every time I restarted my HTC.

Basically I just want to know if this automatic encryption step really helped in deleting all the data before I sold it. I'm sorry if I come across as stupid, I don't really know how encryption works.

Any replies would be appreciated.
[HTC One A9] AcidNoteZ:
Data is completely deleted and not recoverable.
[Moto G General] alfianguy:
Just out of curiosity, I did the a GeekBench tests for different ROMs for my Moto G. All the ROMs were installed with the same apps, Before each test, the phone was powered off and started again, left to settle down for 3 minutes. Then I did the tests 2 times consecutively, and the results tabulated.

As the saying goes, benchmarking is not reflective of real world, so take the result with a pinch of salt.
[Moto G General] Pierre2324:
where do you think resurrection remix would be?
[Moto G General] alfianguy:
Since Resurrection Remix is based on CM, I'd expect similar results. Just look at SlimSaber, it's based on Omnirom and they have similar results. When I have the time, I'll try to test RR.
[Moto G General] adinkwok:
Resurrection Remix has a lot of compiler optimizations added into it which might change the score.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] alan081954:
i have my fire hdx 8.9 2014 rooted and google apps installed. it will not sync to my google account for some reason. i have installed most of my apps and some will not install for some reason. would anyone know why it will not sync? i have tried clearing the cache but no luck there.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
Anyone having issues unlocking the bootloader?

Every time I submit my "token" I get a message saying the token is the wrong length, tried several times with different tokens but get same error.

Done this several times on various HTCs without problems, any suggestions?

Completely stock 401 device.

Cheers

And, yes, the "oem unlocking" is ticked also "debugging".
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] schmeggy929:
You have to make sure you delete all the empty spaces before and after the last line. In Windows 10 you basically copy the entire line in CMD. Make sure after the last ">" is nothing left.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Mr Hofs:
Send me your token output. I can generate the unlock file for you
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
OK thanks. Where will I send you it ? I'll try and send you it in next hour it so. Thanks again. [emoji106]
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
Have sent you a pm, thanks.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
[MENTION=4252827]Mr Hofs[/MENTION]

Have sent you 2 pm's, I think, they're not showing in my ''sent folder'' so not sure if they are sent. :confused:
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Mr Hofs:
Here is your token

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2o8jx4bsus04f5/Unlock_code.bin?dl=0

Flash it and let me know :)
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
Worked perfectly, thanks very much for your help. Do you have any idea why I couldn't do it through the htcdev site ?
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] Mr Hofs:
No idea, i had to re-allign the code from the top to the bottom at least. Could be just one of those days.

good it worked, now you can proceed :good:
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] 10rdan:
[MENTION=4252827]Mr Hofs[/MENTION]

I read a thread this morn where someone had same issues as me. It seemed to sort the problem when he used a different browser. He used chrome, eventually, which seemed to sort the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SOCOM-HERO:
Looking to put some feelers out about rooting my dad's phone since it isn't acting right anymore and thanks to VZWs crap upgrade plan he is on, he will have this phone for another year or longer. Can you root and apply one of the custom roms like hyperdrive or even a MM rom? I'd be fine with CM as well.

Anything to make his phone not run like crap. I haven't tweaked an S3 in years, but I do remember that I think VZW released an OTA that made root and boot loader much harder or totally locked it down.

I was hoping someone might have a workaround that still works.

SCH I535 4.4.2 I535OYUDNE1 baseband

KOT49H.I535VRUDNE1 build.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
No none of the custom roms are available. On the locked bootloader your limited to stock, paul pizz and Superlite roms via safestrap

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] robox88:
I saw selling on ebay copies of the book cover equal to the original ; It lacks only embossed Samsung logo .

http://www.ebay.it/itm/221940188127...28934099&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&rmvSB=true

because they cost about 10 € , compared with € 40 on amazon but original , I wanted to know if it was appropriate including these fake copies , if the only difference was the lack of the Samsung brand.

someone did try / buy / views these copies of the original book cover ?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] Xeperu:
I have this one

On alieexpress. My wife has the original and I have this one. I cannot see the difference between the two. Also the number of orders and amount of feedback provides confidence.

Also Aliexpress has a pretty good buyers protection.

edit: the screen protector included is junk, don't use it.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] robox88:
He has written samsung ? does the packaging as the original ?

I finally I got to 40 € the original one from amazon . On aliexpress unfortunately it takes 30 days for shipping .
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] 0-0-0:
I recently bought the original 8" case from ebay UK, for £15.95 (21 euros) (23.45 USD)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-O...051684?hash=item2eef4943a4:g:MQwAAOSwvU5XNFUQ

The listing is currently showing as ended. But, maybe contact the seller to check when extra stock will be available.

Or search ebay (whichever country) for EF-BT715PBEGWW

There are still available at around half the price of Samsung's own site.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] tiffanydawnn:
I got an original samsung cover on eBay for $17.99. I'm assuming it's real because the quality is amazing. It was brand new but not in original packaging.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] Zagzagel:
I bought a fake one on ebay, and it was very easy to scratch. It looked identical to the OEM one with the Samsung logo and "Made in Vietnam" text, but I only needed to drag my fingernail across it to leave a permanent mark. I bought a real one from Best Buy and it is much more durable. I can drag a fingernail across it without leaving any marks. You can definitely tell the difference.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] DeeXii:
link?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] kms108:
If it's doesn't come with the original package, it's not original, many of these cases from china do offer real good quality, but doesn't mean it's original.

---------- Post added at 11:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 AM ----------

I have the original one in white, i have it about 10 months now, still 98% new, just the corner slightly discolored, won't be using it any more in the next few day, I will be trading my S2 soon, it's showing sign of the weird functionality and sometimes go haywired, although cosmetic looks is like 100%, and I hate going through samsung repair center, they are a pain.:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] Xeperu:
Even the fake one will likely come from the same factory and made of the same materials. Ghost shift production is a real thing.
[Galaxy Tab S2 Accessories] kms108:
I agree with this comment, it's how china and many countries make extra money, out of the contract with the large companies.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] preilly44:
Hello, I have a Nexus 6p running 6.01. I had the latest app (ver 1.2.57p) running on my 6p but kept having the Android Wear issue so I tried uninstalling it from the 6p and reinstalling it. Unfortunately, Kevo has stopped letting people with the 6p download the app, so now I'm stuck with a really old beta/alpha version 0.9.66p.

Does anybody have the apk or a link to the apk for ANY version newer than 0.9.66p?

Thanks in advance.

Patrick
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] detour23:
just had this exact problem, except i'm on a 5x. after hours of digging and finding only that damn 0.9.66p, i was finally able to download the apk from the Play store and sideload. used an app called Market Helper (google it and you'll find it). i can't post external links since i don't have enough post history. PM me if you like and i can share the file to save you the trouble, otherwise use Market Helper to get it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stash182:
I found v1.0 on AtoZdownloads. just google kevo apk. you have to install their downloader app which is kind of lame but fair enough.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] express17315:
kevo help

If I could get help with getting the newest version that would be great as well!! 1.2.57p I think.

Thanks
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hawkswind1:
Here is 1.2.57p - http://apkshared.net/1KkB
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] express17315:
kevo

Worked perfect thanks so much!!