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[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharavan21:
Hello,

So I recently purchased my Google Pixel 3 XL and it has a buzzing/distortion sound when playing music(especially piano type music) and when hearing pod-casts where people who have a deeper voice distort more( at volume below 50%).

I am seeing so many posts on Reddit about this issue saying this "Buzzing/Distortion" occurs on all Pixel 3 XL devices , there are also some people who say their devices don't have the issue.

Most of the people are inclined to believe that this is a hardware issue, but some say that it is a software issue and Google will issue a fix in one of the upcoming updates.

I reached out to Google Support and they said they are aware of such reports regarding the issue and their team of Technical Experts are working on a solution but they are not disclosing any ETA nor confirming the issue.

Meanwhile XDA members who own a Pixel 3 XL, can you chime in on whether you have the issue ?

The best method to identify whether you have this issue or not is to try one or more of the following.

1. Listen to this music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R30yRARijRc .... The music distorts at volume on or below 70%

2. Try one of the Frequency generator App - For Eg: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxdelux.frequencygenerator&hl=en_US ... There seems to be distortion from the bottom speaker on frequencies ranging from 160Hz to 550Hz

3. Navigate to Settings -> Sound -> Default Notification Sound and play the "Gentle Gong" sound at volume below 80%

4. Simple use Google Assistant and use one of the male voices and listen to the voice closely

5. Place a call on Loud-Speaker and listen closely for slight distortion/crackling

I have tried all the above and have narrowed the issue to be on the bottom speaker on whatever sound which has frequency ranging from 160Hz to 550Hz . A workaround is to download a third-party equalizer app and reduce the output of these frequencies which reduces the buzzing by about 30% but makes the speakers sound tinny with no depth.

If your device also has the speaker distortion, kindly do let know.

Thank You.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kishon83:
Yes. I have the same issue. Just weighing up what the next step should be as it seems that anyone who got a replacement finds with it the same issue and therefore there's no point in getting a replacement... But I would hate for if they figured it to be a design error and then because I'd not been returning phones continually until a redesigned, working replacement were available that I not be able to get one...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharavan21:
I agree. This is more likely a hardware defect/design fault I assume. But the most surprising thing is that there are people who say their device has no issues mentioned in the OP at all. And there is no public acknowledgement from Google yet regarding this problem. I've been reading at Reddit and people are inclining towards returning their device altogether and switching to the regular Pixel 3.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] edved:
I initially voted no but after listening to some piano music I noticed that it does, in fact, distort and it's quite significant! Thanks for ruining my day! JK.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zetsumeikuro:
I'm on my 4th pixel 3 XL for various issues and 4/4 have this issue. I really doubt there are ones out there without this problem sadly.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharavan21:
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[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharavan21:
So, it's confirmed... Google confirms a Fix for this issue is in the works (assuming this is a software issue).

Source : https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/11/15/pixel-3-xl-owners-complaining-buzzing-distorted-speakers/

Seems Android Police reached out to Google and they did confirm the news.

Now there is no definite scheduled mentioned for the fix, but hopefully it is soon.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] baginz10:
Did the update completely solve the issue for anyone? My XL sounded terrible out of the box but it was on launch software. Once updated it's much better but still there for me especially at lower volumes just nowhere near as bad as it was. Not sure it's really worth an RMA but it's still not good.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] tuyutd0505:
No, it didn't fix it. My Pixel 3 XL still has this issue after 2018 Dec update.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] lssong99:
I just compared my 2 XL and 3 XL side-by-side with Spotify playing same music. Spotify allow you to "switch" between two devices so 1 device just continue (with a bit overlap) the music of the other instantly. (pretty neat!)

My finding as follows:

1. 3 XL does sound louder than 2 XL with same volume. Max volume of 3XL is also louder

2. 3 XL has more "full" sound with better bass and human voice. 2 XL, although to me already good enough, sounds thin comparing to 3 XL.

3. 3 XL has very bad vibration around 50% volume while 2 XL doesn't vibrate so bad even on full volume. (50% on 3 XL almost as loud as 100% on 2 XL)

my 2 cents: 3 XL does sound better compare to 2 XL but the vibration is really bad.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] in_dmand:
Does the most recent update fix this issue? Anyone? Mine is rooted and I don't want to mess with updating lol
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] DOMF:
It could be psychosomatic but I think it fixed it a bit?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] tuyutd0505:
No, 2019 Jan update still not fix this yet.....
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] PsychoMad:
Guys can i flash H86030a_00_OPEN_SG_DS_OP_1016(Oreo) to

my H680 V20i ESA XX(Philippines).

will it support VoLTE?

I've haven't updated my phone since 2017.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] mortayol:
Hi everyone,

While i was doing imei repair, at one step i ran these commands :

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p45 ( fsc)

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p46 (modemst1)

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p47 (modemst2)

I was gonna restore my qcn backup but after rebooted the phone sim got detected but it says no service. I got both my IMEI's and baseband intact. I restored my original QPST backup but didnt work.

I had MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM latest version.

Flashed "miui_HMNote5HMNote5ProGlobal_V9.6.4.0.OEIMIFD_44e6a174cf_8.1.zip" but still no service.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] rinnycoop121:
hey, is there anyway to root Firmware G950USQU5CRIB (Latest Firmware)

let me know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] passionicon:
need this too badly incase you find
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions & Answers] xBkKx:
No root beyond bootloader 2 you are on bootloader 5.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] tdw197:
Having issues with this app - anyone else got it working?

It seems to disable the ability to call out on SIM 1 and only way i have found to renenable it is a hard reset (it says 'radio off' when using it).

I find this app essential to use dual SIM phones with android auto.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] Satjanand:
Hi,

Am having the same problem.

Dual SIM Selector didn't work properly untill I disabled automatic energy management for this app in the battery section of the phone's settings menu (together with either of the two SIM cards selected for calls in the phone's dual SIM menu). It worked well after this.

Then (don't know if this is in any way related) Google Assistant (G Apps?) started asking questions about which SIM to use for data, calls and sms-messages. I tried to ignore it for a little while, but it kept popping

up. So eventually I figured I answer questions, get it over with, event though these settings were already set in the phone's settings menu. And so I choose to set all the settings in accordance to how the were in the phone's settings menu: use SIM 1 for data, calls and sms-messages.

Since then, I can use SIM 2 for incoming calls, but not for outgoing calls. During automatic selection (beit when Dual SIM Selector knows which SIM to use, or when Dual SIM Selector needs to ask me) the app shows SIM 2 is being used, but it turns out SIM 1 is dialing. Have tried different settings in the settings menu, as well as in Dual SIM Selector. Keeps on using SIM 1. Even when I set the menu to choose which SIM card to use at each call: I get the option to choose for SIM 2, but it uses SIM 1 no matter which SIM I pick.

And when I disable SIM 1, and set all phone and/or app settings to use SIM 2, my phone tells me "radio off" and stops dialing. It really feels to me some app (G Apps?) is overriding my phone and/or app settings after a one time configuration.

Do you recognize any interference of Google apps?

Have you been able to fix the issue, or found alternatives/workarounds?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] mmilos085:
I have same issue.

Somehow I resolved it by manual carrier selection, but it came back when i rebooted my device.

Did anyone elese had same issue?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] tdw197:
I reached out to the developer to report the issue as the app is clearly doing something to disable outgoing calls on the non default sim. Not had a response sadly.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] mmilos085:
Thanks man, please keep us updated if possible.

I have P-Smart and Dual Sim works like a Charm.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] gusgrubba:
And ? Any news ?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] tdw197:
Not a sausage.

I just use true phone dialler now. Android Auto works fine with dual SIM selector so no need for it anymore.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] gusgrubba:
Can u explain how to do this ?

Maybe record ur screen

Pls
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] warehandoko:
Default SIM for text Message in Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Hi, is there anyone know how to set Preferred SIM for text Messages in Huawei Mate 20 Pro?

because i have tried to find it in Dual SIM settings, but no luck yet,

thanks and ur help is very much appreciated
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] quasarswastik:
Hi

From the time I bought this phone, I don't remember ever seeing VoLTE working on either of my SIMs (Vodafone and Telstra). Is there anyone else facing a similar issue. Any help will be appreciated. I am on Stock ROM with the latest update as of now of 26 October 2018.

P.S. VoLTE for both the carriers is available, I have checked with other devices and VOLTE works just fine on them.

Cheers
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] Cookie Ninja:
Which country?

-Edit-

I can c....Australia...
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] quasarswastik:
Are you able to use VoLTE in Australia? I am in Australia
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] eas4jobs@yahoo.com:
I am on Vodafone India and I have the same question. Here also Vodafone has VoLTE but the phone is not showing it. But on my phone's settings page there is an extra option "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode". I must add that even after enabling it, I am not getting VoLTE services. My phone has latest build, 334 (but this option was there even before)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] unknown-007:
Weird I'm also on Vodafone India and I seem to have no problems with Volte it has been working from the start, tho it keeps going to H sometimes and mobile data just doesn't work.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] lastword:
I m also using Vodafone in India but unfortunately Voote is not working although i have checked Enhanced 4g for Vodafone sim but still not available. I am on latest update 334.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] quasarswastik:
Are you guys getting VoLTE in other devices because it is just this phone of mine in which VoLTE is not working either with Vodafone or Telstra. First I thought that it is just the issue with Vodafone but it is not working with Telstra either. I think that Asus has just implemented option for Enhanced Calling on Indian carriers.

Edit. I just updated to latest build but its still not working. I hope Asus adds VoLTE to global carriers as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] QuizJS:
The Samsung email app does not display the content of some emails (including emails from Samsung) for some reason. Header appears fine, just no content in the body of the email.

Not rooted

Can't identify what is different between email content appears and where content is blank

Email content appears fine in Gmail app (don't want to use Gmail app)

Portrait/landscape makes no difference

Email content appears on screen if I forward the email

'auto fit content' setting makes no difference

Clearing cache makes no difference

Grateful for any ideas.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] spawnlives:
In email settings under accounts(select account name) - sync settings- retrieve size limit. Might be set.up to download headers only.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] 21xtreme:
Been having same problem on my s8 using the Samsung email app moved to another email app as a temporary solution and all is fine

Im Assuming its a bug on the last update
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] QuizJS:
It is set to 'unlimited' - changing this setting doesn't seem to fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] spawnlives:
As far as i can tell there are no other settings that would help from within the app. I don't think it will help but you could wipe data but would have to set it all up again. I'm also assuming you are not talking about the inbox but when you open up email itself. The other thing is to check your settings on your email provider itself or as the previous post suggested a different email app I'm using Fairmail myself it's pretty good using it for my 2 email + Gmail accounts.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] meddylad:
I had the same issue....fixed it by going into email settings and changing the view to standard
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] QuizJS:
Mine is already set to standard. Thanks anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Cyclops1055:
I have the same issue, I notice that after I open the email while in portrait mode and it's blank, I turn my phone to landscape and I can now see the email content.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] QuizJS:
That has worked for me but was not 100%.

Another fix I saw somewhere (forget where sorry) was to uninstall the most recent Google Chrome update - rolled it back from v70 to v69. This seems to have fixed it - don't know why.

Regards
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustafa45450:
Blue twrp closed
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] khoaha:
Does every one know why Slider Settings in Mi Mix 3 is gone ? I cannot find it. MiUI 10 version 10.0.9.0 Stable
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] drnbrk:
And i. Can't find anywhere!
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] popgeek:
You need to flash the MIUI development board system
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Questions & Answers] khoaha:
Thanks. Can you explain more details ? that's mean I need to unlock bootloader then fash MIUI Beta Rom, right ?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] infamousvincci:
Anyone notices lints and dusts clogging the earpiece grill?

How do you guys clean it?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] TheKnux:
Air.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] hgmichna:
How to clean the earpiece grill

18 months later … but now I had this problem too. Fairly suddenly I could only hear a very faint voice on the telephone, only minimally understandable.

So I used a sharp needle to carefully lift the grit off the tiny grill slot at the top of the phone as well as I could. Then I applied a vacuum cleaner to suck out as much dust as possible.

It worked, but what I don't know is the risk of damaging the speaker underneath. Any information on what that looks like would be welcome. Has anybody taken the phone apart and looked?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] equi_design:
I recommend the Blue Tac adhesive stuff. It's kinda sticky like bubblegum. Anyhow just smoosh that into the opening(s) & pull back out & repeat as needed. The stuff works beautifully!
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Mattix724:
I might also suggest some clay bar. Any modeling clay would do the trick. If you might be thinking about detailing your car in the near future you could a small piece of the clay to remove any dust/lint from the front speaker grill.
[Touch Cruise General] jonboyuk:
I am using Bepe's ROM (0.66) and it's great. Only thing is I detest the input options. I like to use the small keyboard with a stylus! It works fine but there's no predictive element to it anymore (yes I've gone through the options).

Also I don't use any others - can they be removed?

Thanks in advance, Jon
[Touch Cruise General] jonboyuk:
Sorry but a bump is needed here!
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Only 3rd party SIPs can be removed whithout cooking...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
I just received my new Xiaomi Mi A2 (Global version 4/64). It's working fine for now (I also have the FPC fingerprint sensor, lucky me). I checked on the Xiaomi site using both the serial number and the IMEI code, the unit is 100% legit. Now, the phone has the build number 9.6.6.0.ODIMIFE with security patch from June 5, 2018. I didn't root or modify anything (and I'm not planning on doing any of that stuff for now). When I check for a new updates... the phone says that is already updated, which is not correct of course. While I was looking for a solution, I found this thread with a very similar issue https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2/help/ota-updates-mi-a2-purchase-t3839661. Now, I live in Italy and I set my device with an UK SIM inside (giffgaff) and I also always like to set it in American English during the first setup. With this setup I can't find any updates. After reading that thread I inserted my Italian SIM (TIM), rebooted the phone, checked again and... still nothing. I tried with Wi-Fi and with mobile data. No luck. I am running out of ideas here. Should I reset everything with the Italian SIM and set the language to Italian during the initial setup?

Also, I have another question that is not related to this problem: if I want to do a clean restore in the future, do I need to modify the recovery and/or root the device? Because I now that I can download the ROM file from Xiaomi itself here http://en.miui.com/download-353.html, but I am kinda confused for how to properly use it. I only find steps for Xiaomi devices with MIUI OS, not Android One by Xiaomi.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for the help everyone!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Mr.Nice.ba:
Download latest stock rom from en.miui.com and flash it manually with miflash, after that OTA will work...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
All right, I am trying to find some tutorial about it online, I guess the procedures is the same for both the Android One and MIUI devices right? I am still a little confused and scared to screw everything up.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Nebrassy:
set up fastboot + drivers

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot flashing unlock_critical

(Data will be wiped)

Extract the image from miui.com and use miflash to flash it
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
Thanks to your advice I was able to restore and update. I have the October patches now, I just red that the November patches have been released but I can't find those as well thorough OTA. I guess it's because they are rolling out slowly. So I hope I fixed the OTA problem for now.

While I was checking if everything was all right I notices this weird numbers under storage, is there any way to fix this? It really annoys me. Under other apps it says 35GB. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/r8wE92A

EDIT: Added more screenshot, it's worse than imagined. A lot of systems apps weight around 500MB.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] zombination:
Same here, i just received my second A2.

First one was ok directly (was able to update directly to lastest version) and phone is on november update.

The second was stuck at june, then decided to flash lastest xiaomi rom, i'm now on October patch but still not able to get november OTA ...

I don't understand ...

EDIT : i've also the same problem with some application size ... like sim toolkit 515 mo !

What the problem with our A2 ?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
After hours spending restoring with different MiFlash versions and also ROM versions I've found a "solution". Restore using MiFlash but put the phone first in FastBoot and then in Download Mode with "fastboot oem edl". Only at that point start the process. It does take a few more minutes (it must be a cleaner way to restore) and with that the crazy storage problem was gone. But I still can't find any OTA. Right now I have the September update V9.6.13.0.ODIMIFE. So in the end I am back to square one... If anyone has some new suggestion I'd really appreciate that.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] zombination:
My priority is to get OTA (that's why I have this phone) and I'm done today to do extra flash on it :(

If it remains like this i'll send it back to the seller.

It's weird ...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
Yes it’s super annoying, having an Android One phone and having to deal with all this problem... it’s not right at all. I’d still advise to give it a try with Download Mode when you want to give it a try. Tomorrow I’ll try some other stuff for this OTA.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] zombination:
I managed to to go dl mode but no way to go to this mode

Envoyé de mon Mi A2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
In DL mode start the flashing procedure with MiFlash in the same way you would do with FastBoot.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] speedunderx:
Apparently there is no OTA available for My A2, with no security patch, probe with several firmware versions and none opted for OTA, the only option so far was to install the version with the October patch, but not find any more available OTA , before this problem I had received the security patch of November, after that I installed a GSI ROM of PIE and when returning to firmware Stock I found with this surprise that there is no OTA anymore.

I had done the same thing several times and it had never happened to me, so I think they removed all OTAS from the server.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] zombination:
i'l like to but when i type in fastboot fastboot oem edl :

...

FAILED (remote: Device is already locked!)

fastboot oem unlock is working for information, i'm lost ...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
When you go in fastboot you have to type once this two commands:

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot flashing unlock_critical

They will wipe everything twice. Only then go in fastboot and then in Download Mode with "fastboot oem edl".
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] zombination:
it's working better thanks !

So we're at the same state :)

I think problem is not to our side about OTA if everybody has no update ... we're not alone : https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2/help/mi-a2-receiving-android-one-ota-updates-t3865696
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] eliapari93:
The OTA is finally online again!!
[Xiaomi Redmi 5A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ezrawk:
I sttill remember when you said you wanted to stick with MIUI, now not only you run to custom roms, but you're also building Treble GSI's. Awsome, bro! Kudos to you! Keep it up!!
[Xiaomi Redmi 5A ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Growtopia Jaw:
Hmm.. Well, people's taste always change. I'm bored of using MIUI now plus I need a lighter ROM which requires less system and data space. Treble ROMs are easier to maintain and they can be flashed on almost every devices with Treble support! Graphics performance are also improved and good for daily usage.

Btw, Thanks man!!