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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vgergo:
Funny but it works!

I was just going to unroot and return my Desire Z Vision to stock, and try to get it fixed under warranty. What a hassle!

I'm not sure whether the blowing or the sucking was it, but it fixed the terrible sound distortion coming from the phone earpiece speaker at higher than minimum in-call volumes.

Thanks so much! I love the XDA community!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter12:
I have been searching for a replacement earpiece speaker and found your post.

The blowj** did really help me.

regards
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puri1:
Guys thanks for advice but I have got rid of my desire and now a happy camper with inspire 4g
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanteGR:
Hey guys!

I had this issue too, trying the blowing, sucking thing and now I have NO sound at all coming from the earpiece speaker :( :( :(

Any solution?

Thanks in advance
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puri1:
To me I have tried blow trick but it messed up the ear piece more. But there is no way you going to loose the sound unless you drop the phone , try the magnet trick or using a vacuum cleaner ( I was once thinking of doing that ) try to re flash your DHD may be it will help and try to go with stock Rom first with mod kernel .
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanteGR:
I just blew on the earpiece mate. Nothing more.. I have never evr dropped the phone not even once in 7 months...

I will try the things you suggest and get back if I have any luck.

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply though :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loyal32:
Hi, I am on a t-mobile branded stock DHD which has never been rooted and the in call volume is amazingly low, I can barely hear people when I'm outside and most of the time I have to put it on speaker, I never had this problem with my n95 or bb 9780, can anyone help or offer any suggestions, is there a chance my handset could be faulty. Also does call quality improve in gingerbread as I am still awaiting that update.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loyal32:
Bump
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanteGR:
What I can tell you my friend is that when I first got the phone for a while (about 2 months) the in-call volume and quality was very decent. I did not have a single problem. That is until the sound distortion started....
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loyal32:
Yh I got mine earlier this year but I can't even remember if the in call volume was even any good to begin with :(
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uma1rkhan:
HTC Desire HD weird sound from earpiece

Hey guys

I am experiencing something really weird. On my desire HD, when I start a call (make/receive) the sound is at max and is fine, after sometime the calls sound is all distorted as if the speaker is burst, once I lower the sound its fine i.e. <50%. If i keep my phone upside down for some time, the sound gets normal on the earpiece but again after sometime it gets distorted again.

What is going on? My speaker (earpiece) sounds okay for a few mins and then gets distorted, and after sometime it gets back to normal and then again distorted.. help me out guys i cant figure out and cant fix it.

I have tried:

1) Magnet in front of earpiece to pull out fragments of small metals on the speaker

2) Left the phone in an air tight jar with a dessicant on the earpiece

What next?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iridium21:
The earpiece has failed and needs replacing I'm afraid.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uma1rkhan:
Maybe yes, but its like alright for a few mins, e.g. in a 10 min call, 6 min its fine, then its like something is gradually appearing on the speaker to make it sound bad, slowly and gradually the sound gets from OK to bad as if something is vibrating with the speaker.

What I dont understand is that how does it get okay after a few mins rest?

I live in Pakistan, no Official HTC Support here, everything is either smuggled or people order from abroad... If it fails its a pretty tough situation for me !
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marins116:
Last resort is to blow in the earpiece or to use the professional air spray blower, but none of these trials is curable, this info is from HTC support website, mine requires repair, or I can use it for gaming and chatting, in that way an itoutch is quite enough.

Actually it was a great "phone" but now it's just an itouch or game&watch, or may be elastic baloon according to the technician solution.

Thanks htc ... No more purchases
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannudakamal:
same problem

same problem with me.. it happened suddenly 2 weeks ago after searching/formatting/ changing some tweeks i decided to repair my phone with following available spare parts.. :)

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Ear-Piece-Ea...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f14a47875#ht_2453wt_1037

if i succeed i will tell you how difficult it was :)
[Xoom General] pathtologos:
The salesguy told me that pre-ordering will start on Feb. 20 and that the actual launch day has yet to be confirmed because "google is still doing last minute tweaks to Honeycomb." They're hoping for February 27th.

Also, he said he is unaware of the wifi-only model--I assume he means when it will be released since we have confirmation that one does exist.

Any finally, most interesting, is that if you buy a 3G version, in order to upgrade it to 4G, Motorola will be sending you an empty box to ship the xoom back to them so they can make the upgrade. They are promising a one week turn-around.

This guy may be ill-informed but he sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Just an FYI to the community.

BTW: I live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (called local BB)
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
The 4G upgrade is software based and we'll get it OTA.

I would think that the Xooms are already boxed up sitting in a warehouse. However, I really dont know how quick they can go from the production line to shipping to the stores... but it may be possible to so that within a few days.

I hope its not pushed back, but I'd rather have a good experience out of the box then wait 2-3 weeks for an OTA patch.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
no the guy was right, the xoom comes with a evdo radio only. they have to add the lte radio in there but its at no cost. their probably is an ota for 4g but its not the only requirement. im ready to pick one up my self but if it comes with better experience for me later then i can wait.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
I was thinking it was some chip to replace, then I stumbled on another tech site that simply stated it was a software patch.

Sending the Xoom to MOTO for chip replacement is going to cost MOTO 100's of thousands of dollars; i dont get it. Unless we have to pay for shipping.
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
If sending it in is a requirement I think they need to disclose that in advance. If I was buying one and the LTE upgrade was a factor, I wouldn't want to have to send it in to be upgraded and be without it for a week or more.

Think I'll wait longer for the WiFi model than deal with that.
[Xoom General] Xevilious:
I could have sworn that they said the LTE update would be OTA during CES, but I admit, I could be wrong.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
here's a link from androidcentral

http://www.androidcentral.com/motor...ardware-upgrade-4g-software-patch-microsd-use

it wasnt the link i was looking for but i know androidcentral is also a credible source but if you search for it you will see that it needs a hardware upgrade. As for the upgrades costing motorola, they are probably already getting their cut from the price of the xoom. Sanjay said the price of the xoom is justifiable because its 4g upgradeable which might mean they already figured in the cost of 4g upgrade with original price of xoom. It sucks for us because those who arent in 4g coverage are getting charged for it but its a smart move by moto since 100% of the tablets they sell wont be all coming back.
[Xoom General] pathtologos:
The more I read, the more I want to wait for wifi only. I hear that Costco has a 90 day return policy. I want the tablet so bad, I may spring for one and hope the wifi model comes out b4 the 90 days...:cool:
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
Good point. I would have done the same thing if I was them. Probably only going to get a 40% return, if that, for the 4G upgrade. It's all just added revenue to them. And once the LTE upgrade is installed on new out-the-door units, they'll still be making a larger profit due to the higher price.

The $200 difference between WiFi and the 3G model make a lot more sense now if you've got to send it in.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
this might be why if it has to do with software.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/16/google-music-itunes-competitor-android

maybe they are adding google music to it. none of the people who had hands on mentioned it. maybe google wanted to sneak in something so they could get a suprise in against the competition.
[Xoom General] blozout:
I was thinking the same thing. I think adding google music to the xoom out of the box will be huge for Google.
[Xoom General] doshost:
Did you talk to the store manager or just sales rep? Let me know the name and I will try and dig a little more. {have several contacts in Minneapolis}
[Xoom General] setite:
You should know that you can't trust a single thing a BB employee tells you, even if he was the store manager. Only trust that which is on an official handout. If that employee pulls out a printout like the leaked info.. then you can trust him. To test, just call the same store every 2 hours and see how often you get an employee swear by something different than another employee.

What's more annoying is when you know they have been giving info around preorder time, and they play stupid.
[Xoom General] keitht:
If Xoom will be available for pre-order this weekend, I would think they would have announced something by now. What do you guys think?
[Xoom General] socomdark:
nah they dont announce pre-orders until they are ready for situations that just happened. if they would have announced that pre-order for the 17th and didnt have them ready, then people would have been raging all over the place just like how they did with the thunderbolt.
[Xoom General] keitht:
Well I registered for updates on motorola/xoom site and I am supposed to be the first to know when it is available! :) I guess we continue to wait.
[Xoom General] Slimgym20:
I stopped by BB today. All the reps said presale starts tomorrow and device in stores on 24th (though they didn't know much, including price, I informed them haha - but recent emails stated these dates). Asked them if they matched price, incase Costco is $100 cheaper, said it depends. I would think they'd match competition though...

Also, I don't recall the Atrix presale being announced officially until the day of - I'd imagine the Xoom being done the same way.

On another post, about wirefly, someone said something about Verizon starting Xoom sales on the 23, anyone else hear this?
[Xoom General] Arun01:
Yea i registered too but haven't received a single update..not a one lol...so much for that..they probaly will email you a week from now lol
[Xoom General] bwcorvus:
Everyone that has come into COSTCO talking about can i get a printout of this price so someone will match it, comes back saying they didn't match it. Most business will say price match except so and so and so...one being warehouse clubs.
[Xoom General] dwboston:
I called 3 BB's tonight: two of them told me they are doing pre-orders tomorrow, and the other one (the closest one to me) said they are not doing a pre-order at all.
[Xoom General] setite:
Retailers don't match Costco because they are a membership based warehouse. Since you have to pay to get into them, they aren't a fair comparison and businesses won't match.

Side note, when did Costco get flyers. Two days ago they didn't have any.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
All they need to do is put the SKU in the system and it will pull up whether its a preorder item. When I preordered the Thunderbolt, the receipt even said Thunderbolt preorder or something in that nature.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] pushpak888:
hey guys i think many of you heard about tat home here is preview below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGmnnGpoqg&feature=player_embedded

well it was a cool home replacement but they said they wont release it in market and will provide it only for vendors, i was wondering if you guys know any cool 3d interface home replacement like tat home.

well even if they dont give good battery life i want one such 3d home replacement to make my friends jealous of my android phone, can anyone develop such? will have good demand in market too.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] rex4u:
Outstanding ! Amazing !

A direct competitor to SPB Shell or even better.

Thanks for sharing the info.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] jazux:
i dont know.. i think i would still get sbp shell 5.0 i hope spb will release it soon...
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] sravan.aleti:
Looks great sooo... When can we expect this for G3
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] unrender:
Very beautiful !

I love it :)
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] pushpak888:
guys guys guys the thing i am saying is this will never be available in market and was asking if anybody found anything like this in development.

anybody found a cool clock like shown in video in market as widget loved it can i get it separately?

p.s tathome wont be available to public only to phone manufactures.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] bator:
WOW! Great! Thanks for the information.
[Android Themes] jaychul:
Hj everbody. Today I'll show you how to mod theme with Ninjamorph and Root Explorer. It very easy.

My example is framework-res.apk

- Download theme ( I use Gingerbread theme).

- Unzip framework-res.apk to SDcard.

- Open Ninjamorph > New Project. U can find framework-res.apk in /system/framework. framework-res.apk will be extract to /sdcard/.../workspace. OK close Ninjamorph, don't touch Finish Project.

- So now open Root Explorer and go to framework-res file u unzip before > Copy what u want and paste to framework-res in /sdcard/.../workspace.

- Then back Ninjamorph > Existing Project > Finish Project. OK

- Reboot.

Sory about my english.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
I know I know that disabling data can get me 24-30+ hours of battery life. However for my on the go lifestyle, that's just not possible. I depend on my phone to keep my email updated. I have four email accounts (two of which are exchange) that sync calendars and contacts as well as email. I was using push on my two exchange accounts, but I've changed that to do every hour for one and every 15 minutes for the other. my other emails are set to check every hour. I have craigslist notifications set to check a single time per day. I have a weather widget that is only supposed to check every 4 hours.

I am running Perception 10.2 with the latest firebird 2 kernel, but have also tried various versions of speedmod's kernel. I have tried the following modems

JL1, JL2, JL3, JK4, KP1.

No matter what I cannot seem to get more then about 10 hours of battery life on standby ONLY. no phone calls, no turning the display on, nothing. I consistently get around 1 hour of time per 10% drain on my battery. I'm not asking for miracles. I just want my phone to be able to last at least 12 hours (a full work day plus drive time.)

I've already set the programs with the most spartan settings I am willing to use. I'd rather have my phone pushing data to my much more often, but I understand that's not going to be possible unless I can find a drastic increase in my battery life. What else can I do?
[Captivate General] diablo009:
I have 3 email push accounts, and google voice syncing all the time. Email includes emails with attachments too, and EDGE is pretty much sufficient for most of these things. Even for normal day to day activities like browsing XDA, EDGE is pretty much sufficient.

So I would advise u to switch from 3G to EDGE. U can turn on 3G when u need more bandwidth demanding apps. This would reduce some strain on ur battery.

Only downside would be that u can't browse n talk on phone at the same time. But its ok by me to get a few mails after the call I am on is over. I can live with this small inconvinience in leiu of the additional battery gain.

As of this minute, with the configuration I have in my signature (am using xcal kernel), I have like 63% battery left after ~7.15 hours standby, with 1h31m of display on and 40m of calls, alongside mails being pushed.

Edit: At the end of my 'normal' day with 'moderate' usage (1-1.5 hours calls and 1.5-2 hour display being on (not for games/movies, but with active data transfer on like texting), I reach home with ~50-60% battery left.

On a side note: I would recommend to turn off updates in weather widget, and use a manual refresh when needed.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
how do you easily toggle between 2G/3G? it's my understanding you have to use service menus to access the change.
[Captivate General] diablo009:
If u r on the ROM I am using, u can get it in network settings.

Some 2.2.1 ROMs do not have it in network settings. If ur ROM doesn't have it, u would need to access through the service mode code "*#*#197328640#*#*.

When in service mode, here is the sequence to select in the options:

option 1

option 8

option 4

option 3

Note: Pressing 'back' key will NOT take u back. It will close the service menu. Press the 'menu' key, and select 'back' to go back.

Be warned, this would not stick on reboot. U would need to repeat these steps whenever u reboot.

Alternately, I would suggest u move to a ROM that supports EDGE/3G switch. If the ROM supports this option in network settings, it would stick on rebooting too.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
Yeah, I just found that. Perception supports switching, but you have to go to the settings menu to do it. I found something called Juice defender, and will play around with that as well. Unfortunately we aren't on an ASOP build, so we can't auto toggle 2G/3G, have to do it from the menu. I will report and let you know what I find!
[Captivate General] diablo009:
Sure. By the way, I don't use any apps like juice defender. Realized that my battery is well off without them by taking care of little things like turning off wifi and bluetooth when not using them (well, these are the only two things I take care of manually).
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
I would normally agree with you, but as I was looking through the app I saw that it actually disables data while the phone is off, and only turns it on temporarily at intervals to allow application updates. If it truly works just like it states, I could have essentially a battery experience similar to turning off data while still enjoying my notifications. More experimentation is necessary. :D
[Captivate General] surfed.tk:
Juice Defender gives me 60 to 70 % more battery life. I have it set to sync every 15min and wifi is location based.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
Yeah, Juice Defender works absolute wonders! it gives me the same amount of battery savings that switching to 2G gave me, but automatically enables and disables itself when I need it. I'm on 70% battery left with over 7 hours off the charger, and that was taking voice calls and doing some light email checking!
[Captivate General] xdahgary:
Try a kernel that supports OC/UV. You don't have to overclock, but undervolting is what you want. Check out Suckerpunch kernel. Nice guide by shaolin. Can't argue against a black belt. lol.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
Unless I can only have it underclock while I'm not using it, I think I'll pass. I bought the Captivate for it's 1GHz proc, if I wanted something slower I would have gotten the aria.
[Captivate General] xdahgary:
You misunderstand. It's undervolt. That means use less power at different processing states.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
you can undervolt a proc without underclocking it? How is this possible, unless they changed the FSB or timings on the chip?
[Captivate General] xdahgary:
I pretty sure you can use voltage control and set highest state at 1000mhz and set lower voltages for states below it. That's as techincal I'm going to get.
[Captivate General] Shammyh:
By running the chip slightly out of spec.

You can usually undervolt each cpu step by 50 to 150 mV. How to find the right point really does just take trial and error. And as with all overclocking/underclocking your mileage may vary. Some phones can really be pushed to the limits and run fine, others don't like even the slightest changes to the stock settings. All depends on how well your phone was put together, and from where in the wafer your CPU was taken from.

Undervolting can save you a fair bit of battery though. Won't help a whole lot when you're actually using the phone (since the screen and 3G/WiFi radios will suck way more power than the CPU), but it will help seriously increase your standby time.

PS While undervolting and overclocking capable kernels tend to be one and the same (since the underlying code is related) you DO NOT need to overclock your phone to undervolt the CPU. You can run your CPU at stock 1 GHz while still undervolting each frequency step. Course, with some tweaking and good luck, you can even get your phone to run at 1.2 or 1.3 GHz while still using no more power than a stock phone at 1 GHz.
[Captivate General] clydethecash:
How much battery gets used when the phone constantly switches between EDGE and 3G? I'm curious because my building has thick walls and my 3G signal constantly drops down to EDGE when I pick it up, then goes back to 3G when I leave it sitting out on my desk.
[Captivate General] xdahgary:
Thank you for being the geek. ;)
[Captivate General] Shammyh:
Any time your phone is forced to switch from 3G to Edge, or even from one band to another, it's not a good sign for your battery. Exactly how much power difference? Grab a multimeter and hook it up between your phone and battery. Record some data, and test for statistical significance. And let us all know. :)

Short of that, I'd say if you spend a lot of your day in an area with known bad coverage, I would hop into the engineering mode (*#*#0011#*#*), and lock your phone to a specific band and radio mode. Like 850 MHz EDGE, or 850 MHz W-CDMA. Or if you are in an 1900 area, then 1900 EDGE/W-CDMA. Not just EDGE or 3G mode, but a specific band AND radio mode. You need to be smart, and pick the band that has the best coverage so you don't make life even harder on your radio, but it can save some battery life over the phone jumping around ever time you walk from one side of the room to the other.
[Captivate General] nate25:
i running paragon 5.1 rom with the 1280mhz kernel overclocked to 1280 and undervolted. my phone has been unplugged since 7:30 am eastern time it is now 8:04 pm eastern and i have 73% battery left lol. i have done everything today on the web screwing around with my phone. the best rom so far and im even overclocked.
[Captivate General] diablo009:
Post usage stats please, like how long display been on, time spent on calls, etc.

Btw, does this ROM allow switching between 2G and 3G in the mobile network settings menu.
[Samsung Mesmerize] King Mustard:
Is there a 2.2 (that doesn't come from USCC) or 2.3 ROM available for the Mesmerize?