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Use built-in mic instead of earphone mic on call
I have very cheap earphones that have a terrible microphone. My phone's built-in microphone is better. How can I make it so that WhatsApp calls (or regular calls) use my phone's mic, instead of my earphones mic? I tried looking around, and got pointed to apps such as soundabout, which do not exist a...
I have very cheap earphones that have a terrible microphone. My phone's built-in microphone is better. How can I make it so that WhatsApp calls (or regular calls) use my phone's mic, instead of my earphones mic? I tried looking around, and got pointed to apps such as soundabout, which do not exist anymore. I'm using OnePlus 7 Pro, Android 12, Oxygen OS 12.1
senya247 (1 rep)
Feb 23, 2024, 03:49 PM • Last activity: May 10, 2025, 08:09 AM
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Wired earphones not recognised
I have a pair of AKG wired earphones (USB-C - no adapter needed) and they will not connect to my phone (Samsung S22 Ultra) Currently whenever I plug them in they seem to be recognised as a USB connector and thus will get this notification: [![notification appearing when earphones are connected][1]][...
I have a pair of AKG wired earphones (USB-C - no adapter needed) and they will not connect to my phone (Samsung S22 Ultra) Currently whenever I plug them in they seem to be recognised as a USB connector and thus will get this notification: notification appearing when earphones are connected I have tried a number of fixes from suggested by various forums and the issue still persists Fixes I have attempted: - Restarting phone - Updating phone to latest version (as of time of post) - Force stopping 'Android system' - **Ensured that 'disable USB audio routing' in developer options was turned off** - Changed my default USB configuration settings in developer options (currently selected charging phone only) I have also confirmed that this was not an issue with the earphones themselves as I have tested them on a friends phone as well as my laptop and they seem to work fine with other devices. Any help would be appreciated
nothanks (11 rep)
Nov 8, 2024, 05:13 AM • Last activity: Feb 18, 2025, 11:11 AM
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Why Do Cables Affect Charging Speeds?
I had P1 Turbo with 5000mah battery. It's SC-13 could 0-100 in under a hour even with wifi enabled. The charger is broken but I keep the cable. I use a third party 2.1A charger with dual ports. The weird thing is. My G7102 and Note 3 N9000 gets charged slowly with that cable compared to the original...
I had P1 Turbo with 5000mah battery. It's SC-13 could 0-100 in under a hour even with wifi enabled. The charger is broken but I keep the cable. I use a third party 2.1A charger with dual ports. The weird thing is. My G7102 and Note 3 N9000 gets charged slowly with that cable compared to the original cable of Ace 2. Ampere says Samsung cable gives more than 2 times amperage. Why is that? I don't know electronics can someone explain it to me why is that?
Delta Oscar Uniform (135 rep)
Jul 23, 2019, 08:14 PM • Last activity: Jun 7, 2022, 11:27 AM
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Is it possible to "fake" / isolate App or Permissions for an App without root (gravely invasive permissions Galaxy Wearable App)
I can't believe the wearable app (for galaxy buds) is actual allowed on the playstore. The permissions the app asks for are nothing I've ever seen before. It asks for **EVERYTHING** , literally. And if you remove a single permission, the app won't work. Samsungs privacy policy is not making it any b...
I can't believe the wearable app (for galaxy buds) is actual allowed on the playstore. The permissions the app asks for are nothing I've ever seen before. It asks for **EVERYTHING** , literally. And if you remove a single permission, the app won't work. Samsungs privacy policy is not making it any better. Since there's no alternative app, how would one go about isolating an app in a way, that it won't be able to access, or, for example, receive access to a fake/empty contact, calendar, call list, gps etc.? I am aware of apps such as AppOPs or whatever the name is, but I think we can all agree that nowadays, you can't trust ANY app. Especially if it's from the (censored) playstore. PS: Would a new user profile like Island or Shelter even isolate contacts, call list, gps etc? How about battery consumption (running 2 users) Device: Oneplus 7 Pro
anon
Dec 30, 2021, 04:14 PM
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Wrong earphones/headphones buttons press/tap behavior
I've had this issue for a long time now. As far as I know there are three button commands while using any music players. One press for pause, double press to go to the next song, and triple press to go to the previous song. But now it somehow works like this: * One press/tap: Does nothing. * Two pre...
I've had this issue for a long time now. As far as I know there are three button commands while using any music players. One press for pause, double press to go to the next song, and triple press to go to the previous song. But now it somehow works like this: * One press/tap: Does nothing. * Two presses/taps: Pause/resume song. * Three presses/taps: Play the next song on the playlist. I cannot go to the previous song because of this issue since the triple presses plays the next song instead of the previous one, pressing four times does nothing. After searching on some forums, this issue apparently related to Google Assitant. But disabling Assistant didn't fix this issue for me. I'm using Xiaomi Mi 9 with
Global 12.0.4
and
10 QKQ1.190825.002.
Tested with 2 wireless earphones and 1 wired earphone with two different music players (PowerAmp (paid) & Audify Music Player) and YouTube app behaving the same with videos.
Alfonso (11 rep)
Nov 21, 2021, 10:07 AM
2 votes
0 answers
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Disabling Noise reduction/echo cancellation/any other effects on the microphone input in smartphone
I have made a program that reads a fixed number of bytes from the microphone and sends it out to the speaker, effectively a program to route audio from the mic to speaker without any changes Normally I can hear what I say into the microphone loud and clear on the attached headphone However, if I blo...
I have made a program that reads a fixed number of bytes from the microphone and sends it out to the speaker, effectively a program to route audio from the mic to speaker without any changes Normally I can hear what I say into the microphone loud and clear on the attached headphone However, if I blow into the microphone, I can momentarily notice the sound in the earphone going smaller, which slowly rises back to its normal volume I think some kind of built in noise reduction or some other effect is kicking in when I blow into the microphone Is there any way to completely stop or bypass any kind of preprocessing the phone does to the microphone input samples, or to the output samples?I have looked at all the sound related settings on the phone and they are all disabled, at least as far as I can tell. I use AudioRecord class to get microphone audio samples and AudioTrack to play them back. AudioRecord source is MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT (MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC gives the same result). MediaRecorder.AudioSource.VOICE_RECOGNITION doesn't seem to have any effects on the input sound, but I would have guessed that MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT or .MIC would be the option without any preprocessing attached to it. I would like to know if there is a way to completely prevent the phone from doing any kind of audio processing, at the mic or the speaker side, through some option in the phone settings or through adb or in my program's code. The phone is Samsung Galaxy S7 with android 8.0, but I am looking for a a general solution if it exists.
user17915 (381 rep)
Jul 2, 2020, 06:05 AM • Last activity: Jul 2, 2020, 06:23 AM
1 votes
2 answers
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Samsung Galaxy Buds immense RAM requirement
I was about to buy some Samsung Galaxy Buds but then saw in the system requirements that they required **1.5GB of ram to operate!** "Compatibility" section under "specifications" https://checkout.telstra.com.au/consumer/rewards/headphones-speakers/145 I'm using an old S7 Android Galaxy phone. Right...
I was about to buy some Samsung Galaxy Buds but then saw in the system requirements that they required **1.5GB of ram to operate!** "Compatibility" section under "specifications" https://checkout.telstra.com.au/consumer/rewards/headphones-speakers/145 I'm using an old S7 Android Galaxy phone. Right now it is using 2.9GB out of it's available 3.5GB of RAM just with the apps I have open. I'm worried that my phone doesn't have enough ram to use the headphones. Do the ear buds really require 1.5GB of RAM to operate?
Daniel Tonon (113 rep)
Jan 26, 2020, 10:57 AM • Last activity: Jan 26, 2020, 10:29 PM
-1 votes
2 answers
601 views
CM12.1 audio won't output to earphone
I flashed CM12.1(unofficial,Android5.1.1) yesterday.Then I flashed SuperSU. But whatever player I used,Music will only output to speaker. I want to use my earphone.(BTW,Earphone is Okay,Android4.4 can use it)
I flashed CM12.1(unofficial,Android5.1.1) yesterday.Then I flashed SuperSU. But whatever player I used,Music will only output to speaker. I want to use my earphone.(BTW,Earphone is Okay,Android4.4 can use it)
PotatoChips (101 rep)
Nov 17, 2015, 09:15 AM • Last activity: Aug 10, 2017, 01:32 AM
1 votes
2 answers
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Headphones don't work & music automaticaly starts
I have a Samsung trend plus. When I plug the earphones, the phone recognizes the connection and shows the earphone icon and gives the earphones connected massage. Then automaticaly starts music, which is not normal. But the sound comes from phone's speakers instead of earphones. I can barely hear th...
I have a Samsung trend plus. When I plug the earphones, the phone recognizes the connection and shows the earphone icon and gives the earphones connected massage. Then automaticaly starts music, which is not normal. But the sound comes from phone's speakers instead of earphones. I can barely hear the music coming from the speakers. And even in full volume setting, it has very low volume. I tried the earphones in my computer so it's not earphone problem. I tried restarting...
user110338 (11 rep)
May 27, 2015, 06:01 PM • Last activity: Mar 27, 2017, 09:59 PM
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1 answers
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Earphones stuck in call answer mode
So I've got this problem with my earphones where they're stuck in call answer mode. They have a button which when pressed should switch the music to the background when in call answer mode and back to normal when pressed again. Well now I have the problem where the only way to have them back to norm...
So I've got this problem with my earphones where they're stuck in call answer mode. They have a button which when pressed should switch the music to the background when in call answer mode and back to normal when pressed again. Well now I have the problem where the only way to have them back to normal mode is to press and hold the button. I have no idea myself how to fix this.
Dino Bajić (35 rep)
Mar 5, 2017, 10:27 PM • Last activity: Mar 6, 2017, 09:35 AM
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Problem with earphone jack
I am really afraid of this, but please help me. I was trying to insert the 3.5 mm jack into the slot, and it just stopped midway. All of a sudden. It didn't happen yesterday. I was afraid if something had gone into it. I tried to shake the phone in order to make it come out with no success. With a l...
I am really afraid of this, but please help me. I was trying to insert the 3.5 mm jack into the slot, and it just stopped midway. All of a sudden. It didn't happen yesterday. I was afraid if something had gone into it. I tried to shake the phone in order to make it come out with no success. With a little harder push, I succeeded and it went inside and the earphone is working fine, and the phone's loudspeakers too. Is something that's wrong? I am afraid. Its my new Moto G4 Plus, and don't want to replace etc. Please help.
MrObjectOriented (369 rep)
Sep 26, 2016, 07:02 PM
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1 answers
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How can I prevent the earphones from muting the speaker?
The FM radio in my phone uses the earphone cable as the antenna. It plays the music just fine if I plug the jack in about 2/3 the way (and only hisses without it). But if I push the jack all the way in, the phone starts outputting all the audio to the earphones and mutes the speaker. The range betwe...
The FM radio in my phone uses the earphone cable as the antenna. It plays the music just fine if I plug the jack in about 2/3 the way (and only hisses without it). But if I push the jack all the way in, the phone starts outputting all the audio to the earphones and mutes the speaker. The range between "antenna OK" and "Earphones active" is about 2-3mm, and the jack is sitting completely loose, so I can't even move the phone or either the jack goes loose or the phones activate and mute the speaker. There are posts how to do it programatically: (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20965530/how-to-mute-audio-in-headset-but-let-it-play-on-speaker-programmatically) (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30322002/what-code-can-disable-headphone-jack-for-an-android4-4-device) - but I'm not too fond of writing my own app to do this. Is there an app to do this maybe? The phone is Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, running Android 5.0.2 if that helps. [actually, I don't really care if the earphones are still active; I just need the speaker to work]
SF. (163 rep)
May 16, 2016, 07:41 PM • Last activity: May 17, 2016, 06:51 PM
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2 answers
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Is it possible for my Sony Xperia Neo L to take other earphones besides SONY earphones
My Sony earphones are damaged, I've got other earphones (non-SONY) but are not accepted by the phone. Is there a way to make them work ??
My Sony earphones are damaged, I've got other earphones (non-SONY) but are not accepted by the phone. Is there a way to make them work ??
Wasim (11 rep)
May 7, 2013, 06:10 PM • Last activity: Jan 6, 2016, 11:27 AM
1 votes
1 answers
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Is there a Bluetooth earphone that can control the Music being played?
I'm looking for a bluetooth earphone set, or a device compatible with it, so that I can control the music (play/pause & next/previous) without actually touching the phone. Is there any hardware that does this? The reason is, I'm getting home from work, in a crowded bus, standind, trying to hold on w...
I'm looking for a bluetooth earphone set, or a device compatible with it, so that I can control the music (play/pause & next/previous) without actually touching the phone. Is there any hardware that does this? The reason is, I'm getting home from work, in a crowded bus, standind, trying to hold on with one hand, and the other hand cannot reach into phone, unlock the screen, find the next button and press it. It's too hard :) Or any way to use the volume button for previous / next ? This would be much cheaper, and fancier :)
jeff (113 rep)
Nov 20, 2013, 10:09 AM • Last activity: Nov 20, 2013, 10:30 AM
1 votes
1 answers
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My android earphone socket doesn't work
When i plug my apple earphones into my phone it only plays on speaker. But when i put them into other devices sound comes out. I checked my phones socket to see if anything was maybe stuck in there, looked in my settings, but there was nothing connected to either. I know my ear phones work, but i do...
When i plug my apple earphones into my phone it only plays on speaker. But when i put them into other devices sound comes out. I checked my phones socket to see if anything was maybe stuck in there, looked in my settings, but there was nothing connected to either. I know my ear phones work, but i don't know what else could be wrong. Please help?
Camell (11 rep)
Sep 7, 2013, 05:44 AM • Last activity: Sep 7, 2013, 08:22 PM
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