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On Phones Doing Screwy Things With Sound
Jun. 24th, 2021 05:40 pmSome time ago, recently I think, the sound on my phone worked as I would expect it to work.
If I had nothing plugged in to the 3.5mm jack then sound came out of the speaker on the phone. This happened if I was on the phone or watching a video or playing music.
If I had my earphones plugged in to the jack then sound would come out of the earphones.
If I had headphones plugged in to the jack then sound would come out of the headphones. For both phone and for media playing apps.
No longer is this true.
For a little while media playing apps would play sound through my headphones but the phone would not.
I purchased a USB-C to 3.5mm jack converter. This seemed to fix the problem. I was back to sound coming out of the speakers when nothing was plugged in and sound from both phone and media playing apps coming out of the headphones when I had them plugged in to the USB-C outlet.
But no longer. Now the sound only comes out of the speakers during both phone calls and media playing. Except for a brief moment when watching a video about the German WW2 88mm flak gun when it worked as hoped for before the first fix failed.
I've done the usual stuff. Switched it on and off. Switched the blue-tooth on and off. Played around with sound settings. Cleaned the inside of the various jacks and ports with an old toothbrush and some glasses cleaning solution.
I am mystified and quite frustrated.
And it would be good to fix this because I spend a reasonable proportion of my day on the phone having conversations that are both sensitive in some way and which are made easier if I can use both hands to type things. I would not wish to get a new phone as I've just signed up to an 18 month SIM-only contract on the basis that my old phone was perfectly adequate.
If I had nothing plugged in to the 3.5mm jack then sound came out of the speaker on the phone. This happened if I was on the phone or watching a video or playing music.
If I had my earphones plugged in to the jack then sound would come out of the earphones.
If I had headphones plugged in to the jack then sound would come out of the headphones. For both phone and for media playing apps.
No longer is this true.
For a little while media playing apps would play sound through my headphones but the phone would not.
I purchased a USB-C to 3.5mm jack converter. This seemed to fix the problem. I was back to sound coming out of the speakers when nothing was plugged in and sound from both phone and media playing apps coming out of the headphones when I had them plugged in to the USB-C outlet.
But no longer. Now the sound only comes out of the speakers during both phone calls and media playing. Except for a brief moment when watching a video about the German WW2 88mm flak gun when it worked as hoped for before the first fix failed.
I've done the usual stuff. Switched it on and off. Switched the blue-tooth on and off. Played around with sound settings. Cleaned the inside of the various jacks and ports with an old toothbrush and some glasses cleaning solution.
I am mystified and quite frustrated.
And it would be good to fix this because I spend a reasonable proportion of my day on the phone having conversations that are both sensitive in some way and which are made easier if I can use both hands to type things. I would not wish to get a new phone as I've just signed up to an 18 month SIM-only contract on the basis that my old phone was perfectly adequate.
