[HELP] Sony Xperia S Mic Problems

[#1]

Hello Everyone,

I'm having problems with my microphone on my xperia s... it was working fine one day and all of a sudden it wouldnt work... i say wont work but it does i just have to shout at the top of my voice to even be heard and even then apparently its quite..... strange thing is that it was working fine the other day... any ideas on how to fix it?? i dont think its the OS on the phone. I tried first reparing the phone which didnt work then upgrading to ICS but i am still having the same problems.....

Any ideas?

[markel495]

This happened to me with my Xperia Ion after update to Android JB 4.1.2. No idea if it is the same issue, but this is how I solved:

1) Plug the head-phones in.

2) Power off the phone (soft-reset), leaving the head-phones plugged in.

3) Power the phone back on again.

4) When the phone has fully booted to the today screen, remove the head-phones.

[Dinesh]

did it really sovle the mic hearing problem ..? i have the same problem ....on Sony Ion LTE at&t phone.

[ihsugozu]

I have same problem with Sony Xperia Ion LT28at AT&T,

I tried live wallpaper practice, sim card practice, earphone practice, reset, pc companion repair practice etc...

But the mic problem was not resolved.

I think all Xperia phones have this problem, despite Sony equals quality.

Please somebody from Sony should explain how we resolve this problem.

[jasonsouliere_y]

In my case IT WAS THE MIC GASKET that was blocking the pin-sized mic hole. It wasn't software. It wasn't as someone suggested a reboot with headphones in then out then what?? If you come to these forums take the time to actually READ the answers from those who have solved their problems.
That said, if I were Sony I'd be pretty embarrassed that a design flaw would cause their mics to be so easily faulted by a little gasket. And in my case after only 4 months of use.

[cowboys]

I fixed the problem after days of frustration on all the help boards.
The microphone area is covered by rows of very small extra small holes. I thourghly cleaned the area with a small but coarse bristled brush only across, don't force through holes.
This completely solved the problem.

[JoeSL]

Dw2rf

Man I think the problem already solved by your way..

Thanks alot

[glendarkgrace]

This worked a treat. Thank you for sharing your solution. :smileysmileythumbsup:

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@Dw2rf wrote:

This happened to me with my Xperia Ion after update to Android JB 4.1.2. No idea if it is the same issue, but this is how I solved:

1) Plug the head-phones in.

2) Power off the phone (soft-reset), leaving the head-phones plugged in.

3) Power the phone back on again.

4) When the phone has fully booted to the today screen, remove the head-phones.

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