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Headphone Jack Problem???

Picked up the HTC Vivid yesterday, came from the Galaxy SII(gave to fiance) has anyone else noticed a problem with the headphone jack in that you have the really PRESS the headphone jack in, then if you just slightly twist the connector it will tell the device you've disconnected the head phones and disables the music?
This has happened with multiple headphones and is a major downer for me as I am very active when I have my headphones in, mostly this will become a problem while riding my motorcycle to work.
How are your headphone jacks????

Mine works fine. I'd say get a replacement...
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CEaton said:
Picked up the HTC Vivid yesterday, came from the Galaxy SII(gave to fiance) has anyone else noticed a problem with the headphone jack in that you have the really PRESS the headphone jack in, then if you just slightly twist the connector it will tell the device you've disconnected the head phones and disables the music?
This has happened with multiple headphones and is a major downer for me as I am very active when I have my headphones in, mostly this will become a problem while riding my motorcycle to work.
How are your headphone jacks????
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I've had my Vivid since launch and haven't noticed any issues with the headphone jack yet. You might take it back to the store, compare against the floor model, and if yours definitely has an issue then show the AT&T employee and they should swap you out for a new one.

I have a specific pair of headphones that goes in the jack very easily until the last bit, then I have to push pretty hard.
I have not experienced any disconnect when twisting the connector so far. That would seem to be a hardware problem worthy of a return.

ok, I'm slightly relieved by this, I will drop by a store on the way home to check it out. Thanks all!

yea.. mine also seems very tight when i was testing the FM radio.. luckily i never use headphones so i dont really care.

my headphone jack has problem, gonna see about a replacement
otherwise, its an awesome phone, very similar to evo3d/4g with the obvious differences.

My headphone jack is very tight. Love that factor. I use standard iPhone headsets. It seems to hold the headset in tight so as to not lose connect unless it is wanted.

Tightness with HTC earphones
I'm using the earphones that came with my HTC HD2. While testing the Vivid FM radio, I realized I was getting sound in only one earphone. I pushed on the plug and suddenly got sound in the other. I removed the earphones and re-inserted them. I could definitely tell an initial stop and then a second audible click when it went all the way in.

checked 4 different display models in 2 different stores, and had a guy go through a half dozen new phones in the box and all of them had headphone jack problems.

For what it's worth, I've discovered different headphones make the difference.
My Sennheiser canal earbuds disconnect easily if I'm not careful. My Phillips wrap-arounds are rock solid on the same phone.
Tested with my wife's Vivid and had the same results.

envygreen said:
For what it's worth, I've discovered different headphones make the difference.
My Sennheiser canal earbuds disconnect easily if I'm not careful. My Phillips wrap-arounds are rock solid on the same phone.
Tested with my wife's Vivid and had the same results.
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I have exactly the same result, have 3 headphones and one of them getting pulled out a bit easily, while other 2 works perfectly fine.

Gotta say, this is getting a little frustrating. Who's got a decent pair of canal earbuds that they like AND that don't disconnect and stop my music every time I put my phone back in my jacket pocket.
This is a little stupid really. I'm not using cheap headphones, and I don't have any problems with any other phone, my nook tablet, etc. A crap headphone jack on a phone like this is highly disappointing.

I have some house of Marley jammin buds and some Skullcandy FMJs that work fine. Only ones I have had trouble with are the blackberry ones.
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CEaton said:
Picked up the HTC Vivid yesterday, came from the Galaxy SII(gave to fiance) has anyone else noticed a problem with the headphone jack in that you have the really PRESS the headphone jack in, then if you just slightly twist the connector it will tell the device you've disconnected the head phones and disables the music?
This has happened with multiple headphones and is a major downer for me as I am very active when I have my headphones in, mostly this will become a problem while riding my motorcycle to work.
How are your headphone jacks????
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Mine has the same issue. I do remember that my son's HTS came with headphones but they were the kind with the microphone and had 4 contacts on the connector instead of 3 that a regular set of headphones have. I will come home and will try my son's headphones to see if that is the reason.

Headphone jacks should be a known technology. I've used my Sennheiser headphones in a ton of devices, and never had an issue till my brand new phone.
That being said, yes, the phone has the ability to take an extended jack for microphone compatibility, so I ordered a well reviewed cheap pair of phones that happened to be on sale today for half off and include the in-line microphone. ($10 bucks, yes indeed!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826735013
Just be sure to order today and use the promo code. I'll post once I have them how they stack up and if I still see the disconnect issue.

What I've noticed is that when you twist the headphone jack, it'll come out a little bit. The headphones with shorter jacks that are almost completely concealed in the phone will stay connected still, because it won't pop out far enough. The headphones with jacks that are slightly larger disconnect more easily, since more of it sticks out. Not really sure if that's just coincidence or not, but it's just what I've been seeing.

Have some problem here with my Shure headphones. The quick and easy fix that seem to work well for me is to use a different (short) extension cable that snaps in well to the jack...
...having said that, still sux to have paid $200 for a high-end phone and get such a crappy jack.

Count me in as someone with headset jack problems on their Vivid too...
My Sennheiser HD280's slip in and out of the jack, causing it to think it has a microphone connected (and pausing playback)
My car's aux-in cable just won't stay connected-- there's plenty of friction, but just rotating the cable alone causes it to think the headphones have vanished.
My cheapo headphones work, so long as I keep the cable perfectly still and allow no rotation/pull on the cable.
This is rather frustrating, I must admit.
I'm going to go to the ATT store tomorrow and see if their demo unit has this same issue also.
(Side note: MHL doesn't work on my phone either, but I'm not sure if that's a side effect of the way I rooted my phone)

i noticed this problem with my 3.5mm in my car. I was stumped because my sony canal earbuds were working perfectly and my gaming headset (turtle beach hpx) was working perfectly as well (the jack on this is pretty big). I went to radioshack and tried a different 3.5mm and it fit perfectly. Im guessing certain plug-ins dont work for some reason.

D4 headphone jack too short?

this might be the most rediculous question I have ever asked but is there something special about this phone's headphone input? I've tried 3 different 3.5mm sets on it and none of the plugs go in all the way. They stick out a little less than quarter of the way and sometimes have poor sound quality. Wondering if this is some kind of design flaw or if i have to take it back to the store? thx!
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its normal for the phone cuz of the curved edge

myfishbear said:
its normal for the phone cuz of the curved edge
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Really? So this is a design flaw Moto overlooked and not just my phone?
Guess this isn't a deal breaker for me, but can anyone recommend some headphones that go all the way and fits snug?

RastaPasta said:
Really? So this is a design flaw Moto overlooked and not just my phone?
Guess this isn't a deal breaker for me, but can anyone recommend some headphones that go all the way and fits snug?
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It isn't a design flaw -- it is a styling thing, nothing more. That portion of the plug is not (technically) necessary.
Your issue is either with your particular set of headphones, or your telephone. Using my phone to listen to music right now. The end does stick out, but the sound quality is perfect.

podspi said:
It isn't a design flaw -- it is a styling thing, nothing more. That portion of the plug is not (technically) necessary.
Your issue is either with your particular set of headphones, or your telephone. Using my phone to listen to music right now. The end does stick out, but the sound quality is perfect.
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Same here. Actually, I have been very impressed with the D4 sound quality.
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On a slightly related note, I've tried plugging my phone into the AUX input of my car stereo. I find that this is pretty terrible; there's all sorts of radio interference on top of the audio. Something is not properly shielded somewhere, and I think it's the phone. (Probably, now that you mention it, because the plug doesn't fit all the way into the jack...) Have no problems like this using other audio devices...

Was your phone plugged into a charger when you tried plugging it in in the car?
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Nope. Would that have helped or hurt?
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I noticed this too. Some 3 ring jacks (usually for microphone equipped devices) don't seem to sound right, but I haven't tested the mic at all. So far though, aux seems to work fine, and as has been said, it's just because the phone is curved. I agree, though, a bunch of the cable bit sticking out seems like it's asking for interference, but no issues for me yet.

Micro USB & Audio Covers?

Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841

Slap-Yourself :) said:
Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841
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I have never used those on a device and don't see myself using them in the future. I suppose if you work in a dusty and dirty environment they may come in handy. But I myself have no need for them.

I can see how those can be useful. When I had my iphone, the port and headphone jack were full of lint from being inside the pocket.
I won't buy them though only because it would be a nuisance to have to remove them every time to charge the device or to listen to music with headphones. Those little plugs would get lost really quickly.
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KB112 said:
I have never used those on a device and don't see myself using them in the future. I suppose if you work in a dusty and dirty environment they may come in handy. But I myself have no need for them.
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I had never seen them before, but I don't see myself using them either.
Viper2005 said:
I can see how those can be useful. When I had my iphone, the port and headphone jack were full of lint from being inside the pocket.
I won't buy them though only because it would be a nuisance to have to remove them every time to charge the device or to listen to music with headphones. Those little plugs would get lost really quickly.
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Exactly! I sometimes look at my phones and see all the tiny little dirt particles in my audio jack and wonder if it's bad for the port? lol It would be awesome to be able to protect the charging and audio ports from dust etc, but there has to be a more pleasant way of doing so without having to keep up with tiny little rubber pieces.

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Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841
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I definitely want to check these out for my devices. (I'm assuming that they made them for other devices, too.) I've damaged two phones in the past because the usb port leads got wet in the rain, near a leak, or whatever. Damn...make that three phones.

I would welcome those to protect my device. Specially the headphone jack when you are using the phone when its raining.

[Q] Headphone jack broken?

Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?

torch2424 said:
Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?
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Take apart the phone, buy a replacement from eBay and put it in but don't rip any flex ribbon cables. Or if you are under warranty just have T-Mobile replace it
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I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though

torch2424 said:
I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though
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You can try Samsung direct. They are pretty good about standing behind devices but cost will be about 50.00 and shipped at your expense to their Texas location.
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Hmmm I might consider that...Thank you!

This happened to my laptop's headphone jack. Someone said that the jack may have oxidized. The fix was to take a cotton swab and dip it in rubbing alcohol and then kinda scrub the jack.

Careful if trying alcohol with cotton qtip. The alcohol will remove corrosive build up but also does drying of parts it comes in contact with. There is a contact cleaner that's cheep enough for this at most electronic stores and certianly all radio shacks.
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Custom homemade boombox

I had really nothing to do in summer and all I did was eat chips and act if I was like a walrus. But deciding I didn't want to be the lazy person I am u decided to start a project. I had a few computer speakers laying around that sounded better than the note 2. So what I did was I went to home depot and bought some wood measured speaker sizes after ripping everything and putting everything back together so that I only needed a a case. So with my wood I just chopped a bit here and there made a box made a handle and after using a zigsaw to cut the headphone holes this is what I have. It was stained and painted too. It's actually nothing really cool but it worth ur time in my opinion. Oh and u also made a mouth for this so I can fit my note 2. Also you can add a blue tooth receiver which soon I will do
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I remember making things like this in tech class in high school. I made a small amplifier to increase sound levels for my headphones. Everyone always asked how I got my headphones so loud..haha.. those were the days.

This would be a nice project with burlwood, internal 20 Watt amp and polished dark stained wood...maybe some acoustic engineering for included speakers and maybe a sub woofer....if done nicely it could be a good kick-starter project?, I know we have enough engineering tech and know-how on XDA to do it?

Galaxy-Shadow said:
This would be a nice project with burlwood, internal 20 Watt amp and polished dark stained wood...maybe some acoustic engineering for included speakers and maybe a sub woofer....if done nicely it could be a good kick-starter project?, I know we have enough engineering tech and know-how on XDA to do it?
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I saw another boom box thing on kickstarters but the body was out of glass and had pretty nice sound quality
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Here are some of the DIY speakers/boomboxes I have made out of cardboard. I also made a website for these speakers for fun with specs and stuff. It's a bit outdated though. http://ghettotech.netne.net/

vantt1 said:
Here are some of the DIY speakers/boomboxes I have made out of cardboard. I also made a website for these speakers for fun with specs and stuff. It's a bit outdated though. http://ghettotech.netne.net/
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Cardboard swag
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Note2Hunter said:
Cardboard swag
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Don't forget the duct tape!
EDIT: Hey, your wooden boombox uses the same speaker drivers as my PocketBox II!

vantt1 said:
Don't forget the duct tape!
EDIT: Hey, your wooden boombox uses the same speaker drivers as my PocketBox II!
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How loud does yours get comparing to the world's stuff like a car engine?
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Note2Hunter said:
How loud does yours get comparing to the world's stuff like a car engine?
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Compared to a 1.6L 4 cylinder engine, it's about twice as loud as an idling one, and maybe 60% as loud when it is revving. It's very hard to visualise for me, but the speaker is reasonably loud. I think the cardboard enclosure is absorbing more vibrations than it should though.