iPhone speaker too quiet? Stab it with needles
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted January 18th 2008 11:31AM
posted January 18th 2008 11:31AM
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It defs works. ANd the speaker itself is really recessed. Best mod ive done on my iphone so far.
It does work!
I saw it first on a video though.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1057498/iphone_speaker_hack_up_to_40_louder/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1057498/iphone_speaker_hack_up_to_40_louder/
Says it all...
I prefer to kill it with fire. To each his own, I suppose...
My new iPhone's ring and conversation volume were really low and the sliding up and down on the left top of the machine didn't help increase the volume.
What worked right away however, was the suggestion of a friend to click Install, then Install+(bottom left), and install Tweaks 1.1.2, then reboot.
It worked right away.
Dont Hate just because you probably cant afford one
I wonder how much of the problem is with deafness due to prolonged exposure to loud bass (as opposed to a problem with the iPhone's speaker)? I received my iPhone a month after it was released and the speaker is easy enough to hear.
They suck anyway
I stabbed my Windows Vista machine with a needle and the devil came out of the hole.
I stabbed the hole of _____ with my ____ and ____ came out.
9 months later, you mean.
Old news much?
I remember hearing this back when the iPhone just came out...
"much"?
I'd be more than willing to perform acupuncture on anyones iPhone. Let me know. My services come free of charge of course.
Some one do it, document the procedure with photos and post please?
I'm not volunteering. But i'm sure some brave soul will!
I get 99% of my sound out of the left speaker only. Is my phone busted or are they all that way? (Try it your self, cover up one side and then the other, if I cover the left I pretty much can't hear anything at all.
That would be because the other side ISN'T a speaker. It is the Mic for speakerphone mode. Someone needs to pay more attention to the manual.
Prime, it's supposed to be that way, left side is the speaker, right side is the mic.
The speaker is only on the left side - the right is for the microphone...
I thought the same thing until I did a Google search on it.
- Jon
that's because there's only one speaker, the holes on the right are for the mic
Thanks for the info :)
@prime81 - Same thing for me. Hell, I dont think ANY sound is coming out of the right speaker, if there even is a right speaker. If I cover up the right side I don't notice any volume decrease; however, if I cover up the left side the volume is almost muted.
HOORAY FOR LITERACY!
Hmm, never noticed that. Interesting. Just assumed both were speakers. I guess 2 speakers doesn't make much sense. Not like you get any stereo separation anyway :)
Probably not wise to stab the mic though.
And the idiot who claims he broke his is a troll, morons.
So should I poke a hole in the microphone too?
so...1% of your sound is coming out out of the micropone then? I wish my mic played songs
looks like the iPhone's taking a stab at acupuncture
Anyone who wants their iPhone to be loud, I'll help you out by smashing it with a hammer. It'll be loud for a second.
jealous? ^^
Your so jealous of the iphone :/
jealous? yeah, thats exactly it. we're so jealous, but then again... i know you feel the same way about my $180 mechanical pencil.
@velik:
i have no iphone btw ;)
just an oberservation ^^
Yes I'm jealous that I don't own a device that I can afford that needs to be broken in order to work properly.
People who stab their iphones for louder speakers should shanked!
deershanked
Hahaha. Euthanized, the old fashioned way!
Just tried it and I am PISSED! NO SOUND AT ALL NOW! THIS IS BS! IM GOING TO APPLE THEY BETTER REPLACE THIS!!!!!
Seriously? I hope you're kidding man, when you explain that you poked needles into your phone they're gonna laugh you outta there. Try using all caps when you go in there, though. They may take care of you then.
He stabbed all the way through the speaker. lol.
Really?
Ok, that's one for "no, don't do it." Anyone else?
If anyone had actually bothered to click the "Read" link you'd know that he's lying.
There is *NO* speaker behind those holes. There is a port that routes sound from the speaker itself.
Just don't say, "I poked holes in my phone & now it won't work."
You say, "I don't know. It no worky no more."
apple better replace your mistake, hmm, something sounds wrong about that
Who stole my Sonics tickets? SOMEBODY STOLE MY SONICS TICKETS! THIS STINKS! THIS IS TOTAL BS! THIS IS-- oh, there they are. :D
WOOF! WOOF!
You guys shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet. You are going to destroy your speaker if you poke a hole in it.
The actual speak is really somewhere on the upper portion of the phone. The piece where you puncture the film is just a vent.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2137269649_212973cf00.jpg
Though that film does serve a purpose. So if you don't want to risk having dust build up under the screen and stuff. I suggest that you don't go about on doing this operation.
Assuming the film is an actual speaker component, in addition to an increase in volume, you'll also get a decrease in sound quality (though those who feel a burning urge to play their music at full volume for the benefit of everyone in the vicinity rarely notice when it sounds like shit). Take the ER-6i for example. Each earbud comes with a filter, which is essentially a small plastic cylinder with a thin film over the top. When the film is intact, the headphones sound terrific. If it is clogged, they sound muffled. If it is pierced, they become louder and sound terrible. Of it is removed, they are even louder and sound nearly as bad as stock iPod earbuds.
You assume people, like you, are reading things on the internet.
If you had read the forum thread, you'd know that there wasn't a speaker behind the holes. It's a port that routes sound from the actual speaker...