Droid experiencing external speaker problems, could be a software issue?
By Paul Miller 
posted November 15th 2009 11:40AM
posted November 15th 2009 11:40AM
It's no reason to panic just yet, but apparently a good amount of people are having trouble with the external speaker on their Motorola Droid cutting out for no reason. It seems to be software-related, and sometimes a reboot fixes it temporarily, but it's a scary problem for people relying on the handset as an alarm clock (or, you know, to receive calls), since you never know when it will strike next. For its part it seems that Motorola is replacing handsets that have the issue, though that's no guarantee of escape from the clutches of silence. Let's hope Motorola updates us with a software patch or some other serious solution soon -- people need to hear that robotic "Droooiiid" alert sound -- and meanwhile let us know if you've been seeing a similar issue.[Thanks, Bryan]
| Nope, hear it loud and clear. | |
|---|---|
| Yes, and it doesn't seem to be getting better. | |
| Yes, but a reboot solved it. | |
| Yes, but my replacement unit is working just fine. | |
| I don't have a Droid, I'm just here to watch... and judge. |
since when were 1,803 people and counting, "no one"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ_GaCjpAPI
word needs to stop typing this way. It's bad for his health.
Please, if you can ban someone who criticises the editors, why can't you ban the troll? Surely they can't contribute that much to the AOL coffers?
Where are you getting these numbers from?
@ word
But its okay for apple to rape att networks?!?!?!? Im assuming you dont mind apple raping you for its mile high product prices...Good times *cheers*
The Droid has only been out for a little over a week, and no gadget is absolutely flawless upon release. Motorola has been replacing Droids with this problem. And Verizon lets its customers return phones for any reason within thirty days of purchase.
What exactly are you trying to prove here?
Steve Job's Arse.
1 voice for every variant. Wow.
But when I pressed "comments" it already said "9" for last....
Guys! Get a droid and check it yourself! xD
I'd love to but its not sold in my country... yet.
Engadget polls always start at 1 for every choice. Why does this issue get posted every single time?
I refuse to believe he just created that account to spam Engadget with Epinions links....
@Quantumphysics, or whatever name you go by this week:
You once said that you thoroughly test everything before you write a review on epinions (and, of course, endlessly spam Engadget with links to them). So I decided to look at what you wrote a review (or reported on, as you once wrote), and here is the list:
Let's see, you have the Droid, Blackberry Storm (2 different ones), Palm Pre, iPhone, Sidekick
The Zune HD, Zune 30GB, iTouch (2nd and 3rd gen), iShuffle
HP Pavilion dv2890NR, HP Pavilion dv6838nr, HP Pavilion dv6149us, MacBook, MacBook Air, Asus EEE, eMac G4, another MacBook, another Asus EEE, Lenovo Thinkpad
A Mercedes S class Hybrid, a Mercedes S63, Mercedes S550, a Mercedes E class, a Buick Lacross, Cadilac Escalade, Cadillac SRX, Cadillac CTSV, Cadilac CTS, Audi S8, Audi A8, Ford Taurus, Ford Focus, Ford Fusion, Ford Expedition (2 different ones), Ford Flex, Ford Edge, Chrysler 300 (2 different ones), Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Avalanche, Chevy Camaro, Chevy Malibu, BMW 7 series (2 different ones), Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Honda Accord Coupe, Honda Accord Sedan, Hyundai Genesis, Lincoln MKS, Lincold Navigator, Jaguar XF, Infinity M45, Lexus LS, GMC Youkon, Nissan Armada
A PS3 (which, as I showed once here before that you said you would never buy - after you said you would buy it), a PSP (which you said you would never buy, after you said you owned one), DSi, 360 and Wii and PS2 (somehow you have DDR for all those consoles)
I can understand you having a few MP3 players, a few different consoles, etc. But when you claim to own all those cars within a 3 year time period, I need to call BS. And it is only a matter of time until you are banned again for spamming.
@ nohone
That was hilarious...
Hahaha.
That review is hilarious. The Droid is "many millimeters" thicker than the iPhone? Is less than 2 mm "MANY MILLIMETERS"? Hahahaha.
I had some time while watching football, so I did a little reading of some of Quantumphysics, er, droidguy's epinions. One intersting comment was the one made by somebody named tch7 here: http://www.epinions.com/review/2006_BMW_7_Series/content_252534754948/show_~allcom
If you read what the comment is saying, Quantumphysics/droidguy is plagiarising Engadget articles and posting them as his own reviews without quoting his sources. I wonder what the editors of Engadget think about it?
I don't have a Droid, I'm just here to watch... and laugh. 100,950,001 (99.9%)
This is only the first of the Motorola Droid problems. Look for many more to follow. Motorola should be exiting the cellphone business shortly.
already?
I don't think this is a new issue... new to the Droid, yes. but I had problems with my G1 and audio as well. Sometimes I would get a text message and it would just vibrate, other times it would default to some standard ringtone for calls. I just dismissed it as a 3rd party software issue since I don't use the default apps... but who knows. I haven't really seen it on my Droid yet though.
this even happens with my iPhone, it's always set to Loud or whatever, but sometimes i will receive an SMS with no alert or vibration, sometimes it just vibrates, or sometimes it vibrates and then the alert sound is played in excess of 3+ seconds later.
Isn't there a cream available for droid problems?
I don't know about anyone else but this is the best speaker on a phone that I've ever used. Right now I am listening to Pandora, gassing up my car and typing this comment. This is a REALLY cool phone!! :-)
Huh. Kinda reminds me of the still-unfixed iPhone problem where the phone thinks the headphone is plugged in, so the microphone AND speaker don't work.
How can you screw up a leaf switch?
my brother has one, if that counts.
Rushed to market much?
Absolutely, because no other device comes out with an issue or two.
OMG ITS BLEACH-O-BEAR!
i wonder why Nokia phones doesn't have this issue.
Software I can understand. Hardware, well that's a little more difficult to deal with. Especially from a device this expensive. I am just saying the possibility that it was rushed to market exists. I don't get why I was down ranked. It IS A POSSIBILITY. Especially being the first android device that can compete with the Jesus phone on a major carrier and doesn't look like child's play. They could of rushed it out to capitalize on a lack of true competitors spec wise.
@ Travis perhaps because their phones go through very rigorous testing, that's why my E71 is built like a tank. They kept pushing back the N900 release probably to address any issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqB4UdpUoGM
I got the impression this is a software problem (the fact restarting it is a fix is a possible sign of this), therefore the rush to market comment does not make sense from the Motorola standpoint. As stated earlier, releasing software with a few bugs is not particularly acceptable, but much more common: Snow Leopard had multiple issues at launch, including guest erasing the home directory, and of course there was Vista when it first launched.
the only problem mine has is no audio in the left channel of the headphone jack. Love this phone but will be getting it swapped out.
The Droid fails to deliever. You can't sync through software like iTunes, it scratches easily with its plasticky hardware, the keyboard and camera ARE FAIL, its D-pad is just A waste of space, you can't store ytour apps in your memory card, and its UI and OS experience is nothing like the iPhone. Whhen the 4th gen iPhone comes out, it'll blow off all the competition, including the Craporola Droid. DroidDoes....uh copy Apple.
to the engadget people
you should consider comments like the one above spam and remove it when it is flagged. post like this are not construction to the discussion of the article.
Wow, someone with an "i" in front of their username is hating on the Droid and praising the next version of the iPhone before anyone knows anything about it. Shocker.
you are an idiot. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Wow, you are just amazing. The droid is far superior in build quality to nearly every other phone I have used. It is a metal enclosure, and has a screen that is near impossible to scratch. Perhaps you would know this if you had actually held one. I want an iPone, but refuse to use AT&T. This device is just as capable and probably more rugged. I wouldn't get your hopes up for the next iPhone, I love Apple products, but as far as the iPhone is concerned we get nothing more than an evolutionary update every year. Give Android 2.0 time to mature and I doubt it will be blown away by whatever Apple comes up with next.
All hail iPhone, leader of all the lands!
(of trolls, that is)
@ iJames White
Your right James, the 4th generation iPhone will blow their competitors and will blow them hard. How do you think its gotten so far already?
*cough* Slut *cough*
I wiped my ass with your comment.
The guy is a total tool. He trolls the forum looking for fights to start. He needs to be banned for being an iASSHOLE. I had a run in with him a while back over the Storm which I own and his mommy won't buy him. As for the story, my Droid hasn't experienced any sound issues and I'm loving it. Droid Does me right. Lol.
So you don't like the Droid because it is nothing like an iPhone, yet you say the Droid copies the iPhone.
Iphone is just a fancified pixie, I heard that on the engadget show, and those guys are always talking about phones from the first moment so they know that stuff.
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thought i'd share:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/iphone_or_droid.png
So by looking at the poll results the overwhelming majority of people who actually own the device are not having an issue. But in true blog fashion let's blow this up and make it a huge issue.
Oh, and I'm just here to watch and judge.
Let it be known, I have judged!
The judgement?
Holy crap, it's an electronic device with a bug. It must be part of the family.
Up further someone claimed nokia as a bug free example. That is total bollocks. I can't be assed droning on about said bugs but what I'll say is this, nokia NEVER provided a firmware update to fix even 1 bug.
Now out of that 4.3 % that are 'having' that problem here, I am sure at least 3% is just Apple fanboys trying to bash the device any way they can. *sigh*
3% of 4.3% isn't all that much.
Ergh, you know what I meant, 3% out of the total.
Absolutely agreed. There are so many iPhone fanboys that take every chance they can get to bash the Droid, I would bet $1000 that at least half of the "my droid has problems" votes are from these bitches.
I'm an iPhone user, who also has a boner over Android.
Every poll that Engadget puts up, I vote for the last option, which is almost always a joke one.
I think Android people need to stop feeling that iPhone fanboys have some weird fascination/paranoia over Android. Most Apple users are too self-centered to worry about what other people think.
Most.
I am also an iPhone owner who happens to love my wife's Droid. There are a FEW level-headed iPhone owners around.
For people who opted for Votech, or fingerpainting, here is the correct math:
536 (Yes, and it doesn't seem to be getting better)
over (1916+536+242+86)
is
19% rate - on 1 defect alone
There are probably other defects yet to be publicized