4.4 Kitkat speaker making popping noises

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GPlX

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After installing Android 4.4.2 onto my Razr M (183.46.10.XT907.Verizon.en.US), whenever a sound is played after a period of silence. The
speaker makes a popping noise. This isnt too major of an issue, but I am wondering if it may be a simple setting issue or a problem with the update? Either way is there a known workaround to an issue like this?
 

Seriiez

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I tried KitKat last night and had this even when my phone was on complete silent, It didn't matter if I played anything or not. I also noticed when I was texting someone if I left it open in their text when they replied it would do it also. Another thing for me was the volume lowers itself when playing music (Pandora/Google Play). I turned off the EQ, thinking it might be that, but it didn't do anything. I don't know if that is a feature of KitKat couldn't find anything on it, but I'm back on JB for now.
 

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After installing Android 4.4.2 onto my Razr M (183.46.10.XT907.Verizon.en.US), whenever a sound is played after a period of silence. The
speaker makes a popping noise. This isnt too major of an issue, but I am wondering if it may be a simple setting issue or a problem with the update? Either way is there a known workaround to an issue like this?

I have this issue too and would really like a fix. I don't think a factory reset would help. When i plug headphones in, the popping stops completely.
 

shnish

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Yeah ditto. No biggie but they definitely have a bug that submits noise to the speaker.

Sent from my XT907 using XDA Free mobile app

Every time there's sound, the popping happens. If I play a song, before the song starts playing it starts popping. I think it's more than just noise being submitted because of touch input.
 

GPlX

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Well after no official response for a few days here, I've contacted Motorola customer support to see if they
Possibly told the low level support about a potential fix. Unfortunately no luck.

The interesting thing is that my family all use the RAZR m and all 3 phones have one form or another of the speaker issue.

I am still in warranty and have been offered to send it in for replacement/repair.

Thoughts? I am not sure if replacing the phone(s) will do any good.
 

shnish

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Well after no official response for a few days here, I've contacted Motorola customer support to see if they
Possibly told the low level support about a potential fix. Unfortunately no luck.

The interesting thing is that my family all use the RAZR m and all 3 phones have one form or another of the speaker issue.

I am still in warranty and have been offered to send it in for replacement/repair.

Thoughts? I am not sure if replacing the phone(s) will do any good.

I doubt replacing it will do anything unless you can somehow get the unlocked developers' version. This seems to be an issue with the rom, not the phone itself.
 

GPlX

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I doubt replacing it will do anything unless you can somehow get the unlocked developers' version. This seems to be an issue with the rom, not the phone itself.


Funnily enough I decided to try replacing it and the phone arrived the day this message was posted. The replacement did solve the issue... mostly.
I hear a faint two click/pops on sounds but they are so faint that you can only hear them in a quiet place with your full attention.
 

Seriiez

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I have an unlocked bootloader, and downloaded the JB (98.30.1.XT907) sbf file. I had to edit some lines out the .xml (found the instruction in another post) and used RSDlite to flash back. If you're locked I have no idea if you can go back.
 
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Fix for unlocked bootloader only!

Boot images for XT926 and XT907 stock kitkat:
XT926: http://d-h.st/vre
XT907: http://d-h.st/KXA

Both boot images contain the recompiled stock kitkat kernel with increased sleep time after lineout PA enable, as in this commit: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/1212f2e043341016cacd6b0d93435380750bd78e

To be flashed via fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash boot bootXT926speakerfix.img
or
Code:
fastboot flash boot bootXT907speakerfix.img

Please note that I don't own xt926 nor xt907, so I can't verify that the boot images boot at all, nor that they actually fix the issue.
(xt897 haven't got an official kitkat update yet, and it's possible that it won't happen for Photon Q at all.)
Be prepared to flash the stock kitkat boot.img in case of a failure if you're going to test this. You've been warned.

Please let me know how it works for you, thanks.

EDIT: links updated to correctly re-packed boot images.
xt926 boot image already confirmed to boot fine and fix the issue (by iBolski).
 
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Fix for unlocked bootloader only!

Boot images for XT926 and XT907 stock kitkat:
XT926: http://d-h.st/vre
XT907: http://d-h.st/KXA

Both boot images contain the recompiled stock kitkat kernel with increased sleep time after lineout PA enable, as in this commit: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/1212f2e043341016cacd6b0d93435380750bd78e

To be flashed via fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash boot bootXT926speakerfix.img
or
Code:
fastboot flash boot bootXT907speakerfix.img

Please note that I don't own xt926 nor xt907, so I can't verify that the boot images boot at all, nor that they actually fix the issue.
(xt897 haven't got an official kitkat update yet, and it's possible that it won't happen for Photon Q at all.)
Be prepared to flash the stock kitkat boot.img in case of a failure if you're going to test this. You've been warned.

Please let me know how it works for you, thanks.

EDIT: links updated to correctly re-packed boot images.
xt926 boot image already confirmed to boot fine and fix the issue (by iBolski).

this may be a stupid question...but could i flash this with the flashify app? would it work on a phone with custon rom?
 

kabaldan

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this may be a stupid question...but could i flash this with the flashify app? would it work on a phone with custon rom?

Sorry, I have no idea what flashify app is and does. I'm used to do the flashing from command line.

The boot images linked here are only for the stock 4.4 ROM.
The issue will be fixed directly in the CM11/razrqcom motorola msm8960dt-common kernel in the future.
See my post about it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53614821
 

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Odd thing, is my black RAZR M whose manufacture date was sometime in 2012 didn't have this problem at all. No popping whatsoever. However, my white one with manufacture date sometime around 5/2013 did have this problem. Makes me wonder if the hardware was updated in some minor way.
 

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kabaldan, thank you so much this really seems to work. Great work. that popping sound was getting on my last nerve I even un installed solitary because every time I taped a card the phone made a popping sound very annoying. You fixed my phone thanks bro.
this may be a stupid question...but could i flash this with the flashify app? would it work on a phone with custon rom?
I made a backup just in case. then used flashify to flash this boot.img once done I rebooted the phone and profit :)

Quick question kabaldan, ppl are making claims to battery life and wifi etc, in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53614821#post53614821. That bit in the commit you posted, that's the only thing you changed right?
 
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    Fix for unlocked bootloader only!

    Boot images for XT926 and XT907 stock kitkat:
    XT926: http://d-h.st/vre
    XT907: http://d-h.st/KXA

    Both boot images contain the recompiled stock kitkat kernel with increased sleep time after lineout PA enable, as in this commit: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/1212f2e043341016cacd6b0d93435380750bd78e

    To be flashed via fastboot:
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot bootXT926speakerfix.img
    or
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot bootXT907speakerfix.img

    Please note that I don't own xt926 nor xt907, so I can't verify that the boot images boot at all, nor that they actually fix the issue.
    (xt897 haven't got an official kitkat update yet, and it's possible that it won't happen for Photon Q at all.)
    Be prepared to flash the stock kitkat boot.img in case of a failure if you're going to test this. You've been warned.

    Please let me know how it works for you, thanks.

    EDIT: links updated to correctly re-packed boot images.
    xt926 boot image already confirmed to boot fine and fix the issue (by iBolski).
    2
    this may be a stupid question...but could i flash this with the flashify app? would it work on a phone with custon rom?

    Sorry, I have no idea what flashify app is and does. I'm used to do the flashing from command line.

    The boot images linked here are only for the stock 4.4 ROM.
    The issue will be fixed directly in the CM11/razrqcom motorola msm8960dt-common kernel in the future.
    See my post about it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53614821
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    I have an unlocked bootloader, and downloaded the JB (98.30.1.XT907) sbf file. I had to edit some lines out the .xml (found the instruction in another post) and used RSDlite to flash back. If you're locked I have no idea if you can go back.