Microphone destroyed ?

[Megalos1951]

Dear friends
Just gotten my new S7 edge and instead of putting the pin to the SIM card
hole I putted in the microphone hole :crying:
Do you believe I have damaged the microphone ? And can this been repair ?
I tried to ask if calling somebody and closing the down microphone he hear me
and he mention that my voice was far away and with interruptions .
Any advise and help :crying:

 

[minoch]

Sounds Like an exchange for a new phone may be in your future... I Can sympathize with you.... I can see how people could make that mistake.
Best of luck.

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[Pilz]

Sounds Like an exchange for a new phone may be in your future... I Can sympathize with you.... I can see how people could make that mistake.
Best of luck.

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I almost did that earlier today when swapping the sim from my 6P to the S7E (I change between the two phones often). Samsung should have put the sim tray on the side to avoid that, or made the mic hole a different size the tool wouldn't fit in it.

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[busab]

Lol I did that exact samething when I got mine. I don't think I hurt mine though. Guess I got lucky because I really jammed it in there good. The phone screamed "wrong hole!"

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[kiezpirat80]

I did this a few times with my Note 5 and it worked Fine.

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[rawandroid]

do you think that samsung does this on purpose?

 

[snobrdr2324]

I did the same thing but it didn't seem to affect anything. I haven't tested the mic specifically but I ran it underwater and my phone didn't fry so I assume if it still is water resistant there was no way I could have destroyed the underlying mic or its protective water resistant barrier. When I first did it I found a post mentioning that the top mic on most phones is in the shape of an L, so if this is true, then all you were doing was stabbing the housing but there is no way to physically stab the mic with a simple pin insertion. Either way I have 14 days so if I did stab it and destroy the contents, ill exchange it.

 

[Vanquiz]

Lol I did that exact samething when I got mine. I don't think I hurt mine though. Guess I got lucky because I really jammed it in there good. The phone screamed "wrong hole!"

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That's what she said...

 

[Megalos1951]

Thanks a lot gays :good:
I hope them that I haven't destroyed the microphone !
And I am happy to see that I am not the only one that have made that mistake

 

[n0ise82]

I did the same thing but it didn't seem to affect anything. I haven't tested the mic specifically but I ran it underwater and my phone didn't fry so I assume if it still is water resistant there was no way I could have destroyed the underlying mic or its protective water resistant barrier. When I first did it I found a post mentioning that the top mic on most phones is in the shape of an L, so if this is true, then all you were doing was stabbing the housing but there is no way to physically stab the mic with a simple pin insertion. Either way I have 14 days so if I did stab it and destroy the contents, ill exchange it.

sorry to pop the discussion up, but today I did the same thing (pin the mic hole instead of the sim tray), but I felt something moving inside while I was pushing..that happened to you too? I read you tested it underwater (that's my only concern, since I tested the mic and it works fine and I believe I just only removed the "water proof" seal)

 

[snobrdr2324]

sorry to pop the discussion up, but today I did the same thing (pin the mic hole instead of the sim tray), but I felt something moving inside while I was pushing..that happened to you too? I read you tested it underwater (that's my only concern, since I tested the mic and it works fine and I believe I just only removed the "water proof" seal)

I didn't notice anything moving around in there after I did it. I haven't noticed any major side effects thus far so I am going to assume it didn't damage anything considering the mic still works as well as the waterproofing. If something is moving then I would be nervous to try it underwater, but if you have insurance I'd test it and have it replaced if it isn't waterproof anymore.

 

[n0ise82]

I didn't notice anything moving around in there after I did it. I haven't noticed any major side effects thus far so I am going to assume it didn't damage anything considering the mic still works as well as the waterproofing. If something is moving then I would be nervous to try it underwater, but if you have insurance I'd test it and have it replaced if it isn't waterproof anymore.

Thanks for the reply, I meant, when I pushed the clip inside the mic, I felt something "going away" down the hole, maybe some kind of seal? Goretex layer? I was wondering if you felt the same when you pushed the first time inside that hole (lol it seems naughty).

I don't have an insurance so I can't try if it fries or not under the water

 

[snobrdr2324]

Thanks for the reply, I meant, when I pushed the clip inside the mic, I felt something "going away" down the hole, maybe some kind of seal? Goretex layer? I was wondering if you felt the same when you pushed the first time inside that hole (lol it seems naughty).

I don't have an insurance so I can't try if it fries or not under the water

It's been a while now, but I don't recall noticing anything move as I pressed it in either. It felt like the sim ejector port that I thought it was until I realized nothing was popping out. I pressed firmly but not forcefully, so if I didn't break anything then I bet you didn't either, but I could be wrong since I don't actually know what is going on in that mic hole.

 

[danlnyc]

The best thing to do would be to ask for an exchange within the 14 day return period.

 

[endolith]

This says it's not harmful on most phones: https://youtu.be/85p_oFk595I?t=236