[Q] Gingerbread: Poor Audio quality thru earphones problem after call

[Econet]

Been using htc sensation for a week or so.

While playing an mp3 using either the stock htc sense audio player or doubletwist, a call comes through. I answer the call. The audio pauses. I hang up the call. The audio resumes but soulds mono and muffled like a very bad quality mp3 rip. This not just for the audio from the mediaplayers, it is all alerts/ notifications.

Anyone have any experience/ resolution with this issue?
Corrupt audio drivers? Faulty unit?

 

[tnimoruen]

I have the exact same problem. I hope someone can answer this. I found a workaround for that, but it's not elegant. When I notice that the sound in my music player is "mono"-like, I disconnect the headset, play my song over the speaker and then connect the headset again. That fixed the sound quality for me.

BTW, I couldn't find a way to reboot my music player either (which I think would have solved the problem too). Stopping the running/cached process for the music player doesn't work either. The music player continues playing.

Hope this helps a bit while someone fixes our problem in a more elegant way.

 

[tnimoruen]

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[Shaquiel Harris]

Been using htc sensation for a week or so.

While playing an mp3 using either the stock htc sense audio player or doubletwist, a call comes through. I answer the call. The audio pauses. I hang up the call. The audio resumes but soulds mono and muffled like a very bad quality mp3 rip. This not just for the audio from the mediaplayers, it is all alerts/ notifications.

Anyone have any experience/ resolution with this issue?
Corrupt audio drivers? Faulty unit?

I highly doubt its corrupt audio drivers. I tried duplicating your problem, but it didn't happen for me, my apologies. Would a simpler fix of just pausing the song, disconnecting and reconnecting the headphones fix the problem?

 

[tnimoruen]

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[Econet]

The solution of playing the audio over the speaker then reconnecting the headphones worked. Thanks tnimoruen.

You have to unplug the headphones from the 3.5mm jack then play the audio over the speaker though. simply pausing the audio while the headphones are still plugged in & resuming playback will not fix it.

Not elegant but more "economical" than having to restart the device after every phone call.

 

[tnimoruen]

glad I could help

 

[tnimoruen]

I found a more elegant solution While listening to music, press the middle button in your headset twice (as to redial a call) and immediately hang up the call. That should fix the sound without having to disconnect the headset and play music through the speaker.