Iphone 4 people cant hear me during calls.

I recently have been having issues with people hearing me when i call them or i receive their calls. My sound works perfectly through Facetime and thru mic apps. What gives? Do I need to return my iphone to have this fixed? Resetting has not fixed the problem. =(

iphone 4, iOS 4

Posted on Jul 8, 2010 6:57 PM

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Jun 7, 2012 1:58 PM in response to rschenkel

Good post. I will look into this.


I'm on my second iPhone 4 (32GB). My first one had this problem. Of coourse the Genius bar has *Never* heard of this before so I was left to purchase a replacement for £120. A few months later (today), I was back at the Genius bar with the exact same problem as my first iPhone. Again, this problem is unheard of so after a diagnostics check (passed) and a restore (no effect) and verifcation that the SIM works in other phones my only recourse was/is another replacement for another £120. I decided to pass. I own 3 Macbook pros, 2 mini's, 2 AppleTVs, 2 iPhones, a iPad3, a Time Capsule, an Airport Express and countless iPods (my house is an Apple Shrine). I now also own an Android phone. Its definitely not a better device, but it does actually work as a phone.


Maybe I'll be back for the 5 but after the cost, time, and the way they treat loyal customers I'm not so sure.

Jun 18, 2012 11:10 AM in response to wrecktify

Hello,


I have the same problem on my iPhone 4 16GB

Apple ask me that this is a software problem so i tried different solutions:


- restore phone: not working

- plug/unplugg headphone: working sometimes but not fixing the problem

- use Hearing Head Mode: working 2/3 days and after the problem still appears


I precise that vocal memo are working fine on my phone, this is just during a call

And after several months of problem i finally found a solution !


This is not a software problem, this comes from the hardware. All you need to fix it is a screwdriver and a cardboard. The solution is described here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jhWxYTVxe4


This works fine for me and i don't have any problem since several weeks (mainly i don't have to pay for repairs or a new phone)


I hope it will help you

Jun 27, 2012 11:21 AM in response to wrecktify

Hi there I just experienced this problem today.. I had made a phone call this morning everything was fine. 2 hours later I made another call and could not hear anything. They called me back and I kept saying hello etc.. We texted and they said they could hear me. So I turned my phone off still did not work. Rebooted it. Recorded my voice and that seemed fine. Made another call and it only worked when I pressed speaker.


So searched it up and saw where it said restore it... no way I was doing that... take it back to att... maybe. Then I read to use the dust air compressor SOOOO I tried that and it worked barely as in I was pressing my phone up so hard to my ear to hear it... I sprayed more and I thought I messed it up pretty bad bc I didn't hear anything at all lol Then I see the youtube videos taking it apart... Don't have the tools to do that. SO I turned my phone off again and sprayed the top speaker close then a few inches away and kept my phone off for about 5 minutes.


It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can definitely hear it better than before but its not as good. But hey its working. Hope this helps someone out =]

Jul 14, 2012 6:51 PM in response to rschenkel

I had a similar problem and havent seen the solution that worked for me posted anywhere so thought I would post here. My issue was people said they could barely hear me on calls. The phone has worked perfectly for about a year and a half but last week the problem started. I tried soft and hard resets but those didn't work so I took it to my local apple store. They fixed it by going to settings > sounds > ringers and alerts. The slider was nearly all the way to the left edge and the woman from the genius bar simply moved the slider to the middle. Problem solved. Obviously the ringers and alerts setting should not impact the microphone volume but apparently there's a software glitch that does. Simple solution that's worked perfectly for me. Hope this works for others.

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