Only One Speaker working iphone

TheRiseofTheFal · Aug 7, 2008, 01:58 PM

Hey there,

I've got the original iPhone and I just recently noticed that if one of the speakers is covered no noise comes out. When the other speaker is covered it sounds fine. Is one of the speakers broken (which I think it is) and should I go get it replaced, mind you its one of the original iPhones

-Matt

TuffLuffJimmy · Aug 7, 2008, 02:00 PM

Search the FORUM!!!!

There's only one speaker. The other is a mic.

SFStateStudent · Aug 7, 2008, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRiseofTheFal

I've got the original iPhone and I just recently noticed that if one of the speakers is covered no noise comes out...-Matt

That's a good sign; the iPhone only has one speaker; the other is a microphone...

TEG · Aug 7, 2008, 02:00 PM

Please read the FAQ next time before posting.

The is only one speaker on the iPhone (both kinds).

The other grill is the Microphone for phone calls.

TEG

robpow · Aug 7, 2008, 02:00 PM

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Apart from the earpiece on the front of the phone there is only one speaker at the bottom of the iPhone. The other opening which looks the same is the microphone.

Matt

C8XY · Aug 7, 2008, 02:01 PM

ones is a speaker, the other is the mic...

treichert · 02:02 PM

well i think this could porpably due to the fact that the iPhone only has one speaker

on the lower left it's the speaker and on the lower right the microphone is located

mrwizardno2 · Aug 7, 2008, 02:03 PM

Six replies with the same answer. Awesome.

I'd go with the audience on this one if I were you.

TheRiseofTheFal · Aug 7, 2008, 02:03 PM

such a noob question, and i've had it for almost a year, just never taken the time to notice it :P hahahaha

galactic732 · Aug 7, 2008, 02:11 PM

i think your problem might be because you only have one speaker.

the other one is a mic.

but thats just a guess

njchris · Aug 7, 2008, 02:13 PM

Replace the microphone with a speaker and it will be fine.

Mad Mac Maniac · Aug 7, 2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njchris

Replace the microphone with a speaker and it will be fine.

haha. Not sure how effective that will make it for a cell phone...

Sonicjay · Aug 7, 2008, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrwizardno2

Six replies with the same answer. Awesome.

I'd go with the audience on this one if I were you.

haha.. I would recommend against the "phone a friend" option, since he only has one speaker!

tacomahunter · Aug 7, 2008, 07:07 PM

yawn.........................

acvball92 · Aug 7, 2008, 07:14 PM

please search next time, I've read at least 7 of these exact same threads.

IBradMac · Aug 7, 2008, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acvball92

please search next time, I've read at least 7 of these exact same threads.

Why do you keep opening and reading them if you know the answer?

I'm pretty sure, almost positive that one side is the mic? >

DamnDJ · Aug 7, 2008, 10:19 PM

1 is the speaker, 1 is the mic.

Flhusky · Aug 7, 2008, 10:23 PM

Everytime someone asks about the speakers on the iPhone Steve Jobs eats a cute cuddley fluffy animal...

Your kid brother/sisters pet gerbil is next!

yode · Aug 7, 2008, 10:24 PM

this has got to stop.

Warbrain · Aug 7, 2008, 10:30 PM

We need a good number of new stickies, such as...

There is only one speaker.
The iPhone will not work with CDMA/iDEN networks like Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Alltel...

Any other ones?

Sobe · Aug 7, 2008, 10:34 PM

The speaker's fine, it's just that he probably has MMS turned on and it's blocking the sound from properly flowing through one of the speakers.

NDimichino · Aug 7, 2008, 10:36 PM

I love how this thread, one that needed exactly one response, got over 20.

Superdrive · Aug 7, 2008, 10:37 PM

My left side speaker (camera side) doesn't work either....bump.
By "doesn't work" I mean as a speaker, it works great as a mic! WO0T!

sanPietro98 · Aug 7, 2008, 10:44 PM

Has anyone mentioned that one is a Mic?

Warbrain · Aug 7, 2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanPietro98

Has anyone mentioned that one is a Mic?

Of course.

Aug 7, 2008, 01:58 PM	#1
TheRiseofTheFal macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lexington	Only One Speaker working iphone Hey there, I've got the original iPhone and I just recently noticed that if one of the speakers is covered no noise comes out. When the other speaker is covered it sounds fine. Is one of the speakers broken (which I think it is) and should I go get it replaced, mind you its one of the original iPhones -Matt __________________ 13" Macbook Air, 1.6 GHz, 80 HD; 13" Macbook 1.8 GHz 80 HD, 8 GB iPhone, 16 Gb White iPhone 3G
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TEG macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Langley, Washington	Please read the FAQ next time before posting. The is only one speaker on the iPhone (both kinds). The other grill is the Microphone for phone calls. TEG __________________ Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation, - Steve Jobs The Tegian Zone-Glass Onion Radio
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treichert macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Aachen, Germany	well i think this could porpably due to the fact that the iPhone only has one speaker on the lower left it's the speaker and on the lower right the microphone is located Last edited by treichert; Aug 7, 2008 at 02:02 PM. Reason: (obvious) typo
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robpow macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_0_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5B108 Safari/525.20) Apart from the earpiece on the front of the phone there is only one speaker at the bottom of the iPhone. The other opening which looks the same is the microphone. Matt
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C8XY macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, England.	ones is a speaker, the other is the mic...
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galactic732 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2008	i think your problem might be because you only have one speaker. the other one is a mic. but thats just a guess __________________ Have: 2.6 MBPR, 2.4 GHz Unibody Macbook, 8 GB iPod Touch, 16 GB White iPhone 3G, 16 GB Black iPhone 4, Apple TV2
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njchris macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007	Replace the microphone with a speaker and it will be fine.
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DamnDJ macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Denver, CO	1 is the speaker, 1 is the mic.
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Flhusky macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida	Everytime someone asks about the speakers on the iPhone Steve Jobs eats a cute cuddley fluffy animal... Your kid brother/sisters pet gerbil is next!
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yode macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles	this has got to stop. __________________ Macbook Pro iPhone 4 Black 32GB wat
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Warbrain macrumors 603 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	We need a good number of new stickies, such as... There is only one speaker. The iPhone will not work with CDMA/iDEN networks like Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Alltel... Any other ones? __________________ WARBRAIN Twitter \| Blog MacBook Pro 15" \| iPad 3 32 GB LTE \| iPad 2 16 GB \| iPhone 4S 16 GB White \| iPod touch 4G 64 GB \| iPhone 4 16 GB Black
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Sobe macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wash DC suburbs	The speaker's fine, it's just that he probably has MMS turned on and it's blocking the sound from properly flowing through one of the speakers. __________________ T.E. Lawrence: It's my manner, sir. General Murray: Your manner? T.E. Lawrence: Yes. It looks insubordinate, but it isn't really.
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Superdrive macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	My left side speaker (camera side) doesn't work either....bump. By "doesn't work" I mean as a speaker, it works great as a mic! WO0T!
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