Why do headphones work, but not inline mic and controls?
Headphones work great, no issues. The in-line mic and volume/skip buttons do not respond at all. When a call comes in when I have headphones w/ mic in, it comes through the headphone but I must speak into the mic on the phone.
I understand there's a contact in the headphone jack that the phone registers when you plug a supported headset in...as far as I can tell, this is not obstructed by lint or anything.
I've tried several different pairs of headphones...the stock iPhone 4 don't work, I tried my friend's stock iPhone 4 headphones, and a 2 different 3rd party pairs...I've ruled out the headphones as the issue.
I replaced the Headphone Jack & Volume Control Cable. This was no easy task, so I was very happy to have everything turn back on and work perfectly, but terribly frustrated when the inline mic and controls still does not work.
What else can I possibly try?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Steve
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My goodness
Thank you so much
I've been struggling with the same issue.
Tried different earbuds, resetting phone over and over . Just tried the toothpick ! Oh my ,lots of lint .
( looked like a Q-tip when I pulled it out) yes, I'm a front pocket carrier.
Works like a charm now !
Good luck
- de peakco
hey it apears that you guys are talking about corded ear buds i have a similar problem with my bluetooth tzumi headphones perfect audio but the buttons dont work on my samsung galaxy s3.i have also tried my dads tablet anda bluetooth mp3 player also tried it corded still does not work let me know if you have any recomendations.
- de silbaz2002
Phones with volume and skip controls are using the microphone circuit to switch resistors onto the microphone circuit. Your phone has to have a TRRS jack (microphone circuit) and monitor the mic circuit to detect these switches. Samsung phones support this feature but others may not.
- de sungstad
I use a realme 6 which worked perfectly with my AKG wired earphones untill recently. The audio output is perfect, no issues there. But the microphone and the command buttons have stopped working suddenly, and i have to use my phones inbuilt microphone.
- de Anmol Coelho
There are several possibilties.
1. IPhone and Android wiring is not the same. Look up the differences on the web and verify that you have matching phones and device.
2. Test the mic/contol circuit with an ohmmeter. The resistance should be high (~4K) when no buttons are pressed, and 3 different values for the 3 buttons, including ~zero. I forget the values but they are something like 220 Ohms, 600 Ohms and a ~zero (short, <10).
3. The software on your device may be set to ignore the microphone cct in favor of another input.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/aiG5u.jpg
- de sungstad