https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091912#M45169 <P>I got a tip about drying my phone with warm air, that helped! Probably some humidity in the mic hole?</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:17:07 GMT blazius1 2013-09-19T18:17:07Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091908#M45165 <P>My Xperia V, about 6 months old, has suddenly got a very low volume on its microphone, I need to shout into the telephone to make the person in the other end hear me.&nbsp; The problem is present on local recordings as well.&nbsp; Any suggestions what I could do apart from sending in the phone for service?</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:40:14 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091908#M45165 blazius1 2013-09-19T13:40:14Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091909#M45166 <P><FONT color="#808080">You can do a self test via Service Menu ...</FONT></P><P><FONT color="#808080">Dial </FONT><SPAN style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; display: inline !important; float: none;"><FONT color="#808080">*#*#7378423#*#* <FONT size="2">then check your mic ...</FONT></FONT><BR /></SPAN></P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:31:57 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091909#M45166 shihstouch 2013-09-19T14:31:57Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091910#M45167 <P>Tried that.&nbsp; The 2nd mic seems to work as it should, while the primary only picks up sound when I keep my mouth more or less around the mic holes...</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:37:38 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091910#M45167 blazius1 2013-09-19T14:37:38Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091911#M45168 <P>May be some block can cause this issue...</P><P>I prefer to take to service centre ...</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:21:28 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091911#M45168 shihstouch 2013-09-19T15:21:28Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091912#M45169 <P>I got a tip about drying my phone with warm air, that helped! Probably some humidity in the mic hole?</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:17:07 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091912#M45169 blazius1 2013-09-19T18:17:07Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091913#M45170 <P>Yes, this happened once to me.</P><P>After drying, all become normal.</P> Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:16:23 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/other-general/microphone-suddenly-very-weak/m-p/3091913#M45170 arturiu 2013-09-20T00:16:23Z