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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    Big News Everybody! I just got an update to version 23.5.A.0.575 and now the noise suppression toggle is back in audio settings. You can switch it on and off again (as I was saying in my initial post), and I have made a few calls only to confirm that on the other end they can hear me again! YAY...
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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    I switched from Vodafone to T-mobile. I primarily live in The UK, but am working in Albania (so I am talking about the GSM operators here in Europe). While this may be an odd choice here in Albania, I beg everyone to see the difference between these 2 operators.
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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    I've been doing a lot of reading lately and I decided to cancel my ongoing service and switch to another operator. The call quality at first seems to be quite alright, as I am positive I am not hearing that distorted beep from my speaker. It seems that this problem was indeed related to the...
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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    I've been roaming around the internet lately, trying to find a viable solution to this troubling problem. Partially the audio is manageable (knock on wood) - could be worse. But the problem with the microphone is most troubling, cause I have to shove it up my mouth so that people can understand...
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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    I have cleaned the mic hole, it had a small amount of cloth and dust in it... But unfortunately this doesn't work. Is there maybe some app or hidden *#*# code that can let me tweak the mic gain? Thanks anyway Ken Londoner
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    Ken Londoner is disturbed with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's Microphone & Audio problem

    I've had the Z3 Compact for almost a year now. It started it's life with Android 4.4.3 and is currently updated to 6.0.1. Now, the first problem is with the phone microphone. It seems to be too soft, and other parties cannot hear me that well unless I put the bottom side very close to the...