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Silence is golden, but not on a DROID

By Alan Friedman

Published: Nov 15, 2009, 7:40 PM

According to some Motorola DROID users who have shared their experiences on the Motorola Owners' Forum, some units have had a problem where the external speaker cuts off. Rebooting the phone usually does the trick. While Motorola has exchanged affected models for new ones, this most likely is a software related issue that could be and should be dealt with by a quick upgrade. The DROID is expected to receive a OTA firmware upgrade on December 11th, as we reported, so that would be a great time to fix the problem.

We have experienced this problem first hand on a DROID unit while watching YouTube and a quick soft reset fixed the problem, which has not returned. Seems that this has been the case for a few Forum writers. Anyone else care to share with us your story about balky speakers on the first Android 2.0 model, and how you remedied the situation?

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source: MotorolaOwners'Forum

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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