How to fix problems with the microphone of OPPO mobiles

Although it is not usually the most common fault, the microphone problem in OPPO is annoying enough that the phone loses almost all its usability. After all, no matter how many apps we install on our mobile, or how many photos we take with it, its main use is to communicate with friends and family, and without it, we won’t even be able to call or send audio…

If every time you call someone they tell you that they can’t hear you well or if they hear crackling during the conversation, you have two of the most common symptoms of mobile microphone problems. Luckily, we are going to review all the tools that ColorOS, OPPO’s operating system, has in its power to fix this annoying error.

fix problems with the microphone of OPPO mobiles

The first thing will be to verify where the fault is with this component of the smartphone. Then we will work with all possible solutions.

identify the problem

In order to better guide you in the solutions to the error, the first thing we should do is try to identify the type of error that is causing the microphone to not work on the Chinese brand smartphone.

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It doesn’t work at all

In the event that this component of your OPPO, Realme or OnePlus does not retransmit sound when recording voice notes and that your interlocutors do not hear anything, it is a sign that the microphone is not working at all. To be sure that the problem is not caused by the network you are connected to, you can try to record something with the smartphone’s recorder. In the event that it does not work, you can continue trying some solutions before sending the mobile to repair.

still works but bad

In the event that your microphone is stuck or starts to show interference, you can also do a recording test with the brand’s tool to ensure that it is not the network that is causing these concerns. Most likely, in this case, the problem is with the operator, or with some kind of dirt that is damaging the component.

Test the terminal

Within OPPO mobiles we find a native tool with which we can perform a test on the terminal. In order to access this tool, we will have to enter Phone Manager> Diagnostics. Then, click on ‘Start verification’ and wait for the process to finish. At the end, the Chinese smartphone will tell us if problems have been found and the steps that we must follow to solve it.

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Best of all, it will warn us if the error is due to a hardware failure of the terminal itself or if, on the contrary, it is caused by the device’s software.

Does the error arise in an app or always?

It may be that the mobile microphone has stopped working exclusively in a single app or that it is a general problem. So we will see different ways to fix this Chinese ColorOS device audio component error.

restart the phone

If in your case you have not tried to restart the mobile , and you have not turned it off for a while, an internal process may have caused different functions of the smartphone to freeze. Therefore, it is as good a time to do it as any other.

Basically, what we achieve by restarting the mobile is that all open applications are deleted and possible errors that appear after continuous and long use are eliminated. This is the fastest solution to your problem as you just have to turn off the phone and wait 10-30 seconds before rebooting the device.

Clean it up

This is the first thing you should do. Dirt accumulates in the mobile micro as in any other terminal, which can cause a malfunction. To clean the microphone , you can either use a very thin object or try blowing air over it. In brand phones it is located on the bottom edge of the smartphone.

wear headphones

If when you connect a headset with a microphone they hear you perfectly, this is a sign that the problem you have with the phone is in the hardware, and not in the software, so you should probably go to the repair center.

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Fault of a connected device

Sometimes it happens that certain peripherals conflict with the mobile, such as a speaker or a headset via bluetooth. It can also be a plugged connector or a USB cable. So feel free to try unplugging everything and turning off Bluetooth connectivity so you can continue testing.

To completely rule out that it is due to a problem that we have connected a device via Bluetooth, we can always reestablish this connection so that those that we have linked to the device are completely eliminated.

First, we must open the settings and click on Additional settings> Backup and reset> Return to factory state (delete everything)> Reset network settings and confirm this action.

Go into safe mode

It can happen that an application causes problems in the microphone of OPPO, Realme or OnePlus and the first thing is to discern if it fails only with one or with all of them. If it is with one, there you have the solution: uninstall it. If it is with all of them, it is most likely that the error appeared immediately after installing an app. To be sure that the failure is not caused by a software, you can try to start your mobile in safe mode and try it.

If when you start the safe mode you can record sound or make calls again without problems, the source of your headache is in the recently installed apps. Uninstall them and try to install them again one by one until you find the one that fails.

clear the cache

The cache allows you to use the smartphone faster but sometimes it can carry errors that can affect the phone. Therefore, we suggest that you empty the cache of the terminal app in which the microphone of the Chinese device is failing you.

To do this we go to Settings> Application management> Select the apps in which the microphone fails> Storage> Clear cache and data.

Use OPPO recovery mode

Recovery mode is also called ColorOS Recovery, and it is a system boot mode that can fix the phone in different scenarios, such as the microphone not working.

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Once the phone is powered off, press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons until the phone enters recovery mode. Then select the language first, and choose the operation applicable to your concern:

check disk

Select this option to scan your phone’s disk for atypical or corrupted data, which usually takes 1-3 minutes. If a problem is detected with the microphone or it will be fixed.

recovery mode

The way to install a totally clean update that ends your problems. Before entering Recovery Mode turn on the phone > go to Software Updates < download the firmware in the root directory of your SD card or phone memory.

Now hold down Power and Volume Down buttons, until your phone enters Recovery Mode and select Install from storage device option. Look for the update package and you’re done.

factory format

We arrive at the last step that we must take to fix the mobile. Before performing a factory reset, always back up your device because once you wipe your smartphone data it will be completely deleted.

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After doing so, you can start Recovery Mode again and select Wipe Data. This will delete all the content of the mobile, including failures, except SMS, contacts and photos.

take it to repair

If after doing everything the problem is still the same and you have reached a dead end. We only have one last alternative, you have to execute the guarantee of the phone or, if you no longer have it, take the mobile to repair the company’s technical service, or to a store specialized in smartphones that we have near home.