Hello,
I purchased my PinePhone Braveheart edition (v1.1) first time when they were launched (ordered in November 2019, received it in February 2020).
The microphone has never worked. At the beginning, I couldn't test it; when the first alpha distros became available and I was able to test the microphone, it was too late to send it back under warranty. Eventually I got a new Side Board, on which the microphone is soldered, and I replaced the original one, but the microphone still doesn't work.
Currently the installed OS is Manjaro with KDE Plasma Mobile. Just after the full OS is loaded, under Settings -> Audio, in "Recording Devices" section, the Internal Microphone is shown:
After tapping on the button and sellecting the "Headset Microphone" there is no option to go back to the "Internal Microphone" (see the image below):
In my opinion this looks like a software issue. If I use a headset, the microphone on the headset works fine and, if I make a phone-call, I can have a bi-directional conversation.
Any feedback? The next step would be to replace the main board. Or sell the phone on eBay and put a stop to my misery
I purchased my PinePhone Braveheart edition (v1.1) first time when they were launched (ordered in November 2019, received it in February 2020).
The microphone has never worked. At the beginning, I couldn't test it; when the first alpha distros became available and I was able to test the microphone, it was too late to send it back under warranty. Eventually I got a new Side Board, on which the microphone is soldered, and I replaced the original one, but the microphone still doesn't work.
Currently the installed OS is Manjaro with KDE Plasma Mobile. Just after the full OS is loaded, under Settings -> Audio, in "Recording Devices" section, the Internal Microphone is shown:
After tapping on the button and sellecting the "Headset Microphone" there is no option to go back to the "Internal Microphone" (see the image below):
In my opinion this looks like a software issue. If I use a headset, the microphone on the headset works fine and, if I make a phone-call, I can have a bi-directional conversation.
Any feedback? The next step would be to replace the main board. Or sell the phone on eBay and put a stop to my misery
