After joining the Windows Insider program yesterday in a vain attempt to get 10586.29 onto my 950 XL I have somehow picked up an issue with the microphone of my device. Any audio it records includes a loud whooshing/wind noise that largely drowns out any other sounds. This renders the phone unusable for phone calls. I confirmed this noise is present both during phone calls (called my cell via Skype to test) as well as when using the voice recorder app on the phone. It persists whether using speakerphone or not. This occurred in multiple locations, none of which are windy or even drafty nor are they noisy. I hear a small amount of this static/wind noise in incoming calls but not nearly to the extent that people I speak with hear. Prior to yesterday others reported my call quality was fantastic with my 950 XL.
Shortly after enrolling in the fast ring of the Insider program while I received no option to download an update I did receive a prompt to reboot the phone to apply unspecified settings changes to either the phone or the SD card.
I hard reset the phone but that has not fixed the problem. Furthermore despite not re-installing the Insider app I still receive the prompt to reboot to apply a settings update after the hard reset.
I am cross-posting on the Insider forums to try and get some help but so far I've heard nothing but a completely un-helpful reply. I've uploaded an audio clip of the sound at https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...2103&authkey=!AF_9NcN3SUDLpLM&ithint=file,m4a.
I considered resetting via the recovery tool but it indicated that my software version on my phone is identical to the one they would download and install for me. Furthermore as a hard reset did not resolve the issue I didn't bother trying via the recovery tool.
One additional detail: apparently at the beginning of a call/recording the noise is not present but as the call/recording progresses it increases steadily. The noise sounds almost like building static more than wind. I suspect some kind of problem with the noise cancellation systems. Were it interference I would think the noise would be constant, not building. Here's a link to a recording of what I'm describing.
Any/all help would be appreciated.
Shortly after enrolling in the fast ring of the Insider program while I received no option to download an update I did receive a prompt to reboot the phone to apply unspecified settings changes to either the phone or the SD card.
I hard reset the phone but that has not fixed the problem. Furthermore despite not re-installing the Insider app I still receive the prompt to reboot to apply a settings update after the hard reset.
I am cross-posting on the Insider forums to try and get some help but so far I've heard nothing but a completely un-helpful reply. I've uploaded an audio clip of the sound at https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...2103&authkey=!AF_9NcN3SUDLpLM&ithint=file,m4a.
I considered resetting via the recovery tool but it indicated that my software version on my phone is identical to the one they would download and install for me. Furthermore as a hard reset did not resolve the issue I didn't bother trying via the recovery tool.
One additional detail: apparently at the beginning of a call/recording the noise is not present but as the call/recording progresses it increases steadily. The noise sounds almost like building static more than wind. I suspect some kind of problem with the noise cancellation systems. Were it interference I would think the noise would be constant, not building. Here's a link to a recording of what I'm describing.
Any/all help would be appreciated.
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