Hi Everyone,
I’m experiencing a serious intermittent audio issue on my Nothing Phone (1) and would like to know if anyone else has experienced the same problem.
Device Information
Device: Nothing Phone (1)
Nothing OS: 3.2
Build: Spacewar-V3.2-260618-1045
Symptoms
Speaker randomly stops working.
Built-in microphone stops working.
Voice Recorder records only silence.
YouTube and Spotify fail to play audio or show playback errors.
Camera videos sometimes record without audio.
The issue affects the entire audio subsystem.
Sometimes the phone starts working again by itself, but the problem returns later.
Troubleshooting Already Performed
Updated to the latest official Nothing OS.
Factory reset completed.
Tested with and without Bluetooth earbuds.
Issue still persists.
ADB Diagnostics
During the failure I captured ADB logs, which repeatedly report:
AudioSystem::listAudioPorts error -19
AudioManager: updateAudioPortCache: listAudioPorts failed
Spotify also crashes because Android reports no available system audio routes.
Device History
For transparency:
Phone has had accidental water exposure in the past.
Display is physically damaged.
My Questions
Has anyone experienced this exact issue?
Was it caused by software or hardware?
If hardware, which component was replaced (Audio Codec IC, motherboard, audio IC, etc.)?
Did an official Nothing Service Centre fix it?
Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!