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If microphone stops working, specially on WhatsApp calls / sending audio messages: it seems to be a bug not on the phone, but at the new app named "Google". Once automatic updates are allowed on your phone, Google Play will try to replace old app named Google Go by the new app named Google version 10.92.10.21.arm64 - dated March 05th. 2020. Once uninstalled, mic will perform properly again.
Source of this info: https://www.reddit.com/r/umidigi ... king_after_reboots/
Please be aware that affects not only VOIP/call microphone, but also prevents any sound recording.
I was having this mic problem on my 2 Umidigi F2 just received, all of them running latest non-EU firmware. After uninstalling Google new app, both started to work again. Later, i did a factory reset. After all system was reinstalled, Google Play asked (as usual) to update/install many Google apps. At that time, i said NO to automatic update and updated each and one app at a time. After updating, i run a mic test sending an audio through whatsapp and sometimes, a short Sound Recording test. All apps were updated, but not Google version 10.92.10.21.arm64 - dated March 05th. 2020, and everything worked like a charm (specially mic behaviour) until that moment. NO RESTART OR SHUT OFF. Then, i performed a test: updated Google Go to Google version 10.92.10.21.arm64 - dated March 05th. 2020. Had no problem, mic working properly on both phones.
After ALL apps were updated and keeping WIFI turned on (to connect it right after rebooting), decided to RESTART (not shut off+power on) both phones in order to test and... again, no problem at all.
Finally, i decided to shut them off and power them on only 5 minutes later (in order to wipe any remnant software instruction on phone memory) and... SUCCESS! MICROPHONE IS WORKING ON BOTH PHONES.
I'm not sure what or why installing on THIS order prevented of mic problems, but if the experience I had could help other... why not sharing? Hope it helps someone of you.
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