I sold my HD2 on Thursday and let me say first off that I have no regrets whatsoever: I absolutely love this phone. Before I sold the HD2 I played some music tracks on both devices through the loudspeaker and headphones jack and noticed a HUGE differential in volume.....I thought the HD2 speaker was pretty tinny but it was at least audible; the Desire speaker volume is incredibly underpowered...being practically inaudible in a moderately noisy environment. This problem seems to extend even as far as the headphones socket since some of the songs I was unable to play at full volume on the HD2 for fear of bursting my eardrums are simply not loud enough for me on the Desire.
Am I the only person to think the volume levels are too low? Is there perhaps a way to increase the pre amp levels. It's as quiet as the first generation iPhone which was REALLY BAD.
Any thoughts from anyone here?
Hi there - I've been searching online to see if anyone else has been having this problem and came across your post.
Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example.
I was looking forward to using it - and Spotify, in partcular - as a replacement for my aging iPod. But there's just no way.
I can't believe this is common to every phone, as surely there would be more people complaining about it. Are there different firmware versions knocking about? It's got me pretty frustrated.
Ok this is not nice, speaker volume is very important to me. This is the first time I see somebody be this negative about it though...
Damn..
Further, you coming from the HD2, any more thoughts you want to share about the switch?
How is the 4.3 inch to 3.7 inch 'jump'?
Kind regards
Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
Don't have the device yet but in a video review the guy said the speaker was pretty loud, so it's probably only a software problem
chipshop said:
Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example..
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Juste buy in-ear headphones ! your ear will thanks you, pushing the volume to 100db because the tube is masking noise : not a good idea believe me.
I too, coming from an iPhone, find the headphone volume painfully low.
I use an under speaker pillow to listen to podcasts without disturbing the wife, and on the iPhone she'd sometimes complain that she could hear it. Now with the Desire I find that sometimes I can't hear it and that's at full volume.
I know this is probably obvious but I take it you have gone through. Audio settings
And maxed the volume? And checked any volume controls on headphones? If both set to max
And still not loud then the handset is faulty so get it replaced
Now!!
Mine set to max would be at ear bleeding levels!!
The speaker quality isn't great, but considering I don't use them that much it is good enough for me.
Am a little surprised with the headphone issues, considering that I have my volume set just under halfway and it is more than loud enough for me.
I am using my Sennheiser earphones, but the volume is fine with the supplied HTC ones too.
what kind of bit-rates are you using for music? ... 128? or more, ... as the quality effects the loudness somehow I believe.
try experimenting with different bit rates and see how that goes
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Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
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I think this might be due to new UE regulations about maximum volume in mobile devices, though im not 100% sure if its already in the system.
However Im pretty sure that in couple days/weeks there will be some hacks/apps/ to change that
So have I got a faulty phone?
Or are people just overly forgiving??
Everything is set to max. I've also noticed that the Mic quality in videos is also shockingly poor in terms of volume. I wonder if all of these functions are shared by the same chipset.
leoni, I'm having just the same problem. I think it must be a problem with some of these phones. I can't believe that people are just being overly forgiving.
I'm not looking to push the volume up too high, but if I can't hear it when there's a little background noise going on, then that's a serious design flaw.
I'd like to do a comparison with another Desire at some point, hopefully I'll bump into someone using one soon...
Just to answer some of the above questions/suggestions:-
I'm using MP3s in 256k bit rate format. All volume controls are set to max and there is no volume control on the headphones I am using.
I'm sending mine back. I'm due an upgrade on Monday anyway so I'll test one in the shop and see if It's the same. The headphone volume is the main issue for me; its just too low.
I also think that the volume is way too low. Just out of curiosity, could this be a Rom issue? I'm using the stock TMO Rom. To the people who think it's loud enough, which Rom are you on?
My biggest problem is with the volume through the headphones....speaker volume I can live with, though it is crap and tinny
I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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are you on TMO ROM?
Loud speaker isn't audible above the sound of my shower, which is a real shame as coming from a n95 8gb the loud speaker was great. Oh well. I'm a forgiving type!
I have found music volume to be pretty low but I'm fairly convinced it is a software/Rom issue because the volume in some applications is loud! Doesn't made much sense. Running T-mob here.
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To the actual (lucky) owners of the Desire :
-How's the main speaker volume?
Is it low as Nexus One or much louder?
I love smartphones but I can't understand why the mot basic things like ringtones volume could be low so I hope the Desire is a true upgrade in this domain compared to N1
Please I have to know to see if I wait 3 more weeks for Desire(Lebanon) or get now the N1
Never heard the volume on the N1 or indeed what you would consider loud - seems ok to me on the Desire.
Mine is more than loud enough....
Mine is pretty loud. However when I listen to music the high frequencies seem too loud. I didn't look for an equalizer yet, but it,s probably there somewere.
Mine is also loud enough, but I wouldn't call the sound quality superb. It's OK.
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Mine is also loud enough, but I wouldn't call the sound quality superb. It's OK.
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Seems like the reaction I had about the HD2 the first time. It is loud, but starting from about 50% max volume and up it starts to sound 'bad'? I was expecting some good things from that 'enchanted dolby around' stuff.. and in the TechRader review they said it sounds quite nice.
Hi everyone
I recently bought a pair of Ultimate Ears Super.Fi vi 5's to use with my HTC Desire. However, even on the lowest media volume (1/15), it still hurts my ears when playing music through the headset.
Is there some way to reduce the volume further?
I've tried a few applications, but they just have the same volume increments as the default volume control. I want something like 1/100. =D
What are you, a bat? The lowest volume hurts? You're saying your phone goes from mute to deafening with nothing in between?
I'd say either your phone volume rocker is broken or you have yourself the worlds greatest amplifying earphones.
Haha, I had a feeling something like that would be the first reply.
The rocker is fine and the volume incrementally increases to a max. It's just that it starts off too high. The stock HTC headset work ok, so the phone itself shouldn't be faulty. I just want a lower starting volume.
The earphones have a pretty low impedance of 13ohms, so yes, they'd be pretty amplifying.
i wonder is it the low impedance thats causing the problem? i'm using sony headphones with mine and they are fine..
It most likely is the low impedance ... hence why I want to set the volume lower.
Although I don't think I'll find an application to do that. I installed the SDK for Android and had a poke around. It turns out the max value for the media/music audio stream is 15. And you can only set it by integers. =(. I was hoping to just write my own app which sets the volume to what I want, but it doesn't seem like its possible without diving further into the Android OS.
For those who've gone into such business with rooted phones, modded custom roms etc, is it even possible?
Unless i've missed something is you phone rooted?
Anyways i say to save the the trouble send em back and get some normal philips earphones lol
Seriously it not the phone cause default the volume level isnt high until you root the phone
Nope, Stock rom straight from Handtec from the very first batch.
These earphones are nice, quite recommended infact. =D. Also, being canalphones, you can't *just* return them.
I found this which might do the trick to lower sound levels.
ht tp://ww w.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-iphone-mic42-a22.htm
If I'm not mistaken, it oughta do the trick on a hardware level. =D
I'm having exactly the same issue, using a pair of Jerry Harvey JH5. There are quite a few higher quality headphones that have this issue. My headphones are worth more than the phone itself, so please don't just tell me to "get some normal philips earphones". While getting a volume attenuator may be a viable workaround, it seems a bit of a pain, and isn't really a solution. Any help would be very much appreciated.
I have a really big issue with my HTC One V, since i used to listen to a lots of music on my old phone, i hoped the sound quality would be at least decent on One V, but i hear a lot of background noise in my earphones, not the stock ones ofc, since they are really crappy, i have t-Jays One, which quality is rather superior, but on this phone i hear a lot of cracing noise, like some magnetic/electronic distortion, wich is unbelievably annoying, and it's hearable even with music off, right after i plug in my earphones, is that a reason to give my phone back, or have it repaced? (European version)
If I turn the volume up 100% I can hear a (very) slight amount of noise, but other than that the quality is excellent with zero cracking.
i don't have that issue with stock earphone..
i dont hv, my one v play music really good
Thanks guys, i'll just get it replaced, i guess you can lock this thread...
I have a One V with me and it too has a lot of background noise through the headphone jack. With the headphones plugged in there is no noise but the moment some sound starts playing on the phone you can clearly hear it and it's constant regardless of the volume of the music or whatever you are listening to. While you should get your phone replaced, there is a chance that the new one might have the same issue.
I had a terrible noise problem as well, but over time it slowly decreases. Noise is not yet completely lost, but now is in a tolerant level.
Interesting, is not it?
I have it too. Sometimes noise is so annoying it makes me want to trow off the phone. Noise is present even at boot sound. Changing headphones helps nothing. I had SGS earlier and it had perfect sound with it's wolfson dac, so I'm very disappointed now.
Hi there, I just bought this phone and I'm having the same problem... Did anyone find a solution? Anyone got it replaced and solved the problem?
I think I'm replacing mine as well, this noise problem is really anoying...
This is something that I really mis from my s3 probably the thing I would pick if I could change one thing. The phone gets decently loud when playing music (and the quality is amazing) but in call volume I constantly wish it got louder and the same is true for the speaker phone while in call. I think even just alittle bit louder would make a huge difference since for me at max volume its right at the edge.
Anyone else feel the same? I cant be the only one and I have good hearing lol. Please someone fix this!
So far I am seeing my problems disappear one by one as mods come out (share button in blinkfeed, green battery now clear, 30 volume steps for games and music, ect)
That's odd... I find it too loud already just setting it up 2 steps below the middle level of the volume when in call.
Maybe you have a dud. I can hear mine at almost max volume just like a speakerphone on a cheap device. It really is quite amazing
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Maybe you have a dud. I can hear mine at almost max volume just like a speakerphone on a cheap device. It really is quite amazing
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IDK my dads HTC seems to exhibit the same behavior. I will test more to be sure but I doubt its hardware related since my speakers sounds strong with no distortion or anything.
Anyone else having the same problem?
Tested it out in my car, and there were huge noise/distortion clicks during quiet and busy song parts. So, went to use headphones (ATH M50) and experienced the same problems.
It started becoming apparent during the 3rd-4th volume rocker click to the left, so it's almost full blast.
I only use full volume during driving, and the headphones were a test on it (I'd go deaf in no time lol) but, the 10 should be able to handle it well on full volume correct?
I have owned the 6P, S7 and the M8...and all 3 never had this problem before.
Would it just be a software bug/or quality build?
One more thing out of topic (but I'm not too knowledgeable on it) is the yellowing bottom screen. I may have the yellowing screen, or it may be the screen protector (Spigen Crystal Clear) I'm using. How obvious/apparent is the screen uniformity?
I apologize for the long post, so Thank You in advanced if you have any findings!
Are you saying the 6P, S7 and m8 do not have this problem? Confused by your wording.
It might be your headphones. Btw full volume on most headphones is pretty bad for your hearing just a FYI. I use about 80-90% volume when I mow the lawn and dont get any static or distortion.
Heisenberg420 said:
Are you saying the 6P, S7 and m8 do not have this problem? Confused by your wording.
It might be your headphones. Btw full volume on most headphones is pretty bad for your hearing just a FYI. I use about 80-90% volume when I mow the lawn and dont get any static or distortion.
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Ah, thanks for the quick proofread!
Yes, the 6P/S7/M8 did not have this problem for me.
As mentioned, I don't use full volume on the M50 headphones or any other earphones I use. I only used full volume on the M50's to specifically look for the noise/distortion at high volume outputs for a few seconds. And as with what happened to my car's audio jack, both produced the same results.
This hasn't happened with my previous devices, even the M8 or S7. So was just wondering if it has happened to you, or any other owner, as it would be difficult to repair/replace with how HTC is handling service atm.
Much appreciation for you input though, and for any other findings!
If you think it's a defect issue I'd definitely contact HTC.
Looking beyond the release of this phone HTC actually has excellent CS. I contacted them about an issue with my screen emitting a high pitched whining noise and they were very interested in the issue. Helped me out and even gave me a follow up call to make sure it was all fixed up. Remember they sold the phone through Digital River and most of the issues with shipping confusion was on their end.
Good luck