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I'm really annoyed by the fact that I miss calls because the ringer volume was too low. But I have tried everything, and I mean everything, to try to correct that. You name the ringer volume locking app, I no doubt tried it. Tasker, etc. as well. None of them work at either locking the ringer volume at 100%, or raising it to 100% when a call comes in.
Since other people don't seem to have this problem.... I'm wonder, is it possible that the Manu kernel I install could be blocking something? Or what about the MIUI XJ ROM I got from here? Any other clues?!
When you're playing a music file without headphone, is the speaker giving loud sound then?
If yes, then your speaker is allright.
If no, plug in headphones and check the volume through your headphone. If the volume is also low there, then your amplifier is broken.
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I'm really annoyed by the fact that I miss calls because the ringer volume was too low. But I have tried everything, and I mean everything, to try to correct that. You name the ringer volume locking app, I no doubt tried it. Tasker, etc. as well. None of them work at either locking the ringer volume at 100%, or raising it to 100% when a call comes in.
Since other people don't seem to have this problem.... I'm wonder, is it possible that the Manu kernel I install could be blocking something? Or what about the MIUI XJ ROM I got from here? Any other clues?!
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I use Volume Control app. But then again you said you tried every volume app there is.
Manu is not blocking anything as I've been with ManU kernel for a long while.
Try to change your ringtone. Some ringtones are louder than others.
Well, the problem has nothing to do with the choice of ringtone I'm using. If the volume is too low, I'm obviously not going to hear the phone, regardless of the volume of the ringtone.
TheRamon: I think you may have misunderstood the issue. It's not that the volume is low all the time. It's that it may have been turned down or off for various reasons, and I need the ringer vol to be 100% when a call comes in.
There are many apps that will do this, but absolutely none have worked properly on my Desire. So if we've ruled out the kernel, and others with Desires have managed to accomplish this through apps.... why am I not able to do the same?!
There is no particular indication anywhere that the phone is not working properly.
Have you ever flashed another rom to test?
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Have you ever flashed another rom to test?
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No, I haven't. But that's because it's a big deal (for me, anyway) to do that. I have to go through hours and hours settings things back up similar to what I had. So I don't change ROMs too often. Truth be told, I never really had luck with any ringer volume lock app on the Desire, and that's 2 years looking. They all mess up in one way or another, making them unuseable. It's just that it seems to be even more the case since I installed MIUI XJ with the Manu kernel. But I don't know. There may be no connection. All I know is that other Desire users have no (or little) problems with the ringer lock apps and I do!
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No, I haven't. But that's because it's a big deal (for me, anyway) to do that. I have to go through hours and hours settings things back up similar to what I had. So I don't change ROMs too often. Truth be told, I never really had luck with any ringer volume lock app on the Desire, and that's 2 years looking. They all mess up in one way or another, making them unuseable. It's just that it seems to be even more the case since I installed MIUI XJ with the Manu kernel. But I don't know. There may be no connection. All I know is that other Desire users have no (or little) problems with the ringer lock apps and I do!
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Im not really asking you to switch rom. What im saying is nandbackup your current rom and flash a different one. Check if the volume issues disappear or not. Since you are using an AOSP based rom, my suggestion is to flash a Sense based rom and see if the issue remains. At least you'll have an idea if its just a rom related issue or not and determine the next troubleshooting step from there. It will be difficult to find a solution if you don't try to isolate where the problem is coming from.
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Ok, I actually did switch ROMS.... I'm on the latest stock MIUI GB ROM for the Desire, after wiping everything, and all stock apps. I just downloaded and tried a couple of locking apps; Ring Lock, Smart Volume.... they don't work! Smart Volume buzzes when I change the volume, but it happily allows me to do so!
So now I'm wondering if its MIUI itself that is preventing volume locking. Yet I doubt it, because I think we'd have heard that from MIUI users. Each volume control app seems to have its own reason for not working. Some will lock volume settings with each other, but still allow you to change the ringer volume. Some will have dialog boxes go into an infinite loop if you try to change the ringer volume. Some will vibrate a notification when you change the ringer vol., but will still allow you to do so. Even in Tasker, I set a profile to change the brightness and the volume upon ring... it changes the brightness, but not the volume. Since each app has a different type of failure, one would logically conclude that it's the apps that are simply faulty.
But then there's the irrefutable fact that while some find these apps faulty (sometimes for the same reason I did), I'm guessing not everyone with a Desire has been unable to get the ringer volume to stay locked. So I still don't know if it's an inherent problem with the Desire. But if it's due to MIUI, I'll have to live with it. Because... I like MIUI a bit more than I hate the fact that I can't control the ringer volume!
Update: I just discovered this, so I've yet to confirm.... but I just tried an escalating ring app.... and it actually worked on my Desire. I left the phone on low, the app started low and took the volume to max. That means, the volume is/may be controllable on this device, by a 3rd party. Just before this, I started messing about in Superuser, looking at the tons of logs it creates. Turns out, by default, Superuser was not giving full permissions to my apps - specifically the right to make calls and related etc. I set all such.apps to full permissions.
I will try with a ring locker app tomorrow (but even the escalating ring app is actually perfect for my needs!)..
So my wife will be getting a call for a phone interview this Wednesday, and she's concerned about a recent issue with her AT&T S3 running on CM11 nightly 3/22. Her in-call volume is always extremely low regardless of how high the volume is set for calls. I have heard other accounts of this issue cropping up on various devices with builds of CM11 dating back to last year, but I've never come across a fix.
Has anyone encountered this and then resolved it permanently? My wife is very stressed worrying about not being able to hear the interviewer when they call in two days.
Try a different rom, tasks aokp has always been loud for me.
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So my wife will be getting a call for a phone interview this Wednesday, and she's concerned about a recent issue with her AT&T S3 running on CM11 nightly 3/22. Her in-call volume is always extremely low regardless of how high the volume is set for calls. I have heard other accounts of this issue cropping up on various devices with builds of CM11 dating back to last year, but I've never come across a fix.
Has anyone encountered this and then resolved it permanently? My wife is very stressed worrying about not being able to hear the interviewer when they call in two days.
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CM11 is available in stable. Why would you/she want to run the phone on a nightly? Guess you have enough time before Wednesday to update to either a stable version or go stock - even if only for the interview.
If you rely on your phone as a phone and actually need it up and running 100% all day everyday, you should be on the stock ROM. I'm sorry but all of these AOSP ROMs are full of bugs that get annoying after a while; one of them being the low call volume.
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If you rely on your phone as a phone and actually need it up and running 100% all day everyday, you should be on the stock ROM. I'm sorry but all of these AOSP ROMs are full of bugs that get annoying after a while; one of them being the low call volume.
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I lol'd at this. If you need to actually use your phone you shouldn't be on xda. Good stuff.
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Djspinister said:
I lol'd at this. If you need to actually use your phone you shouldn't be on xda. Good stuff.
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I lol'd even more at your useless post. I use stuff like V4A and Xposed (if you even know what that is) all the time from this site. You can be on XDA and still expect your phone to work. I was just pointing out that low call volume has always been an issue on a lot of AOSP ROMs, and if you need to use your phone to make a lot of phone calls, you should be on the STOCK ROM.
I'm on an aosp ROM, and I use my phone to make a lot of calls, so you're saying I need to be on stock ROM? Lol... What is "stuff like v4a and xposed"? Sounds complicated for us simple folks. :silly:
Bro, I've been on aosp ROMs since day one.. And never had any issue from phone.apk
BTW I'm not sure of cm still have this but in advance option setting and under sound, there's an option to gain extra volume for voice call.. Try it out and stop with the stock joke Lol
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My S3 has been on CM since the day I got it, and CM11 since it came out, and on nightlies. Never had a single issue with call volume. As a matter of fact, I found that CM11 nightlies were overall a lot more stable than even the stock 4.3..
Since she's expecting important calls, you may get her sim card on your phone while you fix the phone for her.
Larry2999 said:
CM11 is available in stable. Why would you/she want to run the phone on a nightly? Guess you have enough time before Wednesday to update to either a stable version or go stock - even if only for the interview.
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CM11 is only nightly on d2lte.
I would say if you use it for work and if you're wife doesn't know too much about AOSP, go back to stock.
I had this same exact problem on my Galaxy S3. All my volume settings are at highest, and even when i press the volume up rocker during the call, it doesn't get louder. HERE'S THE SOLUTION THO (after countless hours of trying many, many different things)! Not sure if this works for other phones.
During the call, if you press the volume button, you should see the volume level bar with the "settings" icon next to it appear on your screen (look at the screen while the call is in progress). Press the "settings" button to open up the volume menu. If you're having low volume, you probably have all the volumes at their max. Put your finger on the volume slider and just move it lower then back higher, and you should notice that the volume goes higher than it was before. It's almost like it's stuck at what it thinks is the MAX level, and by sliding it back and forth, it's "unstucking" it, and allowing it to go higher to the true max level. Not sure why it does this, but after doing this, it should remain at the new higher volume for the next calls. I did notice that if you adjust the volume lower for anything else (say when you're watching a video, or turning it down because the ringer or notification sound is too loud), then it will get back to the low call volume and you have to slide it again to get it unstuck.
If anyone knows how to report this issue to the CM 11 coders, please forward...
Hope that helps!
geesedude said:
I had this same exact problem on my Galaxy S3. All my volume settings are at highest, and even when i press the volume up rocker during the call, it doesn't get louder. HERE'S THE SOLUTION THO (after countless hours of trying many, many different things)! Not sure if this works for other phones.
During the call, if you press the volume button, you should see the volume level bar with the "settings" icon next to it appear on your screen (look at the screen while the call is in progress). Press the "settings" button to open up the volume menu. If you're having low volume, you probably have all the volumes at their max. Put your finger on the volume slider and just move it lower then back higher, and you should notice that the volume goes higher than it was before. It's almost like it's stuck at what it thinks is the MAX level, and by sliding it back and forth, it's "unstucking" it, and allowing it to go higher to the true max level. Not sure why it does this, but after doing this, it should remain at the new higher volume for the next calls. I did notice that if you adjust the volume lower for anything else (say when you're watching a video, or turning it down because the ringer or notification sound is too loud), then it will get back to the low call volume and you have to slide it again to get it unstuck.
If anyone knows how to report this issue to the CM 11 coders, please forward...
Hope that helps!
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More simple than that, press volume down while in call then press volume up. That's all you need.
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polobunny said:
More simple than that, press volume down while in call then press volume up. That's all you need.
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Which is in no way related to the current issue of the volume being ridiculously low but then being fine after playing with it.
polobunny said:
More simple than that, press volume down while in call then press volume up. That's all you need.
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That works as well That said, this is a pretty annoying thing. Hope they fix it with future updates.
polobunny said:
More simple than that, press volume down while in call then press volume up. That's all you need.
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It's so simple, but this is what worked for my wife. Apparently she had just been mashing the volume up button the whole time. I forgot to report back in this thread after we discovered that.
Anyone come up with a volume hack for headphones? On the g2 you could edit the mixerpaths file. Im rooted without twrp and tried that and got stuck in a nice bootloop and had to push the stock rom thru adb to get back up. Once i get twrp i can run thru some settings. Just wondering if anyone else is bummed out by this low volume.
I can say my phone don't need volume boost. Phone sounds great. Have to turn it down. Sounds way better than note 3
The speaker is fine. Although I wish it could go up by one or two when I'm listening through headphones.
IXChicharitoXI said:
The speaker is fine. Although I wish it could go up by one or two when I'm listening through headphones.
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Ooops yea edited my post to reflect that im talking about headphone volume.
I had a chance to play YouTube on G3 through speaker.
The speaker is nice if it's not louder than S3.
I'll take a crack at it. I'm at work now but ill see if i can figure it out in the am
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Partially hijacking this thread, but does anybody know if there's a hidden way to disable the safe volume warning every time I plug in my headset? This is the most annoying thing on this phone, especially if I do a quick travel to n from lunch and work, I have to keep pressing the volume button again n again. I know most likely it's baked into the ROM, but maybe someone knows something.
OP, you sure this is not the problem you're facing? At first I thought I had gone all the way on the volume, but I realized I had to press it again to boost the volume to the max.
aquariuz23 said:
Partially hijacking this thread, but does anybody know if there's a hidden way to disable the safe volume warning every time I plug in my headset? This is the most annoying thing on this phone, especially if I do a quick travel to n from lunch and work, I have to keep pressing the volume button again n again. I know most likely it's baked into the ROM, but maybe someone knows something.
OP, you sure this is not the problem you're facing? At first I thought I had gone all the way on the volume, but I realized I had to press it again to boost the volume to the max.
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Nah I wish. I just like really loud music. The phone is capable of doing much higher levels with a few slight tweaks. I'm sure for most its loud enough.
roughmouth said:
I'll take a crack at it. I'm at work now but ill see if i can figure it out in the am
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Thanks I appreciate it.
garymachete said:
Nah I wish. I just like really loud music. The phone is capable of doing much higher levels with a few slight tweaks. I'm sure for most its loud enough.
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aquariuz23 said:
Partially hijacking this thread, but does anybody know if there's a hidden way to disable the safe volume warning every time I plug in my headset? This is the most annoying thing on this phone, especially if I do a quick travel to n from lunch and work, I have to keep pressing the volume button again n again. I know most likely it's baked into the ROM, but maybe someone knows something.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but, G3 Tweaksbox has this option. It is under sound tweaks. Then check "Disable Safety Headset Volume"
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this is not my mod but it dose seem to help a little. it is for the G2 but it seems to work on mine. I have not fully tested it though so make sure you are backed up.
thanks goes to the original poster
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482750
garymachete said:
Anyone come up with a volume hack for headphones? On the g2 you could edit the mixerpaths file. Im rooted without twrp and tried that and got stuck in a nice bootloop and had to push the stock rom thru adb to get back up. Once i get twrp i can run thru some settings. Just wondering if anyone else is bummed out by this low volume.
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Viper4Android
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
1. Download & extract the version for android 4.4, then install it
2. Open Viper4Android, choose quality, let it install the special driver and allow root. You may need to update busybox, it will prompt you if necessary.
3. Reboot
4. Open V4A, press the 3 dots at top right, change UI to "Moderate"
5. Swipe to "Headphone" tab, enable master power & playback gain control, scroll to bottom of page, change output gain to +0.8 or +1.6
aquariuz23 said:
Partially hijacking this thread, but does anybody know if there's a hidden way to disable the safe volume warning every time I plug in my headset? This is the most annoying thing on this phone, especially if I do a quick travel to n from lunch and work, I have to keep pressing the volume button again n again.
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There is an Xposed module for that
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nicenice19 said:
aquariuz23 said:
Partially hijacking this thread, but does anybody know if there's a hidden way to disable the safe volume warning every time I plug in my headset? This is the most annoying thing on this phone, especially if I do a quick travel to n from lunch and work, I have to keep pressing the volume button again n again. I know most likely it's baked into the ROM, but maybe someone knows something.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but, G3 Tweaksbox has this option. It is under sound tweaks. Then check "Disable Safety Headset Volume"
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Pardon my English, but OH **** Bro! thanks for that! Gonna give it a shot in a bit!
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The viper mod works OK but I ended up following this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2819821
Just make sure you fix permissions and all will be well.
garymachete said:
Anyone come up with a volume hack for headphones? On the g2 you could edit the mixerpaths file. Im rooted without twrp and tried that and got stuck in a nice bootloop and had to push the stock rom thru adb to get back up. Once i get twrp i can run thru some settings. Just wondering if anyone else is bummed out by this low volume.
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Try this one I have on mine
https://mega.co.nz/#!xtghBa5Y!XzgOXZyhmVXOyq-dsbLcbu5sk-i1KMerxkyyStMeID0
Backup ur normal mixer_paths.xml and save it somewhere on your sd card in case u want to go back.Go to system/etc and move mixer_paths.xml somewhere on ur sd card and put this one in its place.Change permissions to rw= r=r and reboot.I have this and viper4android and my skullcandy navigators pump [emoji6]
garymachete said:
The viper mod works OK but I ended up following this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2819821
Just make sure you fix permissions and all will be well.
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I tried the V4A version and I must say it did make a bit of a difference in sound boost but one of the main things I use the headphones for at times is making phone calls. When I tried to make a call the volume of the call still sounded low. Is anyone else experiencing this? I have Sirius radio installed and you tube and sound on both definitely improved a bit. I wanted to try the other method by modifiying the path files but I heard some issues causing boot loops and it pretty much scared me away. I'm also still trying to figure out how to install TWRP on my LG G3 since I rooted it manually, I can't figure out how to get it on my device. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: Finaly got TWRP on my device.
It's not a problem with the phones volume control but with your hearing ability.
I had hearing tests done last year at the clinic and they said I had very good sense of hearing... kind of a weird thing. Anyways, I can get it to about 75% volume and it's extremely loud. Any more than that is painful.
bustinstugots24 said:
I tried the V4A version and I must say it did make a bit of a difference in sound boost but one of the main things I use the headphones for at times is making phone calls. When I tried to make a call the volume of the call still sounded low. Is anyone else experiencing this? I have Sirius radio installed and you tube and sound on both definitely improved a bit. I wanted to try the other method by modifiying the path files but I heard some issues causing boot loops and it pretty much scared me away. I'm also still trying to figure out how to install TWRP on my LG G3 since I rooted it manually, I can't figure out how to get it on my device. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: Finaly got TWRP on my device.
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I got no bpotloops just remembrr change permissions when u put in the new one or save the one u edit.Always backup ur rom in case.But Im good here
Call *#*#3646633#*#* to enter service mode.
Chose the tab Hardware Testing
Click Audio
Here you can adjust the max volume output for different parts of the system, start with Normal Mode to set the max overall volume. Be careful with the values you set and take a screenshot if you need to restore your values...
P.S! Do i need to say; dont change anything that you are not sure what it will result in!
Hi, I've the problem that the mic volume with the headset is to slow, how I correct this?
SuperKekko84 said:
Hi, I've the problem that the mic volume with the headset is to slow, how I correct this?
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You can use the app MTK engineer. there is an option to set those vallue higher:good:
Ro3lz said:
You can use the app MTK engineer. there is an option to set those vallue higher:good:
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I try but with no result. Any other option?
SuperKekko84 said:
I try but with no result. Any other option?
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I dont know i will try to find it out
Thanks a lot. I've increase the sound
i try on my CM12.1
MTK setting cannot find EngineerModeApp
any suggestion?
is the theme for P8000, we do not have this firmware
Is it possible to lower the minimum and increase the maximum brightness?
This thread is about Audio settings, but maybe you can those values also in service mode?
Why don't you go through the setting and Google it, or do someone in here know?
which option is for volume while using earphones? I've tried to increase some values and it just increased my speakers volume not the volume when I plug in my earphones..
stefandavcev said:
which option is for volume while using earphones? I've tried to increase some values and it just increased my speakers volume not the volume when I plug in my earphones..
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This is the only way I have found to reliably increase my volume:
Speaker Boost
I usually set it around 19-21%. Runs in the notification tray and occasionally needs to tap just to restart it.
Worked on stock and currently working fine on Eragon 7.0 alongside Viper4Android.
kevvyboy said:
This is the only way I have found to reliably increase my volume:
I usually set it around 19-21%. Runs in the notification tray and occasionally needs to tap just to restart it.
Worked on stock and currently working fine on Eragon 7.0 alongside Viper4Android.
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This doesnt seem to work for me. It says please try again or reboot. I tried rebooting and its still the same
stefandavcev said:
This doesnt seem to work for me. It says please try again or reboot. I tried rebooting and its still the same
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Damn
I had that on Eragon 6.7, the older stock ROMs seemed to work ok, and Eragon 7.0 seems fine too. I could never work put what was stopping it working. All the other volume apps seemed to be abject failures and in some cases downright fraudulent - they just erm....turned your volume slider up!
Are you on stock or Eragon?
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Damn
I had that on Eragon 6.7, the older stock ROMs seemed to work ok, and Eragon 7.0 seems fine too. I could never work put what was stopping it working. All the other volume apps seemed to be abject failures and in some cases downright fraudulent - they just erm....turned your volume slider up!
Are you on stock or Eragon?
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Eragon 7.0 :/
stefandavcev said:
Eragon 7.0 :/
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Well that is strange, so am I and it is working just fine. Sorry, can't explain that
I just rooted my new M10 and find that the volume for both ringtone and calls is markedly lower. This happened also on my M9 and I thought it was just my imagination, but now that I'm experiencing the same symptom on both devices, I was hoping that someone might be able to help me track it down. Is it a setting perhaps in build.prop or elsewhere that somehow got changed when rooting and going S-Off?
What method are you using to obtain root?...flashing: a pre-rooted ROM, SuperSU, or Magisk?
chrisz5z said:
What method are you using to obtain root?...flashing: a pre-rooted ROM, SuperSU, or Magisk?
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Stock HTC factory ROM, Sunshine, TWRP, SuperSU.
BillTheCat said:
I just rooted my new M10 and find that the volume for both ringtone and calls is markedly lower. This happened also on my M9 and I thought it was just my imagination, but now that I'm experiencing the same symptom on both devices, I was hoping that someone might be able to help me track it down. Is it a setting perhaps in build.prop or elsewhere that somehow got changed when rooting and going S-Off?
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I never noticed that myself, but you can flash Viper4Android to increase gain/volume.
xunholyx said:
I never noticed that myself, but you can flash Viper4Android to increase gain/volume.
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Downloaded V4A and... wow, there's a lot goin' on there. What settings would I use if I just wanted to simply bump up the volume on the speakers a bit?
BillTheCat said:
Downloaded V4A and... wow, there's a lot goin' on there. What settings would I use if I just wanted to simply bump up the volume on the speakers a bit?
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Under the phone speaker tab, turn on "eXtra loud" I would assume. I've never used V4A for phone speakers myself.
Also under the same tab, you can increase the output gain in "Master Gate".
For me, I mostly use it to boost volume and tweak audio setting for bluetooth