I just recently bought a galaxy nexus and updated to stock jellybean. The volume from the speaker is extremely low. Is there possible fix for this?
I have tried the awesome beats mod but see no difference
Would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks
rizzy123 said:
I just recently bought a galaxy nexus and updated to stock jellybean. The volume from the speaker is extremely low. Is there possible fix for this?
I have tried the awesome beats mod but see no difference
Would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks
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flash a different kernel. franco or trinity.thn download their respective app from the market.you can increase the volume from the apps.u can also use volume+.hope i helped
Bugless beast 4.1.1 addresses the issue, among other tweaks.
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rizzy123 said:
I just recently bought a galaxy nexus and updated to stock jellybean. The volume from the speaker is extremely low. Is there possible fix for this?
I have tried the awesome beats mod but see no difference
Would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks
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Hi Mate,
As already mentioned by a member on this thread to try bugless beast 4.1.1, add volume+ and pump the volume as per your choice.
Cheers, Sumit
vasumit said:
Hi Mate,
As already mentioned by a member on this thread to try bugless beast 4.1.1, add volume+ and pump the volume as per your choice.
Cheers, Sumit
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Volume+ does NOT work with Jelly Bean for the external speaker. Do a search on google for volume+ and it will bring up the website, where the dev states JB does not let you modify the system sounds to the external speaker...
"Sort of, but it's not good news I'm afraid.
It seems Google have completely removed the ability to attach the Audio Effects to the system output. I knew they were removing it but I assumed they would replace it with something better but it seems they removed it without offering an alternative. This means Volume+ no longer works for boosting Ringtones/Messages/E-mails, etc.
Will it ever work? No idea. Depends if there's any way around it."
Which sucks, I wanted JB, oh well, maybe google/samsung will eventually fix this stupid problem
But custom kernels/roms will.
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I don;t know if this problem is exclusive to Galaxy Nexus. it was quite low in ICS aswell but Volume+ was a big boon.
Now according to developer of Volume+ and others like the developer of Awesome Beats it might be difficult to address the issue due to the implementation of JB by google,
If so, then JB is useless as the primary purpose of a phone is its phone features of which a reasonably audible ringtone is a basic need.
Trinity and Franco didn't work
mohaimed said:
flash a different kernel. franco or trinity.thn download their respective app from the market.you can increase the volume from the apps.u can also use volume+.hope i helped
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I tried your suggestion of flashing either Franco and Trinity and neither would allow me access to the sound settings. In Trinity they didn't show up at all and in Franco they were listed but I couldn't select it.
Is there a step I missed?
Thanks for your help!
cschultz said:
I tried your suggestion of flashing either Franco and Trinity and neither would allow me access to the sound settings. In Trinity they didn't show up at all and in Franco they were listed but I couldn't select it.
Is there a step I missed?
Thanks for your help!
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For trinity, you have to also install TKT, the app that lets you control settings. There is a High Performance Audio that you can enable, and move it all the way up to 3 from 0...however I have not noticed any increase in volume by doing that. Also played around with volume+ paid version, and awesome beats, with intermittent success.
I am currently using liquid JB beta 1. The volume seems to be right on par without modifying it. Pretty good battery life compared to cm10, and runs much smoother.
rizzy123 said:
I just recently bought a galaxy nexus and updated to stock jellybean. The volume from the speaker is extremely low. Is there possible fix for this?
I have tried the awesome beats mod but see no difference
Would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks
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Did you try settings/sound/volumes and then raising the volume that you want?
rizzy123 said:
I just recently bought a galaxy nexus and updated to stock jellybean. The volume from the speaker is extremely low. Is there possible fix for this?
I have tried the awesome beats mod but see no difference
Would greatly appreciate any help
Thanks
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You could try out Misledz's speaker-volume patch for JB (and AOKP) over in the Themes and Apps section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28220199
strumcat said:
You could try out Misledz's speaker-volume patch for JB (and AOKP) over in the Themes and Apps section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28220199
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Here is a simple solution that actually works for increasing the Ringtone Volume part of the Problem facing the Jelly bean GNex.
Since it's fairly clear, none of the apps increase the dismal Ringtone volume on Jelly Bean or ICS for that matter, I took a simpler more direct route. Using the RingTone maker app, I opened the Ringtone I wanted, Increased the Volume by +3 (They let you go to 5 but it is to distorted for my tastes) and Viola! A ringtone, easily twice as loud and one that I can hear when the phone is in my pants pocket, even on the City streets. Problem Solved!
This will also work on Notifications and Alarms too!
SOMFW said:
Here is a simple solution that actually works for increasing the Ringtone Volume part of the Problem facing the Jelly bean GNex.
Since it's fairly clear, none of the apps increase the dismal Ringtone volume on Jelly Bean or ICS for that matter, I took a simpler more direct route. Using the RingTone maker app, I opened the Ringtone I wanted, Increased the Volume by +3 (They let you go to 5 but it is to distorted for my tastes) and Viola! A ringtone, easily twice as loud and one that I can hear when the phone is in my pants pocket, even on the City streets. Problem Solved!
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Well that's a good idea. The volume complaints I've heard fall into several categories.
1. Music volume through the speaker: There are umpty-zillion mods to "fix" this, none of which are necessary. All you have to do is open whatever equalizer you're using and push all of the sliders up about 6dB.
2. Audio volume through headphones: There are several good kernels with volume enhancements that fix this.
3. Ringer volume: This is the one that seems to never get addressed by any of the sound patches. I'm glad you have found a solution.
4. In-call voice volume: Personally I have to turn mine down or it's far too loud.
The speaker-volume problem is reportedly due to an inferior speaker amplifier component. Maybe it would be possible to get more apparent volume if someone came up with a good software compressor with attack of zero to limit the dynamic range of the audio signal before being fed to the amp. But it might add to the latency problem.
My volume issues is with media through speaker. YouTube videos for example are impossible. I do not wish to use any "Beats Equalizers" and have been wondering if anyone has found a tweak within the stock ROM itself to increase speaker media volume. Everything else is a perfectly fine volume for me.
Sent from my AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.
Zeinzu said:
My volume issues is with media through speaker. YouTube videos for example are impossible. I do not wish to use any "Beats Equalizers" and have been wondering if anyone has found a tweak within the stock ROM itself to increase speaker media volume. Everything else is a perfectly fine volume for me.
Sent from my AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.
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If you don't want to mangle your system with audio patches and mods (and I don't blame you), you could try Audio FX Widget by namakerorin in the Playstore. It works system-wide as a controller for the built-in Android audio engine, so it should affect any media player that uses the standard audio stream. Just install the widget and push all of the eq sliders up about 6dB and voila, instant volume boost for media. If you don't like it you can just uninstall it, no harm done.
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If you don't want to mangle your system with audio patches and mods (and I don't blame you), you could try Audio FX Widget by namakerorin in the Playstore. It works system-wide as a controller for the built-in Android audio engine, so it should affect any media player that uses the standard audio stream. Just install the widget and push all of the eq sliders up about 6dB and voila, instant volume boost for media. If you don't like it you can just uninstall it, no harm done.
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Don't own a Galaxy Nexus huh?
The problem with all these Fixes, Apps and Patches is most of not All, will not work on the Gnex, especially the Gnex with Jelly Bean.
Not to pat my own back but, So far the only one that I know works 100% (For RingTones and Notifications) on Every Android ever made is the one I offered .
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Don't own a Galaxy Nexus huh?
The problem with all these Fixes, Apps and Patches is most of not All, will not work on the Gnex, especially the Gnex with Jelly Bean.
Not to pat my own back but, So far the only one that I know works 100% (For RingTones and Notifications) on Every Android ever made is the one I offered .
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He's talking about media volume. It works fine. lol, relax.
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He's talking about media volume. It works fine. lol, relax.
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Works fine?
Sorry but i Tested it on my JB GNEX and it doesn't work at all for media volume, You should try it yourself on a GNEX with JB
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Works fine?
Sorry but i Tested it on my JB GNEX and it doesn't work at all for media volume, You should try it yourself on a GNEX with JB
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Not my problem. It's been working fine on my Galaxy Nexus with JB-based ROMs for some time now.
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Not my problem. It's been working fine on my Galaxy Nexus with JB-based ROMs for some time now.
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"He's talking about media volume. It works fine. lol, relax."
Do you always refer to yourself in the third party?
Anyway, I am talking about a Stock Gnex with factory Jelly Bean, you are talking about a Rooted, "mangled system" as you put it.
You shouldn't have to root your phone, apply a patch, install third party software and even boost the volume of Ring Tones, just to hear the ringer. Especially on what is their Flag Ship device.
Related
Hey everyone!
I received my Galaxy Nexus yesterday and have been working on a more ICS ‘optimised’ version for you all (It should work better on Gingerbread/Honeycomb too)!
There’s nothing massively exciting that’s been added but it should be a nice improvement over 1.8.0.6.
A list of updates can be found below!
What’s New in 1.8.1.0?
- Attempt at some ICS optimisations
- Added a check for phones with ICS (takes you to sound settings to enable Volume+ in Meida Effects)
- App starts differently (should be more reliable)
- App should be more ‘persistant’ (see above)
- EQ values completely changed
- Volume levels completely changed
- Higher volumes now available (up to +20)
- Louder volumes should now be attainable
- EQ Band frequencies now shown
- Removed title bar
- Fixed orientation issue
- 'What's New' option on the main page removed (click version number to access change log)
- Broken EQ settings (from the first Beta) now fixed
Known Bugs
- Virtual Room Effects and Bass Boost don’t currently work on ICS (investigating)
For more info and Download links - http://androidaudiohacks.com/?page_id=16
My app is available for free on my website or for 99p on the Android Market.
Enjoy!
anyone get this to work on IN CALL volume?
my speaker volume is perfect on the current market version of V+, but when driving, even on speakerphone it's so low i can't hear anything and i'm hoping maybe one of you can tell me if this will boost that volume.
just asking again, has anyone been able to boost in call volume with this.
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anyone get this to work on IN CALL volume?
my speaker volume is perfect on the current market version of V+, but when driving, even on speakerphone it's so low i can't hear anything and i'm hoping maybe one of you can tell me if this will boost that volume.
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neok44 said:
just asking again, has anyone been able to boost in call volume with this.
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Unfortunately you still can't boost the in-call volume (earpiece or speakerphone) with the AudioEffects API. This seems to be a limitation Google put in place.
You can change the Build.prop to increase the number of in-call volume steps but it doesn't necessarily increase the sound, more like allows you to 'fine-tune' the volume. Although, on ICS, it only seems to work once. The linux command to remove the line doesn't seem to work (although it could just be the ROM i'm currently using).
Meltus said:
Unfortunately you still can't boost the in-call volume (earpiece or speakerphone) with the AudioEffects API. This seems to be a limitation Google put in place.
You can change the Build.prop to increase the number of in-call volume steps but it doesn't necessarily increase the sound, more like allows you to 'fine-tune' the volume. Although, on ICS, it only seems to work once. The linux command to remove the line doesn't seem to work (although it could just be the ROM i'm currently using).
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blah that sucks. it's fine pretty much everywhere for me except in the car on the highway because my car is so damn loud (crappy piece of junk). Guess it's time to buy a bluetooth headset or speakerphone.
thanks for the reply.
New beta available for you all.
Should have fixed the EQ pre-set problems now
Enjoy!
http://t.co/jKSx8hOr
Thank you.. app works perfectly.. I can finally hear it across the other room
Your new thread Meltus
nice, beta fixed my issues from beta1
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Great app!
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This is greaaat!
My phone is obscene loud, like OMFG loud. Thanks for this!!!
Never missing an alarm ever again!!!
Meltus said:
New beta available for you all.
Should have fixed the EQ pre-set problems now
Enjoy!
http://t.co/jKSx8hOr
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with this beta, if i enable speaker modifications under Advanced setting.
the volume level will not change no matter what number you set it on. i try 1-20, the volume will not change.
but if i disable it i could change the volume level.
galaxy nexus LTE
root
stock.
Settings>Sound>Music Effect
Enable Volume+
Did you do that already?
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If I have Speaker Modifications enabled under "advanced settings", will the basic settings automatically get disabled?
Mikey1022 said:
Your new thread Meltus
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Cheers man, much appreciated!
GermanGuy said:
If I have Speaker Modifications enabled under "advanced settings", will the basic settings automatically get disabled?
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Yes. The advanced settings should overwrite the basic ones.
Lw00d said:
with this beta, if i enable speaker modifications under Advanced setting.
the volume level will not change no matter what number you set it on. i try 1-20, the volume will not change.
but if i disable it i could change the volume level.
galaxy nexus LTE
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stock.
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Stock roms will not work with Volume +
BenMGP said:
Settings>Sound>Music Effect
Enable Volume+
Did you do that already?
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thats the first thing i did.
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Znomon said:
Stock roms will not work with Volume +
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what?
really, that sucks.
Znomon said:
Stock roms will not work with Volume +
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Huh? My stock rooted GN (4.02) works perfectly with Volume +
Znomon said:
Stock roms will not work with Volume +
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Stock ROMs work perfectly fine with Volume+
Why the big warning about Stock ROMs on the Market Page? What functionality do you lose if you're running a stock ROM?
Hi All
I've recently come over from the Desire S forum, was running a custom rom, and before that i had a rather unfortunate love affair with blackberries!
well i've got my hands on a Galaxy Nexus and i LOVE the phone! however the only downside is that this phone is really really really quiet....
its running on teh 4.0.2 update, build number ICL53F, and I've tried searching but can't seem to find a fix for this....
i'm struggling to hear the other person when i'm sitting in a library and my alarm barely manages to stir me in the mornings!
help!!!
Why not search? Install equalizer or volume+ and max out each frequency. Your volume will double for ringer, notifications, music and audio.
RogerPodacter said:
Why not search? Install equalizer or volume+ and max out each frequency. Your volume will double for ringer, notifications, music and audio.
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Volume+ is great... it's useful beyond the nexus as well. Made a big difference on our Nook Colors
I did search, and read about both of these apps, however I was thinking more along the lines of perhaps an ACTUAL FIX which fixes this issue in the nexus rather than just an app that boosts the volume...
thanks for the suggestions guys..
duke_stix said:
I did search, and read about both of these apps, however I was thinking more along the lines of perhaps an ACTUAL FIX which fixes this issue in the nexus rather than just an app that boosts the volume...
thanks for the suggestions guys..
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If there's an actual fix (which I'm sure there is) it'll probably be in an OTA.
duke_stix said:
I did search, and read about both of these apps, however I was thinking more along the lines of perhaps an ACTUAL FIX which fixes this issue in the nexus rather than just an app that boosts the volume...
thanks for the suggestions guys..
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volume+ is an actual fix. It changes the volume level under the covers.
I don't see any difference using Volume+ or at least i can't tell!
MasterLapa said:
I don't see any difference using Volume+ or at least i can't tell!
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at a bare minimum, you should set your ringer/notifications at +4. I've used +6 for the past month and it's been fine.
I got it working with a reboot, +5 or similiar looks just fine
well those apps are a fix. Google exposed the audio api's after gingerbread for anyone to raise system audio output. So these apps just tie into the system audio and raise it as much as you like. Only call volume is not exposed. Sure maybe google will raise the volume in an update soon. But using apps that use the audio api really is the same thing.
The latest ota leak increased volume.
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Hey guys,
Quick one on ringing volume on the Gnex...so dam low! Can hardly hear it. The earpiece is only just acceptable also.
Any ideas??
Unrooted 4.0.2. Gnex
Thanks in advance! =)
kind of hoping someone gives us a clue. Thats my only slight gripe low speaker volume, I thought one of the updates had a supposed fix but im here with 4.0.2 and nothing
Helmet321 said:
Hey guys,
Quick one on ringing volume on the Gnex...so dam low! Can hardly hear it. The earpiece is only just acceptable also.
Any ideas??
Unrooted 4.0.2. Gnex
Thanks in advance! =)
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Try this:
Volume+ Free - LINK
or buy it to make it even louder: Volume+ (Sound Boost) - LINK
If you ever root, use DSP Manager, a lot better then Volume+:
DSP Manager (Flash it) - LINK
kkl1993 said:
Try this:
Volume+ Free - LINK
or buy it to make it even louder
Volume+ (Sound Boost) - LINK
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I tried the free no noticeable difference so im hesitant to buy the full. Thanks anyway
you can buy it, and try it out. you have a 15 minute refund window.
yea I hate that 15 min window lol never seems enough time, they should at least give you an hour
Its says it currently doesn't work with ICS?? Hrmmm..
So it works on your Gnex??
Thanks guys. = )
AndreaCristiano said:
I tried the free no noticeable difference so im hesitant to buy the full. Thanks anyway
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this doesn't help with "in-call, earpiece" volume. i recall that this type of change had to be done at the kernel level. i had the same issue with my Nexus One and a kernel dev boosted the output tables (or something like that) in the kernel and it made a big difference. i was hopeful that Samsung's service codes could be accessed to change in-call volumes. however, those codes don't work on the Galaxy Nexus.
Hmm. Flashed dsp manager and now it force closes every time i try and open it. Any way to get it working or at least remove it?
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This has been covered in depth. Install equalizer or volume+, and max out each frequency. Your volume will double for all audio, ringers, notifications, and music. But call volume will stay the same.
So it does work with ICS?
I used volume+. Out the box volume is low. For each setting i put it on the one after the *warning*. Does its job.
Equalizer is my favorite over volume+... and yes the both work on ice cream. Works excellent.
So its just called equalizer??
Does it have some other options over the earpiece also?
Thanks guys. I've thrown a few thanks hits around too. = )
Cheers.
Equalizer by smart apps. Great app.
I use volume + and works great. I got the paid version. These are my settings and its loud I have to turn my phone down at work cuz when it rings its loud as hell lol.
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Cool man thanks for the uploads dude!!
So I'm trying g to decide without knowing what one works aswell as what one is better.....dilemma!! Haha.
Thanks again guys. = )
One other thing, is the Gnex speaker capable of going louder without damage??
also make sure you go to sound settings > music effects and choose volume +. a lot of people who don't notice a difference in volume have missed that essential step
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spovat said:
also make sure you go to sound settings > music effects and choose volume +. a lot of people who don't notice a difference in volume have missed that essential step
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That's true great catch. Forgot to mention that.
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Anyone gotten any form of volume boost to work with Jelly Bean yet?
The standard Nexus volume is bad enough but the new very nice sounding Text to Speech voice is also quieter than the old one.
I can barely hear Nav giving me directions with no radio on in the car anymore.
FYI, I already purchased Volume+ for ICS but it doesn't make any change to the volume in JB.
theoreticaljerk said:
Anyone gotten any form of volume boost to work with Jelly Bean yet?
The standard Nexus volume is bad enough but the new very nice sounding Text to Speech voice is also quieter than the old one.
I can barely hear Nav giving me directions with no radio on in the car anymore.
FYI, I already purchased Volume+ for ICS but it doesn't make any change to the volume in JB.
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I have Volume+ and it definitely increased my volume!! I am on team liquid vicious v2 + franco 200 kernel. I have had no problems with it, so my advice is give that a try.
Volume+ is not working for JB. So quiet
edit: Correction it seems to be working for music, but not for notifications. Phyxis ring tone used to be LOUD for me!
kazprotos said:
Volume+ is not working for JB. So quiet
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It is for me. Big difference in volume when I enable/disable it and I have it at +15. It is very loud.
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mattbourge said:
I have Volume+ and it definitely increased my volume!! I am on team liquid vicious v2 + franco 200 kernel. I have had no problems with it, so my advice is give that a try.
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Doesn't work for me. I'm on Liquid Vicious w/ Franco kernel. I have enabled it in settings and I can not tell a difference in any level.
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I just tested with Volume+ free and its working. CDMA Gnex, Liquid Vicious v2 with stock JB kernel. Toggling on and off with a song playing, so I'm sure its not placebo.
If you would like I could make a video of it obviously changing my max volume level. I have the paid version of volume+ and have CDMA as well.
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Correction it seems to be working for music, but not for notifications. Phyxis ring tone used to be LOUD for me!
I've seen varying results. I couldn't get it to work for me. One person said to make sure you check it in the settings under sound settings. Still didn't work for me. I did the volume hack in Franco.kernel app which worked.
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I will check but it sounds like the Team Liquid might be for CDMA? I'll go see if they have a GSM version as well. Also, I thought the franco.Kernel volume increase was only for headphones...guess I'll give that a shot as well.
It wasnt working at first, i gave up then i knew i restarted my phone a few times because i had to goto recovery to flash the proper Su.zip then i tried it again and it worked
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It wasnt working at first, i gave up then i knew i restarted my phone a few times because i had to goto recovery to flash the proper Su.zip then i tried it again and it worked
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Can you confirm that it is working SYSTEM WIDE? We all know it works for music apps, but It does not work for notifications/ringtones.... Neither does any other eq on the market.
Again, they all work for music but not for notifications/ringtones. I agree with the op, I am hearing impaired, and a long time android user. I can garuntee that these eq's are not working system wide, Maybe with app updates to conform to the api or some lib changes it will be working again, but until then we are stuck with low system wide volume.
Don't mean to be rude but the op is looking for help as am I and it does not help to come to these threads and everyone says "mine works fine" when in reality they do not understand what the op is asking.
jsminnis said:
Can you confirm that it is working SYSTEM WIDE? We all know it works for music apps, but It does not work for notifications/ringtones.... Neither does any other eq on the market.
Don't mean to be rude but the op is looking for help as am I and it does not help to come to these threads and everyone says "mine works fine" when in reality they do not understand what the op is asking.
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+1 It drives me nuts when people oversimplify issues and mislead everyone. Just because a fix might work to increase volume for music, doesn't mean that it increases the volume for notifications, or ringtones, or anything else for that matter.
Ok- I tried both the Volume + and the Franco Kernel hack. It's really hard to compare them, but here's what I got:
The Volume+ app increases volume for music, but not for anything else.
The Franco Kernel hack increases volume for music, but it seems to be less than the Volume+ app. It might increase the ringtone and notification volume, but I can't really be sure- the change was minimal that it was hard to even determine if it even existed.
That being said, the change on both is minimal but exists, at least for music.
It is indeed working for music but not notifications!
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I stumbled upon a temporary fix. I installed Volume+ and set the volume to +4. Then download Zeltus and search for "loud". Download the loudest ringtones and alarms and notifications you can find and use them.
EDIT: This fix does not raise the volume on phone calls.
So, many of you are aware of how abysmally low the speaker volume is on the phone after getting the JB update. Unfortunately all the information on it is scattered among several different posts and threads, and I just wanted to get some clear answers and use this as an informational post for others who are annoyed by this bug.
What, if anything, do we know about why it happens? Is there a definitive fix system-wide, or do I have to use volume boosting apps? I run franco kernel, are there going to be any compatibility issues with proposed fixes? I like using mostly stock JB, can I get a ROM that makes minimal changes to the original while still fixing the volume issue?
After randomly doing a search for volume fix a few minutes ago I saw this. Did search for same exact reason (gnex 4.1.1). Awesome beats (one of multiple equalizer apps) is said to work. I'm gonna try it in the morning (so as not to have a very annoyed girlfriend at 4am). There's probably a good amount more info on this. As for the last part..pure-ish 4.1.1 aosp Roms are very pleasing...like buttah lol.
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earlyberd said:
So, many of you are aware of how abysmally low the speaker volume is on the phone after getting the JB update. Unfortunately all the information on it is scattered among several different posts and threads, and I just wanted to get some clear answers and use this as an informational post for others who are annoyed by this bug.
What, if anything, do we know about why it happens? Is there a definitive fix system-wide, or do I have to use volume boosting apps? I run franco kernel, are there going to be any compatibility issues with proposed fixes? I like using mostly stock JB, can I get a ROM that makes minimal changes to the original while still fixing the volume issue?
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If you have Franco.kernel, download his app from the play store (it costs a few bucks, not super expensive). In the settings tab there is an option to increase the max sound volume. I recommend setting it to 2; if you set it to 3 sometimes the sound will cut out on max volume.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5mcmFuY28ua2VybmVsIl0.
hongzhou94 said:
If you have Franco.kernel, download his app from the play store (it costs a few bucks, not super expensive). In the settings tab there is an option to increase the max sound volume. I recommend setting it to 2; if you set it to 3 sometimes the sound will cut out on max volume.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5mcmFuY28ua2VybmVsIl0.
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I have no idea if this is correct information or not, so take it with a grain of salt, but I read earlier today in the Franco thread that that setting only affects the headphone volume, not speaker volume. I can tell you it does nothing for the volume on my GNex (speaker). I love this phone dearly, but I absolutely hate the low volume. I never have music on my phone, but I use the speaker phone multiple times a day while at work in my truck. I've yet to find a fix that actually increases the speaker volume on calls, and I've tried just about every ROM and tweak around. I'm beginning to think the people that swear some of these fixes work are just having a placebo effect.
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It seemed to make my speaker sound louder, but I am also using it in tandem with the AwesomeBeats mod for AndroidMe ROM, so it might be one or the other.
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KentuckyHouse said:
I have no idea if this is correct information or not, so take it with a grain of salt, but I read earlier today in the Franco thread that that setting only affects the headphone volume, not speaker volume. I can tell you it does nothing for the volume on my GNex (speaker). I love this phone dearly, but I absolutely hate the low volume. I never have music on my phone, but I use the speaker phone multiple times a day while at work in my truck. I've yet to find a fix that actually increases the speaker volume on calls, and I've tried just about every ROM and tweak around. I'm beginning to think the people that swear some of these fixes work are just having a placebo effect.
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I remember reading that too. It does nothing for my GNex speaker either. Volume+ works though. I just tried it yesterday. It definitely increases the volume but only so much before it starts distorting the sound pretty bad. But it is a godsend volume wise for sure.
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I can confirm that Franco Kernel sound boost only increases headphone volume. I'm just waiting for Volume+ to update...
kyokeun1234 said:
I can confirm that Franco Kernel sound boost only increases headphone volume. I'm just waiting for Volume+ to update...
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you can get the latest beta version for free from the authors website listed on the play store.. it already works on the Gnex
pdxtechdoctor said:
you can get the latest beta version for free from the authors website listed on the play store.. it already works on the Gnex
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oh, does it work now? I gotta check than. Cheers
EDIT: I can confirm that Volume+ still haven't updated yet, therefore, it doesnt work yet.
kyokeun1234 said:
oh, does it work now? I gotta check than. Cheers
EDIT: I can confirm that Volume+ still haven't updated yet, therefore, it doesnt work yet.
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I dunno if it makes a difference but I'm using the pay version and it most certainly works on my GNex.
EDIT: on JRO03L aosp
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ian42086 said:
I dunno if it makes a difference but I'm using the pay version and it most certainly works on my GNex.
EDIT: on JRO03L aosp
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Huh that's odd. Even the dev of the app said that Jelly bean is incompatible at the moment. I'm sure it's not working, even in paid version
earlyberd said:
So, many of you are aware of how abysmally low the speaker volume is on the phone after getting the JB update. Unfortunately all the information on it is scattered among several different posts and threads, and I just wanted to get some clear answers and use this as an informational post for others who are annoyed by this bug.
What, if anything, do we know about why it happens? Is there a definitive fix system-wide, or do I have to use volume boosting apps? I run franco kernel, are there going to be any compatibility issues with proposed fixes? I like using mostly stock JB, can I get a ROM that makes minimal changes to the original while still fixing the volume issue?
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There some ROMs that have it fixed...if you have a sprint gnex...the perfect android ROM has an incredibly loud speaker volume
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Huh that's odd. Even the dev of the app said that Jelly bean is incompatible at the moment. I'm sure it's not working, even in paid version
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The dev says it doesn't work with the system stuff (like ringtones, notifications, etc.) Works for music volume on JB though. Check it out, seems like a lot of people with various JB roms are using it successfully. It's kinda hard to be sure it's not working without trying it. I assure you..again..I'm using it..it works for music. Re-read what the dev said.
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The dev says it doesn't work with the system stuff (like ringtones, alarms, etc.) Works for music volume on JB though. Check it out, seems like a lot of people with various JB roms are using it successfully. It's kinda hard to be sure it's not working without trying it. I assure you..again..I'm using it..it works for music. Re-read what the dev said.
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I try Volume+ on my jelly bean nexus. Only the music volume work, not the system volume (like ringtones). I missed so many call because the ringtone vol is not loud enough even at max vol level. I know I can install ROM, but I prefer stock right now.
There are no mods available as of now for boosting ringtone or notification volume for galaxy nexus on jelly bean. All the mods like awesomebeats/volume+ and also the default musicfx only work on music volume.
I have tried all the mods on all JB Roms which claim to boost ringtone volume, but none really work. The effect if at all is very marginal.
The problem lies with the way google has implemented Jelly Bean. The solution has probably go to come from them until one of the geeks here manage a workaround.
Lets see if volume+ developer manages to release a working version.
I am currently using volume+ on AOKP milestone6(ICS 4.0.4) to great effect.
There is no point in upgrading to JB unless the ringtone volume level problem is addressed. What is the use in owning a phone which you cannot here ringing.
Really need a stock solution. The reason I have the Galaxy Nexus is to avoid flashing madness with the stock experience. Is it a tracked bug?
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Really need a stock solution. The reason I have the Galaxy Nexus is to avoid flashing madness with the stock experience. Is it a tracked bug?
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+1
I could not find a way to lodge a formal bug report to google about this.
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kannan66 said:
There are no mods available as of now for boosting ringtone or notification volume for galaxy nexus on jelly bean. All the mods like awesomebeats/volume+ and also the default musicfx only work on music volume.
I have tried all the mods on all JB Roms which claim to boost ringtone volume, but none really work. The effect if at all is very marginal.
The problem lies with the way google has implemented Jelly Bean. The solution has probably go to come from them until one of the geeks here manage a workaround.
Lets see if volume+ developer manages to release a working version.
I am currently using volume+ on AOKP milestone6(ICS 4.0.4) to great effect.
There is no point in upgrading to JB unless the ringtone volume level problem is addressed. What is the use in owning a phone which you cannot here ringing.
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Nexus louder v3 worked for me. My sister has the same phone and mine is very noticeably louder.
i guess if i want to boost the volume im going to need to root? my GS2 was louder :crying:
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Nexus louder v3 worked for me. My sister has the same phone and mine is very noticeably louder.
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Where do I get this 'Nexus Louder v3'....had a quick search but came up with nothing...
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Where do I get this 'Nexus Louder v3'....had a quick search but came up with nothing...
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actually, just found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748803