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I noticed this from the beginning, but didn't pay much attention to it because I thought it was my fault. But it happens again and again and I'm sure I don't do anything to cause this.
The problem: often when I haven't used the phone for a while the ringer volume is mysteriously turned down to a miminum level.
I now lock the ringer volume with an app, so this kinda solved the problem for me. Nevertheless I'm wondering if there are others who have this weird volume behavior.
BTW this is not the "classical" volume bug that was solved a few days ago with the OTA patch.
Can't say I ever have any problem like that. Might be an app on your phone that is turning the volume down? I agree it's definitely not the button bug since you can't change the volume with those buttons without unlocking the screen.
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appelflap said:
I noticed this from the beginning, but didn't pay much attention to it because I thought it was my fault. But it happens again and again and I'm sure I don't do anything to cause this.
The problem: often when I haven't used the phone for a while the ringer volume is mysteriously turned down to a miminum level.
I now lock the ringer volume with an app, so this kinda solved the problem for me. Nevertheless I'm wondering if there are others who have this weird volume behavior.
BTW this is not the "classical" volume bug that was solved a few days ago with the OTA patch.
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This might be an app. For example the 1Password reader app changes your volume based on some setting in the app.
yep. since day 1. no idea what causes and it's definitely no app causing it as i returned to factory settings to test it out and i still had the same issue
i honestly think it's the placement of the volume buttons but really difficult to be certain, as sometimes i will find the phone on vibrate and i am 100% i haven't touched the volume button.
At least now i am know i am not going crazy as this has been my one and only gripe about the phone
what app are you using to keep the volume locked?
Does you phone have the update? If not, then I'd assume it is the bug.
Why would I assume that. Cause the bug picks up noise on the volume keys, which control volume of everything, ringers, media, notifications, ect. The buttons control different things depending on what screen you might happen to be on. So it's possible that the bug could change your ringer volume as well.
coleburns said:
yep. since day 1. no idea what causes and it's definitely no app causing it as i returned to factory settings to test it out and i still had the same issue
i honestly think it's the placement of the volume buttons but really difficult to be certain, as sometimes i will find the phone on vibrate and i am 100% i haven't touched the volume button.
At least now i am know i am not going crazy as this has been my one and only gripe about the phone
what app are you using to keep the volume locked?
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Ahhh thx, this was driving me bananas .. at least I now know that it can be mysteriously reproduced on other devices. I've tried to monitor my own actions but I'm also pretty sure I don't accidentally touch the volume keys. I didn't do extensive research because I just thought it wasn't worthwhile. But because I missed some calls lately because of this it is now pretty high on my annoyance list.
The app I'm using is Volume + (free version will do). Until now it seems to work well. It runs a background service and intercepts volume key presses events and pushes the volume back to a saved level. (Could have used that for the other volume bug)
mobilehavoc said:
This might be an app. For example the 1Password reader app changes your volume based on some setting in the app.
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Always difficult to say, but I wiped my device a few days ago to root it and didn't install many apps yet (only twitter and thumb keyboard)
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Does you phone have the update? If not, then I'd assume it is the bug.
Why would I assume that. Cause the bug picks up noise on the volume keys, which control volume of everything, ringers, media, notifications, ect. The buttons control different things depending on what screen you might happen to be on. So it's possible that the bug could change your ringer volume as well.
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I've installed the latest update (build ITL41F). Maybe the fix doesn't cover all scenarios yet?
Sounds like interference to me. The fix added a 2ms de-bounce time which is ALOT. What frequency is your network on? You should try fixing it to 3g just to check if that fixes it. If it does its most likely interference.
I wonder if you have a bad ground connection in it somewhere (hardware fault).
If you can tell me the frequency your network uses (or your operator and i'll look it up) I can calculate the GSM burst time and see how it fits in 2ms. Ironically the burst arrives when you're about to receive a call so its turning the ringer down just before it rings lol
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Sounds like interference to me. The fix added a 2ms de-bounce time which is ALOT. What frequency is your network on? You should try fixing it to 3g just to check if that fixes it. If it does its most likely interference.
I wonder if you have a bad ground connection in it somewhere (hardware fault).
If you can tell me the frequency your network uses (or your operator and i'll look it up) I can calculate the GSM burst time and see how it fits in 2ms. Ironically the burst arrives when you're about to receive a call so its turning the ringer down just before it rings lol
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My operator uses 900 MHz (for 2G) /1800 MHz (3g) . Operator is T-Mobile Netherlands
Btw I just accidentaly catched the bug doing it's nasty thing on 3g.
Anyone know where to report this?
Can't replicate this myself, however before submitting this as a bug maybe worth checking out the logcat trace around the time the volume is changing.
With the "SAV" issue, I seem to recall someone saw overrun errors in the log around the time of interference.
You may find something similar in the log or likewise there maybe some entries in there detailing a rogue process doing something a bit wacky which causes your issues.
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Can't replicate this myself, however before submitting this as a bug maybe worth checking out the logcat trace around the time the volume is changing.
With the "SAV" issue, I seem to recall someone saw overrun errors in the log around the time of interference.
You may find something similar in the log or likewise there maybe some entries in there detailing a rogue process doing something a bit wacky which causes your issues.
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SAV issue, overruns start on line 4
I'm also having this issue using: ICL35F.I9250XWKL2.
I can't find a way to reproduce it. If/when I find more info, I'll try to keep up to date.
From preliminary tests I've conducted, I now find Talk 4.0.2-235179 to be the culprit.
I have notification on and its tone is Silent. If I'm chatting with someone and that someone replies, the volume changes to 0???
I've written an app that polls the volume and notifies when it changes. Later today I might post the code.
Talk in Silent
Finally have a found the real reason. When Talk is set to:
Notification: System Bar;
Sound: Silent.
When a message comes and the chat is in foreground, the volume is changed to level 3.
The program I've made, once started, poles the sound level each 5 seconds and when it's different a notification appears.
To this post I've attached the .apk, its source and a silent ringtone to overcome this bug.
DoomFragger said:
Finally have a found the real reason. When Talk is set to:
Notification: System Bar;
Sound: Silent.
When a message comes and the chat is in foreground, the volume is changed to level 3.
The program I've made, once started, poles the sound level each 5 seconds and when it's different a notification appears.
To this post I've attached the .apk, its source and a silent ringtone to overcome this bug.
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Thanks for your detective work. This is exactly what was causing my volume to seemingly change at random. It was especially annoying because some days I use gtalk quite a bit and other days not at all.
I linked to your post and this thread on the relevant Google Code Android bug report that someone had created back in December for the same issue. It can be found here if anyone cares to star the issue in hopes of giving this bug more exposure: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22579
I can confirm the problem. It only happens with Talk in the foreground running and with the silent notification on.
Thank you very much, I got the new One X and was wondering if it was a software bug in HTC software....guess not
I dropped my phones while skiing and some snow must have got in because now, when making or receiving calls, I can not hear the other side and they can't hear me unless I use speakerphone.
No media sounds play any more, however the phone notifications and alarm still work. I understand that perhaps the media speaker has broken but why is the microphone still working only in speakerphone mode?
Is there an independent microphone/speaker set for speakerphone?
There is nothing else wrong with the phone.
[EDIT] Another side effect is that the Google voice search was not working.
Install this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seb.audiotoggle
I think it will actually solve your problem. It did for me when the exact same problems started to bother me today after skiing as well!
You need to start it at every boot as it don't stick between reboots. Consider using a startup manager.
The problem seems to be a mix of hardware and software in the headphone jack, but I have not examined it much yet.
Thanks for the reply. The app you suggest should be very useful and I will download it anyway. However, this to say that the phone had fixed itself this morning.
I put the phone on charge overnight, and this morning, it asked for my sim unlock code, which I thought was very strange! But I entered the code that I had received from my network provider and now everything is working as it should.
It was probably something do with the remaining water inside the phone or possibly the cold temperatures.
Good to know! Maybe my phone fixes itself during the night as well
Still working?
Has the issue remained fixed for you? I ask because I have the same thing - the symptoms are that I can't hear anyone and they can't hear me, all media sounds are off, and the phone can't hear me.
I ran Tasker to monitor things, and the phone keeps thinking I plugged in headphones (with a mic), so that explains all the behavior. Running the headphone toggle app works temporarily - sometimes only a few seconds.
After doing a factory reset, sound would still come and go. With my Nandroid backup back on, same thing. I want to return it, and so I put everything back to stock, and noticed that now the bootloader is locked again, the issue is gone (for now).
I just wanted to keep the discussion going because I can't even tell if it's hardware related or not, and other people probably have this problem, and it takes some snooping to realize it's the headphone connector (vs sound settings, speaker issues, etc.). It could be a short (my guess) but now that it's working today I can't return it as the tech would probably claim nothing's wrong. I also already used up the one return my stupid carrier allows, so I'd rather fix it myself if it's software-related, instead of sending it out for repair.
I still have this problem, even after cleaning the headphone plug. My guess is that this is a hardware problem affecting only a few. It makes the phone pretty much useless, as you can't hear the other part talking, so I made myself a software fix that resets the sound routing the the default speaker on every boot and incoming and outgoing call. I guess I can share the apk-file if anyone is interested.
Give it a try: ----
Can release source if you are interested, but I am currently in a car getting ready for a ski weekend
I am also having this problem with my Galaxy Nexus. I would be interested in seeing the source, if you are still up for releasing it.
VingInMedina said:
I am also having this problem with my Galaxy Nexus. I would be interested in seeing the source, if you are still up for releasing it.
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See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
Thanks for posting the source. I was able to work with it fine.
I've replaced my Nexus with a new one under warranty. Hopefully this one won't have the same problem.
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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Worked for me. Still hoping that Negri will replace my phone though.
Melhouse said:
I still have this problem, even after cleaning the headphone plug. My guess is that this is a hardware problem affecting only a few. It makes the phone pretty much useless, as you can't hear the other part talking, so I made myself a software fix that resets the sound routing the the default speaker on every boot and incoming and outgoing call. I guess I can share the apk-file if anyone is interested.
Can release source if you are interested, but I am currently in a car getting ready for a ski weekend
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Thanks for releasing this! It works great!
I was going out of my mind trying to figure out what was going on. I was unlocked, rooted in stock 4.02 when this started to happen. I thought it was bad signal quality because i only noticed it when I stopped being able to make calls and use voice dialer. I only listen to music with a headset, so never even noticed that it wasn't working with the speaker til I tried to play a youtube video.
I actually upgraded to stock 4.04 with new FA2 radios and thought I had cured it, only to have it happen again. When I read this I tried resetting all my notification sounds (Handcent, et al) hoping somewhere there was a conflict, but still couldn't find it. I'm using NOVA launcher - wonder if there's something in there?
Anyhow, I gave up since your audiojack.apk works great! Someday when I have time I'll go back to troubleshooting to see where the problem is coming from.
Thanks again!
Works temporarily
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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This worked, but the OS will eventually think the headphone is plugged in again and I have to press the "Force Speaker phone" button again. I wonder if there is an event that is fired every time the OS thinks the headphones were plugged in? If so, that event can be captured and code could look to see if the headphones are turned off by the user and ignore the event.
Wired Headphone Routing Fix
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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If you want the same routing fix as audiojack but have it done automatically in a service try this.
There is an issue with a lot of Galaxy Nexus where the OS thinks the headphone is being plugged in and unplugged on its own. Try this free application to resolve it:
Search Google Play for Wired Headphone Routing Fix
The birth of SoundAbout...............................
dmwoods said:
If you want the same routing fix as audiojack but have it done automatically in a service try this.
There is an issue with a lot of Galaxy Nexus where the OS thinks the headphone is being plugged in and unplugged on its own. Try this free application to resolve it:
Search Google Play for Wired Headphone Routing Fix
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Nice! What events do you listen for?
I have another problem. When i'm in a call and i swich to speakers the person i speak can't here me...if i switch back he can here me again. I don't know what is the problem i don't think that are two microfhones one for speakers mode and one for normal mode...Maybe a software problem but i wipe and flash another rom and kernel i tryed 2 or 3 roms and kernel and i have the same issue. Now i'm on AOKP B32 with Franco Kernel 135. Anyone have this problem?
android.intent.action.HEADSET_PLUG
Melhouse said:
Nice! What events do you listen for?
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android.intent.action.HEADSET_PLUG
6jaipur6 said:
I have another problem. When i'm in a call and i swich to speakers the person i speak can't here me...if i switch back he can here me again. I don't know what is the problem i don't think that are two microfhones one for speakers mode and one for normal mode...Maybe a software problem but i wipe and flash another rom and kernel i tryed 2 or 3 roms and kernel and i have the same issue. Now i'm on AOKP B32 with Franco Kernel 135. Anyone have this problem?
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I am having the exact problem that you are. I am running a different ROM though, but the same issue.
ddub1 said:
I am having the exact problem that you are. I am running a different ROM though, but the same issue.
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Have you solve your problem?
can't install the audiojack.apk because I'm still on Android 4.0.2 and min SKD is 15, could anybody port it to sdk 14?
Melhouse said:
See attachment for source, I also added a compiled apk file in the zip-file. You can open the project in Eclipse if you want.
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Worked for me on Verizon GN. Verizon already has a replacement on the way... guess I should've done more extensive searching for a fix first!
Spoke too soon. Seems as though the screen doesn't shut off while I am on a call. Guess I'll give the replacement a try after all.
I'm currently running Re-Calked.E4GT.0.2.1.FI25. For the most part everything is solid, and getting some of the best battery life I've ever gotten out of the phone (24 hrs with ~2hrs screen time no problem if in a good signal area).
The one little problem I'm having is any time I finish a call using my in-car bluetooth device, the screen blacks out for a while then I get a message saying Com.android.phone has stopped.
The device is still connected to bluetooth (music starts streaming again, etc...), but if I try to make another call, the dialer won't enable bluetooth (a lot of weirdness about finding a bluetooth device when you tap the bluetooth button on the dialer UI). A hot-boot puts everything back again the way it should be until my next call. This happens 100% of the time on bluetooth, never on a regular call - speaker or otherwise.
I don't think it's Re-Calked's fault, I've experienced the same problem on the stock ROM (FH25). It was fine on FH13, and I'm fairly certain FI03 was good too, but I got dismal battery performance on these kernels.
Any suggestions? This is a real downer for me ... I'd hate to have to try an older ROM since everything else is effin' fantastic! (BIG thanks tdunham!!)
UPDATE:
If anyone else runs into this problem, flash the FF18 Phone from THIS POST (thanks tdundham)
The problem appears to be related to the phone being in landscape orientation, which is only available during a call when docked in a car dock.
I'm using the Official Samsung Vehicle Mount
Wish I had an answer for this for you but...
I've seen several frustrated posts concerning Bluetooth pairing with vehicles on ICS with no clear workaround/solution. I don't have a vehicle with onboard Bluetooth to troubleshoot the issue. I bet it's a doable fix too if it's just a matter of porting over some older library files or something from FI03. Maybe we can experiment with some file replacements to see if we can get it working.
You listen to music over Bluetooth too? I wonder if the media player is conflicting too somehow. What happens if you don't have streaming music and recieve a call?
Edit: It would help if you could backup and flash back to FI03 to verify if the problem still exists on that version.
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Wish I had an answer for this for you but...
I've seen several frustrated posts concerning Bluetooth pairing with vehicles on ICS with no clear workaround/solution. I don't have a vehicle with onboard Bluetooth to troubleshoot the issue. I bet it's a doable fix too if it's just a matter of porting over some older library files or something from FI03. Maybe we can experiment with some file replacements to see if we can get it working.
You listen to music over Bluetooth too? I wonder if the media player is conflicting too somehow. What happens if you don't have streaming music and recieve a call?
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Actually it's not a built-in bluetooth. It's a "Belkin Bluetooth Car Hands-Free Kit for Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry,and Android Smartphones, US Version" ... search for that on Amazon ... tried to post a link, but I'm too much of a noob to post links yet, apparently.
I have the phone in a Samsung windshield mount, and the Belkin device ports all audio through the aux-in jack of my car stereo. It also has a built-in microphone so that I can use it for calls.
I have experimented a bit to see if it was a conflicting app, but it still happens even if I'm using nothing else. Worked fine on the older kernels, even with multiple apps running (Car Home Ultra, Waze, and Play Music are typical) went wonky as of FI25. I even tried disconnecting it from the dock and disabling car mode. The only thing that causes it is being connected to bluetooth and ending a call, and then it happens every time. Doesn't matter if I initiate the call or receive it. (Which is useful, because I could easily test by calling 611)
I wish I had another Bluetooth device to test if it was specific to the Belkin ... but that's all I've got.
No problem. I live out of Waze. Glad I found the fix for the full navigation voice cutoff for that (and Google Voice) and included it in the FI25 rom. I'll look into posting a couple of flashable zips for you to experiment with for the Bluetooth library files.
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No problem. I live out of Waze. Glad I found the fix for the full navigation voice cutoff for that (and Google Voice) and included it in the FI25 rom. I'll look into posting a couple of flashable zips for you to experiment with for the Bluetooth library files.
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Thanks for that ... can't wait to try. Going to flash your new Re-Calked update soon too.
On a tangent regarding Waze ... did you install the latest update? I can't stand the way they use 30% of the screen with that black bar ... even worse when you get close to your destination and that other menu bar pops in above it. 50% of the screen covered with useless info.
I rolled back to the prior version from my Titanium backup.
I only used Waze this morning once after the update but didn't really check it out.
Backup your phone.
Flash this first - FI03.flash.first.zip
Test bluetooth, if it isn't working move on...
Flash this second - FI03.stock.lib.zip
Test bluetooth. Even if it is working, flash this next. FI03.stock.lib.zip
Very cool. I'll give it a shoot tomorrow at lunch if I get a moment.
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romgnascher said:
Very cool. I'll give it a shoot tomorrow at lunch if I get a moment.
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Yeah, don't forget to backup first.
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So, it looks like I was wrong with my initial investigation.
I did flash the first file ... everything connected fine. Placed and disconnected a call no crash. But what I DIDN'T do was put the phone in the car dock.
So, I think the problem isn't bluetooth at all. I think it's some interaction with the car dock. If the phone is connected to the car dock when I disconnect the call ... that's when com.android.phone crashes (I can start the call connected, just need to disconnect before I end the call). I also had a suspicion that Car Home Ultra might have been a factor, but it happens even if Car Home Ultra is not running. I thought I had tested this scenario originally, but I guess I missed that one.
I'll flash back to my nandroid later and reconfirm these results. In the mean time ... any thoughts on what the car dock might be doing to trip up the phone?
UPDATE:
Now that I've narrowed it down to the dock, I found this bug report that appears to be related to my issue (yay, I'm not the only one):
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34612
Down the end of that thread, it appears that the issue seems to be related to the phone being in portrait mode ... not necesserily the dock, it's just that you can only get portrait mode during a call when docked.
Just curious. Does your dialer rotate when docked so you can make a call?
Anyway, I sent you something in a PM check it out.
Edit: I'm working on one more thing to add to that. Give me a little while.
Cool, I'll look at it afterI get the kids to bed.
Yes, the dialer rotates in the dock. Also, when in a call, the contact's photo is also rotated and moved left.
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Ok we're running out of choices I guess. Try this older stock dialer and if that doesn't work, I guess that's it for now.
Thanks for your efforts whatever the outcome!
I'll flash this tomorrow and see how we go.
I just flashed the new Re-Calked update by the way. No problems, good stuff and it's been idling at around 1.6%/hr.
Changing out the phone did the trick!
OP updated with resolution.
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Hold your horses there cowboy.
That is a totally unmodified phone.apk. Let me upload a modfied one you can try too. This one is FI03, disabled ascending ringtones, roaming notification fix. Might be something else too but I can't remember.
tdunham said:
Hold your horses there cowboy.
That is a totally unmodified phone.apk. Let me upload a modfied one you can try too. This one is FI03, disabled ascending ringtones, roaming notification fix. Might be something else too but I can't remember.
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Cool, I'll look at this one too. Have an answer for you by lunch time.
tdunham said:
Hold your horses there cowboy.
That is a totally unmodified phone.apk. Let me upload a modfied one you can try too. This one is FI03, disabled ascending ringtones, roaming notification fix. Might be something else too but I can't remember.
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So I tried that phone. Crashes on disconnect just like the others. Back to the FF18 phone and it works like it should.
romgnascher said:
So I tried that phone. Crashes on disconnect just like the others. Back to the FF18 phone and it works like it should.
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That's fine, as long as we got it working for you.
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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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
During voice calls I get no audio through the top speaker (people can hear me fine however so it's not a microphone issue). When I switch to speaker phone I at least get audio from the bottom speaker so I can use the phone. However, playing music or any video content both speakers work fine. I factory reset the phone and it worked fine for a few hours, then quit. Booted the phone in safe mode, didn't work. Factory reset and didn't install ANY apps, didnt even link a gmail to it, didn't work.
This will be my 3rd device (2nd replacement through verizon and the original) that have all had the same problem. I would say it's an app issue, but when it still doesn't work in safe mode, or before installing any apps....
Verizon is clueless and just keeps telling me they'll send me a new device. Any ideas?
T6D16C84 said:
During voice calls I get no audio through the top speaker (people can hear me fine however so it's not a microphone issue). When I switch to speaker phone I at least get audio from the bottom speaker so I can use the phone. However, playing music or any video content both speakers work fine. I factory reset the phone and it worked fine for a few hours, then quit. Booted the phone in safe mode, didn't work. Factory reset and didn't install ANY apps, didnt even link a gmail to it, didn't work.
This will be my 3rd device (2nd replacement through verizon and the original) that have all had the same problem. I would say it's an app issue, but when it still doesn't work in safe mode, or before installing any apps....
Verizon is clueless and just keeps telling me they'll send me a new device. Any ideas?
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Did you check to make sure Hearing Aids is turned off in phone/settings/accessibility?
Wow, I literally searched every forum. Scoured the internet from top to bottom and got no answers. Thank you kind sir. Any idea why it would randomly turn itself on?
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Did you check to make sure Hearing Aids is turned off in phone/settings/accessibility?
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And 3 reps couldn't figure this out. Ever consider working for Google?
Three Google reps, and 4 Verizon reps. Not a single one came up with that.
T6D16C84 said:
Wow, I literally searched every forum. Scoured the internet from top to bottom and got no answers. Thank you kind sir. Any idea why it would randomly turn itself on?
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wekebu said:
And 3 reps couldn't figure this out. Ever consider working for Google?
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T6D16C84 said:
Three Google reps, and 4 Verizon reps. Not a single one came up with that.
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Ha, yeah the reps will just say to factory reset which won't help. The setting is backed up with Google account and restored once set up again. I actually started a thread about this problem a week or two ago....
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Dear Sir,
I read the above and I checked also the hearing aids which is off in my device but top speaker is still not working. Any further checking that I should do?
Can anyone get me dumps for system/etc & vendor/etc? I wanna know if i can tune your device's speaker amps
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Can anyone get me dumps for system/etc & vendor/etc? I wanna know if i can tune your device's speaker amps
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Do not even know where to find these information. moreover the top speaker is completely off, do you believe that is a matter of tuning.
For sure the device need also a better tuning since the top speaker is less lowed than the bottom one.
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T6D16C84 said:
Wow, I literally searched every forum. Scoured the internet from top to bottom and got no answers. Thank you kind sir. Any idea why it would randomly turn itself on?
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Did that worked for you?
fotischr said:
Do not even know where to find these information. moreover the top speaker is completely off, do you believe that is a matter of tuning.
For sure the device need also a better tuning since the top speaker is less lowed than the bottom one.
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You need your phone rooted & File explorer, you just open the app & copy /system to sdcard, pack it up & send to me. Or if you're unrooted, then FX file explorer can copy /system partition to sdcard (doesen't matter if it's internal, or external one) without root.
If you do that - i can take a look at system files & libs in order to know what's possible. Maybe it's also possible to force earpiece to reproduce music stream via mixer patch. Anyways, i'll better know if anything is possible only when i look through the files. The reason why i'm asking is because i've tried all img unpackers that i know, but they crash when i try to unpack any Oreo firmware img, for whatever reason.
Hello, i have made an App for this Problem. I have two Pixel 2 XL since 1 week and when i got my first call i hear, that the ringtone was very quiet.
So i tryed to solve this Probleme with an App. After 1 week my App ist now ready.
I would be glad if someone would try my Workaround.
I'am sorry but i can't post links. You can find my App in the playstore com.loudspeaker
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You need your phone rooted & File explorer, you just open the app & copy /system to sdcard, pack it up & send to me. Or if you're unrooted, then FX file explorer can copy /system partition to sdcard (doesen't matter if it's internal, or external one) without root.
If you do that - i can take a look at system files & libs in order to know what's possible. Maybe it's also possible to force earpiece to reproduce music stream via mixer patch. Anyways, i'll better know if anything is possible only when i look through the files. The reason why i'm asking is because i've tried all img unpackers that i know, but they crash when i try to unpack any Oreo firmware img, for whatever reason.
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hey bro..........have u came up with something which activates both speakers for voice calls on loudspeaker, ringtones and notification?
jammyjamil said:
hey bro..........have u came up with something which activates both speakers for voice calls on loudspeaker, ringtones and notification?
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I don't have the device
Toggle off hearing aid setting
I ran into the same problem when I first setup my Pixel 2 XL and here is how I determined what caused it.
Verizon test calls are #832.
1) I tested the phone when I first got it without holding up to my ear, that has hearing aids, and the top speaker and both speakers worked fine.
2) I tested the phone #832 and held it up to my ear, the top speaker did not work, but when I put it on speaker mode, I can hear.
The way to fix is hit the phone application as if you are going to make a call, hit the three ellipse on the upper right side, this is a menu (3 dots) > Settings > Accessibility > Toggle off Hearing Aid.
I am a combat veteran, so I have two Resound Revision hearing aids to help me hear, these through a small 2.5 GH signature that caused the Pixel to automatically Toggle On the Hearing Aid feature.
I hope this solution works out for you.
T6D16C84 said:
During voice calls I get no audio through the top speaker (people can hear me fine however so it's not a microphone issue). When I switch to speaker phone I at least get audio from the bottom speaker so I can use the phone. However, playing music or any video content both speakers work fine. I factory reset the phone and it worked fine for a few hours, then quit. Booted the phone in safe mode, didn't work. Factory reset and didn't install ANY apps, didnt even link a gmail to it, didn't work.
This will be my 3rd device (2nd replacement through verizon and the original) that have all had the same problem. I would say it's an app issue, but when it still doesn't work in safe mode, or before installing any apps....
Verizon is clueless and just keeps telling me they'll send me a new device. Any ideas?
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fixed, but took a while to find the setting
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Three Google reps, and 4 Verizon reps. Not a single one came up with that.
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My initial attempts failed because I was looking in the main system accessibility settings. When I finally went into the phone app and then clicked the 3-dots and selected settings, I was able to select that accessibility menu which contained the Hearing aids option. Turning that option off restored the top speaker phone function. Still no idea of how that option got set . . .
Thanks!
Carl
carlvanwormer said:
My initial attempts failed because I was looking in the main system accessibility settings. When I finally went into the phone app and then clicked the 3-dots and selected settings, I was able to select that accessibility menu which contained the Hearing aids option. Turning that option off restored the top speaker phone function. Still no idea of how that option got set . . .
Thanks!
Carl
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Thanks so much, that saved me!