Even though it has no volume buttons on the remote,will the Fire TV have any other source of volume control, maybe within the apps or perhaps using a keyboard media keys?
This would be great for those using PC speakers that don't have a remote or for not having to use two remotes. Of all the set tops I have used, only Chromecast allows volume control via app. I can even turn off the phone's screen and still be able to use the volume buttons.
I like the idea of controlling my volume with the FTV remote. It's android so maybe someone could tie system volume to the up and down buttons on the ring button of the FTV remote during video play back or audio playback. I do recognize there are times when you want to use the up and down rather than volume control though.
Just my $0.02
Yea I am trying to watch prime movie right now and I can barley here it with my tv volume all the way up. Volume boosting options would be nice too
I also second this requirement. Using NetFlix with my Bluetooth speakers is a pain to control volume. Would be awesome to be able to use AFTV own remote control.
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Wrong reply... Sorry.
I ended up with buying speakers or an amplifier with a volume remote control instead.
Under 13, XBMC had a volume control that let you adjust gain during video playback (not music playback, IIRC.)
So it's possible to adjust the gain of the digital output - but it's important to understand that it is a digital output, whether via HDMI or optical out, and many apps simply will not touch a digital volume - doing so in some ways defeats the point of digitally reproducing sound since in theory you want to avoid altering the signal in the digital domain, you want to get it to the analog gain stage untouched, and then increase the signal amplitude there.
Ah, figured it out:
You need to disable passthrough in the audio menu of the video you're watching -- failing to do that means that you're telling the system 'pass through an exact copy of the audio' - which precludes fiddling with the gain of the signal (and thus compressing it.)
Once that's done, the gain slider operates.
Kodi has controls for adjusting the volume. I use Lepai 2.1 amplifier with 2 speakers and a passive sub-woofer. I use Kodi to watch my OTA (Over-the-Air) digital recordings. It goes from HDMI, to the TOS digital out, converted to RCA out to the amplifier. If Kodi can adjust the volume for the recorded OTA programming, there is now reason why FireTv does not have some main volume control. That would be nice.
cavagnaro said:
I also second this requirement. Using NetFlix with my Bluetooth speakers is a pain to control volume. Would be awesome to be able to use AFTV own remote control.
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did you find a way to do it by any chance?
It's a shame that no solution to this has been found. I get that Kodi has it but that's not all I watch with my firestick.
Curious, what happens if you connect a media remote (BT keyboard or Rii style remote) and press the volume controls? On my old Android AMLogic box, it adjusts the system volume. This works for me because I use an analog amplifier and projector for watching, and just turn the amp a little higher than I usually want it. That way I can "turn down" the system volume to about 75% and then go up and down as needed for whatever I'm watching.
I'm thinking of replacing my box with a Fire Stick (the lack of native DRM content in HD is getting to me, I only get HD with Kodi), but this very basic functionality might be a deal breaker for me. I know the new remotes have volume but they control the TV / reciever's IR (if there is one). I want to adjust the Android system volume! Is there no way on the Fire OS?
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Curious, what happens if you connect a media remote (BT keyboard or Rii style remote) and press the volume controls? On my old Android AMLogic box, it adjusts the system volume. This works for me because I use an analog amplifier and projector for watching, and just turn the amp a little higher than I usually want it. That way I can "turn down" the system volume to about 75% and then go up and down as needed for whatever I'm watching.
I'm thinking of replacing my box with a Fire Stick (the lack of native DRM content in HD is getting to me, I only get HD with Kodi), but this very basic functionality might be a deal breaker for me. I know the new remotes have volume but they control the TV / reciever's IR (if there is one). I want to adjust the Android system volume! Is there no way on the Fire OS?
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i have a rii remote the volume buttons dont do anything. for full use of these remotes the device has to be full android not modified like amazon has. rii remotes are great with rooted firetv with xposed edge. i havent used kodi in min but i use to have my remote mapped to turn up volume amplication on low sounding videos.
Aw man. I already have full android devices, but the cheap ones (read: anything that isn't as obscenely priced as an nvidia shield) don't handle DRM content like Amazon and Netflix in anything more than 480p. I seriously hate how complicated DRM makes things, I pay for Amazon and Netflix, but to get full quality content out of my device it's easier to pirate it with a Kodi plug in. Ridiculous.
I was hoping a Fire Stick could be a good alternative, but it sounds like it has its own user experience issues in the way I want to use it.
Rooted Fire TV w/Exposed- does that work on all editions of the stick? And would the volume buttons work then as well?
Dishe said:
Curious, what happens if you connect a media remote (BT keyboard or Rii style remote) and press the volume controls? On my old Android AMLogic box, it adjusts the system volume. This works for me because I use an analog amplifier and projector for watching, and just turn the amp a little higher than I usually want it. That way I can "turn down" the system volume to about 75% and then go up and down as needed for whatever I'm watching.
I'm thinking of replacing my box with a Fire Stick (the lack of native DRM content in HD is getting to me, I only get HD with Kodi), but this very basic functionality might be a deal breaker for me. I know the new remotes have volume but they control the TV / reciever's IR (if there is one). I want to adjust the Android system volume! Is there no way on the Fire OS?
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Dishe said:
Aw man. I already have full android devices, but the cheap ones (read: anything that isn't as obscenely priced as an nvidia shield) don't handle DRM content like Amazon and Netflix in anything more than 480p. I seriously hate how complicated DRM makes things, I pay for Amazon and Netflix, but to get full quality content out of my device it's easier to pirate it with a Kodi plug in. Ridiculous.
I was hoping a Fire Stick could be a good alternative, but it sounds like it has its own user experience issues in the way I want to use it.
Rooted Fire TV w/Exposed- does that work on all editions of the stick? And would the volume buttons work then as well?
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yes xposed edge would work with any rooted device(need xposed installer) however no control over fire tv volume believe its fixed. edge allows for button remapping which pairs well with a rii remote, makes all the buttons that have no function with fire tv have a function of your choice
I'm using my fire stick through an old monitor with only vga-in via an hdmi to vga adaptor with audio-out. all is working splendidly but its just crossed my mind that I've no control over the volume as I prefer to use my Nokia md12 bt speakers line-in.
I'm not looking for a booster or equalizer, just a linear (not rotary) volume apk so I can avoid disturbing the neighbours.
It's unrooted and I'm sideloading with the excellent fireTv utility. any ideas welcome.
Thanks
[A] solved
I've just gone down the ebay hardware route and bought an in-line volume control.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121398724389?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Hello all,
I have a TCL 43S6500 tv. Two days ago it was updated to android 8.0.0 and the sound volume dropped considerably (I now need to crank it up to 100 on the tv's speakers, and the volume is also weak on the outside speakers connected through a receiver.) I was watching something when I was prompt to update, and the volume was ok , so I'm pretty sure the problem was with the update. The volume drop is uniform on all apps on the tv, including Netflix and Kodi connected to my computer. I've tried checking for further android updates but the system says there are none.
I can crank up the volume but I'm worried this might happen again and make the volume even weaker. Anything I can do?
Thanks!
I experienced the exact thing you described on my TCL. Audio is coming from HDMI connected to a windows pc running kodi in wasapi passthrough mode.
I losten using bose qc 35 ii bluetooth headphones. Before the upgrade, changing volume using the tv remote and using the volume buttons on the headphones would both cause the volume display to show on the tv. After the upgrade, the volume controls on the headphones don't cause the volume to display on screen, but do still increase the volume.
I've kind of solved the issue by reducing the TV volume to about 50 using the TV remote, then increasing to make it loud enough using headphone volume controls, which seems to make it louder without changing the TV volume from the 50 I set with the remote.
Is there any possible to way to reduce volume down/up from remote. As i connected firestick directly into my monitor, it is difficult for me to reduce the volume.
Been looking for this answer for years. The only thing i ever found was in KODI, you can set a amplifier to work. It isn't true volume control and only works in kodi, but it was good for a monitor with me...
dummy1988 said:
Is there any possible to way to reduce volume down/up from remote. As i connected firestick directly into my monitor, it is difficult for me to reduce the volume.
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You can use a Bluetooth speaker or audio amplifier to control the audio volume.
Or, connect your Fire stick to your TV or PC monitor with speaker built-in to control the audio volume using TV remote (not a Fire stick).
You can control the audio volume using ADB:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions...the-volume-using-adb-shell-service-call-audio
Hello everyone!
Few days ago I connected my Bluetooth headphones to the Fire TV stick but unfortunately they always play sounds at the highest volume level: the headphones don't have any button for controlling the volume, and the Fire TV remote controller only adjusts the TV volume, not the Bluetooth one.
Then I successfully connected my laptop to the Fire TV through ADB, but didn't find any way to set the volume from there, the "normal" volume commands seem not to be working.§
Can you please me help finding the right command?
All the attempts I made are based on this discussion on StackOverflow.
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Hello everyone!
Few days ago I connected my Bluetooth headphones to the Fire TV stick but unfortunately they always play sounds at the highest volume level: the headphones don't have any button for controlling the volume, and the Fire TV remote controller only adjusts the TV volume, not the Bluetooth one.
Then I successfully connected my laptop to the Fire TV through ADB, but didn't find any way to set the volume from there, the "normal" volume commands seem not to be working.§
Can you please me help finding the right command?
All the attempts I made are based on this discussion on StackOverflow.
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The command I use on my FireTV Cube is:
"media volume --stream 3 --set 22"
Stream number might be different. "Set" defines the volume (1-30)