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Bottom speaker quieter than top speaker?

I have noticed that the bottom speaker on my Z5 premium is quieter than the top one. I have tried using landscape, the left/top speaker is always louder.
When starting speaker phone, which produces audio out of the bottom speaker, it is louder briefly before returning to a lower volume. I also notice this when starting music after the phone has been quiet for a while. The bottom speaker starts of loud then it sounds as though it fades to a lower level.
A method to reproduce the bug: Enter the service menu by entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the dialer, selecting "Service tests" and then the "Stereo speaker Right" test. You may find that it begins louder then fades quieter soon after the test begins. If not, play the "Earphone" test and then repeat the Stereo speaker Right test, and you should find that it begins louder than before, before fading quieter as soon as the test begins playing
Anyone else?
EDIT: a more foolproof method, start playing music in Google Play Music or your music player of choice, go into the above service menu and play the earphone test. As soon as the earphone test finishes and your music resumes, it'll be clearly louder in both speakers before the bottom/right speaker fades quieter again.
Hopefully sony fix this quickly!

Same here, although voices seem to be central?
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corallus said:
Same here, although voices seem to be central?
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Mine is fine this morning! Coming out of both speakers as it should! Weird. Literally just charged it overnight and tried again this morning after my Timely Alarm went off

Now that's weird.
Same
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We had a post about this when the Z5 came out. I and a few others had the same problem and it rectified itself over night.
Mine has been fine for ages, I've just flashed new generic software for the UK and the problem is back again. I'm hoping it will sort itself out like it did last time. Its definitely software and not hardware related

Under audio settings enable Dynamic Normalizer ,that fixed the issue for me.

LadFromWales85 said:
I have noticed that the bottom speaker on my Z5 premium is quieter than the top one. I have tried using landscape, the left/top speaker is always louder.
When starting speaker phone, which produces audio out of the bottom speaker, it is louder briefly before returning to a lower volume. I also notice this when starting music after the phone has been quiet for a while. The bottom speaker starts of loud then it sounds as though it fades to a lower level.
A method to reproduce the bug: Enter the service menu by entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the dialer, selecting "Service tests" and then the "Stereo speaker Right" test. You may find that it begins louder then fades quieter soon after the test begins. If not, play the "Earphone" test and then repeat the Stereo speaker Right test, and you should find that it begins louder than before, before fading quieter as soon as the test begins playing
Anyone else?
EDIT: a more foolproof method, start playing music in Google Play Music or your music player of choice, go into the above service menu and play the earphone test. As soon as the earphone test finishes and your music resumes, it'll be clearly louder in both speakers before the bottom/right speaker fades quieter again.
Hopefully sony fix this quickly!
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Sure does, mine is so low I thought the bottom wasn't on. I'm very disappointed with battery, stereo speakers, and heating!

samsmalls said:
Sure does, mine is so low I thought the bottom wasn't on. I'm very disappointed with battery, stereo speakers, and heating!
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After reading your comment and a few others I am very concerned now about my Z5P, It is being delivered tomorrow and I would have thought that with such a big battery running in 1080p most of the time the battery life should be great. Also heat issues sound concerning aswell as the speaker issue
All phones for me are hopeless this year

RCJ89 said:
After reading your comment and a few others I am very concerned now about my Z5P, It is being delivered tomorrow and I would have thought that with such a big battery running in 1080p most of the time the battery life should be great. Also heat issues sound concerning aswell as the speaker issue
All phones for me are hopeless this year
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Don't worry, your Z5P will kick ass...the heat issues are probably least of a concern with this phone compared to other 810 phones...and quite honestly, you should WANT the phone to run in 1080p outside of viewing pictures and videos... There is absolutely nothing to be gained by having 4k on all the time...but if that is something you want, it can easily be achieved by changing the DPI...no root or bootloader unlock is required... Being a Nexus 6P owner, I can honestly say the Sony is still better even running 5.1.1

RCJ89 said:
After reading your comment and a few others I am very concerned now about my Z5P, It is being delivered tomorrow and I would have thought that with such a big battery running in 1080p most of the time the battery life should be great. Also heat issues sound concerning aswell as the speaker issue
All phones for me are hopeless this year
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Yea the battery is a little better today, but still not ideal for its size. On a bright note although it's a heat sink the performance is OUTSTANDING!!! no matter how hot it gets, I haven't noticed any decrease in performance. I also haven't noticed the "over heat" process running in the background yet. This was a common site on my z ultra!

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Don't worry, your Z5P will kick ass...the heat issues are probably least of a concern with this phone compared to other 810 phones...and quite honestly, you should WANT the phone to run in 1080p outside of viewing pictures and videos... There is absolutely nothing to be gained by having 4k on all the time...but if that is something you want, it can easily be achieved by changing the DPI...no root or bootloader unlock is required... Being a Nexus 6P owner, I can honestly say the Sony is still better even running 5.1.1
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Thanks I am not concerned about 4K infact thats not even the reason why I am getting this, I wanted a bigger screen than the z5 and bigger battery. I am glad its 1080p most of the time. that is a good thing infact I wish it was just 1080p.
My concerns are the battery life as if its running 1080p the battery life should be great ith a 3430 mah cell
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samsmalls said:
Yea the battery is a little better today, but still not ideal for its size. On a bright note although it's a heat sink the performance is OUTSTANDING!!! no matter how hot it gets, I haven't noticed any decrease in performance. I also haven't noticed the "over heat" process running in the background yet. This was a common site on my z ultra!
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See that still not ideal for its size is concerning tbh.

So I don't have a speaker issue as such but the speakers on this phone are not very loud and tbh, I am tired of this whole stereo speaker stuff I don't buy into it, before anyone mentions that the phone is water proof/resistant. I don't buy it on HTCs or the Nexus 6P either. Imo the bottom mounted single speaker on my GS6 and IP6S sound better, fuller & louder.

miki8856 said:
Under audio settings enable Dynamic Normalizer ,that fixed the issue for me.
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I know that this is an old thread but that's what the search feature is for.
This fixed my louder top speaker issue and has had the added bonus of increasing the volume of YouTube too. Thank you.

SOLVED!!
I have solved it
First step, empty the media volume bar, then restart your phone
Second step, turn your phone on, and play music with no volume, then increase it gently.
Voila!! Your bottom speaker now has equal volume with top speaker

Problem persisting even after a phone replacement
LadFromWales85 said:
I have noticed that the bottom speaker on my Z5 premium is quieter than the top one. I have tried using landscape, the left/top speaker is always louder.
When starting speaker phone, which produces audio out of the bottom speaker, it is louder briefly before returning to a lower volume. I also notice this when starting music after the phone has been quiet for a while. The bottom speaker starts of loud then it sounds as though it fades to a lower level.
A method to reproduce the bug: Enter the service menu by entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the dialer, selecting "Service tests" and then the "Stereo speaker Right" test. You may find that it begins louder then fades quieter soon after the test begins. If not, play the "Earphone" test and then repeat the Stereo speaker Right test, and you should find that it begins louder than before, before fading quieter as soon as the test begins playing
Anyone else?
EDIT: a more foolproof method, start playing music in Google Play Music or your music player of choice, go into the above service menu and play the earphone test. As soon as the earphone test finishes and your music resumes, it'll be clearly louder in both speakers before the bottom/right speaker fades quieter again.
Hopefully, sony fix this quickly!
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Does your speaker work fine now? I had mine stopped working and got a replacement from the company. But after 40 days the problem is back again. There is a 7db difference in the loudness of both the speakers. My original phone used to do the same. Loud for a moment but then quite at the end. But gradually the bottom speaker lost all of its sounds and I wasn't able to use the loudspeaker feature while calling and the company swapped it for me, probably with a refurbished model. Respond to me and help me out or I'll be damned after the warranty period expires.

miki8856 said:
Under audio settings enable Dynamic Normalizer ,that fixed the issue for me.
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this fix my prb too. thanks alot

Low volume or distorted speaker

Hi.
I'm on the new android 1.4 update with speaker support. When I make a phone call, I either get really low volume on the speaker (have to put my to my ears to listen) or the speaker has decent volume and distorts (like when you play loud music on tiny speakers). I'm wondering for those with the new update if that's normal or there might be an issue with my watch
Thanks

Unfortunately, I think it's an issue with your watch. The speaker is actually pretty loud, you can easily hear the voice from 2 meters away. The sound itself is also pretty clear, of course bass performance is reduced, but the speaker is suitable for phone calls.

foo said:
Unfortunately, I think it's an issue with your watch. The speaker is actually pretty loud, you can easily hear the voice from 2 meters away. The sound itself is also pretty clear, of course bass performance is reduced, but the speaker is suitable for phone calls.
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Thanks for your reply. Is your watch the same volume all the time if you don't adjust the volume. My watch works fine at times and then for no reason you can barely hear anything and have to put the watch upto your ear. Also do you get any distortion at all on phone calls i.e. squeaky or mumbling voice

shinzomask said:
Thanks for your reply. Is your watch the same volume all the time if you don't adjust the volume. My watch works fine at times and then for no reason you can barely hear anything and have to put the watch upto your ear. Also do you get any distortion at all on phone calls i.e. squeaky or mumbling voice
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Yes, my watch keeps the volume at the same level as long as I do not change it manually. There is also no distortion on phone calls.

Did you get the watch to work??? I have the same exact problem you are having

Andyrrr70 said:
Did you get the watch to work??? I have the same exact problem you are having
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No afraid not. Have contacted Huawei support today in the UK and they have escalated it to head office and will let me know what happens next. Will update the thread when I hear something back

http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenwatch-2/general/speaker-scratch-call-volume-maximum-t3332476
Zenwatch 2 have the same problem... So i think that the problem it's on android 6.0.1... The volume in call it's very low and if you use in a car, it's difficoult to hear!Also the speaker as you said distorts the sound !!! This , however, does not happen by listening to the music ! if you use google play the sound is higher than the call! but high- volume music have a scratch

Ensure that the speaker port is clear. It can become blocked and the result is distorted sound.

Update
Update, after contacting Huawei support. They sent me a prepaid envelope to ship my watch to a third party repair centre SBE Ltd. I sent it off on Thursday and they received it next day Friday. This morning I received a brand new replacement sealed box. I have tested this one out and there is no issues with it. Sound is clear with no distortion.

Seems I'm having the same problem, hardly use the speaker, don't even play it loud when I do and out of the blue the speaker is distorted. Sigh

I have the same issue now with my replacement Huawei watch. Very annoying. It's completely unpredictable when it distorts as sometimes it's fine and other times its distorted. It sounds like someone trying to speak through their nose. Very distorted.
The only thing I can think of is the place I work at is quite dusty as I do warehouse work so maybe the speaker has dust inside

shinzomask said:
I have the same issue now with my replacement Huawei watch. Very annoying. It's completely unpredictable when it distorts as sometimes it's fine and other times its distorted. It sounds like someone trying to speak through their nose. Very distorted.
The only thing I can think of is the place I work at is quite dusty as I do warehouse work so maybe the speaker has dust inside
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that sucks to hear... spoke to support and after factory resetting I still have distortion... seems im gonna have to request a replacement, hopefully no more problems

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MuF123 said:
Can anyone get a recording of how does the distortion sounds like? Or maybe comparison "vs phone loudspeaker" or "vs music on watch".
Thank you!
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I can't get a recording as I've sent the watch back to the service Centre. The distortion when it occurs is so obvious that you can tell it's a defect with the speaker as even half volume is distorted.
It sounds pretty much like this video:
https://youtu.be/fc-JBbeLUBQ

Same issue, did you find a fix?
Hi, I've been going crazy trying to figure out the same thing. My music volume on my watch is really loud and phone call volume is so low, it sounds like a whisper. This makes no sense! I contact Huawei and they said there is no way to change the volume of the phone call. Maybe it is a bug! I don't know if I should try to get a replacement or just wait it out for a new update to fix the issue. Anyone found a solution??

vannicuhh said:
Hi, I've been going crazy trying to figure out the same thing. My music volume on my watch is really loud and phone call volume is so low, it sounds like a whisper. This makes no sense! I contact Huawei and they said there is no way to change the volume of the phone call. Maybe it is a bug! I don't know if I should try to get a replacement or just wait it out for a new update to fix the issue. Anyone found a solution??
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Post no 7 mentions a similar issue with the Asus zenwatch 2 as what you describe. So check that thread as well. I can't help much as my issue was constant whether it was listening to music or during a phone call.
Also I know if you get water in the speaker opening then the sound will temporarily go quiet but once it's dried then it will return back to normal.

vannicuhh said:
Hi, I've been going crazy trying to figure out the same thing. My music volume on my watch is really loud and phone call volume is so low, it sounds like a whisper. This makes no sense! I contact Huawei and they said there is no way to change the volume of the phone call. Maybe it is a bug! I don't know if I should try to get a replacement or just wait it out for a new update to fix the issue. Anyone found a solution??
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When You are in a call - incoming - there is options on the call screen swiping up. There is Volume and others (dialer, mute, etc...). Try it!

Same problem here. The sound is so low, almost mute and crunchy. I'll contact to huawei for a replacement.

That normally happens when water has gotten in the speaker. I would wait till it's dried out and check again.
Even though the watch is water resistant there is a sort of chamber after the speaker grille that water will sit in before it's evaporated. It happens to me often when washing my hands.

Hi I know this thread is pretty old and I don't want to hijack this thread but I have a question. I want to buy a smart watch that has a good speaker for music. I've got two choices Huawei Watch and Gear s2 3G. Which one should I buy?

T-mobile Note7 speaker issues

So I've had my note 7 for about 2 days now and I've notice the sound quality of the loud speaker is terrible. It has a crackling sound and the volume is extremely low. It sounds loud and very clear after I restart the phone, but after about 30 minutes it happens again. Ive tried factory reset 3 times already. It works fine after a reset, but the problem reoccurs. This happens when I watch YouTube, playing a ring tone, and using the speakerphone during a call. I've never dropped it or gotten it wet. Trying to see if anyone else have this issue. Or perhaps it's my unit.

I had the same problem as well and not only the speaker but the ear speaker was low on volume, now after a couple of days it seems better but the sound quality is like its muzzled up. I spoke with tmobile and they said to send it in. only thing is that if you dont have an extra phone u will probably be without it for a couple of days.

I have the same problem that the max volume is really low. When the phone rings I can hardly hear it ring at max volume. Max Volume is like half volume on my s6 edge plus.
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Been reading other forums and it seems to be a common problem.
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evilteo said:
I had the same problem as well and not only the speaker but the ear speaker was low on volume, now after a couple of days it seems better but the sound quality is like its muzzled up. I spoke with tmobile and they said to send it in. only thing is that if you dont have an extra phone u will probably be without it for a couple of days.
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In a way I was hoping I was the only one and that my unit was defective. This sucks that others are having this issue. I advice you guys to call Tmo and have them do a return for you under the buyer's remorse return policy. They will actually overnight you a new one and you can return yours once you receive the new one. They will also give you a return label so you don't have to pay for it. That's what I did and in fact my new phone will arrive later today. If the rep you speak to won't do it (which I highly doubt) ask to speak to a supervisor.

When you get the replacement, let me know if your new unit has the same issue or if the new unit still has low volume. From what I am reading it seems to be a problem across all of them.
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So after 3 days with the new unit, I did not have the same issue. Both speakers and volume work perfectly fine. I spent a bit more time on YouTube, listening to music, and watching Netflix more than usual and everything seems to work fine. Doesn't really matter much now that the recall is in placed.

I Found a Speaker Distortion Fix

Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?

keever25 said:
Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?
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Nice find my friend. Well done ?:good:

Good one!!:good:

If I had this issue i'd return mine. I don't love workarounds for hardware fixable issues.

Wow. This actually makes it sound 10x better. Thanks for this!

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If I had this issue i'd return mine. I don't love workarounds for hardware fixable issues.
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Good luck. I just received my 5th RMA(6th overall phone) and just like each one before it, the distortion is present.

onishchuk4 said:
Good luck. I just received my 5th RMA(6th overall phone) and just like each one before it, the distortion is present.
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That's some bad luck. The phone I bought retail had the distortion issue but the first replacement I got fixed it.

darkfire404 said:
That's some bad luck. The phone I bought retail had the distortion issue but the first replacement I got fixed it.
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Tbh, I'm pretty sure everyone has it to a degree. Either your volume isn't cranked to 100% max, or it's not as prevalent but I do think it affects all devices. There are several lengthy threads with heaps of people confirming this. I just rooted my phone so I'm going to give OP's fix a shot.

onishchuk4 said:
Tbh, I'm pretty sure everyone has it to a degree. Either your volume isn't cranked to 100% max, or it's not as prevalent but I do think it affects all devices. There are several lengthy threads with heaps of people confirming this. I just rooted my phone so I'm going to give OP's fix a shot.
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I had insane distortion on my previous phone. Any volume above zero and the speaker would buzz around like crazy. If I run my replacement at max stock volume (No audio mods installed), I get clear sound with no distortion. So either I'm lucky or the issue isn't as prevalent as you think

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I had insane distortion on my previous phone. Any volume above zero and the speaker would buzz around like crazy. If I run my replacement at max stock volume (No audio mods installed), I get clear sound with no distortion. So either I'm lucky or the issue isn't as prevalent as you think
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Well, the thing is that it's not noticeable in ever scenario. You need to play audio which has someone speaking in it. A good one would be any linus tech tips video where he's @ CES. Playing music and a lot of other types of audio doesn't bring it out.

onishchuk4 said:
Well, the thing is that it's not noticeable in ever scenario. You need to play audio which has someone speaking in it. A good one would be any linus tech tips video where he's @ CES. Playing music and a lot of other types of audio doesn't bring it out.
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I initially tested my speakers at full volume using audiocheck and a bunch of well recorded tracks. I just tested with a couple of Linus videos from CES and the results were the same. There is no perceptible distortion/buzz when compared against my laptop speakers and headphones. If there is any distortion, the only way I would be able to know would be to set up a measuring rig and check what the THD is on these speakers. and compare it to any specs that Google has put out if they did reveal that information in the first place.
It is true that a lot of devices have terrible speakers and there are loads of people who have complaints about them. That doesn't mean every phone is defective. 6 defective phones in a row means you either have really bad luck, all your replacements were from the same production batch that was terrible, or Google QC is really ****ty.

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I initially tested my speakers at full volume using audiocheck and a bunch of well recorded tracks. I just tested with a couple of Linus videos from CES and the results were the same. There is no perceptible distortion/buzz when compared against my laptop speakers and headphones. If there is any distortion, the only way I would be able to know would be to set up a measuring rig and check what the THD is on these speakers. and compare it to any specs that Google has put out if they did reveal that information in the first place.
It is true that a lot of devices have terrible speakers and there are loads of people who have complaints about them. That doesn't mean every phone is defective. 6 defective phones in a row means you either have really bad luck, all your replacements were from the same production batch that was terrible, or Google QC is really ****ty.
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In terms of batch, you're probably right. All 6 have been either from October 16th or November 22nd. I suspect that not many of the black 128GB versions are selling. I received this latest one on tuesday and it's build date is October 16th.
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keever25 said:
Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?
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What version of Viper did you install? I see like 3 different ones. I tried your settings, but I don't notice a difference. Also, the -6.8db doesn't stick. When I exit the app and come back in, I see that the levels have all gone to -7.

I can confirm this trick fixed minw

Ok I tried a different version, Viper4Android FX and the distortion is gone! Fingers crossed that Google fix this in an update soon.
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Ok I tried a different version, Viper4Android FX and the distortion is gone! Fingers crossed that Google fix this in an update soon.
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Do you have a link to ur version? My version always goes to -7.0 db as well and -6.8 doesn't stick.

Ap3xGam3r said:
Do you have a link to ur version? My version always goes to -7.0 db as well and -6.8 doesn't stick.
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Mine doesn't stick to 6.8 either. Only 6.9. Sounds fine.
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onishchuk4 said:
Mine doesn't stick to 6.8 either. Only 6.9. Sounds fine.
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Are you on driver version 2.5.0.4 as well?

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Are you on driver version 2.5.0.4 as well?
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2.5.0.5
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Update. This fix is useless. Doesn't work anymore. Just played a YouTube video and its just as terrible as before.
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onishchuk4 said:
Update. This fix is useless. Doesn't work anymore. Just played a YouTube video and its just as terrible as before.
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Nope,
Still work fine for mine.

Question Cracking from speakers with Adaptive Sound on. Can anyone try this link and confirm?

I don't remember this with Android 12 but on 13 (October build) I'm getting a crackling sound in videos, either at the start or while skipping around the vid. With Adaptive Sound turned off it's pretty much completely gone.
Don't mind this stupid vid but can anyone confirm the same? Just quickly skip around and please tell me if everytime the sound starts back up if you get that annoying cracking for a second.
Edit: Linking to the vid directly here the sound is slightly "muted" and you can't really tell... If you can just pick one of the first vids. Male Karen Destroyed By Salesman and play the clip through Chrome/YouTube that should work.
male Karens destroyed by salesman - Google Search

No crackling on my end think your speaker may be faulty I tried adaptive sound on and off

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No crackling on my end think your speaker may be faulty I tried adaptive sound on and off
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Pretty sure I never got this on 12 and if it was the speaker I don't know why it would go away with Adaptive Sound off

Guys I just came into work and my friend who has a regular Pixel 6 has the exact same issue with the exact same video. We turned off his Adaptive Sound and while it wasn't 100% fixed it was 80% better.
Can other please confirm. I'm talking about moving the slider around on the video and everytime it starts to play again there is a crackle

Hand76 said:
Guys I just came into work and my friend who has a regular Pixel 6 has the exact same issue with the exact same video. We turned off his Adaptive Sound and while it wasn't 100% fixed it was 80% better.
Can other please confirm. I'm talking about moving the slider around on the video and everytime it starts to play again there is a crackle
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Not p6p, but I also noticed the popping/crackling in audios when they are played/paused/tap'd to seek. This also happens on roms such as pixel experience. With adaptive sound turned off, so does the noise. I have also adressed the issue, but no one seems to care/mind. I thought I was the only one being this nitpicky.
Device: 4a5G (Bramble)
Build number: TQ1A.221205.011 (December patch)

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Not p6p, but I also noticed the popping/crackling in audios when they are played/paused/tap'd to seek. This also happens on roms such as pixel experience. With adaptive sound turned off, so does the noise. I have also adressed the issue, but no one seems to care/mind. I thought I was the only one being this nitpicky.
Device: 4a5G (Bramble)
Build number: TQ1A.221205.011 (December patch)
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I just tried on my older P6 Pro/Android 12. And turns out same thing. I still think turning off Adaptive Audio makes the sound crack much less. Might still be a little pop.
I used that phone for 6 months and never noticed but once you notice it, you can't not notice it lol

Hand76 said:
I just tried on my older P6 Pro/Android 12. And turns out same thing. I still think turning off Adaptive Audio makes the sound crack much less. Might still be a little pop.
I used that phone for 6 months and never noticed but once you notice it, you can't not notice it lol
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It actually started ever since the existence of that feature. Quite a turn off.