Anyone notice that the incall volume is too low? I noticed this when I was listening to Pandora in my car with the AUX input. A call comes in, I can barely hear the caller even with the incall volume at 100. I pump up the stereo to be able to hear, then the call ends, and I have Pandora blasting my ears off.
Tried apps, the service menu isnt the same as I've seen online in other posts, so frustrated......
babokd said:
Anyone notice that the incall volume is too low? I noticed this when I was listening to Pandora in my car with the AUX input. A call comes in, I can barely hear the caller even with the incall volume at 100. I pump up the stereo to be able to hear, then the call ends, and I have Pandora blasting my ears off.
Tried apps, the service menu isnt the same as I've seen online in other posts, so frustrated......
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Hey babokd,
Though this is my first post on XDA, I have been "trolling" quite a while and sucking up all the useful information I can. That said, this is the first time that I think I may have an answer. I hope this helps.
Bottom Line: If you have Google Voice installed, try uninstalling it and then make a call.
I will offer the troubleshooting I went through below so that anyone reading this can guage the validity of this and provide better commentary. I am not half as technically smart as the rest of the people here!
I have been having the same issue with my T-Mobile SGSII. I went through great lengths to figure it out. I noticed that on my phone the volume rocker works during calls to turn up and down when connected to auxillary and on speaker. However, the volume does not actually change.
I believe this issue stems with the KL1 update that I obtained through Samsung Kies. I reverted back to stock and the volume worked fine. I updated again to the KL1 update and reloaded all my apps, etc. Volume was broke again! (note: I did not install Google Voice when I reverted back to stock, so this could be an issue in the stock version as well).
As you suggested about the service menu... I am not sure if this is a KL1 issue, but on my T-Mobile variant of the SGSII (T989), the service codes that a lot of people are talking about do not work as well. It says "menu does not exist" after entering the codes.
In attempt to find a better answer for the T-Mobile variant, I updated to KL1 and installed all my apps one by one, but making a phone call after each app was installed. In my case, I found the culprit:
Google Voice
As opposed to other posts that I have seen saying Google Voice helps increase the call volume, I suggest that it does not. On the contrary, it makes the volume stick at low volume with no way to turn it up in speaker or auxillary. I uninstalled Google Voice and voila!, volume works again.
After all of this, I will still note that my SGSII volume is still not at the level I want during calls, but it is a whole lot more acceptable. Unfortunately, I can't use Google Voice for my calls now because I have it uninstalled just so I can make calls while driving.
I hope this was semi-insightful and helps you and others. At the very least, I hope someone else that is more tech-saavy chimes in!
Do any options help in the call settings like hearing aid or TTY? Seems like these might affect the volume output.
I was just on a call and the volume seemed to be max on the earpiece. Pressing the volume switch shows the increase and decrease as pressed but the output volume stayed at max. I made a second call and the problem went away. Not sure what the deal is, maybe related to the rom i am using (beastmod)
Are you running a custom rom or stock? Most custom roms I have run are too loud and I end up having the volume between half way which is nice to have wiggle room.
I am running.
[ROM]▐[22.JAN.12]⁞★★Seanster_GBaxe EX v1.4.1:Taste of ICS★★⁞Android 2.3.6⁞Fauxv0.0.7▐
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Do any options help in the call settings like hearing aid or TTY? Seems like these might affect the volume output.
I was just on a call and the volume seemed to be max on the earpiece. Pressing the volume switch shows the increase and decrease as pressed but the output volume stayed at max. I made a second call and the problem went away. Not sure what the deal is, maybe related to the rom i am using (beastmod)
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Hi bigcletus and DensoYamaha41,
I am not sure if your response was to mine or the OP, but I will provide info in my case anyway.
I wish I had more time to post more information in my original response. In my case, I am only rooted and using the latest superuser. I have the stock ROM.
When I was troubleshooting this issue, I did go into settings to change hearing aid, etc., but that did not help. The only thing that helped was removing Google Voice.
It does seem to be an app incompatibility issue because when I end the call with Google Voice, the "hang up" sound played by the dialer app is really loud. When I turn the volume down and hang up, the volume of the "hang up" sound is really low. The actual in call volume does not change.
I do plan to run a custom rom someday, but I literally just got the Galaxy SII. I like to play with the original for a while before I change over.
If the OP has the same setup as me, I believe Google Voice is the culprit. For anyone out there reading this, do you have the the following: Google Voice installed on the T-Mo variant of SGSII and running rooted stock ROM with the KL1 update? If so, are you running into a volume issue as the OP stated?
Hello there,
With the last ota update,I hoped there would be a fix for that but not... I tried volume + which really helps for the speaker volume but not for the in call volume.
This volume is really low with regular calls while it's ok with other apps such as viber, Skype, csipsimple, etc. But most of my phone calls are passed through my carrier...
So if someone has an idea for this issue, that would be awesome as it is starting to be very annoying especially when outside. Cheers
Hello,
I have the zenfone 5z Indian variant and I have a peculiar problem. Whenever I make a call in Skype, WhatsApp or Hangouts and then hang up, then listen to music, the audio feels weird like I'm still on a call. When I press the volume buttons, it shows media volume and call volume even though I'm not on a call anymore. It's like the phone still thinks I'm on a call even after hanging up. Anyone else facing this issue? Any solution? I'm on the latest update.
Standard phone no customisations.
Really strange behaviour after recently upgrading to Android 11
If someone calls me and I answer, then after abut two minutes, while still on the phone, I get the call waiting tone.
When I look at the phone it is always the same person that I am talking to calling me again, even though I am still connected to them.
There is no way of getting rid of this second call, the only solution is to reboot the phone.
If I answer the second call the caller hears the "please hold message" and the call goes silent and a reboot is the only way out of it.
Anyone else seen anything like this, I have turned of "call waiting notification" to see if it stops.
I'm on OOS 11 (India). Sometimes the phone doesn't ring for incoming calls, and I see the missed calls only when I wake up the screen. Same on stock and custom kernels. The calls are coming in, so it isn't a network or telephony issue. Only the call alert is silent. Before anyone asks, this happens even with the alert slider in the "ring" position, and I have selected a loud ringtone.
Anyone else having this? Is there a solution?
I don't know if this will help but in oos 11 if you accidentally press volume up and power button the phone goes on silent. I know I used to have a similar problem when phone used to randomly be on silent and didn't know why until I figured out the combo. Not sure if it's a feature or a bug as it does not indicate anywhere that is on silent and you have to move the slider to get out of it
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I don't know if this will help but in oos 11 if you accidentally press volume up and power button the phone goes on silent. I know I used to have a similar problem when phone used to randomly be on silent and didn't know why until I figured out the combo. Not sure if it's a feature or a bug as it does not indicate anywhere that is on silent and you have to move the slider to get out of it
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Thanks. But the phone is not on silent when this happens. For some time it just doesn't ring for any call. Then suddenly it's behaving normally again. I haven't been able to discover a pattern.