Install the Galaxy Wearable and Galaxy Buds software.
Update software and Buds firmware, this is important because the old versions sound sucks.
Turn on/go to Developer Options in Settings and on the Bluetooth Codec setting toggle on Samsung's "Scalable Codec".
The new software corrects a long standing (Note 9) settings misconfiguration in advance audio settings.
You shouldn't hear (or even see the toggle for it) this happen anymore.
Retoggle codec in Developers Options, reset the Wearable and/or Network settings (if needed) if the sound or performance goofs up.
Clearing the System Cache can sometimes clear up gremlins too.
The current firmware and software version work very well and sound great.
I use Poweramp for my player with it's equalizer enable and lower bass bands cranked up with Wearable set to Dynamic most times.
Galaxy Wearables just pushed out another software update.
I'm running on Pie and the Galaxy Buds are sounding more solid then ever.
About time.
Going upgrade to Buds + soon. Dual drivers... better sound and a new price cut
The Buds are sounding pretty good though.
Buds Live... no; the original design works well.
Picked up a pair of the red Buds+ for $107 (intl version)
Slightly heavier than the original but otherwise the appearance is almost identical as is the wings,earpieces and body of the Buds.
The case charger is interchangeable with the original Buds as are the silicon pieces.
It come with a new control panel and runs separately from the older Buds control panel. This software is not interchangeable.
First order of business is to update the software; if Wearables is already loaded it will auto-update once you couple the new Buds+ via bt and add the Buds+ control panel.
Time to update the Buds+ firmware.
Galaxy Store must be enable for this and for software updates.
Do firmware updates with the case open, it took me about 2 minutes; these flashed much faster than the origin Buds.
Sit it on a table and have the phone nearby. Take a break... you want a clean flash.
Never interrupt a firmware update in progress, it can toast a Bud(s).
The menu in Wearables will grey out during the firmware flash to the Buds and go back to normal when update is complete*.
Still playing with these, so far, so good. Don't have the sound dailed yet.
Make sure the sound equalizer in Advance Sound Settings in turn off; the Bud's software toggled it on. That was a surprise.
I use the Poweramp equalizer. Not sure why it did that otherwise no glitches.
The equalizer settings on the new control differ from the old.
The sound profile is different for the new Buds as well.
Cleaner sound but less deep bass than I like... still playing with them. Volume level setting/db is very similar to the original.
Battery life is excellent and the app is running clean with no excessive battery consumption.
Range is also excellent.
Not in a signal congested area so can't comment on that.
Controls aren't sorted out; may have some conflicts there because of my Poweramp settings. Or maybe it's just stupid fingers... fun times
Buds + are excellent and better than live IMHO. More battery life and sound is up to particularly. Got em day 1.
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Buds + are excellent and better than live IMHO. More battery life and sound is up to particularly. Got em day 1.
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Yeah they are.
•A cool new feature was added to the new Wearables apk for the plus's; it now shows case charge level
Calls are crystal clear.
Less muddy in the mid bass to lower bass range than the original. Holds up better on complex tracks, vocals sound more solid.
Way too much emphasis on midrange and highs though especially at 1K (a known hot spot for these).
Tweeking them in now with Poweramp... without Poweramp I wouldn't be liking them.
Remember to turn off the damn Dolby to dail them in, lol.
Current EQ profile*:
*its already changed twice since this image... this will take some time.
Wearables EQ set to normal, no Dolby.
First I used the app Neutralizer to develop a real time device/hearing sensitivity profile.
I starting tweaking in the Poweramp equalizer using this as a rough template to help set up the equalizer.
Don't like the sound I get using Neutralizer (it's suppose to be a stand alone solution), in fact after I'm done the profile I package block this apk because it messes up the volume levels even when not turn on.
Still playing with it... sounding better. I have about 2 dozen equalizer profiles that I can flip through to compare the sound now. Below is my base template derived from the Neutralizer results which are also shown.
Still playing with the 100 hz to 1 khz range; that range is critical to vocals.
Playing with that and the stuff in the 2-8 khz range as well. At this point it's perception and personal taste, I'll repeat the same track segment multiple times to see which of the new profiles sounds best.
Very easy to do this with Poweramp.
With the Buds seal is everything. Any air leakage kills the bass badly. Too tight though will prove to be uncomfortable.
A very small amount of coconut oil every day or helps to seal and also to prevent outer ear infections ie swimmer's ear. Wipe the Buds after each use.
Remember you screw these in to position not just push.
Just about there... this seems pretty close. Might jack up the 31 and 62Hz sliders up more though. This profile falls apart on the Who album Live at Leeds/My Generation so...
Eventually will have about half a dozen presets that should cover most of the albums I have. Poweramp let's you assign an eq profile per song.
The Buds+ definitely sound better and the new Wearables app has been improved as well.
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Samsung just pushed out yet another software update to Buds+ Wearable app.
They added experimental "Labs".
The Bud+'s seem to be more responsive than the first generation. Link up fast... they're snappy.
Sound Q is a definite upgrade but they need a good equalizer... makes a huge difference.
Liking these little red devils.
I recommend Poweramp if you have a lot of audio files; minimum mp4 preferably wav, HDCD or higher resolution.
With mp3's the bass cut off is around 60hz... that sucks.
I'm hearing a lower bass roll off around 25hz.
Using Dolby trashes them out especially the lower bass ranges. Dolby's never was great; a good sign...
The Buds+ are an all around upgrade from the original Buds. Cleaner sound and better definition.
Samsung is putting some serious ongoing effort into both firmware and software with excellent results.
The original Buds got off to a very rocky start, not so with these devils, they rock
About time Sammy...
I am thinking about getting the buds+, how big or little is the lag when playing games? I mostly use hedphones for this, wired ones, I mean, but I am afraid the usb port would get extra-wear this way
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I am thinking about getting the buds+, how big or little is the lag when playing games? I mostly use hedphones for this, wired ones, I mean, but I am afraid the usb port would get extra-wear this way
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I have the same concern with the port especially with headphones as one tends to handle the phone from the bottom. What a mess.
Not for sure about the lag time. Sometimes notice a bit on movies, usually not.
Lol, I have one vid game, Tail Gunner Charlie and they seem ok on that. There may be a slight delay but it's not very noticeable on this game if present.
For a Samsung which is the only brand that supports Scalable codec these are a good choice. The only audio upgrade codec wise are Sony LDAC bt devices. Their sound is superior but they're not as wearable as the Buds.
The Buds simply never fall out and twist in easily.
Samsung boned us here by not supporting the best bt HD codecs on the 10+ bt chipset
However they've made substantial firmware and software improvements for the Buds. The latest rolled out about week ago.
The Buds+ are an all around upgrade and can be had for around $100.
The original Buds and their firmware were shaky; midbass was especially bad. Somewhat improved now.
nevermind lol, found it
Samsung just pushed out the latest Buds+ firmware update.
Sample some .wav and HDCD songs through Poweramp with a custom EQ profile, no Dolby and Wearables EQ disabled.
Wow.
Vocals, male and female are crystal clear; midrange bass and up has been improved.
Using a tone generator 25 hz is audible but below that it breaks up.
30 hz is solid and after that the decibels rapidly come up.
The EQ slider for 30 hz is at its max on Poweramp and it gives it the bump it needs.
Definitely engaging and fun to listen too.
For a Franklin you will not get a better bt Bud for Samsung phones in part because no one else supports SSC and the Sony ones using LDAC aren't near this price range.
The original Buds never sounded this good...
Note: if after updating firmware/software you start getting undulating like fluctuations on complex music extending into the lower bass...
>Do a network reset <
It sounded great after the update but flipped to nasty*.
Not sure what triggered this but a flush fixes it.
They should sound great after this last update.
*very noticeable on Julie London's Why Don't You Do Right on the bass cello. Sounded plain raspy; a reset fixed it.
How do I do a network reset?
In setting>connections>more connections (Pie)
Pretty painless.
Samsung rolled out yet another software update for Wearables about 5 days ago.
Samsung rolled out yet another Buds+ firmware update.
Definite upgrade. They continue to tweak their algorithms.
John Fogerty's /110 in the Shade the mid to low range bass is tight.
The choppiness I sometimes noticed is gone.
More presence; individual instruments stand out more and vocals are sounding real good.
American Woman/The Best of the Guess Who, an HDCD is sounding real good, punchy and tight.
Bye-bye mediocre firmware... gonna have some sugar tonight.
Sammy got it right
Had to do a network reset because of bt audio gremlins after I rebooted after the firmware update. Cleared data in Wearables, cleared system cache as well. It worked.
The Buds+ are quit the ride.
Sounding great again for music albeit some heavy equalizer shaping via Poweramp.
Wearables WQ set to normal with Dolby disabled.
This is one of my many Poweramp EQ profiles.
It works well on many but not all songs in my music library.
Notice the roll off between bands is smooth and incremental. This generally sounds best. This profile is purposely heavily bass biased with a negative attenuation after 1khz to kill excessive brightness of the Buds+. Long listening sessions don't fatigue my hearing at reasonable listening levels. I may bump down the 31 and 62 bands a bit... depending how I like it better. Vocals are clear and instruments are sounding good. I listen mostly to R&R...
Adjust according your hearing and taste; what sounds great to me might sound like dog meat to y'all
Another profile that I now use a lot.
*Note that the clipping limiter -is- enabled!
blackhawk said:
In setting>connections>more connections (Pie)
Pretty painless.
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I can't find it
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I can't find it
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I sold my HD2 on Thursday and let me say first off that I have no regrets whatsoever: I absolutely love this phone. Before I sold the HD2 I played some music tracks on both devices through the loudspeaker and headphones jack and noticed a HUGE differential in volume.....I thought the HD2 speaker was pretty tinny but it was at least audible; the Desire speaker volume is incredibly underpowered...being practically inaudible in a moderately noisy environment. This problem seems to extend even as far as the headphones socket since some of the songs I was unable to play at full volume on the HD2 for fear of bursting my eardrums are simply not loud enough for me on the Desire.
Am I the only person to think the volume levels are too low? Is there perhaps a way to increase the pre amp levels. It's as quiet as the first generation iPhone which was REALLY BAD.
Any thoughts from anyone here?
Hi there - I've been searching online to see if anyone else has been having this problem and came across your post.
Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example.
I was looking forward to using it - and Spotify, in partcular - as a replacement for my aging iPod. But there's just no way.
I can't believe this is common to every phone, as surely there would be more people complaining about it. Are there different firmware versions knocking about? It's got me pretty frustrated.
Ok this is not nice, speaker volume is very important to me. This is the first time I see somebody be this negative about it though...
Damn..
Further, you coming from the HD2, any more thoughts you want to share about the switch?
How is the 4.3 inch to 3.7 inch 'jump'?
Kind regards
Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
Don't have the device yet but in a video review the guy said the speaker was pretty loud, so it's probably only a software problem
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Had my Desire for a week now, and I love it. But the volume via headphones is WAY too low. Stupidly too low. I can't hear it on the tube at all, for example..
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Juste buy in-ear headphones ! your ear will thanks you, pushing the volume to 100db because the tube is masking noise : not a good idea believe me.
I too, coming from an iPhone, find the headphone volume painfully low.
I use an under speaker pillow to listen to podcasts without disturbing the wife, and on the iPhone she'd sometimes complain that she could hear it. Now with the Desire I find that sometimes I can't hear it and that's at full volume.
I know this is probably obvious but I take it you have gone through. Audio settings
And maxed the volume? And checked any volume controls on headphones? If both set to max
And still not loud then the handset is faulty so get it replaced
Now!!
Mine set to max would be at ear bleeding levels!!
The speaker quality isn't great, but considering I don't use them that much it is good enough for me.
Am a little surprised with the headphone issues, considering that I have my volume set just under halfway and it is more than loud enough for me.
I am using my Sennheiser earphones, but the volume is fine with the supplied HTC ones too.
what kind of bit-rates are you using for music? ... 128? or more, ... as the quality effects the loudness somehow I believe.
try experimenting with different bit rates and see how that goes
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Screen size is not a problem for me, colours are beautiful on the Desire and the screen seems note responsive. I tried using the HD2 for a day after getting the Desire and hated it bycomparison! Only massive annoyance though is that it is nowhere near as loud.
I suspect that people are still in their honeymoon period with the phone and that complaints will start to surface about the speaker volume in time. As far as I can recall all my other Android devices were a lot louder than this.
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I think this might be due to new UE regulations about maximum volume in mobile devices, though im not 100% sure if its already in the system.
However Im pretty sure that in couple days/weeks there will be some hacks/apps/ to change that
So have I got a faulty phone?
Or are people just overly forgiving??
Everything is set to max. I've also noticed that the Mic quality in videos is also shockingly poor in terms of volume. I wonder if all of these functions are shared by the same chipset.
leoni, I'm having just the same problem. I think it must be a problem with some of these phones. I can't believe that people are just being overly forgiving.
I'm not looking to push the volume up too high, but if I can't hear it when there's a little background noise going on, then that's a serious design flaw.
I'd like to do a comparison with another Desire at some point, hopefully I'll bump into someone using one soon...
Just to answer some of the above questions/suggestions:-
I'm using MP3s in 256k bit rate format. All volume controls are set to max and there is no volume control on the headphones I am using.
I'm sending mine back. I'm due an upgrade on Monday anyway so I'll test one in the shop and see if It's the same. The headphone volume is the main issue for me; its just too low.
I also think that the volume is way too low. Just out of curiosity, could this be a Rom issue? I'm using the stock TMO Rom. To the people who think it's loud enough, which Rom are you on?
My biggest problem is with the volume through the headphones....speaker volume I can live with, though it is crap and tinny
I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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I think this must be an issue on your phone or you expect it to be crazy loud. I swapped out my ipod for this today on a good set of headphones (AKG KE518LE's) and the volume levels seem identical. As for the speaker, i find mine is a tad on the loud side to be honest. I find myself having to knock it dont a few notches on the volume.
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are you on TMO ROM?
Loud speaker isn't audible above the sound of my shower, which is a real shame as coming from a n95 8gb the loud speaker was great. Oh well. I'm a forgiving type!
I have found music volume to be pretty low but I'm fairly convinced it is a software/Rom issue because the volume in some applications is loud! Doesn't made much sense. Running T-mob here.
When I initially switched from my Galaxy Nexus to the S4 I was amazed by how good the sound quality was. The overall noise level has dropped to just about everything and the bliss of finally having a decent audio experience made me happy. I'm now starting to notice high amounts of noise when playing songs with emphasized bass lines. This song for instance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsaOEdBvL4
The initial drum hits sound like absolute crap coming out of the S4 now. At first I thought maybe my headphones were going so I swapped them back to my Gnex to make sure, sounds great on the Gnex.
Anyone else experiencing this?
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/s...kling-higher-volumes-galaxy-s4-4199380-3.html
Apparently it's a known issue that effects all units, terrific.
I just got done reading a majority of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243207
Anyone else disappointed in the volume levels?
Quite honestly my ringtones are deafening but when I open up Play Music it really isn't all that loud and I really was expecting more.
I've always noticed that Play Music was lower-quality and more compressed sounding than comparable services like Spotify. Try loading up a high-quality MP3 on your phone and use a media player, I think you will see the difference is night and day.
I took your advice, I'm not so sure that made much of a difference.
I grabbed a file from my Dropbox of one of the artists I mix/master for which was 320kbps, played it in the HTC Music player instead of Play Music and it wasn't much different.
That is what you suggested, correct?
Yeah. Not sure why it seems underwhelming for you then. I just turned my volume to 100% and it was crazy loud, and I don't have the best hearing.
I may visit my store today and try their demo unit to see what I think because it really is quite disappointing.
It's loud, don't get me wrong. it's just not LOUD like I expected it to be.
just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you arent actually hearing how loud the boomsound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isnt in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder
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just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you aren't actually hearing how loud the boom sound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isn't in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder
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No offense taken whatsoever. Honestly, I've had every top tier phone imaginable from Verizon. (perks of being a store manager for a indirect retailer)
I'd say that the volume levels are about on par with the others, just blown in a different direction. I mean with a name like "BoomSound" I guess I expected them to be quite a bit louder. It's really no louder than the S4 I just got rid of a couple of days ago. Quality is great, volume not so much.
yeah if its 'on-par' with the others then there's something wrong. I just startled my mom down the hall playing music on google play at max volume...not even kidding
Well when my girlfriend wakes her ass up I'll play the same song, same app, from her iPhone 5 at the same time and give it a good comparison, maybe I'll even try to do a video with my DSLR
Mine is very loud. Almost as good as a cheap Bluetooth speaker. Sounds like your mp3 files may have been recorded at low volume.
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No that's far from the problem, I think. I've tried my own tracks (I have Pro Tools and all that jazz). I've tried streaming. I've tried YouTube. I've tried just about everything I can think of. They're not that loud.
After looking at that thread, I can confirm that the volume doesn't change much if at all after 50%, which is weird. I guess it doesn't really bother me though, since I mostly use headphones. After doing some reading, seems like most people are saying the phone's volume is comparable to other phones, but louder in noisier places due to the boosted mids brought on by Beats Audio.
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Could we turn beats off and then install a sound appnlike Viper?? I had that on my s4 and it was sick!!
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i can definitely tell you there is a difference between volume level - even above 50%
Something is wrong I think...
I agree. I played a song at 50% then cranked it up, it definitely got louder. Still not what I think it should be. I'm saving down a real quick clip that I did that will show it. In the video, it doesn't really prove my point much but in person there is next to no difference.
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I'll see if I can record a video as well of mine for you to compare.
I might go up to the Verizon store later to compare it with their display model. If there is a difference, I will definitely exchange it before waiting to see if 4.3 addresses any of the problems. On mine, the speaker volume doesn't really reflect noticeable change between 50-100% unless you really listen for it.
I use PowerAmp and this thing is very loud and sounds great. It isn't a home stereo system but it is very very good.
I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs
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I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs
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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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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.
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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!
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
My new Max 3 (currently running Oreo with no immediate desire to upgrade to Pie until a few months down the line when all the bugs are ironed out) seems to have a permanent bass boost when playing music. I notice this both in the headphones and on my bluetooth speakers, which explains why they've been vibrating the desk so much more than before.
This doesn't bother me so much when I listen to generic pop or EDM, but it sounds unnecessarily loud and powerful when I play anything soft or instrumental.
I Googled a bit, but found surprisingly little information about this. Perhaps the other users are happy with the boost or don't notice it.
Any ideas? It's driving me nuts to listen to things like Last Dance with the bluetooth speaker (or my eardrums) buzzing due to excessive bass.