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Is anyone else having a low volume problem on there mic level input? A lot of people tell me they cant hear me on the phone and that my voice is hard to hear. I have found the fix if this happens to you.
I'm not sure if it is the files they are using in the roms or the Loud Volume Hack I tried to use but I was able to get a hold of these files and it fixed it for me. I'm now heard loud and clear.
Delete the old files found on System/etc and replace it with the 3 files found in the zip below. You will need to reboot for the changes to take place...
Is this reversable via nandroid restore? Just checking.
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Is this reversable via nandroid restore? Just checking.
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Of course it is. Any changes in the filesystem can be restored via nandroid.
Right on. I tried to do this with Astro File Manager and was unable to delete those system files.
Did you do this through adb? Or maybe a different file manager?
I'm asking because I too have the mic issue with CM6 and would like to test this out.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks!
I used root explorer. Make sure you select read/write and not read only. Delete the files and replace them with the ones on the zip. If you want to reverse the changes you can either nandroid back or pull the files out of the CM6 zip and replace them.
Everyone can hear me much better now which is so much better than having to repeat myself so many Damn times.
I'm supprised I am one of only ones that had this issue...
I did. But I have louder volume hack to fix it. Lol
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Screew nandroids I'm gonna go right for it NY rom as an update so it'll just be a reson to upgrade
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The louder volume hack has a stock button to return it back
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Doesn't LVH just adjust your speaker levels? And not your mic levels?
Yes LVH is just for speaker and bluetooth volume. I've found no mic adjustments.
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The louder volume hack has a stock button to return it back
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The LVH is the reason why it screws up your mic level. It wasnt made for the hero and you will notice putting it back to stock doesnt actually return the correct files for our device. Keep using it and you will see your mic level will be low.
Actually, mic level is controlled by in call volume. If you use the in call volume on lvh, and then turn down your volume because it is too loud in the ear piece, that's when you lose mic level. And lvh has a backup/restore optionif you don't trust the stock button, but the stock button has worked fine for me. All lvh does is replace the files that are basically the graphic equalizer settings.
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Actually, mic level is controlled by in call volume. If you use the in call volume on lvh, and then turn down your volume because it is too loud in the ear piece, that's when you lose mic level. And lvh has a backup/restore optionif you don't trust the stock button, but the stock button has worked fine for me. All lvh does is replace the files that are basically the graphic equalizer settings.
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Yes it is true that the call volume effects the mic level. I have tried this numerous times. The stock profile was made for the Deisre or some other phone I forgot which. Therefore it doesnt work perfect for the Hero. I have used my backed up profile and it still didnt work right for me either. I ran accross this info on the forum where the guy made the LVH app. Thats where I was able to get too understand why it wont work correctly on our phone.
Dont believe me play your music at its loudest through the stock settings (untouched by LVH), then add LVH and listen to it (much louder). Now try to go back to stock and tell me there isnt a difference between the way it sounds compared to the files I've attached. The Mic level will go up as well. Believe me I have done this 10 times or so to make sure I wasnt crazy.
Its either that or the sound profile (equilizer files) that came with CM6 isnt as good as the ones I used.
I have messed with this a bunch of times and got info that the sound profile included in the "stock" setting wasnt made for our phone.
This was my experience...Maybe yours was different.
I just got a Motorola S9-HD BT headset and it at its loudest is on par with a normal set of headphones at 75%, would the LVH work for this or will it just screw up the other sound settings.
You can adjust bluetooth only with LVH
I'm confused
I've had issues with the mic being to low on CM6. Should I be looking this fix or LVH to correct it?
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I've had issues with the mic being to low on CM6. Should I be looking this fix or LVH to correct it?
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Just do what I said in the first post and you will have a much improved Mic level. LVH doesnt have a setting for the MIC.
I'll check it out. Thanks!
Thank you for this!! My g/f was always complaining that I was difficult to hear and I thought she might have been talking about the call quality.. This fix helped quite a bit and I don't hear any more complaining, just a much more quality conversation instead of, "what?" all the time.
I know at first many complained of speaker volume being too low. So developers did something. What exactly was done?
I have noticed 3 things with all builds I have tried:
1. When making/recieving calls the initial volume is random, either too soft or too loud. The volume indicator (one that comes up when volume buttons are pushed) never seem to relate to the actual volume level. Often the volume indicator is all the way down while the volume is all the way up. And in order to turn it down I have to adjust the volume indicator all the way up and then move it back down which works. Weird.
2. In-call audio sounds bad compared to WinMo. It sounds harsh, like its very slightly distorted. Its as if there are audio/eq settings in Android that don't match the hardware.
3. Finally, why this is my biggest concern, I blew out my outside speaker when on speaker phone in Android (there was a little pop sound in the middle of a call, I could not hear rings or anything after that, in WinMo as well). I am starting to see others report this. Luckily I got it replaced. But I am now scared to do speaker phone in Android. I have used speaker phone with WinMo plenty with no issues.
I used to have inconsistent sound issues in some builds, I used Louder Volume Hack from the market to modify the volume for headset, bluetooth and in call boost (Range) and it works pretty fine. As for the external speaker, I can't really say... I haven'T noticed.
I have this problem too! My speaker phone blew up while I was using Mdeejay eVo Sense v. 2.3 rEVOlution. I'm pretty sad because I can't even get notifications anymore or rings. I have to leave my phone on vibrate. Speaker doesn't even work on winmo either. I tried task 29, new winmo rom, new android rom and tried to factory reset and nothing work. I'm pretty sure my speaker is done.
Froystone 2.3 on 7.6 the sound volume was great. No problems however going to evolution 2.3 I notice I struggle to hear on some calls.
i get great sound in skinnyevo by phireMOD. havent tried speakerphone though, doubt ever will after reading this thread.
I haven't had any issues with my speaker.
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My number 1 concern too.
I use the HD2 for navigation and playing around. I have a e71 for phonecalls.
The speakervolume with the latest kernels is an absolute dissaster for me.
I don't see any developers reacting on this issue reported by several people which frightens me a bit.
I dont mean to curb people from using their speaker phone. I am just one experience. But I wanted to see if anyone else had the the same problem. Particularly the not-so-great sounds issue in general.
What build was running when You had speaker failure ?
Try the [UPD][BUILD][01.11.10]|<<Mdeejay FroYo Sense Series>>|2.29.405.2\
Next Sense 2.7
Very loud. I had the same problem but this one is 1/2 volume just to be tolerable.
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What build was running when You had speaker failure ?
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Mattc froyo sense 1.8.
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Mattc froyo sense 1.8.
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Ok, not one I tried but I hope this turns out to be bad luck and not a general problem !
You say others have had a similar problem ?
from a electronics point of view an impedance miss match speaker/amp would generally damage the amp before the speaker, speakers normally let You know if You are "over driving" them a good while before they burn out
I highly doubt the speaker loss is a general problem. But the less-than-stellar sound seems to be a general problem, and I am wondering if they could be related.
If I had the time I would dig into the builds myself to see how the sound settings are handled n such.
I just put XAndroid 2.2 (Froyo) on my Tilt2 and got it working - I always use the speaker phone when making calls... was very exited to see that it works - until I realized that when the speaker is on in a call - I can hear them - but they cannot hear me. If I turn off the speaker - we can talk again - but for some reason - speaker for me is mute for them... not sure where to post this as a possible bug.
I used this package: XDANDROID.2.2.1.AOSP.FRX03.21.11.10.FULL_PACKAGE
on an AT&T Tilt2 (Rhodium) running Windows mobile, I believe 6.5.
thanks for your patience - this is a big place - and it hard to find my way around.
updated my zimage and the speaker now works
thank you to everyone!
When I plug in my headphones, I expect the phone the be totally silent to anyone but me, i.e., my sleeping roommates. But I found out that the speaker on my MT4G stays on and plays the sounds along with my headphones. Kinda defeats the purpose of having headphones. Anyone else have this problem or know how to resolve it? This is still a pretty new phone, and I haven't rooted it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
The only app that is supposed to allow the speaker to play while headphones are plugged in is the fm radio. The radio has a toggle to turn this function on or off. Make sure you're not using any speaker widgets. Are you using the headphones that came with the phone? Try switching to different ones. Other than that, IDK.
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When I plug in my headphones, I expect the phone the be totally silent to anyone but me, i.e., my sleeping roommates. But I found out that the speaker on my MT4G stays on and plays the sounds along with my headphones. Kinda defeats the purpose of having headphones. Anyone else have this problem or know how to resolve it? This is still a pretty new phone, and I haven't rooted it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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You're talking about ringtones and notifications, right? Yes, it's hugely annoying and has been like that since the release of the G1. I don't understand why it does that, but it happens with all my wired and Bluetooth headsets. To my knowledge, there's no way to make it truly route ALL sound traffic to the headphones. I've used JF, CM, and Enom's ROMs as well on different handsets, and they do the same thing. I hope that Gingerbread FINALLY addresses this.
However, I'm keeping an eye on this to see if anyone has found a "fix" for this. For now, I just leave it on vibrate at work while using headphones so I get *some* sort of notification when a call/text/whatever is coming in.
Please post questions in Q&A section.
Well, I AM using Gingerbread. I just now tested it and verified that it is indeed only for ringtones and notifications, while music and videos route their sound properly with headphones in.
Apparently Gingerbread did not resolve the problem. :-(
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Well, I AM using Gingerbread. I just now tested it and verified that it is indeed only for ringtones and notifications, while music and videos route their sound properly with headphones in.
Apparently Gingerbread did not resolve the problem. :-(
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You're using Gingerbread? Please explain? Unless of course you're on a Nexus S.
T-Mobile just released the 2.3 Gingerbread update for the MT4G in a last several days. My phone just out of the blue said I had an update available, and it was Gingerbread.
**EDIT**
Ok I lied, I'm on Android 2.2.1. When I saw the update, I Googled 'Android OS Update', naively assuming, in my new-to-Android inexperience, that it would be that simple. All the results said '2.3 Gingerbread' all over them, so I assumed that's what I was getting.
I was dead wrong, and I'm still on Froyo. Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up.
Lol, oh wow!
Everyone's gotta start somewhere, and I guess today was my day to be the n00b.
Hi, I am having some GPS navigation issues and I just wanted to see if anyone could shed some light. I am running deck 1.0 with tiamat 3.3.7, which I just went back to from 1.2 hoping it would solve this, but no luck.
The issue is, I get a GPS lock with GPS status, then I use sprint telenav and it loses the lock. Google Nav locks on immediately. However, I use my phone to listen to music in the car all the time, and Google Nav has a problem on gingerbread from what I understand in which the music gets muted but the nav voice is silent. Without music playing the voice is fine. Telenav's voice works fine when music is playing, but for some reason telenav is treated as "media volume" so you cannot adjust the volume of the voice relative to the music you are listening to, they are the same volume control. Google nav allows the navigation volume to be adjusted. So, I'm kind of stuck- telenav does the voice fine, but no GPS lock, Google nav locks GPS perfectly but no voice. Any ideas on a fix or one of them? I don't care which I use, as long as one works! Thanks.
Try downloading GPS Status from the market and use it to delete the A data
open GPS Status menu-tools-manage A-GPS state-reset and then download the A-Data file
This fixed the lock issue with my google maps and nav after flashing Ultimate Driod 3.3.1 with the Tiamat 4.0.3 kernel
Thanks, I use GPS status constantly, and it showed a lock, but sprint nav was losing it. I just did the driver replacement and it seems to be working, going to test it on the way home. Does anyone know a fix for the Google navigation voice issue when music is playing? Sprint navigation's voice level cannot be adjusted, so if a song is quiet and I need to turn it up, then the nav voice is screaming. Google allows you to adjust "navigation volume," which is separate from the media (music) volume, but as I said, the voice doesn't work if music is playing, even though the music gets muted and the nav volume is up.
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I just read something about that being a hardware problem with the Evo, I don't think there is a fix for it but you may Email kushdeck and ask him if it's something he may be able to fix in his rom.
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Which issue is a result of a hardware fault?
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It had something to do with not being able to get a gps fix while playing music on the Evo. I just read someone else's post and thought I'd mention it.
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"If you're having gps problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems and getting a lock ain't one" lol
Try updating to the latest tiamat 4.0.4 and maybe cm7 #86 nightly GPS is promised to work! You could also nandroid to sense and do the "fix" and boot back to decks.
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dirkyd3rk said:
"If you're having gps problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems and getting a lock ain't one" lol
Try updating to the latest tiamat 4.0.4 and maybe cm7 #86 nightly GPS is promised to work! You could also nandroid to sense and do the "fix" and boot back to decks.
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Im pretty sure that kushdeck's Evo Deck 1.2t is based of that CM7 nightly and brings the same fixes and changes but i could be wrong. He can get a gps fix but cannot play music and get turn by turn directions simultaneously.
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Thanks, I use GPS status constantly, and it showed a lock, but sprint nav was losing it. I just did the driver replacement and it seems to be working, going to test it on the way home. Does anyone know a fix for the Google navigation voice issue when music is playing? Sprint navigation's voice level cannot be adjusted, so if a song is quiet and I need to turn it up, then the nav voice is screaming. Google allows you to adjust "navigation volume," which is separate from the media (music) volume, but as I said, the voice doesn't work if music is playing, even though the music gets muted and the nav volume is up.
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Have you ever tried doing any of this on a sense based rom or on the stock sense? I'm not that knowledgeable on too much, I saw the problem you were having in the thread post and thought I would share what i had recenctly read on the Evo Deck post. You may want to share your problem on that thread. Maybe someone with more insight on such things will be able to help you.
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I've done the sense fix before- the issue isn't not being able to get a lock, it is sprint nav not getting a lock, even after gps status shows the gps is locked on. I also have faster fix set to use the north america server.
google nav is locking, but the lack of voice directions while playing music is the issue. I understand it has something to do with the audio architecture of gingerbread and implementing lower latency audio, although I have no specifics on that as I don't know much about the way android handles audio. I do know that on froyo it was not an issue.
I just flashed deck 1.2t and tiamat 4.0.4 and it seems good so far, sprint nav got a lock without me using gps status, but I was sitting on my couch. I'll test it on the road. mapquest works pretty well too- it gets a lock (or seems to, there's no indicator) and the directions seem good, but if sprint will work then that's the one I really want to use.
Hopefully the tiamat 4.0.4+deck 1.2t will have solved the issue. Thanks for the responses.
That's interesting about not being able to get a lock while playing music. I don't usually have music on yet if I'm setting the GPS, but it may all be related. I'd love to see a way for sprint nav to have it's own volume adjustment separate from the media volume that also controls the volume of music. mapquest is the same though. I'm not really sure why google nav has a navigation volume and the others don't.
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Have you ever tried doing any of this on a sense based rom or on the stock sense? I'm not that knowledgeable on too much I saw the problem you were having in the thread post and thought what i had recenctly read onthe Evo Deck post. You may want to share your problem on that thread. Maybe someone with morw insight on such things will be able to help you.
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I used sense on froyo, first rooted stock sense then warm 2.2, and I didn't have any GPS lock issues or navigation issues. However, too many other things I like about gingerbread to go back to froyo...I used warm 2.2 to do the ##gpsclrx# fix, and the gps was working well, it is only recently it stated having these issues, since going to gingerbread. I'm sure things will continue to iron out, I have high hopes for the latest deck+tiamat combo. I'll report back tomorrow once I've had a chance to try it "in the field."
I know the sprint telenav supposedly has some weird issues with cm7( or aosp based roms). I wasn't even aware you could play music while using the sprint telenav.
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I'm glad to know you've made some progress and hopefully that will be the end of your gps/navigation trouble. I intend to update to 1.2t also but im thinking about trying out the godmode v8 kernel.
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I was using godmode kernel last week, but I really missed SBC. We'll see, my phone was thoroughly wiped this time. I'm having a few weird app restoring issues, we'll see what's up with that, titanium isn't playing nice today or something. The fun of aosp is in the fixing! I use linux too, so I guess I'm a glutton for punishment...helps my critical thinking skills though.
I may have made a breakthrough just now, I will test it when I leave for work at 1:30. It seems that the google navigation volume issue only occurs with certain music players. I was using mixzing because I need to be able to browse folders. It was reported that the stock music app did not cause this behavior with google nav, nor did some others. I downloaded meridian player, which has folder functionality also, and through headphones the google nav came through loud and clear and then the music resumed. If this remains true then I am happy. sprint navigation is still not locking, even though GPS status was showing a lock accurate to 4 meters, google nav and mapquest both locked right on. So, that's where this is at right now. I'll report back later.
I never even thought to ask you what music player you were using, however I was going to suggest using a different one. I just assumed you were using the stock android music app.
I've heard others complain about having issues with titanium backup on this rom as well. I myself have never had any issues with it so far (knock on wood). I have the pre version but that shouldn't matter. I have had problems with with other apps and the rom itself, but that was from not doing a complete wipe before flashing to a newer version. Now I always wipe everything because setting things back up to the way I like them is better than my phone being buggy.
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I just noticed the low voice volume on Google Nav while playing music on PowerAmp. I use my ROOTED Evo's Nav daily and I rely on it. G.N. and P.A. Worked fine together the first half of my day, then I went for it and I did the Rooted GB update during my lunch and noticed the lack of volume on the voice guidance that interrupts the music while running together right away. I have not tried any other players yet since I love the quality of PowerAmp. I'm going to ask around but as for now I'm going to assume that some of these music players have not had the chance to update for GB yet.. Unless anyone here has a fix for this I have not read about yet?? if so please let me know. otherwise I will wait for an update.
Has anyone found a way (or an app) to increase the mic volume? When I am google video chat with someone they say they can hardly hear me.
Snap! I was just about to post the exact same question. I've hunted aroudn and found a fair few people asking the quetsion in various threads but can't seem to find an answer, I know it can be done as I've had it too loud on other phone and they've tweaked it and altered the volume so surely it's fairly easy tweak (if you know what to tweak) to do it the other way. Probably just altering a register somewhere.
We got my mother in law a transformer and she calls us on Google talk. She can't hear us very well and we can only just hear her too. I know the speakers are very quiet but Google talk is just silly, even at full volume it's still very quiet.
I would also be very interested in learning if there is a way to increase mic volume.
Thus far I'm not aware of a way, but I too have the same issue. Mic is ludicrously quiet, only picks me up reasonably well if I turn the tablet so the microphone points directly to me (and hence, I can't see the screen).
Short of Asus fixing it, or a third-party making a fix (which will likely need root access to apply), the only solution is to use an external microphone.
Similar experience with Gtalk.. however not much of a problem with Skype.. heard that the pinout is similar to iphone.. so any iphone compatible headset should do the trick.
when speaking to my mother in law my father in law iss often there as well so headset is not an option.
Yet another thing we need a fix for! This fix list is geting longer Poor sound at the best of time to having quiet poor sound makes it almost unuseable!
i have the same problem with Fring
lets hope one of the clever bods can fix it for us
I am rooted and this was one of the reasons I did it.
Rooting is very easy to do on here now with the pure root package and I can't really see any downside to it other than it doens't update OTA but thats hardly a killer.
The microphone is bad on the Acer A500 as well. Trying to use the google voice to text is rather frustrating because it affects the accuracy of the translation. I was hoping the asus would be better in this regard, but if it's not then there's no point in switching tabs. I guess I will just have to speak LOUDER!
Rob
nobody worked out a way of fiing bad mic volume then?
The sad thing about the mic's location on the TF is that it is facing the wrong direction to pick up any voice. I too, am having issues with the TF not picking up my voice very well. I was hoping that there is a fix by now, but guess not.
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For rooted users you can install the voodoo kernel which improves audio including micropone volumes. From what i read I am tempted to root my device just for this.
Search on the market for voodoo, (and then show me how you did it
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For rooted users you can install the voodoo kernel which improves audio including micropone volumes. From what i read I am tempted to root my device just for this.
Search on the market for voodoo, (and then show me how you did it
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I wasn't aware voodoo had any effect on mic? Plus it has not effect on speaker volume, only volume / quality on headphone output (can connect external speakers to it via that) I may be wrong though. I already have voodoo but use volume+ to increase built in speaker volumes. Mic is still terribly quiet