Has anybody run into issues with audio cutting off while multitasking? I'm listening to music and refresh Twitter and the music playing breaks for a second. It seems as if playing music uses a lot of resources and that creates the interruption.
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Thats because the twitter refresh plays a sound. The music breaks for a moment to play the notification.
Yea thats not an issue, it does that on my G2.
JRG1392 said:
Yea thats not an issue, it does that on my G2.
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Well, it IS an issue, in my opinion, and the opinion of many pthers. The behavior is common across many Android versions, though. There's a substantial number of complaints about this in the Google help/bug report site.
I encourage anyone that is bothered by this to go STAR this issue: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5012
Don't add frivolous "me too" comments when starring, an email is sent to everyone who has starred an issue and some people un-star an issue because they're sick of stupid emails flooding their box.
The iPhone does it much better. When music is playing and a notification tone plays, the music volume decreases a bit while the alert sound is played, but it is not interrupted. With Android it stops. It's very annoying, to me, and one of the few things I don't like about any of my 5 different Androids.
I don't even think it should lower the volume of your music -_-.
Time to take Nexus S source and fix this ... at some point
Starred it. Oddly my Nexus One doesn't do it. I wonder if it's because I'm running cm6.1 on it.
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Memnoch30 said:
Starred it. Oddly my Nexus One doesn't do it. I wonder if it's because I'm running cm6.1 on it.
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Yes, Cyanogen seems to have fixed it, though it was fixed, not fixed, fixed a few times as I recall.
Mind boggling that Google doesn't.
if you put your phone on vibrate then it won't skip. you shouldn't need to hear the notification sound anyways if you're listening to music.
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Very strange. My nexus one just lowers the music volume while the alert plays too. Using cyanogen 6.1 but they also added in these extra audio options, so that's prob why it works right.
jaker.the.skater said:
if you put your phone on vibrate then it won't skip. you shouldn't need to hear the notification sound anyways if you're listening to music.
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LOL, thank you for telling the rest of us what we should and shouldn't need to hear while listening to music.
RogerPodacter said:
Very strange. My nexus one just lowers the music volume while the alert plays too. Using cyanogen 6.1 but they also added in these extra audio options, so that's prob why it works right.
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Didn't I say that just two posts above?
The fact that it can be fixed by 3rd party ROM devs shows it's a Google "bug" or "design feature" that they've chosen not to address in the last year. If it's a design feature, it doesn't make sense to most people; if it's a bug, considering how much Google "borrows" ideas from the 3rd party people in its later Android builds, the fix could easily be copied from CM.
Yeah especially since standard email notifications don't do it. It lowers the volume to play them. I'd rather have it like keyboard presses, those still play normally.
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distortedloop said:
LOL, thank you for telling the rest of us what we should and shouldn't need to hear while listening to music.
Didn't I say that just two posts above?
The fact that it can be fixed by 3rd party ROM devs shows it's a Google "bug" or "design feature" that they've chosen not to address in the last year. If it's a design feature, it doesn't make sense to most people; if it's a bug, considering how much Google "borrows" ideas from the 3rd party people in its later Android builds, the fix could easily be copied from CM.
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Heh yeah I read your post which is why I wrote that I see the same thing to just confirm it to everyone that it could be fixed with software update.
Send an email to twitter and tell them to a) add an option for refresh sound b) change their sound method to notification instead of media c) remove that stupid refresh sound altogether.
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Hi people, thought I would share a new application I found using "Omarket", for those who don't know what it is, its like windows market place but most of the cabs are free ware and actually made by some guys round here. Its pretty cool. The music identification application is called "Midomi"
I was using MusicID but this linked in with Shazam and so eventually it expired and wanted cash- aye right. Anyway I found this this app and I`m very happy with it. Basically, "hum a tune" or let it listen (grab) a tune for 10 secs, it then tells you what it is but ALSO gives you a preview of the song just so you are sure. Really am quite impressed with this and want you guys to get the benefit too. You may have heard of gracenote - similar thing.
Have tested it using TV and radio songs so far 100%, however it will never get my weird 60's psych stuff or my bad singing voice :/
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azahoth said:
Hi people, thought I would share a new application I found using "Omarket", for those who don't know what it is, its like windows market place but most of the cabs are free ware and actually made by some guys round here. Its pretty cool. The music identification application is called "Midomi"
I was using MusicID but this linked in with Shazam and so eventually it expired and wanted cash- aye right. Anyway I found this this app and I`m very happy with it. Basically, "hum a tune" or let it listen (grab) a tune for 10 secs, it then tells you what it is but ALSO gives you a preview of the song just so you are sure. Really am quite impressed with this and want you guys to get the benefit too. You may have heard of gracenote - similar thing.
Have tested it using TV and radio songs so far 100%, however it will never get my weird 60's psych stuff or my bad singing voice :/
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It's been out for around a year now, and yes, I agree it's a good bit better than Music ID.
Hi azahoth,
Thanks for the heads up.
very nice app...
tested it with about 10 songs, and some of them arent really famous
but midomi found out every song
really useful and good to delete discussions at the tv, when everybodys asking "what song is that?"
DN41
weird, i just tested with billie jean by michael jackson and it came out as weezer - spider.
does ambient noise affect the results significantly?
mk2media said:
weird, i just tested with billie jean by michael jackson and it came out as weezer - spider.
does ambient noise affect the results significantly?
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Did you sing or play it?
Ambient noise may interfere but bear in mind what it is actually doing; its cross referencing the results with like a million formants or "peaks" of millions of songs it can give strange results sometimes. Sing "yellow submarine" by the beatles, that's a good example of how it does work with general tracks. Not sure how it would stand in a club but better the microphone, better the results imo
I use Shazam Encore. Works pretty good.
Here's whats happening on my Xoom.
1) Audio - even if the volume is 1 click from silent, it plays full blast
2) Headphone - even with headphone jack plugged in, it plays full blast from speaker
I've adjusted audio w/ the rockers as well as in the system settings and they never play correctly. It's either FULL blast or too quiet to hear anything until it's raised to the max.
This applies to games playing, videos, music, anything that uses the audio.
Anyone else have this problem? It's quite frustrating...
Am I the only one with this problem?
Nope I have the same issue.
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Am I the only one with this problem?
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I've been having the same issue, but not universally. I can't recall specifically what app(s) didn't suffer from this, but I know there were 1 or 2. That said, as long as I haven't fabricated that memory, it would seem to indicate a software problem, not hardware.
My hope is that it will get fixed in one of the honeycomb updates.
I want to say that YouTube was one that didn't have the problem, but can't test (don't want to wake the misses)
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The same thing happens on my Xoom too.it didn't happen when I first got it though.it just recently started doing it.hopefully a update will fix it.
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acleansc4 said:
Here's whats happening on my Xoom.
1) Audio - even if the volume is 1 click from silent, it plays full blast
2) Headphone - even with headphone jack plugged in, it plays full blast from speaker
I've adjusted audio w/ the rockers as well as in the system settings and they never play correctly. It's either FULL blast or too quiet to hear anything until it's raised to the max.
This applies to games playing, videos, music, anything that uses the audio.
Anyone else have this problem? It's quite frustrating...
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You should clarify if you are using a bone stock XOOM or an unlocked/rooted/overclocked XOOM.
I do not have this problem, though I can say that All but the top 3 or 4 volume settings are inaudible. I spend my time at one or two steps below max since the max volume setting is majorly overdriven.
OK.problem fixed simply by restarting my Xoom lol..try it & see if it works and let us know please.
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You should clarify if you are using a bone stock XOOM or an unlocked/rooted/overclocked XOOM.
I do not have this problem, though I can say that All but the top 3 or 4 volume settings are inaudible. I spend my time at one or two steps below max since the max volume setting is majorly overdriven.
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Sorry about not mentioning it in the first post.
I am running a BONE STOCK Xoom.
Arun01 said:
OK.problem fixed simply by restarting my Xoom lol..try it & see if it works and let us know please.
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I did a factory data reset and it has solved the issue. However, I haven't added any of my media files yet to retest. Update on that to follow later on...
So after reloading some media, the sounds all messed up again. Bone stock Xoom...WTF
Even the headphone jack doesn't disable the rear speaker when inserted...
I'm tempted to return but I'm sure they'll fix this soon...HOPEFULLY!
edit: After the 3.0.1 update, all issues with audio have been fixed!
Competition: how many times can you lock the screen with one hand without pressing the volume button!
Winner gets a 4-am wake-up call when the battery is recharged.
The second place gets an e-mail written by my pants when the screen-lock fails to turn on, following a headset call.
Third place will get a special mod that allows you to start your audiobook player with the headset button with the screen-lock on, and the screen off (a usefull feature when your hands are not free).
Just kidding, there is no such mod, the third place gets nothing.
What annoys me the most? Appart from pressing volume button while locking screen, its the fact that all my callers are complaining that they hear echo... going to exchange the phone today...
Non of the other things bothers me... I usually sleep very hard, so 4am wakeup tone that my phone is being fully charged cannot wake me up neither my girlfriend was complaining...
I had nothing to report as nothing annoyed me till today unless when I plugged my Headphone and made a call. The Volume in a call through the headphone at even maximum level is pathetically low.But that is not the case with Earpiece or Bluetooth headset.
Regards.
What I hate about the device?Well,I wanted to buy a Tegra 2 tablet.After buying the GS2 everything else seemed slow.
Noons and people with no life being able to make threads
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What I hate about the device?Well,I wanted to buy a Tegra 2 tablet.After buying the GS2 everything else seemed slow.
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+ 10000
I can't use my x10 anymore without being pissed
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1. I can live with 1,5 second delay when waking up phone, but home button lag is killing me. I know, this ks because of voice command "feature", but what about users like me who will never "talk" to their phones (unless being completely drunk)?
2. The famous game freezes. I bought this phone mainly for gaming, but they are simply freezing or crashing to home screen. On all (official) currently available firmware versions. Thanks to LitePro, now i can play with no problems.
I had few more very annoying problems, but thanks again to LitePro who ironed them out. Also i had to delete most of notification sounds. No need to explain why
I know, my first impresions with this phone wasn't very good and i said some bad words, but thanks to this great community - i love my SGS2 now
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Lol i have never heard this fully charged sound. *g*
But the batterie drain is really heavy. Maybe i buy an extended akku.
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gergohad said:
Competition: how many times can you lock the screen with one hand without pressing the volume button!
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Every single time (see attached).
The thing that annoys me most is the same thing that annoyed me about the HD2.... whining users that complain about utterly ridiculous things on xda, opening a new thread every time they come up with some vague idea of something their phone can't do. If you want a cup of tea, BUY A TEASMAID!!!
i never hit the volume button yet i use the physical lock button
Matter of handling I suppose .oO(you're not handling it right! xD)
What annoys me is the lack of 2.3.4 update (not that I need much from it, but it feels like they're not working on it as much as on the I9000) and the lack of proper source (everyone uses the binary kernel cause the source one isnt as stable even after padding)
oh and the reason why they've hidden hw accelerated disk encryption, or the lack thereof
The fact that Driving Mode randomly turns itself on, leading to excruciating embarrassment when an incoming text or email is read out at full volume in a public place.
the wifi sharing battery drain that starts randomnly...
Lazy gits that whine and ask about the yellow triangle without even searching the threads
The stock email app, which is the only free one which works with exchange doesn't request the keyboard to bring up the spelling suggestion list - so only the samsung keyboard works with this, or using perfect keyboard and having it turned on permanently.
The stock music app hasn't been thought out well enough in that it allows you to access music bypassing the library list. This of course means using the back button never returns you to this list and they never thought to put a link in the menu to get to the music library (such a simple fix!) - solved that with player pro though
Stock SMS app not allowing you to scroll up through the messages you are replying to whilst you are replying - of course handcent gets around that.
Touchwiz launcher - can't set a different home screen, folders created in the app drawer and then dragged onto one of the home screens are now 2 seperate folders, rather than a hard link - meaning you update one, and the other also needs updating.... Thanks to Go Launcher Ex this is no longer an issue.
Tbh hardware wise it's spot on - it's just that Samsung seem to have rushed the software out.
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Noons and people with no life being able to make threads
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I found a fix for you problem: don't read those threads and don't post replies...
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What annoys me the most? The fact that I bought this phone expecting a huge improvement on battery life compared to my old phones. I'm annoyed at myself for being this naive.
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I found a fix for you problem: don't read those threads and don't post replies...
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That doesn't fix the problem of the forums becoming diluted with repeated requests. You've just suggested ignoring the problem.
i am "annoyed that wifi-sharing" eats 15% of my battery (but i still make it trough the day without problems.
i never pressed the volume button while lokcing the phone and i have never ever heard a charged noise oO
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That doesn't fix the problem of the forums becoming diluted with repeated requests. You've just suggested ignoring the problem.
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What requests? Nobody is requesting anything buddy. We're discussing things about the phone that annoy us. If you dont like this topic, try another one.
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What annoys me the most is that this phone is so nice,i can hardly seperate myself from it.
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Just curious to see what everyone's running. I was using Google play Music until it started disorganizing my music a couple days ago in ABC order instead of actual tracklist order. So now I use nice player! What do you guys use?
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Just curious to see what everyone's running. I was using Google play Music until it started disorganizing my music a couple days ago in ABC order instead of actual tracklist order. So now I use nice player! What do you guys use?
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I mainly use google play music because I have most of my music stored on the cloud, but for local I used to use PowerAmp which was awesome and sometimes I use Maple - it has some really cool features like pitch and speed adjustment.
but I think theres already a thread on this somewhere, in the apps section so you should probably look there
I hate how Google Play music makes it so hard just to get to the All Songs list. I think it requires at least three or four button presses, which I might be doing wrong but it's annoying to do if it really is that way.
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I hate how Google Play music makes it so hard just to get to the All Songs list. I think it requires at least three or four button presses, which I might be doing wrong but it's annoying to do if it really is that way.
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I agree with this. I wish Google made the music app similar to those in TouchWiz or Sony xperias. Although I don't like the UI of Play Music, I'm kind of forced to use it due the N4's limited storage and Play's free song upload feature.
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but I think theres already a thread on this somewhere, in the apps section so you should probably look there
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It's either been locked or disappeared forever, like this thread will be.
Shuttle+ is the best on my opinion, design, options and functions.
There is a thread made in themes and app section for all you guys.. It will help you all for knowing yhe various Music app people use..:good:
I use power amp and think it's totally worth the money. And yeah what other people said, there's a thread about this in the themes and apps forum where you can read about it there.
I personally went with power amp because the other media players annoyed me with the wrong album art work and would display the same artwork for all songs even though the artwork was completely irrelevant
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Play Music. its simple and doesnt eat a lot of battery compare to 3rd part music apps -_-.
Play Music + Viper4android as my equalizer. Doesn't eat a lot of battery and it makes your 10 in ear earphones sound like Hi-end headphones.
I use Google Play Music now since I subscribed to All Access. But if I was using local files I'd be using PowerAmp.
Don't know if this is supposed to be happening but anytime I play an audio file such as a ringtone or alarm or what have you, the sounds start off really quiet and then boost to their full volume after a second. Is there a setting I overlooked or is this by design? Anyone else seeing this?
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Settings, sound, increasing ring tone option? Not sure if that's it or not.
I have caught this also where it starts off quite and then all of a sudden gets really loud but don't think it is every time.
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Settings, sound, increasing ring tone option? Not sure if that's it or not.
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I'm not seeing anything there
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Does it happen every time or on random? Some phones have in the settings->audio->fade in option.
Maybe its somewhere deeper in sound options?
Or esle, it could be some kind of software bug, hopefully not.
Hmm, it seems to happen more when I make it make a sound, like messing with the ringtone setting or volume control. Hit the volume rocker once and it's a barely audible beep even though it's almost all the way up. Hit it again and it blasts at full volume lol
Reboot doesn't do away with it
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Yeah I've had this. Also the tone for notifications can be cut off short also. It's nothing major. I'm sure the next update will fix it.
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TrenchKato said:
Yeah I've had this. Also the tone for notifications can be cut off short also. It's nothing major. I'm sure the next update will fix it.
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Hope so, it's something small that bothers me
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I don't have the phone yet, but I remember this happening on the Nexus 6 also.
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Is there a setting for the phone being in a pocket? Might be it!!
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I don't have the phone yet, but I remember this happening on the Nexus 6 also.
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Yeah, this is true for me as well. I believe it's an AOSP "feature". I haven't received my MXP yet, but this happens with my N6 currently.
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Yeah, this is true for me as well. I believe it's an AOSP "feature". I haven't received my MXP yet, but this happens with my N6 currently.
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Same here. Still using my N6 also. And I believe you're right. Seems like I remember someone saying it was a " feature".
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jayharper08 said:
Same here. Still using my N6 also. And I believe you're right. Seems like I remember someone saying it was a " feature".
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Ugh. A very odd feature
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Nobody mention that in the review, thats odd. We really need some quality in depth reviews.
Doesnt sound good (no pun intended).
I think it is some sort of speaker protection. I was playing music at call it 30% (it faded in). Then, as I cranked up the volume, it seemed to level off meaning 80%-100% sounded almost identical. Maybe an auto leveler/compressor to protect the twin speakers?
Complete speculation, your thoughts?
If you look at moto's official specs, they list something like "stereo speakers with smartboost". This tells me they have some sort of "feature" that dynamically controls speaker volume also.
http://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-x-pure-edition#Specifications
eregev said:
I think it is some sort of speaker protection. I was playing music at call it 30% (it faded in). Then, as I cranked up the volume, it seemed to level off meaning 80%-100% sounded almost identical. Maybe an auto leveler/compressor to protect the twin speakers?
Complete speculation, your thoughts?
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If you look at moto's official specs, they list something like "stereo speakers with smartboost". This tells me they have some sort of "feature" that dynamically controls speaker volume also.
http://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-x-pure-edition#Specifications
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Thank you both, I think we've got it. Must be deliberate.
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I notoiced this too, really don't like this... First 2-3 seconds it's very low