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[Q] (Q) Volume level problem when battery is low

I have a problem with the volume level on the device. On several occasions the volume drops to a very low level. This happens to all the sounds on the device like ringtone, music, reminders, etc. The level indicator on device is at top level, yet the sound is barely noticable. Seems like this occurs when battery is low. Only way to fix this is to restart the DHD. Anyone else have this problem? Have i missed a setting in the energy saving options at low battery level that can solve the problem? Is there a fix i missed? Already done the two OTA updates. This does not solve the problem.

Don't know if it's just when battery level is low but i experience that volumes over all are very low on this phone, both through headphones and rear speaker, have missed a bunch of calls because of this.
Hope there is something that can be fixed about it.

yes have had this problem, although I don't think I had low battery at the time.
a restart did fix the problem and afaik the problem hasn't come back since (and hopefully never will!)

What i dont get is why HTC left the volume so low when one of the main features in their video was that if the phone is tucked away it will ring louder and such but that wont help when the ringer max level is too low. Even my wildfire has more acceptable ringer volume...
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mostling said:
What i dont get is why HTC left the volume so low when one of the main features in their video was that if the phone is tucked away it will ring louder and such but that wont help when the ringer max level is too low. Even my wildfire has more acceptable ringer volume...
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absolutely agree. Even at full volume, the phone is not audible when stored in pocket, jacket or similar. pretty large fail from HTC if you ask me. The feauture would work if it would increase the max volume BEYOND the usual max volume we can set in the system, but alas, no cookie
PS in combination with "battery low"; check whether the energy saving features are enabled. You can configure a hell of a lot in these energy saving settings and it might be the case here also

Maybe the "quiet ring on pickup" option clashes with the "pocket mode" - if its in your pocket, but you're moving around, the "quiet ring" might override the pocket mode louder ring?
Haven't had a chance to test this though

Its not the quiet ring feature since it actually does ring, just not loud enough.
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Omg .. After proximity sensor n Battery .. now this ??

Volume on notifications

Hiya..
Is there a way to make the volume louder on the wildfire as i find on full volume that the sms sound isn't loud enough..
also how to i get custom sounds to be used as ringtone and notification..
cheers
Mike

This is one issue I faced on the Stock ROM as well. Notification Volume was too low, and, barely audible. However, after switching to CM7, there has been a difference of night and day. It is now extremely loud, and, almost as loud as my old Nokia's.
Anyhow, to get your custom notification sounds, place them on the SD Card under Media > Audio > Notifications (Create the folder if not there)

Cheers for that. I'll be changing to a custom Rom once froyo can be rooted.
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Shift Volume In General - In Call, etc

So does anyone else notice their max volume in general is very weak? If I'm in a call and have the speaker on, it's just subpar. No where near what my Hero was capable of. Specially with my Hero, I paid for an app called "Loud Volume Hack" and it made my phone twice as loud and capable.
Of course that app doesn't work on the shift, so we're stuck with low volume.
Anyone know of or hear of some workarounds?

chugger93 said:
So does anyone else notice their max volume in general is very weak? If I'm in a call and have the speaker on, it's just subpar. No where near what my Hero was capable of. Specially with my Hero, I paid for an app called "Loud Volume Hack" and it made my phone twice as loud and capable.
Of course that app doesn't work on the shift, so we're stuck with low volume.
Anyone know of or hear of some workarounds?
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a program called volume ace is your friend

That app doesnt do anything after I installed it. All it is, is another way to adjust your volume controls through a different interface. IT doesn't maximize your volumes beyond what the OS allows you too like "Loud Volume Hack"

Check apps & themes section
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gingerbread volume issues

volume has decreased by over 50% on my droid x since i put gingerbread on it. any fix for this? i really like gb but i can barely hear my ringer if there is any noise around

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volume has decreased by over 50% on my droid x since i put gingerbread on it. any fix for this? i really like gb but i can barely hear my ringer if there is any noise around
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Yep, same problem. I'm hoping there is a fix even if it requires rooting. Otherwise I'll have to go back to froyo. All sound levels including phone calls have a reduced volume.

They are app in market that make volume founder work on DROIDX 2.3.3 it is volume + I hope that's helps
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The only difference in volume I've found is with BT headset (stereo). The new GB DX switches Media Volume to 5/15 when BT headset is connected, regardless of what it was set to prior. Very annoying.

There's a dsp manager in the apex 2.0 beta. You can change volume settings with that

All the sound booster software I've seen in the marketplace, none seem to have the ability to boost the voice cal volume.

mgerbasio said:
All the sound booster software I've seen in the marketplace, none seem to have the ability to boost the voice cal volume.
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Try the apex 2.0 beta. The dsp manager works well

Better sound from EVO 4g

Is there a way to improve the sound quality or make it louder? Also is there another way to wake up/turn off the phone without using the top button?

Is there a way to improve the sound quality or make it louder?
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On the speaker or through headphones? Either way, DSP Manager allows you do boost volume. But be very careful when boosting volume through the speaker, it can very well blow if you boost it too much. And that app will only allow you to boost it a little bit before it starts to distort.
Also is there another way to wake up/turn off the phone without using the top button?
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There are a few apps like No Lock that allow you to use the volume keys to unlock. Aside from that, there is no other way to wake the screen.

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Is there a way to improve the sound quality or make it louder? Also is there another way to wake up/turn off the phone without using the top button?
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I can wake my EVO with the volume buttons. Some ROMs have this option baked in, no app needed. Decks ICS ROM has this, for example.
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The latest mikg ROM has it also

wake evo 4g with other than top button
cyanogenmod 7 has the option of using side volume buttons to wake phone

There are several roms that use the volume buttons to turn on the screen. its called "volume rocker wake" in the display settings normally on the phone.