[Q] Speaker (both) aren't very loud... Anyone? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, I've noticed that my in-call volume (which I've maxed) isn't very loud.
Also, the ringer/notifications aren't very loud either...
I moved into this N4 a couple days ago from an Atrix 2. Is it just that my A2 was a lot louder?
I'm using the Paranoid Android ROM. Is there a way to tweak both volumes in this ROM or somehow else?

Try fauxes kernel and his app on the playstore
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I like the paranoid android kernel

Well too bad
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Wow. Most helpful comment on the forums. Ever.
Can I please get someone else to chime in?
Maybe some other people that have a N4 that have good sound stock, or others that think its really quiet?

S2005x said:
Wow. Most helpful comment on the forums. Ever.
Can I please get someone else to chime in?
Maybe some other people that have a N4 that have good sound stock, or others that think its really quiet?
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Personally, the speaker is fine. It's quite loud. Probably the speaker and notification ring is louder on the Atrix 2 and you were so used to it.
If you want it louder you're going to have to switch kernels.

scream4cheese said:
Personally, the speaker is fine. It's quite loud. Probably the speaker and notification ring is louder on the Atrix 2 and you were so used to it.
If you want it louder you're going to have to switch kernels.
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Oh well, I guess I'll just live with it then. I will eventually get used to it I'm sure. I have to use speaker phone a lot because I can't hear people with the ear speaker.
Was thinking about a bluetooth ... but I tend to hate those...

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Speaker Volume too low

Anyone else think the volume of the external speaker is too low. I litterally struggle to have a speakphone conversation and watching media is disappointing.
Could it just be my phone hardware and needs to be exchanged for a new unit?
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I have the same problem. The speaker volume is quite low, especially compared to the headphone volume.
Yes, very low. That has been a little disappointment to me.
Same for me. Do the last update solve this problem?
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hopefully the devs are implementing the volume hack in the custom kernels.
Download volume+(sound boost)
From the market problem solved cost 2 bucks tho worth it
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cant really hear the other side with the gtalk video function
Solution!
Hey!
Cut a long story short, I Bought my neuxs s and was very disappointed with the volume level especially on the headset.
I looked round for 2 weeks for a solution, found one!
INSTALL A KERNEL WHICH SUPPORTS VOODOO SOUND CONTROL!
The sound volume is now VERY loud!
Here is a link to a hybrid kernel, half stock, half Cyanogenmod with Voodoo sound & colour control! its outta this world
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282
cdaly985 said:
Hey!
Cut a long story short, I Bought my neuxs s and was very disappointed with the volume level especially on the headset.
I looked round for 2 weeks for a solution, found one!
INSTALL A KERNEL WHICH SUPPORTS VOODOO SOUND CONTROL!
The sound volume is now VERY loud!
Here is a link to a hybrid kernel, half stock, half Cyanogenmod with Voodoo sound & colour control! its outta this world
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282
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is there a way to increase speaker (not headset) volume with the Voodoo control app?
I only found headset volume increase...
The newest update that just came out increased my in ear speaker tremendously.
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With that app you can increase the external speaker
For in call volume supercurio is working on it
For headphones theres voodoo sound
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Do I really have to install those roms to get my Vol louder?
I don't think u need a Rom for volume+
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even with voodoo speaker is pathetic (unless you go outside at like 2am when its dead quiet
Oops double post please delete
Any help with the speaker volume? T_T
Volume+ (Sound boost) or Voodoo (in stock rom) doesnt work :/
Sorry for my bad english
AgoYaMo said:
Any help with the speaker volume? T_T
Volume+ (Sound boost) or Voodoo (in stock rom) doesnt work :/
Sorry for my bad english
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Voodoo requires a custom kernel, but it doesn't increase the volume anyway.
But I think it's loud enough, and who watches a movie on their phone?
dario3040 said:
Voodoo requires a custom kernel, but it doesn't increase the volume anyway.
But I think it's loud enough, and who watches a movie on their phone?
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I dont
I only NEED hear my ringtones and my notifications :/
Is TOO low :S
Is it me or does the new update 2.3.4 sound a little louder overall?
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install volume (+) sound boost works like a charm really....
great improvement in sound after this,,..and no rooting required even..

Volume problem!!!!!

Hey guys just wondering if anyone is facing any volume problems after the 3.1 update.........prior to the upgrade I had awesome crisp sound flowing through the speakers and equally good sound through headphones ......... after upgrading I lost sound on my left speaker and sound through headphones is barely a whisper .........any suggestions guys? Cheers in advance
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I think my volume is lower then it was before the update.
now that I think of it, my max volume sounds quieter as well.
Right speaker sound is gone and left too quiet after update. Headphones too low. After two resets and no change returned to walmart. I cannot deal with such nonsense.
zaldwaik said:
Right speaker sound is gone and left too quiet after update. Headphones too low. After two resets and no change returned to walmart. I cannot deal with such nonsense.
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I know what you mean....... The sound experience went from good to gutter ....... Please guys anyone out there have a solution help us out
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yohanpra said:
I know what you mean....... The sound experience went from good to gutter ....... Please guys anyone out there have a solution help us out
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ive noticed this to.. i thought it was just me..but it does sound lower even using headphones
download "equalizer" from the market(free app) go to custom and set to Max. It does fc every so often. When it does just launch the app again
Nope I had that running already its no help
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My volume is crap from day one (launch date) Right is louder then Left. Hopefully there's a fix for this.
F**k I think my tf knew I was complaining about it ........ You guys are gonna love this...... Now only my right speaker side is playing music and only the left side on headphones is playing music........and before u smart assess out there say maybe its ur headphones ....its not I tried 3 different pairs :b
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Mine works well after the leaked 3.1, maybe a bit less volume though. Balance on speakers and headphones is perfect. Left speaker no longer has issues, probably related to lower volume. FLAC on headphones is remarkably good.
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No problem here.
Both speakers seems balanced and loud.
However this is my 2nd transformer I bought.
The first one i had the right side stopped working
then both died =/ lol RMA getting it back on 6th.
Sigh now its in stock. I can't sell it -.-
I am using the leaked version and sound is great. Of course don't expect a loud buzz from the built-in speakers, but with my JLAB headset it fine!
Just got mine yesterday... did the update and everything seems to work well except for the speakers.... Overall quality kinda seems crappy and my right speaker is much louder than the left one. This sux
I'm going to try to downgrade to 3.01 then upgrade on the leaked version ...... I'll keep u guys posted
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yohanpra said:
I'm going to try to downgrade to 3.01 then upgrade on the leaked version ...... I'll keep u guys posted
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Keep us updated.
I am thinking I will get one of these; sound really does suck in my Transformer; love everything else about it.:
http://www.amazon.com/Technica-AT-PHA10-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B002T6NZMS/ref=sr_1_26?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307193942&sr=1-26
Above For headphones.
For portable:
http://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-Ultraportable-Speaker-Players/dp/B001ELK2NY/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0
OR
http://www.amazon.com/SimplyVibe-SV-X6-Rechargeable-Portable-Speakers/dp/B004EOURA6/ref=sr_1_31?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307197226&sr=1-31
Anyone else tried these type of devices with your transformer?
looks like a common issue :-(
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1074777.html
is there no way to tweak balance by default? else will return it
Well some good news. Supercurio is improving the sound on the Asus Transformer. He did a great job on the galaxy phones. So there's hope yet.
http://twitter.com/#!/supercurio
hey guys i tried to downgrade to 3.01 but for some reason i couldnt do that , so i did a factory reset to see if that would solve the problem, still didnt solve the problem ...... out of ideas at the moment..... anyone got any other ideas..... or even better does anyone know how to downgrade TW.epad-8.4.4.5 running android 3.1 to the old 3.01

Speaker very Quiet - Was not always quiet.

My Nexus 7 is really hard to hear, the volume is really low. I have searched threads and have seen people talking about their speaker crackling and stuff like that but mine is just really quiet and it happened after I restored the original image.
It was a normal volume prior and now I cannot seem to get any decent volume out of it. Does anyone have any pointers at all?
It is frustrating me that it will not go very loud now and I would deal with it had it always been like that but it is definitely quieter than it was.
Are their any Roms/Kernels that may increase volume at all as well?
Matt
Hi mate,
If you've just re-flashed the stock image and the speaker went quiet, then the best thing you could do is to try it again. Or you could try any custom ROM to see if the volume return to normal.
You might just have been really unlucky that the speaker has blown around the time that you re installed it. In which case, i'd recommend that ASUS get another nexus 7 back............. Yeah, i know it means a lot of messing about, but it might be the only way :good:
Jon565G said:
Hi mate,
If you've just re-flashed the stock image and the speaker went quiet, then the best thing you could do is to try it again. Or you could try any custom ROM to see if the volume return to normal.
You might just have been really unlucky that the speaker has blown around the time that you re installed it. In which case, i'd recommend that ASUS get another nexus 7 back............. Yeah, i know it means a lot of messing about, but it might be the only way :good:
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I reflashed it back to stock again and it seems a bit louder, not overly loud but a definite improvement. (I am led to believe that the Nexus 7 is a quite tablet anyway so wont swap it over!)
Thanks for your help.
I've noticed this on my stock rooted unit also. Very hard to hear most things.
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You could try the Kaos ROM in the development thread (I believe it has Xloud implemented). Otherwise try DSP manager and set speaker to acoustic equalizer.
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[Q] Am I the only one that can't hear the call waiting tone?

Well, I just missed yet another important call because I could not hear my call waiting tone/beep. It is so low that it's almost inaudible. Does anyone else have this issue at all? Any fix for the volume/pitch?
Edit: Running CM10.1 Nightlies
RavenII said:
Well, I just missed yet another important call because I could not hear my call waiting tone/beep. It is so low that it's almost inaudible. Does anyone else have this issue at all? Any fix for the volume/pitch?
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Do you have another device to compare it to? My Nexus 4s ringtone is more than loud enough, I can hear it in another room through a wall when it's charging
lopezk38 said:
Do you have another device to compare it to? My Nexus 4s ringtone is more than loud enough, I can hear it in another room through a wall when it's charging
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lmao nice reading
OP, what ROM are you using? I'm not sure about the stock ROM but with CM10.1, you can set it to vibrate on call waiting. Beyond that, I don't know if there'd be an easy way to bump the call waiting tone..
I know that there is a mod to make the speaker louder for the Nexus 4, but idk how good that is for the speaker. I also have the bumper, which lifts the speaker off whatever it's on so it isn't muffled. Maybe make a video OP?
lopezk38 said:
I know that there is a mod to make the speaker louder for the Nexus 4, but idk how good that is for the speaker. I also have the bumper, which lifts the speaker off whatever it's on so it isn't muffled. Maybe make a video OP?
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dude reread.
Ziddey, yeah, I saw that, but I just don't know why the actual volume is so low...running CM10.1 Nightlies (first post updated).
The call waiting was so annoying I disabled it, usually I can just ignore it but not on the N4.
Running CM RC1
How was it annoying?
I thought it was just me, I cannot hear the call waiting tone usually either. It is not related to the media volume, is it?
Do you modify your /system/media folder? That's the only thing I could think of being the issue.
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How was it annoying?
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Usually I can ignore it and just talk through it, with the n4 it was loud enough that it interrupted the call.
I'm with the OP. I'm running Carbon 1.7 and I don't think I've ever heard the call waiting tone. I miss calls all the time because of this. If any one can shed a light on this it would be great.

Extremely low in call volume. Files to edit?

I've been running OmniRom with PA full modular gapps for a while. Currently on 03/05 nightly w/Franco 203.
I use Viper4Android to adjust my headphones and speaker levels.
I have been having extremely low in call volume since 4.4 and I can't figure out why. No one seems to have an issue. I've played with adjustments in Franco's app as well as settings in Viper but it doesn't help. My music sounds great though and voice calls put on speaker are very loud and clear. It's just the handset speaker that's really low.
Previously on my Sensation, I could make edits TPA2051_CFG_XC.csv that would help. And in the Nexus 5 forums I see you can edit mixer_paths.xml to help as well but when I look at the Nexus 4's mixer_path, there isn't a line to adjust handset volume.
Is there a file I could edit to adjust my in call volume? Or any other way to fix this?
Edit: Forgot to include, I use hybrid radio 33-98 for LTE. I've tried other regular and hybrid radios as well and that hasn't helped.
I wonder how helpful this would be for you, but I faced problems with in-call earpiece volume. I had to connect my headphones, call a number, maximize the volume, remove headphones and re-test the volume without headphones. Apparently, I had noticed that it mixed settings of both the profiles - with headphones & without headphones.
Regards,
Amogh
amokspam said:
I wonder how helpful this would be for you, but I faced problems with in-call earpiece volume. I had to connect my headphones, call a number, maximize the volume, remove headphones and re-test the volume without headphones. Apparently, I had noticed that it mixed settings of both the profiles - with headphones & without headphones.
Regards,
Amogh
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Just tried it a few times. No go for me. Volumes for with and w/out headphones are at max. I tried lowering one and the other. Or raising them at different intervals. Still didn't help.
Thanks for trying though.
I actually have the same problem right now. I tired using a flash able zip. Which I have no idea where it is now but all it did was completely disable touch for me. I never tried ViperX but I'll keep snooping around and see what works for me and let you know
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Did you ever resolve this?
kingkaiser said:
Did you ever resolve this?
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Nope. Sorry. I don't think many people are having issues. It might be hardware related but I haven't done a full format to test anything new out.
I update to the newest nightly like once a month and I don't make very many calls so it hasn't been detrimental to me yet.
I haven't seen anyone bring it up in the Omni thread though so I'm certain either a clean start should do the trick or it's hardware related and you'll need an RMA.
Hope you find a resolution for your issue! I'll definitely post something here if I ever figure it out on my end.
Same issue here. Occasionally I've fixed it between kernel or Rom flashing, but never found out what I did to fix and when I'd flash again it would go back to bad quality again. Sometimes I have to stick a finger in one ear and press the phone hard into the other ear to hear anybody
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n2d551 said:
Same issue here. Occasionally I've fixed it between kernel or Rom flashing, but never found out what I did to fix and when I'd flash again it would go back to bad quality again. Sometimes I have to stick a finger in one ear and press the phone hard into the other ear to hear anybody
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Yeah, mine worked well again for a day. The next time I restarted, it was crap again, and I have no clue what I did differently...
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I also facing same issue from last few day after flashing 4.4 kit kat cm 11.2
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Guys, I'm on an s3, but someone posted a file in the neatrom 4.3 thread that works. Not sure if it'll work for everyone but thought I'd let you know that a fix is out there (can't copy the link coz I'm on tapatalk)
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kingkaiser said:
Guys, I'm on an s3, but someone posted a file in the neatrom 4.3 thread that works. Not sure if it'll work for everyone but thought I'd let you know that a fix is out there (can't copy the link coz I'm on tapatalk)
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I'm a bit hesitant to flash something for the S3 onto the N4. Plus, the file in that zip you're referring to isn't one that's contained on the N4 in that directory.
Thanks for noting, though. Maybe I'll backup and try it to see.
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