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Speakerphone volume

Is there any Android hack to up the volume of the speaker? I have a hard time hearing it in my car or around anyone.
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I was wondering the same thing. I can hardly hear anyone. While we're at it, it'd be nice to boost the headphone jack volume as well.

You can use mixzing player or poweramp to make the volume louder playing music, now for calls I don't know.
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Rooster85 said:
You can use mixzing player or poweramp to make the volume louder playing music, now for calls I don't know.
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Use DSPManager.

Anyone know of any presets available for DSPManager? Will it work with winamp or the stock player?
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Use DSPManager.
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This increases the speakerphone volume for calls? I tried it and it seemed to do nothing unless I did something wrong.

I don't think it effects speakerphone, just music played. Poweramp has a nice EQ with a few presets and you can always make it "louder" by cranking the preamp. Doubtful that your speaker sitch can handle the preamp as it distorts clarity, but it can make music louder. PreAmp is a ****ty player for day to day though cuz navigating to artists involves several touches. I guess I can just write down the levels of my custom preset in PowerAmp and apply those to DSPS
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Yeah, the low speaker volume bugs me, but apparently they can here me just clearly, can talk less than average volume (why couldn't it be like that for the receiving end too? :/)
Wish there was a fix OP, we'll just have to wait.

Yea I have to say I miss my TP2 and all those cab files lol thanks for the responses.
Dsp did nothing for me either. Guess its waiting time. Would anyone know where the volume is controled? Is it an android or kernel variable?
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bumping and writing 10 characters worth of letters bc I have to

Anyone find out anything new about this? DSPManager does help some. But it would really be nice to be able to turn up the speaker volume louder.

Yeah speaker is way too low
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Dont use any app... if your on sence you can just turn on hearing aid mode. gives you all kinds of range. Now if your on aosp ( cm7 ) use dsp manager or something.

Never thought of that, it seems to make a little difference, not a ton but a little. Now if someone can find a way to remove the icon

Boost headphone audio volume?

So for my job I'm in a company vehicle most of the time and listen to podcasts through an FM transmitter, but even with the volume turned all the way up on both the phone and stereo I have a hard time hearing it. I didn't have this problem on my old phones, are there any apps or anything to fix this? DSP manager didn't do any good, running CM10..
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Just noticed that it looks like this might be an issue with 4.2.2, I updated straight out of the box so didn't have anything to compare to. Any fixes?
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I'm dealing with this too and it's driving me nuts. When I connect my nexus 4 via aux jack I have to max out my stereo volume
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You happen to know if it's any different than 4.2.1?
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I can't say for sure bc I don't remember if I hooked it up to the car before I updated to 4.2.2. I really hope it's a software issue and not hardware. I've searched and alot of other ppl are experiencing this issue with no fix yet. Any else have any input?
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Same as you guys. I'm an avid music listener so I'm moving on to another phone. Not sure why the sound is so low. My galaxy did not have this problem.
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I've heard good things about this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/..._medium=organic&utm_term=android+boost+volume
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-E06-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005HJWWW8
it is definitely worth it.

So im officially happy again with my nexus 4 bc the volume issue I have been experiencing is gone thanks to Franco kernel! For anyone experiencing this problem I would highly recommend flashing CM10 and Franco kernel as well as buying the Franco kernel updater on the app store which allows you to tweak volume/gain output settings. Not to mention the color and gamma correction settings have made this display insane. Plus all your other standard tweaks are available like cpu overclocking and undervolting if you're into that kind of thing. I hope this helps!
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You could root your device and replace the stock kernel with for example, Faux's new kernel or Morfic's Trinity Kernel (Use the newest releases). They've both implemented the ability to increase volume with use of Faux's app in the play store (Paid app, helps the developer and allows you to adjust how much louder or quiet you want it so hey win-win). Faux's kernel that allows extra volume is V.009 and Morfic's is Trinity TF111 <-- can be found on Simm's G+ page (Not found on the Derkenel website). Faux's kernel can be found easily by clicking his links on his thread. Hope this helps

Yea so I thought boosting headphone volume would help but now I'm just getting noticeable distortion. What a f'n joke. LG really dropped the ball. I have no complaints otherwise, but this is a big issue and it's enough to make me consider moving on to another phone unfortunately
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sparks83 said:
it's enough to make me consider moving on to another phone unfortunately
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i thought i noticed a problem last weekend when i randomly thought to listen to music using headphones, but i forgot about it until today
my 'normal' headphones are at work, but i tried some others i had in the drawer and found that the headphones i use make a BIG difference to how loudly i can hear the music...the best of the bunch (VModa) triple the volume and quality of the sound when compared to a Sony pair which results in distorted sound and very low volume
i will try my Phillips headphones at work and see if they are as good as the VModa
i also tried Franco kernel volume boost and while it does increase the volume, it distorts the sounds a lot

n7of9 said:
i thought i noticed a problem last weekend when i randomly thought to listen to music using headphones, but i forgot about it until today
my 'normal' headphones are at work, but i tried some others i had in the drawer and found that the headphones i use make a BIG difference to how loudly i can hear the music...the best of the bunch (VModa) triple the volume and quality of the sound when compared to a Sony pair which results in distorted sound and very low volume
i will try my Phillips headphones at work and see if they are as good as the VModa
i also tried Franco kernel volume boost and while it does increase the volume, it distorts the sounds a lot
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What really annoys me is when I plug it into my aux port in my car. The sound is so low compared to my N7 it is rediculous

can this be a hardware issue as opposed to firmware/programing ?

If your phone is rooted you could give this a shot! Worked great for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025486

Sound Enhancement

Does anyone have a way to boost the sound on this phone? Even turned all the way up, it is not very loud when listening to native music player or Pandora. Its great with the head phones but I set it on the table and listen while I cook and clean.

This is why I wish clark44 would bring his freegs rom over here. In that rom he had mod that would increase the volume by 40% percent. Hopefully someone here will make a mod for it soon
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E The Magnificent said:
This is why I wish clark44 would bring his freegs rom over here. In that rom he had mod that would increase the volume by 40% percent. Hopefully someone here will make a mod for it soon
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Ya my s3 had the option to boost volume 50% or 100%. I miss The People's Rom!

Volume+ from the play store is what I use

Nevell said:
Volume+ from the play store is what I use
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That app was never known to increase the volume on any device
I love the 90s. Good times.

E The Magnificent said:
That app was never known to increase the volume on any device
I love the 90s. Good times.
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It's been working for me since the Nexus LTE all the way to the GS4
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tyler1037 said:
Does anyone have a way to boost the sound on this phone? Even turned all the way up, it is not very loud when listening to native music player or Pandora. Its great with the head phones but I set it on the table and listen while I cook and clean.
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Faux released a kernel for the sprint gs4 that's compatible with his speaker loudness and amp control app on the playstore.
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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.
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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.
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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?

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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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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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Increase volume

Is there anyway to increase with the S5 thru headphones? I used to use DSP manager with my old phone and it made a world of difference... Also is there anyway to get better signal. There are times I have 1x signal but my phone wont do anything thru the internet..
Bump anyone?

Check the themes and apps thread thought I saw a mod in there. I personally changed my settings in (mixer paths) with root browser.
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You could use viper and use AGC to raise the volume. Though I seem to remember an actual volume boost. But then it seemed to disappear. You can also use an EQ as a pre-amp. If it does not have a gain slider just boost all the frequencies the same amount. Start with +3db with your volume low and then bring up your volume. You got to be careful to not overdrive the preamp stage so go slow. If it does start distorting you can pull the bass frequencies to sacrifice some bass for volume. Bass frequencies take the most power so small changes can get you some more headroom.
If you have hard to drive phones you could get a cheap/small DAC. If there aren't already there will be volume hacks coming.
Have you tried anything from the Play Store for more volume?
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Broadley1: what do i do? What is the mod called? Im on stock S5
ezas: I havent tried the playstore yet. Figured i would ask here before I bloat my cellphone more than it already is.. Would really appreciate it if there is a app or some tweak to boost volume as it seems somewhat low compared to my old HTC EVO

If you are not rooted you can't use viper ?
Just search on volume in the play store. If you need it is not boat is it.
I used my headphones for music yesterday and it was plenty loud at 1/2 volume.
Light bulb just went off. Sound alive has an EQ. As I said just boost (each slider) them all a little bit at a time.
Give it a try and I'll subscribe to this thread.
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ezas: what do you use to get it loud enough at only 50%? I just checked sound alive & the EQ is literally all the way up on everything. However, i think that EQ is only for the music player right? Its not for incoming calls ?

Yes that's true. Sound Alive is only going to help music. LOL I didn't really think that through.
I haven't been playing with my phone much so I can't offer much help.
Is it volume for speaker, headphone or both.
And what do you men by volume at 50%?
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In your reply you said at 50% yours is plenty loud thru headphones. I mainly care about the volume thru headphones & when making calls but increasing speaker volume would help too for incoming calls. I wish there was something as effective as the DSP app I used to have but was only useable thru root...

Root is SUPER EASY on this phone. I used it in the car today and I had to turn it all the way up but at that level it was driving my car stereo fine.
What headphones do you have? Are they considered 'hard to drive'?
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The headphones I have worked fine with my old HTC Evo 4g however I needed to be rooted & tweak the eq curves under the app called DSP Manager. Without this app the sound was also pretty low on my old phone. Ezas what ROM are you using on the S5? If the phone bricks or something goes wrong will verizon void the warranty if I need to bring it in?

Pivo187 said:
The headphones I have worked fine with my old HTC Evo 4g however I needed to be rooted & tweak the eq curves under the app called DSP Manager. Without this app the sound was also pretty low on my old phone. Ezas what ROM are you using on the S5? If the phone bricks or something goes wrong will verizon void the warranty if I need to bring it in?
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Don't worry about the phone. If after you root and run into a problem or need to take the phone back to Verizon you can easily recover and take it back to stock by using method in the following thread. [SOFTWARE] [GUIDE]***Odin Back To Stock*** R… | Verizon Galaxy S 5 | XDA Forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
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Semi related issue:
All of a sudden, my in-call volume is really low. Even on speaker phone. All volume settings are turned up. Ideas?

hoovnick said:
Semi related issue:
All of a sudden, my in-call volume is really low. Even on speaker phone. All volume settings are turned up. Ideas?
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try a battery pull, worked for me.