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Quiet speaker on CM7

Ever since installing the first CM7 built at the beginning of the year my phones external speaker has been substantially quieter when compared to Samsung Rom's. I have turned off the voodoo sound option to tune speaker for music, which makes it only slightly louder. On Samsung rom I was able to always hear my phone ring and incoming notifications, lately I have been missing a lot because the external speaker volume is just too low. Anyone have any solutions to increase the maximum volume of the phone speaker? Thx
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Install Samsung JVR....
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Aha, I thought I was getting deafer from nightly to nightly, but also noticed the lower volume. Think that on #96, it was still like stock.

dont you think you would get more help on cm forum ?

which versions are you talking about.
I'm running #102 and do not notice anything like it.

Go to DSP manager->phone speaker->enable equalizer. Then select custom preset and increase the last 3 bars to around +5. Reduce the last one if u getting too much treble
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Try Volume+ worked well for my too quiet speaker with miui
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In call Sound crackling/distortion in receiver

I purchased the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500.
I'm facing a crackling/distortion during calls.
I got my handset replaced twice. My 2nd and 3rd handset after replacement also face the same issue.
I have given my handset again for replacemnt.
Anyone facing the same issue?
There's a crackling/distortion during calls at max volume.

+1

I have noticed that too. Beyond a certain sound, there is cracking sound. Happens on Airtel Network.

Yup!!!!!!!!
Same here. More audible when you hear the ring back tone. its like some thin film vibrating over the speaker.
btw I am on airtel too

Same here, when having a call I can hear a crackling sound, it's minor but somehow annoying. Right now I'm not worried but I'm thinking about how it might become a bigger problem in the future.
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Are you airtel too? My collegue has an s3 on airtel.. high volume has the same effect on it.. on 75-80% of the volume its fine
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Best time to test it is while dialing 121 customer support number on full volume
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Hii,
I have cracking sound at earpiece call reciever speaker at full volume, is that normal?
:'(
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Apparently it is.. the sound is not properly optimised
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sebilrulz said:
Apparently it is.. the sound is not properly optimised
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U sure it is normal?
Actually asking because I m trying to replace the device... but hard.. doa period is out...
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I have tried many I9500s and all have this problem.
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Take it from me, it is normal.. my colleague who has the S4 told me that he does not have this problem. I personally checked it and realised that the problem is actually there.. but only some of us notice it.. keep the volume above 3-4th level and you should it be fine..
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sebilrulz said:
Apparently it is.. the sound is not properly optimised
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sebilrulz said:
Take it from me, it is normal.. my colleague who has the S4 told me that he does not have this problem. I personally checked it and realised that the problem is actually there.. but only some of us notice it.. keep the volume above 3-4th level and you should it be fine..
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otacon888 said:
I have tried many I9500s and all have this problem.
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Really thankful to u guys...
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There is a new update on galaxy s4 india today. Update it and see if the problem has reduced. I feel it has reduced but it could just be a placebo effect..
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i'm using MEA f/w and still have the crackling sound, but it's much better when using "clear sound" setting

Same here.. with clear sound enabled it it greatly reduced.
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Fixed on MF3 :good:
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I can also confirm that samsung has fixed the problem. I am using MF8.

I don't think this is a software issue, but a hardware one.
I disassembled an S4, I unmounted the earpiece speaker. It comes attached with 2 more sensors.
I made a test call with the back case disassembled so I could press with my finger against the earpiece speaker and the crackling noise dissipated away.
Its like by pressing on it the vibration of the speaker was limited and it sounded pretty normal at max volume.
As a workaround, I inserted a piece of low density foam (found in many packaging boxes) between the earpiece and the front speaker grill and the distortion appeared again, but fainter, after I mounted the back case (speaker assembly) and tightened the screws. Indeed, like others said, its best heard when ring tone is playing when calling someone.
The earpieces is found for $3 on ebay as spare parts, maybe I'll try a new one.
I really hope its not a Samsung design flaw. Check the pics. Thoughts?
I'm pretty upset. I paid a lot of money for this phone, it has a problem and I don't like to send it to service to get it raped by some uncaring hands. I would like to have it changed, I hope its not going to be a difficult process as many things are in my country after you pay the money. How hard was it for you to get it changed?
Has this issue been treated in other threads on the internet?
Little offtopic: the best in call sound experience I had was/is with Blackberry Bold series. They have a clear sound, crisp, no distortion, even with a little bass. Sounds solid. Too bad is that limited.

The problem is with Adapt Sound!, disable it in sound settings [Call Sound] and everything should be fine. Hope this helps:good:

Mute button

It seems the mute button on the phone app doesn't work. When I click it in a phone call, it doesn't seem to work , and I no liberty see a notification of the mute in the status bar.
I'm on N4, CM 10.1 STABLE, with radio 27. Previously on stock I noticed same. And my previous phone with MIUI also mute seemed broken. Is this a problem going back to Goggles code? Or is there a fix?
Thanks
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There is a cm specific thread in general here try posting there . just search it .maybe its questions and answers actually I dunno but there is one
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[Q] Sprint S4 Speaker Volume Increase Program / Mod??

Have googled and searched here and while I can find some volume tweaks, I have found nothing that works with the sprint S4. My hearing sucks and even with hearing aids it is sometimes a stretch.
Does anyone know of any program or mod that will actually work on the rear speaker? Viper for Android appears to only work on headphones or audio output?
Thanks in advance

Thanks to jovy23 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293133 ...it increases stock volume, if you cant hear it after this you have a problem...lol...
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w8setter said:
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Cant remeber where I got it from...it increases stock volume, if you cant hear it after this you have a problem...lol...
Just flash in recovery
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Yes works a little to well. Have to turn my phone down now
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E The Magnificent said:
Yes works a little to well. Have to turn my phone down now
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Bad sound quality on 4.4 custom Roms

Hallo,
I would like to make a simple question...
Tried 2 custom 4.4 Roms on my LG G2 (droidkangs and mahdis) and in both versions I noticed the same problem...
The speaker sound (even though loud) is of VERY bad quality when playing deeper sounds like basses!
In stock Roms the sound (same MP3) is crystallclear... Tried many settings in DSP manager... Tried almost everything I found in iNet, but I am going back to stock based Roms as on max volume its like my speaker is broken :/ (when I use headphones or BT headset I don't have that issue)
Could any1 please tell me what the reason for this problem is?? Is it normal that the sound quality from speaker is so much worse than the stock versions??
And can this be fixed?
Please, if some1 knows the answer just give me the info as I rly don't want to go back to stock Rom :/
Thank you!

I have the same problem on Cyanogenmod 11 and Paranoid .

CyanogenMod the sound is pretty low, on Mahdi's pretty high. Try equalizer settings on those ROMs. It might require a tweak to your liking.
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Same here. Running CM11 and speaker quility cracks up when it gets loud. I tried messing with Viper, but alas, no improvement. Don't think there's a fix yet though..
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KapteinKing said:
Same here. Running CM11 and speaker quility cracks up when it gets loud. I tried messing with Viper, but alas, no improvement. Don't think there's a fix yet though..
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Try mahdi its pretty good. At least the one before today is.
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Thanks for the tip, and will do
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bachera said:
Try mahdi its pretty good. At least the one before today is.
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Mahdi has same issue if you max sound... I think that all the 4.4 roms have this problem so flashing other customs won't help.

i never use the speaker because i thought it was terrible to begin with but i just tested it out and and mine does not get very loud but i use headphones 99.999.9999999999999 percent of the time but it is definately a bug but other than this bug i really havent had anyother problems

Getting the same poor phone call sound quality d803 carbon