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Just purchased a new Nexus 7, which I up-dated to Jellybean 4.2 before use. I now find a number of issues have occurred with this release, the worst for me is the very poor volume level. Searching the net shows this is a real issue, but I can find no solutions that work.
Can anyone help please?
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I got this problem,too
Especially when it comes to use headphones,volume level seems to be very low also at maximum level...gets better with the speaker,that seems to have a decent volume level.
Are you guys unlocked? You could try to flash the system again to see if this fixes anything. You can go back to "having warranty" after that as I unlocked rooted flashed custom roms etc and then took it back to repair without any problems.
Yeah it is a 4.2.x thing.
If you are unlocked and have CWM or TRWP you can have a go with this. Works great for me.
Or you can try the two apps I've tried and works pretty good for me called volume boost and ear piece use them together and also go into there settings and set them to a 100% GOD BLESS YOU GUYS
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clay347 said:
Or you can try the two apps I've tried and works pretty good for me called volume boost and ear piece use them together and also go into there settings and set them to a 100% GOD BLESS YOU GUYS
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Mine is not unlocked yet,I bought it just a few days ago,so I think I'm gonna give these apps a chance!
No root required,right?
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Right I also forgot to mention I played around with the built in EQ I put mine on flat on the choices it gives you GOD BLESS YOU BRO I'm also stock
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I tried Ear Piece,but I found it useless: don't know how it's possible,but enabling the volume boost at any % level cause it to be lower than the stock one!
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ginryu said:
Yeah it is a 4.2.x thing.
If you are unlocked and have CWM or TRWP you can have a go with this. Works great for me.
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Ok,when I'll unlock the Nexus I'm definitely give this one a chance!
I have to say though that I refer particularly to the audio part of videos,as I consider the volume level in Google Play decent (not really high,but powerful enough)
Anyway I find that with the stock video player and with BS free the volume level of the videos is kinda low even at 100%...not VERY low,but not that great as you would expect from the maximum level of a device (my iPod touch is way louder than this even at about 80%)
No problems with output volume for me on 4.2.1 is louder than my Xperia S, however it does keep popping up with the warning about high listening volumes, my Xperia only warned me once.
I think there is European laws on volume output, I remember on my cowon mp3 player I had to choose China as my country to unlock full output volume as China is unaffected by the European laws, probably all deaf too!
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WasherUK said:
No problems with output volume for me on 4.2.1 is louder than my Xperia S, however it does keep popping up with the warning about high listening volumes, my Xperia only warned me once.
I think there is European laws on volume output, I remember on my cowon mp3 player I had to choose China as my country to unlock full output volume as China is unaffected by the European laws, probably all deaf too!
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Yep,that's another boring problem...
I also suspect that the European law is the issue about that,but I don't see any way to solve this except from using the device as a non-EU citizen (which means using it in another language for a non english guy like me)
Calibre8844 said:
Just purchased a new Nexus 7, which I up-dated to Jellybean 4.2 before use. I now find a number of issues have occurred with this release, the worst for me is the very poor volume level. Searching the net shows this is a real issue, but I can find no solutions that work.
Can anyone help please?
UK
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I have the same issue with the Nexus 7 32 gig and Jelly Bean. I tried some free apps and none worked. Then I remembered that XBMC I use on my desktop allows you to boost volume when playing video or music files. I found an android app for XBMC and installed it. Problem solved ,at least for media playback.
Hi All,
I moved from my Nexus 6 to the 6P two days ago, so far I'm loving every single aspect of this phone. The only thing I seem to be having issues with is with the volume.
On all the past phones I've had I've always boosted the audio via sound control with custom kernels, maybe I'm deaf but stock volumes just aren't loud enough.
I've tried a bunch of different Kernels on my 6P and also different kinds of roms, Stock, CM, etc. Whenever I change the volume value higher than +5 the headphones start cutting out as if the phone can't produce the sound at this volume.
Is this something that's a standard issue with the Nexus 6P or do I have a faulty device? I usually boost the volumes up by about 7 or 8 to enjoy music at the volume I need.
Any help would be much appreciated!
s3xxt0y said:
Hi All,
I moved from my Nexus 6 to the 6P two days ago, so far I'm loving every single aspect of this phone. The only thing I seem to be having issues with is with the volume.
On all the past phones I've had I've always boosted the audio via sound control with custom kernels, maybe I'm deaf but stock volumes just aren't loud enough.
I've tried a bunch of different Kernels on my 6P and also different kinds of roms, Stock, CM, etc. Whenever I change the volume value higher than +5 the headphones start cutting out as if the phone can't produce the sound at this volume.
Is this something that's a standard issue with the Nexus 6P or do I have a faulty device? I usually boost the volumes up by about 7 or 8 to enjoy music at the volume I need.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Slap v4a on it see if that helps:good:
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Slap v4a on it see if that helps:good:
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I've got v4a and dd+ helps a lot. Just wanted to know if this is an issue everybody has or if it's my device, just curious.
s3xxt0y said:
I've got v4a and dd+ helps a lot. Just wanted to know if this is an issue everybody has or if it's my device, just curious.
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Don't think so have you tried ex kernel yet think that has fauxsound support
Hey fellow xda guys
Just to state i always root and install roms on my devices but for this one am somewhat consious...i have it 3 days now and already thinking on rooting...what do u guys believe on this part?should i?
Bump. Its, something ive been searching for an answer to myself. Is there any noticeable increase in performance or functionality with the use of custom roms or kernels. I understand that xposed would play a great part in making this decision, but for someone who is not a very die hard user of the xposed framework, being as its a good enough phone without root, would you recommend rooting based on the custom roms and kernels available?
Well I have always rooted phones right back from the early days of my HTC HD1. Last year though I rooted my Galaxy S6 which tripped the Knox counter. Many people say Samsung will repair your phone in the UK but I can tell you thats not the case. My phone developed a fault and I spent 4 months in discussions with them and they would not budge. Threw all sorts of consumer laws at them with no joy. So if your happy tripping knox with the risk of down the road needing a repair then go for it. But I would suggest unless you really do need a specifice Root app then I wouldnt bother. With my GS7 Edge battery lasts comfortably all day so no need for root apps to extend battery and I have to admit the phone absolutely flies. But ultimately its down to you. Also if you use android pay or samsung pay or sky go or barclaycard app then root will prevent use of these. As I say though each to their own.
I would also like some more feedback on whether to root or not. This is my first time not rooting a phone out of the box.
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Stock here. Runs fantastic which is not always the case with rooted ones when you read the forum. Little glitch with eBay yesterday was the only issue I had to date.
I didnt find rooting my s7 edge exynos helped my battery to last longer.. the only thing i found helpful is the soundmod because of low quality audio..
It all depends on how you use your phone.
I always root my Android.
Just bought S7 Edge yesterday and root it the night I got it.
I never have problem with warranty here, with rooted device, they never check it.
So the drawback only Knox and Samsung Pay. Which I don't use anyway.
The advantages is a lot : XPosed, Custom Rom, Mods, etc..
jimmod said:
I always root my Android.
Just bought S7 Edge yesterday and root it the night I got it.
I never have problem with warranty here, with rooted device, they never check it.
So the drawback only Knox and Samsung Pay. Which I don't use anyway.
The advantages is a lot : XPosed, Custom Rom, Mods, etc..
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Where are you from?
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I really want to root but I use samsung pay all day long and even if it somehow was made to work with root having it would be unsecured and I dont know if I would want to link my atm and credit cards to it then
hadec said:
Hey fellow xda guys
Just to state i always root and install roms on my devices but for this one am somewhat consious...i have it 3 days now and already thinking on rooting...what do u guys believe on this part?should i?
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i rooted for audio mods. i noticed using xposed uses more battery but root is fine no drain.
I rooted for Greenify, ViperAudio & tweaking some Ui sounds but I'm a bit bummed that I can't use the Pay service here in NZ anymore.
Never had a problem with 6 years of Galaxy phones so I don't care to much for Warranty.
chinhe said:
I didnt find rooting my s7 edge exynos helped my battery to last longer.. the only thing i found helpful is the soundmod because of low quality audio..
It all depends on how you use your phone.
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Reading through this, just felt the need to jump on this one (sorry XD) - 'low quality audio'? This phone has very very good quality audio. Are you referring to the output volume? Because the *quality* is very good XD
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Reading through this, just felt the need to jump on this one (sorry XD) - 'low quality audio'? This phone has very very good quality audio. Are you referring to the output volume? Because the *quality* is very good XD
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Yes, i meant the low output of the volume especially when using the headset. I had to root and install mods.
chinhe said:
Yes, i meant the low output of the volume especially when using the headset. I had to root and install mods.
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It's plenty loud enough for me, would like to keep my hearing intact.
Out of interest though, how can you increase volume by rooting? Surely the limitations are hardware related, namely the internal headphone amplifier no?
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Yes, i meant the low output of the volume especially when using the headset. I had to root and install mods.
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Ah, in which case apologies for my pedantry! Out of interest, which mod did you install and are you satisfied?
drummerman said:
It's plenty loud enough for me, would like to keep my hearing intact.
Out of interest though, how can you increase volume by rooting? Surely the limitations are hardware related, namely the internal headphone amplifier no?
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You're right, but its sort of like the iso in a camera - it artificially boosts it, usually with the tradeoff of sound quality. With only a small boost the quality loss is probably too minimal to hear though, especially if coupled with a few EQ tweaks to try and lessen the effects.
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It's plenty loud enough for me, would like to keep my hearing intact.
Out of interest though, how can you increase volume by rooting? Surely the limitations are hardware related, namely the internal headphone amplifier no?
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With the OEM headset the volume output is too low for me, incall volume and music especially when im on the subway.
Volumeboost, dolby, viper. It all solved my problem.
chinhe said:
With the OEM headset the volume output is too low for me, incall volume and music especially when im on the subway.
Volumeboost, dolby, viper. It all solved my problem.
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The oem headset is pants imho, no offense meant.
I am a self confessed 'audiophile' and use Grado and Sennheiser h/phones with the s7e.
My issue with algorithm 'volume boosters' (as opposed to hardware) is that they almost certainly increase distortion and clipping.
chinhe said:
With the OEM headset the volume output is too low for me, incall volume and music especially when im on the subway.
Volumeboost, dolby, viper. It all solved my problem.
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drummerman said:
The oem headset is pants imho, no offense meant.
I am a self confessed 'audiophile' and use Grado and Sennheiser h/phones with the s7e.
My issue with algorithm 'volume boosters' (as opposed to hardware) is that they almost certainly increase distortion and clipping.
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I have the 64 Audio U12s - and have similar issues. The audio quality IS good on this phone though. Ill let you know how I get on with algorithm boosters this week.
Well i always root my phones on the first week but i just bought the s7 edge two weeks ago..i see that people have screen issues after first month or two so im afraid to trip knox right now..im confused..i dont care about warranty until this phone..but somthing is stopping me..what do you say should i root it and hope for the bedt or wait a month or two before rooting the device?
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I always like to root my android devices however jailbreaking/root is not always required for full customization on the phone (unlike on ios) It always comes down to personal preference, what were some things that made you want to root?
Hi, I have S8 Exynos version and would like to give a better sound to it. It's possible to improve sound quality without root?
Other issue about de sound that bothering me, it's the min. volume of the phone. When I'm listening to an WhatsApp audio, or even a common call, the minimum volume it still a lit bit loud to me. If anyone it's near me, the person can listen to it. Anyway to solve this without root too?
Thanks
I use Poweramp. It does enhance the music output significantly.
How you installed any app recently or the phone has been behaving like this ever since you bought it?
RossTeagan said:
How you installed any app recently or the phone has been behaving like this ever since you bought it?
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Didn't understand your question
mbashat said:
I use Poweramp. It does enhance the music output significantly.
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I'm using it around 7 years. really great player for good sound
thiagomed said:
Didn't understand your question
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The sound issue is present ever since you bought the phone? Or you noticed it recently?
I am asking because I want to know if the root cause of this issue is due to manufacturing or developed after you have installed an app.
RossTeagan said:
The sound issue is present ever since you bought the phone? Or you noticed it recently?
I am asking because I want to know if the root cause of this issue is due to manufacturing or developed after you have installed an app.
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It's not an really issue, is just something that bother me because I don't have a good amplification and like I said, the minimum volume of audios in calls or whatsapp audios it's too loud
I compared with my friend's iPhone X and noticed immediaty the sound from the iPhone X blew my Galaxy S8 Active right away!
The iPhone X speaker has much fuller rich tone and bass. Galaxy S8 sounds like all tremble.
Hi,
Recently I bought Samsung phone with ONE UI 1.1 and was shocked when I found out it lacks my favourite "Tube Amp Pro" sound effect. I was using it many years across all my Galaxys, but now its gone. BTW, I hate Dolby Amos! I hate It!!! Please, if someone could help me bring it back or install old Sound Alive apk without root I would appreciate it. Thanks.
P.S. Do you guys also miss it?
I recently switched from A Note 9 to an S10e and was shocked to find that the double press home button shortcut on the Gear S3 did not have the TIMER as a choice option, or it did on the Note 9.
I contacted Samsung and was told that options are different based on phone model.
WTF!
Ernas LTU said:
Hi,
Recently I bought Samsung phone with ONE UI 1.1 and was shocked when I found out it lacks my favourite "Tube Amp Pro" sound effect. I was using it many years across all my Galaxys, but now its gone. BTW, I hate Dolby Amos! I hate It!!! Please, if someone could help me bring it back or install old Sound Alive apk without root I would appreciate it. Thanks.
P.S. Do you guys also miss it?
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I am facing the same issue with my Galaxy m51. It is shocking that Samsung team is neglecting the audio department. Without the Tube Amp Pro, sound through headphones are lacking deep bass. Sound coming through headphones makes me feel like listening to some cheap chinese phone. Also the Dolby Atmos is not much helpful.