Any1 having this issue where the spoken turn by turn direction sound via GMaps & Waze over a car's speaker is very muted?
Can't say for sure if it was with 7.1.1 related update(s) or with the early January Google Maps or Late December Waze update.
I know that some Nexus users had 7.1.1 Bluetooth connectivity issues but I hadn't heard about the volume being an issue.
I've checked all my volume related systems settings & the referenced apps' volume settings.
But everything looks like it should be in terms of volume levels & when to come on (always).
Streaming music/radio via other apps & the BT phone works as expected for both sound & performance.
Any ideas?
UPDATE
Found some conversation surrounding this on a Waze forum.
Basically, it has to do with the BT audio level sometimes being attenuated to a lower level for no apparent reason.
It's some sort of bug but not sure if Android or BT or map oriented.
The workaround is to turn up the volume using the phone's volume rocker button while in Waze or GMaps app.
Then close down the app & reopen. It should work automajically the next time the app is used.
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So today I needed to use google maps to navigate to an address, so like i used to on my Incredible, I put in the address, selected navigate and everything was good until I came to my first turn, Pandora muted and I heard the voice turn direction, but it was not through my car's speakers. I checked that Navigation wasn't muted then I checked that the media volume was turned all the way up and it was. So what's the deal, is there a setting I'm missing or something, or is the Fascinate's only capability to play music through the headphone jack? I know you can't have a phone conversation with the phone pluged into an aux jack in a car as it keeps the mic on the phone mute, but it won't play nav directions through the head phone jack either?
This is a known issue. It is supposed to be fixed with 2.2. I hope.
There were a couple of devs working on a fix, but nothing that works yet.
I had voice prompts through my car stereo using Google navigation this past weekend while using the stock music player. Didn't try it with Pandora.
I had to turn the phone's media volume way down and crack the navigation audio all the way up, then crack my car stereo as the navigation volume is an order of magnitude softer than the media volume on the Fascinate (which is a known bug that is hopefully going to be fixed).
martian21 said:
I had voice prompts through my car stereo using Google navigation this past weekend while using the stock music player. Didn't try it with Pandora.
I had to turn the phone's media volume way down and crack the navigation audio all the way up, then crack my car stereo as the navigation volume is an order of magnitude softer than the media volume on the Fascinate (which is a known bug that is hopefully going to be fixed).
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I had the same issue, then found a fix for it this morning. I posted it here:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sa...s/85988-navigation-volume-low.html#post957765
As far as being able to hear the navigation through your speakers, it should work. Mine has worked fine since the beginning. I only had an issue with the volume being really low. Perhaps that is what you are seeing. Sometimes the navigation volume would be so low that I would hear the music turn down for the directions, but I didn't hear any directions until I turned up my radio to max.
I reflashed the rom I was using and that seems to have cleared the issue up. Thanks for the sound fix SnrSuave.
When connecting my new $80 BlueAnt T1 headset, to my rooted Android phone running Bionix V with voodoo always resets the "Bluetooth In-Call volume" to a level that is really low. It seems to be dependent on the type of headset I use. On some headsets it's set to 100%, others to 0%, and others somewhere in between. During a call you can set the volume to a comfortable level with the hardware volume buttons on the phone, which persists during the same bluetooth session. However, once you disconnect and reconnect, the volume level is at it's "default" level again.
In the mornings, when I connect my bluetooth to my phone, I get a brief message "Adjusting volume for bluetooth", which denotes that there is some type of profile setting that is unique for that headset.
This problem can be very annoying when using a hands-free system for the car for example, because you always have to take your phone out of your pocket to adjust the volume, while driving. This issue creates a dangerous situation rather than preventing one. When receiving a call, I must now look at AND adjust my phone volume every time a call is accepted while I drive. The bluetooth in-call volume NEEDS a way to be set and retained, before someone is badly injured or worse.
The correct behavior should be that it stores the bluetooth in-call volume level for every bluetooth headset that is connected.
I've done some research on the internet, but it's very clear that many people are having this problem with a lots of different headsets.
It very well might be an Android problem, but that doesn't explain why I'm having this issue with the BlueAnt T1, not my other headsets.
I have a Samsung Vibrant with Android 2.2. Is anyone else having this issue?
Okay! It seems I found a workable solution (kind-of). I downloaded the free app 'Volume Locker' from the market. Volume Locker locks your sound volume levels inplace, to where if you accidentally change your levels, it puts them back in place where you locked them.
Now, what I did is I called someone using by bluetooth headset, I had to manually turned up the 'in-call bluetooth volume' then I activated the Volume Locker app.
Now, everytime I call out using my Bluetooth headset, I don't have to KEEP turning up the 'in-call bluetooth volume' that resets everytime I disconnect a call.
I hope the Android engineers who make these OS updates will recognize this BUG and develop a fix. For right now, I can use 'Volume Locker'.
I am using a BlueParrott headset with my Essential (nougat), it worked great with my V10. When I make a call the audio is so quiet I cannot hear it while driving (voice prompts, ringing, and voice mail), until they answer then I can hear fine. If I turn the volume all the way up I can hear it ring but when they answer its very loud. I've rebooted, repaired, and turned bluetooth off/on, I've played with all the volumes. I seem to remember this happening with my S3, but I had do many roms on that phone I don't remember the fix. Anyone have a suggestion?
I have just recently had decreased volume issue on my PH-1.
Previously output volume levels were excellent.
Posted about my issue:
https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/7ka45h/lower_volume_since_121317/
If your problem is specific to BT and/or wired speaker-out volume levels ..., you may want to play with the settings related to absolute volume.
Settings/Developer Options/Disable absolute volume - Toggle On/Off
Unfortunately that didn't help. I think I'll upgrade to oreo when I get home next weekend, maybe it will help.
I would have sworn there's a setting where you can match the volume to a specific Bluetooth device?
I would have sworn the newest version of Android allowed you to have different media volumes set for different bluetooth pairings. For me, I have a bluetooth headset and then two vehicles that pair to the phone. I prefer the cars to be set to max volume and obviously the headset to not be set to full volume. Is there a way to get the phone to remember the volume level for each device? It seems to just go to whatever I had it set to last regardless of device (so I go into the car with volume set low and have had the headset pair at maximum volume).
Is it the setting under (settings>>sound>>bluetooth absolute volume)??? If that's it should it be toggled on or off. I have it set to toggle ON and the bluetooth audio volume doesn't seem to sync.
Headset is the OnePlus Bullets (from 6 months ago).
Thanks, I was about to post this too. Same issue I have, thought Android P fixed this where it would remember the last set bluwtooth vol. Don't like to install another app just to fix this.
I have the same question.
This was announced as a Pie feature (Bluetooth volume memory), so wondering why oneplus is hiding this functionality.
For me bluetooth does not even remember the volume if I keep using the same pair of headphones... Every time I reconnect my headphones the volume is maxed out again. This is really annoying...
Similarly, I like to have Bluetooth on maximum volume in my car, but not on my headphones. Even my old OnePlus One had per-device Bluetooth volume memory. The 6T has taken a retrograde step that destroys my ears when I use my headphones!
I had to use another app to work around this. Bluetooth app which rememebrs each device volume settings.
Was a fix ever found for this?
I have a BT speaker, and headphones. The headphones require a higher volume setting for the same sound level.
Anyway to set a BT volume limit per device to make them close together? I don't want to turn off absolute volume control completely. While it solves this issue, it adds other complications.
(Yes, I used Google, and yes, I know i'm bumping an old thread)
Hi,
I own a Chinese head unit running Android 9.1. The model is 8227l_demo.
My problem is that during hearing the radio (stock fm radio app), the navigation directions are way low to hear.
Turning the volume up is making the radio too high so can’t really use this solution.
Also tried to turn up the volume through the app settings, tried to turn it up during the directions are heard and also in the settings choosing “always output volume through device”, but nothing works.
How can I solve it or at least have waze/google maps to mute the other audio while directions are headed?
Anyone?
Plus volume when is sound in maps app. I mean when you hear directions press the up volume. It will be different from the main volume. Also in car enhachment check volume for navigator.
I already tried it, it raises the whole system volume
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I already tried it, it raises the whole system volume
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Hi,
I have the same issue with the radio ourput sound not being balanced with the GPS apps (Google, Waze) and hands free phone calls or while playing local MP3 media as well.
I am not able to get a balanced sound between radio and other apps. Radio sound is very loud.
My head unit is a Xtrons.
Thanks
check for mixing ratio in volume setting and adjust accordingly
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Also set Guidance volume to louder in google maps under navigation settings.
Hi,
Already followed all the steps by setting up the volume volume accordingly without success.
Even if the Waze, Google or phone volume is set for the highest possible volume it will not be as louder as it is configured on radio.
Thanks