I purchased the HTC Inspire 4G exactly five days ago today primarily because it is hearing aid compatible. I think the phone has fantastic features and I really like it. However, the volumes are the worst I have ever heard on a cell phone. I am hearing deficient and I cannot hear this HTC when it rings. The volumes are turned to their max and still they are very low (both ring and notification). I have downloaded various ringtones and still the volumes are inadequate. I recently discovered that people that call me cannot hear me unless I use a headset for some reason. One would think that a cell phone which is hearing aid compatible would have volumes loud enough for the hearing impaired. I still have seven days to return this phone and I think it has to go unless I can find a solution to both problems. I have seen several places where people have flashed various ROMs to increase the volumes, but I am not interested in such a solution since it will violate the agreement with AT&T. With so many intelligent people/developers on this site, can someone help?
Hey man, I highly recommend rooting and installing a custom ROM. Every one I've tried on this device has louder volume and it's a recognized issue with this phone in it's stock form. ATT always botches the software on HTC phones and the folks here do a good job of cleaning up their mess. AT&T will not know (I've done this with 5 HTC devices now) anything about your rooting shenanigans unless you send it in for warranty replacement and it still turns on. If the screen is broken or the display otherwise does not work then there is no way they can tell using the methods they check with. They just try to turn it on and if the bootup is different than stock that's when they get mad. if you need to return your phone after rooting and flashign for warranty repair, then there are threads here to unroot (just use the stock rom updater; it flashes stock rom and radio and kills root but not s-off, but getting s-on isn't hard either). Go ahead and root/flash per the instructions in the dev section. I recommend twopumpchump's optimized stock ROM for starters. I haven't had an issue with it so far. If and when you need to warranty exchange your device, just PM me and I'll find the proper threads for you.
The volume on the inspire is really low compared to other handsets. At this point, some custom roms do increase the volume but not by very much.
The calling problem is probably a defect with the phone.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the responses. Well, although I did not want to root, it seems like my only option. I thought about returning the phone to AT&T and paying the $35 restocking fee and going to Verizon to buy the Thunderbolt, but after further taught, it doesn’t seem cost effective just for a front facing camera and a kickstand where the low volume might still be an issue. So, I will return the defective phone to AT&T since people can’t hear me on the other end and then root the new phone to increase the volume. Since this will be my first attempt at rooting and flashing a custom ROM, can either of you direct me to a link where I can lean the procession? I want to try twopumpchump's optimized stock ROM as recommended by DeathmonkeyGTX, but first I need to learn how to root and flash. Thanks!
stew32 said:
I purchased the HTC Inspire 4G exactly five days ago today primarily because it is hearing aid compatible. I think the phone has fantastic features and I really like it. However, the volumes are the worst I have ever heard on a cell phone. I am hearing deficient and I cannot hear this HTC when it rings. The volumes are turned to their max and still they are very low (both ring and notification). I have downloaded various ringtones and still the volumes are inadequate. I recently discovered that people that call me cannot hear me unless I use a headset for some reason. One would think that a cell phone which is hearing aid compatible would have volumes loud enough for the hearing impaired. I still have seven days to return this phone and I think it has to go unless I can find a solution to both problems. I have seen several places where people have flashed various ROMs to increase the volumes, but I am not interested in such a solution since it will violate the agreement with AT&T. With so many intelligent people/developers on this site, can someone help?
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Root and flash the rom in my signature. With volume issues from day one also, this solved them all!~
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Root and flash the rom in my signature. With volume issues from day one also, this solved them all!~
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Excuse me SNadler, but I have no idea what you mean "in my signature".
stew32 said:
Excuse me SNadler, but I have no idea what you mean "in my signature".
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He's telling you to flash coredroid Rom located in the Dev's section.
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CM7 Has an app called DSP manager which allows you to up the speaker volume. I set mine to a volume right before it gets so loud the speaker starts distorting and its perfect. I highly recommend cyanogenmod. Its what I used on my Nexus One, and its what im using on my inspire now!
The volume on the inspire is really low compared to other handsets. At this point, some custom roms do increase the volume but not by very much.
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CM7 Has an app called DSP manager which allows you to up the speaker volume. I set mine to a volume right before it gets so loud the speaker starts distorting and its perfect. I highly recommend cyanogenmod. Its what I used on my Nexus One, and its what im using on my inspire now!
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Which will help with his call issue but not with the notification volume. I really miss the volume that my N1 had on CM7. This phone is great except that its so quiet.
Which will help with his call issue but not with the notification volume. I really miss the volume that my N1 had on CM7. This phone is great except that its so quiet.
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No. It increases the external speaker volume too.
The only walk around I have found for notification loudness without flashing another rom has been to use a louder sound. Either made myself or found one. With the rom I am using I have to turn the volume down on notifications!
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The only walk around I have found for notification loudness without flashing another rom has been to use a louder sound. Either made myself or found one. With the rom I am using I have to turn the volume down on notifications!
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Can you post your homemade notification?
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Can you post your homemade notification?
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Some of the sounds from HTC Hub are loud.
hiltun said:
Some of the sounds from HTC Hub are loud.
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Post which ones?
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Post which ones?
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I can confirm. I found the volume to be very low coming from an iPhone 4. I downloaded the "8-Bit" sound pack from HTC Hub and found that most of these were significantly louder than the other options. I set a few for my notifications and can hear the phone now when getting texts and emails.
Non rooted stock Inspire 4G.
Hope this helps others!
I am using the 8bit sounds too.
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If you flash CoreDroid 5.1 you will be turning down the volume on your notifications and alarms, at least I did. Even speakerphone is louder. Revolution is another that I found works exceptionall well. I think Coredroid is a little louder and clearer.
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I am annoyed lately that whenever I get a phone call the volume of the person speaking is so gd loud. I turn in all volume all the way down and its still too loud. Anyone have any idea why this is and if there is a way I can fix it..
Am I the only one experiencing this? My wife has same phone and hers does not do it
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I have the same problem... Also had problem on the DINC. What you can do is go into the call settings and turn on hearing aids and that will actually help with the volume it lowers it a little...
Don't ask me why but this is an issue with the HTC's
Have you tried downloading audio manager from the market? Its a free app that allows you to change volume settings and for me it has been more accurate than the built in sound settings.
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Have you tried downloading audio manager from the market? Its a free app that allows you to change volume settings and for me it has been more accurate than the built in sound settings.
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I have tried that and it did not seem to help as much as turning on hearing aids.
I think is not loud enough. I find myself trying to turn it up after is all the way up.
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too loud
I am having the same problem on my rooted Thunderbolt.... any ideas how to fix it other than turning it all the way up on a call then turn the volume down? kinda gets annoying..
I agree, the call volume is very loud even though I have the volume turned all the way down. Doesn't bother me too much though...
If you're using BAMF by any chance...
I had the same problem on BAMF Remix. After flashing the patch to remove the call recorder, it has been working perfectly.
flash a differnet kernel. some have an audio "enhancment"
where can I find this? I would like to try it. =)
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I am annoyed lately that whenever I get a phone call the volume of the person speaking is so gd loud. I turn in all volume all the way down and its still too loud. Anyone have any idea why this is and if there is a way I can fix it..
Am I the only one experiencing this? My wife has same phone and hers does not do it
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Whenever I have this problem, I turn it up all of the way and then turn it back down. Works every time.
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I flashed the new kernal 4.4.6 with no recorder this morning and it fixed my problem!! I am so happy!!
I also flashed the non recorder version and that cured my way too loud volume. Now I don't have to hold it 3 feet from my ear so I don't go deaf.
Can someone post a link to the patch for removing call recorder please? I find the in call volume way too loud. I've searched through a few hundred pages of different BAMF posts and haven't been able to find the patch.
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Can someone post a link to the patch for removing call recorder please? I find the in call volume way too loud. I've searched through a few hundred pages of different BAMF posts and haven't been able to find the patch.
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it's in the first few posts for adrynalyne's froyo kernels (one of his posts).
So do I just install one of his kernels that doesn't have support for call recorder? I still can't find a separate patch to actually remove call recorder. I just want to lower the call volume.
I didn't need to flash anything under the current version of das BAMF. The call volume was way too loud, so I went to das BAMF toolkit, application settings, and removed call recorder.
Problem solved.
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I am annoyed lately that whenever I get a phone call the volume of the person speaking is so gd loud. I turn in all volume all the way down and its still too loud. Anyone have any idea why this is and if there is a way I can fix it..
Am I the only one experiencing this? My wife has same phone and hers does not do it
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this is a first... to me all the volumes on the tbolt are much too quiet.
I seriously wish I had this problem sometimes. Lol
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I've been experiencing an issue with my speaker lately. It makes this hissing noise for like 3 seconds and a clicking noise right after , like it turns the hissing noise off. It happens when any sound is played and the sound stops, the hissing noise comes up and it clicks. For example, if I played a song then paused it randomly, it would bring up the hissing then click. It also happens with the headphones in too, like you can the the click in the headphones. It happens on apps too. It's been going on for about 2 weeks I'm guessing and I'd really appreciate it if anyone knows how to solve it.
Thank
I'm running on LeeDrOiD 3.2.1. I flashed it a while back so i doubt its the rom. It just happened randomly.
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I've been experiencing an issue with my speaker lately. It makes this hissing noise for like 3 seconds and a clicking noise right after , like it turns the hissing noise off. It happens when any sound is played and the sound stops, the hissing noise comes up and it clicks. For example, if I played a song then paused it randomly, it would bring up the hissing then click. It happens on apps too. It's been going on for about 2 weeks I'm guessing and I'd really appreciate it if knows how to solve it.
Thank
I'm running on LeeDrOiD 3.2.1
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First you'll have to determine if it's a hardware or software problem. Make a nandroid backup of your ROM, then do a full wipe and flash a fresh ROM. If LeeDrOiD didn't give you this problem when you first installed it, then just wipe and flash a fresh LeeDrOid and see if the problem goes away. If the problem is gone, then at least you know it's just a software problem somewhere in your previous install, instead of a hardware problem. The hard part will be trying to figure out what went wrong in your previous installation of LeeDrOid.
I've been running LeeDrOiD for awhile now and its the first time its ever doing this. I'm pretty sure its not a software problem....I may be wrong. Someone told me there could a hole in my speaker because these speakers shouldnt be making the hissing noises.
In your experimentation, try flashing other roms also, to make sure it isn't a bug in the rom. If it only does it for a few seconds, then sound is clear, it isn't a hardware issue. When speakers blow, the problem persists through ALL sound.
Source: Me, automotive audiophile.
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Desi130312 said:
I'm pretty sure its not a software problem....I may be wrong. Someone told me there could a hole in my speaker because these speakers shouldnt be making the hissing noises.
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Well, we can play the guessing game all day long, or you can take the 15 minutes to see if it's a software problem. Your choice.
Edit: sorry if that came off as being rude, that wasn't my intent.
I'll take the 15 minutes... but the clicking noise comes after ANYTHING that involves sound. Apps, games, music, everything. Once the sound , any sound, stops , it would continue hissing ,as if it were hissing the whole time, then it stops , which ends making the click noise.
So i flashed a fresh leedroid rom and its still making the hissing noise then the click. I have no idea what the problem is and its really annoying. Please help. Thanks
Does the volume of the noise correspond to media volume?
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Desi130312 said:
So i flashed a fresh leedroid rom and its still making the hissing noise then the click. I have no idea what the problem is and its really annoying. Please help. Thanks
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Did you try what I suggested and test different roms? Leedroid is based on desire HD framework, try one based on the Inspire, then report back. If you're only using the same Rom over and over again, you won't be able to tell if it is a phone issue or a Rom issue.
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Desi130312 said:
So i flashed a fresh leedroid rom and its still making the hissing noise then the click. I have no idea what the problem is and its really annoying. Please help. Thanks
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It appears you have a hardware problem. What would you like the Forum to do for you?
Don't be so soon to be sure. I believe the Leedroid roms have an included audio boost, which might have something to do with the issue. Others don't, so I strongly urge the OP to try a Rom that was actually built from inspire framework before a 100% conclusion can be drawn. One would think that a speaker issue would be constant and wouldn't go away after a few seconds if it was mechanical... whenever I blew a speaker, the sound was constantly crackling, it wouldn't go away after a few seconds...
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Does the volume of the noise correspond to media volume?
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No it does not.
ClearD said:
Did you try what I suggested and test different roms? Leedroid is based on desire HD framework, try one based on the Inspire, then report back. If you're only using the same Rom over and over again, you won't be able to tell if it is a phone issue or a Rom issue.
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Alright ill try another rom
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Alright ill try another rom
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Finally. Then we can rule in or rule out software / hardware.
Is there a way to boost the volume of the infuse without rooting it or anything?
Go into a really quiet room? The volume might not actually be louder, but it will seem that way since nothing around you is distracting you or dampening the sound.
But on a more realistic note, I don't believe so. Your best bet, really, is to root your phone and take advantage of a kernel that offers Voodoo Sound support. I've noticed a difference in the in-call volume with it and I know it allows for a lot of modifications of other things as well. Once installed, just pick up the Voodoo Control app and tinker away.
I guess the reason I dont want to root it is cause I dont want to mess anything up for one since we paid out right for the phone and two I want to be able to still get OTA updates when they roll out and Ive heard you cant if its rooted and/or modified
I've been researching how to do this as well, to Noah Vail. I'm running infused 1.5.3 and have voodoo sound control but i was under the impression that it was only for the headphone jack. How do you adjust the phone speaker volume with that app?
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I guess the reason I dont want to root it is cause I dont want to mess anything up for one since we paid out right for the phone and two I want to be able to still get OTA updates when they roll out and Ive heard you cant if its rooted and/or modified
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I understand where you are coming from.
One thing to note about rooting and modifying your phone is that, at least from my experience, it does nothing but make the phone better. I can understand not wanting to be a tester of a custom ROM, but the ones available now are quite stable and easy to install. I think if you give it a shot, you'll have a new found love for your phone. I understand, too, your hesitation since you bought the phone outright. However, these phones are surprisingly hard to brick unless you're doing something unusual with it.
My suggestion would be to give a custom rom a shot. The worst thing that I can foresee happening is that you can just use Odin to revert back to stock and go from there. No harm. No foul. Give it a shot. I think you will be happy that you did.
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I've been researching how to do this as well, to Noah Vail. I'm running infused 1.5.3 and have voodoo sound control but i was under the impression that it was only for the headphone jack. How do you adjust the phone speaker volume with that app?
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I believe if you modify the volume limit that it will affect the sound in general. Obviously, they have the headphone amplifier, but the other option should play a role in other sound as well.
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There is no way to really boost volume without root.
The FCC put limits on the volume for cell phones and to over come these limits you must have root.
There is a really good app out there in the market called
Galaxy Tuner, I think its the only app which makes a big noticable
difference in volume boost. Not only for headset, but for the speaker volume too.
It has a lot of other features and options besides just the audio.
I was more talking the external speaker. The headset and earpiece are fine to me. But the external speaker is only about half as loud as the Atrix. Id like to be able to get more out of it for driving purposes as well as listening to music.
There's already a thread on this. And it's been answered. Download "Galaxy Tuner" from the market.
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Will rooting my phone kill official OTA updates? Too bad Im not so technically inclined to remove the Atrix's speaker and put it in the Infuse lol. That sucker is loud. But The screen on this is just killer.
I haven't had any problems after rooting my phone. Maybe if you added a custom rom then problems may come up. But I suggest rooting it. You can always revert back to stock anytime.
Edit: galaxy tuner really boosts up the external speakers.
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Got galaxy tuner working but is there a way to make it not affect voodoo control?
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Rooted my phone and downloaded Galaxy Tuner but it wont work. Says not a Galaxy S. How do I get this working on the Infuse
NM got it working.
It's nice that you got the tuner working. How did you get around the: Phone not a galaxy.... Msg?
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Rooted my phone and downloaded Galaxy Tuner but it wont work. Says not a Galaxy S. How do I get this working on the Infuse
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I don't know what rom you are using, but if you flash the Infuse 1.53 custom rom the Galaxy Tuner works fine. If you upgrade the rom to the Infuse 2.0 GB beta rom the galaxy tuner will NOT work.
(not sure if galaxy tuner works with stock rom)
Good luck.
Rebooted the phone and it just worked lol. The phone is stock other than being rooted. I couldnt turn it up much though it just caused too much distortion
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i download voodoo, but it says i need a kernel version. How i find that kernel.
I have my atrix rooted. Any idea.
I've not seen anyone here mention this, but it's being discussed on other Android forums. Thought I'd post here on XDA in hopes that some of the more technical members of this forum might have some input or ideas.
I noticed one day recently that the Google Navigation voice was so low I couldn't hear the directions over the sound of my car's A/C, which I know had not been the case before. All volumes were at max. This continued for the rest of the day, and all ringtones and notification sounds were very low. IT was so dramatic, I just assumed the speaker went bad, and I was going to have to make an insurance claim over a defective phone.
I happened to reboot the phone that evening and instantly the speaker volume was 3-4x as loud as earlier that day. I thought it was a one-time thing, but now realize that this happens 3-4 times a week. I'll notice I can't hear any of the notification sounds very well, reboot the phone, and all is well.
Except, this is a pain in the @ss to have to reboot constantly!
Has anyone experienced this? I thought I would recognize a pattern, like some app I use regularly or something, but nothing seems to make sense... seems very arbitrary, but aggravating nonetheless.
As I said, this is being talked about on a lot of the other HOX forums, but I haven't seen it mentioned specifically here. I almost want to say it started after the AT&T update last month, because I never noticed it before that. I'm on stock AT&T HOX, not rooted, and only a handful of the 'regular' popular apps. I don't even have music on the phone, nor have I ever used earbuds with it.
Very frustrating!
I have had the exact same thing happen, no clue why though.
I started a thread awhile back. Mine does the sane as well.. pissed..hope its software issue
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Same here, I'm leaning towards it being a software issue due to a reboot always fixing it.
What ROM are you on?Custom or Stock?Any mods done to the phone?I had the same issue with the phone volume being to low on a custom rom, until I went into recovery to wipe cache/dalvick and everything was good/loud again.
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What ROM are you on?Custom or Stock?Any mods done to the phone?I had the same issue with the phone volume being to low on a custom rom, until I went into recovery to wipe cache/dalvick and everything was good/loud again.
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I can vouch for this solution. I had the same issues on my HOX when I installed a custom ROM.
In the "Special Notes" section of the CleanROM v4.1 notes, it states:
Volume may be quite. If so wipe cache's and reflash the ROM. Volume should be loud again.
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Hopefully it's as simple of a fix as this!!
I'm completely stock, no custom ROMs, not rooted.
I have the same problem, stock and rooted. I recently started noticing it. It didn't always happen to me.
I do use Tasker to put my media volume all the way down once i exit my car. Then I use Elixr 2 to put all my volumes to high once I use my "home" profile. I think it might be cause of that. Since I've stopped using exlir to raise the volume, I haven't noticed the issue. But I have restarted my phone every 2 days recently for another issue so it is possible that I am fixing it each time before the symptoms start to occur
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Has anyone found a permanent solution to this? It's my only gripe. I have tried two sense roms. I love HTC camera so I don't want asop. Volume plus doesn't help when volume drops off.
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Still no fixes yet? I was using the phone with Navigon Satnav app and it is impossible to hear any voice directions.
Corbu said:
Still no fixes yet? I was using the phone with Navigon Satnav app and it is impossible to hear any voice directions.
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Do you hear a difference between when it's low and then restarting your phone and trying it again?
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Mine never fixed after rebooting. I'm on my third One X now from bad speakers.
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Do you hear a difference between when it's low and then restarting your phone and trying it again?
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I can't detect any difference and if there is it is too small to detect. I tried to amplify the sound with Volume+ and there is no detectable difference. But if I use the speaker for a call, at maximum volume, it is really really loud so the speaker is definitely capable of more. But with Satnav GPS apps, at default settings, between the One X and my old Galaxy S2, there is a night and day difference
I too had these issues on replacement phone I got from att but it resolved automatically after few days
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this problem causes due to an App, in my case previous version of Viber App caused all this issues....
hope you solve this prob
My sister phone is being having lots of problems with this phone, dropping calls, low volumes, and this keeps happening with every phone tmo sends her, she is on the third phone that tmo sends her.
So question is. Is it a good idea to root and install a custom rom?.
I have the knowledge to how to do S- OFF and HBOOT.
Thanks in advance.
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My sister phone is being having lots of problems with this phone, dropping calls, low volumes, and this keeps happening with every phone tmo sends her, she is on the third phone that tmo sends her.
So question is. Is it a good idea to root and install a custom rom?.
I have the knowledge to how to do S- OFF and HBOOT.
Thanks in advance.
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I know my phone has responded a LOT faster (loading and running apps, doing multiple things at once, longer battery life) with a custom ROM. (I use Android Revolution for TMO).
In general, yes. Rooting will give you a happier phone experience with more control over the hardware so you can better diagnose and fix problems.
The dropping calls thing could be an issue of the radio software the stock phone is using in your area. Different radio software can have dramatic effects in various parts of the country. Of course, you could also just be in a crappy coverage area, and no amount of software updates will fix that.
The low call volume is something that plagues the Sensation. There's nothing wrong with the device your sister has. That's just what it does. Rooting and installing custom ROMs and / or apps designed to boost the volume (Volume+ is one, if I'm not mistaken) can easily fix that problem.
However, rooting could also mak eit tougher to continue getting replacements if something continues to go wrong. It sounds like your sister just isn't happy with the phone. After a few exchanges T Mobile will start to entertain the idea of swapping your phone with a different model. Consider that too, as your sister may just be unhappy with the Sensation.
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In general, yes. Rooting will give you a happier phone experience with more control over the hardware so you can better diagnose and fix problems.
The dropping calls thing could be an issue of the radio software the stock phone is using in your area. Different radio software can have dramatic effects in various parts of the country. Of course, you could also just be in a crappy coverage area, and no amount of software updates will fix that.
The low call volume is something that plagues the Sensation. There's nothing wrong with the device your sister has. That's just what it does. Rooting and installing custom ROMs and / or apps designed to boost the volume (Volume+ is one, if I'm not mistaken) can easily fix that problem.
However, rooting could also mak eit tougher to continue getting replacements if something continues to go wrong. It sounds like your sister just isn't happy with the phone. After a few exchanges T Mobile will start to entertain the idea of swapping your phone with a different model. Consider that too, as your sister may just be unhappy with the Sensation.
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Thanks for the answer, I guess I'll leave the decision to her.
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Yes, rooting has really made a wonderful difference in my device! No more random reboots It's faster smother experience! I highly recommend she roots she will love the customization available to her with rooting!
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Whenever I get an android phone, first thing I do is root.
More features and a better experience for the user.
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