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[Q] Low music volume on earphones Galaxy S2

Hi,
Just converted to android from iphone.
When listening to music via earphones, im noticing the volume isnt that loud even when ive turned it up to the max (15).
Ive seen other posts explaining how to get into service mode and amend some volume settings, but this only applies to in call volume. Im looking to increase the volume when listening to music.
The current volume is def too low.

Bump.. Need help!

Using sennheiser cx180, getting amazing sound quality

any fix for this yet? really annoying!

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that makes two of us now. please someone nut this out

Bump. Same problem

Same problem here.

And another one here with same problem.
When I increase "Media volume" it only increases volume until it gets to about 50% on the bar, after that nothing happens when I continue to raise it to a full bar.

Bump same problem here, up full its about 3/4 the volume of my iPhone, its fine in quiet environments but and ambient noise at all and you hear it over this. Its just one of the many frustrations of this phone when it comes to music. Seriously thinking about eBaying it,

Cyanogen and MIUI teams are looking into porting their ROMs to the Galaxy S 2. That should fix everything

Hey guys is there a fix for this yet?? I am running lite'ning Rom and even before this the volume from music through the headset is so so low!!! In ambiant places like the bus or walking through the city u can forget talking to anyone or listening to music!!!
Is there anything that can boost it??? On my old iphone when i jailbreaked it i got an app that mad it very loud that i could not put it On full lol... Pls guys if anything please reply!!!! :-(

Anyone with any solotion to this please??? its the only real fault with the phone
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Had the same problem...
Hey, I had the same problem with my unlocked Galaxy S II, The volume would not go up even at 15, same level of sound on all numbers. All I did was reboot it and now it works fine. you should try it too

seriously this is the phone that is apparently the 'best of 2011', yet it has such a huge glaring bug like this? To shock new buyers who were told this phone was great?
This is a dealbreaker. Volume on a phone matters. Why hasn't a solution been offered, or rather why is this such a concealed ill-discussed problem?

I don't think it's quite a bug or Samsung's fault. I've been using original Ipod earbuds from the Apple Store and they work like a charm. But when I try to use some sony headset, the sound is all noisy and it's quality sucks. I think that there may be a problem like drivers or something on how the signial is sent to the terminal.

madmaximillian said:
seriously this is the phone that is apparently the 'best of 2011', yet it has such a huge glaring bug like this? To shock new buyers who were told this phone was great?
This is a dealbreaker. Volume on a phone matters. Why hasn't a solution been offered, or rather why is this such a concealed ill-discussed problem?
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What are you using then ?
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madmaximillian said:
seriously this is the phone that is apparently the 'best of 2011', yet it has such a huge glaring bug like this? To shock new buyers who were told this phone was great?
This is a dealbreaker. Volume on a phone matters. Why hasn't a solution been offered, or rather why is this such a concealed ill-discussed problem?
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BUMP!!
Same problem here, what is going on here??
I shouldn't have to root and mod my phone to be able to hear a call on the street or to listen to music. Which isn't a solution anyway.
WTF??
had anybody contacted samsung support?

Still nobody knows what is wrong?
My other media players, computers, hifis all play at ok volumes, so the problem is with the phone..
Any input appreciated
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Can try this by SuperCurio. VoodooLOUDER is for SGSIIs but it is paid* and also Root.
*From Market Description
Only after its fully confirmed by a wizard that the application will work on your device, you're allowed to purchase it.
Simple answer: it's a commercial app accessible via a free compatibility detection.
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Think right now that is about all that you will get w/o hardware hacks or something directly from Samsung.
I use Voodoo Control App on my GS1 with a Voodoo kernel and it works like a charm.
Voodoo + PowerAmp + Bose in-ears = Pure Sonic Enjoyment.

There are from what i know a few fixes for this (i think)
If you are running Cyanogenmod7.1 you have the DSP Equalizer that helps to boost the volume of your device.
Ive heard of a App on the market Called Volume plus (never used it but from searching on the internet ive heard of this)
And then if you are using Power Amp you can have full control of adjusting volume through the settings in the music player

raising the max volume on bluetooth

does anyone know if its possible with our phone?

Voodoo Sound?
Turn the volume up while in call with the bluetooth on?

I forgot to mention it was for music but I just fixed the problem I had. Thank you anyways

lalojamesliz said:
I forgot to mention it was for music but I just fixed the problem I had. Thank you anyways
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How
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I'm glad to hear that you got it figured out.

Simba501 said:
How
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the problem was actually on a bluetooth speaker i have. i opened it and had to trim the circutboard to make the board and speaker fit in a very small area and i had to cut off the volume + button from the circutboard and i lowered the volume on accident and could not raise the volume to were i can hear it thats why i wanted to raise the max volume for the bluetooth but after messing with a small strand of copper wire i was able to pull a macgyver and raise the volume back up

ZeroIsntTheHero said:
I'm glad to hear that you got it figured out.
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thanks i searched on this site and found other phones that people were able to do that but didnt see anything for our phone well either way im good now.

lalojamesliz said:
does anyone know if its possible with our phone?
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If you really want it to be a lot louder and distorted just go to the android market and download the free "Galaxy Tuner" has a lot of options for other stuff besides just the sound/volume and so on.....

Mic line not working on headset

Gladly that is the only problem I have found on the one but I would like to get this to work, is this an isolated issue or is someone else having the same problem?

livito said:
Gladly that is the only problem I have found on the one but I would like to get this to work, is this an isolated issue or is someone else having the same problem?
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I think you're the first one reporting this. As I don't have the phone, I can't help you much, but I can encourage you to get a logcat. I'm interested as well as I plan to use it with a headset as well...

dansou901 said:
I think you're the first one reporting this. As I don't have the phone, I can't help you much, but I can encourage you to get a logcat. I'm interested as well as I plan to use it with a headset as well...
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I tried the headphones that come with the SGS5 today and the mic works, the headphones I use on a daily basis are Sony MDR-X10, not sure why their mic line doesnt work on the One, I will try another ones.

livito said:
I tried the headphones that come with the SGS5 today and the mic works, the headphones I use on a daily basis are Sony MDR-X10, not sure why their mic line doesnt work on the One, I will try another ones.
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I had trouble with the Apple earbods too. Never had an issue on my N4 or N5. Perhaps report on Jira. I reported it and they said "Apple wires them differently" and closed the issue. Kinda dismissive considering Apple earpods mic work on the S4, S5, M8, N4, N5, etc.

dmo580 said:
I had trouble with the Apple earbods too. Never had an issue on my N4 or N5. Perhaps report on Jira. I reported it and they said "Apple wires them differently" and closed the issue. Kinda dismissive considering Apple earpods mic work on the S4, S5, M8, N4, N5, etc.
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I thought that the wiring was a standard thing, I guess I was wrong, the mic line definitely works perfect on SGS5 and Sennheiser earbuds, I hope this is something that can be tweak with software.

livito said:
I thought that the wiring was a standard thing, I guess I was wrong, the mic line definitely works perfect on SGS5 and Sennheiser earbuds, I hope this is something that can be tweak with software.
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Works on mine with sony headphones.

livito said:
Gladly that is the only problem I have found on the one but I would like to get this to work, is this an isolated issue or is someone else having the same problem?
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Any update? I'm having the same issues.

arthurbrownleeiv said:
Any update? I'm having the same issues.
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It is definitely the wiring of the headphones, not sure if this can be worked out with software
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livito said:
It is definitely the wiring of the headphones, not sure if this can be worked out with software
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Meaning you found headphones that work with the mic and some that don't?

arthurbrownleeiv said:
Meaning you found headphones that work with the mic and some that don't?
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Exactly, Samsung S5 and Seinheiser earbuds work just fine, Sony over the ear headphones dont work.

livito said:
Exactly, Samsung S5 and Seinheiser earbuds work just fine, Sony over the ear headphones dont work.
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Interesting, I'll have to dig through some other headphones then.
My RHA 750i's don't work, that's for sure.

arthurbrownleeiv said:
Interesting, I'll have to dig through some other headphones then.
My RHA 750i's don't work, that's for sure.
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Does the middle button work? Buying those soon but not sure if I should go with the mic or non mic version since the mic won't work.

I used to use a pair of Skullcandy earbuds with mic on my Nexus 5 and now on the OPO it won't work at all. I'm sure it's a software bug.

Anyway to vote for this bug so that it will be worked on?

lewisville said:
Anyway to vote for this bug so that it will be worked on?
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Tried the Samsung SGS5 headphones on both my OnePlus Ones, the Mic seem to function under sound recording but while making a call the caller on the other end can't quite hear me. My wife says it sounds like a static mess. Can anybody confirm?
I have yet to find a headset/mic that works correctly with the OnePlus One.

Dan37tz said:
Tried the Samsung SGS5 headphones on both my OnePlus Ones, the Mic seem to function under sound recording but while making a call the caller on the other end can't quite hear me. My wife says it sounds like a static mess. Can anybody confirm?
I have yet to find a headset/mic that works correctly with the OnePlus One.
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I have ordered Xiaomi Millet Piston Headphones, Gold from Amazon. The form does not allow me to post URL. But you can search for it on Amazon site. I will let you know if that works. I should be getting it today

lewisville said:
I have ordered Xiaomi Millet Piston Headphones, Gold from Amazon. The form does not allow me to post URL. But you can search for it on Amazon site. I will let you know if that works. I should be getting it today
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Xiaomi Pistons? I got mines from boat2014 today.... I thought I posted on this thread earlier :| not sure what happened to my post or if i didnt post it.
The keys work fine. Vol up and down for volume changes. Tap once for pause, tap twice/three times for track change on poweramp.
Edit: I was confused lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/accessories/wired-headphone-mic-volume-buttons-t2847740 your post looked so familiar

Can someone having this issue try a normal call on speakerphone? Might have some bad news for you

mauaus said:
Can someone having this issue try a normal call on speakerphone? Might have some bad news for you
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Speaker phone works fine.

kodochax said:
Does the middle button work? Buying those soon but not sure if I should go with the mic or non mic version since the mic won't work.
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Sorry, didn't see this till now.
Middle button works fine (volume buttons don't of course).

Speakerphone Mic Problems

Nobody can hear me when I have them on speakerphone. Is this a Mic problem, or software. Anyone else have this issue?
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I've got this too.. Not sure what's up?
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djpharoah said:
I've got this too.. Not sure what's up?
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I guess its normal? I'm trying CM11 nightlies to see if it fixes the issue.
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Bump... Need to know what's up. CS won't call me or email me about it!
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There's a mod somewhere in the General Section (I think) that allows you to make the microphone more sensitive, and therefore your voice louder.
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The Fix to the mic problem
nikeman513 said:
Nobody can hear me when I have them on speakerphone. Is this a Mic problem, or software. Anyone else have this issue?
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I had this problem too, but on another thread they found a solution, and it works great now.
The problem is that CM has build the mic sensitivity too low, this zip just turn the sensitivity up.
>i can't post the link because i have under 10 posts<
Find the "[FIXED] Microphone/Ok Google Low Sensitivity" thread and go to dirtydroidx post on 3. page, and find the zip there.
Just flash the zip, and i should work. All thanks goes to dirtydroidx who made this.

ebhk said:
I had this problem too, but on another thread they found a solution, and it works great now.
The problem is that CM has build the mic sensitivity too low, this zip just turn the sensitivity up.
>i can't post the link because i have under 10 posts<
Find the "[FIXED] Microphone/Ok Google Low Sensitivity" thread and go to dirtydroidx post on 3. page, and find the zip there.
Just flash the zip, and i should work. All thanks goes to dirtydroidx who made this.
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I am going to start a thread for the zip I have. Give me a few minutes.
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ebhk said:
I had this problem too, but on another thread they found a solution, and it works great now.
The problem is that CM has build the mic sensitivity too low, this zip just turn the sensitivity up.
>i can't post the link because i have under 10 posts<
Find the "[FIXED] Microphone/Ok Google Low Sensitivity" thread and go to dirtydroidx post on 3. page, and find the zip there.
Just flash the zip, and i should work. All thanks goes to dirtydroidx who made this.
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dirtydroidx said:
I am going to start a thread for the zip I have. Give me a few minutes.
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Thread created http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/fix-ok-google-low-microphone-problem-t2828980
Mod's please close and stickie the new thread.
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DirtyDroidX said:
Mod's please close and stickie the new thread.
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That won't work, the mods don't just trawl through threads searching for messages to them lol. To have a thread closed you need to report it. To have a thread stickied you need to contact a mod via PM and request it (it may or may not be stickied though, it's at their discretion).
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timmaaa said:
That won't work, the mods don't just trawl through threads searching for messages to them lol. To have a thread closed you need to report it. To have a thread stickied you need to contact a mod via PM and request it (it may or may not be stickied though, it's at their discretion).
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Thank you for the reply. Making a note in a thread is a curtsey gesture IMO, so post's stay clean or on topic. Usually, when I make a note on a post,one of the mod's picks up on it within a few days. Also I already sent a request for a sticky. If their is anything else I missed please feel free to contact me via PM. Hope you're summer is going great.
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Thank you, making this thread helped me find a solution. Why do you want to close it? Mic got fixed with Mahdi ROM too, it wasn't low, just 11s didn't allow it to work at all for some strange reason.
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nikeman513 said:
Thank you, making this thread helped me find a solution. Why do you want to close it? Mic got fixed with Mahdi ROM too, it wasn't low, just 11s didn't allow it to work at all for some strange reason.
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BTW your "fix" almost screwed me. Good thing I backed up first....
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Hi,
Thanks for this thread as it lead me to a solution for the 'ok google' problem by replacing the mixer_paths.xml file.
However, i had another speakerphone mic issue that may or may not relate to the 'ok google' problem.
Everytime i made a video call, my friends is complaining he cant hear any voice from my side at all. So i get to test it with my other phone and found that it was the OnePlus One speakerphone / mic issue. Everytime a video call started (Google Hangout, LINE, etc), the speakerphone is always on by default as we get to speak and watching the phone at the same time.
However, at the call recipient's side, there is only a buzz sound and cant hear anything from the call. When i mute the OnePlus One mic, the buzz sound is gone. Unmute the mic and the buzz sound continue. (So the buzz sound is indeed an input received by the OnePlus One mic)
Next, i switched the speakerphone off to earpiece mode and the buzz sound is gone. (So the buzz sound was caused by speaker output?) And then the mic was actually working now (with the speakerphone off), the call recipient's side can hear the call conversation clearly.
It seem that the mic activated some noise cancellation processing or similar when it detected noise from the OnePlus One's speaker itself? Anyone have the same issue? I'm pretty sure its not the App issue as i tried a few different app and all are having this issue.

rangerevo8 said:
Hi,
Thanks for this thread as it lead me to a solution for the 'ok google' problem by replacing the mixer_paths.xml file.
However, i had another speakerphone mic issue that may or may not relate to the 'ok google' problem.
Everytime i made a video call, my friends is complaining he cant hear any voice from my side at all. So i get to test it with my other phone and found that it was the OnePlus One speakerphone / mic issue. Everytime a video call started (Google Hangout, LINE, etc), the speakerphone is always on by default as we get to speak and watching the phone at the same time.
However, at the call recipient's side, there is only a buzz sound and cant hear anything from the call. When i mute the OnePlus One mic, the buzz sound is gone. Unmute the mic and the buzz sound continue. (So the buzz sound is indeed an input received by the OnePlus One mic)
Next, i switched the speakerphone off to earpiece mode and the buzz sound is gone. (So the buzz sound was caused by speaker output?) And then the mic was actually working now (with the speakerphone off), the call recipient's side can hear the call conversation clearly.
It seem that the mic activated some noise cancellation processing or similar when it detected noise from the OnePlus One's speaker itself? Anyone have the same issue? I'm pretty sure its not the App issue as i tried a few different app and all are having this issue.
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I have the same issue too, but luckily not as severe. There is definitely a lot of echo/buzzing sound on the other end of the call but if i'm very close to the One and i'm talking loudly they can hear me. Not very ideal, but it's working to some extent.
Search for BACON-549 on the JIRA, looks like the same issue.

How loud can it go on headphones?

Yo.
I need an answer on this. Can this phone go loud on headphones? Opinions are very mixed... How is it compared to Moto G?
I heard there are newer versions of N5, did they change something with volume or not? Maybe Android updates does something to it?
Pls notice that I'm talking about headphone out, not speakers.

Mine goes very loud. I also use viper4android though.
There is only one version of the n5
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Mine goes up to 11.

_MetalHead_ said:
Mine goes up to 11.
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trollop thinks he's funny
could someone say how it is without v4a, just stock phone?

Not running stock but it's plenty loud. There's a mod and an app to let you change the mixer_paths. The DAC still isn't the greatest but at least you can turn up the volume.

theesotericone said:
Not running stock but it's plenty loud. There's a mod and an app to let you change the mixer_paths. The DAC still isn't the greatest but at least you can turn up the volume.
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Could you please tell me what this app is called?
So I can basically install it, change some numbers in mixer_paths and get higher than stock volume WITHOUT DISTORTION? That would be great!

Here you go

Loud enough to blow my ears out on max volume lol. It depends on your headphones too anyways.

ssl4000 said:
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could someone say how it is without v4a, just stock phone?
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In what unit of measure? Decibels? The output partially depends on your headphones and rigging up a decibel meter isn't exactly going to yield great results. Also, if I answered in decibels, I don't think you'd be we to process the information usefully.
..and that is why trollop was funny. You asked an unanswerable question. 11 is as valid as anything else because there is no unit of measure that answers the question that you could possibly understand.
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