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I am seriously considering upgrading to this phone. my only concern is the speaker volume. I listen to audio books while driving. right now I use a samsung i617 and the speaker volume is pretty good for this purpose. I have no experience with any android phones so my question: is there or will there be any way to pump up the volume for music/audio books on this phone?
most HTC phones have this problem with quiet speakers. load cyanogen ROM which si a custom ROM, and it has an audio boost which works beautifully on the nexus one. at some point cyan will incorporate this for the inspire, so if you were to use cyanogen rom then this problem would be fixed.
i had htc hero and used louder volume hack v3.6...iut really boosts the volume of the speaker+headset volume+in-call volume
The Android Revolution 4G 4.0 ROM runs Gingerbread and has a +20% speakerboost.
I use the Motorola t505 Bluetooth to fm ad2p and put it through my card audio system. What app are you using for audiobook I haven't found a good one yet. :/
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Only time i notice the volume low is on movies i put on the phone, and compared to the craptivate music is a tad.low. however all streaming vids are real loud (even the same movies, if i stream from pc or web instead of putting the same one on the phone).
Figured id mention this, for me its easier to not even transfer my vids i just stream them with wmp, so its not so much of an issue.
Guess depends what your useage and setup would be.
Dolby mobile, SRS, or built in effects also help.
Love this phone, so glad i sent that craptivate.back.
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I listen to audible audio books in the car almost every day I commute to work. There is no way you would be able to hear this phone with even a little road noise. I use one ear bud (also for hands free) and that works just fine.
Somebody else asked about audio book apps. I use audible's android app and it works great. The only problem is you have to have an audible account and actually buy the books. Their app is cool and they have $5 book sales all of the time that actually make it cheaper than using a credit to buy a book. Worth looking into if you are an audiobook fan.
My i9000 is my source for tunes on the go, usually its synced to my handsfree box in my car and transmitted over the radio. Its much louder now, but when I used to run it with the aux cord, it was considerably more quiet than a cd playing for example.
The base android player suits my needs fine, but I'm wondering are there any advantages I stand to gain in playback quality/volume in switching to another player, winamp for example? If there was a mediamonkey player for android I'm sure I'd have it long ago but it currently doesn't exist, which I find somewhat surprising.
I'd just like some input on this and just playing music on my phone in general, thanks.
I recommed that you take a look at PowerAMP. I'm linking to the trial (it's fully functional for 2 weeks i think).
The next one is Player Pro. This one is also very good, and has an EQ and everything you'd like to have. PowerAMP has all these features too.
If you like the Zune interface you'll love Uber Music. It doesn't have all the fancy features, but it's easy to use and is quite unique.
codo27 said:
My i9000 is my source for tunes on the go, usually its synced to my handsfree box in my car and transmitted over the radio. Its much louder now, but when I used to run it with the aux cord, it was considerably more quiet than a cd playing for example.
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Hi, I'm just guessing that you used the headphones out as aux? In that case you get a really poor audio out signal. Headphones voltages does not match those for signals very good. You can however get a headphones amp cheap to bolster the signal. I recommend a cmoy one, they are very cheap and have excellent sound capabilities. Mine is from jds-labs. Good luck
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I have both power amp and player pro queued for my galaxy s, I dont mind paying $5 if theres a substantial increase, I like the fact that they download album art automatically. Like I said, the main thing I'm looking for is an increase in playback quality, so I'll see how both of these sound.
I've never heard of this headphone amp stuff before, I use the hands free box in my car now rather than aux, but I'll keep that in mind if I ever start using it the old way again.
I already used the phone the phone for two days and whenever he phone produces any audio, there would be an annoying hiss to it that lasts for another 5 seconds after the audio stops. This includes the lock screen, keyboard etc. as there are sound effects. I'm using Klipsch S4 ear buds and they've been my daily buds for my iPod for almost a year with no issue. When I use the stock Samsung buds or my senns, the hiss doesn't seem to be AS pronounced but still there. Has anyone had the same problems? I'm eager to know because if this can't be resolved then I'm going to need to replace it.
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All 5 of ours have done it ...worse when charging
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I already used the phone the phone for two days and whenever he phone produces any audio, there would be an annoying hiss to it that lasts for another 5 seconds after the audio stops. This includes the lock screen, keyboard etc. as there are sound effects. I'm using Klipsch S4 ear buds and they've been my daily buds for my iPod for almost a year with no issue. When I use the stock Samsung buds or my senns, the hiss doesn't seem to be AS pronounced but still there. Has anyone had the same problems? I'm eager to know because if this can't be resolved then I'm going to need to replace it.
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For real? So is this a persistant issue. If it is I might end up return in this for something else.
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For real? So is this a persistant issue. If it is I might end up return in this for something else.
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I don't think it's just us, I think it's all the SGS II's because of the bad quality Yamaha DAC in it.
How long do you have your sound? From what I know, the louder the sound, the more the hiss is heard.
I rarely hear it unless charging myself
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I don't think it's just us, I think it's all the SGS II's because of the bad quality Yamaha DAC in it.
How long do you have your sound? From what I know, the louder the sound, the more the hiss is heard.
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The sound for me is noticeable when using my IEMs. I don't notice it when using the stock buds or Apple ear buds. What are you guys using and does it have the hissing sound?
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I had the same problem...
But it was most noticeable on the first one I got, the second and third return didn't have the problem as bad. The second didn't exhibit it at all but the stuck green pixel in the center of the screen sent that one back. THe third one is not bad unless the volume is maxed out. But the volume rocker on this one squeaks like train trying to stop. I would love to grease it but I am sure that wouldn't be good for the phone.
I hear the hissing too, it's not just for 5 seconds after the audio stops, it's going on constantly.
I have the same issues, which is really annoying when using the Aux cable in my vehicle. It is embarrassing....
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Every android phone I've ever owned has done this, I think it's just how some are built.
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Oddly enough its the first of ours out of nearly 10-12 that has done it
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Every android phone I've ever owned has done this, I think it's just how some are built.
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I have a fairly large recording studio in my home and a couple of very large 5.1 video systems. Expensive ones. I've plugged the headphone out from my SR into a pair of Bose Roommates, a $1700 Kenwood receiver pushing a large pair of JBLs for the fronts in a 5.1 system, a Soundcraftsman preamp/power amp system running a pair of Bose with a JBL sub, and several pairs of studio quality headphones. The audio sounds fine playing back mp3's, if you consider that mp3's sound fine to start with.
The issue typically presents itself when music is not playing.. while Pandora loads or in between songs...and as i mentioned in my case most notably when charging
In our case I think the car thing is the head unit itself so we are taking it to the dealership
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I have a fairly large recording studio in my home and a couple of very large 5.1 video systems. Expensive ones. I've plugged the headphone out from my SR into a pair of Bose Roommates, a $1700 Kenwood receiver pushing a large pair of JBLs for the fronts in a 5.1 system, a Soundcraftsman preamp/power amp system running a pair of Bose with a JBL sub, and several pairs of studio quality headphones. The audio sounds fine playing back mp3's, if you consider that mp3's sound fine to start with.
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The issue typically presents itself when music is not playing.. while Pandora loads or in between songs...and as i mentioned in my case most notably when charging
In our case I think the car thing is the head unit itself so we are taking it to the dealership
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Can't help you much with anything that streams. I hate not being able to call a cab because my phone is dead after I treated it like an entertainment center all day. I carry a 64G iTouch for that sort of thing and loaded the phone with my core of favorite listening material and a few movies just to see how it performed.
I WILL (very briefly) look into it and see if I can duplicate the issue. Being the A/V person I am (15 years as a PBS Producer/Director... after several years as a county government level computer programmer... and an ongoing web development career, all on top of a 48 year career as a performing musician), I'm always interested in that sort of thing.
As I said, I'm reasonably happy with the headphone output's signal. Sometimes it's necessary to run it through a device that actually drops it down to a true line level for some of the more picky gear I have in the studio but that's par for the course with any device with only an amplified headphone output.
It does it with any audio..not just streaming
Any who you and I keep having the same convos cross forums lol
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Midiman57 said:
Can't help you much with anything that streams. I hate not being able to call a cab because my phone is dead after I treated it like an entertainment center all day. I carry a 64G iTouch for that sort of thing and loaded the phone with my core of favorite listening material and a few movies just to see how it performed.
I WILL (very briefly) look into it and see if I can duplicate the issue. Being the A/V person I am (15 years as a PBS Producer/Director... after several years as a county government level computer programmer... and an ongoing web development career, all on top of a 48 year career as a performing musician), I'm always interested in that sort of thing.
As I said, I'm reasonably happy with the headphone output's signal. Sometimes it's necessary to run it through a device that actually drops it down to a true line level for some of the more picky gear I have in the studio but that's par for the course with any device with only an amplified headphone output.
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I'm curious if anyone else is having this issue or can confirm this is happening on their phone.
I'm pairing my phone up to a bluetooth car stereo (4 different ones) and a couple bluetooth sound docks, and the result is the same no matter what.
If I walk more than a couple feed away the music cuts in and out. it completely disconnects at around 12 feet.
I have never seen bluetooth range this poor, even on my cheepo chinese bluetooth adapter a coulpe years ago.
I called HTC and their only options were telling me to factory reset my phone.
I believe it is by design as part of HTC's "aggressive" power management...I have tried to find a way to increase the Bluetooth power but have not been successful...I have to be no more than 2 feet or so for mine to work..I'm sure there is a way to increase bt power but I'm not sure how...I think I remember seeing this in another thread..
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^It was probably my first thread.
I'm assuming the reason the range is so bad is because the phone is running in low power mode, a feature of bluetooth 4.0.
Yeah, BT 4.0's main attraction is the low power usage. You can't have both great range (the old BT devices) and great battery life. Given a choice, I'd prefer great battery life.
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Yeah, BT 4.0's main attraction is the low power usage. You can't have both great range (the old BT devices) and great battery life. Given a choice, I'd prefer great battery life.
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Bluetooth 4.0 is multiple standards of bluetooth plus a low power version.
It should have better range than bluetooth 2.0, but with the added ability of a low range/low power mode.
The audio will cut in and out even if the phone is just in my pocket and I am using a bluetooth headset (Motorola Elite Sliver). If I cant find a way to fix this or it doesn't work with a different headset I am not gonna be able to keep this phone. I really like the device but the non-existent multitasking and the terrible bluetooth performance is pushing me away. When I work I use my bluetooth all day for either customer calls or just to listen to music/radio on down time and I can't deal with this for too much longer. I'd hate to go back to my iPhone but I may have to unfortunately..
pretty disappointed.
I'm also out of my return policy on this phone now, and they have no other good phones.
Hopefully htc comes out with a fix for this soon.
I've called them 3 times now and havn't gotten a single good answer to why its so bad.
Also emailed them and still no response.
I have also noticed poor range. Much less range when streaming Bluetooth audio to my LG soundbar compared to my iPad and buddies iPhone.
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The audio will cut in and out even if the phone is just in my pocket and I am using a bluetooth headset (Motorola Elite Sliver). If I cant find a way to fix this or it doesn't work with a different headset I am not gonna be able to keep this phone. I really like the device but the non-existent multitasking and the terrible bluetooth performance is pushing me away. When I work I use my bluetooth all day for either customer calls or just to listen to music/radio on down time and I can't deal with this for too much longer...
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Same Here.
Me too, This is the worst BT I have ever had on a device.
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If my headset is on one ear, but the phone's in the opposite side's pocket. It cuts out.
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If my headset is on one ear, but the phone's in the opposite side's pocket. It cuts out.
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hey guys, i just bought a One X and im having similar issues. there should be no excuses to have bluetooth cutting out like this on a new phone. My old Desire HD did it and i just thought it was because i had dropped it, but looks like its a HTC thing!
pappas99 said:
hey guys, i just bought a One X and im having similar issues. there should be no excuses to have bluetooth cutting out like this on a new phone. My old Desire HD did it and i just thought it was because i had dropped it, but looks like its a HTC thing!
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I have no problem at all anywhere in my car, I listen music and radio an average 40 mins a day (while comute). I have a bluelogic bt that came built-in the car.
I also haveno problems and no cutoffs on my stereo bt headphones and I often leave my phone on the table while I workout (true, under 10 feet away). If that matters, I'm on 2.20 stock.
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Same here
i never used bluetooth with my ONE S before now. But I have moved it in to take over my business phone needs and replace my Sensation 4g. It is definately worse range. And if it it 10-15 ft away on the hood of my truck and i turn my headset away from the phone, the signal from my phone can't carry through my head. The sensation had no problems. The newer plantronics headsets are worse than the older ones as well. And putting the phone in my work belt on the opposite side from the earpiece is really bad. I don't know what to do. Might be time to fix my sensation and move back to an old headset.
Hey everyone,
Found out my company is ditching Sprint for Verizon which means I have to part with my beloved Nexus 5.
Anyway, from what I've been reading on here it seems like the M8 is really the only Verizon phone that can be rooted. I've had a few HTC phones over the years, including the M7, but they never seem to get along with my car's stereo. The phone part works fine but when I stream music via Bluetooth there is always a great deal of distortion in the high end. Especially on cymbal crashes. This makes it pretty much unlistenable. I'm curious if anyone has experienced anything like with with the M8? I've Googled it a few times and found threads about the One X and One M7 having this problem but have yet to see anything about the M8.
I don't stream to my car often, but on the handful of times I have, I didn't notice any sound issues. This was using Pandora and Google Music, on a Ford (2008 model).
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I don't stream to my car often, but on the handful of times I have, I didn't notice any sound issues. This was using Pandora and Google Music, on a Ford (2008 model).
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Thanks for the info!
Just got my jaybird x's today and guess what. Filled with static. I could not be more annoyed with this particular phone right now. Three defects in one model I mean come on. Speaker crackle. Screen is creased and looks like you're pressing down on a TV and now Bluetooth has static
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I can't say for certain, but I imagine bluetooth audio issues would most likely be due to whatever is actually playing the music, not the phone. Bluetooth audio, in general, is terrible - unless you're using something like the HTC Stereoclip which does not use that same audio codec that just about everything else does. You could have lossless flac files on your phone, and 9/10 times it's gonna sound like crap over bluetooth, no matter what the music is being sent from.
I stream daily over Bluetooth and it sounds amazing. Vzw.
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Just plugged mine into my aftermarket JVC GPS stereo on a my truck which gets only occasional use these days. Have to say I was somewhat blown away when I pushed some Comfortably Numb into the 5 speakers (Inc sub) and cranked up the volume. Most impressive...
The wife gets terrific sound from her N7 to some small bluetooth speakers we got last year and has no issues unless she's using TuneIn at which point it goes from OK to awful.
I say this to simply point out that the invariable rule of YMMV seems to hold sway here but I don't think the M8 has any generic systematic failure with bluetooth audio.
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wtoj34 said:
Just got my jaybird x's today and guess what. Filled with static. I could not be more annoyed with this particular phone right now. Three defects in one model I mean come on. Speaker crackle. Screen is creased and looks like you're pressing down on a TV and now Bluetooth has static
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Hmmm... thats not what I want to hear.
brandogg said:
I can't say for certain, but I imagine bluetooth audio issues would most likely be due to whatever is actually playing the music, not the phone. Bluetooth audio, in general, is terrible - unless you're using something like the HTC Stereoclip which does not use that same audio codec that just about everything else does. You could have lossless flac files on your phone, and 9/10 times it's gonna sound like crap over bluetooth, no matter what the music is being sent from.
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This is true. But I'm talking hiss/distortion like a speaker is blown. I'm just streaming Spotify to my cars stereo and not expecting flawless audio but the issues I have with the M7 were unlistenable.
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I stream daily over Bluetooth and it sounds amazing. Vzw.
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Thanks!
Not Enough Coffee said:
Just plugged mine into my aftermarket JVC GPS stereo on a my truck which gets only occasional use these days. Have to say I was somewhat blown away when I pushed some Comfortably Numb into the 5 speakers (Inc sub) and cranked up the volume. Most impressive...
The wife gets terrific sound from her N7 to some small bluetooth speakers we got last year and has no issues unless she's using TuneIn at which point it goes from OK to awful.
I say this to simply point out that the invariable rule of YMMV seems to hold sway here but I don't think the M8 has any generic systematic failure with bluetooth audio.
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Thanks!
From what I understand, it has something to do with HTC setting the bitpool value too low. Which, in itself, might not be a big deal but it might just be a issue with that value combined with my car's stereo. I just don't want to lose root when I move to Verizon.
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I can't say for certain, but I imagine bluetooth audio issues would most likely be due to whatever is actually playing the music, not the phone. Bluetooth audio, in general, is terrible - unless you're using something like the HTC Stereoclip which does not use that same audio codec that just about everything else does. You could have lossless flac files on your phone, and 9/10 times it's gonna sound like crap over bluetooth, no matter what the music is being sent from.
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Maybe the stereo in your car just sucks? Streaming Pandora over BT in my car usually sounds great. I mean granted it's not as good as using headphones, but it sounds pretty damn good.
Also, I streamed some more over this last weekend, and while the quality was still good, it did disconnect once for no apparent reason. And once it happened, I remembered that it happened a few weeks ago as well. Same thing, I was just driving along both times, and my BT just seemed to shut off. I turned BT back on, reconnected Sync (it's damned annoying how Sync never automatically reconnects), and it worked again for the rest of the weekend.
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Maybe the stereo in your car just sucks? Streaming Pandora over BT in my car usually sounds great. I mean granted it's not as good as using headphones, but it sounds pretty damn good.
Also, I streamed some more over this last weekend, and while the quality was still good, it did disconnect once for no apparent reason. And once it happened, I remembered that it happened a few weeks ago as well. Same thing, I was just driving along both times, and my BT just seemed to shut off. I turned BT back on, reconnected Sync (it's damned annoying how Sync never automatically reconnects), and it worked again for the rest of the weekend.
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Thanks for the info.
I saw that an OTA for the M8 pushed out today (I think) that was supposed to fix some Bluetooth issues. I won't if the disconnects were addressed.
I'm M8 should be here on Monday. I really hope it works out OK. I don't want to send it back for an iPhone. :crying:
Another OTA? Has anyone else heard this? I am having a really rough time with bluetooth headset outgoing voice quality so some sort of fix would be awesome.
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If the phone volume is at max it will distort. When I turn the volume to max while streaming Bluetooth to my car stereo it sounds crackling and distorted. Turning volume down 2 clicks to about 85% on the phone fixes it
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Another OTA? Has anyone else heard this? I am having a really rough time with bluetooth headset outgoing voice quality so some sort of fix would be awesome.
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Sorry, I should have checked the date. The thread is fromm the 18th. This is the one I was referring too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722817
Evocm7 said:
If the phone volume is at max it will distort. When I turn the volume to max while streaming Bluetooth to my car stereo it sounds crackling and distorted. Turning volume down 2 clicks to about 85% on the phone fixes it
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It's not a volume thing. I've tried turning it down when I had the M7 and it sounded the same.
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If the phone volume is at max it will distort. When I turn the volume to max while streaming Bluetooth to my car stereo it sounds crackling and distorted. Turning volume down 2 clicks to about 85% on the phone fixes it
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Again, sorry, but it may just be your stereo. When Bluetooth streaming to my car I always have my phones media volume maxed and I control the listening volume via the car volume, and it sounds fine.
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Again, sorry, but it may just be your stereo. When Bluetooth streaming to my car I always have my phones media volume maxed and I control the listening volume via the car volume, and it sounds fine.
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Do you have an aftermarket stereo? I've had 4 different head units on my car, all high end Sony and clarion and all had same thing with max volume all my previous 3 phones ( rezound, s4, and m8). Just curious if it's just aftermarket decks that have this issue which I really don't consider an issue. I prefer to have the volume lower on the source and let my deck and equalizer provide the output anyway.
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Do you have an aftermarket stereo? I've had 4 different head units on my car, all high end Sony and clarion and all had same thing with max volume all my previous 3 phones ( rezound, s4, and m8). Just curious if it's just aftermarket decks that have this issue which I really don't consider an issue. I prefer to have the volume lower on the source and let my deck and equalizer provide the output anyway.
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No, it's a factory Ford stereo. If you know someone with a factory BT compatible stereo, maybe try pairing your phone to their car and see if streams with or without distortion?
I mean, it's possible your particular phone itself could be bad. I just don't think it's all M8's since I don't have a problem, and because I imagine we would have seen a lot more complaints.
For six months I have been playing music in my car with a one (M7) via Bluetooth, with very annoying vibrations that eventually damaged my car stereo. I just found out that if I launch the media app via the "HTC car" app, the volume is much louder and I don't have those vibrations anymore. By default the HTC car app in the M7 only includes the default "Music" app, but other media apps may be added.
Hope this may help for the M8 too.
By these vibrations detroyed my car stereo, and I had to change it. I am pretty annoyed that HTC doesn't mention this anywhere, and leaves it to the user to find out.