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[Q] Notification vs Ringer Volume.

I do not think this was an issue with stock GB KJ6.
Running Valhalla Final right now.
I've done plenty of searching and apparently there's an option in the volume settings along the line of "Use incoming call volume for notifications" -- it's not there, nor do I ever remember seeing it. If this issue is unsolvable, I guess I can live with it or just take my ringtone to Audacity and quiet the file down so it's not so loud.
What I'd like: A medium-volume ringtone, or even a quiet one. A very loud "Get my damn attention" notification tone.
What I expect: Turn notification volume all the way up. Turn ringer volume to just level one or two.
What happens: Low ringer volume = Low notification volume. The sliders are there, the checkbox for "Use incoming call volume for notifications" is not.

Long press the search button (or magnifying glass) on the bottom of your phone. I know on stock and VB it pulls up the menu where you can set volume levels separately for notification and ringtone among other volume levels.
You can also go to settings - sound - volume and set it there.
I hope I haven't misread your 'What I expect' but I think this should accomplish what you are trying to do.

Just saw I posted in general instead of Q/A. My bad. Also, on Valhalla Final and Stock, holding the search key pulls up voice activated searching. For me, at least.
But even when I do just that, set notification to high and ringer/incoming call to medium or low, the notification tone plays at the lowermost setting, in this case, the ringer/incoming call.
Found out it's the same on CM7 with my sister's Moto Sholes, so maybe this is normal?

xHighAlert said:
Just saw I posted in general instead of Q/A. My bad. Also, on Valhalla Final and Stock, holding the search key pulls up voice activated searching. For me, at least.
But even when I do just that, set notification to high and ringer/incoming call to medium or low, the notification tone plays at the lowermost setting, in this case, the ringer/incoming call.
Found out it's the same on CM7 with my sister's Moto Sholes, so maybe this is normal?
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On Vahalla Black final this is what I see.
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This is also what I see in Valhalla final and Stock KJ6.
The issue here is with Notifications at 100% and Incoming Calls at ~20%, the Notification tones are at the volume of the Incoming Call volume.

bad flash maybe? or a third party app perhaps?
I tried notifications and ringtone set at different levels adn it seems like its working for me

Or maybe fix permissions.

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Posting it in the general was a genuine accident.
Will try the permission fix now, though I doubt if that'll do anything.
Seems to me that the toggle is hidden but it's enabled. I'd like to know where that setting is stored and manually change it.
Edit: Fugget, I'll just deal with it and make my own call tones later.

Nexus 5 wont control volume on BlueTooth Speakers?

Ok so my title states it pretty well. I have a bunch of bluetooth devices I use, JBL Charge, Car Stereo, JayBird headphones, and every other android device I have had you can control the volume from the device. However with Googles new nexus 5, it seems that feature doesnt work? Now I have to use the bluetooth speaker to change the volume. Any ideas on a fix?

Same here, seems to be a bug. Use an equalizer app to lower the volume
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Vanhoud said:
Same here, seems to be a bug. Use an equalizer app to lower the volume
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Ok, any recommendations?

Works fine on my Sony MDR 10 rbt headset.. So it does not seem to be an overall n5 bt problem

Mine and my wife's n5 have this problem. Default bt audio output is too loud and is distorted. Sometimes the volume can be controlled by the volume buttons, most of the time not.
I have the default eq like this
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The problem looks to be app compatibility with 4.4. Pandora doesn't allow any bluetooth volume control, but Slacker which was updated Nov 8th works fine.

I used the volume buttons on my Nexus 4 to turn down the BT audio all the time when I listened to Pandora. It's a system ride function so it shouldn't matter what app is playing audio
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This is not a Nexus 5 issue. It is Kit Kat issue on all devices that use the default Google Bluedroid Bluetooth stack, meaning Nexus devices and Google Play versions (other devices running a modified stack may not be affected).
Supposedly, it is an extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 that enables Bluetooth audio devices to directly control Android's system volume. It seems some genius thought two independent volume levels (headphone volume and handset bluetooth level) was too confusing for folks. Clearly they did not think about (or test) that some Bluetooth audio devices with their own volume controls might default to a very high or low level, and control of only the handset's bluetooth level would not provide sufficient range of adjustment.
So once again we have Goofle googing up bluetooth in Android. Please share your disappointment in the following threads so that we might see a fix ASAP. Guessing they are facing law suits for hearing damage if it is not addressed quickly.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/X6Hwt2qMYDo/7qd-JGylQv0J
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/dsf7hQPesds/zWhIE27o2KwJ
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/uXzs0e3l7rI
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/b5h94ggUIac/qkBs9WUIh4oJ

[Q] One plus one Problem

I am from INDIA and have ONE plus one CM...but the problem is I have installed Poweramp and when i plug in my headset and try to control music with its buttons, then song sometimes change sometimes just sound goes up down....i don't understand what is the problem please help

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mycgworld said:
I am from INDIA and have ONE plus one CM...but the problem is I have installed Poweramp and when i plug in my headset and try to control music with its buttons, then song sometimes change sometimes just sound goes up down....i don't understand what is the problem please help
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Which headset are you using?
I have the same problem with the Samsung Galaxy S4/Note 3 earphones (they have Android compatible volume buttons). They have large, rounded buttons:
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If you are using the same set, this is expected behavior. It's not normal, just expected. The OnePlus One doesn't work properly with them. I first encountered it when I modified a Beats cable with iPhone inline remote to work with Android phones by taking the remote from the S4's headset and wiring it up to the Beats cable. At first I thought I wired it up incorrectly, but then I tested the cable on both a Galaxy S5 and a Note 3, on which it worked perfectly.
The volume buttons work fine; it's the play/pause button that's a bit temperamental. Most of the time, the phone doesn't read it as "play/pause", but instead "volume up".
The volume buttons:
The play/pause button:
So when you double press it to skip track, it steps up the volume twice instead. I've had some success by pressing volume down and play/pause at the same time, but you can't use it to skip track.
For the time being, use a ROM that supports "Use volume buttons to skip track".
Side note: the older Samsung headset that came with the Galaxy S3/Note 2 works properly on the OnePlus One. They have smaller, rectangular buttons:

Thanks @vantt1 for your reply...ya absolutely right..the older earphones without volume rocker is working fine but shall not CM provide some update regarding this error...
Also ROM updating wont make warranty lapse?

mycgworld said:
Thanks @vantt1 for your reply...ya absolutely right..the older earphones without volume rocker is working fine but shall not CM provide some update regarding this error...
Also ROM updating wont make warranty lapse?
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Single-button inline remotes and Apple headsets work fine disregarding the volume control. At the moment this seems more like a hardware-related issue rather than a software-related one, because it persists across different ROMs and kernels, much like the One's incapability of supporting CTIA headsets.
Software modifications shouldn't void the warranty, as long as it is not the cause of a hardware failure.

Just got the Samsung Level On. Same thing happens; volume buttons are fine, but play/pause = volume up. This really sucks, given the limited options that have an Android-compatible 3-button remote.

Right @vantt1

In Call Volume Issue

I posted this in the Pixel XL forum as well.
So I just recently noticed that I cannot adjust the volume while on a phone call. The volume buttons trigger the slider, and the slider moves, but the volume does not change. Also, the volume slider doesn't go all the way down. It stops at about the 15-20% mark. Here's a screenshot of the volume slider as low as it will go:
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After some searching, I found a PIxel User Community post on the same topic, and posted there as well: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/P0Lc5nX-Huk
I also found a news item from last summer, describing a similar problem with the Nexus 5: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Goog...l-bug-brought-on-by-the-latest-update_id83468
The following description from back then is far too much like what is going on with my phone to be a coincidence:
"Some of the issues that users are complaining about include the inability to adjust the volume during a call, even though the slider does move. Another complaint found on the AOSP Issue Tracker includes one from a Nexus 5 user who is unable to move the volume slider under the second lowest position."
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So, is anyone else here having the same issue? Any ideas on a fix?

Have my phone since 15th of Dec and haven't yet seen this issue. Were you just talking on the phone normally by holding it to your ear?

Yes. It was too loud, so I tried lowering the volume, and nothing happened. Pulled the phone away from my ear, and watched the volume slider go down, but no volume change happened.
Now that I'm aware of it, I check all the time, and this happens on every call now.

Mine definitely adjusts the actual volume. Are there any apps or mods you have installed that could interfere with this?

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Mine definitely adjusts the actual volume. Are there any apps or mods you have installed that could interfere with this?
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Not that I know of. My bootloader is unlocked, but I have not flashed a custom recovery or rooted. I'm just running stock, with BL unlocked. Not sure what app or apps would cause this issue.

S21 bluetooth volume low

I have a galaxy s21. I just got a warranty exchange and I noticed my Bluetooth volume on my car stereo is not at loud as my old phone.
I have both phones in my possession and played the same song individually on each device and I noticed that the new phone's volume is lower than my old one. All the settings are the same on both phones.
Any clue what's going on? Thanks!

Gsiopis said:
I have a galaxy s21. I just got a warranty exchange and I noticed my Bluetooth volume on my car stereo is not at loud as my old phone.
I have both phones in my possession and played the same song individually on each device and I noticed that the new phone's volume is lower than my old one. All the settings are the same on both phones.
Any clue what's going on? Thanks!
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I've heard this happen occasionally. Samsung browser sometimes triggers it. Eventually it resets spontaneously. Oddly I haven't seen this behavior for months now. Same load and app versions. It maybe a Developer option setting.
Check all settings again including volume limiting and bt settings in Developer options. Try toggling those, try turning off Disable absolute Volume. Use the master volume control and cycle from zero to 100% a couple times.
Try this as well if the device has this option, may only apply to Wearables:
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blackhawk said:
I've heard this happen occasionally. Samsung browser sometimes triggers it. Eventually it resets spontaneously. Oddly I haven't seen this behavior for months now. Same load and app versions. It maybe a Developer option setting.
Check all settings again including volume limiting and bt settings in Developer options. Try toggling those, try turning off Disable absolute Volume. Use the master volume control and cycle from zero to 100% a couple times.
Try this as well if the device has this option, may only apply to Wearables:
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I will try that! Thanks

Gsiopis said:
I will try that! Thanks
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It can be quit the pain but it's almost surely a settings issue. There are apps that allow you to access the hidden settings that presumably also would give access to absolute bt volume. I haven't had to try that.
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