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Increase headphone volume

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is there a way to increase the headphone volume? I got to the audio service menu but I don't know which settings to change. I just got a new pair of Bose ae2 and they are extremely quiet. I tried another pair with the same issue. Maybe I'm deaf?
Thanks in advance!
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I assume you mean beyond what's possible with the volume rocker, yes (I hope)?

Haha yes, that's correct.
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Audioboost. Its in the market.
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apollokid said:
Audioboost. Its in the market.
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PERFECT! Thanks a bunch!

I want to DECREASE the volume. When I listen to music and set it to the lowest setting, it's still too loud. Is there a way to do that?

geokilla said:
I want to DECREASE the volume. When I listen to music and set it to the lowest setting, it's still too loud. Is there a way to do that?
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I believe audioboost lets you do that as well

Is there a free version?
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bump please

apollokid said:
Audioboost. Its in the market.
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THANKS! This is just what I needed to break in my new noise cancelling headphones!

I can't seem to find audioboost in the market?
I'm running congnition 2.3b8, does this have something to do with this issue?

There is an app called audio boost that works great. Its a paid app but almost doubled my sound output on my captivate. Well worth it, don't remember how much but worth the price. Your phone must be rooted on froyo or stock rooted or unrooted on 2.1
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I can't find Audio in the Market either. What other options do I have to increase captivate volume.
My volume was much higher with Phoenix Rising ROM but not with Andromeda.

Strange nobody's talking about the voodoo control app.....u do need a voodoo or speedmod kernel for it.......voodoo has the option of increasing or decreasing the headphone gain....works like a charm!

I have problems with the sound when set on tv out mode. its gets quietier. Anyone know how to increase volume on the tv out mode?

You could click the thread in my signature and use the galaxy tuner app to adjust it louder or quieter, problem solved. It is also in the market for download. This works for the headphones and the phone speaker. This works with any kernel also.

Sgs4g as amplifier

is it possible to use your phone as an amp?
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You mean an amp to make things louder, or are you thinking of a DSP, which will add effects/distortion?

An amp to make things louder that could be connected via headphones or usb
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zenofsong said:
An amp to make things louder that could be connected via headphones or usb
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if you get drhonks bali kernel that supports voodoo sound you will be able to amplify the sound beyond what any other phone OR ipod could ever do
so yes in a way it can but no it cant because an amp pushes out extreme amounts of power

dsexton702 said:
if you get drhonks bali kernel that supports voodoo sound you will be able to amplify the sound beyond what any other phone OR ipod could ever do
so yes in a way it can but no it cant because an amp pushes out extreme amounts of power
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Eardrums are for the weak anyway
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Im thinking if there's a way to get line in sound to play on the phone
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You want to plug in a guitar/mic or something? I found a couple apps in the market for such a purpose but I play bass so never tested. How big is the speaker in this thing?
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Speaker volume hack?

Not sure why this isn't. Bigger topic or why it hasn't been addressed. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say the speaker volume is disappointing. Any way to increase it? Volume control + doesn't work as it doesn't let you increase the volume past factory limitations. Voodoo sound is only for increasing headphone jack quality.
anyone?
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RushAOZ said:
Not sure why this isn't. Bigger topic or why it hasn't been addressed. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say the speaker volume is disappointing. Any way to increase it? Volume control + doesn't work as it doesn't let you increase the volume past factory limitations. Voodoo sound is only for increasing headphone jack quality.
anyone?
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Volume + does work. Been using it since it came out my ringtone is so loud it scares my dog sometimes LOL
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HOW?? I downloaded the app and it doesn't sound any louder at 7. Fill me in dude I'm missing something here lol
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Just to clarify by speaker phone i mean loud speaker.
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Volume+ working here
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Volume+ works for me as well nothing special has to be done I just go into the Speaker Settings, enable the speaker modifications and increase the volume level. I have no idea why you are having problems but there is no doubt that this app makes my phone much louder.

As it was said by the developer, volume+ will not work with a stock rom. Last time I looked, he said it will work with miui and cyanogenmod. Read the notes on the market and his website.

oscarthegrouch said:
As it was said by the developer, volume+ will not work with a stock rom. Last time I looked, he said it will work with miui and cyanogenmod. Read the notes on the market and his website.
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I'm using a stock rooted rom and it works fine.

onigiri1692 said:
Volume+ works for me as well nothing special has to be done I just go into the Speaker Settings, enable the speaker modifications and increase the volume level. I have no idea why you are having problems but there is no doubt that this app makes my phone much louder.
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Enable speaker modifications? I can't find that setting at all within volume control +.
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I have both the paid and free apps and I can't find that options
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Okay, I'm running Pete's stock rooted 2.3.7. I just removed voodoo and installed volume+. It's working with both speaker and headphone. It is possible that having both installed, volume won't work. It is also possible that since I removed voodoo, volume is working. Increasing the volume limit, step by step, that the boost isn't easily noticeable. I don't suggest this without lowering the main volume from system first. After I got past 8 and around 11, there was a noticeable increase in volume with an increase of distortion too. Going from that level back down to 0, I noticed it right away.
I think the problem before was the increase was so slight when compared to voodoo that it didn't seem like it was working. I'm sure having voodoo installed, even though disabled, was keeping volume from working. Now when I get some time I gotta play with the eq and see what happens.
I prefer voodoo for headphones. It might be my imagination but I think it's cleaner sounding.

RushAOZ said:
Enable speaker modifications? I can't find that setting at all within volume control +.
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You are using the wrong app. Its called Volume+ there is no control in the name.
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This is the app we're talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12599609#post12599609
If you're on CM7 or alike you must first use Titanium Backup to remove DSP manager because it will interfere with it.
If you're on stock, use "best quality" setting on the latest version. That's the only one which seems to make a difference when changing the level but only on stock ROM.

I just discovered why it seemed like the eq wasn't working. If you have volume+ at 0, you won't hear any changes in tone when playing with sliders or presets. You need to get the volume level of the app up to a noticeable level, then you will hear a difference with tone and dsp. The developer even said in his FAQ that volume+ is software controlled and voodoo is hardware controlled. Kinda like the difference between hardware and software decoding when watching movie files.

Equalizer by smart studios it works on music, headphones etc
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Whoooo!! Volume+ worked like charm. Thanks doods.
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[Q]how to boost the headset and loud spear volume?

any help? they aren't loud enough

you can boost the headset volume by using amplifiers and using voodoo to increase the dba limit. For speaker, it's no blackberry so it won't be amazingly loud sorry

samehhesham4 said:
any help? they aren't loud enough
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See my signature for volume+

thx guys for your replies,but volume+ doesn't seem to work on android 4 and can you tell me how that Voodoo works?

samehhesham4 said:
thx guys for your replies,but volume+ doesn't seem to work on android 4 and can you tell me how that Voodoo works?
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I use volume plus on my Xoom and ns4g and works quite well. U just need to Cheng the eq settings
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Esteway.619 said:
I use volume plus on my Xoom and ns4g and works quite well. U just need to Cheng the eq settings
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thx,i'll try and tell you the results
EDIT:it worked!! one more question,would +15 volume damage the headset?

samehhesham4 said:
thx,i'll try and tell you the results
EDIT:it worked!! one more question,would +15 volume damage the headset?
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Yes! LOL
seriously I got it on 10. Also try best quality for better result and don't jump more than 3 or 4 increments at one time. Doing so will kick in a noise gate effect on the speaker and actually make it very quiet.

In call volume incredibly low

Hey all. Normally I use a Bluetooth headset for all my calls, but occasionally I don't have it on me. When I take a call using the phone's regular speaker I can barely hear the person on the other end. If I have any background noise, it's impossible to hear them. I've got my sound turned up to max. Anyone have some suggestions?
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Demonic240 said:
Hey all. Normally I use a Bluetooth headset for all my calls, but occasionally I don't have it on me. When I take a call using the phone's regular speaker I can barely hear the person on the other end. If I have any background noise, it's impossible to hear them. I've got my sound turned up to max. Anyone have some suggestions?
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Since 4.4.2 both speakers on mine get incredibly loud. The N5's earpiece speaker is small (small circle rather than a long slit) so you do need to play with it some to get it set properly on your ear. Call someone and talk to them (indoors and quiet preferably) and adjust the phone on your ear till you hear it best. That's the position you'll need to use. I got used to it quickly and use about 40% volume even while in car at highway speeds and it is loud enough for me. Maybe clean your ears with a q-tip?:laugh:jk
See if that helps, if not maybe something is going on with your earpiece speaker?

jbdan said:
Since 4.4.2 both speakers on mine get incredibly loud. The N5's earpiece speaker is small (small circle rather than a long slit) so you do need to play with it some to get it set properly on your ear. Call someone and talk to them (indoors and quiet preferably) and adjust the phone on your ear till you hear it best. That's the position you'll need to use. I got used to it quickly and use about 40% volume even while in car at highway speeds and it is loud enough for me. Maybe clean your ears with a q-tip?:laugh:jk
See if that helps, if not maybe something is going on with your earpiece speaker?
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I just did an echo test and I sounded okay. Maybe it's everyone else that calls me?
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Demonic240 said:
I just did an echo test and I sounded okay. Maybe it's everyone else that calls me?
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Could be....
Are you stock? Any mods? Case? Screen protector?
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jbdan said:
Could be....
Are you stock? Any mods? Case? Screen protector?
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On PA, faux kernel and .15 radio.
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Demonic240 said:
On PA, faux kernel and .15 radio.
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Hard to troubleshoot when you're running custom software (rom +kernel +old radio). If to really want to get to the bottom of it (imo) you should go back to stock 4.4.2 with NO mods and see if it does it. Otherwise you're just shooting blanks (again imo). Anyone in the PA/faux/radio thread experiencing similar?
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trickster mod
Install trickstermod kernel settings app and go to kernel settings, see if you can increase the gain for the speaker. If there isn't an option, you need to change kernel to one that allows sound tweaking (elementalx does) and then boost the gain through trickstermod app, or another free kernel settings app of your choosing. Changing the gain is a kernel setting that gives a very good boost to sound levels.

Figured it out. My screen protector had a cut out for the speaker, but I never popped it out. Took it off and I can actually see the speaker now!
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