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[Q] update on RT's speakers

I notice that the update has made the speakers loader at a lower volume level. for example 25-45 about it is much loader than before. It gets a little loader as you go up. BUT at around 70 to 100 there is no volume increase.
Anyone else expereincing this?

70 ~ 100 is definitely louder than before.. Previously I couldn't hear my music played while the TV is on.
Right now its like a loud speaker that's on par with my Lumia 920

LastBattle said:
70 ~ 100 is definitely louder than before.. Previously I couldn't hear my music played while the TV is on.
Right now its like a loud speaker that's on par with my Lumia 920
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yes, it is. But what I mean is. 0-50 or so, that is where the volume changes. 50-100 there is no volume change, even though the numbers are going higher when your pressing the volume up button.
But yes, it is louder than before.

for me the sound becomes louder also for a volume lvl higher than 50. But at low lvl 2-8 depends on the song, the volume goes down near to 0 you hear nothing and when you make it louder (+1) it's really loud. So you can not hear the musik quietly. and the volume changes it selfe while you hear on 2-8 it goes up and down, while beeing all the time at 2-8. mostly when the voice of the song goes down the rt reduces also the musik it selfes. Has someone else the same problem??

HandyBesitzer said:
Has someone else the same problem??
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Yep, seems to be a common issue.
A pretty big bug to have not tested before release.

[Q] Speaker Volume WAY too low

Differently from others who find that headphones volume is low, I think that what is really low is the speaker volume.
Using, or should I say trying to use, this phone for a call inside a car using the speaker is impossible... the volume is too low and the car noise, even at lower speeds will be higher.
Is there a way to increase the volume without changing kernel or rom? Maybe some system option like the one that can be used on ATT LG G2.
Thanks.

chk27 said:
Differently from others who find that headphones volume is low, I think that what is really low is the speaker volume.
Using, or should I say trying to use, this phone for a call inside a car using the speaker is impossible... the volume is too low and the car noise, even at lower speeds will be higher.
Is there a way to increase the volume without changing kernel or rom? Maybe some system option like the one that can be used on ATT LG G2.
Thanks.
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There is currently no system boost. I have to say when the phone was delivered I hated everything in the sound department with the Nexus 5. The volume is erratic my 5 year old daughter loves nextflix and the playback is so quiet even she was like where's is the volume boost. I am sure there will be a software fix by developers or google soon, well I hope so.

Hi of you use volume + this works to increase the sound always
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steelmm said:
Hi of you use volume + this works to increase the sound always
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Dafuq?!?!

Broken top speaker on Low frequencies.

Howdy...
For quite some time i had the feeling Music doesn't sound quite right on max volume.
So today i made the Test and it seems as if my top speaker is broken.
I've recorded the whole test so you can hear it too (put the volume to the max...) and you know how i've tested to see if i'm the only one or if this might even be a common mistake on the XZ2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot3rFUuC7sQ
Reproducing: Use any Frequency test Video or app or whatever. Set the Volume at Max.
You can hear the top speaker crickling/flattering between 250 and 1100hz. Everything above that is clear.
If you reduce the Volume below 50% it's also clear.
Anyone has a Similar issue or am i alone with a broken speaker?

As a musician, I can tell you that driving a pure sine wave through any speaker for any length of time will damage and distort it
That being said, alot of speakers don't handle any sound at full volume very well...even crystal speakers / drivers on phones, you do get signal/music drop out, distortion as certain instruments and signals vie for superiority within the sound space..
If the music is fine at about 95% of full... Then that's normal... if it like that at 85% or lower, could be a faulty unit..
These are very small crystal drivers... and will, if constantly ramped up full will become distorted over time, due to the sheer stress on them of constantly being vibrated all day long very fast.. this is why, on phones it's best to take the volume to about 90% max... because theyll sound rubbish above that...
If it's bothering you though friend, I would, just warranty or return it if you can
Hope that helps ?

Does the G7 Power also have the speaker problem where it doesn't play at full volume?

The problem in question goes way back to early moto devices like the nexus 6 and back. The issue is where the speaker doesn't play at full volume for the first second or so before going at full volume.
Is that still an issue here? I know it was on the moto x4.

I made a couple speaker phone calls on my Moto G7 Power and the volume is consistent. I hit the
speaker phone icon just after dialing and it doesn't fluctuate.
bukithd said:
The problem in question goes way back to early moto devices like the nexus 6 and back. The issue is where the speaker doesn't play at full volume for the first second or so before going at full volume.
Is that still an issue here? I know it was on the moto x4.
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nucher said:
I made a couple speaker phone calls on my Moto G7 Power and the volume is consistent. I hit the
speaker phone icon just after dialing and it doesn't fluctuate.
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The use case it usually occurs under is if the the phone hasn't been used for a while and then a Sound plays. Like receiving a text notification. What I've understood in the past is that however moto sets up their hardware, the software has to "wake up" the speaker to play at full volume resulting in a lag. If the speaker is awake, no problems. So your particular use case may not affect it.

Do you mean that the notification appears on the screen and the sound lags behind it or the sound fluctuates
when a notification comes in. I'll try to replicate the problem if I know what your talking about.
bukithd said:
The use case it usually occurs under is if the the phone hasn't been used for a while and then a Sound plays. Like receiving a text notification. What I've understood in the past is that however moto sets up their hardware, the software has to "wake up" the speaker to play at full volume resulting in a lag. If the speaker is awake, no problems. So your particular use case may not affect it.
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nucher said:
Do you mean that the notification appears on the screen and the sound lags behind it or the sound fluctuates
when a notification comes in. I'll try to replicate the problem if I know what your talking about.
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Sort of the second part. You will notice a fluctuation as if the tone starts off very quiet, regardless of playback volume, before quickly elevating to the correct volume. It's as if it suppresses the first second of the sound.

Yeah, this is why my alarms sound quieter the first second. My G7 Power suffers this issue.
Even though, this hasn't been any problem besides that the beggining of each alarm is gentler. If this is repeated in any other circumstances, I never realized. So it's not much of an issue anyway, at least for me.

Went to a best buy to test one out. Still Doss it. I don't know why moto has to do this to every phi e.

Call Volume is horrible, what can I do to fix it?

Hello.
I've gotten pretty frustrated with using my 3a for a while now regarding this specific issue, the call volume is just always super low and makes using the default phone app unbearable because I can hardly hear the other person, it is ALWAYS at max volume btw.
I just genuinely do not understand why the call volume is so low whilst the other volumes (media, alarms, etc) don't seem to have this issue and I can even get additional apps to boost the volume for those- but not the call volume.
It seems to have gotten worse just several days ago when some liquid hit the grill , so now instead of it sounding like someone is 3 feet away from the phone, it just sounds like 6 feet away. But even with this situation, it did NOTHING to my other volume settings.
Is there anything I can do to improve the loudness at all without depending on headphones? I would prefer having the phone on my ear , especially since calls on headphones literally echo whatever gets picked up on my microphone back to me I just honestly hate it.

Get a replacement phone. That's not normal. My call volume gets loud.

waingro808 said:
Get a replacement phone. That's not normal. My call volume gets loud.
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Is that really the only possible solution here...?
Everything else is fine...I just cannot find a way to make the call volume louder, just seems like Im stuck putting it on speakers or using headphones at the moment.

Rinny. said:
Is that really the only possible solution here...?
Everything else is fine...I just cannot find a way to make the call volume louder, just seems like Im stuck putting it on speakers or using headphones at the moment.
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Hello
I have the same issue, did you solve it ?