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Did anyone else notice that when the volume is anything other than full blast the volume seems very low?
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I notice it on gingerbread ROMs but stock seems fine to me.
Have you tried turning on DTS mobile in the music player? After I enabled it I noticed a boost in volume across all applications but in general I do feel the volume is rather low. It seems perfectly loud during speakerphone calls but not so loud during some other activities. I kind of feel like it varies from program to program, some seem loud while others don't. For instance Youtube videos seem to have a veeery low volume while Angry Birds is loud as hell.
I just turned on dts today while listening to music. See how that goes.
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DTS only works for the stock apps. There is an app. in the market called volume+ (Sound Boost) for .99, I think, or you can get it for free from his website. It tells you the link to his site in the about app. part. It only works on GB roms though.
I'm using it and can finally hear the music when using Last.fm etc.
The EQ part doesn't work very well on the GB leak though.
I was about to post a question relating to this. Im just coming from ATT Captivate, and always used AUX jack plugged into stereo in my truck. With my Cappy, I used PowerAmp music player paired with either Voodoo, or AudioBoost if the ROM for the day didnt have Voodoo.
I tried that Volume Boost today with the G2x. Not even close to what I expected. AudioBoost dev emailed me and told me that that app is only good for SGS family, so Im in desperate need of a booster for headphone jack. Ideas?
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when using the phone its very low and speakerphone is so quiet you have to hold the phone right next to your ear
the bluetooth does the same thing
im using the gingerbread leak but changing roms to see if its phone related or rom related
I find the volume to be low when using bluetooth. Anyway to boost it?
I agree with the volume being really low. It is for some applications and others its fine, but overall its too low. Does anyone know of a volume mod we can do?
yeah it seems very low, what i did to fix this problem was use volume+ allows you to increase4 volume on speaker, headphones as well as bluetooth headsets now i only have to run the volume at 1/2 the volume to make it loud instead of all the way up and it still being low
in ORIGINAL 2.2 ROM, sound NOT LOW AT ALL !
if you flashed another 2.3.x rom , there sound driver not optimize yet...
Wait official update.
Yeah, I'm running stock all the way, and the speaker volume is where I have issues. I literally can't watch YouTube or really use it as a speakerphone as I have to hold it right to my ear to hear.
I got the wife a MT4G at the same time, and her speaker blows mine away.
Irishdoom said:
Yeah, I'm running stock all the way, and the speaker volume is where I have issues. I literally can't watch YouTube or really use it as a speakerphone as I have to hold it right to my ear to hear.
I got the wife a MT4G at the same time, and her speaker blows mine away.
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menu>settings>sound>volume> everything maximum ?
if it still sucks:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019565
avetny said:
in ORIGINAL 2.2 ROM, sound NOT LOW AT ALL !
if you flashed another 2.3.x rom , there sound driver not optimize yet...
Wait official update.
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I have yet to even root my G2X, 100% stock. Volume and sound quality just sucks on this device. The 1 speaker is not good at all from my experience. I've had several BB's that were way way better with quality and volume clarity.
If you do push the volume all the way up, it gets very distorted, no matter what quality media I'm using and especially with DTS enabled.
No deal breaker for me though.....I don't buy phones to use as a beatbox or watch movies I have a home theater for that purpose
I use this application called PowerAMP and it has a preset for your phone to play music through Speakerphone mode, and it is loud!. You can definitely hear the difference, even if I listen to music through a headset.
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Can you post a link to the volume plus app? I can't find it
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avetny posted the link earlier but here is a fresh link, i was wrong got it off xda not market sorry about that
Volume+: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019565
crisis187 said:
avetny posted the link earlier but here is a fresh link, i was wrong got it off xda not market sorry about that
Volume+: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019565
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Oh ok i see it. Problem is, like the Equalizer app, its 2.3 only
Well I rolled back to eaglesblood so I can't use this anymore
But eaglesbood is still just as quiet
I wish I would have stuck with a blackberry and bought a tablet atleast my phone woulx work so I could attempt to figure out the android OS with out being crippled with no pbone,its too bad cuz I love linux.
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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!
bump
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
Hello everybody.
I've just found a strange problem with my phone's internal speaker. And I think the problem might be there since my purchase but I never realized it before.
The thing is, when I play a stereo track on my phone I can only hear ONE channel through the internal speaker. However my headset work fine at the same time.
I've even downloaded an app from Play store to test the speakers and it can only play the left channel.
Can someone please test this app on your phone?
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Search Google Play for the app named "Stereo Test" from Farrell and test it on your phone, then reply with your results
You might also have this weird problem!
Note:
I'm on stock firmware (2.3.5) never rooted/flashed anything.
I did tried factory reset before posting.
Your help is much appreciated!
whatever7276 said:
Hello everybody.
I've just found a strange problem with my phone's internal speaker. And I think the problem might be there since my purchase but I never realized it before.
The thing is, when I play a stereo track on my phone I can only hear ONE channel through the internal speaker. However my headset work fine at the same time.
I've even downloaded an app from Play store to test the speakers and it can only play the left channel.
Can someone please test this app on your phone?
(cannot post link due to low post count)
Search Google Play for the app named "Stereo Test" from Farrell and test it on your phone, then reply with your results
You might also have this weird problem!
Note:
I'm on stock firmware (2.3.5) never rooted/flashed anything.
I did tried factory reset before posting.
Your help is much appreciated!
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Do our phone support stereo sound output from mobile speaker . ..?
I never knew this. ..
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whatever7276 said:
Hello everybody.
I've just found a strange problem with my phone's internal speaker. And I think the problem might be there since my purchase but I never realized it before.
The thing is, when I play a stereo track on my phone I can only hear ONE channel through the internal speaker. However my headset work fine at the same time.
I've even downloaded an app from Play store to test the speakers and it can only play the left channel.
Can someone please test this app on your phone?
(cannot post link due to low post count)
Search Google Play for the app named "Stereo Test" from Farrell and test it on your phone, then reply with your results
You might also have this weird problem!
Note:
I'm on stock firmware (2.3.5) never rooted/flashed anything.
I did tried factory reset before posting.
Your help is much appreciated!
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I tested it n both the speakers works fine on my phone!!
I m on ICS 4.0.4 n rooted!!
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whatever7276 said:
Hello everybody.
I've just found a strange problem with my phone's internal speaker. And I think the problem might be there since my purchase but I never realized it before.
The thing is, when I play a stereo track on my phone I can only hear ONE channel through the internal speaker. However my headset work fine at the same time.
I've even downloaded an app from Play store to test the speakers and it can only play the left channel.
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Our R speaker stereo ???? Lol..
Buddy, d speakers r mono by default..and i doubt those who said that their speaker r stereo...
Its nt a problem..its by default..
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vipul12389mehta said:
Our R speaker stereo ???? Lol..
Buddy, d speakers r mono by default..and i doubt those who said that their speaker r stereo...
Its nt a problem..its by default..
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I second that.. .
ROYAL PEOPLE WITH ROYAL MOBILE
Well, I think i didn't described the problem enough.
I know the speaker is mono, but it should play both channels merged.
For example:
If I play a stereo song having only music in left channel & vocals in right channel. I can only hear the music (no vocals), but if I plug my headset it plays fine.
Did you guys get it?
If you still don't understand what I'm talking about.
Just download that app, test your speaker and post your results here.
That will too help me alot.
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You misunderstood him. the right channel is not played on the internal speaker or down mixed and not that he has 2 speakers.
Incidentally, I have the same error.
Note: Stock german Firmware 2.3.5 rooted
whatever7276 said:
Well, I think i didn't described the people enough.
I know the speaker is mono, but it should play both channels merged.
For example:
If I play a stereo song having only music in left channel & vocals in right channel. I can only hear the music (no vocals), but if I plug my headset it plays fine.
Did you guys get it?
If you still don't understand what I'm talking about.
Just download that app, test your speaker and post your results here.
That will help me too.
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Mine working perfect. ..
ROYAL PEOPLE WITH ROYAL MOBILE
Which firmware you have?
prdm2002 said:
Incidentally, I have the same error.
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drarunmmc said:
Mine working perfect. ..
ROYAL PEOPLE WITH ROYAL MOBILE
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Guys, Please also post others details like your firmware version, rooted or not, having custom roms, kernels etc. which will help us more...
here is a MP3 file to test
Hey guys,
I've made a mp3 file myself to make things simple (and to prove this problem to SSC)
If you play this file, you'll hear only one channel every 5 seconds (till 30sec)
i.e.
left channel will play from 0 to 5 seconds
next right channel plays from 5 to 10 sec
then again left channel plays from 10 to 15 sec (so on till 30 seconds)
After 30 seconds, you'll hear both channels simultaneously till the end.
Now, if I play this file I can hear the first 5 seconds then the speaker goes silent for 5 seconds then again I can hear for 5 seconds and so on...till 30 seconds.
After 30 seconds though, I can hear the song till the end.
In my case, I can only hear from left channel and that is the problem I was talking about.
I request you to try playing this file and reply here with your results.
(sorry for my bad English, I tried my best to describe myself)
vipul12389mehta said:
Our R speaker stereo ???? Lol..
Buddy, d speakers r mono by default..and i doubt those who said that their speaker r stereo...
Its nt a problem..its by default..
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What the OP is actually trying to say is that only a single channel (either left / right chanel) is audible from the mono speaker that we have in our handset. Normally both channels should be audible but without the stereo effect.
'whatever' I'll try to confirm the same just give me a sometime as I can't check it currently.
Cheers !
whatever7276 said:
Hey guys,
I've made a mp3 file myself to make things simple (and to prove this problem to SSC)
If you play this file, you'll hear only one channel every 5 seconds (till 30sec)
i.e.
left channel will play from 0 to 5 seconds
next right channel plays from 5 to 10 sec
then again left channel plays from 10 to 15 sec (so on till 30 seconds)
After 30 seconds, you'll hear both channels simultaneously till the end.
Now, if I play this file I can hear the first 5 seconds then the speaker goes silent for 5 seconds then again I can hear for 5 seconds and so on...till 30 seconds.
After 30 seconds though, I can hear the song till the end.
In my case, I can only hear from left channel and that is the problem I was talking about.
I request you to try playing this file and reply here with your results.
(sorry for my bad English, I tried my best to describe myself)
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I downloaded the file and i can hear the music buddy in both the channels (in the way u have mentioned - Switch of channels for each 5 sec till 30 and in both after 30)
'cooleagle' said:
What the OP is actually trying to say is that only a single channel (either left / right chanel) is audible from the mono speaker that we have in our handset. Normally both channels should be audible but without the stereo effect.
'whatever' I'll try to confirm the same just give me a sometime as I can't check it currently.
Cheers !
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Ok...i misunderstood...my bad......
Anyways i tested too...n was able to here d entire song..on speaker..entire means bth channel...
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I think its a problem with gingerbread...
I faced the same problem when i was on GB but since i upgraded to ICS, no such problem...
sagarwadhwa1 said:
I think its a problem with gingerbread...
I faced the same problem when i was on GB but since i upgraded to ICS, no such problem...
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I don't understand how could it be gingerbread problem?
When lots of other people on gingerbread can hear the song without problem.
Btw, I went to SSC yesterday and although it was hard do prove the problem, I did it with the help of edited mp3 file.
But then the SSC guy asked me to leave my phone there for"ringer" replacement, which I refused.
But, when I was leaving SSC, I found another user having Galaxy R, and then we tested the mp3 file in it, which played correctly in his handset.
So it means there is something wrong with the hardware, right?
tried that
pudup said:
No. I had this problem and now don't without altering my hardware in any way.
Indian stock rom has this issue maybe. This could also be related to the music player you use.
Try a different player. Then try a different rom. ICS if you like but if you'd rather be on GB then find out what rom and kernel someone without this issue is using and flash that.
Good luck.
"I like spelling my name backwards"
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I tried different players before starting this thread.
In fact, I firstly noticed this problem while I was playing a song in "n7player"
Then I thought it might be player related problem and tried stock player, "Xplay music player" etc. but nothing helped.
I'm just waiting for the official release of ICS from Samsung India.
Thanks to all.
Its been almost 4 months since last post, but I'm again here to share my experience...
I finally updated to ICS today and this weired problem is GONE!
So, its confirmed that it was a bug in my stock firmware...
Plz update if you have same problem...
Thank you XDA team & all the members!! :thumbup:
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whatever7276 said:
Its been almost 4 months since last post, but I'm again here to share my experience...
I finally updated to ICS today and this weired problem is GONE!
So, its confirmed that it was a bug in my stock firmware...
Plz update if you have same problem...
Thank you XDA team & all the members!! :thumbup:
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Which version of GB were you on?
Adam77Root said:
Which version of GB were you on?
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2.3.5 Indian stock rom
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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.
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trollop thinks he's funny
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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when on max volume, the speaker will make a loud horrible crackling noise( like its exploding ) this will only happen in certain songs.
pretty sure my speaker is broken, or maybe its software?
what should i do?
Try to do the same thing on another OnePlus One. If its happening there too, maybe try another rom. If its still happening, it is the song.
DjDafiDak said:
when on max volume, the speaker will make a loud horrible crackling noise( like its exploding ) this will only happen in certain songs.
pretty sure my speaker is broken, or maybe its software?
what should i do?
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Which ROM are you on? I'm guessing you're on CM12 (or some lollipop based ROM) I notice that same crackling noise on max volume (speaker) when I play Clash of Clans. Just reduce it one volume step down and the noise disappears (only solution till it's fixed). Otherwise wait for stable CM12S. If you're on CM11S/CM11 then that's not good
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Renosh said:
Which ROM are you on? I'm guessing you're on CM12 (or some lollipop based ROM) I notice that same crackling noise on max volume (speaker) when I play Clash of Clans. Just reduce it one volume step down and the noise disappears (only solution till it's fixed). Otherwise wait for stable CM12S. If you're on CM11S/CM11 then that's not good
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yes iam on lollipop,can you please play the "zeta" phone ringtone thats built in, on max volume and tell me if u hear it there?
thanks alot for ur response
DjDafiDak said:
yes iam on lollipop,can you please play the "zeta" phone ringtone thats built in, on max volume and tell me if u hear it there?
thanks alot for ur response
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Yes I can hear it on Zeta ringtone. As I mentioned earlier its a lollipop issue (its still in beta), only solution is to be patient until CM fix it or reduce one step below max or go back to CM11s/CM11 (because that's stable).
Renosh said:
Yes I can hear it on Zeta ringtone. As I mentioned earlier its a lollipop issue (its still in beta), only solution is to be patient until CM fix it or reduce one step below max or go back to CM11s/CM11 (because that's stable).
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thank you so much! i was 90% sure it was hardware.
i wonder how come we are the only ones talking about this problem?
DjDafiDak said:
thank you so much! i was 90% sure it was hardware.
i wonder how come we are the only ones talking about this problem?
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I also have this problem when playing most things on YouTube on max volume. It's a problem for all cm12 based ROMs.
DjDafiDak said:
thank you so much! i was 90% sure it was hardware.
i wonder how come we are the only ones talking about this problem?
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Latest nightly 02/06 finally fixes the speaker issue we were having of crackling at max volume
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