At work, we have a central speaker that broadcasts music to the lobby. Often, I or someone else in the office will broadcast music and from what I've noticed, there is a major difference in the way Bluetooth works on different platforms, as to be expected, but call me crazy, I remember Android being able to control the volume of the speaker as well, and it wasn't such a disconnect, or I'm actually crazy.
Apple links the volume controls of the speaker AND itself, if you turn it down, the speaker will follow, and vice versa, though on Android, I find myself having to get up and manually turn the speaker up or down and adjust my phones volume accordingly.
Now, I'm not saying one is particularly a better way to handle volume, as it's useful to divide channels up (and so far multiple Bluetooth devices connected at once on Android is like a dream).
My question is:
Is there a way to control speaker volume from Android?
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The headphones I plug in to my AT&T Fuze always output sound at ridiculously high volume, while the volume on the device's main speaker sans headphones is fine. Are these two settings--headphone volume vs. main speaker volume--at all decoupled? I've searched the forums to the best of my ability but can't seem to find a fix.
I can change the volume for specific programs, like the built-in HTC media player, but then someone calls me or my calendar produces an appointment alert while I'm listening to music and my head explodes from the gazillion decibels injected directly into my ear. I can also put the overall system volume way low, but then I have to change it back up every time I take off headphones. Is there any way to change the global headphone volume?
Also I don't think it's a problem specific to my headphones, since I've tried two different kinds (both earbuds), nor to a specific ROM, since I've used ROMeOS, Elite, and RRE with the same problem in each.
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The headphones I plug in to my AT&T Fuze always output sound at ridiculously high volume, while the volume on the device's main speaker sans headphones is fine. Are these two settings--headphone volume vs. main speaker volume--at all decoupled? I've searched the forums to the best of my ability but can't seem to find a fix.
I can change the volume for specific programs, like the built-in HTC media player, but then someone calls me or my calendar produces an appointment alert while I'm listening to music and my head explodes from the gazillion decibels injected directly into my ear. I can also put the overall system volume way low, but then I have to change it back up every time I take off headphones. Is there any way to change the global headphone volume?
Also I don't think it's a problem specific to my headphones, since I've tried two different kinds (both earbuds), nor to a specific ROM, since I've used ROMeOS, Elite, and RRE with the same problem in each.
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Please post things like this in the Q&A thread and not in the ROM development forum.
If I play music that I've uploaded to my phone, the playback volume is very low. I have to jack it up to 30/30 volume to be able to hear it at a reasonable volume. However if I go onto Pandora, the volume is very loud at around 14/30. What's going on here? It doesn't look like there's been many reported cases of this issue.
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If I play music that I've uploaded to my phone, the playback volume is very low. I have to jack it up to 30/30 volume to be able to hear it at a reasonable volume. However if I go onto Pandora, the volume is very loud at around 14/30. What's going on here? It doesn't look like there's been many reported cases of this issue.
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to follow up- i found that if i have pandora open and running, then without stopping pandora press the window button, then open music from my phone this will problem occurred.
I just reopened pandora, start, paused, closed it, and opened my music and it worked... also, if I lowered the volume to 00/30, then back up, it seemed to work also.
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can we control music with handsfree (I mean load next song or previous song with handsfree?).
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If I play music that I've uploaded to my phone, the playback volume is very low. I have to jack it up to 30/30 volume to be able to hear it at a reasonable volume. However if I go onto Pandora, the volume is very loud at around 14/30. What's going on here? It doesn't look like there's been many reported cases of this issue.
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Sorry. I cannot reproduce with your steps.
can we control music with handsfree (I mean load next song or previous song with handsfree?).
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When I made a failed custom handsfree for my windows phone 7 jumped across songs, raised & lowered my volume like a nut. I'll try this with my 8x as well, but being based on wp7, wp8 should act the same.
So I'm 95% sure windows phone supports next song, previous song, pause/play, accept/refuse call, increase/lower volume.
The question here is if the windows phone command parameters match the ones with the headset you want. Example: an iPhone's headset has different locations for microphone/left- /right sound on the jack, than other manufacturers. Specifications may vary.
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When I made a failed custom handsfree for my windows phone 7 jumped across songs, raised & lowered my volume like a nut. I'll try this with my 8x as well, but being based on wp7, wp8 should act the same.
So I'm 95% sure windows phone supports next song, previous song, pause/play, accept/refuse call, increase/lower volume.
The question here is if the windows phone command parameters match the ones with the headset you want. Example: an iPhone's headset has different locations for microphone/left- /right sound on the jack, than other manufacturers. Specifications may vary.
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Headphones designed for iPhone/iPod should work on the 8X.
Play /pause , next track/ previous track, mic and voice commands all work.
However, FF/RW and volume control do not.
Disclaimer: I tested it with my headphones, the Sennheiser IE8i. It might/ might not work for you. I heard of problems with iPhone headphones on Nokia WP, where some headphones worked and others did not.
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If I play music that I've uploaded to my phone, the playback volume is very low. I have to jack it up to 30/30 volume to be able to hear it at a reasonable volume. However if I go onto Pandora, the volume is very loud at around 14/30. What's going on here? It doesn't look like there's been many reported cases of this issue.
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I have found that sometimes, if I play a video (like YouTube mobile website) and then try to play music, the music is almost completely inaudible at any volume level. A reboot solves this. I have noticed this on 2 different 8X devices, and also on a Lumia 920. It appears to be a problem with WP8 itself. Can you all try to reproduce this? Play some music. Play a video. Play more music. Repeat.
So i have been using my Tone+'s for a while now and love them.
as soon as i upgraded my G-nex to 4.4 i had rediculously loud volume over BT. thought it was just a big in the build.
get my N5 yesterday, and i am having the same issues. i know the headset controls the volume now, but at its lowest setting, it is still pretty loud (louder than i would like)
am i the only one that has this problem? just curious
i have tried wired headphones and they are normal, i also tried a Jabra clipper BT headphone set and it was also normal.
how do 2 LG products not play perfectly together is beyond me.
Having the same issue here. For now, I'm using an equalizer and just lowering all the frequency bands to -13dB. Hopefully this gets fixed soon...
Same issues here. It's very frustrating as I also bought a wireless charging bad so I could be completely wireless at work.
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
I own the Tone (700) and tone+ and only the Tone+ have this issue. No issue when connected Bluetooth to my car to listen to music too
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I own the Tone (700) and tone+ and only the Tone+ have this issue. No issue when connected Bluetooth to my car to listen to music too
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Does your older tone and car support a avrcp 1.3?
In my car, it's just the opposite. I now have to turn the level on the phone to max to hear anything. Before 4.4 I could leave it halfway.
I have used tone+ on my s4 and n5. Both are often too loud. I have always had to adjust the headset volume, handset volume and then the equalizer in poweramp to get things just right. I love them for music but if I get a call it is always way too loud.
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Does your older tone and car support a avrcp 1.3?
In my car, it's just the opposite. I now have to turn the level on the phone to max to hear anything. Before 4.4 I could leave it halfway.
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I am unsure what what is to be honest. But if it has to do with showing the songs/artist etc on the screen, then yes it does that. Does it with my S2, N5 and will do it with an iPhone (work). Car is a Honda 2012
The issue with the Tone + is that it powers up at medium volume level, and when connected to an audio source, Android 4.4 now maps the volume control on the Tone to system volume.
As a work around I have found that, after powering up the Tone +, if you press the front most volume rocker repeatedly until you hear the low pitch tone you can lower the volume. Then when you connect to your audio source it is not so loud.
I hope Google fixes this soon, but I have low expectations based on other Bluetooth issues of the past.
Have you tried changing the sound type on the Tone+? (Holding down both volume buttons at the same time) I know if I have it on normal, high base or high treble they all have different volumes. This may help.
I mainly listen to podcasts, so I always set the EQ profile to the 3rd one (treble up).
It looks like 4.4.1 update fixed the battle between headset volume and handset volume. I'm a happy LG owner!
Hi everyone...
I just got a problem since updating to 4.4.4, and after searching for several days, I still can't get the workaround.
So, I'm using a jabra bluetooth speaker.
When I'm at 4.4.2, the media sound on the bluetooth speaker and the phone is unlinked. So, usually I set the phone media volume at around medium, and then using bluetooth speaker, I can go to near unheard, or loud enough. Even, if I want, I can completely turn off the audio by minimizing both the bluetooth speaker sound and the phone media.
But, since I upgraded to 4.4.4, both device media volume are linked. So, if I press volume up on my speaker, my phone audio goes up as well. And, the main problem is, even the lowest sound (it reached 0 on the phone media volume), the sound still TOO LOUD for me.
Is there any fix? Besides downgrading, if possible.
Not sure I understood how it works with your BT speaker but with my car BT handsfree I just set the volume from the phone and only the BT volume gets changed (the volume slider shows the BT icon). Well, or at least I didn't bother to check the media volume. But that one is sure disconnect in 4.4.4 from the system/notification/ring volumes which are all connected. And the voice call volume doesn't get modified either.
I have spoken at length with samsung and plantronics customer support to no avail and would like to see if anyone else has had this issue. Bluetooth and wired headest call volume is extremely loud, much louder than media volume on the same devices. Even with volume set to minimum on both phone and bluetooth headset it hurts my eara and does not seeem safe for longterm use. Devices I have replicated the problem on include Plantronics Voyager Legend, Plantronics Voyager Edge, Jabra Stealth, and some skullcandy wired earbuds. So far both samsung and plantronics state thay they do not guarantee compatability with other manifacturers devices.
I have not had any issues so far and I do have and have used a Plantronics Voyager Legend. I have also used Bluetooth in my car. The only frustrating thing I have had to deal with is the stupid high volume warning you have to bypass to turn the volume up past a certain level. Sorry to hear about your issues.
Speaking of this, I get a pop-up alert when I turn the volume up past a certain threshhold (only happens via blutooth or probably wired headset). The problem is that this happens for each session, rather than just one time only. It's rather annoying because I use blutooth to play music in the car and when I go to raise the volume it stops for the pop-up message, which I have to clear to continue to raise the volume up.
Can this be disabled?
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Speaking of this, I get a pop-up alert when I turn the volume up past a certain threshhold (only happens via blutooth or probably wired headset). The problem is that this happens for each session, rather than just one time only. It's rather annoying because I use blutooth to play music in the car and when I go to raise the volume it stops for the pop-up message, which I have to clear to continue to raise the volume up.
Can this be disabled?
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That is the same message I am referring to, but it only pops up once per boot for me. As long as I don't reboot, I don't get the message. Each boot, however, I have to deal with the pop up...stupid!