I have been using Google Maps for some years but I never had this issue before I bought S7 -- the volume level of Google Maps' voice messages changes constantly. This happens like this: for example, 5-10 messages are played normally (according to the volume setting of the side buttons), and then couple consecutive ones can be played very very quiet. After that next messages can be played again louder with normal level. I never had problems like that using different models of phones (in particular, I used more than a year Moto X and never had anything like it). I am using Google Maps every day and I need it.
I changed the volume level in the application (Softer, Normal, Louder), I changed Text-To-Speech settings from Samsung TTS to Google TTS -- nothing helped me.
I found that some S8 users have the same issue. https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/google-maps-voice-volume-t3684299
But I would really like to solve that annoying problem. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue?
Is someone facing the same problem? As I use Google Maps every day this issue really disappoints me.
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Occasionally the sound in the bottom speakers will stop working and some apps will play through the ear speaker instead. When this happens Google Music, Youtube and some other apps won't work at all. For example pressing play in either of those apps does nothing, as in the play button never changes to a pause button. My alarm app on the other hand plays through the ear speaker instead of not working at all. The ear speaker sound volume is very quiet and doesn't appear to be controlled by the media volume either.
The only remedy that I've been able to find for this is a phone reboot
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I originally thought this issue was related to Bluetooth because I use multiple bluetooth devices, but this has happened again recently when I didn't use any Bluetooth devices.
I have the exact same issue, and it's occurrence is random. This started happening a month back. I'm guessing this is due to some software update or something, but its really annoying and the only fix is a reboot.
Anyone has any ideas, whats going on ?
It's been happening multiple times a day lately! It's gotten substantially worse over the past month. I was watching a video, sent a text and when I went to resume it wouldn't play - low and behold the bug came back.. definitely appears to be completely random.
i think that there is somthing with your connection
angelo27093 said:
i think that there is somthing with your connection
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With my connection to what?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using XDA-Developers mobile app
This problem is driving me crazy
I have the exact same issue. Factory reset and update to newest firmware didn't help any idea?
Wash your phone. And wait till it dry.
I (and other person that I know) have the same issues.
No sound from bottom, and sometimes during the call no audio (I can't ear evrything and the other don't ear me).
Now I'm tring the mobile phone in safety mode.
And I've seen (for the edge version) that next android could fix the problem.
Someone have any update?
Have you tried the safety mode?
Im pretty sure its caused by Facebook messenger and Skype
From what I can tell, this seems to happen when you are playing any kind of audio, such as a video or game, and then receive a notification. You then go to the notification to respond to it and go back to your app that was playing the audio and the issue appears. It seems to be an issue, at least with me, whenever notification is received and subsequently answered.
Greetings all!
I'm having a strange phenomenon when listening to music on my Pixel from Google Play Music (untested in other apps as I have all-access)... my music will randomly stop/pause. The app and persistent notification show the icon as if it's still playing (not paused or stopped) but there is no sound, seconds do not advance, never gets to the next song, etc. It's worth noting perhaps that this seems to happen towards the end of a song, for instance when there's maybe 20-30 seconds of the song left. I feel like it has something to do with whenever it might start to preload or buffer the next song in queue??
After I give the app a fresh restart it seems to work fine for a while.. anywhere from 15 minutes to hours. There seems to be no pattern that I can tell. The only other thing I'm thinking is that maybe an app I'm using is for some reason causing a glitch but I really only use like Facebook, Gmail, texting, calling, and a time clock app. I've never had problems until I got the pixel so it definitely seems somewhat device-specific.
It does this when listening to music thru BT or with headphones plugged in.
The quickest way I can fix this is to manually press Pause in Play Music persistent​ notification, and then swipe it away, press the Square and Clear All. With headphones I can just re-open Play Music and press play.. on BT I have to cycle BT off/on (I think, I actually don't think I've ever tried it without cycling BT), then re-open Play Music... Sometimes it will automatically continue where it left off when I re-open the app, other times I have to manually press play again. You can imagine this being quite annoying and potentially dangerous as it usually happens when I'm using BT in my car while driving.
I've tried clearing the cache, clearing data, and even a full wipe. I'm using Pure Nexus ROM currently, but had the same problem when trying Resurrection Remix. I have literally never used the stock OS, I rooted it the day I got it and installed unofficial Lineage... I don't recall having this problem in LOS but I only used it for a few days before trying PN, RR, and then back to PN.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Or does anyone have some potential ideas to fix the problem?
Mine does the same thing the fix for me is not use Google play music. Play music has done this no matter what ROM I was on
I know Pixel 2 bluetooth problems have been discussed here and elsewhere ad nauseam, but I honestly haven't found anyone else experiencing the problem I'm having. Or really even close. None of this was an issue with my Nexus 6P, which I just replaced.
First problem: Audio programs mute between tracks. The phone thinks it's playing them, but it isn't. Take Pandora. A few songs will play fine, then one will end, and suddenly it'll go mute when the next song starts. I'll notice no sounds playing, and I'll look down to see it think it's playing, but with no sound. If I pause and hit play again, the sounds start up until the next song, when it does the same thing. This happens with every audio program I've tried EXCEPT Google Play Music, which works fine. It also sometimes works for 4-5 songs before tanking.
Second problem: notification noises suffer the same fate. I'll have Google Play Music going (which works), and it'll just cut out for a second). That's the notification buzz, which silences the music but doesn't actually play anything. Obviously I can't use the play/pause test to see if that fixes this.
I'm using Soundpeats Q16 true wireless. I unfortunately don't have much else with which to test this. I'd blame Soundpeats, but they worked great on my 6P, and the bluetooth problems with the P2 make me think it's not on Soundpeats here.
I've messed around with the Developer options, and I THINK that setting the Playback Quality to anything steady (330kbps, 660kpbs, or 990 kbps) fixes it. The problem is that that, and the other Bluetooth developer options, all reset on me almost immediately, so that's tough to prove. I have also tried messing around with Tasker, whose sounds also wind up muted.
So one question I'd have would be: is there a way to make those developer options stick?
Second question would be: anybody else in this boat?
I have tried both re-pairing and factory resetting the headphones, several times.
My issue is simple, notification sound volume keep adjusting by itself to around 70%, I always set it under 50%.
- I used to use Bixby routines to adjust volume for ringtone and notification when i reached home, however i haven't turned all of them off.
- I have Sound Assistant installed but no Scenario has turned on
This issue has bugged me for 2 months now, it's so annoying. What is causing the volume to adjust by itself?
aaronlee0712 said:
My issue is simple, notification sound volume keep adjusting by itself to around 70%, I always set it under 50%.
- I used to use Bixby routines to adjust volume for ringtone and notification when i reached home, however i haven't turned all of them off.
- I have Sound Assistant installed but no Scenario has turned on
This issue has bugged me for 2 months now, it's so annoying. What is causing the volume to adjust by itself?
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I cannot give you a direct answer, to your question
However i could give you an option, that you might consider, if you are desperate apart from factory reset that might help.?
Firstly, i had a similar issue than yours, on my
old Note 10 plus, Volume kept adjusting.
i also had Sound assistant installed.
I uninstall Sound assistant, but issues persisted with
volume adjusting.... then i found
the culprit.
I had another 3rd party Sound volume app, installed
where i had many months before, set a profile volume
to a certain level..!
Deleted and issue fix
So sometimes it's a simple, tweak or something you did and forgot about...?
Anyway, if you are so desperate, you can mabye
reset your " Device Settings " ? .. it might help?
Further
if you like Sound Assistant,
this 3rd party app "Volume Styles "
Google Play Store, is much more fun and interesting/better, so much more options etc.
I have the paid version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tombayley.volumepanel
You can check it out if you want to ?
Good luck.
willcor said:
I cannot give you a direct answer, to your question
However i could give you an option, that you might consider, if you are desperate apart from factory reset that might help.?
Firstly, i had a similar issue than yours, on my
old Note 10 plus, Volume kept adjusting.
i also had Sound assistant installed.
I uninstall Sound assistant, but issues persisted with
volume adjusting.... then i found
the culprit.
I had another 3rd party Sound volume app, installed
where i had many months before, set a profile volume
to a certain level..!
Deleted and issue fix
So sometimes it's a simple, tweak or something you did and forgot about...?
Anyway, if you are so desperate, you can mabye
reset your " Device Settings " ? .. it might help?
Further
if you like Sound Assistant,
this 3rd party app "Volume Styles "
Google Play Store, is much more fun and interesting/better, so much more options etc.
I have the paid version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tombayley.volumepanel
You can check it out if you want to ?
Good luck.
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I end up clearing data for the Bixby routine, then didn't create any recipe related to volume, so far so good, the volume is not adjusting by itself. May have to pay attention these few days and see whether the issue persist. Anyway, thanks for your solution, I don't really want to reset my setting though.
S22 ultra on verizon.
This started in the last two weeks. If I connect to bluetooth, either android auto in the car or a Jabra headset. Ok Google functions while using them, but as soon as disconnected does not work further. In fact it appears Google voice keyboard, google assistant, and google voice search simply cannot hear me. In each case the a amplitude lines do not move, as if I am being silent. If I turn off Bluetooth, and turn off voice matching, and wait some undetermined amount of time and turn voice match back on, on Google resumes responding. It seems like it is only listening for the disconnected Bluetooth connection not my microphone. However the microphone use indicator, green dot, does appear. If I make a phone call or use voice recorder the mic is working, just not in Google apps.
Again, this only happens after Bluetooth use, and only appears a problem in Google apps assistant, voice search, or Google keyboard.
Also, rebooting has no effect, so far its been 2 days since I was in the car and still not working.
and today i tried changing the language in google to no effect. Then i tried switching to bixby and still it did not indicate it could hear me. I turned off voice match, i cleared cache and data from the assistant app, i cleared data on the google app. I rebooted and cleared cache from the boot menu
i made 2 phone calls and both worked. I used the sound recorder app, that worked, but no app that uses background listening, even when they are in the foreground, indicates it can hear anything.
I've rebooted several times. and tonight, out of no where, just for the f of it I said "ok google" and it is working again and probably will until i connect to bluetooth again.ugh
Anyone have a suggestion for the next time this happens?
You have given permission to microphone access?
You want to ensure ok google is turned on in your Google settings.
justinturner said:
You have given permission to microphone access?
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Yep the little green mic access shows up each time.
Rubby1025 said:
You want to ensure ok google is turned on in your Google settings.
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It is, and it's enabled in Google voice typing and Google search, as well as Bixby.
So after working for 10 minutes last night, back to the same symptom ok google not responding, Google voice keyboard not hearing anything, voice search same, Bixby more of the same.
This seems like the issue I had with android auto where maps disappears because something was being put in deep sleep. F'ing Samsung. I don't need you to protect my battery so aggressively.
Anyone have a suggestion?
couldn't take it anymore so i wiped the phone and started over. It has happened twice since. it almost seems like if ok google has been triggered but nothing is asked of it, that breaks it. although i have had it connect up to android auto in the car once or twice in the last week so maybe it is still that. I have no idea.
When it wasn't working to say ok google in the car it can still be triggered with the steering wheel button, but if it is not connected to the car, trying to trigger it manually does not work, it will not "hear" when the mic is supposedly active. But phone calls and sound recorder work fine.