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[HOW TO] You don't need Volume+!

I turned my phone to full volume and played a sound in an application and noticed that it wasn't THAT loud.
So I opened the SETTINGS, Sound, Volumes, where there were three sliders, one of which is labelled "Music video, games & other media. The default postion of slider was about 33%. So I ramped it up to 100%, and guess what? The applications sounds were three times louder! The phone speakers are now LOUD.
Sorry if this has been reported before, but I hadn't noticed it so I thought others might benefit from reading this.

up all the way and too quiet for me without volume+

the default ringtones are far more quiet than the older ones btw, but volume+ helps.

All the 3 at max for me and still wasn't enough. volume+ did it for me!

Flanimal said:
I turned my phone to full volume and played a sound in an application and noticed that it wasn't THAT loud.
So I opened the SETTINGS, Sound, Volumes, where there were three sliders, one of which is labelled "Music video, games & other media. The default postion of slider was about 33%. So I ramped it up to 100%, and guess what? The applications sounds were three times louder! The phone speakers are now LOUD.
Sorry if this has been reported before, but I hadn't noticed it so I thought others might benefit from reading this.
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The volume rocker by default only changes the phone (i.e. ringtone/notification) volume. When media is playing, the behavior of the volume rocker changes to control the media volume...

Ah, thanks for the replies with the more extensive explanations. So Volume+ is effective beyond the max volume.

Flanimal said:
Ah, thanks for the replies with the more extensive explanations. So Volume+ is effective beyond the max volume.
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Most of people's complaints about the speaker volume is in regards to notifications and ringers.

I made my own ringtone and amplified it using audacity. Its incredibly loud.

volume plus is the only thing that worked

now are most of you using volume+ with the stock rom or?

jimboss said:
now are most of you using volume+ with the stock rom or?
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Stock rom here, but i and many others use equalizer by smarter apps, its excellent. Both apps though tie into the system audio api.

In most of my experiences volume is always an issue... in fact the only phone I know to be loud enough is the iPhone... Did Apple patent noise?

Same for me, not enough without Volume+

I cant get volume+ working With Codename rom and franco's kernel

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Neville.Holland said:
In most of my experiences volume is always an issue... in fact the only phone I know to be loud enough is the iPhone... Did Apple patent noise?
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I may be just bias, but my OG Droid put any and all iPhone's to shame regarding loudness of volume.

With volume+ my Gnex puts every other phone to shame

Neville.Holland said:
In most of my experiences volume is always an issue... in fact the only phone I know to be loud enough is the iPhone... Did Apple patent noise?
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No noise patent I don't think - at least not yet. The iPhone was built from the iPod though, so they no doubt wanted to emphasize music from day 1.
That said, my Vibrant with Voodoo sound could get painfully loud. But only after installing voodoo.

jimboss said:
now are most of you using volume+ with the stock rom or?
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I think so, but volume+ is not the only app you can use to get a louder speaker. I use a free and very basic equalizer with almost the same effect and with 1/6 of the size.
If you need more than that, volume+ is recommended and It's a very small app too (86k free version and 157k full).
One last thing: be careful. Start with a low volume or you can damage your speaker.

The iphone is far from being loud "enough." There are many phones that are louder, and can be made even louder with either voodoo or volume+
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Neville.Holland said:
In most of my experiences volume is always an issue... in fact the only phone I know to be loud enough is the iPhone... Did Apple patent noise?
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Notification Volume

When my phone advises of a notification the sound is very low, is anybody else experience this ?
Volume is loud enough for music and youtube vids, it's just the notification sound seems to be quite quiet.

settings>sounds>Volumes>Ringtone and Notifications.

yeah i know about that thanks, but they are all at max

surfer1000 said:
yeah i know about that thanks, but they are all at max
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Try to change the notification sound. Maybe the one you use is low pitch. That's usually the case with default HTC sounds. use a custom mp3 and see the difference.

[REQ] Remove volume limit in headphones.

Is it possible to modify rom or kernel in such way that volume limit is removed and output in headset is louder?

Just delete the volume limit/loud notifier.

bluechelsea said:
Is it possible to modify rom or kernel in such way that volume limit is removed and output in headset is louder?
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Install sound mods that will enhance the volume. Check the thread . Development Section

i dont think u should make it that loud
this will significanly damage your hearing
for me, the minimum (just below totally mute) is enough in silent environment

KWOKSFUNG said:
i dont think u should make it that loud
this will significanly damage your hearing
for me, the minimum (just below totally mute) is enough in silent environment
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What about loud environment then?

Captain Droid said:
Install sound mods that will enhance the volume. Check the thread . Development Section
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I use acid. It improves quality, not loudness.

skywalkerdroid said:
Just delete the volume limit/loud notifier.
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could you make the above process a bit clear.? :good:

bluechelsea said:
What about loud environment then?
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in noisy environment, i still try to use the min volume
if i really cant hear the music, i may press the volume+ button once
if it still isn't loud enough, i wont hear the music then
Remember, in noisy environment, u cant hear your music clear becoz there's so much voice nearby that disturb the music
but this does not make your headphone less loud
u are still hearing the loud music and it still damage your hearing
if u still think the max volume is not loud enough, your hearing is already damaged so much...

KWOKSFUNG said:
in noisy environment, i still try to use the min volume
if i really cant hear the music, i may press the volume+ button once
if it still isn't loud enough, i wont hear the music then
Remember, in noisy environment, u cant hear your music clear becoz there's so much voice nearby that disturb the music
but this does not make your headphone less loud
u are still hearing the loud music and it still damage your hearing
if u still think the max volume is not loud enough, your hearing is already damaged so much...
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I actually wish the volume was loud enough at a lower level so less distortion would have happened.

bluechelsea said:
I actually wish the volume was loud enough at a lower level so less distortion would have happened.
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Yea i understand but i still strongly recommend u not to do this
U will still lose your hearing anyway if u do it
i dont think it worth u to damage your hearing just becoz sometimes u want to listen to clear music in noisy environment

[Q] Minimum volume too loud. Any way to lower it?

The lowest possible volume setting (before silent of course) on the M9 speaker is too loud for me. Is there any way to lower it further? Is there a specific file that controls the volume that I could modify?

efrant said:
The lowest possible volume setting (before silent of course) on the M9 speaker is too loud for me. Is there any way to lower it further? Is there a specific file that controls the volume that I could modify?
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do you tried to turn boomsound to Music mode not Theater? another way would be to install Dragon-fi Audio and Change the presets. but be sure to read the OP since there is a Need to do something before flashing

DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
do you tried to turn boomsound to Music mode not Theater? another way would be to install Dragon-fi Audio and Change the presets. but be sure to read the OP since there is a Need to do something before flashing
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Yeah, I already have it on Music mode. Still way too loud.
There must be a config file that has the sound levels in it that we can edit, no?
I just looked at Dragon-fi Audio, thanks. It seems like that has many more modifications that what I'm looking for. I just need a way to lower the sound level of the minimum volume.

you can edit a file called something with mixer_path.xml . but i forgot which exactly it was.. but yea Dragon-fi is really nice and awesome and really helps with static noise on m9...also anything else is much more improved *_*

Insane Notification volume

Is there some way to control Notification volume? It is insanely high and there seems to be no option to control it. Usually it is linked to other volume setting, but lowering any of the three volume sliders doesn't seem to take any effect.

kokesh said:
Is there some way to control Notification volume? It is insanely high and there seems to be no option to control it. Usually it is linked to other volume setting, but lowering any of the three volume sliders doesn't seem to take any effect.
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Hey,
Are you running a custom Rom? I had the same issue with freedom os at first, then i found out that Dolby Atmos was running, switched it off, all good.
Peace

TanakaX5 said:
Hey,
Are you running a custom Rom? I had the same issue with freedom os at first, then i found out that Dolby Atmos was running, switched it off, all good.
Peace
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I'm on latest stock normal Oxygen.

Then i gues you dont use any Sound Enhancement Apps? If not, try Safe mode... Maybe it helps you to find the trigger
Cheers man
OnePlus 3 Safe Mode
Press and Hold the Power Button
Then Tap and Hold on the “Power Off” Option
When Prompted About Save Mode, Press the OK Button
Wait for the OnePlus 3 to Boot into Safe Mode

What notification tone are you using? I noticed that some that i had saved from zedge etc.. depending on their frequency are VERY loud. while others arent. I have recently started using the OOS default tones rather than download ones simply because of this.
eg: The tone "HTC Single Beep" (Zedge) is excruciatingly loud. The frequency is just right to send a ring thru your rears.

k.s.deviate said:
What notification tone are you using? I noticed that some that i had saved from zedge etc.. depending on their frequency are VERY loud. while others arent. I have recently started using the OOS default tones rather than download ones simply because of this.
eg: The tone "HTC Single Beep" (Zedge) is excruciatingly loud. The frequency is just right to send a ring thru your rears.
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I'm on OP defaults so far, got the device two days ago and didn't change anything.
Facebook notification for example is really loud. As is everything else.

kokesh said:
Is there some way to control Notification volume? It is insanely high and there seems to be no option to control it. Usually it is linked to other volume setting, but lowering any of the three volume sliders doesn't seem to take any effect.
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I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one experiencing this!
I don't think it's a bug or something, just the minimum notification volume being too high.
I'm on stock 3.2.4 too (unlocked BL, no root) and it affects all the ringtones (both calls and notifications), not only some. EG default OP sound, Facebook, Outlook, etc.

repsol89 said:
I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one experiencing this!
I don't think it's a bug or something, just the minimum notification volume being too high.
I'm on stock 3.2.4 too (unlocked BL, no root) and it affects all the ringtones (both calls and notifications), not only some. EG default OP sound, Facebook, Outlook, etc.
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It surely is a bug. Normally it should be linked to another volume setting (Ringer I think), which is also really stupid, but working. This seems like the notification volume is set to really high value and not linked to anything, which makes it impossible to control.

kokesh said:
It surely is a bug. Normally it should be linked to another volume setting (Ringer I think), which is also really stupid, but working. This seems like the notification volume is set to really high value and not linked to anything, which makes it impossible to control.
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Mmh, ok, I thought that minimum volumes were just extremely high, never raised notif.volume higher than minvalue... Will check it!

repsol89 said:
Mmh, ok, I thought that minimum volumes were just extremely high, never raised notif.volume higher than minvalue... Will check it!
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If it is possible to make the notification even higher... That would be bad. The windows in my office would shatter.

still no solution for this?basic fail.

I have the same problem et no solution with the Oxygen OS i think.