in call volume so freaking loud wtf - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

when I'm in a call I have to hold the phone away from my ear cause its so freaking loud.. even if i adjust the volume I can't even tell a difference.. what can I do?
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Lol, you must be the first to report that. Most users say in-call volume is average or even too low. Mine i'd say is average. I wish it was louder on my device

Sp1tfire said:
Lol, you must be the first to report that. Most users say in-call volume is average or even too low. Mine i'd say is average. I wish it was louder on my device
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Me too, it is average, I wish it was louder too lol
OP, maybe u pressed microphone by accident??

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(Q) Minimum Volume Too Loud

Hey all, I can't seem to find anything about changing the minimum volume. Even on the lowest setting my phone is way too loud during calls, I have to hold it away from my head to be able to tolerate it, anyone know of a fix?
If funny how just 3 months ago, people were complaining about how the volume on these builds was too low and here you are complaining about how is too loud...LOL...I guess the chinese were right when they said, beware what you wish for...LOL
what about "wrapping a cloth on the speakers" trick ? Did you tried that ? Sure it will work!!
@ mazdarider LoL
Enjoy ur phone
mazdarider23 said:
If funny how just 3 months ago, people were complaining about how the volume on these builds was too low and here you are complaining about how is too loud...LOL...I guess the chinese were right when they said, beware what you wish for...LOL
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My volume IS still to low.
Delete the default.acdb file in /system/etc/firmware
jmmmmm said:
My volume IS still to low.
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Mine too. In loud restaurants I can't hear anything.

[Q] how to increase speaker phone volume

i use the speaker phone a lot, and although people can hear me well, i have some difficulty hearing them back when im in my car or a mall.
it seems the speaker phone volume is quite low and i have already maxxed out the volume settings and installed volume plus (+3, good quality). with volume plus my devices overall volume is much louder and clearer but my volume levels for the speaker phone, although a little improved, is still too low for my liking.
is there any way to correct this.
tia
Volume + software. Search for it in XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069015&highlight=Volume+Boosting
ithehappy said:
Volume + software. Search for it in XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069015&highlight=Volume+Boosting
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it doesnt affect in call volume:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15367149&postcount=73
you even replied to the post yourself.
Try a search Secret codes .
jje
rab1412000 said:
it doesnt affect in call volume:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15367149&postcount=73
you even replied to the post yourself.
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*#197328640#.
But saved settings will be restored to default as soon as you reboot the device.
Regards.
Sugestion
rab1412000 said:
i use the speaker phone a lot, and although people can hear me well, i have some difficulty hearing them back when im in my car or a mall.
it seems the speaker phone volume is quite low and i have already maxxed out the volume settings and installed volume plus (+3, good quality). with volume plus my devices overall volume is much louder and clearer but my volume levels for the speaker phone, although a little improved, is still too low for my liking.
is there any way to correct this.
tia
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It's not my intention to be offensive here, but have you tried cleaning your ears recently?
It's amazing how dirty can really get an ear if don't clean it regularly and I'm not talking about Q-Tips, I mean really clean it by visiting the doctor who can literally vacuum that s**t out from you.
You won't believe your hearing capabilities after that! You'll feel like superman!
Regards!
antoniomm91 said:
It's not my intention to be offensive here, but have you tried cleaning your ears recently?
It's amazing how dirty can really get an ear if don't clean it regularly and I'm not talking about Q-Tips, I mean really clean it by visiting the doctor who can literally vacuum that s**t out from you.
You won't believe your hearing capabilities after that! You'll feel like superman!
Regards!
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hahaha thanks for your suggestion, it may have done wonders for you in the past, but no dirty ears are not my problem.
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*#197328640#.
But saved settings will be restored to default as soon as you reboot the device.
Regards.
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i think the correct code is *#*#197328640#*#*
i did reply on that thread that the succeeding menu entries were confusing and i was asking for some help on what options to choose for specifically increasing speaker phone volume.
iirc, you were also asking for the same, but for headset settings.

Anyone else annoyed with low headphone volume?

I'm used to an iPhone, this thing at max only goes to 2/3 of what an iPhone does, I've tried things like Volume+ and it doesn't do anything only make the music distorted and unlistenable not actually any louder. Now I appreciate I'm gonna get "I can't listen to it at full volume" replies, but I am saying its no where near the volume of an iPhone. Its ok in quiet environment but outside or at work any ambient noise is clearly heard over the top, its a real let down for me this and to be honest it can be smart to launch missiles but if I can't hear my music I couldn't care less what else it can do.
your doing it wrong
50% volume level fine indoors for me 70% outside .
A large number of same questions re the sound have been asked a search amongst them will find some sound improving tips .
jje
I'm running stock still and at around 70-80% volume with my iems, you already can't hear any ambient noise at all outside or in a train. Maybe try changing your headset for something else.
The earphones that came with this phone are pretty loud, even with ambient noise, if it's not loud enough for you, you may have hearing damage from listening to music loudly for long periods of time
I thought about the hearing damage but then how do we explain the ambient noise? The stock headphones are nasty, mine sound very muddy, I am using Sennheisers but doesn't make any difference.
Had the exact same issue on my Desire S previously.
Search for Audioboost SGS2 in Market.
droidphile said:
Search for Audioboost SGS2 in Market.
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Audio boost is fantastic, I turn it on and the volume dips
I've gave up on this phone, gonna sell
50% volume level for indoors for me 80% outdoors . Cant hear anything.
wasiimabbas said:
50% volume level for indoors for me 80% outdoors . Cant hear anything.
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I take it you've never had an iPhone
slugger09 said:
I take it you've never had an iPhone
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I don't think this is the issue, sound quality is a different complaint from sound volume, your complaint thus far is about sound volume, and everyone who has replied thus far has said that this phone is pretty loud, I for one cannot listen to this phone at max volume with the stock headphones.
If your complaint is about SQ, then you should make that clear, so, if the volume is too low when maxed, you should maybe compare using another pair of ears or even better, another SGS2, if the issue is SQ, it has already been stated that this is a drawback when compared to the first SGS which had a superior sound processor

ICS volume too loud, dev request?

so the volume on ics is too loud. volume setting 1 above silent is about volume 3 on gb, which sucks, because I keep my volume on at night and on gb it wouldn't wake me but ics is so blaring that it does.
ichecked an app, it says step one is 24%... so it goes up from silent to 24%. that's ridiculously stupid. it should have steps of like 10,15,then 24...but alas, htc is retarded and always messes simple **** up.
so I bought an app that let's you fine tune it.. great.. and you can set profiles.. awesome.. only problem is the phone randomly for no reason resets the volume back to step 1 at 24% whenever it wants.
is there any dev that could create a mod that has lower volume steps like mentioned? like starting at 10,then 15, then 24 and so forth?
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See, I'm completely opposite of you. I would like the volume to be much higher than it is now, because at full volume in a moderately noisy environment I can't hear the thing ring. It's highest setting is unbelievably low...
jayochs said:
...which sucks, because I keep my volume on at night and on gb it wouldn't wake me but ics is so blaring that it does.
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No offense but wouldn't it be easier to just put the phone on silent if the whole idea is to not have it wake you up? That's what I do. The alarm still sounds on silent mode and that's the only thing I need to hear while I'm sleeping.
RKight said:
No offense but wouldn't it be easier to just put the phone on silent if the whole idea is to not have it wake you up? That's what I do. The alarm still sounds on silent mode and that's the only thing I need to hear while I'm sleeping.
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no, because i need to hear if my phone rings. notifications are low, and the ringer is obnoxious enough to wake me up, even at the slightest setting.
jayochs said:
no, because i need to hear if my phone rings. notifications are low, and the ringer is obnoxious enough to wake me up, even at the slightest setting.
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Then turn ur notifications off while sleeping
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Idk if sense has it but isn't the notification volume separate from ringer volume if you go into the sound settings.
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Yakuzagang5 said:
See, I'm completely opposite of you. I would like the volume to be much higher than it is now, because at full volume in a moderately noisy environment I can't hear the thing ring. It's highest setting is unbelievably low...
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LOL, I was thinking the exact same thing........
I would appreciate both ends adjusted.
Same issue with the low end being too high, and I would like the high end louder too.
I'm thinking I would like at least AnthraX GB kernel loud on the top end with no app equalizer. And that bottom end needs finer stepping relative to the mids.
squidder said:
Then turn ur notifications off while sleeping
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what the poster below you said; you can't on ICS. it's not separate anymore. and if the answer is to go back to Gingerbread, then it doesn't even matter if they're separate because the GB volumes are fine! lol
Since you cannot set separate volumes for ringer and notifications, the only thing you can do is to choose a softer sounding notification or choose "silent " as your notification sound. Then an app from the market that will switch your ring tones and notification sounds at different times of the day. I use Volume Ace. It not only allows you to customize all your levels but you can have different tones for different profiles and then set a schedule.
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Yakuzagang5 said:
See, I'm completely opposite of you. I would like the volume to be much higher than it is now, because at full volume in a moderately noisy environment I can't hear the thing ring. It's highest setting is unbelievably low...
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Same here. I could barely hear a thing until I found the file I needed out of the "old firmware patch" to bring the volume back up to audible levels on ICS... and it STILL isn't really loud enough - not nearly as loud as it was in GB...
Just out of curiosity, which ROM and firmware are you running at the moment? I wanna see if I can use the file from that ROM to increase the volume on myn phone! I'm using older ICS with the GB OTA firmware.
a.mcdear said:
Same here. I could barely hear a thing until I found the file I needed out of the "old firmware patch" to bring the volume back up to audible levels on ICS... and it STILL isn't really loud enough - not nearly as loud as it was in GB...
Just out of curiosity, which ROM and firmware are you running at the moment? I wanna see if I can use the file from that ROM to increase the volume on myn phone! I'm using older ICS with the GB OTA firmware.
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i'm on cleanrom 4.5...but any ICS rom is too loud at lowest setting lol
jayochs said:
i'm on cleanrom 4.5...but any ICS rom is too loud at lowest setting lol
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which firmware?
a.mcdear said:
which firmware?
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newest ICS leak
jayochs said:
newest ICS leak
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OK... well I am on the GB OTA firmware, with the "old firmware patch", so thats HBOOT 2.11 + its associated firmware. I think this is the difference, but honestly I don't know why yet. I'm looking into it, but I'm like 95% sure at this point that if I upgrade to the latest HBOOT and firmware and remove the old firmware patch, then my volume will increase like yours.
Conversely, I believe that your volume will go back down if you went back to the GB OTA HBOOT and firmware, installed the old firmware patch, and stayed on the ICS ROM you're using.
I did that though.. i ran ics with gb firmware and patch and it was still loud.
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jayochs said:
I did that though.. i ran ics with gb firmware and patch and it was still loud.
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Well, in that case.... I guess I am as clueless as you are in this matter. Certainly is annoying though... I'd much rather have the volue too loud on average because it can always be reduced... but mine is barely audible during calls especially even at maximum volume. A far worse problem I think, but I guess it depends on your ears.
a.mcdear said:
Well, in that case.... I guess I am as clueless as you are in this matter. Certainly is annoying though... I'd much rather have the volue too loud on average because it can always be reduced... but mine is barely audible during calls especially even at maximum volume. A far worse problem I think, but I guess it depends on your ears.
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well that would annoy me too lol but my ringtone is an obnoixous ringer that i can hear from rooms away in my hosue haha
jayochs said:
well that would annoy me too lol but my ringtone is an obnoixous ringer that i can hear from rooms away in my hosue haha
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My ring tone sounds obnoxiously loud in my house, but in my pocket at work I almost never hear it unless I'm wearing headphones.
Too bad the notification volume and ring volume are tied in ICS. What does it take to allow them to work independently?
The only real solution I have to the OP, I think, is find your ringtone, open it up in Audacity, decrease the gain, and add it back into your phone. In this way you could have the ring and notification volumes the same, but your ringtone would be reduced in volume comparatively.
In fact, I just did this. This thread inspired me to change my ringtone volume, otherwise I'd be too lazy, lol.

The maximum Volume is too low

My volume isn't as loud as my previous phones.
Could it just be my phone?
Anyone suggest an apk that is safe to use without hurting the speaker.
bigdaddyblues said:
My volume isn't as loud as my previous phones.
Could it just be my phone?
Anyone suggest an apk that is safe to use without hurting the speaker.
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Might be your speakers/headphones.
I've noticed that depending on what headphones I use, the volume is different.
On my phone, using earbuds, I have to keep the volume quite low actually. if its even 50% its too loud for my ears.
enricong said:
Might be your speakers/headphones.
I've noticed that depending on what headphones I use, the volume is different.
On my phone, using earbuds, I have to keep the volume quite low actually. if its even 50% its too loud for my ears.
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My volume is fine with the headphones.
My speaker volume isn't very loud. I have it all the way up. i even checked the sound settings.
thanks
bigdaddyblues said:
My volume is fine with the headphones.
My speaker volume isn't very loud. I have it all the way up. i even checked the sound settings.
thanks
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If u r rooted flash xloudengine and it will increase ur speaker volume a whole lot.
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hmm weird, mine ism plenty loud, maybe the accessibility can crank it up for you.?
Mine is super loud. Sorry to hear about your problem.
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I'm going to take it in to compare with another...
Thanks!
ps Has anyone heard anything about unlocking the bootloader since HTC disabled the tolkiens at HTCDEV?

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