Hi there
Recently upgraded my galaxy ace to gingerbread using Kies, loved the upgrade except for one thing. The sound levels coming out of the speaker are greatly increased and distorted at the highest volumes. this applies to the startup sound, ringtones and mp3 playback.
in order to get a decent volume which doesn't distort when using the phone over an external speaker system (car or home stereo) i had to turn the device volume down and the stereo volume up so loud that when data comes to the phone the noise is unacceptable.
I have since bricked my phone through unrelated stupidity and received a replacement which has Froyo. I would like to upgrade to gingerbread, but not if the sound is messed up like before.
has anyone else experienced these sound level issues after upgrading? and is there a way to avoid them or at least rectify them?
thanks in advance
Technohippy said:
Hi there
Recently upgraded my galaxy ace to gingerbread using Kies, loved the upgrade except for one thing. The sound levels coming out of the speaker are greatly increased and distorted at the highest volumes. this applies to the startup sound, ringtones and mp3 playback.
in order to get a decent volume which doesn't distort when using the phone over an external speaker system (car or home stereo) i had to turn the device volume down and the stereo volume up so loud that when data comes to the phone the noise is unacceptable.
I have since bricked my phone through unrelated stupidity and received a replacement which has Froyo. I would like to upgrade to gingerbread, but not if the sound is messed up like before.
has anyone else experienced these sound level issues after upgrading? and is there a way to avoid them or at least rectify them?
thanks in advance
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You can try Equalizer or DSPManager .
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
EmoBoiix3 said:
You can try Equalizer or DSPManager .
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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Probably a rom related problem?
EmoBoiix3 said:
You can try Equalizer or DSPManager .
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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Probably a rom related problem?
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Thanks Guys
I'm thinking it must be a ROM thing and not something adjustable with an app, mainly because the start up jingle was at least twice as loud.
been doing various google searches and finally came up with a link (which I'm not allowed to post yet) which shows how to use service mode to change volume levels, So I'll probably give it a go and try this if it reoccurs.
I'll let you know how i get on
A) Enter service mode by typing below code on your dialer :
*#*#197328640#*#*
click the following:
[5] AUDIO
[1] NB (VOICE CALL)
Choose Handset, headset, Speaker (which ever you want higher volume)
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
Change default values and lower the values any number of your choosing, here is an example:
[0]0_lvl : 68
[1]1_lvl : 72
[2]2_lvl : 76
[3]3_lvl : 80
[4]4_lvl : 84
[5]5_lvl : 88 Higher these values of u want louder xD volume improvement.
Can also edit the values from:
[2]DST I2S1 TX Volume
[3]SRC I2S1 RX Volume: 100
[4]DST Speech TX Volume: 94
Just select a normal lvl if anything is wrong, hope it help you
kurama72 said:
A) Enter service mode by typing below code on your dialer :
*#*#197328640#*#*
click the following:
[5] AUDIO
[1] NB (VOICE CALL)
Choose Handset, headset, Speaker (which ever you want higher volume)
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
Change default values and lower the values any number of your choosing, here is an example:
[0]0_lvl : 68
[1]1_lvl : 72
[2]2_lvl : 76
[3]3_lvl : 80
[4]4_lvl : 84
[5]5_lvl : 88 Higher these values of u want louder xD volume improvement.
Can also edit the values from:
[2]DST I2S1 TX Volume
[3]SRC I2S1 RX Volume: 100
[4]DST Speech TX Volume: 94
Just select a normal lvl if anything is wrong, hope it help you
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thanks for that, thats pretty much the information I found on google with the exception of the values you've given, so thanks for that.
Since posting, I've successfully upgraded to gingerbread with no volume issues. I have checked the service menu regardless and strangely the audio menu isn't accessible now , when it was beforehand.
Thanks again
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Been looking all over and can't really find any info (even in the vibrant bible or dev section) about how to use HAC mode. I found the following instructions on how to set my volume at max (100) using HAC mode, but I am specifically wanting to know if and how to save it at that setting, since when I reboot my phone it resets... also is there anyway to increase the "in call" volume through the ear phone to max? if so, how? Thanks
Dialer: *#*#197328640#*#*
[5] AUDIO
[1] HANDSET
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
[5]5_lvl : 88
Menu -> Key Input
Change to any number greater than 88 (Max:100)
OK
Press back to save.
Default values:
0_lvl: 63
1_lvl: 68
2_lvl: 73
3_lvl: 78
4_lvl: 83
5_lvl: 88
It will reset after a reboot so be sure to run through it again if you wish to increase the volume level again. There isn’t enough testing done or reports at this time to tell if moving the volume past 88 will damage or blow out your speaker. So as usual if this mod blows out your speaker you are using at your own risk.
There is an option for hac mode under call settings
There was a thread on this. If I remember correctly 100 is a no no. Increase by twos and check it. It might pop up if you search volume, handset volume.
using HAC is kinda pointless unless u are using a hearing aid. HAC stands for hearing aid compatible.
well i wanted to know how to increase my external speaker volume, not the earpiece volume... already figured that out (via the above info) and it works well. it works great even if u don't have a hearing aid, due to just increasing the volume.
Can someone please post the codes for changing the volume on speaker and headphones.
Just finding the volume too low (on headphones) compared to Nokia and LG. Or maybe i'm going deaf.
Was gono ask the same question as well cause I can barely hear when talking to someone, so would appreciate anyways to increase volume. Sorry to highjack your thread, but am sure we are after the same solution.
Here you go, its at the bottom of the page:
http://www.samfirmware.com/samsungmobilecode.htm
Cheers matey so by entering them codes we can then increase the voice call volume?, will the altering not mess anything up?
Ok ... I get to the black screen.. Now what? Help dudes...
Try this...worked for me...
Dialer *#*#197328640#*#*
[5] AUDIO
[1] HANDSET
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
[5]5_lvl : 88
Menu -> Key Input
Change to any number greater than 88 (Max:100)
OK
Press back to save.
Default values:
0_lvl: 63
1_lvl: 68
2_lvl: 73
3_lvl: 78
4_lvl: 83
5_lvl: 88
Your a star.. Thanks man..
just one quick question.. Could this be used to increase overall system volume ??
can anyone confirm if this increases the volume of a call using the headset, not just the phone's internal speaker? i'd assume it controls all output sources, no?
RogerPodacter said:
can anyone confirm if this increases the volume of a call using the headset, not just the phone's internal speaker? i'd assume it controls all output sources, no?
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I think there are multiple options
Code:
1 RCV config
2 EAR config <----- Earphone
3 SPK config <----- Speaker
4 BTH config
anshkhanna said:
Try this...worked for me...
Dialer *#*#197328640#*#*
[5] AUDIO
[1] HANDSET
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
[5]5_lvl : 88
Menu -> Key Input
Change to any number greater than 88 (Max:100)
OK
Press back to save.
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Can you also increase the maximum music volume when using earphones?
zxz0O0 said:
Can you also increase the maximum music volume when using earphones?
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I don't think so .... I have tried many combinations and nothing seems to work. It all resets back to default anyway when the phone is rebooted. Previous older Symbian models saved the settings (i8910) but the Android handsets have a different subsystem.
I guess we must wait for a custom kernel and some Supercurio voodoo mods.
Keith
anshkhanna said:
Try this...worked for me...
Dialer *#*#197328640#*#*
[5] AUDIO
[1] HANDSET
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
[5]5_lvl : 88
Menu -> Key Input
Change to any number greater than 88 (Max:100)
OK
Press back to save.
Default values:
0_lvl: 63
1_lvl: 68
2_lvl: 73
3_lvl: 78
4_lvl: 83
5_lvl: 88
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Only problem with this is that it resets back to default when you turn your phone off.
n1 volume in utube and ringtones loud again was only on 77 default is supossed to be 88 now its 100 it went low when i updated to kew2,,,,thx
hilt_m said:
Only problem with this is that it resets back to default when you turn your phone off.
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Anyway to fix this ??
thank you
I wish somebody would make an app that does this like they did for the s1.. audioboost 2 look it up
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soraxd said:
I wish somebody would make an app that does this like they did for the s1.. audioboost 2 look it up
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+1 defo worth paying for it!
i remember there is someone has the same issue. i accidently found a video converter from Fox Real can raise the device volume. ahter trial, it is really. if you have not found a solution, you can try it by yourself.
Hey guys,
Running into an issue trying to increase the volume.
After i do these steps
Dialer *#*#197328640#*#*
[5] AUDIO
I get stuck on a screen saying
"CAUTION!!!
Menu being blocked"
Anyone have any ideas? My phone is unlocked and rooted.
Cheers
Colin
Even with the 'menu blocked ' continue using key input option and you should be through. Hope this helps.
anshkhanna said:
Try this...worked for me...
Dialer *#*#197328640#*#*
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When I type this in, it shows
AUDIO IS BLOCKED
in row 5 and doesn't let me select it. Using ICS 4.0.3 DXLPQ.
same here with LP7
Hi:
YIPPEE!! I got my new Galaxy S2 today
I have been searching, and I found a site detailing how to increase the volume on the Galaxy S2. It is very similar to how it was done on the Captivate.
A) Enter service mode by typing below code on your dialer :
*#*#197328640#*#*
click the following:
[5] AUDIO
[1] NB (VOICE CALL)
Choose Handset, headset, Speaker (which ever you want higher volume)
[1] VOLUME
[1] SRC Speech RX Volume
Change default values and higher the values any number of your choosing, here is an example:
[0]0_lvl : 68
[1]1_lvl : 72
[2]2_lvl : 76
[3]3_lvl : 80
[4]4_lvl : 84
[5]5_lvl : 88 Higher these values to until hear volume improvement.
My problem is, I can not get it to go to the Audio section. I have tried clicking on line 5, as well as going to Menu, then selecting "Select", and entering line 5.
Neither does anything, it stays on Main Menu. If I try to select any of the other lines, it does take me to the appropriate screens.
Any ideas?
I really need to increase the speaker and headset volumes.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
WWW.androidaudiohacks.com
Download volume+
Sent from my Insanity powered SGS2
SOLUTION FOUND - TESTING -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411317
I'll provide a better tutorial for those interested when im done testing it ;-) seems i can build a custom Framework.jar with edited volume increments.
I'm running cm7 from cm9, I listen to alot of music during the day and night but I find the volumes at the high end of the range perfect but the volumes down the low end to stark.
The gaps between 0 and 1 is no sound and then considerably loud in a quiet environment, is this a kernel related volume incriment or set by the code in cm7 somewhere?
I can't find an app to add what I'd call analouge volume control ( finer increments in DB from 0 to MAX)
Any ideas guys?
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not to threadjack but how do you even use the high volume? at a volume level of 1 with my TripleFi 10 Pros is as loud as I wanna get.
I plug my SGS2 into the car and I can't go anywhere above 1/4. It's as loud as my Nexus S on FULL, and same with my iPod touch. the sound output is ridiculously loud.
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MistahBungle said:
This is a well known (and annoying because I use a rom that's a CM derivative) issue. I've learned to live with it & don't really want to run a standalone app just to give me fine control of volume levels, however, I found this on my travels recently. I haven't tried it, but this might be a good starting point for apps to try.
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Nice find I tried about 8 apps last night, also considered a voodoo sound esque fix but we know the sgs2 has not got the correct hardware.
unless there is a voodoo sound kernel for cm7 out there but all kernels I try with cm7 give me a corrupt boot to the boot logo and then crashes and I have to hard reset.
CM7 is horrid for 3rd party Kernel support.
MistahBungle said:
Since I started using the app in my sig, I only need volume on around 25-30% thru in-ears. Before that I'd have it on 80% or so. SGS2 (maybe not all, could be manufacturing variations .
Thats what i see manufacture variations .
Stock phone stock headphones no sound change apps volume level at 50% is far to high on my phone . Its an original day one released phone .
jje
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Supercurio has released Voodoo Louder for SGS2 which also boosts headphone/headset volume (by 6dB), but it doesn't give you that fine volume control.
And as JJE said in his post, with the experiences reported by SGS2 owners on here, this volume issue would appear to be a manufacture issue/dependent on which 'batch' your phone came from.
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I'd like to call that unreliable information, as I never had this issue with Cognation ROM, its only become a issue with the Current CM7.1.
I'd take a look into this but I have no experience into editing the android system short of using command sin Terminal Emulator and ADB.
There must be a scale somewhere that relates to the number of volume increments and the DB output, after all there is a law regarding maximum volumes of devices in the EU and OEM's adjust there in their hardware dependant on Region, so the DB values can be adjusted some how, I just need to know where i can find it.
EDIT : This works on some handsets not my SGS2 !
Dial in *#*#197328640#*#*
Next, tap your finger onto the following, in the following order:
[5] Audio
[1] Handset
[1] Volume
[1] SRS Speech RX Volume
next notice the following defaults that pop up.
[0]0_lvl:63
[1]1_lvl:68
[2]2_lvl:73
[3]3_lvl:78
[4]4_lvl:83
[5]5_lvl:88
This basically means, that your volume up and down keys have 5 clicks, starting from the lowest setting, and click your volume up 5 times, takes you through the sequence of volumes listed above. You can change each click to be a new volume setting. For me 1-4 are fine, I just wanted max volume, which is click number 5, to be something higher. The phone does not let you to put in half increments, meaning 88.5 is not possible. So you have to use increments of 1. Please please do this carefully, dont suddenly jump to 95, you could blow out your speaker possibly. So I tried just 1 increment above 88, went to 89, and perfect, much louder now! okay so this is how you do it:
Once you get the list above, do the following:
Click your finger on [5]5_lvl:88
Next, a screen pops up asking for input. On the bottom of your phone, tap the menu button, this is the button next to the little home button.
Next tap "key input"
Next tap 1 increment at a time, lets start off with 89 so where it says enter value, tap this, your keyboard pops up, type in 89
Next Tap your menu button again
Next Tap "end"
you are now finished, make a phone call and see how 89 works for you, when your volume is set to max
Remember this volume adjustment seems to reset after you reboot the phone. Some people online are saying you can also make the volume higher by playing with the hearing aid settings, I personally haven't tried this yet.
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MistahBungle said:
You can call the volume loudness issue anything you want. But given the experiences of people who have posted here over the past however many months, that is what these experiences suggest.
This is what JJE & I were talking about when we mentioned the manufacture thing.
Not the fine volume issue.
Indeed, that seems to be prevalent on CM based roms. I don't recall having any problems increasing volume in small increments for the < 1 week I ran stock firmware on my phone after I bought it.
As I've said, it's not a big enough deal for me to use a standalone app, so it's definitely not a big enough deal for me to muck around with dialer codes. I saw these codes months ago before I even bought my phone, and never bothered with them. The fine volume control doesn't really bother me, I just thought I'd reply to you OP given you were after an app that enables same, and I'd found the app I gave you a link to recently.
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That app did nothing, I used it and it gave me the same options as DSP gives you from CM.
The not high enough volume issue can easily be solved in CM7 but comment about that has hijacked my thread, im looking into how we can edit the fine volume adjustment or edit the increments to go from MAX to MIN volume.
Service codes don't appear to work on my handset ( CM related ? ) but I believe the service mode is built into the framework.
This is a simple modification to the MTK Settings
It's tested in the following roms: (might work on 6.0 but not sure)
- Stock Rom
- Eragon V1
What it does, it enhances the headphone's sound to its full potential
All you have to do is:
1: Enable Debug Options (settings, about phone, press build version several times, go back to settings and there should be a new option there, open it and close settings).
2: Download MTK Engineering Mode from playstore.
3: After Installing it, Open it and select MTK Settings.
4: Go on Hardware Testing - Audio - Volume - Audio Playback.
5: On 3/4-pole Headset set the Headset PGA to 160 and save.
6: Test and see the differences ?
It's a really simple modification, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask ?
hi, I did that but volume is still too low for me (I'm hard on hearing).
do you know which file contains those values, I would like to set it higher than 160 (I'm rooted)?
nidjo83 said:
hi, I did that but volume is still too low for me (I'm hard on hearing).
do you know which file contains those values, I would like to set it higher than 160 (I'm rooted)?
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you cant set to higher than that, and even if it could it would just degrade the speakers even more, causing to either malfunction or lose eveb more volume to a point of no returb... This is a modification to the earphones only, you can mess with the speakers and put on the max that the app allows, but thats it, anything above the limits will degrade the speakers.
Ruben Craveiro said:
you cant set to higher than that, and even if it could it would just degrade the speakers even more, causing to either malfunction or lose eveb more volume to a point of no returb... This is a modification to the earphones only, you can mess with the speakers and put on the max that the app allows, but thats it, anything above the limits will degrade the speakers.
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thank you for your response!
sorry if I didn't make it clear; I was talking about earphones, not phone speaker. I want louder sound on my earphones!
I edited some volume file in vendor\etc folder, made headset PGA value to 250, but it didn't do anything...
nidjo83 said:
thank you for your response!
sorry if I didn't make it clear; I was talking about earphones, not phone speaker. I want louder sound on my earphones!
I edited some volume file in vendor\etc folder, made headset PGA value to 250, but it didn't do anything...
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The 160 is the max volume.
So, if instead of applying for 3/4 pole Headset I apply it for Speaker label it will improve the sound on my Elephone speaker?
Mikystars said:
So, if instead of applying for 3/4 pole Headset I apply it for Speaker label it will improve the sound on my Elephone speaker?
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it might enhance, but the sound quality is already bad.. enhancing it even more will mostlikelly cause even more distortion