[Q] Sound problems - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay so i have this problem and i dont know how to solve it. The thing is that when im listening to the music on the speaker the system allows me to increase the volume normally and when i plug in my headphones the sound doesnt go up past ~20% i can increase it tho but the volume doesnt go up. I'm using Galnet MIUI 1.9.30 i made a data factory reset and formatted system and wiped dalvik cache before installing it. And also before i was using bmarkos MIUI 1.9.16, and gangsterjoops port of MIUI 1.9.23 and 1.9.30 and on them all same problem (also would do full wipe before installing it). And also i cant find in the settings if theres any option like on iOS where u could regulate the maximum possible volume, so i guess its not the problem in the settings. If anyone know please help.

BUMP Anyone? It's really annoying :/

I have got exactly the same problem! Has anyone got an idea how to fix that?

I guess no, i found somewhere that this can be fixed by opening the service mode but none of the codes i found work on MIUI and i read that its a bug in the miui (actually cm7) rom so it cant use any service codes there are for galaxy :/ i guess the solution would be putting back the stock gingerbread and then opening the service mode and adjusting the volume level for headphones and then when thats done switching back to miui

about the sound problem.
ok . here is what i have for you . maybe you should root and try a different rom. also , you can try to get a app like boost volume or some type like this to over ride your volume issue. i have the at&t galaxy s2 usa edition and no problems with it . ITS AWESOME . NICE AND LOUD . good luck

Yes I'm familiar with the volume boosting options but i don't want to boost it up and leave it stuck on 6/15 (zplayer) I want it to be able to increase it to 15/15 but i might try installing some custom rom and fixing the volume issue and then switching back to miui ... let u guys know if it works might even try it now

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[Q] Ringer volume changing on its own

already found discusion about this issue in here about one year ago,but no solution...anyone else having the same problem: ringtone volume decreasing itself??
have no any app.related with system volume, and my evo is no rooted, original latest ROM ..
thank you
Just to be sure... Theres a function under sound settings that will decrease ring volume when you pick/move the phone. If you are aware of that, then someone else hopefully will help.
no,is not the issue...no matterif is on or off,volume still mixed up and changing itselfs
Does it happen even when you reset phone to factory default settings without installing anything? Maybe some app is messing with it. Please link me to thread that you've found about that issue.
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DragX said:
Does it happen even when you reset phone to factory default settings without installing anything? Maybe some app is messing with it. Please link me to thread that you've found about that issue.
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ther is it my friend:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377266&highlight=ringer+volume
Thats really weird. You should send it to warranty service and ask to investigate issue as it seems to be factory defect. If its OS fault somehow, you can always wait for ICS update and see if it works properly after Im curious about that.
I have a similar issue and I suspect it's the same as yours. I just chose to ignore it though... What I've noticed is sometimes when pressing the volume buttons on the side to increase the ringer volume, it might automatically jump to the maximum volume without anything in between. When it does this, it will briefly act as if it's at max volume. But then go back to being just increased by one level instead. If it makes the in between adjustments on it's way to max volume, then the volume won't "change" on me magically. It is a bug, but not sure why it's there. I've seen this happen on I think every ROM I've tried (which is a handful) and the stock one.
Now in terms of MEDIA volume being different across the board. I haven't really figured this works quite yet, but it seems like media volume is remembered between activities/apps. Volume for my music is always different than the volume of videos I'm watching on a website with the flash player and different than the volume for playing games. This I feel is a feature more than a bug and am happy to have it.
I hope this sheds some light to your problem. I know it's no solution, but might help you identify what's happening to see when the volume does change.
Thats what I thought...just will try to set max.volume in every posible app. and players
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I was having the same problem before and that was a issue or bug with an app named tunein radio
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olivera1208 said:
I was having the same problem before and that was a issue or bug with an app named tunein radio
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Im not using that app...just check system volume settings and ringer level volume is the same as notification volume ..same when you tick :use incoming call volume for notifications..but I didnt...looks like system ignoring separatelly settings for both volumes and using same level no matter if you choose this option..

Service mode and Audio menu (modem patch?)

Hi
I really hope I can find an answer here. My speaker volume during call is too low, especially when I use it during driving.
Apps like Volume+ cannot solve this as they only boost the overall volume, and the results are not good enough (cal vol still too low, ring tome distort)
So I tried to boost spk vol using service/engineering mode menu
Dialed code *#*#197328640#*#* and taped optin 5 - Audio. But nothing happens. I looked it up and it turns out that Samsung blocked the Audio menu for some unknown reason. It also turns out that ths limitation is coded in the modem used. So I changed the modem to onld KI3 (GB modem). Amazingly it worked. Audio menu unlocked and I could change the max spk vol from 88 to 100 and my spkr during call was boosted and sounded just great...
BUT, my signal reception and bat draining is the worst I ever had. Plus, I cannot install a matching RIL because this is a GB based modem and I'm running ICS 404.
So, since the audio menu blocking is a modem related issue, I there any way to patch/hack an ICS modem.bin to unlock the service mode audio menu??? I've searched the entire internet and this entire forum and could not find an answer. There are so many fine and talented devs here, I wonder why no one has found a workaround for this. Is it technically possible to restore the audio menu in service mode? Is where are all these settings saved? I noticed there is a system app named servicemode.apk. Could this be patched? Is there a config file that holds all the menu settings?
I promise to buy a full case of beer to any dev who will find a solution to this. Also I cannot understand why samsung set the max spk vol to 88%and not 100%...?
Thanks
If you flash the old modem, change the volume then flash a newer modem does it not retain the volume settings? It worked with me for WBAMR settings.
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If you flash the old modem, change the volume then flash a newer modem does it not retain the volume settings? It worked with me for WBAMR settings.
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Thanks. Already tried that. WBAMR works, but not with audio settings. In fact, even if you leave the old moden, audio settings get reset to default after each reboot... I really don't know samsung so anxious to prevent us from changing audio settings.. And why are they setting all max volume to only 88 or 86%???
To bad no one cares about this and try to do something... There must be a way to decompile modem.bin and unlock it.. I wish I knew how...
Fair enough. I tested it myself as I find the handset volume too quiet in many calls myself. If it was just possible to get into the audio menu then a Tasker script can be used to automate resetting the volume to 100 or whatever after every reboot. It's getting the audio menu that's the problem.
I don't understand wtf it would be locked out, why??!
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So no one did fix this nor find a solution? I have used Omega rom for a year, and volume settings did work from STweaks. But after I did reflash on the same rom, same kernel, these setting do not work on in call volume. I mean, yes, ringtones are louder and other sound, but talking on the phone in a bit loud place in pain in....
I don't remember what modem I had, but I always thought it's newest one. Now I can't enter AUDIO menu, and cannot boost incall volume...
This may be because of some APK that samsung has in it's rom. When I installed Omega, "in this time" I tried NOT to install Samsung crap programs, and made thing simple. Maybe that is because of some missing APK?
Please gurus, help me, this is just stupid and making me crazy.
P.S.
This forum sometimes feels like dead one..

Need help ...... no ring sound in cm10

Hello
I got new problem today after installing legacycamera to fix cm10 ( from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910670 )
After installing i got new problem in ring sound when i increase or decreas it no sound will play like my phone is mute but media sound work well ...... how can i fiiiix it
Sorry for my english its poor
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Extract the rom zip. Go to system/etc & copy the audio_policy.conf to ur sd card. Then paste this file to ur system/etc folder of ur phone by setting permissions. Then reboot. See if this fix the problem
Nothing happend....... still same problem
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That should solve the issue. U can try to reflash the rom without wiping data (wipe cache & dalvik only) it won't make any more issues so I suggest u to give it a try or u have to flash the rom again with full wipe
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That should solve the issue. U can try to reflash the rom without wiping data (wipe cache & dalvik only) it won't make any more issues so I suggest u to give it a try or u have to flash the rom again with full wipe
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Ok tnx for help ill try it....
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Direphoenix said:
Hello
I got new problem today after installing legacycamera to fix cm10 ( from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910670 )
After installing i got new problem in ring sound when i increase or decreas it no sound will play like my phone is mute but media sound work well ...... how can i fiiiix it
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HI,
I had the same issue, but with no reason. Uninstalled every additional soft, reflashed rom. Digging into net, looking for solution found nothing.
Yesterday I realized that I have accidentally switched "profiles" on in Settings. After switching profiles off ringing sound returned. I have tested it few times with different profile settings and always when profiles were activated there was no sound.
So maybe there is an error in profiles set up in JB or CM10?
Hope it helps
Artur with HTC HD2 working perfect with CM10 - better than newer phones.
aak2ja said:
HI,
I had the same issue, but with no reason. Uninstalled every additional soft, reflashed rom. Digging into net, looking for solution found nothing.
Yesterday I realized that I have accidentally switched "profiles" on in Settings. After switching profiles off ringing sound returned. I have tested it few times with different profile settings and always when profiles were activated there was no sound.
So maybe there is an error in profiles set up in JB or CM10?
Hope it helps
Artur with HTC HD2 working perfect with CM10 - better than newer phones.
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Haha you're right, There's a bug in profile sound switching,
I also have facing that problem in December
Yeah, but with your own created profile it works, you only have to delete the existing default ones.
aak2ja said:
HI,
I had the same issue, but with no reason. Uninstalled every additional soft, reflashed rom. Digging into net, looking for solution found nothing.
Yesterday I realized that I have accidentally switched "profiles" on in Settings. After switching profiles off ringing sound returned. I have tested it few times with different profile settings and always when profiles were activated there was no sound.
So maybe there is an error in profiles set up in JB or CM10?
Hope it helps
Artur with HTC HD2 working perfect with CM10 - better than newer phones.
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Yep, the problem was about the profile... What would fix the issue? Does somebody know?

[Q] i9300 microphone volume

I have a Galaxy S3 International model and the mike volume during calls is crap.
If I use an ear piece no problems,
if i use skype the hands free works beautifully.
If i use it normally or handsfree for an actual phone call i have to nearly yell into the phone to be heard.
I have tried *#*#197328640#*#* but can not get into the audio menu, that just doesnt work. Other menu items do.
The phone is rooted and I am using cm 10.2.
I have tried doing a factory reset and reloading the rom but no luck there.
have done lots of googling but most pages i have found talk of hardware faults or a blocked mike hole which isnt my issue as it works fine with the earpiece and with skype.
i have looked at the profiles, tried turning them on and off. I suspect that there must be a setting somewhere but damned if i can find it.
Anyone got any ideas ?
thanks
Go back to stock 10.1.2 and test, S3 has two microphones so skype isn't a valid test.
If problem is still there on stock then you need a service centre.
Built in mike has modifiers on stock rom in the default gain file . But as i understand it it does not apply or is a different file for Android roms .
jje
are you using a custom kernel? if so, that's what is tweaking your mic gain. try the proper kernel for your rom that allows audio tweaking or ones that are properly tweaked out the box
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[Q] Not recognizing the current volume level unless adjusted

My tab (P4wifi model) does not seem to recognize the current volume level when I start playing any app with sound (Youtube, Netflix etc.).
The moment I adjust the volume up or down (physical button or on screen), volume comes back up and from there it acts normally.
For example, if the volume level by default is 80% and if I start playing something on Netflix, it plays in very low volume and then if I reduce/increase the volume even just by 1, then sound comes back up to the actual level as if it never knew the volume was 80%.
I have tried many Roms like cyanogen, SGT7, Omni 4.4, Nameless 4.4 and now I'm on SlimSaber 4.3.1. As far as I can remember, it used to work fine in stock ROM and somehow broke somewhere along the way.
I am not able to figure out what I did wrong and not able to figure out an exact match for the problem even after searching posts here. I know this tab generally lacks volume and also about multiple apps to boost (ViperFx etc) this. But, I am fine with how loud this tablet is. But not the way it behaves when starting up an app with sound.
If this is a hardware problem, I don't know how everything works normal when I adjust the volume even by a little bit. Any help is appreciated.
You could try to go all the way back to stock to see if it fixes it. If it does, then flash back to your current ROM and test again. Like you said, something may have broke along the way and flashing back to stock may fix it.
Thank you. I will try that tonight and see what happens.
Okay so, I went back to Stock 4.0.4 and tested YouTube volume. No problems there. Couldn't test Netflix as it wasn't showing up on play store.
Now, I switched back to SlimSaber 4.3.1 by restoring a nandroid back up with TWRP. Same original issue with volume still exist.
One thing I noticed during the first boot to SlimSaber ROM was the media volume setting was always showing lowest (silent) and wasn't saving the setting even after changing it multiple times. But, this problem got sorted out on its own after a reboot.
I had tried flashing the ROM before restoring backup like you said in your reply. But, at that time ROM did not boot due to some issue. It was stuck at SlimSaber logo. I'm going to try this couple of more times during the weekend and will flash the ROM instead of restoring nandroid to see if that makes any difference.
Try not to use the backup unless you got yourself in trouble. A clean flash is better if you're trying to fix things. And also remember to make a full wipe before flashing. I've been on SlimSaber and I can confirm that I don't have the issue.

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