[Q] Low headphone volume on AOSP roms - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

After searching the forum I was unable to find any fix for this, so here goes.
Has anyone else noticed significantly lower headphone volume on CM/AOSP based roms compared to Samsung roms?
I love the insanity rom, but I use my phone for music in the car every day, and compared to Samsung-based roms, the audio volume is much quieter. I noticed the same thing on Oxygen and CM7. I've tried using various volume boosting apps to compensate, but they don't help.
Is there a way to mod the volume to increase it, or some sort of equivalent fix?
Thanks

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chongo_au said:
After searching the forum I was unable to find any fix for this, so here goes.
Has anyone else noticed significantly lower headphone volume on CM/AOSP based roms compared to Samsung roms?
I love the insanity rom, but I use my phone for music in the car every day, and compared to Samsung-based roms, the audio volume is much quieter. I noticed the same thing on Oxygen and CM7. I've tried using various volume boosting apps to compensate, but they don't help.
Is there a way to mod the volume to increase it, or some sort of equivalent fix?
Thanks
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[Q] Does anyone have fix for 50% sound/volume bug on AOSP roms CM&/MIUI

Does anyone have fix for 50% sound/volume bug on AOSP roms CM7/MIUI?
What bug are you talking about, i have CM7 nightly and no issue like you say?
The bug is the volume doesn't go higher than 50% when using headphones. Using the speaker is all fine however.
There are solutions out there - modding some settings or there's an actual app - Cyanogen_SGS2_VolumeFix or google "VolumeFix for SGS2"
shotta35 said:
The bug is the volume doesn't go higher than 50% when using headphones. Using the speaker is all fine however.
There are solutions out there - modding some settings or there's an actual app - Cyanogen_SGS2_VolumeFix or google "VolumeFix for SGS2"
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thanks for the help... but does it actually work? I mean do you get the same sound output as original firmwares.
I have tried it and it does not work correctly...maybe its just me.
Does anyone know how this bug is caused? I have apparently heard that some people have it and others don't. And the bug isn't about volume but rather the threshold that the volume slider in AOSP Android responds to button presses from the volume key.
I would appreciate all the help
Try the fix in my sig. I can't say I've experienced this "50% volume bug" in my several months of owning an SGS2, but the app in my sig boosts the volume thru headphones/a headset significantly with only a relatively minor loss in sound quality.
Supercurio has also released an app which only works with a limited number of kernels so far (Only Siyah 2.6.3/4 as far as I'm aware) which provides a quite nice up to 6dB boost in the sound level thru headphones without any loss in sound quality whatsoever.
Well thats the thing, volume is not the issue. The issue is that the bug causes the volume slider to go only about 40% before being unresponsive. The volume is capped at around 70% I think. Effectively, after 40%, your volume bar is useless and thus the bar jumps a huge amount from the 70% in volume to 39% (I don't know if that made any sense...)
I want to try and fix it but I don't even know where to start
armanatz said:
Well thats the thing, volume is not the issue. The issue is that the bug causes the volume slider to go only about 40% before being unresponsive. The volume is capped at around 70% I think. Effectively, after 40%, your volume bar is useless and thus the bar jumps a huge amount from the 70% in volume to 39% (I don't know if that made any sense...)
I want to try and fix it but I don't even know where to start
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Has anyone found a fix for this yet? I've been searching for many weeks but have not had any luck. I've swapped ROMs and kernels many times to no avail. Is there perhaps a way to modify certain system files with regards to sound that might fix the problem?

[Q]Volume can't go max

Hello,
I am encountering a problem when using either cyanogen or miui, when i plug a headset on my phone the volume can't reach the maximum level at about the middle of the volume bar the sound stop growing louder. What can I do ?
Ain't got problems with touchwizz based rom, only CM and MIUI. No problem on speaker either.

stock roms vs aosp, Volume boost?

I notice on AOSP roms the sound isn't as high when playing music. On stock samsung roms its way higher, is there anyway of getting max output on aosp roms? n
Not sure if it will help or not, but worth a try...
Have you tried ant of the volume management apps in the play store yet? Just curious.
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Try installing the Fluxxi Kernel; it has options (in xxTweaker) to provide an analog boost to your volume. Oddly enough, I have the exact opposite problem: even on the lowest volume in AOSP I can hear my calls (not ringer, actual calls) through a closed door XD

[Q] [JB] Low Media volume with Headsets ? Pls help

Excuse me for being a noob....
But i just wanted to clarify an issue ive seen in JB roms.
One the volume for headset is not that high...
Second the media volume does not increase incrementally ... even in the volume rocker as it is displayed... i think it stays at max 60%
Is this an issue with all JB roms???
i tried searching the forums but did not get an answer. and why is it that ICS roms sound better with Headphones than JB roms?
Pls Help
rmdeathwish said:
Excuse me for being a noob....
But i just wanted to clarify an issue ive seen in JB roms.
One the volume for headset is not that high...
Second the media volume does not increase incrementally ... even in the volume rocker as it is displayed... i think it stays at max 60%
Is this an issue with all JB roms???
i tried searching the forums but did not get an answer. and why is it that ICS roms sound better with Headphones than JB roms?
Pls Help
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if u use 'Siyah or Dorimanx' kernel's then U can boost ur head phone volume thro 'Xtweak' app
When I played music with Poweramp (I have DVC enabled), the problem fixed temporarily.
It's known issue in CM10, nothing to worry about.
If the volume rocker is like this:
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and above, then it's 100%.
I can't vouch for JB but I am on ICS with CM9 and found that headphone volume was poor, I downloaded an app called 'Voodoo LOUDER' which allows you to increase the volume slightly, you need to be rooted but it was worth every penny

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