[Q] CM10 and low Volume - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey fellas,
I updated from perfectly working CM9 last week to CM10 now. I set all volumes to MAX in the settings but have the feeling, that it's still not as loud as it used to be. I just received a phone call and wasn't really able to hear what the other person said, because it was just a notch too quiet.
I looked through the first 10 pages of every SGS2 section but couldn't find a fix. So... is anyone else experiencing this? If so, is there a solution to turn the phone sounds up? (ringer, text, alarm, calls, etc)

pau-pau123 said:
Hey fellas,
I updated from perfectly working CM9 last week to CM10 now. I set all volumes to MAX in the settings but have the feeling, that it's still not as loud as it used to be. I just received a phone call and wasn't really able to hear what the other person said, because it was just a notch too quiet.
I looked through the first 10 pages of every SGS2 section but couldn't find a fix. So... is anyone else experiencing this? If so, is there a solution to turn the phone sounds up? (ringer, text, alarm, calls, etc)
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Maybe CM10 has that issue , go back to CM9 as i used CM9 and it was awesome experience :good:

The only sound issue that I've noticed on cm10 was using headphones...but you can use ex tweaks/stweaks to get a powerful volume using headphones!
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Well.. Not really the solutions I've been looking for. Ha ha. Just as good as 'go buy a new one' or so. But hmkay, I guess I'll keep looking then! Thanks anyways

pau-pau123 said:
Well.. Not really the solutions I've been looking for. Ha ha. Just as good as 'go buy a new one' or so. But hmkay, I guess I'll keep looking then! Thanks anyways
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CM10 has some volume bugs. If you don't want them the statement made before is true: return to CM9
However you can indeed install another kernel that support extweaks/stweaks to turn the volume up, but in that way you loose support in the CM10 thread.
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bummer... I really like CM10 and kind of don't want to downgrade again
I just remembered that with Lightningrom you simply had a fix - hoped to have something similar in this case so that all sorts of tweaking can stay away from me. haha!
thanks for your help!

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[Q] Low Volume Fix - Xperia X10

Hi,
I have read conflicting info on the status of the volume issue on the X10.
I have a X10 - now running Free X10 2.2 Beta 3 (LOVE IT!).. but the in call volume (and speakerphone) is still atrocious. I'm not after a debate as to whether you have the same problems or not, many people clearly have this problem.. for me it is so bad that I can generally not hear a phone call unless I am indoors and in a very quiet location..
Does anyone know;
a) Is Sony Ericsson actually working on a fix .. or are they just ignoring this. Xperia-x10 quoted last august that SE are working on it.. but it seems a long time for no fix to arrive
b) is this possible to be fixed in a custom ROM.. or is it impossible until the bootloader is cracked.
I have Poweramp, so I can sort of boost the volume when playing music, but honestly this could easily be 20 - 50% louder and then it would be similar to most other phones.
Anyone with anything helpful.. I would be most appreciative.
CheerS!
Hello.
Wait for developers to fix the 2.2.1
I wonder if this is not a android problem in general.I tried a desire HD and that was than mine ,the samsung galaxy S i tried was decent but not great
Tehouster said:
Hello.
Wait for developers to fix the 2.2.1
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So you mean 2.2.1 will fixed the problem?
u91tedpark said:
So you mean 2.2.1 will fixed the problem?
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Yes, I think because the title says : SEMI STABLE
Tehouster said:
Hello.
Wait for developers to fix the 2.2.1
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I have read that the problem can't be fixed unless the bootloader is hacked, or Sony actually come out with a fix.
Can anyone confirm this. I have read through 300 pages of posts on Free X10 Beta 2 /3 , and there is NO mention of a volume fix in the works.
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Yes, I think because the title says : SEMI STABLE
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I hope this is true, cos this is the ONLY problem i hope it to be fixed, and it will be a PERFECT phone for me.
u91tedpark said:
I hope this is true, cos this is the ONLY problem i hope it to be fixed, and it will be a PERFECT phone for me.
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and the Camera Recorder is not done yet, be patient a little
Tehouster said:
and the Camera Recorder is not done yet, be patient a little
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Yea, I'm so looking forward, thanks for your kind reply.
u91tedpark said:
Yea, I'm so looking forward, thanks for your kind reply.
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No problem bro.
hate to say it but I suspect it's hardware limited - I don't think that the earpiece speaker that they've put in (most, if not all of the units) isn't really upto the job - mines better since the 2.1 update, but I still have to have it on full volume.. when I use a headset though, it's fine... in fact I have to turn the volume down a bit.
I had my hearing tested for work, I heard near 0 decibels, I've used the dog whistle app and according to that I can hear 18Khrtz.
It's not "us", It's the phone.
I'm dying to get this solved. My X10 lives in a drawer and I have since gotten a BlacBerry torch ( Which by the way is the most boiled pop-tart of a phone) and the sound is much better.
I still bring it to restaurants and play Angry Birds on it
gross a blackberry? People still use those?
fiscidtox said:
gross a blackberry? People still use those?
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Huh? Say again,Sorry I was on the phone and couldn't hear you.
want a volume boost ? use Louder Volume Hack. works for me pretty good. especially in headphones when im listening to my music.
i found v 3.6 on google. not the latest but works
mrljlamon said:
want a volume boost ? use Louder Volume Hack. works for me pretty good. especially in headphones when im listening to my music.
i found v 3.6 on google. not the latest but works
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There is no way that, That app worked.
NOT COMPATIBLE
Nexus One
Desire
Acer A1
Dell Streak
The LG Optimus range
All Motorola Devices
All Samsung Devices
All Sony Ericsson Devices
Everything Else
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/louder-volume-hack-v41_nyo.html
Delete it and maybe try to get your money back.
Blackberries are the worst phones I've ever used.. I owned three and they were so buggy.. I'm an electrical engineer and I know now how bad their build quality is as well and how horrible the os is.
Didnt buy it....but w.e lol
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My in call volume was ok till I put custom rom tmr_cyanogenmod_005 on it

[Q] Volume+ problem

So after doing many hours of searching I truly believe I am the only person with this problem. If for some reason I have missed this problem already and it has been solved, I do apologize sincerely.
I just got a Samsung GS2 with AT&T, rooted it first thing, and flashed the UnNamed ROM. After having it for a few days now, the ringer volume and Alarm volume are too low for me to hear in my pocket. So upon doing a bit of digging, I came across an app called Volume+. I am sure many people know what this is and have recommended it to others with my same problem.
I say again, I have already installed this app!
However, after turning all the settings full blast, level 15 in most cases, there is no change in volume.
Reading more about the app, its SUGGESTED that I flash CM7 and remove the DSP Manager... but I don't want to do that. I don't care about removing the DSP Manager, but I happen to like the UnNamed ROM. Besides, they said they recommend the CM7 ROM but "should" work with others.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated here. I am new to this whole thing, but I do know Linux VERY well and I am not afraid to tinker with things I probably should't.
Thanks again.
Any help here would be great!
Try running a different kernel
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Simply download the app audioboost sgs2 it simply works on all roms I tried
that one works!! Thank you very much!
Avenger1 said:
that one works!! Thank you very much!
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Your welcome ^_^ enjoy your really loud sgs2... Keep in mind not to go to really big numbers so u won't harm the speaker.
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Speakerphone issues

Has anyone noticed any issues with speakerphone after flashing roms? When I make a call, it's horribly quiet. It'll play other media out of the back speaker like music and ringtones, just quiet on calls. Checked to make sure everything was turned up. Any thoughts?
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I remember the was a tweak on the htc eris that allowed the speaker to almost double in volume. I'll have to research and post back. The only issue was some people would blow their speaker,hehe.be careful what you wish for.
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As a bandaid fix you could try turning on the hearing aid option in accessibility settings. Doesn't get to the root of the problem of course.
feralicious said:
As a bandaid fix you could try turning on the hearing aid option in accessibility settings. Doesn't get to the root of the problem of course.
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I tried that, but it just won't boost the sound. I've used a bunch of different apps, looked for different mods, but nothing seems to work. The crazy thing is that all other sounds from that speaker are perfectly normal. Music is loud and clear, all notifications are loud, it's just that damned speakerphone. It's just annoying since I usually hate to hold my phone up to my ear when I talk.
Thanks for the help. Hopefully I'll find something or someone knows a good trick.
WasabiWa83 said:
I tried that, but it just won't boost the sound. I've used a bunch of different apps, looked for different mods, but nothing seems to work. The crazy thing is that all other sounds from that speaker are perfectly normal. Music is loud and clear, all notifications are loud, it's just that damned speakerphone. It's just annoying since I usually hate to hold my phone up to my ear when I talk.
Thanks for the help. Hopefully I'll find something or someone knows a good trick.
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Well then I think all your friends are playing an elaborate practical joke on you.
what kernel are you using? Custom kernels have played havoc on sounds since the beginning of android.
feralicious said:
Well then I think all your friends are playing an elaborate practical joke on you.
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If only that were true. That would mean that even Bank of America and Verizon were in on it. Sneaky bastards
nrfitchett4 said:
what kernel are you using? Custom kernels have played havoc on sounds since the beginning of android.
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Using Ziggy's kernel. I'd go back to stock, but I like this kernel too much to go back. Guess I'll just deal with the lack of a good speakerphone.

What hidden fixes have you found with the new OTA?

Basically, stuff that wasn't advertised. So far I see:
1.) the hissing in the audio seems to be pretty much gone, which is awesome
2.) they added the battery meter thing into the "power" menu
3.) when synced to facebook, peoples birthdays are no longer a day earlier than they really are in the People app..they're the right date now!
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to be tested:
1.) see if they got rid of the clicks/pops of the video camera (going to try to do a guitar video tomorrow to test) ****TESTED and they still have NOT fixed this. the audio is still god awful.
anyone else notice anything cool that wasn't advertised?
realllllllly? nobody noticed anything else? lol
Everyone else is rooted and still figuring out how to get the OTA! lol.
Seriously, if I'm not mistaken, those that are rooted and go right back to their nand, like I'm about to do, won't see the changes except the radios and hboot version.
EDIT: Restored my nand of Ineffabilis and I still see the 5 bars, I see the battery level indicator but not in the "power" menu, in the "About phone > battery" menu. I hope that means the calendar date thing is fixed too since I'm about to break down and sign up on Facebook.
lol nice nice..yeah, i'm not rooting it yet. the phone is working 100% how i want it to, and i don't feel like rooting and throwing roms on there..when i rooted the Inc, i went through a new rom like every week, and i can't keep doing that to myself lol
jayochs said:
lol nice nice..yeah, i'm not rooting it yet. the phone is working 100% how i want it to, and i don't feel like rooting and throwing roms on there..when i rooted the Inc, i went through a new rom like every week, and i can't keep doing that to myself lol
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Same here bro, except one problem I am going to make a thread about right now.
sent from my sexy Htc Rezound
Ack! They still didn't fix that compression distortion in the audio track? Damn, thats like the only reason I rarely ever record video on this thing. I wish they would fix that. It makes it sound like s**t. The other day I tested the video after I bolted on a quiet muffler on my car. In the video, I can still hear that compression noise very loudly, even with a quiet exhaust sound. Dohhhhh come on htc.....
yeah im gonna keep hitting them up until something gets fixed lol... either way, I bit the bullet and rooted lol so hopefully the devs can work on it now
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Has anyone had a problem with the music app? It's no big deal but sometimes it locks-up and won't open unless I turn the phone off and turn it on again.
Skype wants to use earpiece for audio now rather than speaker on video calls. Not sure how to change it, but, it also means I can do a video call with my Bluetooth headset which is kind of nice. I tried this before the update and it didn't work.
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Oh, and now Skype video won't rotate out of landskape.
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samiusmc said:
Has anyone had a problem with the music app? It's no big deal but sometimes it locks-up and won't open unless I turn the phone off and turn it on again.
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I had this before the update, it would sometimes stop displaying my artwork too.... Which I've spent a lot of time embedding
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Volume to loud at minimum on all roms but Shostock2

Hello everyone, I've posted a thread like this before, but this one's a little different. I have a major issue. It may not be major to others, but its a big deal for me. Let me explain my situation. I feel imprisoned. I want the freedom to run whatever rom that i want on my phone. But the only rom i can run perfectly is Shostock2. It's an amazing rom, with a few tweaks and mods here and there, its the best rom ive ever used. But as an Android user and flashaholic, I want to try out different roms as my daily driver. But EVERY SINGLE rom I've tried has had one infuriating problem, the headphone volume is way too loud on the lowest level. This problem, however, has taught me how to do many things. I've learned how to decompile apks and jars, deodex and odex apks and jars, and edit smali. By learning all this ive tried to fix the problem by myself. I've tried to increase the volume steps from 15 to 30, but i had issues with that since the volume mutes at 16. I've tried running AOSP roms with Fluxxi kernel and used xxTweaker to decrease the volume level, that works for AOSP but i want to run a Samsung rom. So here is where i ask for help, does anyone know enough about the Android system to tell me which file deals with volume control? Or does anyone have a solution to this problem at all? I've tried looking for files that might deal with volume control but the only thing i've found is "AudioService.smali". Which is what i edited to get more than 15 volume steps. I really need some help guys, my poor ears can't put up with loud music. Right now I'm exploring everything in ShoStock2 to find out why the volume control is perfect in that rom and not in any other rom.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Out of curiosity. Why didn't U just PM Shoman and ask him how to edit this? He doesn't bite that I'm aware of.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Out of curiosity. Why didn't U just PM Shoman and ask him how to edit this? He doesn't bite that I'm aware of.
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Oh, he does bite! Just don't piss him off and he's and pretty cool dude
Clay
Team Pirate
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Interesting.... I don't do any changes that would effect the headphone volume....That I'm aware of anyway. LOL
Well this sucks, maybe it's just my phone or something. Guess im stuck with Shostock2, which isnt a bad thing since its the best rom ever. I guess i'll try to fix the problem on my own. Thanks guys
EDIT: Btw if i do happen to find a fix, which is unlikely but possible, you guys want me to post the fix? Maybe here or make another thread? Not saying i will since finding the fix will be difficult, if there even is a fix.
Just pm shoman and he'll add it to the op I'm sure.
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Prophet16 said:
Well this sucks, maybe it's just my phone or something. Guess im stuck with Shostock2, which isnt a bad thing since its the best rom ever. I guess i'll try to fix the problem on my own. Thanks guys
EDIT: Btw if i do happen to find a fix, which is unlikely but possible, you guys want me to post the fix? Maybe here or make another thread? Not saying i will since finding the fix will be difficult, if there even is a fix.
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So this is with corded head phones? Volume while on the phone? Music? Which roms have you tried that it is an issue?
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shoman94 said:
So this is with corded head phones? Volume while on the phone? Music? Which roms have you tried that it is an issue?
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Sorry for the late reply. School has started now. But to answer your questions, this problem is with corded headphones, and the volume is loud while listening to music, watching videos, or basically any sound that is playing through the headphones. This problem occurs with all the new roms that ive tried except for Shostock2. This is the longest time ive ever had to stay with one rom. This problem didn't happen on a few roms such as Phone-Bricker and the older AOKP roms.

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