.314 Bug or just for me? - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just updated to .314 (Canada) via Sony pc companion. Does anyone else notice this issue :
This firmware update was supposed to fix the notification volume but it sounds the same to me. When I select a notification sound, the volume is loud on the playback sample. But when I actually get a notification (text email etc), it's much quieter.
Is this just a bug on my end or do others have this issue as well? If it's on my end, would restoring or repairing the firmware via Sony pc companion fix it?
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Same for me but there is same problem at 314 generic mea it is about 314 not about generic and i am at ca generic now
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omergh said:
Same for me but there is same problem at 314 generic mea it is about 314 not about generic and i am at ca generic now
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I thought it was my ears... I don't recall whether this happened on previous f/w?
Weird.

bdithug said:
Just updated to .314 (Canada) via Sony pc companion. Does anyone else notice this issue :
This firmware update was supposed to fix the notification volume but it sounds the same to me. When I select a notification sound, the volume is loud on the playback sample. But when I actually get a notification (text email etc), it's much quieter.
Is this just a bug on my end or do others have this issue as well? If it's on my end, would restoring or repairing the firmware via Sony pc companion fix it?
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Well, I'm on
on .55 firmware, and the notifications doesn't play trough both speakers, also they messed with my music. Check when you receive a notification if it plays trough both speakers.

Geiger's said:
Well, I'm on
on .55 firmware, and the notifications doesn't play trough both speakers, also they messed with my music. Check when you receive a notification if it plays trough both speakers.
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It plays through both speakers, but it's not as loud as when I test the sample notification when choosing the notification sound.
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bdithug said:
It plays through both speakers, but it's not as loud as when I test the sample notification when choosing the notification sound.
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Agreed - when you use Settings>Sounds to choose a ringtone or notification sound, the "test" output is pretty loud.
Once you receive a notification, the chosen sound is about half what it was when originally selected.
I have switched ascending ringtone on and off and it makes jack all difference.
Bit naff!

Do you mean increasing ringtone option under Settings>Sounds? I would like to test this as well.
Thnx in advance

nealkoy said:
Do you mean increasing ringtone option under Settings>Sounds? I would like to test this as well.
Thnx in advance
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Yes - seems to make no difference - it's called "Increasing Ringtone" - my bad.

I think I may know what it is but it isn't quite intuitive that Sony could possibly address this.
The playback sample is using the "Music, video games & other media" volume. It's when you actually get a notification or ringing it uses "Ringtone & notifications" volume so you have to adjust them accordingly.
In the case of mine in the screenshot, the volume on playback is louder unless I adjust it, but I left it as is so I don't have to adjust it after adjusting it for a ringtone/notifcaiton.

Sango2 said:
I think I may know what it is but it isn't quite intuitive that Sony could possibly address this.
The playback sample is using the "Music, video games & other media" volume. It's when you actually get a notification or ringing it uses "Ringtone & notifications" volume so you have to adjust them accordingly.
In the case of mine in the screenshot, the volume on playback is louder unless I adjust it, but I left it as is so I don't have to adjust it after adjusting it for a ringtone/notifcaiton.
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Ahhh that makes sense!
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bdithug said:
Just updated to .314 (Canada) via Sony pc companion. Does anyone else notice this issue :
This firmware update was supposed to fix the notification volume but it sounds the same to me. When I select a notification sound, the volume is loud on the playback sample. But when I actually get a notification (text email etc), it's much quieter.
Is this just a bug on my end or do others have this issue as well? If it's on my end, would restoring or repairing the firmware via Sony pc companion fix it?
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Sony doesn't mention anything about notification sound!

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Mw600 on x10

Hi.. has anyone use mw600 on x10?.. I've try It but no caller or music id displayed on it.. just caller phone number..
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lazirahs said:
Hi.. has anyone use mw600 on x10?.. I've try It but no caller or music id displayed on it.. just caller phone number..
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It's not a bug. That's just how it is with the X10.
Ok.. thank you very much...
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Been using the X10 with the MW600 for 3 months now.
You can:
-be synched to your laptop and when you receive a call, the phone will take over.
-listen to radio and answer calls.
-See the phone number of whomever is calling you.
-double press the talk button to redial last outgoing contact.
-Use the play, rewind and forward buttons to control mediascape.
You can't:
-See the name of the contact even if it is saved in your phonebook.
-See the name of the track.
The two can'ts are what stands the mw600 out, but I honestly do not regret getting it as for it has decent audio transmission. Plus, there is a chance of this all being fixed after update by SE
trojjanhorse:
Good info.. thanks..
Listening music from notebook and receive call from x10.. I'm happy with it..
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lazirahs said:
trojjanhorse:
Good info.. thanks..
Listening music from notebook and receive call from x10.. I'm happy with it..
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no problem.
I use a mac, so I don't know if this will hold true for you as well. When I use the MW600 as a "headset" the audio quality diminishes, but when I use it as "stereo headphones", the audio quality is great.
Its all in the profiles...
trojjanhorse said:
no problem.
I use a mac, so I don't know if this will hold true for you as well. When I use the MW600 as a "headset" the audio quality diminishes, but when I use it as "stereo headphones", the audio quality is great.
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This is essentially true for all bluetooth capable PCs as well. In bluetooth terminology the term "headset" and "headphones" refer to what is called as bluetooth profiles. More info here:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bluetooth_profile
The "headphones" or the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) is designed to provide high quality audio (stereo or mono) transmission capabilities between two bluetooth capable devices. Hence, the difference that you notice.
j4mm3r said:
This is essentially true for all bluetooth capable PCs as well. In bluetooth terminology the term "headset" and "headphones" refer to what is called as bluetooth profiles. More info here:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bluetooth_profile
The "headphones" or the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) is designed to provide high quality audio (stereo or mono) transmission capabilities between two bluetooth capable devices. Hence, the difference that you notice.
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good to know, thanks mate.
Just a quick dumb question: Can I use the X10's charger to charge the MW600? I am going on a trip soon and just want to carry one charger. Thanks.
visitador02 said:
Just a quick dumb question: Can I use the X10's charger to charge the MW600? I am going on a trip soon and just want to carry one charger. Thanks.
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Yes, you can use either or.
MW600 also works fine with spotify. Recommend the AKG K 450 headset with the short cable
With android 2.1 the x10 will be able to show track names and caller names as it doesn't lack the blutooth profiles which android 1.6 doesn't have.
Ps: just sitting in the train listening music with astro player through mw 600
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Does thw mw 600 come in white ??
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afaik, there is no specific profile for displaying music track names, but caller ID work off the phonebook access profile (PBAP). so i'm guessing music track titles work off the phone's pbap as well?
I've just got mine, the quality is really good.
Additional bad points for me:
Mediscape: I can use the play/pause & skip tracks on the video, but doesn't work on the music !?
No "hold" on the buttons, as I keep accidentally touching the volume controls as volume control is touch sensitive
I haven't tried the voice activated calling though...
xtekm said:
I've just got mine, the quality is really good.
Additional bad points for me:
Mediscape: I can use the play/pause & skip tracks on the video, but doesn't work on the music !?
No "hold" on the buttons, as I keep accidentally touching the volume controls as volume control is touch sensitive
I haven't tried the voice activated calling though...
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Weird.. it worked for the music for me.
for the touch sensitive volume button, you should hold it, not swipe it if you want to use the pause/play/next/prev buttons. it shouldn't that hard.
Mine definitely doesn't work with the music (in Mediascape), only with the video...
When I press on any of the 3 buttons:
PREVIOUS KEY / PLAY-PAUSE KEY / NEXT KEY
the light either side of middle button of the x10 lights up, but that's it.
I'm on standard R2BA020 (yeah, I tried switching it off and on again = didn't fix it!)
- also tried SEUS, it said no update for me - followed instructions (including taking the battery out etc)
I've only got one other music app = tuneWiki = the buttons work on that.
So, for me, Must be something wrong with Mediascape's Music program
== Quick Update ==
I've just rooted my x10i / debranded it, and managed further update the firmware (via SEUS) to R2BA026
= Still no joy on the playback controls for Mediascape's Music.
I've resetted the Headset
= Still no joy on the playback controls for Mediascape's Music.
Hope the next major update will fix this for me...
Instead of using the headphones can you activate the speaker phone to listen to the radio?
i just got my mw600 today. I havent used it for the gf's x10 yet (im in charge of the phone, she's just the end user) but it works fine on my k790a. It displays the name of the caller, the song titles and all the buttons work as suggested.
Im curious as to why this old ass phone from 2006 is capable of doing all this while the flagship x10 cant....

[Q] Low call volume using headphones

Morning all,
Love this phone, love love love. What I'm worried about though is the in call volume on headphones. Doesn't matter whether I'm using the supplied Samsung ones or a set of Sony ones the volume is so low that the person at the other end is in audible.
I have no problems with volume on anything else (as in music player on in call volume using the actual phone)
Anyone else experiencing this or am I just very unlucky.
I've noticed this too. When having earphones plugged in the call volume is just too low. Last night I had to plug mine out and xall again because I couldn't hear her properly. Good point
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this is absolutely the worst news possible, because i make 99% of all my calls with my headset. you guys are saying it is not usable? most of my calls are on the freeway with loud raod noise.
Post on here somewhere secret codes for volume ++
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dk206 said:
I've noticed this too. When having earphones plugged in the call volume is just too low. Last night I had to plug mine out and xall again because I couldn't hear her properly. Good point
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Not sure about volume with the earpieces with mic that came with the sgs2 but my sony earphones volume was quite low during call. I get calls when I'm listening to music a lot.
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this app seems to have fixed it for me give it a try it ups the headset volume over default levels.. works fine for my sgs ii
i think you may need to be rooted to use it but not sure
Does it have HAC mode? Setings > Call settings > HAC mode. I set that on my SGS to increase call volume.
+1 on the issue, will try the apk tmo
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Same issue and trying the apk now
tried it on my sgs2, and no change to call volume over headphones...
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Does it have HAC mode? Setings > Call settings > HAC mode. I set that on my SGS to increase call volume.
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I would like to know about the "HAC" mode to, I wear hearing aids in both ears and it's important to me.
capman231
I wonder if this is connectd to another very frustrating problem I've just discovered. When I go out running, I normally have Spotify playing in the background and CardioTrainer occasionally prompting me with updates on how badly I'm doing. Worked fine on my old Galaxy S, now I can't hear the updates over the music because they are so quiet. I've tried fiddling with all the settings, and have also tried Endomondo and SportsTracker and they all seem to have the same problem. Anyone else tried this?
Fixed in latest update
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hshah said:
Fixed in latest update
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Hey champ, you said this was fixed in the latest update but I just got my galaxy last week from Vodafone Australia and mine has this issue. What update fixed yours and does anyone else know about any fixes?
Fixed? In which update?
Hey,
I have this problem on my (sim-less) SGS2, and no update is available.
Any version number?
i'm having the same problem too. i currently use the stock headset, and am thinking of getting a BT headset as i get calls while driving. tried the app, did not help.
can someone one please help? it will be even better if voodoo sound is developed for i9100. *fingers crossed*
yep. same problem here!
Noticed it as well - on headphones Senn PX 100 II - very annoying (have to plug out the phones each time)
Also noticed the volume problem. The overall voice call quality is not great either. Can someone confirm if the apk. fix helped and if it needs the root access?

[Q] How to make incall voice loader through headphone?

Is there any way to make the incall voice louder through headphone as I notice a significant reduction in the volume in call compared to music go example.
Amr.mashaal said:
Is there any way to make the incall voice leader through headphone as I notice a significant reduction in the volume in call composed to music go example.
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Just for clarification, do you mean "louder" and "compared" ?
Either way I'm not sure, but replacing those makes the question make more sense to me
And if the above assumption is correct, I take it you have altered the volumes individually in settings and are still not happy (voice. media etc) ?
You got me right, I was using swype and I didn't review it.
I have checked the sound settings and it is on maximum, still incall quality is very bad.
I used swype to write this post though.
Amr.mashaal said:
You got me right, I was using swype and I didn't review it.
I have checked the sound settings and it is on maximum, still incall quality is very bad.
I used swype to write this post though.
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quality or volume?
I have experienced quality issues, but I put it down to network signal.
Hi
I have got exactly the same issue ; no issue to call using the handset (i do not know how to describe it in english) but as soon as I swith to headset, the volume is very low and I can not hear the caller while hearing music, app sounds,... no problem
szdavid said:
Hi
I have got exactly the same issue ; no issue to call using the handset (i do not know how to describe it in english) but as soon as I swith to headset, the volume is very low and I can not hear the caller while hearing music, app sounds,... no problem
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OK, when in a call, and you push up-volume, does this alter the in-call-headset-volume?
Not tried it, just guessing
No, it says the volume is at maximum
szdavid said:
No, it says the volume is at maximum
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Maybe try with NON-Microphone headset then and see if it's any different. I take it your using stock headphones?
Just a theory but maybe there is a problem with the power flow when it enables the 3rd jack socked band for using the microphone.

[Xperia Sola] Speaker not loud enough

Voice call speaker seems to be quiet even if I've got In-call volume set to highest level. There is no problem to hear my interlocutor when is silence around but it starts to be more difficult to hear clearly in loud environment like restaurant or street. Is there any hidden option or service menu to help solve that issue? Have any one else got problems with speaker in Xperia Sola or it's just me?
davedohc said:
Voice call speaker seems to be quiet even if I've got In-call volume set to highest level. There is no problem to hear my interlocutor when is silence around but it starts to be more difficult to hear clearly in loud environment like restaurant or street. Is there any hidden option or service menu to help solve that issue? Have any one else got problems with speaker in Xperia Sola or it's just me?
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I noticed the same thing. It would be nice to be able to boost it a little. I can hardly hear the phone in my truck.
johndra said:
I noticed the same thing. It would be nice to be able to boost it a little. I can hardly hear the phone in my truck.
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Did you tried flashing the beats audio zip. Does that help. ?????
You off unlock Bootloader for flashing
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Is there a solution for this but without rooting?
have u checked the 'xloud' box in sound settings?
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I think Beats Audio can help u to improve.
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Notifications volume issue after the 4.4.4 update

Alright so guys! Today i updated my z2s android to 4.4.4 and.. Sadly I am shocked to see that they removed xloud option from sound settings and that they've completely changed sound settings here and there, this isn't the problem anyway, my problem is that notifications sounds are quite too low like i barely hear my phone! But whenever i play a song or whatever it's fine, apparently it only happens in notifications and alarm. I remember having the same issue when I bought this phone at first and i simply checked x loud and maxed out the equalizer thingies, in sound settings. But now as there's no xloud option there anymore, i cant do much. I hope someone can help me out! Thx in advance. Oh and my device is unrooted if that's needed to be known.
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Same issue here
khalitzy said:
Alright so guys! Today i updated my z2s android to 4.4.4 and.. Sadly I am shocked to see that they removed xloud option from sound settings and that they've completely changed sound settings here and there, this isn't the problem anyway, my problem is that notifications sounds are quite too low like i barely hear my phone! But whenever i play a song or whatever it's fine, apparently it only happens in notifications and alarm. I remember having the same issue when I bought this phone at first and i simply checked x loud and maxed out the equalizer thingies, in sound settings. But now as there's no xloud option there anymore, i cant do much. I hope someone can help me out! Thx in advance. Oh and my device is unrooted if that's needed to be known.
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just as you said bro ....Its RIDICULOUSLY LOWWW!!! WE NEED this to be fixed!!!
Another ridiculous user here..
i am having the same issue, i am feeling like receiving the notification sound only from earpiece.
must be fixed soon.. annoying..
Its not really a 4.4.4 issues. Notifications with 4.4.2 had the same problems.
There might come out a sound mod or something soon. Maybe @olokos ' sound mod would still work on 4.4.4? I don't know...
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Yeah there is Click "here"
I don't really like the idea of using both speakers for notifications and ringers. Sony decided for a reason not to play those on the speaker that might be near your ear.
Just updated my mod!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758189
ANC headphones are now also boosted!

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