Hi,
I am using the Samsung Galaxy S2 from last 2 years and I faced minor issues which were manageable. However, I have come an issue with call volume being too low which is troubling a lot. (Android Version 4.1.2)
When I am using my earphones during an ongoing call, I have observed if I chat on whatsapp simultaneously, the incoming message tone reduces the in-call volume. For this, I would quickly unplug the earphone from the mobile and plug it back and the in-call volume becomes normal.
What happened recently, I was on a call without earphones and I had to reply to a message on whatsapp, so I opened whatsapp and the incoming message tone on whatsapp reduced the volume on my phone.
I could unplug the earphone, but not sure how do I get the in-call volume to normal ?
Does anyone have a solution to this ?
I read on various forums, about setting the volume by accessing *#197328640# and option 5 for audio, but when I select option 5, it stays on the same page.
Hoping to get some interesting answers.
Audio routes
There is an Android API called AudioManager which allows applications to specify how their audio will behave on the device. It also tells OTHER APPS how their audio should behave while this app is running. It sounds like you're having a 'ducking' issue. This is when an app you run tells all the other apps that there audio should go below (quieter than) the app that's running. Apps are supposed to undo these changes when you leave them but sometimes (as you've found) that doesn't happen and audio routing (earpiece, speakerphone, volume) can start to act strange. On Samsung devices a power OFF / power ON cycle will resolve the issue, and there are probably apps in the app store that would let you modify the AUDIO MANAGER MODES.
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Hi,
I'm on Galaxy S2; Android 2.3.3; KE7.
When using headphones on my device the volume is great for music, videos, youtube, and even skype. However for some reason it's only around half of that level when calling (even tough the volume is set to maximum).
I've done some google research and found out that it's quite a common issue with this phone. A workaround has been found by using some codes. However, it is not a permanent solution.
I've found a post which says that someone had called Samsung and they acknowledged the issue and will send them a new phone where this issue has been fixed.
1) Has anyone found a permanent solution to increasing the volume of the call when on headset?
2) I've also found a post where someone says that apparently Samsung will fix this issue in Android 2.3.4. Can you confirm this? When will this be available? If it's longer than 1-2 weeks I will have to send my phone for a refund/exchange (although I love it).
Your advice on the above is much appreciated.
Hi, I've done some further research and I think I've found the solution:
First make sure that your sound is on (as you can't access the volume settings in the silent mode) -> press the Menu button -> Settings -> Sound -> Volume -> and then increase the 'Incoming call' volume.
I've just tested the call volume when on headset and it has been increased to a more that enough level. Great. My love to this phone is growing
Now I have to figure out how to disable the camera shutter sound....but that's a question for another post...
It seems that the solution above worked for some time but now my phone started to deliver very low call volume when on headphones. Maybe it's due to the Android update, I don't know.
However I found that the issue is related to the media volume. For example when I listen to music and turn the volume low then this affects the incoming call volume and it becomes low as well.
The solution to this problem seems to be: make sure that the music volume is max before you want to make a call. I've just tested it an is seems to do the trick.
It would be great to hear to another solutions to this problem for unrooted phones.
Heard this app works well,
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.signalos.audioboostgs2&feature=search_result
Regards.
Hey guys is there a fix for this yet?? I am running lite'ning Rom and even before this the volume from music through the headset is so so low!!! In ambiant places like the bus or walking through the city u can forget talking to anyone or listening to music!!! I need a fix or ill be selling my lovely s2 its a big down point for me and this phone!!
Is there anything that can boost it??? On my old iphone when i jailbreaked it i got an app that made it very loud that i could not put it On full lol... Pls guys if anything please reply!!!! :-(
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Hi,
I've been having consistent problems with volume, specifically being too low, and especially while connected to a bluetooth headset. I also noticed some odd, and likely related, behavior with the volume in general.
Here's how I see it: Start some music playing. Go to Menu > Settings > Sound > Volume and scrub the Media volume slider back and forth from 100% to 0% and back (and repeat).
On my Atrix, the max sound gets consistently lower each pass until it's silent, even at 100% setting. I think this is part of the issue with the media volume. As I adjust it up and down it loses some peak volume each time. I can bring it back up with a lot of tinkering (mostly through the OS volume controls and in PlayerPro), but I have not found the formula to deal with this in a normal way.
Has anyone else seen this, or can suggest a way to prevent or restore these volume anomalies? Running GB and rooted. Thanks!
I haven't seen this specific issue, but if you think the Atrix has volume problems, go try to use the Infuse without voodoo sound.
Are you saying I should try an Infuse ROM? I'm not sure what you're instructing me to do. Sorry for the extra clarification needed.
No, I'm just saying that your issues could be worse. The Infuse is another phone. Disregard my post if it confuses you.
I use PlayerPro also and have no issues over BT. I start my music playing, turn media volume up full via the volume up button, then control volume level after that with my headset.
I never go into the volume in settings, as it is greyed out for me. I am set on silent and vibrate always as I spend a lot of time in meetings.
My issue is not with PlayerPro or even BT (though it is more noticeable with it), the problem is that the audio gets progressively lower as I raise/lower the volume. PlayerPro does have some volume settings, which is why I mentioned it here.
I found an app called Volume+ that works fine with my rooted Atrix. It boosts the bluetooth audio. I still have the problems I listed above, but this one app may enough to get me over the hump.
I still would like to know what causes the strange volume behavior I'm experiencing above.
Does anyone here make calls using a headset? For some reason on my SGS2 the volume (and this is just for calls, music and media are fine) even at maximum is almost unlistenable. I just cant hear the other person.
Anyone know of a solution?
Ralph
anyone?
I have searched and found loads of threads saying "use the search function " but nothing that answers the issues. Probably a failing on my part I am sure!
Do you have the same issue during VOIP like skype?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Yeahm Music/Video/Podcasts are fine itr is just call volume through headphones. Having said that the maximum call volume even without heaphones is a little low for my tastes but through a headset is just to quiet to hear.
If you try skype or gtalk and you got big difference its due to the audiochip. Music and other apps got other internal settings inside the audiochip. Thats why I was curious if you got the same trouble with skype.
DONT touch any settings in the hidden service menu until samsung got a proper fix for it. The menu wont work properly with the audiochip of the i9100 and could f*** your device completly.
The audiochip will not be able to reset correctly even on hardreset or reflashing new fw.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
The call volume through the headset on the S2 is notoriously quiet, the following will help increase the volume through the headset.
note: Use the menu key->Key input to enter values
1. Open the dialler
2. Dial *#*#197328640#*#*
3. Navigate through the following menus:
(5) Audio
(1) Voice call
(2) Headset
(1) Volume
(1) SRC Speech RX Volume
4. Enter 5100. This sets the maximum level (5) to the maximum volume (100).
5. Use the menu key, and select back six times to navigate back to the dialler.
The headset volume setting is now set to the maximum when the volume toggle switch is set to the maximum.
Note: When the phone is reset or powered off, the firmware will reset these settings back to the default, so you will have to go through this procedure again.
Hope it helps!
WARNING CAUTION!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't touch that menu if you don't want to risk anything.
Read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248729
That menu is for older devices with another audiochip not for the Yamaha chip thats in the Galaxy S2 device.
I have my phone at samsung Service center a second time due to big trouble with this menu!!
This menu only works like intended on older devices!!!
DO NOT TOUCH UNTIL PROPER FIX IS OUT!!!!!
Hey together. I'm a noob *duck* - but I did quite some search on google and on these forums before posting, and I'm not a very stupid noob.
Today I got the situation that no audio is audible any longer from my browser, games, audio apps, or from an audio player (all of them previously worked). This is the case for headphone and also the built in speaker. The problem occurred very likely after using skype. I also still have audio in phone calls and also I still have sound for ringtones and other alarms. Handset functioms all still work fine.
The first obvious thing I did was checking volume settings in the android settings. There I moved all sliders - the one responsible for regular audio did not give me any feedback. If I use the volume buttons on the phone while I'm on my home screen I get audible feedback - but that doesn't influence my problem.
Funnily the sound in skype still works. More funnily: during skype calls the audio from my browser or the audio player is also audible (I tried this just out of couriousity as I suspected Skype to be the cause of my problem. Et voila - I got sound from a TV News page and also from the Walkman app while the call on skype was still running. As soon as the call in Skype ended the audio from browser and adio player got muted again.
I also tried to kill skype during a call in order to kill it before it can again mute the audio - No luck. as soon as the skype app is killed also the audio from audio player and Browser vanishes.
I also tried some audio apps - all have the same issue of having no sound.
I then tried different apps which control volumes - without any luck. So at the moment I don't have audio, except during skype calls.
I guess that skype has either access to some hardware settings which aren't used usually (I hated skype for things like this as long as it had existed) - or I'm missing something very obvious. Or something else. Does anybody of the developers here know about linux settings I could modify? (is there something like alsamixer which is only possible to access via jni or similar?)
// Edit:
Just found out that toggling airplane mode ON I have sound for media (audio player, browser). (but also lose the ability to use my cellphone and network). As soon as I switch back to airplainmode OFF also audio is muted again. And for sure - I also tried rebooting in different states of my phone quite often without any difference.
// Edit 2:
looks like I found a workaround but no permanent solution - I installed an app SoundAbout (free app) recommended for similar problems in an other thread: 89996-galaxy-s3-media-volume-stuck-mute.html (I have now put output permanently to "headphones" for media sounds. However as soon as this setting is reset to the default (let app decide) it is muted again when airplane mod is set to off - looks like an other app resets it? (could not find any app obviously doing this though as I stopped the usual suspects)
I still suspect Skype as the original reason for this problem as I just recently had it updated when the problem appeard and it also messes with this kind of stuff during usage (and I don't really use other apps dealing with audio except of browser, music player which weren't updated for a long time).
Maybe also of concern:
It's an sony xperia p, running Android 4.0.3 and it is currently rooted.
Problem here after update 10, microphone extremely low on WhatsApp voice notes and voice recorder just on those apps and this weird notification appears every time an app use mic.
The message says " prohibit (app) from use microphone?
This time
All time
Cancel"
Is very frustrating. The mic sometimes works but mostly extreme low volume on WhatsApp voice notes and stock voice recorder app.
Realme xt euex BRAND NEW! update just few minutes after unboxing and now this porblem. HEEEEELLLLLP! THANX
ADRIAN MCYORIAN
Same issue on my pixel 3a. Did you find a solution?
Mine solved.
same problem here.
its been few months. no developer even wanna fix it..
Solution 1:
I used 1 of the modded WhatsApp and see the option.
Voice Note
DISABLE THE PROXIMITY SENSOR
Solution 2
when voice call other person, immediately raise the volume. u will see the call volume icon. hang up when finish.
let me know if its fix.
Android 10 Low Mic Volume issue
I came across the WhatsApp giving problem in low mic volume.
Solution
TURN OFF "Hey Google" in Google typing INPUT SETTING.
DISABLE also the Google Assistant.
mine works wonder!
Until Google fix this problem... no way I'm going to use this buggy Google Assistant
push thanks if it help! cheers!
This one works
Microphone Amplifier​
Microphone Amplifier - Apps on Google Play
Discover the small voice around you and high quality wav format recording.
play.google.com