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!!!! :-(
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truly a handheld, fantastic ..... very very fast ... comparing it with s2 I have to say which is better.! One big problem; headphone volume is very low, the speaker is perfect. Can anyone help me, thanks
Huawei P1 Low Volume
I felt the same with you, the volume should be louder. Anyone has a solution?
I have the same issue. Even I usually listen to the music via BT headset,in the car I connect P1 with the car radio through 3,5mm jack and output definitely needs to be louder. If there is no way,how to fix it in ,then we have to wait for the new firmware I guess.
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truly a handheld, fantastic ..... very very fast ... comparing it with s2 I have to say which is better.! One big problem; headphone volume is very low, the speaker is perfect. Can anyone help me, thanks
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I found the same problem. Can anyone help?
Use Volume+ (NEEDS ROOT)
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Ascend P1 low volume solution
This is a trick I figured out on my Huawei U8100 to boost volume that also works on the Ascend P1 (U9200). The effect is not huge but I guarantee you it works. This works explosively huge on the U8100, but Huawei seems to have "fixed" it partly on their new phones.
- Turn off/quit all music players, then start the FM radio.
- Click the "power" button to activate the FM tuner, then use the volume buttons to turn the volume *all the way down*. Not kidding.
- Press the home button and start your music player as usual. Adjust volume to maximum (the FM volume is maintained separately, so the tuner will remain quiet).
You can go back to the FM app and turn it on/off to see the effect. The difference is small on Ascend P1 but gives audio more punch and quality. The FM app will remember its volume setting when you start it next time. Running the FM app can also fix the problem of audio cutting out or quality going bad if you're not using the stock 4-contact headset.
In combination with this I use the latest version of Volume+ (I downloaded free version from the developer's web site). This version of Volume+ does *not* need root. Don't crank it too high because this can cause distortion. Use the EQ for best results, see image for my settings.
This app uses the Android EQ API available since Android 2.3. The Ascend P1 unfortunately has known problems with stereo imaging, which is the reason a bit of Stereo Widening in Volume+ helps.
Georg
PS: The FM app has a widget which makes it quicker to access to turn on/off. Lately I'm using a bit more gentle EQ, no bass boost, stereo widening = 1 for a more natural sound.
It works!
This seems crazy but it works, it´s not much more spl but it´s definetly better, anyway i bought a Fiio E3 Headphone Amp for 10 bucks in adittion to this trick and a litte bit of EQ my Ascend P1 it´s quite good
my fix
go to modaco.com p1 thread i posted fix for the low volume
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go to modaco.com p1 thread i posted fix for the low volume
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Thanks Urmet77... your fix is for rooted devices, I rooted my device yesterday and applied your audio configuration fixes, definitely works great. It is the definitive fix for the low volume problem, but requires knowledge of rooting, linux shell, and superuser commands. The best non-root solution is still my post above.
Good thing with Ascend P1 is that you do not need to replace your phone's ROM to achieve root. In other words, you just do enough of the rooting sequence to acheive su privileges, but can stop before flashing a new recovery ROM or firmware. I also did not lose any user data or settings, although you are still strongly advised to back up.
Some pointers for those interested, keep in mind it's possible to permanently disable (brick) your phone. You are solely responsible for any mishaps.
- Rooting guide: www . androidiani . com/forum/modding-huawei-ascend-p1/279692-guida-huawei-ascend-p1-u9200-aio.html
- You'll need both ADB and fastboot drivers from the Android SDK (step 2 under "First of all").
- Test Fastboot drivers using 'fastboot devices'. My Huawei showed up as "?", this is ok.
- Links to get Clockworkmod and SU_Busybox_Package.zip are in the second post of the rooting guide.
- I had trouble using volume keys to boot into fastboot/bootloader mode, had to use the ADB command "adb reboot bootloader".
- Do just steps 1 - 9 under "How to Root".
- Then you can apply Urmet77's volume fix: www . modaco . com/topic/361718-fix-low-earphone-volume-fix-for-huawei-p1-p9200-stock-ics-403
For the last step you'll need to know how to transfer files to and from your computer to the system partition, activate su, remount /system read-write, set/restore any required file/dir permissions. Remember a wrong command can brick your phone. I reduced the volume settings somewhat by editing the .conf files to be sure distortion is minimized, my settings in all 6 .conf files under [Music] ... <headset>:
Headset Playback Volume=12
DL1 Media Playback Volume=113
This is still plenty loud, thanks Urmet77. I still use Volume+ to add a bit of EQ and stereo widening, many EQ apps on Google Play do the same thing.
Now a shameless plug... I use this phone to develop my audio apps "SoundWire" (live audio transmission / wireless headphones) and Music VU (rapidly updating level meter and spectrum widgets for any music player). Look them up on Google Play.
Georg
Headset Playback Volume=12
DL1 Media Playback Volume=113
My default is 18 and 115 but it depends on earphones i dont have any disortion and u are welcome for the fix
Has the issue been fixed in official update?
Hi there,
I'm considering buying the phone, and I was just guessing, since the original posts are quite old, whether the issue has been solved in any of the official firmware updates released so far.
Thanks in advance.
Nice, now to figure out how to do it on a U9508 ^^
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go to modaco.com p1 thread i posted fix for the low volume
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Hi Urmet. I have read ur post on modaco however I still need to ask: can this fix be applied the same way on a stock p2? Thanks!
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Hi Urmet. I have read ur post on modaco however I still need to ask: can this fix be applied the same way on a stock p2? Thanks!
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grynnan said:
Nice, now to figure out how to do it on a U9508 ^^
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Hello unfortunately both your phones uses k3v1 or/and k3v2 huaweis own chipsets so its not possible at this moment only huawei itself knows but u can try to erase codec folder it seemed to help on p6 huawei it uses also k3v2 chipset and advice next time u buy phone try to avoid huawei k3 chipset phones they have bad support from devs coz they have bootloaders locked and huawei is not willing to unlock them
Headset low-volume fix for P1 LTE
Urmet77 said:
go to modaco.com p1 thread i posted fix for the low volume
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Hi.
Did any body find any method for fixing the headset low-volume bug in P1 LTE (U9202-L) in similar way ? I would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Jakub
I have really low mic volume on calls, people cannot hear me. I have read of lines you can edit in buldprop for other phones to increase mic volume. Has anyone else had this issue, and knows a solution?
Easiest way to don't mess with this is using special app that can modify it, maybe try one of them. I think the best way i using boeffla kernel as it has much more options aswell
Galaxy volume modifier, but you'll need to manually set the permissions for the volume file afterwards, requires root.
Beamed in by telepathy.
Hello everyone, i hope this is the right place for my question and that someone will be able to help me.
I recently purchased Ulefone Power 2. That's a Chinese phone based on MTK6750T Octa-core cpu and Android Nougat 7.0.
Since i'm hearing impaired i have to boost headset volume a lot, which was very easy to do on my old LG G3 (there was an dedicated app for that, which ofc required root).
However, increasing volume on Ulefone turned out to be very hard task.
I found out about engineering menu which is accessed by ##3646633## code, and i increased headset volume to max. value of 160.
Volume is now slightly louder, but unfortunately still not enough for my needs.
Ulefone is rooted and i have access to root files in \etc folder (which contains volume files i need to edit - at least i assume so), but the problem is i don't know which .xml file i'm supposed to edit to raise that max. 160 volume - common sense didn't help me much.
Is here anyone who can tell me how to solve this? I hope i explained my problem well, feel free to ask me for any further explanation, and thanks in advance to everyone who reads this.
I use video calling a lot and whatsapp always uses speakers despite of plugged in earphones. At late night sometimes the sound is too loud and I can't go beyond 16% as shown in the images. Can anyone tell me which files I have to edit to get the lowest call volume? Most likely it is mixer_paths.xml but I don't know the exact lines to edit. I'm rooted and using stock OOS 5.1.4 android 8.1 .0. If I use some external app the volume reverts to 16%. Basically I want to decrease in call volume beyond that. Please help me.
I found these files but don't know exactly what to do. Please help me.
audio_policy_volumes.xml
default_volume_tables.xml