Hi everyone,
since the last update to 10.1.0.271 I can't use my Apple AirPods with the Mate 20 Pro anymore.
Whenever I start a new music player, the headphones' volume is at maximum again. When I push the volume down button, the system volume is somewhere in the middle, and the headphones' volume jumps to that point. If I change to another music player after that and just press play, the same thing happens.
For example: Connect AirPods -> Start Music App -> Press Play -> Volume at Maximum -> Turn volume down -> Volume is turned down to the correct position -> Close Music App, Open Spotify -> Press Play -> Volume at Maximum etc.
I tried toggling direct volume control in the developer options and after chatting with Huawei I also reset my network settings and cleared the cache partition. Well, nothing worked, and obviously the last hint by the support was to do a factory reset, which I definitely do not want to do.
So now I really hope that one of the geniuses on xda can maybe spare me from doing a factory reset Unfortunately, I have no other bluetooth headphones to test if it only happens with the AirPods, although I'm about to buy some more-android-compatible ones instead of doing the reset... Maybe one of you has some AirPods and can test if they work for you. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Flo
Is media channel set as the default volume channel?
Maybe try changing it away from what channel it's set to.
Thanks for the help! Unfortunately, it didn't fix it
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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?
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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.
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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, everyone! This is my first post here, so be gentle.
I'm having some trouble with Google Navigation on my SGS3 from US Cellular. Now, I understand that the volume has been merged together with the media volume, and that's not really my issue.
When I enter Google Navigation, the media volume reads correctly. (I jacked it up to full volume just to test this out. It reads full volume when I start GN.) But when a turn-by-turn direction reads, the volume is really low. If I hit the volume up button during the TTS directions, it shows that the media volume is set very low. I can turn it up while the direction is speaking, and the media volume does increase. But the next time a direction begins saying something, it's quiet and the volume is reset really low again. I have to keep turning the volume up for each turn-by-turn direction!
When I exit GN, the media volume is back to full blast again, just as it was before I entered the app. So, it's obviously something GN is doing. I just don't get why it won't remember my volume setting when I turn it up.
Any ideas as to why it's doing this? Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I did a bunch of searching and couldn't find anything that completely fits my problem description.
ETA: I tested this again, and it's only a problem if I have a media player fired up. I use n7. When it kills the volume for the media player, it does so for the navigation, too.
Unfortunately, even if I close n7, the volume is still ruined until I stop and restart my Bluetooth connection. If I start Bluetooth and run navigation without the media player, tts works fine.
Apparently the audio issue where it keeps turning my volume down is only when it's not connected to Bluetooth in my car.
do you even use google navigation? if not just disable it in setings
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do you even use google navigation? if not just disable it in setings
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Well, it's difficult to use it when Navigation keeps messing up my audio. The phone is still pretty new to me. I just got it in January. I'd like to use it as my GPS, but I'm not going to go for a long drive without playing any music in my car. And I'm not going to just use GN anyway, when I'm likely to blow past my next turn because the audio directions don't work properly.
Why would I bother to ask the question if I don't use (or, in this case, want to use) Navigation? It's like you're implying that I'm asking about something I won't bother using anyway.
My workaround for this issue
I have the same issue; both music and nav volume drops during voice turn by turn instructions. I found the media volume is being turned from full to half during the nav/voice output. I use Volume Ace and it has a feature to "lock media volume". I check this box and now when a turn by turn instruction plays the nav/voice speaks at full volume (the media volume setting is no longer reduced to half during voice output) though the music is also playing at full volume in the background. Hope this helps.
Mr_Spiffy said:
Hey, everyone! This is my first post here, so be gentle.
I'm having some trouble with Google Navigation on my SGS3 from US Cellular. Now, I understand that the volume has been merged together with the media volume, and that's not really my issue.
When I enter Google Navigation, the media volume reads correctly. (I jacked it up to full volume just to test this out. It reads full volume when I start GN.) But when a turn-by-turn direction reads, the volume is really low. If I hit the volume up button during the TTS directions, it shows that the media volume is set very low. I can turn it up while the direction is speaking, and the media volume does increase. But the next time a direction begins saying something, it's quiet and the volume is reset really low again. I have to keep turning the volume up for each turn-by-turn direction!
When I exit GN, the media volume is back to full blast again, just as it was before I entered the app. So, it's obviously something GN is doing. I just don't get why it won't remember my volume setting when I turn it up.
Any ideas as to why it's doing this? Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I did a bunch of searching and couldn't find anything that completely fits my problem description.
ETA: I tested this again, and it's only a problem if I have a media player fired up. I use n7. When it kills the volume for the media player, it does so for the navigation, too.
Unfortunately, even if I close n7, the volume is still ruined until I stop and restart my Bluetooth connection. If I start Bluetooth and run navigation without the media player, tts works fine.
Apparently the audio issue where it keeps turning my volume down is only when it's not connected to Bluetooth in my car.
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I have the same issue; both music and nav volume drops during voice turn by turn instructions. I found the media volume is being turned from full to half during the nav/voice output. I use Volume Ace and it has a feature to "lock media volume". I check this box and now when a turn by turn instruction plays the music fades and the nav/voice speaks at full volume (the media volume is no longer reduced during voice output) and then after the nav/voice finishes, the music returns to full volume. Hope this helps.
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That helps a lot. Thanks! I'll have to give this a try and see if it works on my phone.
Do you have to set the media volume lock each time you want to use the GPS? Seems like you'd need to turn it on/off only when you need to use the Navigation app.
Yes i have to turn the media lock on for gps and off for normal use. Its a hack for sure but at least i can hear the gPS voice prompts for now until Google fixes the maps app. Good luck.
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Do you have to set the media volume lock each time you want to use the GPS? Seems like you'd need to turn it only when you need to use the Navigation app.
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Has anybody actually found a proper solution to this problem? I am having exactly the same issue on my new HTC one GE. If I pair my phone to my car via Bluetooth and use Copilot (navigation app) while playing music through the stock play music app, every time there's a voice prompt from copilot the music volume fades down, as it should, but then it doesn't automatically come back up when the prompt ends. I have to manually increase the volume which is both annoying and dangerous. To me it seems something rather simple to do but according to Copilot's customer support it entirely depends on my phone's capabilities, whatever that means. I know that I'll get a lot of grief by saying this, but my iPhone 4 could do this no problem.
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Has anybody actually found a proper solution to this problem? I am having exactly the same issue on my new HTC one GE. If I pair my phone to my car via Bluetooth and use Copilot (navigation app) while playing music through the stock play music app, every time there's a voice prompt from copilot the music volume fades down, as it should, but then it doesn't automatically come back up when the prompt ends. I have to manually increase the volume which is both annoying and dangerous. To me it seems something rather simple to do but according to Copilot's customer support it entirely depends on my phone's capabilities, whatever that means. I know that I'll get a lot of grief by saying this, but my iPhone 4 could do this no problem.
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I just stopped using my n7 media player and switched to Pandora radio. Pandora doesn't have this issue. It must have a separate volume control built into the app.
Hi there does anyone know how to assign a app to use a different volume level? The problem i have is i use the pumpkin DAB+ app (i have attached to post) to listen to the radio and use tom-tom for navigation but the DAB app volume is much louder that the tom-tom volume so even when set to mute DAB when instructions are played it is too quiet to hear the instructions.
i have tried playing with the volumes in factory setting but it looks as if the DAB and tom-tom volumes are both affected by the system volume, if i lower the radio volume in factor menu and listen to the red radio app and use tom-tom then the instruction are much louder.
so my question is they a way to make the DAB app use the red radio app volume level.
Thanks in advance
You can go in the factory settings menu and change up the volume on 'system' to something like 15 (I tried 20 today and it almost made me jump out of the car when the directions came on!)
OK, back on this thread, which I know I posted a response to. But I didn't quite read the OP right.
I have the same issue that my GPS voice when radio is on is pretty quiet (even with the volume turned up), but when on DVD/streaming it is very loud. Is there a way to make them more equivalent.
Any ideas?
Hi , I have the same issue. When playing music over a music player such as poweramp , dvd or whatever the gps , either sygic or navigon, is perfect. As soon as I use the radio the gps volume is very quiet in both navigation apps. Im using the latest Malaysk ROM.
Thanks
Have you tried head unit system/gps/switching-mixing control ?
Sorry for not updating after my last post, what I have done is in the factory settings menu turned the radio right down (to 1 or 2), DVD down a bit (to 4 I think), system up to about 13 and the volumes are much better mixed. Its only a bit loud when doing Music from USB now so I'm getting there. Basically you need to turn some volumes down, and others up in the factory settings to get something to work for you.
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Set the volume levels of correction for each full-time applications. When you switch to the application volume will be increased by the correction value, and at the exit reduced. So I solved the problem of the insufficient level of application volume "Music" in comparison with "Radio";
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I use a Bose Soundlink Mini II bluetooh speaker.
I've been connecting my LG V30 to this speaker via bluetooth on both stock Oreo and Pie.
The problem is the bluetooth volume of the phone (15 levels) is not synchronized with the volume of the Bose speaker (100 levels). When I adjust the volume on the speaker, volume level on LG V30 stays the same.
On a Samsung phone of my friend, the volume levels are synchronized. Volume on the phone changes if I change volume of the Bose.
So is this a hardware or software issue?
Does the volume of the sound change when you use the buttons?
Some (maybe all, dunno) bluetooth devices can maintain a volume separately from whatever they're connected to...the FM adapter I used to use did, and my two JBL Clip2s can as well (though it was a bit fidgety because my previous phone ~sometimes~ responded to the buttons as well).
Otherwise, what you're after is "absolute volume" which...should be on by default. *shrugs*
Try messing with the bluetooth settings in Developer Options ( if you haven't enabled it, Settings > System > About Phone > Software Info > tap Build Info a bunch of times, then the option is enabled under System). AVRCP Version is probably a good place to start since this is the protocol that your various media controls use; 1.4+ supports absolute volume according to wikipedia (not sure if you need to restart the phone after changing it). Absolute volume itself can also be toggled here, but again, it should be on by default.
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Does the volume of the sound change when you use the buttons?
Some (maybe all, dunno) bluetooth devices can maintain a volume separately from whatever they're connected to...the FM adapter I used to use did, and my two JBL Clip2s can as well (though it was a bit fidgety because my previous phone ~sometimes~ responded to the buttons as well).
Otherwise, what you're after is "absolute volume" which...should be on by default. *shrugs*
Try messing with the bluetooth settings in Developer Options ( if you haven't enabled it, Settings > System > About Phone > Software Info > tap Build Info a bunch of times, then the option is enabled under System). AVRCP Version is probably a good place to start since this is the protocol that your various media controls use; 1.4+ supports absolute volume according to wikipedia (not sure if you need to restart the phone after changing it). Absolute volume itself can also be toggled here, but again, it should be on by default.
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AVRCP Version on my phone is 1.5.
I'll try changing it to other values (1.3 to 1.6) to see if it works.
Thank you.
On a galaxy tab s7+, the tablet's volume control only changes the audio level for the right Bluetooth earbud (Bose quiet comfort).
The left earbud is stuck at a medium volume. The right earbud follows the media volume adjustments normally. In other words, it can be either louder or quieter than the left depending on how I set it. Of course, what I actually want is for both ears to stay equal across all volume settings.
Only the tablet is affected. The earbuds don't have this problem with other devices such as my android phone.
The tablet 's internal speakers work normally and stay balanced at all volumes.
Cold rebooting the tablet did not fix it. Neither did unpairing, resetting, and re-pairing the earbuds. Both the tablet and earbuds are up to date. The audio balance setting is normal in the Accessibility settings, and has never even been touched.
What a strange problem, isn't it? I've tried searching extensively, but all the results that show up are for audio entirely failing to come out of one side, or for people asking how to change the balance. This problem is totally different. Hopefully someone here is familiar with solving an issue like this! Any help is appreciated.
Try a network reset.
Clear system cache.
Try in safe mode.
Try a hard reboot.
Double check all audio settings... all of them.
If those don't work clear data on all associated apks. Try going back to their factory load versions.
Try updating them if still not working.
A hidden setting may have been alter. Poorly written 3rd party apps can do this. The issue may not appear until after the app is uninstalled.
It is preferable to find the root cause than do a factory reset as the issue is likely to reoccur.
Probably not a hardware issue.
Try reverse stereo and mono output if available and see how it behaves. It will give you clues to the cause.
If you factory reset be very careful which 3rd party apps you load. Load one at a time and test.
Thank you for your help! I've investigated it some more and found out more about the problem.
Once the headset is connected, three of the four volume sliders in the system audio controls no longer work as expected, and one of them is questionable. These are the results of testing the four sliders. (Each one plays a test sound through its own channel. I don't think channel is the right word, but I can't remember the right one.)
Ringtone: The test sound plays in both earbuds, as well as the internal speakers. It follows the volume slider perfectly, so no bug there. Still, I don't know whether it's normal to route the sound to both the headset and speaker outputs simultaneously.
Media: This channel has the volume bug. The test music plays at an unchangeable volume in the left, but it follows adjustments correctly in the right. The internal speakers are silent, as they should be.
Notifications: This volume slider has no effect, and the test sound's behavior is strange:
It plays through the left earbud at the unchangeable medium volume, but it plays through the right earbud at whatever level the Media slider is set. Internal speakers are silent, as they should be.
System: Same issue as Notifications.
Once bluetooth is disconnected, all sliders properly control the internal speakers.
What a rabbit hole this is turning out to be. I'm really hoping to avoid the hassle of a factory reset, but the following fixes have not worked:
Network reset, Clearing system cache, Safe mode, Hard reboot, Going over all audio and accessibility settings with a fine toothed comb, Muting and unmuting, Mono audio. (Even in mono, the left is unchangeable and the right obeys the Media slider.)
As for clearing the right apk data, I don't think it's even displaying the relevant apks. I don't see any of the ones I'd consider relevant if this were my Pixel phone. I looked for the option to display system apps, but all I found was a "Samsung apps" list with nothing that seems specific to bluetooth or audio.
My next move is uninstalling anything that plays media, though that'll probably be later this week. In the meantime, any more ideas on how to find and fix the root cause would be much appreciated! I'm hoping the info from the volume sliders can help narrow down the problem.
Update: fix found! I did both a network reset AND accessibility settings reset, then reconnected the headset. I'm thinking it was probably the accessibility reset that did it, but I'm mentioning both together in case that's the secret.
Do some Goggle searches.
Backup critical data. Unistalling apps is probably a waste of time. Play with for a bit until you fix or are tired of playing with it.
Factory reset. If that doesn't get it, it's either firmware or hardware.
Generally firmware doesn't get corrupted unless there's a hardware failure.
It's entirely possible you missed something. It's taken me a week or more sometimes to track something down. Give it some more thought.
When did it start?
What preceded it?
What codec is running when it works?
Try changing the codec and look at the bt options in Developer Options.
Play with it... Androids wuv attention