I've read something about there being a setting to disable/enable hearing protection while using headphones, but I can't find that setting anywhere.
Does it exist, and if yes where?
pretty sure it's just a "caution" when you have the volume turned up full the first time. It did this for me when I used it in my car via bluetooth, a warning came up but I cant remember the exact wording sorry.
Hearing Protection cannot be enabled or disabled by system setting. It exists in /system/etc/audio effect.conf and the library is in /lib/soundfx/lib hearing protection.so
Deleting libhearingprotection.so will disable hearing protection.
It is enabled by default, it acts as a limiter. The box you see for the first time is just a warning.
As far as I know, hearing protection limits the audio volume when listening to music at maximum volume to prevent hearing impairment. The loud parts of audio is limited and volume will dynamically adjust when on maximum volume.
I'm not entirely sure if removing the library removes this feature but it's there for a reason.
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naujoks said:
I've read something about there being a setting to disable/enable hearing protection while using headphones, but I can't find that setting anywhere.
Does it exist, and if yes where?
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Have you got xLoud enabled? Mine appeared but as said before it's only a warning I believe you can have a fiddle with the EQ by disabling xLoud and it might not appear after dropping a few channels. Let me know how it goes
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Have you got xLoud enabled? Mine appeared but as said before it's only a warning I believe you can have a fiddle with the EQ by disabling xLoud and it might not appear after dropping a few channels. Let me know how it goes
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But xLOUD is only for speaker, can't see how it can affect the hearing protection (which is only for headphones)
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I have mine plugged into my stereo via aux cable so would simulate headphones
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UncleLester said:
Have you got xLoud enabled? Mine appeared but as said before it's only a warning I believe you can have a fiddle with the EQ by disabling xLoud and it might not appear after dropping a few channels. Let me know how it goes
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I had the problem of that annoying box which keeps coming on my screen
And by taking your advice i dropped the volume when my headphones were connected and dropped it like like an empty bar when i turned it up back again the same dialogue box didnt come up !
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I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already
KennyCHF said:
I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already
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I'm using this and it works really well, it doesn't mention the increase in loudness of the speaker but my experience is that it does
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175768
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Let us know if that ACID mod helps..
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@KennyCHF
Let us know if that ACID mod helps..
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Maybe not the time for me to flash it because I need the BT sound. :crying:
install volume + app free version then pay for the real one around 80p install it.
you can change speaker volumes and also phone volumes make bass better its very good works on my galaxy s 3 thats how
i know it works on xperia z just go into the sound options, on your phone.
and change sound music effects to volume + maybe reboot phone after. i hope this helps
the purexaudio rom is very good aswell
KennyCHF said:
I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already
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Try turning on xLOUD and put the ringtone on full blast, I'm pretty sure it's quite loud then
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Volume + works fine on the Z but it will disable the sound enhancements equaliser and clear audio +. Unfortunately they don't work parallel to each other
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I am also looking for a speaker boost mod, I love the xperia z but the only thing bad with it is its internal speaker volume which sucks.
I have tried the volume plus mod and other but still there is no solution in sight.
Hope the new version of Acid mod will change this.
Nothing works for me also
tried volume+ and other mods but nothing works ...
up till now there is no mod or app which can increase or make the internal handset loud speaker louder...
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tried volume+ and other mods but nothing works ...
up till now there is no mod or app which can increase or make the internal handset loud speaker louder...
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Volume + works fine, but more so in the paid version, allows much more volume increase levels of the speaker.
And it doesn't disable other mods, as much as overrides them, but you have lots of options within volume +, I have the paid version and the EQ is great, so I can pretty much match the other settings that had been overridden. Plus it doesn't effect my headset, only my external speaker, or which ever you adjust from the main settings page.
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Volume + works fine, but more so in the paid version, allows much more volume increase levels of the speaker.
And it doesn't disable other mods, as much as overrides them, but you have lots of options within volume +, I have the paid version and the EQ is great, so I can pretty much match the other settings that had been overridden. Plus it doesn't effect my headset, only my external speaker, or which ever you adjust from the main settings page.
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Are you sure it works for jellybean? I have try both the free & paid version but it doesn't work at all. Keep on force close on my rooted sony xperia z
Has anyone else noticed how quiet the output of audio on this phone? When connecting to external speakers or even just headphones via the headphone jack, it doesn't seem as loud as it should be when turned up to the full.
Hi ...I've never set volume to max ...music must be as loud as natural concet listening ...I don't understand people who get max level and get ears hurt
I watched one documentary yesterday and sound was quite bad (old movie from YouTube) then I plug my headphones (original Z1) and I discovered whole new world of sound.
Great sound, deep, crisp and loud.
So no, I don't have those problems.
If I have good source I have great sound.
And I agree with guy above me - extremely loud music is bad for you but it's also distorted and unnatural.
You should find well coded sounds (if it's coded) and you'll see it's loud enough.
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Here is the scenario, I had my laptop using spotify connected to some pretty powerful speakers, and was able to get the volume really loud. I then put the same spotify playlist on my xperia z1 and even when turned up full it was no where near as loud. The same when watching youtube on my girlfriends iphone, when turned up to the full its deafening, but watching the same video on the z1 on a bus or train, you can hardly hear it.
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Here is the scenario, I had my laptop using spotify connected to some pretty powerful speakers, and was able to get the volume really loud. I then put the same spotify playlist on my xperia z1 and even when turned up full it was no where near as loud. The same when watching youtube on my girlfriends iphone, when turned up to the full its deafening, but watching the same video on the z1 on a bus or train, you can hardly hear it.
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You have to go in the audio settings and turn on the X-Loud etc etc in the walkman settings... That should help a bit otherwise I have no idea...
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You have to go in the audio settings and turn on the X-Loud etc etc in the walkman settings... That should help a bit otherwise I have no idea...
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Yes this seemed to work (a bit), I turned up the equalizer settings too. thank you
Hello,
I am noticing problems in the sound of my Z1, mostly only with its external speaker (I mean, not when using headphones). So I am pretty sure it is not a software problems, or it should be through the headphones too.
I have played some songs to test it well, disabling all the clear audio, normalizations, jingles and bells. Also the eq disabled, xLoud disabled. All the sliders of the eq at min (-10). Then I have put the first slider (400hz) at 0, and moved it between 0 and +10, adding later also the 1khz one.
This way I was able to track the problem. Can you please confirm if you too, with some different songs, can hear from the speaker a somehow distorted cracking sound? You can play also with the volume, normalization and xLoud to make it more evident to your ears.
I also have noticed this problem using some free apps to make music. So I would like to invite you to try it too, with any app you may have to make music, or try the one I used, which is SphereTones. With this app I can clearly notice that the sound is perfect through the headphones, bad through the speaker.
Then I tried an app called Springs (if you search for it you find many and I cannot post link because this is my first post, so, well, it is an app whose name is simply "Springs", with a white icon with black spheres. Developer bérenger recoules, category "music & audio"). With this app the sound is very bad also through the headphones. The developer has got no idea why and the reviews are good so I am curious to discover with you if the problem is in every Z1.
I also have noticed that the quality of all possible audio recordings (audio notes with any note app, also the mini app of the Z1, and also the apps to make loops with your voice) is very bad.
And finally, the phone calls quality is not so good. In this case there is no difference between headphones of speaker, so I have no idea why.
I discovered that in the call settings there is an eq and setting it to smooth is a good idea, also by disabling the speaker voice enhancement the problem is reduced, but not completely. Basically, the sound is somehow buzzing/crackling/scratching.
So.
Do I have a faulty phone?
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Well mate you skip important part.
If you suspect it's software fault - could you tell us which firmware are you using?
Are you on 4.3 or 4.2.2?
I don't have that problems, I found XZ1 very good, clear and loud (I'm not even using my bluetooth handsfree anymore - in the car - I just flip to speaker and I hear other side loud and clear).
Also, even I'm not that much into music - I'm very satisfied with sound (YouTube or walkman)...
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Mine sounds fine too, back on 4.2 and still in 4.3
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Ah, right, sorry
So, 4.2.2, because the 4.3 is not yet available in Germany.
All the apps and system, all is updated to last version.
I did a factory reset and also a software repair with the pc companion, but nothing changes (apart the lost of time and some problems while recovering the backup, damn it..).
Ok, faulty phone then?
Did you try with this spheretones app? I am curios because with that app (which well, the only problem is that sometimes it is kind of difficult to create the sphere) the distortion is very clear, while with music it depends on the music, some make it more obvious...
I bought this phone coming from an HTC Rezound. First thing I noticed, when using the aux headphone output to any device, car stereo, home theater, mini radio etc. The volume seems way quieter and I have to turn the volume of my stereo way high to compensate. Is this something anyone else has noticed? Perhaps the output voltage is cut back for battery life?
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did u see a "volume limiter" message pop up when u try increasing volume while plugged in?
another thing that affects the sound is default settings for EQ (Wired stereo tab),
make sure it's at Effects: Custom, Surround: Off, Eq: Off (or whatever u like).
Compared to my older phones, its volume output is normal.
DiNoise said:
did u see a "volume limiter" message pop up when u try increasing volume while plugged in?
another thing that affects the sound is default settings for EQ (Wired stereo tab),
make sure it's at Effects: Custom, Surround: Off, Eq: Off (or whatever u like).
Compared to my older phones, its volume output is normal.
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Yeah, I'm rooted so I've turned off that notice, volume all the way up. I keep my eq off altogether. Maybe the volume is normal, maybe there was something to the beats audio in the Rezound after all.
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If you're rooted and have system write protection off, you can edit the file /system/etc/snd_soc_msm/snd_soc_msm_2x to suit your needs. There's various options for different speakers and line output volumes/levels.
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If you're rooted and have system write protection off, you can edit the file /system/etc/snd_soc_msm/snd_soc_msm_2x to suit your needs. There's various options for different speakers and line output volumes/levels.
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I have rooted my phone with mofo and I'm wondering if this fix can help fix the low output on my headphone jack as well. Do you just edit this file with a text editor only or do you have to push it back onto the phone with adb or whatever?
Sorry I'm kinda new
How to disable auto-volume-down using headphones in xperia z 5.1 LL? In previous firmware theres the libhearingdamage library file inside sound fx folder, but not on the latest 5.1 firmware. The auto-volume-down is for hearing damage security but for me its very annoying as its turns volume down drastically. Any idea?
Bumping because I seriously wanted to ask the same question.
I tried custom ROMS but this show up no matter what ROM I use.
Im really sensitive in terms of sound quality, stability and comfort of listening music, and after they F up Walkman app and now this warning show up more often than in older android version Im really pissed off because of that, especially when I listen to ASMR that for most of time is really quiet and I need to set volume to max.
Akinaro said:
Bumping because I seriously wanted to ask the same question.
I tried custom ROMS but this show up no matter what ROM I use.
Im really sensitive in terms of sound quality, stability and comfort of listening music, and after they F up Walkman app and now this warning show up more often than in older android version Im really pissed off because of that, especially when I listen to ASMR that for most of time is really quiet and I need to set volume to max.
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Agree, but i still can live with the warning because in my case it just pop-up once i think. What disturbs me is if music played until chorus that have high bass and noise, it turns down volume automatically. I think there must be a solution to off that thing.
Ok, i think this mod have disable the auto volume down in headphones - forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/mod-volume-boost-xperia-z-t3115784 just try it and it works! Will test for couple more days to confirm it.