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Ok, I hope someone who is experienced in these things can help. Since the Milestone 1 (Droid 1) was the loudest device I ever had, and the Milestone 2 and Droid 3 have a very low volume I was searching for months now, how to finally raise the volume beyond 100%.
Ok, I installed Alsa Mixer from the market, so I got alsa_amixer, and alsa_ctl.
I found out, that STDac was the value to modify (between 0 and 15) to really, physically control the speaker volume.
The best setting for me was: alsa_amixer set "STDac" 13
It works great BUT (!) although I save these settings with "alsa_ctl store" and prove that it was stored by restoring the settings "alsa_ctl restore", Motorla's firmware is RESETTING their own settings back after music playback is paused.
Can anyone help me find out WHERE these settings are and how I can permanently set a higher volume level?
THANKS in advance, I really hope that someone can help me.
When you get this figured out definitely post it. This is a annoying problem how quiet the phones are
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Just use poweramp. It's one of the best players out there anyway
I doubt it's just music playing that causes the lowered volume, and finding where moto sets it's default volume could help those on CM7 who suffer from randomly inaudible alerts/ringtones too.
So far that CM7 issue has been blamed on bluetooth, but even with all BT packages and kernel modules uninstalled/disabled, it still happens.
A better understanding of motos volume voodoo would really help in tracing a lot of weird volume events on these phones.
DoubleYouPee said:
Just use poweramp. It's one of the best players out there anyway
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I won't thanks . It's not about equalizer, it's about getting the speaker louder than 100% (btw. it's maxed at 75%!).
Rotkaeqpchen said:
I won't thanks . It's not about equalizer, it's about getting the speaker louder than 100% (btw. it's maxed at 75%!).
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I'm not talking about equalizer. You can increase the volume with poweramp above 100%
Rotkaeqpchen said:
Ok, I hope someone who is experienced in these things can help. Since the Milestone 1 (Droid 1) was the loudest device I ever had, and the Milestone 2 and Droid 3 have a very low volume I was searching for months now, how to finally raise the volume beyond 100%.
Ok, I installed Alsa Mixer from the market, so I got alsa_amixer, and alsa_ctl.
I found out, that STDac was the value to modify (between 0 and 15) to really, physically control the speaker volume.
The best setting for me was: alsa_amixer set "STDac" 13
It works great BUT (!) although I save these settings with "alsa_ctl store" and prove that it was stored by restoring the settings "alsa_ctl restore", Motorla's firmware is RESETTING their own settings back after music playback is paused.
Can anyone help me find out WHERE these settings are and how I can permanently set a higher volume level?
THANKS in advance, I really hope that someone can help me.
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When does the reset occur? Is it on reboot and/or could be managed with a script once at boot or something? Not a solution but maybe there's an easy work-around to use our values for volume.
As soon as audio playback stops, the volume level is beeing resetted. "alsa_ctl restore" brings back the custom volume level..
what about volume + ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TEST.android.lvh)
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Thanks. I tried it before but this app does not really make the speaker louder.
Volume + works great on my droid 3. Really loud now.
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Rotkaeqpchen said:
Thanks. I tried it before but this app does not really make the speaker louder.
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Oh ok. maybe just flash a different rom other than stock moto?
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koftheworld said:
Oh ok. maybe just flash a different rom other than stock moto?
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Problem is if its built from moto source or built up from a stripped moto release chances are it contains whatever script or code is causing the volume to be reset. Is it the same on ics? Any check the volume levels on reboot with alsa_mixer on ics by any chance? Since no official moto ics release is around there are better odds that the code isnt in hash' releases i would imagine. Odd that its being executed every time playback stops
@daimerion NO it's NOT louder, I just tried it the second time, with no refund... The volume level is still limited. Please try Alsa Mixer and set STDac to 13, THEN you will see what I mean!
But its not permanent, and thats why I am looking for a solution. Everyone, please try Alsa Mixer, set STDac value to 13 (max: 15).
The app works just as u described it seems to survive reboots so far I've had to reset it twice cabt tell what makes it switch back but thanks for the heads io on the app nonetheless
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Ok now it won't stick for nothing. Resets every chance it can get. I really hope somebody with actual experience looks into this and can get a fix cause having a phone with the volume stuck at 75% kinda blows
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Try using log at then using also mixer and see if it says what resets it?
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Thanks, already tried that, but I found nothing. Months ago I was reading a post, that Motorola modified ALSA so that the could make HDMI working. I don't know (because I'm not experienced enough) if this could be the reason...
Are there no source files for the Droid 3, so that someone can compile a modified version of libaudio?
Its not a moto things. Its android. Im using aokp ics and its still going back from 15 to 11. I dont think its the system. A toast message popped up saying alsa has been granted superuser and then it went back to 11
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Thanks for this clarification. I'm not a developer unfortunately. Really, there has to be a developer out there, who can do that. I'd even donate for that. It's really important for me, as my ears are not the best.
I'm trying to listen to music with headphones and the volume is set to the lowest setting, but it's still too loud. I've used a bunch of android phone and just switched from the HTC One. I've never had a phone where the minimum headphone volume is so loud. I'm on my second Moto X, so I'm thinking this is just the way this phone works.
Does anyone know of a way to lower the volume even more?
fightr said:
I'm trying to listen to music with headphones and the volume is set to the lowest setting, but it's still too loud. I've used a bunch of android phone and just switched from the HTC One. I've never had a phone where the minimum headphone volume is so loud. I'm on my second Moto X, so I'm thinking this is just the way this phone works.
Does anyone know of a way to lower the volume even more?
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Xpose framework has a module called Xvolume which gives the moto 45 steps to increasing or decreasing music volume
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flashallthetime said:
Xpose framework has a module called Xvolume which gives the moto 45 steps to increasing or decreasing music volume
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Thanks for the reply. It looks like I'd have to root my phone to use xpose framework. Other then this volume issue, I like the Moto X exactly the way it is and would like to avoid voiding my warranty. There is no other solution without requiring rooting?
fightr said:
Thanks for the reply. It looks like I'd have to root my phone to use xpose framework. Other then this volume issue, I like the Moto X exactly the way it is and would like to avoid voiding my warranty. There is no other solution without requiring rooting?
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I have no idea as I have never had a non rooted device
Google your friend until today when the sold moto to lenovo and now its lenvoto
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It's because your headphone/earbuds have low impedance (ohms rating, aka resistance). You have to buy a headphone with higher ohms rating. You're probably using an earbud with 16ohms, so try something with 32ohms or even 64ohms. Although its not going to be easy to find 64ohms and likely they are all fullsize cans, and those tends to need headphone amplifier to sound great.
The best method is to root. You aren't the only one annoyed by the 15 steps volume.
Running slimkat right now. Basically when using my Bluetooth, even at the most quiet setting, it's still quite loud.
I've tried a few apps, but still can't get the volume to decrease.
I'm rooted and ready for a mod of someone has one ha.
Thanks!!
I feel that most Bluetooth devices have a separate volume toggle as well. I'd Google the Bluetooth device user manual to be sure.
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Unlocked Verizon Moto X 4.4.4. Just updated this morning and now after getting everything set up I'm trying to play a podcast and bluetooth volume levels are ridiculously low, even after maxing out the volume. Anyone else experience this? Anyone know of any fixes? Tried searching the general, q&a, and apps sections of the moto x forums and got nada and this wasnt an issue for me prior to the OTA update.
I have this problem on my bt headset I use for calls but not my bt headphones I use for music (the Moto s11 flex hd)
Been that way since launch for me though.
the headphone volume is definitely low imo. 4.4.4 was supposed to address that, as i remember seeing that in the changelog. however a quick google found this for the N5:
http://nexus5.wonderhowto.com/how-to/boost-headset-speaker-volumes-your-nexus-5-0154441/
I wonder if something similar can be accomplished for the X.
i constantly have to increase the volume past the "safe warning" message and i don't think it's entirely THAT loud.
Same problem
ballisticn8 said:
Unlocked Verizon Moto X 4.4.4. Just updated this morning and now after getting everything set up I'm trying to play a podcast and bluetooth volume levels are ridiculously low, even after maxing out the volume. Anyone else experience this? Anyone know of any fixes? Tried searching the general, q&a, and apps sections of the moto x forums and got nada and this wasnt an issue for me prior to the OTA update.
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I received 4.4.4 for my moto x today on Verizon. I got into my car and it automatically connected playing All Access. The volume was substantially low. Bringing the volume up to the level where I get the warning still produced a very low volume.
If I accept the warning and crank up the volume, it seems like the audio is louder yet piercing as if the amplification isn't as powerful as it was before the update.
Anyhow, the Bluetooth volume is definitely an issue for me post 4.4.4 update. You can mess with many things on my phone but please don't fudge up my audio!
Clokwork said:
I received 4.4.4 for my moto x today on Verizon. I got into my car and it automatically connected playing All Access. The volume was substantially low. Bringing the volume up to the level where I get the warning still produced a very low volume.
If I accept the warning and crank up the volume, it seems like the audio is louder yet piercing as if the amplification isn't as powerful as it was before the update.
Anyhow, the Bluetooth volume is definitely an issue for me post 4.4.4 update. You can mess with many things on my phone but please don't fudge up my audio!
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sometimes its directly related to the BT device streaming the audio. i know that previous DROID models had issues with streaming at full volume over BT. often times people would back it down one notch to get consistent volume levels.
640k said:
sometimes its directly related to the BT device streaming the audio. i know that previous DROID models had issues with streaming at full volume over BT. often times people would back it down one notch to get consistent volume levels.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I have adjusted the volume on my moto x between the warning point and the max volume. There really is not much of a sweet spot.
In all scenarios here, My car stereo volume is constantly where it was before the 4.4.4 update.
1) I keep the moto x at the max volume BEFORE the warning. At this point, the output is significantly lower than it was.
2) I find a sweet spot near the maximum volume AFTER the warning. The audio definitely gets louder, but sounds as if I am driving the moto x amp too hard and the sound quality suffers.
I hope this makes sense.
I'm curious to know what happened to the BT driver with this update.
Viper4android?
dobbs3x said:
Viper4android?
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Unfortunately, I'm not rooted. If a hard reset is needed though, I may have to go that route.
Clokwork said:
Unfortunately, I'm not rooted. If a hard reset is needed though, I may have to go that route.
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Then root it, if you can. Hard reset will do two things only, waste your time and give you some false hope in the process, that's all.
devilsdouble said:
Then root it, if you can. Hard reset will do two things only, waste your time and give you some false hope in the process, that's all.
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Will do. I'm really curious to know if this is isolated though.
Its hard to quantify. Unless you get a decibel meter and take a reading there is really no way for us to make a good comparison as every has different hearing abilities and different tolerances.
dobbs3x said:
Its hard to quantify. Unless you get a decibel meter and take a reading there is really no way for us to make a good comparison as every has different hearing abilities and different tolerances.
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There's really no way I can A-B this since I can't roll back to the previous version. I wish I could.
Trust me when I say that there is nothing subtle about the difference in volume here. It's night/day.
Clokwork said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have adjusted the volume on my moto x between the warning point and the max volume. There really is not much of a sweet spot.
In all scenarios here, My car stereo volume is constantly where it was before the 4.4.4 update.
1) I keep the moto x at the max volume BEFORE the warning. At this point, the output is significantly lower than it was.
2) I find a sweet spot near the maximum volume AFTER the warning. The audio definitely gets louder, but sounds as if I am driving the moto x amp too hard and the sound quality suffers.
I hope this makes sense.
I'm curious to know what happened to the BT driver with this update.
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BT audio has "nothing" to do with the audio amp within the moto x. it's ENTIRELY up to your BT device to decide how to handle the audio. BT is not analog and there's no volume setting for digital data. it's all programmatic.
Here is what happened to me:
I was sitting at my desk at work listening to a Joe Rogan podcast over bluetooth, three clicks down from full volume using a jawbone era on stock vzw 4.4.2 software, rooted, unlocked, only mods used were gravity box and mototether. VZW ota file downloaded so I paused my podcast, booted into fastboot, flashed stock recovery, applied ota update. Rebooted back into fastboot, flashed twrp recovery, rebooted back into device. Restarted podcast, bluetooth volume was so noticeably quieter that even turning volume up to max seemed quieter than three clicks down prior to 4.4.4 update.
Obviously I didnt sit down and take decibel readings to justify and measure the difference but my jawbone era with media on max bluetooth volume hurt my ear, I always had to turn the volume down. Now max volume is not enough in some louder environments. This only seems to effect media though, not phone calls...
My bluetooth volume was perfect before upgrading to 4.4.4 today. Now even in max is extremely low.
Edit: seems my headset volume no longer controls the Android bluetooth volume. I cranked that up and now it's good
Low bluetooth audio volume fix
ballisticn8 said:
Unlocked Verizon Moto X 4.4.4. Just updated this morning and now after getting everything set up I'm trying to play a podcast and bluetooth volume levels are ridiculously low, even after maxing out the volume. Anyone else experience this? Anyone know of any fixes? Tried searching the general, q&a, and apps sections of the moto x forums and got nada and this wasnt an issue for me prior to the OTA update.
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VIPER4Android fixed the bluetooth audio/music low volume problem. Here is how I got VIPER4Android to work properly: 1. Install iRoot on my laptop. 2. Connect phone to laptop using usb cable and ROOT it using iRoot. 3. Install SuperSU app on phone. 4. Install BusyBox on phone. 5. Install VIPER4Android on phone. On music player on phone, turn off all special effects and equalizer. Let VIPER manage all sound quality settings. It will not work well if you have two EQs competing against each other. You will have to play around with VIPER to get the quality that sounds the best.
Hello foks... I had a problem with my earpiece on the Moto X and I had to replace it.
But this new speaker volume is too low, and Im trying to force android to increase it, by modifying some file with the volumes configurations.
The problem is, I can't find any way to do it on the Moto X! I've searched and found some ways... but none of them worked for the X. Im running stock 4.4.4.
- Tried editing the media_path.xml but the file doesnt exist on the Moto X.
- Tried using the "Earpiece" app, but didnt work neither.
- Tried running a code on the dialer that takes me to some "engineering" options but it didnt work also,
Is there any way someone found, or some ROM / Kernel that allows me to modify this volume?
Thanks in advance!