Hi There,
Just a week back, volume on my headphone while listening to media was fine.
I don't know what broke this, I downloaded some apps and updated lot of already installed app and now the volume while listening to media is TOO LOW.
Couple of other interesting facts
1) when I choose any song from google music(stored in my phone library), for a fraction of second the volume is loud enough, but immediately it goes real low.
2) Another interesting fact, some one shared a song with me via bluetooth and when I play that song directly from bluetooth directory then the headphone volume is fine. But if I move the song to Music directory and pick it from google music, it gives the same issue, mentioned in point 1.
Can anyone guide, how can I debug this?
rohitg said:
Hi There,
Just a week back, volume on my headphone while listening to media was fine.
I don't know what broke this, I downloaded some apps and updated lot of already installed app and now the volume while listening to media is TOO LOW.
Couple of other interesting facts
1) when I choose any song from google music(stored in my phone library), for a fraction of second the volume is loud enough, but immediately it goes real low.
2) Another interesting fact, some one shared a song with me via bluetooth and when I play that song directly from bluetooth directory then the headphone volume is fine. But if I move the song to Music directory and pick it from google music, it gives the same issue, mentioned in point 1.
Can anyone guide, how can I debug this?
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Do you have some auto-levels setting on someplace that levels all of your music to the same volume? You may have to search around for it.
well, no auto level setting anywhere.
Also, I didn't find any option like that in settings either.
One more observation today, low volume problem occurs only in case I select a media file from music player(google, I'm using default), however if there is a playlist I'm listening too and when the next songs plays the volume becomes normal.
So, for the time being I have a workaround but I guess some upgrade has messed with volume level.
I have the same issue, have you found any actual solution?
Hi,
After getting my MOTO X back from a repair and with up-to-date Android 4.4.4, I suddently got the same problem: the volume is first high, then it goes down by itself, no matter from which source.
Have you found a real solution for this?
Close any chrome tab, maybe is a video in the background.
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Greetings everyone!
I recently purchased a Samsung i9000m with Bell Canada. Thankfully I have not had any major problems with the phone, but there is one large annoyance I have discovered: Whenever the headphones are plugged in, pressing the button on the headphones cord starts the Music Player app. Additionally, removing the headphones also starts the Music Player app. Has anyone else experienced this behaviour from their phone? Is there a way to stop this irritating "feature"?
My phone is currently all stock/not rooted, except that I recently upgraded the firmware to JH2 (this behaviour also existed on the previous firmware).
Many thanks in advance,
Matt
The first feature is intentional. ( Why else would you press the button again? )
I don't get the second. ( It does pause when I pull it out, and it starts playing if I have that setting on, when I put it in. )
Thanks for the reply.
I'm not sure I was clear. Anytime the music player isn't running (i.e. after turning on the device), unplugging the headphones will load the music player. Similarly, pressing the button on the headphones (i.e. to answer an incoming call while I'm driving my car) will also start the music player!
Basically I want the music player to only load when I choose it from the apps page or home screen...I almost liken it to a weird version of "autoplay" from windows computers...I wish there was a way to turn it off with a simple check-box!
Can confirm that unplugging any cable from the headphone plug will open the music player app.
daClaus said:
Can confirm that unplugging any cable from the headphone plug will open the music player app.
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Well that makes two of us....I guess that means I'm not imagining things!
Doesn´t open Musicplayer when plug out the headsetcable on my SGS. Maybe you have any other music player widget or app installed?
I saw that also. Better yet, even killing the app with autokiller, adter a few seconds... there she was again playing.
I was in transit that tine and could not investigate the problem. Didn't use musicplayer much lately so don't know if the problem still exists.
For me the trigger was the headset button. Click that sucker and you have an annyoing Musicplayer that returns from the deads.
yeah very annoying. i was just testing the tv out and it still starts it when unplugging the cable.
Just a FYI.
You'll get the same effect when using a Bluetooth Stereo headset
1 tap to wake up the phone
2 tap to launch the music player
double fast tap to skip to the next song
1 tap long hold to call last number dialed
... and there are more tricks, but that's usually what i do
I think I may have found what I suspect is a software bug and not I hope a hardware glitch.
I was listening to a track using the HTC Music player with my headphones (Linkin Park's 'From the Inside') and shortly into the powerful bassy intro, the sound perceptively dropped automatically.
The problem is repeatable as follows
Test 1
- After the volume has dropped off (after about 14 seconds) I rewound to the previous track where the sound restored to a normal level.
- I then forward to the 'Linkin Park' track where it starts off as before but then the volume drops at the same point in the track.
- Rewind to the previous track, play a bit, forward and same thing
Test 2
- Now if instead of rewinding to the previous track, I rewind to the start of the Linkin Park track after the volume has dropped, the volume does not re-adjust but remains at the decreased level and the song plays through with no further volume adjustment, but at a much lower level off course.
In Summary, it's only restored if I go back to another song but always drops off automatically.
I repeated all of the above with Beat's audio on and off with no impact.
I'm pretty sure there have been automatic volume adjustments before but I have not been able to quantify this until tonight since I'm testing some headphones. It's almost as if the phone decides mid track, "this is too bassy" or "too loud so I'm adjusting" to a lower volume.
Very annoying issue, particularly since the volume drops to an unacceptably low level so I need to manually increase.
Has anyone else experienced this or is a settings issue I've missed somewhere.
As an update, I just tried playing the same track using 'Play Music' and there was no automatic volume adjustment.
Track still adjusts in the HTC Music App at the same point.
I guess that means I'll be using Google's app unless I can get a fix for this
Shame since I prefer the look and feel of HTC's app.
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As an update, I just tried playing the same track using 'Play Music' and there was no automatic volume adjustment.
Track still adjusts in the HTC Music App at the same point.
I guess that means I'll be using Google's app unless I can get a fix for this
Shame since I prefer the look and feel of HTC's app.
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Anyone seen this or able to replicate ?
I coincidentally stumbled upon this thread a few hours ago because I was having a different sound related issue and wanted to check the forums first before starting a new thread about it.
Now, seconds ago, while listening to some songs via the stock HTC music player the same bug you describe here happened to me too.
I instantly remembered your thread I read hours before and compared your problem report to what just happended to me.
Just like you I experienced a sudden drop in overall volume that wouldn't go away by itself or rewinding or fast-forwarding the song. Reloading the song by skipping to the next or going back to the previous one helped. The volume drop happened for me at second 49 so I started the song over and was watching very closely to the timeline and waiting for second 0:49 and the drop to come. However it didn't happen and the volume kept its level.
So in my case this bug doesn't seem to be related to the song or a special second or minute in it.
To me it sounded like the same type of volume decreasing like when you receive a message or notification which would change the volume's focus for a second but without turning it up again afterwards.
I'm sorry I can't help you though.
Hi, i have the old HTC One and i think the volume controls is bugged. 90% of the time i listen to music, or other media is playing, and i am changing my volume via tha volume keys, the media is stopping. Not pausing, but stopping. It is really annoying, and i have to unlock my phone every time when i want to change the volume.
Been googling and cant seem to find an similar bug. Anyone seen this before?
I have the exact same problem! Music, Youtube, pretty much any type of media playing. I tap the volume button either way, and it stops completely. It's very frustrating, and I have yet to fins any solution as well
I heard a guy who had the same problem with the new M8 aswell. This is something HTC should be aware of by now.
I am filled with red hot rage whenever I switch apps which use sound (music player, video player, game) and the volume is different. For example, I was listening to music on max volume with my headphones on this morning while walking to work. At work right now I'm testing apps with the volume all the way down so I don't bug my colleagues, but in one of the tests I needed sound. So I plug in my headphones, the music player kicks in and it's played at max volume. I have the music player set to autostart when I plug in headphones for other reasons, but why doesn't it take on the volume I've just set? Why does it need it' own volume setting?
Is it possible to have a module which just uses one volume setting for all apps? You lower the volume to 50% in MX player, it stays on 50% in Poweramp, Trials, Elevate or any other app.
AFAIK, this is not a standard Android behavior. Looks like your player app is trying to remember the last volume
setting it was playing with to later use it when it starts again. Try taking it up with the app developer.
If that's the case, there should at least be an option within app for such behavior.
It's been my experience that if you have the volume ALL the way down (vibrate), plugging in the headphones will turn the volume up. If you just have your volume low but not all the way down, plugging in the headphones won't change the volume. That's just anecdotal, though, so maybe I'm wrong. Is that consistent with what you're experiencing?
Hey guys,
Love my new S6, because of memory limitations, I'm using spotify more than the music player. I noticed that when I listen to music, the volume keeps changing by itself (but remains at the same "number" that I set), I believe it's an EQ problem due to the voice/instrument equalizer function that keeps adjusting one VS the other. I was able to downgrade the amazon appstore still has version 2.6.0.813 and it's better (but not perfect yet, I hope they fix this bug in the next spotify update, just wanted to share in case you though you were going crazy (as I did).
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/volume-changing-playing-music-t3089066
Solution
Just found the solution, please close topic
https://community.spotify.com/t5/He...-Distorted-playback-sound-levels/td-p/1028205
Disabling Nuplayer does not work
solution from the previous post does not work, I and others tested it and spotify volume is still messed up with Nuplayer disabled, downgrading seems to be the only solution as of now, sorry for the confusion
Remix22 said:
Hey guys,
Love my new S6, because of memory limitations, I'm using spotify more than the music player. I noticed that when I listen to music, the volume keeps changing by itself (but remains at the same "number" that I set), I believe it's an EQ problem due to the voice/instrument equalizer function that keeps adjusting one VS the other. I was able to downgrade the amazon appstore still has version 2.6.0.813 and it's better (but not perfect yet, I hope they fix this bug in the next spotify update, just wanted to share in case you though you were going crazy (as I did).
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/volume-changing-playing-music-t3089066
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actually, I've noticed this problem with Google Play music as well.. I'm not using the equalizer.. for no apparent reason, at some points in certain songs, the volume will inexplicably lower, never quite recovering.. weird
same here. thought i was going deaf bc i had the volume up to 80%
Is it happening with your stock music player? I disabled Nuplayer and spotify is still misbehaving but the Samsung player works fine. I didn't find a Samsung user forum to report the problem but will look more into it.
old version works
Using S6 Edge, had this problem myself with spotify - can confirm using the previous version of spotify fixes the problem.
Agree there's points where it stoll changes volume ever so slightly but definatley a big improvement.
Can't post link to download due to new user restrictions.
Thanks to OP for posting his findings. Big help.
Peace.
I have been going back and forth with Spotify support for weeks on this issue, and it's been escalated to a Tier 2 person who I've been working with for almost a week now. Specifically, my problem is that the sound on any given song will vary throughout the song...it will start at whatever volume I have it set at, then suddenly get about 25% quieter for about 10-20 seconds, then go back up to original volume. This happens in almost a cyclical fashion my entire time listening to Spotify on my phone...whether it be through headphones, phone speak, or a bluetooth speaker. Spotify support even gave me another test account to try, which this issue also happen in on my phone....and they logged into my account on their end and done extensive listening tests, but are not able to replicate on their end. They had me try everything...clearing cache, trying with volume normalization ON, then trying with it OFF, WiFi only, data only, listening to cached music with no data turned on, re-installing, rebooting, updating, deleting all Spotify files/folders from the file manager, listening with corded headphones, bluetooth headphones, phone speaker, bluetooth speaker, etc. They really feel at this point that it's the Samsung Galaxy S6 that doesnt play nicely with Spotify, but they cannot figure out why. I'm still troubleshooting with them but so far no solution, only a ton of things ruled out as culprits. =(
This is a few days old but do you have sound alive enabled?
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