Earpiece Volume too loud

dw0095 · March 19th, 2010, 11:07 AM

Does anyone else ever notice that the volume on the ear piece while on a call is way too loud at times?

This happens periodically and is fixed with a restart but I can't figure out why it happens. I will get an incoming call and almost blow out my eardrum...try to turn it down and it's all the way down. I have to put the ear piece on my cheak to bear the volume.

anxiosly waiting for the update that is coming...

sooper_droid12 · March 19th, 2010, 01:35 PM

Get a Nexus One, the ear piece volume is nearly imperceptible, especially off-center

dw0095 · March 21st, 2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sooper_droid12

Get a Nexus One, the ear piece volume is nearly imperceptible, especially off-center

I had to look up that word on dictionary.com

This phone is so great for so many other things that I just learned to deal with the bugs and annoyances.

skunkpbguy · March 21st, 2010, 02:33 PM

get the app called AudioManager widget, you can edit each type of volume to your liking.

Legacystar · March 21st, 2010, 03:05 PM

ummmm did you try this, if it's too loudh.......turn it down with the supplied volume rocker....i mean really dude.....

dw0095 · March 21st, 2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Legacystar

ummmm did you try this, if it's too loudh.......turn it down with the supplied volume rocker....i mean really dude.....

totally brah, like did you read my post dude?
I use the supplied volume rocker to turn it down and it is all the way down.

totally dude.

stephejo · April 6th, 2010, 06:11 PM

I have the same problem. Moto Droid on 2.1

In-Call Volume full blast. Rocker switch does not lower the call volume (but the bar does show it going down).

THis is terrible.

teschoen · April 6th, 2010, 08:25 PM

I have that problem if I have headphones plugged in... just sometimes. The volume will be all the way down and yet it is still way too loud. I suppose I need some headphones with inline volume control to help with that.

dougwilson2000 · April 6th, 2010, 10:09 PM

Where you guys rooted at one time?

stephejo · April 6th, 2010, 10:21 PM

No root. Using Audiomanager app as of today. We'll see if it helps. Very annoying problem.

teschoen · April 6th, 2010, 10:23 PM

nope, bone stock. So far on 2.1 I haven't had the problem.

Timaphillips · April 7th, 2010, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Legacystar

ummmm did you try this, if it's too loudh.......turn it down with the supplied volume rocker....i mean really dude.....

Dislike. Wish there was a thumbs down button just for your response.

Anyway...same problem here on occasion. Droidmod 1.0.

megaera · April 7th, 2010, 02:46 AM

Interesting, in a bad way. I wonder if Volume Locker would help. I'm not sure it does anything different from AudioManager. Here are some questions I have that might help narrow stuff down (should the apps not be effective). Is the problem intermittent? Do you ever use headphones? Do you notice if it happens with certain callers, or is it completely random? My profoundest sympathies; that sucks.

dougwilson2000 · April 7th, 2010, 07:11 AM

The only time you can change the incall volume is during a call. I wish there was a different place/time that it could be adjusted.

BigRedGonzo · April 7th, 2010, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dougwilson2000

The only time you can change the incall volume is during a call. I wish there was a different place/time that it could be adjusted.

I use a program call Setting Profiles that will switch many phone options based on conditions that you set. It has an In-Call Volume setting, so there must be a way to set it, but I can't find it anywhere but there.

BigRedGonzo

teschoen · April 7th, 2010, 08:52 AM

The problem isn't not being able to set the volume... the In Call volume setting is at the lowest possible point. The problem is that EVEN at the lowest setting the phone can be too loud. Again it isn't all the time for me, but man Droid Does have the ablitiy to be LOUD

dougwilson2000 · April 7th, 2010, 09:15 AM

I wish at times, mine was louder.lol

dw0095 · April 8th, 2010, 09:04 PM

I've never rooted...and it has happened again with 2.1
figure it is just letting me know it's time for a reboot. that fixes it for a day or two.

I was thinking about trying to exchange my droid for a different one that has the bubbly physical keyboard, maybe this will be my "technical reason". :-/

pics of my buddies droid with the superior keyboard
look at those babies!

Scythe · April 12th, 2010, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by megaera

Interesting, in a bad way. I wonder if Volume Locker would help. I'm not sure it does anything different from AudioManager. Here are some questions I have that might help narrow stuff down (should the apps not be effective). Is the problem intermittent? Do you ever use headphones? Do you notice if it happens with certain callers, or is it completely random? My profoundest sympathies; that sucks.

Volume Locker will alert you/flip the volume back if it was changed while the phone is on. It does allow you to freely change the volume in-call. So, if an app is changing your volumes behind the scenes and you don't know it, it'll notify you and reset it back to the last setting.

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It has an In-Call Volume setting, so there must be a way to set it, but I can't find it anywhere but there.

In call volume is only setable during a call, or by an app through the AudioManager.

It should never reset between shutting down and starting up the phone, so I'll guess that you have an app misbehaving. There's lots of apps which don't understand the volume controls properly.

Let me know if you have any questions

clarab · April 13th, 2010, 09:53 PM

My JawBone II and my Droid have this problem; the in-call volume doesn't actually change (it's crazy deafeningly loud) regardless of pressing volume controls up/down and the screen showing the volume is quiet/loud. I'm trying to solve this so I don't have to return my JawBone II.

Any help is most appreciated.