Hi all. New to the forums but I have been using android for years. Recently went from a Droid 2 to a LG G2 and fond out that the new version of google maps uses "ducking" to quiet down the music while giving directions while the version on my Droid 2 stopped the music so I can clearly hear the directions. I understand some people prefer ducking so I don't wanna get into which way is better. I simply want a solution to my problem.
The problem I'm having is when giving GPS directions, Google maps seems to lower the volume of the music by less than 10% (almost unnoticeable) while the voice for the GPS directions are about 1/2 the volume of the music. So you can't hear the directions at all. This basically makes my new phone useless for navigation and music at the same time (the 2 things I use it for most) I essentially have to choose between driving in complete silence so I can hear the GPS directions or listening to music and not know where I'm going. And the GPS voice volume is tied directly into the music volume instead of the notification volume so I can't even adjust it that way. No matter how loud I make it, the voice is still half as loud as the music.
My question is does anyone know of an media player app that will cut itself off when the GPS is speaking or at least lower it's volume enough to make the GPS audible? Or perhaps another GPS app that does a better job of making the directions audible? I used to love google maps but now it is essentially broken
LG G2, Android 4.2.2 (stock), google maps version 7.5.0, default media player
The problem I'm having is when giving GPS directions, Google maps seems to lower the volume of the music by less than 10% (almost unnoticeable) while the voice for the GPS directions are about 1/2 the volume of the music. So you can't hear the directions at all. This basically makes my new phone useless for navigation and music at the same time (the 2 things I use it for most) I essentially have to choose between driving in complete silence so I can hear the GPS directions or listening to music and not know where I'm going. And the GPS voice volume is tied directly into the music volume instead of the notification volume so I can't even adjust it that way. No matter how loud I make it, the voice is still half as loud as the music.
My question is does anyone know of an media player app that will cut itself off when the GPS is speaking or at least lower it's volume enough to make the GPS audible? Or perhaps another GPS app that does a better job of making the directions audible? I used to love google maps but now it is essentially broken
LG G2, Android 4.2.2 (stock), google maps version 7.5.0, default media player
