Questions tagged [audio]
Questions regarding the audio output of an Android device in general, rather than a specific audio topic, like music.
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Calls with speakerphone input and headphone output on Nexus One
I've searched and found several posts on various sites with this same problem but nobody offering a solution.
I use my N1 in a car mount with music playing through my stereo with a 3.5 mm cable. When ...
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How do I completely mute the sound in phone calls?
I don't mean I want to mute the ringtone, and I don't mean I want to mute my own microphone. I want to mute the sound of the other person on the call.
When I use the volume control during a call, I ...
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Creating 'fake' microphone and camera inputs on an Android mobile
Disclaimer: I don't own an android mobile, but would definitely get one if the below were possible.
On my mac, I can use software like CamTwist and SoundSiphon to create 'fake' webcam and microphone ...
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No Media profile in Bluetooth connection
When I connect my Galaxy S5 (Android 5.0 build G900FXXU1BOC7) to the car (a Hyundai Accent), the Bluetooth connection doesn't show the media profile, only the phone profile. Which is strange, since my ...
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How to measure sound decibel in Android?
Since Android device can play music using in-built music player or using external apps such as YouTube or TuneIn Radio, I wonder if it is possible to "measure" the sound being played by Android ...
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different audio on different devices
I am going on a trip with my son and want my music to play through bluetooth and his youtube to play through the phones speakers, is this possible
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How to turn off the beep sound when pressing volume up/down buttons on Lenovo s660?
Here is the sound on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5ZOVelLEw
The sound video was uploaded by a person who has the same problem as me, though he has a smartphone of another model. In ...
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Mute the external microphone when a headphone is plugged in?
I'm running Gingerbread on my Samsung Galaxy S II. I dock it on my dash in my car and plug a 3.5mm cord from the phone to my stereo aux input.
I often listen to music from my phone through my car ...
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Setting/app to route audio input to phone's mic while a wired headset is connected to it
I'm a new Android phone user. I'm looking for a setting or an application that can route audio input to phone's microphone while a wired headset is connected to it, but keep the audio output to the ...
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Notification sound is too loud when listening to music with a headset
I'm using a Galaxy S6. When I'm listening to music with my headphones plugged in, notifications come through startlingly loud.
I checked my sound settings, and I have the volume for notifications ...
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How to suppress repeated alert/notification sounds
Is there a way to suppress repeated alert sounds within a certain period of time - i.e after an event triggers a sound, do not play any further sounds for any more of the same event type that arrives ...
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Is there a way to use an Android tablet as a wifi handsfree device?
My situation:
Android (4.0.3) tab hooked up to my car stereo using the headphones connector.
Android (2.3.5) phone (HTC Desire HD), which I use to call, text, browse, etc.
Since my car stereo's ...
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Display media volume in the status bar
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII running CM9.
Currently I have an app that displays my media volume by using a persistent notification.
However I have 2 problems with this.
Since media volume is a ...
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Obtain log of when audio starts and stops
In Android 11, at least in the version Google uses for their phones, all audio apps can be controlled with media buttons you see if you pull down the notifications/top/task/whatever bar.
My question ...
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Audio & Video Codecs not working on Android 7.1.2 phone
Since recently the phone i have been using for about 2.5 years has developed an issue with it's audio and video codecs.
Videos won't play in the Google Chrome app, in the YouTube app, not in Whatsapp ...
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How to block an app from accessing my speaker?
How do I prevent an app from playing audio on an Android?
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Can I use the phone's mic when connected to a bluetooth speaker?
When connecting the phone to a BT speaker that includes a mic (pretty much all of them), the speaker acts like a BT headset, and the phone's mic is disabled.
Can I use the speaker for audio output ...
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How to change default microphone input at Android devices?
I have an android box (not tv box) that doesn't have a built-in camera or mic. I have connected Logitech c920 webcam via an USB port. (The android box: supports OTG port and jack 3,5 but I want to ...
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Completely disable the call mode sound channel
This seems a regular issue to a lot of people without a true fix. The bad sound quality when in a call trought the Discord app.
For what I can understand, it is caused but the channel : the "...
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How to force the phone earpiece to be used when an external microphone (headset) is connected?
I want to keep the sound output on the phone, the earpiece or the loudspeaker as it is normally when I connect an external microphone. It's detected as a headset so they're disabled as well as the ...
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Is possible to see battery status of a bluetooth audio device if is not used for calls?
I have bluetooth audio receiver which shows its battery level in Bluetooth settings. But when I disable Phone calls for this device, can't see battery level anymore.
It's even possible to see it ...
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Any way to disable notifications' sound when screen is on? On Stock Android
Is there any reasonable way to disable all android notification sounds (only) when your screen is on, but keeping them working when screen is off?
By 'stock' I mean a Pixel (3) device.
Rationale: ...
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How to disable viber in-app sounds
Hi everyone, appreciate your help on this. How can i apply in android the similar viber setting in iphone to disable the in-app sound?
Basically i still want to hear the viber notification when my ...
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With the Pixel 2 supporting USB Audio Class 1/2/3, which USB audio devices work? Or *don't* work?
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/Yvy0RfOPFfU
Pixel 2 supports audio adapters and headsets that communicate digitally over USB-C as defined by USB Audio Class 1/2/3. ...
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How to force apps to use default notification sound or vibration?
Every other app has its own notification sound or vibration. Some apps have unpleasant notifications sounds or vibrations so long I think I'm receiving a call.
I like my life simple: I want all apps ...
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Bluetooth Car Disconnects :(
Having a pretty irritating issue with my bluetooth connection and my car. The phone will connect up no problem, but as soon as you try to play a track, switch apps or sometimes even unlock the phone, ...
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Android Music Player - Does the default "Music Player" program store the timestamp of when a song was last played?
I have a question about the recently played items in the Android (specifically v4.2.2) media library.
Does the default "Music Player" program store the timestamp of when a song was last played? Or ...
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How can I set my phone to display all Wireless Emergency Alerts silently, without playing any sound?
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with CyanogenMod 12.1 (Android 5.1.1), and I want to silence the Emergency Alert (e.g. AMBER Alert) sounds without disabling the alerts entirely. A few places ...
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make calls ring (sound) while notifications vibrate only
Is it possible to control volume in such a way that I can make ringtone ring (sound), while notifications only vibrate. It doesn't matter if calls vibrate or not, ideally though it does vibrate. I ...
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Can apps completely take over sound I/O in calls?
I've done some searching but this is a pretty hard question for search engines. I need to know if an Android app itself can take full control of call sound I/O on calls to the PSTN.
I've found "...
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Avoid Google Hangout notifications on phone while chatting on laptop
Hangout notifications on my phone are fine when someone starts up a conversation with me. But once I start chatting to them on the computer, I still get a (loud) notification tone on my phone every ...
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external mic plugged in + bluetooth
Hopefully someone can help me.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II and I want to record with my external mic (rode smartlav+) but still listen to all audio from my phone via bluetooth. (Sena 20s).
For ...
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Making SMS sound and other notifications play in speaker with headphones inserted
I would like to be able to go to sleep with headphones plugged into my S4 so that I can listen to podcasts, but then there is the problem that I don't hear SMS messages or calls during the night, ...
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How to enable audible alarms while making phone calls?
I often need to use a timer while making phone calls. No matter what timer I use they never play the alarm sound while you are on the phone, they simply emit a brief "beep" and vibrates (if the timer ...
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How to turn off/mute the USSD notification sound in Jelly Bean?
I recently got my Lava Iris 501's OS updated to 4.1.1 and now it even chimes whenever my operator sends me a 'Last Call/SMS/Data Cost' notification. This happens even on the Silent/Meeting modes also.
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Google Music Gapless Playback Works on my Galaxy Nexus but not my HTC One?
I've recently started using Google Music on my phone but gapless playback isn't working. I listen to a lot of mixed, electronic music albums where it's absolutely essential that it's totally seamless ...
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It is possible to forward all audio to the Android smartphone via wi-fi?
Are there apps/methods that allow for the sound to be forwarded to the smartphone?
So if I would watch a YouTube video on the PC, I could also hear the sound via the smartphone.
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Hard Wired Aux In not working
I just recently purchased a Galaxy Three with 4.0.4. Before the new phone, I had an Apple iPhone 4S. When I plugged the iPhone's headset jack directly to my car receiver's Aux In it worked just fine. ...
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Disable loudspeaker usage for audio playback?
I get my voicemail messages by e-mail (using K-9 mail), however, when I play the attached wavefile, the loudspeaker is used for the playback, so everyone around me can listen to the message, that's ...
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Video Player with support for audio channels?
I have recorded a TV show with dual channels (left is dubbed, right is original voice) and then converted into a mp4 file. The movie plays fine in VLC where I can choose the audio channel I want to ...
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Audio from Edge started to stutter when Edge runs in background
I have been listening to music through a web application in Edge for over a year. A few days ago, sporadically the sound has become stuttery. I noticed that this is happening when Edge is explicitly ...
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Is there any way to have audio output through one Bluetooth device and input through another
I have an Android phone and Sony WF-1000XM4 noise cancelling earbuds.
These work great when listening to music or making calls over Discord. However, I'm often in high noise environments where the mic ...
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stream audio from multiple android smartphones to pc or directly to an earphone and to listen
I would like to know if it is possible to achieve a setup in which I'm able to listen to multiple android phones via streaming audio to pc which may be streamed through usb or via bluetooth.
Or if ...
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Wireless display via Miracast without redirecting audio
I have an AnyCast device attached to my HDMI monitor (which has no audio capability).
This is working fine with Miracast from my Samsung A71, using 'Separate App Sounds' to push the audio out through ...
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Is there any way to turn an Android device into a Google Home speaker and thus add it to a speaker group in Google Home?
In Google Home, there is this feature called "speaker groups" which allows you to play the same music simultaneously on several speakers, in several rooms in the home, etc.
I use this to ...
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Disabling Noise reduction/echo cancellation/any other effects on the microphone input in smartphone
I have made a program that reads a fixed number of bytes from the microphone and sends it out to the speaker, effectively a program to route audio from the mic to speaker without any changes
Normally ...
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Zoom app won't cast audio via Miracast
I have a Huawei Mate 20 Lite that uses Miracast for screen mirroring. So far I've been successfully able to share Zoom video calls to my TV, but the audio stubbornly refuses to share to the TV.
I've ...
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Hear myself in headset during call?
I have this issue when using earbuds. When I talk on the phone, since the buds are plugged into my ears, I can't hear my own voice and I find myself shouting.
Is there a way to configure Android so ...
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Android OS (Phoenix OS) restarts when i insert headphone in 3.5mm jack
What I have tried:
I have tried USB earphones and mic, both works perfectly, So it should not be Sound/Audio issue in Android.
If I keep earphones plugged in during boot, PC shuts down at "...
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Pause audio when Google maps speaks
iOS has a nice feature, where any audio playing pauses when Google maps starts talking. I was looking for a setting that might do this on my Samsung Galaxy S9+, but I can't find it. Is is possible?
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