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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Sync audio time using microphone [Android root/noroot]
My TV(not a smart TV) speaker is playing an audio, I had the same audio in my android phone(rooted). How to sync both audios without any external/wireless connection, and with the help of syncing ...
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How can I configure Android so that the alarm emit some sound when I'm on hold on a call?
I use Android 11 with pixel 6. By default, the alarm doesn't emit any sound when I'm on hold on a call. How can I change that?
Example of alarm ringing silently while a call has been put on hold:
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Poor audio quality after one second of playback on Nokia 1.4
I've found a gateway to a possible solution:
I've now installed VLC Media Player, which allowed me to change the audio output from AudioTrack to OpenSL ES (which I presume are some kind of codecs or ...
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Audio Ducking Permanently Reversed on Android 11
One time, I was using the app WhatsApp while listening to music using Samsung Music app. Whenever I sent an outgoing message, it would play a short sound, which briefly reduced the media volume for ...
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Mute whatsapp specific group calls/ring tone
I am aware there is an option to mute entirely the whatsapp calls. However, I want to keep the ring tone for individual but not for groups.
I can mute the notifications and the groups. But even with ...
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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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Is there a way to get the old lock screen audio controls after the latest android update [android 12]?
For Android 12, the controls are not as good as the last android version. It used to have big buttons that are easy to see and push. Not it's contained in a regular notification box with small buttons....
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Bluetooth Audio Codec selection: what do I get when using "best effort" setting?
Hello Everyone I am trying to find which quality system uses for LDAC best effort settings in android
from googling I found it depends device to device
So there is Three settings for LDAC 330,660,990 ...
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Android, TalkBack, support for blind users with short attention span
I would like to know what Android does to support blind Android users with sort attention span.
One of the problems with these users, is, that while the user interface talks, the sound of the reading ...
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Granular Audio Controls like a PC
Is there a way to:
Allow for an indefinite number of apps to play audio at the same time. Or in other words, to not allow any app to stop the audio playback of another (other than calls).
If 1. is ...
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Audio recorder triggered by global long press gesture
A friend who has limited eye sight would like an audio recorder on his Samsung phone. Ideally it starts when he long presses the display anywhere after unlocking the phone.
Is that possible?
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Audio Works on Computer but not Phones
I have recorded the video by Simple Screen Recorder in my Ubuntu OS by below setting :
But when I play the recorded video on the android phone the sound is not clear, although it works on the laptop.
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Boost sound volume on my MXQ Android box where Audio Boost apps don't work
This is MXQ Pro 4k box on Amlogic S905 chip.
It is embarrassingly quiet when playing through the AV jack with some good active speakers attached. My Ubuntu laptop is able to play loud on those ...
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Pixel 4a makes a mystery sound with no notification
Note: This is similar to Mystery "notification" sound, but not the same symptoms, so I believe it is a different thing.
My issue
For about the past month, my phone has made a mystery sound ...
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Is it possible to change USB Audio Interface input stereo to mono?
Is it possible to change USB Audio Interface input stereo to mono?
So we're streaming using a mixer to audio interface to phone via USB OTG.
The thing with the Audio Interface, and btw our Audio ...
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how to cancel/remove the audio filter when using google meet?
I'm using a Samsung M21 with android 11. The audio quality decreases when im in a call on google meet. I use a wired earphone. this also affects other media like YouTube. the media volume also ...
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Install/replace default android audio decoder - Play Hi-res audio
I want to be able to playback hi-res audio files on my device without being tied to a specific application. According to this spec page on GSMArena the device should be able to play 32-bit audio files....
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How can I find audio files from an app?
I have a certain app, which I want to locate its sound files. I tried using apktool on my pc to deconstruct the apk of the file but I can't find any sound files which is really weird. I would ...
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Playing audio through phone call speaker
Is there a newer method of routing audio to the phone call speaker (the speaker that you put your ear to)? This suggests using Earpiece, but the app does not appear to work on Android 11 and up and ...
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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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Autodeletion of bootup sound
a noob here
My stock rom doesn't have a default boot soundBut my old device has a boot sound(Which means I can change it)Then my question is that how can I set boot up sound on my relatively newer ...
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How can I forward audio from the handset mic to wireless earbuds
Im involved in a kind of cosplay where it's useful to have someone else relay verbal instructions from the sidelines. (Very heavy sound deadening helmet)
Because its in a small space, and I can't ...
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Surround audio from an android device
I want make a projector as described here in this youtube video
https://youtu.be/YfvTjQ9MCwY
Here phone screen is used as lcd panel.
What I wonder is, can I connect my 5.1 speakers to this kind of ...
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Voice Changer in Realtime GSM Phone Call
hello I was wondering whether it would be possible to apply voice changer on GSM Phone call in realtime?
If possible, then I'm thinking of using a voice changer mechanism to secure the voice data ...
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Audio over USB Android
Hi i have a android phone and want to use the Audio over USB feature on the phone to connect the audio output to a windows computer
i dont have a usb driver and the windows errors about the driver ...
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How to Embed audio files to cells in Excel? (in Android)
I have a table of alphabets, phonetics, and word examples.
I want to embed the pronunciation of each cell,
so I can press it and it plays the audio file in-app.
Is this possible?
If not, is there any ...
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How to have a different input/output audio source
I have a one plus pro 8. It has excellent microphone (output) noise cancelling. I also have a Bose quiet comfort 35 II which has excellent noise (input) cancelling as well.
My problem is they when I ...
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Constant busy tone on a brand new LG L322DL
This is probably one of the weirder things on a phone that I've personally seen. This morning I finished setting up a brand new, out of the box, LG L322DL on Android 10. Setting up a Google account, ...
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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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Use USB OTG mic audio device for audio input ONLY (use mic with headphones)
I want to record some audio using a USB mic and my OTG-supporting Android phone. The problem is, because the phone recognizes the mic as an audio input/output device even though the mic has no ...
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Fail to find an Android device sound file
In the clock app (bedtime tab, sleep sounds) I can choose a device sound Deep space.
I would love to use it as my alarm sound.
Every file-exploring app that I have used hasn't found this file.
How can ...
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How does Audio metadata works?
I have an Android device on which I want to pair phone/laptop and play songs:
When I pair my phone and I play a song, the song's metadata is displayed on the Android device.
When I pair my laptop to ...
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Output audio from mic on bluetooth headset to phone speaker
I want to get audio from the mic on a bluetooth headset, send it to the connected phone, and play it on the phone speakers. I'm aware there are different profiles and protocols to be used, but I'm ...
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How to use different audio device for different apps?
I want to play the sound of one app through integrated phone speaker and the sound of another app through bluetooth earspeakers.
Is it possible to set different audio output devices for different apps?...
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weird sound clip plays randomly. how to track/find it. was I hacked?
Samsung Note 8 running Android b. 9 here is a screenshot of SW info:
My Android is playing weird 5-10 sec sound clip at random times. It sounds like a combo of a hippo and then a slot machine ...
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Is there some trick to block the Netflix "BangBang" sound?
That horrible sound that hurts my ears, on the start of every episode with Netflix logo...
I would even root my phone if that sound could be detected, filtered and blocked...
May be some app that when ...
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Reduce video size
I want to transfer video files over the internet. I intend to reduce a video size of 100x MB to below 10 MB. I tried some apps, but they reduce the size down to 10x MB, not below 10 MB. Also, their ...
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At what level of the android architecture can I find a devices audio configuration files?
I would like to change the granulation of volume steps on an android 10 device. The limited mods on xda don't work on my device (lenovo m8 fhd) What level in the android architecture should I focus on ...
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One channel audio
When I record sound with my Samsung 9, with all the different apps (4 or 5) I've tested up to now, including the default one, the resulting file is one-channel. Why? Is there a way - if any - to ...
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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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Timer stops without a sound (not every time)
I want understand such a situation. Timer in the standard watch application used to behave unstable. The situation was such that when I started the timer for the first time (after last turning on the ...
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Unable to play some multimedia
I have a P30 lite. When trying to play a video from YouTube (app and web), the video open, but just keeps spinning, and eventually it just freezes. I've tried both with a without WiFi.
I am unable to ...
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How to process live sound output
I'm new to android and new to anything related to soundprocessing.
The thing is, I have a simple deep learning model to eliminate noise (barking dogs, cars, ...). I want to apply (use) it to the sound ...
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Record and play sound from Android to a computer - Jack disconnects periodically / Jack undetected - Depending on Android version
I would like to control audio IO of my android phone with a computer. I'm currently using a usb audio sound card with a input mic and line output ports connected to my computer. A phone is connected ...
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Recording calls reliably using pre-installed hidden functionality (Samsung Galaxy)
While poking around the activities available for the pre-installed apps on an older non-rooted Samsung Galaxy Android 7.0 phone, I noticed one for recording phone calls. It was located in package com....
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Make notifications vibrate
I have an S9+. How do I simultaneously enable vibrations for notifications and ring volume for calls? When the phone is in vibrate mode, if I make the ring volume nonzero then the vibration mode is ...
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How to improve bluetooth audio quality
OS: Android 10
Device: Samsung Galaxy 10e
Speakers: Marley Get Togeather
I bought some new bluetooth speakers that were rated highly for audio quality, but when I connect my phone, it sounds really ...
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Only get sound notifications from contacts and certain apps
I get a lot of annoying spam calls and texts. I want my phone to only give me a sound notification when someone from my contacts list calls or texts me. So I turned on the Do Not Disturb mode, and ...
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How to check Bluetooth audio codecs on Android 5.0
I have an old Note 3 phone that I use as a music player. I am trying to find out if it supports the aptX Bluetooth codec. I turned on developer mode and all the instructions I can find online say to ...
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How do I improve audio quality when calling with 3rd party apps? (e.g. Messenger, Discord, Zoom, etc.)
When I use apps like Discord, Facebook Messenger, Zoom, and Google Meets to call people, it compresses the audio like it would in a normal phone call, even though using those same apps from the ...
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