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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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.
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Android *tone selection menu shows titles different to the actual filename. Why?
After i scp an audio file to my android devices alarms/notifications/ringtones sdcard folders, the file itself is named correctly, but the settings menu for selecting alarms/notifications/ringtones ...
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How do I test the headset microphone on android, whilst ignoring the phone's internal microphone?
I can't find any apps that do this on Google Play and testing the microphone in Discord isn't any help either.
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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 does Samsung's Voice Recorder's Speech-to-text function store the text and sync it with the audio?
I am using Samsung Galaxy S7 and recently, I used the speech-to-text feature in the default Voice Recorder application. When I play one of the audio files that was recorded with that feature, the ...
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Switch to speaker when using a headphone with wearing detection
I have a headphone with wearing detection, which pauses playback when I take off the headphone. However, with it off, I am not able to hear any notifications from the phone. I know iPhone has the ...
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How to activate internal mic during phone calls when using headphones with a USB-C to audio dongle?
I would like to use my Samsung Galaxy S20 phone with my quality studio headphones for phone calls. Since the device does not have a 3.5 mm audio socket, I am using a USB-C to 3.5 mm dongle. The ...
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Android Auto poor voice quality?
I am using Android Auto to navigate via Maps, and it works fine. However, the voice quality is much worse than if I use Google Maps and connect my phone via Bluetooth.
I have tried enabling 48KHz ...
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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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my phone cannot play stereo over 3.5mm headphone jack
recently I tried to run android games on my laptop in Gameloop emulator (shooter games in general). after playing a couple of minutes in PUBG Mobile with the same headphone on, I noticed that the ...
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Replacing headphone jack in Motorola Moto Z2 Play
I'd like to know, if it is possible to replace malfunctioning (actually: dead) headphone jack in Motorola Moto Z2 Play? I would like to do this in an repair shop (not myself), if this is possible at ...
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Turn off the Cell Radio?
Any way to simply turn off the cell phone radio?
This need has come up in ZOOM sessions using the zoom app because that app uses the "phone audio" rather than "media audio"
As a ...
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Android 11 - Audio on Pixel 3a wired headphones very quiet
I've just updated my Pixel 3a to Android 11 beta
and listening audio from Youtube using the original device's headphones
I noticed that, even with media volume set to maximum,
the sound is much more ...
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How to cast Youtube video, but keep sound in headset?
My Sony Bravia TV sound system is horrible, but my headset hyperX is sufficient.
I tried the apple LocalCast but it does not allow you to cast video at all from its browser.
Android: 10, latest.
Phone:...
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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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How can I send music from an app to one BT device, but keep all other sounds on another BT device or on the phone?
I am blind, literally, and I use Androids built in screen reader, TalkBack.
When I want to get my jam on, I want to be able to send my tunes to one BT device, and keep all other audio either on the ...
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How to play one-channel audio in both headphones?
I would like to have exactly the opposite of this question, or this.
Some audio documentaries on youtube that I want to listen to with an old-style (wired, non-bluetooth) headset have only one channel ...
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Is there a way to know when an audio was recorded
I recently received an audio on whatsapp and I am pretty much sure that its not altered.Is there a way to know when was that audio recorded in the senders phone.
Edit:It is a voice call conversation.
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How to solve the audio problem in Zoom Cloud Meeting for Android TV
I have an audio problem running Zoom for Android on TV Box. Details below:
I have successfully installed Zoom for Android on a TV Box which is then connected to a Samsung QLED TV. I also attached a ...
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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 play ...
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Output audio with Bluetooth and speaker at same time
I want to watch a film with my friends
on my Xiaomi/Redmi7/Android9. I have Bluetooth headset and he have normal Headphones (with cable).
How can I output the sound on BT and AUX at same time?
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Help trouble shoot audio driver
So my audio stopped working after the upgrade to android 10.
And I can not roll back to Android 9.
Phone Samsung Note 9.
Android 10.
Need help understanding the start-up process in android. Which file ...
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Stream audio from android to Windows 10 using USB Connections
I'm currently finding a way how to stream or send the audio that android plays to a windows 10 computer without using any wireless techniques to avoid wireless congestions. Is there any? By the way, ...
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How to mute sound just on Instagram stories?
I have an Android smartphone. I wish to mute sound on Instagram stories, which can be achieved easily by using the volume buttons.
However, in that case I need to unmute sound when I want to watch a ...
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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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How to keep Google Maps sounds in Phone, while calls in Car Sound system, while driving?
I am driving with Google Maps, while Bluetooth on. I cannot hear any Google Maps sounds if Bluetooth is on, my car stereo system is not playing them, while listening radio (I know you could change the ...
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AAC HE-AACv2 file replay on smartphone Cubot R15 Pro with Android 9.0 fails
AAC replay on smartphone Cubot R15 Pro with Android 9.0 fails
When I tried to replay recorded music from www.afc.fm, my smartphone fails to replay it.
MediaInfo reports the following info about the ...
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Specific MP3 plays over headphones only
I am out of ideas. The following MP3 does not play correctly on many Android-devices:
https://www.heimatmuseum-zinnowitz.de/app/download/12553824899/Kino%20Audiodatei%20Deutsch.mp3?t=1590484494
It ...
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Finding the microphone settings on Android One 10
My headset microphone has stopped working recently, and I would like to have a look in the microphone settings to fix the issue. However, I cannot find any setting related to the microphone volume, ...
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Xiaomi mi a2 lite stuck on headphones mode
I was doing a mod with my car for an aux input mod but along the way I had to try different pinouts on my radio pcb to get the signal into it from my phone and unfortunately I damaged the phone audio ...
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How to enable USB "Audio Source" option on Android 9+?
A lot of screenshots in the Internet mention a 'audio source' USB configuration for Android. For example, this one from Google:
However, I cannot see this option with my SM-A510F with Android 9 (...
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Audio resumes whenever bluetooth connects or disconnects - how do I stop this?
This seems to be independent of which bluetooth device I connect/disconnect to (car audio, ear buds, etc), and is also independent of whatever the last app I was listening to (VLC, Pandora, etc).
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Audio on my phone while using earphones is sometimes good and sometimes isn't
I have Android 10, phone is Umidigi F2
Sometimes when I use my earphones audio is good but sometimes it's bad. I can't find any reason for that, for example I'll use my phone for some time while ...
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How to force android to use Bluetooth for telephony? (if bluetooth is connected)
I have some problems with Android telephony in my car.
I connect my android phone over bluetooth with the car (the radio has a build-in telephone function).
Since the car does not support bluetooth ...
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Android lock screen audio controls (8.1.0)
I'm using Hi Locker screen locker because my Moto G5 was pocket entering the lock pin (super annoying). I use Audible extensively. Now the issue is it is pocket jumping through chapters and pausing my ...
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Streaming audio to windows10 through USB
I want to listen music from my android device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 7).
I checked this page that tell you maybe the best option to do that.
Stream audio to windows10 through USB
But the issue is that ...
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Output sound through jack and speakers on Samsung Galaxy phone
I am trying to find a way for my phone to output sound to both the phone's jack and to the phone's speakers simultaneously. Currently, plugging something into the jack turns off the speakers.
The ...
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Bluetooth and external speaker loosing audio data
I'm experiencing a weird problem. When I connect my android phone (Android version 10) to a bluetooth speaker, for some MP3, the ones where there are pauses inside a track (for instance, for languages ...
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How do I record audio of an application when sharing the screen on Zoom Android?
I am using Android's Zoom application to screen share with other people. They all see my screens are fine, but the audio from the application is mute.
I can mute and unmute the hardware microphone (it ...
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Other person's audio cuts out when I speak
When I'm using WhatsApp or Duo or any other VoIP calling app I've found so far, the phone (OnePlus 5T) seems to apply some automatic "echo cancellation" where it cuts out the other person's call if ...
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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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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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Why does the official AOSP website discourage OEMs from implementing support for audio accesory mode usb c to aux adapters?
I stumbled across some documentation from the AOSP project that encourages OEMs to only support digital to analog usb c to aux jack adapters which contain their own dac to convert the digital audio ...
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Airdots distorted audio while calling
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 pro and a pair of black Xiaomi AirDots but every time I call and play music together, the music is as distorted as the call itself like the music's coming from the caller.
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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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How to make a notification vibrate and sound once, and then ideally be muted afterward?
What I am looking to do is, get a notification as normal with vibration and sound, and then any further notifications from that app I want to not vibrate. For context, it would be the most helpful for ...
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Emergency Notifications
Good Afternoon All,
I can't seem to find a solution to my problem when I do a google search so I'm hoping you all can help me.
I have an app on my phone which alerts me to nearby first aid incidents ...
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Increase target device Volume to maximum using adb command - Android Pie version
How to increase target device Volume to maximum using adb command on android pie version. I have tried below commands in adb, but volume did not volume got increased.
adb shell service call audio 7 ...
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Facebook Messenger keeps on playing sound in notification
I'm using facebook Messenger on a Samsung Galaxy S9. Since a few months now, Messenger keeps on playing a notification sound when receiving chat messages even when I change the sound to Silent.
Let's ...
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Disable Chromecast audio interrruption/autopauze when using camera, microphone or receiving phonecall
I know some people like the auto-pauze function when receiving a phone call so so they are not interrupted by their own music playing. But I am personally very annoyed by that function. When I'm ...
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