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This is rediculous.. but apparently winmo doesnt allow you to play music while the phone is set to vibrate...
Is there any way I can get around this?
I dont want my phone ringing in the middle of class, and I dont want to risk forgetting to switch my phone back into vibrate after i finish listening to music.
In all honesty i dont see how this will be possible. I understand your issue however the X1 is effectively cutting off all sound from the unit, pretty much like hitting MUTE on your desktop/laptop master. I could understand if third party software could get around this but i just tested out youtube player for example and good as gold it cut the sound right off whilst on vibrate.
I dont think there will be a solution for this to be honest...i hope im proven wrong though, sure there will be a genius on here with an answer
Maybe I really am just asking for too much. But all of my previous feature phones allowed playback through headphones in vibrate mode. And if no headphones were plugged in, the device asked if I wanted to continue and playback music through the speakers anyway (while keeping vibrate mode active).
i may be a bit confused about your question.
im not sure but your phone shouldnt ring on your phone outlet speaker with headset plugged in.
i guess you can make a null ring tone....
I noticed this the other day in class also. I put my phone on silent and went to the music player and it wouldn’t give any sound to the headphone, the only way was to put the volume back up but this meaning if any one text or rang your phone the class would all hear.
I hope there is a solution for this
one fix is in the volume setting ( the one that pops up when you press volume up or down), turn the phone setting all the way down... you wont hear your phone ring but you can still play music.
another way is to just set the phone ring setting to just vibrate mode only. (haven tried it tho yet as no need for me too but just trying to offer solutions). lots of options in the setting, sound notification menu.
it might not be a one touch solution but i think it can be set up to the way you want it too.
I dont have a solution but I gotta ask... listening to music in class???? At the risk of sounding old fogeyish (I cant believe the spell checker let that word through) shouldnt you be listening to the teacher/lecturer?
Wait, can't you put the ringer on vibrate, but keep the system sound on? That's what I would do. I use the touch audio control so when I use the volume rocker I can switch between ringer and sytem.
Shadowdh said:
I dont have a solution but I gotta ask... listening to music in class???? At the risk of sounding old fogeyish (I cant believe the spell checker let that word through) shouldnt you be listening to the teacher/lecturer?
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No no you missed the point.
I'd listen to music on the way to school. Then I'd turn off the bluetooth once i was done listening. Heres is the problem, once i turned off the bluetooth headset i use, the phone returns to normal sound mode, and is free to ring during class if I forget to switch it back to vibrate.
And I guess I could just manually switch everything to vibrate, but on the weekends I like being able to hear my phone ring.
I'll just have to change the phone to and from vibrate mode when i listen to music I guess...
Why don't you set the ring volume to 0% (don't press silent or vibrate, just set the ring volume down) and leave the system volume where you want it?
Works without problems here.
Nippero said:
No no you missed the point.
I'd listen to music on the way to school. Then I'd turn off the bluetooth once i was done listening. Heres is the problem, once i turned off the bluetooth headset i use, the phone returns to normal sound mode, and is free to ring during class if I forget to switch it back to vibrate.
And I guess I could just manually switch everything to vibrate, but on the weekends I like being able to hear my phone ring.
I'll just have to change the phone to and from vibrate mode when i listen to music I guess...
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Oh I did indeed misunderstand... apologies...
skycamefalling said:
Why don't you set the ring volume to 0% (don't press silent or vibrate, just set the ring volume down) and leave the system volume where you want it?
Works without problems here.
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Does setting ring volume to 0% make the phone vibrate?
Cause not hearing any ringing or getting any vibrating might be just as bad XD
Shadowdh, I was being a bit vague/mixed up, so the fault is mine. No need for apologies
Nippero said:
Does setting ring volume to 0% make the phone vibrate?
Cause not hearing any ringing or getting any vibrating might be just as bad XD
Shadowdh, I was being a bit vague/mixed up, so the fault is mine. No need for apologies
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dude you haven't even tried it and yet you already commented on it .heh
the answer is NO it doesn't set to vibrate not just yet. if you click you're speaker icon on your top left screen(almost) it will pop you up a volume panel which consist of left: the system sound and the right: the phone speaker sound consists of six levels each top most being the highest and bottom being 0%. then below a setting of 3 radio buttons for ON, VIBRATE, and OFF.
now setting the right slider to bottom most and setting the left slider on top most gives you full system sound but 0% phone speaker sound. the radio button is autonatically still at ON and not VIBRATE by then. that is your only choice so far.
another problem afterwhich is, you won't hear any phone ring whenever someone calls you up even through your earpiece. that's just darn. I guess it's just a winmo device problem aprt from your previous phones. SEs I guess.
things SE didn't consider to take a look coz SE people lifestyles are music, camera,and or business and or both.
one more thing, when you turn your volume maxed up. you phone will ring even when the earpiece is plug. there's just no setting to turn it off. I mean for silent users who lstens to music by earphones, most of the time they like it that the speakers are just off and every sound just goes by the earphones. There is simply no setting for that.
in previous model of SE's whenever you plug an earpiece and the phone recognizes it. the phone automatically turns to headphone mode, which utilizes only the earphone as the source of sound and nothing else UNLESS specified in the settings. there has been an issue that users forget to unplug their earpieces that they misses x number of calls the whole night while their phone vibrate silently on their bags or table with their earpieces plug. That is the reaon SEs newer models after k750i I think coz I got a k750 and a w800i which is consecutively released. the w800i and so forth features a earphone mode setting but their phone speakers still rings as well as sounds when an sms goes in even if the earpieces are plugged, without a setting to disable it.
It just the way it is, and some people still need that feature. Like me. I don't want people to hear my phone ringing in public places like a market, street at dawn or related areas. Whenever I wanted to listen to music when someone calls, send an sms, the phone just simply sounds off, publicly.
Another comment/workaround a read is a null tone. Might work, but you have to manually set a null tone for calls, as well as for SMS. without any automation like a uh NULL profile perhaps.
Nippero said:
Does setting ring volume to 0% make the phone vibrate?
Cause not hearing any ringing or getting any vibrating might be just as bad XD
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I've set my phone to always ring AND vibrate on incoming calls (so I recognize incoming calls even if the music in my living room is very loud ). So if I decrease the ring volume to 0% it does vibrate.
this is like saying i wanna close my eyes and still be able to see something.
As a more lateral solution, have you tried using something like SPB Phone Suite to set either manual or time based profiles?
I'm thinking you could have something like a travelling profile with bluetooth on and sound on and a school one with the phone/system on vibrate and bluetooth off. You could then either change manually with two clicks of the home screen or have it change automatically dependant upon time.
ill always use flightmode! easy and safe...
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I've set my phone to always ring AND vibrate on incoming calls (so I recognize incoming calls even if the music in my living room is very loud ). So if I decrease the ring volume to 0% it does vibrate.
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i do it this way too when i´m in school^^
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Why don't you set the ring volume to 0% (don't press silent or vibrate, just set the ring volume down) and leave the system volume where you want it?
Works without problems here.
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the problem I encounter here is that phone calls are muted and it's great, but it will still ring through the speaker if an sms is received
any solutions?
this makes it impossible to listen to music at quieter (and most usually boring) places!
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I'm not sure if this works on the ROM you're using, but I'm using Touch-IT 3.5 and it allows me to automatically put the phone on vibrate during appointments.
You could set your classes as appointments and not need to worry about it from then on.
Anybody know how to stop the phone from making that annoying noise (more annoying for my sleeping wife) that occurs when connecting a charger?
On my Z3C I used the Smart Connect app to mute the media volume in the evening that dealt with most things. But Smart Connect doesn't work (just crashes a lot) on the XZ1c and even if it did, the battery charging volume now seems to be linked to the ringer volume. So if you put it to vibrate the damn phone vibrates when you connect it up.
The only way I can see currently is to put the phone into complete silent mode, but that's no good as I still want to receive calls!
Well I asked Sony and they said you can no longer disable the charging noise. I guess their marketing department liked it. I've asked if it's functionality that can be reintroduced in the future, but I can't see that getting past their helpdesk.
Really rather annoying when I sneak in late at night to get "BING BING" when I plug my phone in.
A workaround is to mute the media volume.
I use an app called Media-mute to mute the media volume whenever the ringer is also muted. So whenever you need it to shut up, just mute your phone.
If you want it automated similar to what you did with Smart Connect, you can configure Android's Do-Not-Disturb feature to automatically kick in at night, which is what I currently do.
Alternatively, you can also try this other app that I use (Silent Mode Toggle) to create a widget on the homescreen for easy access and quickly toggle between modes.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: Thanks @Dashers below for pointing out that the charge sound effect is now tied to the ringer volume instead of the media volume as it had been in the past, I have tested and can confirm it.
The original text above without strike-through still holds true, so I'll leave it here.
It seems that it's not linked to media volume any more, but ringer volume. As if you put the ringer volume down, the phone will vibrate when you plug it in to charging. The only way to connect it up silently is to put the phone to alarms only or total silence.
I raised it with Sony and their response was basically "tough, that's how we do it now".
So I use the headphone jack in my car to play music off my note 9. Every time I get in, I turn the volume all the way up on my phone, past the warning, and then control the actual volume with my car's stereo. I have noticed sometimes that when I plug my phone in, the volume differs even though I turn it up to max on my phone. I have noticed sometimes it is louder than usual if I leave the volume the same on my car. Has anyone run into this and know what's going on?
I do have Dolby Atmos turned on. Atmos is set to music preset. It also does it with Dolby Atmos turned off.
I use a Bluetooth remote to control playback. Everytime the remote connects, the volume fluctuates and generally goes back to a quieter setting. Sometimes it stays at a louder setting. Does anyone know why?
Maybe media sync is on; check under settings /connections/Bluetooth/ 3 dot menu/ advanced
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Maybe media sync is on; check under settings /connections/Bluetooth/ 3 dot menu/ advanced
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I can check, but would that impact anything if the Bluetooth part is just for playback and it has no effect on where audio plays?
Hi there,
Not sure if my phone is a dud - has anyone experienced the V40's boombox speaker suddenly not working or else very quiet? I've tried to adjust the volume controls, but it either seems normal, or else it even seems like it's in a call (it says "call volume" when adjusting the volume rocker switches sometimes, even though I'm not in a call). The volume sliders are all full. The only cure is a reboot. But you can still hear screen taps and things too. It's sort of like a media playback issue, and it happens in other apps as well - like Youtube, WhatsApp, etc. It's not going to Bluetooth either...
I have done a factory reset and the problem crept back right away.
Thanks for any help.
Thx
Ken'
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Hi there,
Not sure if my phone is a dud - has anyone experienced the V40's boombox speaker suddenly not working or else very quiet? I've tried to adjust the volume controls, but it either seems normal, or else it even seems like it's in a call (it says "call volume" when adjusting the volume rocker switches sometimes, even though I'm not in a call). The volume sliders are all full. The only cure is a reboot. But you can still hear screen taps and things too. It's sort of like a media playback issue, and it happens in other apps as well - like Youtube, WhatsApp, etc. It's not going to Bluetooth either...
I have done a factory reset and the problem crept back right away.
Thanks for any help.
Thx
Ken'
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I am facing a similar issue with "call volume" showing up when headset is connected (even though am not on a call); This specifically happens if my V40 has been previously connected to a Bluetooth device which has a mic, and then has been disconnected from it. I have to restart my V40 everytime this happens as otherwise the audio is really inconsistent (it sounds cracked at lower volume, and tinny at higher volume).
When you say "the problem crept back right away", is it after some particular action (for instance connecting to some BT speaker or something?);
Also, did you try running it in safe mode (hold power button, press the "power off" icon in the screen, it should show an option to re-boot to safe mode), for me, it works on safe mode but the problem comes back even after a factory reset when i am in the normal screen.
BurningFlames said:
I am facing a similar issue with "call volume" showing up when headset is connected (even though am not on a call); This specifically happens if my V40 has been previously connected to a Bluetooth device which has a mic, and then has been disconnected from it. I have to restart my V40 everytime this happens as otherwise the audio is really inconsistent (it sounds cracked at lower volume, and tinny at higher volume).
When you say "the problem crept back right away", is it after some particular action (for instance connecting to some BT speaker or something?);
Also, did you try running it in safe mode (hold power button, press the "power off" icon in the screen, it should show an option to re-boot to safe mode), for me, it works on safe mode but the problem comes back even after a factory reset when i am in the normal screen.
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Hi there, yeah, I can't exactly pinpoint when the problem crept back after the reset. I had been using Google Maps but I can't imagine how that would affect audio. The next time I used Google Maps, I couldn't here the navigation cues, and then I checked Youtube and "behold!"...the sound had got cut out again. Had to reboot. Would the phone be routing audio to some bluetooth channel or something, like my Samsung Gear S3? Why it would, I don't know. I do remember seeing the "in call" display once when this was happening which clearly is a different bug and not bluetooth related. I did try to connect to a bluetooth device, and then disconnect, and the problem has not resurfaced yet but I feel that I don't have much confidence in it at the moment.
I'll look into Safe mode; thx for the tip.
Ken
I know this has happened to me as well but I know what is causing it on my phone. Whenever taking a video call in Facebook messenger then my phone stays locked in the call volume also. Only way I have found is to restart the phone also. I am not using Bluetooth at all for the call either just the phone speaker so it's not a Bluetooth issue on my end. Having to restart the phone definitely sucks.
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I know this has happened to me as well but I know what is causing it on my phone. Whenever taking a video call in Facebook messenger then my phone stays locked in the call volume also. Only way I have found is to restart the phone also. I am not using Bluetooth at all for the call either just the phone speaker so it's not a Bluetooth issue on my end. Having to restart the phone definitely sucks.
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Well i found one more case - when doing a FTP through WiFi from PC (to transfer files); once FTP connection is closed (after transferring), and then if the earphones are plugged-in, phone says "call volume". Had to again restart. I was trying to find any app that can just refresh the UI/settings/system without doing a restart every time but haven't been successful. LG definitely need to fix it.
Thx for the replies, I have no clue as to why this problem is happening, but I've traded my phone for a new one in the 10-day purchase period and so far it is working correctly. Fingers crossed.
The issue is that I set my S21 Ultra to max volume for bluetooth devices. The phone remembers this setting during use. But after a reboot, the phone reduces the volume when playing over bluetooth.
When connecting to the very same bluetooth device after a reboot, the volume is very quiet.
This behavior seems to ignore the media volume limit settings, two different settings and both are ignored:
1) Turn off media volume limit
This doesn't work because the phone still reduces volume to bluetooth devices after a reboot, and continues to behave as though media volume limit is turned on.
2) Turn on media volume limit, but set custom volume limit to maximum
This doesn't work because the phone still reduces volume to bluetooth devices after a reboot, and continues to behave as though media volume limit is turned on.
I feel as though most people stopped paying attention to this bug because they don't reboot their phones very often, and the issue shows up after a reboot. However I prefer to reboot the phone every night at 3:00 am.
FYI this is particularly frustrating for use in a car, because I toggle between radio (listen to talk radio shows) and bluetooth (listen to podcast), so when you set the car's volume for listening to the radio, it's unusable when you toggle to bluetooth and can't hear the phone very well. For car radio and bluetooth to be heard at the same levels, the phone needs to have it's media volume set to max. But after a reboot the phone lowers the phone's media volume despite any settings in the media volume limit controls.
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The issue is that I set my S21 Ultra to max volume for bluetooth devices. The phone remembers this setting during use. But after a reboot, the phone reduces the volume when playing over bluetooth.
When connecting to the very same bluetooth device after a reboot, the volume is very quiet.
This behavior seems to ignore the media volume limit settings, two different settings and both are ignored:
1) Turn off media volume limit
This doesn't work because the phone still reduces volume to bluetooth devices after a reboot, and continues to behave as though media volume limit is turned on.
2) Turn on media volume limit, but set custom volume limit to maximum
This doesn't work because the phone still reduces volume to bluetooth devices after a reboot, and continues to behave as though media volume limit is turned on.
I feel as though most people stopped paying attention to this bug because they don't reboot their phones very often, and the issue shows up after a reboot. However I prefer to reboot the phone every night at 3:00 am.
FYI this is particularly frustrating for use in a car, because I toggle between radio (listen to talk radio shows) and bluetooth (listen to podcast), so when you set the car's volume for listening to the radio, it's unusable when you toggle to bluetooth and can't hear the phone very well. For car radio and bluetooth to be heard at the same levels, the phone needs to have it's media volume set to max. But after a reboot the phone lowers the phone's media volume despite any settings in the media volume limit controls.
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Settings>System>Developer options>Disable absolute volume
Try turning that on. It might solve your problem.
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Settings>System>Developer options>Disable absolute volume
Try turning that on. It might solve your problem.
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Thanks. My car is from 2012 and it doesn't support absolute volume. I had the same issue with my Galaxy S9+ until Samsung finally patched it.
I think they are just including the same bug with the S21 Ultra, where settings for Media Volume Limit are ignored after a reboot, and the phone forces the volume setting lower.
Just to be sure, I've followed your suggestion and toggled the developer setting on for the disable absolute volume, because I dislike that feature anyway. Unlike my car that doesn't support it, my bluetooth headset supports bluetooth absolute volume and I dislike how it works.
I'll reboot the phone and test it out in a couple hours when I go driving, to see if the phone again lowers the bluetooth volume and post an update.
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Settings>System>Developer options>Disable absolute volume
Try turning that on. It might solve your problem.
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No, this did not help. Absolute volume is disabled, and I connected to my car and set the phone's volume to max.
But after a reboot, as before, when my phone connects to the car via bluetooth, the phone decreases its volume as though media volume limit is kicking in.
As for settings, my phone has the media volume limit toggled on, and the custom volume limit set to maximum. So the volume is being changed to lower than maximum, approximately 2/3 setting. So the phone is not respecting the media volume limit setting with the custom volume limit.
As mentioned earlier, I can also turn off the media volume limit, but get the same frustrating behavior where after a reboot, when I connect to a bluetooth device, the phone will lower its own volume setting to 2/3.
It just seems like a bug where the phone always uses a hard-coded 2/3 media volume limit, and disregards the on/off setting for media volume limit, and also disregards the custom volume limit.
Can anyone else actually try this with their phone to confirm it's a bug? The issue happens after you reboot, and connect to a bluetooth audio device. The full volume setting is maintained so long as you haven't rebooted since setting the volume level.
I'm still on the April firmware, T-mobile, so I'm really hoping the May update will address this bug.
Does anyone else see a different behavior?
Will your phone always reduce the volume and prevent max volume, after you reboot and connect to a bluetooth device for audio output?
Use Bixby Routines to set the BT volume to max whenever you connect to your car.
I have a routine for when it connects my car that keeps the phone unlocked, sets media volume to max, and starts playing music.
Doesn't fix the bug but it's not a concern after doing this.
Also I don't see the point in rebooting your phone daily...
Reboots always lowers my volume but I raise it on my Phone to max and it remains that way when on the Bluetooth headphones then control volume via the headset not the phone.
Is there a way to report this bug to Samsung?
It's a bug because the phone ignores it's own settings after a reboot. The settings are obeyed during use only after you've manually increased the volume upon first connecting. This bug was in the S9+ phone, until Samsung finally fixed it. Now they just need to fix the bug for the S21 Ultra.