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Questions tagged [volume-control]

Questions that deal with the volume control of Android devices; either using the hardware controls (Volume Keys) or software controls (Apps and widgets).

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How can I change media volume when no media is being played?

Sometimes I want to play games in (near) silence, and don't like the background music to disturb people. If I use the volume buttons, the ringtone volume is changed instead of media volume. When I'm already in the game, the volume buttons do change…
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How to fix media volume stuck on zero?

Today I tried to play a video but my media volume was on zero. I used the volume button on my phone but it did not increase the media volume. I then went to the settings --> sound --> media but I could not change the media volume from zero. The…
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What app is changing my volume?

My media volume occasionally and randomly jumps to 100% Usually when it does happen it's in the first few seconds after I start playing music on my headphones, which makes me suspect Spotify or Bose. How do I tell what app is doing this? How do I…
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Is there a way to set app-specific volume?

I'm looking for a way to set the media volume depending on the app being used. I generally keep my media volume down fairly low so as not to annoy my fellow humans overmuch; while playing Angry Birds, for instance. When I go into Doggcatcher,…
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How to adjust ringer volume while listening to music?

When listening to music on my phone (running Android 4.0.4 ICS), I am unable to adjust the ringer volume with the hardware volume controls. Pushing either of them adjusts the music volume and not the ringer volume. If I hold down the power button, a…
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How to increase music playback volume?

The volume on my headphones (even on maximum) isn't very high at all. Is there any way I can increase the volume higher than the program allows?
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How do you make the music volume louder than the highest volume on the Sony Xperia M2

I recently got a new phone and the music volume continues to decrease so I was wondering if there is a way to make the volume higher than the max volume on the Sony Xperia M2, also I have already put the sound enhancements on so I need a different…
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Reducing upper volume level

My 3 year old son is making his first steps with our Android tablet (Nexus 7). He hasn't mastered the correct usage of the volume slider so he pulls the volume to the max whenever he is using it. Is there any way to configure the maximum volume…
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Sidekick 4g media volume doesn't save

Just recently got myself a t mobile sidekick 4g. I am loving it so far except for a few quirks. This device doesn't seem to remeber what volume I set for media playback. Since I use my phone to play music or podcasts while I drive this means every…
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incoming call ring volume ( sound - silent - vibrate )

I used to be able to change the incoming call ring volume from sound to silent to vibrate using the volume buttons. Today I went to Sound settings and unticked "Audible touch tones" and since that I cannot use the silence mode. Only volume or…
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Is there a way to control the app and notification volumes at once on a phone like there is on a tablet?

Whenever I want to change the volume for apps on my phone, I have to open up an app that makes sound. If I try to do it at other times, it only changes the notification volume with no option for others. Like this page says, this is an option for…
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Does Android support individual sound control per app when two apps with active sound are running?

Does Android support controlling volume of every running app individually in the context mentioned below? I have podcast app and I would like to run a game while listening to podcast. The game sounds are too high. The question Is there a way to set…
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Changing volume from Android GUI (Quick Settings) - without volume buttons?

Is there a way to change volume - or rather to show the volume change screen - without using the volume buttons? I would have thought I could find on Quick Settings dropdown, but there seems to be nothing there related to volume; as example: How to…
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How do I find out which App changes the Alarm Volume?

For some reason my alarm volumne sometimes goes to zero. I don't know which app is causing the behavior. Is there an app that can tell me the answer? An app that tells me when my volumne changes and which app is causing volumne changes?
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Change volume of noficiation with ringtone on vibrate

I was wondering if it is possible in Android 4.4.2 to change the volume of the notifications while the ringtone is put on vibrate. I'm using an Samsung S4 mini with the stock OS that was installed on it. The problem is, once I enable the volume of…
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