FP3: Sound and Microphone issues during calls
- /e/ version: 1.16s
- Device model(s): FP3
- Developer mode enabled: yes
- Device rooted: yes
- Trackers blocker enabled: yes
Summary
Low volume and cracks / high noises make calls with the FP3 difficult.
Maybe related: #5369 (closed). The issue exists for a long time and is not bound to a specifc /e/ version.
The problem
Steps to reproduce
Perform a normal phone call with a FP3.
What is the current behavior?
When performing a normal phone call, the sound is very quite / muted. The max. volume should be higher to allow having conversations in crowded / noisy places without using the speakerphone mode. The phone calls are hardly understandable in noise enviroments. Phone calls have a very low volume compared to sounds from other apps (e.g. vlc, newpipe, browser, ...).
Other call parties report cracks and high "shrieks" when calling them, especially when using the speakerphone. They can be heard during the call on my end sometimes, too.
When using the Android version shipped by Fairphone the calls do not cause any problems. Changing the network provider did not fix the problem. This seems to be a bug within /e/OS and exists for multiple versions.
What is the expected correct behavior?
Higher maximum value for phone calls as well as no strange noises during the call.
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
)
I went through the logs and did not find anything of importance.