Shiftphone 6mq sound is far too low. Hardly usable!
- /e/ version: 1.17-t-dev
- Device model(s): Shift 6mq axolotl
- Developer mode enabled: yes
- Device rooted: no
- Trackers blocker enabled: yes
Summary
The sound is far too low:
- Media and alarm:
- the speaker is far too low
- media via Bluetooth is just enough in silent environment only with max. volume
- Calling also only with max. volume just enough in silent environment in all three ways (Bluetooth, speaker and normal).
The problem
Steps to reproduce
What is the current behavior?
See above. For alarm and media the phone is not usable! Calling only in silent environment possible!
What is the expected correct behavior?
Much higher volume and clear sound for all use cases, especially media and alarm.
Technical informations
This issue seems to exist in LineageOS also, as several posts in the Shiftphone forum say. There I got the hint to use an equalizer app.
I also wrote to the Shiftphone helpdesk but it seems that they cannot help.
Both the helpdesk and some posts in the Shiftphone forum say that this issue has improved with ShiftOS updates. Are these improvements part of the LineageOS resp. /e/OS builds?
Relevant logs (adb logcat
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Solutions
Workaround
If you install an amplifier/booster app, it is louder, but totally distorted. I use "Flat Equalizer" from the Play Store. Possible fixes
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