My Mobile has very sound output.

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Mike Miller
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My Mobile has very sound output.

#1 Post by Mike Miller »

My phone is three years old and has very weak audio output. Watching movies or listening to music in public places becomes very frustrating.

I tried exploring various volume booster apps on the App Store, only to find that most require expensive subscriptions, costing up to €11 per week.

Do any of you have suggestions or know of an alternative way to enhance the audio volume on my phone?

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You don't specify what phone that is (iOS, Android)?

On Android and although it requires rooting, my best bet would be ViPER@Android (related info at viewtopic.php?t=23314)...

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If it's an Android phone, another thing you could try is installing a full-blown custom ROM. Those usually allow you to exceed usual volume safety limits. To find them you can search XDA-Developers forums, or outright type "[phone model] custom rom" in your favorite search engine.
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Do you use a set of bluetooth headset? Because I find different bluetooth headsets have different loudness.

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#5 Post by h3kt0r »

You probably need a DAC like this one

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Pair it with decent earbuds or IEM and you're good to go...

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#6 Post by Midas »

h3kt0r wrote: ... DAC like this one
Cool, had never seen one of those. :o

OTOH, my last few smartphones all came with inbuilt DACs; what was lacking, after some research, was adequate support from the manufacturer's stock system. Not wanting to delve into it any deeper than I absolutely have to, ViPER4Android with a custom ROM never fails to totally upgrade my sound experience... :mrgreen:

(E.g., see https://github.com/AndroidAudioMods/ViPER4Android or https://github.com/WSTxda/ViperFX-RE-Releases)

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