How to boost audio volume

tynd

With rooted phones I used Viper4Android to boost audio volume and tweak some other details. I'm not audio obsessed, but often, the volume level is low for activity outside or where there's some ambient noise. With wired earphones, it's less of a problem, but with Bluetooth, it's more of an issue. I recently got a Pixel 7 and have installed GrapheneOS. I can use my wired earphones with an adapter, which seems like it'll be OK. But if I want to use my Airpod Pro's, it would be nice to get that audio boost. Any thoughts on what you all are doing to enhance audio?

wonder75

tynd Poweramp has a nice equalizer with "preamp" function that boosts volume quiet a bit.
Good thing is it can be bought without Google Play on their own website. Would only work for files played thru this player. Doesn't change volume settings for the whole system.

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tynd
The problem here is created by Apple.
The simplest solution would be to ditch Apple and use other brands which are not notorious for anti-consumer practices:-)
I tested couple of Bluetooth earbuds and they were all without any issues. Also no problem with USB-C DAC, which can help with wired earphones if you would ever consider it.

In all cases the volume is fine without any tweaking.

f13a-6c3a

Could enabling "Disable absolute volume" in Developer options help?

tynd

[deleted] Ha! I only have the Apple earbuds because they didn't cost me anything. But I hadn't considered that other brands might give me more volume. Maybe I'll look into that. I do use wired earphones with a USB-C DAC, which works great. But there are times when the cable gets in the way. That's when I want what I'd posted about.

Thanks to all of you.

mythodical

I find the Pixels to be a bit on the quiet side as well. I use this app, which I just randomly discovered on Github one day. It's small and simple enough to inspect the source yourself for any nefarious code (hint: there isn't any). It works when I need it to and that's about all I can say about it.

tynd

mythodical Thanks for the pointer on this. It helps!