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The only thing that has consistently frustrated me with Android on Nexus devices (Can't speak for non-Nexus devices) is the "safety" feature when plugging anyth
by NovaS1X 12y ago
The only thing that has consistently frustrated me with Android on Nexus devices (Can't speak for non-Nexus devices) is the "safety" feature when plugging anything into the headphone slot.
Seemingly randomly it will cut volume to 50% to protect hearing and you can't turn up the volume until you agree to a notification warning you about the potential dangers of high-volume listening.
I use this in my car. I need the volume max -1 click. Plugging in my phone and then wondering where the music is is infuriating. I don't want to have to pull over out of traffic just to unlock my phone so I can agree to a notification and then turn up the volume again. This wouldn't be a problem if it only asked me once, but it tends to "forget" at random times, usually when I'm in a rush and don't want to fuck with my phone.
- morsch 12y agoYou can disable that if you root your phone or install a custom ROM. Just saying.
- NovaS1X 12y agoYes, that's true and I do know that, but the reason I bought a Nexus device and not the better Galaxy was vanilla android. I'd rather stay away from a ROM. Although Google is getting on my nerves lately so I've been thinking of switching anyway.
- e40 12y agoYou don't need a custom ROM. There's an Xposed plugin to do it. One of the first things I installed on my Moto X (2013)!
- tdkl 12y agoNo shit. This should be a disclaimer when buying the phone then.
- dogma1138 12y agoIphone does the same thing when the media volume is set above the "safe" limit. It's a regulatory requirement not some Android bug.
- birdsareweird 12y agoJust because it's a regulatory requirement doesn't mean it's not a bug.
- mdaniel 12y agoFrom where did you get that regulatory requirement information?
- ethanhunt_ 12y ago"Now all personal music players sold in the EU after February 2013 are expected to have a default sound limit of 85dB. The user can choose to override the limit so that the sound level can be increased up to maximum 100dB. If the user overrides the limit, warnings about the risks must be repeated every 20 hours of listening time. " via http://www.bbc.com/news/health-21294537 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-21294537 The "repeated every 20 hours" would explain why OP was seeing the warning seemingly randomly.
- gergles 12y agoNo, it doesn't.