iPhone Speaker/Sound VERY LOW?

Djmx · Jun 30, 2007, 12:52 AM

hey is it just mine or does the speaker on the iphone and when u play music really low. Yes, i did turn it all the way..? please let me know asap. if so is there gonna be a hack or a fix for it cuz THE SPEAKER is very low!!!

z400central · Jun 30, 2007, 12:55 AM

Mine is low as well. Listening to voice mail on speaker is useless.

SUPERSTEVE9219 · Jun 30, 2007, 12:55 AM

its a little low but still pretty loud for a phone.

AHDuke99 · Jun 30, 2007, 12:56 AM

well this can easily be fixed in a software update. i hope they do. mine is a little low.

Djmx · Jun 30, 2007, 12:59 AM

I hope so.. cuz that really sux. i wonder when they'll do software update in the next few days.. next month...?

jamoses66 · Jun 30, 2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AHDuke99

well this can easily be fixed in a software update. i hope they do. mine is a little low.

I think he might mean the external speaker. Mine is DOA I fear...I cant hear it at all when it rings but when I go to demo ring tones, turn the volume all the way up I can hear only the most faint sound trying to play out of my speakers...dissapointing, but I've got a genius bar appt bright and early.

Djmx · Jun 30, 2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jamoses66

I think he might mean the external speaker. Mine is DOA I fear...I cant hear it at all when it rings but when I go to demo ring tones, turn the volume all the way up I can hear only the most faint sound trying to play out of my speakers...dissapointing, but I've got a genius bar appt bright and early.

Awesome! cna u please let me know update me on the news... please!

Smoke19 · Jun 30, 2007, 02:09 AM

The speaker volume sucks? I had high hopes for that because I like the speaker phone feature. I'm sure it'll be fixed soon enough along with other bugs.

AirmanPika · Jun 30, 2007, 02:20 AM

I know this may sound crazy but it got me for a bit also. Don't even partially cover the speakers with your hand. It causes a significant volume drop.

Apple!Fre@k · Jun 30, 2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by z400central

Mine is low as well. Listening to voice mail on speaker is useless.

Mine is low on voice mail messages too. It's actually really loud when playing certain YouTube videos though so I know it's capable of loud volumes. I'm sure this can be fixed with a software update. Play the Here It Goes Again music video by O.K. GO on GooTube and you'll see. It actually plays so loud that it sounds like crap! Good news is that music with Apple's earphones sounds fantastic!

fourhand2 · Jun 30, 2007, 02:46 AM

this may sound obvious, but have you guys tried turning up the volume with the button on the left side? i thought mine was abnormally soft too, but it was because the volume was only about a fourth of the way turned up.

Djmx · Jun 30, 2007, 03:38 AM

Yes, mine is all the way up and the speaker when i'm talking to someone and the voicemail and youtube is low.. youtube is a lil better but still LOW... they better fix this issue.. it's important..

Apple!Fre@k · Jun 30, 2007, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Djmx

Yes, mine is all the way up and the speaker when i'm talking to someone and the voicemail and youtube is low.. youtube is a lil better but still LOW... they better fix this issue.. it's important..

Heh, Apple's iPhone team is certainly working overtime. I'll bet money they are working as we speak and will have employees at the Apple Campus working 24/7 for the next couple of weeks on all the software fixes. I can't tell you how many things I'd like changed or added on the iPhone in terms of software. But I know they will get around to all of them eventually so I just sit back, relax, and enjoy what features the iPhone does have in present time. All I can say is that I'm apprecative of what the iPhone has given me feature-wise as opposed to my RAZR.

z400central · Jun 30, 2007, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AirmanPika

I know this may sound crazy but it got me for a bit also. Don't even partially cover the speakers with your hand. It causes a significant volume drop.

Just found this out, lol.

WHOOPS!

Pillows · 11:41 AM

Having the same problem with the speaker on only 1 of the 2 phones we got yesterday. Mine seems to be working just fine, but the speaker on my wife's phone is barely audible. Checked all the settings, made sure the volume was up all the way.

I'm also having trouble getting her phone onto our wifi network, while mine is up and running on the same network. I've entered both MAC addresses into our router, so they should both be recognized.

I'm hoping it's a simple software issue, but the fact that one of them works and the other doesn't has me a bit concerned.

Crossing fingers.

EDIT: wifi now working on both phones. I'm not gonna question it for now. But speaker still not working on the wife's phone.

MBHockey · Jun 30, 2007, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by z400central

Just found this out, lol.

WHOOPS!

Found this out too...very weird.

MBHockey · Jun 30, 2007, 10:58 PM

I'm hoping this can be fixed with firmware. It's just a tad bit quiet, both the speaker phone and the earpiece volume, when on calls. If they gave us the option to raise the volume by another 50% or so, it would be perfect.

I was testing it all out in real world scenarios, and found the volume thing to be quite true.

blindzero · Jul 1, 2007, 12:10 AM

yeah when docked the speaker is low because it is obstructed. kind of a design flaw...needs holes down on the dock for sound to pass through. can't believe someone didn't catch this since they advertised it as speakerphone while on dock. ouch.

i don't have any other sound issues though. speakerphone is good when off dock.

Lazernet · Jul 1, 2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by blindzero

yeah when docked the speaker is low because it is obstructed. kind of a design flaw...needs holes down on the dock for sound to pass through. can't believe someone didn't catch this since they advertised it as speakerphone while on dock. ouch.

i don't have any other sound issues though. speakerphone is good when off dock.

Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but the dock does have little holes where the speaker/mic is located and ports directed towards the front/down to optimize the speakerphone while docked. I noticed this while staring at my phone during my 22 hour activation...

- Eric

blindzero · Jul 1, 2007, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blindzero

yeah when docked the speaker is low because it is obstructed. kind of a design flaw...needs holes down on the dock for sound to pass through. can't believe someone didn't catch this since they advertised it as speakerphone while on dock. ouch.

i don't have any other sound issues though. speakerphone is good when off dock.

nevermind...my speakerphone is low regardless..e.verything else sounds great.

Macuser93271 · Jul 4, 2007, 12:26 AM

There are two speakers on the bottom of the iphone. Why does only the left work? Mine and my wife's are the same. Is the right one a mic?

powerbook911 · Jul 4, 2007, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Macuser93271

There are two speakers on the bottom of the iphone. Why does only the left work? Mine and my wife's are the same. Is the right one a mic?

Yes the one is a mic.

Insatiable · Jul 4, 2007, 12:49 PM

Both my iphone and my wife's have very low speaker volume. I look forward to this being adressed.

chiefillini · Jul 4, 2007, 02:50 PM

I got mine replaced because of low speaker volume. See this thread.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=322473&page=2

Jun 30, 2007, 12:52 AM	#1
Djmx macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	iPhone Speaker/Sound VERY LOW? hey is it just mine or does the speaker on the iphone and when u play music really low. Yes, i did turn it all the way..? please let me know asap. if so is there gonna be a hack or a fix for it cuz THE SPEAKER is very low!!!

Jun 30, 2007, 11:27 AM	#15
Pillows macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	Having the same problem with the speaker on only 1 of the 2 phones we got yesterday. Mine seems to be working just fine, but the speaker on my wife's phone is barely audible. Checked all the settings, made sure the volume was up all the way. I'm also having trouble getting her phone onto our wifi network, while mine is up and running on the same network. I've entered both MAC addresses into our router, so they should both be recognized. I'm hoping it's a simple software issue, but the fact that one of them works and the other doesn't has me a bit concerned. Crossing fingers. EDIT: wifi now working on both phones. I'm not gonna question it for now. But speaker still not working on the wife's phone. Last edited by Pillows : Jun 30, 2007 at 11:41 AM. Reason: new info

Jul 4, 2007, 12:26 AM	#21
Macuser93271 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	Only the left speaker working There are two speakers on the bottom of the iphone. Why does only the left work? Mine and my wife's are the same. Is the right one a mic?

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Jun 30, 2007, 12:55 AM	#2
z400central macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006	Mine is low as well. Listening to voice mail on speaker is useless.

Jun 30, 2007, 12:55 AM	#3
SUPERSTEVE9219 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2007	its a little low but still pretty loud for a phone.

Jun 30, 2007, 12:56 AM	#4
AHDuke99 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, SC	well this can easily be fixed in a software update. i hope they do. mine is a little low.

Jun 30, 2007, 12:59 AM	#5
Djmx Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	I hope so.. cuz that really sux. i wonder when they'll do software update in the next few days.. next month...?

Jun 30, 2007, 02:09 AM	#8
Smoke19 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SoCal	The speaker volume sucks? I had high hopes for that because I like the speaker phone feature. I'm sure it'll be fixed soon enough along with other bugs.

Jun 30, 2007, 02:20 AM	#9
AirmanPika macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA	I know this may sound crazy but it got me for a bit also. Don't even partially cover the speakers with your hand. It causes a significant volume drop.

Jun 30, 2007, 02:46 AM	#11
fourhand2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	this may sound obvious, but have you guys tried turning up the volume with the button on the left side? i thought mine was abnormally soft too, but it was because the volume was only about a fourth of the way turned up.

Jun 30, 2007, 03:38 AM	#12
Djmx Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	Yes, mine is all the way up and the speaker when i'm talking to someone and the voicemail and youtube is low.. youtube is a lil better but still LOW... they better fix this issue.. it's important..

Jun 30, 2007, 10:58 PM	#17
MBHockey macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York	I'm hoping this can be fixed with firmware. It's just a tad bit quiet, both the speaker phone and the earpiece volume, when on calls. If they gave us the option to raise the volume by another 50% or so, it would be perfect. I was testing it all out in real world scenarios, and found the volume thing to be quite true.

Jul 1, 2007, 12:10 AM	#18
blindzero macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006	yeah when docked the speaker is low because it is obstructed. kind of a design flaw...needs holes down on the dock for sound to pass through. can't believe someone didn't catch this since they advertised it as speakerphone while on dock. ouch. i don't have any other sound issues though. speakerphone is good when off dock.

Jul 4, 2007, 12:49 PM	#23
Insatiable macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2003	Both my iphone and my wife's have very low speaker volume. I look forward to this being adressed.

Jul 4, 2007, 02:50 PM	#24
chiefillini macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago, IL.	I got mine replaced because of low speaker volume. See this thread. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=322473&page=2