Lumia 800 7.8 update warning- brings volume restriction!

[seanpr92]

i think its safe to assume al 7.8 have restriction best bet is downgrade via navifirm and NCC or custom rom if you have qualcomm

 

[rohitsingh05]

To all those who have been continuously complaining about the new volume restriction thing, may I know what exactly is your issue that you are going as far as to suggest downgrading the fw to be the best solution. Its not like you cant increase the volume beyond 13. YES, the volume does increase to the same levels as before, if its not doing that in your phone then its a problem with the hardware and not the software. I agree it does reset the volume level back to 13 when you restart the phone, but honestly, how frequently do you need to restart the phone!! Max 3-4 times in a month. So please stop spreading FUD.

 

[FunkTrooper]

To all those who have been continuously complaining about the new volume restriction thing, may I know what exactly is your issue that you are going as far as to suggest downgrading the fw to be the best solution. Its not like you cant increase the volume beyond 13. YES, the volume does increase to the same levels as before, if its not doing that in your phone then its a problem with the hardware and not the software. I agree it does reset the volume level back to 13 when you restart the phone, but honestly, how frequently do you need to restart the phone!! Max 3-4 times in a month. So please stop spreading FUD.

Dude, no one's spreading FUD here. Also, no one really cares about the resetting back to 13 when you restart your phone. That doesn't bother me at all.

The issue is that the maximum volume is now *much* lower than it used to be. So much lower that using your phone to listen to stuff when outside (where there's lots of ambient noise) is now impossible. This is a primary use case for me, so downgrading is the only option (besides getting a different phone).

 

[Rataplan]

Change EnableVolumeLimit"=dword:1 to EnableVolumeLimit"=dword:0 and see if that helps.




Greetz,

 

[FunkTrooper]

Change EnableVolumeLimit"=dword:1 to EnableVolumeLimit"=dword:0 and see if that helps.

There's no way to edit the registry on a phone with DLOAD though... right?

 

[Rataplan]

There's no way to edit the registry on a phone with DLOAD though... right?

I'll never tried it, but you should read this:


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=15698



Greetz,

 

[rohitsingh05]

Dude, no one's spreading FUD here. Also, no one really cares about the resetting back to 13 when you restart your phone. That doesn't bother me at all.

The issue is that the maximum volume is now *much* lower than it used to be. So much lower that using your phone to listen to stuff when outside (where there's lots of ambient noise) is now impossible. This is a primary use case for me, so downgrading is the only option (besides getting a different phone).

But thats what i am talking about. I am using the India ROM and my phone is STILL as loud as it was before the upgrade to 7.8. Are you sure its not an issue with your phone hardware?

 

[FunkTrooper]

I'll never tried it, but you should read this:


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=15698

Your link doesn't work, sadly. What was it you were trying to link to?

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But thats what i am talking about. I am using the India ROM and my phone is STILL as loud as it was before the upgrade to 7.8. Are you sure its not an issue with your phone hardware?

I would doubt it. Having downgraded, the volume has got much louder, like it used to be. So clearly the hardware is capable of doing it.

Also, it makes perfect sense that the new ROMs have the volume limit and old ones don't -- the new ones all have the VolumeLimit package of registry entries. This doesn't exist in older ROMs. (You can open them up in OS builder and see for yourself.)

 

[Trisera]

Maybe the restriction is only included in european ROMs? I am not quite sure, but isn't the EU responsible for this whole volume limitation? Is there really no way to remove that stupid limit without a full unlock? I have a Lumia 800 with a german 7.8 ROM and a dev unlock.

 

[FunkTrooper]

Maybe the restriction is only included in european ROMs? I am not quite sure, but isn't the EU responsible for this whole volume limitation? Is there really no way to remove that stupid limit without a full unlock? I have a Lumia 800 with a german 7.8 ROM and a dev unlock.

I had thought the same thing myself, but I've looked at the contents of ROMs from all over the place, including some of the newly released Latin American and Chinese ROMs, and they *all* contain the volume limit package, with the exact same registry entries inside.

 

[Trisera]

I had thought the same thing myself, but I've looked at the contents of ROMs from all over the place, including some of the newly released Latin American and Chinese ROMs, and they *all* contain the volume limit package, with the exact same registry entries inside.

Damn, wasn't the best idea to flash the update after all. -.- They really had to f**k up the media player, didn't they? No update to xbox music, still no simple equalizer, horrible ringtone limitations (max 30 secs and under 10mb + mark as "ringtone" WTF ?!), removal of the lock screen integration of zune (not that bad, but ugly though) AND now this volume sh*t! I guess I must be happy that I finally got proper Bluetooth file transfer. Wow.

I mean Windows Phone looks cool and stylish compared to other operating systems but overall functionality? ...meh. :/

 

[Trisera]

Okay, I downgraded my phone back to Tango. I tried for a while to live with that, but no. Even Bluetooth file transfer isn't worth it. It really seems like there is still no simple way to increase the volume back to normal. Disappointing.

 

[devil9795]

after update 7.8 i got very low sound in my headphone is it problem to this update or may be hardware problem i m confused plz help me..

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[chris5s]

Updated to latest t-mobile UK 7.8, no volume difference at all, headphones or speakerphone.

Peace

 

[Trisera]

Updated to latest t-mobile UK 7.8, no volume difference at all, headphones or speakerphone.

Peace

You're probably deaf.

 

[obry]

Volume restriction is a bunch of crap. Most headphones I have are useless with my phone now. Only a pair of crappy ear buds are barely usable unless you're in a noisy environment. I used to listen to music all day at work - this is bull****...

 

[chris5s]

I would use 1750.0823.8858.12460 - unbranded UK update to 7.8.
No volume restrictions at all.
And no, I'm not deaf ....

Peace

 

[NeuroXT]

Got a high volume warning when I first played a song after the update. I've always been on 20, and yes, the 20 now is more like 17. And as you put the volume higher, the sound only gets like a 0.5 higher.

I also can't download Bluetooth Share and Ringtone Maker, also there's a thing in the update called "accidental wipe screen" thingy, anyone know what that means?

I did not update by cab. Updated via Zune and also had an OEM update.

 

[poope]

Is this volumerestriction BUG only for headphones or also the speakers?

 

[NeuroXT]

Is this volumerestriction BUG only for headphones or also the speakers?

Headphones only, but im not sure since I don't reqllyhear much from loudspeaker, so it can be also applied on loudspeaker. Btw its a feature, not really a bug. Some countries do have restriction for audio volume as a precaution required by department of health.