notification volume still a big problem with Z2

[Amer-K]

When are going to get this issue solved.. I cannot hear my notifications at ALL.. My siblings have HTC and iPhone and I can hear their notifications from the next room with all that noise at home.. I don't hear my Z2 while it is next to me.. Few centimeters away only.. WHAT THE POOR QUALITY Z2 IS ALL ABOUT????

[dandy63]

What settings do you have active and how far up the 'sliding scale' are they......also what do you have selected as your tones for texts/emails/calls etc

[Amer-K]

Nothing of the settings are active, I don't like to turn any on since they will impact the sound of some games and music I lsn to..
If you mean by the 'sliding scale' the equalizer, it is all off.. Volume is all set to the max.
I selected different tones for texts, emails, whatsapp, and calls.. What I hear is the call tone, but when things are noisy around, I don't hear it at all, while I hear my siblings and friends tones on Samsung, HTC, iPhone and even blackberry.. I liked Z1 more than Z2 in tone volume

[dandy63]

What i mean is......Settings - Call Settings.......what your Ringtone is and do you have Vibrate when ringing ticked along with Increasing ringtone....by 'sliding scale' i mean how loud you have the ringtone set by using the side rocker volume switch.

With regards to texts etc....when you press the messaging app then the 3 dots top right and go into settings to configure tone etc

Email settings depends on what app you use.....for instance i use Yahoo and all the settings for my email are obtained in the Mail Settings onthe app...

[Amer-K]

Call settings, I selected a ringtone, I selected the vibrate choice and I it is not set to increase while ringing.

As I mentioned, sliding scale "volume" set to the max the device could get.

Messaging settings, already done from settings, sound and selected the tone.

Email, I use Gmail and I set the same tone as for messaging..

My problem is not hear, the problem that volume is low and I don't hear the notifications.

[dandy63]

Well it seems as if you have everything set out correctly......my volume for email/ringtone/texts is only set around the 3/4 mark and they are loud enough and i have no problem hearing them......and i live in a big house.....do you have a friend with a Z2 that would allow you to replicate exactly the settings for everything that you have on theirs, that way you can see if there is a difference and that way you can determine if your Z2 is indeed faulty:smileysmileywink:

[Amer-K]

I have a friend with a Z1 which is actually my old phone that I sold it to him.. Tones on his device are high.. Actually I cannot judge if mine is at faulty, but the notification volume been a problem with Z2 since it is first launched and I have seen, heard and read that from almost 80% of the users and with the new update I still insist it is still a problem.. Maybe u are satisfied with this volume level, but compared to other Android devices it is very low.. And to my day to day needs, I don't really hear it and I won't know if I have a msg unless I look and see the led light. However, the volume scale is 7 and not 4..
Sony ppl, we need a solution, I am thinking to sell my phone due to the lots of problems it brings and my most important thing is to hear my **bleep** phone when I have a msg or a call!!!!!!

[dandy63]

Well i'm sorry i cant help or advise you further.....in the past 3 years i have had a Samsung S4, Note 2, Blackberry z10 & 9900, Z, Z1 & now the Z2 and i have noticed no difference at all regarding volumes etc......kids have Sonys/iPhones and my Z2 sounds exactly the same as theirs.....

Good luck!!!!

[Amer-K]

It seems u have a device that's made only for u.. Check ppl complaints about the Z2.. Please don't ruin this for me, I want Sony to hear this.. I don't believe that Sony had a volume that ever close to Samsung or iPhone.. I always had Sony and Sony Ericsson, they are always lower in volume.. But Z2 is a disaster compared to these.. Thx for trying though

[dandy63]

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@Amer-K wrote:
It seems u have a device that's made only for u.. Check ppl complaints about the Z2.. Please don't ruin this for me, I want Sony to hear this.. I don't believe that Sony had a volume that ever close to Samsung or iPhone.. I always had Sony and Sony Ericsson, they are always lower in volume.. But Z2 is a disaster compared to these.. Thx for trying though

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.......'device that's made only for u'........don't ruin this for me'......honestly why do i bother:smileyrolleyes::smileyrolleyes: