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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcsantna:
has anyone figured out a straight forward fix to this?

my friend just flashed my nexus 6 64gb from 5.0.1 to 5.1 Benzo custom ROM. Now its having issues, for available memory its only saying theres 23gb. It looks like theres a lot of confusion over whats going on and how to fix it.

How can i fix my phone??? Please help
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drkboze:
This happened to me as well. I fixed it by performing a factory reset from inside the android settings. (Not recovery, not fastboot)

Settings>Backup & reset>Factory data reset

This should do it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silverhero:
I can confirm as well a factory reset did it for me as well. Went from 23gb to 54gb
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twerkules:
Every time I boot my tablet, the Tegra Service crashes instantly. I have no idea why, and it only happens with the 5.0 update. This makes game streaming unstable (I've got SLI 970s) and disables screen record and Twitch broadcasting. Any idea whats going on?

Also, where are the advanced power options? They used to be SHIELD Power Control on 4.4 and you could individually edit game render/performance settings on a per-app basis. It seems to be gone now. Any help?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] oscarthegrouch:
Mine are that they are usually easy to root, lots of support like XDA, they have replaceable batteries, and external chargers. My first Samsung android phone was the moment. That was a great little phone! The epic was another, and the last, of the great slider phones from Sammy. The moment used the same battery as the Samsung nexus and could use its external charger.

The old slider phones we were great for playing games.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jbnorton0524:
I liked the samsung phones since my first with SprintPCS. Later got a galaxy s2, loved it. Then galaxy s3, loved it more. Went note 2, loved the phablet idea. Moved to note 3 and it was a beast. Performance and display were amazing. That was the best phone all around i had at the time. Note edge is the newest and the form factor and features are out of this world
[General Questions and Answers] PapaSwift:
Ok so i deleted my supersu to transfer over to superuser. after i rebooted my phone after uninstalling supersu i was no longer able to connect to the google play store. I've tried just about everything and i need help.

Samsung Galaxy Avant SM-G386T
[General Questions and Answers] MathewBrack:
are you on stock android or a custom ROM?

and have you tried flashing Gapps?
[General Questions and Answers] PapaSwift:
Nevermind i unrooted and rooted again. Worked fine.
[General Questions and Answers] MathewBrack:
Excellent :) glad everything worked out for you
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngm77:
When I first got my phone music and youtube videos were really loud with the built in speakers. So much so that I had to turn the volume down a little bit for comfort. Now when I make sound it starts out very loud but quickly softens drastically. Like something is trying to auto normalize the sound to a much lower volume.

What bugs me is it used to work great. I'm on the same firmware version and such that I was on before.

Is anyone else having volume issues with their built in speakers?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cool6324:
I'm experiencing this too. I feel like it was designed this way. But I want to see some documentation.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baldilocks:
Maybe you're just adjusting to the volume?? Kind of like when a fast car doesn't feel fast anymore. :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smallsmx3:
Are you on a custom rom?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngm77:
I'm on Stock ROM.

I know it isn't me just getting used to it. :) When I play some music it is really loud and vibrates my phone noticeably. After about 1 or 2 seconds though it quiets and my phone stops vibrating as much and I have a hard time discerning voices in the sound.

If I pause the video for a few seconds and start again the same thing happens. really loud then quieting.

If I turn down the video all the way then turn it up all the way fast the same things happens. I can feel the vibrations of the sound then they lessen and quiet down.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngm77:
Interesting. I tried it this morning after a fresh charge and it works great now. I wonder if previously I was always testing at night when my battery was low. Perhaps this is some kind of built in battery savings scheme? When I was experiencing the issue I verified that Battery Savings mode was turned off. But perhaps this is something that auto happens when the battery is low?

I'll have to try again tonight.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewdelmundo:
I'm starting to have the same issue. Posting here for any updates, and I'll update as well if I figure out what's going on.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhsbrian:
Me to guys....I thought I was going nuts today... Every roms got quiet audio and I'm just like wtf...so I flash stock images and STILL its quiet...I'm just wondering if its some kinda power save feature.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freebee269:
i've been looking through the mixer_paths.xml file to see if i can find headphones and speaker values to increase to increase volume and this mixer_paths file is different than what i'm used to with samsung and LG phones. i'm probably missing some values to see because i normally use 920 text editor but that app currently isnt working with android 5.0. has anyone found the values to change the increase volume?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuggl3s:
I have the same issue. If i reboot the phone everything sounds great then shortly after the volume drops and its difficult to hear things. This happens evem during calls while using speaker phone. I've looked in all the settings and can not find anything to do with this. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santque:
Thank goodness I'm not the only one! I have this exact issue as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snuggl3s:
So this actually worked on my N6 maybe it will work for yours. After a reboot problem remains. I applied small pressure evenly to the speakers with my fingers and bam problem gone. I seriously hope we don't have bad hardware. Hope this helps you guys as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fazzy:
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/add203215b?commentId=837982 If you see Moto's Official forum lot of other people are having this same Issue
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonebeatz1234:
Add me to the list thought I was going crazy too
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IndoorSnowStorm:
I'm pretty sure it's a software issue. On mine, the volume does the normalization thing, but if I switch orientations it goes back to full volume before dying down again. Hopefully it gets fixed soon.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don T:
Same issue here. Thought I was loosing my mind. The volume goes down tremendously after starting music via the speakerphone after about 1 or 2 seconds. I have completely reset my phone and toggled the power saving setting and I'm still having this issue. Getting very annoyed.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FelschR:
Same issue here. My battery was down to 4% and the volume started getting lower some times.

Also it seemed like turning the device (display rotation?, gyro sensor?) had to do with it.

I also hear some noise (crackling) when the phone is at full volume and it's not playing music.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsoflyyup:
Same here with the normalize issue...tempted to send my nexus 6 back to motorola but it was so hard to get this phone

Cant believe google has yet to address this... I hope its a software fix coming.. I cant even really judge the audio bc i cant play anything at max volume smfh
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogxeman:
I think it's a software issue. Whenever I notice the phone's volume is lower than it should be, I press volume up and down repeatedly then it goes back to normal. Gets annoying though.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsoflyyup:
Anyone found a solution for this or it just is what it is? Also notice the volume increases when I rotate the landscape view..then normalizes lower after a few seconds...

I've hard reset....flashed a fresh copy of 5.0.1 still no solution? Could this be a hardware issue?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scothern99:
Well add me to the list. . Glad it's not just me. Was hoping 5.0.1 would fix it but seems not to. . I did notice that as I moved the phone it might work for a second. .
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsoflyyup:
Yeah same here man.. Where did you get yours from google play or moto? I'm fearful that if I don't send it back this will be found as a hardware issue
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scothern99:
I got mine, day 1, from T-Mobile. I really don't want to go through the headache of replacing it, but this is driving me crazy. I am starting to wonder if it's an unlock / root byproduct.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryan25012003:
I have the same issue. Anyone found a fix?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TWISM:
Same issue here.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilso850:
Same here. I've noticed this when my battery is low. My top speaker crackles as well. T-Mobile told me to wait for a software update :rolleyes:

I'm also curious if this some byproduct from rooting but I'm not so sure. My roommate just got a Nexus 6 and will not be rooting it, so I'll see if he has the same problem.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I experience the same thing.. stock 5.0.1 unrooted
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stumpy352:
Mine was also starting to sound quieter than it was when I got it. Solution for me was to clean the speaker grills gently with a soft toothbrush, then vacuum the 'fluff' out. Back to normal.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jprovan1:
Mine was doing this also. Sent my phone back to moto and had a new one within 5 days. What was awesome is moto didn't send a refurb it was a brand new phone in a factory sealed box. Speakers work great.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch-anurag:
I had the same issue with my Nexus 6. Found a solution somewhere to disable the experimental nuplayer. Did that, rebooted - no good. But then I just turned the nuplayer back on for no reason. Sound is fine after that. It's been almost 10 days now, so I assume the effect is permanent.

Nuplayer setting can be changed from developer options.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetsumeikuro:
All to be fixed with 5.1 supposedly!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I hope, I compared my mate's iPhone 6 with my Nexus 6 speakers both on 50 vol with no equalizer on youtube and the Nexus 6 on 50 is like 20 on his iPhone..

bloody hell I never thought the iPhone 6's small speakers gonna beat my 2 front facing speakers :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xinli:
Same issue here. after flash stock 5.1 rooted
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krunk83:
I have this problem now after updating to 5.1. Didn't have it at all on 5, 5.0.1, or 5.0.2. Sucks.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmelchert:
Tried this, still no good. I've had this problem since 5.0.1. On 5.1 now
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob2300nx:
Is this the same as the speaker fluctuation problem? I notice it will sound loud then if I do anything else on the phone sound will decrease.

One thing I noticed is this seems to be related to running on battery vs charging. Maybe related to battery saving? When plugged in this problem seems WAY less common than unplugged.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naddie:
I also have this problem. Stock Android 5.1 unrooted. Made a video about it, too.

https://youtu.be/8dD0tTxEB08

There isn't a whole lot of discussions about this.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterW00DS:
I had this same exact issue seen in the video, tried doing everything to fix it but nothing worked. I just wound up exchanging my device for a new one at the localT-Mobile store and the new device is working fine.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naddie:
Crap, I was hoping it was a software bug. I don't feel like having to ship it back to Google (bought from their Play Store) and also have to deal with replacing the glass screen protector I installed. :(

Forgot to mention in the video I am on Android 5.1

PS: Did they add audio/video ads to XDA? All of a sudden I heard a Pizza Hut ad and thankfully Chrome tells you where audio is coming from (speaker icon on tab). It was on this thread! What the hell?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterW00DS:
Have you tried flashing back to 5.0? Before I finally just went back to exchange my device at tmobile I tried that. Didn't work for me. But others were saying it worked for them as they didn't start seeing issues until they updated to 5.1.

I mean it may be worth a try before you send it back to Google anyways.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phone_Junkie:
I took receipt of this unit today and having all of the issues described in this thread, including the sound changing when I rotate the screen. I read from the first post hoping to have a solution by the last. I'll be calling Moto tonight.

32GB cloud white. Back to my iPhone 6+ for now I guess.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
I've just started noticing this issue too, it's driving me crazy. Stock 5.1
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bambam126:
guys i noticed its only when the battery is low when you have it charging or a decent charge i bet it wont happen
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stigui:
I'm noticing it too, in google music pause and play the same song. The second you hit play it gets loud then gets softer.

At 72% battery btw
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyjad:
I have this exact issue. More than annoying. Purchased this phone with a renewal from Bell Mobility in Canada, worst decision I ever made, as Moto now doesn't want anything to do with it and Bell is giving me the runaround, took 2 weeks for them to tell me it's not covered by the warranty (what else to expect from Bell?), and now they're looking things up, it's been a week without ANY news, so I'm thinking about filing a complaint. This phone is clearly defective, sound gets normalized to like 40% of what it should be. I got this phone 279$+tx on contract, I expect more from it!

Anyways, I got the phone back from them as they "negociate" with the service center or God know who...

Just thought you should know what a pain it is in Canada, carriers are more or less stealing our money with no service whatsoever. Suffice it to say, this should be my last Moto and Nexus.

Sometimes I wonder why I didn't go Note 4... Touchwiz maybe?

/rant
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naddie:
I got a replacement phone. It came with Android 5.0 and no problems. I then updated to 5.1, and no problem. I don't think it is a software bug, guys. :( Better get a replacement while it's still in warranty.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
I'm not so sure.. I was experiencing this issue, so just for the sake of it I put on the latest CM12.1 nightly and no longer have this issue. Weird. Will post here if anything changes.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wartickler:
me too

When this happens on mine I flip it on one side then the other. The sound comes back for a couple of seconds then goes quiet again. This doesn't seem like a hardware problem. Its almost the same kind of fading out that happens when there are notifications while playing music except it never recovers. I wonder if OK Google is listening the whole time and it's owning the audio process somehow... Gonna check that now. Maybe disabling that feature will have an effect.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheShadyColombian:
Charging is the problem

DEFINATELY charge amount. Plugged into Turbo Charger and it's blaring loud. :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReaperManHK:
Spoke too soon, issue is still present.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RW-1:
I agree, in addition ...

I don't know why they don't test for proper grounding of the thing. for a lot of phones besides the N6, if you are running the line out to the stereo and trying to charge, your mileage will vary on the issues you will see.

Not a deal breaker for me, but if on line out to car stereo, not charging, you can hear a faint buzz as you get a finger close to the screen or touch it, geez ....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karpouzasg1980:
I solve the issue

Hi there . I had the same issue with the volume of the nexus 6 goes up and down. I flash several roms with no solution. Finally install the benzo rom and after the last update the issue no longer exist. In the kernell section of the rom on the audio you have to amplify the audio to 20 de activate the v4 driver and thats it. The issue no longer exist.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pointmanipo:
Re: Thanks.

Thank you for that. I did just that. I love the ROM and all the features.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
Forgive my ignorance, but what is the v4 driver? Can this be disabled on other kernels?

I'm also experiencing sound throttling, which I wouldn't mind so much if it was on very low battery, but it appears to be doing it below 40 ish.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
I'm on cyanogenmod 12.1 and have the issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wezi:
Ok answered my own question. v4 is the Viper4Android sound drivers. CM has its own EQ so i'll see if amplifying that has any affect otherwise i'll flash Viper4Android and see if that makes a difference
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaskaransingh:
I bought it off Amazon

I happen to have the same issue with the speakers. I would get a replacement but the only problem is that I bought my N6 off amazon and they won't accept the return after the 30 day return period has expired. I was just wondering if I can talk to Amazon or Motorola about it. Will they offer to help?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raresoul77:
I had the same problem. Out of frustration, I slapped the edge of the phone on my leg ( both sides) and the problem went away. Hope this helps
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karim Khoury:
Help please

Hello

Can you please he;p me fix it as well please?

I listen to music everyday and I cant stand this issue if it works i will give you a few dollars
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karim Khoury:
A simple question

Hello

I have 2 nexus 6's and 1 of them has this problem

is there anyway of getting the file from the working phone to fix the other one?

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MWisBest:
Not sure if this has been posted already, but the speaker volume being lower when the battery level is lower is a feature of the amplifier chip used for the speakers. Here's a link to a brief datasheet on it, note the "Battery supply safeguard". Basically once the battery hits 3.53V it cuts the volume down, but supposedly it's programmable... I haven't gotten too much into N6 development yet but I haven't seen that in any kernels so far I think?

EDIT: If anybody is willing to test a kernel, I'm adding a way to override the speaker amplifier's battery safeguard, should fix this low volume at low battery issue. I'm certainly not as familiar with the volume problem as some of the people in this thread are, so I'd rather let somebody else be the judge on whether or not it works.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davavanstone:
OK, that link to that datasheet got me thinking...

I work as an Engineer, and as you can gather, it isn't the nicest environment for phones, oil, coolant, metal filings (turns out the N6 camera is magnetic haha), HF arc for tig welding etc etc, all I can say is my N6 has stood up to it all, until today. I went to make a phone call and couldn't hear anything, absolutely silent! Tried all sorts, and nothing, anyway, carried on with my day until I could look at it tonight. Not knowing that my music volume was down, I tried to tackle my issue of the earpiece not working, installed a speaker test app, set it to earpiece, and kept testing, got a small crackle, blew into the speaker and it started working. Result!

Now, this evening I was playing some music and the volume was incredibly quiet. Started googling and it brought me here, read through all 7 pages, saw the common thing where turning from landscape to portrait and vice versa resulted in a break from the volume throttling, why is this? Because the speakers are in stereo and swap depending on the phone's landscape orientation, and as the 'closed loop' speaker resistance monitoring tech in the chip has so many ms of time to figure, it gives a brief break.

Now, is it the chip? Is it the speakers? OR is it just A speaker? For me it is the latter, I installed this app play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.jasonfarrell.stereotest (can't post links, not enough posts) and had a play, turns out it is my top speaker (left or right depending on orientation when in the app) causing the problems causing the chip to throttle both. Play just the lower speaker, and it is super loud as normal. Have a play.

Now, it looks as though it isn't a major hardware issue, and maybe a new speaker will sort it? I have a feeling, ingress from dust, filings, oil etc is upsetting the phone's closed loop vol monitoring causing it to lower everything.

I'll keep you all posted if I find anything else out.

Edit: and the voltage/charging thing made no difference for me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xo.en:
Hello.

I am using rom made for similar tablet to my one(ATM7029 Quad-core - SharkAndroid - after some adaptations of course), and everything works perfectly.

Alas, I am unable to set wallpaper properly - dimensions are inverted - portrait mode is used in landscape(so part of it is cut) and landscape mode is used in portrait mode(so i have lowres part of whole image cut too).

I am using 1 screen homescreen(nova) only.

How can i track and solve this issue?

I need crisp, properly set image, dammit :)