Android Pie

[mrcleary]

I do not like the new volume control. Why is it's default for media volume when I'm not listening to anything? It bugs the hell out of me.

 

[mhughes1966]

I do not like the new volume control. Why is it's default for media volume when I'm not listening to anything? It bugs the hell out of me.

See that is one of the feature i like. 9 times out of 10 I want to reduce/increase volume and the phone used to default to the ringer. It was doubly irritating when you had to pull down for the volume which then necessitated me waiting until I could do another command.

 

[mrcleary]

But what if I'm not listening to music and just want to reduce the ring volume. So much for AI.

 

[Ben_70]

The Battery Saver setting is in Settings>battery> so it hasn't been removed

No not battery saver...he's talking about a location setting. I mentioned this much earlier in this thread and no one commented. In Oreo when you went into the location setting screen there was an option for either high accuracy or battery saving location. That seems to be gone in Pie.

 

[tanson1011]

But what if I'm not listening to music and just want to reduce the ring volume. So much for AI.

I find I'm adjusting media volume more than ringer. Usually have my ringer set at a volume I'm generally good with and don't need to adjust. Plus I have vibrate on. But if I'm playing a game or watching a video relaxing around family I can easily turn the volume down rather than go through volume settings and turn the media down. But everyone uses their phone differently.

 

[oks10]

The Battery Saver setting is in Settings>battery> so it hasn't been removed

I'm talking about the location accuracy setting called "battery saver". Before there was regular, GPS only and battery saver but now there's just regular and gps only.

 

[hallux]

I find I'm adjusting media volume more than ringer. Usually have my ringer set at a volume I'm generally good with and don't need to adjust

I think the point is that if you're not listening to media, there's literally ZERO reason to be adjusting the media volume. If the phone is just on the home screen or locked and you're walking to a meeting or into a movie theater or something, it's now extra complicated to adjust the ringer volume rather than just holding the volume down button.

 

[erasat]

Don't really know if this was there before or not but if you press the Power Button and the Volume UP at the same time it changes to Vibrate, then just press any volume button and click on the Sound icon to change to another sound state.

 

[LeoRex]

I think the point is that if you're not listening to media, there's literally ZERO reason to be adjusting the media volume. If the phone is just on the home screen or locked and you're walking to a meeting or into a movie theater or something, it's now extra complicated to adjust the ringer volume rather than just holding the volume down button.

Can't win... A lot of the articles I've seen are happy for the change, of the mind that the default before was annoying.

Ideally, you could pick between... But Google tends to avoid adding a new setting unless they have to.

 

[oks10]

No not battery saver...he's talking about a location setting. I mentioned this much earlier in this thread and no one commented. In Oreo when you went into the location setting screen there was an option for either high accuracy or battery saving location. That seems to be gone in Pie.

Sorry, missed your post otherwise I would have quoted it. I tried to read all the posts before I added my comment but it was my first time viewing the thread so the post count was a bit overwhelming. Lol.

 

[oks10]

I find I'm adjusting media volume more than ringer. Usually have my ringer set at a volume I'm generally good with and don't need to adjust. Plus I have vibrate on. But if I'm playing a game or watching a video relaxing around family I can easily turn the volume down rather than go through volume settings and turn the media down. But everyone uses their phone differently.

It's also a much easier check if you're about to listen to something in a quiet setting. Easier to avoid one of those sudden awkward "holy crap that's loud" moments. Haha. I don't generally need my ringer to be at different volumes so I like this change as well. I'm either going to be somewhere where I need my phone to be on vibrate or I'm not.

 

[darkehawke]

I think the point is that if you're not listening to media, there's literally ZERO reason to be adjusting the media volume. If the phone is just on the home screen or locked and you're walking to a meeting or into a movie theater or something, it's now extra complicated to adjust the ringer volume rather than just holding the volume down button.

This has actually been one of the most requested changes. There's apps specifically for this

I wouldn't say there's zero reason. If I get up early and want to lay in bed playing some mobile games it's now great I can lower the volume easier without having that initial blast waking up the wife.

On the other hand I find i have zero reason to adjust ringer volume. i was only doing it before to switch to vibrate or silent. Now there's a toggle for that which is far more useful. Although I'd prefer to see them implement it so its a bit easier to use

But One man's meat and all that,I'm sure there will be an app to switch it back to the old way soon enough, just like there was one to default the keys to media volume

 

[tanson1011]

I think the point is that if you're not listening to media, there's literally ZERO reason to be adjusting the media volume. If the phone is just on the home screen or locked and you're walking to a meeting or into a movie theater or something, it's now extra complicated to adjust the ringer volume rather than just holding the volume down button.

If your going to a meeting or movie just put it to vibrate via volume rocker and hit the bell.

 

[Ben_70]

Sorry, missed your post otherwise I would have quoted it. I tried to read all the posts before I added my comment but it was my first time viewing the thread so the post count was a bit overwhelming. Lol.

No worries...this thread is a bit of a beast now with Pie hitting and folks commenting on so many things.

 

[hallux]

This has actually been one of the most requested changes. There's apps specifically for this

I wouldn't say there's zero reason. If I get up early and want to lay in bed playing some mobile games it's now great I can lower the volume easier without having that initial blast waking up the wife.

Maybe make it selectable through settings then? "Default volume type for volume rocker". Maybe have 3 options - always media, always ringer, context-dependent. I guess it kind of goes against simplification, but there are arguments on both sides.

It was easy enough to adjust media volume before opening the media with earlier versions of Android - once you hit the volume rocker, tap the down caret on the volume slider and slide the media volume slider. I'll have to try on my Nexus 6P later, but that might have even been possible from the lockscreen. With Pie, the phone needs to be unlocked in order to make the ringer louder or quieter (sometimes I just adjust the volume level, not switch between silent/ring) which now makes that simple adjustment somewhat cumbersome.

 

[darkehawke]

Maybe make it selectable through settings then? "Default volume type for volume rocker". Maybe have 3 options - always media, always ringer, context-dependent. I guess it kind of goes against simplification, but there are arguments on both sides.

It was easy enough to adjust media volume before opening the media with earlier versions of Android - once you hit the volume rocker, tap the down caret on the volume slider and slide the media volume slider. I'll have to try on my Nexus 6P later, but that might have even been possible from the lockscreen. With Pie, the phone needs to be unlocked in order to make the ringer louder or quieter (sometimes I just adjust the volume level, not switch between silent/ring) which now makes that simple adjustment somewhat cumbersome.

Yeah definitely arguments for both sides.

I have to admit, changing volume for media was cumbersome on the Pixel, but I was coming from a LG which allowed me to select which volume I wanted before hit any keys.

I'm a fan of customisation and wouldnt complain if they added such an option in the settings, maybe under an advanced tab so it still appears simple for those who dont want to be buried in options

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

If your going to a meeting or movie just put it to vibrate via volume rocker and hit the bell.

I usually just turn on do not disturb.

 

[Tomster88]

Yesterday, after searching for "send message" sound setting, making sure it was on, and rebooting, I still had nothing. Put the phone, Pixel 2 - Fi, on charger last night, and when I sent the 1st text this am the sound was there.

The battery wasn't real low yesterday, so my GUESS is the battery status wasn't the cause.

Maybe the "send message" sound was tired from the updating and the excessive heat we have had here in New England. Who knows...

I still don't have a sound when I send a text

 

[Hoppshot]

so I'm reading all over the internet right now that Android Pie is officially out for Google pixel phones. Has anyone downloaded it yet? Would you recommend doing a wipe and then a clean install of the OS? I might try to install it later

I installed it on my Pixel 2 and it has been nothing but trouble. It started with some of my apps glitching and crashing. Some apps won't even open anymore. This evening when I went to unlock the phone the screen turned black and green. I'm unable to navigate to my settings. All I can do is power off/restart and reboot in safe mode but that hasn't helped. Apparently if safe mode works than its not an LCD issue but a hardware issue. I'm very annoyed and wish I had of waited before installing Android 9 Pie. If anyone else has had the same issue I'd like to hear how you went with resolving it? Thanks.

 

[Lilybell2]

I installed it on my Pixel 2 and it has been nothing but trouble. It started with some of my apps glitching and crashing. Some apps won't even open anymore. This evening when I went to unlock the phone the screen turned black and green. I'm unable to navigate to my settings. All I can do is power off/restart and reboot in safe mode but that hasn't helped. Apparently if safe mode works than its not an LCD issue but a hardware issue. I'm very annoyed and wish I had of waited before installing Android 9 Pie. If anyone else has had the same issue I'd like to hear how you went with resolving it? Thanks.

I doubt this is resolvable. You should contact Google's 1:1 Support as this is almost surely a hardware issue and may involve replacing the phone.