Earpiece Volume too low on my Moto X Pure Edition

[copywrite]

What people fail to realize is that how you hold the phone to your ear, as in the position of the speaker on your ear canal, greatly effects earpiece volume. Those who hold the phone in prime position have no trouble hearing and are happy with the volume. Those who don't, have the complaints. Experiment a little with it. It's doubtful that the the actual speaker volume varies as much as people in this thread lead us to believe.

 

[myriad46]

What people fail to realize is that how you hold the phone to your ear, as in the position of the speaker on your ear canal, greatly effects earpiece volume. Those who hold the phone in prime position have no trouble hearing and are happy with the volume. Those who don't, have the complaints. Experiment a little with it. It's doubtful that the the actual speaker volume varies as much as people in this thread lead us to believe.

Not my first rodeo, Copywrite. After 7 smartphones, I naturally adjust where it sits on my ear. Good thought, though.

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[sharkita]

I think all those other posters were talking about music and video volume. You are talking about call volume and they missed the point. Yes, the call volume is terrible. Worst phone I ever had for that. Anyone that says differently is obviously smoking something. Lots of complaints on the internet about that, and of course, there are always one or two people jumping in with "my call volume is way LOUD." but they are on drugs.

I didn't misunderstand the question. The call volume on my Pure is just fine - no different than the call volume on my 2014 Moto X or 2013 Moto X before it.

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[sharkita]

What people fail to realize is that how you hold the phone to your ear, as in the position of the speaker on your ear canal, greatly effects earpiece volume. Those who hold the phone in prime position have no trouble hearing and are happy with the volume. Those who don't, have the complaints. Experiment a little with it. It's doubtful that the the actual speaker volume varies as much as people in this thread lead us to believe.

Wasn't that part of the problem people were having with the Turbo - they weren't holding the phone in such a way to maximize speaker volume?

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[recDNA]

You should be able to login to your Verizon account and add a feature called "Advanced Calling" to your account. It adds $0.00 a month (a.k.a nothing) but will enable VoLTE for you .

But be aware that if a call is made or received in VoLTE and you drive into a 3G zone the call will be dropped.

 

[Almeuit]

But be aware that if a call is made or received in VoLTE and you drive into a 3G zone the call will be dropped.

Very true. That is sadly one of the down-sides to Verizon's VoLTE. It can't do the hand-off.

 

[krishnansasikumar]

I feel that the earpiece volume for the phone is low compared to my previous phones.

I've kept the volume at max, but still the voice is a bit difficult to hear. None of my other phones had this problem and for them, I've kept the volume at half to just above half. The is also a continuous static hum during calls.

Is that a problem or common to Moto phones?

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[AustinTech]

My volume is low also. So strange.

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[AustinTech]

My speakers are plenty loud for all other activities, but calls are just really low volume. Can't figure it out.

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[recDNA]

What if you go to speaker phone?

 

[AustinTech]

What if you go to speaker phone?

That works fine, its just the earpiece volume.

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[rushmore]

I hear what folks mean. Catch is the speaker does not seem like it could handle louder, since gets a little muddy at full volume even though not that loud.

 

[recDNA]

That works fine, its just the earpiece volume.

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Is there a setting for hearing impaired? In many phones that boosts earpiece volume.

 

[AustinTech]

Is there a setting for hearing impaired? In many phones that boosts earpiece volume.

Good thought, there is such a setting but it changes a ton of other stuff as well. Appreciate your idea.

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[Scott Shrewsberry]

I like to listen to podcasts when I mow my yard and the Moto X Pure doesn't get nearly loud enough for me when using earbuds. It's ridiculous how low it is.

 

[recDNA]

Good thought, there is such a setting but it changes a ton of other stuff as well. Appreciate your idea.

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I never knew that.

 

[Ronnie Sandifer]

Yes! I played music for years when I was younger and have a custom cabinet shop with loud saws so I admit I've damaged my hearing but just came from lg g3 and the earpiece on it was much louder. Only complaint I have with the phone. When you play audio through phone speakers there plenty loud so not sure why they made speaker so much quieter during calls.

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[rushmore]

Yes! I played music for years when I was younger and have a custom cabinet shop with loud saws so I admit I've damaged my hearing but just came from lg g3 and the earpiece on it was much louder. Only complaint I have with the phone. When you play audio through phone speakers there plenty loud so not sure why they made speaker so much quieter during calls.

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Plus reviews so far say the speaker output is very good, but I agree it could be louder.

 

[KWKSLVR]

On my original Moto X, the way you fix low volume in a call is to open the dialer, three button tap, calls, uncheck voice privacy.

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[Laura Knotek]

I haven't noticed any issues with call volume. It is just as loud as my 2013 Moto X.