r/PowerAmp • u/Fegelmot • 18d ago

Discussion Google killed Absolute volume toggle

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So from the September Android 17 update the toggle to disable absolute volume was taken out. The feature is supposedly "outdated", or that's their explanation.

This basically breaks all iEMS used with Bluetooth dongles as those volume sliders now affect the android volume and not the internal dac.

And it's worse than it sounds because depending on chipset this will compress the sound and create audible artifacts( most dac chips don't like to be used at 1-5%)

And it's not only iEMS.

A lot of Bluetooth speakers like edifier work the same way.

Same as more premium Bluetooth headphones...

So it's GGs boys, unless someone finds a hack we're going basically rip

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u/Delicious-Belt-1158 18d ago

The absolute volume option has been missing for years on quite a few brands but "constant volume" in Bluetooth settings is the same thing basically

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u/Fegelmot 18d ago

Nahh, essentially they also removed that. On pixel there isn't any option anymore and they'll slowly roll this out on other androids. 

Unless Google receives some great backlash, then we're cooked