As an audiophile, I love great sound. But as Android users know, not all smartphones have the speaker quality or volume levels up your sound quality game. This can mainly be attributed to poor speaker placement on most Android phones. Here are 6 tips you can use to help you improve sound quality and increase volume on Android.
1. Adjust your volume settings
You can adjust your Android audio experience through the settings. Please note that not all Android phones have this feature. If your device has it, the procedure is easy, though. And once you’ve done it for the first time you will be able to quickly enhance your audio settings in the future.
For Samsung devices you need to plug in whichever audio device you want to use (if you’re using one) and do the following:
- Enter Settings and tap Sounds and vibration.
- From there hit Sound quality and effects. You should have a series of options to enhance your audio experience.
2. Replace the default Music App
The Google PlayStore comes with a plethora of Music Apps and sound setting apps that can help pimp up your sound quality. Just replace the default music app with one that includes more audio control. Personally, I use Poweramp and it has changed my audio listening experience. The great music apps come jam-packed with audio tweaks, presets, bass boost, and more. Just make sure your music folders are checked in the app settings. Let’s share with you our two recommendations.
Poweramp offers a 10-band EQ for serious tuning and can improve your sound quality drastically. You’ll have to pay a couple of bucks to access all the best features but once you do you’ll never look back. It is a free app, but you opt to pay for the pro version.
PlayerPro is an alternate music app to improve your sound quality. The software offers advanced audio configuration options as well as many ways to customize the visual experience too. PlayerPro costs UGX 14,700 ($3.99) on the PlayStore but there’s also a free trial version available for the curious.
3. Check out some volume booster apps
The above Music player apps are great, but of course, it only works from within the app. So what if you want to boost speaker sound overall? These are a bit tricky to recommend because the fact is that even though there are many apps on the Play Store that claim to do this, it all comes down to the type of phone you have. These apps will basically force your speakers past their default max can actually damage your phone’s hardware. So be cautious as you use them.
So while you may find the right volume booster app for your device and OS, it may take some digging, and while testing this, don’t crank it all the way up straight away! So we shall refrain from making any sound quality improvement recommendations for this one.
4. Use an Equalizer (EQ) App
The default audio controls on most phones are not exactly detailed. Some include a basic EQ but it often only works within the default music app and provides no control over audio not played through the music player.
An app will never works miracles especially when the hardware is not working properly or when its poor quality hardware. But, with a couple of simple adjustments your sound quality can be improved significantly. Just go to the Play Store and get yourself a decent EQ. We shall can recommend both Bass Booster and Music Volume EQ.
5. Is your case is blocking your speaker sound quality?
If your phone has a protective case or cover, it will affect the quality of the sound you get from the speakers. All those vibrations coming from inside your phone will be muffled by the additional layer of plastic or rubber that the manufacturer won’t have taken into account when designing its speaker system.
Not all case makers understand the subtleties of your device. Some cases block essential parts of the phone like the audio jack, microphone, or speaker and can affect your sound quality. Before you buy a case be sure that you check to see that it won’t block anything.
6. Get good headphones
You will all agree with me when I say that most smartphone speakers are simply not good enough to get decent sound quality out of, even with a fancy music app or EQ. This is where a decent pair of headphones can help (some audio settings in your phone won’t even work without headphones plugged in).
Not all headphones are created equal and there are different types for various situations. Make sure you look through and find the one that best suits you.
