Notification volume doesn't change

[AlexMali]

I have configured a macro to change ringtone an Notification volume while at work triggered by network cell location, but it changes just the ringtone volume and not the Notification volume.

When i test the action manually it works fine but when it runns automated not.

I am using a Samsung A71 / Android 10.

Anyone having a clue?

 

[Pseudocyclic]

Does it work when run automated if MacroDroid is the foreground app?

 

[MacroDroidDev]

I've kind of lost track of all the variants in volume across Android versions and different vendors. I think in Android 10 the notification volume has been tied to be the same as the ringer volume, but I also have a feeling Samsung may have modified the default Android behavior. So perhaps they have their own Android 10 notification volume that doesn't pick up the standard.

I'm shortly getting hold of my own Samsung device (albeit Android 11), but if you submit your issue to me via report a bug (include the macro) and mention this forum thread, I will test your macro on my Samsung device and see what happens.

 

[AlexMali]

Does it work when run automated if MacroDroid is the foreground app?

No that doesn't make a change.
I just tried it today.

 

[AlexMali]

I've kind of lost track of all the variants in volume across Android versions and different vendors. I think in Android 10 the notification volume has been tied to be the same as the ringer volume, but I also have a feeling Samsung may have modified the default Android behavior. So perhaps they have their own Android 10 notification volume that doesn't pick up the standard.

I'm shortly getting hold of my own Samsung device (albeit Android 11), but if you submit your issue to me via report a bug (include the macro) and mention this forum thread, I will test your macro on my Samsung device and see what happens.

Done.
Looking forward to your reply.

 

[Josué García]

He perdido la pista de todas las variantes de volumen en las versiones de Android y los diferentes proveedores. Creo que en Android 10 el volumen de notificaciones se ha vinculado para que sea el mismo que el volumen del timbre, pero también tengo la sensación de que Samsung puede haber modificado el comportamiento predeterminado de Android. Entonces, tal vez tengan su propio volumen de notificaciones de Android 10 que no cumple con el estándar.

Pronto conseguiré mi propio dispositivo Samsung (aunque Android 11), pero si me envías tu problema a través de informar un error (incluye la macro) y mencionas este hilo del foro, probaré tu macro en mi dispositivo Samsung y mira qué pasa.

I think this is a bug and I think reinstalling Macrodroid would be a possible solution. I have the same device and I use a macro that changes the notification volume and it works perfectly, I even just updated to the January 1st security patch and it still works correctly.

 

[AlexMali]

Ok i will give it a try.
Does your Macro change two volume settings the same time? Like ringtone and notifications?

 

[Josué García]

I have just tested these 2 configurations simultaneously and they are working.

 

[Pseudocyclic]

I have just tested these 2 configurations simultaneously and they are working.

Same here (Samsung S10e, Android 11).

 

[MacroDroidDev]

I just tested this on a Samsung S9 with Android 10 and it seems to work ok when triggering of the cell tower change. I'm a bit mystified why it would work for you when you test it but not when the trigger fires. Are you 100% sure there couln't be some other macro firing which coudl be causing strange effects.

 

[AlexMali]

I tried a reinstall and tested it again today, but no change.

I got some macros that are changing the volumes.
One when i enter the location and one when I am leaving.
Sometimes they are firing within a short time when I lose coverage.
Is there a better way to configure this?

 

[Pseudocyclic]

I got some macros that are changing the volumes.
One when i enter the location and one when I am leaving.
Sometimes they are firing within a short time when I lose coverage.
Is there a better way to configure this?

Try something like this:

 

[AlexMali]

Tank you very much for this setup.
This reduced the amount of my macros by half. For the moment it looks much more reliable, even if i still had one unexpected result over the last days. But for the moment i will keep it like this.
Again - thanks for your help!

 

[Pseudocyclic]

... i still had one unexpected result over the last days ...

Maybe try increasing the Repeat from say 30 to 60 (ie wait 1 minute instead of 30 seconds before accepting that the area has been left).

 

[AlexMali]

Still the same. :-(
Today when i entered the location "work", my macro was fired and performed the action to change ringer and announcements volume to 20% but only ringer volume was changed.
There was no loss of coverage and no other macro fired the same time.

 

[Pseudocyclic]

Maybe try duplicating the Volume Change action, with a short Wait inbetween them?

 

[AlexMali]

Tried this over the last days, but no change.
Sometimes it works, but sometimes not.

 

[Pseudocyclic]

Can you check your System Log and confirm that the trigger fires and the volume change action is run? If so, then it would appear that MacroDroid is requesting that Android make the change, but either Android is not always responding, or something (another macro or another app) is reverting or blocking the change.

 

[AlexMali]

System Log confirmes that the trigger fires the change action. No other change action is fired after that. But still the same - notification volume is not changed.

I even configured a loop firing the command as long as the volume is above the desired value. But even this does not work. It looks like the system thinks that the volume was set correctly and is not repeating the loop.

 

[giffordj]

Same issue here on the Motorola G100.