Volume control is a simple premise on Android phones. You hit your volume rocker, set your volume, and go. You can also set your notification, call, and media volumes independently. However, that is ...

This week far finer-grain control over audio volume has been released for most Android devices. This control comes in an unofficial app by the name of Precise Volume – and it comes without cost. There ...

If you're tired of adjusting Windows volume constantly, EarTrumpet allows you to control individual app volume directly from the taskbar.

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While watching a movie you may come across a scene where the dialogue is too quiet but the action is too loud. Suddenly the loudness of the volume doubles, no matter how low you fixed the volume. This ...

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Audio and media is an integral part of any Android smartphone. There are plenty of devices today that offer the best in terms of sound quality. But with that being said, there are a few smartphones in ...

I have been using Windows since the days of Windows Vista, and Windows' setup for managing sounds has always felt inadequate. It feels like a small process Microsoft decided to complicate—adjusting ...

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macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound preference pane that affect how a Mac produces sound. The Alert volume slider in the middle controls sound effect and notification volume; ...

Microsoft has released software updates for the Xbox Series S and X and the Xbox app for iOS and Android that bring some quality-of-life improvements and small tweaks that you may notice the next time ...