Volfix - volume control fix is an Android app that restores the ability to use volume buttons for ringtone and notification volume by default, addressing a drawback introduced in Android 9. With Volfix enabled, the volume buttons will adjust ringtone and notification volume unless media or in-call audio is active. This app requires activation as an accessibility service to function and currently operates only when the screen is on.
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Android 9 brought a lot of new features to our devices but in the same time, it brought an annoying drawback: The volume buttons control the media volume all the time and we have to perform multiple steps to change the ringtone and notification volume.
There is now a fix to this problem and it is called Volfix.
When Volfix is enabled, the volume buttons of your device will control the ringtone and notification volume by default. It will control the media volume while you are listening to any kind of sounds and it will control the "in call" volume while there is an ongoing call.
Volfix requires to be enabled as an accessibility service in order to listen for volume button press events and to map the buttons to control the ring and notification volume instead of media volume.
Please note that at the moment Volfix only works while the screen is on.
User reviews
Does not work - with this app installed and enabled with full permissions, when I adjust the volume rocker it still controls the media volume and not the ringer volume even after restarting the phone. This is on a Google Pixel with the latest android version 15.
This is an excellent app for what i want it to do. I had it installed on previous phones and it worked really well. However it doesnt seem to work on Pixel8a. Any assistance would be appreciated
Absolutely a must have if you like change your ringer and notification volume via the side volume up and down buttons instead of thoae buttons controlling media volume despite the fact that you have NO MEDIA playing!!! Thank You Immensely to the developer
Ryan Toomey, 2024-10-27
Vinesh Seecharan, 2024-08-30
Mr Cee, 2024-08-10
