Hearing Saver was a tools app developed by Jake Basile. It was removed from Google Play Feb 29, 2024 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Hearing Saver had been downloaded 77 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Hearing Saver was rated 2.68 out of 5 stars, based on 730 ratings.
App Information
Hearing Saver was free to download. The APK download size was 26.17 kB. The last available version was 3.1. The last update was on December 21, 2012.
Technical Requirements
Hearing Saver required Android 2.0.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play December 2010.
Description
--> You need to open this app at least once after first installing or upgrading it for it to work! --> I am currently unable to maintain this application, as I no longer own an Android device for testing and the events I use to trigger the volume changes are not present in emulators. If you're interested in taking over maintenance, please contact me. Hearing Saver is the simple way to avoid accidentally hurting your ears when plugging in or unplugging your Android device's wired or Bluetooth headset. Hearing Saver operates in the background to protect your ears automatically. It uses very little resources, and simply waits for the signal that your headset has been unplugged or plugged in.
After initial setup, Hearing Saver should work without further input from you. To setup the app, open it. You will be presented with the Setup screen. It contains a number of controls, and they each interact to allow you to customize Hearing Saver's operation. From top to bottom:
- Media/Ringer Selector Buttons - These allow you to select what the two sliders, described below, control. If you have not enabled Ringer volume control, the Ringer radio button will be disabled.
- Plugged/Unplugged Sliders - These control the volume that will be set when the headset is plugged in or unplugged, respectively. The volume that these refer to is indicated by the Radio buttons at the top.
- Enable Ringer Volume Control Checkbox - This enabled/disables Hearing Saver's ability to set your device's Ringer/Notification volume. It is off by default so you don't miss a call!
- Save Last Unplugged Volume Checkbox - If this is checked, the bottom slider will be disabled and Hearing Saver will remember the last volume you manually set while the headset was unplugged, and reset to that volume when the headset is unplugged again.
- Bluetooth Detection - Enabled by default, this tells Hearing Saver to set your volume when a Bluetooth audio device is connected/disconnected.
This app is licensed under the Apache License. More information available at https://gitlab.com/jakebasile/hearing-saver
-- Known Issues -- - Bluetooth Disconnect happens after a long delay. This is beyond my control, as it is a delay in my code receiving the broadcast. - Only works on Unplug on the HTC Incredible. This is because HTC broke the standard method that I hook into in order to change the volume. - Sometimes doesn't upgrade very well. If you are having problems, please try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Recent changes: - Better Support for Low Resolution Screens (Thanks bhm!) - Happy Thoughts
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★★★★★
works perfect on my s10. After I nearly blew out my speakers and ear drums this app is great to have
★★★★★
I love this app. I was getting annoyed by the Samsung headphone volume
limit warning. I understand its for our protection. But it's annoying. I
like having it on full volume on my phone and control the volume of my
Bluetooth headphones. This app helped me by pass that warning!!!! Would
give it 10 stars if I could!!!! Wish I found this sooner!!!!!
★★★★★
I am using the app to prevent blasts of loud speech or music when i put my earphones in. Working perfectly on Samsung phone with Android 10.
★★★★★
Thank you. Saved my ear from high volume. I hope you come back again for more updates and maintenance.
★★★★★
Many many thanks for this app. you saved my ears ❤️
★★☆☆☆
App doesn't work on Galaxy s8. It opens, but as soon as you touch anywhere in the screen it closes
★★☆☆☆
Instantly closes when you try to press anything, and won't use any values except default.
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work on Galaxy S8+. When I touch the volume slider the app closes.
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