In August 2019, Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Note 10 to the world, which instantly became one of the best phones of the year. We could test the Galaxy Note 10 to give you some first impressions, a contact it has reiterated the great expectations around al terminal king of Samsung.
The features of the Galaxy Note 10 are very good, but they can be further improved by using some very simple tricks. Specifically, we will talk about audio. Yes, your Galaxy Note 10's sound is good, but you should know they are there several functions introduced by Samsung which can bring it to a very high quality.
9 tricks to improve the sound on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Use the UHQ optimizer
This feature of the Galaxy Note 10 is very useful for improving the sound quality when using wired headphones. Therefore, it should be noted that it only works when these are connected. Basically, what the optimizer does is add more data to the file so that is reproduced in very high quality (UHQ), without actually changing it.
To enable it, go to Settings> Sounds and Vibrations> Advanced Audio Settings> Audio Quality and Effects> UHQ Optimizer and select the second option, Enhance bits and bandwidth, which will make the sound much better when you use headphones.
Enable the Dolby Atmos option
One of Samsung's most prominent audio features is Dolby Atmos, which it offers cinema-quality surround sound. In summary, what this technology does is adjust the different sounds to give you the best immersive experience. This option, present in the company's most recent terminals, arrives on the Galaxy Note 10 with a novelty: you can also enable it specifically for games.
To take advantage of Dolby Atmos, go to Settings> Sounds and vibrations> Advanced audio settings> Sound quality and effects and turn on the option with your name. If your idea is to improve the audio during playback, enable the Dolby Atmos option for games.
Using a USB DAC with headphones
One of the details you may have overlooked about the Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Note 10 is that it lacks a headphone port. However, you can use this to your advantage to further enhance the sound you hear with headphones. For example, you can use a USB DAC that will allow you to play files with higher bit depth and sample rate, which is incredible audio quality.
Install SoundAssistant
Samsung has developed an application especially for you for have more control over your phone's audio. To use it, you just need to download it from the Galaxy Store or the Google app store. Then open it to start tweaking advanced audio settings, the app will show you some tips so that you know how to do it.
Change the pitch volume
With the previous application, SoundAssistant, you can change the steps required to increase or decrease the volume. This way, you can choose how many times do you have to press the volume buttons in so that it goes from 0% to 100% and vice versa. The lower the number on the bar, the more keys you have to press to switch from one end of the volume to the other. Next, we tell you how many steps you would set up with each level:
- 1: 150 steps
- 2: 75 steps
- 3: 50 steps
- 4: 38 steps
- 5: 30 steps
- 6: 25 steps
- 7: 21 steps
- 8: 19 steps
- 9: 17 steps
- 10: 15 steps
Change the stereo channels
Your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 also allows you to change the left and right channels of your headphones if necessary. Once again, SoundAssistant is the application that allows you to make this type of configuration change. In the Advanced Settings section, enable the Invert Stereo option so that your headphones' audio outputs are reversed.
Use the equalizer
Samsung has always been consistent in introducing their own audio equalizer on their smartphones. Why not use it to tailor the audio to your preferences? Go to Settings> Sounds and vibrations> Advanced audio settings> Sound quality and effects> Equalizer.
This will take you to the audio tool menu of your Galaxy Note 10, with six predefined modes: Normal, Pop, Classic, Jack, Rock and Custom, which allows you to manually change the settings. If you prefer your phone to adjust them for you, I recommend that you try the default modes until you find the one that best suits your audio preferences.
Individually control the volume of apps
We don't always have the same interest in hearing the sound of some apps as that of others. With the option Individual app volumes in SoundAssistant, you can select the apps whose sound you want to change to give preference to some apps over others. But there is a negative detail in this function, and that is that you will only be able to control the volume from SoundAssistant.
In order for this not to be the case and you can change the sound whenever the app is open, enable floating button in so that the Audio Assistant appears on the screen every time you adjust the volume. This way, you can individually control the volume of apps without having to go into SoundAssistant.
Create a custom audio profile
Finally, we recommend the use of the Adapt Sound function, indispensable in Samsung phones in recent years. If you go to Settings> Sounds and vibrations> Advanced audio settings> Effects and sound quality, you will find an option called Adapt sound, with different profiles that will adapt the sound of the Galaxy Note 10 to depending on your age.
These preset modes are great, but the best part is that you create your own custom audio profile. Click this option to start the process, which will take you to a test where you will need to tell whether or not you hear more beeps. This way, the phone will know how to adapt the audio of your profile in so that it is the best for calls, music and videos.
When you are done, give the profile the name you want e save it to be enabled. Quick and easy, you don't need anything else to adapt the sound of your Samsung Galaxy Note 10. If you add to this the rest of the tricks that make up this article, you will be able to listen to music or watch movies with the best audio quality.
