Netflix is for sure one of the platforms that became the leading ones due to the pandemia. Of course, it was quite popular before, but then, during quarantine, when cinemas were closed, people started to use streaming platforms in order to entertain themselves by watching movies and TV shows from their place. However, the more people use something, the more they notice the flaws in it.
How to increase sound on any device
People who use this streaming platform started to encounter some problems with the sound. The most urgent and common one is that the soundtrack playback is too quiet on various devices.
The first would be mobile devices, such as iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. To fix the problem with bad sound, you need to uninstall the app and install it again. To do that, you should follow the steps which are mentioned below:
- First of all, you should head to settings from the home page.
- After that, you should go to the store.
- Then, you should click on the option to Install Supported Apps on Your SD Card and then you should switch it off (for Android devices).
- After you have switched off the function above, you should head to the home page again and open the AppStore.
- After the step above, you should pay attention to the top right corner, there should be a magnifying glass icon. You should tap on it.
- Then, you should type in Netflix in the search bar and click on enter to confirm your choice.
- Then, you will see a list of apps, there you should choose Netflix.
- Next, when you will get to the Netflix page in the App Store, you should click on Download, Install or Get App.
- Once it’s downloaded, open it and check if the problem is resolved.
How to increase sound on Apple TV
The process on Apple TV is much easier. All you need to do to solve the problem in most cases is to change the sound settings on the TV a little bit. To do that, you should follow the steps below:
- First of all, you should find the Settings on the home page.
- After that, you should go to Audio and Video.
- Then, you should head to Dolby.
- There, you should click on Auto in order to activate surround sound.
- Check if the problem with Netflix is resolved.
If for some reason the solution didn’t work, repeat steps one through three and turn off Auto. Look one more time if the problem is solved again.
There are also cases when problems with the sound arise due to the use of additional devices to refine the sound. In such cases, you can try adjusting the audio output of the streaming device to stereo or linear PCM. Contact the manufacturer of the device you are using for this setting.
How to increase sound on Samsung Smart TV
There are two ways to solve this problem on Samsung Smart TV. The first possible way to solve the problem is to adjust the speaker settings. To do that, you should follow the steps below:
- First of all, you should head to the menu using the menu button on the remote control.
- Then, you should click on Sound.
- After that, you should tap on advanced settings. In case, if there are none, you should click on Speaker Setup.
- Next, the auto volume should be changed to the normal one.
- In the end, you should check Netflix.
In case the method above didn’t work, you should try troubleshooting the hardware connection. Sometimes, problems with digital copy protection may cause Netflix not to work in an appropriate way. In order to fix this issue you should follow the steps which are mentioned below:
- First of all, you should check for sure you are using an HDMI cable.
- Then, you should check the cable.
- After that, you should check how it will work on another TV.
- Next, you should check how the cable will work on other ports.
- After that, you should check how the sound will be transmitted by the app when the new cable is plugged in.
- To finish the process, you should try plugging the cable in at the other ends, that is, the other way around.
All in all, the process isn’t as tough as you may think it would be.