# Plexamp android 4.50 volume control

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669>\
**Category:** Plex Labs\
**Tags:** plexamp\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669 "2026-09-29T14:55:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![yukok6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yukok6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yukok6)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669/1 "2026-09-29T14:55:06Z")

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Hi,

Thank you for all the recent updates.

I use headless Caldera on Pi and an Android phone with plexamp 4.50 as the remote. In the previous version, I was able to turn the volume up or down while the phone was locked and didn’t have to go to app. However, with version 4.50, I need to unlock the phone and open the app before I can change the volume.

Could we please have the option to change the volume while the phone is locked or at least when the screen is on without opening the app when the music is playing? “Use hardware volume” is on on my plexamp app on the phone.

Many thanks  
Kris

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669/2 "2026-09-29T21:31:11Z")

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Can you post logs after attempting a volume change in the background?

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**Author:** ![yukok6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yukok6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yukok6)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669/3 "2026-09-30T17:35:49Z")

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Hi Elan,  
thak you for your reply. Please see attached, hope this helps. thank you for all your work 🙂  
regards  
Kris

[Plex Media Server Logs\_2026-09-30\_18-28-12.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/l9g2cvcRjy4EsyJblLPcjd9EvqN.zip) (6.1 MB)

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669/4 "2026-09-30T19:07:35Z")

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Should be fixed in the next release!

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**Author:** ![yukok6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yukok6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yukok6)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-android-4-50-volume-control/943669/5 "2026-09-30T19:27:00Z")

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Sounds good:)

All the best!!

Kris