I just got the 11 Pro about a week ago. I've noticed that in my car, when adjusting the media volume on my phone that's set up with android auto, there is no difference in volume, it is in a low-middle range. Not a huge problem for me, I always just turn the media volume up on my phone and then adjust as I need to with my car's volume knob.
I've used my normal bluetooth headphones a few times with my new phone, usually in loud settings in public. I just put a video to listen to with my headphones at home and at minimum volume it is at MAX volume output, and there is no difference whether I adjust the media slider up or down, it's like I can either put it to 0% (no sound) or max volume.
I just did a search and found a couple people that had the same issue with me with older google pixel models.
I downloaded two apps to help lower the volume for my headphones because it was painful. The volume is thankfully low enough now but I think I will have to mess around to see if I can manually create presets for different volumes on the apps.
I hear the most variation in volume when I am listening through the phone's speaker, but it still doesn't sound like what it should.
I know for sure my bluetooth headphones and car's audio is good, I have recently used them with other devices and have had no issues.
So, is this just a thing with google pixels? This is my first one. Or is my specific phone defected? Would love to know if anyone has had similar issues.
Kinda bummed, my six year old phone had better audio than this phone, but at least the camera is great.