I was hoping that the 7.0 update would fix the sound issue, but that didn't happen. This is the first phone that i've owned, that had this issue. Has anyone found a workaround for the notification sound? Every sound starts off very low, then gradually gets louder. It's not too much of a problem with the ringtones, but it's a pain for the sms and mms notifications because they are so short. They don't have time to get loud. This problem needs to be fixed asap. Good thing that i have my N6P as a back-up. I have five children, and we text all the time, so i wouldn't want to miss a text or a picture of one of my grandchildren.