Here's the only problem I have with my new Axon 7:
I'm listening to Beyondpod, and I switch Dolby Atmos on and set it to Voice (I usually have it off because Poweramp sounds better with it's own DVC).
I pause Beyondpod, press play again and Atmos immediately switches to Music mode. Every. Single. Time. Every time I press pause then play, BAM straight to Music mode. What kind of bug is this?
This has happened to me with Podcast Addict, but not whenever I pause. I think it's how the Dolby Atom app is programmed. Certain apps or types of apps seem to trigger certain modes.
Yep, same random issue... Seems better since B29 (USA model), but every so often it'll reset.
I'm rooted and tried a few different "sound mods" that disabled Dolby Atmos.... I liked them, but there must be something with the A7 audio chip that throws other mods off. V4a kept losing volume and resetting to flat (even though the faders showed my settings. A few others made it distort and sound bad. So, I restored my back up and am sticking with DA for now.
Forgot to say I'm stock, B29 A2017U.
Glad it's not just me. Hopefully a patch will sort it out. I really miss Viper, but if you're having problems with it too then I'm in no rush to root to get it back!
I also have this issue... each time a new song/video is played whatever the app used, dolby resets to music preset. It seems to be another glitch of MiFavor/dolby integration. I have also posted in this thread: https: //community.zteusa.com/thread/13346 to no avail. Some moderator advised to clear all the app data, didn't work for me. So it makes dolby quite useless as for me, and the sound output of the G model isn't really its trump card to begin with. I 'm on the B05 build by the way.
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I've been experiencing the "bug" where I would plug in a set of headphones and the Music app would start playing, even with it previously closed. Sometimes I would get sound out of both the headphones and speakers (with terrible quality, BTW) and would have to unplug and plug in the headphones again.
So I searched and found a free app called Disable Autoplay. I installed it last night and when I got to work this morning and plugged in my headphones, PowerAMP started up and started playing music, badly. I figured out that there's an option within Poweramp itself to stop that behavior, but it still sounded like crap no matter what I did, even toggling media control off/on/off in the Disable Autoplay app. I even uninstalled the app, then rebooted, same issue.
Finally I had to toggle Dolby Digital off then back on in Settings in order to get good sounding audio back.
I haven't had the Music app, or nemoplayer (which sometimes exhibited the same behavior as Music) autostart at all this morning, which is good, and I've edited the options in Poweramp not to start (or resume) when headphones are inserted or removed.
Has anyone else used this app and had these types of issues? I'm wondering if I reinstall it if I'm going to get the crappy audio again and won't be able to toggle Dolby off/on again to get it back. I'm really wondering if I should bother reinstalling it, since Music isn't doing its autostart anymore anyway.
Well this is crap. Every time I reboot my Tab, I have to toggle Dolby off and on in order for audio to sound right. Time for a reset.
I suggest staying away from Disable Autoplay. It seems to have do bad things, at least to the Iconia.
I recently got my U8800. I booted with the stock rom first, 2.2.2. I used spotify to stream music, and immediately noticed that the sound was not right. To much bass and treble. Suddenly, when I started the built in music player, everything was OK. Worked after reboot to. All is well then, I thought.
Then I installed CWM and Oxygen 2.3.2 , and loved it, almost. Because the bass/treble was back. I'm an audiophile, and sound quality is important to me. I could not live with it the way it was. I poked around the stock image and the oxygen image, without finding anything interessting. So I went with the pragmatic solution and dowloaded an EQ app.
To my surprise the EQ app started with +3dB bass and treble as default. I disabled the EQ, and the sound was right again.
So if you, like me, don't care much lowfi sound, simply download the Equalizer app from Smart Android Apps, LLC and just disable the eq.
I haven't been able to find more than one other person on the net with this problem on the S4, so far. When I'm listening to music on my headphones with the equalizer set up the way I like it, the bass and treble will suddenly go flat. The difference is painful. I have to stop the music and start it again, if that even works every time, and then it eventually happens, again. Anyone else have a problem/fix for this?
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I haven't been able to find more than one other person on the net with this problem on the S4, so far. When I'm listening to music on my headphones with the equalizer set up the way I like it, the bass and treble will suddenly go flat. The difference is painful. I have to stop the music and start it again, if that even works every time, and then it eventually happens, again. Anyone else have a problem/fix for this?
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I have the same problem and happens with google player of music, nor find solution.
Kingbeatz
Well, I started using this EQ that I used, faithfully, on my S2 Skyrocket before this phone. Kingbeatz, by user aznrice2k4 It sounds just as awesome on this phone. Incredible difference. So far, it hasn't turned off on me. From what I can tell, you need to have a custom recovery installed to make this work. But trust me, it's an amazing difference. If you need to, just enable it under sound when you install it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104968
same issue, multiple device all eq apps
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Well, I started using this EQ that I used, faithfully, on my S2 Skyrocket before this phone. Kingbeatz, by user aznrice2k4 It sounds just as awesome on this phone. Incredible difference. So far, it hasn't turned off on me. From what I can tell, you need to have a custom recovery installed to make this work. But trust me, it's an amazing difference. If you need to, just enable it under sound when you install it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104968
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i have a sony tablet s and kyocera hydro, while i know these are not powerhouses. unless the eq is ON SCREEN, it will randomly (quickly) shut down. even the updated google play music built in eq shuts down while still in the app if i backout to the playlist. i contacted google and they sent me this
Here is what my specialist sent me,"Since the equalizer activity is a part of the system and/or Media Framework, our Music app simply launches it. Please have the user perform a Factory Data Reset. My theory is another application may have disabled it, so unless he can edit source code to re-enable it,
so, turn it off, turn it back on...well no, its a system resource thing i suspect. im looking for a way to lock it on, so it cant be shut down. unfortunately i do not have sufficient knowledge to do so. i do have superuser access. any thoughts would be appreciated.
I know this is a super old thread, but I have been searching far and wide to try and find a solution to this problem. I tried running the stock rom, stock EQ, non-stock EQ, shostock ROM, and all have the same problem where the EQ stops working either between songs or when the screen locks. It is quite annoying. To make it work again, I simply have to turn the EQ off and then back on again, but that only fixes it for one song.
Anyone been able to figure this out?
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I know this is a super old thread, but I have been searching far and wide to try and find a solution to this problem. I tried running the stock rom, stock EQ, non-stock EQ, shostock ROM, and all have the same problem where the EQ stops working either between songs or when the screen locks. It is quite annoying. To make it work again, I simply have to turn the EQ off and then back on again, but that only fixes it for one song.
Anyone been able to figure this out?
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# system props for the LPA/TUNNEL
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lpa.decode=false
tunnel.decode=false
lpa.use-stagefright=false
Find that in your build.prop in /system and change any that say true.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running Foxhound 2.0
In case it helps anyone else:
I installed KingBeatz (as recommended by nvkn13) as well as changed the LPA/TUNNEL settings as recommended and the problem seems to have been resolved. Not sure what one fixed it, but it is working. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
Side note: KingBeatz is amazing - even with a crappy set of earbuds the sound is remarkable.
So I've been having the same problem... I'm assuming to edit those values you have to be rooted? Because I tried to edit them through file manager and it said "error occurred when saving"
So, I just opened Dolby Atmos while my N7 music player was going, then I got the "Unfortunatly, Dolby has stopped". I've cleared all the data and cashe, restarted the phone and I get the same error.
I just spent over 2 hours downloading all my apps and setting it up, now I think the only option I have is to do a factory reset :crying:
Anyone have any tips on how to get it working again? It sounds really thin and lifeless without Dolby on.
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I just factory reset my phone, gonna start over.....ugh
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So, I just opened Dolby Atmos while my N7 music player was going, then I got the "Unfortunatly, Dolby has stopped". I've cleared all the data and cashe, restarted the phone and I get the same error.
I just spent over 2 hours downloading all my apps and setting it up, now I think the only option I have is to do a factory reset :crying:
Anyone have any tips on how to get it working again? It sounds really thin and lifeless without Dolby on.
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I just factory reset my phone, gonna start over.....ugh
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Oh yeah. Dolby Atmos and certain music player apps can't be used at the same time.
Go to Settings > Application Manager/Apps > All > Dolby, and force stop. Then wait and when it becomes available clear data. Restart the phone and see if Dolby will load then
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Go to Settings > Application Manager/Apps > All > Dolby, and force stop. Then wait and when it becomes available clear data. Restart the phone and see if Dolby will load then
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Tried that, didn't work... Only fix was uninstalling n7 music player, then doing that with Dolby.
So there seems to be a compatibility problem with n7. Poweramp locked it up, but didn't fc it.
Shuttle +, stock, and Google music all work fine
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For what it's worth..
I tried replicating the issue so I could give the steps on how to get it working again.....So I downloaded n7 player again, started playing music and then went to Dolby and turned it on. I got the "force close" and went through my steps of removing n7, then going to the Dolby app (in settings) and doing a force stop, clearing the data and cashe - then rebooted and tried opening Dolby again, it did NOT open! I messed around with it for about 30 minutes and even went into the stock recovery and tried wiping the cashe (I think that was what I did). It reset all my apps and data, but didin't delete anything - Dolby still didn't open, so I had to perform a 2nd factory reset!
Luckily, I did find the backup data and backup apps in the settings, which took my setup down to about 25 minutes vs 1.5 hours.
***(NOTE TO SELF) - Don't install n7 music player, again!
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For what it's worth..
I tried replicating the issue so I could give the steps on how to get it working again.....So I downloaded n7 player again, started playing music and then went to Dolby and turned it on. I got the "force close" and went through my steps of removing n7, then going to the Dolby app (in settings) and doing a force stop, clearing the data and cashe - then rebooted and tried opening Dolby again, it did NOT open! I messed around with it for about 30 minutes and even went into the stock recovery and tried wiping the cashe (I think that was what I did). It reset all my apps and data, but didin't delete anything - Dolby still didn't open, so I had to perform a 2nd factory reset!
Luckily, I did find the backup data and backup apps in the settings, which took my setup down to about 25 minutes vs 1.5 hours.
***(NOTE TO SELF) - Don't install n7 music player, again!
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Yeah, Dolby isn't compatible with every music app. I turn it off while listening to power amp as it locks up. But with YouTube or Google play music, I turn it on. Good things there's a quick toggle
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osmosizzz said:
Yeah, Dolby isn't compatible with every music app. I turn it off while listening to power amp as it locks up. But with YouTube or Google play music, I turn it on. Good things there's a quick toggle
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I would forget to toggle and would jack it all up again.. Already performed 2 resets last night, not ready for a 3rd until the bootloader gets unlocked and I flash a custom ROM :highfive: ! So I'll just stick to compatible music apps. ....I like Shuttle+, just not as much as n7 or PowerAmp
Does anyone know if Dolby Atmos has any problem with VLC player?
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Does anyone know if Dolby Atmos has any problem with VLC player?
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Just tried it, works fine with VLC!
Dolby Atmos works with Neutron.
What about PlayerPro?
Spotify also works
I think the said apps must be updated by their devs or is it something related to Dolby itself?
If some brave soul with the phone is willing, I'd say re-test power amp.
Right after installing it, without playing any music, go to audio > advanced tweaks, and disable both direct volume control and Bluetooth Direct Volume Control. Just a guess, but similar to how ViperAudio functions, disabling those should make power amp play nice. Not sure about n7 thou, never used it.
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If some brave soul with the phone is willing, I'd say re-test power amp.
Right after installing it, without playing any music, go to audio > advanced tweaks, and disable both direct volume control and Bluetooth Direct Volume Control. Just a guess, but similar to how ViperAudio functions, disabling those should make power amp play nice. Not sure about n7 thou, never used it.
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Lol......I'm not brave enough! My phone has been running flawless now since Friday, but Thursday I had to do 2 factory resets... Not ready to "test" and have to do a 3rd just yet.
Maybe later this week, or weekend? I really miss n7, but I kind of forgot how nice (and simple) Shuttle+ is
Dolby Atmos works with Poweramp Alpha Build 703.
Just an update.... Dolbly Atmos no longer FC's on the B27 build while using n7, it just doesn't turn on at all when n7 is installed. The stock EQ works on n7, but you lose the system wide EQ of Dolby Atmos.
I wish there was a way to completely disable the EQ inside n7 player and just use Dolby Atmos. It shows "off", but somewhere in it's code it has something that Dolby Atmos recognizes and won't turn on until it's completely uninstalled.
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Just an update.... Dolbly Atmos no longer FC's on the B27 build while using n7, it just doesn't turn on at all when n7 is installed. The stock EQ works on n7, but you lose the system wide EQ of Dolby Atmos.
I wish there was a way to completely disable the EQ inside n7 player and just use Dolby Atmos. It shows "off", but somewhere in it's code it has something that Dolby Atmos recognizes and won't turn on until it's completely uninstalled.
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n7 Player October 19th release - UPDATE
Now, Dolby Atmost disables when the player is on and as long as it's in the recent apps list.... If you close the player, clear it out of the recent apps and make sure it's swiped out of the notification bar, then Dolby will work.
I tried turning off the n7 graphic EQ and other EQ's.......Dolby still didn't work. I then found a setting under "other" (still in the EQ menu) that had the Dolby options (Music, Movie, Talk, ect...)... When I set it to "Music", it sounded really good, but when I tried to open Dolby Atmos to adjust it, Dolby Atmos crashed....So I don't think it's the same "Dolby" and may be the reason behind all the conflicts. I had to uninstall n7 completely to get Dolby Atmos to work again.
Getting frustrated with this... I like Shuttle+ and I also found Rocket Player for $3.99 in the Amazon app store.....But I miss my n7 Player.
Foobar also works very well. I'm using it along with VLC, Spotify and Youtube for my media needs, and every app works with dolby.
disable 10 band eq in n7 it will work
Is the Dolby Atmos "EQ" a little too wonky/too sensitive to adjust for anyone else?
Does anyone else think that the EQ is too "wonky" when adjusting, or is it just me?......For example, I get it set *almost* how I want it - about half a song later I'll go in and try to just add a touch more top end (last fader on right)...But as soon as I touch the fader, all the other faders seem to reset to default, or just change to a new random position? So, now I have to start all over. I know I've got like 5 seconds to make changes before they're saved, but most times it takes me a couple songs to dial in the EQ.
Am I missing something, or just not understand how to use it? I'm the sound man in my band and we have four 31 band EQ's in our rack that don't give me this much trouble, Lol.
Does your axon remember the custom preset? Mine keeps going back to music after regular intervals...
@tele_jas yes. And it's not just this Dolby, I feel on the few Dolby ports I've used on my previous phone HTC m8 it's been the same. I have used viper4android or Poweramp if I want to adjust e q.
I usually set the e q to flat or open and use the options I just mentioned. For me I'm just having Dolby on for the sound leveler and the surround enhancement libs
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Does your axon remember the custom preset? Mine keeps going back to music after regular intervals...
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No, mine always seems to go back to "Music" randomly.... It also doesn't seem to save any adjustments to "Music" after a while? I'll go in and check it, and it's all reset to default.... And this is just randomly? Sometimes headphones cause this, sometimes a reboot causes this, sometimes I'll hear it switch from one song to the next.
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@tele_jas yes. And it's not just this Dolby, I feel on the few Dolby ports I've used on my previous phone HTC m8 it's been the same. I have used viper4android or Poweramp if I want to adjust e q.
I usually set the e q to flat or open and use the options I just mentioned. For me I'm just having Dolby on for the sound leveler and the surround enhancement libs
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Yeah, I've tried several Dolby ports on my past phones.... Never liked any of them either. Yes, I love the way Dolby makes my phone sound, but it's a pain in the rear to keep having to set it up all the time.
I've tried a few audio mods, I may look back into them again. I don't have a $150 pair of earbuds, or a fancy car stereo....I honestly can't tell much difference in the hi-fi audio, as long as it sounds good through the speakers and what I have to work with, I'm good. But I've also had issues with V4A when I tried it on this phone too... It turns off randomly and will sometimes take a second or two to kick in when I start a song, so there is a noticeable volume difference once the FX processing starts. That's why I went back to Dolby Atmos.
I was going to start a thread about this until I saw this,
It is the same for me, It has been bugging me since day one and I really despise it. I love to listen to my music on a higher bass, so when I use the slider and slide up, it goes back down to 50% which really annoys me!, I can slide up and hold on it but I am not willing to Hold my finger on the screen while I listen to music, this seriously needs to be fixed, just makes me wonder is it a mistake from Dolby or are we missing something here?
If you slide up and hold on the screen then lock it, surprisingly it stays there, after locking the screen or clearing the Dolby settings from the RAM, it goes back to normal.
First ZTE Phone, have it for 5 months, not impressed.
wondered this myself how does it work. The slider just goes back down again