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Music is really quiet

Got this phone a couple of days ago, moved from the HTC One S with beats audio. I've noticed that top volume (past safe level) on this is equal to around 9/15 on the HTC. Does anybody know any apps that could increase the maximum volume, as I don't want to root quite yet.
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Poweramp is good, and has a louder volume than the stock samsung player.

or flash Perseus Kernel..in Stweak you can boost spkr volume ...

tclocki said:
Poweramp is good, and has a louder volume than the stock samsung player.
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I don't see a difference in volume at all...
Trek55 said:
or flash Perseus Kernel..in Stweak you can boost spkr volume ...
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You didn't quite get the "not rooting, not unlocking bootloader (or whatever the Samsung equivalent is, I've noticed no HBOOT)" part, did you?
As long as there's a factory image going around for this that puts the phone completely back to stock for warranty purposes, then I'll root now. With my record with phones, this will go wrong the day after I root, without doing anything else to it.

Try jetAudio, you can configure the pre-amp in the equaliser settings, plus the EQ is better than poweramp from my own experience.

kylepont said:
I don't see a difference in volume at all...
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Open Poweramp
Go to equalizer (icon by the side of library)
Set pre amp to the max
Go to "Tone/Vol"
I like to put Stero X at max too
Disable "Mono" if enabled
Change Equalizer settings if you want
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I did this with mine and the sound is great quality and high!! Even being a low quality 192kbps mp3

XxLordxX said:
I did this with mine and the sound is great quality and high!! Even being a low quality 192kbps mp3
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That was even quieter than stock! And had worse quality.
Jonny said:
Try jetAudio, you can configure the pre-amp in the equaliser settings, plus the EQ is better than poweramp from my own experience.
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That is slightly louder actually, meh, every little helps I suppose. Cheers

kylepont said:
That was even quieter than stock! And had worse quality.
That is slightly louder actually, meh, every little helps I suppose. Cheers
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Well... Sorry if didn't work then. Mine is configured this way BTW:
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There's also an app called Bass Booster, which can increase the volume as well.
"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)
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Stereo X absolutely raped the bass on my headphones (BOSE MIE2) and made every song sound disgusting, from songs with little bass to songs with lots of bass. Both songs are awesome by the way. Well, now that I've bothered to root (and starting to regret it now that I've heard Triangle Away is useless at the moment) I might as well add beats audio to the phone.

I would get V4A tbh, has tons of customisation and when you get something that suits you its great. Not to mention you can boost the volume with it. FauxSound can also apply gain, I use that too.
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[Q] Low headphone output???

Is there anyway to make the headphone output louder? I remember voodoo sound for my old GS1. But are there any sound mod apps or kernels that make the headphone out put stronger?

Pending on your ROM, there is a mixer paths.XML file in system etc that could be of some help.
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bachera said:
Pending on your ROM, there is a mixer paths.XML file in system etc that could be of some help.
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Cyanogen mod. Do you know the location of the file and how I could change it to make the output louder?

GhostSoldier_US said:
Is there anyway to make the headphone output louder? I remember voodoo sound for my old GS1. But are there any sound mod apps or kernels that make the headphone out put stronger?
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guys ..
i really don't understand how it can be sound so low for some of you ?!?!? it is freaking yelling as hell .. u using shhaait headphones ..
i recon get audiotechnica headphones ATH-ES7 and your ears will explode ill guarantee !!!
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http://www.whathifi.com/review/audio-technica-ath-es7

GalaxySIIII said:
guys ..
i really don't understand how it can be sound so low for some of you ?!?!? it is freaking yelling as hell .. u using shhaait headphones ..
i recon get audiotechnica headphones ATH-ES7 and your ears will explode ill guarantee !!!
http://www.whathifi.com/review/audio-technica-ath-es7
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Im coming from a HTC one and the output is close to half! No im not talking about the speacker the headphone output! I use Meze Classics 11. they still sound good but the output doesnt get anywhere near as loud as a iphone or the htc one. I wonder if a amp or dac would fix this issue

GhostSoldier_US said:
Im coming from a HTC one and the output is close to half! No im not talking about the speacker the headphone output! I use Meze Classics 11. they still sound good but the output doesnt get anywhere near as loud as a iphone or the htc one. I wonder if a amp or dac would fix this issue
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use poweramp or mx player .. and check
mine F320S is loud as hell !

GalaxySIIII said:
use poweramp or mx player .. and check
mine F320S is loud as hell !
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I have the D802 (The At&t version)

GalaxySIIII said:
use poweramp or mx player .. and check
mine F320S is loud as hell !
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neither made a differance

bachera said:
Pending on your ROM, there is a mixer paths.XML file in system etc that could be of some help.
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Hm not on stock?
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Not sure, but on Mahdi, or kitkat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50248217
The bold numbers can also be increased. Requires a reboot and checking permissions. Probably on stock kitkat there will also be a file.
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GhostSoldier_US said:
neither made a differance
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come here and i give u listen music and ull see

LG G4 only 2GB??

A friend of mine recently has bought an LG G4 from fastcardtech (I knew they had fraudulent behavors but not expecting this...)
Well the phone works ok to be honest but although seems an H815 of week 0505, LG Phone info shows it as LG H810 and the provider ATT...
I've searched all over the internet and I've never seen such a variant...
What is wrong? Is it damaged ?
I had tried several v20d and v10b versions,same result. Only 2GB...

Paraskos7 said:
A friend of mine recently has bought an LG G4 from fastcardtech (I knew they had fraudulent behavors but not expecting this...)
Well the phone works ok to be honest but although seems an H815 of week 0505, LG Phone info shows it as LG H810 and the provider ATT...
I've searched all over the internet and I've never seen such a variant...
What is wrong? Is it damaged ?
I had tried several v20d and v10b versions,same result. Only 2GB...
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Post scr with antutu or aida

Paraskos7 said:
A friend of mine recently has bought an LG G4 from fastcardtech (I knew they had fraudulent behavors but not expecting this...)
Well the phone works ok to be honest but although seems an H815 of week 0505, LG Phone info shows it as LG H810 and the provider ATT...
I've searched all over the internet and I've never seen such a variant...
What is wrong? Is it damaged ?
I had tried several v20d and v10b versions,same result. Only 2GB...
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Install "Lg Phone From" from the Play Store and you'll get all informations,model,serial number...
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xda-developers doesn't allow me to post screenshot...
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Install "Lg Phone From" from the Play Store and you'll get all informations,model,serial number...
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I did...
Original -> OK
Model LGH810
Color VK
Serial 1 AATTVK
Serial 2 505KPNYxxx
Provider/Prov.name and Net.type : ATT
Not Korean

I fixed the image for you.
Strange, it all looks legit except the amount of RAM.
Can you post screenshot from the SOC tab?
have they tried hard reset?

the_scotsman said:
I fixed the image for you.
Strange, it all looks legit except the amount of RAM.
Can you post screenshot from the SOC tab?
have they tried hard reset?
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Can you assist me on this? How can I do that? and the hard reset as well??
Thanks in advance.

I have uploaded photo. Please correct link if possible.Thanks.
I tried hard reset. No change...
One question: All those G4 PCBs have the SOC 808 Within Samsung LPDDR3?? If yes,it is like being disabled somehow...

Paraskos7 said:
A friend of mine recently has bought an LG G4 from fastcardtech (I knew they had fraudulent behavors but not expecting this...)
Well the phone works ok to be honest but although seems an H815 of week 0505, LG Phone info shows it as LG H810 and the provider ATT...
I've searched all over the internet and I've never seen such a variant...
What is wrong? Is it damaged ?
I had tried several v20d and v10b versions,same result. Only 2GB...
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Im probly wrong but i know a while back their where clone g3s goin around maybe thats somthin to look into also

You should probably ask your friend to return it if possible. Two reasons:
- You bought a H815 but got a H810?
- 505 is known to bootloop.

How do you check to see if you have a 505

From the serial number I've mentioned above and it is written below the battery I think.

Here is the back side...
i67.tinypic.com/2jadm6p.jpg

Raymonf said:
You should probably ask your friend to return it if possible. Two reasons:
- You bought a H815 but got a H810?
- 505 is known to bootloop.
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I agree, return it as soon as you can
here you can find S/N
http://bolee.com/resources/items/img/2015/07/22/10323227451437541442.jpg

Essential Phone Dual Speakers?

A lot of flagship android phones are getting the dual speaker treatment by editing the build.prop and things but I have no other experience but editing it after reading other people's instructions. I think people are interested in this so I'm hoping someone could figure it out.

I wouldn't do this. Period. There are 2 different speakers and they most likely can't handle the same kind of output. If you push the earpiece speaker too much, you could blow the speaker. This goes for any phone. You're taking a huge risk with this.

Go for it.. let us know how it goes..?
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stinger4321 said:
Go for it.. let us know how it goes..
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I have a feeling that this would be the outcome.
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gk1984 said:
I wouldn't do this. Period. There are 2 different speakers and they most likely can't handle the same kind of output. If you push the earpiece speaker too much, you could blow the speaker. This goes for any phone. You're taking a huge risk with this.
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Alright... Well I would probably do it anyways once I figure it out but I do understand the risk. Not sure if I can do it myself, but ideally all the trebles should go through the earpiece and the bass through the bottom.
I've used this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.Earpiece) to kind of get the feel of how it could sound like, and it doesn't sound too bad.
Of course there are inherent risks in just doing the build.prop edit way, so I was hoping someone more knowledgeable could make this work? If it does work, it would reduce the volume and things but it would still be a fun mod for me.
Right now it seems like I'm the only one who really wants to do this so I understand if the thread just ends here but I'll update if I destroy my phone.

dorupero said:
Alright... Well I would probably do it anyways once I figure it out but I do understand the risk. Not sure if I can do it myself, but ideally all the trebles should go through the earpiece and the bass through the bottom.
I've used this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.Earpiece) to kind of get the feel of how it could sound like, and it doesn't sound too bad.
Of course there are inherent risks in just doing the build.prop edit way, so I was hoping someone more knowledgeable could make this work? If it does work, it would reduce the volume and things but it would still be a fun mod for me.
Right now it seems like I'm the only one who really wants to do this so I understand if the thread just ends here but I'll update if I destroy my phone.
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I'm always up for stereo sound.. its what i miss from my nexus 6
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stinger4321 said:
I'm always up for stereo sound.. its what i miss from my nexus 6
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I miss it too from Moto x pure but I'm hoping for a mod to come out with it than using the phone speakers.

I'll try to get something started. I used to change the mixer_paths.xml files on my older phones so, I'll see if I can use those files for reference.

Did anybody have success with this?

The file is there:
/system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths_tasha.xml
I tried to replicate the mod using similar changes for OnePlus 5t.
Original:
Code:
<path name="handset-stereo-dmic-ef">
<path name="handset-dmic-endfire"/>
</path>
Stereo mod (not working for essential)
Code:
<path name="handset-stereo-dmic-ef">
<path name="handset-dmic-endfire">
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="84" />
<ctl name="DEC5 Volume" value="84" />
</path>
</path>
However, still no sound from the earpiece.
I have attached both stock and modified files, if somebody wants to give a shot.

Is that definitely the part for the stereo speakers?
I've not looked much into mixer files before but would assume dmic as a device was dual mic.
Plus did wonder over to the one plus 5 forum to look at the mod there. Did a comparison on the stock file vs the mod and there's a new section added.
Audio Mixer MultiMedia1 which looks to be setting the use and values of the right devices.

Ibanez33 said:
Is that definitely the part for the stereo speakers?
I've not looked much into mixer files before but would assume dmic as a device was dual mic.
Plus did wonder over to the one plus 5 forum to look at the mod there. Did a comparison on the stock file vs the mod and there's a new section added.
Audio Mixer MultiMedia1 which looks to be setting the use and values of the right devices.
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I replicated one of the two changes that this mode did:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/themes/stereo-speaker-mod-oos-t3632980
The other change was this, which I though irrelevant.
Code:
<!-- #ifdef VENDOR_EDIT -->
<!-- [email protected],2016/10/01,add i2s path-->
<path name="deep-buffer-playback quat_i2s">
<ctl name="SLIMBUS_0_RX Audio Mixer MultiMedia1" value="1" />
<ctl name="SLIM RX0 MUX" value="AIF_MIX1_PB" />
<ctl name="SLIM_0_RX Channels" value="One" />
<ctl name="RX INT0_1 MIX1 INP0" value="RX0" />
<ctl name="RX INT0 DEM MUX" value="CLSH_DSM_OUT" />
<ctl name="EAR PA Gain" value="G_8_DB" />
<ctl name="RX0 Digital Volume" value="96" />
<ctl name="QUAT_MI2S_RX Audio Mixer MultiMedia1" value="1" />
<ctl name="RX0 HPF cut off" value="MIN_3DB_150Hz"/>
</path>
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I am willing to help if you have some ideas.

Will definitely take a look.

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Will definitely take a look.
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The part that confuses me is there is no "quat_i2s" in essential's mixer_paths.
There is quat_i2s_MI2S_RX though.

I'm still trying to get my head around it and also find a device with a mixer that looks closer to ours. Preferably another msm8998.
Lgg6 looked closer but the way the mod been applied was completely different. I did spot another thread where someone was making this mod for requested devices so going to give them a shout and see.

Ibanez33 said:
I'm still trying to get my head around it and also find a device with a mixer that looks closer to ours. Preferably another msm8998.
Lgg6 looked closer but the way the mod been applied was completely different. I did spot another thread where someone was making this mod for requested devices so going to give them a shout and see.
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Can you also give me the link of that thread, so that I can support you there?

This was the thread here (listed below), but looks like the changes are listed for each device so going to test with whats listed for the oneplus 5 as what they have makes more sense to me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mod-dual-speaker-soundmod-devices-root-t3735280

Ibanez33 said:
This was the thread here (listed below), but looks like the changes are listed for each device so going to test with whats listed for the oneplus 5 as what they have makes more sense to me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mod-dual-speaker-soundmod-devices-root-t3735280
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I have made a request there, in the format he wanted. Waiting for the reply.
Do you have any progress?

I am really looking forward to this, the earpiece for some reason has much punchier bass and vocals, i think essential was planning to use it as second speaker but they didnt, it sounds really good compared to other phones earpieces.

Unfortunately the thread with the request the OP has discontinued the work.
I will try take another look when I get more time.

LG V20 H918 Video Quality Reduced after Oreo Update.

I recently got the oreo update for my lg v20 h918 and it turned out to be a downgrade to the built-in video/camera app. Previous to the update setting resolution to uhd and bitrate to high in the manual video settings the video bitrate would be 64mbps. After the update to oreo with the same settings the bitrate is only 52mbps now.
Screenshot one shows my lg v20 h918 running android 8 with only 52mpbs bitrate.
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I would like to get my app back to the better quality 64 bitrate on my h918. What is the least impactful fastest way to do so with the lowest consequences?
Well the images don't show up but Ive detailed the problem.

Since I've updates to android 8 better y dies probably 1/3 faster and now I been getting issues with no network and call quality has dropped alot. If I was rooted I would blame it on being rooted. But I have never rooted this phone. Well I've backed up the phone and will do a factory reset and see if that works. The good things about Android 8 are phone is same or faster. New functionality I've noticed. No lag at all.
So hope factory reset fixed connectivity issues for calls and internet.
Any one else having these issues since upgrading?

Lowered Bitrate said:
I would like to get my app back to the better quality 64 bitrate on my h918. What is the least impactful fastest way to do so with the lowest consequences?
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I guess apk of the previous camera ?
This is a pity, i wonder why it has been reduced.
Can you confirm whether, in the manual audio setting that directivity is there ?
I notice with the later LG models it's not there anymore

One Twelve said:
I guess apk of the previous camera ?
This is a pity, i wonder why it has been reduced.
Can you confirm whether, in the manual audio setting that directivity is there ?
I notice with the later LG models it's not there anymore
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It may or may not have to do with the much more expensive LG V30 launched (from what I have read online) with only 52mbps.
So the V20 that hasn't been updated in a longtime has camera app version 5.30.61.6 and its running 64mbps bitrate. The V20 on android 8 the camera app is version 6.20.81. So I need to get back to that older version on this phone but not sure if it will be compatible with Oreo? Anyway hopefully it will be but I guess since this is a built-in app I need root access to go to a previous version, is that correct? So how do I get the apk of the previous camera and how do I then install it?
Directivity is there in both versions. It has a slider to adjust it.

Lowered Bitrate said:
but I guess since this is a built-in app I need root access to go to a previous version, is that correct? So how do I get the apk of the previous camera and how do I then install it?
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Correct but i'm the wrong person to answer this question as i'm not rooted.
Is there such a big difference between 52Mbit/s and 64 Mbit/s ?
I'd just live with it.
They've not added the H.264 codec i see

Has this been resolved? That would really suck if the OREO update reduces the video bitrate.. We need all the proper data we can get from the camera so that the video can be properly edited afterwards using software.. 64 down to 52 is a big deal, especially considering how poorly the LG v20 compresses the video at any lower bitrates. I generally have had to record in UHD 64MBPS and then use Handbrake to convert it to 1080P. The resulting quality is a night and day difference from any of the 1080P settings built into the LG camera app.
I am quite disappointed here to hear this..