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[Q] How to get Viper4Android and Poweramp to work.

Hi Folks,
I would appreciate your help please. I'm trying to get V4A to work with Poweramp without success. I've scoured XDA and the internet for solutions.
I'm rooted running stock with Art. Has anyone running Art been able to get this combo to work? If so please help!
Thank you!

I've managed to get it to work except I have to manually turn off Poweramp's eq everytime I plug in my headphone jack or switch to BT. Anyone know how to permanently turn off Poweramp's eq? Thanks!
P.s problem solved!
I managed to turn off the pa eq! It came to me in a eureka moment as I awoke this morning. You have to unassign each preset that you have set for headphones, speaker or Bluetooth. So make sure non are showing and eq will stay off!
The combination of PA with V4A is stunning!

Unassign the presents in Poweramp or V4A?

Rose Commander said:
Unassign the presents in Poweramp or V4A?
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In Poweramp and don't use Poweramps eq.

I am an S3 user and google'd this kind of problem and found your thread but still no luck and lastly tried to watch a short youtube vid and voila.. maybe this can help you too
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tfNMkYOsCSc

Now that I've upgraded to lollipop unfortunately I can't get V4A to work. Anyone on lollipop have any joy?

Tuffcheez said:
Now that I've upgraded to lollipop unfortunately I can't get V4A to work. Anyone on lollipop have any joy?
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Get SElinuxchanger if your rom is set to enforcing, set it to permissive and you have to run V4A in compatibility mode - that way it works for me, however the sound quality is MAYBE not so good in this mode, in normal mode I get better sound quality I think

Same Problem
Hey guys, for the last few weeks Viper4android worked fine on my poweramp, however suddenly the processing status was set to "no".
I did all the necessary steps to enable V4A,like disabling equalizer,direct volume control etc. , so I don't know what the problem could be. V4 A does work on other music players though. But still as I prefer it to work on my Poweramp, please help me if possible to find a solution.

DAC +Dolby + Viper4Android V4a?

Trying to achieve maximum audio quality from the axon 7 and was wondering what setup you guys are using?
Has anyone successfully flashed Viper4android?
What streaming services would be best to take advantage of the Built in Dac?
How do we know if the DAC is working? 0_o
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So after failing on the first try I restored using the twrp backup and gave it another shot and success!
what you'll need:
1. Root and backup before doing anything (duh)
2. Then install Busy Box. Open Busy Box app and hit install on the bottom left. after it shows a successful install DON'T reboot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
3. Install SElinuxModeChanger. Open SElinuxModeChanger and hit Permissive option
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=12506
4. Now install Viper4Android apk .Open Viper and you'll be prompted to install a4v driver. Click Yes and after it will say to reboot but DON'T reboot.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ar5men9o5ar7inb/ViPER4Android_FX_v2401_A4.x-A6.x.apk
5. Open Dobly and make sure its off.
6.NOW reboot and your all set.
Everything is working nicely together Dobly and viper works just like it should.

Xshooter726 said:
Trying to achieve maximum audio quality output from the axon 7 and was wondering what setup you guys are using?
Has anyone successfully flashed Viper4android?
What streaming services would be best to take advantage of the Built in Dac?
How do we know if the DAC is working? 0_o
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I just got it working after reading your post. I installed it by installing busybox(I believe this is needed, but not completely sure), then setting selinux to permissive, and then installing V4A 2.4.0.1.
I can't recommend any streaming services as I only listen to music locally on my device, but I will say it sounds MUCH better than Dolby Atmos when it's properly configured. I would recommend just turning off Dolby Atmos when listening to headphones. If you're listening to the loudspeakers V4A doesn't do too much so I would leave Dolby Atmos enabled in that case.
If you want to know if V4A is working, hit the menu button in the top right corner of the screen and tap on driver status. It should say the status is normal. If driver status says abnormal then it didn't install correctly.

scottk135 said:
I just got it working after reading your post. I installed it by installing busybox(I believe this is needed, but not completely sure), then setting selinux to permissive, and then installing V4A 2.4.0.1.
I can't recommend any streaming services as I only listen to music locally on my device, but I will say it sounds MUCH better than Dolby Atmos when it's properly configured. I would recommend just turning off Dolby Atmos when listening to headphones. If you're listening to the loudspeakers V4A doesn't do too much so I would leave Dolby Atmos enabled in that case.
If you want to know if V4A is working, hit the menu button in the top right corner of the screen and tap on driver status. It should say the status is normal. If driver status says abnormal then it didn't install correctly.
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Installed V4A the same way you did and its working great. Only problem I'm having now is that my dolby keeps crashing when opening the app.
Is your Dolby working ok with Viper?
If so, are you able to upload a back up of your Dolby app and Dolby Service file? Mine must of got corrupted when installing Viper.

Xshooter726 said:
Installed V4A the same way you did and its working great. Only problem I'm having now is that my dolby keeps crashing when opening the app.
Is your Dolby working ok with Viper?
If so, are you able to upload a back up of your Dolby app and Dolby Service file? Mine must of got corrupted when installing Viper.
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Mine is working fine. I was actually surprised it worked so flawlessly. Have you tried uninstalling it to see if Dolby started working again? Do you think having Dolby enabled/disabled when installing the V4A driver would have an effect? I can't remember if mine was on or not. I'm just trying to think of differences that could have happened between our installs.
I wouldn't mind uploading the Dolby app and Service file, but I'm not quite sure how. Do you just want the two Dolby backups from a Titanium Backup or do you need something more?

scottk135 said:
Mine is working fine. I was actually surprised it worked so flawlessly. Have you tried uninstalling it to see if Dolby started working again? Do you think having Dolby enabled/disabled when installing the V4A driver would have an effect? I can't remember if mine was on or not. I'm just trying to think of differences that could have happened between our installs.
I wouldn't mind uploading the Dolby app and Service file, but I'm not quite sure how. Do you just want the two Dolby backups from a Titanium Backup or do you need something more?
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Yeah, not really sure what went wrong. Think you could be right about having it enabled when flashing Viper. I've been going at it for hours trying to get it working again lol. I've tried installing other versions of Dolby, Uninstalling Viper and wiping catch but still nothing.
If you could upload your titanium back up that would be great. It might be a unique version of Dolby that comes with our Axon's.

Xshooter726 said:
Yeah, not really sure what went wrong. Think you could be right about having it enabled when flashing Viper. I've been going at it for hours trying to get it working again lol. I've tried installing other versions of Dolby, Uninstalling Viper and wiping catch but still nothing.
If you could upload your titanium back up that would be great. It might be a unique version of Dolby that comes with our Axon's.
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Sorry, it's going to be a bit longer. I don't have enough posts yet to link anything lol. I will when I can though.

scottk135 said:
Sorry, it's going to be a bit longer. I don't have enough posts yet to link anything lol. I will when I can though.
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lol No problem man. Thanks for trying to help me out any ways. Its really not a big deal not having dolby when you have viper installed. Been messing with some Viper settings and the difference in audio is Huge.

Dolby also force closes for me after installing V4A. Kind of disappointing, as I really found the surround sound effect to be quite nice. I'll just go back to using Dolby for now.

dennis96411 said:
Dolby also force closes for me after installing V4A. Kind of disappointing, as I really found the surround sound effect to be quite nice. I'll just go back to using Dolby for now.
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Updated the OP with steps on how I got it working.

Xshooter726 said:
Updated the OP with steps on how I got it working.
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Working fine now. Thanks!

Okay, slight problem. The HiFi toggle now has no effect in any player, even the stock one. So now I'm stuck using the Snapdragon DAC.

Can you please try to install arise sound mod 3.3 and report back if the sound is now utter perfection

Arise 3.3 working perfectly here.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk

Persianhawkes said:
Arise 3.3 working perfectly here.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk
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Does it further improve the sound to a noticeable amount and can you still use Dolby & the hifi dac option.
Thank you for your reply btw

CampfireVibés said:
Does it further improve the sound to a noticeable amount and can you still use Dolby & the hifi dac option.
Thank you for your reply btw
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For me it does improve the sound noticeably. Dolby doesn't work and haven't tried the hi-fi option. From what I've gathered Dolby only works on stock music and Poweramp. Arise 3.3 works everywhere.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk

So, I installed arise numbers 3.5 and viper works fine (viper driver says processing: yes), but Dolby crashes every time I try to open it. Is dolby still required after viper is installed?

Has anyone tried VLC player yet? I tried it and it seems to work just fine with the Hi-Fi option and Dolby Atmos.
It has also great functionality: plays music (stereo/5.1) and video, supports subtitles, etc.
EDIT: ah, and I didn't root. Just installed the app. I can fiddle with Dolby settings while music is playing; video pauses when I open the settings while playing, but resumes after I close.

strifej said:
So, I installed arise numbers 3.5 and viper works fine (viper driver says processing: yes), but Dolby crashes every time I try to open it. Is dolby still required after viper is installed?
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no, when you have properly set up viper, the dolby app is useless anyway

I'm tired of not being able to use the music player I've used the past couple years, plus Dolby Atmos turns on and off randomly each time I start my music player, or plug in my earbuds - sometimes from song to song....So I'm ready to bite the bullet and instal V4A or maybe even Arise 3.5?
When I do that, I understand that Dolby Atmos won't work.....But would it hurt anything if I uninstall it, or disable it, using TitaniumBackup?

tele_jas said:
I'm tired of not being able to use the music player I've used the past couple years, plus Dolby Atmos turns on and off randomly each time I start my music player, or plug in my earbuds - sometimes from song to song....So I'm ready to bite the bullet and instal V4A or maybe even Arise 3.5?
When I do that, I understand that Dolby Atmos won't work.....But would it hurt anything if I uninstall it, or disable it, using TitaniumBackup?
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I've got Dolby and V4A both working just fine. The problem with Dolby seems to happen when A4V is flashed when Dolby is active. You could try turning Dolby off and freezing it. Would also be a good idea to back up the 2 Dolby files in TitaniumBackup.

Equalizer broken with the new Oreo update

My P10+ vky-al00 recently got the Oreo and EMUI 8 update. The update is fine except for the fact that that it completely broke the phone's equalizer. Every time I use equalizer settings while listening to music via a pair of 3.5mm earphones, I get a high-pitched whiney distorted sound. This applies to pretty much every music and equalizer app on the Play store.
Does anyone also have this issue? Is there a fix?

shahzehan said:
My P10+ vky-al00 recently got the Oreo and EMUI 8 update. The update is fine except for the fact that that it completely broke the phone's equalizer. Every time I use equalizer settings while listening to music via a pair of 3.5mm earphones, I get a high-pitched whiney distorted sound. This applies to pretty much every music and equalizer app on the Play store.
Does anyone also have this issue? Is there a fix?
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Try it on loudspeaker.

chubbs75 said:
Try it on loudspeaker.
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The speakers work fine - with the equalizers and everything. It's the 3.5mm jack that's giving me problems. I didn't have this problem with Nougat and EMUI 5.1 so it's really annoying.

shahzehan said:
The speakers work fine - with the equalizers and everything. It's the 3.5mm jack that's giving me problems. I didn't have this problem with Nougat and EMUI 5.1 so it's really annoying.
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Have you tried it with different headphones?

chubbs75 said:
Have you tried it with different headphones?
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I've tried it with three different pairs, it doesn't make a difference. I suppose rolling back via HiSuite would fix it but I don't want to lose my data.

I'm having the same issues with my mate 9 after the Oreo update. Every equalizer app I've tried no longer works no matter the music service (google, Spotify, podcasts, downloaded music etc) whether using wired headphones or Bluetooth headphones. When turned on the music becomes extremely distorted. I had no problems before the Oreo update.
I get the same problem with Bluetooth loudspeakers.
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Seems like it is directly related to the bass boosting aspect. I was able to get Equalizer FX to work and sound decent with bass boost turned off and just manually adjust the equalizer settings. The second the bass boost effect is turned on it gets all distorted.

I have the same issue with my Huawei mate 9. I reported the issue to Huawei official support center, but I do not know if the issue will be fixed.
My article about this issue:
https://qiita.com/discoheavan/items/eb800288717b9d44a4f0

I too have been experiencing this audio anomaly when using wired or Bluetooth headphones and I agree that this has something to do with the bass augmentation of a stand-alone equalizer app or player with built-in equalizer. Disabling it helps but, in my case, when I hit the next or previous song button during the song it happens again. If I let the song continue without interruption, the sound continues to be fine. Weird. I hope this is fixed soon.

Yes, its was happen to me also. listening music with equalizer apps, the so freak like singer whispering to your ears. But when i turn the EQ off, the sound normal. Before updating to android 8, the EQ apps work like a champ. Sounds really boosted. Heard android 8.0 having some bugs on audio.

Same problem with P10+ and using eq FX bass booster, and when search a new song or click next-button, th eq turns off and had to started again. Why an earth P10 models have no in-built equalizer :/

1_X_2 said:
Same problem with P10+ and using eq FX bass booster, and when search a new song or click next-button, th eq turns off and had to started again. Why an earth P10 models have no in-built equalizer :/
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Same problem for me also, but i have Honor 8 Pro (EMUI 8.0), with Equalizer FX pro. if i enabled the Bass Booster option some kind of serious noise is coming. And i tried with many other equalizer app on play store, but no use same distortion sound is coming. But on Nougat it was so fine.
it is the problem of all EMUI 8.0 users, but here only few peoples are complaining about this. how the Huawei going to take this as serious problem.

Audio effects in Oreo seems to be seriously broken. Major League dsps (v4a, jamesdsp) aren't working either. Seems there is no way to load them, until now at least.
I've got some basic Jetaudio effects/equalization to work, but still pretty far of what I expect...

So there's been no word from Huawei about a fix? That's a bummer. I can't enjoy any of my music without a decent bass boost.

Today new fw was released VTR-L29 8.0.0.365(C432) -still not working.
1st official fw release VTR-L29 8.0.0.360(C432) not working.
because equalizer is too important for me, I have to downgrade again to
VTR-L29C432B185(last nougat version)
at least its possible through Huawei Firmware finder, but You need to have backup from High Suite. (downgrade will wipe all your data and phone will be set as new device)

Got an Huawei P Smart out of the box with Emui8, i also can't use an equalizer, i always used EqualizerFX to, if turn on Bass booster i hear almost nothing of the music is playing
I had write to dutch support of Huawei but didnt get a proper anwser, so asked them again why i can't adjust the bass, and i think there is no nougat rom for my phone, was thinking for replacing for another phone

Confirm and no solution
shahzehan said:
My P10+ vky-al00 recently got the Oreo and EMUI 8 update. The update is fine except for the fact that that it completely broke the phone's equalizer. Every time I use equalizer settings while listening to music via a pair of 3.5mm earphones, I get a high-pitched whiney distorted sound. This applies to pretty much every music and equalizer app on the Play store.
Does anyone also have this issue? Is there a fix?
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I can confirm, that problem with equalizer is still the same - Huawei P8 lite - I tried a lot of apps - equalizer with headphones or bluethoot not working (only high noise). Android 8.0.0., EMUI 8.0.0.

I have same problem, high pitch sound after instalation and enabling the equalizer.
WTF ?
Huawei P10 Lite

I confirmed the malfunction of bassboost was fixed on my mate 9 by updating OS to android pie.
Perhaps the other huawei devices may also work fine with the latest OS. Has anyone confirmed?

P10 lite eq
There is a reasonable way to get your oreo updated device which is missing eq, to function in acceptable parameters. Download stellio player and merge it's functional eq and bass boost with eqfy, which is Spotify official equalizer. Find the best settings and enjoy. It's not perfect but it's much better than nothing, and no pitch sounds.

Audio out of sync from video

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Can someone move to galaxy s5e?
Recently on my husband's tab the audio has been out of sync from video.
Specially on YouTube the audio is in FRONT of the video which is weird.
It's all stock firmware etc. Latest updates. Running build ending in AESB
One UI version 1.1
Android 9
Rebooting fixes for a little bit but then it just comes back
Have cleared cache etc
Any ideas?

nikkitaw said:
oops posted on wrong board somehow
Can someone move to galaxy s5e?
Recently on my husband's tab the audio has been out of sync from video.
Specially on YouTube the audio is in FRONT of the video which is weird.
It's all stock firmware etc. Latest updates. Running build ending in AESB
One UI version 1.1
Android 9
Rebooting fixes for a little bit but then it just comes back
Have cleared cache etc
Any ideas?
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same here. WIFI version of tablet. after reboot jus until tablet goes to sleep all is ok. after wake up, video and audio is out of sync... any ideas how to fix this ?

Uninstall YouTube completely from Playstore?
Or to test audio video stack: find an audio Bluetooth device, connect it with the tablet. Is the audio and video still out of sync? Even over Bluetooth?
Since there are several audio routes in Android, temporarily using and testing might give information.
I don't have it with either normal speakers or Bluetooth.

Happened to me before. Disappeared after reboot.

It happened on mine when using HD HomeRun
Reboot helps somewhat

I am not sure if Dolby Atmos options for better sound is involved. However since Android audio stack is difficult to understand, I would like you to ask:
What happens if you turn on/off Dolby Atmos in Sound Advanced options?
Here how I discovered there is a bug in using Dolby Atmos for me too. Others reported this bug also.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3847815

Speakerphone (loudness, clarity)

Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G Power's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

i noticed on mine that the call clarity from my speaker isn't that great.
There is quite some noise.
any other people here that have that too? or is mine simply a bit busted?

Mine is fine (just got the phone this afternoon). When you say there is some noise, in what way?

Haizum74 said:
Mine is fine (just got the phone this afternoon). When you say there is some noise, in what way?
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i think i figured it out,
i had in-call volume maxed out, and then the speaker gives some background hissing ... don't know how to explain the sound itself...
i found out it was a software thing because in Skype for business the sound was very clear as expected

pjottrr said:
i think i figured it out,
i had in-call volume maxed out, and then the speaker gives some background hissing ... don't know how to explain the sound itself...
i found out it was a software thing because in Skype for business the sound was very clear as expected
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Well, it just happened to me 10 mins ago on a call I put on loudspeaker. SO, I'll try that tip. Wonder if the Dolby audio is also a potential

Haizum74 said:
Well, it just happened to me 10 mins ago on a call I put on loudspeaker. SO, I'll try that tip. Wonder if the Dolby audio is also a potential
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I've been testing a bit more with this,
i made a phonecall to a friend of mine, and indeed some crackling background noise witch seems to be generated when he speeks.
i made another call to him with max audio output from Skype for business, and the sound is really clear.
so i guess therefor that it has something to do with the audio settings of the phone app.
i don't have a clue on how to fix it, but just to clarify, i don't mean the loudspeaker , just the internal normal speaker.
I haven't tested it on loudspeaker

Ahh, I'm getting it when on loudspeaker, not when in call speaker. Interesting. Yes I do think it's the phone app that's the issue. Seeing as it's stock I wonder if it's a current bug.

Haizum74 said:
Ahh, I'm getting it when on loudspeaker, not when in call speaker. Interesting. Yes I do think it's the phone app that's the issue. Seeing as it's stock I wonder if it's a current bug.
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due to some issues with installing viper4android i had to unpatch my bootimage to get my phone back working, and guess what, it works fine on the non rooted version....
so it apears it has something to do with
a: the patch
or
b: an interfering rooted app

I'm not rooted on mine so now I'm not sure what it could be heh.

I'm particularly satisfied with this Motorola Moto G8 Power but indeed, during calls, the sound from the internal speaker is quite poor quality. When my interlocutor speaks, his voice is not very clear, it sizzles at times...
Let's hope that an update will arrive soon!

pjottrr said:
due to some issues with installing viper4android i had to unpatch my bootimage to get my phone back working, and guess what, it works fine on the non rooted version....
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after some time on the non-rooted version, i sadly have to conclude my problem is still there.
my previous assumption that the problem was because of rooting is off the table

These stereo speakers are awesome, so loud sound. I think, main reason you must buy this phone, is speakers

Speakers on this phone are amazing
Disable built in Moto Dolby., I use an APK called package disabler.
Install Viper4droid Legacy with updated V4A APK.
Install Dolby Atmos for Android Q (Via Magisk Modules)
Disable sellinux ..I use an APK called Adiutor Mod APK
Bam..adjust the sound to your liking

Absolutely ridiculous, best speaker i ever had in a smartphone

@jhjhjhjhjhjh was right about the speakers of Moto G8
I followed his tutorial and got the best sound out of my phone
I have attached screenshots and .apk for anyone who wants to give it a shot
I disabled Moto Audio with Package Disabler
I also installed ViPER4Android FX with apk then updated it from Magisk Manager, when you notice V4A restarts your phone, you need to install Audio Modification library, Busy box for Android NDK from the downloads by searching for them and that will solve the problem
Then you need to download Audio Configuration Database Module into your downloads folder and install it as a module then after you can install the Dolby Atmos module too
Then finally, using Kernel Adiutor-Mod app, you go to MISC controls and change Current SELinux status to Permissive and check apply on boot
Enjoy

esuo2 said:
@jhjhjhjhjhjh was right about the speakers of Moto G8
I followed his tutorial and got the best sound out of my phone
I have attached screenshots and .apk for anyone who wants to give it a shot
I disabled Moto Audio with Package Disabler
I also installed ViPER4Android FX with apk then updated it from Magisk Manager, when you notice V4A restarts your phone, you need to install Audio Modification library, Busy box for Android NDK from the downloads by searching for them and that will solve the problem
Then you need to download Audio Configuration Database Module into your downloads folder and install it as a module then after you can install the Dolby Atmos module too
Then finally, using Kernel Adiutor-Mod app, you go to MISC controls and change Current SELinux status to Permissive and check apply on boot
Enjoy
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Hi sir, are you in stock firmware? If yes, do you have a problem with top speaker when example: use voice chat in a game, or Meet? Me and a lot more of people its reporting the same audio issue on Lenovo forum: the phone sounds like under water and only from bottom speaker and just will be fixed rebooting. The last answer from lenovo team was could be a hardware issue, but i think its software issue, cause only happens when using the microphone in some apps.

Is the speakerphone call problems still an issue with the Moto G Power? From what I have been reading, it is likely a software problem (other than the fact that that one of the speakers is right next to the mic), and maybe has been updated away.