Well lets duscuss.
Personally I do not like that using NOVA launcher instead of Touchwiz doesn't allow to get transparent status bar.
It could be NOVA issue, but developer responded me that "Unfortunately the status bar is a function of the system software/rom and cannot be changed by a launcher"
BTW stock Touchwiz has awesome transparent status bar.
Also I do not like new Settings organization in groups. Before if was much more convenient.
I dont like too.
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Like I too also do negatively in the thought format.
escknx said:
Well lets duscuss.
Personally I do not like that using NOVA launcher instead of Touchwiz doesn't allow to get transparent status bar.
It could be NOVA issue, but developer responded me that "Unfortunately the status bar is a function of the system software/rom and cannot be changed by a launcher"
BTW stock Touchwiz has awesome transparent status bar.
Also I do not like new Settings organization in groups. Before if was much more convenient.
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the transparent status bar is coded in a way that it's part of the SecLauncher. this is the same for the wallpapers. if you use a non-stock wallpaper, it won't be transparent up there even if you are using the stock TW Launcher SecLauncher. my first mod for the phone will be with the SecLauncher to improve it so more will like using it. later i will just mod the SysUI for those that want a transparent status bar while using a 3rd party launcher.
in regards to Settings grouping, there may be a firmware update later that will allow you to change it back to non-grouping. was it LG that did something similar with their Optimus G line? they had this option to change from day 1 so i don't see why Samsung wouldn't enable it in a firmware. however it's possible that they never allow this. but i'm with you on that. i had to look for things longer than normal on my bro's phone because of this.
Sound quality when listening to music... is absolutely horrible. Spent a few months with an iPhone 5 and got used to awesome sound quality. Decided that I ultimately couldn't stand the limitations so I switched back to Android. Only to realize that, as a music lover, sound quality means a lot. And this device needs some serious tweaking.
I tried the Equalizer app from the Play Store. Still has a lot of crackling and popping in the background when playing music via Play Music.
If anyone knows an equalizer app that works flawlessly on this device please let me know. Otherwise I'm stuck waiting for CyanogenMod and their awesome EQ.
luckyduck69 said:
Sound quality when listening to music... is absolutely horrible. Spent a few months with an iPhone 5 and got used to awesome sound quality. Decided that I ultimately couldn't stand the limitations so I switched back to Android. Only to realize that, as a music lover, sound quality means a lot. And this device needs some serious tweaking.
I tried the Equalizer app from the Play Store. Still has a lot of crackling and popping in the background when playing music via Play Music.
If anyone knows an equalizer app that works flawlessly on this device please let me know. Otherwise I'm stuck waiting for CyanogenMod and their awesome EQ.
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Download poweramp or something of that sort play music SUCKS!
xSunny said:
Download poweramp or something of that sort play music SUCKS!
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Yeah, but all of my music is uploaded to Play already. Over 20,000 mp3 tracks. And even if I did resort to playing local media only... the sound quality is still an issue. So that doesn't really resolve the problem.
luckyduck69 said:
Yeah, but all of my music is uploaded to Play already. Over 20,000 mp3 tracks. And even if I did resort to playing local media only... the sound quality is still an issue. So that doesn't really resolve the problem.
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I think he meant because power amp has a bunch of equalizer settings and other audio settings and what
You could get your play music on a third party music player with
f http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169761
nba1341 said:
I think he meant because power amp has a bunch of equalizer settings and other audio settings and what
You could get your play music on a third party music player with
f http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169761
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Nice. Thanks for that link. Also.. this was just posted in the dev section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261362
Yes PowerAMP is the best player ever for sure but in comparison with my Note 2 this new Galaxy sounds much worse my Sony XB500. Very noticeable difference
Somebody knows is this a hardware or software issue?
give that new acid audio that got posted a try.
first phone where the power button is located on the side ... I find myself hitting the volume rocker often when I'm trying to turn off the screen... maybe it's the gel case I bought for the phone is too tight.. other than that I love and adore this phone
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My gel case has been returned to seller. Hard to press all side buttons and problems with charger connection.
mrvirginia said:
the transparent status bar is coded in a way that it's part of the SecLauncher. this is the same for the wallpapers. if you use a non-stock wallpaper, it won't be transparent up there even if you are using the stock TW Launcher SecLauncher. my first mod for the phone will be with the SecLauncher to improve it so more will like using it. later i will just mod the SysUI for those that want a transparent status bar while using a 3rd party launcher
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That will be the most useful mod I believe.:good:
So I'm having a weird issue. My screen is on full brightness and sometimes the screen seems to dim a little bit. It's kind of annoying cuz I noticed it within a few minutes if using this phone. Anyone else or did I get a defective phone?
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chakra said:
Like I too also do negatively in the thought format.
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huh?
elflip88 said:
So I'm having a weird issue. My screen is on full brightness and sometimes the screen seems to dim a little bit. It's kind of annoying cuz I noticed it within a few minutes if using this phone. Anyone else or did I get a defective phone?
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Do you have adaptive display on?
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elflip88 said:
So I'm having a weird issue. My screen is on full brightness and sometimes the screen seems to dim a little bit. It's kind of annoying cuz I noticed it within a few minutes if using this phone. Anyone else or did I get a defective phone?
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I notice this dimming when I open a browser but not just looking around in my phone.
my 1st android smartphone
hello every1,
the SGS4 is my first android phone after 5 years iOS :victory:
Its really nice, but I dont like the back cover of it. So I bought a metal brush back cover, see it here: (sry cant post links (under 10 posts) ;(
elflip88 said:
So I'm having a weird issue. My screen is on full brightness and sometimes the screen seems to dim a little bit. It's kind of annoying cuz I noticed it within a few minutes if using this phone. Anyone else or did I get a defective phone?
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Atmazzz said:
I notice this dimming when I open a browser but not just looking around in my phone.
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This fixed it for me. Maybe it will help you. Go to settings >display and uncheck Auto Adjust Screen Tone.
Related
Is it possible to get a soundbyte to play everytime we turn the screen on and off? That would super awesome. I'd love it if i could get it to make it sound like a lightsaber turning on and off. Thats the nerd in me lol
Edit: Sorry, im running cm7 nightly.
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Nothing, people?
Cyanogenmod 7 nightly oc @ 825
guitarist5122 said:
Nothing, people?
Cyanogenmod 7 nightly oc @ 825
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I honestly doubt it, if there is, and no one has replied, I don't think anyone knows
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Or maybe the person that has the answer hasn't seen the question yet. But this would be a cool feature
Cyanogenmod 7 nightly oc @ 825
Well if there's a soundbyte for locking and unlocking... There's half of it!... Kind of, if you lock your phone that is.
So maybe.
Has me curious now... it does have the option for the sound when you lock unlock... so is that sound byte replaceable?
It's /system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg
Seems like the same sound is used for both lock and unlock. You could try replacing it and see what happens.
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It's /system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg
Seems like the same sound is used for both lock and unlock. You could try replacing it and see what happens.
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Would it have to be an .ogg?
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Has me curious now... it does have the option for the sound when you lock unlock... so is that sound byte replaceable?
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I do not notice a sound when unlocking the phone. How did you get a sound to play?
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Do you have the slider or rotary lock on?
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Would it have to be an .ogg?
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At first guess, I'd say so, since the system is looking for that particular filename. When Google released Android, all the system sounds were in ogg format. It's a feature, not a bug.
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It's /system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg
Seems like the same sound is used for both lock and unlock. You could try replacing it and see what happens.
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there's actually a Lock.ogg and an Unlock.ogg that i've seen. i have tried replacing one with a .ogg sound file, but it doesn't hold. it still reverts back to the original sounds for me
I don't know if you've already found an answer but I got mine to play a sound when turning the screen on/off by installing Widgetlocker, one of the options it offers is to play a sound when locking/unlocking phone as well as when turning the screen on/off.
It has a lot more features that I use and love, but it is a Paid app and dont know if you want to buy it just for the sound option. Hope this helps!
Edit: It doesnt have an option to play a custom sound on the app, but you may be able to change it on the apk?? Just a thought, I've never tried it.
I just replaced the oggs in the ui folder in sounds.
idk about CM7 but it worked fine in CM6. Someone posted it a while back.
I've got Metal Gear Solid sounds for Lock/Unlock =)
Mind you don't forget to enable them in sound settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAO6T6GNvk
Here's my phoneeee.
That's kind of BA! Now, please pardon my noobness... but did you use a software to convert the files to ogg or did you fing them in that format?
I wouldn't mind having the Batman: Arkham Asylum gadget sound on mine
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yixmal said:
That's kind of BA! Now, please pardon my noobness... but did you use a software to convert the files to ogg or did you fing them in that format?
I wouldn't mind having the Batman: Arkham Asylum gadget sound on mine
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Either audio programs or websites. I use www.media.io
EDIT: Remember to enable lock sounds in sound settings.
PcFish said:
I just replaced the oggs in the ui folder in sounds.
idk about CM7 but it worked fine in CM6. Someone posted it a while back.
I've got Metal Gear Solid sounds for Lock/Unlock =)
Mind you don't forget to enable them in sound settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFAO6T6GNvk
Here's my phoneeee.
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Snake? Snake! SNAAAAAAAAKE!
Or... Raiden.
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Snake? Snake! SNAAAAAAAAKE!
Or... Raiden.
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Well they're MGS4 sounds, so I guess Snake ;p
I have found this free app in the market and want to share it with you.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Very good app to adjust the Screen Color intensity and saturation.
Enjoy.
Cheers for that mate looks like an interesting app,will download and have a look.
Might check this out and see what its like
damn looks like VOODOO colors
This is an awesome app but I just realised that this app made the phone very slow and sluggish especially the stock web browser, can anyone confirm that?
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KurskS said:
This is an awesome app but I just realised that this app made the phone very slow and sluggish especially the stock web browser, can anyone confirm that?
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I just noticed that it does slow down the animation.
Regards
I made this app for educational purpose
Glad to hear if someone likes it
On my old SGS, everything works great, the animation is smooth just as without SA
Stock browser the same
So far, only ppl with SGS2 and TranformerPad complain about it...
A few days ago I bought SGS2 and I don't see any slowing down
Probably it is related with soft version, I have KH3 (I didn't test on old firmware)
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I made this app for educational purpose
Glad to hear if someone likes it
On my old SGS, everything works great, the animation is smooth just as without SA
Stock browser the same
So far, only ppl with SGS2 and TranformerPad complain about it...
A few days ago I bought SGS2 and I don't see any slowing down
Probably it is related with soft version, I have KH3 (I didn't test on old firmware)
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i am using newest firmware KI3 and have tested with KH3 as well. Animation slow down and becomes sluggish in stock browser, you can test, the scrolling becomes very not fluid as it should be... Pls check, i really love this app and hope you add the option to remove the icon on status bar as well^^
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Really, I don't see any lag in stock browser :|
I will try to look into deeper
Icon can be done
Netman_ said:
Really, I don't see any lag in stock browser :|
I will try to look into deeper
Icon can be done
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hix(, I am sure there is lag in the animation, especially the scrolling... And sometimes, just sometimes, when ur in an app and press home key, the transition animation to homescreen lag as well... All my friends S2 have prob with this, including mine will make it 4 devices, will be glad to hear if you can figure out the prob^^, so need this app^^
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Really, I don't see any lag in stock browser :|
I will try to look into deeper
Icon can be done
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Dont scroll too fast, scroll slowly then you will see the animation is not smooth, check at the end of the scrolling when the scrolling is slowing down until it stops
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Netman_ said:
I made this app for educational purpose
Glad to hear if someone likes it
On my old SGS, everything works great, the animation is smooth just as without SA
Stock browser the same
So far, only ppl with SGS2 and TranformerPad complain about it...
A few days ago I bought SGS2 and I don't see any slowing down
Probably it is related with soft version, I have KH3 (I didn't test on old firmware)
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I really like this app, Is it possible to add an option to hide the Notification Bar icon.
Best Regards
shafez said:
I have found this free app in the market and want to share it with you.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Very good app to adjust the Screen Color intensity and saturation.
Enjoy.
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Tutorial needed.
I will do some improvement
I have hope it will help with fluidity
So far, with new released version you can disable notification
New version 1.6 released
Performance improved
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New version 1.6 released
Performance improved
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Good Job mate, Just tested the new version and there is no graphichs glitches.
Unfortunately I don't have Galaxy S2 now but I tested it on HTC Sensation which is suppose to be less performer than the S2 because of HTC Sense and had no problems what so ever with it as before the graphics seems slower and animation is jumpy.
Best regards
Glad to hear
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Glad to hear
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Great, now its silky smooth, thanks a lot mate^^
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Nice app.
The Galaxy S II has a blue tint and I wanted to adjust the colour temperature to be more accurate. Though whites are now actually white, it looks like there's a thick weird tint, kind of like a beige layer placed on top of the bluish under layer.
I was wondering if providing a negative value options for colours would help?
Cheers and great work on the app.
Seriously cool app
Hey guys,
Quick one on ringing volume on the Gnex...so dam low! Can hardly hear it. The earpiece is only just acceptable also.
Any ideas??
Unrooted 4.0.2. Gnex
Thanks in advance! =)
kind of hoping someone gives us a clue. Thats my only slight gripe low speaker volume, I thought one of the updates had a supposed fix but im here with 4.0.2 and nothing
Helmet321 said:
Hey guys,
Quick one on ringing volume on the Gnex...so dam low! Can hardly hear it. The earpiece is only just acceptable also.
Any ideas??
Unrooted 4.0.2. Gnex
Thanks in advance! =)
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Try this:
Volume+ Free - LINK
or buy it to make it even louder: Volume+ (Sound Boost) - LINK
If you ever root, use DSP Manager, a lot better then Volume+:
DSP Manager (Flash it) - LINK
kkl1993 said:
Try this:
Volume+ Free - LINK
or buy it to make it even louder
Volume+ (Sound Boost) - LINK
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I tried the free no noticeable difference so im hesitant to buy the full. Thanks anyway
you can buy it, and try it out. you have a 15 minute refund window.
yea I hate that 15 min window lol never seems enough time, they should at least give you an hour
Its says it currently doesn't work with ICS?? Hrmmm..
So it works on your Gnex??
Thanks guys. = )
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I tried the free no noticeable difference so im hesitant to buy the full. Thanks anyway
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this doesn't help with "in-call, earpiece" volume. i recall that this type of change had to be done at the kernel level. i had the same issue with my Nexus One and a kernel dev boosted the output tables (or something like that) in the kernel and it made a big difference. i was hopeful that Samsung's service codes could be accessed to change in-call volumes. however, those codes don't work on the Galaxy Nexus.
Hmm. Flashed dsp manager and now it force closes every time i try and open it. Any way to get it working or at least remove it?
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This has been covered in depth. Install equalizer or volume+, and max out each frequency. Your volume will double for all audio, ringers, notifications, and music. But call volume will stay the same.
So it does work with ICS?
I used volume+. Out the box volume is low. For each setting i put it on the one after the *warning*. Does its job.
Equalizer is my favorite over volume+... and yes the both work on ice cream. Works excellent.
So its just called equalizer??
Does it have some other options over the earpiece also?
Thanks guys. I've thrown a few thanks hits around too. = )
Cheers.
Equalizer by smart apps. Great app.
I use volume + and works great. I got the paid version. These are my settings and its loud I have to turn my phone down at work cuz when it rings its loud as hell lol.
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Cool man thanks for the uploads dude!!
So I'm trying g to decide without knowing what one works aswell as what one is better.....dilemma!! Haha.
Thanks again guys. = )
One other thing, is the Gnex speaker capable of going louder without damage??
also make sure you go to sound settings > music effects and choose volume +. a lot of people who don't notice a difference in volume have missed that essential step
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spovat said:
also make sure you go to sound settings > music effects and choose volume +. a lot of people who don't notice a difference in volume have missed that essential step
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That's true great catch. Forgot to mention that.
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It looks like someone did it with Samsung source last year.... First time I've heard of it in a tw rom....
Anyone else dumbfounded by this being set so low? This was the reason I started running aosp roms on my EVO 4G.... And kept with them on my Galaxy SII.
Why isn't this more important to people? Music sounds like poop over bluetooth.
Anyone know of a fix for the Note 3?
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allroy1975 said:
It looks like someone did it with Samsung source last year.... First time I've heard of it in a tw rom....
Anyone else dumbfounded by this being set so low? This was the reason I started running aosp roms on my EVO 4G.... And kept with them on my Galaxy SII.
Why isn't this more important to people? Music sounds like poop over bluetooth.
Anyone know of a fix for the Note 3?
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this message didn't go quit as I planned, so to bump it and get what I wanted to say in...I'll Reply:
someone actually did this with the Samsung Captivate Glide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880298
I would LOVE this to be fixed once and for all by Samsung, but....doesn't look like that will EVER happen....
Basically highs sound too compressed and scratchy almost...am I the only one who's almost quit listening to music from my phone in the car because of this?
Thanks
quick fix that (at least) make BT music sounds better...
edit build.prop and add this value:
lpa.decode=false
tunnel.decode=false
lpa.use-stagefright=false
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And reboot....
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
quick fix that (at least) make BT music sounds better...
edit build.prop and add this value:
And reboot....
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I missed this post, but thank you!!!
I just made the changes, but haven't been out to my car yet. Hoping for the best, but honestly, not expecting much. What do these changes do? I'm gonna google it, but....I'm asking here too.
You're welcome ^^
From what I googled: it reroute your audio stream through main CPU instead of special DFX introduced in JB+, the Low Power Audio decoder -lpa.decode- (thus increase in batt usage like playing music in pre-JB Android)...
I would be glad if it works for you as well ad solve your problem ^^
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
You're welcome ^^
From what I googled: it reroute your audio stream through main CPU instead of special DFX introduced in JB+, the Low Power Audio decoder -lpa.decode- (thus increase in batt usage like playing music in pre-JB Android)...
I would be glad if it works for you as well ad solve your problem ^^
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I was super excited, but ...it didn't work. Highs still sound like poop. It's hard to tell sometimes, but, when my random playlist hit In The Mall by Weezer, it became very obvious that it still sucked.
the cymbols in that song are pretty isolated, and that's where you can hear the static compression. just sounds terrible to me...and i'm far from an audiophile...
Thanks for responding though!
Ah yes, its still suck but better than using LPA Decoder...
Still have to find a way to make it at least listenable....
I'm an audiophile... And this problem made me crazy...
Some says that its intentional by Sammy, coz Sammy use APT-X protocol for streaming music (maybe its their marketing strategy to make ppl switch to Samsung Level headset/APT-X compatible headset?).
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
Ah yes, its still suck but better than using LPA Decoder...
Still have to find a way to make it at least listenable....
I'm an audiophile... And this problem made me crazy...
Some says that its intentional by Sammy, coz Sammy use APT-X protocol for streaming music (maybe its their marketing strategy to make ppl switch to Samsung Level headset/APT-X compatible headset?).
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I didn't mention it in this thread, but I think last time I tried an AOSP rom for this phone, I still wasn't very impressed with the sound quality. Have you tried? I think I tried a PAC-Man rom a few months ago....
allroy1975 said:
I didn't mention it in this thread, but I think last time I tried an AOSP rom for this phone, I still wasn't very impressed with the sound quality. Have you tried? I think I tried a PAC-Man rom a few months ago....
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Umm, nope... I never tried AOSP/AOKP anymore since my Note 2....
And I give up using bluetooth for music, can't bear the sound quality...
I tried Viper but it stuttering too much, and I don't like equalized/tuned sound... I listen to music as-is....
I'll try to get cheap APT-X bluetooth headset (not $500++ headset as I'm cheap )
This has been bugging me for a while - is there anyway to disable it? The app I'm using for podcasts allows you to but I don't think there a system-wide method or a way to do it for the stock music app? I'm still unrooted and can't really be bothered rooting just for this. I've also tried third-party lock screens which makes it possible but the the OP one is underneath and the design isn't in line with the rest of the phone. Not a huge problem but it's enough to annoy me!
flashingrom84 said:
This has been bugging me for a while - is there anyway to disable it? The app I'm using for podcasts allows you to but I don't think there a system-wide method or a way to do it for the stock music app? I'm still unrooted and can't really be bothered rooting just for this. I've also tried third-party lock screens which makes it possible but the the OP one is underneath and the design isn't in line with the rest of the phone. Not a huge problem but it's enough to annoy me!
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Try poweramp
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Try poweramp
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It works! Thanks so much dude. 50 million downloads I can't believe I didn't try it sooner :crying: