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[HOW-TO] Delete and Change Stock Ringtone/Notification/Alarm/UI

For those who want to delete annoying ringtone or alarm sounds from stock one, here is a simple solution to change it
You need : Root Explorer / Root Browser
1. Go to root.
2. Open system/media/audio
3. (See, there are 4 folders : alarm, notification, ringtone, and ui) Choose folder that you want.
4. If you don't like the sound from that folder, just delete it. If you want to give your own sound, just copy it to the folder that you chose. But i recommend your sound file type is ogg vorbis. You can download Audacity from (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) to helps you convert the sound file
5. (Important) If you choose ui folder and want to change the system sound, don't forget to change your new sound's name like the old one!
5. Done!
After that, if you have problem about ringtone loop, see my thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446787
please press THANKS button if this post helped you

Can it be done without root?
I have a new GT i9100G which is not rooted and as of this time I do not wish to void the warranty. So, my question is, can this be done without rooting my device? If not, will using Odin to root the device (flashing a kernel) set the counter to 1, and if so, how do I reset it without a jig?
PS. I hope I am not posting this in the wrong place and apologize if I am.

wow thanks for this simple guide, been lookin for this
+1 mate

amasiam said:
I have a new GT i9100G which is not rooted and as of this time I do not wish to void the warranty. So, my question is, can this be done without rooting my device? If not, will using Odin to root the device (flashing a kernel) set the counter to 1, and if so, how do I reset it without a jig?
PS. I hope I am not posting this in the wrong place and apologize if I am.
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no,it needs root.

Still visible in the menu...
Thanks a lot for the guide bro!
I got another question. I removed all those annoying sounds I never used and never will, the way you showed, but when I open the alarm menu or ringtone menu, they are still visible.
How do I remove them from there too? I wiped cache and Dalvik cache, but they are still there although there are only 3 alarm sounds left, the list of sounds in the alarm menu is still the same...

A really simple thing to do.
I wonder why people fail at times..
Anyways, Good Guide. Will help lots of people.

thankx for it was got bore with that old sound

a.fontenele said:
Thanks a lot for the guide bro!
I got another question. I removed all those annoying sounds I never used and never will, the way you showed, but when I open the alarm menu or ringtone menu, they are still visible.
How do I remove them from there too? I wiped cache and Dalvik cache, but they are still there although there are only 3 alarm sounds left, the list of sounds in the alarm menu is still the same...
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Never mind... Problem solved... In the beginning, even after deleting the sounds I didn't want, they were still visible in the menus. If I selected them they would be mute of course... Today, somehow they disappeared from the menus as welI don't know if out was due to my constant rom modding or what. It beats me...

a.fontenele said:
Never mind... Problem solved... In the beginning, even after deleting the sounds I didn't want, they were still visible in the menus. If I selected them they would be mute of course... Today, somehow they disappeared from the menus as welI don't know if out was due to my constant rom modding or what. It beats me...
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Once you are done with removing/adding the ring tone, restart your phone. It will update the new list.

a.fontenele said:
Never mind... Problem solved... In the beginning, even after deleting the sounds I didn't want, they were still visible in the menus. If I selected them they would be mute of course... Today, somehow they disappeared from the menus as welI don't know if out was due to my constant rom modding or what. It beats me...
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the way to update the ringtone list is just restart your phone, or you could edit the ROM zip file first, before you flash it in your phone.

Got root
evil_penguin said:
no,it needs root.
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Thanks for answering my post. Using SU-BB installer, I was able to get root without changing the counter (I hope) so now I can use your method to get rid of the sounds I never use and do not like.

I've added sounds to the notification folder earlier but the notification volume is much lower than what the original volume of those tones. Any way to fix it ?
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium

boosting your audio signal.
Venomous Viper 119 said:
I've added sounds to the notification folder earlier but the notification volume is much lower than what the original volume of those tones. Any way to fix it ?
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium
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Use Audacity: It's free, and open source!
If your GT-S5830 has only one speaker (mono), you can, if your audio is stereo, create a mono track which should help somewhat. Audacity>new>open your file> tracks> stereo to mono. You can also use audacity to boost the db of the of the audio signal (take care not to cause clipping). Audacity>effect>amplify.
Hope this helps.

amasiam said:
Use Audacity: It's free, and open source!
If your GT-S5830 has only one speaker (mono), you can, if your audio is stereo, create a mono track which should help somewhat. Audacity>new>open your file> tracks> stereo to mono. You can also use audacity to boost the db of the of the audio signal (take care not to cause clipping). Audacity>effect>amplify.
Hope this helps.
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Will try it out... Thanks a lot ..!
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium

persistent irritating original ringtone!
My friend, please help me out. I have a problem with my rooted Huawei mediapad s7-931u device. i dont know why whenever i use/ install hisuit driver, the ringtone of the device gets back to its original (irritating!) one. off course, the name of the ringtone in my device is the one I have chosen, but that does not ring and the original one is played. I have tried to not use hisuit but still when i install a new app or use Superuser app, the ringtone changes to its original one!!!
you know what's funny! i looked all four audio folders to find that ... sound but it wasnt in any of them to be DELETED or what.
Please help me out! it's really going on my nerves now!
by the way, i forgot to make a ROM back up! oops. actually i tried but i couldnt. please tell me what to do.
Thanks a million.

incall volume please help

guys i just got this note2 from local, the incall volume so low even i set it to max, any one have this issue with theirs or what can i do to make it louder , thanks

Confirmed, its a bit on the low side.
I made a adjusted default_gain.conf with slightly increased volume.
Not tested tho but anyone want to try, use root explorer and overwrite the file in system/etc
(attached, remove the .txt part of file name)

DocRambone said:
Confirmed, its a bit on the low side.
I made a adjusted default_gain.conf with slightly increased volume.
Not tested tho but anyone want to try, use root explorer and overwrite the file in system/etc
(attached, remove the .txt part of file name)
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thanks it confirmed your too,thanks Doc

any note 2 owners please confirm, i was so worry because i thought i got the defected unit

One more version, tested and will boost the incall volume a lot
Cred to Meltus : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722136

tongphan said:
any note 2 owners please confirm, i was so worry because i thought i got the defected unit
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Don't have this problem.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

not working sometimes no sound

did u try the native incall volume boost? It works pretty good. Just set it to Clear audio option and its rocking:good:

Change boot sounds

I've been having some fun playing with both power on and power off sounds, easy mod. Wish777 started it, but his thread kinda got buried in the general forum.
Take your favorite sound, ringtone, whatever, transcode it to an .ogg (there are online transcoders), rename to either PowerOn.ogg or PowerOff.ogg, put in system/media/audio/ui. I renamed the stock sounds to .bak in case I want to use them.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO WISH777 FROM HIS THREAD I DID NONE OF THIS!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983308

Post that siren sound here..maybe someone will want it..Its cool ! :thumbup:

Be careful, you cant turn these down, I was waiting at the Dr. the other day and flashed a couple things, everybody was staring at me.
Power on sound
http://audiko.net/ringtone/Silent+Hill/Siren?ring=21691193#play

9wire said:
Be careful, you cant turn these down, I was waiting at the Dr. the other day and flashed a couple things, everybody was staring at me.
Power on sound
http://audiko.net/ringtone/Silent+Hill/Siren?ring=21691193#play
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Lmao....that siren scared the s**t out of me..it was loud

Playing around with this some more, I can use ringtone maker, edit a song, save the ringtone, convert to .ogg, rename and put into system/media/ui in about 5 minutes. All the sounds are in the there, thinking about what sound to use as keypress sound. Maybe a fart?

9wire said:
Playing around with this some more, I can use ringtone maker, edit a song, save the ringtone, convert to .ogg, rename and put into system/media/ui in about 5 minutes. All the sounds are in the there, thinking about what sound to use as keypress sound. Maybe a fart?
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Lmao..I made my unlock sound to a gun reloading sound..
But I need some better effect.tick sounds so it sounds better

Just changed my start up and shutdown to Die Antwoord songs.

Now almost every button you push makes a laser shot sound. It's fun. Yea, I'm not very mature sometimes.
Cannot find the letter key sound for the keyboard, or the number keys on the dialer though, or I would change them,

Can you take a 0 byte text file and rename it with .ogg extention and replace the original files so that the power on and off sounds would be silent?

Just use root explorer and change them to .bak would probably work, but you can turn most of them off in settings.

I can not get this to work. I renamed the PowerOn.ogg and copied my own into its place and set permissions but it still plays the samsung sound.
IIRC from my S2 there is something else you have to do erase rename etc.. to make this work. ???
GOT IT
Just an FYI in case others find this thread. on the SPRINT Note II changing poweron.ogg does nothing. there is ANOTHER poweron.ogg in the SPR folder (in the ui folder)
change THAT one and the sound changes

9wire said:
Just use root explorer and change them to .bak would probably work, but you can turn most of them off in settings.
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how to turn off the booting sound in settings? I have all sound turned off but it still goes off while booting.
Thanks.

looking for a 100% working solution >> to the annoying water sound ?

looking for a 100% working solution >> to the annoying water sound ?
on the dialer keypad ? especially!
also looking for a regular sound to the lock screen etc
anyone changed successfully this annoying sounds
.

yaronAD said:
looking for a 100% working solution >> to the annoying water sound ?
on the dialer keypad ? especially!
also looking for a regular sound to the lock screen etc
anyone changed successfully this annoying sounds
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There's a menu in Settings called Sounds. In there' you can enable/disable sounds as you like.

Re: looking for a 100% working solution >> to the annoying water sound ?
Any way to CHANGE the sound to normal key tones?
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app

iPTPenguin said:
There's a menu in Settings called Sounds. In there' you can enable/disable sounds as you like.
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not to enable/disable to change the sounds to regular 4.0.4 sounds
any one ? please ?

yaronAD said:
looking for a 100% working solution >> to the annoying water sound ?
on the dialer keypad ? especially!
also looking for a regular sound to the lock screen etc
anyone changed successfully this annoying sounds
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I get you man! It almost drove crazy! and yes the sounds in question are located in /system/media/audio/ui/
I change 2 files : S_HW_Touch.ogg and TW_Touch.ogg with 2 files I picked from AOSP 4.2, set the permissions correctly and reboot ... voila , no more water-drops .
For the dialer you need to rename/remove/or replace Dialer_new.ogg in the same directory.

Androssama said:
I get you man! It almost drove crazy! and yes the sounds in question are located in /system/media/audio/ui/
I change 2 files : S_HW_Touch.ogg and TW_Touch.ogg with 2 files I picked from AOSP 4.2, set the permissions correctly and reboot ... voila , no more water-drops .
For the dialer you need to rename/remove/or replace Dialer_new.ogg in the same directory.
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I replaced it = Dialer_new.ogg with other file/sound>>>>>>and it didn't help!.....the other two did changed
Only the dialer stays with the water sound
Any one?

I would love to know how to do it as well. The key tones on the dialer are very important to have certain sound, for some visually impaired people using this phone it really helps to listen to the key sound when pressing numbers to confirm right number has been pressed. Anybody at Samsung reads this forum? Can you please put back regular telephone dial sounds? What was wrong with the sound? This device is a telephone, right? If anybody can help me I would donate him. Thanx.

yaronAD said:
I replaced it = Dialer_new.ogg with other file/sound>>>>>>and it didn't help!.....the other two did changed
Only the dialer stays with the water sound
Any one?
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Since changing the other sounds worked for me, I assumed it would be the same for the dialer. I was wrong, I apologize.

No one? Come guys (and girls?)...I changed all 3 .ogg files as well, but unfortunately the Dialer sound is still the terrible water sound...although I can't find a SINGLE file on my phone anymore which IS that sound...so where does the phone find that sound/file????? Aaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhh!!!
This is spooky...or is it an encrypted file just to tease us?
Thanks,
ChaosDM

Can someone post the alternative files please? ?
thanks to Androssama for the files.
the files are here for the needy.
btw, the dialer sound is not annoying as it is a bit different now that the other sounds are changed to better ones.
you have to change the mount from R/O to R/W in the root explorer. & make a backup of the old files just in case. then copy paste the new files overwriting the old ones. change back the permission from R/W to R/O, reboot & enjoy.

lrcquest said:
Can someone post the alternative files please? ?
thanks to Androssama for the files.
the files are here for the needy.
btw, the dialer sound is not annoying as it is a bit different now that the other sounds are changed to better ones.
you have to change the mount from R/O to R/W in the root explorer. & make a backup of the old files just in case. then copy paste the new files overwriting the old ones. change back the permission from R/W to R/O, reboot & enjoy.
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Being rooted, w/ Note 2 and using root explorer, I changed to R/W, replaced Dialer_New.ogg, S_HW_Touch.ogg, and TW_Touch.ogg, changed permissions on them taking Write off, back to R/O mode, rebooted, and still dialer has drop sounds... Not getting this, am I missing something?
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Being rooted, w/ Note 2 and using root explorer, I changed to R/W, replaced Dialer_New.ogg, S_HW_Touch.ogg, and TW_Touch.ogg, changed permissions on them taking Write off, back to R/O mode, rebooted, and still dialer has drop sounds... Not getting this, am I missing something?

yaronAD said:
I replaced it = Dialer_new.ogg with other file/sound>>>>>>and it didn't help!.....the other two did changed
Only the dialer stays with the water sound
Any one?
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Did you try renaming the new sound file to Dialer_New.ogg?

I know it's been a long time but i just found this and wanted to share it with you guys:
lthung said:
SecContacts.apk\res\raw\touch.ogg
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Now after unzipping the apk the ogg file is there, it should be the one as it sounds like the dialer. I tried all the stupid tricks I know (replacing it with another file and zipping back the whole thing, renaming it to apk since apk files are just fancy zips => didn't work. Tried embedding it in a flashable vrtheme zip file since those decompile, mod and recompile the apk => didn't work.) I don't know how to properly decompile an apk and since everyone is using a different ROM it'll be difficult to post requests.

I've been able to change the touch sounds from water drop to click which was pretty straight forward however the keypad dialler 'spelling"
was located in a different place than otherwise noted on the forum.
The dialler touch sounds were located in a different place than the touch wiz sounds. and it was one file not broken down into 1 2 3 ect.
This is for 4.1.2 i9100.
So I put it into the to hard to do basket and just left it. Sure you can use a app dialler but I like stock.
Wouldn't you think that someone as big as Samsung would allow you to make a simple sound change just by going to settings - sound.
Good luck.

gazman100 said:
The dialler touch sounds were located in a different place than the touch wiz sounds. and it was one file not broken down into 1 2 3 ect.
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I've been looking all over for this sound file (it's not Dialer_New.ogg in System/Media/Audio/UI)
I would be happy to replace the dialer sound with just a single touch tone sound I already have but can't locate the file.
(EDIT) - nevermind - now I understand the post above indicates that the file is located inside SecContacts.apk
SecContacts.apk\res\raw\touch.ogg
Does anyone know where to find the above file? I searched in Root Explorer from the top level (Root) but didn't find it.
Thanks

Make Speakers Louder?

Anyway to improve the loudness of the speakers without rooting? they sound good but they're not loud enough, especially coming from a MXP.

This is an easy one. You can increase the loudness of the phone by accessing the bluetooth options... In the bluetooth menu, you will have the option available to connect to other bluetooth devices. Choose a locally available bluetooth speaker and enable the BTA option...
Hence forth your phone should sound much louder. This is a secret hack, don't tell anyone...

haZethew0rld said:
Anyway to improve the loudness of the speakers without rooting? they sound good but they're not loud enough, especially coming from a MXP.
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No, without root and without using a mod there is no way, you could use a different player and see if you can tweak the audio but actual volume will still be capped.

dladz said:
No, without root and without using a mod there is no way, you could use a different player and see if you can tweak the audio but actual volume will still be capped.
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What mods are available for improving loudness of speakers when rooted?
Any that are known to be working on the HTC 10
Thanks
im on sprint htc 10
unlocked, s-off, rooted
running viper10 1.1.0
twrp recovery 3.0.2-4
no other mods yet.

Original T said:
What mods are available for improving loudness of speakers when rooted?
Any that are known to be working on the HTC 10
Thanks
im on sprint htc 10
unlocked, s-off, rooted
running viper10 1.1.0
twrp recovery 3.0.2-4
no other mods yet.
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Viper4Android will make the speakers louder. Unfortunately, I have not found a way of this mod not messing with the sound settings on the HTC 10. On mine, after installing V4A, boomsound is not working properly as well switching between theater and music mode

Original T said:
What mods are available for improving loudness of speakers when rooted?
Any that are known to be working on the HTC 10
Thanks
im on sprint htc 10
unlocked, s-off, rooted
running viper10 1.1.0
twrp recovery 3.0.2-4
no other mods yet.
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There's a few to be honest, any active or manual equaliser can get more out of the speakers as they are but may mess with boom sound which is already in place.
In regards to tweaking the actual max volume I believe it can be edited but results can vary and it can become unstable or even break audio altogether so I'd personally avoid that.
In regards to mods, the best one I ever used was one called acid which was just crazy, I had it on my s3 which became extremely loud without distortion, but I'm yet to see it on any other device, viper is another, team venom might have it on their rom.

GermanGuy said:
Viper4Android will make the speakers louder. Unfortunately, I have not found a way of this mod not messing with the sound settings on the HTC 10. On mine, after installing V4A, boomsound is not working properly as well switching between theater and music mode
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dladz said:
There's a few to be honest, any active or manual equaliser can get more out of the speakers as they are but may mess with boom sound which is already in place.
In regards to tweaking the actual max volume I believe it can be edited but results can vary and it can become unstable or even break audio altogether so I'd personally avoid that.
In regards to mods, the best one I ever used was one called acid which was just crazy, I had it on my s3 which became extremely loud without distortion, but I'm yet to see it on any other device, viper is another, team venom might have it on their rom.
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thanks for the info
i think i will leave the sound be for now at least til a stable mod that dont break audio comes around if one does.
i dont use my phone for music much but even the ringers and notifications etc. could be a bit louder tho.
other then this im liking the htc 10 tho so far.

Original T said:
thanks for the info
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There's a button for that mate
Original T said:
i think i will leave the sound be for now at least til a stable mod that dont break audio comes around if one does.
i dont use my phone for music much but even the ringers and notifications etc. could be a bit louder tho.
other then this im liking the htc 10 tho so far.
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Yea i hear you, the phone is loud enough, i mean it's a phone I would prefer it to be louder too tbh, but it'll more than do, it's definitely better than other phones, like the sammy.

The ringer volume is pretty bad. Only sound by the lower speaker, and very low. If somebody can help with this, very appreciate

is the ringer lower than on the m9?

Original T said:
thanks for the info
i think i will leave the sound be for now at least til a stable mod that dont break audio comes around if one does.
i dont use my phone for music much but even the ringers and notifications etc. could be a bit louder tho.
other then this im liking the htc 10 tho so far.
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I finally got Viper4Android to work with the help of other members. Audio is not broken and fully functional. It does increase volume of speakers nicely. In the link down below, download the 2 zip files, ignore the apk file. In TWRP flash V4A Convolver zip first, then the HTC-fix zip, then reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66996528

the ringer volume is more LOWER that M7,M8 and M9
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cobrax2 said:
is the ringer lower than on the m9?
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the ringer volume is more LOWER that M7,M8 and M9
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GermanGuy said:
I finally got Viper4Android to work with the help of other members. Audio is not broken and fully functional. It does increase volume of speakers nicely. In the link down below, download the 2 zip files, ignore the apk file. In TWRP flash V4A Convolver zip first, then the HTC-fix zip, then reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66996528
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The viper4a not fix the ringer volume, i tried this.... V4A improves the sound quality but not the ringer, it continues sounding in the lower speaker only

Ricardo_G said:
The viper4a not fix the ringer volume, i tried this.... V4A improves the sound quality but not the ringer, it continues sounding in the lower speaker only
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its the ringer sound that needs the boost.. or not just to sound out of the bottom speaker only.
GermanGuy said:
I finally got Viper4Android to work with the help of other members. Audio is not broken and fully functional. It does increase volume of speakers nicely. In the link down below, download the 2 zip files, ignore the apk file. In TWRP flash V4A Convolver zip first, then the HTC-fix zip, then reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66996528
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Thanks for sharing your success with this. i installed as per ur instructions and all is working so far.
now just need to find a solution to make the ringer sound louder.

Original T said:
+1
its the ringer sound that needs the boost.. or not just to sound out of the bottom speaker only.
Thanks for sharing your success with this. i installed as per ur instructions and all is working so far.
now just need to find a solution to make the ringer sound louder.
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I guess that if the upper speaker can be enable, the volume ringer can be more higher, the lower speaker is used only for bass and lower frequencies and for this some change in this speaker will not enough by itself for to improve ringer volume sound and quality
The V4A doesn´t fix the problem, if somebody know how to change this, welcome

GermanGuy said:
I finally got Viper4Android to work with the help of other members. Audio is not broken and fully functional. It does increase volume of speakers nicely. In the link down below, download the 2 zip files, ignore the apk file. In TWRP flash V4A Convolver zip first, then the HTC-fix zip, then reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66996528
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Thanks will try it when I root my 10 to boost the BT volume, waiting for the next FW update before rooting

Is the "quiet ring on pickup" option enabled?
HTC10

mcwups1 said:
Is the "quiet ring on pickup" option enabled?
HTC10
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nope but i have the pocket mode enabled which is supposed to make ring louder when in a pocket or bag. doesnt seem to change the ring cause i can never hear it when its in my pocket. lol