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[PATCH] ICS Call echo FIX + [potential] car dock audio fix (Update II - 04/30/12)

FOR AT&T LEAK BASED ROMS ONLY. NOT FOR CM9 or gingerbread!!!
Hi all,
No more call echo
This fix uses the proper T989 audio parameters so noise suppression actually works like it should (car dock should work too in theory). On top of that is Samsung Diamond Voice Engine which really makes calls sound great.
It fixes the issue at the core, within the audio libraries. The audio paramaters and noise cancelling routines now work as they should.
UPDATED
I think I finally fixed this f$cking issue once and for all. For real this time. Try out the newest update I have attached to this post (Diamonds.zip)
This patch is a breed of libraries from the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Blaze. It took me a very long time to put it together. But with a lot of work and hex digging I found the perfect combination.
I don't even think T-Mobile's ROM is going to sound this good
You might still have to turn down your volume a notch if you have a troublesome case, but I am going to make a bold statement and say that this should fix the problem for a 90% portion of you
Also--by its nature--this newest patch should fix the car dock audio problems. I can't test it to confirm. Please let me know if it does.
Report back with results!
Devs you are free to use. Credit is all I ask I spent lots of time on this and not enough time working on a project due tomorrow >_<
To the kind folks that donated to me in the past few days. thank you and I will thank you personally and address my PMs too. Been on and off the grid because of finals.
Cheers
Yaldak
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Dear sweet baby jesus yes!! DLing, gunna see what happens! ur the effin man, seriously.

I've made two phone calls yaldak and asked if they here an echo. They both said no..
1st call was w/ case
2nd call was w/o case
Before it was hit and miss for me some ppl would complain if echoing bothers were not..
So far so good brother
Edit 1 : have not had an oppurtunity to test compass.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda premium

Good to hear. Compass is still broken in this version
Did 4 test calls myself. All reported no echo.
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great work my friend!.. i love your rom. and your fixes.. rotation, facebook font, now echo ! great!

I think TDJ already fixed this issue you should ask him for help if he'd be willing to share.
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unlvmike said:
I think TDJ already fixed this issue you should ask him for help if he'd be willing to share.
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I know people keep saying he fixed it, but if he did. I would expect he would have released it. Unless he is doing the community a disservice and trying to squander the fix for him self only for glory or what ever other reasoning.
Also to the OP. What do the display firmware in /etc have to do with the audio echo? and i understand you're trying to fix the compass so is that why the sensors lib is in there?

Based on his new ROM being a beta I think TDJ is testing a fix same as Yaldak.
Hopefully they both work.
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Seems legit, my wife won't hate talking to me! Do you drink? If so, what's your drink of choice? If not, I'll buy you a burger.
Here's something to show my gratitude - 0LC82576P94652635.

unlvmike said:
I think TDJ already fixed this issue you should ask him for help if he'd be willing to share.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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The approach used in the Darkside ROM is different. I did a library comparison to verify it.
While the approach should work because it appears to reverse the noise redcution switch (hence why the TDJ says to keep it on), this approach fixes the problem at its core--audio library side. Noise reduction will work exactly as it did in Gingerbread. Some people in that thread are still reporting the call echo issue because the audio paramters are off in all of the Skyrocket-based roms.
A LOT of work and experimenting was done to narrow it down to this one stupid file.
-Mr. X- said:
I know people keep saying he fixed it, but if he did. I would expect he would have released it. Unless he is doing the community a disservice and trying to squander the fix for him self only for glory or what ever other reasoning.
Also to the OP. What do the display firmware in /etc have to do with the audio echo? and i understand you're trying to fix the compass so is that why the sensors lib is in there?
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There is no display firmware. That's sensor firmware. This is preliminary work toward fixing the compass, as such it is a work in progress. It's not a beautified patch just yet
Seems legit, my wife won't hate talking to me! Do you drink? If so, what's your drink of choice? If not, I'll buy you a burger.
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A beer will do my friend

I had echo before and using NexusMod.
Made calls to a POTS, VOIP, and another cell phone.
These people had complained about the echo before and report these calls sounded fine.
Thanks and great work.

Hey Yaldak,
I'll test this out on RomChicago tonight, which is based on your base.
As far as the compass goes, I didn't even realize there was an issue with it until now. I'll check the parts bin to see what works.
This is why I use your bases, because you da man.
Sent from my SGH-T989 Lawyerphone

What ICS ROMs is this patch compatible with?

Thanks for the patch. When I flashed it.in CWM its says auto rotation fix lol. Just forgot to rename it? Did I download the wrong one. Thanks!

deathknellx said:
What ICS ROMs is this patch compatible with?
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Should work with all of them.
Thanks for the patch. When I flashed it.in CWM its says auto rotation fix lol. Just forgot to rename it? Did I download the wrong one. Thanks!
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I didn't rename it, this is still "beta"

So would this work on megamix 1.31 ROM?
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HoustonsBirdman said:
So would this work on megamix 1.31 ROM?
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I don't see why not.

test it with the new darkside ics rom before and after and people reported to me the they had an echo..
not only that when im back to gingerbread people says that they dont hear an echo but they hear my voice like im coming from out of space

gypsy214 said:
test it with the new darkside ics rom before and after and people reported to me the they had an echo..
not only that when im back to gingerbread people says that they dont hear an echo but they hear my voice like im coming from out of space
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Darkside's ROM has another approach to this issue....so that is probably why.
It is also likely that--since you had the issue with gingerbread--your phone might be defective. My GB audio was crystal clear.
I'm up to 8 phone calls (2 incoming 6 out) in which the recipients reported no issue.

Is it difficult to apply this? Just asking cuz I never applied a patch. Switching roms, navigating thru root explorer, etc no problem.. but I don't want anyone wasting time explaining it if its something you believe is too complicated to do so. I'd just love to have call echo fixed so people stop telling me about something I already know. Never had call echo on GB. (I have tried the search but with how many posts there are with 'how to' and 'patch' in them its quite difficult and easier to ask)
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[App][Alpha][10/01] Flip For Speaker/Silence Call (Inpsired by Sense)

Released to market!
Remember all those nifty little tricks in Sense which you sometimes miss on cm7 and cm9? I thought about getting those features into an app which can be used with all ROMS. The main one I'm thinking of is the flip for speaker but there are also other ones like the loud ring in pocket and so on. It was really something that I wanted in an app. The closest one I found was Sanity which switched on the speaker as soon as the user takes the phone off his ear, which can lead to troubles such as in a classroom/meeting.
So far, I have a working version of the Flip For Speaker with an option to disable it of course. I'll will try to port the other features. I would like to get your opinion of small features that improve the usability like this one and I can try including them as well. They can be from other ROMS of other phones like say something from TouchWiz or MotoBlur. Post them here and I'll see what I can do.
Meanwhile, here is an alpha version of the app if you would like to test it out. If you run into errors, let me know. Try getting a logcat if you can. I'm open to suggestions.
Current Features:
Flip to Silence
Flip for Speaker
Pick up to answer (Meaning hold it up to your ear)
Changelog:
Version 1.0
Initial market release!
Get it from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ajaykumar.sense
Version 0.6
Fixed the mute bug on pick up to answer
Version 0.5.1
Holo theme for ICS onwards
Version 0.5
Options for speaker volume and headset volume
Version 0.4
Pick up to answer
Version 0.3
+Should support other devices (Earlier had some issues with the sensor readings)
^Improved the usage of proximity sensor
Version 0.2
+Added option for flip to silence call
Version 0.1.1a
^Fixed bugs
Version 0.1a
+Flip to silence call
^Improved flip mechanism by including pitch and roll.
Version 0
+Flip for speaker
I would also like a nice name for the app so suggestions are welcome!(Don't want to use the word sense in case of any copyright issues later on when hopefully, I can release the app into the Market).
If anyone is willing to test on other devices, please let me know.
Source code: https://github.com/ajaykumarkannan/Sense-and-Sanity
You can report issues and see the existing issues here: https://github.com/ajaykumarkannan/Sense-and-Sanity/issues?state=open
You can also make feature requests there.

Heres a good app to control flip to speaker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthew.rice
Only thing is, its a paid app, but works very well for me.

Nice find!
I think I'll continue developing this app so that it can suit my purposes better and it's fun developing
I'm also thinking of adding flip to silence feature. Anything else you would like to see, let me know.

Can you develop apps like internet pass through of sense ?
Sent from my Wildfire S A510e using Tapatalk 2

AceRoom said:
Remember all those nifty little tricks in Sense which you sometimes miss on cm7 and cm9? I thought about getting those features into an app which can be used with all ROMS. The main one I'm thinking of is the flip for speaker but there are also other ones like the loud ring in pocket and so on. It was really something that I wanted in an app. The closest one I found was Sanity which switched on the speaker as soon as the user takes the phone off his ear, which can lead to troubles such as in a classroom/meeting.
So far, I have a working version of the Flip For Speaker with an option to disable it of course. I'll will try to port the other features. I would like to get your opinion of small features that improve the usability like this one and I can try including them as well. They can be from other ROMS of other phones like say something from TouchWiz or MotoBlur. Post them here and I'll see what I can do.
Meanwhile, here is an alpha version of the app if you would like to test it out. If you run into errors, let me know. Try getting a logcat if you can. I'm open to suggestions.
Also, I would like a nice name for the app (Don't want to use the word sense in case of any copyright issues later on when hopefully, I can release the app into the Market).
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Mods, could you please move this thread to the app section. I accidentally posted in general.
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What about the clock with the same animation features?? Would love to have it
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idhbar said:
Can you develop apps like internet pass through of sense ?
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You can use connectify for that
Sent from my Wild(sexy)fire S

Had a bug in the earlier version I posted. I thought that only pitch would be enough so the speaker kept turning on at incorrect moments. I've fixed that I'll post an update tonight.
As for the sense clock, sorry. I'm not that good at theming nor do I have enough patience for something like that! Henry would be a better person to ask. You can also check out UCCW clock widget which has sense clock like themes.
For internet passthrough, you can checkout this thing called "Reverse Tethering". I haven't used it personally but it should work.

Fixed the issue with the roll and also added flip for silence working. Updated apk in the OP. I've tested it very briefly cause I'm about to head off to sleep. Let me know if you find some issues.

Updated with a few bug fixes and hopefully should now support other devices because I've changed the API now. Check the changelog.

Added Pick up to Answer. Updated OP.

'senseable speaker control'
or
'non-sense speaker control'
Just a couple of things that popped in my head

Is this still in development? I really liked this idea and would pay a full app to do the "nifity tricks" (my suggested app name )
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Yes, of course. I have a pretty major exam tomorrow so after that I would be getting back to development. Any features in particular you would like to see?
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AceRoom said:
Yes, of course. I have a pretty major exam tomorrow so after that I would be getting back to development. Any features in particular you would like to see?
Sent from my BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps using Tapatalk 2
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Hey AceRoom, great work on the sense app hey. Features I know I definitely miss on CM7 and CM9 roms are the jus the three you mentioned earlier on - quiet ring on pickup - flip for speaker and pocket mode. The rest are not so important but if you could get those working on any cm7 or CM9 rom - that would totally rock!
Looking forward to more of your work
Cheers

thanks a lot, i was searching all over for these features.
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since this is an application, why dont you add it to the play store?

Amazing! I think it works better than the actual sense version

manoruz said:
Hey AceRoom, great work on the sense app hey. Features I know I definitely miss on CM7 and CM9 roms are the jus the three you mentioned earlier on - quiet ring on pickup - flip for speaker and pocket mode. The rest are not so important but if you could get those working on any cm7 or CM9 rom - that would totally rock!
Looking forward to more of your work
Cheers
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I think those two features are already working well from the few guys I gave it to. They were mostly running stock ROMs (Samsung and LG phones).
MidhunCN said:
since this is an application, why dont you add it to the play store?
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I thought I'll do that once I confirm that the basic features are working on all the devices I have access to.
vbhtt said:
Amazing! I think it works better than the actual sense version
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Thanks! Appreciate that!
I'm noticing some bugs with the pickup to answer. Is it working completely well for anyone?

This app makes me feel like a Jedi, just sayin'.
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"You can overclock as much as you want, your phone will always seem too slow."

AceRoom said:
I'm noticing some bugs with the pickup to answer. Is it working completely well for anyone?
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Actually, no. It picks up fine but the caller can't hear me. So I've just turned it off till you you fix it.

For some reason, it mutes the phone when it does that. So I tried explicity unmuting the phone and it still doesn't work. You can unmute it manually but it kind of defeats the purpose anyhow!
It's actually a hack I found somewhere since Android stopped supporting the call answer API after 2.3 (But had it in 2.2 and earlier).
The next thing I'm planning on adding is a speaker volume and normal volume (Because I find that I have to increase the volume when I flip for speaker usually).
I've tested it on the WFS only on CM9. What ROMs are the rest of you guys using?

[MOD]AOSP/TW StereoSound & InCall Fix Note2 (TWRP/CWM flashable.zips)

Hello Note 2 users...(ATT)
Here you'll find a set of modified files for our device that allow stereo sound from both device speakers.... (pretty sweet sound when they both play your music tracks)...
And for you AOSP fans, it includes a fix for that annoying in-call audio issue that forces a toggle down/up to get sound back to acceptable levels.
See below for installation instructions, warnings (got to love those) and other important info about the up's and down's of these sound mods.
First: Credit
Hosting for these files has been graciously provided by @rogersb11 and his AFH account. (thank you brother)...
Please mash the H*** out of his thanks button if you would please, for not only the space to host the files, but for his mad skills in testing and helping me present these for you. He also kindly zipped these up for me. (can't thank you enough man).
And to Cyanogenmod, for the bits needed to create the AOSP VERSION of these files.
Of course, a big thanks goes out to Samsung for everything we love and hate about our NOTE 2.
Second: Disclaimer
The use of these files, resides solely with YOU, THE USER...
I'm not twisting any arms here, so if you decide to go for it and your phone explodes.....well, you know the deal. These files were created for my personal device and use.
I'm offering them to you with that knowledge, and the choice resides with you, or not, to use them for yourselves.
I accept no liability if "YOU" flash these files and something happens that you don't like. (rant off)
These files operate at the hardware level, and "WILL" change the primary operation and sound outputs of your device. So please read carefully, and as you'll see below, MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR PRIMARY SOUND FILES !! (because you might need an easy way back should you change your mind)...:highfive:
Third: Install
The first file is for Touchwiz based roms...versions 4.4.x
Note: I've tested the TW file on 4.1.2 stock rom as well and it works perfectly .>>>>> UNTESTED>>>>may work on 4.2/4.3 as well....
On Android File Host, locate the StereoSound-TW-Note2.zip
Download it and place to the root of your SD CARD.
Once placed, go into your root explorer app and locate the following file in system/etc/. tinyucm.conf.
When located, use your explorer app and add .bak to the tinyucm.conf file. This preserves it as a backup for later use. (DONT FORGET TO SAVE)...:good:
Once your stock file is backed up...you can then boot into your TWRP or CWM recovery and flash the file you downloaded, then reboot/enjoy.
Note: Audio output enhancements have been made to the flash file, and volume levels will increase approx. 20% beyond the obvious addition of the front earpiece now acting as a speaker......
BE CAREFUL WITH IT !!
The next file is for AOSP based builds versions 4.4.x
Note: no lower android version testing has been done using this file. >>>>>UNTESTED>>>>may work on 4.2/4.3 as well....
On Android File Host, locate the StereoSound&InCallFix-AOSP-Note2.zip
Download it and place to the root of your SD CARD.
Once placed, go into your root explorer app and locate the following file in system/etc/sound. tiny_hw.xml.
When located, use your root explorer app and add .bak to the tiny_hw.xml file. This preserves it as a backup for later use. (DONT FORGET TO SAVE)....:good:
Once your stock file is backed up...you can then boot into your TWRP or CWM recovery and flash the file you downloaded, then reboot/enjoy.
Note: Audio output enhancements have been made to the flash file, and volume levels will increase approx. 20% beyond the obvious addition of the front earpiece now acting
as a speaker......
BE CAREFUL WITH IT !!
Bugs/issues:
Anytime we change the root files for a device, a price is paid. In this case we have gained stereo sound and call fixes for a host of android versions/roms, but it comes with a downside.
During audio playback with headphones plugged in, we get a low level audio output from both speakers.
For some of you, this will be a show stopper especially if you are in the office or in other situations where music playing could end your fun.
But for those who throw their phone into a purse or pocket and blast music through headphones outside or during recreation, this downside is a small price to pay.
I will continue to explore and mod these files in an attempt to eliminate this bug, but so far my efforts break the stereo function and kill the mod altogether.
Should you decide these mods are not for you after flashing them, or if something does not work right, the revert steps are pretty easy.
Just use your root explorer app and delete the new file you flashed from it's appropriate location in your system file. (It will be right next to the file you added the .bak too.)
Then remove the .bak from your original file and reboot-done.
Edit:
Some users are reporting a failure of the in call mod for some AOSP variant builds.
If your are using vipermod for sound boosting, you will need to remove the viper driver before flashing the sound file for AOSP.
I'm working on a patch for this issue, and will update the OP as more information becomes available...g
Enjoy the Mods....g
DOWNLOAD LINK :https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=21747

Update:
The AOSP FILE is confirmed working on lollipop builds as well..
Work continues on the speaker bug...g

One more. ..

Damn.... Just saw this. Uploading a NJ1 Buttnaked now. I'll add this thread as a link.
Thanks man !

dicksteele said:
Damn.... Just saw this. Uploading a NJ1 Buttnaked now. I'll add this thread as a link.
Thanks man !
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Thanks brother. .
They are fun to have. .and improve the device dramatically.
The mods make our old Note 2's sound like a new device. ..g

Certainly have to try this. Thanks Greg
ROGERS • LG G Flex D950G • Stock ROOT 4.4.2 • V4A • 180DPI • FLEXIN'

Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.

Blackfyre said:
Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.
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Greg did these, I just told him which file for aosp, zipped and tested so as of this moment they must be combined for it to work unfortunately. However this will be gone into further because it 100% solves the incall issue. Just have to figure out how to seperate them. This was intended as only a stereo mod and then noticed the incall

Blackfyre said:
Great Mod if it wasn't for the deal breaker (for me) as I use headphones on public transport.
Could you please post the AOSP Fix for in Call Volume by itself.
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Package deal ATM...
As mentioned above..
Changing the structure will break the effect... But I'm working it...g

For me, I get sound out of both speakers, but it didnt fix the in call issue I still have to hit down, then up.

storm_rider_1 said:
For me, I get sound out of both speakers, but it didnt fix the in call issue I still have to hit down, then up.
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Which AOSP rom are you using ?
I'm forming a list of builds that are presenting problems. ..and also the effects of other sound mods like boeffla and viper..
I've had no in call issues at all with pure CM, carbon, cyanide...and the list is growing.
Not to say that you are doing anything wrong of course. .I'm just interested in finding the problems so I can attempt a fix.
Thank you for the report. ..g

gregsarg said:
Which AOSP rom are you using ?
I'm forming a list of builds that are presenting problems. ..and also the effects of other sound mods like boeffla and viper..
I've had no in call issues at all with pure CM, carbon, cyanide...and the list is growing.
Not to say that you are doing anything wrong of course. .I'm just interested in finding the problems so I can attempt a fix.
Thank you for the report. ..g
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I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.

storm_rider_1 said:
I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.
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I'll have a look at the sound files in the ROM. .
It has viper and EQ settings built in. ..and may be having a conflict. ..
I'll let you know what I find. ..g

What a great Find!! Thanks for sharing.

In call audio didn't change on PAC ROM still have to manually adjust volume

That's 2 in a row..damn..
I'll compare the files for both. ..
And I'd wager they look very much alike. ..
A Taylor made fix is possible there I think.
Thanks gents...g

storm_rider_1 said:
I am on Bliss Stalk, I get the sound out of both speakers and the low amount of sound out of the speakers with the headphones in, but it didn't fix the in call audio. And I am not using any other sounds mods.
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gregsarg said:
I'll have a look at the sound files in the ROM. .
It has viper and EQ settings built in. ..and may be having a conflict. ..
I'll let you know what I find. ..g
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I'm on Bliss Stalk too. GregSarg was on the right track. Uninstall the viper driver, reboot, and then follow the installation steps. Finally a fix for the GD incall volume thing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Pr4MetheuS said:
I'm on Bliss Stalk too. GregSarg was on the right track. Uninstall the viper driver, reboot, and then follow the installation steps. Finally a fix for the GD incall volume thing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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A great find. ..Thank you Sir...
I'll adjust the OP to include the information. ..g

gregsarg said:
That's 2 in a row..damn..
I'll compare the files for both. ..
And I'd wager they look very much alike. ..
A Taylor made fix is possible there I think.
Thanks gents...g
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Viper mod is causing the in call volume fix to fail.
Prior to flashing my sound mod file. .remove the viper driver and flash the file. ..g

gregsarg said:
A great find. ..Thank you Sir...
I'll adjust the OP to include the information. ..g
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All the credit belongs to you. Solving the incall volume issue is monumental. Thanks for your contribution towards our still wonderful GN2. A very happy Thanksgiving to you and all the xda community.

Viper4Android for Lollipop

First off I'd like to say thanks for this great forum. I've used it many times over the years but just recently registered. I've never really had anything substantial to add (still don't). In the past I've had a Photon and HTC One M7, both from Sprint. I never really had the urge to mess with them at all. I recently bought a Note 4 and I decided to root it. I'm more of a computer person, building and customizing but never got into messing with phones.
With that said I'm in need of some help so I decided to register. Not sure if I have much to add at this point to become a contributing member so if anybody is hesitant to help I completely understand. I've been a noob on many other forums, and have also seen noobs come and go. So if anybody can help, that's great and I thank you ahead of time. If not, that's OK too.
I was completely torn between the new LG, an HTC One M9 and the Note 4........ I even considered the Nexus. The audio quality of the M7 that I had was and still is better than any other non-HTC phone on the market and it was really tough to convince myself to get something different. I wanted a big screen with great hardware. The Note 4 had all that except for the audio. The audio, speakers and headphone quality absolutely suck. I am terribly disappointed. I was going to see if HTC was going to release a version with a bigger display, I saw that it is a toned down version. If HTC made a 5.5-5.7" maxed out version like the smaller M9 I would have gotten it.
Now, I've rooted this phone and I've gone through all the steps of installing V4A and no matter what I do it does not function at all. The problem I see is that my phone upgraded to Lollipop. In order to properly install V4A the SELinux mode needs to be set to permissive. There was an app (I forget the name of it offhand) that could change the mode, unfortunately it is not compatible with Lollipop. Without changing the mode to permissive I cannot properly install V4A.
I've searched through this forum a couple times over and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Is there another way to change this mode? What about recommendations for one of the custom ROM's that has V4A in it? I'm really open to any suggestions. I'm really fed up with this phone telling me what volume level is enough. I use this phone for music all the time and the stock equalizer automatically cuts the volume down to the highest equalizer setting. I can hear the difference, when using Spotify if I skip to the next song the stock equalizer (SoundAlive) takes a split second to kick in and you can hear how it should sound without SoundAlive. For all this Note 4 has, I'm really starting to regret getting this over the M9. It would be a great phone if I can get some volume back as well as some decent sound quality.

JJFIVEOH said:
First off I'd like to say thanks for this great forum. I've used it many times over the years but just recently registered. I've never really had anything substantial to add (still don't). In the past I've had a Photon and HTC One M7, both from Sprint. I never really had the urge to mess with them at all. I recently bought a Note 4 and I decided to root it. I'm more of a computer person, building and customizing but never got into messing with phones.
With that said I'm in need of some help so I decided to register. Not sure if I have much to add at this point to become a contributing member so if anybody is hesitant to help I completely understand. I've been a noob on many other forums, and have also seen noobs come and go. So if anybody can help, that's great and I thank you ahead of time. If not, that's OK too.
I was completely torn between the new LG, an HTC One M9 and the Note 4........ I even considered the Nexus. The audio quality of the M7 that I had was and still is better than any other non-HTC phone on the market and it was really tough to convince myself to get something different. I wanted a big screen with great hardware. The Note 4 had all that except for the audio. The audio, speakers and headphone quality absolutely suck. I am terribly disappointed. I was going to see if HTC was going to release a version with a bigger display, I saw that it is a toned down version. If HTC made a 5.5-5.7" maxed out version like the smaller M9 I would have gotten it.
Now, I've rooted this phone and I've gone through all the steps of installing V4A and no matter what I do it does not function at all. The problem I see is that my phone upgraded to Lollipop. In order to properly install V4A the SELinux mode needs to be set to permissive. There was an app (I forget the name of it offhand) that could change the mode, unfortunately it is not compatible with Lollipop. Without changing the mode to permissive I cannot properly install V4A.
I've searched through this forum a couple times over and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Is there another way to change this mode? What about recommendations for one of the custom ROM's that has V4A in it? I'm really open to any suggestions. I'm really fed up with this phone telling me what volume level is enough. I use this phone for music all the time and the stock equalizer automatically cuts the volume down to the highest equalizer setting. I can hear the difference, when using Spotify if I skip to the next song the stock equalizer (SoundAlive) takes a split second to kick in and you can hear how it should sound without SoundAlive. For all this Note 4 has, I'm really starting to regret getting this over the M9. It would be a great phone if I can get some volume back as well as some decent sound quality.
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You need custom kernel to set mode from enforced to permissive... or google there is away to enable V4A to work with stock kernel that involve romtool.

This phone imo is top notch in all areas but I agree with you on the audio quality, stock music player that is. I use PowerAmp and all of that changes, even through the phones tiny speaker. My suggestion is to revert to stock and simply install the app if you're just looking to improve audio quality. Just my 2 cents.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer

patrick_1 said:
This phone imo is top notch in all areas but I agree with you on the audio quality, stock music player that is. I use PowerAmp and all of that changes, even through the phones tiny speaker. My suggestion is to revert to stock and simply install the app if you're just looking to improve audio quality. Just my 2 cents.
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I've heard many good things about PowerAmp but as far as I know that's only applicable to downloaded songs. It doesn't work with Spotify.

JJFIVEOH said:
I've heard many good things about PowerAmp but as far as I know that's only applicable to downloaded songs. It doesn't work with Spotify.
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Yeah that's true. Sorry

I'd suggest using the Emotion r14 kernel. That will get you permissive and a much snappier phone as well as having tweaks specific to sound. It supports Faux 123 sound on top of everything else. You should find a link to the kernel in the original android development area.
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Sorry the Emotion kernel can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2990557

kenjesse said:
I'd suggest using the Emotion r14 kernel. That will get you permissive and a much snappier phone as well as having tweaks specific to sound. It supports Faux 123 sound on top of everything else. You should find a link to the kernel in the original android development area.
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Sorry the Emotion kernel can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2990557
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Thank you for the recommendation. I'll check it out. If I can get the permissive setting I shouldn't have any issues getting V4A installed. Everything else that comes with that kernel is an added bonus.

OK, that kernel worked great! I was able to install V4A almost flawlessly. No disrespect to any of the equalizer apps out there but V4A is by far the best audio control I've used. I've been banging my head against the wall trying to get this installed. That kernel did make the phone a little "snappier" as you put it. I haven't had a chance to mess with Synapse, I might just leave well enough alone as it's now working he way I want. Thanks again.

im just curious do you still have data after flashing that kernal?

Do I still have data? Not sure what you mean.

Hello to all.
Can someone help me with the tunein radio not working with viper audio?
I changed my phone to permissive, and added the 2 zips somebody uploaded that changed the build prop. But i still cannot get viper and tunein to work together. Maven Pro audio works great as does iheart with viper.
Thank you in advance.
Blessings

I'm not a subscriber of Tunein, I wish I could help ya. Does V4A work with other audio services?

JJFIVEOH said:
I'm not a subscriber of Tunein, I wish I could help ya. Does V4A work with other audio services?
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Yes. I heart and maven pro music player works great with viper.
Thank you for your reply.
Blessings

ulremember said:
Yes. I heart and maven pro music player works great with viper.
Thank you for your reply.
Blessings
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According to this it's an issue with Tunein. It is a little old so not sure if there is a different issue since then, so take it for what it's worth.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2456073&page=24

[MOD] Tmo S6 Edge SURROUND SOUND [MOD]

TMO Samsung S6 Edge Surround Sound
This mod will activate your handset speaker to come on together with the main speaker for a surround sound type effect, while watching videos, you tube, music, etc...
PREREQUISITES
Rooted TMO Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
A brain, any kind will do.
DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible in any way for anything that happens to your device whether manually installing the files or flashing zip files for the surround sound mod. You do so at your own risk. Enjoy.
INSTALLATION
You can install this two ways, your choice:
1. Download and flash the included zip using your custom recovery. To go back to stock, download and flash the revert to stock zip included.
2. Download the zip. Extract the file in the zip (mixer_paths.xml ). In System/Etc, rename the file with a .bak so that you will have it if you want to revert back to stock. Place the .xml file from the zip in the same System/Etc folder and reboot.
CREDITS
Dwitherell
stu5797
Samsung
Chainfire
Contributors
SShafranko
Created
October 17, 2015
DOWNLOADS
Stock Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pkndpiuo3c8yv97
Medium Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/y7u06fpc1hyyqui
Loud Sound Surround
http://www.mediafire.com/download/gpb8d6lhunbgi4n
Revert To Stock Sound
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bee00szwe9mbl6b

Please let me know if it works ok i dont have this device to test on. MAKE SURE you have a rom back up so you dont have to Odin if issues arise. I'm very confident that it will work fine tho. Thanks

Will try this out in a few hours! Thanks for bringing your mod to the s6 edge. It is awesome!

Your welcome buddy...let me know if it works ok. Thanks

Well i guess its working. 106 downloads and not one ty clicked or one response yes its working. Pretty sad. I knew there was alot of selfish people on the web but this is pathetic. One hudred and six downloads. No respect, no appreciation. .im fighting myself really hard not ro remove the links. Really hard. Change my mind people please.

So sorry for not getting back. I used all day today and it was awesome. I made calls on speaker and watched YouTube and everything was perfect. Really great mod and I will apologize for all the edge users. Can't believe no one said thank you. Pretty sad actually

stu5797 said:
So sorry for not getting back. I used all day today and it was awesome. I made calls on speaker and watched YouTube and everything was perfect. Really great mod and I will apologize for all the edge users. Can't believe no one said thank you. Pretty sad actually
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My remark wasn't targeted towards you stu your a great person. It was for the other 105 people who are using this, who wouldn't even have it if it wasn't for you requesting it and supplying the stock files so i could mod them. Selfishness is part of human nature, but the level of it in this thread is enough to feed all of population in NY. I'll stop my whining now, you get the point. .lol ?

This mod had nothing to with me and everything to do with you. Your skills are crazy and you are the man for coming up with it... THANK YOU!

stu5797 said:
This mod had nothing to with me and everything to do with you. Your skills are crazy and you are the man for coming up with it... THANK YOU!
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Right but i would not have done it if it wasn't for you. I dont have this device, therefore can't test the mod, or do i need to have it. I dont like putting things out there that i have not tested. I do this for my own devices and share it, then if anyone requests it i do it for them also. Everyone in between is just lucky. I could have easily pmed it to you and called it a day. So yea it has a lot to do with you and they should click the ty button in every one of your posts just as much as mine buddy?..Have a great week stu...

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Right but i would not have done it if it wasn't for you. I dont have this device, therefore can't test the mod, or do i need to have it. I dont like putting things out there that i have not tested. I do this for my own devices and share it, then if anyone requests it i do it for them also. Everyone in between is just lucky. I could have easily pmed it to you and called it a day. So yea it has a lot to do with you and they should click the ty button in every one of your posts just as much as mine buddy..Have a great week stu...
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I just downloaded for my TMob S6 Edge model and about to give this a whirl. I'm a strong Viper advocate and wasn't sure if your mod will happily coexist. Will Nandroid first then get back. Much appreciate your contribution.
EDIT: Killer sound MOD. Works fine with Viper. My thanks again.....

I use it with viper also and it works great but i use the medium sound or even the stock sound if yiu use viper. The loud is a bit too much and it may cut out for some...glad u like it

Well I tried flashing in twrp, no go, the phone reboots into twrp before it flashes anything. Suggestions?

Thank you. This works great!
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Not sure what that is. Its working for others so cant be the zip. Try downloading the zip again and make sure you have the newest twrp..

Well i tried it again, could it be because I'm not on a stock rom?

Redmed427 said:
Well i tried it again, could it be because I'm not on a stock rom?
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No it should matter. U said its failing in recovery right? Trey extracting the files in the zip and replace yours in system/etc

worked flawless on w8 canadian edge thank you sir makes it really loud

Got it working awesome!

What values were changed in the mixer_paths.xml compared to stock? And what base is the file sourced from? Latest DOI1?
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Turns out I'm an idiot. Was a bit loaded on vicodin yesterday and failed to realize that this is the S6 Edge forum, not the S6 Edge+ forum.
Well, it works in that it enables the handset speaker, but in doing so it seems to disable the main (bottom) speaker. So I only have sound coming from the handset speaker. Unfortunately, reverting to stock doesn't seem to have fixed the main speaker problem...so no I have no sound lol. I'll see if I can pull the xml file out of another ROM or something.
Seems like a bad ass idea though.
Edit: Actually, this only seems to be the case with the youtube app. Everything else is working fine as far as I can tell. I'll mess with the app and see if I can figure anything out.
Edit 2: It's not the youtube app, I think maybe it's a certain protocol or something. System sounds and recorded video works fine, for example, but anything I've played from youtube only comes out of the earpiece. On Facebook, some videos play sound through both speakers, some only from the earpiece.