Develop Bugs

[m7][SENSE]Disable Noise Suppression on HTC ONE!

I haven't seen any thread which disables the noise suppresion on HTC one hence i made this mod. On M7 by default the Noise suppression is enabled and when we move the phone at certain angles, the other party wont hear anything what we talk. This mod disables the Noise suppression. Mod is well tested on insertcoin sense ROM[4.22] and it works flawless but again it is only me who tested it.
I am attaching a flashable zip for testing purposes! Download the attachment and flash through recovery. There is no need to wipe anything! Incase if you want to revert to stock, i have also included the stock file at downloads!
NOTE: At present this mod is only for deodexed roms! After positive feedback, I will make the mod for odexed also along with guide. Dont try on any other variants as i have not tested.
Download
Modded File - 4.4.2 (Sense 5.5) deodexed
Revert to Stock File - 4.4.2 (Sense 5.5) deodexed
Modded File - 4.4 (Sense 5.5) deodexed with call recording support
Revert to Stock File - 4.4 (Sense 5.5) deodexed
Modded File - 4.3 (Sense 5.0) deodexed with call recording support
Modded File - 4.2.2 deodexed
Revert to stock - 4.2.2 deodexed
Feel Helped, Press Thanks!

--place holder---

Working on InsertCoin 3.0-14. Thank you.
Boomed From My Boombastic !!! HTC ONE !!!

holy crap....This is so awesome!! BY FAR, the biggest complaint I have on this phone.
EVERY time i talk with my phone held to my shoulder, my fiance whines about not being able to hear me. Granted, she just bought an iphone 5 and hers does the same thing when talking to me.
I just switched to a 4.3 google Play edition rom last night....is the noise suppression enabled on these rom's or only on Sense?

buddy17 said:
holy crap....This is so awesome!! BY FAR, the biggest complaint I have on this phone.
EVERY time i talk with my phone held to my shoulder, my fiance whines about not being able to hear me. Granted, she just bought an iphone 5 and hers does the same thing when talking to me.
I just switched to a 4.3 google Play edition rom last night....is the noise suppression enabled on these rom's or only on Sense?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad that you liked it. I was facing the same problem and thats the reason i made this mod. I am not really sure about noise suppression on GE as i am not a big fan of that and never used it. Hope someone drops a feedback here!

I have definitely noticed the noise suppression problem using the GPE 4.3 rom's......have considered flashing this, but was hoping for some other guinea pigs to chime in first!

buddy17 said:
I have definitely noticed the noise suppression problem using the GPE 4.3 rom's......have considered flashing this, but was hoping for some other guinea pigs to chime in first!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, the fading is better, but still have this 'clicking' popping sound every now and again, had it on all ROM's (have tried different radios even) does anyone know what it is and is there a way to fix it? thanks

Dont understand, its fully disable noise cancellation?

Jostian said:
Thanks, the fading is better, but still have this 'clicking' popping sound every now and again, had it on all ROM's (have tried different radios even) does anyone know what it is and is there a way to fix it? thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will look in to the issue today.. i guess somewhere the code must be restoring the noise suppression...soon i will update...

grgsiocl said:
I will look in to the issue today.. i guess somewhere the code must be restoring the noise suppression...soon i will update...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
appreciate it thanks, but not sure if anything can be done, this issue has been around for a while on all bases and ROMs ( I have no popping or crack listening to music or watching videos only during phone calls there is the occasional pop or crackle in my ear during the call) so not sure if it can be fixed, but if you need info just search for HTC One popping crackle sounds and you'll find numerous links. It seems some say its the beats app causing it or NFC but even if I disable both its still there, others say its the sound amplifier causing it, or the noise cancellation etc. so its a bit difficultto say exactly what the cause is or how to fix (if possible), Again thanks

Jostian said:
appreciate it thanks, but not sure if anything can be done, this issue has been around for a while on all bases and ROMs ( I have no popping or crack listening to music or watching videos only during phone calls there is the occasional pop or crackle in my ear during the call) so not sure if it can be fixed, but if you need info just search for HTC One popping crackle sounds and you'll find numerous links. It seems some say its the beats app causing it or NFC but even if I disable both its still there, others say its the sound amplifier causing it, or the noise cancellation etc. so its a bit difficultto say exactly what the cause is or how to fix (if possible), Again thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this was a case similar to samsung phone where you hear knocking sounds while on call but it got rectified by disabling the noise suppression. I did hear sometimes and did not find time to check in the code. But i am sure, it should be with noise suppression. Actually in the code, i did not modify the noise suppression fully and sometimes it will come back. All i did was passed on the false boolean value prior to start a call. And there is a code for restoring the nosie suppression in case if it is disabled. I will disable it fully and then check.

grgsiocl said:
this was a case similar to samsung phone where you hear knocking sounds while on call but it got rectified by disabling the noise suppression. I did hear sometimes and did not find time to check in the code. But i am sure, it should be with noise suppression. Actually in the code, i did not modify the noise suppression fully and sometimes it will come back. All i did was passed on the false boolean value prior to start a call. And there is a code for restoring the nosie suppression in case if it is disabled. I will disable it fully and then check.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Many thanks!

Hello sir, thanks for this attempt to fix some annoying stuff.
Have you noticed any negative side-effects though?
I remember when noise cancellation first came out for mobile phones quite some years ago, it was a big thing and many article on the news was covering it and how it worked. Then it became standard.
Now it's becoming a problem... I wonder if HTC maybe needs to fix the algorithm rather than us disabling it?
Anyway, I haven't had an issue yet, so I'm not sure I'm a good tester. Might report back after trying it out for a bit.
Thanks again!
mobile post

Sneakyghost said:
Hello sir, thanks for this attempt to fix some annoying stuff.
Have you noticed any negative side-effects though?
I remember when noise cancellation first came out for mobile phones quite some years ago, it was a big thing and many article on the news was covering it and how it worked. Then it became standard.
Now it's becoming a problem... I wonder if HTC maybe needs to fix the algorithm rather than us disabling it?
Anyway, I haven't had an issue yet, so I'm not sure I'm a good tester. Might report back after trying it out for a bit.
Thanks again!
mobile post
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did not face any problem to be honest and been using the mod since the day one. I disabled the noise suppression completely yesterday and still testing and so far i have not faced any problems though. I dont know what side affects it might bring, except you will hear some background noise..thats all.

grgsiocl said:
I did not face any problem to be honest and been using the mod since the day one. I disabled the noise suppression completely yesterday and still testing and so far i have not faced any problems though. I dont know what side affects it might bring, except you will hear some background noise..thats all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sounds good. Feel like putting that modification into the phone.apk of ViperOne?
I think we have a fair share of modifications or at least theming in it and so I can't really use/test it (I figured last night).
If you want to do it I can pull the files for you or you download the full ROM. Let me know...
mobile post

when will odexed version be released? i can try if you want...

Sneakyghost said:
Sounds good. Feel like putting that modification into the phone.apk of ViperOne?
I think we have a fair share of modifications or at least theming in it and so I can't really use/test it (I figured last night).
If you want to do it I can pull the files for you or you download the full ROM. Let me know...
mobile post
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can make a mod..it is not a problem...but allow me couple of days as i am still testing ...once i am satisfied, i can do both odexed and deoxed versions and i will also put pup a guide as well!

grgsiocl said:
I can make a mod..it is not a problem...but allow me couple of days as i am still testing ...once i am satisfied, i can do both odexed and deoxed versions and i will also put pup a guide as well!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea fine. No worries. The guide part suggests you will keep this free to use for everyone? I am hoping this to be a future Viper Tweak which could be toggled on/off but since you found this method, it's probably yours. Well, if Jan and Turge do consider it, they will contact you on the matter anyway.
Just as a note for potential ViperOne users passing by:
ViperOne 2.1.0.0 phone.apk is not modified and this mod will be no problem to flash, also the back-to-stock zip.
ViperOne 2.1.0.0 with Red Theme or DarkOne Theme phone.apk is themed and if you flash this mod and/or revert back to stock, it will still function but you will lose theming on that apk.
This is what @j to the 4n told me this morning. Hope i repeated it correctly.

Will this work on stock sense from T-Mobile ??
Sent from inside the T.A.R.D.I.S

joselv456 said:
Will this work on stock sense from T-Mobile ??
Sent from inside the T.A.R.D.I.S
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am not sure, but you can post your phone.apk here or PM me so that i can make necessary changes!

CTOS Bootup Animation

Hello all!
I claim no fame to this bootup animation. It's a CTOS Bootup from the game WatchDogs. I got the main animation zip from This XDA page in the G3 Forums. All I did was convert it to .qmg format so I can use it on my Note 4. it works perfectly on my phone using DynamicKat ROM.
Extract the zip and place the two files into /system/media and change permissions to rw-r-r- .
EDIT:For those implementing the sounds, it goes into /system/media/audio/ui
As always I recommend changing the original files to *.qmg.bak (* is the like files you are copying over) in case the world explodes, your GF dumps you, or the phone simply doesn't like being touched.
P.S. I shouldn't have to remind you, but just in case... Warranty is voided, do at your own risk, etc etc.

Screenshot(s)?

Ker~Man said:
Screenshot(s)?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you go to the link I provided in the OP, can scroll down the list of his available stuff till you hit the CTOS one. That's what I have here, just in .QMG format instead of a bootanimation.zip.

Looks pretty cool. I like the others posted on the op too. Is it difficult converting them? Thanks for this.

kbtoy said:
Looks pretty cool. I like the others posted on the op too. Is it difficult converting them? Thanks for this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not that difficult, but depending on the size of the bootupanimation.zip and number of images, it can take a while to convert. I followed this guide and did it in a few minutes. Warning though, if you are doing this yourself the limit to this program is 255 images. The samsung converter seems to auto adjust the bootup size to the images used. Be sure to follow the guide to a 'T' and you'll be fine.
If you want me to I can do a few conversions or help you with some steps. Just let me know.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out and I'll ask if I got any questions

Thanks works great on my side

It would be much cooler if theres sound on it

ade_tobat said:
It would be much cooler if theres sound on it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's a good idea, I've never been much for sounds with my bootup. I can look into how to make that happen though.

Me neither.. but lookin at the ctos bootup its like im missing something lol

ade_tobat said:
Me neither.. but lookin at the ctos bootup its like im missing something lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wouldn't you know it, MAJOR blonde moment. That site I linked includes the bootup sounds. Updated OP with the zip to extract it and copy it over.

Lol ? thank u btw

Well, I'm having issues with the sound on bootup. I changed permissions and all, made sure the sound work while in the phone, and nothing during bootup. Could be the ROM I'm on. Using DynamicKat. I'm mostly deaf though so it might simply be a quiet sound. Lemme know what's up.

aaldiar said:
Well, I'm having issues with the sound on bootup. I changed permissions and all, made sure the sound work while in the phone, and nothing during bootup. Could be the ROM I'm on. Using DynamicKat. I'm mostly deaf though so it might simply be a quiet sound. Lemme know what's up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U did replace the old file by renaming or deleting it right? Mine working fine just the sound lil of with the vid but its all good..

ade_tobat said:
U did replace the old file by renaming or deleting it right? Mine working fine just the sound lil of with the vid but its all good..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The original bootanimation.zip had 265 images, I had to delete a few in order to get the program to render the animation. It's limit is 255. That's why the sound is a little off for you. In the ROM I'm using, there was no PowerOn.ogg. had to look at another ROM to see where the bootup sound was located. It's where it should be but I hear no sounds. No big deal for me, glad it works for you though.

I c, my sound is on system-media-sound-ui hopefully that could help

Works great man. Liked this game and the boot animation is really cool

Screen shots????

[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 !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Edit:
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
---------- Post added at 01:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 AM ----------
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.
---------- Post added at 01:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 AM ----------
Sorry the Emotion kernel can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2990557
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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

How come sprint is the most bland carrier?

Ive had many sprint phone's however I've had 2 cell phone models that I've rooted ever since i found it about it. An lg g3
And the one I'm posting with right now: s6
Ive noticed that for both (moreso with samsung) there is never really interesting mods or any real rom selection etc . How come this is? What's up with sprint specifically that makes it so difficult to customize/modify their devices? Im not *****ing or anything is just an observation . For instance there are tons of roms that include a lot of things I'd like on my phone but they are all compatible with every carrier other than sprint. Anyway of anyone had an answer or a path to lead me to ... that'd be cool. Hell, you can call me a dickhead and ill be happy
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

adambigcock said:
Ive had many sprint phone's however I've had 2 cell phone models that I've rooted ever since i found it about it. An lg g3
And the one I'm posting with right now: s6
Ive noticed that for both (moreso with samsung) there is never really interesting mods or any real rom selection etc . How come this is? What's up with sprint specifically that makes it so difficult to customize/modify their devices? Im not *****ing or anything is just an observation . For instance there are tons of roms that include a lot of things I'd like on my phone but they are all compatible with every carrier other than sprint. Anyway of anyone had an answer or a path to lead me to ... that'd be cool. Hell, you can call me a dickhead and ill be happy
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For starters there isn't as many devs for Sprint phones as there is for other carriers. Further more, Sprint is CDMA so making unlock mods like we did for the G3 is far harder. Not to mention just developing for Samsung in General is harder as they have more Anti-Root protection then say LG or HTC. We are currently working as hard as possible to bring cool mods and tweaks to this device... Sorry for the wait though

1619415 said:
For starters there isn't as many devs for Sprint phones as there is for other carriers. Further more, Sprint is CDMA so making unlock mods like we did for the G3 is far harder. Not to mention just developing for Samsung in General is harder as they have more Anti-Root protection then say LG or HTC. We are currently working as hard as possible to bring cool mods and tweaks to this device... Sorry for the wait though
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No worries! I just wanted to know if That was the case . Thank you !
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

adambigcock said:
No worries! I just wanted to know if That was the case . Thank you !
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Also, don't forget there are oodles of Xposed modules you can use. I personally believe that is the main reason there aren't many mods/ROMs. I personally stopped developing ROMs because of this. Instead, I debloat and smali edit my own device to my liking, then write my own module to add the features I like. Before, I used to do smali edits, and make everything relate to one another. So users could add their own features, or choose the ones I built in. Nowadays, you can just install and uninstall the xposed modules you want. A lot easier for us developers. I also think android in general is getting more user friendly. They now have "theme stores" for users to apply a theme without root. I'm not sure what kind of "mods" you would be looking for that isn't already done via xposed or something else, but theming always seemed to be the biggest hit. I personally just theme my launcher.
However, there are some features from the S6 Edge I would like to have, so I downloaded the S6 edge ROM and may port it to our device.
TLDR: To simply answer your concern, I don't think development isn't there. I think its just easier for people to use xposed then fully mod an entire ROM and make the installer zip and everything like that for it.

elesbb said:
Also, don't forget there are oodles of Xposed modules you can use. I personally believe that is the main reason there aren't many mods/ROMs. I personally stopped developing ROMs because of this. Instead, I debloat and smali edit my own device to my liking, then write my own module to add the features I like. Before, I used to do smali edits, and make everything relate to one another. So users could add their own features, or choose the ones I built in. Nowadays, you can just install and uninstall the xposed modules you want. A lot easier for us developers. I also think android in general is getting more user friendly. They now have "theme stores" for users to apply a theme without root. I'm not sure what kind of "mods" you would be looking for that isn't already done via xposed or something else, but theming always seemed to be the biggest hit. I personally just theme my launcher.
However, there are some features from the S6 Edge I would like to have, so I downloaded the S6 edge ROM and may port it to our device.
TLDR: To simply answer your concern, I don't think development isn't there. I think its just easier for people to use xposed then fully mod an entire ROM and make the installer zip and everything like that for it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ahh that makes sense I need to go back thru xposed more thoroughly and how would i go about creating a module? That seems like something i would be interested in. And as far as mods go , im the type that ,even though I'm impressed with what i have i haveban insatiable need to make it one click better ( similar to the custom marshall stacks in the movie spinal tap that the volume dial went up to 11 instead of the standard 10, lol idk if you seen the movie or not) but mainly id like to modify the camera to a higher resolution and possibly include the ability to leave the shutter open as long as i want , those are just a couple of mods i would love to have haha i know I'm asking for an impossibility but those are the kind of ideas i come up with i just have no clue how to create such madness haha
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

adambigcock said:
Ahh that makes sense I need to go back thru xposed more thoroughly and how would i go about creating a module? That seems like something i would be interested in. And as far as mods go , im the type that ,even though I'm impressed with what i have i haveban insatiable need to make it one click better ( similar to the custom marshall stacks in the movie spinal tap that the volume dial went up to 11 instead of the standard 10, lol idk if you seen the movie or not) but mainly id like to modify the camera to a higher resolution and possibly include the ability to leave the shutter open as long as i want , those are just a couple of mods i would love to have haha i know I'm asking for an impossibility but those are the kind of ideas i come up with i just have no clue how to create such madness haha
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I too want better quality from the camera. I believe that is needed by a kernel mod, or a .SO mod. The latter of the two is harder. But I want better slow mo quality, should be able to adjust bitrate, and maybe hopefully fps. But having the shutter open as long as you want, I like that idea! I may see what I can do. You can easily make the volume go to 11 instead of 10, but you won't get a volume boost. What I personally do, is use the mixer_paths.xml to boost the volume, then add more volume steps. On my S5 I had 20 volume steps for everything, and it worked great. Allowed for more minute adjustments, but still get the volume boost from the mixer_paths.xml.
About creating an xposed module, just look it up on the forums. Plus there are YouTube guides which tell you step by step how to do it. You do need to know Java coding though. Its extremely easy to learn though.

elesbb said:
I too want better quality from the camera. I believe that is needed by a kernel mod, or a .SO mod. The latter of the two is harder. But I want better slow mo quality, should be able to adjust bitrate, and maybe hopefully fps. But having the shutter open as long as you want, I like that idea! I may see what I can do. You can easily make the volume go to 11 instead of 10, but you won't get a volume boost. What I personally do, is use the mixer_paths.xml to boost the volume, then add more volume steps. On my S5 I had 20 volume steps for everything, and it worked great. Allowed for more minute adjustments, but still get the volume boost from the mixer_paths.xml.
About creating an xposed module, just look it up on the forums. Plus there are YouTube guides which tell you step by step how to do it. You do need to know Java coding though. Its extremely easy to learn though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If your good at xposed tweaks, we want you! (For TeamSPR, lol)

elesbb said:
I too want better quality from the camera. I believe that is needed by a kernel mod, or a .SO mod. The latter of the two is harder. But I want better slow mo quality, should be able to adjust bitrate, and maybe hopefully fps. But having the shutter open as long as you want, I like that idea! I may see what I can do. You can easily make the volume go to 11 instead of 10, but you won't get a volume boost. What I personally do, is use the mixer_paths.xml to boost the volume, then add more volume steps. On my S5 I had 20 volume steps for everything, and it worked great. Allowed for more minute adjustments, but still get the volume boost from the mixer_paths.xml.
About creating an xposed module, just look it up on the forums. Plus there are YouTube guides which tell you step by step how to do it. You do need to know Java coding though. Its extremely easy to learn though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome man thanks and the volume reference was from a movie lol u gotta see it to get the allusion lol but he'll yea if you could come up with an open shutter mod that weeks be too badass
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

1619415 said:
If your good at xposed tweaks, we want you! (For TeamSPR, lol)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're*
And I personally think I am very good with xposed and smali reading. I used to make ALL my mods through smali alone. I even wrote a "smali coder" that would translate java into smali without compiling anything. That tool though has long since been lost as well as its source code since I don't use it anymore. I now use Virtous Ten Studio for smali work cause of being able to link condition statements and stuff. Its got flaws, but it works. I will probably end up writing my own that way it does everything I would like it too.
adambigcock said:
Awesome man thanks and the volume reference was from a movie lol u gotta see it to get the allusion lol but he'll yea if you could come up with an open shutter mod that weeks be too badass
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I shall let you know if I ever figure anything out, don't expect anything done by tomorrow, or in a few weeks though . Expect something, but not everything, in about a month or so.

elesbb said:
You're*
And I personally think I am very good with xposed and smali reading. I used to make ALL my mods through smali alone. I even wrote a "smali coder" that would translate java into smali without compiling anything. That tool though has long since been lost as well as its source code since I don't use it anymore. I now use Virtous Ten Studio for smali work cause of being able to link condition statements and stuff. Its got flaws, but it works. I will probably end up writing my own that way it does everything I would like it too.
I shall let you know if I ever figure anything out, don't expect anything done by tomorrow, or in a few weeks though . Expect something, but not everything, in about a month or so.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol im patient bro i wont nag
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

elesbb said:
You're*
And I personally think I am very good with xposed and smali reading. I used to make ALL my mods through smali alone. I even wrote a "smali coder" that would translate java into smali without compiling anything. That tool though has long since been lost as well as its source code since I don't use it anymore. I now use Virtous Ten Studio for smali work cause of being able to link condition statements and stuff. Its got flaws, but it works. I will probably end up writing my own that way it does everything I would like it too.
I shall let you know if I ever figure anything out, don't expect anything done by tomorrow, or in a few weeks though . Expect something, but not everything, in about a month or so.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mind making a tweak that just enables Mobile Data toggle?

1619415 said:
Mind making a tweak that just enables Mobile Data toggle?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like one in the notification tray? With all the other toggles?

elesbb said:
Like one in the notification tray? With all the other toggles?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep:good:

1619415 said:
Yep:good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't we have that already? I can do it if we don't tho.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

elesbb said:
Don't we have that already? I can do it if we don't tho.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
We do, it's a CSC tweak, but you can only add tweaks like that if you freshly flash a ROM. If we have xposed, you can add it anytime without having to reinstall.
Come to think of it, could you do something like XTouchWiz?

1619415 said:
We do, it's a CSC tweak, but you can only add tweaks like that if you freshly flash a ROM. If we have xposed, you can add it anytime without having to reinstall.
Come to think of it, could you do something like XTouchWiz?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can. I have something very similar already do my own personal setup. But if you compile a list of things you'd like, I'm sure I could figure it out.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

elesbb said:
I can. I have something very similar already do my own personal setup. But if you compile a list of things you'd like, I'm sure I could figure it out.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you do all the in XTouchWiz and have it tell you your MSL?

1619415 said:
Can you do all the in XTouchWiz and have it tell you your MSL?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Does xtouchwiz not work? And I'll have to see about getting the msl.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

elesbb said:
Does xtouchwiz not work? And I'll have to see about getting the msl.
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It does, I just like the tweaks in it, I think it'll be a good base then we can make a specialized tweak for this device.

1619415 said:
It does, I just like the tweaks in it, I think it'll be a good base then we can make a specialized tweak for this device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So why not just use xtouchwiz???? Lol.