{Universal} EASIEST WAY TO INSTALL GOOGLE NOW - HTC Sensation

Ok first off let me say that this is not mine ...i was just exploring the web and ran across this last night ...i tried it and it works pretty damn good and i was impressed ...this mod or app did come from the android hack section of xda but i don't think the majority of sensation users venture far from this section .( i don't usually ) the great thing about this is.... It so damn simple to install... That's what really got my interest . ...what to do ..first flash the file attached below in recovery ....then reboot and go to the play store and install voice search for Google now ( yea that's really an app ) after that i would suggest rebooting one last time and that's it . You will get and icon for the Google voice that opens the Google now voice command ,then a second later it opens the ics mic , this runs off the ics voice engine and not the jelly bean at the moment so its not perfect ok ,.... Then there is a regular Google icon you can press and it opens google now ..... Type in what you want because the mic icon on the search bar does not work, but anyways it still pretty cool ..... I am excited about when it is at 100% just so you understand ...i cant answer your questions because i don't know **** ...so don't ask ...try it you want to, it worked for me running inferno 4.0.4 version 1.1 ....i just wanted to help someone with limited knowledge (like me ) to be able to install Google now on their phone with out a bunch of steps ....simple stupid is what works for me ....if you do have questions start looking is the android hacking section on this site and i am sure you will fine what your looking for .....requirements are a rooted device running ICS AOSP Rom
...cheers .

It doesn't wait to recognize voice
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emperorsuresh said:
It doesn't wait to recognize voice
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Says the mic doesn't work in the first post.
Sent from my pyramid...

emperorsuresh said:
It doesn't wait to recognize voice
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the voice will work ...when you touch the Google now voice icon the white screen with black button comes up ...touch it , then wait a second and the ics voice will appear ...then speak what your looking for and it will post results in the drop down menu ....then choose the result you want ...now what i was reading was that it takes time to learn your habits and build a profile on you so it said don't expect it to be on point right away it said to give it time to learn you... and it would get better ...i am sure it wont be long and a better release will appear but for now its all we have ....the more you play with it the more you'll understand ....over all its pretty cool .

works sometimes and sometimes not quite strange but well ^^

EzR3aL said:
works sometimes and sometimes not quite strange but well ^^
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yes it is still a work in progress for sure , but i wanted to share the easiest way to install what they do have ported for now ...the other way just seemed too damn complicated but it is the same exact Google now ...i like to keep things simple

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[AUG 29][1] 1.45.401.2 OTA changes

Here are a list of changes in the 1.45.401.2 update
-screenshot (power+home)
-MUCH smoother (no lag)
-shows green dot in HTC contacts list next to people who are online on google talk
-ability to purchase movies in HTC watch
-backup SMS option in menu in messages app
-Picasa Web Albums in HTC Gallery app now show
-Google talk video chat
-volume boost for the speaker
-Trim videos in HTC Gallery
-change size of font in HTC messages app with pinch
-record in .mp4 instead of .3gp (tmobile)
-added apps (tmobile)
post more you guys noticed and ill update the list
or let me know if some things aren't new
Here's a change! Self Reboot after updating and trying to play Cordy.
Ahm.screen shot doesn't work..the picture saved has 0 bytes. Dunno why :|
nicoaraalex said:
Ahm.screen shot doesn't work..the picture saved has 0 bytes. Dunno why :|
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Mine works just fine
photo gallery bug
Bug resolved in picasa gallery, I was not able to see photos, when I choose a picassa gallery it starts to flash and didn't show any photo.
Now works correctly.
nunomeneses said:
Mine works just fine
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It works on mine too wery fine!
nunomeneses said:
Here's a change! Self Reboot after updating and trying to play Cordy.
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Ah quick question sir, are you complety stock? As in you haven't soffed or rooted your phone?
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Anyone in UK got this OTA yet?
[sits drumming fingers]
vincepg13 said:
Ah quick question sir, are you complety stock? As in you haven't soffed or rooted your phone?
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Mine is completely new and stock, no root
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nunomeneses said:
Mine is completely new and stock, no root
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Yer this ota breaks graphics with some games, sigh, hopefully HTC will fix soon
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Gtalk Video chat works
Noticed a new app called HTC likes
No CRT animation?
Sound has been boosted, At least from the speaker I can notice a big difference. Also the the stock music app is picking up the embedded album art correctly now on my imported iTunes library.
HTC likes was always there, and it's still bloatware :-( the real changes for me are better dual core support and gtalk video, so now you don't poorly supported third party apps, like VTalk. Now I can use a poorly supported Google App!
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iphone?
BonesRed said:
HTC likes was always there, and it's still bloatware :-( the real changes for me are better dual core support and gtalk video, so now you don't poorly supported third party apps, like VTalk. Now I can use a poorly supported Google App!
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Maybe you should have purchased an Iphone?
New icon displays in Notification bar when HAC is enabled.
kevinniven said:
Maybe you should have purchased an Iphone?
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LOL -he sure complains like one!
Is the speaker really louder? I'm dying to get this, but fully rooted and Rom'd up.
Definitely seems louder to me.
Tried the game Cordy off the Market and the graphics spaz out to look like when a desktop pc GPU is dying. Also the stock browser closes all windows except the one you have open when you close it.
I can confirm on 2.3.4 on a stock Sensation by pressing home and power it will take a screen shot and photos will be in the camera shots album.. Pretty freaking nice of them to include this feature

[REPORT] 1.45.401.2 HTC official base issues | Please report your problems here

Hey guys, I though we can do some list of known issues in latest 1.45.401.2 HTC official base. It would be good idea if later as many people as possible can report the complete bugs list to HTC so that they hurry up with the update and we'll make sure they are aware of all the issues so that they wont be present (hopefully) in next build.
Confirmed issues:
Broken 3D engine,
Bottom dock edge is not smooth (for all 3 skins),
Language issue: (Polish) In HTC e-mail app after selecting unread message the button "Oznacz jako przeczytane" (Mark as read) have text cut in a half,
LMW.apk is missing by default so we can't use "Make more space" in SD card settings,
The phone doesn't always register first power button click to put the phone on standby. It has to be hit twice for the phone to drop to standby,
Zooming in a picture in gallery and pressing the back button doesn't zoom out to the original level,
Phone is embarrassingly slow and choppy as for Dual-Core 1.2GHz device. Especially scrolling through widgets is very laggy,
Phone is getting warm even when scrolling through the desktops,
Not confirmed issues:
Other things to report:
Still missing correct kernel source for 2.3.4 ROM,
Write you suggestions and propositions of better description to the issues. Also report your language issues like missing translations etc.
Nice post Mike, the RUU has been on shipped ROMs for the past week but my broadband has been down
Had the HTC reps in work a few days ago and got one of the guys to esc the 3D issue to their tech/dev team with a detailed description, hoping for a fix soon
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LeeDroid said:
Nice post Mike, the RUU has been on shipped ROMs for the past week but my broadband has been down
Had the HTC reps in work a few days ago and got one of the guys to esc the 3D issue to their tech/dev team with a detailed description, hoping for a fix soon
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This is very good news Lee, hopefully they wont brake anything else lol. Do you have some suggestions for the list?
Not sure if it's an issue but scrolling in whatsapp conversation is unbelievably choppy and laggy.
Hell even if the GPU wasn't working, the dual core should be able to handle it. But no.
Really weird (My HTC G2 is 10x smoother).
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Not sure if it's an issue but scrolling in whatsapp conversation is unbelievably choppy and laggy.
Hell even if the GPU wasn't working, the dual core should be able to handle it. But no.
Really weird (My HTC G2 is 10x smoother).
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I can't really report 3rd party app like whatsapp being slow but I added point with overall poor system performance.
No power button issue with mine. Running IC 2.2.2
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After sending a message,you turn off the screen at once,and then it powered off.
It has happened for many times,but i am not sure if it is an official issue.
ROM is on my signature
Whats wrong the the GPU and the 3D engine?
Joshhedge said:
Whats wrong the the GPU and the 3D engine?
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Play the game 'cordy' and you'll see bro
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vincepg13 said:
Play the game 'cordy' and you'll see bro
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Okay, it doesn't even work... fair point. I'll try some more too see if there are any other issues in other games.
vincepg13 said:
Play the game 'cordy' and you'll see bro
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Wow, I just installed this, thats unbelievable how it cannot handle this game.
My phone crashed, had to battery pull to get it working again. Deleted.
stanny2k said:
Wow, I just installed this, thats unbelievable how it cannot handle this game.
My phone crashed, had to battery pull to get it working again. Deleted.
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Mate Ninja Fruit on my Desire HD ROM runs perfectly smooth but on Sensation ROM (the same tweaks as for Desire HD ROM) is lags like hells. Yeah... "amazing dual core 1,2 GHz to provide even better multimedia experience"
Just uninstalled it, played on my nexus s and no problems, tryed on my vibrant and no problem, am talking about the cordy game, it totally makes tbe sensation crash worst than an underclocked kernel
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Mate Ninja Fruit on my Desire HD ROM runs perfectly smooth but on Sensation ROM (the same tweaks as for Desire HD ROM) is lags like hells. Yeah... "amazing dual core 1,2 GHz to provide even better multimedia experience"
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Where do you think the problem lies?
stanny2k said:
Where do you think the problem lies?
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**** drivers for Andreno200 and MSN8660.
mike1986. said:
**** drivers for Andreno200 and MSN8660.
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Is there no way for these to be manually updated?
Or would it need a whole new release by HTC?
When you zoom in a picture in gallery and press the back button it doesn.t zoom out to the original level. In music player side scrolling in albums tab does not work.
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Is there no way for these to be manually updated?
Or would it need a whole new release by HTC?
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Yes, you can flash libs from 1.35 base but only with custom kernel. But it's not a fix, just a temporary solution. It must be fixed by HTC.
snowblindd said:
When you zoom in a picture in gallery and press the back button it doesn.t zoom out to the original level.
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Confirmed, thanks!
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In music player side scrolling in albums tab does not work.
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Can you explain better? Can't reproduce it...
double press power button
I confirm the issue with having to double press the power button to wake up the phone sometimes. Did not face this problem with earlier builds

Instagram is finally here

for those of you that have been waiting for it, its finally here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android
i was on ordroid sense 4 rom and it didnt show up in the play store, but follow that link and you should be able to download it
Bit late...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579940
stanleynhan said:
i was on ordroid sense 4 rom and it didnt show up in the play store, but follow that link and you should be able to download it
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I'm also on ordroid, but, when I take a photo on instagram, all freezes and stops responding (non of buttons working on instagram or other buttons), when screen lights out and press turn on button (hope to go to lock screen) it boots on as switched on. Reinstall does all the same
Works fine on VI 4.0.1. Although personally I don't see what is all the hype about.
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What's the benefit of using Instagram?
It's another 'cool' app to have for photo blogging - effects are quite nice
Just installed instagram.. currently using sense 4.0 insert coin rc1.. took some photos and upload it to fb.. one FC occurred when to choose profile pic.. the rest seems to be ok...
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I got many Force close using Instagram!
Interesting blogging photo's app...no issues on VI.
Works well for me..
Sensational sent from my Sensation.
It force closes when i try to take a picture on my HTC Sensation running ICS on Sense 4.0 on orDroid 1.8.1
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Seems like it has problems with sense 4 roms, hope they fix that problem soon
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not much excited bout this , rather use PicsArt
It's a fun little app. Effects are pretty good.
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I cant really see an actual benefit of using it. It seems this app is aimed towards hipsters and females
I always try to take the best picture with realistic colours , why would I ruin it with lame filters that mimic old camera ?
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Pikabat said:
I cant really see an actual benefit of using it. It seems this app is aimed towards hipsters and females
I always try to take the best picture with realistic colours , why would I ruin it with lame filters that mimic old camera ?
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It's always nice to have options right?
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Have you folks read the T & C's?
I honestly dont see the point of this
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Went to the play store just now and open up my apps..saw there's an update from instagram... Maybe it will help a few user with FC ..
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Instagram problems.

Every ROM I'm on instagram freezes when I go to post a picture. Then my phone resets itself. Happens on ordroid and arhd
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+1
Same problem here, the wife uses Instagram on my phone and it kills it pretty much every time.
Freezing here too
Regularly freezes my phone, particularly during the application of tilt-shift and/or when clicking on the top right hand side arrow to process pic and upload. Really annoying. E-mailed them as well, hoping for a fix. In the meantime, no one cracked this yet?
A
this problem rekated with apk, not phone. i'm using xe with arhd without sny instagram problem but i tried same apk on desire, ideos x5 and galaxy ace, and noticed errors. if the program wants to work, it work like a charm. if it doesnt want to, you have nothing to do.
generally iphone port apps doesnt work stable.
I'm having the same issue
!! Help
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its new to android. give it time before the billion dollar app is stable on our phones. my phone has issues with it too.
sent from the Nudy Bar.
Since the most recent update it seems to be much more stable.
And by much more stable I mean being able to process and upload a picture without a hard reboot
I've found that if I reboot BEFORE I use instagram, it works perfectly. If I do NOT reboot it freezes. I've learned to work around this issue by rebooting BEFORE use. Then it works perfectly for me. My current Rom Beats by Grogg 3.0 v.B. but I think the reboots will work with ANY Rom. Give it a try. It solved my freezing issue, perhaps it will also solve your issue hope this helps! Good luck
Works for me!
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I never had an issue whit instagram since the app is out do you have such issues whit other camera app aswell ?
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I've found that if I reboot BEFORE I use instagram, it works perfectly. If I do NOT reboot it freezes. I've learned to work around this issue by rebooting BEFORE use. Then it works perfectly for me. My current Rom Beats by Grogg 3.0 v.B. but I think the reboots will work with ANY Rom. Give it a try. It solved my freezing issue, perhaps it will also solve your issue hope this helps! Good luck
Works for me!
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I tried it and it didn't work!
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WTF is going on with Instagram
Ever since I upgraded to the new TMOUS 2.10 now 3.0.0 Instagram freezes on me and I have to take the cover off the back of my phone and reboot it every time now. Seriously though. what's going on?
Any answers?
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Kid_N_Candy_Shop said:
Ever since I upgraded to the new TMOUS 2.10 now 3.0.0 Instagram freezes on me and I have to take the cover off the back of my phone and reboot it every time now. Seriously though. what's going on?
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Try update your adreno egl driver.
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aimcr7 said:
Try update your adreno egl driver.
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How do I do that?
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Now it works if I don't use a filter
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There had been confirmed issues with some specific drivers and some specific apps (skype and istagram eg.), you can take a look in this thead for the drivers you might want try.
For those with Instagram problems, those drivers should fix it :
OrDroid_New_GL_V2.zip
Please do report the results.
Lucky Thirteen said:
For those with Instagram problems, those drivers should fix it :
OrDroid_New_GL_V2.zip
Please do report the results.
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Will this work with pkmn rom?
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Absolutely Ricky!
They should work no problem with every ROM, clearing cache is also a good thing to do.
what do those drivers do exactly ? And I noticed this is for an adreno 200 but the sensation has adreno 220 ?

[APP] [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer

I wouldn't be sharing this if I didn't think that it was helpful, so please look into this.
There is an app on the play store called [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer. It is made by motioncoding, so all the credit and thanks should go to them. What this app does is that it installs the beats audio drivers to any android phone, as long as the phone is rooted. It is advised that one makes a backup of their data (nandroid and titanium will suffice), because once you install this app and run it to install beats audio, you can't uninstall this. The only thing you can do is factory reset. I have used this app and it worked for me. My music quality is substantially better. YOU DO NOT NEED BEATS HEADPHONES FOR THIS APP TO RUN. I do not know if this app will give you beats audio quality sound if you use youtube, pandora, or spotify. I believe that it shall, if you use headphones to listen to your media, because a "beats audio" notification appears every time you use headphones. I do not know if a lot of people know about this, but I just wanted to share this app, because I believe it is great. The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&hl=en
There is also a mod that you guys can try. You need to have DSP Manager for this to work, but you can try to see how it works without it. Remember, i am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. The flashable zip is linked.
If you have any questions, please comment. Remember, thank motioncoding...and you can press the "thanks" button if i have helped you
This is pretty cool. They say they use Rockodev's beats mod, but having this app to do it for you is nice. (Also having the notification is sick!)
I find the first review funny, he says "the app works without root, notification appears, but please actually make the sound quality better" lol he doesn't realize...
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gagdude said:
This is pretty cool. They say they use Rockodev's beats mod, but having this app to do it for you is nice. (Also having the notification is sick!)
I find the first review funny, he says "the app works without root, notification appears, but please actually make the sound quality better" lol he doesn't realize...
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Yeah, I came across this while looking for a beats audio zip file on my 4.1.1. rom for my droid incredible. Oh dear...poor him lol.
dont do unrooted
if you do unrooted it has a chance of screwing up your phone if it is one of the newer versions. even though the app says "continue without root" . trust me. dont.
ra9b said:
I wouldn't be sharing this if I didn't think that it was helpful, so please look into this.
There is an app on the play store called [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer. It is made by motioncoding, so all the credit and thanks should go to them. What this app does is that it installs the beats audio drivers to any android phone, as long as the phone is rooted. It is advised that one makes a backup of their data (nandroid and titanium will suffice), because once you install this app and run it to install beats audio, you can't uninstall this. The only thing you can do is factory reset. I have used this app and it worked for me. My music quality is substantially better. YOU DO NOT NEED BEATS HEADPHONES FOR THIS APP TO RUN. I do not know if this app will give you beats audio quality sound if you use youtube, pandora, or spotify. I believe that it shall, if you use headphones to listen to your media, because a "beats audio" notification appears every time you use headphones. I do not know if a lot of people know about this, but I just wanted to share this app, because I believe it is great. The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ng.beats&hl=en
If you have any questions, please comment. Remember, thank motioncoding...and you can press the "thanks" button if i have helped you
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This is really cool. I never thought that a simple app could improve the music quality on my phone.
Now it's time to dump my ipod.
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this one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&feature=search_result
i have tried this out on one of my rooted androids and it really does make a big difference well of course if you have headphones on atleast.
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i have tried this out on one of my rooted androids and it really does make a big difference well of course if you have headphones on atleast.
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It made a big difference in my music. I wasn't sure if it was good or not, but I got used to the new soun d
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sorry about the link not working. They changed the name of the application so, I edited the link in the first post, and here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&hl=en
for my Atrix right? Thanks
There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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Markuzy said:
There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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At least for me, the difference was VERY noticeable.
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Markuzy said:
There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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Same here, i heard an actual difference in my music. i was able to hear beats and other musical effects that i hadn't heard before.
varanhia said:
for my Atrix right? Thanks
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Yup, it works for any rooted device. i haven't tried this on an unrooted application, but people who have done so have had bad experiences.
cool
Going to give this a shot on my exhibit 2 4g running cm10
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Going to give this a shot on my exhibit 2 4g running cm10
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Great, let me know how it works!
Works! But not as loud as the oneX/evoLTE?!
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work well
Beats Audio works well for me in the Jellybam rom :good:

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