Fix Viper4android for cyanogenmod11 - Android General

So I see lots of people claiming it doesn't work with the latest builds. Well it does, just not system wide.
I'm on latest CM11 nightly.
Download viper4android v2.2.1.1 (4.3)
Install it as a USER app (standard install)
Don't open it yet.
Using your favorite editor, open up /system/build.prop
Look for anything that begins with lpa.*
Change every lpa option to =false
Save and exit.
Now open up viper. It will ask you to install the driver. Install the correct one or it won't work. (For my sprint s4 I chose cortexa8-withNEON)
It will tell you to reboot. Do so.
When rebooted. Open up viper, hit the menu key, select FX compatibility, then enable it.
Start your music up and start making changes to viper. If everything was done right, Turning viper on and off quickly should make noticeable changes in audio quality.
***Poweramp works the best because you can enable the Music Effects button in the settings. Ticking that button off and on will grab vipers focus almost every time. My method in this thread worked with play music which has been known to be picky for me.
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[FIX] DSPManager in Sense 3.5 Roms

As more developers are now releasing Sense 3.5 roms I thought it best to share some issues I had with DSPManager on these roms and what I did to get it working properly.
1. If DSPManager gets quiet when ticking the checkbox for "bass boost" or get really loud and tingy when selecting "virtual room" this is an indication that the application library or "lib" isn't functioning properly to produce the correct output.
2. If DSPManager does not seem to affect audio in any way when selecting it's various enhancements this, obviously, is also a sign of the app not functioning properly.
I'm an audio enthusiast so DSPManager working on my rom was a must. My attempts to "fix" DSPManager were great and over a long period of time. Some devs out there have supposed "fixes" for it and some devs don't really care about the app because they don't use it. My method will limit your ability to use enhancements from with HTC music player so if you're not willing to lose that ability in exchange for DSPManager working instead do not try this method. The various libraries "libs" in the system/lib/soundfx folder seem to conflict with DSPManager so what you need to do is delete each one of these.
The libs will be some or all of the following:
libbeats.so
libbundlewrapper.so
libreverbwrapper.so
libsrsfx.so
libvisualizer.so
The DSPManager lib that you DO NEED TO KEEP there is libcyanogen-dsp.so
You need to use root explorer or any other file explorer capable of root access to browse to system/lib/sounfx. Once you've deleted the conflicting libs you need to reboot the phone. Once the phone restarts you need to adjust the audio settings in DSPManager after you've begun playing music to notice the change. Attempting to select enhancements from within HTC music player from this point on will either give a message of "Enhancements not available" or a Force close dialog although the music will not stop playing you will simply be returned to your home screen. At this point you can now use DSPManager for each output currently in use whether it be phone speaker, headphone or bluetooth. Remember some roms will have a higher bass output just by themselves without using DSPManager so be sure if the bass seems super loud on low settings after installing to set your equalizer lower than normal for bass so as not to damage any equipment you may have attached to it.
For those of you running a sense 3.5 rom without the DSPManager lib "libcyanogen-dsp.so" I will attach it in this thread and you can follow the steps outlined. You need to unzip the .SO file from the .ZIP and place into system/lib/soundfx and set permissions to rw-r--r--
Cool! I rather have dsp manager than beats anyway. Thanks
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I guess you never checked my rom
you can use all htc music equalizer options and on top of that sound output from equalizer can be deeper adjusted with dsp.
Im picky about sounds."Sound forge" came out 18 days ago
vin255764 said:
I guess you never checked my rom
you can use all htc music equalizer options and on top of that sound output from equalizer can be deeper adjusted with dsp.
Im picky about sounds."Sound forge" came out 18 days ago
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Aye, DSP manager and HD video are the reason I use your ROM as my daily ...and yeah, DSP Manager sh*ts all over Beats for me (though I'm using beats earphone), a must have tweak for my Evo.
Thanks for this thread. Bookmarked in case I flash a different 3.5 rom
ok ok
the fix is to move dsp lib from soundfx folder to lib folder.
thats it.Simple as 1,2,3
Just do not enable beats effect.It doesnt work properly anyway
That's seems legit of course I never would've thought to try to move the lib. I did notice your rom had a fix for it. At one point I had HTC equalizer and DSP working but thats kind of overload to me. Maybe I'll try it out though.
nice work..
vin255764 said:
ok ok
the fix is to move dsp lib from soundfx folder to lib folder.
thats it.Simple as 1,2,3
Just do not enable beats effect.It doesnt work properly anyway
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I tested your suggestion to no avail. Your method may work in your rom but not necessarily in others.
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nice work..
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Thank you sir
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
redsmith said:
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
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If you want the virtual room setting to sound hollow and tingy then don't change any libs just leave things as they are. Install whatever rom you want and DSPManager and you're good to go. If you are using headphones as appose to a bluetooth car stereo as I do then you will probably not notice the sound as being distorted as much. Hope that answered your question.
Fantastic, I only wish I saw this thread sooner. I pretty much stick with MikG because the dsp works so well on it. This opens up my options for a daily driver.
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If you want the virtual room setting to sound hollow and tingy then don't change any libs just leave things as they are. Install whatever rom you want and DSPManager and you're good to go. If you are using headphones as appose to a bluetooth car stereo as I do then you will probably not notice the sound as being distorted as much. Hope that answered your question.
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Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it.
I don't really wish to change ROMs right now... I'm very happy with Cyanogenmod 7.2. Also, I made a mistake explaining myself. I was using a Sense 3.5 ROM (not CM7.1) when I came across your Case 1. Do you know which libs I should change in CM7.2 in order to make it sound like the time I had Sense 3.5 installed? I've tried changing the libs myself, but so far CM7.2 won't boot whenever I put the Sense 3.5 libs in /system/lib. Hope you can clear this mess up for me because I'm very confused .
Best regards.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not changing the entire /system/lib folder. I'm just changing:
libaudio.so
libaudioeffect_jni.so
libaudioflinger.so
libaudiopolicy.so
redsmith said:
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
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The process I outlined is for Sense 3.5 roms only...although it may work in other Sense roms as well but I have not tested. Cyanogen is an AOSP rom meaning stock android only. Those libs you listed in your edit are not present in the file system folder I specified and wouldn't be tampered with for this particular process. You should be able to find a thread on CM w/DSP.

[MOD] Acid Audio Engine

Link to Team Ac!d op: Here
This is an audio enhancement mod that offers several different options and combinations.
From the OP:
● Sony Clearaudio Plus system (an amazing technolgy to enhance clarity of Bass and provide several effect like Clearphase, Clearbass, SRS surround,...)
● Beats Audio Engine (we ported latest beats engine from HTC one XL, and modded it a lot to be great handled by Clearaudio, it improve greatly Bass power and overal surround effect)
● Cyanogen DSP features (it helped a lot to handle better in app Equaliser)
● Dolby Digital Sound (overall better audio clarity with way more natural sound and some awesome features like SRS Wow and Dynamic Bass range)
● Sony Xloud (enhance noticably speaker quality in terms of clarity and volume, it help to ensure there is no distorion in sound even in headset, better balanced treeble and crystal voice)
● Eizo Rewire PRO series (an awesome Audio tool wich brings lots of effect and claim to offer a better balanced and natural Sound)
● AC!D Audio Parts (Huge optimisation in overall sound quality due to some optimisation, some tweaks, some audio rendering and resampling and even more... some Huge work have been done already)
I have tested it on the Infuse running MIUI 3.1.11 which is based off of Scott's 4.1.2 build Nov. 04, 2012.
It should work on any ICS/JB build you are running on your Infuse.
I downloaded option 1, Aroma.
My choices were: what phone?= universal, build prop.= Samsung, Walkman= skip, option= Noozide.
These settings work fine- you are free to choose any setup you prefer.
Remember to wipe cache and dalvik and follow setup instructions in the OP.
Just wanted to share this really nice mod - enjoy !!
Credit: Team Ac!d and thanks to lennyssoto for the heads-up.
Thanks. I always like trying these mods out - audiophile that I am - but I always come back to Voodoo. Let's see if this one can sway me!
Nice find Pony! Another audiophile reporting in
I went with the universal acid mod + walkman on my LiquidSmooth.
I'm quite amazed I must say! Really clear sounds, and bass feels just right
Another audiophile here...ill try this out later with my ath-m50s
Thanks for sharing pony!
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Actually sounds like a noticeable difference. Tried it out with some Bose over the ear headphones and it sounded great.
thaNX FOR Sharing...
This one looks very interesting.
I am running Beanstalk? From scott.
I read the OP, it said I have to uninstall any other third party equalizers. This ROM comes with DSP manager. How do I uninstall it?
And is that it for me to use this awesome engine? Just uninstall DSP manger and install this?(maybe acid +walkman)
I'd love to follow if somebody makes clear instruction for this awesome engine for CM10.1 or beanstalk.
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zpzp96,
None of my devices currently have DSP Manager. You should be able to uninstall by going to 'manage apps', find it and uninstall. If that does not work, you can freeze / remove it with a file manager (Root Explorer, etc.)
You should then be able to download and install Acid, make your choices during the install process and reboot when complete. It is important that you wipe cache and dalvik first.
Running beanstalk here, but I'm unable to start the Walkman app. I did clear both caches, and selected Samsung, Samsung, acid audio, and yes on all other questions (can't remember all the options). When I try to start the app, just a blank screen and then I get a message that devices are not responding. Any thoughts?
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Had same issue I had to reflash my back up I made before I installed the mod then don't pick walkman next go round I followed ponys lead as far as my selections went I also removed DSP before starting
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Drat. I was afraid of that. Well, since Scott said that another update will be sent out within next day or two, I'll wait until the next update for BeanStalk and then try it with those options.
Is it possible to get the Walkman App working with our device?
Their OP says Walkman may not work with all devices. I am going to do a few diffeent install processes as I have time and see what I come up with. Will post results.
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Thnx pony im ur follower
After trying this on multiple roms on our Infuse I have found this mod to work pretty much as the OP states- works quite well.
It comes down to what your personal preference is. As Andros11 stated the Walkman player(automatically adds acid music) is a very good choice. Just remember as you are in aroma, if you want Walkman then choose it and do not add anything from the next screen.
The other choice is to skip Walkman install and choose from the menu on the next page. Of the available choices I prefer the Noozide, again try them and decide for yourself.
Two most important things are disable / delete any music player you have that has eq options and second wipe cache and dalvik. I did have to do 1 additional reboot on a couple of the roms I tried - YMMV. My two cents- this mod is a keeper, and it performs well on my 3 phones.
Pony Express said:
After trying this on multiple roms on our Infuse I have found this mod to work pretty much as the OP states- works quite well.
It comes down to what your personal preference is. As Andros11 stated the Walkman player(automatically adds acid music) is a very good choice. Just remember as you are in aroma, if you want Walkman then choose it and do not add anything from the next screen.
The other choice is to skip Walkman install and choose from the menu on the next page. Of the available choices I prefer the Noozide, again try them and decide for yourself.
Two most important things are disable / delete any music player you have that has eq options and second wipe cache and dalvik. I did have to do 1 additional reboot on a couple of the roms I tried - YMMV. My two cents- this mod is a keeper, and it performs well on my 3 phones.
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Whata great find Pony
Just wondering, but if I'm looking for bass as opposed to vocals, whats my best bet? I listen to mostly electronic music like dubstep and house.
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vkumar2695,
I have not had a chance to go through as many of the settings as I would like - I hope this helps.
Using the Noozide option, I have found several ways to customize settings based on your individual preferences as well as how you are listening - phone, headphones, external speaker.
When you install Noozide you will get 3 new icons:
1. Acid Sound Mod- a couple of basic settings- no biggie.
2. Noozxoide EIZO- many choices here, see thumbs 1 and 2 (left to right)
3. noozy- the player- a few sound adjustments here for sound at the menu bottom, see thumb 3.
Number 2 is where you will want to spend the most time customizing, it is amazing (to me) that there are so many different combinations and choices.
I hope that once you find the one that best suits your musical taste you will come back and share it here.
I tried to install it, I failed...
I am running beanstalk, I could uninstall DSP manager but the sony walkman failed. The acid engine installed but didn't do anything. And if I go to setting sound effect, there was something but not acid.
I played music with apolo... it was not good at at all.
Now I'm going to stick with DSP Manager+ pack+ playerPro. Best for me. Both quality and gap less and no lag whatsoever
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zpzp96 said:
I tried to install it, I failed...
I am running beanstalk, I could uninstall DSP manager but the sony walkman failed. The acid engine installed but didn't do anything. And if I go to setting sound effect, there was something but not acid.
I played music with apolo... it was not good at at all.
Now I'm going to stick with DSP Manager+ pack+ playerPro. Best for me. Both quality and gap less and no lag whatsoever
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If you haven't already, you need to either flash your rom again or manually remove and change out system files the AAE added or modified. I went through the laborious task of manually putting this back to the way they were! I suspect the reason this didn't work for you was because the flash didn't change your build.prop. It didn't for me (also running Beanstalk).
Still, while I love trying this stuff out, nothing is as good as Voodoo Sound on our device. Some phones have crap DACs so they need all this additional processing. Our phone has a pretty good DAC, so you are going to get the best sound by getting as much out of the way of the music as possible.
Thanks again for bringing this new mod to our attention, Pony!
AC!D
Hi everybody i m currently running slim ROM beta 2 going to update to rc1 in a couple of days so now I m trying to set to the best this mod in order to flash it on the new ROM. I always used Awesome Beats as a system app and playing Apollo I can clearly hear the difference. Now I want to flash this one cause I think it s better. Did anyone flash it and works? If so which way u flash it? I tried with nozzle but I didn't hear any difference and also the settings were too difficult. Can anyone help me please? Thanks for your support XDA the best!
FLASHMINATOR,
Maybe just try the Walkman- the settings are pretty straightforward and it works well.

[APP]CM Apps on your stock ROM!!!

Ok so I ran across this yesterday and noticed no one has posted on it so I thought I would let you guys know.
On the play store there is an app that will let you freely install the cm versions of a bunch of apps provided you have access to root.
To make this work on the moto x you have to have pwnmymoto installed and working on your device, also you must be booted
into recovery mode so that you can make the changes to the system/app/ folder actually stick.
The way the app works is it downloads the .apk to your device and then it installs it separately in two different commands.
The installation is kind of finicky i had to hit the install .apk button twice before it would actually install. Give it a try your results may differ.
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APP Info Pulled from Play Store
** Please read this before you install! **
There are a lot of ROM's out there, some CyanogenMod-based and some not. The CyanogenMod team go much further than ROM functions, they develop apps with increased functionality over stock or older versions.
This application is designed to install these CyanogenMod apps as system apps, regardless of your ROM. Please note this is a root-only app!
The process is designed to be as simple as possible; select your app, hit download, hit install, and reboot your device when you're done. The system will refresh them upon reboot, and the app should be installed
Currently supported:
- Apollo music player
- CM Messaging
- CM Torch
- CM File Manager
- DSP Manager
- CM Calculator
- Voice +
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Download
http://tinyurl.com/nbzzrmy
**I take no responsibility for the creation of this app, it is just something I came across when looking
for thing to do to my device if you have any complaints or issues regarding the app itself please contact the creator through the play store
please don't take your frustrations out on me. Thanks**​
Good find. It works.
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Messaging app fc when going into settings
infinit22 said:
Messaging app fc when going into settings
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Yes I found that out after I posted just replace that one with the one posted in this thread created by @GR36 it works just fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2436094
CM and Google edition goodies
Has anyone gotten the DSP manager to work? No luck on my end.
TechPB said:
Has anyone gotten the DSP manager to work? No luck on my end.
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I'm having all kinds of issues with any equalizer, they work for a period of time and stop completely, AFAIK DSP equalizer has issues with jb 4.2, I was using awesome beats, which is a modified version of DSP and after 4 o4 5 songs it stopped working. So I bit the bullet and purchased player pro, it by passes stock sound configurations .
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flashallthetime said:
I'm having all kinds of issues with any equalizer, they work for a period of time and stop completely, AFAIK DSP equalizer has issues with jb 4.2, I was using awesome beats, which is a modified version of DSP and after 4 o4 5 songs it stopped working. So I bit the bullet and purchased player pro, it by passes stock sound configurations .
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Huh maybe that's why I couldn't tell a difference I thought I was just deaf or something. Haha
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I've got DSP kind of working...Each time i start a song I have to re-open the app, or if i go to it under the equalizer settings in GPM. Ive only been using GPM and i know that DSP has some weird issues with streaming, but DSP is working, its just annoying that I have to "re-enable" it after each song. I dont have any music on my storage, so i havent tried with any other app, maybe its just the streaming...
SnowKing25 said:
I've got DSP kind of working...Each time i start a song I have to re-open the app, or if i go to it under the equalizer settings in GPM. Ive only been using GPM and i know that DSP has some weird issues with streaming, but DSP is working, its just annoying that I have to "re-enable" it after each song. I dont have any music on my storage, so i havent tried with any other app, maybe its just the streaming...
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I had awesome beats working but after 4 songs either play music fc'd or awesome beats completely died
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Okay I guess you could say it kind of works. It sounds nothing like the real DSP manager though, hopefully he'll fix this soon.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
I have this working with mms and stock messaging disabled.
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Has anyone gotten Voice+ to work? I cannot. Whenever I try manually launching the .APK it says "There was a problem parsing the package." Torch works, though the frequency of the strobe function is completely erratic. Messaging would force close every time I opened it so I downloaded the one from the thread stated earlier. Haven't tried any of the others though.
Zero_FeniX said:
Has anyone gotten Voice+ to work? I cannot. Whenever I try manually launching the .APK it says "There was a problem parsing the package." Torch works, though the frequency of the strobe function is completely erratic. Messaging would force close every time I opened it so I downloaded the one from the thread stated earlier. Haven't tried any of the others though.
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My understanding of voice plus requires dependent files that are built into cm. I could definitely be wrong however I suspect that I'm not.
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messaging wouldnt install for me.
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[GUIDE]dramatically increase performance without affecting battery

hi im here to tell you all what i did to get my infuse running not just better than new but about as fast as any device with a dual core (less than .5 sec slower in a lot of aspects). all this without affecting battery life (that i've seen thus far). so lets get straight to it
NOTE:
if for whatever reason nothing at all happens no changes in speed or battery or anything at all please know i am simply retelling what i did to get the outcome i got it may not work for everyone
DISCLAIMER: I nor anyone else here except for you is responsible for anything that may happen to your device, ever... period​
ok with that out the way there are a few apps that im not sure if they or this whole section is needed but its how i have mine setup so here we go
NOTE:
all links will be at the bottom, also please make sure that if you changed to this rom or updated please have all your apps and configurations setup already so you have everything in place and it'd be less of a hassle really also so you can see the benefits
NEEDED APPS:
greenify (donate)
tasker
xposed framework
bootmanager ( xposed module)
ROM:
ok so first you will need to be running scott's beanstalk latest version (at this time it is 4.4.200)
install instructions are fully detailed in the roms thread
XPOSED FRAMEWORK
you will need xposed framework and two modules for this so download and install xposed framework then reboot
BOOT MANAGER
the first xposed module you need is boot manager which is downloadable in xposed framework installer app
activate in xposed by going to xposed installer/modules and clicking the checkbox
now go to boot manager in the app drawer, and set everything that you DON'T need to not start on bootup (by clicking it till it turns red)
GREENIFY (DONATE)
ok now donwload and install greenify (donate) from play store
go into xposed installer/modules and click the checkbox for greenify
then reboot
go into greenify and press menu experimental features, now check all of them except for the last one (block app state abuse)
now go back to the main app and hit the plus sign and start clicking on everything you don't need running in the background (ie. facebook, twitter, google play services, maps,etc) and your done with greenify
TASKER
ok this is a simple one, go get tasker download and install it, once installed open it click the little plus sign at the bottom right select event, then hit display, then display off then hit th back button (it should ask you to start a new task) click new task (name it what you like) press the plus sign at the bottom hit plugin hibernate now, then hit the pencil at the top right and select all greenified apps, then hit back, back and make sure it's turned on
what this does is greenifies all the apps you selected to do so to once your screen is off
SPEED!!!
ok now that we have the battery part out the way this section will not need any apps at all it is done entirely through rom settings
FIRST: goto system settings/Beanstalk Options/BeanStalk Init.d scripts press ok
now here are what you'll need to enable (if its already enabled for whatever reason just leave it enabled)
enable...:
file system speedup
enable battery tweaks
enable touch tweaks
enable setrenice
enable super tweaks
and lastely enable speedy modified
REBOOT AND ENJOY
NOTE:
effects should be instant after the reboot, if not please let everything load (if you have widgets laid out let them all load) then effects should be apparent
LINKS & CREDITS:
XPOSED FRAMEWORK THANKS TO ROVO89
BEANSTALK THANKS TO SCOTT.HART.BTI
BOOTMANAGER THANKS TO DEFIM
GREENIFY (DONATE) THANKS TO OASIS FENG
TASKER THANKS TO CRAFTY APPS EU​
So you're saying there's really no chance this will work with CM11?
wolfen69 said:
So you're saying there's really no chance this will work with CM11?
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There is an unofficial CM 11 port courtesy of Scott, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517092. It runs fine on my infuse from what I have seen so far. Not tested extensively since it is not my main phone.
Nice guide im going to try it out on my ace 2x (running beanstalk 4.4) hope it works

Mods and Apps to improve sound quality.

Hi,
I've been with this phone for 3 days and in general I'm quite happy. However, I find the sound somewhat low and flat so I am looking for some mod and/or music app that improve it.
Viper4Android 1.7 is the only Magisk module that I've been able to operate, but its performance is much milder than in other phones. I've also tried Neutron Player. He takes a good deal of the USB potential but the interface is too shabby...
How do you take advantage of our Essential audio?
PD.: By the way, I'm on stock Oreo 8.1 last compilation.
Thanks audiophiles
Darkside1984 said:
Hi,
I've been with this phone for 3 days and in general I'm quite happy. However, I find the sound somewhat low and flat so I am looking for some mod and/or music app that improve it.
Viper4Android 1.7 is the only Magisk module that I've been able to operate, but its performance is much milder than in other phones. I've also tried Neutron Player. He takes a good deal of the USB potential but the interface is too shabby...
How do you take advantage of our Essential audio?
PD.: By the way, I'm on stock Oreo 8.1 last compilation.
Thanks audiophiles
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I came from the Nexus 5, which had a bad sound card and needed something to help. I used V4A on it, at first I was impressed, but then noticed that it seemed to put a veil over the sound.
I think Essential sound is decent. Instead of modifying the sound internally, I use my Dragonfly Black (a DAC), and am happy with the sound. Since I have to use a dongle to connect headphones, I figure I might as well connect a dongle to the DAC. Essential is supposed to come out with their own DAC, it may be worth waiting for if you don't already have a DAC that you can hook up to the phone. Otherwise there are some good DAC's out there. You'll need a different dongle to make it work, usb-c to usb-a female, or however a 3rd party DAC connects.
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
gk1984 said:
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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How are you disabling MusicFX?
gk1984 said:
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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Thanks so much! This version of the module works properly. In addition, I had forgotten to disable the MusicFX... :crying:
PD.: MusicFX can be disabled with apps like SDMaid.
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How are you disabling MusicFX?
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Darkside1984 said:
Thanks so much! This version of the module works properly. In addition, I had forgotten to disable the MusicFX... :crying:
PD.: MusicFX can be disabled with apps like SDMaid.
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Disable MusicFX by going to Android Settings, Applications, All apps. Then the 3 dots in the top right corner and show system apps. Scroll to MusicFX, tap it, then choose disable.
gk1984 said:
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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Yes definitely better than the one in magisk rep
jionny said:
Yes definitely better than the one in magisk rep
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After doing some more looking and seeing a quote in here I decided to buy usb audio player pro, wow am I impressed, so far my experience is it puts the current viper4android to shame on this phone and is at least 10x louder than poweramp in my opinion

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