Hi,
Trying to record an audio on my nexus (lecture for example) and having some issues with it.
I start record and then leave it with screen off for an about half hour or more (plenty of space for the file). when I start to listen to the audio that I recorded, the sound is not clear with gaps.
Checked the recorded audio on my PC also and still same result - awful sound with gaps.
It is not app related because I tried already 5 or more of them (apps that work great on my old HTC desire).
I'm using stock rom (4.4.2) with Franco kernel - without modifications to it.
Any suggestions ?
Its the microphone or rather, the noise cancellation algorithm. We're hoping the next update fixes it
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So there is nothing to do for now? In my opinion it is something to do with noice cancellation algorithm.
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Best you can do for now is ensure the build.prop has the below entries
Persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=false
persist.audio.fluence.voicerec=false
persist.audio.fluence.speaker=false
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Only voicecall state is true.
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Install third company apps may be my choice now.
Can you please write specific app that works?
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If its noise cancellation, no apps work
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rootSU said:
If its noise cancellation, no apps work
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Most people believe its software, but I believe its hardware. Maybe the Nexus 5 has a very poor microphone.
If it was software it wouldn't make sense that Google takes 8 months to release a fix so...
Sensamic said:
If it was software it wouldn't make sense that Google takes 8 months to release a fix so...
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1) phone hasn't even been out 4 months
2) they obviously didn't know the issue existed at release
3) what's your experience of writing noise cancellation algorithms that you know how long it takes?
4) if its "hardware", why has it taken "Google" as long as "8 months" to replace the microphone?
5) how come disabling the noise cancellation in build prop for phone calls removes the issue in phone calls if its hardware?
Believe what you want, but you have no more insight than anyone else and no evidence to suggest anything
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rootSU said:
1) phone hasn't even been out 4 months
2) they obviously didn't know the issue existed at release
3) what's your experience of writing noise cancellation algorithms that you know how long it takes?
4) if its "hardware", why has it taken "Google" as long as "8 months" to replace the microphone?
5) how come disabling the noise cancellation in build prop for phone calls removes the issue in phone calls if its hardware?
Believe what you want, but you have no more insight than anyone else and no evidence to suggest anything
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You are trying too hard...
Sensamic said:
You are trying too hard...
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The application of logic comes naturally to me. There was no trying involved
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rootSU said:
The application of logic comes naturally to me. There was no trying involved
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Great reply :good:
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Hey all. Normally I use a Bluetooth headset for all my calls, but occasionally I don't have it on me. When I take a call using the phone's regular speaker I can barely hear the person on the other end. If I have any background noise, it's impossible to hear them. I've got my sound turned up to max. Anyone have some suggestions?
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Demonic240 said:
Hey all. Normally I use a Bluetooth headset for all my calls, but occasionally I don't have it on me. When I take a call using the phone's regular speaker I can barely hear the person on the other end. If I have any background noise, it's impossible to hear them. I've got my sound turned up to max. Anyone have some suggestions?
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Since 4.4.2 both speakers on mine get incredibly loud. The N5's earpiece speaker is small (small circle rather than a long slit) so you do need to play with it some to get it set properly on your ear. Call someone and talk to them (indoors and quiet preferably) and adjust the phone on your ear till you hear it best. That's the position you'll need to use. I got used to it quickly and use about 40% volume even while in car at highway speeds and it is loud enough for me. Maybe clean your ears with a q-tip?:laugh:jk
See if that helps, if not maybe something is going on with your earpiece speaker?
jbdan said:
Since 4.4.2 both speakers on mine get incredibly loud. The N5's earpiece speaker is small (small circle rather than a long slit) so you do need to play with it some to get it set properly on your ear. Call someone and talk to them (indoors and quiet preferably) and adjust the phone on your ear till you hear it best. That's the position you'll need to use. I got used to it quickly and use about 40% volume even while in car at highway speeds and it is loud enough for me. Maybe clean your ears with a q-tip?:laugh:jk
See if that helps, if not maybe something is going on with your earpiece speaker?
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I just did an echo test and I sounded okay. Maybe it's everyone else that calls me?
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Demonic240 said:
I just did an echo test and I sounded okay. Maybe it's everyone else that calls me?
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Could be....
Are you stock? Any mods? Case? Screen protector?
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jbdan said:
Could be....
Are you stock? Any mods? Case? Screen protector?
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On PA, faux kernel and .15 radio.
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On PA, faux kernel and .15 radio.
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Hard to troubleshoot when you're running custom software (rom +kernel +old radio). If to really want to get to the bottom of it (imo) you should go back to stock 4.4.2 with NO mods and see if it does it. Otherwise you're just shooting blanks (again imo). Anyone in the PA/faux/radio thread experiencing similar?
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trickster mod
Install trickstermod kernel settings app and go to kernel settings, see if you can increase the gain for the speaker. If there isn't an option, you need to change kernel to one that allows sound tweaking (elementalx does) and then boost the gain through trickstermod app, or another free kernel settings app of your choosing. Changing the gain is a kernel setting that gives a very good boost to sound levels.
Figured it out. My screen protector had a cut out for the speaker, but I never popped it out. Took it off and I can actually see the speaker now!
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Give any suggest and reason to share to other pure nexys 5 users: )
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What?
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Is it wrong to run your Nexus 5 vanilla? No,
More people do that now than ever, which is why there is a decrease in overall activity in the Android modding community.
There isn't that much left to improve and add other than aesthetics to most phones; at least not ones that run AOSP.
My Nexus 5 is stock, rooted, running on ART with Dalvik + Bionic flash and busybox.
All I really need.
Honestly sans low volume the phone can run pretty good stock.
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Nothing wrong with that. I'm running stock. No unlocked bootloader, not rooted, 100% happy.
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I'm running the CM Installer version of android. It's nice. I still get OTAs but it comes from CM whenever there's a new 4.x.x.
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I have modded every phone I've ever had... but I feel like the Nexus 5 is the first phone I will not root. There is something about getting my updates from Google which makes me happy. I've been let down by carrier provided phones and finally, they are a thing of the past.
That's just gross bros. Stock ROM with no mods nor root ewwww I always thought the whole ideal of open source android and nexus was so the user could mod it. Isn't it why its incredibly easy to unlock the bootloader in this thing???its literally one piece of code lol u guys are silly willies. But whatever.
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That's just gross bros. Stock ROM with no mods nor root ewwww I always thought the whole ideal of open source android and nexus was so the user could mod it. Isn't it why its incredibly easy to unlock the bootloader in this thing???its literally one piece of code lol u guys are silly willies. But whatever.
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Most people don't want to deal with flashing new crap everytime something comes out and or losing their ESN and or bricking their device (very hard to do on a Nexus)
Me personally if the device is running like [email protected] ima root and custom rom it
If it an't broke, Don't fix it - 100% Stock nexus 5
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I have modded every phone I've ever had... but I feel like the Nexus 5 is the first phone I will not root. There is something about getting my updates from Google which makes me happy. I've been let down by carrier provided phones and finally, they are a thing of the past.
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I feel the same exact way. I used to root every Android phone I've ever owned but the Nexus 5 is an exception. It just works!
The only thing I wish is that the volume output is louder while playing music although I know it can be fixed if I decide to root.
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OuncE718 said:
I feel the same exact way. I used to root every Android phone I've ever owned but the Nexus 5 is an exception. It just works!
The only thing I wish is that the volume output is louder while playing music although I know it can be fixed if I decide to root.
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I grabbed the Bright Red and it was manufactured in January and the speaker is quite loud. I was really shocked. Maybe your N5 didn't include the larger speaker holes?
codycook said:
I grabbed the Bright Red and it was manufactured in January and the speaker is quite loud. I was really shocked. Maybe your N5 didn't include the larger speaker holes?
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We both have the latest revision and that's rev11. There is no such thing as larger speaker holes from the factory.
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OuncE718 said:
We both have the latest revision and that's rev11. There is no such thing as larger speaker holes from the factory.
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Care to comment on this article?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...th-larger-speaker-holes-and-improved-buttons/
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Care to comment on this article?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...th-larger-speaker-holes-and-improved-buttons/
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Read this thread to improve speaker and headset volume http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788. I don`t care how big the holes are, its all about software settings
I see. Thanks for the link. Wow, if they hardcoded 50% on the speakers, then it already has a pretty great speaker at 50% for my purposes. I haven't used it with speaker phone yet but it works decently with my Bluetooth headset.
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I see. Thanks for the link. Wow, if they hardcoded 50% on the speakers, then it already has a pretty great speaker at 50% for my purposes. I haven't used it with speaker phone yet but it works decently with my Bluetooth headset.
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I changed my speaker volume from 88 to 91, its louder now and there`s no distortion.
Seeing as how my moto x Dev edition just broke... (Microphone just failed)
I'm thinking about the nexus 5 again.
Only if... However they've fixed that garbage quality speaker.
Can someone shed some light?
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No. Same erratic build, no new 'version'.
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There was a software update for the speaker. Fixed the volume being unusually low in certain apps.
If you root the phone there are many options to increase volume and audio quality. Unrooted you can use equalizers for a small boost.
I find it loud enough to hear my ringtone in a noisy environment and clear enough to enjoy videos and music with.
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I never thought the N5 speaker was garbage... better than the S3s I had in every single way.
Locklear308 said:
Seeing as how my moto x Dev edition just broke... (Microphone just failed)
I'm thinking about the nexus 5 again.
Only if... However they've fixed that garbage quality speaker.
Can someone shed some light?
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If you are rooted then install ViPer4Android. It so dynamically changes the sound quality you will wonder what all the *****ing is about. Check for the ViPer4Android thread in the Nexus 5 themes and apps section for how to install it. In that thread is a flash file that makes things a little easier. In my opinion Google should buy ViPer4Android and make it standard. I use it on all my Android devices.
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My girlfriend's HTC One Mini has much better speakers than my N5. But my screen, processor, RAM, etc. are all much better. Depends what's most important to you. You could always use headphones
Google will push new speakers through an update soon BTW read the suggestions above.
Tested audio quality with earphones and without using Google music+equalizer and I can say that audio quality is GREAT.
Honestly after reading some users complains about audio quality I excepted it worse,but like for me,a music lover,it's great. :good:
So is it possible that I got a gimped one from the first order? Way back on release week.
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So is it possible that I got a gimped one from the first order? Way back on release week.
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Some nexus 5's had really low volume on the speaker. That's why people started drilling holes in it.
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So I have this issue on my Nexus 5 where when I record something, it makes this HORRIBLE background noise, extremely bad, and I was just wondering if any of you guys have this as well? Because I just got my first RMA on Wednesday, and I don't want to have to get another one, was wondering if you guys know what it's about, and how to fix it and if not so that I can get another RMA.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13pfTXQtBOiMEJwdXlXSXU5aFU/edit?usp=sharing
Did you read all the other mic issue / noise cancellation posts?
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rootSU said:
Did you read all the other mic issue / noise cancellation posts?
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I did actually, most of them just gave descriptions of a small hissing sound in the background, and the only page that i've found a post similar to mine, is a article, in which people can only comment, and they describe their issue to be a bit more like hissing and not this almost rain pouring down kind of noise.
I wouldn't make another thread for something I know is already out there.
Can you make an example recording?
Edit.. sorry maybe that's what your link is
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Can you make an example recording?
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It's there on the google drive link.
By the way I'm on Purity ROM with r35 from franco, on ART and with Viper4android, that's about it, issue began today, in my house while I was recording a video of my dog.
That's about all there is to it. I haven't done anything else to my Nexus 5 other than that
EDIT: now I'm almost sure it's not a software issue, i tried other cameras such as Snap Camera and the Instagram camera and snapchat camera, and they all have the same noise. Unless the noise cancellation is the issue, and all these apps use the Nexus 5 noise cancellation feature.
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It's there on the google drive link.
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That's really loud but is it always like that? Perhaps its a result of your environment. What if you cover over the noise canc mic?
Its not so much hissing that's the issue. The sound is cancelled when it shouldn't be
https://www.dropbox.com/s/htosvo1u9vgktpl/VID_20140316_020751.mp4
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rootSU said:
That's really loud but is it always like that? Perhaps its a result of your environment. What if you cover over the noise canc mic?
Its not so much hissing that's the issue. The sound is cancelled when it shouldn't be
https://www.dropbox.com/s/htosvo1u9vgktpl/VID_20140316_020751.mp4
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Thanks, I just tried that, and it's not the environment, the room during the recordings is dead quiet. I tried covering both mics. but the issue is still there. and no, it wasn't always this loud, from what I remember, it was working fine at the beginning of the video with my dog, and then suddenly that weird noise began
Not sure if you're rooted or not but to rule out software, do a full wipe. Still a problem? RMA. There's definitely a bigger issue there than the standard issue as shown in my video
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Not sure if you're rooted or not but to rule out software, do a full wipe. Still a problem? RMA. There's definitely a bigger issue there than the standard issue as shown in my video
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Okay, thanks for the help. I'll try that now really quick.
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Not sure if you're rooted or not but to rule out software, do a full wipe. Still a problem? RMA. There's definitely a bigger issue there than the standard issue as shown in my video
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Yeah, I did a factory reset, and nope. Issue is still there, Gonna have to do an RMA again. Thanks for the help.
hope they can do this quickly for me.
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Yeah, I did a factory reset, and nope. Issue is still there, Gonna have to do an RMA again. Thanks for the help.
hope they can do this quickly for me.
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Yeah I don't see any other option. Good luck. Hope your next device works out for you.
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I have been using my One Plus for a few days and I noticed I couldn't use "Okay Google" unless the phone was within a few inches from my mouth. I tested this in my garage screaming at my phone till I felt like a idiot, cause my wife came in and asked "Why are you screaming at Google?" . So I started looking through CM's source and found a a commit that referenced the problem.
I searched on XDA to see if others were affected by this problem and came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/fixed-microphone-ok-google-low-t2805568 . So I made a flashable zip after testing it. Now, I'm not screaming at my phone anymore.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Rooted
2) Recovery installed (I use TWRP)
3) Common sense
HOW TO:
1) Boot into recovery
2) Install
3) Profit
This has worked for several others with low microphone sensitively,without any problems. This is not to say nothing will happen to your device, each device differs from one another,depending on different circumstances.
**Myself or XDA are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device.
DOWNLOAD:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzgUrWZ7XZ0rcU9ub240TmNReFk/view?usp=drivesdk
If this helps you, just click thanks.
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Do not download! This caused my phone to stop processes!! Backup first if you really want to try this!!
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nikeman513 said:
Do not download! This caused my phone to stop processes!! Backup first if you really want to try this!!
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To stop processes ? Can you elaborate more?
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Worked perfectly for me
Thanks DirtyDroidX, that wonderful little zip has considerably improved the Google Now recognition. BTW, I had no problem at all with the flash. I'd actually stopped using voice command on the OPO because it was so bad! Props to you sir
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Thanks DirtyDroidX, that wonderful little zip has considerably improved the Google Now recognition. BTW, I had no problem at all with the flash. I'd actually stopped using voice command on the OPO because it was so bad! Props to you sir
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Thanks bud, all I did was look at CM's commits on Gerrit and hooked up a flashable zip real quick I actually have a few other things I'm fixing so stay tuned. I fixed the low speakerphone problem already,just got to tweak a few things. Also WiFi FC when using some things is being fixed also.
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Thanks for this!
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So I started looking through CM's source and found a a commit that referenced the problem.
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Can you please point me to the commit that you are referring to?
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Thanks for this!
Can you please point me to the commit that you are referring to?
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This is the already merged patch direct link.
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/67619/
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I also have problem with low microphone. Does it apply to OPO 64gb EU?
There seems to be another merge regarding this issue.
First I though they just moved the previously fixed one, but this mixer_paths.xml is bigger than the one from the previous fix.
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/69311/
Compared the new one with the one in my Gummy Team rom, to push the latest to /system/etc, but seems they already have the new one.
Btw compared the One to my Nexus 5 and they're either the same, or the One reacted a little better to the "Okay Google" command.
What exactly does this zip do to the phone that improves voice recognition?
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I also have problem with low microphone. Does it apply to OPO 64gb EU?
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Yes
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[armitage] said:
There seems to be another merge regarding this issue.
First I though they just moved the previously fixed one, but this mixer_paths.xml is bigger than the one from the previous fix.
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/69311/
Compared the new one with the one in my Gummy Team rom, to push the latest to /system/etc, but seems they already have the new one.
Btw compared the One to my Nexus 5 and they're either the same, or the One reacted a little better to the "Okay Google" command.
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I was looking at the too. I was looking at the build script for some things and think there is a few things in the kernel that might need adjusted . I'm going to look more in a little.
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What exactly does this zip do to the phone that improves voice recognition?
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All it does is raise the microphone gain by replacing a XML file at the system level.
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So does this improve the speakerphone and in call volume?
Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
So does this improve the speakerphone and in call volume?
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No. Just the microphone for listening to your voice. I'm working on the in call volume and speaker phone now.
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No. Just the microphone for listening to your voice. I'm working on the in call volume and speaker phone now.
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Oh okay thanks.
Great it worked well. I was wondering what the issue was.
Just a update guys, I have fixed in call volume and speakerphone is almost their. Should have another fix by this weekend.
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Just a update guys, I have fixed in call volume and speakerphone is almost their. Should have another fix by this weekend.
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Cheers mate can't wait for this the current in call volume is poor whilst I'm outside I can barely hear anything.
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