6.0 Marshmallow: Missing EQ and sound settings are hidden in Play Music - X Style (Pure) General

The audio effect settings are now hidden in the Play Music app. I disable the app, since use Amazon for downloads (no device restrictions) and Poweramp for music. None the less, you can still access the audio effect settings, even if Play Music is disabled.
It is the same audio effect settings and appears to still be global. If it were linked to the Play Music app, I should not be able to mess with settings when the Play Music app is disabled, but I can. I created a shortcut to the Audio Effects with QuickShortcut (handy app!).
Audio Effects are accessible with the QuickShortcut app, so no need for the Play Music app.

That's just equalizer it was always there , on 5.0 sound effects was gone and put back. All you do is disable default EQ app.
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It only works on supported apps.
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shoman94 said:
It only works on supported apps.
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Unless you use viper 4 Android under normal mode.
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The equalizers came back after the new play music update.

The Audio Effects were located in the sound page of settings (at the top). They are gone now, but can still be accessed as noted above and without Play Music active (I don't use it).
Testing Youtube and other apps. it sounds like the settings are global (for what I checked), as they were prior to the super great amazing fantastic MM update. All of those adjectives are sarcastic, since I see no improvements but do notice the EQ setting missing from where they were and connecting to a PC went from simple fast connection, to a sporadic pain sometimes.

No, it isn't global anymore.. please test further.
Also the left and right channel doesn't switch anymore when rotating in landscape.. check for right/left channel tests in Youtube.

cruzargel said:
No, it isn't global anymore.. please test further.
Also the left and right channel doesn't switch anymore when rotating in landscape.. check for right/left channel tests in Youtube.
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yes, this. why in the HELL would they remove that? did people seriously complain that they thought this was a glitch? wouldn't surprise me, since most people are dumb lol. this annoys the piss out of me.

jayochs said:
yes, this. why in the HELL would they remove that? did people seriously complain that they thought this was a glitch? wouldn't surprise me, since most people are dumb lol. this annoys the piss out of me.
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Maybe if they'd done it correctly from the start -- meaning with no gap in playback, or at the very least a crossfade between channels -- no one would have complained and it could've stayed.

Marshmallow seems to have broken eq. I cannot get audio effects or market equalizer to do anything more than placebo eq. Even some apps with built-in eq have their eq break. . Bluetooth, any way. Yet, to test over eat buds.
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You can also see at a glance the eq of audio effects is pathetic, if it happened to work. . In real world, there is a huge need for huge adjustments in ear buds, speakers, environments. . The variation of sound setup is huge. .
Not to mention BBE or other clarification effects. Which is essential, on top of eq.

Workaround
Now that we know that this doesn't work, (and probably isn't going to be a priority to fix in the next software update, given Lenovo's haphazard nature of releasing broken patches) what's the best workaround? Can Viper4Android be used with the stock, rooted Rom? Or can this blunder only be fixed with a custom Rom?

Bill720 said:
Now that we know that this doesn't work, (and probably isn't going to be a priority to fix in the next software update, given Lenovo's haphazard nature of releasing broken patches) what's the best workaround? Can Viper4Android be used with the stock, rooted Rom? Or can this blunder only be fixed with a custom Rom?
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Viper works fine on stock. I highly recommend Arise audio (Viper is included).

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ffejy462 said:
Viper works fine on stock. I highly recommend Arise audio (Viper is included).
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It's interesting that you mention that because I had literally just discovered A.R.I.S.E. and installed it not even two hours before you posted . Thankfully, I can report that it does appear to be working brilliantly on the stock ROM when using the "Leviticus 1.3" version. :fingers-crossed:
I'll report back if I discover any issues, but so far, it looks good!

Bill720 said:
It's interesting that you mention that because I had literally just discovered A.R.I.S.E. and installed it not even two hours before you posted . Thankfully, I can report that it does appear to be working brilliantly on the stock ROM when using the "Leviticus 1.3" version. :fingers-crossed:
I'll report back if I discover any issues, but so far, it looks good!
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Cool! I've been using Arise since they started. Fantastic group of developers. Super nice and helpful. There are tons of options, but it can be simple as well. I'd recommend the newer Deuteronomy builds, but they're all really good. Any questions, just ask in the arise thread. Fyi there are a few incompatible versions. It'll show itself trying to take video and it'll stop with an error message that says that something else is using the mic.

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ffejy462 said:
Cool! I've been using Arise since they started. Fantastic group of developers. Super nice and helpful. There are tons of options, but it can be simple as well. I'd recommend the newer Deuteronomy builds, but they're all really good. Any questions, just ask in the arise thread. Fyi there are a few incompatible versions. It'll show itself trying to take video and it'll stop with an error message that says that something else is using the mic.
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I do remember seeing something like that when reading through the threads, but let me check this version real quick...
Phew! Video recording is working! Crisis averted. Is there anything else to watch for with these audio tweaks?

Bill720 said:
I do remember seeing something like that when reading through the threads, but let me check this version real quick...
Phew! Video recording is working! Crisis averted. Is there anything else to watch for with these audio tweaks?
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Obviously with Viper processing, battery drain will be a bit more. Otherwise just enjoy the music.

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ffejy462 said:
Obviously with Viper processing, battery drain will be a bit more. Otherwise just enjoy the music.
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Will do . I assume the additional processing required would be comparable to what I experience right now with the Note2 and equalizer found inside of S-Tweaks. Hopefully not when it's sleeping and not playing any sound though.

solved.
Go to apps in settings, scroll to default equalizer ( in my case sound alive). Disable that and then go to music app (eg spotify) and then go to the equalizer settings and it will come up with your own equalizer app (eg V4A)

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[MOD] Fully Editable Headset EQ by Meltus!!

[DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTEMPT THIS ON AN ECLAIR ROM. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. THIS ONLY WORKS ON DONUT ROMS]
Ok, first of all this is VERY experimental and it is not recommended that you keep this hack on your phone permanently. It is merely a Proof Of Concept at the moment.
What is it?
This is an edited file that you push to your phone and when activated, it allows the Headset to read from the AudioFilter.csv. The AudioFilter.csv contains an editable EQ and Compressor.
Why should i do this?
Why not? It can make your Headset sound better and, more importantly, louder. (Yes, it has my Headset Boost built in!)
How do i do it then?
Go to my downloads section and download my Equaliser.apk and either of the 2 EQ 'packages'. You must have a basic understanding of how to push my files manually.
Once they're on your phone, load up your music app and enjoy! The sound quality wont be amazing at the moment but if you want to see just how much it can be changed try pushing v6r2. It sounds absolutely terrible!
so...
Before we begin, things you need:
- A Rooted Phone
- A Rooted Phone running any DONUT ROM. [DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ATTEMPT THIS ON AN ECLAIR ROM. IT WILL BOOTLOOP]
- My application and/or knowledge of how to push my mods manually.
- DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
TURN YOUR MEDIA VOLUME DOWN BEFORE YOU APPLY THIS HACK
INSTRUCTIONS
- Firstly, download my Equaliser.apk and install it on your phone
- Open up the application and select 'Always Allow' when it asks for SU permissions.
- Click the 'BACKUP FILES' button. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
- Next turn your media volume down. seriously.
- Now the fun part, click 'HACK MY AUDIO!'
- Once that's completed, open up my Louder Volume Hack application (you can buy it from the market) and push v6r2. (or push the files manually, both work fine. don't forget to restart the mediaserver.)
- Enjoy!
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...it sounds terrible doesn't it? V6r2 is a nice example of how extreme we can get the EQ (we can make it much worse than that too).
I've prepared 2 sets of files for you 'BASSY' and 'QUALITY'. I'll leave it up to you to determine what they sound like
Both are available in my Downloads section.
How to apply my files manually
If you would like to push the Heaset EQ file manually, instead of using the pre-made application, download the attached libaudio.zip, extract the libaudio.so file and push it to 'system/lib' then do 'killall mediaserver'
EDIT: Added some pre-made files for you guys to try out.
Once you have the libaudio.so in place, all you have to do is push both files in the .zip to system/etc then do a 'killall mediaserver' from the terminal!
Enjoy!
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Sounds interesting(lol). Gonna try it out later.
Appreciate your work on this!
nice!
So glad to see you moving forward with the editable EQ idea! I'm currently running openeclair so I won't be able to participate in betatesting. However, if BT remains broken for much longer I may go back to donut, If I do I'll be sure to help in whatever way I can.
Once again, great job Meltus!
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So glad to see you moving forward with the editable EQ idea! I'm currently running openeclair so I won't be able to participate in betatesting. However, if BT remains broken for much longer I may go back to donut, If I do I'll be sure to help in whatever way I can.
Once again, great job Meltus!
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Thanks! i got a fully editable graphical EQ in the works, but i may have to brush up on my java first lol ><
Hey Meltus it works on Eclair just have to push your backup before rebooting each time XD
Oh wow... I'm really excited about this. All this time I was waiting for someone to incorporate it into media player... and here comes Meltus and just builds a stand-alone app! Awesome!!!! BRB.... gotta test me some EQ files
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Hey Meltus it works on Eclair just have to push your backup before rebooting each time XD
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Really? I assumed the files would be different. I'll test this out later.
Sorry the EQ app is pretty bare at the moment, i'll be adding in the EQ settings to it soon
By the way, these settings will now be system wide, so they should affect the BT headset too! (not been tested)
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Really? I assumed the files would be different. I'll test this out later.
Sorry the EQ app is pretty bare at the moment, i'll be adding in the EQ settings to it soon
By the way, these settings will now be system wide, so they should affect the BT headset too! (not been tested)
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XD yeah seemed to work when I used it on Eclair just that it bootlooped I was using Eclair when I tested it for you XD so decided that backing up and then pushing before rebooting each time might fix it and it seemed to work
meltus, you're amazing! coming through once again. I've been following your threads ever since the first audio hack that you released. so I pushed libaudio.so and I pushed the "bass.zip" files from your androidaudiohacks.com download section. the EQ settings on this are amazing, exactly what I've been looking for! AHHH! THANK YOU!!! audio sounds so much better in my car. I can actually put my subs to use now! so much low-end, muahahahaha
has killall mediaserver always worked to reset the .csv files when you replace them? or is that the change that you made to libaudio.so? always hated having to reboot to test new audio settings.
I totally thought this said Fully Edible Headset EQ...
jdstankosky said:
I totally thought this said Fully Edible Headset EQ...
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XD what flavour?
jdstankosky said:
I totally thought this said Fully Edible Headset EQ...
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I must admit, that would be far better
I tried using this on CursorSense 1.2.6.1 and if i use the included audiolib file my phone does not boot. Will this hack work without it on a cupcake ROM?
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I tried using this on CursorSense 1.2.6.1 and if i use the included audiolib file my phone does not boot. Will this hack work without it on a cupcake ROM?
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It has only been tested on Donut Roms so i wouldn't be able to say.
I will be doing more tests and improving at time goes on but i'm having a little break at the moment
There should be no reason for this not to work on cupcake but like i said, it hasn't been tested.
Even if it isn't fully compatible, you should be able to push the file to phone and run the EQ hack whilst it's running and then push your backup if you want to reboot. It seems to be the same on Eclair ROMs.
I tried doing that but the minute I open any music application the phone freezes be it HTC Music or RockOn
rps13 said:
I tried doing that but the minute I open any music application the phone freezes be it HTC Music or RockOn
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I guess it isn't cupcake compatible.
I'll compile the cupcake source tomorrow and see if the file is different.
Thanks, hopefully you find the problem and can't wait for your graphic equalizer
edit: Couldn't wait for a cupcake compatible version so I flashed the latest Cyanogen ROM, and all I can say is great work, listening to music on my phone is no longer a nuisance. At first I tried your bass file but I found it a bit flat (basshead) so I made my own (I'll attach it for others). Also could you explain some of the compressor settings?
neat little app. now we just need a number of preset EQ profiles to apply and/or a graphic equalizer.
rps13 said:
Thanks, hopefully you find the problem and can't wait for your graphic equalizer
edit: Couldn't wait for a cupcake compatible version so I flashed the latest Cyanogen ROM, and all I can say is great work, listening to music on my phone is no longer a nuisance. At first I tried your bass file but I found it a bit flat (basshead) so I made my own (I'll attach it for others). Also could you explain some of the compressor settings?
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Thanks! I'll have a look at this. I released my own 'mega-bass' file on twitter yesterday - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YLV7MO6D tell me what you think
Not for people who want serious audio quality lol. This is just bassy as i can get it without it distorting (too much ).
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neat little app. now we just need a number of preset EQ profiles to apply and/or a graphic equalizer.
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Don't worry, it's on its way

FIXED hulu audio.. thanks to illogic6

FIXED..thanks very much to illogic6
same problem...mine is working great now
i was running cm6 rc2 and had the audio as slow as could be... i simply went into dsp manager (app, already installed) and clicked on phone speaker. I then moved the yellow bar (currently should be half way) up to 2/3 of the way (slide it to the right) on each option. When i went into hulu, the commercial seemed slow, then the show started and it worked flawlessly. I may have had to restart the browser once after the dsp manager thing. Even after doing this, i think dsp manager might have reset, but the hulu fix stayed.
I hope it helps you! (i read this somewhere on the forums and it seemed to work for others too)
Thanks for trying but still a no go. Went to 3/4 then to full and still the demon sounding voices..its just weird cause the video is awesome and the add play sometimes, but as soon as it gets to show goes to the demons..any other ideas ?
there was some audio quality issue with 2.2. i cant remember the fix had something to do with reverting to an older audio decoder. i would search around for that.
I've been looking into this for the past hour or so.
Streaming audio wasn't working quite right in early builds of 2.2. (ie Pandora)
A fix was implemented which corrected this, but seems to have given us the demon voice in Hulu.
This poster applied a patch that reverted this fix. According to him, after changing his build.prop, both worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7700026&postcount=73
I'm trying to track down this revert patch to play around with it. It seems the Incredible users are obtaining the fix through ROM Manager... doesn't seem to be available to EVO users though.
That's where I'm stuck.
Okay, I think I've got it reverted properly. Initial tests are successful. No more demon voice.
THIS WILL DISABLE STAGEFRIGHT AND MAY CAUSE OTHER THINGS TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALWAYS NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING.
Flash the attached undo file and make the following change to your build.prop:
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
to
media.stagefright.enable-http=false
Both Pandora and Hulu seem to be working on the most recent Cyanogen nightly. I can't vouch for the stability of this just yet, so flash at your own risk.
EDIT: I've noticed two side effects of applying this fix. The mobile version of youtube.com does not seem to function anymore and your Quadrant score will take a huge dip. I wouldn't worry about the Quadrant score much because I'm not seeing any noticeable reduction in actual performance.
Yea I see in skyraiders rom for the icredible it has the audio fix in his dev goodies..i hope up u figure it out cause that would be awesome..thanks for helping
K great gonna try it in a few
awesome it finnaly worked..great job...would you like me to donate to you or xda?
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awesome it finnaly worked..great job...would you like me to donate to you or xda?
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Please update the title of the thread to reflect that this has been resolved.
great job illogic6. ...i will try this if my audio doesn't work on the newest FINAL CM6!!
...it is strange though, i wonder why my audio didn't need any "fix"...it just kicked in after messing w/ the dsm manager?? and even after my dsm changes didn't stick...it just worked??? i will say, for some reason my youtube and xda app stopped working not long after!
Thread fixed and donation made...thanks again

[Q] SiriusXM app not working on Omni 4.4

love this ROM. all my other apps work great. however, I don't get sound when using the SiriusXM app. it launches fine and can go to different channels, etc. just no audio. suggestions? i'm on the wifi Xoom with the latest daily build.
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love this ROM. all my other apps work great. however, I don't get sound when using the SiriusXM app. it launches fine and can go to different channels, etc. just no audio. suggestions? i'm on the wifi Xoom with the latest daily build.
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I have Omni. I just takes a long god damn time. Open it, pic your channel, then wait about 4 minutes. VOILA. I know. It sucks.
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I have Omni. I just takes a long god damn time. Open it, pic your channel, then wait about 4 minutes. VOILA. I know. It sucks.
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weird, it still not working for me. I update Omni again today. Running 4.4.2-20140207-1805
I've left the app open for well over 10 minutes but still no audio. other streaming audio apps like TuneIn work fine for me on this tablet, they start outputting audio immediately.
I wish I could post on the Omni main thread so @Schischu knows of the issue but I don't have access since I don't meet the requirements. I hate to roll back to EOS but if i can't listen to the app on this device then I just may have to.
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I wish I could post on the Omni main thread so @Schischu knows of the issue but I don't have access since I don't meet the requirements. I hate to roll back to EOS but if i can't listen to the app on this device then I just may have to.
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woohoo, it working great for me now on the latest build (march 17). playback starts immediately. I have ART enabled too.

Sound enhancer /equalizer not working.

Can't hear any difference in sound when enabling clearaudio+, dynamic normalizer or when using equalizer. Noise cancellation is working, and overall the sound is good, but would like for the above mentioned to work.
Currently running stock. 28 firmware, rooted and recovery. Been trying a few other roms, but same problem. Tried disabling all xposed modules, but no change.
Mainly streaming with wimp (tidal)
Anyone with a clue to this?
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Can't hear any difference in sound when enabling clearaudio+, dynamic normalizer or when using equalizer. Noise cancellation is working, and overall the sound is good, but would like for the above mentioned to work.
Currently running stock. 28 firmware, rooted and recovery. Been trying a few other roms, but same problem. Tried disabling all xposed modules, but no change.
Mainly streaming with wimp (tidal)
Anyone with a clue to this?
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Maybe it only works with Sony app???
It has always worked with other media players, both on my z3 and z2.
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It has always worked with other media players, both on my z3 and z2.
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I'm a little late here, but found your post while searching for the same answer with the same issue. In a nutshell, Sony has decided to blame the app developers instead of themselves. In Kit Kat, it was more of a "global" equalizer where if you changed any sound settings, it happened across the device in any app. Now, app developers have to choose whether or not to enable the equalizer. In my eyes, this was a horrible move. I use Tidal (wimp) as well, and it sucks to not be able to use any of the benefits of the Sony sound. If you try Spotify, however, they have decided to play ball so when you enter the "equalizer" it simply redirects you to all of Sony's audio tweaks. This is fantastic!
Now, I'm considering switching to Spotify even though I love Tidal. I wish this issue was fixed.
For what it's worth, the equalizer on my S6 works no matter what streaming program I'm using. Why can't you do the same thing Sony?!?!
Despite the bad news, hope this clarifies for you.
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I'm a little late here, but found your post while searching for the same answer with the same issue. In a nutshell, Sony has decided to blame the app developers instead of themselves. In Kit Kat, it was more of a "global" equalizer where if you changed any sound settings, it happened across the device in any app. Now, app developers have to choose whether or not to enable the equalizer. In my eyes, this was a horrible move. I use Tidal (wimp) as well, and it sucks to not be able to use any of the benefits of the Sony sound. If you try Spotify, however, they have decided to play ball so when you enter the "equalizer" it simply redirects you to all of Sony's audio tweaks. This is fantastic!
Now, I'm considering switching to Spotify even though I love Tidal. I wish this issue was fixed.
For what it's worth, the equalizer on my S6 works no matter what streaming program I'm using. Why can't you do the same thing Sony?!?!
Despite the bad news, hope this clarifies for you.
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Jesus christ man, the timing of your reply freaked me out ? I've just installed prerooted 5.1.1, and still having the same problem. Just decided to do a complete wipe, thinking my upgrading might have done something (never wiped data). So, sitting here backing up apps, littarally minutes away from wiping system and your reply ticks in on my Smartwatch 3 ?
As you told, I checked using Spotify, - and yes, everything works! Damnn you sony!! I'm quite up to date, but this information I've never heard of before! Why do they suddenly shift things like this, damnn, I like tuning my sound when listening to music...
Thank you so very much for your reply, and enlightenment on the issue! Have a great weekend!
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Jesus christ man, the timing of your reply freaked me out I've just installed prerooted 5.1.1, and still having the same problem. Just decided to do a complete wipe, thinking my upgrading might have done something (never wiped data). So, sitting here backing up apps, littarally minutes away from wiping system and your reply ticks in on my Smartwatch 3
As you told, I checked using Spotify, - and yes, everything works! Damnn you sony!! I'm quite up to date, but this information I've never heard of before! Why do they suddenly shift things like this, damnn, I like tuning my sound when listening to music...
Thank you so very much for your reply, and enlightenment on the issue! Have a great weekend!
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Cheers Dude. I think this issue affects about 1% of Z3/Z3+ users (I have both) and it is not on Sony's radar to fix. It's greatly upsetting to me, though.
I'm not sure if I can link to an external page, but here is the 9-page long post on the Sony forums about it:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...blem-after-lollipop-update/td-p/955035/page/9
I guess we could use a 3rd party app for an EQ and whatnot, but I find Sony's ClearBass or whatever it's called to be very valuable on some tracks.
A good weekend to you too,
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Question V4A (Viper4Android) on Pixel 7 Pro

So I know we're still in the early stages of this device. But I just wanted to get a thread going for V4A on our device.
For those who came from the 6 Pro like I did, you're probably already aware of this, but for those who did not here's the current situation:
V4A was working fine on Android 12 but when Android 13 came around there were some issues. For most phones they got ironed out and at this point I think basically every other phone on A13 has V4A working EXCEPT for the Pixel 6/6 pro. I tried installing V4A myself on my 7 pro to no avail. I don't know much about the details of why it's not working or what's going on "underneath the hood" so to speak but I can only assume that whatever it is that's causing V4A to not work on my 7 pro is at least somewhat similar to the reason it doesn't work on the 6 pro. There are a few people trying to figure out the issue in a thread over in the 6 pro section on XDA which I will link here if you want to stay more up to date about what's going on:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/anyone-get-viper4android-worked-on-a13.4480467/
As a side note, I did manage to get JamesDSP to work on my 7 pro, which is an okay alternative for the time being. Not exactly the same but it's better than nothing for sure. The main thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't auto switch profiles when you change between audio devices of the same type, for example switching from bluetooth earbuds to bluetooth car speakers.
I use wavelet and it works really well. Always had trouble getting v4a working
Have you tried Viper Android Repackaged?
I just got my device late yesterday, so I haven't bothered rooting just yet, but it's in my plans. There's usually a certain install method to get it working coming from my older devices, but you can try this as well.
GitHub - programminghoch10/ViPER4AndroidRepackaged: A refined ViPER4Android installer.
A refined ViPER4Android installer. Contribute to programminghoch10/ViPER4AndroidRepackaged development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The difficulty is now with the Pixel 7 using a different and exclusive cpu architecture, as viper can't even now even attempt to install the driver.
I've reached out to the dev of that one to see what he says....
Update: they got back to me and said as they can't obtain the source code it can't be recompiled to x64.
I see some 'change petition' from 3 years ago asking for it to be updated to x64 but still nothing, and that was years ago.
Ain't looking good for viper on our new pixels by looks of it...
+1 for wavelet. just paid for the full version and the bass booster is prettyy f**king good.
kinda worth the 8CAD$ not to have to deal with Viper issues all the time or everytime the system OS changes.
I found the following program that may be helpful:
Introduction — LIEF Documentation
lief-project.github.io
Maybe it can be used to convert libv4a_fx.so header from 32-bit into a 64-bit library.
sarabraj.singh said:
+1 for wavelet. just paid for the full version and the bass booster is prettyy f**king good.
kinda worth the 8CAD$ not to have to deal with Viper issues all the time or everytime the system OS changes.
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Does wavelet work at a root level? Any additional battery drain using it, or does it work as well as viper?
Really doubt V4A will ever work again, the project has been abandoned for years.
People try to "patch" it instead, as there has been no real update.
Also the pixel 7 use 64bit only app and drivers, V4A was never updated to use 64bit drivers.
kdrag0n (look on github) has been working on a POC called PhantomAmp to use rootless audio DSP effects.
The app is for patreon sub only for now.
It's in early stage and only a POC so maybe at some point this could be used.
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I use wavelet and it works really well. Always had trouble getting v4a working
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I honestly always assumed that EQ apps from the google play store were never as good a something like V4A, but I gave Wavelet a shot and I'm really liking it so far. I like that it automatically switches your settings based on what is connected to your phone, a feature I missed from V4A and that was lacking in JamesDSP. I also like that you don't necessarily need to have a persistent notification, it at least gives you the option to swipe it away. Thanks for bringing this to light (can't believe I didn't know about this for so long lol), will be using this now as it seems like a pretty viable alternative to V4A. It's made by the same guy so it's actually quite similar. Will miss spectrum extension and ViPER clarity though.
Dolby Atmos works with some success. The issue is that it will take a few reboots to get your pin/pattern working on your lockscreen.
Be sure to enable USB debugging in case you need to disable the magisk modules if you get locked out (adb shell magisk --disable-modules)
https://www.pling.com/p/1908400
RJR
cd993 said:
Does wavelet work at a root level? Any additional battery drain using it, or does it work as well as viper?
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+1 on your battery drain question.
It works without root. I don't see battery drain. Doesn't show up on Accu Battery
Deadmau-five said:
I use wavelet and it works really well. Always had trouble getting v4a working
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As a long time Viper user, thanks for posting this, it's always a little puzzling to me how audio is a distant priority for Google and how much better it sounds with a little external assistance using the same hardware.
Can't lie, I miss the phones (Samsung?) that let you fine tune both left and right output by playing tones and you indicating if you heard them or not and it adjusting each channel specifically to your abilities to hear each frequency band. As someone with unequal hearing damage this really makes audio better on those phones that provide it.
A possible light at the end of the tunnel is this project, they are aiming to reverse engineer Viper and modernise the files (hopefully that means using x64!). We'll just have to monitor the progress....
GitHub - AndroidAudioMods/ViPERFX_RE: Reverse Engineering of ViPER4Android FX
Reverse Engineering of ViPER4Android FX. Contribute to AndroidAudioMods/ViPERFX_RE development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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It works without root. I don't see battery drain. Doesn't show up on Accu Battery
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Battery Guru here and after only a few mins usage, it's showing up. Not that it's a bad thing of course! Will monitor and see how it goes...
cd993 said:
A possible light at the end of the tunnel is this project, they are aiming to reverse engineer Viper and modernise the files (hopefully that means using x64!). We'll just have to monitor the progress....
GitHub - AndroidAudioMods/ViPERFX_RE: Reverse Engineering of ViPER4Android FX
Reverse Engineering of ViPER4Android FX. Contribute to AndroidAudioMods/ViPERFX_RE development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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Hi! I'm one of the guys working on that project, and I can already tell you it's going smoothly
We have a few effects already working (although some extra work will be needed to check if they are 1:1, any small change in the code can lead to huge changes in audio quality).
My initial goal was indeed creating a 64 bit version of it, and also removing the need for pathing selinux (and yep, i was able to achieve that, no selinux patches needed amymore).
Overall it's looking good but I don't own a Pixel 7 Pro so I'll need some volunteers to test it once it's ready
iscle said:
Hi! I'm one of the guys working on that project, and I can already tell you it's going smoothly
We have a few effects already working (although some extra work will be needed to check if they are 1:1, any small change in the code can lead to huge changes in audio quality).
My initial goal was indeed creating a 64 bit version of it, and also removing the need for pathing selinux (and yep, i was able to achieve that, no selinux patches needed amymore).
Overall it's looking good but I don't own a Pixel 7 Pro so I'll need some volunteers to test it once it's ready
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This is amazing news!
I'll gladly test it out for you as I've a keen interest in having this working once again! Feel free to send me a message with any contact details, (email or telegram perhaps) if you like and we'll go from there
iscle said:
Hi! I'm one of the guys working on that project, and I can already tell you it's going smoothly
We have a few effects already working (although some extra work will be needed to check if they are 1:1, any small change in the code can lead to huge changes in audio quality).
My initial goal was indeed creating a 64 bit version of it, and also removing the need for pathing selinux (and yep, i was able to achieve that, no selinux patches needed amymore).
Overall it's looking good but I don't own a Pixel 7 Pro so I'll need some volunteers to test it once it's ready
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I'll gladly test it out also!!!!
iscle said:
Hi! I'm one of the guys working on that project, and I can already tell you it's going smoothly
We have a few effects already working (although some extra work will be needed to check if they are 1:1, any small change in the code can lead to huge changes in audio quality).
My initial goal was indeed creating a 64 bit version of it, and also removing the need for pathing selinux (and yep, i was able to achieve that, no selinux patches needed amymore).
Overall it's looking good but I don't own a Pixel 7 Pro so I'll need some volunteers to test it once it's ready
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Legend!
iscle said:
Hi! I'm one of the guys working on that project, and I can already tell you it's going smoothly
We have a few effects already working (although some extra work will be needed to check if they are 1:1, any small change in the code can lead to huge changes in audio quality).
My initial goal was indeed creating a 64 bit version of it, and also removing the need for pathing selinux (and yep, i was able to achieve that, no selinux patches needed amymore).
Overall it's looking good but I don't own a Pixel 7 Pro so I'll need some volunteers to test it once it's ready
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Id like to help test also!

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