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Desire i.c.w. SE HBH-DS200-> bad audio quality

I've been using this headset for a long time now. And I would like to use it with my desire as well. But the sound quality is so poor that it's like listening to a 56k mp3 file while actually I'm playing a 320kbps mp3.
It seems to me that somehow the bitrate on the bluetooth connection isn't high enough(very low actually).
Does anybody here know how I can change that easily? Or do you have any other solutions for this problem without buying a new headset.
btw, I use a Sennheiser HD215 headphone or the SE in-ear ear buds.
thanks in advance

I'm using the SE MW600 and I have no problems. Using stock rom with the update.

Zhypr said:
I'm using the SE MW600 and I have no problems. Using stock rom with the update.
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+1 over here

flitjes said:
+1 over here
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Good for you, but I would like to know how to adjust the bluetooth bitrate on Android.
sorry if I sound a bit grumpy but I've been searching for about 1,5 days straight and still found nothing.

Amrod89 said:
Good for you, but I would like to know how to adjust the bluetooth bitrate on Android.
sorry if I sound a bit grumpy but I've been searching for about 1,5 days straight and still found nothing.
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Have you selected the media and phone options in advanced bluetooth settings????

kamidadevil said:
Have you selected the media and phone options in advanced bluetooth settings????
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No actually I never touched these settings because they were already enabled when I paired the devices. And I figured it would be quite crucial to have those settings enabled if I wanted to use those profiles.

Amrod89 said:
Good for you, but I would like to know how to adjust the bluetooth bitrate on Android.
sorry if I sound a bit grumpy but I've been searching for about 1,5 days straight and still found nothing.
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Was hoping you would conclude from my post that there isn't a problem with the Desire regarding bitrates over bluetooth. Does the headset work on other devices without problems?

Zhypr said:
Was hoping you would conclude from my post that there isn't a problem with the Desire regarding bitrates over bluetooth. Does the headset work on other devices without problems?
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Ok, I know that for example the mw600 headset from SE works fine. So I think it's just the combination of devices, but that would be solved if I would be able to alter the bitrate.
I have used the headset with other devices without any problem, other than that I had to set the bitrate higher on a WM 6.5 device.

Beats Audio from HTC devices just for us

One of the blogs i follow in twitter posted this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525226
It gave me an install error when i tried it:
E:Error in /emmc/
(status 0)
not quite sure what that means but maybe some of you want to give it a try
EDIT: Just installed using test file, works, testing with sound system to some

Are we supposed to flash in CWM

warning i posted this a week ago and for some reason it was removed

Shootoo said:
Are we supposed to flash in CWM
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yup!! worked for me

notice any difference? been wanting to try it even though i dont use headphones much. change anything for call quality?

nope, wont know before tomorrow, i didnt get any calls, i also dont think this will afect calls as it is basically an equaliser un the music app. From what i heared, it balances out better Bass and Treble. Will know tomorrow when i use my car

polish_pat said:
yup!! worked for me
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I flashed and it aborted the install. Hmmmm

Shootoo said:
I flashed and it aborted the install. Hmmmm
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just installed, about to test it now. no error

Scythe024 said:
just installed, about to test it now. no error
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I got the test file to work and install
Not sure what needs to be done as it's integrated

Shootoo said:
I got the test file to work and install
Not sure what needs to be done as it's integrated
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same here, original file didnt work, test one did.

Is that the 3-2 file? Only one that would download for me.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

The beats thing is such a sham
all it does it boost the bass and the treble.
no fancy stuff just a loudness button more or less.
Power amp does this and a lot more

I'm notnsure if it's just a placebo ear effect, but I think i notice a difference
Checking on several different headphones and the S4i's are sounding better

there is a difference, i used my friends GS2 to compare and the not only is the bass and trebble better balanced, but i can push my car's sound system to a 20% higher volume before i start to hear distortion. This is not placebo, or its not a sham, its does what it says and work very well

How does this compare to the Beats setting in Volume+?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5URVNULmFuZHJvaWQubHZoIl0.

not sure and i wont pay 2$ to find out, im happy with the beats patch

surround sound mod

i've been using the surround sound mod (enabling sound through earpiece speaker when using media) on my nexus 5 for several years. Is there something similar for oneplus phones? (op3 being delivered next week )

mouki_9 said:
i've been using the surround sound mod (enabling sound through earpiece speaker when using media) on my nexus 5 for several years. Is there something similar for oneplus phones? (op3 being delivered next week )
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you wont need it as the audio is killer on the device.

Fair enough, but it still won't be stereo right?

I'll do it as soon as I get my device

Try viper4Android or Dolby digital sound Mod.. Works fine

Sorry, but the sound is not killer ? Try out Huawei Mate 8, then you know killer sound. Huawei P9 Plus with its stereo speaker is not better than OnePlus 3. So we can be happy with the speaker. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ speaker is a bit better. Galaxy S7 Edge speaker is as good as OnePlus 3. HTC 10 disappointed me the most. Worst speaker

Waiting for this mod.

HatRiGt said:
Try viper4Android or Dolby digital sound Mod.. Works fine
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how did you installed viper4android... yesterday i soft bricked my device by flashing an viper4android mod? would be very grateful if you could help me.

fix-this! said:
you wont need it as the audio is killer on the device.
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You probably haven't used Lenovo Vibe X3 which has an output of 120 decibels from its stereo speakers with ESS SABRE 9018C2M.

How does the sound compare to the s7 edge and nexus 6p?

Any update on a surround sound mod for this?

Was supposed to get my device today but that didn't happen
Can someone upload their mixer_paths.xml that's on OOS? Its located in /system/etc/
Edit: nvm I just got it

abhi08638 said:
Was supposed to get my device today but that didn't happen
Can someone upload their mixer_paths.xml that's on OOS? Its located in /system/etc/
Edit: nvm I just got it
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Let us know if you figure anything out abhi08648

Mountainmohawk said:
Let us know if you figure anything out abhi08648
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OOS is a pain in the ass, moving to a cm base and seeing if I have better luck

In case you still haven't got your device: let me know if you need to test something, more than willing to help

Tinkering with the mixer paths right now. Headphones are fine but speaker volume is horrible. Vibration is horrible on this phone too.

Yeah, I'm willing to help in any way possible if it means dual speaker output!

For some reason both CM and OOS us mixer_paths_tasha.XML instead of mixer_paths.xml.
This means two things
1. It's definitely going to harder to identify which value corresponds to what peice of hardware
2. Theoretically we would only need one mod for cm and OOS
If anyone figures out the values for the speaker, let me know because so far I'm not having any luck

is this just a matter of try and error until the values are found or is there a chance at "no stereo at all"?

abhi08638 said:
Was supposed to get my device today but that didn't happen
Can someone upload their mixer_paths.xml that's on OOS? Its located in /system/etc/
Edit: nvm I just got it
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sir-harlekin said:
is this just a matter of try and error until the values are found or is there a chance at "no stereo at all"?
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I'm wondering this as well.

You like music? Don't buy it. (About The Honor 8 Audio Subsystem)

Hi.
Please forgive my grammar mistakes; English isn't my first language.
Why no reviewer talks about it? Why are reviews so superficial? I'm quite irritated. I've been using the Honor 8 since 1st Dec. 2016 and so far I've noticed that:
1. There's no system-level audio equalizer: this means that you have to live with the flat audio that comes out of the sound card, which is not pleasant if you really enjoy listening to music. Of course you can use a cool audio player such as Poweramp, but what about sounds coming from other apps? What about YouTube, for example?
2. You can't adjust the L-R audio balance: WTF? Again, you can use Poweramp, but what about any other sound?
3. The included earphones sound bad, like really bad. OK, if you are an audiophile you use something else, but... WTF?
4. MIDI audio output: I played a MIDI file using com.lonelycatgames.Xplore and after about a minute the phone rebooted. I used to enjoy using those piano-simulator-apps(?), such as com.rubycell.pianisthd, but the audio output is full of clicks and pops (can't explain it better, sorry). EDIT (02/03/2017): no more clicks and pops after upgrading from Android 6.0 (FRD-L09C432B120) to 7.0 (FRD-L09C432B360).
5. (a bit off topic): When using MX Player (to play video files, not audio) the HW/HW+ decoder fails to play some videos the right way (I mean, they're like slowed down).
edit (08/04/17):
6. Good luck using with satisfaction apps like "Samsung Health" or "Huawei Health". Their processes get terminated randomly when the phone is not in use (display is off). No, telling the phone to never close those processes doesn't work. AND NO, telling the apps to "ignore battery optimizations" doesn't work either. F--K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't buy it again. This phone is clearly not made for audio(/video)-obsessed people.
Guys, what are your thoughts about the A/V experience this smartphone offers?

cataskingforattention said:
Hi.
Please forgive my grammar mistakes; English isn't my first language.
Why no reviewer talks about it? Why are reviews so superficial? I'm quite irritated. I've been using the Honor 8 since 1st Dec. 2016 and so far I've noticed that:
1. There's no system-level audio equalizer: this means that you have to live with the flat audio that comes out of the sound card, which is not pleasant if you really enjoy listening to music. Of course you can use a cool audio player such as Poweramp, but what about sounds coming from other apps? What about YouTube, for example?
2. You can't adjust the L-R audio balance: WTF? Again, you can use Poweramp, but what about any other sound?
3. The included earphones sound bad, like really bad. OK, if you are an audiophile you use something else, but... WTF?
4. MIDI audio output: I played a MIDI file using com.lonelycatgames.Xplore and after about a minute the phone rebooted. I used to enjoy using those piano-simulator-apps(?), such as com.rubycell.pianisthd, but the audio output is full of clicks and pops (can't explain it better, sorry).
5. (a bit off topic): When using MX Player (to play video files, not audio) the HW/HW+ decoder fails to play some videos the right way (I mean, they're like slowed down).
I wouldn't buy it again. This phone is clearly not made for audio(/video)-obsessed people.
Guys, what are your thoughts about the A/V experience this smartphone offers?
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2. You can actually adjust the L-R balance : Settings- advanced settings-accessibility-sound balance.
3. There were no earphones with my phone (L04).
My impressions are audio is not bad, I had HTC M8 before and it was definitely better, but the Honor does the job and i'm pretty satisfied.

When campared to my note 4 , the note 4 wins by a land slide.. I was disappointed when i first heard music on my honor 8.

Easiest fix: Just flash v4a
Unless you really don't want to unlock your device then i don't know but v4a gets the job more then done

cataskingforattention said:
Hi.
Please forgive my grammar mistakes; English isn't my first language.
Why no reviewer talks about it? Why are reviews so superficial? I'm quite irritated. I've been using the Honor 8 since 1st Dec. 2016 and so far I've noticed that:
1. There's no system-level audio equalizer: this means that you have to live with the flat audio that comes out of the sound card, which is not pleasant if you really enjoy listening to music. Of course you can use a cool audio player such as Poweramp, but what about sounds coming from other apps? What about YouTube, for example?
2. You can't adjust the L-R audio balance: WTF? Again, you can use Poweramp, but what about any other sound?
3. The included earphones sound bad, like really bad. OK, if you are an audiophile you use something else, but... WTF?
4. MIDI audio output: I played a MIDI file using com.lonelycatgames.Xplore and after about a minute the phone rebooted. I used to enjoy using those piano-simulator-apps(?), such as com.rubycell.pianisthd, but the audio output is full of clicks and pops (can't explain it better, sorry).
5. (a bit off topic): When using MX Player (to play video files, not audio) the HW/HW+ decoder fails to play some videos the right way (I mean, they're like slowed down).
I wouldn't buy it again. This phone is clearly not made for audio(/video)-obsessed people.
Guys, what are your thoughts about the A/V experience this smartphone offers?
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I do agree that the lack of equalizer is very unpleasant. I miss my good old phones with Cyanogen and my equalizers.
I had Honor 7 and LG G3 before the 8 and I managed to install Viper4Android which is the best equalizer of all times but since I didn't unlock the Honor 8 yet...
This phone CAN be GREAT for people like us, but we have to flash a few things for that
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takichiman said:
2. You can actually adjust the L-R balance : Settings- advanced settings-accessibility-sound balance.
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No such option on my FRD-L09
takichiman said:
My impressions are audio is not bad
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:crying:

Sideness said:
I do agree that the lack of equalizer is very unpleasant. I miss my good old phones with Cyanogen and my equalizers.
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I miss the eq of the Galaxy S5
I loved it
FredMan147 said:
Easiest fix: Just flash v4a
Unless you really don't want to unlock your device
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I thought about it, but this phone is the only one I have in my hands right now and if anything goes wrong...
Sideness said:
This phone CAN be GREAT for people like us, but we have to flash a few things for that
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I'm afraid it's never gonna be great for me. I'll never trust any review anymore.

My opinion:
For music the best is Alcatel 4, stereo speakers, jbl headphones, built in app equalizer, dj mode..
But its music phone.
Honor 8 is good for daily using whatever you want.
Great camera, display and even one speaker of sound is nice though should be louder. Honor have HiSilicon Hi6402 audio chipset. DTS sound effect in music player.
Ok, it have no equalizer (it piss me off because in play store you can find only trash), but we can install Viper if we rooted our phone.
If no root mode we can use poweramp as you said, maybe no works with youtube but who listen to music on youtube if audio there have not good quality.

WYPIERDAALAAC said:
My opinion:
For music the best is Alcatel 4, stereo speakers, jbl headphones, built in app equalizer, dj mode..
But its music phone.
Honor 8 is good for daily using whatever you want.
Great camera, display and even one speaker of sound is nice though should be louder. Honor have HiSilicon Hi6402 audio chipset. DTS sound effect in music player.
Ok, it have no equalizer (it piss me off because in play store you can find only trash), but we can install Viper if we rooted our phone.
If no root mode we can use poweramp as you said, maybe no works with youtube but who listen to music on youtube if audio there have not good quality.
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You're right !
Though, as a Spotify user, I'm strongly thinking about installing Viper.
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WYPIERDAALAAC said:
My opinion:
For music the best is Alcatel 4, stereo speakers, jbl headphones, built in app equalizer, dj mode..
But its music phone.
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Interesting. I have been thinking about getting a Sony
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Ok, it have no equalizer (it piss me off because in play store you can find only trash), but we can install Viper if we rooted our phone.
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Right. But installing it now, for me, would be a pain in the ass, 'cause I'd have to unlock the bl (which would force an hard reset). I have no desire(?) at the moment to reconfigure everything
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If no root mode we can use poweramp as you said, maybe no works with youtube but who listen to music on youtube if audio there have not good quality.
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Uhm... this is complicated. It's not a simple concept like "youtube music video suck". YouTube has any kind of video and I'd like to listen to the audio the best way possibile. And what about Spotify, as someone else already wrote?
No, f**k, it's not possible to pay 330€ to get such a low quality audio. I don't accept it. And we're still only talking about the lack of eq. What about the crappy HW video decoder? What about the bad midi output? I can't believe it.

cataskingforattention said:
Interesting. I have been thinking about getting a Sony
Right. But installing it now, for me, would be a pain in the ass, 'cause I'd have to unlock the bl (which would force an hard reset). I have no desire(?) at the moment to reconfigure everything
Uhm... this is complicated. It's not a simple concept like "youtube music video suck". YouTube has any kind of video and I'd like to listen to the audio the best way possibile. And what about Spotify, as someone else already wrote?
No, f**k, it's not possible to pay 330€ to get such a low quality audio. I don't accept it. And we're still only talking about the lack of eq. What about the crappy HW video decoder? What about the bad midi output? I can't believe it.
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I can talk only about this what i know. With root you can flash this amazing mod which destroy other music phones. I have it on lg g2m: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-beatsaudio-e-xloud-installer-t3029951

WYPIERDAALAAC said:
I can talk only about this what i know. With root you can flash this amazing mod which destroy other music phones. I have it on lg g2m: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-beatsaudio-e-xloud-installer-t3029951
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Thanks. Someday I'll try. I wish I could have access to another Honor 8 to experiment with.

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Thanks. Someday I'll try. I wish I could have access to another Honor 8 to experiment with.
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Me too. I said when i bought it that i will not modyfing new phone.. but i cant live without viper because i love music.
EMUI must be imrpoved in sound, because hardware is good but honor 8 need firmware imrpoved for music lovers.

WYPIERDAALAAC said:
Me too. I said when i bought it that i will not modyfing new phone.. but i cant live without viper because i love music.
EMUI must be imrpoved in sound, because hardware is good but honor 8 need firmware imrpoved for music lovers.
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I agree. I'm not sure whether it's just the software that sucks, though.

cataskingforattention said:
I thought about it, but this phone is the only one I have in my hands right now and if anything goes wrong...
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I've unlocked bootloader and flashed TWRP many times without failure.
I've also bricked my phone a few times and manage to unbrick it.
I think installing v4a honestly shouldn't be hard whatsoever if you need help you can just search forums

I agree. The sound, even with dts, is mediocre. I have never had a good pair of buds or headphones come by default. I always buy 3rd party.
The only major con is the ios skin. The video is npt grreat but not bad. So 1 major flaw and 2 small issues. GREAT PHONE.

Lol which music fanatic buys a phone to listen to music sorry but you failed completly by yourself
Get viper and you should be fine

xontec said:
Lol which music fanatic buys a phone to listen to music sorry but you failed completly by yourself
Get viper and you should be fine
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If someone want to have one device to everything is ok.
So i should buy camera, mp3 player etc?
The same with people which buys phone for taking pictures, why not? Now smartphones haves very good audio chipsets and firmware addons which makes phone better than many other players. Problem with honor is that his firmware is not made for music lovers but as you said Viper can change it.
Ps i find no root, not bad app, good for headphones
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=music.bassbooster.equalizer&hl=pl

xontec said:
Lol which music fanatic buys a phone to listen to music sorry but you failed
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Have you tried reading the whole post instead of just the first two sentences?

WYPIERDAALAAC said:
Ps i find no root, not bad app, good for headphones
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=music.bassbooster.equalizer&hl=pl
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Had tried it; doesn't sound any good to me.

Question Coming From Oneplus 6

Hey Folks
My Oneplus 6 just died (purchased 4 years ago) so tomorrow I have to go buy a new phone ASAP.
For the last decade I have been an XDA enthusiast (lurker) rooting/romming my phones to get TWRP/debloat/adAway/viper4android etc
I am leaning towards grabbing a S22U tomorrow from a retail store here in my country (Australia). Money is not an issue, I want the best phone I can get right now.
I currently don't have the personal time to be rooting/romming to get my new phone perfect and my understanding is Samsung phones don't permit that unless they trip Knox and create hardware problems I don't want to deal with.
So my question to you XDA is:
(1) Are there any system wide ad blocking alterntives equivalent to adAway that don't require root?
(2) What about audio? If we can't root then we can't run viper4android and get that elite sound right? Any workarounds or alterntives?
(3) Debloat? I usually just use Titanium Backup to nuke all the bundled trash in my phones, is there any alternative without root?
Thanks for any replies =]

1: Either DNS blocking (dns.adguard.com) or Alliance shield X which can block all ads and has customized firewall.
2: No idea what Viper did, but Samsung has Dolby sound and the speakers are fine.
3: You'll have to use ADB to debloat and there are several apps and lists you can use on your PC to debloat.
I used to root every phone I had, but since I switched to Samsung I don't really find it necessary and I often messed stuff up and bricked some phones. Also many banking apps wouldn't work, so.. yeah, not worth it anymore.

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1: Either DNS blocking (dns.adguard.com) or Alliance shield X which can block all ads and has customized firewall.
2: No idea what Viper did, but Samsung has Dolby sound and the speakers are fine.
3: You'll have to use ADB to debloat and there are several apps and lists you can use on your PC to debloat.
I used to root every phone I had, but since I switched to Samsung I don't really find it necessary and I often messed stuff up and bricked some phones. Also many banking apps wouldn't work, so.. yeah, not worth it anymore.
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Appreciate the reply.
I really can't be bothered rooting anymore and I really wan't to be able to use Gpay etc on my phone and watch.
Cheers.

What are the odds that we are both updating from op6 to s22u?
1. I have been using dns ad guard thing the other user said.
2. s22u does have an equalizer if that's what you're looking for. It does not have a headphone jack so if you're an audiophile idk if its the right option. I can't tell the different between a flac and mp3 so I am not the right person to answer this lmao.
3. There is barely any bloat on s22u. I uninstalled pretty much everything and disabled 2-3 apps which couldn't be uninstalled. Your milage may vary obviously based on what you consider bloat and all that. At the end there are like two apps which bother me but I assume they are necessary for the phone to work so I can't disable them.

rinzler420 said:
What are the odds that we are both updating from op6 to s22u?
1. I have been using dns ad guard thing the other user said.
2. s22u does have an equalizer if that's what you're looking for. It does not have a headphone jack so if you're an audiophile idk if its the right option. I can't tell the different between a flac and mp3 so I am not the right person to answer this lmao.
3. There is barely any bloat on s22u. I uninstalled pretty much everything and disabled 2-3 apps which couldn't be uninstalled. Your milage may vary obviously based on what you consider bloat and all that. At the end there are like two apps which bother me but I assume they are necessary for the phone to work so I can't disable them.
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"does not have a headphone jack so if you're an audiophile idk if its the right option"
No 3.5 jack but the charging port works as a earphone/headphone jack.

varcor said:
"does not have a headphone jack so if you're an audiophile idk if its the right option"
No 3.5 jack but the charging port works as a earphone/headphone jack.
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good to know. I thought the headphone jack meant there was more audio hardware inside the phone itself.

rinzler420 said:
good to know. I thought the headphone jack meant there was more audio hardware inside the phone itself.
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Samsung's workaround created two issues. Obviously one can't use headphones and charge the device simultaneously unless you employ wireless charging. Also there are very few earphones which connect using a Type C Connector. One option is Samsung's Type C Noise Cancelling Earphones. They sound pretty good with some nice bass as well.
Not a lot of purchasing options but they are available on Ebay. Other than that one can use Type C to 3.5 Jack adapter.
For superior audio I'd recommend Poweramp which incorporates an Equalizer.

PowerAmp is a great player with lots of settings. I have been using it for quit a while. I have a Watch4 Classic and the PowerAmp controls come up on it when I am playing songs. As for headphones, an adapter works fin and there are plenty out there. There are dual port adapters that will allow you to charge and listen at the same time, but I would recommend going to a wireless headset like the Samsung Buds, Bose Buds or any of the good quality buds out there.
I use ADB AppControl to disable any of the system loaded apps that I cannot uninstall. It does not remove the system apps and save you any room, but it does disable them so you do not see them any more. Also still will allow you to get updates without issues.
One thing I do recommend is get the 256M version or larger. Samsung has deleted the micro SD slot, so be sure to get enough RAM to cover yourself. You do have cloud storage for a lot of things though.

rinzler420 said:
What are the odds that we are both updating from op6 to s22u?
1. I have been using dns ad guard thing the other user said.
2. s22u does have an equalizer if that's what you're looking for. It does not have a headphone jack so if you're an audiophile idk if its the right option. I can't tell the different between a flac and mp3 so I am not the right person to answer this lmao.
3. There is barely any bloat on s22u. I uninstalled pretty much everything and disabled 2-3 apps which couldn't be uninstalled. Your milage may vary obviously based on what you consider bloat and all that. At the end there are like two apps which bother me but I assume they are necessary for the phone to work so I can't disable them.
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Thanks for the reply looks like dns ad guard is the way to go.

dalepl said:
PowerAmp is a great player with lots of settings. I have been using it for quit a while. I have a Watch4 Classic and the PowerAmp controls come up on it when I am playing songs. As for headphones, an adapter works fin and there are plenty out there. There are dual port adapters that will allow you to charge and listen at the same time, but I would recommend going to a wireless headset like the Samsung Buds, Bose Buds or any of the good quality buds out there.
I use ADB AppControl to disable any of the system loaded apps that I cannot uninstall. It does not remove the system apps and save you any room, but it does disable them so you do not see them any more. Also still will allow you to get updates without issues.
One thing I do recommend is get the 256M version or larger. Samsung has deleted the micro SD slot, so be sure to get enough RAM to cover yourself. You do have cloud storage for a lot of things though.
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Yup +1 for Poweramp I deffinately will be installing that. Also going to grab the 512GB version.

One more question folks.
Is youtube Vanced still a thing? I think I recall seeing they have abandonded the project but it is still working fine on my Oneplus 6 although havent updated it in about 2 years.
If no Vanced, any suggestions for alternatives for adblcoking on youtube with background playback?

Give NewPipe a try.
NewPipe - a free YouTube client
newpipe.net

varcor said:
Give NewPipe a try.
NewPipe - a free YouTube client
newpipe.net
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looks like a great app, thanks for the suggestion, will check it out.

Super_Hans_76 said:
looks like a great app, thanks for the suggestion, will check it out.
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if you're looking to integrate your subscriptions/recommended videos Newpipe is honestly not it. Its a great app if you don't rely on your google account. Vanced still works if Newpipe doesn't do it for you like it didn't for me.

This is the only true non-root alternative to viper. Stumbled across this the other day and I'm blown away.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pittvandewitt.wavelet

Super_Hans_76 said:
(1) Are there any system wide ad blocking alterntives equivalent to adAway that don't require root?
(2) What about audio? If we can't root then we can't run viper4android and get that elite sound right? Any workarounds or alterntives?
(3) Debloat? I usually just use Titanium Backup to nuke all the bundled trash in my phones, is there any alternative without root?
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1)i am using PFSENSE firewall for whole network system
2)AIMP player is the best
3) ADB APP CONTROL is the easiest way to clean you device

rinzler420 said:
Vanced still works if Newpipe doesn't do it for you like it didn't for me.
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awesome. I thought it got shut down but I just installed it and it works fine, thanks .

malikin said:
2)AIMP player is the best
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Do you think AIMP gives superior audio to Poweramp?
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Perfect! thats exaclty what I was looking for. Much appreciated.

Next dns is a great alternative to adguard. It's a no root dns alternative. I don't use adblocking through a vpn because I also have a vpn app I use and they conflict.

Super_Hans_76 said:
Do you think AIMP gives superior audio to Poweramp?
Perfect! thats exaclty what I was looking for. Much appreciated.
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install and try it by yourself, i dont feel any differences between aimp and poweramp. Both of them from russian developers