Hi,
I've been with this phone for 3 days and in general I'm quite happy. However, I find the sound somewhat low and flat so I am looking for some mod and/or music app that improve it.
Viper4Android 1.7 is the only Magisk module that I've been able to operate, but its performance is much milder than in other phones. I've also tried Neutron Player. He takes a good deal of the USB potential but the interface is too shabby...
How do you take advantage of our Essential audio?
PD.: By the way, I'm on stock Oreo 8.1 last compilation.
Thanks audiophiles
Darkside1984 said:
Hi,
I've been with this phone for 3 days and in general I'm quite happy. However, I find the sound somewhat low and flat so I am looking for some mod and/or music app that improve it.
Viper4Android 1.7 is the only Magisk module that I've been able to operate, but its performance is much milder than in other phones. I've also tried Neutron Player. He takes a good deal of the USB potential but the interface is too shabby...
How do you take advantage of our Essential audio?
PD.: By the way, I'm on stock Oreo 8.1 last compilation.
Thanks audiophiles
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I came from the Nexus 5, which had a bad sound card and needed something to help. I used V4A on it, at first I was impressed, but then noticed that it seemed to put a veil over the sound.
I think Essential sound is decent. Instead of modifying the sound internally, I use my Dragonfly Black (a DAC), and am happy with the sound. Since I have to use a dongle to connect headphones, I figure I might as well connect a dongle to the DAC. Essential is supposed to come out with their own DAC, it may be worth waiting for if you don't already have a DAC that you can hook up to the phone. Otherwise there are some good DAC's out there. You'll need a different dongle to make it work, usb-c to usb-a female, or however a 3rd party DAC connects.
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
gk1984 said:
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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How are you disabling MusicFX?
gk1984 said:
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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Thanks so much! This version of the module works properly. In addition, I had forgotten to disable the MusicFX... :crying:
PD.: MusicFX can be disabled with apps like SDMaid.
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How are you disabling MusicFX?
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Darkside1984 said:
Thanks so much! This version of the module works properly. In addition, I had forgotten to disable the MusicFX... :crying:
PD.: MusicFX can be disabled with apps like SDMaid.
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Disable MusicFX by going to Android Settings, Applications, All apps. Then the 3 dots in the top right corner and show system apps. Scroll to MusicFX, tap it, then choose disable.
gk1984 said:
Viper4android has been the only one that has worked for me but make sure you disable MusicFX in the system apps or you'll get conflicting audio processing.
But I just switched to this version of V4A and it's much better sounding than the Magisk module in the repo. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-viper4android-fx-2-6-0-0-t3774651
Download the APK install it as a normal app. Launch the app and let it install the driver. It'll install a Magisk Module during this process. Reboot, then install the Audio Mod Library module from the Magisk repo. Reboot again. Make sure MusicFX is disable and adjust V4A to your liking. Should be a better experience
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Yes definitely better than the one in magisk rep
jionny said:
Yes definitely better than the one in magisk rep
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After doing some more looking and seeing a quote in here I decided to buy usb audio player pro, wow am I impressed, so far my experience is it puts the current viper4android to shame on this phone and is at least 10x louder than poweramp in my opinion
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As more developers are now releasing Sense 3.5 roms I thought it best to share some issues I had with DSPManager on these roms and what I did to get it working properly.
1. If DSPManager gets quiet when ticking the checkbox for "bass boost" or get really loud and tingy when selecting "virtual room" this is an indication that the application library or "lib" isn't functioning properly to produce the correct output.
2. If DSPManager does not seem to affect audio in any way when selecting it's various enhancements this, obviously, is also a sign of the app not functioning properly.
I'm an audio enthusiast so DSPManager working on my rom was a must. My attempts to "fix" DSPManager were great and over a long period of time. Some devs out there have supposed "fixes" for it and some devs don't really care about the app because they don't use it. My method will limit your ability to use enhancements from with HTC music player so if you're not willing to lose that ability in exchange for DSPManager working instead do not try this method. The various libraries "libs" in the system/lib/soundfx folder seem to conflict with DSPManager so what you need to do is delete each one of these.
The libs will be some or all of the following:
libbeats.so
libbundlewrapper.so
libreverbwrapper.so
libsrsfx.so
libvisualizer.so
The DSPManager lib that you DO NEED TO KEEP there is libcyanogen-dsp.so
You need to use root explorer or any other file explorer capable of root access to browse to system/lib/sounfx. Once you've deleted the conflicting libs you need to reboot the phone. Once the phone restarts you need to adjust the audio settings in DSPManager after you've begun playing music to notice the change. Attempting to select enhancements from within HTC music player from this point on will either give a message of "Enhancements not available" or a Force close dialog although the music will not stop playing you will simply be returned to your home screen. At this point you can now use DSPManager for each output currently in use whether it be phone speaker, headphone or bluetooth. Remember some roms will have a higher bass output just by themselves without using DSPManager so be sure if the bass seems super loud on low settings after installing to set your equalizer lower than normal for bass so as not to damage any equipment you may have attached to it.
For those of you running a sense 3.5 rom without the DSPManager lib "libcyanogen-dsp.so" I will attach it in this thread and you can follow the steps outlined. You need to unzip the .SO file from the .ZIP and place into system/lib/soundfx and set permissions to rw-r--r--
Cool! I rather have dsp manager than beats anyway. Thanks
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I guess you never checked my rom
you can use all htc music equalizer options and on top of that sound output from equalizer can be deeper adjusted with dsp.
Im picky about sounds."Sound forge" came out 18 days ago
vin255764 said:
I guess you never checked my rom
you can use all htc music equalizer options and on top of that sound output from equalizer can be deeper adjusted with dsp.
Im picky about sounds."Sound forge" came out 18 days ago
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Aye, DSP manager and HD video are the reason I use your ROM as my daily ...and yeah, DSP Manager sh*ts all over Beats for me (though I'm using beats earphone), a must have tweak for my Evo.
Thanks for this thread. Bookmarked in case I flash a different 3.5 rom
ok ok
the fix is to move dsp lib from soundfx folder to lib folder.
thats it.Simple as 1,2,3
Just do not enable beats effect.It doesnt work properly anyway
That's seems legit of course I never would've thought to try to move the lib. I did notice your rom had a fix for it. At one point I had HTC equalizer and DSP working but thats kind of overload to me. Maybe I'll try it out though.
nice work..
vin255764 said:
ok ok
the fix is to move dsp lib from soundfx folder to lib folder.
thats it.Simple as 1,2,3
Just do not enable beats effect.It doesnt work properly anyway
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I tested your suggestion to no avail. Your method may work in your rom but not necessarily in others.
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Thank you sir
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
redsmith said:
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
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If you want the virtual room setting to sound hollow and tingy then don't change any libs just leave things as they are. Install whatever rom you want and DSPManager and you're good to go. If you are using headphones as appose to a bluetooth car stereo as I do then you will probably not notice the sound as being distorted as much. Hope that answered your question.
Fantastic, I only wish I saw this thread sooner. I pretty much stick with MikG because the dsp works so well on it. This opens up my options for a daily driver.
xlxcrossing said:
If you want the virtual room setting to sound hollow and tingy then don't change any libs just leave things as they are. Install whatever rom you want and DSPManager and you're good to go. If you are using headphones as appose to a bluetooth car stereo as I do then you will probably not notice the sound as being distorted as much. Hope that answered your question.
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Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it.
I don't really wish to change ROMs right now... I'm very happy with Cyanogenmod 7.2. Also, I made a mistake explaining myself. I was using a Sense 3.5 ROM (not CM7.1) when I came across your Case 1. Do you know which libs I should change in CM7.2 in order to make it sound like the time I had Sense 3.5 installed? I've tried changing the libs myself, but so far CM7.2 won't boot whenever I put the Sense 3.5 libs in /system/lib. Hope you can clear this mess up for me because I'm very confused .
Best regards.
EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not changing the entire /system/lib folder. I'm just changing:
libaudio.so
libaudioeffect_jni.so
libaudioflinger.so
libaudiopolicy.so
redsmith said:
Hello xlxcrossing! I've just come across your thread and I must say I find it very interesting. I first used DSP Manager in Cyanogenmod 7.1 and as it turns out, Bass Boost would get quiet and Virtual Room would get really loud (and awesome, according to my taste), like you point in Case 1.
I'm currently using Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC1 and it is a completely different experience. I think DSP is working "right", according to what you say in the OP. However, I think I liked it better when the Virtual Room setting would completely change the sound. Do you know what libs I should change in order to achieve the effect you point out in Case 1?
Thanks in advance!
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The process I outlined is for Sense 3.5 roms only...although it may work in other Sense roms as well but I have not tested. Cyanogen is an AOSP rom meaning stock android only. Those libs you listed in your edit are not present in the file system folder I specified and wouldn't be tampered with for this particular process. You should be able to find a thread on CM w/DSP.
So I see lots of people claiming it doesn't work with the latest builds. Well it does, just not system wide.
I'm on latest CM11 nightly.
Download viper4android v2.2.1.1 (4.3)
Install it as a USER app (standard install)
Don't open it yet.
Using your favorite editor, open up /system/build.prop
Look for anything that begins with lpa.*
Change every lpa option to =false
Save and exit.
Now open up viper. It will ask you to install the driver. Install the correct one or it won't work. (For my sprint s4 I chose cortexa8-withNEON)
It will tell you to reboot. Do so.
When rebooted. Open up viper, hit the menu key, select FX compatibility, then enable it.
Start your music up and start making changes to viper. If everything was done right, Turning viper on and off quickly should make noticeable changes in audio quality.
***Poweramp works the best because you can enable the Music Effects button in the settings. Ticking that button off and on will grab vipers focus almost every time. My method in this thread worked with play music which has been known to be picky for me.
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What magisk modules are you guys using? I personally only use volume steps...but I haven't loaded any others cause IDK what is compatible .-.
6th_Hokage said:
What magisk modules are you guys using? I personally only use volume steps...but I haven't loaded any others cause IDK what is compatible .-.
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I enjoy Greenify4magisk and F-Droid Privileged Extension. I keep my setup systemless
Using Dolby Atmos and doze for GMS. Does the counter module work well on phone calls?
here are mine
okay so i tried "tmp_31065-SdCard_WriteAccess_Enabler_v1579831452" and it breaks the rom and you have to full wipe to recover same with "Android_Mic_Fix-v3.2.1"
Ive installed 5 Modules. Sony Apps Enabler to get the Sony Apps from PlayStore like the Music App. Smali Patches for Google Lens and the Rest for better camera and Rom related.
Malle355 said:
Ive installed 5 Modules. Sony Apps Enabler to get the Sony Apps from PlayStore like the Music App. Smali Patches for Google Lens and the Rest for better camera and Rom related.
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Damn I didn't know there's Sony Apps Enabler. Loved the album and music app back then when I had my Z3.
weliyt said:
Damn I didn't know there's Sony Apps Enabler. Loved the album and music app back then when I had my Z3.
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Yeah best apps. Music is working great but album force closing. Maybe I find a fix for that.
hi I made a small list of roms and feature but with your help, I can make it bigger
You can report what feature a rom has and I will include in the spreadsheet :fingers-crossed:
you can also request core features and I will include them in the spreadsheet
good day
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15krDnMOFRY8tXsRlSD0BW2-LVUE3WRWSDJTnRKBu7eI/edit?usp=sharing
Nice initiative :good:
Will there be a similar comparison for MIUI based custom roms?
Volume panel quick tile that long pressed gets you to sound setrings that have "play media to" when connected to multiple audio outputs.
Latest lineage has it.
Oos has "play media to" in volume rocker instead. (Wich is even better)
Advances rotation control: Lineage has it, Pixel Experience does not, so you get 180° portrait with the notch down even if you don't want it, like it's on Android 1.0. Sorry about the rant.
Viper4android v2.7.0.0 confirmed working on lineage and pixel experience with notification helper remover magisk module installed first.
If you are interested to have another guy editing and formatting that, I can help you since I flashed almost all of them.
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Will there be a similar comparison for MIUI based custom roms?
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If I use one I can will add it but I a not again of mui
But of you using one you can tell me
Like
Mui
FM yes
nide notch yes
Game mode yes
Etc
And I will add it
Sam.1211 said:
Volume panel quick tile that long pressed gets you to sound setrings that have "play media to" when connected to multiple audio outputs.
Latest lineage has it.
Oos has "play media to" in volume rocker instead. (Wich is even better)
Advances rotation control: Lineage has it, Pixel Experience does not, so you get 180° portrait with the notch down even if you don't want it, like it's on Android 1.0. Sorry about the rant.
Viper4android v2.7.0.0 confirmed working on lineage and pixel experience with notification helper remover magisk module installed first.
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Also aosip and havoc have a shortcut on volume slider
I have used viper4android and notification fix with aosip havoc and nitogen
I think it can be used with every time
A Magisk module adding the mods from ShaDisNX255's Thread plus many extra mods systemlessly!
Credit goes to the original creator UltraHQ Github and Sloobot Github for porting to the A52.
This is a fork of Sloobot's work to provide continuity of the project after he decided to EOL it.
Note: It should only be used on the Galaxy A52 (SM-A526B). Trying on other devices is at your own risk.
In case something doesn't work, remove the module. It will revert everything to its normal state.
In case you bootloop (which is extremely unlikely), boot into safe mode and remove the module or install the Magisk Bootloop Protector module.
If you have any problems, please open a new issue on GitHub or post here.
Added OS Features:
Higher Audio Quality (Disabled DRC, which deeply compresses audio)
Added Native Applock
Disabled Samsung Marketing
High-End Animations
Enhanced CPU Responsiveness
Added High Performance mode (also known as Enhanced Processing mode)
Voice Recorder Interview mode
AOD to Lockscreen Transition
Full Edge Lighting
Fixed Smart View (Normally broken on rooted devices)
Enhance Photo Feature in Gallery
S-Series Gallery Object Capture
Codec support for APE, DSD and HDR10+ content
Camera Privacy Toggle
ADPS (Wi-Fi Power Saving)
Enabled mDNIe
Enabled Resolution changing (FHD, HD - only visible in Bixby Routines)
Smart Widgets
Samsung Smart Suggestions (Smart Calendar, Smart Widgets Auto Rotation, ..)
Added QHD / 1440p dynamic resolution scaling
Low Heat Mode
Color Lens support
HDR Effect support
DSP Volume Monitoring
Added Camera Features:
Extended pro (video) mode features: Histogram, Focus peaking, Zoom, Reset button, Expanded shutter speed
Unlimited Video File Size
EIS Support / Video stabilization @ 4K (Disable energy saving mode to avoid lag)
AI Detail Enhancer feature (64MP mode)
Object/Shadow/Reflection Eraser (Update Samsung Photo Editor to make it work, by installing the latest APK)
Full single take (Full AI, Second Editing, ..)
Full Beauty features (Beauty in Live Focus, Beauty Brighten, Body Beauty, change skin tone)
Torch Flash in Live Focus
Review feature
Audio Input Control (In pro video mode - Limitation: Only internal microphone)
Improved Scene Detection
S-Series AI-Models & AI Features
Video Audio Zoom
Full Intelligent Recognition (like Smart Scan Text Extraction)
Full Live Focus (all S-Series effects)
Galaxy Watch Camera Controller
Higher Gallery Zoom Quality
Video Auto FPS
Enabled Logical Camera
Many, not worth to mention, additions
If you're interested you can find it here.
https://github.com/daft-plonker/A52-Hidden-Mods
Could there be something so that false location applications do not close on their own or restart? For example, fake gps joystick that closes itself after a while
Does it work on A52 on one ui 5.1 ?
shawgluz said:
Could there be something so that false location applications do not close on their own or restart? For example, fake gps joystick that closes itself after a while
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Don't think that's possible. The best I can recommend is to systemize your app with App Systemizer Magisk module. I have a battery monitoring app that needs to run 24/7, systemizing it significantly reduces the amount of times Android closes it. It still gets closed, but it's probably once every 24 to 72 hours.
Edit: This is now possible. I can give further information on how if need be (Galaxy devices only).
tomekcZ53w said:
Does it work on A52 on one ui 5.1 ?
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The current release works fine on One UI 5.0 so I would assume so. I haven't updated my phone since so can't confirm for sure. Chance of bricking is very very slim, and you can install Magisk Bootloop Protector module to help against that in such rare situations.
daft plonker said:
Don't think that's possible. The best I can recommend is to systemize your app with App Systemizer Magisk module. I have a battery monitoring app that needs to run 24/7, systemizing it significantly reduces the amount of times Android closes it. It still gets closed, but it's probably once every 24 to 72 hours.
The current release works fine on One UI 5.0 so I would assume so. I haven't updated my phone since so can't confirm for sure. Chance of bricking is very very slim, and you can install Magisk Bootloop Protector module to help against that in such rare situations.
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there are a lot of such modules, you can give me a link to the one you recommend, please
tomekcZ53w said:
there are a lot of such modules, you can give me a link to the one you recommend, please
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Yeah sure no problem. The one by HuskyDG v1.8.1 is the one I use (and it has stopped a bootloop before so can confirm it works). With the "Advanced" setup.
Although I've just Googled his GitHub repo and he seemed to have either deleted it or made it private which is a shame, you can probably find a mirror somewhere though.
Edit: someone has provided a download in another XDA thread.
daft plonker said:
Yeah sure no problem. The one by HuskyDG v1.8.1 is the one I use (and it has stopped a bootloop before so can confirm it works). With the "Advanced" setup.
Although I've just Googled his GitHub repo and he seemed to have either deleted it or made it private which is a shame, you can probably find a mirror somewhere though.
Edit: someone has provided a download in another XDA thread.
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thank you nie długo przetestuje na one ui 5.1
I've just published v2.5.5 with some new enhancements
Notably I've merged both devices (4G and 5G) back into one, I think for some of you, you will have to remove the old module and add the new one as the name it checks to see if a new version is out has changed.
shawgluz said:
Could there be something so that false location applications do not close on their own or restart? For example, fake gps joystick that closes itself after a while
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I've discovered this is now possible to implement for Galaxy devices. If you can tell me the package name of the app when it is installed I will add it to the next release.
E.g. for AccuBattery it is 'com.digibites.accubattery'
daft plonker said:
Don't think that's possible. The best I can recommend is to systemize your app with App Systemizer Magisk module. I have a battery monitoring app that needs to run 24/7, systemizing it significantly reduces the amount of times Android closes it. It still gets closed, but it's probably once every 24 to 72 hours.
Edit: This is now possible. I can give further information on how if need be (Galaxy devices only).
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Bro can ou tell me how to it for samsung galaxy a51?I did tried the a52 one on my a51 just for check and it showed me something issue with xml
L3v1athan said:
Bro can ou tell me how to it for samsung galaxy a51?I did tried the a52 one on my a51 just for check and it showed me something issue with xml
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Sorry if it wasn't clear but I meant to stop apps closing themselves as that was what I was replying to. The A51 is a different chipset to the A52 despite being similar, ideally you will need someone with said device to make a Magisk module dedicated to that.
daft plonker said:
Sorry if it wasn't clear but I meant to stop apps closing themselves as that was what I was replying to. The A51 is a different chipset to the A52 despite being similar, ideally you will need someone with said device to make a Magisk module dedicated to that.
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Umh i do have the device i dont want install another rom iver system ui but the concept of flashing magisk module and have other feature seems great to me.Would you mind to tell me how to do so?I do have a51.But i dont know the process of making a magisk module