yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Changes in 4.3

libfmas.so > lib/soundfx

"MediaCodec name="OMX.google.vpx.decoder" type="video/x-vnd.on2.vp8" > media_codecs.xml

"MediaCodec name="OMX.google.vpx.encoder" type="video/x-vnd.on2.vp8" > media_codecs.xml

Will edit this post when I spot more.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lesp4ul:
Geez, we all hoping for the best. Well, i understand her bf won't be happy. Don't push so hard if it only makes things complicated. Worst case are to give an untested build for us to test & report or lock this thread for good. We all understand mate.

Let's wait and see then. Good luck!

Edit: i see a little hope here. Yay! I read on android.com for 4.3 changelog. Now jellybean natively supports vp8 media codec. Useful for youtube i think?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I decided to start with V1B1 and it will replace first post. Wonder if I should name it as V8B1, still working on finalizing it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lesp4ul:
I edited my post haaha, yea you should name it v8 with a big "4.3 only" tag. v1 will make some of us confused.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Ugh. Bad news :| Did a test run and the libs can't be carried on -.- When it tries to load 4.2 libs it just loops. I assume this is Google's way of saying "We screwed up 4.2 so we don't want you to carry it on". All I get is it trying to load up the libs, and it fails on the edited 4.2 libs, the HTC libs however work fine for some odd reason, the XLouder loads the dolbylib but fails to load the apk. FML, I guess I have to start from scratch
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] runderekrun:
Sucks dude...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lesp4ul:
That's sucks. Yea many said 4.3 is incompatible with their mods. I guess the important (louder volume) part first imho, later i believe dolby, eq and other additional effects will eventually get fixed by you. Good luck :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rmean:
pitily i can't help since i have no clue of this stuff. but i tell you: if this won't run on 4.3 for some reason, 4.3 won't run on my phone. in this case: bass > OS version. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luisqcosta:
Hehehehe even the crazy bug infested experimental ones from v7b2? :D

Funny as V8 4.3 sounds like an engine spec :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

"V8 4.3 S0UND 3NGINE" :D:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mauro2390:
The same here!:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FrogdogSweden:
I recently took a lot of beating in a fight and I suspect my left eardrum is damaged. I have the same symptoms as well. :( Got to get a doctors opinion that I can present in court.

Sent from a Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
You guys better get checked up. Then again I panic when I can't hear **** lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Aside from the two things Asians love, this greatly upsets me. It's been almost 3 days it's been in a rice container, airtight at most. And nothing, absolutely nothing has happened. I tried checking again if it booted, and nope. Nothing.

And so my options fell thin, I'm definitely not going to keep borrowing my ex's phone. Things just keep turning ugly, and i managed to get it to boot but the loudness isn't as loud as I thought I wanted and so I surrendered (her phone). I felt that one way I was going to get it fixed was by either buying a second hand (which is almost impossible as I'm a uni student), the other was removing all the downloads and reuploading it with adfly which seems rather late now (5000 clicks for a $1 if I'm not wrong)

Still weighing my options. And probably Sunday will decide it's fate, I've pmd a moderator already, and the option was to give the word when ready.

Sucks it had to end like this if nothing happens by Sunday.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luisqcosta:
Misledz, we can probably crowd fund a replacement part. The community has been thriving on you mods for months and many just cant stand not having them while using the Gnex to listen to music.

One option would be getting a used one with a broken screen where you could replace the motherboard and keep all the functional parts from your old one :)

Check you email! U GOT BEER!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sheetzie03:
What does everyone think about donating a few dollars each, if most people agree, we should easily be able to get enough together.

Hell this is a big deal, we need to step up for [MENTION=4118822]Misledz[/MENTION], who's made this awesome mod.

Thoughts?

Also what do you think about this Misledz?

Come on guys, we could do this.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luisqcosta:
30.00 USD

Confirmation: 7DR49710FP2462236
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
I started, $25.00 USD.

Confirmation number: 8TL84426ME855503X
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I really don't know what to say...In a way I could never ask from the community for something like this, I love the community as much as I love XDA and I was really depressed I had to spend the weekend thinking about how I was going to close it out. A member just PM'd me aswell on where I could get it repaired and the options I have. The best option was to order the parts over ebay and have it done by one of those certified stores that get it repaired. I had hoped to get a quota by tomorrow to seek my options out in terms of what's dead and what needs to be replaced. Seriously guys :| I owe you big one for this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luisqcosta:
I am absolutely sure you do not owe us ANYTHING! :) :beer: :beer: :)

We owed this to you for a long time. :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chikimonke:
$20 USD Here, now go get a new phone =) 6YT82634RT288874G
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dafluke24:
I've moved on to an HTC One, but never forgot how much better this mod made my Gnex sound when I used it. Hate to see this close down because it's such an important mod to have if you a Gnex. The difference was night and day. Hope you get a new one or get your current one fixed. Here's my beer donation to the cause.

Confirmation number:	42043900CB210625X

Donation amount:	$25.00 USD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chikimonke:
$100 USD so far, not too shabby, here's hoping we can get you up and running soon so we can all enjoy some 4.3 audio goodness on our GNex =)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I can't thank you guys enough for this :| Seriously, here I thought I was going to end the day all ****ty and bad, and then this happened...

And so...This is my way of saying thanks. Will be uploading the build that worked. [MENTION=4403217]Pkt_Lnt[/MENTION] , [MENTION=4842465]luisqcosta[/MENTION]

This was the build I referred to as I mentioned that booted on my ex's phone. HTC + XLOUDER, everything works..What's missing?

NexusLouderV8B1 4.3 only

Completed

- Porting over libs

- Testing Xlouder libs

- Testing HTC libs

- Debugging & reloading of apps.

Missing :

- Volume factor, I was afraid over it's % increase and so I kept it at a safe level, but loud.

- Lack if kernel with ezkeels in-ear loudness (high quality) support hence I had to balance out the old values and new (Bass isn't as strong but I have a solution)

Bugs:

- Raising the volume in-app (noozy) won't increase past 10/15, you need to tab out, raise the volume and accept to bypass the safety limit

- Bass needs retuning and so do some volume levels

- New codecs were added in 4.3, they need to be affected aswell and added to media_codecs.xml aswell as audio_config, atm they are't tuned

I still have 3 builds to test. This is as much as I could do with what was given, AOSP/AOKP has a really buggy tree and I just grabbed what I could off the github to make due. Alot of work needs to be done, this is the fastest I could do without a device.

If build #2 loads up fine, I'll upload that aswell, and feedback would be highly appreciated :) I won't be posting it up on the OP unless we've come to a general consensus this deems worthy, as Build#2 will be posted here aswell. When everything works as intended I will post it to Post #2, where all experimental builds go.

Instructions :

- All versions posted share the same revert, they are just done differently with different changelogs.

- If you flash Build#1, in order to test Build#2 you must flash the revert, then flash the other build.

EG: You are on Build#1->Flash Revert->Flash Build#2->Flash Revert->Flash Build #[?], Where X will be the next build #.

Changelog Build#2

- For Build#2 avoid using SoundEnchancements in MusicFX, it was meant to emulate the libs but the permissions make it think it's an EQ.Loading it will cause media.android to stop

- Added modified SoundEnchancements.apk

- Edited 10% more loudness.

- Added new Volume.db

- Tuned a few values until ezkeels audio mod is released.

- Fixed few issues

Changelog Build#3

- Decided to screw it, and boosted volume all the way to around +70% (If I did the math correctly and based it off stock)

- Loudest among the 3 builds

- new Volume.db

- More tuning of values

- Added support for video/x-vnd.on2.vp8 codec (YouTube)

Will keep editing this post as more updates pursue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
[MENTION=2495716]chikimonke[/MENTION] don't forget to try Build#3. I think it sounds familiar. Kindly leave your feedback chief :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
$94. 89 with their deductions. PayPal has this horrid service instead of charging you on your card for 3~5% monthly they take it from your donations/income.

EG:

Total amount:

$25.00 USD

Fee amount:

-$1.28 USD

Net amount:

$23.72 USD

http://i.imgur.com/OJ88QNJ.png
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] runderekrun:
Nice and LOUD. First time I played a song something called "Sound enhancement" force closed. Great work!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chikimonke:
I would love to test it out, but I haven't updated to a 4.3 ROM yet, but I certainly will try as soon as I do.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Yeha mentioned in the instructions that it was some permission error. No worries it wasn't meant to be used as a dsp.

Well the loudness is back. Just lack of a kernel is all
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] relaxable:
Wake up to another donation (I hope you get some sleep!) -

$21 (so you net at least $20).

conf 7CJ39193H5200323B

Thank you for your work - it has made a huge difference to me (esp while navigating to be able to actually hear the instructions) - it is still desperately needed with 4.3!

I just installed the V8B3 and can smile a little knowing I might be able to blow out the speaker<!> it is louder!

After install, I went to Setup/Sound and changed Equalier to Awesome beats

with Google Play Music to phone's speaker, changing awesome beat equalizer settings did nothing (tried both headset & speaker tabs)

went into Noozxoide/built-in audio monitor - the 'deliver balanced natural sound' was pre-checked, and when I removed that check, I got a nice big boost in volume! Played around with some settings in Noozxoidewhich seemed to be working, then had to go back to restart the music, and seemed to lose all the audio boost. Got a notification from Noozxoide - touch for more info --- and it seems to not be doing anything - then went into Awesome beats and as soon as I entered, got an audio boost back. But Awesome doesn't seem to actually have any control or effect, and when I go back into Noozx, now that does.... I don't understand it all, but I had similar 'changes of control/effect' on 4.2.2 with those releases...

There seems to be some distortion with the boost, but that doesn't bother me much as I really don't listen to music on the internal speaker - i want to be able to have loud ringtone, hear navigation instructions, and if i need to put a call on the speaker to hear in noisy environment, would like that loud too.....

Add'l: Flashed Revert/ V8B2 - which seems plenty loud to me, and maybe a bit less distorted?

Also - i think maybe the first experience with unchecking the 'deliver balanced natural sound' may be due to EQ settings? I really dislike the interface on the Noozxoide, and it is 100% impossible for me to see the actual thin line of where the EQ is set. After flashing the v8b2, i did find that changing the EQ by sliding 'blind' (can't see the line) does change things if 'deliver natural balanced sound' is checked. (I guess that means 'deliver natural balanced sound' really means 'enable' or 'disable' the custom EQ?) Again, I don't understand all the workings of the good work you've done, but for me, I can handle the Awesome beats interface and if there was way to do everything with just that and get rid of the Noozxoide, I think I'd be happier...

Update 2- Still on the V8B2 which seems pretty good to me (haven't tried B1) - and found hybrid franco kernel for 4.3 at post 42757 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1367341&page=4276 - which I'm now using with V8B2 mod.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adambala:
holly **** v8 test3 is great tx a lot mate
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
**** all out of thanks but its great to see everyone get behind misledz through his crisis and great to see 3 new releases so soon after the release of 4.3. I'm away for the weekend and can't get goomanager to flash twrp to flash recovery to be able to join in testing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luisqcosta:
Thats the spirit of XDA :highfive::highfive: We need to stand up for the ones who always make our experiences better and care for our devices. Misledz is the pure example of this. A humble, resourceful, knowledgeable and dedicated person to whom we owe all these contributions. I love this community :victory: !

Cheers all!

PS: Misledz, get some sleep!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mixtapes08:
Sad to here about your phone dude. But there are many places here that you can find a cheap gnex for the sake of development try tcp.com..

-3StarsAndaSun
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I tried it earlier but they're really ripping you off. Globe had a plan where they were selling the Gnexus but they ran out of stock. My ex bought it during that phase and which is why I used her phone for this. I tried tipid and even istorya but they're either in really bad state and some say it's a scam. Dafuq.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I will keep updating as the iterations keep going, I wasn't satisfied with one build which was why I posted all 3 make sure that the whole "Revamp" plan worked as it should have. No worries buddy :) I'll definitely keep improving it along the way.

Hope it isn't too loud X_X

I did actually I just wanted to make sure everything wen't perfect for the build (Seeing as to not having a device to test I had to make sure it went fine) :good: I see a potential rally leader in your future :P I owe you one broski.

[MENTION=4840431]sk8erfrombham[/MENTION] have you decided which build suits you best? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mixtapes08:
You might find one in greenhills. Hope you'll be here in manila..

-3StarsAndaSun
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kimozave:
I am running Stock Android 4.3 Rooted and Deodexed. Your MOD runs fine just like it did when I was on 4.2.2.

Salamat!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I came to Manila thrice actually, but haven't really touched Green Hills :P more like I went to Trinoma, FEU (Chick hunting), MOA. I basically stayed for a month in San Lazaro (Avida Homes) then moved to Quiapo because my ex back then said it was closer to FEU :angel:

:> As always, a pleasure to serve
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reginald476:
Misledz,

Do you care what kind of GNex it is, I will soon have an extra Verizon Wireless GNex. I would be happy to part with it at no cost.

Thanks,

Reg
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
But Verizon GNexus can't be updated via Google. If I remember it gets its updates from Verizon itself, 4.3 hasn't been out for it and I doubt it's coming any sooner. While I do appreciate the offer Reginald :) I'm grateful but I'll still be one step behind from the community.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reginald476:
No worries, I just want to say the devs from the Toro community do a great job fixing what VZW screws up on. There are at least 3 AOSP 4.3 ROMs for Toro right now.

For Example: Mmuzzy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
You're a star Reginald :) . I still haven't gotten a feedback for the repair quota, sent my phone to get it checked and hopefully by tomorrow I'll know what I need to repair or if it's worth saving. Sorry I didn't know about that, never owned a Verizon device but can it accept other sim cards other than Verizon? I tend to mess with the audio_hw.c in the primary.tuna a lot to give it the best output and volume and I screw up sometimes when I need to consider things that have changed with 4.3 and it ends up with no call audio or sound so I'd probably need to test that important aspect :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reginald476:
Sadly no, VZW is very strict on what the phone can do, I wasn't sure if you would want/need to make calls. It sounds like it won't work out completely. Just a thinking if it could find a better use than parts/media device/remote. Thanks so much for all your work and I hope your GNex comes back so you will continue your amazing MOD!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ci-Fi:
[MENTION=4118822]Misledz[/MENTION] I haven't tried the new version yet because I'm still running 4.2.2. Once I'm on 4.3 I'll let you know.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sym_m:
where is 4.3 patch link ???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mixtapes08:
Lol... Phone hunting first before chicks.

-3StarsAndaSun
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Well I had hoped to test the aspect because that's the one thing most users complain about and to me it felt loud, to them it felt low, so I had hoped to look into that when 4.3 came out :) Thanks Reginald :)!

Cheers buddy looking forward to your report :D

Few pages back

It was unexpected :( And hey in PH its always chicks > anything XD Theyre all over the place! No kidding PH women to men ratio is 3:1, I'm not surprised why we cheat alot LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mav.erik:
For me in stock android4.3 when i flash v5 via twrp flash failed.. I try flash v7b2 and don't start my phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osm0sis:
That's because you failed to read. None of those versions are for JB4.3. Only V8 is.

P.S. Anyone notice on JB4.3 that now EIZO opens up an ongoing notification? I think it's a security feature to make us aware of background processes that start on their own. I'd like to be able to suppress it, but I haven't discovered a way yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Yeah that's been happening. Tapping it allows you to force close it, although I am confused if closing it actually lets it run in the background or closes it completely. Better battery stats shows it doesnt' really consume much background battery. Atleast on the N4 :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mav.erik:
Where i find v8 for gnex???? Thx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osm0sis:
Stopping it will stop it completely, so we don't want to do that.. You can check+uncheck the box to hide notifications from the app and that'll make it go away without killing the process. Only lasts until you reboot though..

It's mentioned 1 posts above yours. READ.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Touche, in a way I didn't know about the hide notifications and here I was ignoring it all along.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
I have updated post #1 and #2.

Post 1 will contain all the 4.3 builds and changelogs, and will be removing some older wall of text later (2am atm)

Post 2 I've kept it as the donation pool (pun not intended :'( )

I've even added a small backdraft to it so people would know why there won't be updates as fast as there should be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedDeadDorito:
tap it and it'll take you to the app info, in there, there's a box you can uncheck to take away notifications.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osm0sis:
Been there, done that. I'd like a permanent solution. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] relaxable:
Regarding in-call volume

With regard to in-call volume -

My feeling is it needs different treatment than media/other audio: normalize and compress - i.e., irregardless of the avg. level, bring it up to a standard level, and limit max/peak volume.

What I find is that average call levels can vary from call to call, and also, while I think most telco circuits do some compression, seems it can also vary from call to call. For voice - esp some female voice - if there isn't good peak limiting, some of the peaks can be near painful to my ear (esp on bluetooth or headphones) while hard to hear the softer parts. For all voices,if there isn't good compression, esp. in noisy environments, making out what is being said is difficult. (I will admit my hearing may not be perfect/as good as some of the younger folks out there that haven't had ringing in the ears for days after a Rolling Stones rock concert....)

For me, the 'normalize' part is because on some of these calls that have softer avg volume, there's not enough volume when it's set to max. Need for this wouldn't be as great if there were enough potential volume boost to just turn the volume up/down from call to call.

To summarize - if I'm in a very quiet background noise situation, I really don't have problem, even though some calls/callers sound louder than others. When there's a lot of background noise, most of the time I need more volume than phone can deliver.

I find this to be the case with both the N4 and the GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Ill try to keep that in mind buddy. and yeah I do experience that alot. With the Nexus phones, or atleast the N4, the dual mic ports make it too sensitive and the recorded audio comes like a screamo. I normally keep it 2 levels above average really, that way it's not too dangerous, but safe :good:

Then there's the factor about your service provider, if their call clarity isn't just for show then that would help alot. Sadly only one carrier in the philippines has that "Call Clarity" and it sounds amazing, buuuuuut, it's not cheap. infact it's the most expensive carrier here lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] itasoulas:
I tried latest 4.3 release, test3 and all is working great. Actually more than great as when volume is maxed you feel your speaker is gonna blow (and probably a little distortion). Modifying the framework.jar though (as I did in PB rom) with more volume steps gives the user the ultimate control over the phone's system sound settings. Very nice work dude! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
You can include it in your rom if you want 8) infact I was wondering if you could do so boss, this way it works out well for both of us, Nexuslouder gets more popularity and you get more downloads /thumbsup. Also I based it off your 4. 3 release as I wanted a proper 4.3 rom release in zip format.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] itasoulas:
there ain't a single person to be able to use gnex without your mod! Same goes for me :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesssiii:
4.3 version 3 working great on Baldwinguy's Shiny ROM. I don't listen to music on my phone, but now I can actually hear it ring or notify. Thanks!

Galaxy Nexus Toro
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Anytime buddy :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lesp4ul:
Arrgghhh not single bank approve my card request. I'm want to donate too :(

Anyway, paranoid team still working on 4.3, can't wait to test it with v8 ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Thanks Misledz! You pushed me over the edge to try 4.3 now that you have a mod that works. That and osm0sis has the franco hybrid kernel and stated somewhere that 4.3 has less audio latency, so I am about to flash and test.

I feel the need to donate again and get you one of my hi-tec phone protectors for when it is wet. :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Lmao a sandwich bag would seem to do the trick. Too bad hindsight is there 100% if only I had made my own lunch than buy it like the normal uni students do. :P too bad I stopped making my own lunch after high school
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osm0sis:
Latency is the same unfortunately. Still 40ms. :(

New hybrid incoming. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tobitronics:
But will it work?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
As long as it doesn't mess up the audio configuration file then both should work hand in hand. Try it though. We can always add it to compatibility list
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pmcee:
I am xenonhd x and trinity kernel. Flashed this mod To improve navigation Over speaker loudness but Now it seems to be a little less instead of louder.

Help appreciated ;)

Edit: it seems like telephony over speaker is louder. But not apps like navigon...

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Misledz:
Which one have you flashed? That would be helpful