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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DCHFoundations:
Indeed, I also found that the sound coming from the headset jack was too low for my tastes. Using Power Amp, there are settings (or rather a preamp) that allows for the volume to be increased but at the cost of major sound degradation. Bass becomes distorted, overall sound is blown out.

I'd be afraid that these apps might do the same? I wanted to try Voodoo sound on my last JB attempt but unfortunately the kernel wouldn't allow it.

I'm too cheap for the paid version... ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheAtheistOtaku:
while a workaround, it isnt a very good one, the sound out the headphones is very, very crappy. so crappy that i have been dealing with the low volume. you can say "is the sound out the headphone jack that big of an issue" but i didnt pay $150 for my headphones to listen to classical crap that would be best at low volumes.

thankfully i paid for power amp, which helps the issue a bit, but not much. by far the best music player for people who know how to tweak an equalizer

cant wait till its fixed, i have a pair of brand new skullcandies waiting to be used
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DCHFoundations:
I'll take your jab as a playful one... ;)

Regardless of your taste in music, all should be able to be played at ear melting levels without degradation of quality or distortion of sound. I think about all the clubs I've DJed over the past 12 years and how some of the best systems were the ones that didn't need sheer power to sound good. Clean sound is not necessarily loud sound.

That said, it remains that there is something in the way JB is talking to the audio chip that is not allowing for power AND clean sound to come through. This is why I've stuck with ICS running Power Amp. Until this issue can be fixed, I just can't use JB.

And if I'd paid $150 for some headphones, I'd be expecting some good, clean and LOUD sound as well...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheAtheistOtaku:
lol yea no offense to classical listeners, just making a point. and i would go back to ics too if jb paranoid android wasnt so awesome. and i know clean =/= loud, i just like both
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DCHFoundations:
Does the free version of Voodoo work for you?

Someone posted this in another forum:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9gle8ouk80mqsgf/Aosp__SGS2_VolumeFix_signed.apk

Not sure if this'll help since you're on PA.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thewadegeek:
With "Skullcandies" you wouldn't notice the difference between decent or crappy sound. :cool:

Just kidding...well not really, but I'm not a basshead myself, but to each their own.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
I got shchinder or what ever that company is lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Omar04:
I had no sound issues whatsoever in CM10, AOKP, AOSP :screwy:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
I cannot get voodoo louder to work on cm9 beta1. I know I just need a build.prop hack to revert the device is to what we originally had. But not sure what else that will break.

sent from my BAD A$$ Epic touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alex1x:
I love JB, but the headphone soundiissue is killing me! I'll stick with JB until Saturday night, going back to ics without jb fix. I hate/stoped listening to music in my car due topoor sound : (
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa03rx:
Are you using the headphone jack to listen to music? I've tried it on 3 different music players, apollo, google music and double twist. They are all quiet. I can usually have my radio on 30 and its plenty loud but now I've got to turn it up to 40 (maxed out on my radio) and it still isn't loud enough. It doesn't help I have a loud car to begin with, borderline race car.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
why not try ac!d audio technology .zip? works better than beats audio.. it actually has beats audio, sony xloud and other engines incorporated and sounds clean

edit: link :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1888366
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa03rx:
I'm willing to try anything. Listening to the radio is killing me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
acid audio worked/works for me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa03rx:
It worked, its not as loud as before but it gets the job done. I'm happy.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iUseJuGGZz:
Yea the sound on JB kills me i had to go back to 2.3 its sooo much louder

Epic.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
im on aokp jb.. sounds perfect.. not sure if its the rom or acid audio because i flashed it right after the rom..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
Does the acid audio work with all music players or just Walkman?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
read the op for it.. it has multiple players.. its for the device not just players
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
Yeah I read it, the op is rather confusing. It only came with the Walkman player and when the mod is enabled it is a Green Walkman symbol which is what confused me.

Anyway, I tried with n7 player and it works great. The mod definitely cleans up sound a bit. No volume increase but sounds great.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
strange.. when i flashed :t i had three apps installed upon boot as seen in pics below.. i actually notice a volume increase but glad :t helped u in some way! im on aokp latest build..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
Oh, well yes it came with DSP and the AC!D app. You had said multiple players though so that is what I'm referring to. DSP is just an equalizer and in line with the directions in the OP I disabled it because I'm on CM10 (CNA). The other is just the app for notification settings.

But yeah I'm loving the mod and will continue to use it on future roms. I'm glad it was shared here and thank you. I actually am in fact able to hear my podcasts a little better than before.

Also, may I ask what theme you are using? The status bar is very clean.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
Edit::::

Whoa whoa let me back up here. Flashed mod, no volume increase. DSP doesn't work, fx equalizer doesn't do anything in Apollo or Walkman player.

Open up n7 player, go to equalizer, hit "rock", MASSIVE volume increase! Ear hurting increases. This is awesome. I would consider this mod a solution for the audio problem. It should come standard on all roms. Which equalizer setting do you guys prefer?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
i usually use r&b since i mostly listen to hip hop n r&b.. n thx haha.. using custom icons and my set up is in the screenshots :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
R&B is not in my list. Which player/equalizer do you use?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
dsp..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rasmux:
Holy **** this actually work out for me, it increased the volume by a lot, cost 4 bucks total but i'd say its worth it, thanks, one question tho, will volume + do anything more? Also will some of this apps work for my tablet also?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
iuno lol.. i didnt use ops method.. mine was free lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rasmux:
Nice :) still I wont die for 4 dollars hehe
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] balistic2:
So what method is better?

The 3 app designed to increase volume?

OR

The acid sound mod designed to clean up the sound?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa03rx:
I didn't try the 3 app but I did try acid sound mod. It boosts the volume a little, I'd probably say maybe 50% from where its at now but its no where near back to stock. I've found with double twist I have to have it cranked all the way up (40 is max and I use to listen to it around 27-30). On google play I have it turned up to about 38 and its ok.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Exit_Only:
Guys just use sound booster from the market. I use It on my nexus 7 and its AWESOME
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JeremyNWilliams:
Works pretty well. Thanks for sharing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Takers_ats:
+1

Sent from my Paranoid Epic 4G touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] moparfreak426:
Sound boost or sound booster? Sound booster is not on play store
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] knoc:
Sound boost

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cacheux.soundboost
[Asus Transformer TF700] Lyvyoo:
Hello,

Today I recorded my first long video with Infinity, an interview for my blog, at 720p resolution. The first surprise - at 37min./2gb the camera stop recording. There is any hardware limitation? The second and very bad surprise - after 10minutes the video goes out of sync with sound (1second delay). For an interview is a disaster! Some users report that the JB update solve the problem, but I think that is a hardware issue caused by the heating of video sensor. Am I wrong? You can recommend another video camera app excluding the original tf700 video recording software? Do you know a Windows application for repair (sync) this video file, broken by tf700?

Thank you,
[General Questions and Answers] MasterGGM:
Hey everyone, I have seen someone Samsung Galaxy S3's on craigslist for like $300 and their IMEI is blocked. Meaning either stolen, blocked, or the owner didn't pay a bill.

I honestly can care less, I just want to know if T-Mobile blocks an IMEI if I can still use Simple Mobile on it, or I will have to unlock it to use a AT&T or other GSM carrier. My main concern is for Simple Mobile though since it is my current network.

Also, I have heard of changing the IMEI, can anyone provide information about that?

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] OneRcknMan:
I would get the ESN and call to see if they would activate it. That's what we used to do when I sold cell phone years ago.
[General Questions and Answers] sy224048:
The imei is the gsm equivalent of esn. Anyway, call them before you buy, and simple mobile is a T-Mobile subsidiary so if it's blacklisted on tmo it won't work on simple because the towers refuse to work with you. I say just call tmo and they might help you, but don't tell them you want to use it on simple because they might not.
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
No, it won't work on Simple Mobile, because Simple Mobile runs on T-Mobile. You're not allowed to discuss buying phones not owned by the seller. You don't own the phone if you pay the $200 to buy it and then stop paying the bills.
[General Questions and Answers] ItzCrooK2UxD:
I have purchased CDMA phones on Craigslist for years now. I bought one phone with a bad ESN and learned the most important lesson with regards to buying a cell phone second hand...activate the phone before handing over any cash. If that means taking it to one of these places or meeting the seller at a place that unlocks phones (unless you have a laptop and the means to unlock it yourself prior to purchasing). Also even with the phone not activate it should still call customer service. Verify that the IMEI is good. If a seller acts shady when you tell them you are going to do this...save your gas.
[General Questions and Answers] intrygue83:
how??

How can it be blocked when its a gsm? if its stolen you jus pop your sim in it and thats it it still works.

blocked imei i never heard of. can someone please clarify?
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
You can block an IMEI like you can block an ESN now if the phone is lost, stolen, or has an unpaid balance.
[General Questions and Answers] boda05:
I had a Galaxy S 3 stolen yesterday. There is no way for me to get it back, I can get over that. What I can't get over is someone having my 3 month old phone and being able to use it with no problems.

I contacted T Mobile on 3 separate occasions to see if they could block the IMEI number because I have the original packaging. I was told from 3 different account specialists that T Mobile CANNOT block the IMEI. Whoever stole my phone just has to pop in a new sim card and the stolen phone will work just fine, and there is nothing I can do about it.

If anyone knows how I can get my stolen phone blocked, I'd love to hear how.

Adam
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
Escalate it and tell them you need that phone marked lost or stolen. They do it for non-payment, they can do it for lost or stolen phones.
[General Questions and Answers] boda05:
Thanks so much for the reply. On all three occasions I escalated the matter as high as I could. Have you had an IMEI blocked personally by calling T Mobile?
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
I'm on Straight Talk AT&T. I've never had experience doing that, but I know it's possible because people have been scammed and end up with lost/stolen/non-payment T-Mobile phones that won't register onto the network.
[General Questions and Answers] intrygue83:
well..

Sorry your phone was stolen but doing that is not going to stop anything. If it was password protected then they won't has access to it.

until they bring it to someone like myself who can wipe it and reuse it. Its a GSM so all i have to do is wipe it n pop a new sim in it and wola.

That's just how it is
[General Questions and Answers] boda05:
Yes I've read many stories about people buying a used phone from a person and the imei being blocked. I am just confirming/questioning that this isn't possible (whether it's a recent thing or ever) with T Mobile.
[General Questions and Answers] euklid:
This seems like a good way for stolen phones to be blocked, but what about customers that report their phones stolen to t-mobile and then sell it on craigslist (I know a few people that do this)..the poor sucker that bought the phone will have it activated and by the time T-mobile blacklists the number they are left with a worthless phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Pennycake:
People just neeed to do their research and take precautions. If you don't put in the extra time to figure out how to buy a used phone safely, you're going to be taking a chance - and you get what you get.
[General Questions and Answers] chasingeuphoria:
Blacklisted

I work for a cell phone buy-back firm. Every since November of last year we have been running into blacklisted imeis. We've got phones coming back because the person who sold us the phone quit paying on a subsidized phone. Considering our agents call people all over the country attempting to buy their used or inactive phones, most people see us as way out. This hasn't been an issue with cdma phones because we can check esn. Two days ago checkesnfree.com added imei blacklisted. But what I don't understand is our audit department can put a live sim card in a blacklisted phone and make a successful test call. But when a customer tries to put it on an account, it can't be done. Can someone explain to me why this is. I understand the calls and text are using a different section of the tower than the data network uses. But any more than that I'm at a loss. Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
IMEI blocking is only inner company at the moment. If att black lists an imei it will not work on any carrier that piggy backs att towers. Soon it will become cross company and global.

Wayne Tech S-III
[General Questions and Answers] juggalo818:
ok every one i have you this solved !!!! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS UNLOCK THE PHONE BAD ESN/IMEI ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS UNLOCK THE PHONE i have gotten 2 Samsung Galaxy S III and a s4 off ebay with "BAD ESN/IMEI" unlocked them and working fine on simple mobile !!
[General Questions and Answers] ladystein:
How would I unlock it, please share, I have a galaxy s3
[General Questions and Answers] juggalo818:
Put in a sim from another provider and then search for an unlock code and your done its about $15-$20 normally
[General Questions and Answers] chasingeuphoria:
Misinformation

You sir are spreading misinformation. That is not the case. If the imei is blocked unlocking it will not allow you to use the phone. I see this everyday. Some one bought a phone on Craigslist and shortly after it was reported lost/stolen, so they think an unlock will fix it. Not so. Still can't be activated in the US.
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
IMEI blocking is done from the network side. Nothing legal you can do about it. This thread is on the verge of being locked.
[General Questions and Answers] chasingeuphoria:
Please.

Will you lock it? This is ridiculous.
[General Questions and Answers] Product F(RED):
Unfortunately I'm not a moderator, nor am I on my desktop. But I'll report it once I am. This thread has served its purpose.
[General Questions and Answers] supreme83:
Just in case anyone runs across this thread. Two years later in 2015, yes you can unlock your phone without any illegal modifications. Once you unlock the phone it may work on a different network. You'll want to check the imei with any company you plan to use it with google Tmobile IMEI check, or ATT or Cricket IMEI check. If it comes up as lost or stolen, that network will not activate your phone. If it shows that the IMEI is not recognized or it goes forward to sell you service then the phone will work.... and I'm pretty sure it was legal in 2013, when this post was created, if you OWNed your phone. Always lots of misinformation floating and even the guys correcting other guys spread it

I personally have been flashing and unlocking phones here in the Kansas City area for years. Including Sprint phones which as a rule of thumb are CDMA phones and not GSM ready, but YES can be unlocked to work domestically in the US given the right combo of modems/firmware/configuration. Again, fine as long as your IMEI is clean. It's not illegal unless you're tampering with IMEI numbers trying to unblacklist a phone and what not and all discussion of such is prohibited on XDA and honestly in my opinion as a professional, not recommended if you're not a professional. You'll break your phone and clog any threads here remotely related looking for ways to fix your phone/someone else to spoonfeed you steps to fix it
[General Questions and Answers] Brittbanks2400:
So you can fix a blocked Imei number
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Not here you can't, such discussion is against the XDA forum rules.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Accessories] tarheels55:
Just received my white note 10.1 and looking for a white case.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Accessories] myuoif:
and then ?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Accessories] cs_allu:
Maybe he'd like to know where to get one, no? There's samsungs own white case for note 10.1 :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Accessories] toenail_flicker:
Links are more helpful, but searching before asking is even better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tomyboombotz:
Hi guys I searched and searched does anyone have a link or can they pull a copy of there's of a working jelly bean visual voice mail I cannot download from the market
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Stock Jellybean does not support visual voicemail. You would need an app like Google Voice or Youmail
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
That's not correct, ice cream sandwich added visual voicemail support, don't believe me? watch the keynote. Its up to the carriers to implement support for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ZeroBarrier:
They added support for visual voice mail in the dialer for Google Voice. You still need Google Voice for it to work. Watch the keynote again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
I stand corrected.

Well that's completely stupid on Google's part. Doesn't affect me too much since i don't use voicemail that much so that's probably why I skimmed over the feature on the keynote.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Yeah, sorry, I should have been more clear. Even though it requires Google Voice - It does integrate into the stock dialer rather nice - that's my 2 cents.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ex-28:
i use burst shot alot and also best photo , but every time you open the camera app it defaults to single shot , is there a way to change the default shooting mode ?

i know i can set a shortcut for it but still a pain , would like to be able to open the camera app and have it set to burst shot and best photo turned on.

anyone else hav this problem ?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
I just got myself a Galaxy Tab 2. One thing that really annoys me is that the screen feels like a bad quality plastic screen protector. Is it supposed to be like that?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohamedselim:
I think it is glass, have you installed a screen protector in it?, have you bought it secondhand where screen protector is installed by previous owner?

May be try a good quality screen protector for it from Radioshack for example

Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
I just bought it new from a store in Norway. I have taken off the plastic it was wrapped in for protection. But the screen feels like plastic and the responsiveness when I type is a bit bad too.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohamedselim:
As with problem of response try a custom rom as aokp v3 (v4 will come in Sunday) or cm10 from www.teamhacksung.org

You will find a HUGE improvement in response and install a good quality screen protector

Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rotundjere:
it's glass, don't drop it :D

stock rom is laggy, but you get mini apps and other bunch samsung pre-installed apps :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
I guess I'm just spoiled after using the GS3 without screen protector that is having gorilla glass.

I won't do custom rom's yet, but soon. Any recommendations? How is CM10?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohamedselim:
You could use a good brand screen protector that has near 100% transparency or just as i do use a folio case as oem case of tab1 works good in tab2 and protects the screen when not in use

Cm10 is sooo good more than you could imagine , i use it now from www.teamhacksung.org

Also Aokp is so good , it is like cm10 , but more customizable , build 4 will come tomorrow

Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
Thanks, I am ordering a screen protector asap.

I am going to wait a week or two because of some charging issues with custom roms. Guess I'll go for CM10. Always been happy with CM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rotundjere:
CM10 is ugly, not ready for tablet

CM9 is better
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottx .:
Aokp jellybean ftw!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InfinityFTW:
Tab2Lite ftw!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demoncamber:
Is anyone running Juice Defender Ultimate Beta successfully with the AOSP Helper installed and Network Mode auto 2g 3g 4g switching?

I can run the stable ultimate version fine, even with AOSP helper installed, but when I move to the public beta or the latest nightly builds, and enable the auto 2g-4g switching (even after I turn it off) JD will seem to crash and it will restart the phone, or more so it seems it's just restarting the shell or rosie (shows the black VI startup screen and loads the main home screen, and it will continue to do this as soon as it comes back to working order and restarts JD, into a loop.

I'm using Virtuous Affinity. Anyone have a guess or a solution?:confused:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
I don't know with aosp roms, but I'm on sense and it works great. This freaking app saves me so much battery life. I love it!