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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidgirlsz:
MK806 Dual core ROM download link

I found the firmware is available on kimdecent Official website. Anyone who interested in flash this version can try and feedback. :).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shrisha:
Have you tried? My MK806 is with a bluetooth. So I'm afraid to lost it'. Any feedback would be great?

Thank you.
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
I just purchased this on ebay. All though, I am pretty sure that I bought the last one selling for $77 and free shipping. But as soon as I get this, I will write a review. I will also include how it works with different cases.

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[HTC Droid DNA] jreed2560:
Looking forward to it.
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
All right, I have had a day to play with this new charging pillow and I have to say that I love it. This is my first experience with wireless charging and will say that charging is a little slower than plugging in but if your like me and charge your phone every night, then this is the perfect place to put your phone to sleep. The charger inside the pillow is the same oval Nokia charger, just stuffed inside a Fatboy pillow. It has a tight packed, almost moldable Styrofoam that surrounds the charging plate, I was able to make a perfect indent for my DNA to lay in. The material is a very thick canvas, almost like what a snowboarding jacket might be made of. It also has some weight which helps it from moving around to much, I would say it weighs close to a full can of soda. In the box was the pillow (with cord attached) and a detachable plug unit but not micro usb, its a tiny 0.5v ac plug. I only own the Verizon sold black TPU case and noticed no difference charging with or without. I wasn't able to time drain and charge but will try it today and post some numbers for everyone.

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[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
Update: I thought that I should mention that this charger makes no noises but does have a dim amber led that glows inside the pillow when your phone is charging.

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[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
Any pics with your DNA.
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
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[HTC Droid DNA] jreed2560:
Thanks for the pics. Ill be getting one of these with my dna I order tonight. Comes with it. Glad to see its not much larger than the phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] yanky_1586:
Which Case is this ????.... the one shown in the pic...
[HTC Droid DNA] pgibbons:
Looks like a black Nillkin hard case -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Nillkin-Ultra-thin-Hard-Cover-Case-For-HTC-Droid-DNA-X920e-LCD-Guard-/121029236263?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c2de79627
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
Yes, actually a brown Nillkin case. I posted a topic about a clear argyle case that you could see the rear LED through and someone did a full review on this case, same thread. I love it, by far my favorite case.

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[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
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[HTC Droid DNA] drumz0rz:
It's just the Nokia DT-900 with a pillow. Does the pillow add any significant benefit over the charger alone?
[HTC Droid DNA] 65caliente:
cool

Looks a lot more stylish than the LG one from Verizon. I think I'm going to try and keep the wireless charging to a minimum as I hear it shortens the Battery life.
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
The only benefit, I think, is that it won't slide off very easy.

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[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
I just found this one on ebay. Someone should snatch it up.

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[HTC Droid DNA] PhantomApollyon:
While I do like my two red ones, I don't think it's worth rushing and/or paying more than 50 dollars for. Since I got them for free they are great and much appreciated but I wouldn't get SUPER excited, especially when you see how slow Qi charging really is.(4-5 hours for a full charge)
[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
Well, I have the red one and I bought it for $77 and free shipping. I believe they retail for $99. I love mine. It may not charge as fast as usb but I love the convenience and it's perfect for me. I lay it down on my night stand before I go to bed and when I wake up its charged. If I need to grab my phone, there is no fiddling with wires and the pillow makes it very easy to place and it doesn't slip around. So I'm sure someone would love to pick it up and from what I know they're kind of hard to come by at the moment. :)

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[HTC Droid DNA] TommyGun$:
Just found this one on ebay for $80 buy it now with $4.99 shipping, so far these are the only 2 I have found for sale.

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[HTC Droid DNA] aw091486:
Found Nokia Fatboy on Verizonwireless.com

I searched tonight, was just going to order the 900 with no pillow from Verizon and they are selling the Fatboy for 59.99

Since I haven't posted, I can't post the link, but just go on verizon's site and search Nokia Fatboy.
[HTC Droid DNA] jreed2560:
Thanks for this! With my discount I got another pillow for less than 40 bucks!!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Astral07:
Hi, does someone know if there is HTC_IME keyboard available in the XP resolution?

I used it for 3years on my X10 but because of diff resolution it does not display well on XP.

I got sooo used to it, i really need it back. Can anyone help?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pakman123:
try this out :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1844512
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Astral07:
IT WORKS! :D

thanks so much!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Pakman123:
no problem glad it works :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] krash183:
Great post and very well put together but there a couple of things

1) doubt pandora is of audiophile quality

2) most people won't hear a difference since most don't have super expensive speakers in their car

3) the amp/dac you have has 2 ANALOG outputs (rca and headphone) and 1 digital output (Optical cable)....since you're using the analog output.... its been through an amp already.... then your stereo amps the signal again.... so technically you're amping an already amped signal. If you want to notice a difference use a line out/digital signal to ur stereo.

http://www.headstage.com/USB-DAC-Cable/USB-DAC-Cable-with-35mm-Mini-Plug-75cm-30::10134.html

would be the perfect solution..lineout.... small.... don't need to hide anything, and take it with you inside ur house and use it for the receiver at home also.

But if you want something with analog, lineout and portable.... i'd go with an E7 from Fiio... need to buy a 10 dollar adapter for the line out.... but for about 80 you can listen to it from ur s3 or computer straight to ur headphones via analog. use the line out adapter to hook it up to ur car stereo or home receiver. so best of both worlds.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
If you're going to quote something, please don't quote a zillion pictures with it. :P

Absolutely it is not "audiophile" quality. But that doesn't mean it doesn't sound better with my current DAC configuration. Because it does sound better now. Though it's still limited by the lower bitrate/conversion Pandora offers us.

My 320kbps and FLAC MP3 collection sounds absolutely incredible though.

I have $60 Alpine speakers and it was a heck of a difference. I can only imagine how much better it'll get when I do eventually put high end separates in here.

My subwoofer is fairly high end though.

You don't need high end speakers to notice a cleaner sound.

Huh?!? Nothing has been amplified before it hits my car stereo. My phone deliveres a digital signal to a converter, which convers the signal to a high end analog signal directly into my car stereo. This means neither the DAC in my phone or my car stereo is used.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] krash183:
Not talking about the DAC... talking about the amp section. But I read the specs wrong on your link,

"The stereo headphone output features a dedicated level control and lets you listen to both the input and output."

I thought the level control was for the headphone and RCA out, but reading more the RCA is a lineout.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
The E7 you mentioned is a very popular one indeed.

This one is on my "upgrade wishlist" if I ever get more serious. It's being compared with >$300 DAC's due to the chipset it uses.

edit: removed link due to report that this particular DAC may not be compatible with Android.

Here is a list of known working DAC's:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1320#post_9038046
[Galaxy S III Accessories] killj0y:
by using the rca to headphone cable it automatically is in analog therefore not digital at all and all those conversions and amplifications can and most likely causes some signal degradation...it's kind of a round about way to get cleaner sound when your using low bitrate streaming music...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] krash183:
96khz/24bit...wow thats impressive.... I'm using a old silverstone DAC with a burr brown connected to an old x-head amp, But it works well since it was only 10 bucks used haha. Want to get this and find a used objective amp.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Hmm, you may want to research the subject a little more. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ddiehl:
Subscribed.. Great thread..

Does this provide a true line out, or is volume still controlled by the phone?

Also since there's clearly audiophiles here has anyone tried or heard of this?

http://www.gromaudio.com/store/usb_adapters/index.html

I have a Jetta and it would be great to be able to use my steering wheel controls to skip/replay tracks...

Again.. Great thread..
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Volume is controlled by the phone still. :)

Though the volume button on the DAC does also affect volume.

I set mine to full volume on the DAC. Forgot to mention that in my OP.

So my Car Home Ultra application automatically sets Android volume to max, and I end up using my car stereo's volume knob for everything.

Nope, never looked into that. But there are lots of steering wheel control thingies developed for car stereos.

Something else I want to look into is this sucker. Infinity IMS:

http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_browse/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=IMS
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
A DAC developed *specifically* for Android should be available in January.

It's kind of expensive though.

http://www.avland.co.uk/aasp/audioquest/1220/bumblebee/bumblebee.asp
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rab1412000:
I agree with killjoy. You are not getting the full benefits of your dac if it's just connected via aux in.

You will have to either use a usb or optical connection.

I was about to get a leckerton uha 6s mk ii, but I couldn't find a way to have hi fi connection with my car stereo.

And fwiw, I do connect my international sgs3 (Wolfson chip) with a denko cable interconnect tipped with neutrik plugs. Audio via neutron player. Very good. But definitely not hi fi.

Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
So you also think that the DAC or phone is amplifying the signal? Because that's what he said.

It's a pre-amp DAC, guys. :)

Well that would be great if there were a plethora of car stereos with optical input, but there aren't. :D

This isn't an "audiophile" thread. This is a thread to help people get cleaner and better audio sound in their cars when using the S3 as a source.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rab1412000:
Afaik all stand alone dacs have a pre amp or else you wouldn't hear music from it. However the better ones have specific connectors to bypass the internal amp to avoid double amping.

The reason I mentioned hi fi sound and the limitations of the aux in is to serve as a sort of warning to you and others. As you have the us sgs 3 (with the poor internal dac) and a cheap external, connecting via aux in is definitely a good option.

However getting a more expensive dac such as the Sabre equipped ones you mentioned MAY NOT improve your sq due to the limitations of the inter connection.

Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
There is no freakin internal amp in this DAC. WTF.

How many times do I have to stress this point? LOL :)

We're not using AUX in on the DAC. We're using the digital input on the DAC. The DAC is then converting that digital signal to analog where it's being sent directly to my car stereo amps (via the car stereo).

The signal is going to be analog at some point, no matter what you have in your bag of tricks. I believe that even digital amplifiers have to convert the signal to analog at some point, though I could be wrong on that one.

That is the craziest statement ever.

Yes, interconnection will always be somewhat of a limitation.

But processing can always be improved upon.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] OSNPA:
Nice writeup, it was an a-ha moment for me recently, that I should be using my Fiio E7 in the car. Haven't done anything about it like you have.

The next step is to take the digital out of the DAC and send it right to the digital input of a DSP, such as this:

That's what I'm talking about! Who needs a head unit? :p

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Whoahh. :good:

http://www.zapco.com/zapcoprocessors.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rab1412000:
Lol I wasn't talking about the aux in of the DAC but the aux in of the stereo, which is the weak link here.

The dsp unit above is the solution your looking for if you want true hi fi. You will never get it by connecting thru aux in of stereo is what I'm saying.

Also no need for insults or derogatory statements here mate. We are all trying to help each other. My comments, whether they agree with your opinions or not, should be taken constructively

Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sircody:
It's actually not a DAC (digital-to-analog converter). It doesn't have a Digital input, per their Website. The volume control is for monitoring the input and output so that wouldn't need a Amp. This is a USB audio interface for pc and macs.

The UCA202 allows you to connect instruments and other audio devices to your computer, effectively merging the analog and digital worlds. It accomplishes this by providing two analog mono Inputs and Outputs (for monitoring), USB connectivity and an additional S/PDIF optical output for direct analog-to-digital conversion. The stereo headphone output features a dedicated level control and lets you listen to both the input and output.

It has only analog inputs and a S/PDIF out that coverts analog to digital. So i'm sure what he's saying is that this unit takes the analog from the phone and cleans it up before it's delivered to analog input of Head Units...

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx
[Galaxy S III Accessories] OSNPA:
I've used that specific one, just not with the digital input. I am more experienced with audio than I am with android, pm me if want to do something drastic.:thumbup:

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII (AT&T)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rab1412000:
It's not a dac? But isn't it connected to the sgs3 via digital usb in?

So if it isn't a dac, then the sgs3 is still doing the processing?

Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Yes, this is a DAC that I'm using.

No, the GS3 does not do the processing.

Here is more info on the DAC that I've chosen to use. There are much better DAC's out there. But not for the $30 that I paid, for the use I intend for it.

http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/behringer-uca202-review.html

http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/uca202-dac-take-2.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] FreydNot:
I am interested in trying this out with my T-Mobile S3 in my car. Right now I don't have a car dock and am plugging the S3 headphone jack into the OEM JBL stereo aux in jack. This works fairly well, but I am planning on adding a car dock and I would like to not have to plug in a headphone cable to the phone each time I dock it. Adding a DAC audio output like this seems like a great way to avoid the digital noise from a USB based analog output. I used a desk dock for the Galaxy S1 in the car and the USB analog audio output was pretty noisy. I'm not expecting miracles but it should give good results.

I'm considering the INFUSE 4G car dock. Looking at these pictures I figure I can take it apart and rewire the dock so the micro USB connectors are wired together with all pins connected "strait through".

Do all S3 kernels support the USB DAC? Stock Samsung JB kernel? ASOP kernel? CM10 kernel? I am using the Frosty ROM which is using the stock kernel (as of v11.1).

Is there a limit to the length of the USB OTG cable? I'd like to route it down through the dash and into the center console where the power and car stereo aux input jack is.

I figure I will still have to hack a power USB OTG cable to charge the phone (the UCA202 gets it's power from a standard, computer sized USB cable, right?)

My car has built in Bluetooth handsfree for phone calls. That won't be affected, right?

Has anyone else successfully done this? Im interested in hearing about your challenges.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] annulation:
Bypassing the separate dac and inputting a digital signal directly into a capable head unit would probably give the best/easiest overall results (unless you have a really good external USB dac). This thread lists some available head units that support the USB output of the S3, and MTP support in new head units is only growing.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] FreydNot:
If I wanted to replace my car stereo I would install one that runs Android and be done with it. Thanks for the suggestion though.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
I've only been able to get Samsung ROM's to work with DAC's.

So far, AOSP ROM's (cyanogen, aokp, etc) do not work with DACs.

I doubt that will be a problem, but don't know for sure. I plan a similar DIY cable at some point in the future.

Yeah, the UCA202 gets it's power from the S3. Under normal use, the S3 charges *very slowly* when connected to the DAC.

If you're using GPS and have the screen on the whole time, then the S3 will *very slowly* lose charge.

I don't use bluetooth so I don't know? Hopefully someone will tell you soon.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
The Pioneer AppRadio 2 can mirror the S3 using 3rd party software. So anything on your S3 will also show up on the Pioneer. There are videos of this on youtube.

I considered the Pioneer for awhile.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] gramoz:
Hi and thank you for the thread, very informative. I, too, strive for better audio and recently bought a car, so ive yet to decide how to connect my s3 to the car stereo.

Would you recommend the same setup for the s3 international? Supposedly the i19300 has a better internal dac, a Wolfson? Do you think this changes anything? How would you setup your car audio in this case?

Sorry for the many questions :p. Thank you!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
These three links are where I sourced all my info. The 3rd link is where you'll find folks who have the S3 International with Wolfson DAC. Some of them seem to think it's a worthwhile upgrade to go with the external DAC. But keep in mind, the DAC I'm using is the least expensive of any of the recommended DAC's. Anyone with a Wolfson may be using a higher end DAC.

For me and my USA S3, the biggest improvement was just in getting a cleaner sound.

Followed by noticeably better dynamics.

Like others have mentioned, it's not a "hi-fi" setup. But that isn't the purpose of this thread. It's just about "improving" your sound. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Updated the OP to include some additional thoughts and also information on how to get Bluetooth hands-free calling working with the USB-OTG / DAC solution.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] FreydNot:
This happens to me when using a Bluetooth audio connection. I always figured it was because the Bluetooth channel had gone to sleep due to inactivity and maps didn't give any silent time up front to allow the connection to wake up again. It never happens when I am plugged directly into the headphone jack. If it is consistently happening to you with the DAC, then maybe there is some other cause. Or maybe the USB connection to the DAC is going to sleep.

Is it happening to you consistently now?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Actually, I switched from a custom ROM to the stock ROM today (Yesterday by now) and have yet to duplicate the issue. Not a single problem at all today. That custom ROM was giving me lots of various audio issues. It may have been the root of all audio evil.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Metups:
Hi. Will any of this work for the SCH-i535 GS3? Mine is still at Android 4.04.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
It should, yes.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] FreydNot:
Which ROM were you using? Did it have a custom Kernel? I plan to continue to use Frosty with the stock Kernel. Hopefully I won't have the issues you did.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
I was using the Wicked Sensations ROM with FAUX kernel. Someone else had similar problems with the same ROM but they were on Ktoonsez kernel.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Metups:
OK, that sounds great. So, in the OP, the description is of the hardware, including interconnects, but nothing is included regarding the software required to direct sound out of the usb port of the GS3. The Official Sound Quality Thread for the I9300, I9305 has a post by Weird Knight at:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633685&page=142

...that lists his favorite apps that can play audio through the usb port. Do you have a favorite, or really is all a matter of interface personal preference?

I see that he lists Poweramp as last (even below dog turd) lol.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] CZ Eddie:
Honestly, my ears are good enough to immediately notice audio quality in audible improvements with the following changes:

1) Bluetooth

2) Earphone plug

3) Analog USB Audio

4) Digital USB Audio to DAC

Each of those changes was substantial in improvement. With #2 to #3 being not a huge difference.

But my ears are not good enough to tell the difference between PowerAmp or Neutron player without extended listening. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] uber_mike:
Very nice thread! I'm going to order a UCA202 and one of those cables for use in my car, any increase in audio quality is totally worth this price. I usually listen to FLAC or 320k mp3 too, cant stand the sound of compressed music. lol.

Something else, using a car charger with my AUX input causes noise and alternator whine through my stereo. I imagine the charger, phone and DAC all having a common ground will help. I'll post back with results. Thanks for posting this up CZ Eddie.