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[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charnobo:
its not only bass when playing some audio or music video on youtube

if I watch a youtube video with a guy speaking, he sounds more thin and female on my g pad and like a real male on my fathers iPad air

how to make a scientific test ?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yankeefan:
Just got back from best buy and swapped my G Pad for a new one the sales person noted the muffled sound and the new one is much better. So if you have trouble exchange it
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charnobo:
by muffled sound, do you mean low volume, or does it mean mainly higher tones and little lower tones&bass like I have ?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpopovic85:
Serial Number of units with good sound?

Hi everyone,

Last week I bought the G Pad (here in Belgium), and had return it back because of the now already well known light bleed and blue line... With the display issues I could live but the main reason was the sound which I just couldn't stand.

I tried watching a movie and the lack of bass and clarity (box-like sound) was so bad that I stopped just after a couple of minutes.... (And I use tablets mainly for movies and browsing)

I compared it to my girlfriend's Nexus7 2013, and it is night and day! The G pad's sound terrible until 50% volume, once passed that number, the clarity is much better but then it's too loud (for a quiet evening)... The G Pad is way louder than the Nexus7 but I prefer clarity over decibels...

It's a shame, 'cause I really liked that tablet, it's the perfect size and weight!!!

As some of you sad that they returned it back and got a better unit, or those who have one with a great sound - could you please share you Serial Number to see if there is a way to find which ones are good and which aren't.

Thanks

edit:

I've found some reviews mentioning the problem...

"However, the speakers aren't very good—their sound is muffled and a little hissy, and the problem is especially pronounced at lower volumes. For example, it's hard to pick hi-hat sounds out of a song unless you have the speakers up around 50 percent. Bring your headphones."

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...s-lgs-g-pad-8-3-google-play-edition-reviewed/

"One thing we noticed — and quite honestly loathed — was sound quality. The aluminum back (and probably the light, hollow feeling we noted in our first impressions) made for absolutely terrible sound. The rear-facing speakers are tinny and shallow, causing the entire back panel to give a tactile buzz when holding it. While the screen size is great for lots of things, the sound quality is abhorrent, and makes this tablet immediately questionable as a purchase. If you’re a dedicated earphones user, the experience is fine, but that’s not most of us."

http://androidcommunity.com/lg-g-pad-google-play-edition-review-20131216/
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hibble:
Mine has horrible speakers as well. Even my 2.5 years old Samsung Galaxy SL sounds better.

I would also call it "muffled", this concerns mostly the voices in my case. I can feel it quite good how the back-body is resonating the sound. It's very annoying.

Hopefully the new one sounds better. Can anyone confirm that it only affects few devices here?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KTCfun1:
Sound Quality

Could there be an issue between the color pad? Or when it was purchased?

Mine is black (bought 11/20 from Best Buy) and I feel the speakers are quite good. The only time it muffles for me is when I have the (cheap) cover flipped open, as it blocks the speakers. Otherwise, I have enjoyed the quality over most other electronics we own.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hibble:
I made some more tests. Now I realized that only the left speaker is responsible for that crap sound. The right one is much clearer..
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASW1:
That is my experience too.

The sound is quite muffled until you reach a certain threshold in volume.

Once you are over that threshold, the sound is actually quite good I would say.

Now put your G Pad on a low volume so that it sounds muffled, hold it facing towards you and listen.

Now put the palms of your hands behind the pad so that they cover the speakers as much as possible.

Sounds much better?

Try the same with laying your G Pad flat down on a surface so that the speakers are covered.

Also much better no?

I feel that on low volume the sound quality benefits from having the speakers on the back obstructed.

Strangely enough a good case would actually be one that covers the speakers and does not have holes for them.

Maybe taping the speaker holes on the inside of the case would also help,

I'll try it when I get my new case this weekend.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nutsonfire:
I'm not sure but I feel that with a custom ROM the sound is better.

Or the speakers got broken in or something.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hibble:
I got a new one and that's definitely better. With low volumes it is still a bit muffled, but there is no more broken speakers and only clear voices :good:
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkLI88:
My speakers sound fine at all volume levels, but to be honest I don't use the built in speakers much I pair it up with my Jambox mini or my Samsung AirTrack. My mom has the Kindle fire HD not the new one, last years model the speakers on that kick butt they get very loud and have good sound.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tr0m4tik:
Mine had an awful sound, lots of low frequencies at low volume. Then the higher you rise the volume the high frequencies come back. I was a but disappointed.

But since I have flashed the pad with CMB ROM, the sound is just "normal" has you could expect from au tablet or a phone. So it seems LG did a bad work on this side...

On the other side, the headphone output just sounds normally, comparable to the Nexus 4 sound quality... Not bad, but average compared with an Apple device.

Cheers.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simperator:
Same here. After installation of the Mahdi ROM the sound is pretty good.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drzoo2:
Has anyone tried to flash Cyanogen's DSP manger on the LG stock rom and had improvements in the Gpad's sound? I've seen were people are saying after flashing to a different ROM, their sound was much improved. Seems like the sound issues maybe software related, or at least addressable in software.

I'd try it myself but I haven't had the time to flash a custom recovery yet. The thread below references JB but there are also successful 4.4 installs on the last page.

Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393138
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kholargol:
Same thing : I installed CM11 ROM and the sound is much more better. It's not muffled anymore ! And it makes me happy because it was the only thing that I don't like in this tab.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tondern:
Sadly, it's not working for me on stock ROM. I tried CM11 and the Slim ROM both have much better sound quality. I'm just experiencing some battery drain on most custom ROMs atm, so I'll stay stock and deal with the bad sound quality for now.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drzoo2:
Thanks for the reply and your attempt at flashing this. I ended up installing Mahdi yesterday. There is no question that while the speakers are not great, the resonance issue can be easily fixed with software. Watching video on the Gpad is now rather enjoyable.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woody1:
What software did you use to improve the sound?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drzoo2:
Just the difference between stock and the Mahdi ROM. On stock, as discussed there is a nasty resonance below a certain threshold. At least on my tablet. After flashing, the sound is smooth and very clear across any level. I have noticed that at full volume, it doesn't seem to be as loud as stock. Worth the trade off. Since the difference has only been software, I am concluding that what ever LG is using as a layer between their ROM and my ears is causing the quality issue. It looks like Mahdi is using CM's DSP manger. What is the result using some of the other ROMs available?

Edit: I have yet to play with DSP manager settings. There may more to gain. This is now a great tablet. I was very let down because the audio was so poor. I am very satisfied now.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASW1:
I am under the impression that sound quality has significantly improved in stock 4.4

In 4.2 I was using viper4Android to correct the sound a bit.

Only now, a week or so after upgrading to stock 4.4 I saw that viper4Android was not running in the background anymore,

but I didn't notice that. So I guess sound is a lot better now, and I think I'll uninstall viper4Android.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
Sound at low volumes is a lot better in 4.4.2 stock than it was in 4.2.2 stock in my experience.
[General Questions and Answers] usernamezman:
Hello Everyone,

is there a way to delete BlueLight Theme without installing Toucher Pro?

Android apps manager won't let me uninstall it and I tried using Clean Master to delete it and it won't uninstall.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Can anybody confirm is Cydia Impactor able to root Xperia Z Ultra as an alternative...im able to use it on Korean set S4 and it work's....if it doesn't successfull, will it damage the ZU....tq
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Just try it yourself. It shouldn't, in theory, do any harm to your ZU.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
interesting... just tried this after the Bin4ry one seemed to fail and Cydia is saying that it cant copy /system/xbin/su as it already exists... I think more digging is needed

Edit:

SuperSU said that no SU binary was installed and that it cant install one. I guess that means that both root apps failed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Hm...did you try it many times..cause i done it in korean s4 about 3 or 4 times until it successfully root it...and install supersu separately....

Or maybe, it cant...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I did try it at least 2 times, and may have tried a third
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] martona:
Hello,

I believe many of you are (or have been) having similar problems - I wonder if there's a solution for this?

The problem I have is that when the device comes back from sleep (that is, when I open it after not using it for a while) the screen lights up immediately, but the device is extremely unresponsive. Trying to click the Start menu (or anything else on the screen for that matter) will appear to do nothing at first - then when the device finally comes to its senses (10-30 seconds later) my clicks are "played back" at lightning speed. From then on the device is usable, but this delay is infuriating.

I have ROM 1.13.53 WWE (from Sep-23) with radio 1.03.01. My notifications database is small (15 entries) and I'm not running a lot of apps (I have PocketPlus installed).

Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a solution?

TIA
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Rapax:
Are you using any Themes? Try switching back to the standard wm5 theme. My m5000 gets very glacier-like as soon as I try any other theme.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] VIPPER2004:
Try this.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] martona:
Thanks for the replies!

I'm using the default theme. As for this Uni-Turbo thing, what does it do? Just so I know before I install it? :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] VIPPER2004:
it will speed u your processor, after istall u will find the changing botton on Start/Settings/System/Power/Processor it works but using more power.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] VIPPER2004:
Im using this, it works Great ... i think its free, but :D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Ward:
It essentially places a control panel file in \Windows which 'replaces' the power control panel item. The replacement is from another device, which has a Turbo Mode. So this gives you the ability to activate the turbo mode on your Universal. I've tried it - its safe to use and removing it returns things back to normal.

Try it and see if anything improves. I can guarantee though, that you'll see far more improvement by hard resetting (use Sprite Backup's free beta to backup emails, contacts, messages, etc).
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] HoPe:
If you have some Today plugins installed on your device it might slow down the response after turning it on.

For example:

I've got the Resco Explorer installed with it's Today plugin, and my device comes back with the plugin displayed in 15 seconds after opening it.

But when I turn off displaying Resco Today plugin it comes back immediately, after opening... (0,5 secs)

HoPe
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
My Uni works very well, but then I use it for next to nothing, but I keep memory clean with VJOkButt and stay away from memory resident stuff.

Although not exactly for this question, installing the extended rom dialler had a dramatic impact on speed on mine. If you don't need the pretty buttons, I highly recommend the stock MS Dialler.

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] snorbaard:
Start button slowdown on first use

On the issue where the start button doesn't seem to do anything for a while after a suspend or soft reset:

The reason is that an application is listed in the Start Menu which resides on the SD card. What happens is that the Start menu tries to load the icon of the application from the SD card, which first has to wake up, causing the slowdown.

Same thing happens when you're browsing through the Programs folders (Start -> Programs), and there is a pause while loading the application shortcuts.

It's quite annoying, and I think it may be related to one or other registry hack.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
Use SmallMenu!

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] fuf:
is there any way to uninstall the extended rom dialer? it's neither listed in the list of installed programs (in SKTools) nor in \Windows\AppMgr :/

thanks, fuf.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
BeyondTheTech has an interesting article somewhere on Skype with this issue.

I just use SmallMenu, the normal StartMenu is useless to me.

Uninstalling the extended rom - i don't think so. You can probably manually delete the files it installs, but it'd be incredibly tedious and perhaps inaccurate/unstable. Best is to hard reset and setup again, but that's also tedious.

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] rottie:
Re: Start button slowdown on first use

So how come then I have the same thing when browsing anything for the first time after the soft reset even when I have NOTHING installed on the SD card? :wink:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] khaledelfeki:
If you are using SPB Pocket Plus or any other similar software and allowing the SD card indicator on your today screen just remove it and you will realize the difference.

Also avoid to use any battery indicator on today screen as it will slow the device as well.

My last advice to you if you are using SPB Pocket plus is to un-install it and use any other similar program like Resco today plugins.... this will also speed up your device becuase the available version of SPB pocket plus is not completely compatible with WM5.

Regards,
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] simon_darley:
I am using SPB PP (beta release) and its fast, but I didnt have a real problem with the earlier releases. I also use SPB diary and SPB Weather, and still no real problem, slightly sluggish but not intolerable.

My device wakes up perfectly immediately every time, and rings at the beginning of the second ring.

1. Remove SD card and battery monitors

2. Disable some of the additional SPB plug ins that you dont need like safe mode boot, PIE plug ins, battery monitor etc

3. Remove the antivirus software

4. Disable error reporting

5. Disable auto receive beams

6. Try disabling SPB altogether and see if it is still sluggish and unresponsive

7. Dont have anything on SPB or other that is immediately directed to the SD card as the SD card takes longer to recognise on wake up

8. Consider not switching the device off. I never turn it off, at all, wind down screen brightness, disable auto off, but auto off the screen only, close the clam shell switches off the screen but doesnt switch off the machine. the screen sucks the battery, not the processor.

Let me know if you have had any luck with this.

Perhaps you could also:

1. Ensure you have the latest rom from the website

2. Dont allow the extended rom to install (hard reset, and press reset when it says customising device), then use total commander to go to the extended rom and selectively install the items you need, this forum is full of information for this.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cktlcmd:
I just tried it and I have to admit I already like smallmenu. One question please: How do I customize smallmenu?

It seems to me it is locked at the following list:

Today

Programs

Favorites

Commonly Used Programs

Settings

Suspend

SmallMenu
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] universaldoc:
I reset my device before any of the crap from Ext.Rom could install. I now have a speeeeeedy device. Oh, i am using an i-mate Jasjar btw.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] rottie:
I disagree, try to power off the device every time you close the clam and power it on when you open it and you will see how much the battery life will improve. It really makes the difference, I just can't be bothered and am too lazy to do it :lol: I charge it every night anyway.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchieboy:
Can someone please help. I keep missing important calls. Several people have told me whenever they call it says im not accepting calls. Has this happened to anyone?? Am I missing something. Rooted on MJ5.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dewaynelives:
Do you have good cell service? If yeah I think its a bug with mj5 because I have seen alot of reports of this on samsungs facebook posts
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchieboy:
Thanks Dawyne. Yes my service is great. Thanks for your speedy reply..heres a:beer:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchieboy:
Geez..spelled your name wrong..sorry bro
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btothec:
This has been happening to a bunch of people I know on att since the 2nd or 3rd. It is not specific to our phones.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchieboy:
Thanks for reply was starting to think I was the only one
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
So I planned on not putting my N5 in a case and possibly no screen protector either.... until I noticed when laying on the desk the camera is keeping it from lying flat. I am edging towards a case but just thought I would ask for the people that went naked. Shame since I absolutely love the feel of the N5.

Have you noticed any scratches on the lens?

This is not really directed at the person that babies their device like fine china.... more the person that will slide their phone across the table when trying to show a picture or something.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CRIME INC.:
Haven't noticed anything on my n5 camera lens, but was wondering the same thing. I have my eye on a hybrid, clear backed, spigen case to show off the white back
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OptimusVDarwin:
[MENTION=4893740]rans0m00[/MENTION] [MENTION=3521072]CRIME INC.[/MENTION] Same case fire me guys as much as I love the feel of the nexus 5 it always bugs me about scratching the lens that's why I bought this case from Spigen called "Slim Armor" or another case that's even slimmer is "Neo Hybrid" from Spigen
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
I ordered a nillken case last night. Will just see how it goes between now and then. Love Android phones but the camera sticking out just seems to be a weird trend with them.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dpotts:
I have had my N5 for 6 days now. It has been in an official "Nexus 5 Bumper Case" from the beginning, except for the few minutes while I installed a screen protector first. I've been pretty careful with the device, but I do have a small scratch on that giant camera lens cover already. Luckily, the scratch is near the perimeter and doesn't look like it can impact image capture. It is also a slight enough scratch that I cannot capture it in a photograph with my Motorola Atrix 4G, it has to be looked for to see it.

My screen protector is the SPIGEN Steinheil Ultra Crystal, which I am quite pleased with. It came with two screen protectors, so I am loosely considering cutting a circle out of the second one and fitting it to the camera lens cover.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
Why didn't you just keep the stock one on it? That's what I did.

Also if any of you guys get a custom skin they cover the circle around the camera too. So it's a good option if you like to keep it without a case.

Please press the thanks button if I help you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
I can say with the nillken case I have it has faired pretty good so far. No camera lens scratches. Wish the camera didn't stick out... Case free would be nice.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
I was naked for the first 3 days till my case came in i notice a small tiny scratch on the camera GLASS

folks the GLASS is easily replaceable the LENS is inside of the glass

Here is the replacement back cover

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/181254590441?lpid=82

it comes with the new GLASS cover attached
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
I stand corrected... I was worried about scratching the glass.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
If you're worried about scratching the glass you can get a caseology leather tpu case witch feels really good and almost naked like it protects the screen and the camera glass from touching your table or counter top surfaces. If you really like naked I suggest searching for some camera glass protectors yes they do exist or make a DYI one by cutting one into a circular shape
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
I just went with a nillken case and have had no troubles.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sydius08:
I'm very split on whether I should use a case on my n5. I've got a Spigen NeoHybrid on it, which is nice because it prevents the camera from popping out. I just really like the way the phone feels without a case. It's awesome. I just really don't want to scratch the camera glass. I wonder if the black ring will help at all.

Also, this phone has Gorilla Glass 3, I've got q screen protector on it and it's getting small scratches on the protector here and there. Does one really need a screen protector for Gorilla Glass 3?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
This has been asked many, many times. Sand and dust can scratch GG3 so it can be worth protecting.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
I only use a case when I go out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sledwrecker:
Hey guys,

I picked up a galaxy gear tonight for my i605. I downloaded and installed the gear manager.apk on 4.1.2 and have just basic functionality with the watch.

I then tried numerous 4.3 roms and I can't get any to work properly. Either Bluetooth is broken completely or on the roms that Bluetooth works gear manager can't connect. I get an error saying that the device is not supported whether I do the NFC or manual connection.

What specific builds seem to fully work with the Galaxy Gear?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rufflez2010:
None yet. Not until the official 4.3 rolls out and made into a ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] scoobysnack:
Galaxy Gear only works on touchwiz rom. It works with sky note so give that a spin :) You will also need gear manager 1.5.