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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
i upgraded from 290 and flashed the new german tft then rooted using jackie099 way, first think I test, is the sony sound enhancements, and I test always sound effects first thing as I am very critical to test sound effects and works on every player from power amp to jet player , then I installed viber and it works on the whole system too, for every player.

so no complains in the sound section for me, also bluetooth streaming works great no complains.

yes works on flac, and all other formats
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
darn it I suck quoting lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Glad to know is not a 136 issue even though I am not the only one. I will have to try again. Do you have a 6802?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
yep 6802
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dannejanne:
I have the same issue with Spotify. Though I'm not sure it worked before either because I never got around to testing it. Recently bought the phone and already gone through 4 updates.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Did you all wipe? :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
not me :D

I guess all I need to do with NUT's steps is to format system, data partition maybe even internal SD then just Step 5 and 6 from his guide?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I've been seperated from my Ultra since thursday last week now, so i have no idea what's going on around these parts anymore :p Heck, i haven't even touched the new 136(?) update. I'm a good damn rookie again, so my answer to your post is:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
ahahahah sorry about that, hope you get it soon...I can almost picture you waiting for it... :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I just deleted Data partition, Format system, dalvik etc (not format internal), flashed again and while the MusicFx seems to work more consistently now from the Settings menu not just from Walkman settings, it still does not apply to any other app and it still does not affect FLAC files, only my MP3s. This is getting me pissed off...may just end up converting all FLAC to mp3 if I cant find a fix and call it a day.

I will wait for the 6802 version..maybe that will do it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dannejanne:
I think the phone sounds best flat without any EQ settings applied or ClearAudio+ etc.

Specially since I bought a small headphone amplifier today and connected between the phone and headphones. When pumping up the sound high enough with it (and trust me it gets high, way higher than without), the EQ settings does not make any difference to the sound anymore what so ever. Only on lower volumes. Good cheap investment I made.

https://www.nuforce.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=652:mcp-18&Itemid=2435

http://www.head-fi.org/t/673186/nuforce-mmp-review

I guess it all depends on what kind of music you listen to though and what you prefer in the sound.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Too many factors come into play. Headphones, type of music. amp, EARS and preferences. So that is why I no longer ask for headphones recommendations and the likes after going through a big testing phase :D

After getting into new headphones and amp, now I am getting curious about external dacs...it never ends! lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hassanmahmood:
My sound settings work perfectly fine using Power Amp on .136
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
UPDATE!

I got sound enhancement working with 136 for FLAC and any other app. As I recalled I had other issues before when running non 6802 ROMS on my phone, I was still holding on to some hope that a 6802 based 136 ROM would be the one that will work...and IT DID!

I just flashed the 136 from the NUT thread and it is all working great.

PS After finishing TIBU and all updates, I lost again the FLAC and other apps using Sound Enhancements. I tested it before right after flashing to make sure it was working but no idea how something I restored could affect this since I never restore system apps and besides, I restored even less apps this time that I did on 290 so I guess we are back to blaming a glitchy 136. In any case, I am going to just use MP3 VBR at highest rate since in reality, you cant tell the difference with a phone and external amp...

I am almost tempted to flash again just to determine if it was something I restored or what made it not work again.

PS 2. Flashed again and tested flac again and it works. Hopefully I will find out what exactly is making it stop when I restored apps.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Ok this makes absolutely no sense to me but I repeated the problem and fix over and over and it keeps working.

So I restored my TWRP back up and then restore google accounts without the Back Up option.

All was good. I restarted because only after a restart you know if something you did made you lose the Sound Enhancements.

Played a youtube video and all was good.

So decided to fix the time cause I noticed that it was wrong.

So went to Date & Time settings and checked the Automatic date & Time and Automatic Time Zone option.

Rebooted the phone and BOOM I lost the Sound Enhancements (S.E from now on), again!

Went to Date and Time and unchecked both options, played the Youtube video again (not need to restart when "fixing it") and once again S.E works.

Why in the world is this even related?!

At first I though it was maybe location based but I can still leave the correct settings for my area as long as those options are not checked I can enjoy S.E for flac files and other apps like youtube.

Please somebody else test this because its retarded but I tested it 4 times and always got the same result! :eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ubertwik:
It works:D. You're the man :cool: thanks... What the he'll is the relation on this time and zone. Save me some. I'm ready to ditch my ultra. Thanks shaolin95.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Haha good to confirm I was not crazy. It gets even more ridiculous! Go to sounds and uncheck the touch sounds option and it stops working again right on the spot! Check it back and it works again.

Great QA testing Sony!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ubertwik:
Lost it again:@
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
It is VERY easy to lose it with any silly change so I did a back up with TWRP and now I test right after anything I do.

For example, installed Neutron and lost it so decided to use Walkman and PlayerPro for now.

It is VERY annoying that something like this happens when .290 was good on that regards.

Oh well :/ I mean really...uncheck touch sounds and you lose it..how dumb is that? :/

At least now we know what to look for.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dannejanne:
You're da man. Thank you for this find. When doing this the sound options starts working with Spotify too.

Thank you.

Very weird bug. Too bad I hate the touch sounds :(

Sent from my Sony Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ubertwik:
Mine disabling touch sound does not help anymore.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Thanks man :D

Isnt that weird? At least I can keep using it other apps but wow, that is crazy and so easy to lose that now after every simple change I must reboot to make sure I still have it . :eek:

To clarify, the option needs to be checked not unchecked.

If you did any other changes or installed new apps, check that too.

I lost it right after installing Neutron for example.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ubertwik:
I tried checked and unchecked both does not bring back sound enhancement. I'm stock what is my option to go back to. 290

?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gobale:
Hi...i'm new here, and have been bought my XZU and install the latest firmware (.136). I have the same problem for sound enhancement where worked only with walkman, the other video/music apps i could not adjust the sound effects.

after read this forum and some of you success fixed this, i still confused how to fix this, can anyone write down point by point how to fix this ?

please your help guys :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
The two things I found that made the problem:

#1 Go to Date & Time settings and uncheck the Automatic date & Time and Automatic Time Zone option.

#2 Go to the Sounds options in Settings and make sure touch sounds is CHECKED.

There could be other things that make you lost it but so far, I have been able to keep mine working by watching those two.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gobale:
BOOM !!! it works welll :good: thx my friend ;)

funny reason ya...how come it affected by date & time setting and sound option ? :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I wish I could get an answer for that because it surely makes no sense indeed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dbolivar:
Glad to know someone investigated this and found a workaround, good job! I thought Sony intentionally made it like that, to force you to use Walkman only, so I simply ditched the official firmware for alternatives like Liquid Smooth and Carbon Rom, which showed to be better in other ways too, in my opinion. Perhaps I'll give another try when the official Sony's KitKat is released.

Another thing, related: on Sony's 136, I couldn't make PowerAmp direct volume control work, neither ViPER4Android sound mod. PowerAmp said my firmware doesn't allow direct volume control, and ViPER4Android never processes in normal mode, unless I enable compatibility mode, which doesn't work that good (for example it doesn't work on many apps). I'm wondering if it all has the same root cause, Sony crippling something in audio routing. Anyone else found these issues, and can test if the workaround proposed by shaolin work?

PS: on the ViPER4Android thread, I found a few users also complaining about the same issue, but for the Xperia Z1 (which is about the same hardware).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dannejanne:
A bit off-topic, but how's the battery life on the ROM's the are available compared to stock?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Never thought about that, thanks for the info! :) But well, it's just a minor niggle imho, don't need to exaggerate the problem ;) majority of people (including me) only use Walkman for their entire life with the phone, and Youtube is not used that much considering the mobile data prices especially on developing countries like mine..

my analysis is that: it might be that automatic time synchronization kills Walkman services and the Touch Sound option makes sure that the Walkman service will run all the time (because it is called from the system framework, i suppose). Plus if anybody with an iPod remembers, inside iPod manual, there was this instruction that tells us to turn off sound enhancement in case you need to preserve battery life. Well with Sony's improvement on .136 FW, i think we know the cause, but unfortunately Sony missed that one bug, just to preserve battery life on the other hand. Sounds legit to me.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
So really....no exaggerate because you do not need it and others might be happy with it. Come on man.

Also that does not explain why FLAC files ALSO stop working with Walkman and Sound Enhancement when this problem is "triggered". But I guess we better do not exaggerate there either since who cares about the people using flac or a MUCH more flexible music app right? ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dbolivar:
Very good, but hard to compare to stock, since it would require testing with controlled test cases, and I just use the phone normally after flashing. But my overall feeling is that it is the same as stock with stamina mode on. What I'm testing now is Snapdragon Battery Guru, should help even more.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Well I'm sorry but that's just imho, if it's so important for you then fine. I don't use flac, mp3 is still my primary format so.. Not that I'm not happy with your solution, I'm just having my life easy with or without this problem..

Plus from my journey's beginning with android, i always turn off auto date/time because sometimes it messed up my text received date. And touch sound is always on for me (unless it created some wakelock in the past with custom ROM) so like i said, It's easy and fine for me.. But then again still, thank you for your solution, all I'm saying is every ROM may have its bugs because nobody's perfect, but how you can overcome that is what matters. No need to bash Sony, just do what you can to overcome it so therefore, thank you for your solution. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I understand your point.

To me is just that to get such weird bug out of the blue really is crazy. Plus even with my solution some times I have to end an audio app when using my FiiO amp if I pause the song with the FiiO unit and then run walkman, close it again, so that I can get my Audio App (which has a FOLDER option unlike Walkman and plays some formats Walkman does not), to recover the feature.

There is no reason for the end user to put up with such non sense and what worries me is that it is such a weird bug that maybe they wont even realize its there for the next release but since the next one should be 4.4 maybe this will be a one time issue.

We shall see.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
With such a weird little bug they may never find it unless users bring it to their attention...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
Just A few Air Commands I Threw together while Themeing for Baja Rom

as always I am not responsible for any damage done to your phone

please give thanks if you like my work

Black And Blue (aosp colors)

Stock Inverted

Custom Reboot air command

Inverted With White Select
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Beez3807:
Will this work on another Rom like jellybeans thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
Yes these are compatible with all roms
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] MBRedline:
Very nice! Im downloading the inverted now!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] neopolotin75:
Kal.....gave the inverted a go and I love it. 1 suggestion though for future updates would be to make the selectors edge white to see what you have selected or something similar? Awesome work though?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
Yea I can work on that later today and try to have an update out for that
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] mjolden81:
Can u post a detail instructions on how to do this
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
All you have to do is flash them in safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
your new one is up for download hope you like it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] MBRedline:
Just flashed the new indicator inverted, very nice! I like it!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] neopolotin75:
That's pretty sweet thx
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Psychotic Penguin:
How about camo to match Baja Combat Edition?

Edit: Nevermind it's already nicely themed!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] GreenGoblin227:
Nice wallpaper
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
I made that one too lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] xxVAGRANTxx:
I always get failed when trying to install :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] kalkat579:
Which are you trying to install and how are you trying to install
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] xxVAGRANTxx:
I finally got it to install properly. Thanks. I was using SS
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] DroidForLife33:
I'm trying to download but your link is not working
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] eclipsed039:
love it

Currently rocking black and blue, love it. How did you change the color of the side bar? I used jelly beans room and the side bar was black and blue. It matched this air command. Wondering how it was done.
[HTC One Max] MRMonaco:
Has anyone else experiencing issues with the One Max's NFC being detected at stores?

I'm currently using the Power Flip case, and not sure if that is affecting it, or if I'm tapping wrong part of the phone's back plate.

So far, I have only been successful at one store out of three attempts (at other places).
[HTC One Max] wase4711:
isnt ISIS an ATT thing?

this phone is not on ATT..
[HTC One Max] MRMonaco:
It's a third-party thing, and being pushed pretty hard by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Thanks to this, I can't use Google Wallet as an option NFC mobile payments.
[HTC One Max] wase4711:
i remember when I had a note 2, with ATT, a few folks had ISIS on their phones, and we also not able to use google wallet; ISIS adds some files to your phone, that keeps Google Wallet from working..
[HTC One Max] MRMonaco:
I think there's more to it than that. Both my current and previous (Droid DNA) phones did not come with Isis installed. It's likely not supported in the Google Wallet app (device not certified). Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile probably made a big enough fuss.

I remember when Wallet first came out, and Sprint was the only carrier to support it. Seems like nothing had changed.
[HTC Jetstream] bespaleuni:
Hello. Prompt, please, can I port android 4.4 (in this case CyanogenMod 11) in this manual ( http://xdaforums.com/nexus-4/general/guide-cm11-how-to-build-cyanogenmod-11-t2515305 )? Is it even possible to port it, at least 4.0. Sorry for my bad English.
[HTC Jetstream] bespaleuni:
Can anyone try it?
[HTC Jetstream] coburn_c:
No drivers. It is completely infeasible. Stop asking.
[HTC Jetstream] haooa:
bad news

bad news
[HTC Jetstream] typhoonikan:
This device would be amazing with kitkat on it.

I wish.
[HTC Jetstream] killahrey:
The HP touchpad just got CM11 and it uses the same snapdragon s3 APQ8060 as the jetstream. Maybe its possible to port that?
[HTC Jetstream] guru_shastri:
i'll tell show_p.

the problem is the HTC drivers, which cannot be ported from any other device. maybe there's something in the HP.
[HTC Jetstream] bluinitro:
As silly as it may sound. I literally now have no use for my jetstream as I am fully fed up of the OS it has. I have it rooted and CWM 6.0 installed on it and flashed BMW Boy rom on it. At this point, I am willing to work with developers to come up with a custom rom for it. I will be more than happy to test it on my device if they need me to. Plus, I can provide any information needed about this device. I am getting into developing, so perhaps Jetstream could be used as an ultimate sacrifice lol.

Just rooted SGH-I317M (NOTE II-Rogers) and installed CM 11 Nightly on it. I refuse to go back to stock. Im loving my phone so much more.:good:
[HTC Jetstream] e1rokr:
can we?

Is it possible to build the drivers from scratch? Even if it is not for free we can all pitch in and pay a developer. Hopefully HTC can help despite our many failed efforts. I am willing to pay to get this device up to date, it feels to wrong to let something so full of potential go to waste. Even today it still looks better than most tablets available. I love my jetstream !
[HTC Jetstream] finniest:
Go to www.codeaurora.org and find the Android for MSM project. I tried to backport some of the code from that project into Hive kernel.
[HTC Jetstream] e1rokr:
Will do! Just talked to an HTC rep. She apologized for the lack of support and sent a ticket of the conversation to HTC in hopes of assistance. She is even going to try to talk to her higher ups and hope that they are generous! My hopes are not that high but i was really glad to talk to someone who was concerned with the matter. She could not even believe what i was telling her ( she never used honeycomb so i am guessing she was surprised with what we have to go through.) I hope 2014 will be different for the Jetstream. O and i never thanked you for your hard work so ill take the time now. Thank you for your assistance, it means a lot to me and the other people with the jetstream here at xda! Great work and an awesome rom!
[HTC Jetstream] walid acab:
Salm sava
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] sjubb:
Will windows mobile 2005 work with the XDA2 backpack?

Anybody know if there will be any issues.

Anyone tried it?

Thanks in advance.

cheers

Steve Jubb
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] Rudegar:
http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=47658&highlight=2005+backpack

from last time you asked

and another hit search gave

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=23374&highlight=2005+backpack
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] sjubb:
Thanks for the post.

I asked again because if you look at the last time I asked someone said the Backpack worked fine with Windows Mobile 2005 for the XDA2i (Alpine), but no version of Windows Mobile 2005 exists (AFAIK) for this PDA.

On asking for further information the respondant wasn't forthcoming, so how could I trust this reply (I certainly wasn't going to buy a backpack based on this reply).

I therefore posted another topic knowing it would get someone else's attention as it was clear the original post wasn't achieving much.

I wasn't intended to be awkard just keen for a proven answer.

cheers

steve jubb
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] sanwijay:
I own a backpack and after wm5 upgrade, it stopped functioning ... no one seemed to have the solution ...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] Jeff:
The Story of the Backpack?

@ all: The problem here is that there aren't enough of us with the Backpacks that have "officially" upgraded to WM2005 for the simple fact that IT IS NOT SUPPORTED by most of the name branded HTC Himalaya devices... I am sure that there is some marketing sense as to why we are the only ones NOT able to offically upgrade to the new MS OS, however when you look at the market with all of the new Pocket PC/GSM Combos, like the HPs and the Mios, etc... they ALL HAVE 2003SE in them and NOT WM5. This leads me to beleive that we will either upgrade to WM5 and NOT have our Backpacks work or we will stay with an OS where everything works - 2003SE.

Reminds me of their marketing scheme for Millenium Edition, what a joke when all of the Kmarts and Walmarts could not handle all of the complaints due to OS failures... didn't last long though and they got their act together with the NEXT OS's, stealing linux kernels et al. And so the story goes on....

I too have a backpack and I have upgraded to WM5 and back at least 4 times... the only reason I come back to 2003SE is for the Wifi Compact Flash I have - I think that I will get a Wifi SD and start enjoying WM5 while it lasts.

I remember when Buzz and The man named 'M' to which we were not allowed to mention his name for a while as MS launched threats at the forums and all the FTPs where whiped clean by 'unknown' sources - WM5 was unofficially released and became public domain... the only reason in my opinion that there are any devices at all with WM5 on them is because the rebels in this forum dared to push the bounderies with an unstable and beta phased OS, which of course did not advance much since the days of 2004.

So either get used to the backpack NEVER working with WM5 with our devices or get used to staying with 2003SE, sorry to sound negative - only seeing it as real as it is.

Just my 0.02€....

Here's to the crew of the old school boys makin **** happen:

(Not at all surprising where the quote is from):

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

- Steve Jobs
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] sanwijay:
I prefer to stick with WM2005 and don't want 2 go back to other OS. WM5 is the best OS so far, and right now I had to live without my backpack 4 a while until one day someone will solve this problem ...

FYI, there is a person who is able to use backpack in WM5 and his name is Rictec. I don't know how he did it. He once helped me to make my backpack worked but failed in doing so ...

Pls read my thread in buzzdev.net in WM5 about backpack ... He and Dotfred offered solution to this matter but for me that solution never works. Maybe for the other this may help them in bringing the backpack to work again ...