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[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
No it depends, in the UK, if you pre-ordered the phone you get the active noise cancelling earphones MDR-NC31EM otherwise you just get a standard pair of earphones.

Do yours look like this? (Make note of how many contact points there are on the plug)
[Xperia Z2 General] schecter7:
Even in UK I think you can get z2 without MDR-NC13EM. OP should check the model number listed on the little tag attached to the headset wire.

I highly doubt anyone would be disappointed with MDR-NC13EM. I understand sound quality is a highly subjective matter but I still think z2 with MDR-NC13EM is the best you can get from a smartphone compared to other OEM headsets.
[Xperia Z2 General] riso123:
I found the sound awful. The "bass" simply lowered the voice and other instrumental features of a song to make the foreground bass sound bassier. When the bass parts of the song speed the voice would then become loud again.

It made some songs almost inaudible.

Tried my earphones (which I had great quality with my previous phone) and the ones that came pre bundled and both sounded the same.

Also couldn't figure out where the noise cancelling was as they where no different to my standard ear phones in terms of noise cancellation.

Gone to the s5 now and the sound was far superior before root, let alone after!
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Sony's bass is usually realistic. It's not meant to be thumping like beats. It's usually a nice rounded sound. I haven't got mine yet so I can't comment too much.
[Xperia Z2 General] KyleSforza:
Errm what?

These are THE BEST earphones ever on an Android device!

Here's a review of the earphones only :

http://www.digitalversus.com/headph...rphones-ever-come-with-smartphone-n33617.html
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
Sounds like you've had normalisation enabled which levels the audio to the same volume - this can have a negative effect on the audio quality overall regardless of what device and headset you're using so this setting should only be active if you're in a situation where you need it (can't think of a reason you'd need it and I'd recommend leaving this setting off).

As for the active noise-cancelling, to ensure noise cancelling is active, first you have to set accessories in the sound settings to "Noise-cancelling headset", then after you've plugged in the headset, additional options should be displayed in the "Sound effects" menu where you can set when the noise cancelling is in effect and the appropriate environment you're in. You should also notice an icon that gets displayed in the notification bar to show that it is active.

You also have to remember that the active-noise cancelling isn't performed on any headset, you can't just plug in a standard 3-pole headset and expect there to be the active noise-cancelling it doesn't work like that.
[Xperia Z2 General] riso123:
Well that was a bit more constrictive!

I'm not biased at all though, I played around with the settings in various dodgem ways and could never reach ample sound output.

To suggest I am unable to operate the technology is a huge statement with no substance to back it up and again quite rude. You don't know my capabilities and so shouldn't assume I'm wrong and don't know how to handle the tech.

Instead give feedback like you did and then ASK politely if I had tried what you suggested instead of assuming the negative.
[Xperia Z2 General] magwin:
Since I am extremely eager to get my Z2, I have a slight OCD behavior when it comes to news about this phone.

In my info binging endeavor, I came across a similar review to yours in a swedish forum. It had the same complaints about the headset.

When I got my first Android phone, the biggest gripe I had with it was the dismal sound output when compared to the iPhone. So I am very sad to hear that poor sound still is something that haunts the Android universe. The noise canceling headset was one of the biggest draws for me with the Z2. I'll have to try for myself, but I trust your opinion since it coincides with others.
[Xperia Z2 General] Warkman:
Fully agree, I'm using the supplied MDR-NC31EM noise cancelling headphones and the audio quality is superb...when used with the Z2.

bass strong, acoustic setting do make differences in sound and I like various forms of music from classical through pop, house and hard rock

However I did try them in my ipad and the sound was awful, really bad.
[Xperia Z2 General] plonkersaurus:
Conversely I plugged in my Audio Technica W5000's into the phone and they were plenty loud enough. I haven't had time to really compare the sound quality though but it sounded ok to me :p

When I plugged in the noise cancelling earphones I thought they sounded really good but again I haven't compared them to anything yet.
[Xperia Z2 General] ApriliaM3:
Let's stick to the topic here thanks and resist the urge to make this personal... Thread cleaned.
[Xperia Z2 General] kartoonz:
one of the big reason i want to move to z2 is the earphone sound output... and now these mixed reviews are making my decision tough... i am currently using sony xb90ex earphones with my one x and they are good enough... i just hope the z2 upgrade is not a downgrade after all :crying:
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
I came from a One X and I used ARHD on it with all the sound mods including the additional beats profiles and EIZO DSP modifier and I can certainly say, the output of the Z2 is much better than that of the One X with the additional profiles. I think the Z2 must use a higher grade DAC or something (seems like it anyway), it is certainly more noticeable when you compare both devices without any psychoacoustic settings enabled (so listening to them flat), the One X had a noticeable hiss and crackle at low volume levels, Z2 not so much :D
[Xperia Z2 General] kartoonz:
i will most certainly not root or install any of the above mentioned profiles you mentioned... so was the default sound output good enough...did you get a chance to test it??
[Xperia Z2 General] TheOnlyIntruder:
I think you misunderstood, I'm saying the Z2 sounds better default than the One X modded.
[Xperia Z2 General] kartoonz:
oh i get you :silly: that's good news for me...
[Xperia Z2 General] Pitchb3nd:
This is also exactly my experience unfortunately :(

My previous phone was the one x with beats audio + headphones, I'm now using the beats headphones with the Z2 and the bass leaves so much to be desired... I've tried all the settings to no avail, as mentioned above the bass specific setting seems to lower mediums and highs instead of pumping bass.

Enviado desde mi D6503 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 General] riso123:
There are some audio hacks out there that rely on root, so providing you ate either able unlock your bootloader and root or an exploit is found so you can root, then you might have some luck yet!
[Xperia Z2 General] Solidswede:
I agree on the BAD quality sound of these earphones. Just quickly compared with a pair of cheap skullcandy in ears I bought for 25 bucks at an airport and they sounded much better. I'll be trying a tad bigger sets of rubber on the earphones tonight to see if I can get a better sound from them. Changing the different NC settings on the phone didn't make any difference at all.

This was the first impression yesterday. I'll be re-testing everything tonight. I used the Walkman app with no sound effects on except for the NC stuff.
[Xperia Z2 General] KevinB88:
I set bass to +7 and made concert surround. It sounds much better than just plug it in and noise canceling does allot.

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[Xperia Z2 General] Solidswede:
Actually upon changing rubber to a bigger size made a HUGE difference. Now I have loads of bass, treble and Noise canceling works great. Don't forget to change rubber so it fits your ears! Pretty impressive although still lacking detail in music. It's a bit muddy...
[Xperia Z2 General] crótach:
I have to say these are the best headphones I ever got bundled with a phone, and the first time that the bundled set had decent sound.

For more enjoyable listening experience I still use BeyerDynamic DT 770 Pro, but I don't want to lug those around with me all the time.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigdanzo:
Hi there.

I'm new here so I'm not too sure if this is the right spot to put this but do mind my noobness.

I have a Samsung Ace GT-S5830, obviously, that is in need of the official Gingerbread 2.3.6 Australian firmware. I can no longer download the firmware due to hotfile.com being shutdown. I would install one of the mods from here but I do like the standard UI to each version of the Android firmware. I have tried looking on Google by searching S5830XWKT7_S5830OPPKS6_OPP.zip but no luck as they all lead to the old dead hotfile.com link. But if anyone has a .ZIP copy of it that they could link me then that would be great or PM me a link or PM me to send it in an e-mail, whatever it takes. I need this firmware ASAP as I have a friend that want to buy the phone off me soon and I want to make sure it works perfectly as it's not doing to well.

So, please. Anyone.

Cheers!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Well you are in luck buddy! Here is the link on how to install stock rom using odin along with all firmwares (including Australian). Go to "Preparation" section to download all the files needed for flashing and "Some Firmware" section to download the necessary firmware. You can use the mirror link next to the Australian firmware to download fast. Follow this link,

Flash stock rom on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 using odin

Once installed, go to recoverymod (hold Power + Home button) and do a wipe data/ factory reset & wipe cache (otherwise bootloop might occur). Then restart. Now you have successfully flashed the stock rom. Here is the link for rooting and installing CWM 5 on Samsung Galaxy Ace,

How To Root and Unroot Samsung Galaxy Ace?

CWM 5.0.2.6 fix for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

Hope I Helped :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigdanzo:
This exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, I'm actually glad I came here asking for help.

But thanks you like a thousand times, this a huge help! :D
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Nothing to see,go to next thread...
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[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Nothing here
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Nothing here either
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] demitrix:
Curious to take a peek under the hood when I get home. Thanks for all the hard work.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] manup456:
Stable as could be runs perfect.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Aint looking like much interest....ill probably pull this soon then...lol...save my google drive bandwidth for those who actually want it.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] soypoi:
II'm quite interested but I jacked up something along the way because I completely wiped my entire phone, it won't go past the HTC screen. Been messing with it for 4 hours, I'd love to get this on my phone but I'm at a loss. I'm trying to flash the release keys you posting in RUU and radio images and all that but I think I screwed my phone. :(
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
If you can get into recovery then you can sideload the rom. Ive done this with included recovery 2.6.3.3,I never posted the radio,just a twrp backup,but you have to get a rom on the phone to copy the backup into the twrp,backups folder.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Copy the rom to where your adb and fastboot are located connect phone via twrp run this command

adb push nameofrom.zip /sdcard/. exactly as shown here change nameofrom.zip to the name of the rom your trying to flash...this will put a rom on your internal storage and it then can be flashed via twrp
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] soypoi:
The kid is back in the game!! I look forward to testing this out! Thanks for your help!
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
ROM glitch fixed reuploading now, will fix link in first post as soon as finished..Sorry for the inconvience for anyone that downloaded...
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Glad I was able to help,ROM will be available shortly@ reuploading
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
New link is posted enjoy
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] manup456:
Just flashed everything running great, people are doubting this rom bro smh....amazing work.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Shrugs...oh well...
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] goodtimes50:
Is there any way you could make the Messages app with integrated VVM available to people running other roms? I bet there would be a lot of interest in that...
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
More than likely no, was about 95mb of changes to get everything working as it should be with no glitches or bugs...Ask the dev of the ROM your using to try to implement it...Best I can say for now...Sorry
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] mr.wizard:
Just the kind of ROM I was looking for. I take it that there's some serious integration with particular AT&T parts of the ROM to make VVM work. I attempted to change the sku id to the international variant (to get rid of the browser bar from settings, get the intl signal icons, and have the ability to toggle between LTE/HSPA+), but messages kept crashing.

Anyways, thanks for the hard work. Runs smooth, and works as advertised
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Took me about a week to get it worked out,was just about to pull the rom and have thread closed due to lack of user interest...lol..Glad your enjoying it...
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] GSLEON3:
Most of the messaging apps are the same. With all the required files, you only need to change your CID to CWS__001 to get it to integrate into the messages.apk. Even on sprint, Developer, etc, if you change the CID, you will see a black box in the messaging app where the VVM usually resides. I had it working on Viper for a while, but an update messed it up & since I use G Voice, I really haven't had the need. I think it may heve been fixed in Viper though, since I seem to recall one of the recent updates mentioning it now working.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] rquinn19:
Can't get WiFi or Bluetooth to reconnect. Only issues I've encountered so far.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Id suggest resetting them up instead of google resroring settings from another rom,I use wifi everyday on this build with no issues@reconnecting
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Incorrect sir but thank you for that analysis...where you are correct@changing cid for the black box to show,it doesnt load nor does it show in app drawer,nor does lsis work in a non att build. If you just change cid messaging force closes and a bunch of other weirdness...but thanks for the insight.... :)
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] rquinn19:
I never let Google restore anything and I tend to switch roms often. Always a full wipe system and data.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Been using it a week week n half before it went here,dont rhink its an issue with rom,but will check. And you argued woth me profusely about this being an at&t build ...funny
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] goodtimes50:
So it's not possible to release it as a flashable zip? I only ask because it seems they were able to do this for the Verizon version.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Personally I ONLY released this for those who wanted a bloat free,carrieriq free,vvm and isis working rom...outside of that I would not have even released to general public...so to bluntly answer you..no i will not be releasing just a flashable zip..kinda defeats purpose of even doing a rom now doesnt it
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Wonders_Never_Cease:
Thank you to those who tried this rom, removed it as I dont have the time or patience for this...Enjoy what I provided, it is not sharable via elsewhere on XDA...Ill stop doing/helping those on this site..Been real....Been fun...But aint been real fun

C-ya
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] orangekid:
Closed per OP request.
[Android Apps and Games] hc3cuz:
I did some searching around but could not find the specific answer i was looking for. I am looking for a way to automate in the event where some one "@" my page on instagram it automatically likes the post. Is this possible to do? Reasoning behind this is I run a website where we post instagram videos and I save the videos via IFTTT plugin "liked instagram videos - Dropbox". If this is posted in the incorrect location please point me in the right direction. Otherwise anyones assistance would be greatly appreciated as I am new to TASKER for android and learning my way around things.

Thanks,
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paleozord:
I am considering rooting my Canadian (Rogers) Note 3 (SM-N900W8) in order to defeat the ludicrous SD-Card crippling brought by the latest Kitkat 4.4.2 software update. I'm aware that by doing so the Knox 0x1 counter will void the warranty. What I'd like to know is whether there are any additional negative results besides this well-known one.

For example I've seen inconsistent reports of the Screen Mirroring function being disabled as soon as the device is rooted. Some claim it is more related to the presence of a custom kernel, recovery or ROM, while others insist that merely rooting with everything stock was enough to disable screen mirroring.

If I do nothing more than use CF-Autoroot as described here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2466423

...no custom recovery, kernel or ROM, do I risk any undesirable repercussions other than the warranty and Knox issue? Will screen mirroring or any other functions work worse than they did before?

Thanks for any help...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hey_joe:
Rooting won't break any functionality of the phone except the security it was meant for i.e the secure container ( and of course, depending on who you ask, warranty ). Problems you mentioned are probably related to custom roms themselves.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paleozord:
Thanks for your reply... and will it also not interfere with any potential future over-the-air updates that might come along, be it a 4.4.3 update or a more trivial software patch to fix an issue that gets released? I realize that a major enough OTA update might un-root the phone which is fine.. I just wouldn't want to brick or lose access to updates because of root. Would they continue to be accessible, or would I likely have to first un-root manually to enable them?

Thanks again...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Yes you can not OTA update on the rooted phone.

You can unroot and apply the OTA update.

Or use the fake system status option in the Wanam.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paleozord:
Thanks... if memory serves (been a while for me since last rooted device) all that is necessary to unroot is to run the administrative option from within the Superuser app itself, to remove the SU binary completely.. correct? And then to re-root just repeat the previous CF-Autoroot steps and regain SU?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You don`t need OTA`s mate, just download the new updated rom from Sammobile and flash it with Mobile Odin Pro and you`ll even keep root ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paleozord:
So all ROM and software updates are always made available directly from Samsung as flashable downloads, on the same day they're released to devices over-the-air? As a general rule?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Within a day usualy you can download the full rom from here www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/ and flash it with Odin or better yet Mobile Odin.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Or you can open the app Phone INFO ★Samsung★, select menu 'Firmware Browser...' to see a list of available stock firmwares for your phone.

Tap to view firmware's details, there is also a download link. You can download it and then flash by Kies or Odin.

(screenshots are attached)
[General Topics] MrGuy:
Hi.

Im getting my Blue Angel (XDA IIi) with my next paycheque. But i really want IM with GPRS. I'm thinking about going dual Sim with a T-mobile card just for the webnwalk plan, because O2 charge stupid prices for WAP (£3 per mb)

But i realised you can't use IM with most GPRS providers because the ports are blocked to stop other forms of non profit making communication. So what about setting up your home pc as a terminal service server, and then using termincal service client to access it and use MSN from there.

I e-mailed T-mobile asking if termincal service client was allowed and here was the (relevent part of) the response:

"Using our webnwalk priceplans you would be able to use the terminal service client on your phone in order to access other pcs. The GPRS usage would come out of your allowance any time that you used this service."

Not having my XDA IIi, i don't know if this would work, so could someone test it please.

is this a good idea or should i have stuff thrown at me for even thinking it?

Thanks.
[General Topics] cgrillo:
Erm.......... you can use IM on T-Mobile GPRS... I do most days.

Either the supplied Messenger ir Agile Messenger.. works a treat.

I moved from O2 to T-Mobile cos they had no decent GPRS uage plans.. now I get unlimited.... it's great....

Charlie Grillo
[General Topics] MrGuy:
another part of that e-mail:

"In terms of MSN messenger, this would not be allowed as part of the terms and conditions of the priceplan. These state that certain things such as VOIP, Messaging over internet and Internet Streaming are not allowed."

Are you on contract by any chance?
[General Topics] RubioPete:
TS

I am not familiar with T-Mobiles Terms / fair usage policy, but it seems strage you can use terminal services and not msn messenger - I would have this checked out!

I know that TS works perfectly on the XDA 2 and above, if that helps.
[General Topics] cgrillo:
IM on GPRS

Yes, I'm on contract - not PAYG.

I read T-Mobile's T's & C's, but messaging isn't mentioned.. it contains this guff..

To ensure a high quality of service for all our customers, they are not to be used for other activities such as (but not limited to): modem access for computers, internet based video/audio streaming services, peer to peer file sharing, internet based video download and internet based telephony.

hmm.. modem access - a bit restrictive, but as I can't get the damn thing to connect and dial when used as a modem any more it's not a problem (I wonder if they crippled this in their last ROM upgrade as it worked perfectly before...)
[General Topics] wozbacca:
bandwitdth

in theory this is possible, but theres no chance of running terminal services/remote desktop from the blueangel over gprs...

the connection is not quick enough.

over wifi its fine but not gprs.
[General Topics] RubioPete:
good point

I have done it with wi-fi and 3G - if you are in a 3G area (ha!) you should be OK.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfeliu07:
Hello

I want to know if I can Flashing Samsung G730W8 with G730V flash?

I need to add Spanish language to this phone and can not find it.

Greetings and thanks for your support

mfeliu07
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SannyOK:
Hello guys, I have a problem... i can't install busybox on my htc one...

I tried, but after seconf install my phone rebooting... Help.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.dj26:
is ur m8 rooted?

did you have a custom rom?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxrdlf95:
If you get your phone OK again I recommend you this one

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.timos.busyboxonrails
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmiLey497:
S-off or have a writable system at boot. If you don't want to do that find a flashable zip.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croize:
Hi... anyone know a decent rom where i got a option to choose wich apps the system gonna hide soft buttons at settings?? I had one but forgot wich one :( i want kitkat.. thanks
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] wowo3:
Hello, I was trying to install this rom for my s3 lte, i did everything as it was listed in the instruction field, but when i was flashing the rom i get an error that says that repartion failed. So, I have restored my old rom form backup, but the phone doesnt boot now (its stuck on the galaxy s3 logo).

What can i do in this situation? Thanks for help in advance.