yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jacobgong:
So where is the proof that it is not just a placebo effect? I'll admit it most likely does change something, but what makes it better than for example, the stock virtual surround effect? Where is the proof that it is better in comparison?

Btw the more effective way of answering my concerns is pointing out how they make money, for example, show me their donation link, or tell me that the app has built-in ads. Simply stating that it has no ill effects is really not relevant. People are not evil they generally don't want to destroy your phone for nothing, they just want to make money, and that could be done without giving you any obvious side effects.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Beefheart:
Only someone who hadn't used V4A and heard the difference it makes could come out with such comical bulls**t. Stick with your tinhat paranoia and unrooted phone, I'm sure you'll be very happy together.

Oh, and not everyone does things like this for money.

Sent from my Vic 20 disguised as a Galaxy S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nathasnajperowa:
Root makes the phone as Knox 0x1 flag? If so I lose warranty and can't participate in Samsung guard program. It sucks too new phone and too expensive. Can't afford doin this :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
That guy is hilarious ? ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] riso123:
Here's an idea - you root your device, download and install V4A and THEN come back and tell us its a placebo with no benefit over stock.

As Beefheart already said - not everyone does things for money. XDA as a community produce wonderful things without asking for anything. On occasions members will ask for donations, but you don't HAVE to provide it.

V4A is well known for its ability to produce superior sound quality and clarity to devices that fail in that department generally, however you seem to believe you know better than the rest of the community on XDA... some of which are far more intelligent and knowledgeable than both you or I.

[MENTION=1575769]@home[/MENTION] at least has tried V4A before making statements, so knows from his own personal experience what benefits and possible negatives come from V4A. Whereas you appear to just be assuming arrogantly that you are right and a whole community has a duty to prove you wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] The Gunner:
For no-root users? :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] riso123:
For non root users on non exynos chip, it sucks for you guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
I used to believe V4A didn't do much until BeefHeart talked me through it. It definately makes a difference. No doubt about that. It's funny, the people who say it doesn't make a difference either havn't used it or have installed it and expected it to work straight away without setting it up correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] riso123:
Exactly. In itself it is not a standard "app". It is a whole audio driver within its own right!

I used it for years and was really happy. Then I discovered the more advance settings you can use and became even more impressed.

No one can say its simply a placebo effect. My audio on the S7 has gone from low and distorted, to loud and clear. So much so, my ears could bleed! :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] victorinox1599:
Tried my friend's s7 edge (Exynos) with my SE846's and it sounded really lifeless and dull, almost as if someone had taken a huge chunk out of the mid range and bass. While there was excellent instrumental separation and soundstage, it is pointless if you cannot actually hear the instruments that are being separated! The distorted guitars sounded really distant and weak, while the vocals were not powerful at all, a stark contrast to my Oneplus one (stock, no V4a, using poweramp no EQ) that sounds huge in comparison even thought OPO does not have the greatest hardware. We were using the stock samsung player with their weird EQ so whenever i adjust bass it also adjusts the other frequencies, which is really annoying. Did not use adapt sound or UHQ. Coming from a oneplus one which has I think a yamaha(?) DAC to a flagship Samsung S7 i expected a lot more, everything else about the s7 edge seems perfect but the audio is a deal-breaker.

My question to folks with an exynos s7, has anyone used poweramp, neutron, or other similar players with dedicated EQ? Is there a difference in the sound quality?

I know about V4A but i'm a bit hesitant to void a warranty on a $1200 phone. My current and past phones were all cheap mid range phones that i rooted and modded to my heart's delight.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] riso123:
I used PowerAmp and Neutron. Neutron made considerable improvement, but needed a lot of tweaking. Rooting and installing V4A was the overall answer.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] prfraczek:
It do a lot :)

Just EQing better then stock eq.

OMG if someone know the basic of sound and hardware will not be talking such nonsense like V4A improved the quality.

I agree there is something wrong with stock eq app but until you touch it there is no difference between S7E and iphone 6+ (this two just checked). BTW what sources do you use for checking this (player, codecs, speakers, headphones etc) Believe no headphones for £100 hahah
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] victorinox1599:
Thanks Riso. How does the S7 with V4A compare with your past phones? I've always heard samsung phones having good DACs but I haven't used a samsung phone since the S2, however my limited experience with the S7 was disappointing.

I really want an S7 to try out but the samsung store doesn't allow returns for opened packages :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jacobgong:
I've been saying this whole time, personal experience says little about sound quality, especially something you can't compare side by side. If I had two same S7E phones I'd do this but I only have one so even if I did it its not convincing at all.

Sure I know there are a lot of people here on XDA who do things because it's their hobby and not to make money at all. But at least that's a legit answer and not "puff you're obviously wrong", which isn't a legit answer. Still, the dev of v4a isn't a real XDA member, they're from China and China is well known for all kinds of exploitation of the wild west android platform for the purpose of making money.

Still, I'll try it when I get the time to root. I think I know what to expect, different but not actually better. I did some research over at head-fi and people have been saying that the most important feature is the consolver, so I got a consolver for foobar2000 and tried it out, it makes... different sounds like every other sound processing software ever...

The simple thing is, if there were a sound process that guarantees a better sound for every device, they'd run that process during the initial mastering process. Therefore logic tells us that there is no such thing that you need to use on your end.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] victorinox1599:
Is the reason the music sounds bad just that the stock samsung EQ is bad? Will re EQing the low end/mids through a better music player fix the issue?

Because the DAC itself should be good since it a Wolfson or something similar?
[XDA Assist] Lian911:
Hey all, plz be patient with me. im a noob!

My phone is rooted with a custom rom from CF auto Root.

Im running 5.1.1 on a Samsung S6 edge 64gb - SM-G925F.

Ive allready installed the XPOSED installer but i have no idea wich ZIP

file i should use, i flashed the wrong file apparently and phone went into bootloop.

and is it okay to use flashify to flash the file.

Your help would be Appreciated.

Greeting from South Africa.

Goed gaan !
[XDA Assist] Vivek_Neel:
Hi,

Please check this http://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3113463
[XDA Assist] Lian911:
hey...okay, so ive downloaded the file " sdk 22 64 zip "when i wanted to use odin i noticed that odin does not read Zip files. ( remember, im a noob )

So ive tried to reboot my phone into recovery via TWRP, and i flashed the zip file when i got a message stating it failed, and right after that TWRP said im not rooted and asked me to install SUperSU which i did not. Just hit reboot and im in android again. My phone is Def rooted . any ideas?
[XDA Assist] Lian911:
so my question again..why is it not recommended by some to flash the file VIA Flashify?
[XDA Assist] Lian911:
okay. sorry evryone for adding so many threads in regards with one question.

just want to thank XDA and the developers . i did manage to install XPOSED successfully.

Thank to all the kindness and patience with us noobs, thats how we learn.

I will def follow XDA and be a frequent Responder and Follower.

Happy Androiding everyone.!

Cheers
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidforever16:
I need help...my nexus 6 has background image that shows everywhere even in recovery menu

http://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=13117&pictureid=52567
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Ex-display model I see. You'll need to get the screen replaced, as the burn-in is permanent.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electricpete1:
If you can somehow figure out how to display that exact screen image again... then invert it and leave it bright for some days, the wear may start evening out to be less noticeable.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Given the amount of time this device likely spent on display, we're looking at months of wear leveling, at minimum here. If the OP has a warranty Motorola should fix it, but it's more likely the OP will have to pay out of pocket for repairs.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahawthorne:
If possible the OP should return it as not fit for purpose.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Much better advice, but I suspect this was a Craiglist/Ebay sale. He'll have difficulty getting money back from the Craiglist seller, but might fare better if it was Ebay.

EDIT: To clarify, this is a US Nexus 6. Unlike the UK, where "fit for purpose" is spelled out in law, all the US has is an implied warranty of fitness for purpose, which can easily be circumvented by mentions that the item is sold "as is" or "with all faults".
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahawthorne:
Off-topic...

Once again the UK proves its superiority. QV Trump... I mean, seriously...? Have you people no shame? :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Honestly, a lot of people in the US are tired of "government as usual", so they figure voting for Trump will bring about the change that they feel is so desperately needed. I'm one of those people tired of "government as usual", but I don't believe voting for any of the candidates will help. Help will only come when more drastic measures are taken.

As to the UK's superiority, I won't agree or disagree. I do know however that if I ever were to visit the UK or the continent, I will flat out lie and tell people I'm from Canada. ;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahawthorne:
You'll have to be careful to say "aboot"... :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Nah. I'd have to learn to say "eh" after every sentence and make sure I wore a toque. :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeltdownSpectre:
How do people get their hands on display units?

This one even has a 'Tell Me More' button in the corner :P

On a serious note, if you bought it online, did the buyer not post pictures of the device in this condition or did he only take one with the display turned off?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Store demos get stolen quite frequently. This leads to some major issues.

The device was originally stolen. There's no way an AT&T store would sell this item in its present condition. The device would have been returned for credit. So how did the seller get the phone?

The IMEI is blacklisted. If the device was stolen, AT&T simply can blacklist it in less than five minutes, as they keep records of every IMEI. If the phone is blacklisted, that blacklisting persists nationwide. There are plans to have all blacklists from all carriers apply worldwide, but I'm not sure that has happened yet.

Receiving stolen property. With or without his knowledge the OP may have bought a stolen phone. Depending on what AT&T does after a demo phone is stolen, the OP could have the device confiscated by the police. Not only would he then be out of the money he spent, but would have nothing to show for it.

I've got a nagging feeling in the back of my head that we've been duped.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadcatsrule:
My nexus 6 has the exact image.I bought it off Craig's list. I activated it at a Verizon store so I dont imagine its stolen.but yes it was a At&t phone.it doesn't bother me I real thought it was supposed to be like that....dc
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Which again brings me back to wondering how in the heck someone got one of these demo phones to begin with. Did Motorola hand out devices free of charge for use as demos, or are they pulled from inventory? We'd need someone who works there to answer this.

In any event, if you have a ghost image consider a screen replacement.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadcatsrule:
I'm not to worried about the screen yet. I only paid $150 for the phone and it was already, unlocked ,rooted, and running purenexus

And it runs super fast and I have not had any issues with it..

I found this thread because I was searching to see if I could change the image to something else.....dc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] lekienhuhu:
http://www.sammobile.com/2016/03/10/sprint-rolling-out-android-6-0-update-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s6/

read here, so happy for that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] diamond jinx:
downloading now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] weirdfate:
downloading now! wonder if the root process from 5.1.1 will work? and the custom recovery installation method via odin??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] weirdfate:
dont install the twrp recovery via odin! it sat on the "this recovery is not seandroid enforcing" screen :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yaibakt:
which twrp version did you use?

as i read here, he said that the recent version is compatible still.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65769295&postcount=5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] weirdfate:
No go for me. It just sits on the boot screen "seandroid is not enforcing"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Jimmy1life:
I used twrp 3.0 stuck on that screen till refalshed mm md5
[Wileyfox Storm] aciupapa:
Is there any hopes, that someone can build N dev preview rom for storm?
[Wileyfox Storm] Fuzzra:
If you want it done you can learn to build one.

This isn't meant to be sarcastic. It's very rewarding to make your own working build. I'd be tempted myself, but I know that staring at chunks of C and Java makes me a little... outre in short order.
[Wileyfox Storm] RastHacker:
it's the best way to learn ;D
[Samsung Gear S] MihiranEdirisinghe:
recently i factory reset my gear s sm-r750. After i turned on my device the language change to korean or chinese.. and also it display a keypad it looks like it need a key.. can you please tel me the way to fix this..
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
SIM code ?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Love dhami:
needed kernel for SM-A500G.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] exp840513:
this theme fully working in sony xperia 4.4-5.1 if any problem please take a pic to me

install and apply not need root

First time use need go to setting and apply theme again thanks

[IMG="1280*720"]http://i.imgur.com/x4anCfs.jpg[/IMG]

This theme is free to everybody .Dont use it to learn money.Only use by yourself

If have any problem you can reply or PM

IF you want to support me,you can give me some suggestion or Donate~make theme always spend so many time

IF you want to make theme by yourself plz pm me~ we have a group about make theme ^^

Download link

https://goo.gl/Qo2Ele

press 載點:GD to download from google driver

our facebook:https://goo.gl/EvOnMf
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I was rooting my phone (galaxy s5 t mobile sm900tuvs1fol1) yesterday and I was pretty successful until it needed to reboot. I have twrp installed but when I rebooted after flashing the correct supersu my phone kept booting to a screen that said '' set warranty bit :kernel". I had to flash my phone's firmware so I can use it. How do I bypass this problem when I attempt to root it again? Any help would be awesome ☺
[XDA Assist] NOSTALGIA:
Hi

thank you for using Xda assist

You can create an account first and post your questions here

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/help
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mono33:
Hi there is there a way to add more sounds to the mda pro like real music like i have for my rigtones for sms text messeging as i can not hear the alert.So when i recive a text messege i dont know ive got one.Ive tryed looking everywhere.If i cant get it like a ring tone what tones can i use and where do i put them no my mda pro.Many thanx mono33

Allso if someone got a tone that will work thats loud with text messing so when i recive a message i can hear it loud and long.Would you put it up as a cam download file and them tell me where to put it on my divce so i cn get it to work many thanx mono33

Ps please talk my though it like im a 2year old step by step

thanx mono33
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OttomanTR:
When update 92xi ? Any news ? And hate samsung :@
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] core720:
Nothing
[Android Software Development] MikeyFTL:
I had an interesting conversion on AT&T's forum today. In short, I learned that both AT&T and Verizon had Samsung "hard code" their software to all their phones by altering the bootloader in version 5.1.1. This is nothing new to anyone who's tried to root their AT&T or Verizon Note Edge after the update. We know it as "branding", but in the past it was something we could usually bypass. No more. These "damaged" bootloaders will never allow these phones (and all future phones) to be rooted or upgraded EVER AGAIN. It's just not something a piece of software or an app can ever bypass. Even if you had AT&T unlock the SIM and you went to T-Mobile, you still have to live with AT&T's mountain of bloatware because the ROM can't be flashed. It like buying a PC and not being able to delete Windows Vista...ever. The horror.

What makes it worse is that doing a carrier unlock and jumping ship will get you no joy. I asked how someone gets OTA updates on a carrier unlocked phone and they said you can't. You can never update again. You'll need to go to Best Buy and have them flash updates for as long as you own the phone. How this doesn't violate the carrier unlock law is beyond me.

Google created an operating system that was supposed to be open source. We were happy to play the root game for years, but now AT&T and Verizon have changed the rules of the game and effectively put an end to the idea of open source. Now AT&T and Verizon androids are no better than iphones. If you ever want to root your Samsung devices in the future, DO NOT BUY YOUR PHONE FROM EITHER OF THESE CARRIERS!

This is a practice that they have already admitted will continue.
[Remix OS for PC] jeffreyrio:
i accidently installed android x86 over my windows 10 partition and i want to install remix. need help installing it.

ps. andriod x86 camera and sound is not working.
[Device Repair] XDARoni:
Samsung Galaxy S7 Teardown (iFixit)​

The Samsung Galaxy S7 is shipping out to people's doorsteps all over the world. If you want to take a look at how repairs will be done on this device, you can check out the teardown that iFixit has posted on their website. I'll list the tools needed as well as the links for where you can find them.

Here are all the tools needed to perform repairs on the Galaxy S7.

Tools needed:

iOpener

iFixit Opening Picks

Tweezers

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Spudger

iSclack

Small Suction Cup

This is a video that the team over t iFixit has put together show the full teardown of the device.

[YOUTUBE]ETEGRh_p7Ng[/YOUTUBE]

Here is the walkthrough that can be found on their website.

iFixit Teardown Walkthrough
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
REQUIREMENTS:

-Stock or stock based Lollipop Sony rom

-Working recovery

IT WILL WORK ON ODEX

I DONT KNOW ABOUT DEODAX

FEATURE OF THIS MOD

-NEW XPERIA THEMES

-NEW XPERIA LAUNCHER

-ULTRA STAMINA MODE

-ROUNDED SYSTEM NOTIFICATION

-NEW BOOT ANIMATION

-NEW XPERIA LIVE WALLPAPER

-MINIMUM CPU FREQUENCY 300-1400(PROBLEM SOLVE OF GETTING BACK TO 778Ghs)

-NEW CAMERA APP (2.0 VERSION)

-SLO MOTION RECORDING @30FPS (4K APP WILL NOT WORK SO DON'TASK ME FOR THAT )

-NEW WHITE SYSTEM UI THEME

INSTRUCTION

-BOOT INTO RECOVERY

-INSTALL ZIP (GIVEN BELOW)

-WIPE CACHE & DALVIK CACHE

-BOOT INTO SYSTEM

-ENJOY YOUR NEW LOOKING PHONE :)

-HIT THANKS BUTTON:good:

SCREENSHOTS

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DOWNLOAD LINK-CLICK HERE

What if you don't like white system ui

1-delete this white overlay by going into system/vender/overlay/

Lightout overlay delete that file..

New themes

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how to install

Make a backup before doing u may have bootloop if u dont do right step

1.Manually delete white overlay by going into system/vender/overlay/Lightout overlay delete that file..

2. Choose which theme you want

3.Take overlay.apk and push it to system/vender/overlay

4. Change permission to rw-r-r of overlay apk that u have pasted

5.done

DOWNLOAD LINK-CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD themes zip
[Sony Xperia M2] mokariem:
can you make one thats black.i hate the white menus
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
U can delete this white overlay by going into system/vender/overlay/

Lightout overlay delete that file..
[Sony Xperia M2] djborek:
Can u added this mod for m2 2303?

Theme Accent Colored SystemUI & Power Menu

Reebot Menu on power button
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
I have 4 more theme which i'll upload after a while

1.blue

2.blue and black

3.red

4.transparent

and i think this is last that i will make.. else if something new i'll surely upload
[Sony Xperia M2] djborek:
I need install only this how do it?

-ULTRA STAMINA MODE

-ROUNDED SYSTEM NOTIFICATION
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Download this zip

For stamina mode 2 apps is needed

1.super stamin app

2.usm

For rounded cordner u need to go to system /vender /overlay

All rounded name apk
[Sony Xperia M2] msstunt14:
Link to themes died, can you or someone reupload it?
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Updated
[Sony Xperia M2] msstunt14:
Link to themes still dead
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Now see
[Sony Xperia M2] moocimo:
link broken :(
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Both of the link are working..

Which error u getting.
[Sony Xperia M2] moocimo:
i can't download first link. the second one was working fine
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Can u send me screenshot of eror that you are getting because both link are working perfectly.
[Sony Xperia M2] moocimo:
there's no sign of error, when i click download button nothing's happened :confused:
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Try anothet browser.. Or use windows .. If possible and I have uploaded to box.. If box didn't work in your country then try vpn
[Sony Xperia M2] moocimo:
i use windows 7, using IE, doesn't work. using chrome, doe'sn work. using chrome with change proxy, doesn't work either :crying:
[Sony Xperia M2] Grajatyadav:
Try clicking on this

https://m.box.com/file/56072050102/...pp.box.com/s/8xwg601pmde2jld089oscq20ddbat7ok
[Sony Xperia M2] moocimo:
it's downloading. thank you sir :D