[Android Software Development] guitardedhero:
Oh, for sure! I didn't mean to imply as such, I know you and know you're familiar with my process as you've been a part of this for a good while now. That was almost like a PSA for others that may be less familiar and are hesitant to partake in what may seem like a never ending update marathon with nothing worth the effort to show for it lol! I've been doing this for a good while and there are three distinct groups of the end-user base:

Those that want constant updates even if it is only a version number change. (I'm still the only sound mod developer using v4a 2.3.4.0?! That fact still boggles my mind and seems almost unfair lol!)

Those that just want to install something and just enjoy it without ever thinking about it or tinkering with it after having set it up.

The rest of us that want the best possible, don't mind the intense effort to get there, and the ability to enjoy the results of our work without getting that flash itch for no explainable reason. :good:

I realize I forgot to answer the second question in your earlier post. You can simply extract the Sony zip and move the album-release folder into /system/priv-app with 0755/0644 permissions for folders/files. The extra apps, besides TrackID (which is creepy accurate with the tiniest song sample imaginable), are plugins for the Sony Music app to be able to use all the features. Until i shared my Sony stuff (someone finally asked for it, credited me, and then later removed the credit?!) my package was the only Sony zip with a fully working DLNA Home Network on the later Sony builds after Ibanez's builds no longer worked which is one of my favorite features. If you have music on a computer or networked hard drive, this feature is absolutely awesome to stream to your device for full sound system enhancement!

The tweakprop.zip in the OP attachments section is a flashable version of the tweakprop script that looks for /sdcard/tweak.prop for entries to patch to your /system/build.prop after backing it up as /sdcard/build.prop.backup first. In the sound system zips, you'll find a TweakProp folder that contains that same zip in case you didn't download it from the OP yet as well as one or more tweak.prop presets or examples. These will change at times and remain unchanged at times so it's recommended to always examine these after downloading each update. I always encourage users to extract and examine any flashable zip they are interested in flashing. A lot of disappointing surprises can be avoided and a lot of knowledge can be gained by doing so. I like this method as it will get the user in the habit of doing just that with every zip I provide and tweakprop can be 100% avoided if desired.

Just to clarify, tweakprops and the two presets are totally different. The presets are only a set of audio_effects.conf files, nothing more. One of those presets is already the set of audio_effects.conf files uses in the sound system. The other can be flashed to test the different libraries and effects those files are activating. Both presets are provided so the user can revert to stock without flashing the entire sound system. :good:

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I appreciate the sentiment! Honestly, these guys just make me look really good. I couldn't do anything of this caliber without them. :good: