yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] waytoocrazy:
Agreed. I listened to the Pixel XL with my Audeze EL-8 Open. It sounded thin and tinny. Like.. no life in the music. I then went back to my Xperia Z3v. It definitely sounded better, but at a lower volume. I just finished loading up my apps on my LG V20. Spanked them both... quite handily I might add. I'm very happy with the audio on this phone.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] @home:
Still no improvement from Google on the audio, then.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] OnlinePredator:
If it helps anyone, the audio out from the pixel xl going to a set of big cans sounds great to me. I don't know how you would improve it. It's leaps and bounds over my old Note 4 and also my wife's Nexus 5x. It's a lot louder than all those phones too, the Note 4 could barely power the big cans, same with the 5X, but the Pixel can get them reasonably loud.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] bjrmd:
The codec/amp in the Note 4 (which I have as well), will put out the same 1 volt if the mixerpath gains are set to 0 dB. Your rom may not have this set as such(so output is lower). The current pixel is set for 7 dB down (digital cut) and that's why it's only .45 volt max. The specs for freq response, max power, crosstalk and distortion will be about the same as the Note 4 (my guess) which is quite good. But, the impedance of the Note 4 was about 1.45 ohm by my calc, lower than the pixel, which is an issue with multi driver iems (not with your full sized headphones).

Some of the info in regards to mixerpaths and gain optimization is here.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] chdloc:
For those of you who may be interested: I have posted some hard data on the Pixel's audio performance here. It is very technical, but unless you have some really hard to drive very low-impedance IEMs that utilize multiple armature drivers, then the sound fidelity coming out of the Pixel's headphone jack is very decent. That said, there are a few tweaks that I plan on investigating once a custom recovery has been made available that may elevate the audible (!) performance to be on par with any other portable listening device out there.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] foggydonkey:
pixel 12 hour impressions

it came in yesterday, and have been listening to lots of spotify (no hi res audio for me because convenience wins).

Over the year, I have had the note 5, s7 edge, note 7, HTC 10 and the moto Z.

Based on my 12 hours of listening, the Pixel falls in the middle. It's not bad, the Note 7 was. It's good though, if anything, it gets the job done. It's just that the Moto Z and the HTC 10 were really really good.

The HTC sounds punchier and I'm pretty sure it's because of the headphone amp. The Moto Z sounds much cleaner, with less digital noise and, little to no cross talk. I can hear the left and right channels much more clearly on the Moto Z. The moto z really surprised me with the audio quality

I haven't messed with LG phones for a while because I don't like their skin over android.

So the Pixel does it's job well in the audio department, but just that.

Now I have to decide whether I keep the moto z or the Pixel.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] AndrasLOHF:
Did Google rewrite the bluetooth audio stack compared to the 6P? Reason I ask this is because in my SUV I use a bluetooth to FM transmitter(old stock stereo). On certain albums they were not listenable due to extreme static/clipping on harsh consonants like S and P and cymbal sounds like hi hats. Basically anything high pitched. Just listened to one of the problem albums with no issues.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] desiregeek:
Moto Z is best I have heard with their JBL speaker mod
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] combat goofwing:
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=hPOIgeaG3PI
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] waytoocrazy:
https://youtu.be/g_nWheqE3T0
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] @home:
Google does it again. 6P had $hite audio as well.

No way I'm buying the Pixel poo poo.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Tuffcheez:
Oh crap, wish I hadn't seen that, but thanks. Is there a workaround? Viper perhaps...?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] FJ40dan:
Looks like I am keeping the LG v20 audio is killer. Tidal and HD tracks sound amazing. $250 cheaper and it takes SD cards : ) extra camera that is wide angle , removable battery, always on notification screen with the time (don't have a watch) and larger screen. Love to have the pixel UI (dont mind the lg one) and faster updates but not at the cost of all this other stuff.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Sachi315:
There is a new version of v4a that's is being updated consistently. I disagree with you on the it doesn't make the audio better. The spectrum widener alone is priceless. I use only that and clarity and my audio in my car with a premium audio system sounds killer even through Bluetooth. I don't like altered sound either but enhancing a DAC with a driver to achieve better audio is not a bad thing.

---------- Post added at 02:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:21 AM ----------

Because the DAC is not that bad it needs a driver to make the sound signature sound as it should be! The HTC m8 did not have a dedicated DAC! It had Qualcomm and HTC tweaked the DAC with its own signature drivers to make it sound so good. Phones like my Nexus 6p have no such drivers and a ****ty sound signature so why not tweak it and implement your own as i did. The spectrum widener alone is priceless in Viper4android i use only that and clarity and my audio in my car with a premium audio system sounds killer even through Bluetooth. I don't like altered sound either but enhancing a DAC with a driver to achieve better audio is not a bad thing.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] AndrasLOHF:
Is the Viper apk actually finally being updated or are you talking about install script packages? Those are two completely different things. Having an app coded that works properly from the start vs. having zips that have to patch a bunch of broken shiz from an outdated/poorly made app are not one in the same. I know.....because a lot of the Viper install packages use the same script started in a Viper thread for Nexus 5 I maintained.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Sachi315:
The app has been updated 2.5.0.5 is the latest I use it on 7.0 with no issues at all.

http://downloadmirror.co/2zYA/ViPER4Android_2.5.0.5_guitardedhero.zip

---------- Post added at 04:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:09 AM ----------

Here is his thread that he personally makes and maintains. Go to the first page read all about it downloads are on the 1st page. Sony Xperia code, HTC code whatever audio libraries your heart desires.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/viper4android-t2952137
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Nick_HtcOne:
2 Questions on Pixel -

- What do you guys make of the GSM arena qudio quality review of Pixel ? http://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel-review-1518p7.php

- And Pixel phone being hacked in 60 seconds ? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/11/google_pixel_pwned_in_60_seconds/
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Nitemare3219:
I've been sitting at work all morning going back and forth between my LG V20 and Pixel XL testing downloaded Google Play Music tracks with my Sennheiser HD800S, and using Viper4Android on both phones to boost bass and a little bit of treble...

The difference between these two phones is not very noticeable, and yes the Quad DAC is enabled - there is a pronounced difference when it is not. The V20 can get considerably louder, but the XL does not come up short on volume. My preferred listening level is 1-3 ticks below its maximum on the XL, and around 55-60 on the V20, but on tracks with low volume... you could come up short on the XL without using some kind of kernel level digital gain.

As far as quality difference between the two? I really can't detect much of any. The V20 maybe has a little more dynamic range, but that's about as much as my ears can decipher. I'm not an audiophile, but I have some fairly expensive gear. Maybe, maybe the soundstage is a little wider on the V20 with the 800S... but these differences are nothing I would notice unless I was completely focused on listening. I know technical numbers here say otherwise, but real world is what matters.

The XL does produce an audible noise floor with my SE846, and the V20 does not. And the V20 has much more granular volume control, which is nice. At home I listen with my Grace m9XX DAC/amp, so I'll take a minute to compare to it tonight.

I'm really lost right now. Could it be that GPM tracks are not "quality" enough to notice differences? Maybe my ears just aren't up to the task of picking out the differences? I do have tinnitus, but all my military hearing tests have passed with exceptional colors when I focus hard on listening... as I am doing right now. Maybe the HD800S with their average 300ohm impedance are capable of being driven by the XL adequately? Doesn't seem to be possible, especially considering impedance jumps to 600ohms for low frequencies, but the XL isn't even lacking bass compared to the V20...
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] chdloc:
Thanks for the report!

Are you performing your tests in a blind fashion? Did you carefully match the gains between the two phones?

If you did, I'm not surprised at all that you could not hear much of a difference.

Most claims of audible differences between two modern DACs cannot be backed up by facts. It is very important to note that most people subconsciously correlate higher volume with punchier bass, higher dynamic range, and overall higher "quality".
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Nitemare3219:
The DAC wasn't much of a concern in this test. As you mentioned, it's really irrelevant with today's phones. But the amplifier was something I was worried about, namely, could it drive the HD800S adequately. Compared to the V20, yes it can, at least as my initial impression would indicate. Compared to my desktop DAC/amp, I don't know - haven't done a direct comparison yet, but I didn't notice any immediate quality issues after only ever exclusively listening to the HD800S on my desktop setup.

I did my best to have the volume between both phones normalized. And depending on the song, I had to raise or lower volume as well. As mentioned, the V20 can push it to uncomfortable levels whereas the XL didn't quite get as loud, but still more than adequate - and that is without utilizing the digital gain that is available with kernels like ElementalX.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] chdloc:
Even the amps themselves should not have that much of an impact on the audio fidelity nowadays.

I think it mostly comes down to the board layout, which can have an impact on distortion, noise, crosstalk, and impedance.

Sorry, but this is not good enough for valid comparisons. Ideally, you would want/need to measure the output voltage of the two phones with a multimeter and try to match those as closely as possible (much less than a dB!).

With ElementalX (or with simple edits to your mixer_paths.xml) you can easily increase the Pixel's output level/volume by 7 dB to possibly match the maximum attainable playback levels.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] bjrmd:
I have the Pixel XL and the Shure 846, my measurements are in [MENTION=2760454]chdloc[/MENTION] thread.

Unfortunately, that IEM is possibly the hardest to handle (not drive volume) for an amp. I have looked at the Shure with a Dragonfly Red and it works like a champ. But, if you smooth out the FR with some filters, the SQ is still excellent and you probably would not notice unless you were really paying attention in a quiet environment.

As far as noise floor. granular volume control, this should be out this weekend. Basically, auto optimization of analog/digital gains using [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] kernel.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Cro Cop:
So how is the sound on Pixel compared to HTC 10, is it equal because it uses Aqstic codec or a bit worse ? Take notice that HTC uses its own standalone DAC, not the Snapdragon dac.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] chdloc:
This rumor just won't die. The HTC 10 uses the same exact standalone codec as the Pixel, the WCD9335, which Qualcomm markets as Aqstic.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Cro Cop:
I read a review on Android central that says otherwise, but I dont really know for sure what it uses, im no expert.

So how does the sound compare?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] M9guy:
I think the Htc 10 sounds better because it was set up by Htc to use the top speaker as a tweeter, but mine has pixel xl does not have Viper4android like my Htc 10 does. Also my Htc 10 is louder. I have seen the pixel xl mod to use the top speaker but I doubt that works as well as the Htc 10 being set up that way to run from the factory. The pixel mod for that I"am hesitant to use because reports list it is not a 100% correctly working mod.

I have been watching for a Viper4android mod for the pixel xl but all I have seen is a few others no true viper4android mod which is what I want.

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:02 PM ----------

See my post above about Htc 10 vs pixel xl, but as I listed my Htc 10 has Viper4android where my pixel xl does not as I"am looking for the viper4android mod for the pixel xl.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] iamhacked:
What is the best quality music player for the Pixel XL? It seems that for Android, all the music players use their own audio engine and end up sounding different for different phones.

For my Nexus 4 and 5, it was Poweramp that seemed the best. For my Galaxy S6, it was Samsung Music.

What about the Pixel XL? Does Poweramp give good quality output for the phone? Should DVC enabled or disabled if so? Are there any better apps?

As for headphone output, I found that it drives my Sennheiser HD25-1 II just as easy as the Galaxy S6. I listened at volume 4 on the S6, and I'm finding volume 3 is loud enough on the Pixel XL. I have yet to listen to enough stuff to actually comment on the audio qusli5
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] danw_oz:
IMO this phones audio is really good, with great resolution. I have previously had Sony devices and HTC beats phones. I am using the following mod http://xdaforums.com/pixel-xl/themes/mod-weta-audio-t3491179 as the dolby atmos and setting on music.

Playing through my Bose headphones the volume is 50% better than any Sony phone, and better than previous HTC phones. The audio is clear and precise, I have been playing a 24bit flac HIRES recording from an LP, the google pixel resolves more of the slight hiss and pops and generally sounds cleaner in the recording that wasn't resolved by the Xperia Z5 with HIRES audio...

I have also downloaded the latest Sony music app because I find this much nicer interface and all available offline. Highly recommended.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] prot-:
I've been keen as to get this mod, but from reading the thread there's lots of bugs with it. And currently there's no way to back up our device first.

I got any glitches? What build u on ?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] danw_oz:
Latest

12th NOV

WETA Audio 8 + 8b + V4ADA1_V6 + V4ADA2_V6

More audio_policy_config tweaks for spotify

One thing I did note yesterday was Dolby over the phone speaker was fluctuating the volume while playing a song at lowish volume (I just turned it off to stop it), apart from that I have not noticed any other issues.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jordy787:
Any audio mods or equalizer for Verizon non rooted pixel XL?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Vivoin3d:
I really like the sound quality of the Pixel XL through headphones. I'm using it with some T20 from RHA. Never had a v20 so I can't comment on the quality compared to the XL

Btw, I'm looking for a nice player with FLAC support seen that I'm not a big fan of Google Music. Before I had a Note 4 and used the default Samsung app. Any suggestions?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Philip:
I have been a happy user of Cataclysm ROM up to now, but sadly it no longer appears to work under Nougat (7.0) and is probably unlikely to be updated.

Is there any other ROM which will do the following? Phone is rooted, and I'd prefer not to go down the Xposed route, unless there's no other option.

Must have:

LED control (for Charging and Notifications)

Reboot entry in power menu

Nice to have:

Upside-down rotation

Disable NFC sounds (vibrate instead)

USB data transfer if unlocked
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtherrell:
A lot of us went to Pure Nexus. Nougat version is imminent.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yudumcan:
I'm a big Pure Nexus fan so will be waiting for a Nougat Rom too
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H4X0R46:
I really really loved Cataclysm! I liked that it was just a small zip that was to be flashed over stock! Just small needed tweaks! I'm with you on that!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coremania:
The best of owning a nexus 6 is that you can flash so many very good roms. You will find your favorite.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rotondo:
Someone that use this feature, can confirm if this consumes large battery?
[XDA Assist] xynah90:
Hi. i have recently acquired an Samsung S6 SM-G920P. it was rooted with 5.0.1 and it was freezing and restating.

So flash/stock firmware marshmallow but it got stuck at optimizing apps. I restarted the phone and managed to skip it (don't know how). After all the process of name, date&time zone, wifi config, etc...about 10-20min it freezes again and restarts. So i tried to update the software via otta, and android gave me a 19mb, but the same happened, it got stuck at optimizing apps.

After that it began to freezing more and more often. I tried to change the firmware to another version with odin, but now odin shows an error (write operation failed). I installed TWRP and wipe dalvkin/cache and cache and after that, it started to boot-loop and mi stuck on it.

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> sboot.bin

<ID:0/003> FAIL!

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

please help me, don't know what else to do.

ill be around often here to check any update on the thread but if anyone can contact me, ill be grateful

whatsapp: +258844797495, luis.joao.ferreira@gmail.com
[XDA Assist] thereassaad:
Well ,

Ur s6 won't install old bootloader over the newer bootloader mate , so try to use the latest firmware that have the newer bootloader or at least the same firmware that have the same bootloader on ur device ,

Good luck

Thank you for Using XDA Assist ,,
[Lava Iris 504Q] Sachin7843:
This is Slim ROM (6.0.1) which I have ported for Lava Iris 504Q+ and it is in alpha stage so only experienced tweakers and developer try this.

Disclaimer:

* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

I have not built this ROM for getting my thanks meter up. I have built this ROM for my uncle's phone as a part of my Android ROM Development learning process but the phone isn't available right now to test and I also don't want to brick the device so I am uploading it here prior to personally flashing it on my (not literally mine) device

So if you want to use this ROM take backup of anything and everything, you know the drill.

I guess you need to be on Android KitKat before you can flash this according to - http://www.mtkroms.com/2016/06/aosp-slim-rom-marshmallow-mt6582.html

Credits:

Ferhung - The man behind CM13 for MT6582

Fire855 - Another legend

Hyperion70

www.mtkroms.com

Ajit Guraya (www.mtkroms.com - Compiled SlimROM for MT6582 from source and fixed camera !

Minh Quoc and Karim Gahgah - For video recording fix

Aniruddha Adhikary - For his amazing USSD Fix

Team Roger That - Ajit Guraya, Diparth Shah, Pawan Diyal, Ashutosh Dubey, Waseem Maya, Ankit Bhatangar, Rohan Taneja, Vipul Jha, Pranav Reddy

Diparth Shah

Slim ROMs Developers/Team - www.slimroms.org

Required blobs (Really huge thanks) :

nofearnohappy, Varun Chitre, Ariafan, Vlad.masti, Fire855, Alex

What's Working NOT TESTED BY ME, ACCORDING TO THREAD WHICH I USED TO PORT THE ROM :

Camera

Audio in calls

Bluetooth

USSD

Audio

Mic

RIL

SMS (Receive and Send both working)

WiFi

Data

RIL is now more stable

Dual SIM

Gapps

Hotspot

Screen Recording

Both storages (SD and Internal) mounting in both Phone and PC

Gapps

720P working in youtube

Bugs :

GPS - Partially working

VPN

Please leave a reply here if ROM boots (I hope it does)

and if not, post me the error

and If it booted then you can report bugs here.

Download Link - https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862665447

Hit thanks if this posted helped you!

XDA:DevDB Information

Slim ROM, ROM for the Lava Iris 504Q

Contributors

Sachin7843

ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow

Based On: Slim ROM

Version Information

Status: Alpha

Created 2016-10-04

Last Updated 2016-10-05
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] d1ckb31n:
Hi all,

I installed TomTom 6 a couple of minutes ago. All works fine :D

Unfortunately the link on the today screen is hard to recognize because the linktext "tomtom" is black. I know, that this is because I use Olio 3.54b XLp with the default theme (OliosTheme) where the background is black/darkgrey.

Does anybody know how I can change the link colors or where the bitmap of this link is located (so I can change the color with paint etc.).

Thanks a lot.

Bye

Ronny
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4co:
Hi guys

Already I researched and found nowhere.

Someone help me find full rom Stable b835 or b860 for H60-L12.

Tks
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muradulislam:
If you are talking about firmware, may be you can try to find it using this tool

http://xdaforums.com/honor-7/general/huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3469621/page1
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4co:
tks, work`s but only found OTA

I need full
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldfinv:
You could ask for a twrp backup of it.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4co:
Yes i know, but i have a developer rom and i intend to change to stable rom.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldfinv:
Like you, could only find Lollipop for L12. Either that, and if there's OTA to 6.0. Or use TWRP recovery. Restore backup. Factory reset. Install stock recovery. No more dev version.
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyshalia:
Here is B535 (stable) for H60-L12: (chinese page, use the second tab)

http://www.emui.com/plugin/hwdownload/detail?modelId=82
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4co:
I Already have that full rom

But i need is B850 (stable) for H60-L12 and i don`t find it. :(
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyshalia:
That is because B535 is the latest stable release for the H60-L12. Dont get confused with all the H60 models, maybe there is a B850 release, but it is not for the L12. Or maybe a developer version.
[Remix OS for PC] Lidor167:
Hey, I got a 2nd hand IBM T30 from a friend, I've never used any OS apart from Windows. ( :eek: )

I'd like to install Remix OS on this computer, But have no Idea how to do it, I never used Bios and I'm not familiar with those things.

I was hoping someone could guide me through the process via either chat or videochat.

I already have the Remix OS's .zip on both my USB and the T30.

many thanks.