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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] michaelpianella:
Tidal vs spotify and every other music streaming app

Hey guys, after a week of use with the akg ear buds, and Beats solo 3 headphones I was extremely disappointed honestly felt it sounded worse than my s7 active and s5 tbh. Good clarity but terrible eq settings no matter what i tried. Needless to say I was upset for not buying the g6 especially since i own around 10 sets of headphones ranging between 99 and 800 dollars. After reading ever bit of info I could find I just could not figure out what the issue was . Well I have been a paying member of spotify for years and love it, huge fan BUT...... After a lot of research found out that tidal offers hifi audio forget the exact specs but 1600 or 1700 kbps flac. The first note that I played made me literally start laughing. This phone sounds incredible with all my headphones. Its really unbelievably clear for the size of this phone and hardware limitations. As far as,I know it's pretty hard to find dsd audio but for 19.99 you can get tidals hifi, I'm currently using tune free trial. If you haven't I recommend installing it and at least using the free 30 days. Catalogue is not quite as large as others subscriptions but I'm fairly pleased with the audio now. My g6 comes next week unfortunately I haven't put hands on one yet but can't wait to compare the quad dac with the (no one seems to know )s8 dac. I'll post my opinion of it after a few days of use. Again I don't think the issue is the hardware I believe it's just a matter of finding hi resolution audio.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
You mean we have to use hires audio like flac to get the most out of it

How about driving heavy headphones ... Can it get loud
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] michaelpianella:
Definitely louder

Besides the clear improvement in quality it absolutely gets loud, I was maxing the volume out previously but using hifi I stop at the red on the volume meter. Any louder with my beats would definitely be detrimental to my hearing but I have taken them off and maxed it out. No distortion and ridiculously loud. I should say also that I use my solo3s and all my wireless headphones with the wire plugged in. That along with enabling the uhq setting makes a noticeable difference. If you aren't an audiophile tidal hifi provably isn't worth the extra money. But if you have to have the best audio available that's the best I've found so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Great... pls do compare with LG v20 or LG g6 and let us know
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
im assuming you've imported the Asian G6 variant, as the American version doesnt have the quad DAC right? Or is that just for europe?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] michaelpianella:
Yup, wasn't certain about the U.S. version but I knew for sure the Korean version had it so went with that, kinda wishing I had done the same with my s8 but I was too impatient, that 6gb ram would've been nice to have.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
i use the s8+ with my BOSE QC35. its very quiet, too quiet in fact. quite irritating.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
That has to do with Bluetooth....s8 is supposed to have Bluetooth 5 ... Did u check the volume on headset and phone both
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] craigdamey:
It's a bit unfair to judge the S8+ with the headphones that come with it or cheap rubbish from Beats. Just tried some Jennifer Warnes (The Hunter) on some Sennheiser HD-700s and holy crap it sounds good. Seems like the S8+ not only has the Aqstic 32bit DAC but has some seriously decent amplifier stage as well to be able to directly drive over the ear headphones that well. No mean feat as when I first bought the HD700s they sounded pretty bad driven directly off a PC so I use them (on the PC) with an iFi external USB 3.0 DAC.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] patt2k:
Check my post : https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/low-bluetooth-volume-car-fix-t3595530
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
My issue is when I use it as WIRED headset
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] patt2k:
Equalizer is supposed to be system wide so it should help as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] goobyjr9:
SD835+Shure SE846's sound amazing listening to FLACs and 320kbps MP3s on the default Samsung Music Player. It's not as bassy compared to my ExynosS6E, the highs are crystal clear, and the sound stage is very wide. There is zero hissing with UHQ upscaler turned on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
I totally agree. PLEASE paragraph your postings though, its hard work reading your interesting post. :good:

Sound quality is also top of my list. I never use the camera. We have to accept though that we are the vast minority and today's mobiles are more or less cameras with a phone attached.

The audio world is in a real mess at present. Its a mine field. Again TWO standards for defining Audio and even then within each system they are highly subjective and controversial. Youtube has some very good interviews with top executives of the hi res business and its fascinating to hear them speak on the subject.

Ryland :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
Sorry about that, i edited the posting and separated it into paragraphs as you asked for. I have the habit of doing that and really need to make those pauses in my rantings for readability lol.

I agree....i know we are in the minority and that is ok, i just get irate when we can't even speak on it or debate about it for a hot minute without someone comin in fast with the knock-down about whatever we are talkin about isn't important or stupid lol. Id like to see those interviews...can you link em here or tell me whos in it so i can find them easily when i search Youtube?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
I could be wrong, BUT i did call LG themselves and a couple carriers about the specs on the G6 before i chose the S8. There was no mention of the QUAD-DAC being ported to the G6 from the LGV20 and no listing of it on GSMArena or others. They all listed it specifically on the V20 everywhere but only listed the G6 having 32bit/192khz.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
So we can assume we don't need a mid range dedicated player like fiio x5 etc when we can play that quality with s8 this time ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] goobyjr9:
You will if you're using <150 Ohms headphones as the amp isn't strong. Any in-ears/earbuds or IEM's won't need a dedicated player. A dedicated player like the X5 will definitely give a cleaner sound but you don't have to worry about getting horrible sound with the S8. The S8 may feel bass heavy if you're using the stock Samsung Music Player. I use USB Audio Player PRO if I want better sound.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] robber:
Here is a test for everyone.

ABX is the only way to reliably determine if you can in fact hear a difference between two files. People, and especially audiophiles want to believe that they can hear something and do extraordinary jobs at convincing themselves they truly can.

So, see if anyone can pass this test. http://abx.digitalfeed.net/

I have $11k worth of gear on my desktop and I have a very hard time. I don't believe that mobile devices have the resolving power to make high res audio relevant.

It is worth noting this is not a high res audio test, it is simply lossy vs lossless, but it gives a good window into the types of differences we are talking about.

Good luck!

http://abx.digitalfeed.net/
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vegetaleb:
HTC specifically put the Hi-Res logo on the box of HTC 10, is there any logo for S8?

I am very tempted by the S8 but since my smartphone is my number 1 music source I need it to be good enough.

BT in my car and wired KZ ZS3, KZ ATES.

BTW for people complaining that BT and wired volume are low, did you try the mods and/or V4A?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
U mush have seen many unboxing video do u see that sign on any box ?

If u very picky on audio then stick with phones like HTC but s8 has very close performance is what a non audiophile would say and apart from audio as a phone s8 beats the hell out of any phone now
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
I sort have to disagree there on S8 vs the HTC....I am, I guess, an audiophile of sorts....it is usually what I look for first in which phone I decide to get everytime and what headphones I choose too etc etc. I have had both HTC A9 and tested the HTC 10, owned samsung galaxies note 4 and s4 and now the S8. So out of the box I could tell the difference in quality of sound from the HTCs to the S8 and was quite impressed. No other phone or none ive seen advertise it outright having 32bit audio and 384khz output....only one I saw came close was LG G6 " 32bit/192khz. LG g6 would be just fine too or LG V20 but I chose the S8 in the end for the specs on other hardware that were up to date fully not 6 months ago( not that its that big a difference but...). I haven't got it rooted since it isn't out yet but would love V4A on it and I know itll kick my sock off when I finally get it with the S8 sounding as good with little modifying just Poweramp/Neutron and hi-res mode....good hi-res headphones will also help too. Either way....S8 has some issues I hate like their blocking our abilities to root harder every new handset but I can deal with it for now since the sound is not crappy like my other handsets before.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
So as per ur exp s8 sound quality is at par with HTC 10 ?

Both in terms of DAC and amp ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
Well, to be honest and clear not to overstate anything of my exp on this and say I def don't have all the answers, and this is based only from years and years of researching in this area, keeping on the changes yearly/monthly etc, testing with handset I own and a few I have had ability to do so with and do it with a fair amount of testing time and range of tools I trust etc....IMHOP it would be better than the 10 out of the box by a decent margin. DACs on each are negligible really I think...I never can find the information where it states what DAC is actually on board in anyu handset other than when someone has an article that the writer of said article states this detail....I have yet to find detail information pertaining to the DACs from manufactures like google or sony etc. They all say they don't know on the phone or it never is listed but mentioned vaguely in the description online and specs detail.

That being said, I say negligible because the performance of a DAC and which is better can be hindered or give it a boost depending on the other hardware specs esp the processor for example.....Exynos would and usually outperforms Snapdragon so the output/quality of the DAC would most like be better but how much so is uncertain...still it would output better quality overall nonetheless even if the DACs onboard are the same. Sooo I don't usually base my stuff in the end on what I think is best quality on DACs, external or internal and really don't use em unless I have a crappy low-end phone that really needs that boost. The 10 and S8 wont. In the end, it really comes down to personal preference first and then hardware specs.....specs def when listed can seem worlds apart in the phone output capabilities but once u get it it comes down to quality of your music tracks, how they were ripped/post-processing and other changes to it like container/format used and what programs/hardware used to do the modifications aforementioned etc etc. Its complicated. lol

I love the S8 for its sound hands down.......id have to say it is quite better in overall sound output and more vs the HTC 10.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vegetaleb:
But isn't the s8 lacking loudness while the 10 can give you ear injuries because of the very high volume it gives? Let's see what will be the DAC and Amp quality of the usb c to 3.5mm adapter of the 11, it could be as quiet as the s8
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Whts the use of that high volume which can cause injury anyways

Also s8 gets loud for most of the cans
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] craigdamey:
With Sennheiser HD-700s plugged into an SD-835/Aqstic based S8+ it goes plenty loud. Enable UHD audio if you want it even louder (basically it's a DSP filter that creates more punch in the output sound). I can't imagine anyone complaining about that, I like my music louder than most and I rarely get the volume above 3/4 with either the HD-700 over the ear headphones or my Shure SE-535 in ear monitors. The AKGs that come with the phone are a little less efficient so you might need to crank up the volume a bit more but you can't really start a conversation about audiophile quality audio when you're still using the stock earphones.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
I don't have any loudness issues and haven't had really any of the other issues reported by other users so I cn't comment on that unfortunately. The S8, for me, has better than average or at least that for loudness. I was unexpecting the level of sound it produced from seemingly one speaker at the bottomright of the handset. Ive had others just the same and normally were bad with level of sound and quality....the s8 is pretty loud...I can play tv on it and not have to turn everything else around off completely just to hear and my friends or family can hear without having to be super close to the phone, just sits on the wireless charging stand and I watch whatever.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
You are absolutely right ppl uses the so called bundled headphones even akg in this case and start talking loudness quality pretend to be audiophile

They should Spend money in good pair of headphones first them talk discuss these
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
I am going to be trying a pair of JH16v2 next weekend, then we will see :p
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vegetaleb:
We are talking wired and BT earphones loudness, not main speaker

I will pass by samsung showroom to test my KZ my self, I will even install Neutron as it's one of the rare music player that can increase volume without root
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jj03:
sound, over bluetooth to my cans is really good. crisp, and punchy...very impressed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mcbright80:
Ah ok, sorry I misunderstood that part =/. I haven't had loudness problems in those area either....at least to me of course. I hope I was a litte help there in this for ya. I seem to have the best luck with handsets though.... I always read here and other sites about ones I own and that just came out and they have issues of all kinds and its seemingly widespread.... but for some reason I never seem to get any of the issues as others describe lol. Just some good luck idk. Good luck though
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jlieu:
Anyone manage to get DSD 256 and DSD 512 to work on stock music player?

Here's the demo you can try :

24Bits 384KHZ FLAC http://www.lindberg.no/hires/test/2L-082_stereo-DXD_01.flac

DSD 256 http://www.lindberg.no/hires/test/2L-106/2L-106_stereo-11289k-1b_04.zip ----------------------------------------- ( Wont work on stock music player S8/s8+ )

DSD 128 http://www.lindberg.no/hires/test/2L-106/2L-106_stereo_DSD-5644k_MAGNIFICAT_04.dsf.zip

Play using AKG or higher end headphones/ headset only to hear all details and yeah, its Ultra HD sound you never hear before.

enjoy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
2 files works perfect even on Google play music

But 2L-106_stereo-11289k-1b_04.dsf doesn't work
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jlieu:
Yup, thats DSD 256 with 11.2896Mbit/s resolutions . wont work with stock player unless player like onkyo or usb audio player pro.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
But the other 2 works which is great ... This one is too rare don't need it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sagor1:
Every other site shown s8 has 32bit/192khz except gsmarena.....i guess it's just a typing error.

btw anyone compare s8 vs lg g6 quad dac audio quality?

Sorry for posting on a old post.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jetsman:
Will not let me push the activate button. Not sure what's happening with that
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jetsman:
Ok so I've purchased the disabler app from the app store and it had me install a plug-in for that app. When I go to activate it nothing happens. I press activate and zipo nothing. Am I missing something or ????? Any help would be great. I have the S8 plus edge from T-Mobile the 855u. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] insaned:
I'm coming from a s7 Edge that I was using viper4android properly configured to use with conveolver with an audio-technica mx50 + Aiip A3 and let me tell you that the s8 (no root and stock) looks absolutely flat and ridiculous, without any range and a huge loss of dynamics. It's really HUGE the difference...

I'm not sure if I root the s8 can bring back the same capabilities or even further, because I don't want to root is due to samsung pay and secure folder. SO got stuck with ****ty shound... the A3 help a little but it sounds quite different.
[Android Apps and Games] PiereMallao:
Hi,

i'm searching for a good Shutdown-App for my Doogee X5 max pro (Android 6.0 with root). I've tried Tasker but it doesn't work (not with Secure Settings and not with Shell command - but 'su reboot -p' in Terminal Emulator App works :confused:). I've tried the App AutoOff and it worked, but here i only can set a Time 60min max. I need a little bit more (90 or 120 minutes). I can set a specific time where the device should shutdown, but i think a Timer is the better solution.

So is there an App that can shutdown my device automatically with a Timer higher than 60 Minutes?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SoNic67:
This is for people that like to use the stock firmware (I'm one of them) and you are rooted with ElementalX. One of my main reasons to root the phone is to use AdAway (or similar) to get rid of annoying and useless ads.

Well, the hosts file is write protected by the stock Android and cannot be overwrite by AdAway, even if you give root access. AdAway suggests a work-around for this and this is how you apply it.

1. First run AdAway - it will fail writing the system hosts file, but the new hosts file is downloaded on the phone.

Now change to fastboot mode and then boot TWRP (there is no need for TWRP to be flashed with stock).

I usually do it from a command window opened in the TWRP folder (Shift-RightClick), like this:

adb reboot-bootloader

Now you are in fastbootmode.

fastboot boot twrp-3.1.0-athene_shreps.img

Of course, replace the TWRP name with "twrp-3.0.2-r4-athene.img" if that's is what you have.

In TWRP screen now:

1. Select MOUNT and check the System partition. Go back.

2. Select ADVANCED>TERMINAL

You have a # prompt. If not, type SU.

3. Type the following two lines in that terminal:

mv /system/etc/hosts /system/etc/hosts.bak

This renames the existing hosts file to hosts.bak . Not really needed... but better safer than sorry.

[COLOR="Blue"]ln -s /data/hosts /system/etc/hosts[/COLOR]

This creates a symbolic link to a location that AdAway can write.

Reboot and enjoy.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Hari Haran:
Simply copy that hosts file via any root Explorer
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] rajatgupta1998:
This thing won't directly happen, imo:
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SoNic67:
Yeah, but you have to do it manually every time you update the hosts (AdAway update). Annoying IMO.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] sudhanpatil111@gmail.com:
Thanks

Wow it worked great after a reboot. Is it like a hosts shortcut in etc folder to hosts file in data folder?
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SoNic67:
This needs to be re-done after the 93.14-4 security update.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] toppits:
I am running Stock, ElementalX, rooted with SuperSU.

I installed AdAway 3.2, checked systemless mode in the settings and that's it.
[Moto G4 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SoNic67:
I am still at version 3.1.2. Thanks for the heads up.
[Off-topic] serdel_elo:
https://wn.nr/UNTb8m

Good luck guys ! [emoji41]
[Off-topic] darthass:
I think every giveaway is fake as they never show who won.
[Off-topic] serdel_elo:
It is from Android Authority. They always show is the winner. Sometimes even picture
[Off-topic] Punitk:
Giveaway is not fake

No dear android authority giveaway is not fake because this giveaway is worldwide so that's why winning chances is less.
[Huawei Ascend G7 Questions & Answers] A3gis:
Hey!

I'm trying to install CM, but it always gives me the error executing updater binary in zip.

I've got TWRP 2.8.7.0 and tried with CM13 and CM12 on my Huawei G7-L01

I hope somebody can help me
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] waj1234:
On Chinese 20s rom any app with links and even in chrome it opens up default browser. It will not let me disable it and since I am not rooted I can't delete it. Anyone know how to make chrome be default browser? Never had this issue before to be honest.

Edit forget that I found it in settings eventually.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] neo299:
Go to System settings -> App Management > Default apps ( lower left part of App management screen) -> Tap on the type of app that you want to change as default and set to your preferred choice.

For anyone else who eventually needs to setup non-default apps AS default ones :)
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] donbarlone:
Hi, I tried to chenge the default browser, but even chrome is thicked in the previous menu appears that browser is system default. Do you know how to proceed in this case?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] dgtlsoul:
Same problem here. The procedure described by Neo299 is not working.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Rgrds

Dgtl
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] YasuHamed:
From March2017, Mi Max (and other Phones Running Stable Rom Miui8.2 on Android 7) + (Developer ROM 7.3x) (Global or China) when received latest update of Google Play Store; results in WAITING for WIFI sign whenever you install or update any app.

This error appears even when you are connected to wifi.

so basically playstore become null.

Requirement

1. Rooted Xiomi Phone (MI MAX hydrogen / helium) ( Redmi XX)

2. Running on Developer/Stable Rom Android N

Fix

from https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-grand-2/general/trick-stop-play-store-self-update-t3495485

1. Create Two Text file on your desktop pc and remove .txt extension

---- "com.google.android.gms-1" and "com.android.vending-1" (without Quotes)

2. install root xplorer or any Root file browser app in your Mi Phone ( you may use APKPURE )

3. connect your device in mtp mode and paste the create files in internal storage

4. put phone on airplane mode

5. uninstall updates for Google Playstore

6. open root browser

7. grant root browser SuperUser writes and copy those two files from your base internal storage and paste them in data/app folder.

8. if it asks overwrite, grant permission

this will keep PlayStore from getting selfupdated and you wont get error.

this is temporary fix until Miui Roms get actual fix