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[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] ErikFry:
I have the opposite experience. I download my Spotify library using the "extreme quality" setting enabled. Not sure what technical quality "extreme" is, but listening to The Beatles white album was amazing and sounded great. Could hear all the nuances, highs and lows.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Blown 89:
One way around the audio problem is to buy a bluetooth aptx-HD adapter. A good one will sound better than anything coming out of any phone. They can get pricey though:

https://www.bluewaveaudio.ca/?v=7516fd43adaa

https://us.astellnkern.com/products/astell-kern-ak-xb10
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] bartolo5:
I'll add my experience. The audio quality from my dongle is good, great actually.

Pretty much like the Pixel XL last year. HOWEVER I'm having issues with the connector, if I move it just a bit it will disconnect and it takes an unplug, plug, wait 10 seconds for it to come back. Oddly if I flip it it works fine even after tugging it. Will definitely try another adapter.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] aaronwe:
I got my Pixel 2 with dongle 5 days ago. The dongle sounded fine with my Status Audio CB-1 headphones—the sound quality was comparable to what I got from my old LG G4, though not to the quality of my "real" desktop USB interface (Behringer UMC404). The overall volume was slightly higher than what the G4 could drive the CB-1s at.

But... the dongle never quite seated itself as securely as all my USB-C charging cables, and after 3 days, the connection became intermittent unless I was holding it in. Now it doesn't work at all.

Project Fi has indicated they'll replace it, but it'll take two weeks to ship a new one. Can't say I recommend Fi after this support experience.

Here's hoping for a good (and affordable) portable USB-C DAC in the near future.

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Can confirm a similar experience with my new Pixel 2. The dongle never seated as well as my power cables, and it crapped out entirely after 3 days.

Google says it'll replace it... in 2 weeks. <sad trombone />
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] scoliosis:
Mine has been working well. I can feel the "click" when inserting the dongle. There are some USB-C cables that don't implement the locking mechanism which over time gets loose and causes issues.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] NashEqui:
Well I have the Pixel 2 since 2 weeks now. I have tried with several (high-end) headphones and I have to say that the audio quality is definitively _way_ worse than on my Pixel 1. I have no problems with the dongle, it sits fine and everything, but sound quality sucks major balls.

Obviously you need decent headphone to hear it, but I can assure you it's bad (my daily headphones currently are BO H6.)
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] thesebastian:
One question. Do you know if that adapter that Google provides in the box has one DAC inside?

Or the DAC is still inside the phone and the analogue signal comes out of the Type C?

Because if that device has a already a mini DAC inside...then I suppose we can replace that OEM adapter with a better DAC.

I'm not saying that we should go with something bigger like a Fulla 2....but something tiny that provides better quality than any smartphone's DAC.

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] jeffgt14:
I can’t figure out why it isn’t being discussed more about how much of a disaster audio over USB-C is with Android. Whether using the dongle or any other DAC you have to constantly mess with it over and over until it finally puts out music. It either doesn’t play anything at all or there’s some kind of issue with the amount of power being sent through so the volume is basically at a whisper. It is by far the biggest disaster on this phone.

When it does work, the sound quality on the dongle is abysmal but I’m ok with that because I have an external DAC. Trying to listen to music is like trying to play an old NES cartridge on a Nintendo.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Tidbits:
Mine sounds way better than that. Seems like there is some other issues going on with your equipment.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] jeffgt14:
It's in the adapter itself.

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Abysmal is probably a strong word but it doesn’t sound as good as the Pixel 1 and is fairly lifeless. When I get it to work correctly, my DAC is excellent but my issue is I have to unplug and plug it in until it finally works correctly. It’s never as simple as just plugging in my DAC and enjoying music. It’s not specific to my DAC either because the dongle does this as well.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] thesebastian:
Ah ok so then Type C is just outputting Digital stuff and this tiny tiny adapter is doing the conversion.

Yeah considering its size....it's shouldn't have a great quality

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Matterhorn:
My solution was to buy some bluetooth headphones with apt-x, to me they sound better than using the adapter. I tried the adapter in my car, that was a disaster. My car will link to my Pixel 2 over Bluetooth with AAC which sounds much better than the wired dongle. Of course the system in my car is the wildcard, who knows what its doing to the line in audio.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] thesebastian:
I don't think any Bluetooth headphones (unless they aren't compact) could have a "much" better DAC than the one included in the USB C to 3.5mm adapter.

If anyone is worried about sound quality the best thing to do is keep wired and use some DAC with better quality than the ones included inside other smartphones.

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] foosion:
Tiny DACs seem to work perfectly well. Almost every report I've seen finds the audio quality of the Pixel 2 adapter, as well as the Apple adapter for the iphone, to be the same as the audio quality of the phone itself.

How big are the DACs in the phone?
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] NashEqui:
so how would i connect a DAC (like the dragonfly) to my Pixel 2 ? All current DACs are USB (non-C) - do I just put a USB-C to USB adapter in between? Doesn't this have an effect on soundquality?
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] thesebastian:
No it's not a problem. I've connected a Fulla 2 to my Nexus 5X before.

What I can't remember is if I used a USB OTG cable. I think DAC support is native in Android phones.

I don't know how much power hungry these DACs are but you will probably consume more battery with a dragon fly than the stock included DAC

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] jeffgt14:
My DAC (LH Labs Geek Out 720) probably consumes about 20% battery an hour so there is definitely a huge shot to battery life with them.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] foosion:
Here's a thread with measurements of audio quality https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/pixel-usb-c-audio-measurements-t3691535
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Brian Soo:
For those interested, I decided to open up the adapter that comes with the Pixel 2. It looks like it's made by Realtek and it was covered in plastic(?) like those from a hot glue gun. Presumably to make it resistant to water to a certain extent.

https://ibb.co/nBoi2w

https://ibb.co/mGwaFG

I'm prototyping a case that incorporates the headphone jack + micro sd slot, which prompted me in cutting the DAC adapter open.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] BaronInkjet:
Interesting! I thought about buying a spare to cut it open. Would it be possible to post a pic or two?
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Brian Soo:
Yeah! (I tried adding a picture here but since I'm a junior member they don't allow me to post links, I'll PM you)

Here you go! I'm prototyping a case that adds back the headphone jack as well as add on a micro-sd card for power users.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] BaronInkjet:
Pic 1 from Brian:

https://ibb.co/mGwaFG

Pic 2

http://tinyurl.com/y85kmw97
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] BaronInkjet:
A case with built-in DAC/headphone jack would be great. The biggest issue seems to be the Android USB DAC driver though.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Brian Soo:
I'm figuring out how to translate the USB-C connector into thickness of the case rather than height of the case. (having an awkwardly long phone is...awkward haha)There's quite abit of components on the USB C cables which allows for data and power transfer.

What do you mean by the Android USB DAC driver ?
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] BaronInkjet:
See this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/pixel-usb-c-audio-measurements-t3691535

In short, Google mis-managed the various output volume levels, so the stock dongle has distortion. You can fix this with a root hack (referenced in that thread) or by tricking your phone into using the Neutron USB driver.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] garethbp:
Sabaj DA3 - DAC with USB Type C, no battery powers from phone, high quality chip, supports regular unbalanced audio and has a balanced audio output. It's small and is picked up no problem by the Pixel 2. Best bit is it costs < $100.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] Ushubh Singh:
Hlo guys can any one help me how to flash tha. Zip file of our backup in Titanium backup pro app. Plzzz plzzz help me. :confused::confused:
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] wasimsiwan007:
I tried once(twrp) .. Bt only apps installed not data,
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] Ushubh Singh:
Any other option for restoring. App with data
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] wasimsiwan007:
Ys with titanium ,do normal backup
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] Ushubh Singh:
But bro in some ROM Titanium doesn't work properly.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] wasimsiwan007:
Wts error u r facing during restoring?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] Ushubh Singh:
While restoring it stuck at 0%.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
Just wondering if people considering buying from never-msrp or those that have bought from them realize they do not offer any warranty on their devices? Literally zilch and not even the manufacturers warranty is apparently honored?

Further, contacted them 6 days ago with couple of questions and no response. Sent a follow up couple of days ago and still no response.

So apart from price wondering if I am missing something here..... They dont honor manufacturers warranty, they dont offer any warranty (unless you buy extra from 3rd party) and they apparently can't be bothered to even reply so they can take my money...Wondering what they would be like then if something goes wrong :laugh:

Is there anyone else people recommend with similar pricing but honors warranty and has good customer service?

I am after the 64gb dual sim SM-N950F/DS and they are selling it for $820 delivered.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] harveydent:
Manufacturers typically don't give warranty for grey market devices. Or more accurately, they will only honor the warranty in the market the device was made for, so if you buy a Korean phone, Samsung USA won't honor the warranty but you can still get warranty on it if you send it back to Korea.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
Right. Except I read never-msrp will not do that and will have nothing further to do with the process once you have bought it unlike some other sellers that will deal with Samsung in their region to honor warranty for you and ship replacement back to you and so on. Never-msrp hasn't even bothered to respond yet...

In one case, if true, the customer had a Sony phone and Sony USA wouldnt honor the warranty and Sony HK upon being presented the device and ebay/paypal purchase receipt wouldnt honor the warranty either claiming that it was sold overseas and warranty is no longer valid (of course that isn't Samsung so not sure what Samsung might pull especially since you wouldn't have any support from never-msrp or their original purchase receipt...)

Warranty is a concern when you are spending near $1000 or more...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] iunlock:
OP, you don't want to buy from that seller anyway. That variant has the OEM unlock time released cancer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
What do you mean by OEM unlock time released cancer? Don't they all take 7 days past activation and usage for the OEM UNLOCK to show up?

Then who apart from Clove is good? Still clarifying with qd_us if theirs shows OEM UNLOCK or not (last response was their's are Taiwan SM-N950F/DS, region free and no one has reported any issues yet).

And one thing I do not get is why don't people flash the XSG firmware on to their SM-N950F/DS (or for that matter the EU firmware or something else)? XSG apparently is confirmed to work and shows OEM UNLOCK and allows Samsung Pay functionality.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
i almost bought from that seller but i decided not to because i don't want to deal with nonnsense regarding bootloadder unlock.

I went with the n950n korean version from wondamobile for just 35 dollars more than never-msrp
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
Wonda's 950f/ds works out to ~$950. Where is their version from? I would guess Taiwan as they are from HK.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
it's actually 928 and change, also they only have gold.

I don't know where they get it, or if the bootloader unlock issue is present in their f\ds versions.

So far everyone who bought a korean version has absolutely no problems with unlocking bootloaders.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
Factor in the DHL shipping and it works out to $950. This is one big mess. Korean version no issues, EU version no issues if activated in EU first and 5 min call is made, HK/CN version apparently might work, UAE version apparently ok, the U version apparently locked down junk, the SG/TW sourced versions may or may not work (at least TW from never-msrp may not work)....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
and that is precisely why i just decided to get the N and not have to worry about what ifs
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] iunlock:
No, as mentioned here the EU (F model that has been activated with a 5 Min call in the region) and the Korean (N) mode are not infected.

Good choice.

As for The Korean (N) model.......

..... The (N) model is best for AT&T (since N has 1900 frequency) , however not so much for T-Mobile since TM uses 1700, which the N models doesn't have.

.

::iunlock::
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] masri1987:
ATT sucks in AZ anyway lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] imitor87:
I've purchased a Galaxy Tab Pro and a S from them before. Devices were both brand new and had no issues so I'm not certain as of the warranty service. But I do believe they offer a limited 30 day warranty or something if the product malfunctions. Like the posters above said, the manufacturer warranty is usually covered by the country the product is shipped from. They sell mostly international variants so it makes sense.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Limeybastard:
Yeah, they are **** heads. I remember about 7 months ago contacting them vis eBay in respect of buying a Samsung tab s2, their response was sub par at best. I ended up buying it from someone else.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] who-knows:
I bought a Note 8 from Never MSRP. So far it seems to be good but I was little worried since the "security seal" on the box is the old white style found on S4 or S5 plus the Ink quality on the security label looked pretty shabby. The colour of the black fades. When I turned the phone on it loaded right away to a loaded phone screen which might also indicate that it wasn't factory sealed. Normally you would have to go through all the initial settings like language and what not first, am I right here ?

So other then that, it does seem like its a legit note 8 as far as performance goes. I am slightly worried that its a really really good fake but everything works so far and I'm using a T mobile sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] username1538:
It is a mystery to me as to how this unscrupulous ebay seller never msrp has a 99% favorable rating. I purchased a galaxy s8 plus, and when it arrived I noticed the ebay listing stated there was an adapter included. This aroused my suspicion that this was an international version, with no manufacturer's warranty. Amazon sellers clearly indicate when items are international version/no u.s. warranty. Not sure why ebay does not demand this kind of transparency. I returned the phone in an unopened box, and in addition to shelling out $10 in return shipping fees, I had to wait 8 days for a refund. Stay far away from this seller, awful experience
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Dchoi229:
I got mine from amazon for 700ish from my company. It comes with no warranty either but I'm not worried about it. I'd go for the pixel 2 xl instead of the note 8. It's def not worth 850 of your hard earned money. If it was 600ish sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mzsquared:
Bought the Samsung SM-N950U for $649.99 at Amazon today. 300 bucks combined savings, incl. $100 amazon prime membership.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] auky:
The note 8 from never MSRP is going for 539.99. I bought an S8+ from them a year ago and tempted to get the note. Is it silly to upgrade from s8+ knowing the 2 phones are almost similar?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mzsquared:
Tough decisions:laugh:, always too many choices, they also ran promotion for LG V35 ThinQ $599.99, but I realized they slipped some amazon software into that phone and I really wanted that stylus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] auky:
To make the decision tougher, I found an eBay coupon that takes another $25 off that makes it 514.99 shipped ?

I didn't pull the trigger but I don't know how much longer I can hold ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tuliusy2k:
Back in 2016 bought them 2 phones, have them delivered to US and then to my country, Argentina

Never an issue.

Now I want to but an S10+ from QD_US and have a similar question than someone other here.

My current S9+, came from Italy and no chances...I wasn't able to make it work until I've paid usd$35 to receive a region unlock code... I WAS CRAZY by that moment, back in April 2018.

Will I have the same issue if I buy from QD_US? They ship from Taiwan.

USD 699 in qs_US

usd 784 in Amazon

usd 999 in Best Buy
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] revized:
I bought a note 10+ n975f from them and would never do business with them again because I have asked for a receipt with the serial number in it and they will not send any reply! Never ever buy from never msrp!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] CLShortFuse:
I've had a Tilt since it launched and have run multiple different roms. What has always happened since I bought it, is that my internet connection will drop when I'm on a phone. I don't understand. I shouldn't, right? None of my other non-WM phones dropped the internet connection.

That's one of the things I loved about GSM, I could be talking on the phone (via BT) and use the internet on it, but not anymore with this phone. IM+ will disconnect all the IM clients, which is the most annoying one. I think I've heard people in this forum say they don't have this problem. Is it a flaw with Windows Mobile itself (Microsoft catering to CDMA), the Kaiser model, firmware or my phone itself?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DarkDvr:
yep, drops my HSDPA when on call as well. It's probably normal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fb.knight:
hey man you know you can only use the phone and the internet at the same time on a 3g conection right? if its not that then i dont know whats up try a new rom i guess
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fb.knight:
hey i just saw that another person posted in here and had the same problem on a 3g network so i tried it out i can use the phone for data and a call at the same time im using a wm 6.1 rom not sure what one maybe its a problem with the service in your area
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DarkDvr:
Man, some commas would really help..

Anyway.. when you say that u can use phone and internet at the same time - have you actually tried being on the call and browse internet? It does stay connected, but there is no traffic.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] CLShortFuse:
I don't think it has ever worked on my Kaiser. It works on my Razr v3xx. Maybe it is 3G. For some reason, now that I put a new 6.1 rom and a new 6.1 compatible radio, my phone is almost only on EDGE when I used to always be on HSDPA. Well, the battery life is better at least. I'll try again when I connect to a 3G network, which used to be always.

I don't think my Razr was limited to simultaneous voice + data only when on 3G.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sdlopez83:
I've known this too. Tethering and phone work in 3g for me as well.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fb.knight:
yeah i did browse to a few sites made sure it was using the data. even made sure it wasnt just cached pages. hey if ur only getting edge maybe its ur radio rom? i was getting that for awhile new rom and it went away
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DarkDvr:
I'm using HSDPA, never 3G (it switches to HSDPA when 3G is available).. it's definitelly faster.. but I have battery charge issues and no traffic while on call. Perhaps 3G doesn't have those issues, I will try it out.

I do get EDGE sometimes, but it's usually same spots. I guess some towers don't have 3G i-net connection, only EDGE. Some places, however, I always get HSDPA (usually where signal strength is high)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] fb.knight:
sorry i forgot not all 3g is hsdpa i should of clarified we have hsdpa over here
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pacmanpoop:
I have the same problem. 3G or H data connections drop when a call is made or received. reconnects when call is over. Anyone with ideas if it is the phone, radio or rom?

Solved!! After some digging around in the forum I found out that setting a limit to disconnect your data connection will cause this problem. If your using kaisertweak go under "Data" set the "disconnect after" to disabled (default) instead of the 1 minute(advised). for some reason this will now allow data and voice to work together and wont drop your data connection while on call anymore. Good luck with your device.

using PDA plan on wap.cingular

ATT TILT

Dutty_s_WM6.1_Official_UC_5.2.19199_RTM

POLAR_Radio_1.58.21.23
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dyetheskin:
kaisertweak setting

I have this feature setup just like you and voice and data still doesn't work together
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] enigmaneo:
I had the same problem and this fixed my issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] NotAbdShahid:
Hello everyone.

I'm looking for a new phone for myself and I've narrowed it down to the S7 Edge and the S8(Both exynos variants). I was wondering if anyone who has used both phones could decide for me. I can get the S7E for about $130 cheaper than I can get the S8. I like having a good camera(front and back both). I am, however, going to be keeping this phone for about 3-4 years since I'm a student and I'm looking to make this a one time investment till I graduate from university. Keeping that in mind, do you think I should get the S8 or the S7E? I don't mind paying a bit extra for the S8 but is it actually worth the extra $130? If I get an S7E, would it be able to last me till 3-4 years?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] popmpopm:
no photo for me

s8 is best

the most important thing for me is just USB-C ( 4k hdmi )

and

hdr screen , no overheat like s7 , battery life , ....

the ( - )

Bluetooth audio distortion

camera
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sabi95190:
what about between pixel vs s8