yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] rickysidhu_:
I've always put screen protectors on my phones ever since the purchase of my very first one. As the user mentioned above, it's less for the screen shattering but more so for preventing hairline scratches.

I've only been able to find wet apply protectors that work best; every other glass protector on Amazon has had really bad reviews for not sticking on the edges.

If anyone has good recommendations for a glass protector (or even that flexible glass mentioned above) please let me know where you got it from!

This wet apply protector sticks very well to the edges unlike the standard glass protectors available, however there is that classic Orange Peel effect and the screen looks a bit grainy under light or white backgrounds.

The only screen protector I've been able to find with good reviews is the one with that UV light install and it's about $60, way too much for a protector in my opinion.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
Interesting claim as Gorilla Glass 5 and 4 have the same scratch resistance as seen in Jerry Rig Everything videos.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] sgtslaughter64:
I always use a matte finish screen protector so it's easier to use outdoors in the sunlight and no fingerprints
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
I have never used protectors and have never had scratches. On this phone I do. It's possible I am doing something different but can't imagine what?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EnIXmA:
After getting million scratches on my V10 few years ago, I always use a iq shield wet application screen protector. It is easy to install and feels like there is nothing on the screen. The other day my friend was checking my pick 2 xl and asked as to why I don't use a screen protector and I told him it's already on the phone, and he was surprised.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
Probably just the wrong pocket or face down surface with the wrong little speck harder than Gorilla Glass.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] KHANrad_SIN:
What screen protector are you using exactly? Sounds interesting, I'm getting tired of these tempered glass screen protectors for this phone, they either don't work well or cost way too much.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] PuffDaddy_d:
Brotect Air Glass

I've used it on my past two phones and have been very satisfied. It doesn't provide edge to the coverage, but is less likely to have a Halo effect if installed evenly.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] elkbath:
has anyone tried the Spigen GLAStr nano liquid on their phones? I'm thinking of going screen protector - less and applying the nano liquid for scratch prevention
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] marvi0:
Most water application based screen protectors are terrible. They definitely distort the screen and it ends up having a touchy, rubbery effect. The only issue without a screen protector is when you want to sell it, as it will likely have fine marks on it, which can reduce the value of it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] PuffDaddy_d:
Stay away from any liquid screen protectors. They are all snake oil (don't work as advertised).
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] elkbath:
thanks for the info. I ended up going with the AmFilm tempered glass screen protector and I'm happy with it
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] galaxys:
AmFilm tempered glass is very good if you want a screen protector.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] rickysidhu_:
I'm using a G-Color liquid application TPU film scren protector and after the liquid dries underneath, its flawless and I can't even tell I have one on!
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Abiram26:
Hello,

I've had the following ROMS on my Axon 7:

MiFavor Stock OS (Android 6.0)

CyanogenMod OS (Android 6.0)

Lineage OS (Android 7.1.1)

Resurrection Remix OS (Android 7.1.2)

AEX OS (Android 8.1.0)

However, with all these ROMs I was never really able to tell whether audio is processed through the Snapdragon 820 DAC or the AKM/AK4490/AK4491 DAC.

I've been active on XDA to follow updates on audio and ROMs.

With the stock ROM's I do think the 'super HiFi' option really made the phone use the AKM/AK4490/AK4491 DAC.

Also the audio playback through the built-in phone speakers was amazing (but limited in loudness because European ROM)

On LOS 14.1, it was said that the ROM used the HiFi DAC but 'distorted audio playback' was still mentioned as a bug.

Audio playback through the built-in phone speakers was poor (especially mids would give a cracking noise)

On RR OS (Nougat), I basically has the same as on LOS 14.1 (mainly because RR OS used LOS as base).

Now I'm on AEX OS and I do think the audio sounds much better than before.

(I flashed the AK4490 patch (not sure if this does anything... I've also read that custom ROM's have the Hi-FI DAC enabled by default) and I also flashed Hell'sGate Kernel (which seems to contain the CAD Audio Driver).

Audio playback through the built-in phone speakers seems really good again.

However, I'm still actually confused whether my phone actually uses the AKM/AK4490/AK4491 DAC.

I've read stuff in this forums about 48 kHz vs 192 kHz playback.

AK4490 patch is supposed to enable the AK4490 DAC but I'm still a bit skeptical whether it really does use the DAC properly.

CAD Audio Driver (included in Hell'sGate Kernel) oversamples to some maximum frequency or something.

And then there's this thread https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/stock-roms-best-dac-t3650231 , so yeah, skeptical.

So far, I do think the audio playback sounds good... but what if it could be better, right?

Is there a way to test whether the HiFi DAC is being used and being used properly?

Also, does Dolby Atmos and Viper4Android have a negative (or maybe positive?) impact on the output signal?

I thought Viper4Android had a max. processing frequency of 48 kHz..?

TL;DR: See the title of this thread

Cheers.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] GodOfPsychos:
Dunno how to find out if its truly being used. But i got a question.

I read so many times now that the european version (A2017G) is lacking in terms of loudness for the speakers which i cannot really believe since my axon 7 (which is the G version) with stock rom (also G version) is the loudest phone i ever had. Its really loud. And also on maximum loudness the sound cracks a little depending on what you're playing (usually on high pitch sounds). So how can the us version be even louder? Wouldn't that break the speakers quite fast?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
This is a huge mess ?

Look, you're overreacting to the whole hi-res audio thing. I'll tell you what we know, what I think, and what we don't. After that you can simply draw your own conclusions.

First of all, ZTE told us that the DACs used in this phone are the AK4490, and a low power one inside the AK4961 (this one is a codec, but it has a DAC too for some reason). If the ROM is not well configured, it will default to the AK4961 in theory.

Now, you may or may not believe me, but there is an audible difference with soundstage and bass between the 4490 and 4961. Let's keep this away from the hi-res talk for now.

If you use MiFavor (6.0, 7.1, 8.0, doesn't matter) you'll have the audio switch. If you toggle it while listening to music (Not poweramp because it'll crap out and you'll have to reboot) you'll find a huge difference in soundstage, and the bass is much more defined on the 4490. You can listen to both DACs one after the other on stock only, but if you used this phone for a while, you'll know when the audio coming out of it is crap or not.

About the old AK4490 patch: It's only for Nougat ROMs, and it's been integrated in many ROMs since it came out.

"Distorted audio playback" was about the speakers and it was because the driver was badly implemented. On stock the AK4961 is used for the speakers always.

I'm not sure if the "CAD driver" is in Hellsgate, where did you read that? Last time I checked we were asking Kranoner to add it but idk. But it doesn't oversample. It simply modifies some filters on the DAC driver.

And Atmos is designed for the speakers, so while it actually does work on headphones, it'll add a crapton of noise - i'd say avoid if possible. also it obviously won't work with hi-res. Viper4Android will add some noise if you crank up the highs too much, otherwise it won't be that bad. Both of them at the same time will make a noisy mess but it's possible to do.

And why do you care about the 48KHz sampling rate? Are you using files with more than that? Oversampling is just worse.

So now the Hi-res talk: Unless you really hear a difference, and unless you actually have huge 192kHz files, you should not give a crap about it. It's not like "if it's there then sound has to get better with it".

To check hi-res you can use dumpsys media.audio_flinger while playing something via Neutron or a couple more players (Not poweramp, again).
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
That was on Marshmallow
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Abiram26:
Back in the Marshmellow days, I was told that loudness was limited on the G-device software-matically since EU laws don't allow too loud phones or something. (I'm not sure if Nougat removes this software-limit but hardware-wise the U-device and G-device version are the same). I doubt the speaker would break but I don't know...

Source: https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/help/eu-low-headphone-sound-problem-fix-t3470962

Hahaha, yeah sorry, I guess I was kind of bored when I wrote this; but I'd like to thank you for your extensive reply! :)

Honestly though, there's so much confusion and contradiction around the forums when it comes to (Hi-Fi) audio playback.

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/patch-enable-ak4490-hifi-dac-custom-rom-t3707738

That's the thread of the AK4490 patch, and initially I thought the same as the guy in post #2.

Soooo I never really understood the point of this patch...

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/develo...zte-axon-7-t3545679/post70971002#post70971002

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/develo...zte-axon-7-t3545679/post71472324#post71472324

I mean here it's kind of said that 7.1.x ROMs already uses the AK4490 DAC, right?

And then there are multiple people flashing the AK4490 patch on an Oreo build, some even claiming they notice an improved soundstage..?

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/kernel-t3664743/post76244484#post76244484

And here's Kranoner saying the CAD thing was added to Hell'sGate Kernel.

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/cad-project-modified-audio-driver-axon7-t3761666

That's the thread of the CAD Project Kernel, option #1 in post #1 seems to say it oversamples..?

Nah, I don't use FLAC's or huge 192 kHz audio files (just simple Spotify premium actually...) but I was curious to know what these discussions on the forums on 48 kHz vs. 192 kHz were all about.

'dumpsys media.audio_flinger' reports 48.000 Hz for me.

EDIT: What about 16-bit vs. 24-bit?

I only upgraded to AEX Oreo yesterday but I do have to say I find the audio playback (through headphones) MUCH better than on any custom 7.1.x ROM I've had (with the same audio mods setup).

I actually already found audio playback really good on the 7.1.x ROMs (through headphone) but the improvement from 7.1.x to Oreo is just too noticable to let it slip by.

So it made me wonder if it can get even better than this :D
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] GodOfPsychos:
Oh i see.well thanks for the answer ^^ Still weird that it was like that on marshmallow since the european law stuff about the maximum loudness is only meant for headphones, not for speakers
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
well I'm not sure if that's the case, but I can assure you that the speakers got much louder after Nougat. Headphones have always been exceedingly loud, especially with the stock low impedance IEMs (with Poweramp I had to use them at volume 2 or maybe 3, so I just made it have about 50 volume steps to get at least a little granularity). Since Nougat I have been using the volume level at 1/3 with my 32 ohm over-ear headphones, so i'd say it's too freaking loud...

Now, I wouldn't be surprised if the volume limitation is just not working with Poweramp's sound engine, because everything else is much quieter. For example I have to crank the volume up to 2/3 on youtube to have comparable volume.

Supposedly if you installed US firmware back in the day you would get rid of the limitation. but installing firmware from another model was not that common, and i never tried it.

---------- Post added at 05:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:43 AM ----------

Back at it again:

1- nope, custom ROMs weren't using the AK4490 even after about a couple weeks or even a month of the creation of that post. Of course they weren't, otherwise why would the patch exist :silly:

2- It just didn't work. Now it would work even less since they should use the DAC properly.

I've used AEX from the build previous to the Oreo DAC fix (at least the first one, now there's another one seemingly) and the difference was there. AEX also has better sound than any other ROM overall (even stock mifavor).

3- Thanks, I didn't know. I mean I'm using hellsgate 2.0 right now xd

4- There's very little info about this. I guess it actually does oversample, but I was talking about upsampling on the music player app.

From what I've read around, most modern DACs oversample to a ridiculous frequency, in order to make output filters simpler and to have better highs (non-oversampling DACs have lots of harmonics on the highs). But it's not related to upsampling, say, an MP3 to 192kHz. Just take my word, doing that is bad.

5. Hi-res is discussed everywhere. I believe there's a noticeable improvement in the high frequencies but not important enough to use Neutron player.

16-bit vs 24-bit is actually quantifiable though. 24-bit audio has less noise than 16-bit.

And of course audio_flinger will report 48k ? you need to play special 192kHz FLAC files on a special Hi-Res player (e.g. neutron) with special configuration and on non-Oreo ROMs to be able to use hi-res
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Dodgexander:
You'll need root and a terminal app.

Type:

su

tinymix

Now look at line 1912.

I need to know this result in two scenarios. Once when playing music (eg a YouTube video) with headphones plugged in and once with nothing plugged in.

When playing music we know our HiFi DAC is being used if the line reads "HiFi switch sel ak4490" and if it's using the standard DAC it shows "ak4961".
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] docentore:
getting:

sh: tinymix not found
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Dodgexander:
Which ROM version, bootstack version and kernel?

Treble or gsi used at all?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] docentore:
Havoc O GSI, vendor by Nfound 1.1, Shwifty V4, universal LOS bootstack
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] yaco96:
Finally a service can unbrick my phone, now i have vns-l23 nougat NRD90M test Keys, and by now i dont want to change it hehe.

Test Keys come with out antes system app so can anybody help me and send me stock theme manager, calendar, clock, screen recorder, audio recorder and updater apk? I downloaded some but dont let me install it.

BTW and thank you all for help
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] -Alf-:
Have you tried install it via HiSuite?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] djm969:
Hi,

I need some help please.

I have a MDA Vario on T-Mobile. I think that it is locked

ipl & spl 2.21.0001

Gsm 02.19.11

OS 2.21.2.6

I have tried to unlock with lokiwiz 2 and it fails. I have also tried with lokiwiz3 and i do get unlock code but i still get the sim not recognised error wehn i put in a 3 sim. Do i need to do a rom downgrade? if so how?

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Myrddin Wyllt:
You have G4 hardware, and yes, it is still locked. What you need to do is run HardSPL in order to flash it.

Here's the thread on HardSPL:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=332320
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JustTouch:
how do you unlock the G3 hardware?

i tried the program and it says i have a G3
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Myrddin Wyllt:
Try the search feature on the site, it works great:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=305225&highlight=unlock+G3
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] djm969:
Hi,

Tried Hard Spl and it did not work, any other suggestions appreciated!

Reading CID block...

Calculating CID block sum...

CID checksum: D08FF4CD

Decrypted stored sum: EFA6627916B9ECB9

Decrypted calcd sum: EFA6627916B9ECB9

Key index : 24 - Block index: 237

CIDkey: ¯¬C6èYœ

CID IMEI: 356381*********69

SIM lock status: 0100000000000000 LOCKED

Lock #1 in use.

Detecting SPL version...

SPL version: 2.21.0001

DOC chip is write-protected!

=> Firmware:

OS: 5.1.xxx (Build 14847.2.0.0)

ROM: 2.21

Registry AKU: .2.0.0

Radio: 02.19.11

Protocol: 4.1.13.09
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] debsankar:
when we will get a colorful ui?

we are not getting audio dirac sound mod from stock...dirac control service needed or miui
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] JockeSve:
Please read https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/help/mi-a1-ported-to-miui-rom-t3777899 carefully!

And for future reference: There IS a search function available!!!!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] luxerinolt:
Just another classic MIUI thread. Just buy a 5X.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Mirdeusz:
Buy redmi note 4 3/32gb, or make custom MIUI rom.

Wysłane z mojego Mi A1 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] berezker:
Why the Fu** would you buy A1 if you want MiUi?

Just get a 5X
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] Mirdeusz:
I personally would like to install MIUI too, but im just waiting patiently till someone make it.

Wysłane z mojego Mi A1 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] debsankar:
i am from india...mi 5x is not available in india
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] debsankar:
mi a1 and 5x both are same in harware, why the h--l i post that s-it if i have a way to buy mi 5x.....i am not from xiaomi corp. ceo.....

read this carefully************-mi 5x is not available or to be shipped to all countries********those who always say buy mi 5x, then i will be tell buy if for me & i will pay u...if u cant then dont give me arrogant advices ....... noobs
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] CosmicDan:
When we get Treble ported it will be easy, don't worry - I'll do it myself. 6X will be Treble enabled MIUI.

But the priority for me right now is to get my A1 screen fixed first, then work on Project Treble.

Asking the same thing over and over won't make it happen faster.

No need to be abusive and say "get 5x instead idiot", yes it's a repeat post and it's annoying but it's perfectly reasonable to want MIUI ported, it's nice to have options. 5x doesn't have seamless partitions. I bet you guys would also say "Why do you want AOSP on 5x you should of gotten an A1 idiot".
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] AndroGeek911:
But Why? Go for other devices like Mi 5x or Redmi note 4 if 5x is not available in your country.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] N1ck474:
A/B partitioning is the problem in my opinion, MIUI doesn't support it at all, maybe one day we will receive It, but now...there's just an option, pay (a lot) for a repartitioning tool, remove A/B then port a MIUI.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] hnkotnis:
I agree with Cosmic Dan and I would like to add that the 5X does not have support for certain freq bands even though both share the same hardware. This is because 5X is not a global release device.

It is perfectly normal for someone to have an A1 and desire to have MiUi. If we apply your logic then the devs at Nexus forums making MiUi or people trying to port touchwiz or sense to their phones are totally wasting their time, huh?

A/B partitioning IS the biggest hurdle.

Why do you need to pay for a partitioning tool when Parted is available, trusted for years and is completely free?

(Warning - I am not responsible if you attempt a botched repartitioning of your phone using Parted and transform it into a pretty Paperweight)

For the greater good, mods please lock down the thread.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] N1ck474:
I don't really know how to do it, i saw this tool months ago in a video, with a real Mi A1 with MIUI 9 installed, i don't really care about MIUI, i've got a Mi A1 for Android One :D
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] The Arrow:
This thread has lost its purpose.

@[OP] there are many threads with the same discussions. Kindly refer them. Please don't create the same topic thread.

Thread closed for now.

Regards,

The Arrow.
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholes:
i was going to buy a used samsung note 5 but before this i had bought i samsung note 4 which died because of SDS. so i though it will be better to ask before buy another samsung note device . please reply . Thanks in advance
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Bofahad:
AnyBody got installed exposed on RAZER with Oreo 8.1.0 or whatever?
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] parky169:
Yes works well just install xposed installer and then download and installed xposed through magisk version 27
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Bofahad:
You a Mazing thanks alot
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Bofahad:
When i try install via TWRP it say can't mount System & when i try to install it via Magisk it say installed but after reboot it doesn't work!
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Bofahad:
Screenshots
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] DarkestSpawn:
Try flashing the uninstaller through Xposed, then once it reboots install sdk27beta3 through Xposed then reboot again.
[Razer Phone Questions & Answers] Bofahad:
Thank you man i did that already and it Works
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] Douglas Gomes:
Resurrection Remix Oreo

Installation Files

ROM

Open GApps 8.1

Changelog

How to Build Resurrection Remix ROM Tutorial

Resurrection Remix Github Source

XDA Rules

Big thanks to:

XDA developers

LineageOS team

DU

Omni team

AND OF COURSE TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS, DONATORS AND USERS

Kernel: Kernel Source

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.

​

Donations will motivate me for further development

PAYPAL ​

XDA:DevDB Information

ROM for Galaxy J7 Prime, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy J7

Contributors

Dougl@s123, exynos7870, DarkLord1731, LineageOS Team & Contributors

Source Code: https://github.com/Exynos7870/android_kernel_samsung_exynos7870

ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.x

ROM Firmware Required: Nougat Bootloader

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2018-04-21

Last Updated 2018-08-18
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] Douglas Gomes:
Changelog

2018/04/27

Added AOD (can be disabled in configurations)

Set density to 380 DPI (Let me know if this is good.)

Improved audio (I think)

camera improvement (still has bugs)

Other Versions

2018-04-20

​
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] Douglas Gomes:
How to flash:​

(Again: Don't do it if you don't know it!)

1. Download the ROM and GApps and transfer them to your device.

2. Boot to recovery (TWRP updated

recommended).

3. Wipe the System, Cache, Data and ART/Dalvik cache.

4. Flash the ROM Zipfile.

5. Flash the GApps (optional, needed for e.g. Google Playstore to work).

6. Flash the root solution of your choice (optional).

7. Reboot your device.

​
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] spectrodacel:
FIRST, BUG?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] Lynjun002:
Any bugs ?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] TobyKurogane:
Zip file is corrupt error on twrp :/
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime / J7 On NXT (Exynos7870)] Douglas Gomes:
screen delay after reboot

use this recovery

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j7/sam.../recovery-twrp-3-2-0-galaxy-j7-prime-t3716355