[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: S5 SM-G900P LTE Problem France - mixer_paths.xml Edits

Yep, your explanation makes sense.

"Can someone confirm it ?" - Well you can. :)

Check the sticker under the battery of your S5 SM-G900P & I guess you will see FCC ID A3LSMG900P and using that info on the US FCC site (Federal Communications Commission) which test devices before they are approved to be sold in the US market: A3LSMG900P LTE Test Report:

Device Capabilities

This device contains the following capabilities:

850/1900 CDMA/EvDO Rev 0/A, 1x Advanced (BC0, BC1, BC10), 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE,

850/1900 WCDMA/HSPA, Band 25, 26, 41 LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN (DTS/NII), Bluetooth

(1x,EDR,LE), NFC, ANT+

This is a Compare Specs page on gsmarena S5 (USA) SM-G900P, SM-G900V, SM-G900R4 vs. S5 SM-G900F Europe + via drop down menu SM-G900I/M/A/T:

- LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G900P vs. G900F LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

Same info on this Samsung support page but it's for a specific firmware: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900PZKASPR-specs

For reference LTE frequency bands on Wikipedia.

Now go to your network provider's website & check the LTE or 4G band they are using or call them.

If you can I would suggest to sell your S5 G900P & get a S5 G900F instead if you must have LTE speed (2~3x faster on my G900M) and that model is more popular on XDA so more threads, mods & support for it.

Looking to buy locally a used S5 w/ LOS 15.1 support I was surprised by all the different models for sale so I used https://www.frequencycheck.com/ to check if they were LTE compatible for my country & my provider and cross-checked with the list of supported models in the post #1 of this thread.

This site says that there is 42 Galaxy S5 models! :eek: That's just insane.

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Get a Flag!

Tip: go to your XDA profile in this panel https://xdaforums.com/profile.php?do=editprofile and add info > Devices Samsung Galaxy S5 > Service provider as it's useful for troubleshooting like for your Lte question for example and it will show when clicking the arrow under the username in a browser > City & Home country & then you will get a flag under your username which gives an international flavor to this thread IMO.

It does not have to be your real city, just one in your country.

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"What else do you think I would need to do?" - Swap your S5 for her S9 while she is sleeping. :silly:

I'm running some tests about it @ the present, will report later.

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Thanks :good: for the feedback.

"...and all the apps i used to try voice recording... - So that's different from my WhatsApp voice note playback volume problem.

Edit [MENTION=9358286]Gio93[/MENTION] - "... i had some time and edited the mixer file... - You probably already know this but it could be useful for other users: You know that those tweaks will be erased the next time you update LineageOS, right? You can backup the file & replace it after the update & make sure you give it the same permissions or easier you can create a flashable zip with the free ZIPme: just hit the + and navigate to /system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml > Create > save > done.

Obviously you have to flash it after the update.

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