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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
Test your mic volume

I used this app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lauresprojects.com.mictest

If you're voice is low & not clear in the recording you may have dirt in the mic hole

For myself I took a pin & used it to get dirt out the hole but I also pierced the filter behind the hole & since then my mic levels have been fine

Obviously do this at your own risk but if you have exhausted software options it may just be dirt clogging up the mic filter
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: Cleaning Mic Holes

To pierce the membrane is a bit radical & could affect the water resistance of the S5 or not because the hole is so small so before that one may try using a vacuum cleaner which worked on my S3 & if the problem persist use a needle to dislodge sticky gunk while not going further in when you feel the resistance of the membrane. You can do the same for the top mic next to the IR blaster.

I suggested that to [MENTION=6719778]Paul_Lunardi[/MENTION] in Low Tech Instant Mic Gain a couple of pages back but got no feedback. :crying:

This guy suggest on a S5 to remove a screw in the back near the bottom mic hole & blow air into it. I tried it but not having canned air I kissed my S5 :p & used my mouth but too much leaking so could not feel the air coming out of the tiny hole.

Will visit a tech friend's shop in a day or 2 and will report back.

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Gitanitos:
I used the piercing method 3 years ago on my G900FD because I have a very low mic gain and the solution works perfectly until now.

If you want to do it just be careful to don't go too deep.

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Paul_Lunardi:
Hi there,

Sorry I haven't had a chance to get back to you I haven't tried it yet but I will soon and I will get back to you.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] haoyangw:
Btw in case anyone wants to know in the future as well, just reflashing ROM zip doesn't actually completely remove Gapps. If anything, Gapps is still completely intact. That's because of the script in addon.d. To completely remove Gapps(any version, whether Opengapps or MindTheGapps), fomat your /system in twrp(use the advanced format section) and then reflash your ROM zip, (new) Gapps zip, and whatever else. The same can be said about Magisk, as Magisk is restored(even if not fully, it will partially be installed, albeit broken) when you reflash your ROM zip or take a OTA update. So best to format your system every time you want to flash something new or remove old versions. And not to worry, you won't lose any app data from formatting system. Your /data is intact
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Gitanitos:
Yes, I did like you explain with "advanced wipe" then reflash ROM and Mindthegapps.

Thanks a lot

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Gio93:
I tested the volume with your app and is clear and low. I tried to clean microphone holes (i did it last time 1 year ago and my filter was already pierced) but nothing changed. Since 5 days ago i used stock rom and it was working fine so it seems to be a software problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
I flash a zip I created which increases the mic gain - I don't know if it will help you but I can't think of anything else

I'll put it in the attachment - you will need to reflash it if you update the rom if you want to reapply the changes.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Massedil:
Hi everyone,

I'm a new owner of a Samsung Galaxy S 5 SM-G900P (kltedv).

I use the LineageOS 15.x ROM since few days and I have noticed one main problem : I can't use the 4G/LTE network.

I'm stuck in 3G.

I have seen that there is a bug reported for that : https://jira.lineageos.org/browse/BUGBASH-1986

But I just want to know if it affect every kltedv owner or just few people like me.

1. Is LTE network working for you with a SM-G900P (kltedv) ?

2. If it works for you, do you know how to correct it ? What is your baseband version ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Gio93:
i tried it but it doesn't work. i found another older file called micfix.zip and i flashed it and actually it is better but still not as it has to be. This file rises the rec main mic value to 118. yours actually was set to 106. I tried to edit the file myself but twrp is not accepting the file. Now however is usable if i speak louder but i just wanted to know what makes my phone so special with lineage...
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: WhatsApp Voice Note Playback Volume & mixer_paths.xml Mod

Did you try playing one of your own WhatsApp voice note in an other app as suggested in the reply to you here WhatsApp Mic, Playback Volume Quirk & Tests?

Feedback would be appreciated. :cool:

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Edit:

You can edit the file directly without flashing anything by using a root enabled text editor like QuickEdit and navigate to /system/vendor/etc/mixer_paths.xml. Make a backup of the file before editing it.

You can use the info in the attachment as a guide for which values can be modified.

Original S5 15.1 kltexxx file in the LineageOS GitHub: https://github.com/LineageOS/androi...ommon/blob/lineage-15.1/audio/mixer_paths.xml

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Edit 2:

Attached is the mixer_paths.xml modifications differences between [MENTION=4728903]TheFixItMan[/MENTION]'s flashable MicGainforLos15.zip & [MENTION=7759939]Brunowp8[/MENTION]'s MicFix.zip from his post here with higher values & also additional voip tweaks that he says are used by WhatsApp as seen under <!-- whatsapp uses this for audio calls -heiler-->. Note that TheFixItMan's values under that section are stock unmodified.

Note: manual tweaks or via flashable zip will not survive a LineageOS update & must be redone afterwards but you can make a flashable zip of your own custom current modified mixer_paths.xml with the free ZIPme.

Values too high can cause problems like distortions & damaging speaker, headset & ears so use with caution as explained in this thread: [Guide + Technical Explanation] Boost the headset volume without losing quality.

Open the attachment with Wordpad or Notepad++.

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
I found that value works for me - if you want to make it higher just extract the xml from the zip & open it notepad++ (not windows notepad) on your pc

Then just put it back in the zip & flash it
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Paul_Lunardi:
Hi there

I tested my voice clip in recforge vs WhatsApp. Recforge on its own was much louder vs WhatsApp where I could barely hear myself speak.

I see that there have been recent volume flashes that one could do but would it be possible if multiple people were experiencing this issue to increase the value by default of that which is affecting WhatsApp and the like. Just to a higher level and then whoever wishes to go outside those boundaries can flash or change the volume settings themselves.

I would also like to have one less thing to flash of possible.

Thanks so much.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Paul_Lunardi:
Hi there no I haven't tested listening to my voice on my wife's phone. I personally haven't ruled out my microphone recording appropriately in WhatsApp and just having an issue with playback. It was my friend who mentioned that he could barely hear me when I was chatting with him on WhatsApp.

My wife does have a spare phone at the moment so I might do some more testing tonight and get back to you.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Massedil:
Yes, on Samsung stock ROM, there is the 4G symbol.

But thank you very much for frequencycheck.com, I think I understand what happens.

I live in France :

https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...-g900p-galaxy-s5-lte-a-samsung-pacific/france

And given this website, kltedv mobile phone is _not_ compatible with 4G here. But it is written "HSPA+ : 3.5G (4G speed)".

So I imagine that Samsung falsely put the 4G symbol then it is the "HSPA+" network on stock ROM.

And LineageOS put "H+" symbol.

Can someone confirm it ?

Exact : G900PVPU3BOK4
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Paul_Lunardi:
Hey curiousrom

I did some testing earlier from my phone to my wife's S9. When I sent her a WhatsApp message with my voice it does appear to come through quite soft. When I reply using the S9 my voice sounds amplified.I know you can't really make a comparison between a new model phone and an old S5 but that's what I've done at this stage. I don't know whether I've really concluded anything as yet. What else do you think I would need to do?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Gio93:
sorry for the late reply. Yes i tried to play the voice note in another app and was still low. The problem was affecting telegram aswell and all the apps i used to try voice recording. Today i had some time and edited the mixer file (without really knowing what i was doing) with values around 119-125 on all places where values were modified before and now the phone is usable. There is no distortion only noise (but I think it is normal with gain levels that high). I haven't tested whatsapp video calls yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Paul_Lunardi:
Hi all,

Just a query re the snap camera. I've adopted my SD card and now the photos are being stored on my internal storage rather than on the external storage. Would it be possible to have the ability to set a storage folder? I'm now unable to choose SD card storage whereas in the past prior SD card adoption I did.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] phvo:
Path to directories on my external sd Card

Hi all,

I just migrated from CM12.1 to LineageOS 15.1. Wonderful ROM!

After switching to 15.1, my SD card was detected as corrupted. Also, I made it accessible as an external SD card by formatting it.

But since then, I have a problem with the directory path on my external SD card.

Before, the path was of type: / storage / sdcard1 /

Now the path is of the type:

/ Storage / 6200-1E02 /

So I have a problem: many applications can no longer access the external SD card.

Do you have an idea for dealing with this problem that had prevented me from migrating to higher versions of Android?

thank you so much
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] vuzz:
I believe it's a know issue with lineage os. You need to edit few values in mixer_paths.xml file located in /vendor/etc folder. Also you need to be rooted to do so.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: Path to directories on my external sd Card - Write Permissions

The LineageOS built-in Files explorer if > 3-dots > Show Internal storage is selected will show sdcard1 but the real path in Nougat & Oreo is /storage/[card-ID] which many third-party file explorers will show.

Some old apps are using an old api to ask ask for storage permissions which does not work in Nougat & Oreo.

If you run those old apps & they don't ask for storage permission you can tap the awesome LineageOS Privacy Guard notification if you have it enabled by default (which is my setting) and grant Read & Write storage permissions manually for that app.

Try > Settings > Apps & notifications > App permissions > Storage > Storage permissions > and toggle on for all the apps you want to give permissions too.

View attachment 4622437

If the suggestions above did not work: Settings > Apps & notifications > tap on a problematic app > Storage > Clear Data & re-open the app & it should normally ask for storage permissions: "Allow [app name] to access photos, media, and files on your device?"

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Just curious:

Did you do a clean install by Format Data in TWRP 3.2.3-0 + Advanced wipe of Cache, Dalvik / Art Cache & System or just Advanced wipe of Cache, Dalvik / Art Cache, System & Data? See TWRP Format Data vs. Wipe w/ screenshots.

Did you format the external sdcard using the built-in Files > 3-dots > Show internal storage > long press sdcard1 > Format & not Format as internal? Or use a computer?

Did you format the external Micro sdcard after installing some apps?

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Privacy Guard tip: Try the buried in LineageOS 15.1 > Settings > Security & privacy > Trust > Privacy Guard > 3-dots > Advanced & swap between the between Location, Personal, Messaging, Media, Device, Run in Background (my favorite), Bootup (love that one too), Root access & Other panels > long-press a given app & grant or refuse some permissions according to your need.

Desktop > Widget > Settings > Privacy Guard and it will create a direct shortcut to Privacy Guard Advanced.

I use it often to check what's loading on reboot as many apps want to start at boot when it's really not necessary when using them only occasionally.

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Image Attachments on XDA

Edit: I can see the attachment 2 now but this workaround is still valid if the problem persist. The XDA forum as problems with image attachments since a couple of weeks and clicking on your second one it returns a "The image could not be loaded" error. You could edit your post > Advanced delete it & re-upload it & it may fix the problem.

Also the screenshots are in French. Maybe you could change the OS language & capture in English to post in XDA. I know it's annoying as my mother tongue is French too. :highfive:

Please report back if you fixed your problem or not. :cool:

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
Normally with a sd set as external when you open the app and select the sd card it will give a permissions error and then ask you to select the root directory of the sd card

Once you have done this then that app should be able to read/write to the sd

I think this came into effect in lollipop

You can also reformat the sd as internal but remember only that device will have access to the sd card - if you change roms (upgrading the same rom is fine) then you may have to reformat the sd due to it being encrypted
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] phvo:
Hello

Thanks for your answer.

I try to put right permissions but it didn't fix the problem !

It's a really question of name of the path. When the path contain the ID Card, app didn't recognise the path !

About your questions :

- Yes I did a full wipe (data, cache, dalvik, system, etc)

- I use built-in format files and I format as external sd card

- I format the sd card just after the phone reboot.

Best regards
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] lopsided98:
I have a G900P and LTE doesn't work for me either. I use a Sprint MVNO (Ting), like other users in the bug report. In the past, I have been able to get it to work by messing the APN settings, but I haven't tried in a while.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] phvo:
Hello

Thanks for your answer.

I try to change permission. But the problem still remain.

The problem is really the name of the path!

When the path contain the ID Card, app didn't recognise the path !

How to change the ID Card into sdcard1 ?

Best regards
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: Path to directories on my external sd Card - Write Permissions

Thanks :good: for replying to my questions.

You did everything well: clean install & formatted external sdcard in Lineage.

The path is /storage/[card-ID] and changing the card's ID in Windows should not change anything.

Edit: Found the post I saw a wile ago about changing the Micro sdcard internal ID but it's a waste of time IMO: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=69126219&postcount=15

Did you try clearing app's data as suggested above?

What about clearing Data then un-installing app, rebooting & re-installing the app?

What is the name & version of the app(s) you are having problem with?

Edit 2: I have 2-3 old apps out of 200 that can't write to external sdcard and that's how it is. C'est la vie.

Using the stock Files, can you Copy to or Move to external sdcard (sdcard1)? In sdcard1 can you Copy to or Move to internal sdcard (phone's name)?

With stock LineageOS Camera > hamburger menu > Storage can you choose external SD Card, take some photos & see them using stock Gallery?

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G900P, Ting & LTE Problem

If you read a page or 2 back you will see that Massedil's G900P problem is that it's made for Sprint USA & he is in France so the LTE bands do not work w/ his provider.

I remember a S3 i9300 LOS 14.1 user w/ problems with Ting's APN which is not really a network provider but a re-seller. In marketing speak: mobile virtual network operator. :eek:

His workaround was to install stock Samsung & get Ting working properly, copy APN settings & use them successfully in LineageOS 14.1. The APN settings in Ting's "support" page did not work for him.

Caveat: the S3 i9300 does not support LTE so I don't know if it would work for you.

If it does the proper Ting APN settings should be included in the G900P BUGBASH-1986 No LTE connection on Sprint MVNO

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
This will probably be an app issue - normally when an app requires read/write permissions of an SD card it will ask you to select the root directory of the sd card - this will set the correct path to the sdcard

Clear the data of the app & see if it asks you when you choose the sd card as a storage option - if not there's not much you can do other than format your sdcard as internal

If you use total commander file browser you will see the sd card path & you may be able to add user defined locations
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] DP FH:
Hi!

A few questions for you:

1)Does this ROM pass SaferyNet?

2)What about ROM + root add-on?

3)What about ROM + Magisk?

4)Any show-breaking bugs?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
Rom passes safetynet

I use magisk

If there was any show breaking bugs it wouldn't get official lineage os status
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] DP FH:
Thank you man

But I discovered the person I have to mod the phone to doesn't have an s5 but an s5 neo ahah

Thanks anyway :)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TheFixItMan:
You would need to go here then

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5-neo/development/rom-lineageos-15-1-t3735451
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] DP FH:
Thank you man, but we decided to try Pixel Experience out :)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] PeterFrostad:
This is my second posting regarding Bluetooth problems on my Samsung klte S5. I waited several lineage updates to see if the problem went away be it didn't.

I keep losing my Bluetooth connection to my vehicle when streaming media. The problem seems to be related to the times when I switch applications if that's a helpful clue. I've attached a logcat.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] swiftbones74:
Unfortunately this is common and well documented issue that effects many Oreo phones. Even more unfortunate is the fact that this is a upstream problem with Android.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] PeterFrostad:
Thanks.

Do you happen to know if this issue has carried over to Pie?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] swiftbones74:
I don't, sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] omgbossis21:
I stream to my radio daily and rarely get disconnected, possibly never. I did have to update my firmware on the radio to maintain it though. I find some players are worse than others when it comes to Bluetooth. I use double twist player, I think Thiers a trial available of it?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] aj203355:
I had the same issue. The way I was able to solve it was to do non-minimal google apps zip after installing lineagos and also to do a clean install. A lot of people upgraded to 15.1 from 14.1 like I originally did. So I would transfer all goods off phone, then perform clean installation.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Massedil:
Hello everyone,

1. Just to inform you that I had to reboot because of a suddenly strange bug :

notification sound was not played if the screen was off, but well played if the screen was on.

Do you know this bug ?

2. And, I was again confronted with the problem of no data after reboot explain here :

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77954384

When this bug occurs, I only have access to :

- SMS : sending & receiving

- Call : only receiving (can't call someone)

But, this time, changing the Wi-Fi and the network status before rebooting (more than 5 times) wasn't helpful.

I solved the problem this time :

- By shutting down the phone in air plane mode

- By booting in airplane mode.

- By unlocking the phone with the SIM code (why this in airplane mode ?)

- By waiting some minutes

- By stopping the air plane mode

At this moment a unlock SIM screen appeared but disappeared one second after and I now have access to the network and phone calls.

Hope this can help someone in the same situation.

Do you know this bug, do you have a better solution than mine ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] fitittome:
Hey, do you have an SM-G900P? That's a US Sprint device and you seem to be based in Paris? Have you checked the bands used by your carrier? I'm not sure that it will have any bearing on the bug you are seeing but I guess it might. Wikipedia list the bands for the device cross reference that with your carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] fubo73:
I got an issue with Messages app. When a SMS arrives and I open it from notification dropdown, I can read the message, but when I press back, the message is still marked as unread. I need to reopen from main page to change its status to read. Did someone else get this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Massedil:
Yes I have a SM-G900P, I already speak about that here, if you want more information :

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77908767

I just have no LTE network in France but except that everything else works.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] fitittome:
If that's right your G900PVPU3BOK4 baseband is ancient prehistoric (I'm guessing it's cira 2015). You may find things somewhat alot better if you upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Massedil:
Do you know where I can find an updated baseband for this device to flash ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] fitittome:
updato.com and roll your own or hunt around xda. For some reason it's the only set that the dev doesn't have on afh.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: S5 SM-G900P Data Problem in France

I suggested that to [MENTION=7910837]Massedil[/MENTION] a few pages back in this post Re: S5 SM-G900P LTE Problem France but got no feedback. :crying:

I think he should sell his G900P to a US buyer on eBay & maybe get a G900F which is suited for Europe.

Notification for what? It could be for an app sleeping that wakes-up with the phone then receives/shows the notification.

Have you checked your settings in > Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications?

On rare occasions I get no SIM no network when soft rebooting a S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 but a hard reboot or phone off/on fixes the problem.

What happens if you disable SIM lock & simply use screen lock instead?

I hate SIM lock & if I lose my phone or it gets stolen I'll simply report it to my network provider & get it blocked instantly.

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Edit:

I also suggested a more recent modem to him here:

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Edit 2:

I just saw that you posted this while I was writing this long post:

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] fitittome:
lol. You can lead a horse to water......
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Lol I was thinking exactly about that idiom when typing the post but decided not to include it. :eek:

Illustration by Marc Ewbie

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