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[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
Never had a water issue with the Buds+... I live in the desert but it's a dry heat.

The problem about not using them is you lose SSC support. A LDAC supporting device is the only other option or your stuck with inferior bt codecs.

LDAC and SSC are on the top of the bt codec heap.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] HyperChick:
I have to admit I didn't know much about bluetooth codec codes until today. Your post prompted me to do research which threw me into a 3 hour wild goose chase. 🤣 I finally found this chart that simplified it for me:

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Because you mentioned the code SSC. I opened my Developer settings and I don't have that option. So, I had to learn more. The aptX HD is at the top of the food chain. Unfortunately, Jabra made a conscious decision not to incorporate that code in their buds. Not sure why? Here is a website where you can look up a full list of products that do Products | aptX
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
Unfortunately it's not that simple. Maximum bitrate doesn't necessarily mean overall better sound Q. SoundGuys have a pretty good write up.

AptX-HD has issues as well.

All bt codecs suffer to some degree*. The best ones for Samsung devices are SSC and LDAC.

Samsung's propiatory SSC is found only on its phones and a limited number of it's audio listening products, 5 total I believe.

Samsung also supports LDAC but depending on the bitrates as well as which codec is better makes comparisons almost impossible.

The listening devices supporting LDAC are limited as well but greater in number. Panasonic makes a few and of course Sony.

I haven't sample any LDAC headsets and only sampled the Buds and Buds+ so can't comment on that or which codec sounds better.

Of the other codecs available on the 10+ which are the same as all current models, SSC is the best.

No bt codec sounds better than a wired headset though, hardware not withstanding*.

With the Buds+ the low bass cutout is at 27 hz and 35 hz it's solid; probably about were it starts to roll off. That's pretty good.

For music listening I use Poweramp's equalizer and the bass from 250 hz down is heavily boosted. I never use the Wearables EQ but without Poweramp music listening be a lot less enjoyable. Vocals on music are surprisingly clear.

Guess it's time to compare the original Buds to the Buds+ but once I tried the +'s I didn't look back. Both have had major firmware updates, the most recent + updates was about a week ago.

The Buds+ are light and even partially inserted they simply never fall out. You can run, jump whatever, they stay put. Seamlessly couple with Samsung phones. Sound great on calls. Great battery life.

A lot of bang for the buck.

The Buds+ are the best bet for bt listening on a Samsung phone. An odd niche that Samsung has curved out for themselves.

For $270 more you could upgrade to Sony's best LDAC headphones. The drivers are certainly better but that's a steep price and lost is the ease of wear. Be fun to hear what's is or isn't there though🤔

So now you know, in part, why bt audio gives me a headache🤣

*all bt sucks, lol
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] HyperChick:
If I want to listen to THAT kind of bass, I just jump in my car..... Kenwood head unit, 2-12" subs, yup definitely jump in my ride, that's my only escape 😉
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
question, does Dolby Atmos on this phone make an almost insignificant difference to the output you get if you listen to something while toggling it on and off ?

not sure what the deal is there but what's my experience of it so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
It should alter it considerably. I generally keep it disabled for music but occasionally use it.

I'm using a Note 10+.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] HyperChick:
Dolby Atmos was supposed to give you the cinematic surround sound effect. That being said, the "S" series did a better job at it than the Note did from what I've read. Personally, I haven't thought to try. Now, I'll have to 😁
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
Generally it adds distortion to music as it's a flawed algorithm. If memory serves me if works by manipulating the phasing and changing the weighting of selected frequency ranges ie psychoacoustics*.

Dolby encoded movies and music are a different animal and it works best with these. I don't think phones are capable of supporting this version though.

*In an open listening area that is acoustically suitable you only need two speakers and a stereo image to reproduce the sound stage of where the image was recorded. Without the open air (buds, headphones) for the audio waves to interact the sound stage effect is destroyed. Dolby attempts to create the illusion of this sound stage.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
@blackhawk to be specific I'm only talking about the Atmos app baked into the settings of this phone, I don't know if it's featured in other Samsung models. I've tried the Dolby Atmos that's a flashable / installable add-on on other phones and that's fantastic, especially when combined with v4a.

now that I've been able to use my headphones again I've been very underwhelmed by the Samsung inclusion of Atmos, I'm curious what others make of it now.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
In a closed driver system ie headphones, buds the best you can do is a clean distortion free stereo image.

Without an open room there is no interaction between the different acoustic images coming from 2 or more stereo (or higher) drivers. These interactions are in order of many tens, hundreds etc of thousands per second.

If a audio wave at 20khz* meets with one at 19khz* a second wave at 1khz is created. These secondary waves collide with still more through out the 3D listening area to recreate the sound stage of were it was recorded. If done right you are there, electro-acousticly coupled.

Any attempt to create the illustration of that listening area tends to be feeble and add distortion to the music. The magnitude of the acoustic interactions in a open air listening are nearly infinite. It's impossible to faithfully recreate.

So if you like the way it sounds use it. It can be used to "center" vocals are increase their volume and clarity at the cost of suppressing other instruments in that recording. Tends to boost volume and bass.

*the 19 and 20khz are beyond most people's hearing range but the 1khz sound is not.

This is why in an open air listening area frequencies you can't hear become important to reproduce as they are needed to recreate the sound stage. Without them the sound stage is diminished.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] mxxcon:
Earlier today I stumbled on https://smile.amazon.com/Creative-Blaster-External-VoiceDetect-Cancellation/dp/B08SH5TNLV

I wonder how they compare to the Chinese-made no-name shovelware.

Being Creative Labs one would expect at least some quality. And the price is relatively reasonable..
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
the previous version ''play 3'' seems to aimed at gaming headphone users
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
I tried out the free version of the Wavelet app last night and as I suspected it seems to be the DAC in the adaptor that's detected as the connected device rather than the headphones.

I had intended to restart using V4A once I've rooted but now I'm wondering even more about DDC optimisation or whether it'll count as a USB connection now.

getting a quality, recognised brand name might matter more than I thought. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
I ordered the TempoTec Sonata HD Ⅱ. To match from my arriving s20 fe 5g to my v-moda m100 masters. There is a thread on headfi forums of 365 pages about usb-c dacs. Thats where i concluded to get the TempoTec Sonata HD Ⅱ from amazon.

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[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
Try out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
Poweramp... if you got a music database, it's the one that you wanted.

At this point I have put dozens of hours setting up EQ profiles for separate songs/folders and many playlists.

It's fully backed up. Even if the phone explodes I can take one of the copies of my music database, load on a new phone, load Poweramp and then use my Poweramp backup settings file.

In about a minute or two it will fully recreate it's self, all EQ and playlist associations.

I've tested and can verify this... it's a well designed app.

Kick out the jams...
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
No more so than Poweramp. It can't support outputs the platform won't allow on a stock Android. I can get 24 bit image output with Poweramp via the C port.

No app though can increase my 10+'s bluetooth bitrate though as it's a firmware limitation.

Thanks Sumsung... 🤬
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
Bluetooth sucks. Thats why i opted for the TempoTec Sonata HD Ⅱ(ES9270) dac for my upcoming s20 fe 5g. And you could use a dac on your s10+ cport. Thats if u have s10+, i own a s10+ and able to use usb and usbc dac > vmoda m100 masters. Then pair it with usb audio pro app and play true hifi.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] blackhawk:
Bluetooth is the only easy viable solution with the 10+, fortunately the Buds+ SSC codec is pretty good.

Otherwise I had 24 bit output from my PC to my Denon reciever which sounded spot on.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
Pretty damn good. Tempotec hd II & vmoda m100 masters & tab s7+ 5g & usb audio player pro & some gogol bordello. One notch from max. It pushes my mee m6's good as well. Will be using on fe soon.

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[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
So i had a problem which probably would have happen on other devices like fe "i will know when fe arrives" but here is the problem

"Hi, the volume on my s10+ & new tempotec hd II usb-c to 3.5mm dac, vmoda m100 masters volume is very low on youtube and youtube music app. Sounds great on usb audio player pro with flacs. I tried hifi vids and music on youtube & youtube music and tried a local video file, its really low but I switched m100's to direct 3.5mm s10+ port and sound is much better."

SOLUTION:

I found out by reading a small part of a large section under https://www.tempotec.net/products/tempotec-sonata-hd-ⅱ-type-c-to-3-5mm-dsd128-headphone-amplifier-adapter-dac-for-android-phone-window10-mac

Tip: Please plug your earphones into Sonata HD II first, then put them together into your mobile phone or computer.

This fixed the problem, i unplugged the usb-c dac from usbc port, plugged headphones in 3.5mm then dac into usbc port. Loud as heck for all apps.

I guess hidiz or whatever makes sonata too or same company as tempotec? Who knows because i was reading up fiwares etc it led to the solution though.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
have you ever tried V4A ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
I think that requires root the last time i used it 2 years ago unless it different now? My s10+ & tab s7+ 5g bootloader isn't unlockable but when i do get the FE all set up, i will install v4a and test.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
So i thought the problem of low volume on apps other than usb audio player pro was solution above but thats not yhe case.

If you have usb audio player pro installed and plug in a dac and I am guessing any usbc dac if you hit ok on the popup on the screenshot, other apps will be low and uapp works as intended but if you click cancel other apps will have awesome volume.

Popup, background is youtube music app on pause.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
yeah you still need root, you in the US then ? you can get unlocked but they'll ask for 75 dollars for the FE, they want double that for the S21. if you do wanna try to unlock the bootloader don't do any updates when you do get it. Samsung is closing that loophole some say.

I'm curious about whether we'll have to use the USB device tab in v4a and whether DDC will work with a dongle inbetween. gonna root as soon as I can.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
Yup hopefully its on v1 android 10 oneui 2.5.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] FurryTauren:
Hey, is there a way to boost the max volume over adb or something? I bought a usb c adaptor because I love my wired headphones but the volume is way too low even when maxed out... I downloaded a 3rd pty booster app but I'd prefer it if there was a way to avoid the ad bloated thing... 🥲
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
What usb adapter? And is it a usb c dac?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] FurryTauren:
It's this one http://www.40belowfoods.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Dudao-L16c-Type-C-Aux-Dongle
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
beware of products that state they work with all android devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Hitti2:
I wouldn't trust a $10 device anyways. And that website's funky their HTTPS ain't even working.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] HyperChick:
Get one you can run power through. I have 2 and they'll make you deaf if you turn up your headphones. And yup Amazon IS my bf. They also come 2 usb c to 1 if you have the usb c headphones not the 3.5mm

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[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
my fears have turned out to be founded in regard to V4A, just not for the reasons I was worried about.

the dongle/adaptor I bought appears to be processing at too high a bit rate for v4a and it won't process while connected.

if anyone passing does use v4a successfully working on version 2.7.2.1 and you love the dongle you're using, please drop a link

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] RoadToNever:
Original Samsung one working fine here although I had to order it online. It also delivers power to my headset mic. It's one of the cheapest adapters on Audio Science Review with a recommended tag so pretty much a no-brainer.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] 3mel:
I've since got Viper working albeit with a few quirks. it works at 32 bit processing too which is great. you have to disable the stock Dolby option which is called SoundAlive as a system app.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Accessories] Praveen20:
Type C to 3.5mm adapter

Buy from here - https://www.samsung.com/in/mobile-accessories/charger-type-c-uc10ju-ee-uc10juwegin/
[About XDA developers] MickyFoley:
Since the change to the new system, I can't find any relevance to "XDA Ad-Free" anymore.

Spoken of:

Ads Suck. So bad. Remove Them with XDA Ad-Free

www.xda-developers.com

I really tried to get some results via the search function, but no luck. I'm a yearly subscriber since it was offered, but all links are vanished.

http://xdaforums.com/ad-free/

Leads to "Not found". I had to cancel the yearly subscription via PayPal, since I don't know if the function and relevance is still present.

I'd be happy to get it cleared, if or if not this is still a thing. Thanks in advance.
[About XDA developers] Raiz:
I think the one who'd know best is @svetius

Let us see what's the answer;)

Have a great day
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Currently we do not have an ad free option, but we grandfathered all ad-free subscribers to not have ads in the new forums. I think we will have that option in the future, just not as of yet.
[About XDA developers] MickyFoley:
@bitpushr Thanks for the answer :) I hope to hear again from this, because even if I'm not that active lately, I really liked the option to support XDA. I know, I still could have used an ad blocker, but... yeah :). Nice touch to get grandfathered goodies! Feel free to inform (all subscribers) via E-Mail or personal message, if it's online again. I'm for sure will extend the time within a second and others will follow too, I think.

Have a nice day!
[About XDA developers] SurfRodder:
I'm definitely interested too. I never knew it was an option before, but I also am pretty good at ignoring ads...in any case I'd like to support the site!
[About XDA developers] limduldk:
So you discontinued the add-free subscription?

Then how come your still charging each month for it?
[About XDA developers] MickyFoley:
@limduldk You are grandfathered like I am (at the time). As long as you pay, you won't see ads. I cancelled the subscription via PayPal, because I simply don't like the fact that I can't manage my subscription at XDA anymore. But like I said before: I'd be a happy subscriber again, if the option is online again :).
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] timsch75:
Hello. Newbie here trying to install TWRP onto my G7+ (xt1965-T, moto not Revlry). I've been following the twrp.me instructions, among others. I've got the bootloader unlocked, adb & fastboot devices both return what they should, I've copied the twrp-3.5.0_9-0-lake IMG & ZIP files to my platform-tools folder and am running powershell from there. I copied the zip file to the internal memory of the phone as well as the ASC file with basic copy/paste commands in windows.

I temporarily boot the TWRP image and try to install the zip file, only to have it fail signature verification. I tried it without sig verification but still failed on some error. I've searched, but I haven't been able to find anything to get me past this.

Confusion comes with conflicting instructions. I see here that there is a method that differs from the instructions linked above, AFIAK.

There is a note on the bottom of the 1st instructions stating " If you accidently flash TWRP to your device using fastboot instead of temporarily booting the image, you will need to download the latest firmware for your device and reflash the boot image." I did ignorantly initially type the command fastboot flash recovery TWRPxxx.img. Would this have anything to do with my issues?

Are there multiple ways to achieve installation of TWRP & something like LineageOS and I'm just getting confused between instructions for each?

Thanks
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] timsch75:
I just tried to install the zip file without signature verification, and it failed to unpack the image

Updater process ended with ERROR: 1

Error installing zip file '/external_sd/twrp-installer-3.5.0_9-0-lake.zip'

I've downloaded this a couple of times with the same result.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] escondidohiker:
Did you go in to TWRP Advanced and try to sideload TWRP ?
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] chuck8812:
I fought this same model G7+ (XT1965-T) for several days, trying to install LineageOS for microG. Here are the instructions I used here ....I used the same recovery image (twrp-3.5.0_9-0-lake .img) as you. Download the copy-partitions-20200903_1329.zip from here. To sideload copy-partitions zip in TWRP go to Advanced tab, ADB sideload tab, then I sideloaded lineage-17.1-20210202-microG-lake.zip here.
[Moto G7 Plus Questions & Answers] timsch75:
I've regressed. I had previously been ably to temporarily boot into TWRP with the fastboot boot x.img command, at least in windows, but for some reason now it hangs up and will not show the TWRP screen. I had this same issue in Linux, but it worked in Windows, but now it fails the same in both. I run the command above and it shows the typical splash screen that it would if booting the stock android system, but goes no further. Previously, it would flash this , but then go to the TWRP screen. I can't get any feedback from adding the verbose flag to the fastboot command. Any way to track down this problem?

effin 'ell I hate regressions, 'specially the ones that come out of nowhere.

p.s. I don't know what happened with the previous blank post. I was trying to reply in Windows, but it wouldn't let me enter text. I rebooted into Linux for this post, and I see that something got posted previously. I'd delete it if I could.... gremlins
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] llyamah:
Hi. I've just posted a separate thread asking for help finding firmware. In the meanwhile I found some and now think I've f*cked my phone.

The firmware I found was on a thread on this forum. I am in the UK but it was some German firmware.

I flashed the device using odin.

Now I am getting an error saying "Cannot load android system. Your data may be corrupt".

Can anyone help?

Will flashing with a different firmware (I am now downloading some from Samfrew) help?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] It_ler:
I recommend to download the latest officially released stock firmware (e.g. with (Frija) and flash it with Odin to your phone. I hope that you used Home_CSC file. Otherwise your data will be wiped.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weissman31:
can someone give me link gaming rom for galaxy note 3 verizon? currently using havoc os 9.0

is there better rom for gaming?
[P6500 General] sammis:
Be aware that when i flashed the test rom found on the wiki i ended up with a white screen and the PPC refused to do anything ,to get out of this mess i had to put it in bootloader and then flash the stock HTC rom.
[P6500 General] kristoff_sz:
Can you point me to that "test rom"? I cant find it anywhere at all.

Cheers,

Chris
[P6500 General] sammis:
It used to be on the wiki,but now i can't seem to find it anywhere.

I'll see if i still have it in my PC and will post a rapidshare link asap.
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Guides, News, & Discussion] salomaocohen:
I have tried many many apps, with all the permissions. The phone only records blank audios.

My phone is not rooted, and there isn't the native config to auto-record in the native phone App.

Is there any solution for this? In my country it's legal to record calls.

Thank you Very much!
[Samsung Galaxy A50 Guides, News, & Discussion] It_ler:
If you are in a supported country, you may install google voice from Play store.

There you can enable recording of incoming calls by typing "4" after receiving the phone call into your dialer.

Unfortunately this app is not yet available in my country (Germany) 🤷‍♂️
[General Questions and Answers] Michael Trávníček:
Hi I have one important question,

I am working on project to school and my purpose is to monitor mobile system functions both on Android and IOS like CPU, memory usage... while using certain applications. Do you know about any method, how I could acurately monitor these things. I tried some applications, but they are pretty useless so I am thinking about monitoring it remotely.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
IMO - at least on Android - the TOP command gives you the informations you are interested in
[General Questions and Answers] danieberg86:
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