Proper way to fix V4A distortion.

[TiklMiPickles]

I saw someone made a post on one way to remove the distortion from V4A, but that method breaks Bluetooth audio. This is how you fix it without breaking Bluetooth:

1. Reboot to recovery, mount Vendor
2. go to 'Advanced' -> 'File manager'
3. Go to "/Vendor/lib64/audiofx/" and rename/remove libvolumelistener.so
4. Go to "/Vendor/lib/audiofx/" and rename/remove libvolumelistener.so
5. Reboot to system, install V4A

And that's it

Edit:
You can also just use one of the older versions of V4A without needing a fix of any kind.

 

[stewykam]

Couldn't you get the same result on a file manager with root permission without having to go through TWRP and reboot?

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Couldn't you get the same result on a file manager with root permission without having to go through TWRP and reboot?

I believe at least one of those is read only while the system is on. I remember trying that before and it wouldn't let me.

 

[stewykam]

I believe at least one of those is read only while the system is on. I remember trying that before and it wouldn't let me.

Ahh... Just wondering. Thanks for the info though ?

 

[Nyuubi]

Anyone who tried it out and could confirm on this?

Edit: Tried to poke around in my phone but there's no "audiofx" instead there's "soundfx" which still houses the (lib)volumelistener.so

 

[slimshouki]

I saw someone made a post on one way to remove the distortion from V4A, but that method breaks Bluetooth audio. This is how you fix it without breaking Bluetooth:

1. Reboot to recovery, mount System and Vendor
2. go to 'Advanced' -> 'File manager'
3. Go to "/System/lib64/audiofx/" and rename/remove volumelistener.so
4. Go to "/Vendor/lib/audiofx/" and rename/remove libvolumelistener.so
5. Reboot to system, install V4A

And that's it

Notification helper do this job systemless

However, I have a problem always with whatsapp voice notes crackling an stuttering sound if its mininized or force screen off

 

[Saswata Chakraborty]

Dude, you are telling the same thing that I have posted (I'm sure you're talking about my post). You are asking users to manually edit volumelistener.so and I suggested users to flash the notification helper magisk module which does the exact same job automatically and most important, systemlessly. Is it really needed to create the same post with different heading and tagline? I'm sure you don't even know what I was talking about or didn't even try the module. Or else you would have realized you are not giving anyone any different solution. And if the method I told users breaks Bluetooth audio, then your method will do the exact same thing. Guess why. Because you are telling people to do the same thing, but manually. But I'm sure you didn't even bother to check the github of the particular magisk module I was talking about or didn't even try contacting the dev to see how exactly it works. Now the main question, what different solution did you give the users here?

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Anyone who tried it out and could confirm on this?

Edit: Tried to poke around in my phone but there's no "audiofx" instead there's "soundfx" which still houses the (lib)volumelistener.so

This is what happens when someone decides to make a post without having complete knowledge about what he is saying.

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Anyone who tried it out and could confirm on this?

Edit: Tried to poke around in my phone but there's no "audiofx" instead there's "soundfx" which still houses the (lib)volumelistener.so

You have to mount those partitions in recovery. If you didn't manually mount them, a lot of files/folders won't show

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Dude, you are telling the same thing that I have posted (I'm sure you're talking about my post). You are asking users to manually edit volumelistener.so and I suggested users to flash the notification helper magisk module which does the exact same job automatically and most important, systemlessly. Is it really needed to create the same post with different heading and tagline? I'm sure you don't even know what I was talking about or didn't even try the module. Or else you would have realized you are not giving anyone any different solution. And if the method I told users breaks Bluetooth audio, then your method will do the exact same thing. Guess why. Because you are telling people to do the same thing, but manually. But I'm sure you didn't even bother to check the github of the particular magisk module I was talking about or didn't even try contacting the dev to see how exactly it works. Now the main question, what different solution did you give the users here?

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This is what happens when someone decides to make a post without having complete knowledge about what he is saying.

No, you said to full on remove the audiofx folder rather than fix the specific files that cause the problem. The magisk also removes more files than necessary, which breaks Bluetooth audio.

It's funny you say I should know what I'm talking about when you are the one spreading false information. Before you go around throwing shade, you should have checked to see if I was right.

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Notification helper do this job systemless

However, I have a problem always with whatsapp voice notes crackling an stuttering sound if its mininized or force screen off

The magisk module is definitely easier and let's you have the fix systemlessly, but I use Bluetooth audio all the time, and this is the only way I've found to have working notifications, Bluetooth and V4A.

Is the WhatsApp issue with the magisk module or fix I listed?

 

[slimshouki]

The magisk module is definitely easier and let's you have the fix systemlessly, but I use Bluetooth audio all the time, and this is the only way I've found to have working notifications, Bluetooth and V4A.

Is the WhatsApp issue with the magisk module or fix I listed?

Both make same behaviour

Btw, Magisk module do not break BT audio

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Both make same behaviour

Btw, Magisk module do not break BT audio

That's strange, I just double checked and it breaks it for me on Havoc-OS, it also did on Siberia and AEX when I used those. Maybe it has to do with the rom or vendor/firmware? I'm using Havoc and 8.12.20

 

[Saswata Chakraborty]

No, you said to full on remove the audiofx folder rather than fix the specific files that cause the problem. The magisk also removes more files than necessary, which breaks Bluetooth audio.

It's funny you say I should know what I'm talking about when you are the one spreading false information. Before you go around throwing shade, you should have checked to see if I was right.

Its funny how you accuse me of spreading false information without even digging into the module or atleast check the github. This is what happens when a randon user decides to show up once in a blue moon. Here is the github link of the module: https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/nhr
If you still don't understand how it works and what it does, then I feel sad for your noobness. And can you please list out what the module removes more than volumelistener.so? Don't just go on make claims, prove it first. And also, I have attached a screenshot of my post. Please show me where did I suggest people to remove audiofx folder (which is again wrong. There is no audiofx folder on vendor partition. Its called soundfx). And next time, if you decides to challenge someone who is more active on XDA than you, first upgrade your profile. I didn't get those thanks count just like that. It's the appreciation that I got from others upon helping them. So don't teach me what I am suggesting other users. First raise your profile standard.

 

[Saswata Chakraborty]

Both make same behaviour

Btw, Magisk module do not break BT audio

Yeah because that magisk module does nothing other than removing volumelistener.so systemlessly when you choose volume down (that's why I have suggested users to choose volume down when prompted) . And if you choose volume up, it removes notification_helper from audio_effect cfgs.
And Viper will only break BT audio if you don't know how to make BT work with Viper.

 

[slimshouki]

Yeah because that magisk module does nothing but removes volumelistener.so systemlessly when you choose volume down. And if you choose volume up, it removes notification_helper from audio_effect cfgs.
And Viper will only break BT audio if you don't know how to make it work with Viper.

Do you have any idea about whatsapp voice notes issue?

 

[Saswata Chakraborty]

Do you have any idea about whatsapp voice notes issue?

I have sent a message to Zack regarding the issue. Let see if he can address the issue. By the way, can you do one test. Remove the module and flash it again. This time when asked to choose between volume up and down, select up to remove notification helper and see if it fixes your problem.

 

[slimshouki]

I have sent a message to Zack regarding the issue. Let see if he can address the issue. By the way, can you do one test. Remove the module and flash it again. This time when asked to choose between volume up and down, select up to remove notification helper and see if it fixes your problem.

I did that as well.and same issue

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Yeah because that magisk module does nothing other than removing volumelistener.so systemlessly when you choose volume down (that's why I have suggested users to choose volume down when prompted) . And if you choose volume up, it removes notification_helper from audio_effect cfgs.
And Viper will only break BT audio if you don't know how to make BT work with Viper.

After doing some testing, it seems to be rom specific. AEX and Havoc-OS, it breaks Bluetooth audio, but I tested on Resurrection Remix and Syberia and it doesn't.

 

[TiklMiPickles]

Yeah because that magisk module does nothing other than removing volumelistener.so systemlessly when you choose volume down (that's why I have suggested users to choose volume down when prompted) . And if you choose volume up, it removes notification_helper from audio_effect cfgs.
And Viper will only break BT audio if you don't know how to make BT work with Viper.

I've managed to track down the issue. It isn't the notification remover module that is causing the issue, it's the Audio Modification Library, which the notification remover tells you to install if you have V4A installed. I have found this to be the case with AEX, Havoc-OS and MSM Xtended. Removing the AML module fixes the issue.

 

[anil rajput]

Not work viper and Dolby...havoc rom