[Q] HD Voice AMR-WB - Service Menu

[groover1964]

Telstra in Australia has implemented HD Voice for supported devices.

The Galaxy Nexus supports AMR-WB as a codec, but I can't find if it is activated by default.

Is anyone aware of the Galaxy Nexus code to get to the Service Menu so I can see if AMR-WB is activated or not?

 

[Equinox102]

It's definately not activated by default. The 'service menu' that the SGS2 had was a Samsung thing and isn't included on AOSP-based ROMs like what is on the Nexus.

I did manage to get WB-AMR working under Cyanogenmod on my SGS2 by adding the appropriate variable to the build.prop file. I'll give it a go on my Nexus when I have time tomorrow.

The supports however needs to be built into the modem firmware for any ROM to support it. The Nexus does use the same modem as the SGS2 (Intel X-GOLD 626) so the hardware support is there.

 

[clefster]

I'd love to know this too.. couldn't find a service menu item myself.

 

[Equinox102]

No other replies? I'm surprised more people aren't using this amazing feature...

 

[ericshmerick]

No other replies? I'm surprised more people aren't using this amazing feature...

Perhaps because not many live in Australia?

I don't think ATT or TMO in the states have such a thing. Not sure about Europe...

 

[Equinox102]

Perhaps because not many live in Australia?

I don't think ATT or TMO in the states have such a thing. Not sure about Europe...

A few European carriers have it in the UK and Germany as well.

 

[oscillik]

A few European carriers have it in the UK and Germany as well.

I'd be interested if you could let us know which ones

 

[winwiz]

I'd be interested if you could let us know which ones

Orange UK only in the UK at the moment

 

[Equinox102]

Yeah Orange UK and T-Mobile Germany off the top of my head.

Tried adding ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1 to the build.prop file and it had absolutely no effect. Quite unhappy as it's a serious downgrade from my SGS2 in this regard.

 

[liam77]

I've also been trying to find out how to enable HD Voice on my Yakju (4.02 rooted) version.

On the Samsung (AU) site they list slightly different specs for the Telstra version (just the SAR Value). Would this mean there is a difference in the hardware of Yakju handsets and the Telstra variant?

If it's not hardware, then is there a way to tell the difference between the Telstra system image and the Yakju system image? Maybe like the linux 'diff' command.

 

[maardiweb]

KPN in the Netherlands supports HD voice as well since this week... So I'm curious too how to turn it on! Any more ideas?

 

[jpage1977]

Reviving this thread to see if anyone has any techniques for getting the amr-wb codec working on their non-Telstra supplied gnexus.

I have sunk many hours of research into this and cannot find a solution, but my dev skills are non existent. I'm hoping someone with some knowledge of vocoders in Android might be able to shed some light on how amr-wb is implemented on Telstra Gnexus, and/or any other ways to implement it via a custom kernel or library installation?

 

[Alex1123]

hmm aprentally the evo lte on sprint supports HD voice i wonder if the sprint nexus can support it aswell

 

[jpage1977]

I have done some more analysis of the radio logs and found the following. Taken from radio log on stock JB 4.1.1 Tuna Maguro JR003C

E/RIL(s)  (10359): requestGetWB_AMR()
E/RIL(s)  (10359): TxSND_GetWBAmrReport()
E/RIL(s)  (10359): get_msg_sequence()
E/RIL(s)  (10359):  IPC_send_singleIPC ipc hdr len =7
E/RIL(s)  (10359): TX: Time: 3689190250 / 169949229
E/RIL(s)  (10359): WaitForExpectedCmd(): cur_time: 169949229, cur_req->timeout: 169954229, ph->near_timeout: 169954229
E/RIL(s)  (10359): handle_multiclient:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): handle_multiclient: fd[0]=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): process_multiclient:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_max_fd:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_max_fd: maxfd=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_fd_set:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_fd_set: fd=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): handle_multiclient:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): handle_multiclient: fd[0]=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): process_multiclient:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): processBuffer:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): processBuffer: request[59], token[2], datalen[5]
E/RIL(s)  (10359): CreateRequest(): req(0x40738aa0), id(59), tok(0x40738a90) - FUNC(0x401bcbd1)
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_max_fd:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_max_fd: maxfd=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_fd_set:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_multiclient_fd_set: fd=25
E/RIL(s)  (10359): [EVT]:Req(3), RX(0)
E/RIL(s)  (10359): set_wakelock: on 1 id: secril_fmt-interface
E/RIL(s)  (10359): processIPC: plen 8, pkt_len 8
E/RIL(s)  (10359): processIPC: Got Single IPC
E/RIL(s)  (10359): [EVT]:Req(3), RX(1)
E/RIL(s)  (10359): RX: Time: 3689190251 / 169949230
E/RIL(s)  (10359): RX: (M)IPC_SND_CMD  (S)IPC_SND_WB_AMR_RPT  (T)IPC_CMD_RESP (len:0x08 mseq:0xFF aseq:0x97) [ 00 ]
E/RIL(s)  (10359): requestOEMHookRaw
E/RIL(s)  (10359): Logging Oem Func ID : 8
E/RIL(s)  (10359): Logging Oem Sub Func ID : 14
E/RIL(s)  (10359): requestOemSound()
E/RIL(s)  (10359): requestGetWB_AMR()
[COLOR="Red"]E/RIL(s)  (10359): RxSND_NotiWBAmrReport 1()
E/RIL(s)  (10359): RIL_onRequestComplete: tok(0x40738900)
E/RIL(s)  (10359): RIL_onMultiClientRequestComplete:
E/RIL(s)  (10359): RxSND_NotiWBAmrReport() WB_AMR response : 0
E/RIL(s)  (10359): COMPLETE - STATE[1] <

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There seems to be some kind of negotiation for WB-AMR codec, which I know the network supports, but I can't work out from this text whether the second last line "WB_AMR response ; 0 " is the phone or the carrier. Can anyone help?

Even better, if anyone with a wb-amr enabled handset could post the relevant part of their radio log, that would be great. Or even better, if someone with a Telstra handset with confirmed working HD Voice that can access their radio log could post.

Cheers

James

 

[hayguise]

In light of the iPhone 5 supporting HD Voice, I am also wondering if any progress has been made.

 

[JiggerMonk]

Accidental HD Voice

I swear I had an HD Voice call to a SGS2 that took me by surprise (as I wasn't aware of HD voice at the time). I was unnerved by the sound quality being that much better than I was expecting.

I'm on Three UK which have supported HD Voice for some time.

I have an imported Galaxy Nexus bought off contract. It's been flashed with plain old US Jelly bean.

 

[Monk3y]

With pimp my rom you can enabled this option ... i don't know if it works, I just turn it on, I expected that I called
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDMsImNvbS5hbmRyb2d1aWRlLnBpbXAubXkucm9tIl0.

 

[YENDYS]

Amandroid: you write that supports ANY rom, but just to make sure so I ask: can I install on stock 4.2.2?

 

[Monk3y]

I'm not sure but Yes i think, go to the thread on xda for more détails... backup your ROM and test ! Root is requiered

Last Xylon with last dummy kernel