Sound Bug on speaker and headphones

[ccalixtro]

Hi, I'm having a distorted sound while I'm playing videos or listening to music on speaker and headphones. I'm on stock MM, rooted and TWRP installed. I updated the system to 1 december patch and can't upgrate to Nougat because I'll lose the IMEI, that's what they told me so I hope someone can recommend me a fix or anything to avoid this bug because started to happen when I updated to this december version.

Greetings from Perú and thanks in advance.

 

[*Detection*]

Turn the volume down?

Or is it distorted even at low volume?

 

[ccalixtro]

Turn the volume down?

Or is it distorted even at low volume?

Yeah, even at low volume and ringtones are affected tho. It's a 1 sec distortion but when I use *#0*# to test the speaker always sounds great so maybe it's something with this G930FXXU1BPLB firmware version.

 

[Beanvee7]

When you updated to the december version was that via OTA or an Odin flash?

Also lose the IMEI? Who told you that? I've never heard of updating android erasing your IMEI, sounds like a miscommunication to me.

 

[ccalixtro]

When you updated to the december version was that via OTA or an Odin flash?

Also lose the IMEI? Who told you that? I've never heard of updating android erasing your IMEI, sounds like a miscommunication to me.

I updated via Odin. Yeah, I lose the IMEI when I update to Nougat and I have to take the phone to a service center and they will change the IMEI in MM.

 

[Beanvee7]

You flash all 4 firmware files (CP, BL, AP, CSC) at the same time?

Also that sounds very shady. A phone shouldn't lose it's IMEI phone updating, I have a feeling the phone was stolen, IMEI blocked, then resold, and they're using an IMEI hack to change it.
Is Xposed on the phone currently?

 

[ccalixtro]

You flash all 4 firmware files (CP, BL, AP, CSC) at the same time?

Also that sounds very shady. A phone shouldn't lose it's IMEI phone updating, I have a feeling the phone was stolen, IMEI blocked, then resold, and they're using an IMEI hack to change it.
Is Xposed on the phone currently?

Yeah, a friend told me the same. This phone comes from another country and here they did that IMEI hack and that's why I lose it when I update to Nougat. I flashed all 4 files at the same time. Phone was working fine with november patch so I'm guessing I'll have to downgrade or update to another MM version and then go to the service center for IMEI hack to fix this distorted sound. I'm also have xposed installed but the sound stills there with or without xposed installed.

 

[Beanvee7]

You could note down the IMEI that works, upgrade to Nougat, put Xposed back on, and use an Xposed module to set the IMEI back.
I assume an Xposed module is what's doing it right now on MM?

 

[ccalixtro]

You could note down the IMEI that works, upgrade to Nougat, put Xposed back on, and use an Xposed module to set the IMEI back.
I assume an Xposed module is what's doing it right now on MM?

They gave me the phone just rooted and oem unlocked on developers settings, once I disabled It and a FRP error was showed on boot. So tooked to them and told me to not to disable It and not to update to Nougat because I will lose the IMEI.

You think that updating to Nougat via Odin and setting the IMEI that it's working on xposed will do the job?

 

[Beanvee7]

In theory yes, but honestly if I were you I'd just be asking for a refund and buying a new phone. Way too much nonsense for a phone.
Do a full backup in TWRP with everything ticked, if anything goes wrong you can restore that and it'll be back to the way it was incl. IMEI - so you won't have to take it back to the centre.

 

[ccalixtro]

In theory yes, but honestly if I were you I'd just be asking for a refund and buying a new phone. Way too much nonsense for a phone.
Do a full backup in TWRP with everything ticked, if anything goes wrong you can restore that and it'll be back to the way it was incl. IMEI - so you won't have to take it back to the centre.

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Ok, thanks! Maybe You know a xposed module that could help me with it?

 

[Beanvee7]

I'm only aware of one personally https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187

 

[Revontheus]

Probably just a software bug that could be resolved by downgrading to an earlier version of Nougat or MM (depending on which firmware you are on).

 

[ccalixtro]

I'm only aware of one personally https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187

Thanks!

 

[ccalixtro]

Probably just a software bug that could be resolved by downgrading to an earlier version of Nougat or MM (depending on which firmware you are on).

Yeah I'm on MM 1 december patch BTU, I'll try on XEU. Thanks!

 

[Revontheus]

Yeah I'm on MM 1 december patch BTU, I'll try on XEU. Thanks!

I suggest trying the Global version of the firmware instead of region-specific ones , regardless, good luck and hope you solve the problem!

 

[ccalixtro]

I suggest trying the Global version of the firmware instead of region-specific ones , regardless, good luck and hope you solve the problem!

What Code do I have to looking for? Thanks! By the way a friend if mine wants to exchange my g930f for his Nexus 6P.

 

[Revontheus]

What Code do I have to looking for? Thanks! By the way a friend if mine wants to exchange my g930f for his Nexus 6P.

I wouldn't trade my S7 for the 6P, it's just not worth it really. I think Global versions are marked as Global in Samsung's repository

 

[caesar13th]

maybe backup the EFS and restore it after installing nougat(?)