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We’re not done yet though.
The app might be installed but we will
need to mount it to the system. We
will do this by using the Terminal
Emulator that we downloaded at the
beginning of the tutorial. Now’s the
time to go to your app drawer, find the
Terminal Emulator app and start it up
so that we can use the terminal.6 Enter the Linux
Getthemostoutofyourdevice’s
speakers with AwesomeBEATS Wouldn’titbenicetohave
BeatsAudioqualityon
yourAndroiddevice?
Wellnowyoucan,sortof.Topmod
AwesomeBEATS adds extra controls
and boosts to your rooted device’s
audio settings, letting you make
themostoftheaudiooptions of
Android. It’s a slightly
fiddly process to get it
installed though, and
you’ll need a couple of apps
and processes installed
before you even get started
to make it work. First off
you’ll need a rooted device,
andyou’llneedtoknow
what ROM you’re running
aswell.Youwon’tneed a
computertoworkyour
way through this tutorial,
but you should be prett y
confident about what you’re
doing when it comes to
playing around with
rooted devices, as we’re
goingtobepokingaround
with the Linux-based
innards of your phone or tablet
using Terminal Emulator.
We ran the tutor ial on a
Nexus7(2012)rootedwith
WugFresh (wugfresh.com)
and didn’t hit any major
snags, but if you don’t know how
to recover and restore your rooted
phone, it might be best to get to
gripswiththatbeforeyoutrythis.
Ifyou’reusingaNexusaswell,get
protipsonrestoringonpage40.
When you’re ready, load up the
Play store on your phone or tablet
and we can start installing all the
extra bits and bobs we need before
we start installing AwesomeBEATS.The first app you’re going to
needinstalled to your device is called
BusyBox. You can get a free or
premium version from the Play store
(http://bit.ly/1vRpOiG). Once it’s
installed on your device, check that
it’s up to date by opening the app.
You’ll need the latest version of
BusyBox for this tutorial.1
Crank up
speaker
audio quality
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