Turn your Android device to a Hi-Fidelity, Audiophile grade audio player with Vipers Audio viper4android app. (Root Only)

Before now, I was on an endless search for applications that I could use on my android device to have better audio quality. I downloaded all sorts of ridiculous volume enhancing and equalizer apps from google playstore but they just didn't cut it. Yes you might feel that the sound quality of your average smartphone is satisfactory or in fact amazing but, believe me when I tell you, except for a few that will cost a fortune, its garbage. I own a host of Hi-Fidelity headphones like the Audio Technica ATH M50 and the Sony MDR XB500 to mention a few, its just frustrating having to always pair them with my PC or a Hi-Fi system to get the best out of them. Having rooted my phone, I started to play around with Root apps and follow tips to modifying my device down to the system level. By some luck, I stumbled upon the xda thread of ViPER's Audio and my search ended. 

ViPER’s Audio is an audio enhancing software to provide everyone with better audio experiences in various platforms such as smartphones and PCs founded by Euphy Wong (known as ViPER520). I regard the app as God sent for Audiophiles and music enthusiasts who want to enjoy high quality, rich music while on-the-go.
If you have a rooted device with supersu installed and would like to have the viper4android app on your device, follow the simple steps below.

Step 1: Download the latest Viper4android 2.3.3.0 APK file

Step 2: Go to google playstore and download any Root browser if you haven't already. ES file explorer is good but I use Rom Toolbox. So install rom toolbox and launch the application.

Step 3: From the Tools tab menu, click Root Browser. Find the downloaded apk file in SDCard/Download folder. The downloaded file might be in .rar format so you would need to extract it. 

Step 4: Now copy Viper4Android_FX_A4.x.apk (If your phone runs on KitKat 4.4.x or  Viper4Android_FX_A2.3.apk if your phone runs on Android 2.3, click the Up button twice to go back to the root of your device, locate the System folder and click to enter. Click the App folder on the top of the folders list and paste the copied file in there. Scroll to the bottom to locate the pasted file 'Viper4Android_FX_A4.x.apk', touch and hold it till a pop-up appears, click permissions from the pop-up and set your permissions to RW--R-R-- and click ok. Now exit Rom Toolbox and do a reboot.

Step 5: When your device reboots, the Viper4Android FX app should appear in your app drawer. Click it to launch and install the audio driver, select Medium quality while at it for best balance of audio quality and power saving. After this, enable the app by ticking the enable check box and go through the UI to personalize and configure your music settings. 

Step 6: Go to Audio Profiles settings on your phone and set Viper4Android FX as your default sound app. Plug in your headphones, play your music and watch the magic happen.

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