:-k

no one uses mp3, mp4, anymore. go with a smarthphone, it will play music, movies and you can even make phone calls!

Yeah, I think the guy is confusing the iPhone5 with MP3 players. I don't think he's all that tech savvy.

What is this smarthphone you speak of? Will I find them in the same isle as the MP5 players?

=d> =d> =d>

I agreed until you said mp4 was a marketing term. That one at least is a file type, and means that the device can play back video with the assumption that audio can also be played.

The more accurate terms that never seemed to catch on were DAP (Digital Audio Player), and DMP (Digital Media Player). It's all moot though as smartphones have almost entirely killed that market.

Yes, it is a filetype (container format), but often "mp4 players" cannot play back the mp4 files. Mp4 player just means it can play audio and video of some type, which makes it more marketing than literal.

Can this be improved?

Yes, I turned up the voluem on the output and within the mp3 application feature.

The low volume is a "safety" feature to prevent headphones from blaring at Eleven.

They did that for your safety...they know best. Rock on wich yo bad self...but only at a level 6. 🇨🇮

Did you see a popup message warning you about the volume level? What version of Android are you running? You said LG phone, is it by chance a Nexus 4?

If I could achieve level 6 I'd be good with it.

Guess I'll take my android and burn it with my cigar.

No, wait. I can't smoke in town.

OK. I'll drown my android in my big gulp soda.

Hold on. I can't get those any longer.

Fine. I'll toss it in my plastic grocery bag and toss it in the trash.

Uhmmm....

How would I find this out?

It's the basic smartphone with local Verizon plans.

Model number is VS840 4G

To check which version of Android you're running simply go to your settings menu, scroll to the bottom, and select "About phone" (if your setting menu is skinned this could be slightly different). You should then see all the pertinent info about your phone including the Android version, kernel version, and build number.

My Nexus S for example shows the following:

Android version: 4.1.2

Kernel version: 3.0.31-4-bln-voodoosound-bigmem-crtoff-powerhal-gbc75230fschaefer@pc-florians#1 Tue Oct 16 09:29:04 CEST 2012

Build number: JZ054K

This shows that I'm running the latest Nexus S friendly version of the OS with the latest Nexus S radio, and a custom kernel with a few extra features written by some guy named F. Schaefer.

My software info says:

Firmware version 2.1

Kernel version: 2.6.29-bck140a0htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Baseband version: 2.42.xx.xx.xx (it was easier for me to just type x's)

Build number: 2.41605.6 blah blah blah

It makes no sense to me, but since you seem to know this stuff I thought you might get a kick out of how old my Droid is. 😂

I actually just found out that SlimRoms has released a new build of their 4.2.2 ROM for my phone. After I back everything up I may re-flash mine to check it out later today.

Yep. HTC Sense. Small and easy to carry.

Upgrade to Jelly Bean? 😕 There's a reason it's "totally stock." 😂

Hardware Version: i510.06

Firmware Version: 2.3.6

Baseband Version: i510.06 V.Fp8, SCH-I510.FP8

Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-1225332 se.infra@SEP-40 #2

Build #: SCH-I510.FP8