I made 5 simple changes on Android to instantly make my phone sound better

I'm always searching for ways to improve the sounds I hear. Whether it's my record player, a streaming service on my desktop, or my phone, no device is exempt from my never-ending quest.

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If your Android phone is your primary source of music, podcasts, and videos, and you've yet to feel satisfied with the audio, there are several ways to improve what you hear. Although you'll never reach a state of audiophile nirvana on a mobile device, you can improve the results dramatically without too much work.

Let me show you how.

1. Use wired headphones

Bluetooth is convenient but noisy. Two things happen when a Bluetooth signal travels from your phone to your headphones: First, the sound is compressed, losing a considerable degree of fidelity. Second, there ...