This has been solved! Please see around page 8 of this thread.
esmith972 said:
Here guys, all wrapped up.
Make sure you have CyanogenMod 4.2.3.1, by the way.
1) Unzip zip to desktop
2) Run Part 1.bat
3) When prompted to press any key, do so; the phone will reboot
4) When your phone is running again, run Part 2.bat
5) When prompted to press any key, the installation process is done.
6) Make sure GPS is enabled
7) Open Maps and press OK
8) Press Menu
9) Press Directions
10) Enter an end point
11) Click Go
12) Just under "Show on map", click Navigate.
13) When prompted to install the voice codec, do so.
14) Enjoy.
http://www.mediafire.com/?lioyoy2ydzu
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If you have no navigation option after the above steps try installing Google Voice from the market:
1wayjonny said:
AWESOME !!! Took another users post to install google voice and BAM the navigation button showed up!!!! Woot!
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This is a continuation of a discussion that started in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4918275
My best guess as to why navigation works in the emulator but not on the phone has to do with what kind of device the Maps application thinks it is running on.
For example, if you start maps and press menu->more->about and look at the "Platform" line, that will be different according to the device (emulator or G1 or other) that you are running on. What we need to change (I think) would be that setting.
According to this link, you can programatically get that string (I'm pretty sure they were talking about that string) through the API. Anyone more familiar with the API know where that string is stored?
Also, any other suggestions as to why it won't work on a real phone may be discussed in this thread.
What does platform say on the emulator? According to the info in that link, it should be null.
Cyanogen 4.3.2.1 Instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4921092&postcount=196
On my way to verizon to see what I can find out off the droid.... wonder if I can bring my laptop in and plug it up.... lol
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What does platform say on the emulator? According to the info in that link, it should be null.
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I fired it up to check. The exact string is "android:unknown-generic-sdk"
followinginsanity said:
On my way to verizon to see what I can find out off the droid.... wonder if I can bring my laptop in and plug it up.... lol
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You should then just do adb pull /system C: and then bring it here. I'm sure they won't mind you trying to break their system
One thing I noticed is that it repeatedly references epc.tmobile.com as the provider. Let's hope they aren't using that and checking for verizon or this is a fool's quest.
Some interesting things to note:
The Version string of the Maps app is different in the emulator than on the phone as well.
Emulator: "3.2.0 (#3232) Web"
Phone: "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-google"
Also, there was a blog post put up before 1.5 was released showing a way that you could spoof the ANDROID_ID on the phone by modifying a database (article here). I don't know if this is valid since at the end of the article he stated that they were supposed to fix it with 1.5.
Edit: I may have gotten ahead of myself. The ANDROID_ID string I think is not the correct one that I was looking for. That seems to be unique to the phone and not to the model, maker, whatever.
octobclrnts said:
Some interesting things to note:
The Version string of the Maps app is different in the emulator than on the phone as well.
Emulator: "3.2.0 (#3232) Web"
Phone: "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-google"
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Hmm mine actually says "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-android-tmobile" for the version number... interesting.
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Hmm mine actually says "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-android-tmobile" for the version number... interesting.
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I'm thinking that we're going to need someone to go to a Verizon store and see what the droid says there.
JAguirre1231 said:
I'm thinking that we're going to need someone to go to a Verizon store and see what the droid says there.
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The question is, even if we knew what the droid said - how can we change our Platform string to match. It's clearly not reading off of the build.prop file (and neither is the device string in the about phone menu).
Maybe it's a database issue (the database gets initialized the first time the phone is booted to the values in the build.prop file?) that just needs to be wiped.
octobclrnts said:
The question is, even if we knew what the droid said - how can we change our Platform string to match. It's clearly not reading off of the build.prop file (and neither is the device string in the about phone menu).
Maybe it's a database issue (the database gets initialized the first time the phone is booted to the values in the build.prop file?) that just needs to be wiped.
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Yeah, I know where your coming from. However, I think it would be easier if we at least knew what build we were aiming for
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Yeah, I know where your coming from. However, I think it would be easier if we at least knew what build we were aiming for
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Well let's see... what do we know so far?
The version string shows up differently on different phones and the emulator shows up with a general one, but all have the same number. So it's probably not that, it seems to be building that from information it gathers elsewhere on the phone.
It's probably not reading which network is being used since that would block the emulator(which isn't running off the verizon network).
The only thing left I can think of immediately is the model string. That would actually make perfect sense, check against the model string to make sure that it's either the emulator or the droid. Otherwise turn off navigation. Changing that would be my first thing to aim for.
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Well let's see... what do we know so far?
The version string shows up differently on different phones and the emulator shows up with a general one, but all have the same number. So it's probably not that, it seems to be building that from information it gathers elsewhere on the phone.
It's probably not reading which network is being used since that would block the emulator(which isn't running off the verizon network).
The only thing left I can think of immediately is the model string. That would actually make perfect sense, check against the model string to make sure that it's either the emulator or the droid. Otherwise turn off navigation. Changing that would be my first thing to aim for.
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How tough is that to do?
Just wondering since if easy someone would of tried already.
Coderedpl said:
How tough is that to do?
Just wondering since if easy someone would of tried already.
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No clue, probably need someone with experience making ROMs for that info. I'm guessing it has to be in some file somewhere. Seems highly unlikely they'd have done something as crazy as building that into the hardware.
Well, I modified cyanogen's build.prop file to include the lines below:
ro.build.id=ECLAIR
ro.build.version.sdk=5
ro.build.version.release=2.0
ro.product.name=sdk
ro.product.device=generic
ro.product.manufacturer=unknown
As well as put the Maps.apk into the system/app folder in his update file. Then I resigned the file, put it on my SD card and wiped my phone. I installed the "new" rom and booted up. The maps app works exactly as it should sans navigation options. The Version string i have now is the "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-androidd-tmobile" one but the Platform string is unchanged.
I noticed in the "About Phone" menu, the Model Number (T-Mobile G1) was unchanged but the Firmware version said "2.0" and I'm pretty sure it said "1.6" before.
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Well, I modified cyanogen's build.prop file to include the lines below:
ro.build.id=ECLAIR
ro.build.version.sdk=5
ro.build.version.release=2.0
ro.product.name=sdk
ro.product.device=generic
ro.product.manufacturer=unknown
As well as put the Maps.apk into the system/app folder in his update file. Then I resigned the file, put it on my SD card and wiped my phone. I installed the "new" rom and booted up. The maps app works exactly as it should sans navigation options. The Version string i have now is the "3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-androidd-tmobile" one but the Platform string is unchanged.
I noticed in the "About Phone" menu, the Model Number (T-Mobile G1) was unchanged but the Firmware version said "2.0" and I'm pretty sure it said "1.6" before.
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You would be right, cyanogen only makes builds from soure code. And the source code for 2.0 hasn't been released yet. So, obviously we need to have a modified build.prop before we flash a rom, or it won't read it correctly
I was wrong. I had that same modified build.prop on my phone before I wiped, I just hadn't noticed that the firmware version number had changed. Perhaps I didn't modify the right valued to also get the model number to change.
I have decompiled Maps.apk using dedexer 1.7. Here is all the stuff it gave me. I used dexdump last night and it gave me something similar. Im using notepad++ to search through all the files for keywords but I cant find anything interesting. Maybe you can...
http://rapidshare.com/files/305162283/Maps.apk-dedexed.rar.html
staulkor said:
I have decompiled Maps.apk using dedexer 1.7. Here is all the stuff it gave me. I used dexdump last night and it gave me something similar. Im using notepad++ to search through all the files for keywords but I cant find anything interesting. Maybe you can...
http://rapidshare.com/files/305162283/Maps.apk-dedexed.rar.html
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Cool I'll go through it in a min. and see if I can find anything interesting.
edit: opened it up and there is googlenav stuff com/google
There is also an android folder too. I'm going to look there first
As I'm going through these I found that Google has these things filled with static locations. Haven't found any that seem to lock it down, but that's not to say there aren't any
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Does anyone know how to get dark keys application working on the 1.5 firmware (cupcake)
Is it something the app developer needs to do and if so does anyone know where i can reach him to ask
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=513772 go here for app <<
it has to be done on the developers side and if you download the program through market the go to its details and scroll down to email developer.
already sent an E-mail to the Dev asking for the source code. He said he was going to get it uploaded.
cheers
Thanks guys
any luck on getting it to works on 1.5 yet?
Someone needs to make a new version of this app. one that doesnt keep flicking on and off like dark keys does. would be nice if it just remembered whether it was on or off and stayed that way until changed.
whats the darks key？black key？
Would it be possible to have a uer option to have the backlight on or off based on the time of the day?
Hm, they disabled a lot of programs abilities to change settings like wifi/gps etc, dont know if this was one of those settings (REALLY hope not since you cant change it in android settings either).
Really need this app working for 1.5 :/
fastludeh22 said:
Would it be possible to have a uer option to have the backlight on or off based on the time of the day?
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That's a really good idea but we need to get it working with 1.5 first
Anyone seen any updates on this anywhere? His webpage seems quiet as well. Thinking about looking into this myself, but it'd be a lot easier with his code.
Nobody saw the source? It is explicitely posted on google code..
Here is the link:
http://code.google.com/p/darkkeys/
Did not actually see that, but I dont think it's possible with 1.5 firmware, I looked into it a bit myself, trying to construct hardwareservice jar file for 1.5.
//edit, that is, not possible with the normal hardwareservice way, it'll still work fine on rooted phones.
Rename to darkkeys.apk and install normally. Works only on rooted phones for 1.5 unfortunatly, and it's only debug signed.
Upstream bug tracker here : http://code.google.com/p/darkkeys/issues/list?updated=2&ts=1241446083
This is a disaster for white G1s!
Do I really have to root my phone just to be able to see the keyboard? What are Google playing at?
nurre said:
Rename to darkkeys.apk and install normally. Works only on rooted phones for 1.5 unfortunatly, and it's only debug signed.
Upstream bug tracker here : http://code.google.com/p/darkkeys/issues/list?updated=2&ts=1241446083
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haha thank you so much i have been waiting for this for a LONG TIME!
Seems they changed detection on whether or not the keypad's open a bit as well, I'll see about making it more reliable sometime today.
Attaching new one, same procedure, rename to .apk and install directly.
What's the point in this?
nurre said:
Attaching new one, same procedure, rename to .apk and install directly.
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Bronze G1s suffer from the same problem. So here's another vote for "change timeout based on time of day" feature. Preferably something configurable and togglable. Thanks for your hard work, guys!
Okay, here's my situation. I have a ton of numbers in my address book (well, Google Contacts), and I use this app called Contacts Clean-up to make sure all the formatting of all my numbers are the same and everything. Now the problem is with this application it forces you to format your numbers so they have a "+" before your number (ex. +1-555-555-5555).
I went to use Darch's Legend ROM and for some reason that format of a number isnt supported, it just wont let me call the people. Being that I have hundreds of contacts between Google Contacts & Facebook I need to have my numbers formatted WITHOUT the "+".
Long story short, the app is open source & I was wondering if someone could modify it for me to make an option to not have the "+" in the number. I know someone's gotta know how to do it...
Here's the link... http://code.google.com/p/android-contacts-cleanup/
Thanks in advance.
just take a look at the source yourself. it's pretty clearly outlined when you find
svn/trunk/res/values/strings.xml
i'd do it for you right now... but i can't check out a copy of the source since i don't use linux
but if you look in the strings.xml, you'll see the '+' sign that you want to get rid of clearly. if you're running linux, simply modify the file to delete the + sign and package it back to the apk, i'm assuming. then it should work fine
It just sucks that I'm on my mom's Mac right now.
Any ideas how to do it from here? Or anyone with Linux willing to help a fellow Android guy out?
i'm not sure if it works on a mac, but give it a try anyways!
just go to terminal and enter
Code:
svn checkout http://android-contacts-cleanup.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ android-contacts-cleanup-read-only
To do it on a mac you would first have to install macports, and then run:
Code:
sudo port install subversion
After that you would then be able to check out the source.
Damn I'm on my mom's computer right now... I can't really install anything.
Ughh. Could anyone possibly try to do this for me if its not too much trouble?
I'll see what I can do. I might have some time to do it tonight yet.
Edit:
I have made the edits that are needed. Also, it required a bit more than just editing the strings file. This is obvious to anyone who has experience with Android development since the strings are only for display. As far as getting it to do what you wanted, that was just a few quick edits to the Formatter class.
PM me for a link to the .apk to install it. (I'm a new user, so I can't post links.) Just download it OTA. You will need to enable unknown sources in order to install it.
bbene said:
I'll see what I can do. I might have some time to do it tonight yet.
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Thank you so much! You don't know how badly I need this.
this should work for you...also i put in a section so that if you had used the other one by mistake and it put the + in front of your numbers it will remove the +... USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, tested with 10 differently formatted contacts all were formatted correctly after running it
venumx said:
this should work for you...also i put in a section so that if you had used the other one by mistake and it put the + in front of your numbers it will remove the +... USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, tested with 10 differently formatted contacts all were formatted correctly after running it
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Ditto. Lol.
venumx said:
this should work for you...also i put in a section so that if you had used the other one by mistake and it put the + in front of your numbers it will remove the +... USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, tested with 10 differently formatted contacts all were formatted correctly after running it
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Thanks so much, about to try it out.
IT WORKED! Thank you so much! You dont know how much this is gonna help me.
np glad it worked
You're welcome, even though you didn't use mine lol.
bbene said:
You're welcome, even though you didn't use mine lol.
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Wow, sorry bout that. I completely missed your post.
bbene said:
You're welcome, even though you didn't use mine lol.
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haha my bad bbene didnt realize you were working on it till i went to post it! you didnt attach yours to your post
It's OK. I just know next time to post a new reply to myself rather than editing my post.
Regardless, thanks to both you guys.
glad you guys got it working. sorry i couldn't do it for ya!
isn't open source awesome, guys?
especially when its as readable as that code was...
Hey guys,
Here's my newest Windows program. You type in a search phrase, and through ADB, it will search your phone in the specified directories and then you can pull to the specified save locations on your computer.
Find and Pull™ v1.0.2
PREREQUISITES:
Android USB Drivers installed
ADB working and in PATH
USB Debugging Enabled
.NET 4.0
HOW TO USE:
1. Connect phone to computer via USB
2. Run FindandPull.exe
3. Go to File > Preferences
4. Choose a save location (use the file browser button)
5. Choose a search location (some common ones are in the drop down, but you can also type your own)
6. Press OK
7. Now type in whatever you want to search for:
-For example, if you want to find any files with the word 'speed' in it, type 'speed' without the quotes
-Also, you can use the wildcards * and ? in your search.
*Don't put them on the outer edges of your search text since I already did that.
8. Press the Find button
9. If it found any files, it will now list them in the checked list box.
10. Check whichever files you want to pull.
11. Press the Pull button.
12. Voila!
Changelog is in app.
Source: Find and Pull GitHub
If anyone has any suggestions, features, or ideas they would like implemented, as well as any bugs found, PLEASE let me know.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Will this work on my phone?
No, it won't. This is only for Windows.
2. The program doesn't want to open on my computer. What's wrong?
Most likely, you will need to update to the newest version of .NET framework. I'm using 4.0, so that could be the issue.
3. The device checker keeps saying that it can't find my device. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Alright, I ended up having to help out with a lot of these problems with my Clock Switcher program. So the simplest solution I could think of was for the program to use ADB however you have it set up. Therefore, you must have ADB already working on your computer, as well as being in PATH.
4. So how do copy protected apps onto my computer?!?!?
Sorry, but out of respect for other developers I didn't list that location in the drop down. If you figure it out anyway, congrats lol.
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Known Bugs:
None yet.
Please report any that you find
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Yeah need 4.0+
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...51-5ff4-4491-b0e5-b386f32c0992&displaylang=en
EDIT: Works great. Only suggestion so far is to incorporate the target folders in the main search page if possible, rather than having to go to preferences. Not a big deal, though. I can definitely live with it as it stands. Thank you for this!
Re: Find and Pull v1.0
I posted link to 4.0 in OP thanks for that.. and thanks for the suggestion .. I'll mess around with it tomorrow
OK updated OP with new version.
Added a "search within results" feature and some bug fixes
Still need to implement some more features in my free time
Any suggestions are highly welcomed
Small update..
Added 2 new search options
1. you can now specify last modified dates
2. you can also specify either files or directories
*Bump* Thank you...working great!
overground said:
*Bump* Thank you...working great!
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haha thanks man
Dude you rock !! These little programs you make come in handy big time, thanks for your hard work...I wish i could program like that
jgrimberg1979 said:
Dude you rock !! These little programs you make come in handy big time, thanks for your hard work...I wish i could program like that
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Hey thanks man ... I've been meaning to get around to update this ... summer semester ends this week and I get a bit of a vacation before the next semester so I'll definitely work on it then
xidominicanoix said:
I've been meaning to get around to update this ... summer semester ends this week and I get a bit of a vacation before the next semester so I'll definitely work on it then
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I know I promised to work on this, but I've been slacking and just relaxing on my little vacation from school but I really do promise to get back to this .. have some ideas just gotta get them done now
Ok i saw a few people wanting to find their MSL with out CDMA workshop or customer service. I'll show you how. (I guess this doesn't work for some who installed the OTA update. I installed the OTA and am rooted and it worked for me.)
1. Install aLogcat from the market (its awesome and free)
2. From your dial pad dial ##3282# when the EPST menu pops up select view mode
3.Open aLogcat let it run for a sec and let it catch up
4. Press menu then press send and select email
5. Enter your own email address and send it
6. From your computer open the email and hit CTRL and F at the same time it will bring up a search bar
7. In the search bar type in MSL and hit enter
8. You should now be looking at a line like this
I/EpstBroadcastReceiver( 2089): MSLCODE 1:+HTC_RMSL:######
the #s are where your MSL will be
9. You are welcome!!
I heard this doesn't work anymore after the ota. I have tried a similar method using the ame app but no luck. Does emailing the log make a difference cuz i just scanned the log on the phone looking for that msl entry.
Couldn't find it. Followed each step to a T.
I'm on the latest OTA, rooted, BTW.
They fixed it with the first OTA. If you can get back to a pre-ota stock then that works fine.
Otherwise the easiest way is to simply call Sprint and ask.
i never had OTA ( still don't ) and it still doesnt show anywhere...btw
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i never had OTA ( still don't ) and it still doesnt show anywhere...btw
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Then you bought our phone with it already updated most likely. Because it works with the base ROM that the Evo was released with. It's how I got mine.
this should not be posted in the development subforum. An article stating the same thing, which afaik doesnt work any longer due to the first OTA, has already been created over a month ago. The easiest way is to call Sprint and ask them. It takes two minutes.
Mods, please move this topic to General or QA.
Thanks
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this should not be posted in the development subforum. An article stating the same thing, which afaik doesnt work any longer due to the first OTA, has already been created over a month ago. The easiest way is to call Sprint and ask them. It takes two minutes.
Mods, please move this topic to General or QA.
Thanks
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As an FYI if you want the mods to move something (given that I doubt they have time to sift through every post of every thread) click the little ! icon on the upper right corner of the OP. That brings the post to their attention.
i have the ota (rooted) and it worked for me
if you want a good reason to give sprint customer service tell them every time you open an app that uses gps the phone crashes. tell them you need to reset the gps receiver using ##4772579# and you need your msl to do so. they didnt even ask me why when i asked for mine.
sugarsine said:
I heard this doesn't work anymore after the ota. I have tried a similar method using the ame app but no luck. Does emailing the log make a difference cuz i just scanned the log on the phone looking for that msl entry.
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no i just find it easier to scan stuff on the computer especially since my log was 10+ pages
perhaps OP can change the name of this thread since it does work once the OTAs have been applied....hence it is wrong.
Bummer. No go in Froyo.
Hi
How can I change device/host name of my Pixel 2?
Is this setting no longer available on Android 8.1?
I believe it's under the WiFi hotspot settings
Telperion said:
I believe it's under the WiFi hotspot settings
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Unfortunately no...
contaoxxx said:
Unfortunately no...
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Some phones use that as the setting.
Bluetooth also has a device name. It all depends on what name you're looking for.
Go to Bluetooth,turn it on,change name
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Hi
How can I change device/host name of my Pixel 2?
Is this setting no longer available on Android 8.1?
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As you can see, I don't think anybody really knows exactly what you're asking about. I'm not really sure either. If you mean the name of the wireless hotspot, go to settings>Network & Internet>hotspot and tethering>set up Wi-Fi hotspot. You can change the name where it says 'network name'.
Not sure if this is the question that is being asked... But I would like to know how to change the device name that is being reported to my router.
It is currently an unfriendly name --- android-xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Not sure if this is the question that is being asked... But I would like to know how to change the device name that is being reported to my router.
It is currently an unfriendly name --- android-xxxxxxxxxxxx
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I don't have the Pixel 2 yet. Just researching for when I do. So forgive me if this info is outdated and no longer works. All my devices are still Lollipop.
Anyway, I changed the name on my devices by adding a line to the build.prop.
Code:
net.hostname=[I]devicename[/I]
Just change devicename to whatever you want. Not sure of any character limitations or restrictions. But my router always showed whatever I use. Hope that helps...and still works.
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Not sure if this is the question that is being asked... But I would like to know how to change the device name that is being reported to my router.
It is currently an unfriendly name --- android-xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Look at my post above yours.
I have that setup with a proper name but as suspected that only applies to when using your phone as a mobile hotspot.
It doesn't affect the name of the device being sent to my router when my phone is connected to my home's wifi.
robocuff said:
Look at my post above yours.
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Did you try under bluetooth setting?
I believe its called the netbios name. Not sure how to change it anymore though. All the previous ways i knew no longer seem to work.
Sent from my [device_name] using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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I don't have the Pixel 2 yet. Just researching for when I do. So forgive me if this info is outdated and no longer works. All my devices are still Lollipop.
Anyway, I changed the name on my devices by adding a line to the build.prop.
Code:
net.hostname=[I]devicename[/I]
Just change devicename to whatever you want. Not sure of any character limitations or restrictions. But my router always showed whatever I use. Hope that helps...and still works.
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This worked perfectly for me! Thank you!
You can use the Find Device app from Google self, to change the name of your device. Is don't have the option on my phone (Nokia 6.1) because of Android One but it worked like a charm with the app.
Just download the app.
Open it and login.
Select your device if you have multiple devices
Touch the 3 dotted menu button upper right and select 'Change device name' of something like that (I'm from Belgium so I don't know exactly how it's called).
Now change the name to whatever you want, and wait a bit. If you go the play store on a desktop computer and choose an app to install, press the install button, your devices will be listed. Now the new name of your device should appear. Also, if you check your device name under settings > advanced > about phone, there is a big chance it's changed there as well.
Now you can delete the app if you want.
I know what he is asking about because I'm also searching "how do I set my hostname in pixel".
As we know, every computer / server have a hostname to connect to a network. On linux, we set hostname by editing the file `/etc/hostname`. On Windows, we do it in `settings`. hostname will be shown on router, and others in the same lan can perform `ping someone_hostname.lan`.
lennertderyck said:
You can use the Find Device app from Google self, to change the name of your device. Is don't have the option on my phone (Nokia 6.1) because of Android One but it worked like a charm with the app.
Just download the app.
Open it and login.
Select your device if you have multiple devices
Touch the 3 dotted menu button upper right and select 'Change device name' of something like that (I'm from Belgium so I don't know exactly how it's called).
Now change the name to whatever you want, and wait a bit. If you go the play store on a desktop computer and choose an app to install, press the install button, your devices will be listed. Now the new name of your device should appear. Also, if you check your device name under settings > advanced > about phone, there is a big chance it's changed there as well.
Now you can delete the app if you want.
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100% this is the official method and allows renaming all devices registered to your account (also removing old ones!)
Fwiw the web interface @ https://www.google.com/android/find