[Q] hosts file in windows Phone 7? - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello ,
how to modify the hosts file?
Thanks

Not possible for now. Definitely not possible with standard API and menus.

There wasn't ever any hosts file (at least not on WM), it was in registry. HKLM\Tcpip\Hosts or something like that. If you unlock the device and get access to registry, you can do it there.

How to access the registry?

No way of doing that yet.

Anyone managed to look deeper into that? Could be helpful for blocking ads and unwanted comunication to MS...

Does anyone try to edit host file on Mango?

try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349213

Also, have in mind that the app you downloaded was free because of the ads. Most apps have a paid version that removes the ads.

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[Q] Edit Android .dat files

I wonder if anybody knows what program is needed to edit Android dat and idx files. Ideally I would prefer a Windows program but Android or Linux will also do.
Thanks.
I wish I knew too.
Trying to get older version of My Country when GameCiH wasn't prevented.
necromancy warning...
lug said:
I wonder if anybody knows what program is needed to edit Android dat and idx files. Ideally I would prefer a Windows program but Android or Linux will also do.
Thanks.
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I was doing the same thing. I have found a rough solution. Hex Editor on Android will open and edit, with root. This is far from ideal. Hopefully someone will see these posts and provide a template or application for these specific file formats .dat and .idx.
I have seen individual apps for Windows that will hack apps, mostly games. I am not keen on downloading or using these. One- I don't do Windows, but can if absolutely necessary. Two- these may very well be virii...
I miss the good ole ResEdit days. I will check ResEdit & Resourcer when I get time and report back. This means getting the archives out. These apps used to have extensive file editing templates, mostly Mac.

[Q] Delete integrated app.

hello xda friends!!
I've changed wp7 account with registry tweak.
But I faced with problem. Apps what downloaded by older account are can't update. these include integrated app (ex. Extra Settings (samsung-couldn't find in marketplace.))
I could update by delete old app and newly download. But can't delete integrated app. How can i solve this problem?
Please help me...
thanks!! good day~
Phone ROMs typically include some XAP files (and DRM licenses for them, more like marketplace XAPs than homebrew ones). They are stored in the \Windows folder on the phone. Using the Mango Webserver app you can view and downlod these XAPs. You could either try re-installing them (each one comes with a special provxml file that installs it) if you can process the provxml, or you can try to sideload it.
By the way, what do you mean by "integrated" apps? Do you mean the ones that came with the phone, or the ones that install into the Settings hub? If you're trying to delete apps from Settings, the easiest way is to install another app with the same GUID (downloading the XAP will let you see the GUID) that installs to the app list (will replace the copy in Settings) and then uninstall it from there.
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Phone ROMs typically include some XAP files (and DRM licenses for them, more like marketplace XAPs than homebrew ones). They are stored in the \Windows folder on the phone. Using the Mango Webserver app you can view and downlod these XAPs. You could either try re-installing them (each one comes with a special provxml file that installs it) if you can process the provxml, or you can try to sideload it.
By the way, what do you mean by "integrated" apps? Do you mean the ones that came with the phone, or the ones that install into the Settings hub? If you're trying to delete apps from Settings, the easiest way is to install another app with the same GUID (downloading the XAP will let you see the GUID) that installs to the app list (will replace the copy in Settings) and then uninstall it from there.
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thnks reply. Second point is what I wanna bring mean to u(install into the settings hub)

[Q] Pull a XAP off a phone?

Is there a way to pull XAPs off of your phone? I'd like to pull a few apps with ugly icons off and edit their icons (it's fairly easy, I've done it before with stuff off of XDA).
... people keep asking this. The reasons vary but the question has been asked a lot.
The phone doesn't even store the XAP files, so no. It's like asking if you can get the "setup.exe" out of somebody's copy of a PC game.
However, the files in the XAP, and for your particular case the images in the XAP, are unpacked onto the phone's filesystem in \Applications\Install\<APP_GUID>\Install\. You can use an app like WP7 Root Tools to access them. I can't promise it'll work with marketplace apps (the binaries, at least, are signed and the signatures are checked every time the app is loaded) but it's quite possible there are no hash checks on content files.
Advanced Config allows you to change the icons for any app. If it's a free app there is a program floating around here that allows you to download the xaps to your computer from the marketplace then you can use winrar or whatever zip program you want and replace the app icon.

[Q] Repacking .XAP on the phone

Hi
I have big problem with wp7 PC Softwares like 7market OR ezDeploy because it doesnt run on my pc
Now,is there any way to repack apps in the phone (like in File Explorer) ??
It's not really practical at all, no. One app can't (legitimately, without hacks or a custom ROM) access the filesystem enough read another app's install location. Rebuilding a XAP file (assuming you can access the install directory) is theoretically possible, but I'm having a hard time seeing many legitimate reasons to do so.
Thanks 4 your answer my friend
But how Private Marketplace repacking after download the app???
XAP files are just ZIP archives; they're easy to unpack, modify, and repack. As I said, you *could* re-create them from the install location (you'd have a to tweak a few things, but it woulnd't be that hard).
As for "Private Marketplace", I'm not familiar with this tool but, from your description, it sounds like it downloads the marketplace XAP from Microsoft's servers, then repackages it so it can be sideloaded. That's interesting (and potentially sketchy, but I'll assume these are only free apps) but I don't see what it has to do with repackaging XAPs on the phone.
What is your goal, here?
By the way, the "re-package a XAP on the phone" thing has come up several times before. Please use Search before posting.

[Q] Genymotion build.prop Customization

Hi,
I'm currently using Genymotion to use a couple apps on my Desktop just for ease of use. One of the apps however apparently blocks access from Genymotion and requires you editing the build.prop file. I have never used an Android device so I'm not exactly sure what to do. I know how to find the file and edit it but I have no idea what to change (probably the text that says "Genymotion") and what to.
Is there anyway I can change it so it doesn't appear as though I'm accessing the app via. Genymotion?
Thanks.

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