[Q] Tasker App Detection w/ Custom ROM's? - HTC Sensation

I can confirm on Insert Coin, and on Virtuous (so I know it's not a 2.3.4 issue) that Tasker's app detection doesn't work....
can anyone confirm this... and if so, is it a big deal for you? Don't know why more people aren't saying anything.... mainly, I would love to be able to control display timeout if Im coming into a particular app, but now I just control it via orientation....
Any thoughts?

(Why everytime I make a thread, I get no replies...)
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I love you guys.

I've had this problem. Seems to disappear after a wipe and reflash. The problem does reappear randomly after flashing a different rom.

Don't take it so personally that people dont respond within hours of you posting. You ate assuming a large proportion of sensation users use Tasker and that they also use the app detection feature. I for one do not use that feature so have no idea if it works. Regardless, the best place to get app specific help is to contact the developer of the app rather than posting in a general forum.

I thought it was more popular... I contacted the developer and he told me that custom ROMs change the way Android works...

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How the duce do I do a factory restore?

Anyone got any idea how to restore this to factory OTB settings? I basically want to turn it on and see it as a new phone again and set it up all over again... I'm too new for android for the sales rep to throw me in it like a toddler at a public pool
Settings -> SD & Phone Storage -> Factory data reset
alright next question!
Is there a wiki that can teach me or introduce me to android in a simpler manner? Like how to become a power user with customization and such? I AM SO EXCITED =P
Hmm...
I think most of us have learned Android by trying everything until something breaks.
On just about every screen in every app, I try the menu button and try long-pressing things to see what type of context menus I get. If you don't do anything to root your phone (like using Visionary) then you really can't break anything.
For extreme customizations you would have to wait anyway since there aren't any custom ROMs our for mT4G yet. But, you can go as far as putting a different launcher onto the phone like Launcher Pro or ADW (but I really like the HTC Sense customizations so I'm sticking with stock on that one).
I think you've already found the best Android resource now that you are reading XDA. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you want - just try a search first so you don't get flamed. LOL
I also read the T-Mobile mT4G forum regularly but that generally covers the less sophisticated types of questions if you know what I mean.
Good luck and have fun!
Kevin
I have a sanding vibrant which is much easier to use because it's on 2.1 as opposed to 2.2. I will trade it for your 4g if it's really driving u nuts. ; )
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kevnkate said:
I think most of us have learned Android by trying everything until something breaks.
On just about every screen in every app, I try the menu button and try long-pressing things to see what type of context menus I get. If you don't do anything to root your phone (like using Visionary) then you really can't break anything.
For extreme customizations you would have to wait anyway since there aren't any custom ROMs our for mT4G yet. But, you can go as far as putting a different launcher onto the phone like Launcher Pro or ADW (but I really like the HTC Sense customizations so I'm sticking with stock on that one).
I think you've already found the best Android resource now that you are reading XDA. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you want - just try a search first so you don't get flamed. LOL
I also read the T-Mobile mT4G forum regularly but that generally covers the less sophisticated types of questions if you know what I mean.
Good luck and have fun!
Kevin
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I've heard ADW - what is a custom launcher? can I use multiple or revert back to the original without many issues?
Also I'm a power google voice user (been using it since closed grand central beta) and power Google Sync user, when I'm first setting up this MT4G if I just put in my gmail account information in the default email will it setup a full ActiveSync/Push Calendar/contact/email setup or do I need to set it as an activesync/exchange like I did on the iphone for it to work properly?
IMO LauncherPro is the best launcher, it gives you a lot of cool customizations. And you can revert to the stock launcher at anytime.
If you log into your phone with your gmail account it will push/sync all your info.

[Q] Tediously specific questions

Hey XDA!
I rooted my Infuse months ago and flashed a custom ROM I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957) with little trouble. ZEUS has worked great ever since and rarely fails for my purposes. I have a Limited Data plan (200 MB/Month) with AT&T and no warranty to worry about voiding
Anyway, I have some specific questions that seem to be affected by the conditions I've described. I apologize in advance, I'm by no means an expert and would appreciate any guidance offered
1) Being that I'm rooted and running a custom ROM, the usual methods of changing certain preferences are complicated. Specifically, how do I enter the "saved words" or "dictionary" that autocorrect uses for inputted text? I'd like to add/edit/delete words. Is there a method? With the stock ROM, it was pretty simple, but now I don't see any similar options when I'm in the settings menu.
2) I think Swype isn't supported by the new ROM because I no longer had the option of selecting it once I rooted and I do find I miss it lol. Any way to restore it without downloading an app?
3) Recently, I tried paying for an app* in the Market (or Play Store or whatever you wanna call it, but it'll always be the Market to me lol) and found that the only way to do that was through using Google Wallet. I found that Google Wallet wasn't listed in the Play Store when I searched the exact words "Google Wallet" and somewhere in this effort, concluded that ZEUS was too outdated to support the app. I think a prompt from the Play Store confirmed this, but I'm still not sure. Isn't ZEUS just a variation of Gingerbread, anyway? So, since I'm rooted with a custom ROM, am I ineligible from purchasing in the Market?
4*) APPS: Do you guys even "buy" apps? I'm vaguely familiar with the idea of "cracked apps" but have no idea how to safely procure any.
5) Generally, should I just flash to a newer ROM? ZEUS has worked pretty well, but the above issues (the most pressing being 1 and 4) have made me rethink ZEUS. That was months ago, is it now outdated? Any good ICS ROMS (unported, because I don't like dealing with the bugs that inevitably follow ported ROMS) available?
Any help would be a appreciated, I'm sorry this was such a long post and I did scour the forums as best I could before posting this thread.
Thanks a lot!
Rayk1080 said:
Hey XDA!
I rooted my Infuse months ago and flashed a custom ROM I found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957) with little trouble. ZEUS has worked great ever since and rarely fails for my purposes. I have a Limited Data plan (200 MB/Month) with AT&T and no warranty to worry about voiding
Anyway, I have some specific questions that seem to be affected by the conditions I've described. I apologize in advance, I'm by no means an expert and would appreciate any guidance offered
1) Being that I'm rooted and running a custom ROM, the usual methods of changing certain preferences are complicated. Specifically, how do I enter the "saved words" or "dictionary" that autocorrect uses for inputted text? I'd like to add/edit/delete words. Is there a method? With the stock ROM, it was pretty simple, but now I don't see any similar options when I'm in the settings menu.
2) I think Swype isn't supported by the new ROM because I no longer had the option of selecting it once I rooted and I do find I miss it lol. Any way to restore it without downloading an app?
3) Recently, I tried paying for an app* in the Market (or Play Store or whatever you wanna call it, but it'll always be the Market to me lol) and found that the only way to do that was through using Google Wallet. I found that Google Wallet wasn't listed in the Play Store when I searched the exact words "Google Wallet" and somewhere in this effort, concluded that ZEUS was too outdated to support the app. I think a prompt from the Play Store confirmed this, but I'm still not sure. Isn't ZEUS just a variation of Gingerbread, anyway? So, since I'm rooted with a custom ROM, am I ineligible from purchasing in the Market?
4*) APPS: Do you guys even "buy" apps? I'm vaguely familiar with the idea of "cracked apps" but have no idea how to safely procure any.
5) Generally, should I just flash to a newer ROM? ZEUS has worked pretty well, but the above issues (the most pressing being 1 and 4) have made me rethink ZEUS. That was months ago, is it now outdated? Any good ICS ROMS (unported, because I don't like dealing with the bugs that inevitably follow ported ROMS) available?
Any help would be a appreciated, I'm sorry this was such a long post and I did scour the forums as best I could before posting this thread.
Thanks a lot!
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1) Don't know about that. It's never been an issue for me. In general you'll find the settings for that type of stuff by opening the settings in the keyboard. But in general I think most people add words one at a time as it is necessary... I don't know if you can access the whole dictionary in an easy way, and even if you could... why?
2) Swype is an app. You don't have it, you can't use it. I would just reinstall.
3) ??? No. You shouldn't have any issues like this. Never happened to me; can't think of a reason why. Maybe problem with data connection? Maybe you should install a different ROM and start from scratch.
4) You'll get in trouble for even mentioning that, probably. Buy your apps, support the devs, period.
5) Yes, IMHO. ZEUS has been surpassed (again, IMHO.) I would run AEON or Vagabond for GB... both stable, great pieces of work. ICS still has room to grow and progress to be made, I think. There are some great choices there, and exciting features too. ParanoidAndroid, RemICS, jblparisi's... great stuff, (also none of it would be possible without jt1134 and Entropy) but I always end up going back to GB for the time being because of speed and stability.
Flash a new ROM, I would suggest. If your problems persist... search xda or ask.
But to me it sounds like your ROM just isn't working for you and you need something a little different...
dht2005 said:
1) Don't know about that. It's never been an issue for me. In general you'll find the settings for that type of stuff by opening the settings in the keyboard. But in general I think most people add words one at a time as it is necessary... I don't know if you can access the whole dictionary in an easy way, and even if you could... why?
2) Swype is an app. You don't have it, you can't use it. I would just reinstall.
3) ??? No. You shouldn't have any issues like this. Never happened to me; can't think of a reason why. Maybe problem with data connection? Maybe you should install a different ROM and start from scratch.
4) You'll get in trouble for even mentioning that, probably. Buy your apps, support the devs, period.
5) Yes, IMHO. ZEUS has been surpassed (again, IMHO.) I would run AEON or Vagabond for GB... both stable, great pieces of work. ICS still has room to grow and progress to be made, I think. There are some great choices there, and exciting features too. ParanoidAndroid, RemICS, jblparisi's... great stuff, (also none of it would be possible without jt1134 and Entropy) but I always end up going back to GB for the time being because of speed and stability.
Flash a new ROM, I would suggest. If your problems persist... search xda or ask.
But to me it sounds like your ROM just isn't working for you and you need something a little different...
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Thank you SO MUCH for that comprehensive and helpfully speedy reply! Definitely will flash one of the newer ROMs you mentioned after I do some reading up. That, I think, will resolve most of these issues
In regards to why you would access the inputted text dictionary: to add/edit/delete words that appear as suggestions for autocorrect. I have several recurring words that are either in caps lock or misspelled ("you" becomes "yoy" way too often because I accidentally saved it one day). With the stock ROM and most others, accessing the setting is pretty straightforward. Settings/Language and Input/Dictionary or something like that.
In any case, I'll just flash something else, it's time for a change. Thanks again!
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[Q] Camera access while bypassing phone security

What I want: I want to access my camera without unlocking my phones security. Occasionally you want to take a quick camera shot but this is easy to do quick when there's a telephone security in place. I think iPhones have this feature, but I also think I've seen it on the Xperia S.
What I have: My telephone is an HTC Sensation, rooted s-off and the like. I'm currently on a Sense based ROM (though Sense is stripped and the experience is basic Android ICS like): HyperNonSense. I own WidgetLocker, and I can place a shortcut to the camera but then I'm still bugged with the security in place.
What I don't want: I don't want to disable my phones security.
What I have done: I've searched a lot, seriously a lot, but have not find a satisfying solution. I did find two solutions I did not like or could not test:
Solution 1: This solution says it is possible to achieve this using a (1*1) widget acting as the camera. I, however, have not found such a widget.
Solution 2: Soution 2 requires Tasker, however I don't feel like buying this solution 1) for only this purpose and 2) when I'm not even sure this solution still works.
So the question: Does anyone know if and how I can achieve what I want: access to my camera to take a quick pic without unlocking my android device's security?
Edit: argh... not sure if this is the right subforum
Not sure if it will work have u tried using desktop Visualizer to make a widget/icon to link to camera ?
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Although I kinda hate myself for not finding that application myself to test this, it also did not work as I had hoped it would. I doubt whether the "widget approach" even would work. Thanks for the input though.
Arie- said:
Although I kinda hate myself for not finding that application myself to test this, it also did not work as I had hoped it would. I doubt whether the "widget approach" even would work. Thanks for the input though.
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I know this is an old post, but has anyone been able to achieve this?
I came across Solution 2 mentioned in the original post (using Tasker and Widget Locker), but have not been able to import the profile at all.. and the scripting is a lil too complicated for me to understand.
http://tasker.wikidot.com/bypass-pattern-from-lockscreen-with-camera
fLEkz said:
I know this is an old post, but has anyone been able to achieve this?
I came across Solution 2 mentioned in the original post (using Tasker and Widget Locker), but have not been able to import the profile at all.. and the scripting is a lil too complicated for me to understand.
http://tasker.wikidot.com/bypass-pattern-from-lockscreen-with-camera
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I was able to import the profile, but it seems it still needs a task which is not defined on the profile.

A little help for an oldschooler excepting the future would be much appreciated

Hats off to everyone on this forum. It's been awhile since I been on here and I am happy to see it still going strong.
I am new to the S8+ and new to modding in 2019. I haven't messed around with this stuff since the "getting the evo to work on boost" days. I am looking for some advise/recommendations on what to choose as far as roms, etc., from the gate from someone who may have had an experience in what I'm trying to achieve rather than going through hundreds of rom post to find the answer I'm looking for. I stepped away from "smart" phones for awhile and came back only when I found out I could lock them down as much as possible using programs like bk disabler (rip). Even root at the time didn't list the "apps in the background" (if you know what I mean) for me to edit or disable them.
I am looking to root (if needed anymore) my device and install an ultra slim/lite rom, no extra apps on it that don't need to be there, especially social media apps. Not sure if roms still come with a separate gaps install option but not having them is fine as well as I will not be signing into any account on my phone and will only want to use youtube as far as the only goog service used, so i wont be able to use any of them anyway besides tube (unless of course there is now a way to use maps and such without signing in?). If theres such a rom out there of course it would need to be stable. I do not want android 9 as none of the apps I actually use (like bk disabler/acr/etc) work with pie from what I have read. Goog wants all the tracking to themselves now I guess, hence why I am looking for a rom that is as slim as possible. I just want to make calls, text, browse the web and use the tube without having all kinds of accounts and sign ups for any of it. I am really tired of big tech but going back to a black and white nokia in 2019 is not an option anymore.
So a few questions I have would be.. Whats the best root process? I see Odin is still a thing so which version should I be using, also which kernel should I be using? Are different roms still based off different kernels, if so which is better? And lastly what rom should I choose or which rom creator is now the person to look out for?
I know I'm oldshool at this point so please bare with me on these questions. Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

app moding for hire ?

I would like to pay someone to make some changes to a specific app , 2 changes if possible. not sure where to post this question or if such a person ever asked this before or not
1) prevent app from seeing all accounts on device except for the one signed up with on app.
2) prevent app from for updating because then assume i would lose mod #1 altogether. I also guess that preventing force update would also need app to continue working even when the powers that be would like to make it not work if not updated.
I really doubted anyone could do anything on the n20, or s21 considering that the control over the apps now a days is so strict even the chat over at apk tool is close to non existent compared to before . still thought I would ask, in case some genius out there wants a few bucks.

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