Here is a quick howto on using tinyshark (a player for Grooveshark) in countries where Grooveshark is blocked.
We all are REALLLYYY greatful to GEMA to limit our abilities to listen to the music we want to listen to, whenever we want to listen to it.
That said, some of us might not feel the same way, and would prefer to use grooveshark, so here is how u do it.
1. ROOT your phone. (If your phone isnt routed you wont have the option to reroute all traffic, and you'll have to find a way to configure ORBOT so it reroutes tinyshark. If u manage, Post reply pls)
2. Download Tinyshark from Market
3. Download ORBOT from Market
4. Grant Superuser permission. (This will Reroute all ur connections through proxies, essentially anonymising you)
5. Connect to TOR network. (Beware, while connected a flash blocker is active, so u wont have same browser experience, + it will take longer to load due to rerouting. And the market might not work.)
6. Start tinyshark, and use search function to create playlists. Once playlists are saved you can connect to them even without TOR running, but u wont have a search function.
7. You can even disconnect tor once u are connected to tinyshark. Dont know how long it will keep u connected though.
Hope this helps some of my fellow citizens. As always, use the bottom designed to handle appreciation if this was helpful.
PS: If you've came this far, you should definately check out the tor browser, and the silkroad. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace))
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Is there a application for Nexus One or any other way to control what applications can make/have data-connections?
I at least travel alot and I need my mail to be updated but then again I don't need some other programs to do access internet when I'm abroad or when I'm home.
It's really stupid that the only way is to disconnect the whole data connection and then when you want to check your mail you need to activate it again, then some other program might do updates too. Which means lot of data is sent and received unnecessary!
E.g. my old crapy SonyEricsson mobile you could define what an application could do, Access internet, access sms...etc.
Yeah, I think DroidWall (on the market) will do what you want.
Allows you to set up a whitelist for apps that can use the cellular data connection.
Needs root and I've no relation to the developer... a mate uses it and says it does what he needs.
Great, I will try it! Thanks!
Too bad you need to have root. But for me it will work, but not for some of my friends.
So if you're like me you might have a lifetime membership to Sirius that comes with free internet listening. It pisses me off that Sirius wants me to pay an extra fee just because I choose to use that subscription on my android instead of my laptop, and when I had a windows mobile device I always used the 3rd party free app WM6 which worked great, however sadly there is no 3rd party app for Sirius on Android yet for people like us with the free lifetime online listening.
That being said, I've gotten Sirius working on my Android device (Thunderbolt).
Sirius threw up a number of roadblocks to prevent this, but I'll share what got it working.
First roadblock: Sirius checks your user agent and if it is android, it disables access to the web site to listen online. Solution: Use Dolphin browser or a browser that allows you to change your user agent to "Desktop" instead of Android.
Second roadblock: Sirius checks the actual version of flash and requires that you use a specific version only made for desktops....Solution: Find the apk here on XDA for flash 10.3 with hulu. This will allow you to trick several sites into thinking you're not on Android....
Next roadblock....If you don't have an android device with a hardware keyboard, the flash applet won't allow your software keyboard (SIP) to pop up to be able to enter your username & password to connect...This is the part that I haven't perfected and by that I mean I found a way, but I'm still working on a better one...When I get to this point, I use the free app Web Desktop Service with Remote Control Add-On to be able to RDP into my android device to be able to use the keybaord from my laptop to enter my login details. A couple of notes: If you have a lot goin on on the phone, and you minimize your browser, android might free up the memory so that when you go back to the browser it reloads the page, requiring you re-enter your login info again (which of course requires the computer). Also when your display suspends/times out, the audio stops by default on android so this isn't a realistic solution to listen for an extended period of time unless you have the android device plugged in with the display set to stay on and you're not using other apps.
If you don't find any value in this information, no harm no foul, but I'm very happy to have found this method to listen to Sirius with my lifetime subscription for free (and I'm still working on alternate solutions for the last part).
For those who may not believe this works I'm attaching a screenshot I took showing it working on my Thunderbolt.
P.S. for the audio to output on the android, you need to logoff the remote session on your computer first so that it outputs to the android.
verizonguy said:
So if you're like me you might have a lifetime membership to Sirius that comes with free internet listening. It pisses me off that Sirius wants me to pay an extra fee just because I choose to use that subscription on my android instead of my laptop, and when I had a windows mobile device I always used the 3rd party free app WM6 which worked great, however sadly there is no 3rd party app for Sirius on Android yet for people like us with the free lifetime online listening.
That being said, I've gotten Sirius working on my Android device (Thunderbolt).
Sirius threw up a number of roadblocks to prevent this, but I'll share what got it working.
First roadblock: Sirius checks your user agent and if it is android, it disables access to the web site to listen online. Solution: Use Dolphin browser or a browser that allows you to change your user agent to "Desktop" instead of Android.
Second roadblock: Sirius checks the actual version of flash and requires that you use a specific version only made for desktops....Solution: Find the apk here on XDA for flash 10.3 with hulu. This will allow you to trick several sites into thinking you're not on Android....
Next roadblock....If you don't have an android device with a hardware keyboard, the flash applet won't allow your software keyboard (SIP) to pop up to be able to enter your username & password to connect...This is the part that I haven't perfected and by that I mean I found a way, but I'm still working on a better one...When I get to this point, I use the free app Web Desktop Service with Remote Control Add-On to be able to RDP into my android device to be able to use the keybaord from my laptop to enter my login details. A couple of notes: If you have a lot goin on on the phone, and you minimize your browser, android might free up the memory so that when you go back to the browser it reloads the page, requiring you re-enter your login info again (which of course requires the computer). Also when your display suspends/times out, the audio stops by default on android so this isn't a realistic solution to listen for an extended period of time unless you have the android device plugged in with the display set to stay on and you're not using other apps.
If you don't find any value in this information, no harm no foul, but I'm very happy to have found this method to listen to Sirius with my lifetime subscription for free (and I'm still working on alternate solutions for the last part).
For those who may not believe this works I'm attaching a screenshot I took showing it working on my Thunderbolt.
P.S. for the audio to output on the android, you need to logoff the remote session on your computer first so that it outputs to the android.
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Is this option still working for you? I'm currently using SiriusXMflash w/ Firefox and get random errors. Also I'm sure there are many others but I'm using Wakey to keep my screen alive while listening via Firefox.
Good day fellow androidians!
I have two android devices. An HTC Inspire 4g and a HTC Jetstream tablet. I have an unlimited data plan on the Inspire (I know lucky me ) and I'm currently tethering it to my Jetstream tablet.
What I would like though is to access the files on my Inspire on my tablet and vice versa through smb, ftp, dlan, or something. If it can't be done vice versa that's fine. I just don't want to use something like dropbox or have to pair both devices by bluetooth. I want to be able to access the files seamlessly and wirelessly the way I can access them on a computer with the Samba Filesharing App.
I know there has to be a way to do this, but have looked everywhere and can't seem to find the solution.
[edit]: The HTC Jetstream isn't rooted so that probably cancels out the vice versa part then right? If so, again that's fine.
Check post #3 for the solution.
I did a quick search on the market and found a Wireless File Transfer Pro app. Its free. I tested it out. When you set the app to active it gives you an ip address that you use to connect to the phone or tablet. It gives you an ip address of xxx.xxx.x.xxx:xxxx and you just type that into the browser and it pulls up a file directory where you can access all your files. It had a problem with exiting the app though. The file transfer didn't want to stop. I had to force stop from the settings but that might be a app issue. It seemed simple. Hope that helps.
Never mind. I figured it out lol.
For those who would like to know how to do this here you go:
Requirements
1. Your devices need to have DLNA.
2. You need to download SoftMedia Player from the market
3. You need to be on the same WiFi or tethered together.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.softmedia.cybergarage.trial&hl=en
Once you installed SoftMedia Player on both devices open it up on both and press Menu.
Then tap Preferences.
Tap on Share Contents.
Set Shared Contents Settings and Device Name if you want.
Tap back to go to the main interface of the app.
Tap "choose a media source"
Tap on your source (SoftMedia Server by default or the device name you set).
Tap "browse and play media"
Browse your files, play them and enjoy
Thanks for the quick reply shugga101.
Was writing my post the same time you wrote yours that didn't even get to see it till after lol.
Hope this helps other people.
softmedia player is gone
Hey Mudcat, the link you provided gives a not found, and a search of the play store doesn't return any results for "softmedia player". do you have any other suggestions to replace it?
I know myself i use wifi share. Only need it installed on one device, works through a browser on the other device. Works over wifi (of course) or via android ap. Just for some reason while hosting over androidAP it doesnt list the Ip. But I got that memorized already, plus page is bookmarked. Quick n easy.
I'll have to look into your method. Sounds interesting. Glad you got it sorted and thx for sharing!
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app
I think I'll be using Send! Pro for this purpose.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.intelx.send.pro
I recently got assigned a laptop from the company I work for. While at home, I want to be able to use it for personal browsing, but my company has strict rules against this.
Specifically they dont allow:
-Use of other browser than IE
-Use of social networks, netflix, spotify, etc
-Installing any software on the laptop.
Since Im not required work from home, I think what I do in my free time shouldnt be bound to these rules.So Im wondering how I can bypass all these limitations.
can I use a usb with portable chrome on it and an extension with a fake user agent extension to bypass the first and third limitations?
Also, as long as I use my home wifi to navigate to my social networks, netflix, spotify, etc, theres no way for them to know I have visit these right? Since im not using their network, none of this activity will be logged?
I just wanted to share these ideas to make sure I am not making any wrong assumptions that could get me caught.
Thanks!
Hello, xda!
I broke my old smartphone a month ago and I have been struggling to find a new use for it. By broke I mean totally unresponsive touchscreen, everything else works fine. That’s why I thought I could use it for something useful.
Now, my particular use case is that my hi-fi system is really far from my setup and I could only connect to it via a cable. So, the solution was to create a HTTP server to control the phone and play music.
That’s when I found I-Jetty which lets you do a lot of useful stuff like:
Access/update/modify/remove your contacts
View your call logs
View some system settings
Access all of your media content – photos,videos,music,etc.
Find your phone! There’s a button you can press to make your phone start ringing. Really cool in my book.
It can also track the location of the phone? Might be useful to someone
Anyways, with the original version, accessing a file meant playback was started on the client (i.e. in the browser). I modified the code so that it would start playback on the host(i.e. the phone) as well. There is a lot more to be done to repurpose the app into a player, but this is a minimal working edition.
Let’s get to the good stuff. You need:
I-Jetty from the Playstore : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mortbay.ijetty
My modified web app goo.gl/8o752C
Installation instructions:
Install I-Jetty
Install my web app
Run the web app. It will be called I-Jetty Console Installer.
Click Install
After installation finishes, go back to App drawer and select I-Jetty
Click Start Jetty
Go to your phone’s browser and access 127.0.0.1:8080/console
Click on Network
Username : admin , password:admin
Find your local IP address. It looks something like 192.168.0.104 under wlan
Et voila you can access your phone via the local network at the IP address you found in step 10. For me this is 192.168.0.104:8080/console
All that is left now is to put on some good music and hook it to the hi-fi system.
Hope you like it and thanks for reading. Any feedback will be appreciated
I will open-source the code sometime next week and keep you updated.
P.S. This is my first post so any suggestions/criticism are welcome.