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In case there's somebody around here wondering, I'm starting a thread to show you how to download FREE apps if you don't have market access. Any FREE app you can find online in .apk form is yours. Please note you DO NOT need ROOT ACCESS to follow these steps, but I recommend it anyways, so use that nifty search bar and try it out.
Note: This is a method only for installing FREE APPS that are already free. Some people complain of not having the market app, others have market crash issues. This method is only to be used as an alternate to the Market if you do not have market access.
What you'll need:
Method of data transfer between phone and computer (USB Cord, MicroSD adapter, etc)
ASTRO File Manager- Found in the Android Market for free.
Level of Difficulty: 2/10
Procedure:
Step 1: Download ASTRO File Manager
This is self-explanatory. Go into your market and search for: ASTRO
Look for the result that reads: ASTRO File Manager
Download the app, it's free.
Step 2: Connect phone/SD to computer
Either plug in your phone and select mount, or plug your MicroSD into an adapter. Once your computer recognizes the SD card, move to step 3.
Step 3: Create free apps folder
Create a new file folder on your SD card in the top directory (meaning on the SD card and not in any other file folder). Name it Free Apps or similar.
Step 4: Download your .apk files
Search the internet for your desired applications. XDA forums and iPmart are great places to start. Once you find your application, download it and drag it to your Free Apps folder on your SD card.
Step 5: Unmount phone
This doesn't need explaining.
Step 6: Run ASTRO
Once your phone is unmounted and ready, run ASTRO File Manager. Once the application loads, it will list all the folders on your SD card. Navigate to your Free Apps folder, and select it. Once open, find your application you wish to install. It may list it twice, one with the logo and the other with a little settings logo, click the one that has the actual application logo.
Step 7: Installation
A menu will popup with two choices: Explore or App Manager. Select App Manager. It will come up with a new window, and beneath the application logo will be a button that says install. It will bring up the familiar installing are you sure screen, click yes and install it. Once it finishes, click done. Now you can install more or run your application.
That's it, enjoy your apps.
Hmm... I don't see any piracy. There are a lot of "Free" apps online. Android is Open Source. Now if he was talking about downloading paid apps for free... then we have a problem.
This is just a thread showing how to install free apps... which there are billion of online.
jUgGsY said:
If you actually went to the website listed.. Its a website that offers FREE PAID android apps.. Is that not piracy?
EDIT : Besides... Why would you use this method of installing free apps? The market offers free apps..
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First site is this one and the other one, I didn't see any paid apps offered for free....looks like a china site from what I could see.....
The market isn't the only place to get free apps. Most of the ones I have were gotten right here....
chfields said:
First site is this one and the other one, I didn't see any paid apps offered for free....looks like a china site from what I could see.....
The market isn't the only place to get free apps. Most of the ones I have were gotten right here....
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Seriously dude you need to stop...one of the sites he mentioned has warez in it. For instance here are a few PAID apps...
Solo v1.21
Advanced Task Killer PRO v1.7.6
SetCPU for Root Users v1.5.3a
Should I go on or should I let you continue making yourself look foolish??
MyDroidHax said:
We dont support wares here kid. So please GTFO these forums with your ****ING ****! people work hard to make these apps so people like us can enjoy them. And they spent hours on making the apps and your here to rip them off really?
Now If you would kindly like to support the free apps for being free and the paid apps for being PAID!!!
Then you shall do this for the "goodies" aka Free apps.
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You need to watch your language. This is your first and last warning.
As far as "piracy" is involved... I don't see any here. Just because the guy says there's a way for you to go throw yourself off a cliff, doesn't mean you're gonna go do it, right ?
He's offering a solution on how to install freely available .apk's. How you get them and If YOU choose to go download them, that's your problem.
Now let's play nice...
VinceOB, MyDroidHax, and Juggsy, you all really need to calm down. I may not have worded it correctly, but I fixed it. The reason I posted this was because a ROM I installed for whatever reason didn't have the market app, so I had no market access. There are a wide array of free apps on both sites, yes there are a few paid on iPmart, but iPmart is still one of the best overall sources for free apps as well. Seriously, i didn't plan on awaking to controversy.
Re: Alternate method to installing Free Apps with Root Access for N00bs
VinceOB, MyDroidHax, and Juggsy, you all really need to calm down. I may not have worded it correctly, but I fixed it. The reason I posted this was because a ROM I installed for whatever reason didn't have the market app, so I had no market access. There are a wide array of free apps on both sites, yes there are a few paid on iPmart, but iPmart is still one of the best overall sources for free apps as well. Seriously, i didn't plan on awaking to controversy.
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No worries man. I was just trying to save you the trouble of getting your thread deleted. The way it was worded before, seemed to ME like a method to install PAID apps from alternate sources.
I apologize, and thanks for your contribution.
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MyDroidHax said:
Na bro. Not uncalled for at all. He can -Blam- off.
See what I did thar?
And I have no respect for some one that comes in here and tells me what to do right off. He could have came in here and said something like, "please dont be cussing, it is against the forum rules(which its not) and blah blah blah" BUT he didn't so ALL my respect that could have gone toward that guy is all gone.
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Well, you asked for it. Telling a moderator to *** off is definitely uncalled for, even if I use "Windows Mobil"
p.s. Don't forget that XDA is still 90% windows mobile. It's where its roots are. You should respect that.
oh snap eng any chance you jumping to android
Did MyDroidHax get banned? If so, that warrants a big EL OH EL.
Edit: Oh, and LONG LIVE ANDROID!!!
NRGZ28 said:
Well, you asked for it. Telling a moderator to *** off is definitely uncalled for, even if I use "Windows Mobil"
p.s. Don't forget that XDA is still 90% windows mobile. It's where its roots are. You should respect that.
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I didn't see him drop the f bomb on u. He might have meant it that way but that would be putting words in his mouth.
Sometimes I wonder what the qualifications are to become a mod are. So far I believe the first three qualifications are ego, power hungry, and favoritizm.
Care to elaborate on the extensive and rigorous interviews and testing that took place to acquired ur higher status.
BTW win Mobil is only around cause its backed by Microsoft. Doesn't mean it's a great OS. Just that the backers have deep pockets and wont let it die.
ok, I don't like or condone the way this thread has gone. Instead of discussing the topic of free apps, its all about calling people names and slagging each other off.
@cbarlan - The f word was never mentioned by either MyDroidHax or
NRGZ28. One used "-Blam-" the other "***". It was actually you which first referred to the f-word.
But none of this matters. What matters is your respect for fellow xda users as per rule #2 below.....which by they way does mention no cursing which MyDroidHax blatantly flaunted.
2. Be polite and respect your fellow xda-dev user.
There is no need for cursing, flaming, racism or personal attacks. There are a lot of different nationalities on this forum all with different cultures, this means that no matter what you're like, you'll have to adjust to people that are most definitely not like you. For this reason we'd like to ask you to refrain from discussions about religion or politics, we do not wish to limit your right to free speech, but we have noticed these topics tend to get heated and might be best discussed in a different environment. It will gain you a lot of respect if you help to keep the peace. It's disrespectful and therefore not permitted to create Alias Member names in an attempt to deceive others.
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So can I remind all to be respectful. Consider this first and last warning
p.s. I have cleaned thread up a bit as well, so hopefully it will stay on topic
Fallen Spartan said:
ok, I don't like or condone the way this thread has gone. Instead of discussing the topic of free apps, its all about calling people names and slagging each other off.
@cbarlan - The f word was never mentioned by either MyDroidHax or
NRGZ28. One used "-Blam-" the other "***". It was actually you which first referred to the f-word.
But none of this matters. What matters is your respect for fellow xda users as per rule #2 below.....which by they way does mention no cursing which MyDroidHax blatantly flaunted.
So can I remind all to be respectful. Consider this first and last warning
p.s. I have cleaned thread up a bit as well, so hopefully it will stay on topic
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Please remind nrgz28 who is a moderator of the rule u posted. I believe he was very rude in emplementing his harsh warnings instead of being polite and respectful. U can be stern and respectful at same time. And for future reference when someone uses stars inplace of a word it is usually vulgar. Also no need to threaten with this is ur first and last warning. Remember rule u referenced and be polite as well. I'd be willing to write up a wiki on how to use ur manners and be respectful as I've had to reach my six year old. Kinda the same thing
Thank you to the mods for the cleanup work. MyDroidHax initially used F***ING, and then edited it. I read the post almost immediately.
Anyways, I updated the post, and I wrote it at 1AM here today, so I was tired. Sorry for misconceptions guys. Like I said, I had market issues, so I found this way to help me and felt I'd share.
Yes you can get paid apps, but it doesn't mean you should or are going to. This is just a workaround to a normal situation, use it how you will.
Also, you guys really shouldn't rip on the mods. The rules clearly stated that you can't do what MyDroidHax did, and so he was told he can't. So? That's how it works, he won't do it again if he doesn't want to get banned.
On a related note, this can also be used to install apps that are not in the market but are available online, such as betas hosted online, custom apps, etc. If you're rooted, you should have "install non-market apps" checked, but if it's not it will take you to the screen where you check it during this process.
I am 98% sure this doesn't require root access. The file manager I know doesn't, and on the Hero (since we have not been neutered like ATT phones) we can install apps from outside sources. So that option is freely available.
What here requries root access?
Not giving you heck, just trying to make the post more informational.
Kcarpenter said:
I am 98% sure this doesn't require root access. The file manager I know doesn't, and on the Hero (since we have not been neutered like ATT phones) we can install apps from outside sources. So that option is freely available.
What here requries root access?
Not giving you heck, just trying to make the post more informational.
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I actually wasn't sure, decided to play it safe. Thanks for the update. I'll fix the post.
UPDATE: Post is fixed.
OtisFeelgood said:
Did MyDroidHax get banned? If so, that warrants a big EL OH EL.
Edit: Oh, and LONG LIVE ANDROID!!!
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hahaha, agreed. that was an awesome thread to read
Is there a way to remove the message from my logs,I just want to see my calls not messages
I did a tutorial on this, check my posts...
infuse 4g "a lot a screen real estate"
Sorry,but i try looking in yur post but could not find it
yes, the method in the link below does for sure work, but i did have to change the permissions for it to work on my phone, see my post towards the bottom of page 2 for instructions on changing permissions. your phone does need to be rooted btw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138613
Ok, so I followed all steps in the manual, installed drivers, unistalled htc sync, formatted my sd card nd no luck.
Once I start the program, It says:
check adb connectivity
*server not running*
then cuts off and says enter passkey.
I tried RTEM
I copy and pasted the whole code as well, no luck.
I stopped programs that werent needed,
Is there maybe a list of programs i need to stop??
Am i missing a step?
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Ok, so I followed all steps in the manual, installed drivers, unistalled htc sync, formatted my sd card nd no luck.
Once I start the program, It says:
check adb connectivity
*server not running*
then cuts off and says enter passkey.
I tried RTEM
I copy and pasted the whole code as well, no luck.
I stopped programs that werent needed,
Is there maybe a list of programs i need to stop??
Am i missing a step?
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Did you go to the irc like the thread suggests?
I suggest trying the Ubuntu method. I wrote a short manual here.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/in...ads-all-outdated-post1364019.html#post1364019
It was so simple doing this way.
Did u turn off your anti virus?
Sent from my rooted Inspire 4G using xda premium
If you don't even get past the enter passkey screen, then you are not entering the right key. It is generated only after you run hackace. It places it in a file. The link to the file doesn't always work but there are more ways than just clicking on a link to get it to work. If you were entering the right key you would either go to the main screen or if it wasn't going to work it would give you an error screen. If it just says nice try then you need to find that key. It's easier than you think. I promise.
It is not a hard process. Just involves basic reading, basic, computer skills, and some common sense. If your still stuck PLEASE re-read the OP of the hack kit thread to find out where the irc chat is (as zelendel as said already) . Attn1 is usually very happy to help as long as you have read.
I got your 10 char right here
King_Me said:
Ok, so I followed all steps in the manual, installed drivers, unistalled htc sync, formatted my sd card nd no luck.
Once I start the program, It says:
check adb connectivity
*server not running*
then cuts off and says enter passkey.
I tried RTEM
I copy and pasted the whole code as well, no luck.
I stopped programs that werent needed,
Is there maybe a list of programs i need to stop??
Am i missing a step?
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If the link doesn't pop up, try opening the effen manual and place the mouse cursor over the words cajun.txt and look down in the status bar. It will give you the location of the this txt file that contains the passkey. Then just manually go to that location, open with notepad, and copy and paste from there. This worked for me with IE, not sure it will with other browsers.
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King_Me said:
Ok, so I followed all steps in the manual, installed drivers, unistalled htc sync, formatted my sd card nd no luck.
Once I start the program, It says:
check adb connectivity
*server not running*
then cuts off and says enter passkey.
I tried RTEM
I copy and pasted the whole code as well, no luck.
I stopped programs that werent needed,
Is there maybe a list of programs i need to stop??
Am i missing a step?
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Read the manual again and again and then again...... Until u can see it in ur sleep and then root.
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bigjohn6582 said:
Read the manual again and again and then again...... Until u can see it in ur sleep and then root.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
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I think we got that covered
Oh heck one more can't hurt. Did you follow the directions and READ THE EFFEN MANUAL? Sorry...
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium
Help, inspire stuck on flashing radio in hack kit
Flashing hack kit, everything fine until flashing radio 95, been stuck there for an hour. Any suggestions?
Read, read more, then if you still have problems, IRC.
Ze, shut it down.
Ok, shut it down. Now phone comes on and has htc in center of screen with triangles in each corner but only while its plugged in.
Unplugged, it says:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-04.38
RADIO-26.06.06.30_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 12 2011,00:55:45
RUU (is highlighted in orange)
How do you use the irc? I've gone and don't understand how to get help...
Nickname is what you want to be known as on that channel. Think of a channel as a chat room. Once you are logged in, the bar to type in is at the bottom.
The Ubuntu method is probably the easiest way, imo.
mrhaley30705 said:
Nickname is what you want to be known as on that channel. Think of a channel as a chat room. Once you are logged in, the bar to type in is at the bottom.
The Ubuntu method is probably the easiest way, imo.
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If this person is having trouble comprehending the hack kit as well as the irc chatroom the ubuntu method is going to be even more foreign to this user..
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Rude people.....
You know, people come here for help.. I am one of them...but how many needing help said screw it and left after reading posts and replies like this one.. FYI, we are not all idiots. Many of us have read the manual over and over. We don't need idiots telling us to read the manual.. If you feel the absolute NEED to say that to someone, then say it follwed by actually HELPING THEM!! Else, seriously, DON'T REPLY TO THEM!!! You really look like a total ass to the rest of us. And those of you that post it after 5 others already posted it... You just look like a moron that wants to get posting numbers up. I run forums, and have seen this many times... I usually reset their numbers or delete their accounts for being a jerk.
I have watched probably 30 videos of how to use the ACE hack kit....and NOTHING works.. But if I post a question, I will be degraded as some ignorant idiot that can't read or comprehend simple computer stuff.. Well, I have built computers for almost 30 years. I have been a programmer and had game of the year on the very first game I wrote back in 1985 for TI. I have been doing tech support for software companies and computer companies for almost 25 years. I also do manual writing for several large companies, including computer companies and software companies.. Think I may be qualified... Oh, and I have 2 degrees in electrical and aeronautical engineering.. So comprehension and application, not a problem...
I will not go into all I have done to prep for running hack ace... I did it all.. The computer is running win 7. Has 16gb memory and I7-2600k running at 4.4ghz, 23TB (you read that right) drive space.
One thing I wondered about, could a problem be that my USB ports are v3 ports... They are backward compatible..but I wondered if that may be the culprit of my problem..
I run the hack-ace.cmd program and it gets to:
Check adb connectivity
shad0wfox 04/2011
Then it sits for 5-10 mintues and then:
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
Then it quits.. after another 10 minutes or so..
Any help would be appreciated greatly.. Unless you wish to tell me to read the manual...then you can just blow.
Greg
SpectroPro said:
You know, people come here for help.. I am one of them...but how many needing help said screw it and left after reading posts and replies like this one.. FYI, we are not all idiots. Many of us have read the manual over and over. We don't need idiots telling us to read the manual.. If you feel the absolute NEED to say that to someone, then say it follwed by actually HELPING THEM!! Else, seriously, DON'T REPLY TO THEM!!! You really look like a total ass to the rest of us. And those of you that post it after 5 others already posted it... You just look like a moron that wants to get posting numbers up. I run forums, and have seen this many times... I usually reset their numbers or delete their accounts for being a jerk.
I have watched probably 30 videos of how to use the ACE hack kit....and NOTHING works.. But if I post a question, I will be degraded as some ignorant idiot that can't read or comprehend simple computer stuff.. Well, I have built computers for almost 30 years. I have been a programmer and had game of the year on the very first game I wrote back in 1985 for TI. I have been doing tech support for software companies and computer companies for almost 25 years. I also do manual writing for several large companies, including computer companies and software companies.. Think I may be qualified... Oh, and I have 2 degrees in electrical and aeronautical engineering.. So comprehension and application, not a problem...
I will not go into all I have done to prep for running hack ace... I did it all.. The computer is running win 7. Has 16gb memory and I7-2600k running at 4.4ghz, 23TB (you read that right) drive space.
One thing I wondered about, could a problem be that my USB ports are v3 ports... They are backward compatible..but I wondered if that may be the culprit of my problem..
I run the hack-ace.cmd program and it gets to:
Check adb connectivity
shad0wfox 04/2011
Then it sits for 5-10 mintues and then:
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
Then it quits.. after another 10 minutes or so..
Any help would be appreciated greatly.. Unless you wish to tell me to read the manual...then you can just blow.
Greg
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Read the effen manual
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I checked the thread briefly and don't see why you got all heated up. Perhaps you read a few threads too many..? (Rhetorical Q.).
Don't worry, there are a few around that may be able to help, I just don't get where you are coming from. No matter, and not need to reply, you already 'blew me'
Edit: the only thing I can think of is to uninstall and install again the drivers.
2nd edit: have you tried using an ubuntu live cd? For some odd reason I have a feeling it would only work with the 10.14 version and not the later ones. Others have reported problems with those and I myself had problems with the 11.whatever. but back then I had no idea what I was doing.
Sent from a dream.
SpectroPro said:
You know, people come here for help.. I am one of them...but how many needing help said screw it and left after reading posts and replies like this one.. FYI, we are not all idiots. Many of us have read the manual over and over. We don't need idiots telling us to read the manual.. If you feel the absolute NEED to say that to someone, then say it follwed by actually HELPING THEM!! Else, seriously, DON'T REPLY TO THEM!!! You really look like a total ass to the rest of us. And those of you that post it after 5 others already posted it... You just look like a moron that wants to get posting numbers up. I run forums, and have seen this many times... I usually reset their numbers or delete their accounts for being a jerk.
I have watched probably 30 videos of how to use the ACE hack kit....and NOTHING works.. But if I post a question, I will be degraded as some ignorant idiot that can't read or comprehend simple computer stuff.. Well, I have built computers for almost 30 years. I have been a programmer and had game of the year on the very first game I wrote back in 1985 for TI. I have been doing tech support for software companies and computer companies for almost 25 years. I also do manual writing for several large companies, including computer companies and software companies.. Think I may be qualified... Oh, and I have 2 degrees in electrical and aeronautical engineering.. So comprehension and application, not a problem...
I will not go into all I have done to prep for running hack ace... I did it all.. The computer is running win 7. Has 16gb memory and I7-2600k running at 4.4ghz, 23TB (you read that right) drive space.
One thing I wondered about, could a problem be that my USB ports are v3 ports... They are backward compatible..but I wondered if that may be the culprit of my problem..
I run the hack-ace.cmd program and it gets to:
Check adb connectivity
shad0wfox 04/2011
Then it sits for 5-10 mintues and then:
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
Then it quits.. after another 10 minutes or so..
Any help would be appreciated greatly.. Unless you wish to tell me to read the manual...then you can just blow.
Greg
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Greg, first you should have gone to the IRC Channel the hack kit keeps for support...you will get help there unless u ask something that is covered in the manual. Second, you are having connectivity issues for certain. The Hack Kit does not work with 3.0 usb ports so try using 2.0...yours seems to be an adb issue. Make sure that the adb.exe is correctly installed. Check the md5sum of the Hack Kit to make sure that is not corrupted...and of course try different ports.
If you can't sort it out in windows try the latest LTS ubuntu version (32bit). That will probably fix the problem. If not hit the IRC channel in my signature and we will lend u a hand.
Last, don't get mad at the guys here..you gotta understand that this is a Dev's forum and many of the questions have already been answered more that a couple of times and usually are covered in the manual, thou not all of them....:good:
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Greg, first you should have gone to the IRC Channel the hack kit keeps for support...you will get help there unless u ask something that is covered in the manual. Second, you are having connectivity issues for certain. The Hack Kit does not work with 3.0 usb ports so try using 2.0...yours seems to be an adb issue. Make sure that the adb.exe is correctly installed. Check the md5sum of the Hack Kit to make sure that is not corrupted...and of course try different ports.
If you can't sort it out in windows try the latest LTS ubuntu version (32bit). That will probably fix the problem. If not hit the IRC channel in my signature and we will lend u a hand.
Last, don't get mad at the guys here..you gotta understand that this is a Dev's forum and many of the questions have already been answered more that a couple of times and usually are covered in the manual, thou not all of them....:good:
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Not everyone uses IRC... So why help can't be given via a forum is beyond me.. Just sayin... There is always yahoo, google+, AIM, MSN..many chat applications out there that don't require IRC.. BTW, I used to run IRC channels for years.. Just so over the losers that seemed to take over MOST channels... Never been on yours, so that was not toward you..just my experience with what IRC became over the years.. And why I don't use it anymore..
My hack kit is correct as per the check sum.. I hooked up a usb 2.0 port and it's working fine. I have a couple USB 2.0 external drives, and they are working great with it. Thanks for that suggestion.. I will look into the adb.exe issue...
I keep getting different messages when running the app.. so maybe I will break my 3 year hiatus and jump on IRC.. LOL And no, I wouldn't ask anything from the manual.. What really sucks, is that I can NOT be the only person to ever have this issue..yet all the videos on how to do it, all the manuals, and all the posts on sites... People talk about step by step on how to do it...IF it all works flawlessly...but no one ever says...NOW, IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET STUCK HERE....THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD TRY OR CHECK ON... That would have been nice in any one of the 100 vids I have watched so far.. LOL
Greg
SpectroPro said:
Not everyone uses IRC... So why help can't be given via a forum is beyond me.. Just sayin... There is always yahoo, google+, AIM, MSN..many chat applications out there that don't require IRC.. BTW, I used to run IRC channels for years.. Just so over the losers that seemed to take over MOST channels... Never been on yours, so that was not toward you..just my experience with what IRC became over the years.. And why I don't use it anymore..
My hack kit is correct as per the check sum.. I hooked up a usb 2.0 port and it's working fine. I have a couple USB 2.0 external drives, and they are working great with it. Thanks for that suggestion.. I will look into the adb.exe issue...
I keep getting different messages when running the app.. so maybe I will break my 3 year hiatus and jump on IRC.. LOL And no, I wouldn't ask anything from the manual.. What really sucks, is that I can NOT be the only person to ever have this issue..yet all the videos on how to do it, all the manuals, and all the posts on sites... People talk about step by step on how to do it...IF it all works flawlessly...but no one ever says...NOW, IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET STUCK HERE....THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD TRY OR CHECK ON... That would have been nice in any one of the 100 vids I have watched so far.. LOL
Greg
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It seems that you are right and perhaps if you do manage to figure the problem out, maybe you ought to break that 100 vid trend making your own vid. It's bound to help someone.
Good luck.
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Hey everyone.
First, I can't take credit for any of this. User mcmb03 is the one who found the thread and asked about it in the Q&A section. I went ahead and tested it out, and was able to get Google Now working on CleanROM 4.0SE, albeit not without its problems. (These problems are affecting all users, not just Sense users.)
Known issues
-Voice Search is broken
-"Show more cards" may cause a Force Close if there are no other cards to load. If you've done some searching, and Google Now has learned, for example, your favourite sports teams and there are actually more cards to load than what are on the initial page, it WILL load more cards.
- and possibly some other things we haven't noticed yet
To get it working, go here and follow the instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28226043&postcount=1
Then, in the same thread, jump to page 15 and follow the instructions in the second post down, #142 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28234189&postcount=142)
Happy Nowing!
EDIT: After testing for an hour or so, it seems like absolutely everything is working now except for Voice Search. Of course, there could be other problems we just haven't discovered yet.
so... most of it is broken? QUICK LETS ADD THIS TO EVERY ROM NOW!!!
Then complain about the broken stuff to the dev!
Red5 said:
so... most of it is broken? QUICK LETS ADD THIS TO EVERY ROM NOW!!!
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Wondeful idea!
Still better then stock.
Thank you
Turns out I was wrong about the automatic card displays. I was under the assumption that a traffic notification would pop up without any user interaction, but you've actually gotta pull up Google Now, and when you've got an upcoming meeting, the top card will show you your meeting info and a traffic report.
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To get it working, go here and follow the instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28186680&postcount=1
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This is a link to a question... NOT directions for a fix.... you should check your links buddy, lol
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lol Red5, of all the mods of all the xda forums I've partaken in, you're by far the spunkiest.
And I wouldn't say most of it's broken. The Voice Search, which is obviously a huge part of it, is the most broken part. It doesn't work at all. The "Show More Cards" link at the bottom causes a crash. Maybe this is because I have no more cards waiting to be viewed, I'm not sure.
I do get automatic cards showing up with a traffic report when I've got an upcoming meeting. I also did a search for "Toronto Blue Jays," and above the web results, I got a Google Now card recapping the most recent game (the Royals kicked our a$$!) And now that I've searched for the Blue Jays a couple times, it'll be interesting to see if Now is really learning my preferred sports teams, and the cards automatically show up when there's a new ballgame.
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This is a link to a question... NOT directions for a fix.... you should check your links buddy, lol
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Sorry! I've updated the OP with this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28226043&postcount=1
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This is a link to a question... NOT directions for a fix.... you should check your links buddy, lol
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I fixed the first link to redirect to the correct thread.
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lol Red5, of all the mods of all the xda forums I've partaken in, you're by far the spunkiest.
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Thanks. Its in my nature.
It works for me..been ff the thread yesterday and only voice search is is broken..running on cleanrom de
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arnelolavides said:
It works for me..been ff the thread yesterday and only voice search is is broken..running on cleanrom de
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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You don't get a FC when you click "Show More Cards" at the bottom? If that's the case, did you do anything different from the instructions I posted in my OP?
You.mean the more tab at the bottom..the news,location..etc etc??...yes it doesnt fc on.me.
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You.mean the more tab at the bottom..the news,location..etc etc??...yes it doesnt fc on.me.
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Nope, that's different. That's the "more" tab for search results. I mean when you open Google Now (from the app drawer, not from the widget), scroll to the bottom of your cards, and click "Show More Cards."
And actually... now that I've been using Now for an hour or so, I clicked the "Show More Cards" and it works now! It shows additional cards that may be useful to me, such as transit routes, the upcoming Jays game (so it did learn one of my "favourite" sports teams.)
So, as far as I can tell, absolutely everything is working except Voice Search. It really is getting more awesome to use as it learns things about me.
I hate to ask this because i'm sure your playing around with it at the moment. But any chance you could upload the Velvet.apk from the original post? (or will the second one work, it wont let me install). I'm trying to download it and wont get past 3.0
EDIT: Never Mind i got it to download, but i cant install it. It just says Install failed. Should i follow both posts to the "T", as in follow all the instructions from the first post, then follow all the instructions from the second post? Thanks in advanced for help.
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I hate to ask this because i'm sure your playing around with it at the moment. But any chance you could upload the Velvet.apk from the original post? (or will the second one work, it wont let me install). I'm trying to download it and wont get past 3.0 mb
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Here we go!
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I hate to ask this because i'm sure your playing around with it at the moment. But any chance you could upload the Velvet.apk from the original post? (or will the second one work, it wont let me install). I'm trying to download it and wont get past 3.0
EDIT: Never Mind i got it to download, but i cant install it. It just says Install failed. Should i follow both posts to the "T", as in follow all the instructions from the first post, then follow all the instructions from the second post? Thanks in advanced for help.
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Yep, that should be all there is to it. Do you have "Unknown Sources" allowed in your Development Settings? Cuz you might need that enabled.
I've gotta step away from my computer for a bit, so I won't be able to assist for a little while, maybe a couple hours.
kyleallen5000 said:
I hate to ask this because i'm sure your playing around with it at the moment. But any chance you could upload the Velvet.apk from the original post? (or will the second one work, it wont let me install). I'm trying to download it and wont get past 3.0
EDIT: Never Mind i got it to download, but i cant install it. It just says Install failed. Should i follow both posts to the "T", as in follow all the instructions from the first post, then follow all the instructions from the second post? Thanks in advanced for help.
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push to /system/app/ and set permissions to rw-r-r
So just to make sure, I don't actually have to install the app? Just download, rename it to "GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk" (rename/delete old one as well), copy it to /system/app/ set permissions, then reboot?
Installed through instructions in second link from op, but get a fc when I open the app, also YouTube fcs for some reason
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1st Question:
Ok so I had my phone rooted by a friend with S-ON and now I can gain access to the root menu by using “superuser” and “root explorer.” I was able to remap a few buttons using “ButtonRemapper,” which is a great program but the only problem is that it doesn’t remamp all of the functions I want. If I try to edit the doubleshot-keypad.kl file through Root explorer I still cannot gain R/W access. I can only gain R/W access in the “/system” folder. Anything after that will still restrict the access to R/O (i.e. /system/usr/keylayout which is the file I want to edit). Is this because the phone was rooted with S-ON or am I doing something else wrong???
2nd Question:
I need help locating key functions for my T-mobile Mytouch 4g slide. I just need to know what are the code numbers for the long-press function of the 4 buttons on the front of the phone and not the keyboard. I want to change them and I’m not exactly sure how. Can anyone help?!?
I know the original function for the quick-press is like this:
# physical keys
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 188 FUNC_4
I’m trying to change the long-press function of those buttons. Also does anybody know what the button for the key number 107 goes?? It says that key 107 = ENDCALL but there is no physical button for that function anywhere 0_o
.........................................this is a question right? Not a Mod, or Add-On. A Rom, or a tweak. You should check your self, before you wreck your self. Please read the rules. As you don't know them.....
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.........................................this is a question right? Not a Mod, or Add-On. A Rom, or a tweak. You should check your self, before you wreck your self. Please read the rules. As you don't know them.....
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sorry I didnt know the forum nazi's were on high alert today.... ill close the thread hin fura
Agent isnt overreacting. We get billions of these. I wish there was a contest for this that we could win. Besides you seemed to find the dev section but failed at looking a few posts down to find your answer?
Good you looked down Now a much easier way is to flash Clockworkmod. With Clockworkmod, you can flash custom roms now if you wish get a custom rom close to stock (MikTouch). When you download it, unzip the rom and make your edits to the /usr folder and rezip and flash.
ok what post would you be referring to? ive been looking at the threads and i cant seem to find any leads. could u help me out???
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sorry I didnt know the forum nazi's were on high alert today.... ill close the thread hin fura
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Giving smartassed arrogant answers to the very people you're asking for help from when all they are doing is telling rules you should ALREADY KNOW will get you nowhere real damned fast!
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sorry I didnt know the forum nazi's were on high alert today.... ill close the thread hin fura
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Questions never, EVER go in development. I don't understand why people still think they should ask questions in the development sections? Oh well.
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Giving smartassed arrogant answers to the very people you're asking for help from when all they are doing is telling rules you should ALREADY KNOW will get you nowhere real damned fast!
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Respect is earned even for senior members. An arrogant answer is only given to an arrogant response. I obviously made a mistake by posting a question in the wrong section, and I own up to that. but the response given to me by Agent:
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was uncalled for. somebody with better ppl skills would have simply said "sorry but i believe you posted in the wrong section. try the q&a thread instead. they can help you out better over there." That could've worked out just fine.
If you actually look at the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192282&page=8 you'll see that I actually did some research b4 posting here. I was scolded by Agent yet again without even attempting to help me out. Another senior member had to step in and come to my defense because they felt that Agent was scolding me without reason.
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somebody with better ppl skills would have simply said "sorry but i believe you posted in the wrong section. try the q&a thread instead. they can help you out better over there." That could've worked out just fine.
I'll give you that so TOUCHE'.......BUT that is already very well explained in the rules that is "required" reading before we all start posting. So, people skills are a two way street. JMHO tho........
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you seemed to find the dev section but failed at looking a few posts down to find your answer?
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Thank you xmc wildchild22 for replying to the issue. I just hope your "look down" response isn't referring to the:
[MOD] ( any ROM ) Hardware Key Mapping | Flashable zips & Requests ( GB & ICS )
and the:
[MOD] Re-Mapping Keys (Genius Button to Search - www/com button to TAB) and more..
threads which have already been recommend to me by WeekendsR2Short. their solutions do not address the particular issues I'm posting on this thread. I've been to both of those threads and posted questions and comments concerning similar issues but just not this one which is a bit different.
If your referring to the:
[GUIDE] How to root MT4GS with any HBOOT (updated 07/28/12) or the: "[How To] Flash ICS ROMs with S-ON Unlocked"
then yes I've seen those guides as well but my htc driver refuses to read my phone. Ive installed and reinstalled the latest driver but it still wont recognize the mytouch 4g slide so I cant get to far on those guides. If your referring to another guide I have over looked somehow could you please just post a link instead of just telling me to "look down" since its obvious i'm having a hard time finding the right threads for my issues.
WeekendsR2Short said:
If you will look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1254518 under Doubleshot device drivers, Blue6IX will be able to explain some of the issues you're having much better than me.
I HAVE had some of the same driver issues as you have but if you could just be a little more specific.......
Is it telling you the device isn't found or just sitting there acting like it doesn't even hear you?
btw....you're going to have to look in the lower right corner of your Windows screen and make sure that HTC Sync isn't running.
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Thank you for posting that link to Blue6IX's thread I will have to ask questions about my issues with the phone on there as well. To answer your question YES, its acting like it doesn't even know that the phone is plugged into the PC even though the PC is reading the sdcard in my phone. and YES, I was sure to make sure that HTC Sync icon on the lower right corner wasn't running. After doing a little more research I found out that HTC doesn’t support the MyTouch 4g Slide http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/101/p/7603/58720.aspx
Another member also told me that “root access is root access regardless of S-ON or OFF.” I used “Root Checker” to confirm if I had the phone unlocked for root access and I did. So the real question is why can I only gain R/W access in the “/system” folder and not any other when using "root explorer??" is there any other app that can get me to edit the doubleshot-keypad.kl file manually?? or what can i do to fix this error in root explorer??
Your issue with root explorer is a REAL oddty to me. It's something I've never heard of. This may sound simplistic but it could be something as simple as an error downlading the app. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?
VERY strange!
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Your issue with root explorer is a REAL oddty to me. It's something I've never heard of. This may sound simplistic but it could be something as simple as an error downlading the app. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?
VERY strange!
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Well after doing yet even more research I found a work around solution to my first issue which is to simply install another root program called "Root Browser." It basically has the same functions as "Root Explorer" but it has its own proprietary text editor and the app icon is strangely similar to "Superuser" one. So if any1 else with a Mytouch 4g slide has this problem at least they will know what to do from here.:laugh:
I guess all that's left is to find a solution for my second issue. Blue6IX hasn't responded to anybody in the forums in awhile so trying to find a solution to the long-press buttons seems like its going to be another up hill battle. Thank you WeekendsR2Short for your responses. :good: I guess nobody else at XDA knows anything about long-press button features, or they don't seem to care :crying:
I know that sometimes it may seem that way Pantherz....but take my word for it, they DO care. They wouldn't be here if they didn't.