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[POLL] How many max apps have you installed at any point of time?

How many max no. of apps[at any point of time] have you installed on your device ?
I had heard someone saying 200 apps... so was curious to know about this
Off-topic- Which program do u use to back up these apps so that you dont have to install them again after flashing a new rom

a poll would have been fun
I have way over 365+ Apps installed, that i simply did a 1 button restore using Titanium Backup from my SGS (User Apps+User Data)
it was totally painless
then in Market, i hit "Update All" and Bam! all Apps were updated to the latest version.
so far I've not come across any OLD 2.1/2.2 software that does not work properly in 2.3
well technically speaking they are NOT old anymore, since they were all UPDATED to the latest version from Market
that's probably what prevented all the errors

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AllGamer said:
a poll would have been fun
I have way over 365+ Apps installed, that i simply did a 1 button restore using Titanium Backup from my SGS (User Apps+User Data)
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Wow, and I thought I was a "shameless app whore" with all the apps I have (130 or so)!
How much memory have those 365 apps used up? Curious because of other discussions over the need (or lack of, in my opinion) to use apps2sd or not on the Nexus S.

that's why i always complaing about the missing microSD
currently sitting at around 800 MB on apps usage, some games are huge (Gamerloft / EA), and Copilot GPS software takes up another 3 GB, it doesn't leave me much for MP3 and Animes/Movies on the go

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You're not the only one who thought they had a ton of apps installed....at one point in time I think I had 150+ installed but I've since done some pruning and am down to 128 now (according to appbrain).
I'm afraid that with all the space available on the Nexus S I'm going to resort back to my app hoarding days.

yup, i love appbrain, makes Cataloguing my apps such a breeze
also finding new or better apps to what i currently have already

AllGamer said:
that's why i always complaing about the missing microSD
currently sitting at around 800 MB on apps usage, some games are huge (Gamerloft / EA), and Copilot GPS software takes up another 3 GB, it doesn't leave me much for MP3 and Animes/Movies on the go
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Yeah, I miss the sdcard, but am getting by without it. I can easily fill up 28 gigs with just music, videos, and titanium or nandroid backups.
Doesn't your CoPilot map data go on the sdcard? Mine does. That doesn't count as part of the internal space for apps that we get (~ 1gb) or the need/lack-of-need to use apps2sd. I'm sure you know that, but some of the noobs might be confused by that. The actual app is only about 15mb in the apps space.

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Yeah, I miss the sdcard, but am getting by without it. I can easily fill up 28 gigs with just music, videos, and titanium or nandroid backups.
Doesn't your CoPilot map data go on the sdcard? Mine does. That doesn't count as part of the internal space for apps that we get (~ 1gb) or the need/lack-of-need to use apps2sd. I'm sure you know that, but some of the noobs might be confused by that. The actual app is only about 15mb in the apps space.
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yeap, same goes with the games extra contents
but even so, i'm running out of space, look
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yeap, same goes with the games extra contents
but even so, i'm running out of space, look
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I'm impressed! Is your appbrain profile public?

nope, as it uses my real account, and all my purchased stuff are linked to it.
just a bit of a paranoid freak here

AllGamer said:
nope, as it uses my real account, and all my purchased stuff are linked to it.
just a bit of a paranoid freak here
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No problem. I am the same way.

Last night i've maxed out all space, and was unable to install anything else
had to uninstall a whole bunch of apps just to be able to add a new widget to toggle silent mode
yes, App 2 SD is in use
already deleted a whole bunch of MP3 and movies to make space

status bar advertisement?

Ok, i tried searching, but I havent come up with anything (honest, i swear, haha. I did come up with quick office, but that's not the icon i'm getting).
Anyhow, around noon everyday, I get a notification that looks like a star with a small circle in it (not sure if the icon itself is rom dependant, i'm using CM7). I took a screen cap of it, which i've included, unfortunately, i didn't get the cap of the ad itself, just the icon (damn program i downloaded just for this, lol).
Any ideas of what it may be? I really don't want to have to start uninstalling programs, as it only pops up once a day (so it would take me a LONG time, potentially, to figure it out).
Thanks in advance, and sorry if this isn't the right section, but it didnt happen on my aria...(ignore the ad at the bottom of the page, since thats from the screen cap program i grabbed real fast), only pay attention to the little star icon at the top.)
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Could it be astro file manager? Looks similar to the folder icon on your homescreen
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hmm, I'm not sure. I had astro on my aria also, and it didn't pop up, I can try removing it to see. I looked through my icons and none are the same as that icon. I'll try to screen cap the actual ad (i clicked on one and it went to viamob or something, so i sent the cancel text to it, to no avail). I thought i checked in running applications last time it popped up, but maybe that was after (i tend to wake up and check notifications when i'm asleep), i'll try it again.

This is at least one reason why I always buy the software that I intend to use, the other reason being to reward the developers for their work.

I buy things I use. But i do have ad-supported software on the phone as well (i like to try before i buy, and frankly, i wouldnt buy an app if the ad-supported version dropped notifications on me).
anyhow, a few more hours and i'll get a better screenie, i hope.
also, i only downloaded the adsupported drocap for THIS purpose, otherwise, i have no reason to screen cap the phone, and i'm certainly not buying an app for a couple screenshots, haha.

better screenie. If they all said "gameloft" or something on it, i'd know what to be suspect about, but they vary wildly.

What apps do you have installed
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What happens when you click on that notification?

I have a ton of apps, probably waaaay to many to try to list, though, I guess I can.
If i click the icon it takes me to the advertisement. In this case it took me to a gameloft advertisement (previously it took me to a viamob, and whatever else it sends, unfortunately, its never JUST the same thing, or i'd easily know what the program is).
since my aria didn't do it, i'll list what i have that i didnt have on the aria (though i've removed some since, this is what's left)
adobe flash
browsix
current widget
jscreen fix (stupid dead pixel)
light grid pro (live wallpaper)
nova (gameloft game)
webkey
xformula
i know someone is going to point out the ad was for gameloft, and i have a gameloft game, but that's the first time it was a gameloft ad. lol
I also have avg antivirus and lookout. AVG tries to report things, but the first thing that pops up is superuser. Which, obviously i dont want to uninstall, so yeah. Lookout doesnt report anything at all.

It's your gameloft game lol
What's xformula?
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haha. i did have the game installed on my aria also though, i just couldnt play it very well.
xformula is a game also, by GOGN (global online game networks), its a racing game.

Ok, so i clicked on the ad this morning (its STILL coming, awesome). anyway, the ad didn't load up properly, so I hit my home button and it took me back to my homescreen, obviously. I then did a home longpress to view recently opened apps, and money lover popped up. I uninstalled, maybe that will do the trick? lol

So, after removing money lover, no more ads (at least this far, guess i found the problem)

Sounds good. Hopefully it helps others if they have a similar problem.
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Psionfenix said:
So, after removing money lover, no more ads (at least this far, guess i found the problem)
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Ads in the statusbar, epic fail on that app
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If it stays off for another day or two, i will know for sure that's what it was (the only thing i had deleted yesterday, after the hint from "running apps"). I'll probably go peruse the thread they have on it here at xda, see if anyone else had the issue, and at least give the dev a heads up.

Thoth19 said:
Ads in the statusbar, epic fail on that app
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Seriously. I hope this doesn't become a trend. The person who came up with it should be slapped with a series of wet noodles as well.

+1 on that. haha.
It's weird though, because I didn't get the ads on my aria (that I remember, i guess i could boot it up and check, maybe it was an update?). Strange anyway.

Haha agreed!

because i don't want to point fingers if i'm not 100% sure, if i dont get an ad again today (in about 9 hours, just to be safe), i'm going to reinstall moneylover, and see if I get an ad again, just to be sure. If i do, I know its that program and I'll post a warning on the thread about it.
waited, reinstalled last night, woke up and had a notification in my status bar. the culprit is/was MONEY LOVER.

[Q] security: chronologically keep track of all my apk installs

I recently received another scammish text which led me to suspect an app or apk I installed was to blame (possibly). Is there a way to chronologically see things I've installed on my phone. Stock Downloads app won't work because if I deleted the apk or installed it in a different way it won't show. There should be a way to see all of the things you've installed non market, apks, modules, or whatever. To be able to trace back and find a culprit. Kinda like a criminal rap sheet.

Your best bet is TITANIUM BACKUP !!! Sort all apps by date installed it will give you time installed !!!
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No. I want something that can chronologically list on my phone all of those things that I've installed or modified or installed then deleted. Like a total history of installs.

dontbeweakvato said:
No. I want something that can chronologically list on my phone all of those things that I've installed or modified or installed then deleted. Like a total history of installs.
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Past package installations, probably not. Future installations, maybe.

you're getting on the right track sir. Like having a time machine where I can go back in look a the things that have happened so I can pin point possible problems.

dontbeweakvato said:
you're getting on the right track sir. Like having a time machine where I can go back in look a the things that have happened so I can pin point possible problems.
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Last time machine I had was in '68. Wasn't worth a damn. Thing always broke at the worst times. I'm still trying to get back. I'd suggest not putting things on your device that might cause problems.
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jd1639 said:
Last time machine I had was in '68. Wasn't worth a damn. Thing always broke at the worst times. I'm still trying to get back. I'd suggest not putting things on your device that might cause problems.
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That's good advice to give about my device, from someone that can't take care of a 46 yo time machine. I need a way to log all installed/uninstalled apps, apks, modules, and /system changes. Where's it at?

Lethargy said:
Past package installations, probably not. Future installations, maybe.
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Please elaborate....

Haven't heard of such a thing. Sorry.
Titanium can tell you app installs, even play store kinda keeps track. Initial install order anyway.
But to track apps, mods, alterations...anything? Nope. And flashing in recovery would not be trackable inside the O/S anyway.
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Basically, if there isn't some kind of a thing on the play store....then it doesn't exist.

Scam texts are pretty common in some countries. I don't think it has anything to do with an app you installed unless you gave Snapchat your phone number as they got hacked a while back.

No snap chat for me. I thought of this idea for logs of this stuff before. There's got to be a way!

dontbeweakvato said:
No snap chat for me. I thought of this idea for logs of this stuff before. There's got to be a way!
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You may need to learn app development and make a way.

dontbeweakvato said:
No snap chat for me. I thought of this idea for logs of this stuff before. There's got to be a way!
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You may need to learn app development and make a way.
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If you made an app to log package installs it would be a waste of time + have to be running on your device all the time. It'll also hardly be of any use, since most people aren't installing like 20 apps a day, every day. Just write it down if you really need to LOL.
For packages you currently have installed via Play or .apk installation you could go into /data/app and look at the dates on the .apk files. If you flashed something in recovery it'll show up as August 1 1970 or August 1 2008 or whatever generic date. As said previously, Titanium Backup uses this if you sort by date lol.
Edit, example (most mine are 25 July since I restored them through Titanium Backup):
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Samsung Cloud App

I've read that the newest update gives a new app for backup called Galaxy Cloud.
Does anyone have it and is it better than Smart Switch, or is more data/information backed up with this new app?

Available on Italian S7 edge

Yes, I'm aware of that, that's where we heard about it for the S7. I guess I'll get it in the coming weeks when the next update shows up.
I've read some more information and it does seem better than Smart Switch.
Never mind now I suppose, the phone came out on Friday here and two friends at work got one.
They are going to test the Cloud backup as they are setting their phones up but will flash them when they can download an unbranded FW.
Then I'll find out how good this backup is. If it's not that great they will be ok, as they were going to set their phone up again anyhow, but the Cloud backup makes it a bit more interesting.

I'll hope it will appear for every S7 Edge. And also the Note 7 always on display functions.

I think we will get those eventually, it's essentially the same phone bar the iris scanner and pen.

Genebaby said:
I think we will get those eventually, it's essentially the same phone bar the iris scanner and pen.
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and lacks the double amount of internal storage 32 instead of 64 gb

Yes, but that's not a spec that will determine features like the backup and AOD.
I have a 200gb sd card, storage is sorted.
We have a slightly larger battery and slightly smaller display.

Damn, I got the August security update this morning, but it was only 25mb, so no change to the Samsung backup and no update for the OAD either.
This is for non carrier AU firmware

Hi, I think you are looking for "Samsung Cloud", not Galaxy Cloud. It appears between "Google" and "Backup e ripristino" (if u have an italian language set-up) in the "Inpostazioni" of the phone. I suppose it can be nice if it helps for transferring datas and/or apps on a new Samsung phone. It has not really transferred apps, I suppose it just works as Google bkp does: it takes a list of datas who will be downloaded from the store. I hope it will get app datas too.

Thanks, I've seen the new Samsung Cloud backup on a Note 7, I still don't have that on my S7 Edge.
With such a small update I was thinking I wasn't going to get what the Italian update got.

I got Samsung cloud yesterday on my S7 edge.
Seems pretty useless to me, like most samsung additions...

If you look past the first lot of options there is a data backup area where you can do a lot more than before.

Genebaby said:
Thanks, I've seen the new Samsung Cloud backup on a Note 7, I still don't have that on my S7 Edge.
With such a small update I was thinking I wasn't going to get what the Italian update got.
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I had your small update too, but I could see the new app in "settings" after it

That settings is not the same as the new Cloud backup, it only had a few things, the new one has many options and will do apps and data.

Genebaby said:
That settings is not the same as the new Cloud backup, it only had a few things, the new one has many options and will do apps and data.
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mmmmm sorry but do you men there are different versions of Samsung Bkp?? Where did you find yours? Thanks

Mine is in Backup and Reset, in the Samsung section. Looks the same as before. I started using it the other day.
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Mine is in Backup and Reset, in the Samsung section. Looks the same as before. I started using it the other day.
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Thanks, exactly what I have. But you probably did not notice it uses very little bkp space: after a full bkp it used 3,8Mb of my space. I have about 150 apps in my telephone.
Even for only app datas it is not enough.

Yes, this is not the new Cloud Backup that is on the Note 7. It's much more advanced, this is basic and I think it has been this way the whole time but I have ignored it.

Lo and behold, I just got a notification of another update, 150mb, so downloading now. Looks like it will have some changes.

Ok, I got the Cloud Samsung app, it's a whole new section by itself, with the regular Backup and Reset section below. Inside the Cloud Backup it's the same as the Note 7, with the same options, but this update has not given the Note 7's UI.
It runs Marshmallow, but if you've seen it, the quick settings are is different and the Settings menu has been overhauled.
Apart from the Cloud App I can't see a difference in my phone, but never mind, this will do for now.

Wipe device if a specific unlock code is entered?

So, my country have absolutely lost their minds after 6 years of hard-right power. Privacy is dead.
I am looking for a way to set up an android device such that if a specific unlock pin is entered, it will immediately wipe internal storage + SD card.
I have tried tools like Cerberus App etc, which is great once someone has your device and is gone - you can do a lot of things remotely or via SMS but I am looking for a solution that will work in person with the goons standing over you.
If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.
See article below for reference.
Australian Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite having no power to demand passcodes
Greens digital rights spokesperson says officers should be required to get a warrant before going through travellers’ mobile phones
www.theguardian.com

There was a time I wanted to visit Australia.
That time is gone... they've went nuts and freedom is history now.
I would encrypt to internal memory and SD card.
A better idea might be to stash the data in the cloud. Swallow the SD card... getting the hell out of there seems like the best plan.

blackhawk said:
There was a time I wanted to visit Australia.
That time is gone... they've went nuts and freedom is history now.
I would encrypt to internal memory and SD card.
A better idea might be to stash the data in the cloud. Swallow the SD card... getting the hell out of there seems like the best plan.
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You are right, and it just gets worse every day. We're like the petri dish for NWO/WEF BS - they try everything here first to see how the people will react.
I'm not opposed to just leaving my phone behind and buying a temporary device to use whilst overseas. To be honest this seems like the best solution, but I would dearly love to provide the unlock code for my device and watch their faces as it does a HCF and they can no longer creep on my photos and conversations.

bandario said:
You are right, and it just gets worse every day. We're like the petri dish for NWO/WEF BS - they try everything here first to see how the people will react.
I'm not opposed to just leaving my phone behind and buying a temporary device to use whilst overseas. To be honest this seems like the best solution, but I would dearly love to provide the unlock code for my device and watch their faces as it does a HCF and they can no longer creep on my photos and conversations.
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Lol, leave just the Mr. Hands vid on the phone.
Hopefully it will give them a new direction and be their downfall

blackhawk said:
Lol, leave just the Mr. Hands vid on the phone.
Hopefully it will give them a new direction and be their downfall
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That is the sort of thing they are looking for - that video would be illegal in Aus. You'd be charged.

bandario said:
That is the sort of thing they are looking for - that video would be illegal in Aus. You'd be charged.
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Yes, well it was a snuff film

bandario said:
So, my country have absolutely lost their minds ... Privacy is dead
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and it will getting worst if people don't take actions (see china)
bandario said:
I am looking for a way to set up an android device such that if a specific unlock pin is entered, it will immediately wipe internal storage + SD card.
If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.
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maybe you can do that with "xposed edge pro" (not sure)
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and choose keygard unlocked
choose conditional
IF for exp "key home" is pressed THEN nothing happen (normal use)
IF not choose "shell comand"
i don't know the comand to delete data/"media" ...
there is also "Physical Button Master Control" you can set for exp 3 tap on power button to wipe storage ...
i think this is the closest thing to what you look for , let me know if it work