android tricks and tips - Android General

There are some secret codes which shows some useful information about the Android phone
an example :
Use the dial pad to enter in the below codes
*#*#4636#*#*
This code can be used to get following information
Phone information
Battery information
Battery history
Usage statistics
Wifi information
more code will available following the site
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I have a new project I want to start, and I will probably need some help.
I am concerned with Android's download policy. It is way too easy to download something malicious. There is no prompt confirming you want to download something, it just begins once you click on a link to a downloadable file, or open an app. Downloads can also be triggered in many other ways, all of which provide no confirmation prompt. It has been proven at several blackhat conferences over the past few months that certain parts of the Android download system can be compromised in such a way that apps can be downloaded, installed, and activated with virtually no user interaction beyond visiting an app window or a webpage. This can result in all sorts of harmful behaviors, such as mms being sent to a premium number, or phone calls being placed to premium service numbers, data being mined, etc.
While many may argue this simple download system is desired, I believe it is way to dangerous. I propose adding a confirmation prompt to all downloads. A setting can be added to override this prompt behavior for those who like to live dangerously.
To begin, I used grep to find all instances of the term "download" in the source code and pasted the results here (note- I'm working with a CM kang): Grep--download - Pastebin.com. There are other terms that should be searched for as well, this is just a begining point.
Step 1 - determine which files need to be addressed
Step 2 - determine which point in the process it would be best to insert a prompt
Step 3 - determine the best methodology to provide additional security without compromising functionality
Step 4 - test, retest, test some more
Step 5 - submit for public scrutiny
Step 6 - make changes and test again
Step 7 - push to the AOSP source tree
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Clarus Overlay

Hello,
We're the developers behind Clarus Widgets.
Clarus Overlay is an application that allows to place an icon (small plus icon in the screenshots) over any application. Tapping on the icon currently displays the below information.
- Battery Information - Tap to see battery usage
- CPU Load Averages
- Calendar Information - Tap to open Calendar application
Basic idea here is - Easy access to any information that you want to see.
Links
- Android Market
Privacy:
We use Flurry to track downloads and exceptions. We only use the Internet Access permission to determine coarse location (Country). Also Flurry provides information on phone make/ model/ firmware. We do not have access to the actual data. We only see aggregated data that Flurry makes available.
We have done our best to test the code on multiple devices. There will be issues with things not quite working the way we intended. We'd appreciate feedback on bugs, suggestions and the sort.

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How users reach my Android market Site? Are they coming from referral site, search engine, or ...
If they are coming from search engine, what keyword they are using?
How long they stay on my Android Market site?
(More detailed information which is similar Google Analytics's)
Is there any way I can get the above information?

[Q] Calculating unlock code from list of known good IMEIs and codes

I am wondering if there is a program or service out there that can essentially reverse engineer unlock codes if given a significant number of known good IMEIs and Codes. For example, I have a listing of well over 100 IMEIs and their corresponding unlock codes and these are known to be correct. Is there any way that I can then calculate additional unlock codes?
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Service Code List - Samsung

I am looking for a FULL list of service codes that work on SAMSUNG devices. Lets see if we can all chip in and create this list
and service codes aka * CODES. If you have a FULL list or just 1 or 2 to add every little bit helps as we build this list together.
This is going to take teamwork. As I have YET to come across a full list. So lets see how many we can gather together.
So for example :
*#06# - Shows the IMEI # of the device
Thanks to all who will participate in this project..
Knowledge IS power.....

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