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I've noticed since upgrading my Droid X to Gingerbread that many websites that were previously fooled by setting the User Agent (in Dolphin HD) to "desktop" are no longer fooled and can now detect that I'm on a mobile device. This can be quite irritating as the mobile version of many sites is horrible.
To see if this article pertains to you, if you're set for a desktop user agent string, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk and see if you get the mobile version of the page or the desktop version. If you get the mobile version despite your user agent setting, this hack may help you.
When this first happened to me I decided to find out how the sites were detecting the fact that I'm on a mobile device. Generally a website only knows what you tell it about yourself, and what you tell it about yourself is 100% in the HTTP headers your browser sends (or that get added by a proxy server if you use one). So the first logical place to look was to see what all headers the browser was sending. Note: for any who might object that it also knows things about you by your cookies, your cookies are actually sent as HTTP headers as well.
I have a CGI script on one of my web servers that I use to see what all headers my browser is passing. There are plenty such scripts/sites on the web -- here is a decent one (it's not mine) if you want to see what your browser sends. Examining the headers, one stuck out like a sore thumb:
Code:
HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE='http://uaprof.vtext/com/mot/mb810/mb810.xml'
Geez, that's a pretty dead giveaway isn't it? I checked a phone running FroYo and it does not send that header, so that further confirms this is the header these sites use to detect me as a mobile (since they don't detect me as a mobile under FroYo and do under Gingerbread).
I then Googled HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE and found numerous coding resources where they suggest looking to see if that header exists and/or is set to anything in order to detect mobile browsers. Bingo.
Great - so how to get rid of it? My first thought is that since the header is clearly identifying me as a Droid X (MB810), there has to be something in the phone that is providing the data. Since I observed that the header is present whether I access the net via WiFi or via 3G, that further confirmed that this is all happening in the phone and not being added by Verizon in transit.
The first sensible place to look was /system/build.prop. Turns out that the first sensible place to look was the right place to look as I found this line:
Code:
ro.mot.hw.uaprof='http://uaprof.vtext/com/mot/mb810/mb810.xml'
Well, that's about as perfect as you could ask for. Not knowing if the phone might be touchy about completely removing this setting, my first attempt was to change the line to read like this:
Code:
ro.mot.hw.uaprof=''
I found that you must reboot the phone for the setting to take effect (no real surprise there). Unfortunately, afterward, when I examined the headers being sent by the browser, they now contained this:
Code:
HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE=''
With that setting, the various websites still detected me as a mobile browser (which you would expect). Next I tried changing the build.prop to this:
Code:
ro.mot.hw.uaprof=
* Note - there is nothing after the equal sign - not a space or anything, just a carrriage return.
This (pleasantly) resulted in the HTTP_X_WAP_PROFILE header being completely absent -- the ideal outcome. Happily, the various websites that were detecting me as a mobile no longer did. Success!
In the interest of being thorough, I tested just removing the ro.mot.hw.uaprof setting altogether (by commenting out the line). I figured that probably was not the best plan, but I wanted to see what would happen. When I did that, the following header was the result:
Code:
ro.mot.hw.uaprof='http://uaprof.motorola.com/phoneconfig/MotoMB200/profile/MotoMB200.rdf'
Interesting default value -- and of course I was again identifiable as a mobile device.
So, the fix for this is pretty simple. The exact property that needs to be modified in your build.prop would of course vary if you're not running a Motorola build, but I'd expect it to be readily identifiable. Of course you have to be rooted to do this, and of course you should make a backup copy of your build.prop before you modify it, and of course you should think about what your fallback recovery is going to be if you foul up your build.prop and end up in a boot loop or something. Can you boot into Recovery and then fix the file with ADB, etc. -- it all depends on how your phone is set up.
For those that like step-by-step, here's precisely what I did:
Open Root Explorer (or other "root aware" editor)
Navigate to /system
Mount system as R/W
Open build.prop in text editor
Find the ro.mot.hw.uaprof line
Put a # at the beginning of the existing line (to make it into a comment)
Insert a new line below the existing line that says "ro.mot.hw.uaprof=" (without the double quotes -- no characters after the equal sign)
Save and exit editor
Mount system as R/O
Reboot phone
By doing it this way I end up with a backup copy of the original string in case I want to easily put it back. Root explorer automatically saves the original build.prop as build.prop.bak, but if you're really cautious you might want to actually make a copy of the file to your SD card or something.
At this point, in Dolphin HD, with my user agent string set to Desktop, all of the web sites that had begun seeing me as a mobile device now serve the normal desktop page (as desired). If I want to see the mobile version (for some reason) I can just switch Dolphin HD back to Android mode (user agent string) and then I get the mobile version.
Hope this helps someone. Sorry it was so long -- almost everything I write up is.
P.S. If you do this successfully on a non-Motorola phone, post here and let others know.
firstly,, BIG THANKS
I am running a GB2.3.3build.596 P3D 2file root DroidX..
when i open ROOT EXPLORER in r/w mount and open the build.prop i can not type anything..and this mobile site only crap was the reason i took 2 days of forum reading at 3 forums before i went ahead and sbf'd back to froyo from a stock Verz 2.3.3GB to then root ,and then to install the 2 P3D files to have a .596 build GB rooted phone
any suggestions, maybe another editor ware? total newb
This is a solution for people looking to invert colors or force specific colors (e.g. white text / black background) on their web browser. Great for easier reading (especially at night) and saving power on OLED screens. CyanogenMod's browser has an invert colors option built in, but as far as I can tell, nobody has been able to port the CM browser to other ROMs. This solution works with any browser or ROM.
The basic idea is to run a web filter proxy such as Privoxy. Proxy filters are usually used for ad blocking, but they also have the power to completely rewrite a webpage. Privoxy is run in the background, and using the browser or WiFi/APN proxy settings, all web traffic is run through Privoxy. Privoxy rewrites the web pages based on the filters before it is displayed on your browser.
In the attached set, I've put together some badly-written but effective filters to force light text on black backgrounds. The filters rewrite the webpage so that the background is always black, text is always light gray, and links are always green. The filters only tweak the HTML/styles, so as a (usually) helpful side effect, the pictures remain unchanged. With my current configuration, Privoxy loads automatically in the background at startup, and all web pages run through Privoxy and are displayed in my designated colors. See the screenshots below to see it in action.
I put together a simple set of files that so folks can test this out.
Requirements
- You must have a rooted phone.
- You must be able to access proxy settings. Depending on your firmware, you might be able to set a proxy in Wireless and Network Settings (Wi-Fi settings -> Advanced, or Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names). You can also try an app like Transproxy or AutoProxy, or a browser that supports proxy settings, such as Firefox Mobile with the Proxy Mobile add-on.
Instructions
- Download and install Autostart (Root) from the Market.
- In your root folder, create a folder called /data/opt
- Download the attached "force_colors.zip" and extract the files
- Place all the files in /data/opt. Set appropriate permissions. (Privoxy and autostart.sh need to be executable.)
- Reboot your phone. Autostart should run the autostart.sh script (it will ask for superuser permission) and Privoxy will run in the background.
- Set your proxy host to localhost and the proxy port to 8118.
- If everything went correctly, all webpages should load in black background, light gray text and green links.
Note: If you use DroidWall or similar firewall settings, make sure that you allow access for "Applications running as root" so that Privoxy can access the network.
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Note that these filters are infinitely customizable, if you know how to use regular expressions. Just edit force_colors.filter with the filters of your choice. For example, the Privoxy filters available here are specifically designed to invert some colors and make other ones darker, so you can still preserve some website colors in a more readable format.
In the next post, I'll describe everything I researched in pursuit of this solution. I am hoping others will pick up this project and make it into an easy-to-use package, and also to create some alternative filters to make them cleaner and/or more effective.
I think this feature is sorely needed in Android. Please pass the word to any developers who can help make it a reality!
[Note: This is my earlier post explaining what I did to make this solution work. Please note that I am a complete development noob! I hope this information is helpful and other people will improve on my solution.]
- There is an Android port of Privoxy on the Android Market called Privoxy (BETA 1). Install it and see if it works for you. On my phone, the app interface does not work. If I try to manually start Privoxy in a terminal window, it gives me a seg fault. Anyway, run the app once regardless, so that it copies the Privoxy files to the app data directory (/data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/). We will use this directory as our base.
- A *working* Android port of Privoxy is included in Orbot: Tor on Android. (Tor uses Privoxy to pass the HTTP requests to a SOCKS proxy.) Download, install and run Orbot. You just need to run it once so that it copies the Privoxy binary to the app data folder.
- You'll find Orbot's Privoxy binary in /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin. Copy the "privoxy" binary and use it to replace the binary that came with Privoxy (BETA 1) (located in /data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/bin). Set appropriate permissions. (We only installed Orbot for the binary, so you can uninstall Orbot now if you don't want it always loading in the background.)
- Now set up the filters. Download the attached force_colors.zip below. Extract the three files (force_colors.action, force_colors.filter, and privoxy_conf). Copy these files to /data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/etc.
- Open a terminal window, navigate to /data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/bin and start privoxy by running "./privoxy ../etc/privoxy_conf"
- By default, Privoxy will listen on port 8118. Go to your WiFi settings or APN settings. Set the Proxy name to "localhost" and the port to "8118". Now all web data will pass through Privoxy.
- Browse to a few websites and you'll see white text on black backgrounds! The default colors in the force_colors.filter are black for backgrounds, light gray for text, and green for links. Feel free to edit force_colors.filter to whatever color combination you prefer. I used HTML color names instead of hex codes to make it more readable.
- To run Privoxy every time at startup, I use an app from the Market called Autostart (Root). The directions are limited but basically, you just need to install the app and make a file called /data/opt/autostart.sh (set appropriate permissions). Then in autostart.sh, put this line: "/data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/bin/privoxy /data/data/com.galoula.Privoxy/etc/privoxy_conf". The next time you reboot (might have to try it one or two times), Autostart will ask for superuser permission, and start Privoxy automatically.
Hope this is helpful for anybody else who wants to experiment.
hey claimui, this looks like a great approach! i'm looking forward to giving it a try this weekend and learning more about how the filtering works!
I spent a couple of days learning regular expressions (or at least some of them) and throwing together a simpler set of filters to force certain colors on a webpage. With this set, all backgrounds are black, all text is light grey, and links are green.
EDIT: My filters are now included in the force_colors.zip attached in the OP.
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black energy saving android apps for AMOLED screens
I made several updates to the original posts, including a suggestion on how to get Privoxy to start automatically on boot. After going through this whole process, this is a really effective solution. Privoxy starts automatically and invisibly whenever I start up my phone, and all of my webpages automatically pass through Privoxy and get displayed in my preferred colors.
For future tweaking, it would be nice to have a simple shortcut to enable/disable the filtering. (Although honestly I never want to disable it -- I always like my colors better!) Note that you can't simply kill Privoxy because your browser won't be able to find the proxy to connect to. So you either need a Privoxy command to toggle filtering on and off, or toggle the proxy settings to either use or bypass Privoxy.
In the meantime though, I think this still works really well. Hope others give it a try and can improve on the procedure.
Major update: I have finally consolidated all the steps into a small zip file and some simple instructions. You will need root access and a file manager or some basic knowledge of how to get around your phone. Just follow the instructions in the first post and you should be able to get it working very quickly.
Would like to test this but couldn't things to work...
Privoxy now updates to beta2.
Everything I try I get 404 Page can't loaded...
Have changed to localhost and port 8118 but doesn't work...
No need to install Privoxy from the Market. Just follow the instructions in my first post. After you install the Autostart app and put the files in the /data/opt folder, Privoxy will start at the next reboot.
Thx! Think it was a problem with SiyahKernel! After flashing from 2.0b2 to 2.0b3 now privoxy work!
Thx a lot! Have long time searched for something similar!
when I try to create the folder /data/opt it says it is created but in doesn't show up. also when I create the same folder and then move it to root folder it automatically renames it opt. I'm using root explorer.
In Root Explorer, first navigate to the /data folder, then click the button to Mount as R/W, then create the opt folder. Does that work?
Updated the OP to include some more suggestions for folks who are having trouble finding proxy settings. The basic options are:
1. See if your firmware comes with proxy settings. Under Wireless and Network Settings, look in Wi-Fi settings -> (menu button) Advanced, or Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names.
2. You can also try an app like Transproxy or AutoProxy.
3. Try a browser that supports proxy settings, such as Firefox Mobile with the Proxy Mobile add-on.
Nice.
Have you by any chance conducted a battery test or otherwise made any effort to notice the impact of this modification on battery life?
I haven't personally done any battery experiments (at least not for the browser) but this is a good reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660853
Basically yes, black backgrounds do save battery power on AMOLED screens. Personally I think the difference between 5% and 3% (or 3% and 2% at lower brightness) is not that big of a deal, probably not even noticeable in normal use. But if you want to squeeze the most milliwatts out of your battery then this will help.
To me the main benefit is that black backgrounds are just much easier to read, especially at night, and especially with the deep blacks / high contrast of the AMOLED screen.
Don't need 10 chars for this replay.
AWESOME!
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Sadly, from the time that passed since I posted this post, I stumbled upon a few annoying bugs.
1. Proccess locked at 50% cpu, (100% of a single core)
2. Some sites just don't work, and then I have to restart the browser.
Yes google mobile site everytime I would like to search something I get this Error:
This page contains the following errors:
error on line 3 at colum 31: AttValue: " or ' expected
Reparse document as HTML
I know regexp pretty well, but Privoxy syntax is a little bit confusing.
I'm trying to figure out the filters supplied by the OP, and they are just too confusing
To OP : How do you set the delimiter for the filters in Privoxy?
I know / and | are possible, are you using + for some reason?
All your filters start with s+, what is the + ?
Great work. Autostart didn't work on my Galaxy Note for some reason.
But maybe changing CSS is easier. This method works on Opera Mobile:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
eitama said:
Sadly, from the time that passed since I posted this post, I stumbled upon a few annoying bugs.
1. Proccess locked at 50% cpu, (100% of a single core)
2. Some sites just don't work, and then I have to restart the browser.
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Hm, I haven't encountered these bugs. I am using the same files that I uploaded in the zip. Does it only happen with certain sites? Maybe I just need to tweak the filters. My regexp is poor so they are very crude, and could easily screw up some sites.
bgx said:
Yes google mobile site everytime I would like to search something I get this Error:
This page contains the following errors:
error on line 3 at colum 31: AttValue: " or ' expected
Reparse document as HTML
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Can you tell me the specific URL? I notice you're on T-Mobile so maybe you have a carrier-specific browser/search settings.
eitama said:
I know regexp pretty well, but Privoxy syntax is a little bit confusing.
I'm trying to figure out the filters supplied by the OP, and they are just too confusing
To OP : How do you set the delimiter for the filters in Privoxy?
I know / and | are possible, are you using + for some reason?
All your filters start with s+, what is the + ?
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Privoxy syntax is supposed to be like Perl -- well I don't know Perl so I'm just copying what I read. The basic reference is here: http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/filter-file.html
In my filters, I'm using + as the delimiter. In Privoxy you can use whatever delimiter you want, and it doesn't make a difference (I think). I just copied the + from another filter set -- probably because it's easier to read than / when working with HTML.
The first couple of filters should not be too hard to figure out. For example:
Code:
# Set default colors
s+<body+<body bgcolor=black text=LightGray link=LimeGreen vlink=Green+isUg
This just makes sure every <body> tag starts with "<body bgcolor=black text=LightGray link=LimeGreen vlink=Green" (very crude, I know). The isUg at the end are the modifiers:
i = case insensitive matching
s = allow string to span multiple lines
U = ungreedy matching
g = global matching
Two filters substitute a tag with "JED-C-Anchor-color". This is not a valid tag; the browser will just skip it so the effect is basically the same as deleting the tag. Substituting instead of deleting just makes debugging easier. I used "JED-C" because I modified these filters from http://members.cox.net/pu61ic.1inux.dunc4n/software/privoxy.jed
tamarian said:
But maybe changing CSS is easier. This method works on Opera Mobile:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
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Thanks for the tip! Yeah I know about changing CSS and that would be a better solution. But I don't think there is a way to change the CSS with the stock browser, and some people still like using the stock Samsung browser for hardware acceleration or whatever other reason. But maybe somebody could make a Privoxy filter that adds the same CSS code into all webpages?
I just got promoted and was given an LG C900 to use as my cell phone. The previous owner wiped it and when I received it 7.0 was on it.
I did some googling and updated it to 7.5 so it's running Mango now. I'm trying to change the theme accent color. None of them are dark enough. How would I go about making the colors darker or setting some type of custom theme up?
Derple said:
I just got promoted and was given an LG C900 to use as my cell phone. The previous owner wiped it and when I received it 7.0 was on it.
I did some googling and updated it to 7.5 so it's running Mango now. I'm trying to change the theme accent color. None of them are dark enough. How would I go about making the colors darker or setting some type of custom theme up?
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only if you have your device interop unlocked. then you can install Advanced Configuration Tool by Schaps and change accent colors.
Since you have an LG it's easy to unlock your phone following the instructions here. You install MFG tool and modify the registry. After that you can sideload the advanced config tool with for example this.
Thank you for the information. I checked that thread and it says this: This only works on devices that already have a developer-unlock!
My device does not have a developer-unlock so I cannot apply his methods
Derple said:
Thank you for the information. I checked that thread and it says this: This only works on devices that already have a developer-unlock!
My device does not have a developer-unlock so I cannot apply his methods
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that is incorrect, which is good for you . Read the article carefully. if you have an LG device, and ONLY an LG device, you were able to follow the steps to completely unlock your phone at any time, even on Mango. Trust me. It's a known fact that LG devices have the LG MFG tool with built-in registry editor.
dial ##634# on your phone and press call. that will install the LG MFG tool (listed under you apps).
then follow these steps (a lot of steps, but trust me, well worth it, you can sideload homebrew applications and a lot more)
1. Prepare a cup of coffee
2. Open the MFG app. The password is: appmfg#*#
3. Go to Engineer Menu -> Other Settings -> Edit Registry
4. Set your ROOT PATH to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
5. Set your input path to "\Comm\Security\LVMod"
6. Set your input key to "DeveloperUnlockState" and set to DWORD.
7. Leave input data box empty and tap "SET".
8. The output should be 0.
9. Now enter "1" in the inputbox and tap "SET".
10. The output should be 1.
11. Set your input path to "\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg"
12. Set your input key to "PortalUrlProd" and set to DWORD.
13. Clear the input data box and hit "SET".
14. Output result should be "0".
15. Set your input key to "PortalUrlInt" and set to DWORD.
13. Clear the input data box and hit "SET".
14. Output result should be "0".
15. Set your input path to "\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install"
16. Set your input key to "MaxUnsignedApp" and set to DWORD.
17. Clear the input data box and hit "SET".
18. The output should be 0.
19. Now enter "2147483647" in the inputbox and tap "SET".
20. Output result should be "2147483647".
Thank you. I went ahead and followed those instructions and rebooted. Still installing Windows Phone SDK 7.1 so I can run Tom XAP Installer to see about installing the tools you linked before (hope I'm doing this right).
Derple said:
Thank you. I went ahead and followed those instructions and rebooted. Still installing Windows Phone SDK 7.1 so I can run Tom XAP Installer to see about installing the tools you linked before (hope I'm doing this right).
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cool, this one (XapDeployX) doesn't require VS I believe. Either way, it's a good program to deploy programs because you can use this to update a program without deleting it's settings.
BTW. Advanced Config Tool will install itself in the Settings menu in case you are looking for it. It will throw and error message when you start it, but it will run. I highly recommend not to play with any of the other settings in the program because you can mess up your device. Only use the accent color part.
The program is sometimes picky and doesn't want to start. My experience was to use the deployer above and it worked (compared to another one I tried).
cheers
Ok so I followed the instructions, rebooted, connected to my computer, launched zune, and ran the xap file.
Tom XAP Installer tells me the following:
-Please make sure your phone was unlocked!
-Please make sure you connected device to PC and Zune launched
EDIT: I tried the link you gave me above and that worked great Any other XAP's I should look into? So far this thing is much cooler than the iPhone 3G I had. I just wish it had Citrix, VPN, and could see wifi networks with a hidden SSID
Derple said:
Ok so I followed the instructions, rebooted, connected to my computer, launched zune, and ran the xap file.
Tom XAP Installer tells me the following:
-Please make sure your phone was unlocked!
-Please make sure you connected device to PC and Zune launched
EDIT: I tried the link you gave me above and that worked great Any other XAP's I should look into? So far this thing is much cooler than the iPhone 3G I had. I just wish it had Citrix, VPN, and could see wifi networks with a hidden SSID
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developers are currently rewriting their homebrew tools for Mango. Needs some time. There are a few useful homebew apps in this forum, e.g. r1ng3d to get your custom ringtones. For sideloading apps I highly recommend Phone7Market. You can search the marketplace, review screenshots and deploy with the same program. You can sideload some HTC OEM apps if you like as well. You can find more 3rdMarketPlace applications via this program. If you use the same deployer above you will be able to run them fine on the LG even though they are Samsung or HTC.
derausgewanderte said:
only if you have your device interop unlocked. then you can install Advanced Configuration Tool by Schaps and change accent colors.
Since you have an LG it's easy to unlock your phone following the instructions here. You install MFG tool and modify the registry. After that you can sideload the advanced config tool with for example this.
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you're a very helpful guy, I have my phone unlocked and tweaked thanks to you
scoobysnacks said:
you're a very helpful guy, I have my phone unlocked and tweaked thanks to you
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woah, you seem to be extremely helpful as well looking at your statistics . 2,523 posts and 484 Thanks since July 2011. how do you do that?
that's 21 posts per day
derausgewanderte said:
woah, you seem to be extremely helpful as well looking at your statistics . 2,523 posts and 484 Thanks since July 2011. how do you do that?
that's 21 posts per day
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hahaha boredom really...
I've been on sick leave from work so I haven't had much else to do lol
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Welcome to the permanent desktop mode for chrome on android thread, previously I had been posting my work on the back of an older thread from 2012, but as the op had long abandoned it, i have decided to make my own thread so its less confusing for users to find the current version.
The boring part:
Firstly with android N (and i assume all future versions, this is the case with O) because of selinux permissions chrome can no longer read from /data/local however the fix for this is simple (rather than messing with selinux) this location needs to be changed to /data/local/tmp which it can read.
However this is also not the end of the story, it appears recent versions of chrome and chromium wont actually even attempt to use the file (command line options) unless your running in debug mode.. most roms are not set as debug builds, however the fix for this is simple, in developer options set chrome into debug mode.
Only google knows why they cant just let us have a permanent destkop mode on chrome for android after all this time, its an insane stance to take for so long.
References:
1. Change of location for file, here and here
2. Change to requiring debugging application, here
How to make it work:
1. Installing the chrome command line file
Use one of the attached flash'able zips (attached below) and flash with recovery, this is the far easier way to install it.
Alternatively you can deploy manually with a root file explorer (and set permissions of the file to 755), the file must be placed into /data/local/tmp/.
Finally if you dont have root you can use the attached txt file and then follow the adb instructions at this post (adjusting the location to /data/local/tmp), eg:
adb push chrome-command-line /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line
*Note : If your using the manual deploy using a root file explorer or the adb method above, you will need to manually adjust the scale factor in the below text file and also rename it from "chrome-command-line.txt" to become "chrome-command-line" (obviously sans quote marks).
2. Turning on developer options and setting chrome debug mode
Enable developer options, open developer options menu under settings and scroll down until you see "select debugging app", select it and select chrome, next ensure that the option below "wait for debugger" is set to off.
If however you discover the debugging app does not have chrome (or anything else) and just says none, you can still enable this over adb, first enable usb debugging and then run the command:
adb shell am set-debug-app --persistent com.android.chrome
After this chrome will be set into debugging mode, you can confirm this by entering the developer options menu again and you should now see chrome is now set.
3. Forcing zoom
In chrome go into the settings menu, then accessibility, and then at the bottom select "force enable zoom".
4. Restarting chrome
Close chrome (fully, ie kill application) and relaunch and enjoy desktop mode.
Note: Ive set the user agent to the latest build of chrome for Linux, so your going to need to adjust this if you want to impersonate another browser.
5. Scale Factors
*IMPORTANT UPDATE* - Since the June 2018 build of chrome for android it appears they have made a fairly major change of how the android app decides which interface (tab switching) method is used, ie phone or tablet (ie similar to desktop chrome). Previously if you were on a phone you could set the scale factor to what ever you wanted and would still always get the mobile interface, however now it appears to make this decision after taking force-device-scale-factor into account. So if you set the force device scale factor to a number thats to low your going to end up with the tabbed tablet interface, some users may love this, but if your not one of these people your only choice at this stage is to increase the scale factor number until you get the mobile interface again. The other change here is previously scale factors needed to be in 0.25 increments, it does appear that now it will accept x.xx,so any faction. This means you can now fine tune things a little more to get a larger view port but keep the mobile interface (tab switching method).
Years ago when i started to use this mod, there was no need to use a scale factor, but as our devices have started to have ever increasing resolution on smaller screens, it a worth while way to make things easier to read on the smaller screens, whilst still getting desktop mode on websites.
Some websites will decide what version you get only by your user agent, however a lot of websites now (wordpress sites for example), do this either or also by looking at the available view port size (typically the width). So whilst using scale factor is a great idea for reducing the amount you need to zoom, set it to high and your still going to get the mobile version. You may also find that in portrait mode you will still get a mobile version of a website due to the restricted width, however the increased width in landscape mode should allow you to get the desktop version still.
So what scale factor should you use, the below is a rough guide:
Resolutions below 720p - Use a scale factor of 1 or maybe upto 1.25, but your most likely going to see mobile version of websites with 1.5 or above.
Resolutions of 1080p - Use a scale factor of 1.5, 1.75 or 2, with a scale factor of 2 most websites will give you a desktop version, but you may find if you hold your device in portrait that you get the mobile version due to the width of the view port.
Resolutions above 1080p, i would use a scale factor of 1.75 to 2 or maybe even higher if you have a 4k screen.
But bear in mind the scale factor is very subjective, a 5" phone with a 1080p screen is not the same as 10" tablet with 1080p, my advice is try something from the above suggestions and see what works for you, scale factors will accept whole or 1/4 numbers (so in 0.25 increments). The higher the scale factor the larger things will be, essentially if you had say a view port width of 1000 and you used a scale factor of 2, your view port is now 500, but as your screen has not shrunk, stuff is basically displayed as if you have a lower resolution screen, (but you dont) so essentially stuff appears bigger.
Personally I use a scale factor of 1.85, which on a 1080p 5" based device, if i go lower than 1.8 i will get lose the mobile tab switching method and get the tablet tab switching method/interface.
Note: This method also has been tested and works with Chromium, Chrome Beta, Chrome Dev, Chrome Canary, set any one of these a the debug app and they will instead read the command line file.
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I was using this on Android O for a while then I realized I could no longer utilize the Google app. I use that to get my news feed. Google now almost exclusively uses amp which reroutes all webpages thru Google's servers to help expedite page loading. Unfortunately amp pages don't load in desktop mode. I wish they did because I love using chrome desktop mode full time.
Hi bsg411, we had discussed your issue on the old thread, its hardly a surprise that when chrome is forced into desktop mode that an accelerated mobile page has an issue, as avoiding mobile pages is exactly what the change does, desktop chrome on the pc or mac wont view amp pages unless your using the developers tab or a plugin.
However as we discussed before, you can get both desktop mode and deal with amp pages (mobile mode) would to use a two browser solution, and to use chrome beta, dev, canary or chromium for amp pages or for desktop pages and then normal chrome for the opposite setup. Its likely you will need to set which ever browser that gets the amp feed as your default browser (or clear preferences and deal with being asked on each click). But this way you can still have a chrome... based desktop and amp browser.
*Update: However i think ive just found another way to make this work...
Open the main Google app, then open the settings pane, select accounts and privacy, and then at the bottom of the page uncheck "Open webpage in the Google app."
This will make the Google app open the links in your default browser, instead of a custom tab in the Google app. The only small side effect is you will may have a pre-page with a redirect notice, but click that and you get the full desktop news web page.
Tested it from the google assistant and the google app and it works in both.
I have an opposite request.
I'm using Chrome on a 1920x1209 8" tablet (Lenovo tab3 8 plus). I want to use Chrome in "mobile phone" mode rather than "tablet mode". It's there any back to do this.
Thanks
Kiwi
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I have an opposite request.
I'm using Chrome on a 1920x1209 8" tablet (Lenovo tab3 8 plus). I want to use Chrome in "mobile phone" mode rather than "tablet mode". It's there any back to do this.
Thanks
Kiwi
@kiwijunglist The only major difference between phone mode and tablet mode is in tablet mode you get tabs, sadly there is no way that ive seen to disable this and i suspect it is set by the build prop stating its a tablet (i believe, i could be wrong).
However if your issue is that you would just like stuff larger due to the fact your running at a higher resolution you should be able to use this method, You could technically omit the user agent part and just include "--force-device-scale-factor=x", with x being your desired scale factor. However your going to want to play with this to find something that renders as you want, a good start might be "--force-device-scale-factor=2" other than adjusting this in the command line file, the rest of the instructions will be the same depending on if your rooted or not.
Where as some websites do look at the user agent to serve different versions, some websites (typically wordpress) instead give you different views based on the screen real estate.
If you read here:
https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/user-agent#chrome_for_android_user_agent
You will see that the only real difference between the two is a mobile will say "Mobile Safari/BUILDNO" where as a tablet will say "Safari/BUILDNO", so you could also include your user agent and then add in mobile and a space before safari.
To get your current user agent on the tablet visit this page on it before you start:
https://www.whoishostingthis.com/tools/user-agent/
Copy and paste it some place and then adjust the command line file to include your user agent + the word mobile before safari.
If you dont want to adjust the scale factor, just leave it out or set it to 1, which essentially does the same.
I would also be interested to know if making this adjustment then also hides the tabs at the top, i have to admit it something that ive not tried and have always assumed it decided this based on the buildprop, but it would be interesting to know if the user agent change has any effect on it, however i suspect it does not as i have this running on a tablet and whilst i get desktop mode, i still get tabs like on desktop chrome.
If your struggling post back your user agent as it stand as the moment, let me know if you want to up the scale factor (effectively text size for a simple explanation) and i will create you a custom command line file to use.
Thanks. I'll have a read through your post and reply and let you know.
I'm the interim this is my user agent at present.
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 8.0.0; MI 6 Build/OPR1.170623.027) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/66.0.3359.126 Mobile Safari/537.36
Looks like you already have mobile in there so your command line file would need:
chrome --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 8.0.0; MI 6 Build/OPR1.170623.027) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/66.0.3359.126 Mobile Safari/537.36" --force-device-scale-factor=2
As i said you may need to adjust your scale factor, however if your goal is to make every thing a bit larger and effectively trick wordpress type websites into giving you a more mobile view, 2 is probably a good start, you will have to have a play.
Thanks, this looks really useful
works great, thank you!!!
Perfect for using on my Planet Computers Gemini PDA. Made this so much more like a mini-laptop now, thank you!
This is awesome, I did it in a non-rooted nexus 5 but used chrome canary instead to not affect my regular chrome experience.
The only difference was the following command:
adb shell am set-debug-app --persistent com.chrome.canary
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/how-to-load-desktop-websites-t3771982
Enable developer options, open developer options menu under settings and scroll down until you see "select debugging app", select it and select chrome, next ensure that the option below "wait for debugger" is set to off.
If however you discover the debugging app does not have chrome (or anything else) and just says none, you can still enable this over adb, first enable usb debugging and then run the command:
adb shell am set-debug-app --persistent com.android.chrome
After this chrome will be set into debugging mode, you can confirm this by entering the developer options menu again and you should now see chrome is now set.
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after following the instructions faithfully above, going to "select debugging app", it still results: "No apps set for debugging"
However, in "Implementing WebView" Chrome is selected.
Samsung galaxy tab S3 Oreo 8.0
Thank you so much! This worked well without root.
kRel said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/how-to-load-desktop-websites-t3771982
after following the instructions faithfully above, going to "select debugging app", it still results: "No apps set for debugging"
However, in "Implementing WebView" Chrome is selected.
Samsung galaxy tab S3 Oreo 8.0
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after running the command you will see that chrome is already selected under "select debugging app" as a small message
"application to be debugged: chrome"
if you press on it to select an app it will show you "no apps"
this method works nicely and better than the previous method that i was using which was showing me warning message with every new tab that i open.
the only down side of changing the scale for me is the small address bar which is a bit annoying especially in portrait mode.
lowering the scale will make some sites to appear in mobile mode which i dont like.
but i will manage and try to find a solution for this issue and report back
Debug mode not needed? Just set permissions
I didn't need to use debug mode to get it to read /data/local/chrome-command-line. Just had to give the file read permissions (644 was enough). Also make sure the file starts with "chrome ".
i flashed the zip but im having the same problem i.e. chrome doesnt show up in select debug app... im on a moto g5s plus and have an unofficial pixel experience 9 rom
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andrewspetaci said:
i flashed the zip but im having the same problem i.e. chrome doesnt show up in select debug app... im on a moto g5s plus and have an unofficial pixel experience 9 rom
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okay i found the solution myself... paste that debug file in /data/local instead of /data/local/tmp and u should be good ?
I'm just about to attempt it on my Gemini PDA too
it is awesome, my two tablet(huawei m5 and pixel c) work well
Did some testing with this. It is a mix of force-device-scale-factor and user-agent.
Some sites check your UA and some your screen size (scale).
--force-device-scale-factor=x.x
< 1.5 always loads pages like PC
> 1.6 always loads pages like Mobile
>2 uses no tabs, like phone (can combine with --enable-accessibility-tab-switcher)
<2 always tabs, like tablet
Playing with the scale sometimes need you to adjust font scale in Accessibility settings
Content of the chrome-command-line (1280x1920):
Code:
chrome --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/64.0.3282.167 Safari/537.36" --force-device-scale-factor=1.5 --top-controls-hide-threshold=0.5 --top-controls-show-threshold=0.5 --no-referrers --disable-notifications --enable-async-dns --enable-vulkan
For NON Rooted devices:
adb push chrome-command-line /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line
type this in chrome: chrome://flags#enable-command-line-on-non-rooted-devices and enable
(you get a warning that it is activated!)
For Root devices:
adb push chrome-command-line /data/local/tmp
adb shell
su
mv /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line /data/local/
chmod 755 /data/local/chrome-command-line
Command line options from Chrome Browser java code:
Code:
enable-crash-reporter-for-testing
enable-idle-tracing
renderer-wait-for-java-debugger
trace-startup
enable-test-intents
force-show-update-menu-badge
disable-fullscreen
top-controls-hide-threshold
top-controls-show-threshold
open-custom-tabs-in-new-task
no-touch-mode
enable-vr-shell-dev
disable-contextual-search
enable-contextual-search
webview-sandboxed-renderer
enable-incognito-custom-tabs
allow-incognito-custom-tabs-from-third-party
enable-accessibility-tab-switcher
enable-dom-distiller
disable-reader-mode-bottom-bar
webview-disable-safebrowsing-support
enable-spdy-proxy-auth
disable-external-intent-requests
force-dump-upload
disable-fre First Run Experience
force-first-run-flow-complete
enable-data-reduction-promo-infobar
enable-data-reduction-proxy-savings-promo
type
strict-mode
disable-domain-reliability
always-extract-webapk-dex-on-startup
survey_override_site_id
force-enable-chrome-survey
disable-instant
ignore-background-tasks
use-mobile-user-agent
force-device-scale-factor= <1.56 loads PC style pages, with tabs, set text to 150%! >2 uses no tabs like phone
webview-safebrowsing-block-all-resources
wallet-service-use-sandbox
enable_partner_search_engine_promo
enable_existing_user_search_engine_promo
webview-sandboxed-renderer
default-country-code
enable-low-end-device-mode
disable-low-end-device-mode
log-native-library-residency
dont-crash-on-view-main-intents
no-restore-state
enable-incognito-snapshots-in-android-recents
enable-test-intents
disable-digital-asset-link-verification-for-url
custom-tabs-log-service-requests
partner-homepage-for-testing
disable-tab-merging
check-for-web-manifest-update-on-startup
Command line options from Chrome Browser lib file:
https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/
Have fun
APK# v1.4
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Copyright (c) 2020 Captain Majid
Chat with me on Discord: https://discord.gg/F3Ds69M#android
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Description:
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Quickly de-bloat, view full details & manage APKs on any Android device/emulator, no other app do/show all that.
Features:
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Easily know what app works on what device/emulator by comparing Android cpu architecture to the app's supported architectures (arm, arm64-v8a, x86, etc...), and also by comparing the minimum Android ver required to run an app.
Backup multiple apks at once.
Install multiple apks at once.
Quick-infos of multiple apks at once.
Disable multiple apks at once. (for Android >= 6.0 only)
Uninstall multiple apks at once, including system apps (for Android >= 6.0 only, this doesn't require root, it just uninstall it for the current user, use this to remove unnecessary pre-installed junkware/bloatware system apps).
Push/pull files/folders to/from your Android even when its on Charge mode or connected wirelessly.
Quickly search for a package name without waiting for the whole list to be ready. (really time-saving feature)
Displaying current WiFi & IP with the ability to connect to the Android device wirelessly, no other tool automates that that easy.
Infos mirrored/logged to Excel files by default, also you can save custom screen contents as columns to Excel file for later reference, simply press Alt + Space -> Edit -> Select All/Mark -> Enter -> then paste the clipboard in a text file but change the extension to .csv
APK names encoded in UTF8 text to Excel file format (for non-Latin letters like Arabic, Japanese, Russian, etc...), you can also use an advanced cmd emulator (like mini cmder, that can display these characters on console screen).
Requirements:
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Windows ADB drivers: there is no generic solution for all Android manufacturers, even Google solutions mightn't work for your device: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb#InstallingDriver, also remember that Windows disables installation of unsigned drivers unless you enable it manually on Windows boot.
So the generic solution is: to get https://sdi-tool.org/SDI_Update.torrent we only need to select \drivers\DP_zAndroid_*.7z, maybe also DP_Telephone_*.7z, & maybe DP_MassStorage_*.7z for MTP or ADB if you use Windows XP, you can also try this solution if the previous didn't work.
.NET 4.0 (if you've Windows older than 8).
Enable "USB Debugging" on your Android device/emulator.
Screenshots:
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Videos:
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While searching on Google, I found this fan-made video, [Perfect Tool] ? :fingers-crossed: uhmmm... but I'm not done yet .
Review & Download:
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https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/APK.shtml
Donations:
I don't need donations, just made this tool to ease the pain on users that aren't able to root/own their Android anymore, found it useful ? spread the word !
Why didn't you put it in the Play Store?
S.l.v.n said:
Why didn't you put it in the Play Store?
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Its not an Android app, It's a Windows app written in C# no app/apk is installed on Android at all.
@Zer0De8th Sorry for the late reply to your pm, yes I'm going to add an option to disable a package later and some other features, hopefully not more than a week from now, thanks for the feedback.
You can also join me here if you're on Discord: https://discord.gg/F3Ds69M
Moataz Bellah said:
@Zer0De8th Sorry for the late reply to your pm, yes I'm going to add an option to disable a package later and some other features, hopefully not more than a week from now, thanks for the feedback.
You can also join me here if you're on Discord: https://discord.gg/F3Ds69M
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Thanks for considering my request.
Updated to v1.3
Donations:
I don't need donations, just made this tool to ease the pain on users that aren't able to root/own their Android anymore, found it useful ? spread the word !
While searching on Google, I found this fan-made video, [Perfect Tool] ? :fingers-crossed: uhmmm... but I'm not done yet .
Moataz Bellah said:
Windows ADB drivers: there is no generic solution for all Android manufacturers, even Google solutions mightn't work for your device: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb#InstallingDriver, also remember that Windows disables installation of unsigned drivers unless you enable it manually on Windows boot.
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I don't know what kind of solution is in that torrent file (maybe again koush one that distributes illegally MS sign program makecert.exe, like devcon.exe it's not allowed really. But then again also Intel and Amlogic has done/does it, so who cares...) but here is another Windows ADB driver generic solution, signed and all... by me
Yet Another Universal ADB Driver Package and adbupdater for Windows
:laugh::silly:
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Thanks for the feedback, this error happens when screen resolution (width) is <= 1024, so make it anything above 1024x786 and the problem should be gone, this will be fixed in the next release.
CXZa said:
I don't know what kind of solution is in that torrent file (maybe again koush one that distributes illegally MS sign program makecert.exe, like devcon.exe it's not allowed really. But then again also Intel and Amlogic has done/does it, so who cares...) but here is another Windows ADB driver generic solution, signed and all... by me
Yet Another Universal ADB Driver Package and adbupdater for Windows
:laugh::silly:
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Thanks for sharing your project with us, you also seem to be a fan of emojis, right?
Well, the torrent is a collection of drivers called Snappy Driver Installer, it's almost the same as DriverPack Solution, both are trusted by thousands of people, but SDI has more features, flexible, and you can just update/download 1 driver when you want, not the whole pack, I don't think alot of people cares if the driver is signed by Microsoft or not as long as it works, does your solution covers all Android manufacturers ?
The phenomenal v1.4 update is here, why I say phenomenal ? well, I checked other similar adb-based tools on the web, and most of them are not just poor in functionalities compared to APK#, but paid/require donations to unlock very basic features, which is annoying.
For example, I didn't find any tool to automate the wireless connection between Windows & Android as easy as APK# (even awesome tools like https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy doesn't), also the tool does not make you wait to load all the packages infos anymore, you just use the Quick Search feature, and save your day.
Enjoy
Moataz Bellah said:
So the generic solution is: to get https://sdi-tool.org/SDI_Update.torrent we only need to select \drivers\DP_zAndroid_*.7z, maybe also DP_Telephone_*.7z, & maybe DP_MassStorage_*.7z for MTP or ADB if you use Windows XP.
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Moataz Bellah said:
does your solution covers all Android manufacturers ?
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Yep, and future manufactures too if the drivers don't change too much. And it isn't around 130MB like those files that you suggest downloading by using that torrent.
Moataz Bellah said:
The phenomenal v1.4 update is here
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Enjoy
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Like how? 1.3 is available, not 1.4... just saying...
CXZa said:
Yep, and future manufactures too if the drivers don't change too much. And it isn't around 130MB like those files that you suggest downloading by using that torrent.
Like how? 1.3 is available, not 1.4... just saying...
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Sorry for that delay, I was waiting for Softpedia to re-test/re-scan the update, I wanted the source of download to be them for additional trust, and to monitor the download count easily, now APKSharp v1.4 is ready. I also added your ADB drivers solution to the main post.
Moataz Bellah said:
Sorry for that delay, I was waiting for Softpedia to re-test/re-scan the update, I wanted the source of download to be them for additional trust, and to monitor the download count easily, now APKSharp v1.4 is ready. I also added your ADB drivers solution to the main post.
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Okay, great, have to check what's this phenomenality is all about...
My driver package's phenomenality is maybe questionable but it usually does its ****...
Scrolling and filter issues
Overall appreciate your program. Very helpful and useful.
(Currently using ver 1.4 of your apk sharp program on the latest version of windows 10).
Having said this, there seems to be some issues with your program or perhaps
I am misunderstanding its use in certain places which hopefully you can clarify.
1. Is the “quick search” feature the same as your filter except it’s used at the very beginning to preclude the wait period as the app lines are created but then after that the filter is basically one’s search function?
2. Filter option issues:
Don’t understand how the filter works?
Example: If I type in the line number say 205 (of line 205; wuffy player etc.) no result is shown.
Any reason why typing in a number as my filter/search phrase won’t work?
If I type in “wuffy player” (without the quotes) a resulting line is shown as expected.
If I select the “wuffy player” phrase then do ctrl-c to copy then a ctrl-v to paste, its pasted correctly on the filter line but no result is subsequently shown so I am always forced to MANUALLY write in the search phrase which is NOT very helpful.
I even tried doing the ctrl-c OUTSIDE of your program using one of the csv files your program creates, and then tried the ctrl-v to paste in your program with no result. It is as if the ctrl-c or ctrl-v confuses your program.
I think you really need to resolve this because no one wants to always have to manually type in their search phrase every single time.
3. OR’s and ANDS’s in filter phrase – how to?
How do you do OR’s and AND’s with your filter? I tried “search phrase 1” “search phrase 2” (space in between, also tried commas, semi colons etc. in between the phrases) to execute an AND search but got no results.
For an OR’d phrase I tried “search phrase 1” | “search phrase 2” using the “|” as the separator and tried many other chars for the separator char but all yielded no results. Can you please explain how to do OR’s and AND’s when using your filter option?
4. Unnecessary scrolling of existing app lines:
After all the app lines are shown and one sorts say by name using option key ”1” for name, if one enters any char key like say “t” that is not a valid option key the entire app lines are unnecessarily re-scrolled which is quite annoying and provides no added value in doing so. The screen should remain as is with the invalid option char simply ignored.
Also, when a valid option key is pressed and its results are shown, the last valid char is seen on the line so if one backspaces which is a NATURAL user instinct to subsequently erase that char in order to select the next valid char option, all the existing app lines again get unnecessarily scrolled because the backspace just happens to be an invalid option selection char.
This is confusing because for a next valid selection to work, one needs to type in a valid option char at the same time a previous valid selection still remains on the line. This is not a natural user interaction.
Thanks
Ed R.
Burgrio said:
put it in the play store
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No, I won't :laugh:
ed_ray said:
Overall appreciate your program. Very helpful and useful.
(Currently using ver 1.4 of your apk sharp program on the latest version of windows 10).
Having said this, there seems to be some issues with your program or perhaps
I am misunderstanding its use in certain places which hopefully you can clarify.
1. Is the “quick search” feature the same as your filter except it’s used at the very beginning to preclude the wait period as the app lines are created but then after that the filter is basically one’s search function?
2. Filter option issues:
Don’t understand how the filter works?
Example: If I type in the line number say 205 (of line 205; wuffy player etc.) no result is shown.
Any reason why typing in a number as my filter/search phrase won’t work?
If I type in “wuffy player” (without the quotes) a resulting line is shown as expected.
If I select the “wuffy player” phrase then do ctrl-c to copy then a ctrl-v to paste, its pasted correctly on the filter line but no result is subsequently shown so I am always forced to MANUALLY write in the search phrase which is NOT very helpful.
I even tried doing the ctrl-c OUTSIDE of your program using one of the csv files your program creates, and then tried the ctrl-v to paste in your program with no result. It is as if the ctrl-c or ctrl-v confuses your program.
I think you really need to resolve this because no one wants to always have to manually type in their search phrase every single time.
3. OR’s and ANDS’s in filter phrase – how to?
How do you do OR’s and AND’s with your filter? I tried “search phrase 1” “search phrase 2” (space in between, also tried commas, semi colons etc. in between the phrases) to execute an AND search but got no results.
For an OR’d phrase I tried “search phrase 1” | “search phrase 2” using the “|” as the separator and tried many other chars for the separator char but all yielded no results. Can you please explain how to do OR’s and AND’s when using your filter option?
4. Unnecessary scrolling of existing app lines:
After all the app lines are shown and one sorts say by name using option key ”1” for name, if one enters any char key like say “t” that is not a valid option key the entire app lines are unnecessarily re-scrolled which is quite annoying and provides no added value in doing so. The screen should remain as is with the invalid option char simply ignored.
Also, when a valid option key is pressed and its results are shown, the last valid char is seen on the line so if one backspaces which is a NATURAL user instinct to subsequently erase that char in order to select the next valid char option, all the existing app lines again get unnecessarily scrolled because the backspace just happens to be an invalid option selection char.
This is confusing because for a next valid selection to work, one needs to type in a valid option char at the same time a previous valid selection still remains on the line. This is not a natural user interaction.
Thanks
Ed R.
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Overall thank you so much for this highly constructive feedback :victory:
1. & 2. "Quick Search" only searches for a package name (not app name) inside user/sys apps, so to search for "Google Play Store" app, you need to type any part of the package name which is "com.android.vending", so just typing "vend" will do the job.
"Filter" will search in the current cached list of apps for an EXACT phrase like: "cpu arch" or "app name" or "package name", so just typing "arm64-v8a" or "play store" or "vend" will give the same result, but you can't use more than 1 filter in the same time, so you can't say "play store arm64-v8a", you also don't need to specify a full word/phrase, just typing "sto" or "pla", is enough to get "Google Play Store".
3. Sorry if you get lost in this, the default filter is an EXACT phrase like I said above, if you find it necessary, I can add "OR" & "AND" filter later.
4. I've added a small update here to prevent apps relisting when an unsupported character is provided.
Please also note that with sorting, pressing the digits from 1 to 5 two times will reverse the sorting method (ascending/decending), so you can get the biggest/smallest app in size at the end by pressing '4' two times.
I'll add this in the main post later, thanks again and have a nice day.
Ooh, this looks like just what I needed to remove bloatware (without touching the necessary stuff). Two questions:
1. Does this work for a samsung galaxy s7 (G930T)?
2. How do I get started? (Instructions on how to use would be nice.)
Hopefully this works for my device (I tried using ADB to uninstall stuff, but kept hitting issues (and reset several times), so now it's sitting in a new (unopened) state. Important stuff is backed up before I started the uninstalling.
pyereciae2788 said:
Ooh, this looks like just what I needed to remove bloatware (without touching the necessary stuff). Two questions:
1. Does this work for a samsung galaxy s7 (G930T)?
2. How do I get started? (Instructions on how to use would be nice.)
Hopefully this works for my device (I tried using ADB to uninstall stuff, but kept hitting issues (and reset several times), so now it's sitting in a new (unopened) state. Important stuff is backed up before I started the uninstalling.
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As long as
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adb devices
detects your device, you're good to go.
1. It should work for any Android device/emulator, if you have an issue, let us know, screenshot it, etc...
2. Just follow the on-screen instructions and press the corresponding keys, maybe watch the video in the 1st post.
AHHH~
This worked better than I expected (especially the part where it lists the package name along with the file name). Also, thanks for color-coding everything! I can finally tell what something is, the file name, version, etc. It's also easier than using ADB for uninstalling, as it's just searching for the names, filtering with "6" + Enter, then uninstalling with "u" + Enter then the numbers with plus signs in between (e.g. 1+2+3). Much faster and simpler than "pm uninstall -k --user 0 [FILE NAME]" where [FILE NAME] is what the file name is (e.g. com.nimblebit.pocketfrogs for Pocket Frogs).
Now I can sleep without worrying to much...
I think one error is when I tried to undo uninstalling but it just gives "Uninstalled system apps:" then moves on as normal without the app being re-installed...