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Hello,
I have a HTC G1 and I couldn't get the windows recognize the device. Guess it needs a driver before I can install apps to test it on the phone. I was referred to this forum by someone in the Android Developers forum. Do you guys have any insight?
Thanks,
mdashali
mdashali said:
Hello,
I have a HTC G1 and I couldn't get the windows recognize the device. Guess it needs a driver before I can install apps to test it on the phone. I was referred to this forum by someone in the Android Developers forum. Do you guys have any insight?
Thanks,
mdashali
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you have one? like sitting in front of you and you can touch it? and to answer question it doesnt sync with computer it syncs with google over the air...
Yes, it was right in front of me a few minutes go. It has gone for a walk around other cubes.
Won't you need to have some connectivity with the PC to use the ADB?
If by "ADB" you mean contacts, all that is sync'd with Google online. Nothing has really been said about connectivity with any desktop PCs yet.
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If by "ADB" you mean contacts, all that is sync'd with Google online. Nothing has really been said about connectivity with any desktop PCs yet.
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I have developed an application using the emulator and now wanted to test on the device. How can I load it on the phone? Could you explain the process?
Thanks.
You already have a jump on most of us by actually *having* the phone. A micro-SD card would probably be your best bet.
I have one too, and am having the same USB connectivity problems. The SD card shows up as a USB Mass Storage Device. It wants another driver for what it says is "Android Device".
According to what we've heard so far (here and on tmonews) that's exactly what's expected to happen.
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Yes, it was right in front of me a few minutes go. It has gone for a walk around other cubes.
Won't you need to have some connectivity with the PC to use the ADB?
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how is it possible if g1 release is on oct 22nd?
from all the press releasinfo and various blogs, its beenreported a fe hundred times that the G1 will not sync in any way, shape, or form ith a pc. This also means that youcan not try to install any app on the device through a pc like you can with a pocket pc. You will been to dr the instal file over to the storage card on the G1 and install it from there.
Also, if you actually have the devi, I'm sure all of us here on the site would love to see a detailed video of it. I know we've all seen the dozen from a few weeks ago, but there's still a lot tt was not shown.
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from all the press releasinfo and various blogs, its beenreported a fe hundred times that the G1 will not sync in any way, shape, or form ith a pc. This also means that youcan not try to install any app on the device through a pc like you can with a pocket pc. You will been to dr the instal file over to the storage card on the G1 and install it from there.
Also, if you actually have the devi, I'm sure all of us here on the site would love to see a detailed video of it. I know we've all seen the dozen from a few weeks ago, but there's still a lot tt was not shown.
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yes vid please!! also nick is right your best bet is to probably upload it to your sd card and then put it back into the phone and install from there...if not we should start working on a sync program or something such as this
If i had mine already i would have posted all kinds of info and pictures on it. If you truely have one which i don't see how you could then put us out of our misery and share the wealth lol.
USB mass storage ?
I thought that the phone shows up as a usb mass storage device when plugged into win, mac or linux boxes via USB. Is that not true?
According to the user manual, the SD card shows up as a mass-storage device via USB. It doesn't say anything about the phone's memory.
Stop thinking winmo, guys Why write a sync application when it's drag-and-drop in the first place?
this is true....as far as adding music and whatever else you like you should be able to just drop in onto the sd card right? the only thing that people are needing a sync if for the exchange?
stats555 said:
If i had mine already i would have posted all kinds of info and pictures on it. If you truely have one which i don't see how you could then put us out of our misery and share the wealth lol.
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I have one because of some GOOG connection. I will post a video in a few minutes. I will be glad to give you what ever information you need on the phone that I can access. For those skeptics, here is a picture with the current time showing... http://www.shakechillis.com-a.googlepages.com/
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According to the user manual, the SD card shows up as a mass-storage device via USB. It doesn't say anything about the phone's memory.
Stop thinking winmo, guys Why write a sync application when it's drag-and-drop in the first place?
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I found this post in google http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/b9f5ddc77af39239
I put the binary folder into the SD card under /download. Now I don't know how to access the SD card and launch the application.
If i could only have it for just 3 hours. I would love to open up the phone dissect it, and later see if we can get it into bootloader, maybe mtty.
that "android device"
I *think* that is the debug CLI (not a linux shell) called the Android Debug Bridge.
Interesting that it is client/server and runs on odd port numbers between 5555 and 5585.
http://code.google.com/android/reference/adb.html
Check out the parts about PPP over usb and SHELL under ADB commands.
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I have one because of some GOOG connection. I will post a video in a few minutes. I will be glad to give you what ever information you need on the phone that I can access. For those skeptics, here is a picture with the current time showing... http://www.shakechillis.com-a.googlepages.com/
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Right on man, sorry i didn't mean any disrespect i didn't think it was possible to get one early. Looks sweet, are you happy with it so far? Was wondering what kind of material the outer shell was made out of, is it rubberized or more like a plastic type material? I love the dash shell, it has a rubberized shell.
[Review & How-to] Use ADB Wirelessly and How to Remove Carrier Bloatware from Android
I think this could go in a few of the different forums, but I'll stick it in here and the mods can decide.
I’m getting excited about all the apps that are letting me do things wirelessly on Android. SwiFTP made things a lot easier with its ability to set up your phone as a server that you can connect to from your PC. Today, we’ll take a look at adbWireless, which in essence does the same thing, but adds the ability to use adb wirelessly. The most important thing, for many, that this will allow you to do is remove carrier bloatware, that is, get rid of preinstalled apps. In today’s video, I’ll show you how to use adbWireless and how to remove preinstalled apps so that you can have your phone running in tip top shape.
How to Remove Carrier Bloatware from Android
"How to use an app" and promoting of great app finds belongs in the "themes and apps" forum. Hacking the phone outside of just using an app is what belongs here.
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"How to use an app" and promoting of great app finds belongs in the "themes and apps" forum. Hacking the phone outside of just using an app is what belongs here.
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Exactly, which is part of the video. Did you watch it. There's a whole hacking section about removing bloatware. Thats part of development, no?
I don't know if I'd consider remounting the fs to be development. Nevertheless, good job showing the newbs.
I'll make one small addition though - if you can't delete anything from /system/app, exit the adb shell and run:
adb remount -ro
That mounts the filesystem as read / write so that you can make changes. I'd suggest doing:
adb remount -r when finished.
ALSO - Why the hell do you mention Terminal for Mac, and Command Line for Windows, but leave the Linux crew out???
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I don't know if I'd consider remounting the fs to be development. Nevertheless, good job showing the newbs.
I'll make one small addition though - if you can't delete anything from /system/app, exit the adb shell and run:
adb remount -ro
That mounts the filesystem as read / write so that you can make changes. I'd suggest doing:
adb remount -r when finished.
ALSO - Why the hell do you mention Terminal for Mac, and Command Line for Windows, but leave the Linux crew out???
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touche my friend my bad lol.
and yeah its not development per se, but definitely not any of the other topics.
and good point. now that i think of it, i'm not sure why it let me do it since i didnt remount as read/write
Very nice app. I will be trying it soon.
There is actually another very simple way to remove bloatware that doesn't require a computer.
First off, you must have a rooted phone.
Then install titanium backup and allow superuser permissions.
Go into settings and enable chuck Norris mode.
Then just find any app you want gone, click it and press uninstall.
Just offering another way to solve the same problem. Great app tho. It will definitely be worth trying.
Clay333 said:
Very nice app. I will be trying it soon.
There is actually another very simple way to remove bloatware that doesn't require a computer.
First off, you must have a rooted phone.
Then install titanium backup and allow superuser permissions.
Go into settings and enable chuck Norris mode.
Then just find any app you want gone, click it and press uninstall.
Just offering another way to solve the same problem. Great app tho. It will definitely be worth trying.
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Yeah Chuck Norris mode for TB came out after I made this vid. Definitely gonna include it in my TB review
@ OP, nice find!! i got tired of that having to plug in just to run ADB, using this from now on. Do you know if it breaks anything by removing required apk's?
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Yeah Chuck Norris mode for TB came out after I made this vid. Definitely gonna include it in my TB review
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"How to use an app" and promoting of great app finds belongs in the "themes and apps" forum. Hacking the phone outside of just using an app is what belongs here.
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dude, let the mods be mods. Why does everyone try and be the forum police?
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Yeah Chuck Norris mode for TB came out after I made this vid. Definitely gonna include it in my TB review
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Oh Ok, I didn't realize it had been updated to include it. Either way I was not trying to down your thead/video, the wireless ADB is nice. I have actually used it a few times since I was the video and really like it. Great find!!
System apps can also be deleted through root explorer. JUST BE CAREFUL and have a backup before you start playing around in the system folder.
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I think this could go in a few of the different forums, but I'll stick it in here and the mods can decide.
I’m getting excited about all the apps that are letting me do things wirelessly on Android. SwiFTP made things a lot easier with its ability to set up your phone as a server that you can connect to from your PC. Today, we’ll take a look at adbWireless, which in essence does the same thing, but adds the ability to use adb wirelessly. The most important thing, for many, that this will allow you to do is remove carrier bloatware, that is, get rid of preinstalled apps. In today’s video, I’ll show you how to use adbWireless and how to remove preinstalled apps so that you can have your phone running in tip top shape.
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Why is the wireless connection required?
Do the phone and the adb computer need to be on the same subnet?
Can this be done over ip?
I saw adbwireless on a blog this morning. The obvious use for me was to put the android-sdk folder on a USB drive that I keep on my keyring so that if I need to do something from another PC, I don't have to download and find the sdk. I can then connect the phone wirelessly after launching a cmd prompt from the USB drive. Makes it great for my work laptop, where I don't want those files sitting around to be scanned.
Thanks for the info on the app it works great. The only problem I had was in the adb command. Could never use it on my macbook pro always had to go the darkside to do adb commands. After watching your video noticed that you placed a ./adb connect ip: port. I was missing the ./ to get the adb commands to work. So not only did this show me a great app but also taught me how to use adb in terminal.
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I saw adbwireless on a blog this morning. The obvious use for me was to put the android-sdk folder on a USB drive that I keep on my keyring so that if I need to do something from another PC, I don't have to download and find the sdk. I can then connect the phone wirelessly after launching a cmd prompt from the USB drive. Makes it great for my work laptop, where I don't want those files sitting around to be scanned.
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I LOVE your use of this. Great tip!!! I'm gonna set this up asap
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Thanks for the info on the app it works great. The only problem I had was in the adb command. Could never use it on my macbook pro always had to go the darkside to do adb commands. After watching your video noticed that you placed a ./adb connect ip: port. I was missing the ./ to get the adb commands to work. So not only did this show me a great app but also taught me how to use adb in terminal.
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I'm glad I could help! Yeah its a minor little thing, but it makes everything work
genius! Loading this up as we speak as well
Andy S said:
I saw adbwireless on a blog this morning. The obvious use for me was to put the android-sdk folder on a USB drive that I keep on my keyring so that if I need to do something from another PC, I don't have to download and find the sdk. I can then connect the phone wirelessly after launching a cmd prompt from the USB drive. Makes it great for my work laptop, where I don't want those files sitting around to be scanned.
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Hi again guys!
Ever since the ATT update usb connecting to the phone in ubuntu is sporadic and unreliable. I can usually get my photos off of it. Sometime I can even get into a non-root basic filesystem as well
However this isn't my main problem. I want to root the phone and install custom ROM's etc... Tried the VMware and a version of windows and installed the samsung drivers to XP but have trouble (again) with the usb and VMware.
Any help would be appreciated.
Additionally I'm pretty pissed off about the update thing. I don't care about tethering per se but that underhanded **** is why I dumped microsoft in the first place. I'll dump ATT too and spend my money elsewhere.
maskvp said:
Hi again guys!
Ever since the ATT update usb connecting to the phone in ubuntu is sporadic and unreliable. I can usually get my photos off of it. Sometime I can even get into a non-root basic filesystem as well
However this isn't my main problem. I want to root the phone and install custom ROM's etc... Tried the VMware and a version of windows and installed the samsung drivers to XP but have trouble (again) with the usb and VMware.
Any help would be appreciated.
Additionally I'm pretty pissed off about the update thing. I don't care about tethering per se but that underhanded **** is why I dumped microsoft in the first place. I'll dump ATT too and spend my money elsewhere.
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Linux user here. I haven't had the problems you describe. I have lately been using ES File Explorer to copy to and from a shared folder on my desktop. avoiding the USB for file transfers all together. when I do connect via USB I usually use ' adb push' and 'adb pull' to move files around.
To Root your phone there is an 'update.zip' method that I used (no computer needed)
There is also a tool called ClockworkMod Recovery that you can use to install custom rom's and create nandroid backups. (no computer needed)
And finally if you manage to screw up and can not boot, you can use Heimdall on linux like you would use Odin on Windows.
enjoy your phone...
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Thank-you so much!!!
I was thinking about exactly what you wrote. Why not do it the linux way? Admittedly my skills are weak.
Had a little trouble with the update.zip but went to the wiki (again) and the info on how to do it from the phone was there. BTW the wiki has improved since last week.
Rooted phone and installed Titanium Backup and Clockwork Recovery. In my excitement I deleted all the ATT bloatware before backing them up and the ROM. Oh well... Too bad.
Now I just feel great about my phone. Needs some customization but no hurry. Only thing was that TB prompted me to go to settings/applications/ and tick "unknown sources". Doesn't exist.
Thanks again! If you have anymore nuggets of info...?
linux newb here but i try
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the phone can mount to a vm in dowload mode for use with odin or in kies mtp mode as long as debugging is off, otherwise it likes to mount to the host pc as a drive, i dont know a work around but you can make the phone a shared folder with the vm client so you can see the files in the vm, it'll be seen as a network location in that case.
it can mount as a drive in linux but you need to select to mount from the phone. i was having problems with it in eclair in windows and didnt try it in linux but froyo is working great. in eclair it may help to try with debugging on then you can mount from the notification bar.
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Rooted phone and installed Titanium Backup and Clockwork Recovery. In my excitement I deleted all the ATT bloatware before backing them up and the ROM. Oh well... Too bad.
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I did that also...
maskvp said:
Now I just feel great about my phone. Needs some customization but no hurry. Only thing was that TB prompted me to go to settings/applications/ and tick "unknown sources". Doesn't exist.
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To enable side loading(unknown sources). I used method 5 from this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376
and here is a link to my comments on the method later in the thread regarding some punctuation corrections.
This method uses adb from the SDK to pull the settings.db file off and edit it using sqlite3 before pushing it back on.
I believe you can edit the file directly on your phone once you have root and install a terminal app from the marketplace.
The above forum post is also in the wiki you referenced previously. basically you want to look for methods to "enable side loading"
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I'm using Ubuntu and have had no problems. Rooted and removed market restrictions without a hitch.
In progress upgrading to 10.10 64bit. Will see, but right now my machine sees my phone but it won't mount. Though I haven't tried to force it.
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In progress upgrading to 10.10 64bit. Will see, but right now my machine sees my phone but it won't mount. Though I haven't tried to force it.
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On the phone I leave my usb settings set to ask on connection. And then chose 'mass storage' when it asks. It then mounts /sdcard as an external drive. (make sure you haven't left usb debuging on)
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On the phone I leave my usb settings set to ask on connection. And then chose 'mass storage' when it asks. It then mounts /sdcard as an external drive. (make sure you haven't left usb debuging on)
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Oh I've tried it all-wichaways! That hasn't worked either. The card(s) are seen but no longer mount like they used to. When I choose media player I get this message on the phone: PC connection only available in idle screen. Close all running applications. I think something may be corrupted on the phone.
Before I start flashing anything I'm going to give 10.10 a go. Ubuntu specifies that 10.10 plays nice with Android. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble with my startup disks and have wasted three of them on three different downloads. Won't fully boot. Unfortunately, I've had this experience before with other releases, and it almost always was something being wrong with the .iso that was downloaded. Even tried a usb startup and same experience.
Woes. PITA!
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I've had this experience before with other releases, and it almost always was something being wrong with the .iso that was downloaded. Even tried a usb startup and same experience.
Woes. PITA!
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Make sure you burn your disks at a slow speed. Like 4x. Also try downloading over a stable wired connection. Use the md5 tool to check your download and your burn. If you can figure out when it is getting corrupt you have a fighting chance.
Reporting back. Finally got 10.10 to boot from a usb flashdrive by disabling the BootParameters. I guess 10.10 is so cutting edge my 2.5 yo toshiba can't boot it easily.
Reinstalled 10.04 without a hitch and since I didn't format my /home still kept everything. But I tried connecting by usb before any updates. No worky. And not after the 256M of updates either.
It's the phone I'm sure. Not really keen on flashing the ROM yet just to fix this. Recollection is that Samsung didn't put a good effort into this part of the phone. But I think again..
Why not eschew the usb for file transfers? I've got Bluetooth and wifi right here. Who needs clunky old usb? Adhoc network?
Ideas? Wifi would be easiest since my laptop doesn't have Bluetooth.
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Ideas? Wifi would be easiest since my laptop doesn't have Bluetooth.
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I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I use an app called ES File Explorer (free in the market) to navagate to a shared folder on my desktop.
My (samba) shared folder has no restrictions and works well. Only issue is I have to fix ownership and permissions on things copied over to the computer from the phone. If you choose to password protect yours let me know how that works out for you.
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I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I use an app called ES File Explorer (free in the market) to navagate to a shared folder on my desktop.
My (samba) shared folder has no restrictions and works well. Only issue is I have to fix ownership and permissions on things copied over to the computer from the phone. If you choose to password protect yours let me know how that works out for you.
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OK thanks. I'm going to investigate this. I take it ESFE works over the 3g connection as long as the host (my laptop) is connected to the internet?
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OK thanks. I'm going to investigate this. I take it ESFE works over the 3g connection as long as the host (my laptop) is connected to the internet?
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It supports FTP for sure. I'm no security expert but I doubt its a good idea to share a samba share over the internet.
If you want remote access to you desktop there are secure methods for that. The method I would choose would depend on my desire/need for a remote connection.
If I just want to access my shared folder I would probably set up a VPN connection and then use ES FileExplorer.
To fully control the computer, use VNC or other "remote desktop" application.
Been reading up on Samba. It is the linux way lol. Also, I went and got a Bluetooth micro-adapter. Installed drivers from the repository.
Transferred some pics and music back and forth. All GUI based. Worked first time. I'm still this side of the learning curve but my base needs are met.
The Bluetooth works great but I'd like to learn a bit more about the wifi. Seems to me one should be able to move files with a VPN via the wireless adapters and no router. I just lack the knowledge and skill to do it.
But thanks for reminding me about the ES FileExplorer! As far as the permissions in Ubuntu for the shared folder I just checked the box under right-click- sharing options allow others to create and delete files from this folder. I think that works.
Today a friend of mine wanted to install a .apk file on his Android phone and he did not have a clue on how to do this.
So.. After some hours PHP coding here I created an online tool for him (and other newbies).
Basically the users selects the .apk he wants to install, and points his Android camera to the given QR code.
Please have a look at http://bit.ly/e4mLXu , and let me know what you think.
Some things like About and FAQ are still missing, but will be added later this week.
Thank you.
It's a good concept but the site layout is so unnecessary, you don't need all those unneeded images and links in the website that has nothing to do with its function.
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It's a good concept but the site layout is so unnecessary, you don't need all those unneeded images and links in the website that has nothing to do with its function.
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Thank you for your input.. I guess that I did go over the top a bit on the design.... But I was really in my zone when doing the page layout
I'm re-doing it at the moment, and I will try to keep it as KISS as possible.
Once again thank you for your input.
Awesome idea. A friend of mine just got her first Android phone, and is pretty clueless about installing APKs, even though I rooted her phone and walked her through it with Root Explorer. This will make it much simpler for her.
Good idea! Can save some time. It`s already saved in my favorites!
file manager, astro..
this is for first class rookies
Sorry but have I missed something here??
Why on earth would ANYBODY really actually need to use this? (no offence) Has your friend lost the plot?
Why would you go through all this instead of simply installing a file manager liek ASTRO via the market?
a) Copy apk to sd card/phone
b) install ASTRO File Manager from market.
c) Install apk
How difficult is that?
If I have missed something here please explain because I cant think of any scenario where this would be an advantage.
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Sorry but have I missed something here??
Why on earth would ANYBODY really actually need to use this? (no offence) Has your friend lost the plot?
Why would you go through all this instead of simply installing a file manager liek ASTRO via the market?
a) Copy apk to sd card/phone
b) install ASTRO File Manager from market.
c) Install apk
How difficult is that?
If I have missed something here please explain because I cant think of any scenario where this would be an advantage.
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unless that not everyone knows those steps.
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Sorry but have I missed something here??
Why on earth would ANYBODY really actually need to use this? (no offence) Has your friend lost the plot?
Why would you go through all this instead of simply installing a file manager liek ASTRO via the market?
a) Copy apk to sd card/phone
b) install ASTRO File Manager from market.
c) Install apk
How difficult is that?
If I have missed something here please explain because I cant think of any scenario where this would be an advantage.
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I have not looked at it yet, but this allows you to do it without connecting the phone to the pc right?
Logical order for your instructions
a) Install ASTRO File Manager from market.
b) Copy apk to sd card/phone
c) Install apk
repeat steps b and c for other .apks
It is a great idea,and nicely done. but i will stay with the other method.
i think its great especially when you forget your usb cable, i never leave home with out but i forgot it, surfing thru xda and didnt feel like opening xda app on phone just download upload install, also, when paw server is down i guess, nice work.
Oops... The site is getting a lot of attention at the moment as it made the XDA's frontpage!
I guess that it's time to start putting together a FAQ for the site.
Things like:
Q: Sorry but have I missed something here??
Why on earth would ANYBODY really actually need to use this? (no offence) Has your friend lost the plot?
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A: I have not looked at it yet, but this allows you to do it without connecting the phone to the pc
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its great especially when you forget your usb cable.
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will be in it
Thank you all for the input.
Dblfstr said:
I have not looked at it yet, but this allows you to do it without connecting the phone to the pc right?
Logical order for your instructions
a) Install ASTRO File Manager from market.
b) Copy apk to sd card/phone
c) Install apk
repeat steps b and c for other .apks
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Err how is that any more "logical" then what I said?
It doesn't make a difference which way around you do a&b so one order isnt any more or less logical then the other.
Your logic fails
deolarte said:
i think its great especially when you forget your usb cable, i never leave home with out but i forgot it, surfing thru xda and didnt feel like opening xda app on phone just download upload install, also, when paw server is down i guess, nice work.
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Ok so if you where not at home and didnt have a USB cable, you could simply email the apk to yourself or use your friends card reader/card slot/dongle etc. There are a million different ways that are much quicker then this. Not trying to dis OP/site etc just suprised that this has been made front page news?
I love how quickly people try to smash an idea just cause it's not their way...what if the user doesn't have a file manager installed? Left their USB cable? Doesn't want to login to a webmail account for security reasons? There are tons of reasons to use this...I say scale it up, and somehow work out longer time periods for the QR codes (Maybe only for registered users?)...besides, it's always nice to have some functional PHP code that could be used in other projects.
I just used this and it is awesome! thank you thank you thank you!
sorry, but its useless. also harder and takes longer time than just copying to sd.
not everybody gets the idea of Astro/File manager.
this is just another way to get to the goal.
sometimes, even if you try to show them a better way of doing things, they still prefer another way which may seem not logical/takes a longer time.
This is a neat idea. it might not appeal to everybody, but it may help somebody.
I don't get this either. I email the apk to my gmail and there's an option in Gmail on your phone for you to install the app.
Hey, i found great use for this. I downloaded a couple of APKs and needed to quickly dl them, and install them. Too lazy to connect to my computer or email it. So much faster.
One cosmetic issue: when I upload an apk the name changes to a crazy long string. Any way to shorten that? I realize you can't keep the original apk name but a simple numbering system (each new upload +1 id kind of a thing) or whatever else might work better. It's not required, but just my input love it!
niceeee!!! this is exactly what i wanted!
I found a way to handle this (only have tried this with the Metro PCS version SM-G360T1 but this should work with all versions and hopefully other new samsung phones with out direct OTG support as well.), it's been used via other Samsung phones but I have yet to find a post yet that speaks about this on the galaxy core prime (or anything other than the bigger phones like galaxy s6 and the like)
What you would need is to install Samsung's SideSync app on your computer (this is assuming you have a PC with windows.)
have a micro usb cable available (as I would expect most to have.)
along with the apk file to get you to the settings via the otg method.
(I can't post the link since i'm a new user which is great just add https:// to the following "mega.nz/#!ixQxUQII!6lMPLUFlMU3NPxq0tOUpvQ_hOokETC9kFLdPAqS0hk8" with no spaces in between. not sure if this is an internal issue but there should not be a space between S and 0.)
1st start up SideSync to make sure its running.
.
when on the screen where it asks for your google account information on your phone (or as soon as you've gotten a data/wifi connection)
plug in your micro usb cable, in a few seconds you should see a "Open With" option appear on your phone with 3 options (Galaxy Apps, Chrome & Browser).
Now at this point you should also have access to the phones storage via your computer, in which at this point I would say to copy the apk file to wherever you feel comfortable.
From this point you can select "Galaxy Apps" which is basically a Samsung alternative to the Play Store.
from here, you can install an app in order to get to the storage files (es file explorer is one i quickly found.)
You will have to have a Samsung user account but you can create one on the spot if needed (will ask you to login or create an account) so as long as you have a working email this will be easy.
once you've logged in you can search and download and open the storage app, go to the area you placed the APK file, load it up, allow unknown sources, install, open to be redirected to Settings, do a factory data reset and BOOM!
you should be golden.
Hopefully this info stops the assholes who figured this out prior from trying to charge folks to do this, I literally just figured this out myself and stopped from losing a bit of money on this phone.
Great tutorial! Worked great, and I got out of getting ripped off on a phone! +1
Pentium44 said:
Great tutorial! Worked great, and I got out of getting ripped off on a phone! +1
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Glad to hear it!
If I may add, which model did you use for this issue, the same?
props! thanks brother
[Guide Ver. 2] Bypassing FRP Protection from Samsung Galaxy Core
Thank You EmperorofShambala! Worked on my Galaxy Core Prime although I took additional detours which others may find helpful as well.
Before this process I was lucky to have had this MetroPCS phone eligible for unlock so I unlocked it thru the Device Unlock App, hard reset it, but then ran into that google verification. I followed EmperorofShambala's directions but ran into a roadblock with SideSync. (I'm on a Mac) When I got to the part where I could download it on the phone, Galaxy Apps said SideSync did not exist in the store.
Here are the steps I followed (in Emperor's fashion but with additions that got it to work for me):
What you would need is to install Samsung's SideSync app on your computer, *also the free version of Airdroid.
have a micro usb cable available (as I would expect most to have.)
along with the apk file to get you to the settings via the otg method.
(I can't post the link since i'm a new user which is great just add https:// to the following "mega.nz/#!ixQxUQII!6lMPLUFlMU3NPxq0tOUpvQ_hOokETC9kFLdPAqS 0hk8" with no spaces in between. not sure if this is an internal issue but there should not be a space between S and 0.)
1st start up SideSync to make sure its running, *also run and register/create account on Airdroid. Go to file transfer section and have the downloaded apk handy wherever on your computer.
when on the screen where it asks for your google account information on your phone (or as soon as you've gotten a data/wifi connection)
plug in your micro usb cable, in a few seconds you should see a "Open With" option appear on your phone with 3 options (Galaxy Apps, Chrome & Browser). (* I used Airdroid for the actual file transfer, but only SideSync was able to bring up the "Open With" option on the phone while it ran on my computer)
From this point you can select "Galaxy Apps" which is basically a Samsung alternative to the Play Store.
from here, you can install an app in order to get to the storage files, *I used Airdroid
You will have to have a Samsung user account but you can create one on the spot if needed (will ask you to login or create an account) so as long as you have a working email this will be easy.
*Once you have Airdroid installed on the phone, from Galaxy Apps you can open it. Login with Airdroid account, go to file transfer. On your computer, drag and drop the apk into the file transfer and it should appear on your phone. Tap it, then it goes into install...
... allow unknown sources, install, open to be redirected to Settings, do a factory data reset and BOOM!
you should be golden.
Now I'm using my T-Mobile service on it, although some MetroPCS apps and stuff are left over.
Works superb. awesome
It worked!!
Thank you for this tutorial! My girl got the FRP Lock when attempting to root her sm-g360t1 and now it's fully functional again. Excellent work!
Dude omg! Your so awesome for creating this!
YOU SHOULD MAKE video for noobs like me! Haha
Btw: Do we really have to use the explore instead of the web and use "rootjunky" website to download the apk and install it, dont you think this would be better and faster result?
cheko_lokz said:
Dude omg! Your so awesome for creating this!
YOU SHOULD MAKE video for noobs like me! Haha
Btw: Do we really have to use the explore instead of the web and use "rootjunky" website to download the apk and install it, dont you think this would be better and faster result?
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Going to the web was my original plan on this but unfortunately, I was unable to open anything i downloaded as the download would not appear in the notification bar at this point.
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Going to the web was my original plan on this but unfortunately, I was unable to open anything i downloaded as the download would not appear in the notification bar at this point.
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I see, Well thank you for the tutorial. I am glad I fix my sister phone.!
Decription Key
Hello I tried to download this to unlock my phone but it keeps asking for a decription key. I don't know the key, can u please tell me it so I can download it? Thanks please get back to me asap
Can you post a screen shot and mention exactly what you did? I'm not sure i know what you mean.
Nice Job.
Thank Samsung and Google for teaming up to make an inconvience like this. Have to take the Sandisk OTG back, but was gonna anyway since they will no longer support encryption.
MarWaSi said:
Thank Samsung and Google for teaming up to make an inconvience like this. Have to take the Sandisk OTG back, but was gonna anyway since they will no longer support encryption.
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Samsung is fine. All you have to do is go to the "sammobile" website, download the firmware for your device and flash it in the "AP" slot in Odin. This does a true factory reset on the device and resets the FRP. I've helped many people overcome this problem this way and not only is it the easiest method, but, in my opinion, it's the only real way to do it. If sammobile doesn't have your firmware for some reason though then I would try this or whatever you can find that works.
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I've always been kinda lost with this. So do I download a firmware that has otg support? Is there a certain name I should be looking for?
Mcosey said:
I've always been kinda lost with this. So do I download a firmware that has otg support? Is there a certain name I should be looking for?
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You don't need OTG. You're just connecting your phone to your computer in "Download Mode". You just search your model number in the firmware section and you'll find the rest of the instructions(as well as the link to download Odin) at the bottom of the download page for your firmware.
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WOOOOT!
EmperorofShambala said:
I found a way to handle this (only have tried this with the Metro PCS version SM-G360T1 but this should work with all versions and hopefully other new samsung phones with out direct OTG support as well.), it's been used via other Samsung phones but I have yet to find a post yet that speaks about this on the galaxy core prime (or anything other than the bigger phones like galaxy s6 and the like)
What you would need is to install Samsung's SideSync app on your computer (this is assuming you have a PC with windows.)
have a micro usb cable available (as I would expect most to have.)
along with the apk file to get you to the settings via the otg method.
(I can't post the link since i'm a new user which is great just add https:// to the following "mega.nz/#!ixQxUQII!6lMPLUFlMU3NPxq0tOUpvQ_hOokETC9kFLdPAqS0hk8" with no spaces in between. not sure if this is an internal issue but there should not be a space between S and 0.)
1st start up SideSync to make sure its running.
.
when on the screen where it asks for your google account information on your phone (or as soon as you've gotten a data/wifi connection)
plug in your micro usb cable, in a few seconds you should see a "Open With" option appear on your phone with 3 options (Galaxy Apps, Chrome & Browser).
Now at this point you should also have access to the phones storage via your computer, in which at this point I would say to copy the apk file to wherever you feel comfortable.
From this point you can select "Galaxy Apps" which is basically a Samsung alternative to the Play Store.
from here, you can install an app in order to get to the storage files (es file explorer is one i quickly found.)
You will have to have a Samsung user account but you can create one on the spot if needed (will ask you to login or create an account) so as long as you have a working email this will be easy.
once you've logged in you can search and download and open the storage app, go to the area you placed the APK file, load it up, allow unknown sources, install, open to be redirected to Settings, do a factory data reset and BOOM!
you should be golden.
Hopefully this info stops the assholes who figured this out prior from trying to charge folks to do this, I literally just figured this out myself and stopped from losing a bit of money on this phone.
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WOOOOOT! You saved me dude, I came across this after I found out that the otg method didn't work. Thanks again!
Till wich Android Version does this work?
And what about the S6, does it work?
EmperorofShambala said:
I found a way to handle this (only have tried this with the Metro PCS version SM-G360T1 but this should work with all versions and hopefully other new samsung phones with out direct OTG support as well.), it's been used via other Samsung phones but I have yet to find a post yet that speaks about this on the galaxy core prime (or anything other than the bigger phones like galaxy s6 and the like)
What you would need is to install Samsung's SideSync app on your computer (this is assuming you have a PC with windows.)
have a micro usb cable available (as I would expect most to have.)
along with the apk file to get you to the settings via the otg method.
(I can't post the link since i'm a new user which is great just add https:// to the following "mega.nz/#!ixQxUQII!6lMPLUFlMU3NPxq0tOUpvQ_hOokETC9kFLdPAqS0hk8" with no spaces in between. not sure if this is an internal issue but there should not be a space between S and 0.)
1st start up SideSync to make sure its running.
.
when on the screen where it asks for your google account information on your phone (or as soon as you've gotten a data/wifi connection)
plug in your micro usb cable, in a few seconds you should see a "Open With" option appear on your phone with 3 options (Galaxy Apps, Chrome & Browser).
Now at this point you should also have access to the phones storage via your computer, in which at this point I would say to copy the apk file to wherever you feel comfortable.
From this point you can select "Galaxy Apps" which is basically a Samsung alternative to the Play Store.
from here, you can install an app in order to get to the storage files (es file explorer is one i quickly found.)
You will have to have a Samsung user account but you can create one on the spot if needed (will ask you to login or create an account) so as long as you have a working email this will be easy.
once you've logged in you can search and download and open the storage app, go to the area you placed the APK file, load it up, allow unknown sources, install, open to be redirected to Settings, do a factory data reset and BOOM!
you should be golden.
Hopefully this info stops the assholes who figured this out prior from trying to charge folks to do this, I literally just figured this out myself and stopped from losing a bit of money on this phone.
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ive tried everything! this was the only post of actually help me at all. thank you very much good sir
EmperorofShambala said:
I found a way to handle this (only have tried this with the Metro PCS version SM-G360T1 but this should work with all versions and hopefully other new samsung phones with out direct OTG support as well.), it's been used via other Samsung phones but I have yet to find a post yet that speaks about this on the galaxy core prime (or anything other than the bigger phones like galaxy s6 and the like)
What you would need is to install Samsung's SideSync app on your computer (this is assuming you have a PC with windows.)
have a micro usb cable available (as I would expect most to have.)
along with the apk file to get you to the settings via the otg method.
(I can't post the link since i'm a new user which is great just add https:// to the following "mega.nz/#!ixQxUQII!6lMPLUFlMU3NPxq0tOUpvQ_hOokETC9kFLdPAqS0hk8" with no spaces in between. not sure if this is an internal issue but there should not be a space between S and 0.)
1st start up SideSync to make sure its running.
.
when on the screen where it asks for your google account information on your phone (or as soon as you've gotten a data/wifi connection)
plug in your micro usb cable, in a few seconds you should see a "Open With" option appear on your phone with 3 options (Galaxy Apps, Chrome & Browser).
Now at this point you should also have access to the phones storage via your computer, in which at this point I would say to copy the apk file to wherever you feel comfortable.
From this point you can select "Galaxy Apps" which is basically a Samsung alternative to the Play Store.
from here, you can install an app in order to get to the storage files (es file explorer is one i quickly found.)
You will have to have a Samsung user account but you can create one on the spot if needed (will ask you to login or create an account) so as long as you have a working email this will be easy.
once you've logged in you can search and download and open the storage app, go to the area you placed the APK file, load it up, allow unknown sources, install, open to be redirected to Settings, do a factory data reset and BOOM!
you should be golden.
Hopefully this info stops the assholes who figured this out prior from trying to charge folks to do this, I literally just figured this out myself and stopped from losing a bit of money on this phone.
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Worked perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks bro