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Things that I want my phone to do... and I'll PAY $$ for help!

I'm getting frustrated with my Charge, but less frustrated now since its rooted.
I've been trying to mess around with this but need some help. I'll even pay for someones time to get my phone on track and setup how I want! I know this sounds like a wishlist but I'm pulling out my hair spending hours reading, trying, deleting, retrying, deleting again...
Here is my current screen:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Fixes:
1) Since I rooted my phone, it has NO clock. I want the time at the top right side.
2) When I get a text message, I use handset, it shows a notification at the top left after I close out the window.
3) My visual voicemail is gone. I pay $3/mo for this from Verizon and the apps I downloaded dont work for crap or run to much and eat up the battery
4) Email is delayed or doesnt sync unless I do it manually
- 2 gmail accounts, 1 pop3 and ms exchange
5) Not sure how this happens, but I use my phone for an alarm clock. about once or twice a week I wake up to find my phone is off.. and its plugged in.
What I want:
1) Profiles - I used to have this on my old Nokia. It would select not only the ring volume, but also who could call. When I set it to "Sleepy Time" all calls went to vm except parents and wife, and so on with others.
2) Better email - I need something that is a better email client that sync's emails for each account at certain times and has better signatures, one for each email.
3) Battery management - I use "CPU Profiles" now but doesn't seem to shut 4G off... EVER. I heard this is the same with other apps, but there has to be something better out there.
4) Camera hack so I can still use it when the battery is less than 10%
What Id like but not necessary:
1) Ability to connect Wii-motes to my phone to play old school games
2) LED to flash when a text comes in. I like it and think its neat
If you have some skills or know what the F im doing wrong, hit me up. Have some $$ in paypal that I'd pay for a consultation fee

Don't know about the rest of the stuff but in the Market there is an app called
NoLed and you can set it up to flash different colors for different things such as texts,email.

Fixes:
1) You are on on Gummy from what i can see. To get the clock go to settings -> TSM Parts -> Statusbar Settings -> Text Color -> Whatever color (default is black that's why you can't see it). Reboot the phone
4) Ive never gotten non-gmail accounts to "push" or notify me right when I got an e-mail. This is the aspect of blackberries I miss the most. Gmail accounts work fine, but make sure you are using the gmail app, not the e-mail app.
What you want:
1) Android is missing this too (used it on my blackberry). I have looked for apps but I couldn't find any free ones
3) Look for "LTE switch" in the market to turn off 4g. Juice Defender is nice for battery management. I personally don't use it, but some people here do. You have to pay to get most of the good features.
4) Look here You have to be on froyo i cant tell from your screenshot whether it is gummy fe or gbe.
What you would like:
1) I don't think it is possible. I have a wii and i think those remotes work off IR. The charge has no IR reciever. You MIGHT however be able to take an old (non-wireless) xbox controller, change that usb to a micro usb, and write some code into the rom/hardware. It would take some serious hacking though.
2) See above on noLED. I personally dont like it but a bunch of people use it. Keeping a few pixels on the AMOLED screen on doesn't consume a lot of power since there is no backlight and a pixel only consumes power if it is on.

About the wii mote it actualy works off bluetooth and has an infared camera on it. So to use the tracking u would need an led light source for it to track. Also with your phone you will need drivers and a way to calibrate. I dont know how to connect on phone ive used a wii mote on my computer to make a multitouch surface
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xmoox said:
About the wii mote it actualy works off bluetooth and has an infared camera on it. So to use the tracking u would need an led light source for it to track. Also with your phone you will need drivers and a way to calibrate. I dont know how to connect on phone ive used a wii mote on my computer to make a multitouch surface
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There are apps in the market, but they don't work with the Charge. A friend has his Wii mote hooked up to his EVO.
JihadSquad said:
Fixes:
1) You are on on Gummy from what i can see. To get the clock go to settings -> TSM Parts -> Statusbar Settings -> Text Color -> Whatever color (default is black that's why you can't see it). Reboot the phone
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After the reinstall of the ROM it seems to now be working. Read there was a bug with the one release that wasnt showing the clock and alarm.
JihadSquad said:
4) Ive never gotten non-gmail accounts to "push" or notify me right when I got an e-mail. This is the aspect of blackberries I miss the most. Gmail accounts work fine, but make sure you are using the gmail app, not the e-mail app.
What you want:
1) Android is missing this too (used it on my blackberry). I have looked for apps but I couldn't find any free ones
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There was even an app I had on my iPhone that would go and check every 15 minutes. Was nice because I would set it for every 2 hours on the weekend and 15 during the week.
JihadSquad said:
3) Look for "LTE switch" in the market to turn off 4g. Juice Defender is nice for battery management. I personally don't use it, but some people here do. You have to pay to get most of the good features.
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Its just a shortcut, you can't activate or deactivate it
JihadSquad said:
4) Look here You have to be on froyo i cant tell from your screenshot whether it is gummy fe or gbe.
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THANK YOU!!!!!
JihadSquad said:
What you would like:
1) I don't think it is possible. I have a wii and i think those remotes work off IR. The charge has no IR reciever. You MIGHT however be able to take an old (non-wireless) xbox controller, change that usb to a micro usb, and write some code into the rom/hardware. It would take some serious hacking though.
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Just doent work with the Charge There are a few other options to connect controllers, but not sure if it is worth spending $50 on them or not
JihadSquad said:
2) See above on noLED. I personally dont like it but a bunch of people use it. Keeping a few pixels on the AMOLED screen on doesn't consume a lot of power since there is no backlight and a pixel only consumes power if it is on.
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I wanted the LED light on the back to flash, not just icons on the screen. oh well

Vvm is in the gummy toolbox... Go to terminal emulator, type su, hit enter, it will ask for root rights. Then hit menu and toggle soft keyboard to see it again. Type gummytoolbox, then hit enter. Choose the option for tweaks I believe. Or maybe its apps. Either way just find it and choose to install vvm. It will give you an option for update/reinstall or something like that. Choose it and finish. Then go to app drawer and there will be a blue vm icon that will allow you to sync to vvm.
For email.. In that same toolbox you might try to update the email app. This may fix it. since this is a basic email apk it does not act like the stock one. Settings include "frequency"... You should probably choose hourly unless you have an extended battery.
Speed rules...

Edit... In gummy tsm parts controls what shows in the status bar. Go to your tsm settings. Adding/removing the clock will most likely require a reboot.
Speed rules...

bossku69 said:
5) Not sure how this happens, but I use my phone for an alarm clock. about once or twice a week I wake up to find my phone is off.. and its plugged in.
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Ok. This a hotboot. Sometimes it will reboot and other times it will not. Try the gummy 2.1.. Or remember to clear cache partition and davlik cache every 3 days. All roms that do not update daily can see this. I just clear cache and "poof" its back to normal.
Speed rules...

diablospeed said:
vvm is in the gummy toolbox... Go to terminal emulator, type su, hit enter, it will ask for root rights. Then hit menu and toggle soft keyboard to see it again. Type gummytoolbox, then hit enter. Choose the option for tweaks i believe. Or maybe its apps. Either way just find it and choose to install vvm. It will give you an option for update/reinstall or something like that. Choose it and finish. Then go to app drawer and there will be a blue vm icon that will allow you to sync to vvm.
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thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[APP] Glimpse Notifications

~~~~~~ Introduction ~~~~~~
Using Android Lollipop/Marshmallow's lock screen notifications?
Tired of having to press the power button to see them?
Want your phone to turn on new notifications, but only when you grab to look at it?
Want your phone to turn on right when you take it out of your pocket?
Then this app is for you!
Introducing the all new efficiency app Glimpse Notifications:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
​
This all new app fills an annoying hole in Android Lollipop's lock screen notification system. It's nice, it's shiny, but you always need to push that damn power button. This app does it for you, and also respects quiet times and whether or not your device is in your pocket.
It also does this:
recurring notifications (screen on and/or sound)
emulate LED notifications that the system lockscreen no longer shows
Double-tap to lock function for lockscreen
custom lockscreen display time
lockscreen lock-on-cover function
At the same time the app is completely for free and without ads!
~~~~~~ Downloads ~~~~~~
Google Play Store
Directly download APK
~~~~~~ FAQ ~~~~~~
FAQ (Google Doc)​

Looks interesting, thanks for sharing. I'm an ACDisplay user on an S4 but it doesn't seem to stay active the notification allowed so I'll try this.

thanks for this, it works well
only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6

Bingley said:
Looks interesting, thanks for sharing. I'm an ACDisplay user on an S4 but it doesn't seem to stay active the notification allowed so I'll try this.
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Yes, been using that one (and others) as well, but I always wondered why everybody wants to reinvent the lockscreen. I'm using a pattern lock and found none of the existing solutions to work well.
MJFox78 said:
thanks for this, it works well
only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6
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Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.

xrad said:
Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
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yes, I covered the proximity sensor and sent the test notification and the screen turned on
I tried a different app that does basically the same like yours and it has the same problem, so maybe it's something related to Samsung?
xrad said:
I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
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sounds like a great feature! :good:
xrad said:
Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.
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let me know if you need me to test something!
keep up the good work! :highfive:
MJFox

Linked here from the OP's comment in the ACDisplay xda portal article. Looking very nice so far. Only feature I miss from ACDisplay is the active mode, i.e. screen on when removed from pocket, regardless of notification. This is a great way to keep power button use down, especially for devices like the N5 with known hardware button failures.

xrad said:
Yes, been using that one (and others) as well, but I always wondered why everybody wants to reinvent the lockscreen. I'm using a pattern lock and found none of the existing solutions to work well.
Strange. So, have you observed the screen turning on even if the proximity sensor is covered?
I plan on adding an extension to the pocket mode to cover the following use case: if the phone is pocketet or face down and you hear a notification, you typically take the phone and see what happened. Then I want it to turn on, but not necessarily everytime I take it out of my pocket. So something like "if coming out of pocket AND last notification less than N seconds ago -> turn on screen".
Perhaps we can sort your issues with the sensor out on the way.
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+1 for this idea:thumbup:
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el_smurfo said:
Linked here from the OP's comment in the ACDisplay xda portal article. Looking very nice so far. Only feature I miss from ACDisplay is the active mode, i.e. screen on when removed from pocket, regardless of notification. This is a great way to keep power button use down, especially for devices like the N5 with known hardware button failures.
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Yeah I already assumed people will want that and I'm planning to cover this use case as well. Personally, when I had apps working like that in the past I found it a bit annoying that everytime I took out the phone to put it like on the table it turned on (even if there were pending notifications). That's why I thought about how I could narrow down the logic to be more useful.

xrad said:
Yeah I already assumed people will want that and I'm planning to cover this use case as well. Personally, when I had apps working like that in the past I found it a bit annoying that everytime I took out the phone to put it like on the table it turned on (even if there were pending notifications). That's why I thought about how I could narrow down the logic to be more useful.
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Just make it a setting. Some people like it, some don't.

MJFox78 said:
yes, I covered the proximity sensor and sent the test notification and the screen turned on
I tried a different app that does basically the same like yours and it has the same problem, so maybe it's something related to Samsung?
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A quick web search showed some reports that sounded a bit like what you're experiencing. So it could be a Samsung thing.

xrad said:
Download now and enoy:
Google Play Store​
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Can you please provide the APK for those who doesn't have Play Store installed?
I would like to try your app on a Moto G 2013 running Cyanogenmod 12.1 (that doesn't have Ambient display enabled ).
Thanks in advance
-Sent from my Nokia 3320

Well, I have to say, this is a great app. The only thing it needs is the black list feature, that would really create a full circle of usability and applicability.
Keep up the great work..

nucleone said:
Well, I have to say, this is a great app. The only thing it needs is the black list feature, that would really create a full circle of usability and applicability.
Keep up the great work..
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Thanks. Well, as a matter of fact I started out with having a black list and found that to be less useful than just marking the few notification sources I'm actually interested in (like Mail, SMS, WA). I'll think about throwing in a switch to configure black/white list behaviour, but it's not top of the list TBH.

MJFox78 said:
only problem I found is that pocket detection doesn't work on my Samsung Galaxy S6
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Big oops here - I just realized that for the testing notification, I skip all the other checks because I figured it would confuse people if the other other filters prevented the test. Turns out the way I did it it confused us all. I'm going to change that in the next version (which is taking shape).

xrad said:
Big oops here - I just realized that for the testing notification, I skip all the other checks because I figured it would confuse people if the other other filters prevented the test. Turns out the way I did it it confused us all. I'm going to change that in the next version (which is taking shape).
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I tried it out with a "real" notification (by sending myself an email)... still the screen turns on with the proximity sensor being covered

xrad said:
Thanks. Well, as a matter of fact I started out with having a black list and found that to be less useful than just marking the few notification sources I'm actually interested in (like Mail, SMS, WA). I'll think about throwing in a switch to configure black/white list behaviour, but it's not top of the list TBH.
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Yeah, I can understand your point, but a black list, in addition to allowing users to block apps whose notifications they don't consider important/desirable, would also allow users to block out any app/process/service that Glimpse may report about, such as 'wireless networks available', you know, things from Android system or System UI, whose notifications just drain the battery without any real purpose.
But hey, it's just a suggestion, it's totally up to you what gets implemented.
Great app nevertheless..

Just pushed a new version: https://plus.google.com/105721704336323394016/posts/2rMtKQSLgu1
Let's see what Pandora's Box I have opened with the new Unpocket mode!
Enjoy!

moralesnery said:
Can you please provide the APK for those who doesn't have Play Store installed?
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I added a download link in the OP.

Nice app...working great... ??
Could it be possible that instead of whole screen being lit up, only the area where notification is shown is lit up in black and white color? Just like active display ?

xrad said:
Just pushed a new version: https://plus.google.com/105721704336323394016/posts/2rMtKQSLgu1
Let's see what Pandora's Box I have opened with the new Unpocket mode!
Enjoy!
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great work, pocket mode detection works now! :good:
the new unpocked mode is great as well, thanks a lot!
I just left a 5-stars review and some kind words in the app store, it's the least one can do!

Note 5 ultimate performance guide - no root needed.

Retain your factory warranty and Samsung pay with this guide. I assure you your phone will FLY after you do these mods. As an Added benefit your battery life will be increased as well. Here we go:
Unknown sources - Needed for installing the next app.
Before we get started lets go into settings and enable "unknown sources"
-Open settings>lock screen and security
-Turn "unknown sources" to ON
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Adguard - Replacement for adaway for non-rooted phones.
-Navigate to https://m.adguard.com/en/install.html
-Scroll down and click "download and install" (yellow button)
-When download is finished click on it to install the APK
-Once the app is installed open it
-Click the grey button in the middle of the screen to activate adguard (it ill turn green)
Package disabler pro - Replacement app for Titanium Backup's "freeze" feature for non-rooted phones.
-Open the playstore
-Search for "Package disabler pro"
-Don't be cheap, pay the 2 dollars. It's worth every penny.
-Install the app and run it.
-When you open the app it will look like this:
-I can sit here all day and go through the hundreds of entries. Or you can just import the .xml that I made. I researched every single package that I disabled individually and then tested for weeks to make sure there were no glitches or missing features. **WARNING** disabling certain services or apps can cause you to have to wipe out your phone and restore the firmware. The ones in my .xml will not harm your phone. If you want to experiment beyond what is in my .xml just be sure to research before disabling anything. Also I may have disabled apps that you use so you may want to scroll through what is disabled to make sure I didn't turn anything off you want.
-In the top right click the three dots
-Click "Import from xml" (this is for the T-mobile variant, but will work for all Note 5's)
-Select my xml ("disabledSAFE.xml") and click import (it's attached to this post as a .zip file)
Speed up all animations.
-Go to settings>about device
-click build number 7 times to enable developer options
-Go to settings>developer options
-Scroll down until you see "window animation scale".
-You are going to change "window animation scale" and the 2 entries following it, for a total of 3 changes.
-Change all 3 to "0.5x"
**MISC**
Battery life
I took it upon myself to do some battery life testing. I calibrated my battery by running the phone until it shut itself off. I then plugged it in and didn't take it off the charger until it was at 100%. That night I took the phone off the charger, it was at 100%, I did not turn the screen on. I just let it sit for 8 hours while I slept. I had google now and location totally disabled. By morning I had lost 4% battery. The next night I did the same thing but with location services enabled. I lost 5% that night. The next night I enabled google now. That night I also lost 5%.
Something to note. The battery discharges faster from 100% than it would at, say 60%. If the phone were at about 60% when I ran my test, I would probably see a loss of 2%.
These findings are interesting becuase I have done extensive testing in the past regarding location services, using better battery stats, wake lock detector, and GSAM battery monitor. In the past, on previous phones, I always had significantly more drain when anything location related was allowed to run. I noticed when I got the Note 5 it slept really well out of the box. So maybe they figured it out with this phone, I don't know. The battery is smaller than my Note 4 was, but certainly lasts longer.
Anyway, try out this setup and tell me what you think!
T-Mobile Wifi Calling
I added a new .xml called WifiCallEnabled.xml for T-mobile users. This is the same as the original zip, only with Wifi Calling enabled.

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Anyone know how to resize embedded images on a forum?

Nice guide. It's pretty much what I do but I only turn on Adguard if I'm visiting a site with annoying ads. I don't like the VPN notification up top.

Thanks, why not just disable window animations altogether?
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barfingmonkey said:
Thanks, why not just disable window animations altogether?
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To me, it looks terrible, but others may do this for a little more speed.

Did you disable Wi-Fi calling using your XML?
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shook187 said:
Did you disable Wi-Fi calling using your XML?
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Yes I have a t-mobile note 5 with at&t so can't use it. I will re-enable it and upload a new xml for you guys.

Attached is wifi calling enabled, everything else from the original .xml is still disabled. I will also post it in the OP.

Hi seh 6183,
Thank you for this guide.
Maybe a stupid question but everything works as before when we use your xml?
I do not want to loose any functionality on my note 5. I know you stated that in the OP but maybe there are some things we loose but you don't care about these. Like S Pen, location,......
A second question: how much batterie life did you win after using this? Just curious.
Thank you

peterkef said:
Hi seh 6183,
Thank you for this guide.
Maybe a stupid question but everything works as before when we use your xml?
I do not want to loose any functionality on my note 5. I know you stated that in the OP but maybe there are some things we loose but you don't care about these. Like S Pen, location,......
A second question: how much batterie life did you win after using this? Just curious.
Thank you
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Everything is working using my .xml minus a few things I never use such as WiFi Calling and s-pen keeper. I have uploaded a second .xml for WiFi Calling in the OP and if you want to re-enable s-pen keeper, just open PDP and scroll down to s-pen keeper and uncheck the box. While you're in there look through the others to see if you see anything else you may use such as the T-Mobile account app.
I've actually never done battery testing with and without packages disabled. I will do that tonight and update the OP tomorrow.

Thanks for this. Xml file worked great. Any idea on how to disable the headphones volume warning?

cmart4 said:
Thanks for this. Xml file worked great. Any idea on how to disable the headphones volume warning?
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Sorry thats built into Touchwiz. This app can only disable apps and services.

So to reverse everything you have turned off we can simply just unchecked all the boxes in the PDP app and all will be back to normal?
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dandan2980 said:
So to reverse everything you have turned off we can simply just unchecked all the boxes in the PDP app and all will be back to normal?
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That would take forever, just hit the 3 dots in the top right and select "Enable all disabled", and you'll be back to stock.

I read everyone comments... I would
Say that after the last update that was of 144mb... My battery percentage has only gone down 3-4 percentage at night time

Well boys I'm off to greener pastures. I rooted my phone yesterday and installed a rom and a kernel. I hated giving up my warranty and Samsung pay, but I hated more the lag and bad ram management. I particularly hated the keyboard lag and auto correct issues. When I read the features of the arter kernel I was blown away and had to try it. I had to do something because I kept looking at nexus 6ps every day and was probably going to make the switch, so I would have lost Samsung pay anyway.
The note 5 truly is the best phone overall, but some things just need to be ironed out and that unfortunately can't be don't without root.

And? You like it much better?
What are the advantages?
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Is adguard safe?

peterfabri18 said:
And? You like it much better?
What are the advantages?
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So far there is zero lag. None while typing or scrolling. I'm using the darthstalker rom and arter kernel. Converted the storage to f2s using arter and everything flies. Apps stay in memory way longer too. Will test battery over the next couple days and see if any lag comes back.

Ads on lock screen

On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?

Not normal. At least it wasn't for me (U11 Unlocked)

On other phones, this was usually due to either ES File Explorer or any of the GO apps like GOSMS, etc. Try uninstalling those if you have them.

News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.

Conan1986 said:
News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.
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I think I found what the problem is while looking on the Play store at the Sense Home app. Different ad, but same thing.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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I could be wrong because I'm not very smart, but I think this means its baked into the launcher, with no option to actually stop it. Tried clearing all app data, cache etc in airplane mode so it can't get more ads fed to it, but it's still there. Even tried to switch to a standard google launcher but even that didn't get rid of it.
I'm still hopeful that I'm missing something simple here, but also worried that HTC are being giant a-holes forcing ads and not allowing options to remove. Anyone have any other ideas?

By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
also you could try
Settins/Sound &notifications/On the lock screen/
Don't show notifications at all
or go to Blinkfeed. Click the + sign and uncheck Mealtime recommendations.

Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.

In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.

Av8ter said:
In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.
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I can't do that because it's on the lock screen

spikeydoo2006 said:
Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.
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Thanks, have done all that and more. Has to be something else then .

schmeggy929 said:
By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
also you could try
Settins/Sound &notifications/On the lock screen/
Don't show notifications at all
or go to Blinkfeed. Click the + sign and uncheck Mealtime recommendations.
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Thanks. I don't have yelp, and have tried that setting. Don't have meal recommendations on either.

OK I think I fixed it now. Pretty annoying.
It's counter-intuitive, but I had to actually enable mealtime recommendations in blinkfeed so that all the other stuff I turned off could override it, for some stupid reason.

Scratch that. It somehow un-fixed itself. This is driving me insane!!
Something to do with HTC and Yelp being in bed with each other, as I don't have yelp or anything on my phone. It still shows up whether I have mealtime recommendations or ads allow or disallowed or any combination of the above.
Be good if they would provide a simple/transparent way of blocking this s#!t. I really can't think of anything else to try.....

It's not news republic? That's the only thing I've seen do that

JarJar9 said:
On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?
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Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.

purple patch said:
Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.
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Thanks for that. Worked. I had to go though sense companion setup again to remove the account, but it worked. Took a bit of time afterwards for the ad to disappear, but it hasn't come back since.

Flashlight
I have an HTC U11 that started showing full screen ads (after about 3 seconds viewing the lockscreen, an ad appears suggesting a nearby restaurant) on the lockscreen. After trying everything I found online, I finally took someone's advice and disabled the Flashlight app. Yes, the Flashlight app that's installed when you get the phone. I didn't think it would work, but it did. Give it a try.

I have flashlight installed and use it multiple times a day via the squeeze function... I'd be very surprised if it's that.
Op, post a screenshot of all your installed apps if this problem still persists.

It sounds like you may have already figured it out. But this is likely the Sense Companion app. Which you can disable under settings - apps.

To my knowledge, the Sense Companion is what causes the lock screen suggestion that is pictured in the OP's screenshot.
Edit: Didn't realize that I repeated the post from the person above me.

Question Audio Guide while walking

Hallo all,
I own a GW4 Classic. I used to own the GW. During walking i used to have audio messages every 1 km with the GW. It would tell me my heartbeat, average speed and so on. With my new GW4 i can't get any sound out of it. Firmware version DUJA. All notifications, system, ringtone, audio, media and so on work fine. All settings are standard, i resseted the watch twice. It should work out of the box.
The audio Guide is on and i set the frequency on one min. for instance, start walking. After one minute, it vibrates with a black screen with green letters telling me the distance. Thats all.
I can not imagine it is a hardware problem? What do you guys think?
Frank

Frankiev.040 said:
Hallo all,
I own a GW4 Classic. I used to own the GW. During walking i used to have audio messages every 1 km with the GW. It would tell me my heartbeat, average speed and so on. With my new GW4 i can't get any sound out of it. Firmware version DUJA. All notifications, system, ringtone, audio, media and so on work fine. All settings are standard, i resseted the watch twice. It should work out of the box.
The audio Guide is on and i set the frequency on one min. for instance, start walking. After one minute, it vibrates with a black screen with green letters telling me the distance. Thats all.
I can not imagine it is a hardware problem? What do you guys think?
Frank
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New DUK1 firmware today, but still no luck.
Can somebody do this test please, before i send it fir repair?
1. Select activity "walking"
2. Before it starts, press the "gear wheel" at the bottom for settings.
3. Audio guide should be on.
4. Pauze should be off.
5. Frequentie put on time : 1 min.
6. Go out of settings and let it go.
7. does it give you an audio update after 1 min?
Mine just vibrates with a black screen an green text with distance.
It would be nice if somebody could help me!
Greetings,
Frank

Frankiev.040 said:
New DUK1 firmware today, but still no luck.
Can somebody do this test please, before i send it fir repair?
1. Select activity "walking"
2. Before it starts, press the "gear wheel" at the bottom for settings.
3. Audio guide should be on.
4. Pauze should be off.
5. Frequentie put on time : 1 min.
6. Go out of settings and let it go.
7. does it give you an audio update after 1 min?
Mine just vibrates with a black screen an green text with distance.
It would be nice if somebody could help me!
Greetings,
Frank
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Interesting. I have used this when cycling, while connected to my Galaxy Buds+. I've never touched the settings, and it worked just fine. Actually glad to know that I can adjust it or turn it off. Might be an obvious question, but are you using headphones/earbuds? If not, you've no doubt checked the audio settings on your watch?

jtOttawa said:
Interesting. I have used this when cycling, while connected to my Galaxy Buds+. I've never touched the settings, and it worked just fine. Actually glad to know that I can adjust it or turn it off. Might be an obvious question, but are you using headphones/earbuds? If not, you've no doubt checked the audio settings on your watch?
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Thx for your reply. I do not use headphones. I checked all the audio settings and no luck. It should work out of the box. Thats why i reset the watch before. Sound should come out of the speaker of the watch without headphones.

Frankiev.040 said:
Thx for your reply. I do not use headphones. I checked all the audio settings and no luck. It should work out of the box. Thats why i reset the watch before. Sound should come out of the speaker of the watch without headphones.
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Right, I see that now in your original post. I would suggest you keep playing with it, trying various options, settings, etc., and not send it in for repair (at least not yet). The feature works, and in my experience, this kind of issue is most likely not a repair issue, but a setting or system limitation issue.

I am trying for 2 weeks already. Deleted the apps completely. Deleted the plugins for the watch. Reset to factory 3 times. New firmware this morning. Twice contact with Samsung. I am completely lost.....

Frankiev.040 said:
I am trying for 2 weeks already. Deleted the apps completely. Deleted the plugins for the watch. Reset to factory 3 times. New firmware this morning. Twice contact with Samsung. I am completely lost.....
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Deleted the apps completely? Isn't that a systems app?

Don't think so Samsung wearable is an Android app. Together with a plugin it connects to your phone thru BT. Then you have Samsung health for your fitness stuff and Samsung health monitor for ECG and Blood Pressure.
I deleted all, deleted storage and cache first. Like i said, if you delete all the apps, reset the watch, and do not roll back a backup, it should be as out of the factory. Connect to Wearable app, the plugin is installed and all should work as out of the box. Nobody complains about this "audio guide" feature, so it looks like it's only my watch which is faulty.
Would be nice if i got some feedback, if other people struggle with this feature.

jtOttawa said:
Right, I see that now in your original post. I would suggest you keep playing with it, trying various options, settings, etc., and not send it in for repair (at least not yet). The feature works, and in my experience, this kind of issue is most likely not a repair issue, but a setting or system limitation issue.
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Thx for your post. After your remark to not send it for repair i gave it another try. Reset the watch, installed the wearable app again without restoring a backup. Guess...... it didn't work. But then i restored my latest backup. It didn't work. Then i was goin thru all the settings and i noticed one setting i could try. GENERAL > INPUT > LANGUAGE. I was able to download a Dutch language pack. And you won't believe it, but it works. I am so happy. It cost me two weeks!
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Frankiev.040 said:
Thx for your post. After your remark to not send it for repair i gave it another try. Reset the watch, installed the wearable app again without restoring a backup. Guess...... it didn't work. But then i restored my latest backup. It didn't work. Then i was goin thru all the settings and i noticed one setting i could try. GENERAL > INPUT > LANGUAGE. I was able to download a Dutch language pack. And you won't believe it, but it works. I am so happy. It cost me two weeks!
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That's great to hear! I figured it had to be a software issue given that you know your hardware is fine (as audio is working), so glad you found it and sorted it out in the end!

Thank you!

Few days ago I have install last firmware (photo in attach) and now i have a same problem. Almost one year I used it for running (gw4), and after every km I got audio guidence, now I only have vibration, screen turns on for a few seconds but without any voice. Any idea how to solve this irritating problem? Thanks

For me it worked to change default language on my phone (and not watch) to english. Bad solution, but it is working