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I Have Four App Suggestions For Any Developers Willing To Take On Any Of The Projects!!
{Suggestion #1}.... Is A App That Can Be Run To Fix Parse Issues Sometimes Associated With Installation Of Apps, And If It Can Fix The Parse Issue, Specify Why!
{Suggestion #2}.... Is A App That Basically Asks Where On The SDCard (Or If Possible, Even Desktop) You Would Like The Current App To Be Installed, Similar To A Desktop Computer, Which Gives The Option To Choose Exact Folder/Desktop Location!!
{Suggestion #3}.... Might Be Reaching On This One, Lol!! But....
It's A Request For A App That That Makes Apps, It Would Basically Have "SIMPLE" Hooked On Phonix Options, For How Or What The User Would Like To Create!! Like I Said Probably Reaching Huh? Lol!!
& Finally Probably The One I'm Hoping For The Most....
{Suggestion #4}.... This Suggestion Is For More Options In The XDA App It Self, Such As.... The Ability To Bookmark Forum Page, Directly Return To The Last Page ( After Closing App), Upload Apps/Scripts Directly From Phone ( Instead of Home Computer), Edit Profile (Pictures), & Also Fried Request!!
Hopefully Someone Will Like At Least One Of These Ideas And Try To Bring It To Life...
Also.... I'd Like To Give A Quick Thanx To All The Developers!!
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I'm not a developer, but in response to number 4. The XDA app is actually built off another app named Tapatalk Pro. The folks at Tapatalk Pro made this app special for us XDA users.
If you want a feature added, I would suggest contacting them. Best of luck on the rest!
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I'm not a developer, but in response to number 4. The XDA app is actually built off another app named Tapatalk Pro. The folks at Tapatalk Pro made this app special for us XDA users.
If you want a feature added, I would suggest contacting them. Best of luck on the rest!
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Okay, I Will "Try" To Contact Them...& Hopefully They Will Consider My Suggestions.... Either Way, Thanx For The Information Man!!
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{Suggestion #3}.... Might Be Reaching On This One, Lol!! But....
It's A Request For A App That That Makes Apps, It Would Basically Have "SIMPLE" Hooked On Phonix Options, For How Or What The User Would Like To Create!! Like I Said Probably Reaching Huh? Lol!!
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Maybe reaching a bit if you want to create apps on your phone. Google has a tool called App Inventor that will help you create apps in a web browser on your computer:
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/
What you are looking for is often called Rapid Application Development, or RAD. Searching for Android RAD doesn't help much, but it does show that there are other people looking for Android RAD.
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Maybe reaching a bit if you want to create apps on your phone. Google has a tool called App Inventor that will help you create apps in a web browser on your computer:
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/
What you are looking for is often called Rapid Application Development, or RAD. Searching for Android RAD doesn't help much, but it does show that there are other people looking for Android RAD.
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Thanx For Your Info Man.... Appreciate It!!
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Hi guys,
I'm thinking of writing an Android app which will allow you send any file to any smartphone. The smartphone you send to doesn't need to be a droid and it doesn't need to have the app installed.
Currently I use email to send most things (zips, images and docs) which is a pain since I don't have the email of most people on my contact list. If we're in close enough range I use bluetooth but that doesn't play so well with iPhones and apparently my Nexus S doesn't like WP7 phones.. I'm also know people use Whatsapp although not everyone I know (me included) has Whatsapp.
What I need from you guys is an idea of what apps you currently use to send files and what file types you send? I'd also be interested to know how many people would be interested in this app.
Call it market research - Mods please move if I'm breaching any rules or this is the wrong section
On my iPhone 4S, I use something called AirBlue Sharing to send and receive files from almost any devices capable of sending and receiving files via Bluetooth. Between iOS devices, if it isn't connected to Wi-Fi, it creates its own Wi-Fi network and transfers files through that Wi-Fi network. If it is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will use that to transfer files. Basically, it will send files faster to an iOS device than to something else like an Android device.
I've been sending files from my phone to my tablet using AirBlue Sharing for many file types - PNGs, AVIs, MKVs, MP3s, and zip files. I've even received and sent APK files to and from Android phones and boy, those Android users are very surprised :laugh:
Overall, if you want to create an app like this, I highly recommend that you use the awesome Wi-Fi transfer method.
Something like this could be nice
App Starts
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Gives Your Phone An Id Based On Your Phone Number or Something Else
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User Picks File
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User Enters The Id of Target Phone
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User of target phone grants permission to receive file from other phone
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App uploads the file to the server
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Target phone starts downloading
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When the download ends target phone app tells server download ended
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Server deletes file
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End
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Thanks for the replies.. I hadn't heard of airblue before so thanks for that. The second method suggested is kind of what I'm working on but alot more universal. Looks like the options currently are bluetooth or wifi which means both people have to be in the same place. Or a centralized server method which means both need some sort of account to talk to the server, both need the app installed and both need to be online aka Whatsapp.
Confirmed my suspicions that there isn't a universal app which doesn't require an account, doesn't require the receiver to have the app installed and doesn't require both people to be in the same place/same network. Well... there will be shortly
Application should use wifi hotspot and connect to other phone through wifi and simply share it...
I am having this type of application named Touch Pouch...
But it requires active internet connection... and you can send or receive files up to 300 MB....
For above 300MB its not working....
And speed is very good with this application ....
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Nice concept! Goodluck!
Would be AWESOME if it would work with LAPTOPS too.
Goodluck!
Cooldevil1989 said:
Application should use wifi hotspot and connect to other phone through wifi and simply share it...
I am having this type of application named Touch Pouch...
But it requires active internet connection... and you can send or receive files up to 300 MB....
For above 300MB its not working....
And speed is very good with this application ....
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that sounds good but again it means you have to be in the same place
XxStatiX said:
Nice concept! Goodluck!
Would be AWESOME if it would work with LAPTOPS too.
Goodluck!
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laptops to phone? or phone to laptop?' I've got it working on phones ATM..
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that sounds good but again it means you have to be in the same place
laptops to phone? or phone to laptop?' I've got it working on phones ATM..
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Wow thats cool!
Nice
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Here's my first attempt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34162227#post34162227
Title says it all.
I need to find the hostname of my device. Any info will be appreciated.
Should be under development in settings.
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Development device id?
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Android does not use hostnames, everything uses localhost.
If you have a real requirement for a hostname you can use an alias in the /system/etc/hosts file after the localhost entry. Though most if not all android app are made to work with localhost.
If you are say running an ssh server you would just need your IP address to get to it externally. This will work with any service including something like air droid.
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Android does not use hostnames, everything uses localhost.
If you have a real requirement for a hostname you can use an alias in the /system/etc/hosts file after the localhost entry. Though most if not all android app are made to work with localhost.
If you are say running an ssh server you would just need your IP address to get to it externally. This will work with any service including something like air droid.
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one quick question, if i delete the hots file, would it be bad for my phone, any risk of getting any kind of brick? , i need to disable that file because it's blocking ad.fly pages on my browser, and preventing me to reach download pages i use from time to time
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jimbridgman said:
Android does not use hostnames, everything uses localhost.
If you have a real requirement for a hostname you can use an alias in the /system/etc/hosts file after the localhost entry. Though most if not all android app are made to work with localhost.
If you are say running an ssh server you would just need your IP address to get to it externally. This will work with any service including something like air droid.
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Guess I could've put a little more detail in the OP.
I'm having issues connecting to a forum I use quite often, but only through my phone. The admin asked for the hostname of my device. Which brought me here.
Something about conflicting host names and another banned user.
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one quick question, if i delete the hots file, would it be bad for my phone, any risk of getting any kind of brick? , i need to disable that file because it's blocking ad.fly pages on my browser, and preventing me to reach download pages i use from time to time
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You can't delete that file. The next time you boot, you may end up in a bootloop. If you are having issues then you probably used some sort of ad block software, they usually have a way to put your hosts file back to stock in the app you used. I use ad away and it edits the hosts file to block ads, but I can put it back to stock from there as well.
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Guess I could've put a little more detail in the OP.
I'm having issues connecting to a forum I use quite often, but only through my phone. The admin asked for the hostname of my device. Which brought me here.
Something about conflicting host names and another banned user.
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Well, then you are getting assigned an external hostname from your cell provider, they do that. I have the same issue with IRC when using my phones. IRC has a way for mobile users to connect over sts though. I would explain, to that site admin, that you connect from a mobile phone and that your hostname is being sent from your mobile provider. And that you can't control that. I can't tell you how to find the hostname they assign, easily, other than asking your cell provider, I had to get mine from ATT, and it was a pia since it is a dhcp hostname and changes with your cellular IP.
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Well, then you are getting assigned an external hostname from your cell provider, they do that. I have the same issue with IRC when using my phones. IRC has a way for mobile users to connect over sts though. I would explain, to that site admin, that you connect from a mobile phone and that your hostname is being sent from your mobile provider. And that you can't control that. I can't tell you how to find the hostname they assign, easily, other than asking your cell provider, I had to get mine from ATT, and it was a pia since it is a dhcp hostname and changes with your cellular IP.
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Hmmm...ok, good food for thought.
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Hmmm...ok, good food for thought.
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Can't they just use your mac address? It's not going to change (unless you spoof it), and it's an easy way to identify hosts.
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You can't delete that file. The next time you boot, you may end up in a bootloop. If you are having issues then you probably used some sort of ad block software, they usually have a way to put your hosts file back to stock in the app you used. I use ad away and it edits the hosts file to block ads, but I can put it back to stock from there as well.
actually it came along with scv7 rom never used an ad block apk, would it be fine to manually remove/edit the ad.fly line from inside the file?
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actually it came along with scv7 rom never used an ad block apk, would it be fine to manually remove/edit the ad.fly line from inside the file?
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Yes, you can.. but you probably wanna do it on your computer - root explorer will truncate it and cut off a lot..
Or you can clean it out entirely, and then use an ad blocking app to enable/disable. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34498720&postcount=253
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jimbridgman said:
You can't delete that file. The next time you boot, you may end up in a bootloop. If you are having issues then you probably used some sort of ad block software, they usually have a way to put your hosts file back to stock in the app you used. I use ad away and it edits the hosts file to block ads, but I can put it back to stock from there as well.
actually it came along with scv7 rom never used an ad block apk, would it be fine to manually remove/edit the ad.fly line from inside the file?
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You can edit the host file as you see fit, but blatantly removing it obviously can cause problems because it's a go to file for DNS lookups, and DNS is integral to network operation . If you want to block a site you set the url to point to the local host or more specifically your loopback interface 127.0.0.1
You can remove ad.fly if you want because if the address isn't defined in the host file, your browser, app, whatever is doing the lookup will try your connection's DNS server next. If you wanted to prank someone, you could for example set google.com to redirect to anything you wanted by adding the entry in the host file.
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You can edit the host file as you see fit, but blatantly removing it obviously can cause problems because it's a go to file for DNS lookups, and DNS is integral to network operation . If you want to block a site you set the url to point to the local host or more specifically your loopback interface 127.0.0.1
You can remove ad.fly if you want because if the address isn't defined in the host file, your browser, app, whatever is doing the lookup will try your connection's DNS server next. If you wanted to prank someone, you could for example set google.com to redirect to anything you wanted by adding the entry in the host file.
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Be careful what you tell people, please, do a little research before answering someones question, if you don't really know for sure.
The hosts file has NOTHING to do with DNS lookups, it is a local hostname file, and is used instead of and before (if setup that way) DNS is used. DNS is handled by the resolv.conf file and tells the os who your DNS server is, there is also another file that tells the os the order in which you perform EVERY lookup (usually that is the nsswitch.conf file).
Here is a wikipedia description of what a hosts file actually does, it is a pretty accurate description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)
As for the ad blocks, they are using full DNS names to resolve hosts back to the local loopback address which is the black hole of networking in an os (that is because it will send any request back to itself and put it in a null space, since there is no web-server running on the phone or localhost). The DNS search order on an android phone is hosts file, then DNS, that is why the ad block works as it does.
The ad blocking used in scv7 is from a plugin in the ROM kitchen, that does the same thing that ad away does. You can remove the line, but you would be best to remove all but the localhost line at the top. As alteredlikeness mentioned it is best to edit it through adb. Completely removing the file is a bad idea though.
Dns requests will look for remote hosts ip's from host/s file (1st phase). If remote distenation (normal case) is not in hosts file,then the DNS client (in this mobile) will try to resolve it via the distensions lookup table file (2nd phase)
So, by default, the internal loopback 127.0.0.1 is in hosts file,if you added xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx as *.yahoo.com in hosts, the client will connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx directly if you requested www.yahoo.com (without trying to look to distensions or to ask DNS servers)
You can trace ad blocking app action (replacing the hosts file with addresses of ads servers and redirect them to 127.0.0.1
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OP,
For your problem,try to use Google DNS servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
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sad_but_cool1 said:
Dns requests will look for remote hosts ip's from host/s file (1st phase). If remote distenation (normal case) is not in hosts file,then the DNS client (in this mobile) will try to resolve it via the distensions lookup table file (2nd phase)
So, by default, the internal loopback 127.0.0.1 is in hosts file,if you added xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx as *.yahoo.com in hosts, the client will connect to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx directly if you requested www.yahoo.com (without trying to look to distensions or to ask DNS servers)
You can trace ad blocking app action (replacing the hosts file with addresses of ads servers and redirect them to 127.0.0.1
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Humm, I think I already said this in my last reply and even included a wiki link to explain this to those that may not understand this so well.
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OP,
For your problem,try to use Google DNS servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
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What good is that going to do using google dns servers? He is getting a hostname from his cell provider that is conflicting with one that a site that he frequents, has blocked. changing his DNS servers will do nothing to help that. And to the person who asked about the whole deleting the hosts file, this also does no good. Technically this would be a great solution for someone having issues resolving things, but no one in this thread is.
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Humm, I think I already said this in my last reply and even included a wiki link to explain this to those that may not understand this so well.
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You didn't said that, seems you do not understand the case well,the hosts file is the first step in DNS resolving chain,and you said that nothing to do with it.
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You didn't said that, seems you do not understand the case well,the hosts file is the first step in DNS resolving chain,and you said that nothing to do with it.
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Again you are the one who does not understand. the hosts file has NOTHING to do with DNS!!!!
A hosts file is a local resolution and happens BEFORE dns is ever called. I do this for a living!!!
take a look at the wiki I posted, and I quote from my above statement:
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it is a local hostname file, and is used instead of and before (if setup that way) DNS is used. DNS is handled by the resolv.conf file and tells the os who your DNS server is, there is also another file that tells the os the order in which you perform EVERY lookup (usually that is the nsswitch.conf file).
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Might pay to actually read posts completely before posting information, especially when they are not 100% correct!
As you like WIKIman!!
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As you like WIKIman!!
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It just helps to explain information in simple most of the time correct terms to people, that may not fully understand. It listed it out, very closely to how I explained it. I have been in the UNIX/Linux computer world for 20 years. I have been doing networking and designing systems for a very long time.
UNIX and linux servers and hosts files existed before DNS existed, so DNS is a whole separate thing from the hosts file resolution.
If you do not like wiki, then here is another link that explains it as I have also said it:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/hosts-files-explained/
If that was meant as a slap, I just have to laugh! But again, I see it too many times that people think they know, but they are only 80% correct most of the time, if you do not know and can not show your work, don't post it. Sounds like you have something to prove here, so go ahead and school me!
Well this thread got a little lively...
I'll ask about the MAC address. Otherwise, I'll just deal with it when I'm on the go. At least for now...the "ban" is lifted on the 14th, so we'll see what happens then.
Hi, my school has 2 wifi's -one with password and one without-. I can connect to the one without but I can't google or anything. However, I've checked the school's laptops and they were all connected to that network and can access to the net without any problem. Any idea?
Is it a school where no phone are allowed. Or no phones allowed to be displayed/used
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Is it a school where no phone are allowed. Or no phones allowed to be displayed/used
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No, my school does alllow phones.
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I know at my school after connecting to the network, you have to open your browser and it will redirect to a log in screen where you enter your username and password. Is that the case here?
Often, WIFI, while "open," will require you to agree to a TOS. Once you're connected, be sure to open your browser and try to go anywhere @ all. If you need to agree to a TOS, you'll be directed to that page, agree and then be allowed to access the Web from that point. Your apps will also have access after that.
You will likely find that if this is the case, your school's WIFI will occasionally kick you off to release the IP address you've been assigned. Again, just open the browser & go from there.
I work in a number of facilities that make use of this sort of log in tech. That'd be my 1st thought for yours as well.
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Hi, my school has 2 wifi's -one with password and one without-. I can connect to the one without but I can't google or anything. However, I've checked the school's laptops and they were all connected to that network and can access to the net without any problem. Any idea?
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I've had good luck with a free app called Wifi Fixer (available on the app market). Hope that helps.
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I know at my school after connecting to the network, you have to open your browser and it will redirect to a log in screen where you enter your username and password. Is that the case here?
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No, it doesn't require you to log in and doesn't let you do anything. I tried some web pages and it shows up something ( I'll have a screen shot for that by tomorrow ).
Hi All,
Would you like to know what app is using network in your phone? Would you like to know what address is the application connecting?
My friend wrote a tool named Network Monitor. The link is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmm.networkmonitor Would you like to try?
The tool could help you below:
1. Monitor current data activity and uplink/downlink throughput.
2. Monitor external IP address.
3. List all package which using internet currently.
4. List all socket link including destination IP address and source IP address of per package.
5. Query where is the destination address of the link connection and show it in map.
It is a fun tool if you want to know what application using your internet connection background.
My friend welcome any comments and he could add function if it would helpful.
Thanks.
Would this be helpful in analyzing what kind of intranet traffic is causing high wlan_rx_wakelocks?
Useful tool.
Works good on my N7100.
Thank you.
much needed as many are taking up lots of data without knowingly.
thanks
Nice app. Keep up the good work :good:
I almost installed this as it looks to be very helpful, but.....then I reread the thread and the fact that you say "My friend" made this app and not you makes me very nervous....why isn't your friend posting this up?
The way I see it if this app was found to be stealing data or compromising networks who would we have to turn to? You? All you are going to say is "my friend did it not me".
No insult intended but have him\her post this themselves would be my request.
I mean dude....you have less than 20 posts. Not like you have been on here for years....or even a year.
As an IT professional with 46 companies relying on my judgement....I simply can't risk their security
The tool will let you know which application is using your network, even for intranet.
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Would this be helpful in analyzing what kind of intranet traffic is causing high wlan_rx_wakelocks?
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I think your concern was reasonable.
I am the author and using my friend's account. Let me explain what was going on. I wrote the tool part time and shown to my friend. My friend said you should publish in google play. But as you know, it is hard to let more person know there is software named "network monitor". My friend said he has a xda account and could help me to post. I will apply a account or just use this account.
One thing I could guarantee, there isn't back door in the application. Thanks for everybody's reply, it encourages me to add more functions.
One function I am considering to add is WIFI control/diag function.
Thanks
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I almost installed this as it looks to be very helpful, but.....then I reread the thread and the fact that you say "My friend" made this app and not you makes me very nervous....why isn't your friend posting this up?
The way I see it if this app was found to be stealing data or compromising networks who would we have to turn to? You? All you are going to say is "my friend did it not me".
No insult intended but have him\her post this themselves would be my request.
I mean dude....you have less than 20 posts. Not like you have been on here for years....or even a year.
As an IT professional with 46 companies relying on my judgement....I simply can't risk their security
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The tool will let you know which application is using your network, even for intranet.
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So it won't I guess, I need to know analyze the broadcast packets originating from somewhere else on the intranet and waking up my device from deep sleep (wlan_rx_wakelocks).
You are correct. Currently the tool doesn't support packet analyze. It needs root right to capture the packet from network.
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So it won't I guess, I need to know analyze the broadcast packets originating from somewhere else on the intranet and waking up my device from deep sleep (wlan_rx_wakelocks).
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One way to alleviate fears is to open source your code.
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ph37rd said:
One way to alleviate fears is to open source your code.
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nice app... would be nice if it also shows wi-fi TX/RX along with the total and mobile... I take it total is the combo of wi-fi and mobile?
Yes. Total TX/RX combines Wifi information.
The reason I didn't list wifi TX/RX is most person only care about mobile data and there is limited space to show information.
Maybe need to provide a way to configure the display items.
BTW, I have upgraded the software and added floating window and process view. Please enjoy it.