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App Ops on Kit Kat?

So, I tried to install the permission manager app from the play store for 4.3 and it didn't work, how can we manage app permissions on 4.4?
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phishfi said:
So, I tried to install the permission manager app from the play store for 4.3 and it didn't work, how can we manage app permissions on 4.4?
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Google have blocked access to it in 4.4 so the built-in app is no longer available.
Coming from CM10.2 I was hoping to at least be able to use this with my N5, but alas it's not so .

Taomyn said:
Google have blocked access to it in 4.4 so the built-in app is no longer available.
Coming from CM10.2 I was hoping to at least be able to use this with my N5, but alas it's not so .
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Wait... They removed the feature that they just added to the last version? Or they removed the old method of enabling it?
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Wait... They removed the feature that they just added to the last version? Or they removed the old method of enabling it?
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I believe they blocked the APIs used by the permissions editor which is why it crashes - but I'm struggling to find the reference I read that had this info.......

afaik they removed it completely. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47098228&postcount=2
One of the best features ever introduced to android and they remove it. Might even downgrade my N7 because of this.

mertzi said:
afaik they removed it completely. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47098228&postcount=2
One of the best features ever introduced to android and they remove it. Might even downgrade my N7 because of this.
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I downgraded my N4 back to 4.3. Disabling app ops is terrible. Even apple has this feature: iOS alerts you if any app wants to access your contacts, or your photos, or your camera, and you have a choice to allow or not. Android 4.3 does not alert you, but at least you have the option to dig into the App Ops and revoke access to certain things. 4.4 is the first time an android upgrade dissapointed me (they destroyed the alarm app, the keyboard, the wifi indicator's activity/internet access, and App Ops).

App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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joshnichols189 said:
App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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good god, why do the Googlers always have to find every disappointment thread to defend their master. Let me guess, you think the Google+ enforcement on youtube is awesome too?

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App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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So? It's still a feature they included, with easy access, and then took away even though it was nothing but effective for the users...
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good god, why do the Googlers always have to find every disappointment thread to defend their master. Let me guess, you think the Google+ enforcement on youtube is awesome too?
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I'm with you on the users defending Google like the can do no wrong, but definitely disagree about the YouTube g+ integration... They needed to clean YouTube up, and now I can see friend's comments on videos more easily and only view the comments and responses of certain people... That was a good idea..
I think Google is completely wrong by blocking this app ops function, if that's what happened here...
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Search for this app on PlayStore: com.findsdk.apppermission
I'm not sure its working everywhere. I have test it, on my phone its working (I9300 OMNI ROM).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539989
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Somebody managed to find it, it doesn't even require root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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mertzi said:
Somebody managed to find it, it doesn't even require root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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I love you
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Does anyone know where these preferences are stored? I'm mainly concerned with whether or not changing the options will affect an OTA update. If nothing is altered in the system files I'm sure we're good to go.
Sure do love having it again!
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Lol all the nublets eating their words now.. clock app isn't borked, the WiFi up and down indicators were a performance hindrance (search drawables) and honestly can we just stop whining
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ChongoDroid said:
Lol all the nublets eating their words now.. clock app isn't borked, the WiFi up and down indicators were a performance hindrance (search drawables) and honestly can we just stop whining
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Flash player support is the last thing to be resolved. And those exchange / VPN bugs.

Thanks. Helpful information
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Umm I thought this thread was about App Ops...
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Nice thanks for finding it
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CatThief said:
Umm I thought this thread was about App Ops...
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Ok, any idea how to sort the list of apps in app ops?

Should i switch to ART?

well it seems ART has significant benefits to battery life and processing speed. is there any downside to switching the runtime on my phone to ART?
and i do plan to develop on my phone, should i develop on dalvik or ART? or no difference?

Yes, many apps won't work. ART is still a wip. I'd wait until it's more fully functional.
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jd1639 said:
Yes, many apps won't work. ART is still a wip. I'd wait until it's more fully functional.
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Many apps eh?
So far there's only a known handful!
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I just switched today after checking the known apps that don't function. It is noticeably faster. Absolutely is.
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jordan.harris01 said:
I just switched today after checking the known apps that don't function. It is noticeably faster. Absolutely is.
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how do you check which apps will work with ART?

Not sure if you've read but it's still not the recommended DD, but of course it's up you
https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/art.html
And ART only works with ODEX.

Nothing official but I just googled it and found a forum where people were listing the apps they found didn't work. I haven't had any issues with it. Loving it.
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pert_S said:
Not sure if you've read but it's still not the recommended DD, but of course it's up you
https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/art.html
And ART only works with ODEX.
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wow cant believe i didn't read that, all i ended up reading was tech articles explaining ART. ill stick with dalvik till i notice battery/performance loss.

Try ART

First thing I did after signing in was switch to ART. If your going to do the same, I'd recommend you do it before downloading your apps. It has to optimize all apps on the device and I did it without downloading a single app. 324 apps. Took a while.
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Crooke356 said:
First thing I did after signing in was switch to ART. If your going to do the same, I'd recommend you do it before downloading your apps. It has to optimize all apps on the device and I did it without downloading a single app. 324 apps. Took a while.
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Stupid question but how do you activate art ?
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greatnesstx said:
Stupid question but how do you activate art ?
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Not stupid at all bud. Unlock developer settings by going to "about phone" in settings, double tap "build number" 7 times until you see the toast msg that says "you are now a developer". Back out, go to the newly available " developer settings " and 3rd (4th if you count the first non selectable line) option which says "select runtime system" and change it to "ART". It will say Dalvik until you've changed it to ART. Choosing it will reboot your device and take a few minutes while sets up your apps for ART. It is possible that if could be incompatible with some apps but since it first released with 4.4, I haven't heard of this.
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I think this sped up the start up time of the camera, which is still kinda slow. I just hope I don't have issues with some apps as I've heard of others that had to completely reset their phone to stop some apps from crashing even after returning to Dalvik and reinstalling the app...

What is Art?

EVOme said:
What is Art?
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Basically, it is supposed to allow apps to start faster, run smoother and improve battery. Here's an in depth explanation
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-art-of-android/
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Crooke356 said:
Basically, it is supposed to allow apps to start faster, run smoother and improve battery. Here's an in depth explanation
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-art-of-android/
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i think it may be kitkal art who released as soon as possible..:good:

After going to art the phone showed the unlocked icon on boot and custom rom....
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Yea maybe kitkat he means.

No literally it looked like a flash counter notification stating modified... not sure of it unlocked the bootloader or not as I'll let someone else make that brick in error... it had a lock which showed unlocked though.
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ballisticevo said:
No literally it looked like a flash counter notification stating modified... not sure of it unlocked the bootloader or not as I'll let someone else make that brick in error... it had a lock which showed unlocked though.
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Mine does the same.
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You can try what others did.

mine too?

Its gone when switch back

Mine does this as well. I can't believe Samsung marks the device if you run ART. A stock feature of Android.
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Crooke356 said:
Mine does this as well. I can't believe Samsung marks the device if you run ART. A stock feature of Android.
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Yeah, that's kinda crappy. Good thing TW was toned down so much I don't see any reasons for flashing yet.
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brazcub said:
Yeah, that's kinda crappy. Good thing TW was toned down so much I don't see any reasons for flashing yet.
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Yeah, not too bad. It looks as if they started to redesign it but only got as far as settings and quick settings lol. With Nova and Flatro icons, it looks as though it's how it was supposed to be done. One of things that was always first on my list after rooting or flashing was changing the appearance of the status bar/quick settings. I like them now so with Nova, I really like the appearance. IMO.
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Yeah, not too bad. It looks as if they started to redesign it but only got as far as settings and quick settings lol. With Nova and Flatro icons, it looks as though it's how it was supposed to be done. One of things that was always first on my list after rooting or flashing was changing the appearance of the status bar/quick settings. I like them now so with Nova, I really like the appearance. IMO.
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I like TW now. Using Google Launcher and it's very close to stock.
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I don't wanna open a thread for this so I'll try it here, I can't remember the "official" name, but "quick glance"? Something like that. When device is asleep, you wave over it and it displays the time and notifications. The one " motion gesture " I use and I can't find it. Hope they didn't ax it.
Anyone know how to enable it? Can't find it in the gestures section... Nor can I find lock screen widgets.
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I know people are all excited to try anything different, but ART on this device just isn't a good experience (at least on a stock device). I really wouldn't recommend switching, as you are unlikely to be pleased.

chromcast mirroring

anyone figure out how to make the new chromecast mirroring work on the s3?

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anyone figure out how to make the new chromecast mirroring work on the s3?
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I have chrome cast working no problem would you care to elaborate
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For me I can cast from apps but I cannot cast from any screen which is built into the new update for some phones.
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Obsession5 said:
For me I can cast from apps but I cannot cast from any screen which is built into the new update for some phones.
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This is what you need in order to cast any screen from your phone even if the phone has a screen mirror option, your tv needs a receiver to do so even a smart tv needs it
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MIKEYSAKZ said:
This is what you need in order to cast any screen from your phone even if the phone has a screen mirror option, your tv needs a receiver to do so even a smart tv needs it
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Three is a new screen mirroring by using your Chromecast in the latest update, only certain devices will have this capability though. I don't believe our phone was included in that list... Sadly

chocolate8175 said:
Three is a new screen mirroring by using your Chromecast in the latest update, only certain devices will have this capability though. I don't believe our phone was included in that list... Sadly
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My girl has the option on her note3 and even she cannot mirror her phone in the way you have described without the receiver as mentioned above
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chocolate8175 said:
only certain devices will have this capability though. I don't believe our phone was included in that list... Sadly
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This. My nexus 7 can but it's sort of laggy when playing video or games.
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MIKEYSAKZ said:
My girl has the option on her note3 and even she cannot mirror her phone in the way you have described without the receiver as mentioned above
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Here's where I was getting my info from... http://www.droid-life.com/2014/07/0...now-works-for-screen-mirroring-to-chromecast/

There is an app that unlocks Mirroring on the Chromecast for all devices. Unfortunately, even though it is unlocked it doesn't always work. For the S3, it works fine on Touchwiz based ROMS but not on AOSP. The developer is still trying to figure out why it isn't working on all devices/ROMS.
Edit: Oops forgot to include the link!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/har...experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
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There is an app that unlocks Mirroring on the Chromecast for all devices. Unfortunately, even though it is unlocked it doesn't always work. For the S3, it works fine on Touchwiz based ROMS but not on AOSP. The developer is still trying to figure out why it isn't working on all devices/ROMS.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/har...experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
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damn... I dont want to flash a TW rom... I like my slimrom.
Thanks for the info though
installed a rooted stock rom and it still didn't work...oh well I guess I'll keep waiting

screwyluie said:
damn... I dont want to flash a TW rom... I like my slimrom.
Thanks for the info though
installed a rooted stock rom and it still didn't work...oh well I guess I'll keep waiting
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Totally agree.
Good news however, apparently r3pwn has found a fix to this issue and is working on it now. At some point today we should have a fix!
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The updated apk has been posted and it works for me with latest CM11 Milestone.
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jdiamond7 said:
The updated apk has been posted and it works for me with latest CM11 Milestone.
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updated apk?
edit: nevermind, I answered my own question. Thanks for the heads up, and it seems to be working, woohoo

Can't connect to camera CM11s

Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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Jon.W said:
Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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I get this issue ALL THE TIME when I'm trying to use Snapchat, but I'm assuming that's just an issue with the app and it's compatibility with my device, ROM, kernal, etc. I haven't noticed it happening with the Camera Next app (Cyanogen stock camera), but I also haven't tried using it much.

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Just wondering if anyone else gets this on the stock ROM every so often?
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That's a well-known Cyanogenmod issue which I frankly hoped would not occur on this CM-powered phone. I did have it happen too on some occasions regardless of which app triggered the camera.
The good old "Restart Camera" APK seems to do the trick even though it takes a lot of time to reinitialize the camera afterwards. See here for the APK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/17-fixed-camera-app-lib-cm-aosp-roms-t2505973

Yeah same here with Snapchat
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Not sure whether it would be worth flash a different ROM just because of this issue. Shame though because I really do like this ROM.
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Yeah same here with Snapchat
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I just downloaded the Camera Reset apk that someone previously mentioned and I'm hoping when Snapchat loses connection to the camera, using the reset app will fix it. Better than restarting the phone.
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