Id like to run 2 versions of a app is this possible? Id love to do this is a unrooted scenario but if its not possible my phones can be rooted.
My second question is how easy/safe would it be to simulate a button press externally? Looking for creative ideas here I need to hit a prompt once a hour on my phone. I dont want to use internal apps because im pretty sure those will get noticed.
Thanks!
You can, if you break an application to change the name of the package, replacing all the way to him to collect and re-sign. Get a new application. Of course, there may be problems with the treatment settings, databases, etc., but if the application is very simple, you can hire.
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I got my new HD2 and was delighted, but then tried to get the software that I have been using previously to work on it.
As I travel around and look in second hand book and record shops, I am never totally sure from memory whether i have a particular book or cd. Publishers keep changing the covers and synopses.
On my Psion, it had as standard a lovely card database / rolodex type of program. It was easy to input, easy to search.
When I moved to the hx4700 on windows 2003SE I lost that. Eventually I found Data On The Run which is fully access compatible. So I've converted all of my lists to access, and was happy enough. It wasn't great as it tries to get too much on, and portrait only.
Now on the HD2, the software does not like fingers, only styluses. Scrolling is virtually impossible, as it won't drag to scroll. The pop out scroll bar helper does not show. The developer is one guy and hasn't time to continue developing.
I've looked at stuff like Bookbag plus and someone mentioned "My Collection" but I cannot find it anywhere on the net. There are serious commercial pieces of software that are in effect full database programs, but that is a sledgehammer to crack a walnut.
I know this may only help in the short term, and doesn't solve the software issue.
Have you changed the original theme on the device? If so the Pop out function on the theme is lost in order to return it without going back to the original theme you could try this. please remember to backup
Hope this helps in the short term.
Try this
Try ListPro.. it's a great application..
Neville.Holland said:
I know this may only help in the short term, and doesn't solve the software issue.
Have you changed the original theme on the device? If so the Pop out function on the theme is lost in order to return it without going back to the original theme you could try this. please remember to backup
Hope this helps in the short term.
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Thanks for hte idea, but Nope, original theme. Pop out scroll is there for other apps.
Klaus1960 said:
Try ListPro.. it's a great application..
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THanks. I had seen Collectorz which has templates for this, but had not found listpro. It looks a fairly steep learning curve, and I need to import my existing lists. However, its great advantage is that it is only one program that covers a multitude of lists, so i won;t be paying out twice or three times for basically the same thing.
I've installed and imported my book list, so can now try and get it synchronised. I had to install the cab file separately. I can set up the synchronisation in the Windows MObile Device Centre, but that has to be done through "files" and unless i have missed something that only lets me synchronise to the machine, not the storage card. That is no damn good.
Just out of curiosity does anyone know if any android devices can be affected by a fork bomb sent via text or email?
It is Linux so I'm guessing it will be affected. Maybe it won't be like OMG but it will be some what affected.
If a text or email could execute a custom script on being received, there is probably a lot worse that it could do than a fork bomb... Might be possible to get two views to keep calling each other, in which case the bundle for that program will expand until it runs out of memory and android will kill the app. This is very much an app specific bug though, and isn't related to the "fork bomb" of a program making a new instance of itself.
I thought Android runs on the sandbox environment for applications, which means the app can't execute much permissions as compared to Windows.
Just my $0.02
Yes, the apps are sandboxed for the most part.
Now that I think on it, there is a launch flag to open a new instance of a program leaving any currently running ones alone, which could be used to make a forkbomb. In this case, it would not be stopped by memory as the earlier instances will shut down but the exponentially increasing new instances will keep going, probably making the phone unusable until a reboot.
This can only be done by compiling and launching a signed app though, no email client can do this unless it has a backdoor to trigger this code from itself or from a trojan-esque feature to download, install, and launch apps on its own. The user would be promted to ok the new app's permissions anyway, unless it uses and gets permission for root access.
Basically, forkbombs are possible, but not by email or text with stock or nonmalacious programs.
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If the script gained root access, it'd be just the same as on a Linux machine. But I believe the DalvikVM simply kills any apps/processes it needs to in order to keep the system running smoothly (in theory).
well it works...
https://github.com/nicandris/com.example.forkbomb
I am a NOOB, but I like myself just fine. The video for NOOBs is funny, but IMHO, should be a bit more serious.
I'm one of those people experiencing issues with GPS and TTFF being excessively long on the MT. Cry.
If I run MyPhoneExplorer, I can see the system file structure, and I believe I can move files to the phone. I believe I can do the same with SwiFTP.
Can one drop replacement GPS libraries for example into the SYSTEM and SYSTEM/HW sub-directories using a program like MPE, or an FTP program like SwiFTP without rooting, and would they be honored on the next reboot?
Would I be mangling some check-sum or other that determines the integrity of the system loaded?
I'm one of those users that doesn't really want to root if not necessary, but I wonder if doing some mod like the above - would doing so lay subsequent update pushes from VMUSA to waste?
Also, I'd really like if possible to flag some programs not to load, unless I explicitly ask them to load via the U.I. with intent. I suppose I'd have to root to do something like that. Perhaps with Ginger-Break? Would doing this make subsequent updates problematic?
Any information regarding my constraints and options to effect both of the above would be very appreciated. Thanks.
There are ways to mount the various partitions from a host machine (e.g. Linux) while it is in the "emergency" flash mode, which would permit what you want to do. Doing this is quite dangerous - at least as much as rooting the device and perhaps more-so.
I appreciate the response.
OK, if I were to root via Gingerbreak and install the files that way, then un-root, would my system then appear to be (to an update provided by Motorola or VMUSA) as something which couldn't be updated?
In other-words would rooting put me on a path to having to use specially modified updates?
Thanks.
Depends on what you change.
In GENERAL no, the update will come through. The major risk is that it crashes on install as some part of what you changed is a dependency but is not reloaded. This is rare, but can happen.
So.... root, install Clockwork, and make an immediate Nandroid backup BEFORE you screw with anything. That SHOULD allow you to un-hose yourself if you get in trouble.
I'm a father of three now...a new baby girl, a 7 yo boy, and an 8 yo girl going on 14. Now that my upgrade time has come for my phone i'm figuring out exactly what i want to do with my Droid Eris. I'm pretty sure i'll be running the wifi only script to turn off the cell radio, but i'm also interested in disabling the camera on it.
i'm not familiar with the interworkings of android but i was good enough to do the early days root working with adb and the sdk. of course, that was all step by step, without much understanding what every command did. i won't necessarily need a step by step for this - i'm sure i can find the commands i need, but if it's right off the top of your head i'd appreciate them.
i'm looking for which files i can either delete or rename to disable the camera(s), most likely force closing any camera app that may be opened. i'll be removing the stock app (i can search xda/wiki/google on how to simply remove an app...easy) but i need to know what files are used to access camera functions for the OS.
If the files are specific for the phone, please let me know so i don't attempt it on anything else, but if they're for the android OS that would be ideal - so i can use it on whatever device i give my kids (AndyPad, android phones, other tablets). thanks everyone in advance.
Well, I'm kinda new to all this. I study computers in general, and I'd like to understand what's happening inside my android. I use a Moto G 2nd generation with 4G and sometimes it gets so slow that I take 1 minute to open an application. I've been told that all moto g's start acting like that after some time, as the system starts getting complex and things get out of control. I think Motorola's ROM is not carefully designed to this complexity growth and I'd like to analyze what happens inside my phone.
For example, one reason for slowness is that the processor might be swapping files to save RAM but preserve the station of some applications. Other case can be when some background processes start running and so. I want to know about everything, so the first question is: what's the limit of what I can do with the adb tool? Can I query these informations?
What's the best way to prevent applications from running in the background? Do I need to root? If I apply root, what are the precautions I must have to keep my phone secure?
Sometimes it takes 5 seconds to respond to a touch I did, so something very serious might be happening inside my phone and I wanna know! I wanna study it.
Had you followed the rules you would know that a logcat will do what you want.