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[Q] Beginner, WP 7.5

Mobile background: Android-user (SGS 1 & 2) experienced in rooting, switching kernels regularly, framework, etc.
Questions:
1. Can I browse the file system? (e.g File Explorer)
2. Can I download files from the Internet, save them on my phone and access them later?
3. Can I "force close" an application that's not responding? (Example, Nokia Drive stopped responding, just gave me a black screen. Only the Windows-icon button worked. Couldn't go back or nothing.)
I had to restart the phone!
4. Can I transfer mp3's/midi's/wav's from my computer to my phone and use as ring tones?
5. Can I disable auto-rotation?
6. Can I disable/enable haptic feedback? (both keyboard and UI)
If the answer is No to the majority if these questions:
Can a Jailbreak/Rooting-procedure help alleviate some of the issues?
'Cause now I feel this OS is insulting to my intelligence.
"Here's the phone, you don't need to worry about stuff. You don't need anything else than what's in here already"
And at the same time, they claim that this is a great OS and that it's gonna be the next big thing.

Questions:
1. Can I browse the file system? (e.g File Explorer)
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Right now it's not possible
2. Can I download files from the Internet, save them on my phone and access them later?
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Yes you can.
3. Can I "force close" an application that's not responding? (Example, Nokia Drive stopped responding, just gave me a black screen. Only the Windows-icon button worked. Couldn't go back or nothing.)
I had to restart the phone!
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Switch to application, press back button. If it's not responding, don't worry. Carry on your other works in parallel. It will be killed automatically after some time
4. Can I transfer mp3's/midi's/wav's from my computer to my phone and use as ring tones?
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Yes, Browse Development and Hacking forum for more information
5. Can I disable auto-rotation?
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Search in market place. there's an app for fixing rotation.
However I really like smooth auto-rotation that's n WP7
6. Can I disable/enable haptic feedback? (both keyboard and UI)
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Settings -> Sounds -> play a sound options
If the answer is No to the majority if these questions:
Can a Jailbreak/Rooting-procedure help alleviate some of the issues?
'Cause now I feel this OS is insulting to my intelligence.
"Here's the phone, you don't need to worry about stuff. You don't need anything else than what's in here already"
And at the same time, they claim that this is a great OS and that it's gonna be the next big thing.[/QUOTE]
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Welcome to family

Uhh, those answers are not completly correct.
Yes, you can browse the files via homebrew apps (search for TouchXplorer, Root tools etc.) but it depends on your phone model (not all phones have the necessary exploits).
However, as some genius guys here on XDA made progress with executing our own native code, you can expect nearly everything in the future...
I think you know it, you need an unlocked device for those kind of things (Interop or even full unlock)

[APP] Facebook Icon Remover (ROOT) - Remove the new Camera and Messenger icons

Hello everybody I was annoyed by the new camera and messenger icons that came with the latest Facebook update so I wrote Facebook Icon Remover to easily disable them. This application requires root. I've had reports that when disabling/enabling the icons the main Facebook icon may disappear from your home screen (but not your application drawer) but you can simply add it back. Let me know if you have any issues using this application.
EDIT: Just a heads up that I will no longer be supporting Facebook Icon Remover. If you wish to hide icons for any applications you should checkout my latest app CCSWE App Manager. More info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639707

machx0r said:
NOTE: You shouldn't need this application if you are running ICS as it already provides a mechanism to hide applications in the app drawer.
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Turns out it's very simple for manufactures to disable this option in the stock ICS settings app and from what I've seen it looks like most of them do. The latest version 1.0.4 has been updated to support ICS devices.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Unintentionally sent from my Nexus One using xda Premium app.

Thank you very much, this is very useful.

Yeah! Thanks!

Works perfectly! AND! Keeps the icons off even after removing the app. Nice.

machx0r said:
Turns out it's very simple for manufactures to disable this option in the stock ICS settings app and from what I've seen it looks like most of them do. The latest version 1.0.4 has been updated to support ICS devices.
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Out of curiosity: in Java, how do you disable apps for ICS? Always met by segmentation faults when using the PackageManager.

sibbor said:
Out of curiosity: in Java, how do you disable apps for ICS? Always met by segmentation faults when using the PackageManager.
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I'm launching a process to start su and executing the pm command to disable components. There seems to be an issue in ICS with the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable not getting set in a shell launched by su. See this thread for more details:
https://github.com/ChainsDD/su-binary/issues/6

machx0r said:
I'm launching a process to start su and executing the pm command to disable components. There seems to be an issue in ICS with the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable not getting set in a shell launched by su. See this thread for more details:
https://github.com/ChainsDD/su-binary/issues/6
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so u simply use
pm disable com.facebook.katana
or some additional commands are needed?

mike1986. said:
so u simply use
pm disable com.facebook.katana
or some additional commands are needed?
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That would disable the entire Facebook application and all it's components. If you want to disable a specific component you need to provide the class also. From the pm help:
pm enable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm disable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
And...
The enable and disable commands change the enabled state of a given package or component (written as "package/class").

machx0r said:
That would disable the entire Facebook application and all it's components. If you want to disable a specific component you need to provide the class also. From the pm help:
pm enable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm disable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
And...
The enable and disable commands change the enabled state of a given package or component (written as "package/class").
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soo...
that would be:
pm disable com.facebook.katana.activity.media.CameraLauncherActivity
pm disable com.facebook.katana.orca.ThreadListLauncherActivity
correct?
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Nope, keep searching...

mike1986. said:
soo...
that would be:
pm disable com.facebook.katana.activity.media.CameraLauncherActivity
pm disable com.facebook.katana.orca.ThreadListLauncherActivity
correct?
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That might work but I'm using the full names:
Code:
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.activity.media.CameraLauncherActivity
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.orca.ThreadListLauncherActivity
Now that the secret is out all my ad revenue is going to disappear ;-)

machx0r said:
Now that the secret is out all my ad revenue is going to disappear ;-)
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oh damn I didn't know that was suppose to be a secret. I can remove my posts!

mike1986. said:
oh damn I didn't know that was suppose to be a secret. I can remove my posts!
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No lol I'm totally joking. I've already told several people the commands I'm using and imagine the application will continue to be useful for people who don't want to go through the trouble of doing it manually. Glad I can help

machx0r said:
No lol I'm totally joking. I've already told several people the commands I'm using and imagine the application will continue to be useful for people who don't want to go through the trouble of doing it manually. Glad I can help
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I wrote init.d script, might work as well
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# ========================================
# init.d script for Android Revolution HD
# ========================================
(
while : ; do
COMPLETED=$(logcat -d *:I *:D | grep -c android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED)
if [ $COMPLETED -ne 0 ] ; then
echo "BOOT_COMPLETED: disabling Facebook icons"
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.activity.media.CameraLauncherActivity
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.orca.ThreadListLauncherActivity
sysrw
rm /system/etc/init.d/96facebook
sysro
exit 0
fi
sleep 1
done
) &

was just looking to how to remove this **** yesterday! thank you!

can you make one that can remove all the Latitude and google places icons... those annoy the hell out of me :S

danial.aw said:
can you make one that can remove all the Latitude and google places icons... those annoy the hell out of me :S
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Working on it ;-) Shoot me a PM so I can let you know when my next app is ready.

machx0r said:
Working on it ;-) Shoot me a PM so I can let you know when my next app is ready.
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I'm trying now to disable HTC Setup Wizard icon Also pissing me off
EDIT:
Code:
<application android:theme="@style/CommonTheme" android:label="@string/stupwizard_app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon_launcher_htc_setup_wizard" android:taskAffinity="" android:description="@string/htc_company_name" allowSkinChange="true">
<activity android:label="@string/stupwizard_app_name" android:name=".MainActivity" android:taskAffinity="android.task.htcsetupwizard" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:configChanges="locale|mcc|mnc|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize">
So I guess there is no separated taskAffinity and I can't disable the icon without disabling the whole app.

Thanks you. Just what I was looking for since few days.

[Q] Multiple questions about the Moto G

hi everybody!
sorry for the non-descriptive title, but i have some questions i'd like to ask here. i just got my moto g 2 days ago, i switched from a samsung galaxy s+ (with cm10.2) so this is quite the change for me, hardware and software wise.
[ANSWERED] 1. first i missed the possibility to swipe my keyboard to type, i found many different apps for that, but my question would be what is the keyboard included in cyanogenmod? because since this can 'see' everything i type i want an app for that i can trust...
[ANSWERED] 2. i really liked the cLock app for time and weather in cm, but google-ing 'clock app' wasnt the most helpful thing i've ever done ^^ so here my queston would be aswel whats the cyanogenmod cLock app and where can i find it?!
[ANSWERED] 3. next thing would be how can i get something like pdroid on this device (i had it on the sgs+)? i would need root i assume, i saw lots of different methods for that aswel. one with like contacting motorola to get the rom unlocked or something like that. so whats the easiest way to get a privacy control on the moto g? i remember something like the new android has some inbuilt setting for that?!?
[ANSWERED] 4. something that is irritating me quite a lot are the software keys, because samsung has the back key on the right side and the moto has it on the left side. also i dont understand why there would be a key for recent apps instead of a menu key. same here: i saw lots of different methods to change that, some even with adding or getting rid of lines of the code. ok i managed to install cm on my sgs, but thats a little out of my capabilities ^^ so again what would be the easiest way to change the buttons around?
[ANSWERED] 5. another thing would be, how do i turn off the vibration when using the keyboard? i tried the setting under 'sound' -> 'vibrate on touch' (or something along those lines) but that didnt turn off all of the vibration, for example its still vibrating when i use the keyboard but not anymore when i open apps or menus.
maybe there is even the possibility to install a stable version of cyanogenmod on the moto g which would solve most of my issues? but since this is running so smoothly i dont want any nightly builds, alphas or betas on this thing right now...
btw i am using the nova launcher in case that makes any difference for any of the questions above!?
also i include this screenshot with all the version numbers in it because it might be useful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5JftqugO1xsbnh1dTBrQzZVWXc/edit?usp=sharing
thanks a bunch in advance and for reading and i hope someone is willing and able to help me out here!:fingers-crossed:
EDIT:
all the questions above have been answered! only one more question is open atm, [ here ] thanks to everyone who contributed so far!

bad1080 said:
hi everybody!
sorry for the non-descriptive title, but i have some questions i'd like to ask here. i just got my moto g 2 days ago, i switched from a samsung galaxy s+ (with cm10.2) so this is quite the change for me, hardware and software wise.
1. first i missed the possibility to swipe my keyboard to type, i found many different apps for that, but my question would be what is the keyboard included in cyanogenmod? because since this can 'see' everything i type i want an app for that i can trust...
2. i really liked the cLock app for time and weather in cm, but google-ing 'clock app' wasnt the most helpful thing i've ever done ^^ so here my queston would be aswel whats the cyanogenmod cLock app and where can i find it?!
3. next thing would be how can i get something like pdroid on this device (i had it on the sgs+)? i would need root i assume, i saw lots of different methods for that aswel. one with like contacting motorola to get the rom unlocked or something like that. so whats the easiest way to get a privacy control on the moto g? i remember something like the new android has some inbuilt setting for that?!?
4. something that is irritating me quite a lot are the software keys, because samsung has the back key on the right side and the moto has it on the left side. also i dont understand why there would be a key for recent apps instead of a menu key. same here: i saw lots of different methods to change that, some even with adding or getting rid of lines of the code. ok i managed to install cm on my sgs, but thats a little out of my capabilities ^^ so again what would be the easiest way to change the buttons around?
5. another thing would be, how do i turn off the vibration when using the keyboard? i tried the setting under 'sound' -> 'vibrate on touch' (or something along those lines) but that didnt turn off all of the vibration, for example its still vibrating when i use the keyboard but not anymore when i open apps or menus.
maybe there is even the possibility to install a stable version of cyanogenmod on the moto g which would solve most of my issues? but since this is running so smoothly i dont want any nightly builds, alphas or betas on this thing right now...
btw i am using the nova launcher in case that makes any difference for any of the questions above!?
also i include this screenshot with all the version numbers in it because it might be useful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5JftqugO1xsbnh1dTBrQzZVWXc/edit?usp=sharing
thanks a bunch in advance and for reading and i hope someone is willing and able to help me out here!:fingers-crossed:
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You can install the stock google keyboard from the play store for using swype, And there is cyangenmod version available for the G, you should go to the Moto G Original Android Development section of the forum for that. The vibration option should be in your sound / keyboard settings so you just need to look better i gues.

insanezz said:
You can install the stock google keyboard from the play store for using swype, And there is cyangenmod version available for the G, you should go to the Moto G Original Android Development section of the forum for that. The vibration option should be in your sound / keyboard settings so you just need to look better i gues.
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hi and thanks for your answer! sadly i dont know which one 'the stock google keyboard' is, a link to the right app in the play store would be helpful...

bad1080 said:
hi and thanks for your answer! sadly i dont know which one 'the stock google keyboard' is, a link to the right app in the play store would be helpful, is it this one? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.uniquedroid.appkeyboarddebugsettings&hl=de
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Here you go
Verstuurd vanaf mijn XT1032 met Tapatalk

insanezz said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Here you go
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thanks again, sadly the play store says: 'This app is incompatible with all of your devices.' and it seems this is because of some kind of regional restrictions for this app and/or my country. i cant imagine what and why that would be but i cant download it from there, is there any other way to get this? like an .apk or something?

bad1080 said:
thanks again, sadly the play store says: 'This app is incompatible with all of your devices.' and it seems this is because of some kind of regional restrictions for this app and/or my country. i cant imagine what and why that would be but i cant download it from there, is there any other way to get this? like an .apk or something?
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Maybe it's not available in your country, im not sure if there's an apk for that. I suggest you google for : google keyboard or something like that
Verstuurd vanaf mijn XT1032 met Tapatalk

insanezz said:
Maybe it's not available in your country, im not sure if there's an apk for that. I suggest you google for : google keyboard or something like that
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yea, thats what i was thinking after i posted my answer, sometimes my brain is in stupid mode *derp...
i found it here and i include the link for people with the same problem, the link is in german though:
http://www.androidnext.de/apps/google-keyboard-kitkat-tastatur-fuer-alle-geraete-apk-download/
and that works pretty good, thanks for the recommendation!
edit: i think i found the cLock app i was talking about, or a very similar one from the same developer it seems:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dvtonder.chronus
its a very nice clock and weather app, i can even do more (like calendar). thats 2 down 3 to go!

bad1080 said:
3. next thing would be how can i get something like pdroid on this device (i had it on the sgs+)? i would need root i assume, i saw lots of different methods for that aswel. one with like contacting motorola to get the rom unlocked or something like that. so whats the easiest way to get a privacy control on the moto g? i remember something like the new android has some inbuilt setting for that?!?
4. something that is irritating me quite a lot are the software keys, because samsung has the back key on the right side and the moto has it on the left side. also i dont understand why there would be a key for recent apps instead of a menu key. same here: i saw lots of different methods to change that, some even with adding or getting rid of lines of the code. ok i managed to install cm on my sgs, but thats a little out of my capabilities ^^ so again what would be the easiest way to change the buttons around?
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I suggest to install Xposed framework (Root needed), and then you can have this features with Gravity Box and Xprivacy (these are modules for Xposed).
In order to root, you have to unlock the bootloader (follow the instruction on Motorola website), then install a Custom recovery (I suggest Philz one) and supersu from Play store

Landrea said:
I suggest to install Xposed framework (Root needed), and then you can have this features with Gravity Box and Xprivacy (these are modules for Xposed).
In order to root, you have to unlock the bootloader (follow the instruction on Motorola website), then install a Custom recovery (I suggest Philz one) and supersu from Play store
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hi and thank you for your contribution! i have unlocked and rooted my device successfully and installed the xposed framework. i havent quite got the hang of how xprivacy works as of now since its a little different from pdroid (and somewhat confusing imo). but thats just a matter of time i guess. i'll start reading here: https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy or is there a better quick start guide?
i assume i can uninstall the 'xprivacy installer' (the one from google play) after i installed 'xprivacy'? and that gravity box is for the softkeys and its this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554049 ? i'll look into that tomorrow, since its getting late here and i dont wanna mess up now ^^
thanks again!

bad1080 said:
hi and thank you for your contribution! i have unlocked and rooted my device successfully and installed the xposed framework. i havent quite got the hang of how xprivacy works as of now since its a little different from pdroid (and somewhat confusing imo). but thats just a matter of time i guess. i'll start reading here: https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy#xprivacy or is there a better quick start guide?
i assume i can uninstall the 'xprivacy installer' (the one from google play) after i installed 'xprivacy'? and that gravity box is for the softkeys and its this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554049 ? i'll look into that tomorrow, since its getting late here and i dont wanna mess up now ^^
thanks again!
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Mornin', you're very welcome!
Xprivacy it's kind of complicated, but that reading will help you. I admit I don't use it, but I know it gives you full control on privacy and this is what you were looking for As you said, it's just a matter of time!
Btw you can install modules directly from Xposed Installer application, so you can bypass the Play Store.
Yes that's gravity box: it's very good and popular, you can surely reverse/set all the software keys, but also do a lot of modding!
It's more intuitive than Xprivacy, just go ahead options and try them, it's safe!
Good luck and forgive my english!

Landrea said:
Mornin', you're very welcome!
Xprivacy it's kind of complicated, but that reading will help you. I admit I don't use it, but I know it gives you full control on privacy and this is what you were looking for As you said, it's just a matter of time!
Btw you can install modules directly from Xposed Installer application, so you can bypass the Play Store.
Yes that's gravity box: it's very good and popular, you can surely reverse/set all the software keys, but also do a lot of modding!
It's more intuitive than Xprivacy, just go ahead options and try them, it's safe!
Good luck and forgive my english!
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i am no native english tongue myself, so i dont notice anything wrong with your english. no need to excuse, i make mistakes myself.
i was under the impression that you could do 'stupid' stuff with xprivacy, like i was able to deny my camera app access to the camera with pdroid. that was a good way to test if it was properly working. so i tried and deny firefox access to 'internet' but that didnt seem to work, but then again it especially said its no going to break apps. i dig into all of this further later on.
just a question, what would be a good way to verify it is working like its supposed to? talking about xprivacy here...
edit: and to answer my question no.5: there is another setting for vibration in the keyboard itself, so you have to go through -> language and input -> select settings on your keyboard -> vibrate on key push (or sth along those lines), so basically you have to turn it off twice.

bad1080 said:
i am no native english tongue myself, so i dont notice anything wrong with your english. no need to excuse, i make mistakes myself.
i was under the impression that you could do 'stupid' stuff with xprivacy, like i was able to deny my camera app access to the camera with pdroid. that was a good way to test if it was properly working. so i tried and deny firefox access to 'internet' but that didnt seem to work, but then again it especially said its no going to break apps. i dig into all of this further later on.
just a question, what would be a good way to verify it is working like its supposed to? talking about xprivacy here...
edit: and to answer my question no.5: there is another setting for vibration in the keyboard itself, so you have to go through -> language and input -> select settings on your keyboard -> vibrate on key push (or sth along those lines), so basically you have to turn it off twice.
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May @mokkami can help us understanding Xprivacy
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bad1080 said:
edit: and to answer my question no.5: there is another setting for vibration in the keyboard itself, so you have to go through -> language and input -> select settings on your keyboard -> vibrate on key push (or sth along those lines), so basically you have to turn it off twice.
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Yeah, of course! I thought you managed this already! Keyboard is like an app itself, and has its own settings (i.e. vibration)

so i tried and deny firefox access to 'internet' but that didnt seem to work
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I just tried it and i had no problem to deny the access for Firefox. When you open xprivacy in the app list tap on the Firefox Logo, not on the name or the checkbox. If you do so the details will open. If you now tick the category "Internet" then you will see that it is checked as a square, not as a hook. If it is a square it is only partially blocked. If you go now into the details of the category "Internet", you will see, that not all options are checked. Some are even marked red because they might be essential for the functionalty of the specific app. If you check also these and maybe also all others, then you can prevent Firefox of getting access to the Internet. If you check all items in Internet manually you'll see that category internet has now a hook than a square.
but then again it especially said its no going to break apps.
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I did not really get what you wanted to say with this.
just a question, what would be a good way to verify it is working like its supposed to?
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You can check for example all outgoing connections to the internet from your device. I have not tested this tool, or similar like that, but i will now because i just had the idea Else you can also prevent Facebook app to connect. I use Auto Hide Softkey App. I can for example prevent that it uses the overlay function, so it can not modify the UI and hide the Navbar.
Xprivacy is a very powerful tool. If you want it more simple, you can activate the in Android but Disabled inbuilt AppOPS App (search for AppOPS). But it is also less powerful.
I bought xprivacy. If you buy it, you can download the restrictions automatically and upload yours for others. You are also able to export end import the settings if licensed. Also nice that you can buy it via Paypal because i do not have a Credit Card (and i don't want).
but google-ing 'clock app' wasnt the most helpful thing i've ever done ^^
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You should definitely work on your Googling skills
Try "best android clock apps" "List of android clocks" and so on, there are dozens.
maybe there is even the possibility to install a stable version of cyanogenmod on the moto g which would solve most of my issues? but since this is running so smoothly i dont want any nightly builds, alphas or betas on this thing right now...
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My friend, you are really funny
Cyanogenmod just got a snapshot Status few days ago. It is one step ahead being a nightly and to steps behind beeing stable
Hope that helps.
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Oh and for some settings you do you also have to restart your phone. But actually it will tell you to do so by displaying a toast.

mokkami said:
I just tried it and i had no problem to deny the access for Firefox. When you open xprivacy in the app list tap on the Firefox Logo, not on the name or the checkbox. If you do so the details will open. If you now tick the category "Internet" then you will see that it is checked as a square, not as a hook. If it is a square it is only partially blocked. If you go now into the details of the category "Internet", you will see, that not all options are checked. Some are even marked red because they might be essential for the functionalty of the specific app. If you check also these and maybe also all others, then you can prevent Firefox of getting access to the Internet. If you check all items in Internet manually you'll see that category internet has now a hook than a square.
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thanks for the explanation! i clicked on the firefox logo but i didnt know you can go even deeper into each section for permissions, that explains it!
mokkami said:
I did not really get what you wanted to say with this.
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well you explained it yourself pretty much, the app was designed to not break apps in the way they work but restrict them from your privat data. so when i clicked firefox'es internet permission and it had the square, i disabled some but not all of it. thats all i was saying
mokkami said:
You can check for example all outgoing connections to the internet from your device. I have not tested this tool, or similar like that, but i will now because i just had the idea Else you can also prevent Facebook app to connect. I use Auto Hide Softkey App. I can for example prevent that it uses the overlay function, so it can not modify the UI and hide the Navbar.
Xprivacy is a very powerful tool. If you want it more simple, you can activate the in Android but Disabled inbuilt AppOPS App (search for AppOPS). But it is also less powerful.
I bought xprivacy. If you buy it, you can download the restrictions automatically and upload yours for others. You are also able to export end import the settings if licensed. Also nice that you can buy it via Paypal because i do not have a Credit Card (and i don't want).
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thats good news i can buy it without credit card, i will consider it. that sounds like a real benefit you get for paying.
mokkami said:
You should definitely work on your Googling skills
Try "best android clock apps" "List of android clocks" and so on, there are dozens.
Hope that helps.
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yea i ansered somewhere above that i have found the cLock app, or its successor. thanks nevertheless!

I don't know how to delete this post D:

You can not

mokkami said:
I bought xprivacy. If you buy it, you can download the restrictions automatically and upload yours for others. You are also able to export end import the settings if licensed. Also nice that you can buy it via Paypal because i do not have a Credit Card (and i don't want).
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i wasnt on my computer for quiet some time so i couldnt answer on this thread, my apologies.
i bought the pro version of xprivacy with paypal too and i synced my permissions for all apps with the cloud or crowd. it could find and sync most of my apps which is a nice and easy way to get around the ridiculous amount of permissions to set for each app.
can you confirm that most of the synced crowd settings make sense in the way of privacy protection? because i havent looked too much into all those settings but even when i did i couldnt quiet understand them in depth...
also @Landrea thanks for recommending gravity box, that thing is amazing! i was able to restore most of the cyanogenmod settings i was missing, great! also i could reconfigure my softkeys, but i am thinking about this app here to maximize my usable screensize:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen
or is there a setting for that in gravity box i missed?

bad1080 said:
also @Landrea thanks for recommending gravity box, that thing is amazing! i was able to restore most of the cyanogenmod settings i was missing, great! also i could reconfigure my softkeys, but i am thinking about this app here to maximize my usable screensize:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen
or is there a setting for that in gravity box i missed?
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You're welcome!
Check navigation bar settings in gravity box, you can change the size of the soft keys and gain space.
Go for that apps if you think you need more usable screensize (hard to believe)
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bad1080 said:
i wasnt on my computer for quiet some time so i couldnt answer on this thread, my apologies.
i bought the pro version of xprivacy with paypal too and i synced my permissions for all apps with the cloud or crowd. it could find and sync most of my apps which is a nice and easy way to get around the ridiculous amount of permissions to set for each app.
can you confirm that most of the synced crowd settings make sense in the way of privacy protection? because i havent looked too much into all those settings but even when i did i couldnt quiet understand them in depth...
also @Landrea thanks for recommending gravity box, that thing is amazing! i was able to restore most of the cyanogenmod settings i was missing, great! also i could reconfigure my softkeys, but i am thinking about this app here to maximize my usable screensize:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen
or is there a setting for that in gravity box i missed?
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Its called extended desktop in gravity box and you may see it called immersive mode in other roms it is all the same thing.

Landrea said:
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thats a joke right? 0.o if not kudos! ^^
robin0800 said:
Its called extended desktop in gravity box and you may see it called immersive mode in other roms it is all the same thing.
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i wondered what that would be and imagined something for screen transmission (chromecast) or something like that, thanks for clearing that up! best to have as little extra programs as needed on my device... cool gravity box got that covered aswel, liking this more and more!

[HOW TO] Install Note8 APKs no root

I was at BestBuy today and decided to extract some APKs from the Note8. I can confirm most of these work, like the Camera. If you have that install error factory reset your phone and don't set a screen lock method then install then ASAP. Stuff built for API 25/Android 7.1.1 wont install. Most will though. Don't try installing the keyboard. I will upload this to androidfilehost also.
https://mega.nz/#!BVsxGKxJ!o50c2UzIHibM031rPKgV6F8khjNrn7cB4DEPP6WzUR8
Apps that work:
Storage Monitor
WiFi Direct
Dictionary
Apps Edge
Clipboard Edge
Edge Screen
Finder
Magnify
Calender
Contacts
Dual Messenger
Email
Phone
Messages
Device maintenance
Translate
People edge
Device security
Weather Forecast
ArtCanvas
Camera
Clock
TouchWiz Home
Magnifier
Music
My Files
Calculator
Quick tools
Galaxy Apps
Weather
Gallery
Photo Editor
Wallpapers
Configuration message
Well I was wrong. AND works for a bit then crashes and doesn't work.

What apps will work on s8?
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Akram. said:
What apps will work on s8?
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all that have an icon on your phone. I will type up a list. Most do.

Am I missing something? The download contains about half the apps listed.
Nm, stupid root explorer

I can't get them to install. It goes through the motions but then says app not installed because of an app with the same name.
Any workaround?
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daddymikey1975 said:
I can't get them to install. It goes through the motions but then says app not installed because of an app with the same name.
Any workaround?
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You need to install them immediately after setup on a factory reset

joe3681 said:
You need to install them immediately after setup on a factory reset
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Meh, I'm not feeling a factory reset. Took too long to root and get everything setup to factory reset now unless I absolutely had to.
Thanks though.
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If it makes you feel any better, I have newer app versions than all these, even touchwiz by downloading from Apkmirror and installing.

joe3681 said:
If it makes you feel any better, I have newer app versions than all these, even touchwiz by downloading from Apkmirror and installing.
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Do yours install without the error message?
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Edit: tried dual messenger to no avail.

joe3681 said:
If it makes you feel any better, I have newer app versions than all these, even touchwiz by downloading from Apkmirror and installing.
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Sure, but still. Note8. And I uploaded most of those.

daddymikey1975 said:
Do yours install without the error message?
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Edit: tried dual messenger to no avail.
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Some. The ones that didn't I just saved until I had a healthy list then installed them all after a reset.
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mweinbach said:
Sure, but still. Note8. And I uploaded most of those.
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And I don't mean to degrade your work. It's appreciated, however there are newer versions elsewhere. Many of these apps are useless to S8 users anyway. I was mainly meaning that statement as a Head up champ, you're not missing out on much.

joe3681 said:
Some. The ones that didn't I just saved until I had a healthy list then installed them all after a reset.
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And I don't mean to degrade your work. It's appreciated, however there are newer versions elsewhere. Many of these apps are useless to S8 users anyway. I was mainly meaning that statement as a Head up champ, you're not missing out on much.
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I know, I plan to keep updating this when I can get the firmware release and keeping this up to date. I am also trying to get the Note8 keyboard to work with live messages. Still working but I got some Overwatch Summer Games to play before I work on that.

TIP: DO NOT install the phone app. While making a call the call connects but it sits at the dialer seem like there's no call going on. I believe it's the phone 1.0 but the app will not uninstall without a factory reset.

joe3681 said:
TIP: DO NOT install the phone app. While making a call the call connects but it sits at the dialer seem like there's no call going on. I believe it's the phone 1.0 but the app will not uninstall without a factory reset.
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restart your phone...

What's the package name for edge lighting?

lightninbug said:
What's the package name for edge lighting?
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its part of edge screen.

mweinbach said:
its part of edge screen.
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So what's the APK called in the package from OP?

We can simply install the apk right?

This works for me on a G955W with the August security patch: whatever Secure Startup is set to, toggle it (i.e. turn it on if it's off and turn it off if it's on), then reboot. Installing APKs over top of system apps works now.

Is there apps that can be installed without factory reset , without package already exist on installation?
Just if someone is able to normally install at least one, can you let me/us know which one ? (to know if its worth to download, for slow internet connection like me) thanks

Random email notification since A13

I'm a Typeapp user for my mailaccounts. Since the latest upgrade to Android 13 it does not always show a notification. Randomly.
Typeapp suggested to alter the Battery Manager to allow the app running in the background. Did not help.
Then I tried a few other email apps for a week or so, but the same issue occured: not always a notification in time.
My idea is that this issue does not belong to the mailapp, but possibly Android 13 does something in the background that prevents a notification. Sometimes (and that's the irritating part!).
Somebody recognizes this?

Mauvan said:
Somebody recognizes this?
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This sounds somewhat familiar to me already since Android 11 where several people had the same issue regarding SMS/text messages arriving in time in Android (according to the logcat) but the notification message was often triggered few minutes or much later.
For a workaround for the SMS/text messages notification delay problem, effective at least for the default SMS/text/messaging app com.android.messaging, see the following GitLab issue (for klte) which even lead to one of the LineageOS developers reporting the bug to Google with the corresponding issue still being unresolved/open.
[Update 23.10.2022 for the sake of completeness]:
Other users reported the same problem for different phones No SMS while screen off and Notifications for incoming messages are delayed after device has been sleeping for a long time

It seems to me that this is a typical SMS-issue. I think my issue is a more general thing and I will try a hard reset and start with a clean Android 13 setup.
I'll give feedback afterwards... (when time and availability let me fix it)

Mauvan said:
It seems to me that this is a typical SMS-issue
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The reception of the SMS was/is not the problem in this case since it appears immediately after sending in the log but the notification triggers with a large delay/late.
Therefore I can imagine, that this is a general notification bug which also appears in other apps.
Simply trying out the command takes a few seconds and observing the behavior also only takes very little time.
Personally I would invest this little time before doing a hard rest ... but perhaps I am the only one who enjoys doing other things in his spare time much more rather than hard resetting his phone and going through the following tedious installation and setup of all apps from scratch.

I know, it is no fun doing those things like install and setup your phone
But what if I really cannot find the com.android.messaging app amongst all system apps? Or does it have a different name since A13??

Mauvan said:
I know, it is no fun doing those things like install and setup your phone
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I will try a hard reset and start with a clean Android 13 setup.
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I wrote my sentence in a "teasing" way but with the winking smiley because you seemed very determined reinstalling everything from scratch without trying the suggested workaround.
And since different people have different interests, there was still a small chance that you prefer having a clean Android installation anyway from time to time and simply want to make sure that the problem arose from a "dirty" upgrade from A12 to A13.
Anyway, I am now confused by your following statement:
Mauvan said:
But what if I really cannot find the com.android.messaging app amongst all system apps?
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The way I understood you is, that your issue did (at the moment) only affect email apps.
1.
Did you also observe the notification delay with the stock SMS/text messaging app?
2.
If not, what is the reason why you now want to identify the stock SMS/text messaging app?
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Or does it have a different name since A13?
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This I don't know.
3.
If 1. == yes, is the app name displayed in the app info options menu (the place of the other settings like permissions, storage & cache, etc.) when you scroll all the way to the bottom (as it is the case in A12)?
4.
If 3. == no, then you can possibly identify it using the output of
Code:
adb shell pm list packages
or paste the result here so we can have a guess.

wireroot said:
I wrote my sentence in a "teasing" way but with the winking smiley
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Of course I got the wink
wireroot said:
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Did you also observe the notification delay with the stock SMS/text messaging app?
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No. Mail only.
wireroot said:
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If not, what is the reason why you now want to identify the stock SMS/text messaging app?
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I was just scrolling through that "Gitlab issue" (the link you added before)
wireroot said:
If 3. == no, then you can possibly identify it using the output ....
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I'm not sure how to do this.
Both technical and my language skills makes this a time consuming thing, but I'll try later.

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No. Mail only.
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Well, if it only occurs in the mail apps, then let's stick with those.
So, instead of whitelisting the SMS/text app, I suggest to try the battery optimization whitelisting procedure with those.
As a first step, please execute the current content of the battery optimization whitelist by calling
Code:
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist
and paste the result (list of apps) in this thread.
This should help us in better understanding whether the whitelisting step via ADB (which was either already done by you via the Android UI, or if not, which we'll do once we have the result from the above call) actually changes the whitelist content.
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Typeapp suggested to alter the Battery Manager to allow the app running in the background. Did not help.
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By "which was either already done by you via the Android UI" I am referring to the thing you have done as stated in your statement quoted above. Since the information how you did it is quite vague, I need the requested info.
Mauvan said:
I'm not sure how to do this [...] but I'll try later.
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Since we are now ignoring the SMS/text ab, you can forget about the adb shell pm list packages command but need to execute the other (ADB) command mentioned above.
There are many tutorials on how to use ADB - I am only (randomly) posting the official instructions:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb
So you mainly need 2 things:
PC: ADB executable - downloadable from https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Android: Settings > System > Developer Options > USB debugging

There's not even an option in Settings > System for USB debugging and Developer Options in my Pixel.
In another life I was a programmer but this goes beyond my capabilities (and patience to figure it out).
I give up.
Thanks for all your efforts, but it's all abacadabra for me. A hard reset is almost faster

Mauvan said:
There's not even an option in Settings > System for USB debugging and Developer Options in my Pixel.
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If you didn't enable it yet, then this is no rocket science. Simply read the manual which I already posted above where this specific step is answered in this section.
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but this goes beyond my capabilities (and patience to figure it out).
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I am sure you would manage that. But since my suggestions only have a small chance but no guarantee that they solve the problem, I understand that you are not eager trying it out.
Btw: Also clicking the thanks/like button is always a welcome gesture to people in the forum
Once you did a clean install and made some observations regarding your problem, please drop us a line here about the result as it may help others too with their decision!