How to grant permission to change system locale without root on Windows. - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5

I used this primarily to change my google maps to a language pack that isn't in my system defaults. You might find other uses for it. Pretty sure this works on most android devices, but I figured this was especially useful for the Note 5 since knox is such a roadblock. Tested on Note 5 and S5.
Enable USB debugging on Note5
Connect note to PC
Download Android SDK + tools
Navigate to and make sure this exists: C:/Users/<YOUR ACCOUNT>/AppData/Local/Android/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb.exe
Open up window's command prompt as administrator
cd to adb.exe
type then press enter: adb shell
type then press enter: pm grant sightidea.com.setlocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
Download any free legit locale app on the store (there are many)
Should work. Enjoy. :good:

Can this be used to get the other dictionaries and translation dictionaries for the included Dictionary app? Us North American users (As far as I can tell) do not get the translation option and our only dictionary option is English.

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Workaround for BT ROM/Storage Memory Leak- Requires Root Access

Note: You will be deleting files from your phone so do this at your own risk. To the best of my knowledge these are waste/unreleased files caused by the bluetooth hanging in connecting mode but I take no responsibility if they are actually important and result in any damage(s).
This workaround requires that your root your phone. You will need to have super user access (su) where you see the # sign. We will simply be executing the following commands to list and delete the core.xxxx that we assume are the unreleased/waste files taking up space:
lists:
su
ls -al /data/btips
deletes:
su
rm /data/btips/core*
1. You will also need to install Better Terminal Emulator -Free from the apps store. Note: This app crashes on me when in landscape mode, so you might only be able to use it in portrait.
2. Open up Better Terminal. Press Menu > Preferences
3.(Optional) Turn on Volume Up shortcut and assign: su (enter key) ls -al /data/btips (enter key)
This will give you the ability to quickly list your files in the data/btips directory. Most of them will have 0 - 1002 beside them. This is the size. If you see something significantly larger it is probably an unreleased file waste file. This is only for your reference to view the files and is not really necessary for recovering your space. Next come the part where we actually delete them!
4. Turn on Volume Down shortcut and assign: su (enter key) rm /data/btips/core* (enter key)
5. Try it out. Go to Terminal screen. Press up to activate shortcut to list files(optional). Press down to delete them. If you don't have any unreleased/ waste files it will give you no such file notice obviously. My notice is cut off in portrait mode. These shortcuts will be active when you open the terminal app for quick list and delete. This allows you to manually but quickly recover your storage space.
Thanks to jonnythan for finding the diectory and files:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/23854?tstart=0
I love how these things make the rounds on all the forums!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582823
Tell me about it! I like to keep an eye on all the forums, each one offers something a bit different. My bluetooth thanks you for your help, finally it's no longer sitting in the corner! Now hopefully we get a fix for that pesky connecting issue, it seems to actually be connecting but just hanging somewhere.
elguapo76 said:
Note: This app crashes on me when in landscape mode, so you might only be able to use it in portrait.
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This only happens to me when I attempt to rotate to landscape mode with the software keyboard already open.
If I close the software keyboard, rotate to landscape, and reopen the keyboard then the application never crashes on me.
Package this up into an app that executes with a button press.
Treefallingquietly said:
Package this up into an app that executes with a button press.
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Better, package it into a Locale add-on so I can make it run whenever I enable/disable BT!
elguapo76 said:
Note: You will be deleting files from your phone so do this at your own risk. To the best of my knowledge these are waste/unreleased files caused by the bluetooth hanging in connecting mode but I take no responsibility if they are actually important and result in any damage(s).
This workaround requires that your root your phone. You will need to have super user access (su) where you see the # sign. We will simply be executing the following commands to list and delete the core.xxxx that we assume are the unreleased/waste files taking up space:
lists:
su
ls -al /data/btips
deletes:
su
rm /data/btips/core*
1. You will also need to install Better Terminal Emulator -Free from the apps store. Note: This app crashes on me when in landscape mode, so you might only be able to use it in portrait.
2. Open up Better Terminal. Press Menu > Preferences
3.(Optional) Turn on Volume Up shortcut and assign: su (enter key) ls -al /data/btips (enter key)
This will give you the ability to quickly list your files in the data/btips directory. Most of them will have 0 - 1002 beside them. This is the size. If you see something significantly larger it is probably an unreleased file waste file. This is only for your reference to view the files and is not really necessary for recovering your space. Next come the part where we actually delete them!
4. Turn on Volume Down shortcut and assign: su (enter key) rm /data/btips/core* (enter key)
5. Try it out. Go to Terminal screen. Press up to activate shortcut to list files(optional). Press down to delete them. If you don't have any unreleased/ waste files it will give you no such file notice obviously. My notice is cut off in portrait mode. These shortcuts will be active when you open the terminal app for quick list and delete. This allows you to manually but quickly recover your storage space.
Thanks to jonnythan for finding the diectory and files:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/23854?tstart=0
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This is a life saver. Im the OP from the Sprint forums. Ill give it a try tonight.
I've tried this a couple of times and I keep getting: cannot remove '/data/btips/core*' : No such file or directory. Has this happened to anyone else? I really would like to use the bluetooth on this phone. Any help is appreciated.
ejqr5 said:
I've tried this a couple of times and I keep getting: cannot remove '/data/btips/core*' : No such file or directory. Has this happened to anyone else? I really would like to use the bluetooth on this phone. Any help is appreciated.
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Not 100 percent sure but I believe that message means there are no waste files created yet. The reason the op instructs to create the shortcut actions in better terminal, is so you can use your Bluetooth and while using it, these files will build up and with the shortcuts it gives you a fast way to delete them, successfully "working around" the memory leak, until a fix is found/released.

[TIP] File Sharing WinRT

Quick tip to enable file sharing on Windows 8 RT:
1. Open the desktop mode
2. Open Explorer
3. Right click on "Computer" and choose "Manage"
4. Expand "Services and Applications"
5. Select "Services"
6. Find the "Server" service and double click it to open.
7. Change the Startup type to "Automatic" or "Automatic (Delayed Start)
8. Click "OK"
9. Right click on the Server service and choose "Start"
You can then make shares as if on a normal Windows 8 PC. This also seems to give Libraries the option to share as well.
Ben
Skip the first 5 steps: just type "services.msc" into Start, and hit Enter.
You can also use the Shared Folders snap-in to Management Console (I can't remember the exact msc filename right now) to share folders beyond what the GUI permits.
GoodDayToDie said:
Skip the first 5 steps: just type "services.msc" into Start, and hit Enter.
You can also use the Shared Folders snap-in to Management Console (I can't remember the exact msc filename right now) to share folders beyond what the GUI permits.
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Tried to make it as easy as possible!! :laugh:

[GUIDE][how-to] Run StarCraft in x86 Android Tablet

By installing "Debian noroot" and "WINE" you can run StarCraft natively in x86 Android device. No cpu emulation is needed.
This guide is for x86 (Intel) based tablet only. This should not require a rooted device. You will need enough free space in the internal storage to hold Debian noroot+wine+StarCraft CD. I am guessing about 1.5GB. It will be much easier to set up if you use a Bluetooth keyboard as some typing is needed in the Debian terminal. Update:Feb-5-2015 Fix choppy audio for Starcraft (at http : // androidforums.com / threads / guide-run-starcraft-in-x86-android-tablet.893425 / )
1. Install "Debian noroot" [by Pelya] from Google Play
** I am not allow to post outside link, just search for debian noroot in Google Play
- recoommand also install the hacker's pc keryboard
2. In app list find "Debian" app and run it, it will download 600MB of Debian image. Once it is done you will see a Xfce desktop Environment.
3. double tap on "Enable Audio" icon to install pulseaudio package, this will download another 100MB
4. double tap on "Root Terminal" icon to launch privilige user terminal. the device back button show/hide the soft keyboard.
type "apt-get install wine"
type "apt-get install libgl1-mesa-swx11-i686" (software-based OpenGL)
5. Connect android device to Windows host. Have your Starcraft CD in CD drive. I assume CD drive is at D:
6. Android Debian have no HW openGL support, we need to tell WINE not to use opengl. Create a text file in Windows host named it something like no_opengl.reg, put following lines in it:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D]
"DirectDrawRenderer"="gdi"
"OffscreenRenderingMode"="backbuffer"
"RenderTargetLockMode"="disabled"
7. Download Starcarft 1.16.1 (SC-1161.exe) patch from Battle.Net support. Open a windows cmd prompt, type:
adb shell mkdir /sdcard/SCCD
-this will copy all StarCraft CD files to /sdcard/SCCD/
adb push D: /sdcard/SCCD/
adb push SC-1161.exe /sdcard/SCCD/
-copy reg file too
adb push no_opengl.reg /sdcard/SCCD/
8. Back to device Android Debian, double tap on the terminal icon (not root terminal) to open a terminal
- to disable opengl for wine type this
regedit /sdcard/SCCD/no_opengl.reg
- now install StarCraft from SCCD
wine /sdcard/SCCD/setup.exe
- the StarCraft setup will run , install game as usual, I put game under c:\StarCraft\ for easy access
wine /sdcard/SCCD/SC-1161.exe // patch SC to latest version
- StarCraft.exe will not look for CD if you copy install.exe and put it in C:\StarCraft\StarCraft.mpq
cd .wine/drive_c/StarCraft
ln -s /sdcard/SCCD/install.exe StarCraft.mpq // symblic link works, no need to copy
9. Now shutdown Android Debian, (tap on the red arrow under "Menu" side bar)
10. Start "Debian" again , select device configuration
under video Settings -> enable 4:3 aspect ratio
- if you want mouse pointer track your touch point
under Mouse Emulation -> advance features-> disable Relative Mouse Movement
tap ok to continue
tap the screen again when you see resolution change message
tap the word "custom" and give 640 width and 480 height.
select your prefer font scale, continue to desktop
11. double tap on terminal, type "wine C:/StarCraft/StarCraft,exe" to launch StarCraft
12. If all goes well you will see the main menu and touch should works. Try start a new game. You will hear choppy or no audio. That is an known issue of Debian noroot. I have no fix for the audio at this time.
13. You can create a Xfce desktop launch icon to run game later.
P.S this process should works for other 2D Windows games that don't require CD to play.
Hi,
I have tryied your method here http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-run-starcraft-in-x86-android-tablet.893425/ in order to avoid chop sound at wine, but when i make ./wine-audio it says "no such file or directory"... what may im doing wrong? Is it normal?
Thanks!

How to add custom fonts to Microsoft Office Android (Version 16.0.6228.108)

Many people would like to add custom fonts from their pc or online. The new Microsoft Office do allow to download custom fonts from cloud, but the list is not exhaustive. Furthermore if you want to use fonts other than English, there seems to be no way out. But fortunately I’ve found a way. Let’s get into action then:
Prerequisites:
Your device must have root access.
You must have a file manager other than the default file manager which can access root folders.
Before you begin please make sure Microsoft Word is not running; not even in background.
Steps:
Download or paste the fonts you want to use in your device’s internal/external memory.
Copy the font using the file manager. (In my case I’ve used ROM Toolbox lite)
Now keep pressing back until further pressing back will exit the program. Here you will see folders like .system, cache, config, data etc.
Now go to data>data>com.microsoft.office.word>files>data>fonts and paste your font
Follow the preceding steps for each fonts you want to use. In my case I could only copy one font at a time.
That’s it. Open Microsoft Word and you will see your desired fonts God willing.
Happy Typing.

How do I Ctrl+V from clipboard via Android shell command?

I want to automate (using Automate app) on Nougat 7.0 rooted Nexus 5X :
screen capture
open FiiNote
paste it by sending Ctrl+V
I have tried :
Ctrl+V tasker plugins (doesnt work),
Autoinput plugin (works but require to touch the page to focus then paste which messes up with the editing page)
Hacker’s Keyboard GUI automation (works but very slow it takes around 5 seconds to switch keyboard, show keyboard, press ctrl press v then switch keyboard again).
test external keyboard Ctrl+V; works but it is not what I intend using just wanted to know whether the paste works on FiiNote
but it means that if there is a workaround using root shell command it can work.
maybe is it possible to capture the Ctrl+V command from external keyboard and use that?

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