"Smart Display" apps? - General Questions and Answers

With Lenovo's new smart display having been released, it got me thinking as to if there were any apps currently out or in development that would mimick the features and functionality on an Android device? I have a Note 5 I would like to convert into an always on, "smart display". Thanks in advance!

It'd be great if the "visual assistant" app got ported to regular android, but I'd even be happy with the original Android Things app since a RPi3 can run Things. I'm kind of surprised there isn't more demand for this from the DIY crowd.

Anyone able to find this apk?

Seconded on the APK. Has anyone had any luck trying to pull a system dump on these devices?

pjd2011 said:
Seconded on the APK. Has anyone had any luck trying to pull a system dump on these devices?
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I am looking for this as well. I would like to flash an Android OS to the Smart Display to convert to a table top tablet device. Has anyone been able to root the device?

I've been tinkering with something along these lines. It's not a full-fledged app (yet), but it does aspire to be a "smart display app". For now it's just a webpage - would love thoughts or feedback! checkout h0mrr on twitter, or app dot homrr dot co

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XMLTV on Windows Mobile

Does anyone know of a good, standalone application that can download and parse XMLTV data? I'd like to grab the listings from RadioTimes.co.uk and have the software tell me when things I like are on (based on a keyword list I suppose).
I have already found PocketTV but this doesn't seem able to grab the XMLTV by itself.
Thanks
did you ever get any further with this?
not sure if its any help at all but I'm currently looking through a help forum about enabling xmltv for pocket tv - have a nosey
There is a version of XMLTVview for Windows Mobile in the works, which is a very nice app, but still no news of a port of anything which can download the data itself.

[Q] Collaboration to Port android to wm8650

Good Day Everyone,
I have been searching the forums for a few days and installed a number of apk's all of which don't seem to work.
There seems to be so many posts on Chinese tablets and getting Android Market to work. And a number of work arounds that I have tried have so far been unsuccessful. Many of us have bought the WM8650 models (VIA8650,High-performance 800MHZ CPU+300MHZ).
So my question is can't we collaborate as a group who own these tablets to donate an amount (say $10 or $20 each) to the developer that ports an Android version which runs all the Google apps and Market?
That way we won't have to look for workarounds, and those who purchase after us will have a much easier upgrade path.
wm8650
KingsSon said:
Good Day Everyone,
I have been searching the forums for a few days and installed a number of apk's all of which don't seem to work.
There seems to be so many posts on Chinese tablets and getting Android Market to work. And a number of work arounds that I have tried have so far been unsuccessful. Many of us have bought the WM8650 models (VIA8650,High-performance 800MHZ CPU+300MHZ).
So my question is can't we collaborate as a group who own these tablets to donate an amount (say $10 or $20 each) to the developer that ports an Android version which runs all the Google apps and Market?
That way we won't have to look for workarounds, and those who purchase after us will have a much easier upgrade path.
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I have the wm8650 and can't access to the android market, even though there is an icon for it. I get an error that says, "Authentication error. Please check your account/password". Have you figured out the problem yet?
Not yet
Hi guytimes.
The Android Market apk that I loaded won't open, however it seems the pre-loaded Market app on the device only shows applications from China(did not return any results when I searched for Angry Birds). The icons look similar but I'm not sure if the pre-loaded app goes to the Official Android Market place.(If someone knows, please could you correct me?).
In the interim, to at least to get some apps loaded, I managed to get the application from Slideme ( an Android application website) which works well. It does not have all the apps on the official Market but it will let you download and install. I am still trying to find a way to get the Google apps and Market place working or to Port a different ROM to this type of device.
KingsSon said:
Hi guytimes.
The Android Market apk that I loaded won't open, however it seems the pre-loaded Market app on the device only shows applications from China(did not return any results when I searched for Angry Birds). The icons look similar but I'm not sure if the pre-loaded app goes to the Official Android Market place.(If someone knows, please could you correct me?).
In the interim, to at least to get some apps loaded, I managed to get the application from Slideme ( an Android application website) which works well. It does not have all the apps on the official Market but it will let you download and install. I am still trying to find a way to get the Google apps and Market place working or to Port a different ROM to this type of device.
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Wow, that stinks. I had no idea the marketplace was blocked on these devices. Please let me know if you find a real work around and I'll do the same.
Hi everyone,
I too opt-in for a possible collaboration.
I'm still waiting my baby to arrive.
Thanks
Thank you boshkop,
Let's hope we can get enough people to agree. And then a technical person to port Android for us.
By the way I found another nice app market at Androidpit
What do you mean by "porting the Android"?! The device already runs Android 2.2!! Am I missing something here?
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What do you mean by "porting the Android"?! The device already runs Android 2.2!! Am I missing something here?
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As far as I understood, he meant that Android market doesn't work and no apps can be installed even via .APK files, am I correct?
I just found a possible solution for the AndroidMarket (using the application Applanet).
Check here (the last post):
androidpit.com/en/android/forum/thread/420722/Table-7-wm8650-VIA-926-REVIEW
I have this tablet and I can tell you, it run 90% of the apk aplications
No need to have an android market. You can install the applanet market and get all free without registration and any complicated steps.
Now the only thing I'm searching is to know how to root the tablet.
I can access all the system files directly and edit any archive but need some special permisions.
Hopefully soon we can find soemthing for this awesome tablet.
rom
Hi everyone, I will have a ROM posted for the Eken m009s with the via 8650 cpu within the next few days, so far I removed the chinese apk's, a different lockscreen (froyo default), and launcher pro as the default home screen, also, Slide Me marketplace works perfectly on this, and Applanet does as well, the market I tried also fails to open.
iCracked said:
Hi everyone, I will have a ROM posted for the Eken m009s with the via 8650 cpu within the next few days, so far I removed the chinese apk's, a different lockscreen (froyo default), and launcher pro as the default home screen, also, Slide Me marketplace works perfectly on this, and Applanet does as well, the market I tried also fails to open.
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Awesome thanks. I will be waiting
I also needed to root this WM8650!! Pls anyone can help me to .... - 1. enable Ad-hoc Wifi connection and 2. Install the official Android Market apps! Thanks!
Did you ever post this rom?
There are lots of ROMs some of them still under development here:
techknow.freeforums.org
I really dont know how to tell which one mine is though? It is a MID tablet running android 2.2 froyo 7" display I can post my model number and other specs if you need them to be able to tell which one it is.
256mb ram
snareplayer1993 said:
I really dont know how to tell which one mine is though? It is a MID tablet running android 2.2 froyo 7" display I can post my model number and other specs if you need them to be able to tell which one it is.
256mb ram
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Unfortunately there are at least 3-4 models with same tech specs.
The only difference is their LED color or if they vibrate on startup or not...
So far, the only way with the custom ROMs for these tablets is trial-and-error.
I tried on last night and it is stuck on a loading screen tried the install again and nothing... mine has green led and does vibrate on startup
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I tried on last night and it is stuck on a loading screen tried the install again and nothing... mine has green led and does vibrate on startup
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Just keep trying with different ROMs made for the Green LED tablets.
Thats the problem the only roms I found that will actually load on my tablet dont work the other green led roms wont even load???

Android ICS Exynos/x86 Kiosk dev Help.

Hi XDA people..
I need some help regarding developing Android ICS exynos or x86 based Kiosk. The first thing is I want to check with if there some way to get a Kiosk mode on ICS, like block user from using the bottom notification bar and buttons.. OR hide the notification bar and run my custom application in fullscreen. also I want timer based awake and sleep mode. And when the device wakes up. It should automatically load a custom app. I saw a custom user login app in xperia tablet s which has similar properties.
This was for software part. And now about the hardware part.
I am ordering a odroid exynos quad core cpu. Since it will have ICS preloaded. I would need to learn to customize roms for odroid.
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I found this app called Surelock which does allmost everything i want from Kiosk mode.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gears42.surelock&hl=en
nostard19 said:
I found this app called Surelock which does allmost everything i want from Kiosk mode.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gears42.surelock&hl=en
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You updated your own post/question with a solution!
You are a very good person.

[Q] Adam apk: a security feature? Malware? Something else?

Dear all,
I was just going through my apps list to see what I could disable and came across an app (only visible in the "ALL" tab in app manager) called Adam, it's 52 kb, cannot be disabled and has permissions to do just about whatever it wants.
Its version is 4.4.2-31. I recently updated to 4.4.2 (by manually installing the OTA), so I'm thinking it's something built in, but I cannot find anything explaining it. The closest "hit" on Google search was a paper on: "ADAM: An Automatic and Extensible Platform to Stress Test Android Anti-Virus Systems" but this sounds more like an analysis tool than built-in virus protection. I also searched this forum directly and didn't find anything.
Can anyone verify what this is? I doubt it's malicious but I'm curious about how Android is handling security these days.
BTW this is on a Moto X GSM DE version (XT1053), oddly enough I haven't felt the need to root it...
Cheers!
[Edit] I was able to display a little more info in Avast!'s app manager and its name is com.motorola.adamsvc, so it's something from motorola. Still not sure what it is though...
droib said:
Dear all,
I was just going through my apps list to see what I could disable and came across an app (only visible in the "ALL" tab in app manager) called Adam, it's 52 kb, cannot be disabled and has permissions to do just about whatever it wants.
Its version is 4.4.2-31. I recently updated to 4.4.2 (by manually installing the OTA), so I'm thinking it's something built in, but I cannot find anything explaining it. The closest "hit" on Google search was a paper on: "ADAM: An Automatic and Extensible Platform to Stress Test Android Anti-Virus Systems" but this sounds more like an analysis tool than built-in virus protection. I also searched this forum directly and didn't find anything.
Can anyone verify what this is? I doubt it's malicious but I'm curious about how Android is handling security these days.
BTW this is on a Moto X GSM DE version (XT1053), oddly enough I haven't felt the need to root it...
Cheers!
[Edit] I was able to display a little more info in Avast!'s app manager and its name is com.motorola.adamsvc, so it's something from motorola. Still not sure what it is though...
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Same story! Had a Moto G though. Still unable to find out what it is. But since bootloader is locked tampering the ota is impossible as that would change the signature too! So rest assured it shouldn't be a malware.
hi guys.. i also have adam app in my moto g.. its system app cannot remove.. is it a virus/malware ??? cant find anything on internet related to it.. how to get rid of it ???

Diversionbox - Just a preloaded version of Kodi?

A buddy at work came across this on Facebook and asked me about it. Personally I find it goofy and nothing out of the ordinary, however it got me wondering what is this guy exactly running? Just a themed version of Kodi with quick links? Is there anyone out there preloading apk packages with all this stuff built in?
https://www.diversionbox.com
Srambo217 said:
A buddy at work came across this on Facebook and asked me about it. Personally I find it goofy and nothing out of the ordinary, however it got me wondering what is this guy exactly running? Just a themed version of Kodi with quick links? Is there anyone out there preloading apk packages with all this stuff built in?
https://www.diversionbox.com
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Seems to be android tv box named as diversion. Like xiaomi has it own. It used Kodi, it is clearly said at website.
Not sure if it has android os and then just kodi app, that is not mentioned. But i guess it is like that
But there is similar tx boxes available at market. Actually diversionbox seems rather expensive and has ****ty hardware .
I was not questioning whether or not it was in fact Kodi, I was more curious as to how Kodi is packaged on the device. I'm assuming he's preloading it with repos/addons, adding a theme, and possibly installing a third party app that auto launches Kodi at boot. I'm just trying figure out how he has quick access pop-ups on the main menu and wondering it there are people out there sharing similar packaged builds of Kodi without charging an arm and a leg.

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