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Hi All,
i'm trying to access the following site with my XDA Exec (HTC Universal):
http://www.sikhitothemax.com/new/Larree.asp?PageNo=1
ignore the fact that it is another language. as you'll notice, when you hover over the text, a broken up version of the sentence being hovered over appears towards the top of the window. when you hover over the arrows, the text will move up and down you can also enter a page number and jump foward. apart from going up and down pages, there is no clicking involved.
the problem is when i try to access this site on my XDA Exec, all i get are the two arrows and no text. i do get the page up and down buttons though which are active. i don't think it's a font issue because if it was i'm sure i'd get the text mangled-up but there nonetheless anyway...
as a shot in the dark, i installed Macromedia Flash Player (i think 6 0r 7) and this works fine with sites that use flash but no joy with the site concerned - so i guess it maynot be a flash problem...
any thoughts - i'd really appreciate them...
thanks.
jagroop singh - newbie!
I think the problem is that Pocket IE can't run the java script which comprises the entire page. There is no flash and no plain text on it (right click in regular IE then select view source).
Sorry, but I don't know any fix for that.
At least they are building a site version specifically designed for PDAs, when they are done you will probably be redirected there automatically once you access the site from your device.
thanks levenum.
i think they opriginally planned to make the site more pda-friendly but its been a few years now - i guess they gave up on the idea...
any more thoughts anyone?
use another and real browser
pocket IE is a joke
Ok first off if this is the wrong place to post this I apologize but I tried searching and can't find anything about my phone.
I just purchased a Toshiba Regza phone from AU in Japan. I have changed the regional settings to English and all the menus and mostly everything is in English but the problem I am having is that the email program that everyone uses here to send instant email back and forth is still in Japanese. I have contacted AU KDDI about this and they say there is no way to change the language to English from within the email program itself. My wife is Japanese and she has looked at every setting within the email program itself and cannot find any language settings.
As far as I have found out, the "email" system here in Japan is actually a MMS messaging system on steroids that uses an email address instead of the other persons phone number like in the US. I think a very long time ago some of my friends in Japan had email addresses with there phone number(at)docomo.ne.jp
I have looked on the marketplace and I can't seem to find anything that will work with the AU system.
Does anyone know if there is an app that can replace the stock email program to send and recieve email with my xxxxxxxx(at)ezweb.ne.jp? If there is where can I find the settings for AU's email system? Do they use IMAP. POP or because it is MMS it is totally different?
I love this phone, the camera is awesome the screen rez is really great watching 1 seg TV and the video quality is great. I really don't want to have to do anything to it that will brick it because it's brand new and my wife would kill me LOL Only thing is I cannot use the email program to it's fullest extent.
thanks for taking the time to read this and for any help you might provide.
Unfortunately there is no fix or alternative, as carriers in Japan have their mobile mail services tightly locked down and you require their express authorisation to develop an application for it.
The mail application for the IS04 is as bad as it gets, as are various other software related aspects of the phone... which is a shame because otherwise it's quite a capable device.
Hopefully issues like this one will be addressed at the same time as the rather late 2.2 update, but I wouldn't keep your fingers crossed.
I've been trying to extract the carrier mail application from other the au android devices and modifying it so it can install/communicate with au's servers on the IS04, but I've gotten nowhere with the security.
In case you run into any other trouble, other problems people have had with the IS04 include battery charging issues (phone runs off battery once it reaches 100% and never starts charging again, even while plugged in), contact list problems (multiple and non interchangeable contact lists for different applications), various settings resetting themselves (aforementioned mail application mainly), lost emails/contacts and weird memory restrictions (for storage).
For the record, DoCoMo's version of the Regza phone (and their other Android devices) use a relatively decent universal phone mail application, while au has gone with letting the manufacturers put together their own. I'll let you work out which decision turned out better.
In the meantime, I suggest having your wife translate the settings so you can have it up and running the way you like, and then just memorising the basic navigation and functions.
Edit: To answer your question, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the weird MMS system for all three major carriers in Japan is still using the I-mode transport protocol.
just FYI:
2013 is around the corner and with Android 2.2.2 now (still) on the Regza IS04 nothing has really changed much.
The mail app - and other default apps - are still in Japanese only and will not be changed.
The general feedback from their tech support is: Learn Japanese or get lost (though said very politely, with smiles and bows and not in such a direct manner )
Have a great 2013 all
Found this thread created recently on another website. I thought you guys might be interested in reading the content.
Github page: https://github.com/julKali/nokia8-evenwell
Here are some of the most interesting comments:
mattlondon 2 days ago [-]
So I have spent some initial time looking at this.
com.evenwell.autoregistration.Caivs has some worrying looking stuff.
There is a website here with the username and password in cleartext in the jars: https://www.c2dms.com Nothing visible/doable once logged in from what I could see.
It also appears to be collecting fine-grained location data, e.g. this is the output from logcat (I have obfuscated my own GPS coords here, but they are 6 digits of accuracy)
Code:
2019-03-30 19:38:21.406 15139-15159/? D/[CAIVS] LocationFinder: LocationUpdated: 3.location:Location[gps 51.xxxxxx,-0.xxxxxx hAcc=39 et=+1d19h59m28s923ms alt=102.50201416015625 vel=3.09 bear=14.3 vAcc=24 sAcc=3 bAcc=10 {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=96]}]
2019-03-30 19:38:21.406 15139-15159/? D/[CAIVS] LocationFinder: updateLocation: gps accuracy:38.592003
2019-03-30 19:38:21.406 15139-15159/? D/[CAIVS] LocationFinder: updateLocation: is in accuracy :1000
com.evenwell.autoregistration.Utils.RegisterManager seems to be doing some scheduled checks and doing something with this collected data in the first 24 hours, then phased at 15 and 90 days. It is not clear what is happening having only done an initial scan over this.
It does look like they are doing some checking to see if the device is a Nokia device and selectively doing or not doing location-based stuff based on that, e.g. from com.evenwell.autoregistration.Utils.GetInfo
Code:
2019-03-30 20:09:25.108 16558-16577/? D/[CAIVS] GetInfo: getCellLocation: in black list
Further investigation probably warranted. This looks a bit suspect and might only send data on specific days (and would explain why I did not notice anything outbound over my 4 day period of checking before).
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I found this in English: https://web.archive.org/web/20081027134825/http://www.cseed....
Quote: "CAIVS notifies our system when the handset is purchased. Data includes the date, time, and location that a SIM card is first inserted into the handset, the inserted SIM card's telecom operator, the handset's operating system, the handset model and phone number, and even the time when it is first turned on. "
WTF.
It is not clear at the moment if there is a blacklist on the MCC code going on in com.evenwell.autoregistration.Util.XMLHelper that reads from /product/etc/AutoRegConfig.xml is this line:
Code:
<NOKIA>
<REJECTMCCLIST>232,206,284,219,280,230,238,248,244,208,262,202,216,274,510,272,222,247,295,228,246,270,278,204,242,260,268,226,231,293,655,214,240,228,234,235,520</REJECTMCCLIST>
</NOKIA>
These are - I think - the Mobile Country Codes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_country_code) it gets from the cellsite. This list is basically the EU + South Africa, Thailand and Indonesia. Don't know what things are like in SA, Thailand or Indonesia but in the EU this sort of thing would not be acceptable. Looks also like there is a hard-coded short-circuit in getLocation() in com.evenwell.autoregistration.Util.GetInfo to always return no location lat-longs which appears to trigger another shortcut in RegisterManager that shortcuts out to the "Caivs not in registration phase" log output which returns without triggering the sendToServer() calls on other code paths.
I am not convinced that this will never send location back, but looks like it might have been updated with to prevent phoning home in those countries in the MCC list (and maybe by hard-coded shortcuts the actual code). This would meet with what was said with there recent phoning home response from Nokia - i.e. (https://translate.google.com/translate?u=https://nrkbeta.no/...)
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As foobarbazetc noted, the listed packages have been specifically developed for Nokia (HMD). And although many only actually send telemetry on Nokia phones that have been sold in China, there is still quite a lot of data at stake that can be used to track the device when combined with data from other sources.
I wanted to share my findings to create the awareness that the mechanisms are there and it only takes a little misconfiguration (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/03/hmd-admits-the-nokia...) and all this goes straight to the Chinese authorities.
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full thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19530670
This is why I feel like a custom rom for this phone is long overdue so we can use our phones free of concerning bloatware and privacy issues.
It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.
AWFRONT said:
It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.
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well thats about time haha! welcome to the EMUI 11 club
I had emui 11 since december and there is not much a difference just higher number. no any changes ..
I been like one year thinking what else ppl want from an phone?? water fountain next update??
They can make change log about things but real feeling just same..
Aorus Mini-ITX RiG said:
I had emui 11 since december and there is not much a difference just higher number. no any changes ..
I been like one year thinking what else ppl want from an phone?? water fountain next update??
They can make change log about things but real feeling just same..
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Regarding your post, I consider myself the biggest critique of the mate 20x that I know. That said, I must admit that the newest update provides the best one thus far with noticeable improvements in the multitask and app switching depts. However (and thats a big 'however'), the benefits of this update should've been in place at least a year ago since huawei is always late in providing stability and features other phone companies already furnish much earlier with their own updates which to me is inexcusable for huawei not to do.
Deanro said:
Regarding your post, I consider myself the biggest critique of the mate 20x that I know. That said, I must admit that the newest update provides the best one thus far with noticeable improvements in the multitask and app switching depts. However (and thats a big 'however'), the benefits of this update should've been in place at least a year ago since huawei is always late in providing stability and features other phone companies already furnish much earlier with their own updates which to me is inexcusable for huawei not to do.
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It is not late but they not gonna be hurry with 3 year old phone.. They will focus on their latest flagships P40 series and mate 40 series.. As not many ppl bought 20 x series..
Had it since 2019 and I didn't notice any performance improvement just same..
I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
Is GMS still supported on the EVR-N29 with EMUI11?
Flavio said:
I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
Is GMS still supported on the EVR-N29 with EMUI11?
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Z fold? why would u be bored?? aah well ppl really don't know what they want... You want 20 X 5G? what for when u have this fold?? You not going to have things any better man... "20X 4G version is better.. than 5G
Aorus Mini-ITX RiG said:
It is not late but they not gonna be hurry with 3 year old phone.. They will focus on their latest flagships P40 series and mate 40 series.. As not many ppl bought 20 x series..
Had it since 2019 and I didn't notice any performance improvement just same..
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They are late which is what you dont understand. Theyre not just tardy in updating a 3 year old phone but for their other new offerings of phones as well. Many consumers who have bought huawei flagships complain of missing features as well as those that shouldve been baked into past updates rendering huawei phones below par to the rest of the competition's.
Especially important to note is huawei's brand suffers when even their older phones lack the stability and features that are integrated into updates for newer phones. Therefore, updates for grandfathered phones do reflect their current quality as a global company, else their brand suffers among consumers which negatively impacts their bottom line and long-term reputation.
Flavio said:
I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
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Truth be told, 5G is gimmicky and limited in practical application.
Get this phone rather :
How do I get this EMUI 11 update? I just got an EVR-N29 for very little money which I could not pass up.
My software is 10.1.0.235 (C431E4R2P1).
Software Update doesn't show an EMUI update.
... Never mind. I got the update through HiSuite on my PC.
Hi I have the Mate 20 X 5G Version C431 11.0.0.146 (Android 10) and I can not find the Wifi Calling or VoWifi options. Anybody knows if they take that out in EMUI 11? Thanks
Also in the lockscreen the cutout at the top right is not in the correct position. It covers part of the battery indicator
AWFRONT said:
It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.
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How the heck are you guys on emui 11? I can't get mine to update at all. Still on Android 9
So I finally got the updates going. Getting a Chinese sim card definitely did the trick. It wasn't even activated but worked instantly finding the updates
Hey,
Germany is implementing EU-Alert (ETSI TS 102 900 [1]) at the moment and referring to the local News, it is a huge mess [2].
But let's start at the beginning.
CellBroadcast is a core component of each mobile network generation (2G,3G,4G,5G,...) and part of the 3GPP spec. CellBroadcast basically allows the network to send a simple SMS to all mobile phones connected to a specific base station. Thes SMS-CB are sent with a Message Identifier (aka Channel, aka Topic) which gives them a special purpose by convention. e.g. ID / Channel 50 is often used for area related information [3], while channel 207 might broadcast local weather information. Since not all Channels are standardized, there is also the option to broadcast an Index that lists all channels with a description. And since users probably don't want any message broadcasted, users have to subscribe to these channels.
Since decades now, CellBroadcast is also used for public Emergency Warnings. This means that, by definition of a country, a specific channel is used to broadcast Emergency Warnings. Long time ago, in many countries it looks like Channel 919 was used for this purpose. For this to work properly, mobile phones were instructed to subscribe to channel 919 by default and also use a special ringtone (even if muted) to alert such a message.
Later - over 12 years ago - additional channels from 4370-4399 were standardized in ETSI TS 123 041 [4] for public warning systems like CMAS, EU-Alert, KPAS. All using the same channels which is beneficial for global roaming.
Android of course supports these public warning systems specified in ETSI TS 123 041 [4] since at least Android 4.2.2 [5]. And nations that use these systems already, like CMAS in the US, report very high and reliable coverage.
However, referring to German news [2] and government, not many phones that are currently on the market will actually support EU-Alert in Germany, despite already supporting EU-Alert in Netherlands or CMAS in the US.
How is this possible when exactly the same SMS-CB is broadcasted, just in a different country?
Golem [2] says that Samsung and Google already confirmed that EU-Alert is currently not supported in Germany, but updates will be rolled out to recent devices.
This strongly suggests to me that OEMs like Samsung and Google actually added country specific filters/configurations for these public warning systems to their phones without deploying a reasonable fallback. Public warning systems based on ETSI TS 123 041 [4] thus may only work in countries that were known to use these systems when the phone was released.
Isn't this an obvious issue?
Google said, starting with Android 11+ it will be possible to update the CellBroadcastReceiver App via Google Play. So devices with Android 11+ will likely receive an update to support EU-Alert in Germany. For Android 10 and older, OEMs will have to supply updates.
What also confuses me is the fact that all Android Phones I own (Nexus 4 with Android 5, Nexus 5X with Android 8, Pixel 3a with Android 12) here in Germany do actually offer the setting for Emergency Warnings and they are already enabled by default. So I assume they would work? Did Google actually deploy a sane default configuration here already?
But if they did - why isn't it working on ALL Android 11+ Phones already? I'm pretty sure my Pixel 3a uses Googles CellBroadcastReceiver App which is provided through the Play Store. So all Android 11+ phones should already use the exact same App?! Or am I wrong here? So what is this update Google actually needs to provide?
And does this also mean that with Android 11+ OEMs are not allowed / cannot implement their own Emergency Warning CellBroadcastReceiver?
This topic is really confusing to me
Shouldn't it be really simple?
All phones, regardless of the OEM, should have a proper SMS-CB Application which allows you to subscribe to custom channels, view the index, and manage your SMS-CB Messages.
Phones should also be aware of special channels to apply special ringtones etc if needed, but they should have a sane fallbacks!
A phone that knows about NL-Alert and CMAS may call messages on Channel 4370 received in the Netherlands "NL-Alert". But when it receives the same message in Germany, it shouldn't just drop it! It should display it as warning and call it whatever it wants. And if it doesn't know about CMAS / EU-Alert, it should just receive it as regular SMS-CB.
Can't be that hard?
Interestingly enough, Samsung phones allow you to subscribe to custom channels. Google phones do not :/
Should there be a better / more enforced standard, so that a country that wants to implement CMAS/EU-Alert in the future doesn't have to rely on OEMs help?
And finally some technical Questions:
I found zero Apps for Android that would allow me to subscribe to custom CellBroadcast Channels on my Google Android phones. Is this even possible?
Also, is it possible to test these CellBroadcasts somehow? Is it possible to write an App that can inject SMS-CB into the system?
Sorry for the long post, but I think this an important Topic.
Let me know what you think
Do you have experience with these Emergency Warnings already?
[1] https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102900_102999/102900/
[2] https://www.golem.de/news/cell-broadcast-warum-es-am-warntag-ruhig-bleiben-koennte-2206-165822.html
[3] https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/modular-system/cellbroadcast#channel-50
[4] https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/123000_123099/123041/11.04.00_60/ts_123041v110400p.pdf
[5] https://cs.android.com/android/plat...ternal/telephony/gsm/SmsCbConstants.java;l=58
Hey! I was just researching something about this. Thanks for your detailed post.
I am from Chile and, in my case, my operator had subscriptions to two channels: 919 and 920.
In order to see the Cell Broadcast menu in the Messages app, I had to override a CSC setting (I use a Samsung device), particularly "CarrierFeature_Message_DisableMenuCBMessage") because it seems some Chilean operators ordered Samsung to hide it.
Even then, the Google Cell Broadcast app would not let me modify settings other than test alerts.
In my country these emergency alerts are quite unreliable and are often sent by mistake or to the wrong place (i.e. sending a tsunami alert to an area more than 100 km away from the coast).
Shooting Star Max said:
Hey! I was just researching something about this. Thanks for your detailed post.
I am from Chile and, in my case, my operator had subscriptions to two channels: 919 and 920.
In order to see the Cell Broadcast menu in the Messages app, I had to override a CSC setting (I use a Samsung device), particularly "CarrierFeature_Message_DisableMenuCBMessage") because it seems some Chilean operators ordered Samsung to hide it.
Even then, the Google Cell Broadcast app would not let me modify settings other than test alerts.
In my country these emergency alerts are quite unreliable and are often sent by mistake or to the wrong place (i.e. sending a tsunami alert to an area more than 100 km away from the coast).
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Can you explain how you disabled this CSC setting and on what samsung phone/os?
You can see Googles/Androids latest default configuration for Chile (MCC 730) here:
https://cs.android.com/android/plat...apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/res/values-mcc730/
The config.xml really has some restrictive features enabled :/
Thanks for your reply!
Please note that all the following information assumes you have rooted your device. It's impossible to override this configuration otherwise.
My device is a Galaxy Note20 Ultra (Exynos version, SM‑N985F) running Android 12, One UI 4.1.
As you might know, Samsung devices include several packages named “CSC”, which define settings according to a sales code matching with a region. For example, a device sold in Chile without a carrier uses the sales code CHO, while one sold by operator Movistar uses the sales code CHT.
In the Galaxy Note20 Ultra, the CSC packages are stored in /optics/config/carriers/single (older Samsung devices might use /omc/).
Once you find the sales code matching with your current configuration, you can grab two files: cscfeature.xml and customer_carrier_feature.json. Taking CHO again as an example, the files would be /optics/config/carriers/single/CHO/conf/system/cscfeature.xml and/optics/config/carriers/single/CHO/conf/system/customer_carrier_feature.json.
These files are encoded, but OmcTextDecoder can take care of that.
In the case of CHO, customer_carrier_feature.json has the value "CarrierFeature_Message_DisableMenuCBMessage":"TRUE", which hides the cell broadcast menu in the stock Messages application. Just replace “TRUE” with “FALSE”, save the file and push it to its location. The next time you reboot your system, it will be applied.
Regarding the link you sent, I think we could get around that configuration by decompiling the GoogleCellBroadcastApp.apk through Apktool, modifying the restrictive values, and then pushing the APK to the device, replacing the original version.
Thank you!
Let me know if you managed to patch your original CellBroadcastReceiver.apk!
I actually tried using Runtime Resource Overlays (RROs) which is described on the official docu about CellBroadcast in Android.
You can find the result here: https://github.com/xsrf/android-de-alert
However, I didn't quite get these RROs. It looked like in Oreo you can use RROs to overlay any resource of any app without any permissions or matching signatures, which is quite a surprise to me?!
On my phones with more recent OS, I get signature mismatch errors and also it looks like apps now have to define what resources can be overlayed ...