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Hello. I managed to mess up the power settings of my device with Battery Guard and was stupid enough to not make a backup of the initial settings. Could someone PLEASE post the defaults xml? Thanks
Have you tried searching that thread for the defualts?
This question belongs in that thread anyways.
Thank you for your reply.
I searched that thread and even posted a request there... No responses there. And the subdevice power configurations are device specific and probably can be modified without that tool in the registry manually. That is why I tried asking here
darfri said:
Thank you for your reply.
I searched that thread and even posted a request there... No responses there. And the subdevice power configurations are device specific and probably can be modified without that tool in the registry manually. That is why I tried asking here
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Which .XML contains the default power settings?
The one that you save before making any tweaks.... don't tell me that you did the same mistake. IF you haven't changed anything it goes like this: Open the APP, click on the 4th icon below (the green circle with battery drawing on it) then on the upcoming page DRAG the low icons stripe as left as possible, there you'll see a cylinder drawing with a floppy disc and a pen. Pushing it'll take you to the file save dialogue. You can save it there as a *.bck file (batteryguards own format?) or as an provisional xml. That is the way you'll output the file.
BTW it is great but dangerous app. I managed to tweak the standby time to approximately 22days based on calculation of 2*24 hours drain when the phone was laying still on a normal coverage. After that I wanted more but that was the point where I messed up something
darfri said:
The one that you save before making any tweaks.... don't tell me that you did the same mistake. IF you haven't changed anything it goes like this: Open the APP, click on the 4th icon below (the green circle with battery drawing on it) then on the upcoming page DRAG the low icons stripe as left as possible, there you'll see a cylinder drawing with a floppy disc and a pen. Pushing it'll take you to the file save dialogue. You can save it there as a *.bck file (batteryguards own format?) or as an provisional xml. That is the way you'll output the file.
BTW it is great but dangerous app. I managed to tweak the standby time to approximately 22days based on calculation of 2*24 hours drain when the phone was laying still on a normal coverage. After that I wanted more but that was the point where I messed up something
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Sorry, I don't use this program, I thought that there was an XML I could extract from a ROM that would have the stock power settings.
Sounds like you'll probably have to hard reset to get them back.
No, I just need a backup file from someone who did that clever move at start or a person who would install this program to raphael, save the xml/bck file, uninstall the app (if he wants) and send me the xml/bck
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No, I just need a backup file from someone who did that clever move at start or a person who would install this program to raphael, save the xml/bck file, uninstall the app (if he wants) and send me the xml/bck
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Which format do you prefer?
Wow... you did it! THANKS! I think bck would be the best!
darfri said:
Wow... you did it! THANKS! I think bck would be the best!
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I posted it to the other thread. Good luck.
I'll have to check that program out before I uninstall it.
Thanks.
Thank you again! I think this program is the best battery drain minimizer if you know that your device is changing the power states correctly. Now that you have the backup file try the settings there. I think the worst thing that can happen is that your device wont wake up from standby. But you'll surely get it running with soft reset and then can load the initial bck/xml file
I'm so paranoid about my ICS (although I have no problems) I created a small application to check if we have the famous chip bug and as root makes the reading test on the memory to verify that we have not damaged.
Do not be too critical of the appearance. It's just a quick prototype to verify that we are without memory corruption.
I hope you find it useful: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
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I'm so paranoid about my ICS (although I have no problems) I created a small application to check if we have the famous chip bug and as root makes the reading test on the memory to verify that we have not damaged.
Do not be too critical of the appearance. It's just a quick prototype to verify that we are without memory corruption.
I hope you find it useful: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
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What does it do, and how exactly does it go about verifying?
I do not mean to be a skeptic, but I am typically cautious if an app is asking for root permissions.
Mmmm be nice if this is true
Btw link doesn't work
Root permissions are for memory read. I use "dd ..." command.
Vinagre said:
Root permissions are for memory read. I use "dd ..." command.
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it would basically attempt to read the entire emmc ,and if at any point it fails or lock up the phone then that means we have damage.
just so we are clear ,having bad sectors is normal wear and tear ,this would only indicate that it's more prone to locking up when wiping from LPY ,not that anyone should attempt such a thing anyway.
brockyneo said:
Btw link doesn't work
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The link is partial, without http:. I am young at forum for links :-(
You can search into play store.
Looks like a good app, but crashes whenever I rotate the screen or touch the screen while its running on CM9 6/9. I'll try not touching my phone at all when its running to see if it will pass.
No freezing for me!
Doesn't this do the same as Chainfire's Got Brickbug app?
Edit: Aha, no it's not.
So, whenever it gets to about 4.8 GB it goes really fast from this point to 15 GB in under 1 second. I have more than 4.8 GB stored on my card - about 11 GB. What does this mean? Is my emmc good or not?
Edit: Fail. My mistake... OMG..
Edit2: It has currently used 360 seconds.
Edit3: It's done checking.. Now what? Do we get a message if it's damaged?
I have a bad Chip but no damage
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
75 seconds.
Why it does not show any message if there's damage or not ?
lol more than 800 seconds here, didn't get a message so I presume it's still ok.
Nice
Nice app...I have an Insane chip, but no damage at all...check took about 80 secs....ufff....I feel more relieved now!...
Thanks !
Passed, took 615s.
Why does it ask SU permissions so many times during the test .
Vinagre said:
I'm so paranoid about my ICS (although I have no problems) I created a small application to check if we have the famous chip bug and as root makes the reading test on the memory to verify that we have not damaged.
Do not be too critical of the appearance. It's just a quick prototype to verify that we are without memory corruption.
I hope you find it useful: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
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If you so paranoid... install paranoidandroid lol
OK - so I have a damaged chip and I live in the US (imported the phone). Now what?
Why not just give us the terminal command so that we can see the error messages, if any?
Why would it take longer on some devices?
Mine took about exactly 104 seconds on the German LPY and checked 15388672 (k?)
Is it possible to create a user-facing setting to manually enter the actual capacity of the battery in use? Perhaps under either settings->battery or settings->performance->battery? I've read through this and I think I have a decent grasp of all the moving parts behind the graph the system prints in settings->battery.
For my part, I've always used a larger-than-stock battery, and furthermore I use my batteries long enough that they start to show a noticeable dip in effective capacity. I'm assuming that if I could set the value manually (in the later case, I'm aware that there are apps that will try to calculate the effective capacity of an aged battery), my battery statistics would be a bit more accurate, especially the feature in lollipop that attempts to estimate remaining battery life. I'm aware that I could accomplish this be decompiling the framework and modifying the value in power_profile.xml, but that seems tedious to do if I'm flashing nightlies somewhat regularly.
JoeSyr said:
Is it possible to create a user-facing setting to manually enter the actual capacity of the battery in use? Perhaps under either settings->battery or settings->performance->battery? I've read through this and I think I have a decent grasp of all the moving parts behind the graph the system prints in settings->battery.
For my part, I've always used a larger-than-stock battery, and furthermore I use my batteries long enough that they start to show a noticeable dip in effective capacity. I'm assuming that if I could set the value manually (in the later case, I'm aware that there are apps that will try to calculate the effective capacity of an aged battery), my battery statistics would be a bit more accurate, especially the feature in lollipop that attempts to estimate remaining battery life. I'm aware that I could accomplish this be decompiling the framework and modifying the value in power_profile.xml, but that seems tedious to do if I'm flashing nightlies somewhat regularly.
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Last time I checked, the power_profile number was not actually USED anywhere by anything. (This might have changed with Lollipop though, I need to check that... It could be, or it may be simply based on how fast the SoC percentage changes.)
All of the statistics are measured based on:
1) State of Charge percentages, which are always handled by the fuel gauge chipset itself. If these are inaccurate, something is wrong with your device's kernel or hardware.
2) Estimation of what certain components within the system consume when they're in a given state. e.g. the various components OTHER than total capacity in power_profile.xml
Thanks for the insight. I also just picked through a few battery tester apps to try to gauge where my batteries are at, and one of them asked me if I wanted to use the system value (I'm assuming it read this from power_profile.xml, it was the incorrect stock value), or the actual value as reported by the battery(which was accurate).
So I guess the information is there all the same if anything wants to use it (assuming that the author knew what to use).
JoeSyr said:
Thanks for the insight. I also just picked through a few battery tester apps to try to gauge where my batteries are at, and one of them asked me if I wanted to use the system value (I'm assuming it read this from power_profile.xml, it was the incorrect stock value), or the actual value as reported by the battery(which was accurate).
So I guess the information is there all the same if anything wants to use it (assuming that the author knew what to use).
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Hmm, so maybe the capacity in power_profile is used by some apps but not anything in the system itself...
Entropy512 said:
Hmm, so maybe the capacity in power_profile is used by some apps but not anything in the system itself...
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Err, actually I 'dun goofed when I was tinkering around with that app. For the record, it's Battery Widget Monitor and it only seems to present those options during the first-run wizard(after that you can set it manually in a different dialogue). I started thinking I had a 2100 mAh battery in the phone (which was true), but when I saw those options I assumed that one of them was correct, so I basically convinced myself that I had my 1850 in (I peaked but the label faces inward, and I have two batteries that are the same color...ugh).
Long story short, what the app actually offers is "from battery files" and "from battery profile". I think the latter is being read from battery_profile.xml, because I decompiled my framework-res.apk and it matches (and the value is correct for stock toro battery, 1850). I think the first option must be that app's own database, because it's using the maguro value of 1750, and it seems most likely that the app just can't differentiate any finer than "Galaxy Nexus".
So I guess that's actually sort of back to square one; the app does rely on what's in power_profile.xml (or manual input), but that doesn't really say anything about what the system does or doesn't use it for.
I'm all for consolidation, but there's something that keeps me from wanting to use Google Wallet and/or Samsung Pay.
I know that, specifically with Samsung Pay, they say their token system is even safer than swiping the actual card because of all the data located on the magnetic strip.
However, where is the original information stored when we first take a picture of our card? That image and the information we put in our phones must be stored somewhere, right? How truly secure is our data when we first put it in the Samsung Pay app?
My biggest fear is, wherever that storage location is, that our data will somehow get hacked in the future...
Thoughts?
Well you don't have to take a picture of the card if you don't want to. You can manually add all your card info in. When I was accepted in the beta I just manually input my info. I have USAA so it didn't work, but I can verify that you don't have to take a pic.
kevs888 said:
I'm all for consolidation, but there's something that keeps me from wanting to use Google Wallet and/or Samsung Pay.
I know that, specifically with Samsung Pay, they say their token system is even safer than swiping the actual card because of all the data located on the magnetic strip.
However, where is the original information stored when we first take a picture of our card? That image and the information we put in our phones must be stored somewhere, right? How truly secure is our data when we first put it in the Samsung Pay app?
My biggest fear is, wherever that storage location is, that our data will somehow get hacked in the future...
Thoughts?
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I've been digging around a ton in this subject, and have still come up with more questions than answers. I'll start with some basic definitions.
Tokenization: The act of substituting sensitive information (in this case card information) with a non-sensitive token that references the sensitive information (maps back to sensistive information through a tokenization system. Reverse engineering the sensitive information is unreadable without access to the system. For Samsung pay, this token is device specific. A dynamic, one time use security code is also transmitted.
MST: Magnetic Secure Transmission. This method of payment emulated a card swipe by generating a magnetic field that the magnetic sensor in a card reader picks up. This method of payment, at least in my eyes, is a stop gap. Samsung claims that it still uses tokenization, but I am not sure that is possible. The magnetic field is rather weak, and strength and distance have an exponential inverse relationship. This means that the field is practically undetectable beyond 3 inches.
For NFC payments, Samsung utilizes basically the same technology as Apple Pay. No sensistive information stored anywhere, tokenization, one time security code handshake, etc. This is pretty much considered the most secure form of payment after cash. MST, on the other hand, is only as secure as swiping your card. To me, MST is not a long-term solution. Samsung Pay defaults to NFC if it detects the terminal support. It's a stop gap measure. One that allows the ease of use of mobile payments even where NFC/EMV terminals have not been adopted. It will slowly phase out in use.
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Well you don't have to take a picture of the card if you don't want to. You can manually add all your card info in. When I was accepted in the beta I just manually input my info. I have USAA so it didn't work, but I can verify that you don't have to take a pic.
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I've been digging around a ton in this subject, and have still come up with more questions than answers. .
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Thanks for your replies.
I guess my main concern is not the security of when we're actually paying at a POS in a store...I'm wondering who stores the initial card information when we type/capture the information within Samsung Pay initially?
Samsung Pay touts that no sensitive information is actually stored on the phone when making a payment. However, that sensitive information has to be stored somewhere, right?
Maybe even on a broader scope, with Google Wallet, Android Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay, do they store our credit card information in their servers?
As secure as OUR transactions may be, if their systems get hacked with our initial information stored, we're in deep doo-doo. Call me paranoid, but with all these retailers and creditors getting hacked, I'm freaked out about having card information stored somewhere other than in my wallet.
kevs888 said:
Thanks for your replies.
I guess my main concern is not the security of when we're actually paying at a POS in a store...I'm wondering who stores the initial card information when we type/capture the information within Samsung Pay initially?
Samsung Pay touts that no sensitive information is actually stored on the phone when making a payment. However, that sensitive information has to be stored somewhere, right?
Maybe even on a broader scope, with Google Wallet, Android Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay, do they store our credit card information in their servers?
As secure as OUR transactions may be, if their systems get hacked with our initial information stored, we're in deep doo-doo. Call me paranoid, but with all these retailers and creditors getting hacked, I'm freaked out about having card information stored somewhere other than in my wallet.
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That sensitive information is stored exactly where it is currently stored: only with the financial institution. Samsung does not have access to your PAN, the device doesn't know your PAN. Only the card issuer's bank knows your PAN. With Samsung Pay, your device generates a device-specific token to use instead. The token is linked to the device, and so can only be used from that device. It is considered mathematically impossible to reverse engineer as it is generated randomly, and has no real attachment to the sensitive information it references.
Even in the case of the photograph setup. That image is never written to disk. It's held in RAM for the duration of it's life, then most likely just dereferenced (RAM is overwritten so frequently that you really shouldn't need to worry about remnants, although they might have chosen to overwrite the address space... I doubt it, though). The only way your card information is getting stolen is if the financial institution is hacked, and I'd imagine they pretty rapidly disable all cards if that were to happen.
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That sensitive information is stored exactly where it is currently stored: only with the financial institution. Samsung does not have access to your PAN, the device doesn't know your PAN. Only the card issuer's bank knows your PAN. With Samsung Pay, your device generates a device-specific token to use instead. The token is linked to the device, and so can only be used from that device. It is considered mathematically impossible to reverse engineer as it is generated randomly, and has no real attachment to the sensitive information it references.
Even in the case of the photograph setup. That image is never written to disk. It's held in RAM for the duration of it's life, then most likely just dereferenced (RAM is overwritten so frequently that you really shouldn't need to worry about remnants, although they might have chosen to overwrite the address space... I doubt it, though). The only way your card information is getting stolen is if the financial institution is hacked, and I'd imagine they pretty rapidly disable all cards if that were to happen.
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That's a great explanation. Thanks for that.
What got me nervous was reading on Google Wallet that " All your financial information in Google Wallet is encrypted and stored on Google’s secure servers in secure locations."
Does this mean Google's methods are less secure (relatively speaking) than Samsung Pay?
kevs888 said:
That's a great explanation. Thanks for that.
What got me nervous was reading on Google Wallet that " All your financial information in Google Wallet is encrypted and stored on Google’s secure servers in secure locations."
Does this mean Google's methods are less secure (relatively speaking) than Samsung Pay?
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With Google Wallet, Google (kind of) acts as the Token Vault, rather than leaving this to the banks' Tokenization Systems. When you put a card into Google Wallet, a virtual card number is generated. This virtual card number links to some Google cloud software payment system, which then routes the purchase through your actual card number. So yes, Google does store your actual card information encrypted somewhere, but doesn't transmit it.
While Google Wallet doesn't support banks' Tokenization Systems, Android Pay will. Google Wallet will more than likely deprecate support to add cards, and will be used as a front for your Wallet balance. I think the direction they are pushing Google Wallet is for money transfers between people (think Venmo and Paypal), while Android Pay will be their merchant payment solution.
Im just going to stick with Android Pay. I am rooted so I can't use Samsung Pay anymore.
how safe is samsung pay need a pan card
if you want to safe a Samsung pay specifically with Samsung Pay, they say their token system is even safer than pan card need copy this link and search //knowyourpan.net/
Hi Everyone
I'm assume my phone been hacked or cloned I'm not sure what's the right word for it but I need help to find out If I'm right or I'm just being paranoid.
Galaxy S10e SM-GF970F
Phone status Official
One UI version 3.0
Android version 11
I find in my battery usage my secure folder using 381 MB of data what I hardly use, , 324 MB Foreground, 57 MB background.
In the secure folder checking wi-fi data usage , on the bottom has "something" named 15010286 what used 5,41 kb data in the past week..
Some of my setting are changing, like I had swithed off the option to show up the letter or number when I typing passwords etc.
When I checking battery usage in settings, I scrolling down and after couple seconds its jump up the top again.
My question would be: any program what would find the program what the intruder used?
How can be sure if Im hacked or how can I clean my phone??
Thanks
Sounds less like a hacker and more like just a buggy phone xD. This behaviour is in fact strange but I would doubt that this is a hacker. Maybe you've downloaded some cracked apks from the internet and accidentally downloaded malware.
Maybe this isn't the best way but try this:
Go to device care, device security (or something similar) and scan your phone. If there is an obvious malware the scan will detect it. if not, I cannot help you.
Personally I store everything on my sd card so I would just do a factory reset. Idk about you.
Thanks for the reply.
I have SOPHOS "antieverything" on my phone, the only app what didn't come from google play was the latest Vanced.
Device care/device security shows no malware.
I have 100 GB data on my phone, my SD card encrypted, same as my phone. Any advice what is the easiest way to save all those pictures and videos before I factory reset my phone? Preferably direct to an USB as most likely my PC and home network hacked too.
Thanks
GusTheHun said:
Thanks for the reply.
I have SOPHOS "antieverything" on my phone, the only app what didn't come from google play was the latest Vanced.
Device care/device security shows no malware.
I have 100 GB data on my phone, my SD card encrypted, same as my phone. Any advice what is the easiest way to save all those pictures and videos before I factory reset my phone? Preferably direct to an USB as most likely my PC and home network hacked too.
Thanks
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just connect your device to PC and do MTP connection and transfer all files (pictures, videos, music, hentai folder .. etc) to PC
fast and efficient
Thanks for that.
I can save my stuff but still won't know if I been hacked or not??
GusTheHun said:
Thanks for that.
I can save my stuff but still won't know if I been hacked or not??
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those damn xxxxx they are on the move again
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