I'm getting a work provided phone on Verizon, but want to keep my Nexus One on Tmo with a data only package. Can I strip out all the voice related features by removing "contacts.apk" and "mms.apk" from CM 5.0.6 with no ill effects? I dont want to accidentally rack up charges if avoidable. Thanks.
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I have bought a new Galaxy S2 today, migrating from HTC Diamond Touch with custom ROM (which I have forgot how and when I flashed 5 years ago)
I need your help guys on what are the most necessary things I have to do (or read about) to get me started quickly with the phone:
1-Import/export contacts.
2-Control data connection (I dont want a huge bill waiting for me on a holiday)
3-block or delete and spyware/ad-ware if it is part of Android ? (no idea) particularly blocking Google from silently collecting my data.
4-Would I be able to type SMS in any language ? (i.e. Latin letters, Cyrillic, Arabic)
4-Best ROM for Battery and Best ROM for features.
Your suggestions are mostly appreciated
Cheers !
Damian
1. from a win6 phone? no idea
2. you have a data on/off switch in the notification panel
3. get adblock to block ads, don't believe google silently collects things that you do on your phone, however if you use their apps like search/maps/nav/youtube or whatever they collect that info just like on the pc
4. possibly
5. try them all, there's plenty of samsung/miui/cyanogen mod roms out there and they all differ in looks/features
Many thanks for your advise, I will make some tests once I get the phone.
Cheers !
Hey to you, fellow forum members.
Recently I sold my laptop and decided to save a little bit of extra cash instead of buying a new one right away. For all I knew, I already had another personal computer in my pocket - the Galaxy S III. So I hooked it up with the cheapest bluetooth keyboard I could find - believe it or not - Apple's
However, I noticed that no matter what I do, I can not get it to type in my native language when using CM10. The keyboard has the additional key layout (not an international edition). When using stock Samsung software everything works fine, even 3rd party apps that support my language work flawlessly. That makes me believe that it's not a "feature" of Samsung's sotck keyboard app but rather something to do with system files. However the files responsible for keyboards (/system/usr/keychars & /system/usr/keylayout) are the same for both CM and stock, so that means the thing I'm looking for is something else, or I'm missing a crucial element.
So... what are the files I have to get from Samsung's stock firmware to make Apple's Wireless Keyboard work?
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I thought I'd start a thread to post the top (best) things to do with your AT&T HOX+ on a stock ROM.
Unlock Bootloader, Install CWM Recovery & Root
In order to be able to do many of things listed here, you will need to have root access to your phone. Follow the following thread to unlock and root your phone. By unlocking your bootloader, you'll be able to install custom ROMS down the road if/and when you want.
How-To Thread - Credit goes to hasoon2000
Disable AT&T Crap-ware
The one and only time I'll give kudos to Apple is that they don't let the carriers load up their phones with preinstalled crap-ware. Sadly, not the case with Android. So, you're left with manually having to disable them. Luckily you only need to it once.
Below is the list of Apps to disable (unless you actually want to use any). Simply go the Settings > Apps > All and select Disable for each app.
AT&T Code Scanner
AT&T Family Map
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Locker
AT&T Messages
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Ready2Go
Device Help
Facebook (sorry, Google+ user)
Internet (if you use Chrome only)
Live TV
ME Infiltrator
NOOK
YPmobile
Enable Tether (on AT&T)
Obviously you should have a legit tethering plan with AT&T [chuckle], but you can easily bypass their check and enable it on your HOX+ utilizing the stock wifi tethering app (no need for 3rd party apps).
How-To Thread - Credit goes to 911jason
Disable AT&T ANNOYING Boot Animation
The AT&T boot animation is just annoying, loud and obnoxious. With this little tweak, you can disable it and just have the HTC stock boot animation enabled.
How-To Thread - Credit goes to sixcarnage
Disable Automatic AT&T WiFi Hotspot
Nothing annoys me more than being close to a Starbucks (or any AT&T Hotspot locations) and being forced to connect to their WiFi, only to get crap to zero connection and then having to disable WiFi on your phone and forgetting to turn it back on later. URGH. Not to mention LTE is blazing fast in comparison.
How-To Thread - Credit goes to spyz88
Use Google Voice for Voicemail
Whether you use Google Voice all the time or not, you can have your phone use its VM option instead of AT&T's. I prefer it because I have an easy archive of all my VMs, easier access from anywhere, and obviously having them transcribed for me.
Normally you can select your VM carrier through the Google Voice app on your phone, but obviously AT&T blocks this. Instead, all you have to do is dial the following:
Activate:**004*1XXXXXXXXXX#, where is Xs represent your 10-digit Google Voice number
Deactivate: ##004#
Replace Default Keypress Sounds
The stock HTC keyboard is decent, but fails horribly at swipe predictions and is very limiting. You have many options out there for 3rd party keyboards, and of course the stock Android JB 4.2 keyboard with swipe. For me, I found Swype Beta to be the best in terms of layout, swipe predictions and other cool little features.
The problem with Swype (or stock Android 4.2 keyboard) is that it uses the keypress sounds found under /media/ui which HTC never bothered to update from the days of Android 2.0. Needless to say they're horrid.
If you find yourself wanting to use either of these keyboards, you can easily extract the keypress sounds from the HTC keyboard APK and use them instead by copying them over to /media/ui.
What you'll notice is that Swype doesn't have a volume control for the keypress sounds, and they're set to UBER high. What I did is take the sounds from the HTC keyboard APK and then used Audacity to reduce the gain by -13 and that gives you a perfect level.
For Swiftkey fans, unfortunately the keypress sounds are stored inside of their APK, it doesn't use the system default.
I didn't post the sounds because I presume they're copyrighted by HTC, so you'll need to get them yourself...very easy.
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Got More?
Please add any other useful tweaks that I might have missed (or that I...or others...don't know about). Just keep in mind two things:
Tweaks must work on HOX+ STOCK AT&T ROM
and…tweaks only, no apps
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Hi all, I just received my new handset, a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact as an upgrade to my Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm not a noob per se, but these are noob questions I have, any answers for which I would be most grateful. My otherwise stellar google-fu has failed me these past two days and some clearer, direct advice and answers would be immensely helpful.
- A general question re: the Play Store. If I purchase a paid app, does it remain available to me to re-download and update forever after? Does it last between multiple/new devices? I want to buy Navigon Europe, but wanted to know if it's a once-only deal or remains available to me to download permanently.
- Contact syncing. On my past android phones, I've always somehow managed to import all my contacts from various online accts (eg. FB, GMail, etc). I have all my contacts (up-to-date) in Outlook on my PC and ideally want them, and only them, on my device contact list. I don't want the phone to synch anything with anything except my Outlook contacts but don't know what steps I can take to avoid that.
- Battery: I've had mixed messages about the first charge (currently in-progress at the time of writing!). Do Li-Ion batteries need to be charged for 16hrs or just until they're full?
- Converting the SIM Card: My S4 uses a MicroSIM, the Z3 Compact a NanoSIM. I heard they can be cut manually...is it safe to do that, or should I wait 3 days for TMobile (UK) to send me one?
I have two last questions that are more general advice than anything, but answers still appreciated!
- What apps/services are best to transfer my data over from my old handset to the new one? I can figure this out, but any recommendations from experience in doing the same would be welcome. I can figure out how to use them, just a general idea of apps/services to make sure I don't miss anything (texts, calendar, apps). Presumably I can download an app, *export* a file to my SD card, install the app and SD card on the new phone and "import" the file?
- This is a tough one...I have Barclays Mobile Banking app and kept my S4 stock since it apparently stopped working on rooted phones. I'd like to root my Z3 Compact but would have to stay stock for the Barclays app alone. Is there a good way to like trick the phone to believe it's not rooted, or stealth it, etc?
Any advice would be most gratefully received. I think I've answered the battery question but am still concerned about the rest. Many thanks in advance.
KingsGambit said:
Hi all, I just received my new handset, a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact as an upgrade to my Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm not a noob per se, but these are noob questions I have, any answers for which I would be most grateful. My otherwise stellar google-fu has failed me these past two days and some clearer, direct advice and answers would be immensely helpful.
- A general question re: the Play Store. If I purchase a paid app, does it remain available to me to re-download and update forever after? Does it last between multiple/new devices? I want to buy Navigon Europe, but wanted to know if it's a once-only deal or remains available to me to download permanently.
- Contact syncing. On my past android phones, I've always somehow managed to import all my contacts from various online accts (eg. FB, GMail, etc). I have all my contacts (up-to-date) in Outlook on my PC and ideally want them, and only them, on my device contact list. I don't want the phone to synch anything with anything except my Outlook contacts but don't know what steps I can take to avoid that.
- Battery: I've had mixed messages about the first charge (currently in-progress at the time of writing!). Do Li-Ion batteries need to be charged for 16hrs or just until they're full?
- Converting the SIM Card: My S4 uses a MicroSIM, the Z3 Compact a NanoSIM. I heard they can be cut manually...is it safe to do that, or should I wait 3 days for TMobile (UK) to send me one?
I have two last questions that are more general advice than anything, but answers still appreciated!
- What apps/services are best to transfer my data over from my old handset to the new one? I can figure this out, but any recommendations from experience in doing the same would be welcome. I can figure out how to use them, just a general idea of apps/services to make sure I don't miss anything (texts, calendar, apps). Presumably I can download an app, *export* a file to my SD card, install the app and SD card on the new phone and "import" the file?
- This is a tough one...I have Barclays Mobile Banking app and kept my S4 stock since it apparently stopped working on rooted phones. I'd like to root my Z3 Compact but would have to stay stock for the Barclays app alone. Is there a good way to like trick the phone to believe it's not rooted, or stealth it, etc?
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Paid apps are transferrable between devices, assuming you use the same Google account that it is linked to.
When you sign into Google (and your other accounts) it will ask if you want to Backup and Restore. Just leave it unchecked and then when finished importing Outlook contacts, you can go into your Google account and just make sure to only sync the options you're interested in by checking/unchecking whatever boxes you need.
I find a good way to transfer texts, call logs, apps, etc from device to device is by using an app like Go Backup. You were on the right path with the idea of backing up on the phone, transferring to PC, and switching it to a new phone. If you don't have access to a PC at the time, you can use something like Wifi File Explorer Pro to connect to it, assuming you have access to wifi or can wifi tether between the 2.
Cutting of the SIM is possible manually, but if you don't have access to a good SIM card cutter tool (obviously you don't have one in your possession, but any respectable repair shop or cell phone provider will have one. It only takes 5 seconds, but still there is a slight risk of damaging the card. It is best to get a new one. It is possible to cut with a sharp Exacto knife or something of the sort, but when going to nano, the margin of error is so small that I don't recommend.
As far as root and Barclay's, I don't believe it is an option. There have been attempts to bypass this restriction, but I believe that it has been without success. See:
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.devadvance.rootcloak
Thank you for your helpful reply! I've moved most of my data over successfully, installed/copied most apps and setup most accounts. I did however ruin my MicroSIM in my attempts at converting it to Nano size. Have ordered a replacement but currently unable to call or text. Ah well!
I took the plunge and blew some money on the Play Store. I have the apps working now, and hope that they will remain available to me hereafter.
Thanks for the info on the Barclays App. I think I will skip rooting again *sigh* It's very annoying. There's a bunch of bloat I cannot freeze/quarantine, the ability to move apps to the SD card isn't available...all for one app If I found an APK of an old version, from back when it worked on a rooted phone, that might be an option?
Only issue I now have (apart from getting used to a few changes!) is with Email. On the S4, I set up my email as follows: Email: Forwarding Address - Incoming Server: BT Internet - Outgoing: Gmail (Set to send using my forwarding address). It worked fine. Now on the Z3C, I no longer have a box to enter my "Email address". Only "Username" and "Password". I can get my Emails from BT, can send via Gmail but it comes with "On behalf of..." in the sender field which is driving me mad! These are the little things that reallyget aggravating. Spent 2 hours already trying to work it out
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What are the problems/ issues of using an old version if the phone is only used for calls/ texting/ email (not GMail)? After rooting a device and removing Bloatware and Google what's the potential issues in using the device? I only use my phone for calling and texting and keeping notes, some photos, few emails. No banking/ shopping apps, no social media. I like having a very basic phone, so most of the upgrades in the UI would probably not be important to me. I plan to upgrade at some point but I need to have a phone with a 4" or smaller display and it's got to be around $50 used.
I have a couple of older Samsungs that are small, which I prefer. One is running 4.4.2, is rooted and is in the process of removing most Google apps ( I have installed the Brave browser but limited data use) and the other is even older running Gingerbread that I plan to re-purpose for a signal generator but might consider using as backup.
New to Android and still learning, so any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
PS. I was planning on moving to Lineage but I managed to buy a Samsung with an unlockable bootloader so just rooted it and started removing stuff I don't need. Seems to be OK for the most part.
kellyvotrenom said:
Hi
What are the problems/ issues of using an old version if the phone is only used for calls/ texting/ email (not GMail)? After rooting a device and removing Bloatware and Google what's the potential issues in using the device? I only use my phone for calling and texting and keeping notes, some photos, few emails. No banking/ shopping apps, no social media. I like having a very basic phone, so most of the upgrades in the UI would probably not be important to me. I plan to upgrade at some point but I need to have a phone with a 4" or smaller display and it's got to be around $50 used.
I have a couple of older Samsungs that are small, which I prefer. One is running 4.4.2, is rooted and is in the process of removing most Google apps ( I have installed the Brave browser but limited data use) and the other is even older running Gingerbread that I plan to re-purpose for a signal generator but might consider using as backup.
New to Android and still learning, so any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
PS. I was planning on moving to Lineage but I managed to buy a Samsung with an unlockable bootloader so just rooted it and started removing stuff I don't need. Seems to be OK for the most part.
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Hello,
there might be some downsides, one of them being that your device doesn't have the latest security patches implemented. Another one is that some apps might not work anymore as their minimum API version is higher than your current OS.
Beside this, there are no real downsides of running an older Android version. If you got your device setup according to your needs, then there is no real issue at all in case you don't store any sensitive information (bank account username/password for example, but this applies to all mobile devices in my opinion) on your device.