Android Thread

[chevyrado14]

Yea I'm still getting 3-4 bars of 4g like a champ

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2

[stonehenge]

some people are saying that it hands off smoother and seems to hold onto 4g a little better

if i don't have 15 bars of 4G then im gonna be pissed

[theholycow]

4G? My phone was getting hot in my pocket so I took it out and looked, I had 1X.

:bishplz:

[stonehenge]

well we aren't on the cutting edge of mobile technologies like cao :emo:

[theholycow]

:lol:

[JayBo]

hey Waaan.

Whatd you say was good to use for changing call volume/etc automatically when you get to a different location?

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jellybro better than paradigm?

[stonehenge]

Jellybro = CM10 plus a few additions

We're all using Jellybro or AOSKP at this point besides you :happy:

Try llama for changing settings based on location. Tasker would probably work too but is $ so you'd have to :secret:

[JayBo]

LOL I'm the only one huh?

I'm just a fool for stability and making sure all the functions work. I'm OCD as fuck if you can't tell :cheeky:

[MikeH]

Paradigm was updated yesterday yaybo

[stonehenge]

LOL I'm the only one huh?

I'm just a fool for stability and making sure all the functions work. I'm OCD as fuck if you can't tell :cheeky:

Jellybro and AOSKP are both stable and everything works :smileshrug:

The only thing I ran into so far on Jellybro is changing the icons for lockscreen targets FCs for me. Everything else running like seks.

[JayBo]

i don't change icons and stuff though lol.

I flash and leave alone :happy:



It did? i shall go look

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can flash w/o wipe

:fuckyeah:

[chevyrado14]

when i set up my lock screen on jellybro i used the white system icons and it worked perfect. i have camera, phone, sms, and unlock

[stonehenge]

Those are the ones I tried to use and it FCs. Since yours was probably setup before the latest build I'm guessing either

1) the newest build is broked there
2) its because i dirty flashed jellybro over aokp :roflmao:

It lets me change the target and the new target works. Then it lets me tap the icon, choose System, and see the list but when I choose an icon from the list it FCs. :shrug:

[chevyrado14]

yea i did it way back when i first flashed from a fresh wipe.

[stonehenge]

Can you try changing an icon for me? If it works for you then I'll wipe data later :|

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[theholycow]

Jellybro = CM10 plus a few additions

We're all using Jellybro or AOSKP at this point besides you :happy:

Try llama for changing settings based on location. Tasker would probably work too but is $ so you'd have to :secret:

:wave:

[chevyrado14]

changed one to an icon i had on sd and back to system no fc.

[stonehenge]

Lool I meant everyone else with a GNex although even MBP is using AOKP I think on his S3

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[JayBo]

There can't really be that many differences in between the 3. I dunno what AOKP even fucking means lol

[chevyrado14]

Android Open Kang Project its a play on AOSP Android Open Source Project. Just a name for the ROM

[stonehenge]

changed one to an icon i had on sd and back to system no fc.

Thanks brah, will wipe later.


There can't really be that many differences in between the 3. I dunno what AOKP even fucking means lol

They have a lot of the same features with small differences. Nothing wrong with Paradigm.

Android Open Kang Project

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[MikeH]

I be running CNA :sneaky:

[stonehenge]

:bertstare:

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[MikeH]

when setting system icon for lock shortcut I also get FC so something must be up with it right now.

[stonehenge]

MikeB = special

[chevyrado14]

:awwyeah:

[MikeH]

I bet if you flash an older build and set it up and then dirty flash a new build it will work fine.

[stonehenge]

2 flashes?

:bishplz:

[MikeH]

I dont use the shortcuts anyways so IDGAF, EOS/CNA lets you set shortcuts on the google now circle too though

[JayBo]

flashed the paradigm update.

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wasnt you usign MIUI wan?

[MikeH]

I was on MIUI for a while.

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I dont understand the popup in CM now because it opens the app as well in the background?

[chevyrado14]

yea thats annoying hopefully they fix it soon

[stonehenge]

The popup is clean and i like it but yeah, opening the app is kinda redundant and it also wakes up my screen (shows lockscreen) even though the "wake and unlock" option is off.

Things I miss from AOKP are brightness slider, torch toggle, and camera sound option.

But there's a brightness button toggle and camera sounds are easily fixed by renaming 2 files so idgaf. :happy:

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wasnt you usign MIUI wan?

I was for a day or two, then back to AOKP, and now Jellybro :jester:

[MikeH]

Set a lock shortcut to a torch app.

[stonehenge]

i'll do that next time i'm in the dark, fuck preparation :cheeky:

[stonehenge]

bish ass cdma radio takes forever to flash, lte was done in seconds

[stonehenge]

Toggled LTE on/off and it was a damn quick handoff imo.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

I thought there was some sort of "allow overlapping" setting to fix this but idk, can't find it in apex.

http://www.imgur.com/nfVIN.png

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[JayBo]

Someone please get Christmas vacation soundboard and put in dropbox

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[stonehenge]

The odds of finding that somewhere are pretty low and we're not gonna buy it :jester:

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[chevyrado14]

Shitters full :imo

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[JayBo]

I'd buy it but I don't get paid rill tomorrow and does not have .99 on my card right now lol!

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[JayBo]

Shitters full :imo

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Ah honey, you checked our shitters??

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[MikeH]

Someone text hippie and tell him there is a Nexus S on XDA for $170 and it will probably go fast.

[Manbearpig]

:kittahstaredoor:

Just spider webbed S3 screen :bawwl:

[theholycow]

Should have bought $24 Venture. :imo

:trolldad:

[stonehenge]

:kittahstaredoor

Just spider webbed S3 screen :bawwl

:blahclap:

[theholycow]

Does anyone use the voice-transcribed "Note to self" command? Mine transcribe perfectly, I click Send, and they never show up. http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv315/theh0lyc0w/EmotiCows/cow-shakefist.gif

[stonehenge]

I've never used it but in 4.1+ we have Google Now which works differently. I think it emails you the transcription and an audio file. Not sure though.

[JayBo]

Demstratospheres.. and Bb... and ravine.. :FP:



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[stonehenge]

Strat isn't a bad phone unless you want ROMs. There's one and its mostly stock lol

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[JayBo]

i could have had it over my BB. but all I use BB for is work. Just voice calls and email. And the battery life on my BB seems superior

[stonehenge]

Yeah if it was your only phone I wouldn't have picked the BB but since its a work phone that you don't really care about and just want to use for those things, a BB is probably perfect.

[chevyrado14]

this fuckin guy

https://twitter.com/P3Droid/status/241208699128016896

[JayBo]

has Gnex and BB :happy:

lol. No need for 2 droids.

[MikeH]

this fuckin guy

https://twitter.com/P3Droid/status/241208699128016896
lol at the idiot asking what it does.

[stonehenge]

Any of you get like 3 popups for one sms on Jellybro?

this fuckin guy

https://twitter.com/P3Droid/status/241208699128016896

That fgt.

has Gnex and BB :happy:

lol. No need for 2 droids.

If you were able to pick an S3 or something then FIDIL two bamf Android phones but if you already have a GNex and can only pick a Strat then fuck it, would have chose BB too.

lol at the idiot asking what it does.

:fp:

[chevyrado14]

i havent seen 3 popup for one message yet.

[MikeH]

I dont use the popup since it makes no since lol

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KDFW Galaxy Camera so can take IG to the next level.

[theholycow]

Is that an updated version of the old prank of telling someone to format their C: drive, just because they don't know WTF they're doing?

[MikeH]

Is that an updated version of the old prank of telling someone to format their C: drive, just because they don't know WTF they're doing?
pretty much. only it would just remove user data, wouldnt lose the entire OS.

[stonehenge]

i havent seen 3 popup for one message yet.

:think: it doesn't happen for every text but some come up and it says "1 of 3" but all 3 are the same text. There is only one copy of the text when I look in the Messaging app, but 3 popups. :uhohshrug:

Will flash newest Yellybruh later.

Is that an updated version of the old prank of telling someone to format their C: drive, just because they don't know WTF they're doing?

Essentially yeah or rm -rf / on linux

[chevyrado14]

newest bro has torch. i havent flashed it. will prolly grab tomorrows and be fresh for the weekend

[stonehenge]

so fresh and so clean clean

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freshly skanked

:notbad:

[chevyrado14]

:awwyeah:

[MikeH]

would run jellybro if could adjust navbar height and not have clock in pull down hide when hiding status bar clock.

[stonehenge]

yeah the hidden clock annoyed me, all the other differences from AOKP weren't that big of a hassle but I did like having the brightness slider :/


might go to latest aoskp instead of jellybro :jester:

[MikeH]

will probably be too lazy to flash anything other than CNA for a while.

[stonehenge]

i can haz bite, is CNA the best of both worlds even tho the dev dabbles in asshatery?

[theholycow]

Today's Amazon free app of the day is the ad-free version of Angry Birds.
http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_mas2?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011

[MikeH]

i can haz bite, is CNA the best of both worlds even tho the dev dabbles in asshatery?
It is pretty much like Liquid. A mash-up of everything.

[stonehenge]

Today's Amazon free app of the day is the ad-free version of Angry Birds.
http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_mas2?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011

That was the first free app they ever gave away (when the appstore first launched). Or it may have been Angry Birds Seasons. I forget. :chin:

It is pretty much like Liquid. A mash-up of everything.

Might try that then just for the hell of it.

[MikeH]

Ok so it is apparently a themes fault if you are getting a FC when setting lock targets. Switch and it will work.

[stonehenge]

o fkn rly lemme try

[MikeH]

Yeah it works on lucid now for me.

[stonehenge]

Tried a few themes and they all FC'd when changing them, except for the stock theme, worked fine. :high5: :repz:

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dropped multiple :repz:

[theholycow]

Might have found a USB driver that'll work to let me hack around. Think I should try to figure out a root procedure? Any recommended reading for an experienced IT guy to learn how it's done? I figured I'd start by reading up on how it's done on other phones and try to get a feel for it...

[MikeH]

Also CNA nightly let's you pick between CM or AOKP toggles.

Cao have you tried SuperOneClick root yet? I imagine it would work.

[stonehenge]

Definitely gonna try out CNA, probably before I leave work.

I think I read that peeps have tried most/all of the existing root methods on that phone and they didn't work. Not 100% sure though. There's also z4root.

[theholycow]

Reports are that SuperOneClick does not work on the Venture.

[stonehenge]

Found the thread I read before, it says these have been tried and don't work:

GingerBreak
RageAgainstTheCage
PSNeuter
MotoFail
ZergRush
SuperOneClick

They do have adb working, but thats it. No ones tried z4root unless it uses one of the above exploits.

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k, dirty flatched CNA over Jellybro (which was dirty flashed over AOSKP)

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They need to make it so when you "hide" the battery, it still shows up in the notification if you have that option checked. Would like to hide battery in there. :blah:

[theholycow]

:fuckyeah:

Got the hack to move stuff to SD working. Needed ADB driver that installs when you install PdaNet. Once I did that, the hack worked as described. 49MB free motherfuckers!

Also, while I was moving stuff, suddenly all my note-to-self messages came in. Maybe it refuses to send them when memory is too full? Whatever, shit works now motherfucker!

:better:

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Also, looks like PdaNet will probably give me the USB tethering I wanted.
:awwyeah:

[stonehenge]

cao be a pretty happy motherfucker right now :cheeky:

[MikeH]

What are talking about hiding the battery? Has option to put it in pulldown

[theholycow]

...ok I think I get it. Rooting is literally getting access as username root, done by blackhat-style hacking of the linux OS that runs on the back-end. I don't know fuck-all about that kind of shit.

[stonehenge]

What are talking about hiding the battery? Has option to put it in pulldown
When I put it in the pulldown, it is still on the statusbar. If I set it to "Hide" to remove it from the statusbar, it also hides it from the pulldown.
...ok I think I get it. Rooting is literally getting access as username root, done by blackhat-style hacking of the linux OS that runs on the back-end. I don't know fuck-all about that kind of shit.
:word: and when you gain access to the user root, you install an app (supersu or superuser) that controls it. The app keeps track of anything that asks for root permission and you get a pop up where you can deny, allow, or allow and remember. You can also go into the app and revoke permissions. It works really well.

[MikeH]

Ah ok, I thought it worked right but tried it and acts as you said.

[race2c]

GNex/tapatalk user error, please see following post.

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[race2c]

Yeah if it was your only phone I wouldn't have picked the BB but since its a work phone that you don't really care about and just want to use for those things, a BB is probably perfect.

:kittahstare:

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[stonehenge]

Wat

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[race2c]

Just wondering since I stated same thing of BB versus iPhone. But you guys are comparing stratosphere to BB?

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[stonehenge]

Yeah if it was iPhone vs BB then word have picked fruit but based on his options, BB is fine.

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[JayBo]

iPhone was option..for $199, $299, or $399.
boss said "FTS Get whats free dammit."

[fatkidkustomz]

Juan... you want my fassy?

[stonehenge]

:whoa: didn't know you still had it!! How much??

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[MikeH]

10 anal rapez

[stonehenge]

:chin: who's pitching who's catching?

[MikeH]

5 each

[chevyrado14]

the waffle has spoken it must be done. lol

[stonehenge]

hmm 5 each seems like a fair trade-off

let me think about this :chin:

[MikeH]

No lube, or spit.

[stonehenge]

For a 2 yr old phone? FKK drives a hard bargain :blahclap:

[fatkidkustomz]

There's an issue though.

[stonehenge]

What's the issue?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

You didn't kill your GNex again did you?

Or is it an issue with the catcher/pitcher ratio? :uhoh:

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[stonehenge]

Oh wait, the fassy has been raepd hasn't it? :bertstare:

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[fatkidkustomz]

What's the issue?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Welll.....





You didn't kill your GNex again did you?

Or is it an issue with the catcher/pitcher ratio? :uhoh:

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GNex is fine.




Oh wait, the fassy has been raepd hasn't it? :bertstare:

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Fassy needs new screen. Lol.

[stonehenge]

:sacfp:

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[MikeH]

any of you running one of these TRWP themes? like them better than stock theme.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/33087-themestwrp-22x720x1280-rgb-colors-for-galaxy-nexus-updated-again-8-30-12/

[stonehenge]

Just tried ICS Blue, looks good

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[MikeH]

Im using the white and it looks so yellow :rofl:

[stonehenge]

That's why I didn't pick white

:lol:

I picked the blue one with white text tho so I can see the yellow still

:scared:

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[theholycow]

Im using the white and it looks so yellow :rofl:

Cleaned my whitewalls, they're a bit yellow.

/csb

[stonehenge]

Need trinity kernel to make whitewalls more white

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[MikeH]

MBP should order this case http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Armor-Gear-GLXS3-COMP-WHT-VP-Composite/dp/B008EPW1MI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1346719965&sr=8-4&keywords=urban+armor

[stonehenge]

:scared:

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[stonehenge]

kinda want to try this for some reason :fp: http://www.amazon.com/Hybrid-Design-Protector-Sprint-Verizon/dp/B007QOFNBO/ref=sr_1_24?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1346738859&sr=1-24

Oh and why the fuck doesn't Diz make colored cases that aren't sparkly/ghey? :crossarms:

[stonehenge]

Today feels like a good day to flash. :chin:

NSIW CNA Nightly, AOSKP Nightly, Jellybro Nightly, or latest MIUI.

So many choices.

[chevyrado14]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/26202613.jpg

[stonehenge]

:lol:

:repz:

[theholycow]

Today feels like a good day to flash. :dickslinger:Fixed.

[IMG]http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/26202613.jpg[IMG]

That's how I am with apps and so little memory.

I can't remember what you guys have, but this thing is supposed to be a good case at a good price:
http://www.adorama.com/OBCCSSGS3GL.html?utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=cj_361116
"OtterBox Commuter Case for Samsung Galaxy S3, Glacier"
$22 shipped

[stonehenge]

MBP is the only one with the S3. Me, FKK, Cam, and the Mikes have Galaxy Nexuses.

Those Commuter cases are pretty nice though, had one on my OG Droid. Rubber inside to cushion, hard plastic on the outside to protect. They cover buttons/ports and aren't TOO bulky compared to the bigger cases. Obviously heavier/bulkier than a TPU case but a nice middle ground.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57505552-37/upset-iphone-4s-surrenders-u.s-crown-to-galaxy-s3/?ttag=fbwp

:umad:

[chevyrado14]

here is the iphone 5 mascot

http://cache.ohinternet.com/images/5/5c/Longcat.jpg

[stonehenge]

Still haven't seen iP5 but I would be very conflicted if they really used :longcat: as their mascot.

Apple plz go, :longcat: plz stay

[chevyrado14]

you can fit the entire long cat on the iphone 5 screen and not have to scroll. :datlongphone:

[stonehenge]

just found pics, they just made it taller? :rofl2:

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dem sheeps gonna cry/skeet when they see it

[JayBo]

:awwwwyeah:!!
Just talked to guy who wants me to work for him BAD

[stonehenge]

doing what?

[JayBo]

Shit. Wrong thread lol.


Either network admin II or system admin II

[stonehenge]

:notbad:

[chevyrado14]

grabbed one of those twrp themes. ics blue with white text. looks good.

[stonehenge]

ics blue with yellow text.

fixed

[MikeH]

I still be using teh white on white cuz its fuckin Ross.

[stonehenge]

rickeh rauce :datass:


want to flash something, still dunno which one. Maybe will flash some other random rom. Brb RW

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Affinity?

:shrug:

FIDIL

[SarkOzy]

Lots of Fassy-specific changes to optimize dat CM10 code in the last week. Gonna flash 9.4 nightly in a sec :cheeky:

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http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/q/status:merged+project:CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_aries,n,z

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http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/q/status:merged+project:CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_fascinatemtd,n,z

[stonehenge]

no bites on DX :emo:

gonna relist it and drop it $10-15, see if that halps

[MikeH]

I flashed AOKP. Nothing major has been added but running good. Navbar options no longer require restart.

[stonehenge]

dropped $15 and renewed :crossfingers:

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flashed affinity, no long press music controls

:fts:

AOSKP time methinks

[MikeH]

put AOKP backup in DB, I dont think it works on nightly builds though.

[stonehenge]

Affinity came with GlaDOS, was gonna give it a try but was too lazy to tweak colors when I already like the Trinity stock ones :cheeky:

AOSKP/Trinity up and running now. :happy:

[shootermcgavin003]

i have andriod for sale on ebay hint hint

[MikeH]

Affinity just looked like another Liquid. Think it was started by some Liquid peeps.

[theholycow]

Recommendations for some automotive apps and OBDII dongles? I realized today I could calibrate my speedometer using a speedometer app, get a compass app for when I don't need full navigation, etc. While searching for that I remembered that there are apps for OBDII and acceleration/avg speed/etc.

So, like, any experience which ones are good and which suck?

[shootermcgavin003]

dont you have to have a expensive obdii adapter to work it

[theholycow]

I think there's cheap ones.

[shootermcgavin003]

hmmmmmmmmmm do they make them that go bluetooth to obdii

[theholycow]

Yup, just bid $1 on eBay, there's ones for $11 BIN shipped, and there's ones specifically saying Android for $13.xx BIN shipped.

Folks with smartphones or even just any bluetooth-enabled computer (or a USB bluetooth adapter) could use these for more functionality at less cost than the usual basic $20 scanner I like for beginners.

I'd love to be able to pull ABS codes and other manufacturer-specific codes, and get manufacturer-specific live data like injector pulse width.

[chevyrado14]

I'll upload torque app to drop box it has all kinds if gauges and reads codes. Works good with obdii Bluetooth reader. I used it to recalibrate my gauges after I put my LEDs in

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[chevyrado14]

Should be in there now.

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[stonehenge]

Making me want obdii->BT adapter even though I don't need it.

Oh and wtf, AOSKP still doesnt have long press controls!?!?

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[MikeH]

Yeah it does under lockscreen settings. Also AOKP Backup does work on nightly builds, it just wasnt prompting for root at first for whatever reason.

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the settings were also merged yesterday so they will be in any official builds starting with todays if there is/was one.

[stonehenge]

:better:

I was pretty damned sure they were there, just couldn't find them. It was already checked off even tho they weren't working earlier. Unchecked/rechecked it, hopefully it works now.

[stonehenge]

:lolwut: http://phandroid.com/2012/09/05/android-powered-iphone-5-manufacturer-warns-apple-theyll-sue-if-next-iphone-resembles-their-design/

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[theholycow]

:lolwut: http://phandroid.com/2012/09/05/android-powered-iphone-5-manufacturer-warns-apple-theyll-sue-if-next-iphone-resembles-their-design/

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:rofltank:

[stonehenge]

Long press controls not working even though they're enabled. This is yesterdays AOSKP. Will flash today's later.

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https://twitter.com/nokia/status/243308327927439360

:camb: :ape:

[chevyrado14]

No wai

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[stonehenge]

The 820 or w/e looks nice but the 920 looks fugly to me, just like the last one. The flat top/bottom are :blah: but thats my opinion just by looking at them. I'm sure they are made well since they are Nokias. IDK about WP8 but don't think I want.

[MikeH]

Dunno why Nokia wont be an Android phone. WP sucks so bad.

[stonehenge]

would roll the rounded edge nokia if was android

flashed latest aoskp, long press controls still won't work :blah:

not sure if need to wipe or if its a problem with aokp/aoskp and i should just flash jellybro :chin:

[MikeH]

works for me :shrug:

[stonehenge]

well wtf, maybe too mash dirty flashes (aoskp/jellybro a few times, then CNA, then Affinity, then aoskp again)

guess its time to wipe lol

[MikeH]

only works when screen is off so dunno how you were trying it.

[chevyrado14]

works for me too on jellybro



:troll:

[stonehenge]

only works when screen is off so dunno how you were trying it.

lol i know, the screen was off and I'm using play music, not some off the wall player or anything

[MikeH]

then I would wipe since that what I tried it with too.

[stonehenge]

You guys should try this out:

http://www.fingerfunk.se/ARCB/

It serves no real use but it's pretty bamf lol

[stonehenge]

Oh and this is kinda cool, cao may find it interesting: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.serversultimate

Turn your phone into a server... lots of options for what kind of server.

[theholycow]

:horyshet:

That is totally cao-style.

[stonehenge]

:hoofbump:

[chevyrado14]

Boss theme updated for jb

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31227659&postcount=125

[stonehenge]

BAMF seizure-colored deal-with-it cat avy

:repz:

[chevyrado14]

:awwyeah: had to resize the bitch like 3 times for it work right lol

[theholycow]

Interesting...

Virgin Mobile includes on the Venture "Mobile ID", which sounds like some kind of identification software but is actually a system for bundling apps, icons, wallpapers, supposedly ringtones (but I didn't notice), settings, etc. When you activate the phone, it downloads the "Essentials" Mobile ID pack and pesters you endlessly to install it, like some kind of polite rapist. I looked at it and was like "Oh great, bloatware...just what I need when I'm constantly battling to save memory space."

(Side note: Google tells me it's a Sprint thing and is on Sprint and Boost as well as Virgin.)

Well, when I finally pulled down my pants and bent over, I found out the polite rapist actually had my interests in mind. For one thing, I was able to uninstall every piece of it, reclaiming all the space it took, leaving only enough indication that it was installed for it not to pester me anymore.

However, after that I realized that it could do something I couldn't do without it. When I installed facebook from the Play store and moved it to the SD card, it still took 10 or 12MB internal memory. When Mobile ID installed it, more could be moved to the SD and it took only 2.2MB of internal memory! The whole Mobile ID pack took a mere 4 or 6MB (I don't remember now).

It also changed my wallpaper and deleted all the icons I had put on my home screens, placing its own icons on them instead. This annoyed me twice, since I had fixed up my home screen after installing it and uninstalling all the apps the first time, then it did it again when I reinstalled it so I could get facebook in 2.2MB.

The list of packs is here:
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/content/feature-detail/more-mobile-id.html
Unfortunately it doesn't list exactly what is in them.

Here's what I noticed (mostly by watching the items as they flashed under the progress bar) came with the Essentials pack:

Buzzfeed (Looked it up, apparently it's similar to Twatter)
facebook
Yelp
Tuning fork (Really is just a tuning fork app; it just plays a tone so you can compare your instrument/voice)
VMU icon pack
VM live widget
VM live
Downloads (not the same as Android built-in Downloads icon; this brings you to a badly organized VM website with terrible navigation so you can spend money buying their content)
Wikipedia
Home (no idea what it is)
wallpapers (including changing yours to one of these)
icons (and it deletes/moves icons on the home screens)
Twitter
Pandora (I already had this installed but now it takes less space. Win.)

[stonehenge]

I could see how most of those could be considered a sampler of popular apps but WTF Tuning Fork :jester:

Cao, IDK what sizes they are but you may want to look into home alternatives (adw, launcher pro, go launcher). They replace your homescreen and allow you to customize it more. You can backup your launcher/icon settings to your sdcard, adjust the grid size, number of homescreens, icons on the bottom dock, etc.

I thought of it when you said it changed your homescreen setup but some of the other things might sound nice to you if the Venture came with the locked in "Phone" and "iD" shit in the dock.

[MikeH]

Was gonna recommend launcher too but figures Cao probably no give a shit lol.

[stonehenge]

:jester: same here but he obviously had his shit setup a certain way and didn't like losing it, figured more choices for setting it up and backing it up might appeal to him

[MikeH]

need to root that fgt then can delete some useless system apps.

[stonehenge]

:word: like live wallpapers, stock apps/ringtones/wallpapers that DNW, etc

too bad can't haz root :emo:

[theholycow]

I thought of it when you said it changed your homescreen setup but some of the other things might sound nice to you if the Venture came with the locked in "Phone" and "iD" shit in the dock.
Yup, definitely comes with that shit locked in.
Was gonna recommend launcher too but figures Cao probably no give a shit lol.
Probably wouldn't have until I kvetched about my icons and it was recommended like that.
need to root that fgt then can delete some useless system apps.

:word:

[stonehenge]

IDK if this is AOSP behavior or if CM/AOKP are responsible but these few things annoy me about the music "widget" and lock slider:

1) Album art is too dark. With my phone on full brightness in the car, I can hardly see it. Needs moar bright.

2) Why the hell isn't my wallpaper still visible below the album art?

http://i.imgur.com/G4Anb.png

And I'm guessing this is AOKP only, can't remember if CM did it also:

3) Right when the slider is touched, 4 out of 5 icons are circled which looks half ass. Then add to it that the circles are different sizes and don't appear to be centered correctly. (with 5 targets, the GNow icon should be centered right?). Le pic:

http://i.imgur.com/MErFm.png

:smileshrug:

/whine

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looking at the screenshot again, I see why they look off-centered. Messaging isn't lined up right on the "circle" that the icons are on. See how the line goes straight through camera/unlock/google? Messaging is below the line. :chin:

[chevyrado14]

mine doesnt circle the targets when i touch it. im on jellybro.

[stonehenge]

re-added the messaging and music targets, they're centered now

changed theme to System and the circles went away. Must be something that Flow adds FTS

So nevermind number 3 but I still think the music widget and missing lockscreen wallpaper suck lol it needs to look like that screenshot MikeH posted a while back.

[theholycow]

:repz: for Sublime.

[stonehenge]

:cheeky:

[stonehenge]

Kept getting random Clock FCs so I finally wiped data. Long press controls work, no more FCs, and it feels like its running better but that's probably placebo.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[MikeH]

probs is running better since you dirty flashed so many times.

[stonehenge]

Yep, prob random leftover stuffs added up

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[chevyrado14]

http://www.imgur.com/XIQ4t.jpeg

My lock screen still shows the wallpaper when playing music. It must have been your theme.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

:chin: or aokp.. brb

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

System theme:

http://www.imgur.com/l4Dtg.png

Must be AOKP problem :|

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[theholycow]

Need moar loud. Ringtones, notifications, phone, speakerphone. Hard to hear over :gB:, hard to hear over noise everywhere else. It's not much harder to hear than my old dumbphone or any other, I just need moar loud than most people.

Any suggestions? Apps, maybe? All I can think of is fixing ringtones by compressing and amplifying in an audio editor.

[MikeH]

Amplify them like you said, that's what I would do.

[theholycow]

Grabbed a sample of an electronic desk phone ringing and cranked it up until it started to clip, then set it as my ringtone...we'll see if I can hear it. I'm not confident.

[stonehenge]

The GNex has kinda low ringtone volumes stock, roms/kernels fixed it. Not sure if much can be done on a stock phone besides making the ringtones themselves as loud as possible like you did.

[fatkidkustomz]

Download Volume+... makes a significant difference.

[stonehenge]

Someone texted me and wants to trade the DX for his GNex

:orly:

Said he is moving to Cricket and the DX is cheaper to flash/activate and he used to have one and loved it. Says nothing is wrong with the GNex and the ESN is clean and it comes with a few extras like the DX.

Told him I'm down if he's willing to meet at a VZW store to do the trade. Hope he's legit lol

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"I don't drive so that would be too complicated. I don't mind if you want to take your time looking it over and call Verizon with questions." :chin:

[theholycow]

Download Volume+... makes a significant difference.

I thought root is required for that.

[stonehenge]

Picked a location and they said they werent sure if they could do it tonight, if not then tomorrow. They'd let me know in an hour. After an hour and a half I texted, no reply. :blah:

[MikeH]

Would have traded even if had bad ESN. Could have sold it on eBay for me than DX more than likely.

[stonehenge]

well they said there is nothing wrong with it and the esn is clean, dude sounds legit. Hopefully they get back to me tomorrow.

If not then oh well, seemed too good to be true anyway lol

[theholycow]

:stimpy:

[theholycow]

Venture has been rooted!

http://androidforums.com/venture-all-things-root/614861-root-success-pcd-alcatel-virgin-mobile-venture-aka-jukeb.html

[MikeH]

:fuckyeah:

Dont go too crazy deleting shit though.

[chevyrado14]

make a backup of stock first so if things go bad deleting stuff you can go back. or wait there is no recovery yet is there?

[JayBo]

I lost all kinds of numbers when switching from Bionic to gNex. all were on Google :(

[MikeH]

it just got rooted so its not gonna have recovery lol.

if your numbers were on google then you shouldnt have lost them. are you sure you didnt just save them locally?

[JayBo]

positive bc i changed bionics 3 times and they all showed up each time I changed phones

[theholycow]

make a backup of stock first so if things go bad deleting stuff you can go back. or wait there is no recovery yet is there?

There's no nothing yet.

As I understand, it's pretty safe to use Titanium Backup Pro to freeze shit for testing purposes, then eventually delete it. Might have to get my hooves on that.

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If there is ever a recovery image, I may have to be the one to make it. I'll ask for advice on that kind of shit later, gotta do other shit for now...

[chevyrado14]

yea titanium is nice its one of the apps i actually bought lol. i think koush has a recovery builder somewhere but idk how to use it.

[stonehenge]

Didn't expect to see cao as the OP on the Venture root thread.

That'll do cao, that'll do. Since that phone is mostly vanilla android with a few additions, you should be able to safely disable almost everything that is third party. On Motorola's and some other OEMs, they tie things into the OS that you wouldn't think should be. Like Yahoo stuff. On some Motos, if you disable Yahoo stuff, your phone won't boot. :roflnono:

[chevyrado14]

try messing around with this cow

http://builder.clockworkmod.com/

[theholycow]

Didn't expect to see cao as the OP on the Venture root thread.
:cheeky:

All I did was run commands and return output to dude on IRC...he did the hard stuff.

On Motorola's and some other OEMs, they tie things into the OS that you wouldn't think should be. Like Yahoo stuff. On some Motos, if you disable Yahoo stuff, your phone won't boot. :roflnono:

Sounds like the sort of thing vMo would do. I'm pretty sure they make their money on content that they funnel you into buying, rather than on phones or signal...at least with cheap phones. The Rumor2 was extremely locked down, every potential hack loophole was closed, etc. I'm surprised that they let the Venture out the door with vulnerabilities.

[stonehenge]

Every phone comes out with vulnerabilities for root, it just takes them time to find the hole. :cheeky:

The yahoo-like stuff wasn't to lock you down though, it's because Moto integrates social shit into everything and intertwines everything together. So you disable something that sounds useless and it ends up being used somewhere vital. :down:

[Mr.Rogers]

Every phone comes out with vulnerabilities for root, it just takes them time to find the hole. :cheeky:


Just like Cez and lil azn gurls?

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

[MikeH]

:lol:

[stonehenge]

EXACTLY like that :shake:

[theholycow]

So username "juan" was already taken at AF, just like username "theholycow"?
:lol:

Remind me again WTF a gardobus is?

[stonehenge]

idk if it was taken, i signed up there long ago when i used gardobus instead of juan :smileshrug:

idkwtf it is, just made it up. Has nothing to do with a bus or anything. Just wanted something random that would never be taken when I joined somewhere.

[MikeH]

It's interesting what comes up in a google image search when you input your handle on various sites.

[stonehenge]

Cats, trucks, Android, and CVs :cheeky:

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[theholycow]

Damnit. This thing is sucking up all my time now.

The paid version of Volume+ is available for free from the author's forum but you gotta sign up. Got it, it really works, shit's louder now...combined with my adjusted custom ringtone, hopefully loud enough.

[stonehenge]

now if you had a phone with a recovery and devs making roms for it, you'd have even more time sucked up

but its fun

:megusta:

[chevyrado14]

You will prolly blow your speakers next just like mbp did with his inc lol

[stonehenge]

I'm pretty sure the Inc just had failure put in place of speakers from the factory.

[chevyrado14]

true lol

[stonehenge]

Wasnt yaybos Inc speaker fried too? :roflpow:

[stonehenge]

Note II looks sexy but huge (roughly the same size as first Note)

[MikeH]

Should be a little slimmer since it's the correct aspect ratio.

[stonehenge]

yeah it is a touch narrower but the screen is larger to it isn't smaller in any other direction lol

[MikeH]

I deleted a bunch of stuffs from DB folder, hopefully if you needed what it was you had already grabbed it. Added a few new peeps so didn't want a bunch of useless shit in there to have to download.

[stonehenge]

*checks DB and just sees FlowMikeHEdition.apk*

[theholycow]

I think I broke my phone using SystemCleanup (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SystemCleanup.Inteks.org&feature=search_result) to move Play/Maps/etc to /system from /data. It's horribly slow and unstable, rebooting when I try to do stuff.

:lol:

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Maybe not...looks like I just needed to wait a few minutes after booting before trying to run SystemCleanup, probably had to wait until SD card was fully recognized.

Guess I should test stuff like that on my devel phone first, though. :jester:

If I can move my dalvik cache then space will never be an issue again.

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SystemCleanup seems very powerful...

Among other things, it can freeze apps (presumably just like Titanium Backup Pro, except SystemCleanup is free).

[JayBo]

I must say.. iOS6 looks tempting

[SarkOzy]

Cao, you should probably move those apps to the SD card instead of to the system partition. If it's anything like the Fassy the system and data partitions may reside on different chips with dramatically different write performance.

Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2

[stonehenge]

Yaybo, because it has panoramic pictars, turn by turn navigation, integrated facebook, ?

wish i had that stuffs :emo:

[theholycow]

Cao, you should probably move those apps to the SD card instead of to the system partition. If it's anything like the Fassy the system and data partitions may reside on different chips with dramatically different write performance.

Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2

As I understand you can't move Play or Maps to SD without breaking the OS. Not worried about write performance for those apps...and nothing's slower than this SD card anyway.

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now if you had a phone with a recovery and devs making roms for it, you'd have even more time sucked up

but its fun

megusta:

Just got recovery off the Venture. :cheeky:

[stonehenge]

You haz custom recovery!? :whoa:

Clockwork?

[theholycow]

No, just pulled stock recovery. Dude slapped together a custom recovery to test with, working on flashing that now.

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Well, that didn't work...booted up to a backlit but totally black screen, Windows prompted me to install the ADB driver again, but there's no ADB device to connect to now.

[stonehenge]

it does that when you try to boot to recovery or it does that no matter how you boot it? :uhoh:

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u28sTUxk3jw

:kittahstare: :hemad:

[theholycow]

:wtf:

Fail only when boot recovery...booted normally just fine.

I have 3 Ventures...my live one, and two spares for when they get crushed in my pocket (together they cost less than any other model, still). One is for devel, the other will remain sealed in box for now. It'd be a bummer to brick my devel phone but I'd still have hardware for when the live one breaks, assuming the motherboard is undamaged.

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Second try works. I have CWM-based recovery v6.0.1.2 now.

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http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv315/theh0lyc0w/IMG_20120912_190920.jpg

[theholycow]

Recovery officially made and tested (well, tested as far as booting).
http://androidforums.com/venture-all-things-root/616258-recovery-cwm-virgin-mobile-venture-6-0-1-2-a.html
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv315/theh0lyc0w/IMG_20120912_205529.jpg
http://i.qkme.me/3omzen.jpg

[chevyrado14]

Cow android dev extrodinaire

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[theholycow]

:lol:

So what do I do with it now that I have this recovery image?

[chevyrado14]

Make a nandroid backup so if you fuck up you can save your ass

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

Assuming it backs up and restores normally, the only way you can screw up that phone now is if you screw the bootloader up or something. Messing up the rom is fine because you can always restore a backup.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[theholycow]

The only way I know to boot into the recovery image is issuing the appropriate reboot command while it's running well enough for ADB. If you mess up a ROM to the point that ADB can't run commands, how do you boot into recovery?

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Got it...hold Home button, press power button, keep holding Home button until recovery menu shows up.

[stonehenge]

Every phones button combo is a but different. Our GNex is hold volume up/down while powering up

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[JayBo]

Yaybo, because it has panoramic pictars, turn by turn navigation, integrated facebook, ?

wish i had that stuffs :emo:

U mad bro?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[stonehenge]

Rofl no but I don't see what's new in iOS6 that is actually something new.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

[chevyrado14]

the 6 thats whats new :imo