Essential Official Android Thread

[Golayitdown]

The netflix promotion has ended. The demand was too high.

Does this mean new purchases are fukked or anybody who hasn't redeemed the code? I just bought 2 this morning (and got codes shipped) but i haven't been home yet....

 

[IGSaint12]

Does this mean new purchases are fukked or anybody who hasn't redeemed the code? I just bought 2 this morning (and got codes shipped) but i haven't been home yet....

I think the codes are still redeemable if they have been attached to the receipt of your item(like in stores), or if they already emailed you the code. Everyone else who wants to buy a new one and thinks they are getting a netflix code is fukked.

 

[Golayitdown]

I think the codes are still redeemable if they have been attached to the receipt of your item(like in stores), or if they already emailed you the code. Everyone else who wants to buy a new one and thinks they are getting a netflix code is fukked.

I'm good

 

[ThiefyPoo]

My pc wont recorgnize my gs2.

Any advice ?

Im tryna get my new phone today illneed to use my pc to switch the info.

 

[Rohiggidy]

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My pc wont recorgnize my gs2.

Any advice ?

Im tryna get my new phone today illneed to use my pc to switch the info.

install samsung usb drivers....go into developer settings and toggle off and on usb debug.you can get the samsung usb drivers by using the wugfresh toolkit ....i use the nexus 4 wugfresh toolkit

 

[Rohiggidy]

DUAL BOOT HTC ONE is in BETA

MoDaCo.SWITCH Beta 8 support topic - HTC One (M7) - MoDaCo

About MoDaCo.SWITCH

MoDaCo.SWITCH is a unique ROM concept for the HTC One which allows you to have two ROMs on your device (Sense and Google Play Edition) but maintaining a single set of data that is shared between the two.

Switch has been in development for a while now and it is rather complex internally, so we will have a number of Beta phases where we are certain to find (and hopefully fix) any issues.

Pre-requisites

Switch is tested on a European WWE unlocked HTC One that was originally running the 2.24 ROM. S-OFF is recommended but not mandatory. S-OFF can be achieved using therevone utility.

NOTE: This ROM is for GSM devices only.

Downloading

• Beta 1 install zip - Mega / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2- MD5: d3785575a47f5a543cf98a9f6f486ae6
• Beta 1 to Beta 8 update zip (install on top of Beta 1) - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid) - MD5: 2e2918a26e42bacdea8a9596cf602f33
• Optional S-ON support package (install on top of Beta 8) - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid) - MD5: a3d94fc662553fe276a7a9d70d401a66
• Optional root package - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid) - MD5: 577371e29fcff9ac174aaa5e1a6e8df3

Installation

Switch is installed the same way as any other custom ROM, using a custom recovery - I personally use TWRP. Complete the following steps to install...

• Copy the required zip files to /sdcard on your device
• Power off your device by holding down the power button until it turns off
• Enter recovery by pressing the power button while holding the volume down button and using the volume and power keys to select the 'Recovery' option
• Select the recovery image's option to wipe data (highly recommended)
• Select the recovery image's option to install zip and select the SWITCH Beta 1 zip
• Select the recovery image's option to install zip and select the SWITCH Beta 8 update zip
• Select the recovery image's option to install zip and select the S-ON support package (if required)
• Select the recovery image's option to install zip and select the root zip (if required)
• Select the recovery image's option to reboot (important: if prompted to fix root select 'Do Not Fix')

A wipe before installing is very highly recommended at the Beta stage. Back up your current ROM / data before installation! Do NOT wipe AFTER installing. It'll break stuff.

Please note that after installing, the initial boot will take a while as currently (to aid fixes) the ROM is not odexed. This affects the initial boot time and uses some additional space on /data, but is not reflective of the post Beta release.

After you have installed and booted, you should complete the Sense setup wizard, but don't bother to set up your accounts at this point. When you have completed the startup wizard, open the settings application, and in the power menu, disable fast boot. This is VERY important! Next, run Switch from the app drawer to do an initial switch to the Google Play edition. You will then be taken through the Google setup wizard, you may use this to configure your accounts if you wish. After completing this wizard, you can switch back to Sense if desired and you're ready to go!

Note: We are investigating an issue with one of the initial setup scripts not firing, affecting WiFi / switching. Running this ADB command is a manual fix.

Root access

The Switch ROM is provided unrooted for ultimate compatibility! If you wish to have root access, flash the Switch root package above after flashing the ROM itself.

Firmware zip

If you are coming from a non-2.24 ROM and want to upgrade to the matching 2.24 hboot / radio etc., you can download the firmware.zip from this topic. You'll need S-OFF or a locked bootloader to flash the firmware. The process is completed via fastboot and should be carried out while your device is Switched to Sense mode.

Beta notes

One feature that is currently still being tested is a telephony / MMS database compatibility layer for the ROM. While this is being refined, note that the telephony and MMS databases are siloed to their ROM. Again, this will change before the final release. I personally mitigate this by using the MySMS app.

Maintaining ROM specific data

Although data is maintained between ROM switches, there are instances where you might not want this to be the case. For a launcher for example, you might want to maintain different setups for each ROM - I do this with Nova. To facilitate this, you simply need to add an exclusion file. This will be managed through the Switch app in the future, but for now simply find the package name for the app (it can be seen in the URL of the app at the Play Store - for example Nova Launcher is com.teslacoilsw.launcher) - and via ADB issue the following commands:

adb shell touch /data/SWITCH/exclude/com.teslacoilsw.launcher

Easy eh? To remove the exclusion, simply delete the file you just created.

Known issues

I'll update this list as testing proceeds, but the current known issues are as follows (all scheduled to be resolved for a future Beta):

• MMS / Call Log data is not shared between the ROMs (fix in testing)

And finally

We're raising funding for SWITCH on Indiegogo! If you want to contribute and help the future of the project, please visit this page!

 

[Mac071415]

Question about Rooting and Custom Roms.

Do you root before installing custom Rom or after installing custom??

You have to root first. Once you root and have the superuser app In your drawer, flash over a custom recovery. Once the recovery is flashed, pick a ROM compatible with your device and flash it.

 

[Rohiggidy]

How Google just quietly made your Android phone more secure

By now, you've probably heard all about the changes introduced with Google's Android 4.3 release. But those fresh features and bits of polish are only part of the story. One of Google's biggest changes to the Android platform is actually happening outside of the operating system -- and it's affecting almost every Android device in the world.
It's the widespread launch of a universal app-scanning system -- a system that watches your device for any new application, even one loaded directly onto the device ("sideloaded") from outside of the Google Play Store, and instantly checks the app for malicious or potentially harmful code.

That's huge. And while we've been busy focusing on new devices and fun features, Google's been busy making sure every Android user has that system on his phone -- whether he realizes it or not.

Google initially launched the feature, known as Verify Apps, with Android 4.2 last November (Android VP of Engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer discussed it with me exclusively at the time). Now, Google has pulled the program out of the OS and made it automatically available to every device running Android 2.3 or higher. That covers almost every phone and tablet out there -- about 95 percent of the actively running products, according to Google's latest platform measurements.

How did that happen? Simple: Google made the code a part of Google Play Services, a standalone utility that's updated regularly behind-the-scenes by Google -- independent of any manufacturer or carrier rollouts. It's part of the ongoing deconstruction of Android that we've been talking about for a while now.

The new system works alongside an automated scanning system that's been in place since early 2012 for all apps on the Google Play Store. With the new device-level scanning added into the picture, that means every app you put on your phone -- whether from the Play Store or from an unofficial third-party source -- is now scanned, analyzed, and compared to a massive database of malicious code, all in a fraction of a second.

On the Play Store side, if something is flagged as problematic, it won't be published. On your device, if a red flag comes up -- even just for something as seemingly innocuous as an app that might send SMS messages on your behalf without your knowledge -- the system will warn you and recommend you avoid proceeding with the installation.

"We wanted to make sure those protections were available even for users who were choosing to install applications from a source other than Google Play," Android Security Engineer Adrian Ludwig tells me. "It's always been a focus for Android to make sure that we're supporting an open ecosystem and that it's possible for users to get applications that developers, for any number of reasons, aren't distributing through [the official Play Store channel]."

 

[Rohiggidy]

 

[Rohiggidy]

Get $30 Off the New Nexus 7 Through Staples With This Coupon Code Until July 28 with code 41178


So the new Nexus 7 may have gone live for purchase in Google Play moments ago, is also available for immediate pick-up at select Best Buy stores, and can be Prime shipped to your house via Amazon by tomorrow, but none of those compare to the current deal Staples has running.

 

[Rohiggidy]

 

[Rohiggidy]

Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note III specs include 5.7-inch display, LTE-Advanced, Android 4.3

http://bgr.com/mobile/

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note III is among the most highly anticipated smartphones of 2013. While sales of the third-generation flagship phablet won’t approach handsets like the Galaxy S4 or Apple’s iPhone lineup, Samsung’s Galaxy Note handsets have regularly been among its top-selling high-end devices. We have seen plenty of leaks thus far and while some reports suggest there are still a few wrinkles to be ironed out, South Korea’s Business Daily claims to have gotten its hands on the device’s final specs.

According to a new report on Friday, the Galaxy Note III was initially supposed to include a 6-inch display but Samsung reworked the device and opted for a 5.7-inch panel instead. Other highlights include a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor (some versions may carry Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa processor), 3GB of RAM, a metal-look insert wrapped around the edges of the phone like the one on the Galaxy S4, the new Android 4.3 operating system and support for newer LTE-Advanced networks capable of delivering data speeds twice as fast as current 4G LTE networks.

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note III at a press conference on September 4th ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. An image said to be pulled from the Galaxy Note III’s specs sheet follow below.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Samsung tops Apple to become the most profitable handset vendor in the world

Business July 26, 2013 at 10:05 AM 10:05 AM
Apple may still be the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world, but Samsung’s successful Galaxy S4 launch helped the South Korea-based giant top Apple in the second quarter to become the world’s most profitable handset vendor. Samsung on Friday posted second-quarter results that included a record operating profit of $6.9 billion on $51.7 billion in sales. Market research firm Strategy Analytics crunched some numbers to determine that Samsung’s results include $5.2 billion in operating profit from its handset division while Apple’s $9.2 billion pre-tax profit included an operating profit of $4.6 billion from its iPhone line. The result, as Strategy Analytics notes, is a changing of the guard.

“We estimate Samsung’s operating profit for its handset division stood at US$5.2 billion in the second quarter of 2013. Samsung overtook Apple for the first time, which recorded an estimated iPhone operating profit of US$4.6 billion,” Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Shah said. ”With strong volumes, high wholesale prices and tight cost controls, Samsung has finally succeeded in becoming the handset industry’s largest and most profitable vendor.”

Shah’s colleague and Strategy Analytics’ executive director Neil Mawtson added that Apple’s reign as the world’s most profitable handset vendor lasted nearly four years, from the third quarter in 2009 though the end of the first quarter this year.

“Apple’s profit margin for its handset division has been fading recently due to lackluster iPhone 5 volumes and tougher competition from rivals,” Mawtson noted. ”Samsung is performing well in the US market, while Huawei, ZTE and other local brands are growing vigorously in China. Apple is now under intense pressure to launch more iPhone models at cheaper price-points or with larger screens to fend off the surging competition and recapture lost profits in the second half of 2013.”

Apple’s dramatic dethroning comes nine months since the company last released a new iPhone model, but Apple is expected to lunch the flagship iPhone 5S this fall alongside a new entry-level plastic iPhone model that will address new demographics and regions.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Hidden “App Ops” Feature in Android 4.3 Lets You Selectively Disable Permissions From Apps
http://www.droid-life.com/category/news/


Hidden not-so-deep inside of Android 4.3′s settings activities, you’ll find an interesting new addition called App Ops that appears to be a work-in-progress setting for letting users manage permissions of apps with more control. You can access App Ops using an app that allows for shortcut making of activities, or you can download a handy app called Permission Manager (link below) that was recently created to access this menu on the fly.

 

[Rohiggidy]

A supervisor at Amazon just told me I literally ordered the last Chromecast they had & they sold 500,000 to 700,000 until they ran out around 2:30 pm yesterday.