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Securing your Magician is now a reality...

Let's say you're in the bank and suddenly there is a robbery and you're caught in between. You have to empty your pockets and you know you will have to surrender your Magician...you can activate your Magician by saying "don't shoot" as the magic word and say a command like "here it is" and your handheld will automatically run 1-Pass (or security s/ware of your choice). Two hours later, your mini will automatically hard reset and the theives won't be able to see any of your private docs...
Cool huh?
http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...rmId=2&N=4294966998&productId=172265&R=172265

Personally, I prefer PDAKill. Having the Magician listening for a magic word 24/7, means heavy drain on the battery. With PDAKill, you can just send a SMS to destroy all your data, including /Storage and /Storage Card.
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16803

Usually people who don't intend to return lost or stolen devices will not turn on the Phone without removing the SIM card first. PDAKill is therefore rendered useless.

They would have to turn it off first! Since it doesn't really have an off it may take them a while to find flight mode. I don't think they will bother looking as the should be using the time to escape from the bank before the police arrive.....

O2mini_noob: as much as you paint a wonderful picture, I think when you've got a shotgun pointed at your face, password protecting your "must buy can of beans" shopping list is probably not a priority.
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It might be a better idea to consider using it with something like my VJPhoneTools and calling the police. They'll get a call with lots of muffled "I'm just O2mini_noob. Please don't shoot me!" and I'm sure they'll be over sharpish :wink:
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hahaha.... :lol:

Wasn't someone on here developing a "pdakill" type program that worked more on the IMEI? so if the sim was replaced an sms would still find the phone. Thought I remember reading something a while back, could have been dreaming mind you

You're not dreaming, I'm remembering something like that to from months ago. I belief they worked on the idea too that changing owner name would send a sms too. if only I could remember which thread...it was something with anti theft.
Cheers, M

@marto_martin: What planet R U from? When sending a SMS what is the first or last detail you enter? Right, a phone number. Only carriers know about your IMEI when logged in - but they're all independent (except regarding NSA :lol: ) Thus, this "application" is unbelievable in terms of impossible.

Chatty, I think marto_martin may have misunderstood slightly. I presume he means that it records the IMEI but detects that the SIM has been changed, and notifies the user.
As you say, it would be impossible for most of us to "find" the phone by IMEI on any network and use that information to locate it.
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Yep, jogged my memory (this is what happens when posting in the wee hours) if there's a different sim put in an sms is sent to a preset number like a mates phone advising them your phones been stolen.
Thanks for clearing that up vijay555

Can also contact your telco to report handset stolen and give the IMEI number so the phone will be practically useless as any SIM will not function in it.

The program to send a SMS if the SIM card is changed is called 'IIWPO_anonymous.CAB'. I found it somewhere on this site a few months back, but don't remember where. A simple search should bring up the answer, though.
For this program to be REALLY effective, you would have to cook it into an Extended ROM. Then a hard reset won't help the thief. But think about it twice: do you really want to receive messages from various buyers of your stolen Magician for the remainder of its lifetime? Because that could well happen, since the police most likely won't bother to look up the scoudrels.
All in all I find PDAKill the best solution. Just fire away that destructive SMS as soon as you find out your device is gone, and (most likely) your data will be erased. Forget about the phone, it's gone anyway...

My phone went missing a few months ago here at work. The dumb smug didn't know how switch the Jam off as he thought when the screen goes off, it is off.
I walked around with another phone and kept dialing my phone and eventually heard it. Found it in one of the cleaners change room. It was just pure luck that he didn't know how to switch it off. He is now fired.

That is very fortunate....sad for owners who have lost phones but never got them back..I'm one of them ...

Solution..!!
Hello,
For all u guys who may need Theft Alert, check the following link..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=212769#212769
Carty..

HBK said:
For this program to be REALLY effective, you would have to cook it into an Extended ROM. Then a hard reset won't help the thief. But think about it twice: do you really want to receive messages from various buyers of your stolen Magician for the remainder of its lifetime? Because that could well happen, since the police most likely won't bother to look up the scoudrels.
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That may be true, but if they send you an sms (to another number) then you will get their phone number and so can easily call them and say "hey, you've got my stolen phone!" If they refuse to give details, just tell them you'll keep ringing and ringing. And tell them that it won't matter if they put a new sim in because the moment they do the phone will send you an SMS.

There wer always better ways for the legal owner..
Hello mitty,
There were always better ways for the legal owner..
Once yr fone is stolen and recieved the sms thru my software, u can contact the police and if they did'nt respond to u properly, there always will be some private detective agencies.. Spending a few more to them can definitely be worthy(u can even claim that later from the thief).. Considering the main advantage of my software to keep the thief unnoticed that he has been tracked down..
Visit the link by me in the above post or directly to my thread and read the posts over there on page3 & 4..
Regards
Carty..

It really depends on who stole your phone. If it's just some punk, you could get lucky by threatening over the phone. But a lot of organized theft is going on, where the phones are send in loads to other countries, so maybe it's best just to leave it to the police.
Hiring a private detective seems a bit overkill to me, since it could easily cost 10-20 times as much as the phone is worth. But to each his own...

HBK said:
It really depends on who stole your phone. If it's just some punk, you could get lucky by threatening over the phone. But a lot of organized theft is going on, where the phones are send in loads to other countries, so maybe it's best just to leave it to the police.
Hiring a private detective seems a bit overkill to me, since it could easily cost 10-20 times as much as the phone is worth. But to each his own...
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If you live in South Africa, the police doesn't even come when you phone and say you have been shot or hijacked. So it leaves, a baseball bat and a couple of big friends to go and wack the oak. :wink: "If you know where he is.

Where to start? Newb help.

I have began having an interest in modifying my tmobile wing. However; there is so much that is possible, i have no idea where to began. I am interesting in the touch-it rom, but scared at bricking my phone. Also, have read about the pagepool tweaks. Where should i start? Some help would be great. To whomever responds, Thank you.
T-mobile Wing - Stock - SPB Pocket Plus - If you need any other Info please let me know. Thanks.

i was afraid of flashing too but did it two days ago and it's a very simple process that will not damage your phone at all.
however, i got open touch 5.2 original and hated it so went back to the stock rom.
if someone can point me to a ROM with zero problems and is as close to the stock ROM as possible please let me know.

entinuity said:
I have began having an interest in modifying my tmobile wing. However; there is so much that is possible, i have no idea where to began. I am interesting in the touch-it rom, but scared at bricking my phone. Also, have read about the pagepool tweaks. Where should i start? Some help would be great. To whomever responds, Thank you.
T-mobile Wing - Stock - SPB Pocket Plus - If you need any other Info please let me know. Thanks.
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Let me start by welcoming you to the boards. First and foremost, although i'm sure you already have done this, go read this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327046
It has a lot of information about modifying your phone. As far as what rom to go with? Your going to have to make that decision on your own. Personally, i like open touch and touch it, but there are a lot of other good roms to choose from. Just read around and you'll see. Each rom has its own quirks, and none of them are going to be exactly what you want to the T, but that is because these guys cooking the roms take a lot of time to build them for us, and special orders would be just to much.
Welcome and good luck modding!
P.S. Flashing is easy, so is unbricking, just make sure if you try to go hard-spl that your phone is compatible before you do it. Main way to actually brick these things. Also read as much as possible before you start.

Maybe you should go with HTC Home. That's what I did cause I didn't want to flash or anything either. I didn't wanna ruin an expensive phone. And after all, it IS a phone. It's main purpose is for being able to call / receive calls. But yeah, HTC Home is nice. Here's what my phone looks like as of now:
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Once you get HTC Home, you can get HTC Home Customizer. It lets you customize your phone even more. As far as programs (.cabs) you can use, there's alot. I use quite a few myself. I use..
Slide2Unlock. It's from the iPhone I believe. It acts like a screen saver for your phone. You can lock your phone if you want to, but using this is just as easy. It's kind of cool, but not a must have.
JiveTalk. I use this as my Instant Messaging program. I used to use Palringo (and technically still do), but Jive Talk seems better to me.
pcShutXP. This cool little tool basically lets you Soft Reset or Shut Down your phone. It's nice to have and use after you install something and you have to restart.
Total Commander. This is a registry editor program. You don't need this unless you plan on doing any registry editing basically. It's definitely useful though. You get to see everything on your phone.
Battery Status. This program shows the status of your battery on your home screen. It also lets you overclock your phone. It's great.
Large Start Menu. This makes the start menu bigger. It's definitely nice to have. Especially if you use your finger.
Soft Key. This lets you change your soft keys on your phone. Those are the buttons on the bottom of your today screen.
iPhone Calulator. Pretty obvious one, lol. The regular calculator is ugly.
TodayAgenda. This one is nice. It's for your appointments/tasks. It creates a scroll bar on your today screen so if you have a bunch, it doesn't take up alot of space. You can change alot of things within the program.
Other than that, I have custom wallpapers, ringtones, icons and themes. Use the search feature on the forum and you'll find all this stuff your need. If not, I can help you. Hope this helps.

You must want a new ROM for some reason. Is it bcoz the stock one is too slow? Opinions differ on what is the best for beginners as stated before read read read. But basically almost all the Custom ROMs have their own spice and if it is written on the ROM it can't be replaced easily. Personally I use Just2Clean becoz I want to do my phone from the bottom up and eliminate a bunch of extra unneccessary files.
Basically just absorb as much info as you can and feel free to ask again on anything small or big on this thread that is what a community is for to help no matter how big or small the issue.

I'd start here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377939
You can flash these ROMs without Hard-SPL. Just follow the instructions for the USPL. It's so easy it's Armyproof. I'm using OpenTouch 4.0 Lite and it's great. It freezes up once every 3 days, unlike the stock ROM which freezes 3 times per day. And since it's not a Hard-SPL, you can go back to the stock T-Mobile ROM whenever you want. (Not like you ever would...) Once you feel comfortable with USPL flashing, Google "radio 3.21.90." it's the newest radio version and it'll boost your signal, with a slight decrease in battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=341867&highlight=cab's
This thread has nearly every program you could ever want. If you want more, just Google "CAB's."

Audiopro said:
It freezes up once every 3 days, unlike the stock ROM which freezes 3 times per day.
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lol? Mine doesn't freeze 3 times per day. It doesn't even freeze at all unless i'm doing a million things at once and I get a call or something. But I should know better anyway.

Audiopro said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377939
You can flash these ROMs without Hard-SPL. Just follow the instructions for the USPL. It's so easy it's Armyproof. I'm using OpenTouch 4.0 Lite and it's great. It freezes up once every 3 days, unlike the stock ROM which freezes 3 times per day. And since it's not a Hard-SPL, you can go back to the stock T-Mobile ROM whenever you want. (Not like you ever would...) Once you feel comfortable with USPL flashing, Google "radio 3.21.90." it's the newest radio version and it'll boost your signal, with a slight decrease in battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=341867&highlight=cab's
This thread has nearly every program you could ever want. If you want more, just Google "CAB's."
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mine froze once in my entire use since october. and it only froze when i was doing a ton of stuff, and it screws up when i am typing a text and get a phone call, which has been fixed in the new update.

entinuity said:
I have began having an interest in modifying my tmobile wing. However; there is so much that is possible, i have no idea where to began. I am interesting in the touch-it rom, but scared at bricking my phone. Also, have read about the pagepool tweaks. Where should i start? Some help would be great. To whomever responds, Thank you.
T-mobile Wing - Stock - SPB Pocket Plus - If you need any other Info please let me know. Thanks.
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Well, all I have to say, is there is a TON of information on here. I know I read for about 2 weeks before I decided to Hard spl. There really isn't one rom that is better than others, and the only real way to tell is to try flashing to each of them and see what you like and don't. I've flashed to every rom on here, and prefer the Open touch series. I'm running v 3.0 and have tweaked it so it flies. Just make sure you read a lot. You definitely don't want to end up bricking your phone. Really, Hard spl'ing is where you can have problems with bricking, but as long as you read, you will be fine. I would recommend hard spl though because it makes it a lot easier to flash roms. If you have any questions, just pm me. I know a lot of the terminology was a little confusing at first too.

Remember to visit the link on my sign.......

Thanks
Thanks to all who have replied. Have been digging through the forums even since i posted and doing some reading. Hard-SPL seems the way to go with a slight risk. I am interested in the TouchIT roms, But think i will start small with the ROMS that don't require Hard-SPL (whatever the heck that means!) lol! I will post back my results in just a few days. Don't forget to check back. Thanks guys!

entinuity said:
Thanks to all who have replied. Have been digging through the forums even since i posted and doing some reading. Hard-SPL seems the way to go with a slight risk. I am interested in the TouchIT roms, But think i will start small with the ROMS that don't require Hard-SPL (whatever the heck that means!) lol! I will post back my results in just a few days. Don't forget to check back. Thanks guys!
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Yeah, the uspl (non hard spl) method is a lot safer, so that's prob your best bet until you feel more comfortable with it. All the open touch series don't require hard spl. I'm not sure about the touch it series though.

Thoughts
okay. After doing some research and digging through the forums, looks like i am going to try the Open Touch 5.0 biggy. However; one thing i don't understand is if something were to go wrong and wanted/needed to go back to orignal settings. What files would i require to flash back to orginal? That information seems to be a little condiluted to find. Any help would be great guys. Thank you.

best upgrades 4 newb user

I am a htc vouge super-newb. can anyone give me any suggestions on what you think would be the first upgrades i want to do to my phone.

hellsing2122 said:
I am a htc vouge super-newb. can anyone give me any suggestions on what you think would be the first upgrades i want to do to my phone.
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first off welcome to xda developers!
secondly take some time and read through some of the threads, find out wat suits your needs.
third, android is becoming a big hit as far as upgrading.

Welcome always glad to have a new face
the opinions are endless what you really need to do is start reading any forum that peeks your interest and ask you questions in them we are all willing to give tips but we can't tell you what is going to work for you nor can we do the customization for you
Personally the first thing i would do is unlock the phone and flash a custom 6.1 or 6.5 Rom and then i would make sure you can get GPS if you have a Verizon phone there is a few tricks to getting gps unlocked
after that i would take a good look at the "Android OS" by google and the open hand set alliances its all i ever use and far better then anything by Microsoft, the best part about Android is that it does not effect your windows Mobile system in anyway. in short its like having a duel boot system on a pc
just search around there is a lot of information and fell free to ask question inside of existing forum to get more specific answers

Hey, welcome! First off, it really depends on what carrier you're using. For example, my Verizon vogue came with crippled EV-DO and non-existent GPS. I had to flash my radio before updating to a custom ROM. However, if that's already working for you, a great start would be to put Android on your microSD card and boot it up - it's a huge leap from WinMo!

evilclosetmonkeynate said:
Welcome always glad to have a new face
the opinions are endless what you really need to do is start reading any forum that peeks your interest and ask you questions in them we are all willing to give tips but we can't tell you what is going to work for you nor can we do the customization for you
Personally the first thing i would do is unlock the phone and flash a custom 6.1 or 6.5 Rom and then i would make sure you can get GPS if you have a Verizon phone there is a few tricks to getting gps unlocked
after that i would take a good look at the "Android OS" by google and the open hand set alliances its all i ever use and far better then anything by Microsoft, the best part about Android is that it does not effect your windows Mobile system in anyway. in short its like having a duel boot system on a pc
just search around there is a lot of information and fell free to ask question inside of existing forum to get more specific answers
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thanks alot i figured i might as well get some help after i put added this program that got my phone vibrating every time i touch it lol(still working on gettong that off)

brsev said:
Hey, welcome! First off, it really depends on what carrier you're using. For example, my Verizon vogue came with crippled EV-DO and non-existent GPS. I had to flash my radio before updating to a custom ROM. However, if that's already working for you, a great start would be to put Android on your microSD card and boot it up - it's a huge leap from WinMo!
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i have verizon also

NFSFAN just released a new WinMo 6.5 rom. I'd give that a shot. There are plenty of tutorials in /Vogue upgrading. I'd also recommend you try Google Ion. It runs from your sdcard so there is no flashing or anything required and it runs quite fast plus you get the android market with tons of free apps.

hellsing2122 said:
i have verizon also
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Hey, so you'll probably be fine if you poke around for tutorials, it's pretty clear once you do you're research. If you feel lost poke around in your settings for the about page, and post what version of WM (6.0 or 6.1) you're running, as well as the radio if you see it.
If you don't see that, check to see if you have GPS location working in google maps. (These will tell you if Verizon has locked you out of GPS and the fastest EV-DO Rev. A data speeds. if you're in WM 6.0, you can unlock, flash a radio, and flash a ROM, if you're running 6.1 you have to do a longer process to circument Verizon's obnoxious policies).
Post that here and me/someone will tell you you're next step .

gotta get rid of today screen
first thing you gotta do imho is to load a new theme. I would start with spb mobile shell 3. That one is free for a couple of weeks. Once you load it you can add a bunch of add ons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507697&page=270
Then u gotta add s2u2 and s2p:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527523
U just getting started. Games, aps, etc... are plentiful. There are a few threads here and on ppcgeeks that have links to many touch software apps. Just do a search and try not to get overwhelmed.

brsev said:
Hey, so you'll probably be fine if you poke around for tutorials, it's pretty clear once you do you're research. If you feel lost poke around in your settings for the about page, and post what version of WM (6.0 or 6.1) you're running, as well as the radio if you see it.
If you don't see that, check to see if you have GPS location working in google maps. (These will tell you if Verizon has locked you out of GPS and the fastest EV-DO Rev. A data speeds. if you're in WM 6.0, you can unlock, flash a radio, and flash a ROM, if you're running 6.1 you have to do a longer process to circument Verizon's obnoxious policies).
Post that here and me/someone will tell you you're next step .
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I am running WM6.1 and no my GPS does not work in google maps. so i guess verizon has locked me out.

imdarkside said:
first thing you gotta do imho is to load a new theme. I would start with spb mobile shell 3. That one is free for a couple of weeks. Once you load it you can add a bunch of add ons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507697&page=270
Then u gotta add s2u2 and s2p:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527523
U just getting started. Games, aps, etc... are plentiful. There are a few threads here and on ppcgeeks that have links to many touch software apps. Just do a search and try not to get overwhelmed.
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Thank you i am very impressed with the transformation. very smooth.

hellsing2122 said:
I am running WM6.1 and no my GPS does not work in google maps. so i guess verizon has locked me out.
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Okay, so if you don't want to flash your ROM the valhalla CAB on the XDA wiki will give you location in google maps, and you already have a good radio (3.37.78, I think, giving you fast download speeds). If you want GPS in android or in other applications, or just want to try out what custom ROMs like NFSFAN's have to offer (speed, stability, features from newer HTC phones), there are tutorials to unlock your GPS. (Like this one, but careful, flashing risks bricking your phone, if you are't reasonably careful!)
Also, if your using Pocket IE, search XDA for Opera Mobile 9.5 in qvga or Skyfire - both are waaaay better.

hellsing2122 said:
I am running WM6.1 and no my GPS does not work in google maps. so i guess verizon has locked me out.
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ok well if you have WM6.1 by Verizon you have some work cut out for you but here are the tutorials i followed to get unlocked gps
What I did 1st was follow the instructions on this page:
http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?t...IX_VERIZON_GPS
that will give you an unlocked gps
next follow the instructions on this page
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...VerizonAGPSFix
They are meant for the xv6800 and the website for the tools is down, but the instructions are the same.
You need wmodem drivers and you need qpst.
You might be able to type ##3424 into your phone and hit send, or maybe ##3424# then send, or you might need to go to system tools->phone codes->diag
That puts the phone in dmr mode.
or if all else fail i used a program called nOpen
in the file line enter
/Windows/DmRouter.exe
command line
/DIAG
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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the get qpst working, read from the phone, go to the GPSOne tab, and check off all the boxes on the left. For the PDE IP address, put 216.198.139.92. Port is 8889, then IP as protocol and PDE as calculation method.
Next write back out to the phone, and it should reboot.
Next you need to update the registry with the same IP address and port, ppcgeeks has a regedit that takes care of it here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=815901
Good luck!
if you need i still have all the files i used
just pm me and i will see about up loading them for you
i know it seems like a lot of work but is not as bad as it looks just pm me and i can walk you thought any question you have (i hope)

My xperia X1a rom update

Hi everyone, I'm writing this a guide for me and maybe it will help someone in the future.
I updated my rom maybe a year ago and never really cared for my xperia, but for the price was kind of stuck with the phone. i was running a 6.1 rom and winmo 6.1 was just to? well old. My xperia is from rogers and the reception has always sucked and the blue tooth reception was crap, and the battery life sucked. But I lived with it as I needed a phone and was tired of flashing and trying new roms.
The great news is I have been looking for a new rom the last few days and came across Gtrab's 6.5 pure [SEX1 Release 5 R5.07].
All I can say is WOW this rom and now my phone rocks!!!!!
Battery life is great, reception is through the roof, full bars in the basement now and before had none. Don't let me forget to tell you about the speed, can you say Lightning!!!! Yes I know that sounds corney but WOW is my phone fast now.
Ok let me move on to why I have started this thread, and no I don't have a connection to Gtrab, I just want to let people now who are looking to flash or what to add to this rom what my experience has been as I have now flashed it 2 times as there are a few cabs that will mess it right up.
Here are the cabs i have used and work flawlessly;
1. COffice_Titanium_Plugin_by_JukEboXAuDiO.cab, great addition to office.
2. ENU-Chobit Company SmartLock 2.0F.CAB no need for slide to unlock, this uses the built in slider to unlock.
3. Microsoft Facebook 1.1.0.17.cab, Name says it all.
4. pocketrar393.exe, not shure everone will use this but it's free.
5. PowerRadio 2.4.0.2.CAB, Great radio for the xperia.
6. SEX1_Batt_Enhancer_XPERIA_v1.cab, shows the battery in 1% increments.
7. contact favorites, adds a fav contacts to the home page.
8. guap's_SE_LOGO_for_WM6.5_by_gtrab_v1.cab, changes the sart icon to a SE icon, nothing but eye candy.
the ones you want to stay away from are;
1. SEX1 Comm Mgr.cab, this killed my blue tooth, after the install blue tooth no longer connected to windows.
2. AnX1 tsowentaskbar3v1.4 SE vB1.3, I love to change the icons and this one killed my battery. It was the cause of my battery draining in less than 2 hours, really my battery went from 100% to 20% in less then 2 hours. So I have yet to find another icon package to work with this rom but if and when i find one I'll post the name.
Ok this is all I have so far, i hope this helps someone and as I find more out about this rom I'll add to the post. Again thanks for Gtrab's work as he has made my xperia kick as for the first time.
I encourage anyone to add or make suggestion to the comments I have made and by no means am I trying to upset anyone and everyone's hard work is appreciated, as I know some of the cabs are intened for specific roms, it's just hard to find out what will and will not work.
Out for now.
HackitZ. www.hackitz.ca
P.S. I have included my background image, go UFC, GSP rules!!!!!!!!
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Hi mod's, I just want to first apologize for this post, I was just afraid it would get lost in Gtrab's thread.
I do want to let you know that if this is inappropriate I can delete this post, and if i must my deepest apologies, the rom just got me all worked up.
Also if it is not appropriate for me to post my wallpapers like this please let me know as I love to work on images and plan to add a lot more including some task bar icons I have used and made for older se phones, like my old c905, I have a set of 9 icons for the old se java menu that i'm working on changing to work with winmo, at that point I will most likely ask if some one could incorporate them into a working cab file.
Hell I might even take a stab at it myself. I was into the se phones a few years ago and bought Cruiser back in the day when it cost an arm and a leg, this is the first time in a long time i have had this much interest in modding and tweaking phones, I thank or maybe blame Gtrab for this.
Dont mean to be so long winded, just don't want to cause any waves in the forums as I like it here.
HackitZ out!!!

hackit said:
Hi everyone, I'm writing this a guide for me and maybe it will help someone in the future.
I updated my rom maybe a year ago and never really cared for my xperia, but for the price was kind of stuck with the phone. i was running a 6.1 rom and winmo 6.1 was just to? well old. My xperia is from rogers and the reception has always sucked and the blue tooth reception was crap, and the battery life sucked. But I lived with it as I needed a phone and was tired of flashing and trying new roms.
The great news is I have been looking for a new rom the last few days and came across Gtrab's 6.5 pure [SEX1 Release 5 R5.07].
All I can say is WOW this rom and now my phone rocks!!!!!
Battery life is great, reception is through the roof, full bars in the basement now and before had none. Don't let me forget to tell you about the speed, can you say Lightning!!!! Yes I know that sounds corney but WOW is my phone fast now.
Ok let me move on to why I have started this thread, and no I don't have a connection to Gtrab, I just want to let people now who are looking to flash or what to add to this rom what my experience has been as I have now flashed it 2 times as there are a few cabs that will mess it right up.
Here are the cabs i have used and work flawlessly;
1. COffice_Titanium_Plugin_by_JukEboXAuDiO.cab
2. ENU-Chobit Company SmartLock 2.0F.CAB
3. Microsoft Facebook 1.1.0.17.cab
4. pocketrar393.exe
5. PowerRadio 2.4.0.2.CAB
6. SEX1_Batt_Enhancer_XPERIA_v1.cab
the ones you want to stay away from are;
1. SEX1 Comm Mgr.cab, this killed my blue tooth, after the install blue tooth no longer connected to windows.
2. AnX1 tsowentaskbar3v1.4 SE vB1.3, I love to change the icons and this one killed my battery. It was the cause of my battery draining in less than 2 hours, really my battery went from 100% to 20% in less then 2 hours. So I have yet to find another icon package to work with this rom but if and when i find one I'll post the name.
Ok this is all I have so far, i hope this helps someone and as I find more out about this rom I'll add to the post. Again thanks for Gtrab's work as he has made my xperia kick as for the first time.
I encourage anyone to add or make suggestion to the comments I have made and by no means am I trying to upset anyone and everyone's hard work is appreciated, as I know some of the cabs are intened for specific roms, it's just hard to find out what will and will not work.
Out for now.
HackitZ. www.hackitz.ca
P.S. I have included my background image, go UFC, GSP rules!!!!!!!!
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hi
I like your attitude, posting working configurations is always very helpful to all users
but: why did you open a new thread in general section instead of posting in gtrabs rom thread? this info would have been placed way better there, reaching those most interested in that kind of info and being in the right context to start with
sry to say it, but here it's really a rather redundant kind of stand-alone
I just read another post (unfortunately another redundant new thread) in themes and apps asking about working taskbar icons for gtrab 6.5 pure that do not kill battery...
does that sound familiar?
you see what I mean with posting in the right place
cheers

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Zenfone 2 Laser ​
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Camera video recording hang every time i try to record video, any tip ?
EDIT -
camera was ok ... it was just the player.. fixed intsalling vlc palyer

maremma said:
Camera video recording hang every time i try to record video, any tip ?
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what firmware are you using?The latest firmware has a number of fixes and improvements for the camera.

heywheelie said:
what firmware are you using?The latest firmware has a number of fixes and improvements for the camera.
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i'll write it down here as soon as I have (is not my phone the faulty one ) but i checked for ota yesterday and there was no update.... so I assume is last firmware
or it cna be updated manually ? (if yes how ? )
edit : firmware version WW_12.5.8.118_20150915 so.. latest

maremma said:
i'll write it down here as soon as I have (is not my phone the faulty one ) but i checked for ota yesterday and there was no update.... so I assume is last firmware
or it cna be updated manually ? (if yes how ? )
edit : firmware version WW_12.5.8.118_20150915 so.. latest
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sorry I thought meant for the ZE550KL

Trying to decide between this and a Z3, due to QC issues on my 6P and Moto Pure. I think I'm done with "high end" smart phones for a while. I tend to see phones like this and the z3 with little to no QC issues. (I know about the glass cracking etc...)
1. Has anyone seen things like light bleeding.... etc?
2. I know the phones have different processors and can understand the trade-off and price. Do you feel the results aren't noticed in real world use/ situations?

calling issue
i am using ze550kl. there is issue in my zf2 laser.
during any call the screen goes turned off. and never turned on untill i press the power button in 2 times.
i do everything for that. doing wipe cache, clear app data, ota update. but still i am facing this issue. pls help it so embarresing

saanty712 said:
i am using ze550kl. there is issue in my zf2 laser.
during any call the screen goes turned off. and never turned on untill i press the power button in 2 times.
i do everything for that. doing wipe cache, clear app data, ota update. but still i am facing this issue. pls help it so embarresing
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Click on the phone icon then on te top left of the numeric dial pad is the call settings icon. click on it and scroll down and click on settings. Click on Call screen settings and tick the box for Turn on proximity sensor.
That should do it

problem solved. now works like charm. thank you so much brother..:good::good:

Changing Color Theme
How do you change the color theme? By default, it uses a white theme. How can I change it to a black one? TIA!

How to improve the camera quality?camera on this does not look like even 5mp

mannulko said:
How to improve the camera quality?camera on this does not look like even 5mp
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what firmware are you using?

i wanna knw wat actually is this ?
https://github.com/shakalaca/ASUS_ZenFone_ZE550KL

Congratulations for your good works. I have a ZE551KL and I was under the impression that while talking on SIM! you can still receive calls to SIM2. Calls to my SIM2 are going to voicemail. What is it that I am doing wrong?
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heywheelie said:
Click on the phone icon then on te top left of the numeric dial pad is the call settings icon. click on it and scroll down and click on settings. Click on Call screen settings and tick the box for Turn on proximity sensor.
That should do it
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This was already enabled on my 551KL, but screen still won't come on if i pull fone away from my face during call.
I've had to wait until the other party hangs up before I can access screen again.

ericpeacock79 said:
This was already enabled on my 551KL, but screen still won't come on if i pull fone away from my face during call.
I've had to wait until the other party hangs up before I can access screen again.
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Take out ur screen guard or tempered glass and then check...
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Guys, I am having some delay listening to music in my ZF2 Laser.
The music stops for less the 1 second and continues. It happens more than one time in the same music.
I have used the Asus Music and the Google Play. Both have the same problem.

jorgimello said:
Guys, I am having some delay listening to music in my ZF2 Laser.
The music stops for less the 1 second and continues. It happens more than one time in the same music.
I have used the Asus Music and the Google Play. Both have the same problem.
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That music stop could be notifications. Both my lollipop phones mute the music for a notification

Hello, I just got ZE500KL a few days ago. The question is since I have read that many face different kind of issues/bugs which is currently known most stable firmware to stay on? I mean the one with the least bugs. I have WW_12.8.5.106_20150807 at the moment and I was kind a wondering if doing OTA update I will not feel the need to learn to downgrade later...

kauperx said:
Hello, I just got ZE500KL a few days ago. The question is since I have read that many face different kind of issues/bugs which is currently known most stable firmware to stay on? I mean the one with the least bugs. I have WW_12.8.5.106_20150807 at the moment and I was kind a wondering if doing OTA update I will not feel the need to learn to downgrade later...
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I'm on the last build and its perfectly stable...
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