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Data Service checkbox - aaarrgghhh

Ok, I have the 2.1 build running and save the ferocious battery drain its pretty good (bravo all) - there is one thing tho' that is bugging me, on my native android 2.1 phone I have a checkbox switch to disable the data service, its found by navigating as follows:
Settings > Wireless & network > Mobile networks > Data Service [checkbox]
I have asked in the thread for the build but despite someone telling me it exists, he declined to actually say where!
Please, can someone enlighten me where it is (if it exists - I assumed that the 2.1 builds would use exactly the same ui components...)
cheers,
dan

you can use QuickSettings app instead

Yes it exists because I got in with my most recent download. And yes it works, damn handy too. Give me a moment to check where I downloaded it from.

List of functions NOT working on HD2 Froyo+Sense

Hi, I am newbie here but spent a lot of time testing the builds that developers have offered us. Big thanks to all the developers who are truly making HD2 more sexy and top toy in the market even though it has been there for almost a year (which merely happens to other phones, dare I say this?)
Currently using Froyo (mattc, RC1.2) on HD2 with exceller dualboot loader (V1.02), working very stable and smooth. Asides the points which have been listed in their posts, I found the following not functioning properly (or just happened to m2??)
1. Every time it reboots, the bluetooth automatically turns on (reported by other users). The HTC bluetooth toggle works funny when I tap it to turn it off- becomes gray but seems refuses to turn off...
2. Can not use google voice search- "process com.google.android voicesearch has stopped unexpectedly-force close". Found some solution in Android Software Development in the forum (just search "voice search"), but I suppose it is only for nand android thus not the solution for our case?
3. The voice in Google navigation is funny, quite robot-ish, any way to change it?
4. My winxp-64bit cannot recognize it as USB storage. Charging with USB cable to PC is fine, but it does not pop-out for selection of functionality, even I manually change it to USB storage. (solved: using different USB port followed by uninstalling the driver in PC device manager, also I installed JRT Auto Mount software listed in market, which might help as well))
5...
Hope this thread is useful, and list your findings here so that our lovely developer can make HD2 perfect.

oxhaotong said:
3. The voice in Google navigation is funny, quite robot-ish, any way to change it?
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This is totally normal. It is a Text-To-Speech-Technology
Advantage: Everything is spoken - Streetnames, Cities, Autobahn-Numbers etc.
Disadvantage: It sounds like an robot.

no internet .. no my location update.... stock 1.66 greek rom... 2.12.50.2.2 radio....

if you have no internet connection you should check your provider APN and the option you subscribed, I need to change the APN name each time I re install a android rom but it works !!!

Testers wanted for PeerDeviceNet -sharing thru wifi, wifi direct and mobile hotspot

!!! updated 12/28/2012: add code to detect and use mobile hotspot to enable sharing among devices !!!
I'd like to invite people to participate an open testing session for app "PeerDeviceNet - sharing thru WiFi and WiFi-Direct".
It runs on android 2.2 and above. It is free at google play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xconns.free.peerdevicenet
I have done tests using Nexus 7, Samsung Tab 2.0, Kindle fire(1gen), Galaxy Vibrant. I'd like more complete coverage of devices and vendors.
It supports 4 kinds of device-device connections:
1. for devices at the same wifi net: start PeerDeviceNet at devices simultaneously will allow them find and connect to each other automatically.
2. for devices which are all wifi direct enabled: from system preferences, you can setup wifi direct group connection; PeerDeviceNet will pick up this group info and connect devices in group automatically.
3. if only one device is wifi direct enabled: you can use PeerDeviceNet to create a softwareAP/hotspot at this device (PeerDeviceNet->Connection settings->Create wifi direct hotspot), other wifi devices can use generated ssid and passphrase to connect.
4. for devices with mobile hotspot, you can use mobile hotspot to connect devices and enable sharing.
It extends android's "share/send" feature to allow sharing of the following data:
1. photos/videos (single or multiple) (gallery), audios(astro, solid-browser, or other browsers)
2. web pages (browsers)
3. contact info(Contacts)
4. pdf, word docs (astro or other file managers)
5. apps (google play)
I'll highly appreciate it if you can spend some time installing the app and try out some of the above scenarios. If you encounter Force Closure, please post your device info, android version, or ROM info.
Thanks!

This works fantastically between all of my devices, ranging from Ginger Bread, Honey Comb, and Jelly Bean.
WiFi hotspot also works very well.
This really is a handy app, something like this should definitely be implemented into base Android. Sharing files between devices that have NFC is a breeze, but legacy devices can be troublesome. This is an excellent solution for both worlds.

downloading
looks good

Installed and gave it a test drive.
Works perfectly on our Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Xperia X8, Packard Bell Liberty Tab G100 and Wildfire S - after adding the devices manually. For some unknown reason they don't see each other, though the local LAN has no restrictions put into place.

Hi, I´ve been testing this between SGN2 N7100 (Stock Rooted) and MyTouch 4g Slide (CM9.1 R8) and it works great (no FC etc.)
I have several questions though:
a) I´d like to buy you a beer. There is a paid version but that one is far behind the free one in updates...
b) chat works great (as long as I have signal. but within a flat its mostly great). Will there be an implementation into the full version?
c) if I buy the full version, will you be updating it?
Thanks! Keep it up!
EDIT: seems to me that your app fights with anyconnect VPN (even if that one is running in background I get FC from anyconnect and superuser permissions asked all time... I´ll look into the behavior a bit closer if I find some time) else everything works good.
EDIT: after reinstall of anyconnect it works flawlessly. Keep it up!

File Expert by Geek Software Technology
I have been using File Expert to do similar things... perhaps I don't understand this program's full benefits or potential. FE also connects via bluetooth and runs both a web and FTP server.

It would be nice if you implement an option to close the app...

Option to close the app.
paul1508 said:
It would be nice if you implement an option to close the app...
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Agree with that. It's quite painful to close an app by going into settings instead of hitting some button from the home interface.

Testing now

Downloaded and tried it..
I have a GS3 that it seems to work on, and a Nook color (the original one) from like 2 years ago running CM7 that it just gives a black screen on. I can use the regular wifi connect from the Nook and connect to the hotspot from your PeerDeviceNet but there's no sharing of data back and forth, unfortunately. If the app worked on both I'm sure it'd be much better, but I don't suspect the older Nooks will be a big percentage of your users.

issues related to peer discovery
B.Jay said:
Installed and gave it a test drive.
Works perfectly on our Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Xperia X8, Packard Bell Liberty Tab G100 and Wildfire S - after adding the devices manually. For some unknown reason they don't see each other, though the local LAN has no restrictions put into place.
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Thanks for your feedback. The failure to see peer devices in LAN could be related to one issue i fixed in the latest release; please give it a try.
Also PeerDeviceNet's "search and connect" is based on peer-peer "pairing": no one is acting as server and waiting for other clients. All participating peer devices must start search at same time or in same short time period so that they can find each other. If one peer finished its searching when a new peer starts searching, the new one cannot see the one just finished. It is for security reason.
Regards
Yigong
XCONNS LLC

a) I´d like to buy you a beer. There is a paid version but that one is far behind the free one in updates...
b) chat works great (as long as I have signal. but within a flat its mostly great). Will there be an implementation into the full version?
c) if I buy the full version, will you be updating it?
I am working on refactoring code and bug fixing for the full edition. Thanks for your feedback.
Regards
Yigong
XCONNS LLC

compare to file expert
eonix said:
I have been using File Expert to do similar things... perhaps I don't understand this program's full benefits or potential. FE also connects via bluetooth and runs both a web and FTP server.
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File expert is a powerful browser with many nice features. PeerDeviceNet is a totally different creature.
As a app, it plainly extends android native "sharing" protocol (send/send_multiple) to connected devices, to allow you share content from one device to another. (As a framework, it provides the components and runtime to support connected mobile apps). It has minimal GUI to support connecting devices and monitoring send/recv sessions. It has strong support for connecting multiple devices, run multiple concurrent send/recv sessions, and running in background.
So normally you will use your favorite apps to browse/view content, and when you want to share the content with another device, you hit "share" button and PeerDeviceNet will be there to help connect to other devices.
So you can use Astro file manager or Solid explorer with PeerDeviceNet to share files across devices similar to file expert.
Also PeerDeviceNet allows you share contact info, web links, or apps from google play to connected devices.
Regards
Yigong

how to close it
xbroadcaster1991 said:
Agree with that. It's quite painful to close an app by going into settings instead of hitting some button from the home interface.
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There is "shutdown" button for that : "Connection settings" -> "Shutdown". It will shut down all background services and clean up notifications.
Regards
Yigong

peerdevicenet said:
There is "shutdown" button for that : "Connection settings" -> "Shutdown". It will shut down all background services and clean up notifications.
Regards
Yigong
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Mmm, too many button presses to get there. It would be easier to have a "Shutdown" button in the notification shade. Otherwise well done! I tested sharing files between LG Optimus 3D (p920) and Xperia Mini (st15i) connected on the same LAN. Everything worked fine.

Can one add a function to "tether" a hotspot? but from wifi and not from 3g?
This would be really awsome.
Greets
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app

Yo so I got the full version. The lite is good but wanted to buy you a beer... Managed to transfer 4gb of data in few minutes between my and friends Samsung phone (unfortunately in 3 steps because of the data amount limit). Very useful, the chat also works good.
When will we see full version updated with chat and unlimited data transfer?
Thanks
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

tether to wifi router
keenofhiphop said:
Can one add a function to "tether" a hotspot? but from wifi and not from 3g?
This would be really awsome.
Greets
Not sure this will really help. because when connecting to PeeerDeviceNet hotspot, we already use wifi connection, so why not just connect to external wifi router directly?
Regards
yigong
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unlimited capacity
Narhim said:
Yo so I got the full version. The lite is good but wanted to buy you a beer... Managed to transfer 4gb of data in few minutes between my and friends Samsung phone (unfortunately in 3 steps because of the data amount limit). Very useful, the chat also works good.
When will we see full version updated with chat and unlimited data transfer?
Thanks
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Thanks for using PeerDeviceNet and offering beer. I am still working on the full edition. For now i removed the limit of transfer capacity. Please chek out the new release at google play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xconns.free.peerdevicenet
Regards
Yigong

SonyVaio+Htc Salsa=possible?
While my sony laptop has wifi direct facility my htc salsa lacks one and just has traditional wifi and wifi hotspot facility...how do i connect bothe these devices for transferring the data to and fro?

Device Name

I looked around couldn't find anything. Is there any way to change the device name from the default? Is it possible without root?

ericstephani said:
I looked around couldn't find anything. Is there any way to change the device name from the default? Is it possible without root?
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Not sure what you mean because your post is pretty vague. You cant edit build prop without root though if that's what you are asking...

XxMORPHEOUSxX said:
Not sure what you mean because your post is pretty vague. You cant edit build prop without root though if that's what you are asking...
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I am referring to it's network name. For example, my phone identifies itself as android-cb9aec3 on my network. On previous phones I have been able to change the device name in the settings. I can't find anything in the settings on the 6P. I'll look into editing build.prop. I imagine the value is part of the "net" class. Thanks for the tip.

ericstephani said:
I am referring to it's network name. For example, my phone identifies itself as android-cb9aec3 on my network. On previous phones I have been able to change the device name in the settings. I can't find anything in the settings on the 6P. I'll look into editing build.prop. I imagine the value is part of the "net" class. Thanks for the tip.
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Might check in developer options. I know I've seen the option there before.

Settings/Wi-Fi/(menu top right 3 dots) Advanced/Wi-Fi Direct
Looks like there is an option the Rename Device (top right).
Not sure is this is want your looking for?

I'm used to rename my devices in my router settings and that's what I need to have.
Maybe you should describe the purpose a bit more.

BackInA88 said:
Settings/Wi-Fi/(menu top right 3 dots) Advanced/Wi-Fi Direct
Looks like there is an option the Rename Device (top right).
Not sure is this is want your looking for?
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Thanks for the suggestion. I believe the Wifi Direct name isn't the device's network name. The network name I am referring to is the name that is included with the phone's DHCP request for an IP address.
In previous versions you used to be able to change this in the developer options. I can't find it anymore on Marshmallow.

I set a static IP address on my device and entered the name I wanted to use (nexus6p) and the IP address in my local DNS server. Did the same for my Chromecast device . I only see these names on the network. I've done this with all my wireless devices.

ericstephani said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I believe the Wifi Direct name isn't the device's network name. The network name I am referring to is the name that is included with the phone's DHCP request for an IP address.
In previous versions you used to be able to change this in the developer options. I can't find it anymore on Marshmallow.
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It still exists on cm13. I have a clean compiled copy if you want. Just pure cm source plus blobs. Nothing added.

Manage Device Administrators (Enable Android Device Manager)

Manage Device Administrators​On most Android devices, you assume Android Device manager will work without having to set it up. With the Honor 8's device administration security features, one more step is required.
Device Administrators
An app with Device Administrator activated with be able to perform actions like:
Erase all data
Change the screen-unlock password
Set password rules
Monitor screen-unlock attempts
Lock the screen
If you've ever tried an app that needs to perform one of these actions, and it's not working properly, it's probably because you do not have that app activated in your device administration settings.
Activate Device Administration Permissions for Apps
To access the device administrator menu, go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Security > Device Administrators
One app that you'll find is not activated is Android Device Manager. If you want to use all of the features like remote locking your device or wiping your data, you'll need to activate this app. This is an important security app and is a life saver if your phone ever gets stolen. So make sure you activate it.

I can't activate any device adminstrator in Settings > Security > Device Administrators. When I hit “activate”，It just move back to the list screen and nothing happens, every checkbox remain unchecked.
I think this is due to the rom customization，which rooted the device initially.
Is there any way to activate an app as device administrator other than click "activate" within settings, e.g. by editing some files?
thanks!

smthvitas said:
I can't activate any device adminstrator in Settings > Security > Device Administrators. When I hit “activate”，It just move back to the list screen and nothing happens, every checkbox remain unchecked.
I think this is due to the rom customization，which rooted the device initially.
Is there any way to activate an app as device administrator other than click "activate" within settings, e.g. by editing some files?
thanks!
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you have to go to battery settings and choose the app you want to not close after the screen goes off, then you can activate it and will stay active

leo06 said:
you have to go to battery settings and choose the app you want to not close after the screen goes off, then you can activate it and will stay active
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thanks for your help!
actually I'm using a android TV OS, and there's nothing except a battery saver option in battery settings, which is off now.
I've been googling for 2 hours but nothing actually works on me.

hello, im fairly new to this, im using an alcatel fierce4 with marshmallow 6.0.1.....its brand new to me, just got it a week ago, I downloaded a app called secret video recorder, it didn't work and said I needed to add it to device administrator, so I did, now I'm noticing severe device lag and constant full page ads on any random screen, I tried to remove the app from device admin and when I do it crashes my settings app, ive tried to hard reset my device and the app is still there...pls help

I have installed outlook on realme xt which is managed by my company.
This app gets deactivated regularly in realme xt.
What is rootcause and solution for this