Database Users

!!MUST READ!! Allow Installation of Non-Market Apps!!! WITHOUT UPDATE!

Go here and follow all instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107499. This will make the option to install non-market apps straight on your device (HTC Aria) appear!!! Enjoy!
Known issues:
- Unable to send/receive mms (since settings are erased - maybe re-inputting them will enable it again?...)
- HTC Wallpaper list disappears (These wallpapers can still be accessed in their root folder - system/customize/resource)

theonew said:
Go here and follow all instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107499. This will make the option to install non-market apps straight on your device (HTC Aria)!!! Enjoy!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you test it? So simple its scary..
Sent from my cm7 Aria.

CallMeAria said:
Did you test it? So simple its scary..
Sent from my cm7 Aria.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes I did test it and it works. I couldn't believe it myself... but I do now!

I can't believe how easy that was!

It works on my Aria but there are now no images listed under HTC Wallpapers. The Live wallpaper are still available.
Sent from my HTC Aria using XDA App

I noticed my phone seems a bit off but it could just be me.
Sent from my HTC Aria using XDA App

Just to verify, this works on an unrooted 2.2?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

poetics said:
Just to verify, this works on an unrooted 2.2?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it does.

poetics said:
Just to verify, this works on an unrooted 2.2?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Correct
890

Thanks! It worked on my aria and didn't even reset the wallpaper or accounts that I can tell.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

I tried this on two Arias running 2.2 and it worked, but it disabled the HTC Wallpaper section options (the select screen comes up but there are no wsllpapers shown) and the MMS send/receive also doesn't work. As hard reset fixed these issues but also removed the "unknown sources" option.
I can load wsllpapers via the live wallpapers and gallery options, but I can't fix the MMS issue.
Sent from my HTC Aria using XDA App

it did work for me to unable 3rd party apps installation although it did reset the wallpaper and made the wallpapers disappear from the list but who cares.. I dont use MMS feature, so cant comment on that..

worked for me also but now can not recieve mms

Has anyone tried manually restoring MMS settings?
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107499&page=8#71

I'm glad I waited for more replies.
as long as I can download the .apk, its really not that big of a deal to me anyway. Just have to connect phone to pc, find the file, drag it to my computer and then install it with android injector. This works for amazon apps and any app I have download from here.

If u rooted ur phone you would not need this and rooted phones have been able to do this for quit sometime now. Duh!
Sent from my Liberty using XDA Premium App

[un]necessary said:
I'm glad I waited for more replies.
as long as I can download the .apk, its really not that big of a deal to me anyway. Just have to connect phone to pc, find the file, drag it to my computer and then install it with android injector. This works for amazon apps and any app I have download from here.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What .apk are you talking about? There is no .apk you download to unlock this option. You have to clear the data of two specific system apps to do this.

Theonew said:
What .apk are you talking about? There is no .apk you download to unlock this option. You have to clear the data of two specific system apps to do this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I THINK that he's talking about root not being that big of a deal as long as he can sideload...I'm pretty sure. Over a long time of being on forums, I have learned to read and understand the most incomprehensible of verbiage.

sorry, i was generalizing. basically if you can download the app, even if you cant install it from your phone, there is a simple method to get it installed when you get to your computer.
edit: yes, I was talking about how easy it is to sideload. just my opinion. easier to do than possibly lose mms options with this method to get the unknown sources checkbox.
just going to wait for the actual update. which better come soon. as it was supposed to be out before this thread even started.

[un]necessary said:
sorry, i was generalizing. basically if you can download the app, even if you cant install it from your phone, there is a simple method to get it installed when you get to your computer.
edit: yes, I was talking about how easy it is to sideload. just my opinion. easier to do than possibly lose mms options with this method to get the unknown sources checkbox.
just going to wait for the actual update. which better come soon. as it was supposed to be out before this thread even started.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The update was out before this thread started but only some (very few) people got it. So if someone can't wait for it, since it seems like no one else is going to get it, and they can afford to lose the mms setting (which could be reset manually), then they can do this method.

[Q] It seems my Samsung tablet was hit by some kind of malware, how to check?

The symptom is, each time I switch on my tablet, I receive a notification in lower right corner promoting something like lucky draw, game, etc. If I click on the notification, it automatically starts downloading apk. The apk is always named like yyyymmddxxxxxxxxxxx.apk. I never run those apks, I guess they are not friendly. How can I check which app I installed is doing this?

olivex said:
The symptom is, each time I switch on my tablet, I receive a notification in lower right corner promoting something like lucky draw, game, etc. If I click on the notification, it automatically starts downloading apk. The apk is always named like yyyymmddxxxxxxxxxxx.apk. I never run those apks, I guess they are not friendly. How can I check which app I installed is doing this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First check what you have installed recently. Could be one of those apps give spam notifications. I saw something similar on my bro-in-law phone and that was because he installed some kind of "enhancement" program to make his phone run more efficient (it didn't help bytheway).
Also, since you didn't say what OS you're running, 4.0+ has the option to disable notifications when you go to settings>applications>app name. If you find its an app you need, then that might help.
If you thinks its beyond this, then install lookout or norton from the market.

It's not malware, they're called push notification ads. Just download "Ad Blocker" (root required) from the market and it will tell you which app(s) is doing this. You can also choose to delete it from within the app.
Pretty handy.
-*Sent from my T-Mobile GS3*-

nakedninja42 said:
First check what you have installed recently. Could be one of those apps give spam notifications. I saw something similar on my bro-in-law phone and that was because he installed some kind of "enhancement" program to make his phone run more efficient (it didn't help bytheway).
Also, since you didn't say what OS you're running, 4.0+ has the option to disable notifications when you go to settings>applications>app name. If you find its an app you need, then that might help.
If you thinks its beyond this, then install lookout or norton from the market.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes it is 4.0.4. l'll check in settings and reply.

OTAw said:
It's not malware, they're called push notification ads. Just download "Ad Blocker" (root required) from the market and it will tell you which app(s) is doing this. You can also choose to delete it from within the app.
Pretty handy.
-*Sent from my T-Mobile GS3*-
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes it just push notification ad. The problem is I don't know which app is doing this, and do not want to root my device. Is there another way to identify ?

olivex said:
yes it just push notification ad. The problem is I don't know which app is doing this, and do not want to root my device. Is there another way to identify ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try installing "Air Push Detector" from the market.

my tablet is using 4.0.4 but i cannot find the setting you mentioned. in settings-application-application name, there is no notification setting.

i tried but there is no app found. i still get notification ad.

olivex said:
i tried but there is no app found. i still get notification ad.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you upload a screenshot of this notification ad for us? Maybe even a list of your downloaded apps?
--> dominating your screen from my t-mobile gs3, powered by: FreeGS3 R7 "Resurrection"

OTAw said:
Can you upload a screenshot of this notification ad for us? Maybe even a list of your downloaded apps?
--> dominating your screen from my t-mobile gs3, powered by: FreeGS3 R7 "Resurrection"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have it now, I will load it when I get it next time.
However I have the list of apps I installed because I sent it to the author of push detector. How can I send it to you? I just don't want to post it here.
I have another finding, which seems odd to me: I set the home page of chrome to be blank, and I double checked that, but each time I open the browser it always opens a search page with a lot of informations (looks like a portal but I don't like it). How can I know which app replaces my home page with such rubish?
Is it possible the 3G provider does this kind of things? (notification ads and home replacement)?

olivex said:
I don't have it now, I will load it when I get it next time.
However I have the list of apps I installed because I sent it to the author of push detector. How can I send it to you? I just don't want to post it here.
I have another finding, which seems odd to me: I set the home page of chrome to be blank, and I double checked that, but each time I open the browser it always opens a search page with a lot of informations (looks like a portal but I don't like it). How can I know which app replaces my home page with such rubish?
Is it possible the 3G provider does this kind of things? (notification ads and home replacement)?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, your network provider would have nothing to do with push notification ads or homepage replacement. And as for setting your homepage in Google chrome, are you talking about the desktop version? Because I don't believe you can make that selection on the mobile version, unless I'm missing something?
BTW, you can send that list to me in a PM if you'd like.
--> dominating your screen from my t-mobile gs3, powered by: FreeGS3 R7 "Resurrection"

Try this app, it will tell you every app that has a shady ad network and you can delete it. A friend of mine had an app that was creating a ton of shortcuts all over her home screens.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector&hl=en

OTAw said:
No, your network provider would have nothing to do with push notification ads or homepage replacement. And as for setting your homepage in Google chrome, are you talking about the desktop version? Because I don't believe you can make that selection on the mobile version, unless I'm missing something?
BTW, you can send that list to me in a PM if you'd like.
--> dominating your screen from my t-mobile gs3, powered by: FreeGS3 R7 "Resurrection"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In Chrome settings you can set your home page. But it seems it's the 3G provider that replaces the home page for me.
I will send you the app list. Thanks.

mrsbelpit said:
Try this app, it will tell you every app that has a shady ad network and you can delete it. A friend of mine had an app that was creating a ton of shortcuts all over her home screens.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector&hl=en
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. I will try it and post result here.

mrsbelpit said:
Try this app, it will tell you every app that has a shady ad network and you can delete it. A friend of mine had an app that was creating a ton of shortcuts all over her home screens.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector&hl=en
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried it but it also couldnt find the notification ad. It did find apps that have bi-app ads but they are numerous.

olivex said:
The symptom is, each time I switch on my tablet, I receive a notification in lower right corner promoting something like lucky draw, game, etc. If I click on the notification, it automatically starts downloading apk. The apk is always named like yyyymmddxxxxxxxxxxx.apk. I never run those apks, I guess they are not friendly. How can I check which app I installed is doing this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Rooted?
why don't you backup with Titanium Backup then backup everything
then Flash Stock ROM using ODIN
Sent from my GT-P7500 using xda premium

abihakim said:
Rooted?
why don't you backup with Titanium Backup then backup everything
then Flash Stock ROM using ODIN
Sent from my GT-P7500 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No it's not rooted.

[Q] How to uninstall Evernote?

I have tried to disable it but the button is greyed out for me...
Is there anyway to disable it without rooting?

Can you please post a screenshot of what it looks like when you are at the uninstall screen?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

It's called Evernote not Nevernote. It's never going away lol! But seriously just don't use it? You can use your Samsung account and I'm sure the app is really small storagewise.

Root the phone and uninstall with titanium backup

At the screen, there's only two buttons
Force Stop and Disable (but greyed out)
hmm. guess I need to figure out how to root my phone :/

wilflare said:
At the screen, there's only two buttons
Force Stop and Disable (but greyed out)
hmm. guess I need to figure out how to root my phone :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like the others said it must be a system app. You will have to root to uninstall it, if you want to.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

Make app into system app

Is there any way to make an app like "Where's My Droid" a system app? I like the app, but if I do lose it, anybody that finds it can see the app and uninstall it. If it were a system app, the icon wouldn't be on the screen or in the app drawer.

Blufx1 said:
Is there any way to make an app like "Where's My Droid" a system app? I like the app, but if I do lose it, anybody that finds it can see the app and uninstall it. If it were a system app, the icon wouldn't be on the screen or in the app drawer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
[Must be rooted] You could manually move the apk from data / app to system / app using Root Explorer (or similar).

Thanks. I am rooted. I'll get root explorer and move it. Will it have to be installed again or is it a done deal?

Blufx1 said:
Thanks. I am rooted. I'll get root explorer and move it. Will it have to be installed again or is it a done deal?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just move the apk and reboot.

I'm on it. Thanks again

For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?

Blufx1 said:
For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You'll need to decompile and modify it -- which is not easy to do. Or you can use one of those "hide app" apps in the market.

levizx said:
You'll need to decompile and modify it -- which is not easy to do. Or you can use one of those "hide app" apps in the market.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll try that. Thanks

Easy. Root. Titanium Backup.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Blufx1 said:
For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Install go launcher ex and use its hide apps feature

rajavivekmishra said:
Install go launcher ex and use its hide apps feature
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Point (11. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49128321&postcount=1

aviwdoowks said:
Point (11. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49128321&postcount=1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What do you wanna say?
I replied for making the app invisible/hiding the app from the app drawer

rajavivekmishra said:
What do you wanna say?
I replied for making the app invisible/hiding the app from the app drawer
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wrong quote, sorry.
Xperia launcher too will hide apps, btw.

Got the s5 today, few questions

I like the phone, but the 16gb causes a lot of concern. After downloading my music from Amazon, it's almost gone.
I can't find an option to put music from Amazon on my sd card, is that hte new kit kat "feature"?
Also, the test message preview on my lock screen only says "New Message", ther eused to be an option that gave me a preview of the actual message..is it gone?
On the Note 3, it had a setting where screenshots would enter auto edit mode, came in real handy for me. S5 doesn't seem to have this?
When I disabled my magazine, my home screen transitions isn't continuous ..I know I seen the s5 do this in review videos.

Did you root your phone yet with Towelroot? If so go to play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix and install this to get read/write to your sd card. The other stuff I can't help you with. Sorry.

nicetucu said:
Did you root your phone yet with Towelroot? If so go to play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix and install this to get read/write to your sd card. The other stuff I can't help you with. Sorry.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not yet. I will this weekend tho. Thanks bud

Before you root you may want to look into fix for SHealth and ISIS Wallet (if you use it). You have to stop SHealth and Health Services in app manager and clear data and cache before you installed Xposed. You may even have to uninstall their updates if I remember as well.
Install xposed and it's service , then update Shealth and it should work fine. Once you get that done install ISIS Root Bypass 3.0 module for xposed and check it in modules and reboot and the Wallet will work fine after that.
These were two things that I use often and really had to get working to be happy with root.

Rippley05 said:
Not yet. I will this weekend tho. Thanks bud
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why put off until tomorrow, what you could do today, and prevent yourself from being screwed by VZW when they push 4.4.3 soon, and Root may not work with it?

In the text messaging app you'll see a setting to display the message on the lockscreen instead of new message.
Plug your phone into the computer and drag and drop the music to the SD or use root explorer to move it there.. You don't need root to do this.
No, the S5 cannot auto enter edit mode as far as I know, maybe clear defaults of gallery and set images to auto open in an editor?
As far as continuous transitions just use apex or Nova.
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll keep digging.
I do not see the lockscreen setting in the messaging app. I'm using Samsungs app over Verizons
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Rippley05 said:
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll keep digging.
I do not see the lockscreen setting in the messaging app. I'm using Samsungs app over Verizons
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's under Settings -> Notifications -> and at the bottom you will see check boxes for Lock Screen and Status Bar

Thanks. Sure enough found it. Also has the option for a pop up. .awesome.
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

How did you "disable" My Magazine exactly? I was able to long press home screen, choose Home screen settings, and uncheck My Magazine. This allowed me to scroll continuously or not.

bagery77 said:
How did you "disable" My Magazine exactly? I was able to long press home screen, choose Home screen settings, and uncheck My Magazine. This allowed me to scroll continuously or not.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I unchecked it via longpress homescreen. I don't have an option anywhere (that I can find) for continuous scroll

Rippley05 said:
I unchecked it via longpress homescreen. I don't have an option anywhere (that I can find) for continuous scroll
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh gosh, well that is a problem then. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for a solution. You should let us know if you find one. I'm curious now.

Rippley05 said:
I unchecked it via longpress homescreen. I don't have an option anywhere (that I can find) for continuous scroll
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You'll have to edit a file using Root Explorer then if you disable My Magazine you'll have endless home screen scrolling. I use Nova launcher which already has the option in settings. If you definitely have to have the stock launcher and you can't get infinite scrolling to work let me know I'll tell you which file to edit.
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

nicetucu said:
Before you root you may want to look into fix for SHealth and ISIS Wallet (if you use it). You have to stop SHealth and Health Services in app manager and clear data and cache before you installed Xposed. You may even have to uninstall their updates if I remember as well.
Install xposed and it's service , then update Shealth and it should work fine. Once you get that done install ISIS Root Bypass 3.0 module for xposed and check it in modules and reboot and the Wallet will work fine after that.
These were two things that I use often and really had to get working to be happy with root.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't have to modify the build prop to get S health to work with xposed?
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app