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On the Dream's and the Sapphire's native browser, where do the media files save to?
For example, go to myxer.com and save a ringtone (.mp3 extension)... what is the path the file is saved to?
/sdcard/download/
Frito37 said:
/sdcard/download/
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nope! That's why i asked.
try downloading an mp3 file by simply tapping on it. does not save to the SD card.
In the future, mention that in the original post - saves at least 2 posts....
I looked, and couldn't find it. Browser cache?
-bZj
Yeah, you're right. Someone I was talking to said they applied them as ringtones but in fact, that's not possible if downloaded through the browser. Damn browser. Well i would ask where the browser cache is but it not longer matters to me because it's now irrelevant. Thanks for your help down8!
But i am curious, what exactly did you want me to post in the first message? i mean, the reply was an assumption not an answer. I asked a specific question, listed the environment, and got an incorrect answer...
/sdcard/download/
^^ If you've looked in the normal places mention it, so ppl don't suggest it.
We do need some better control of downloads.
-bZj
I don't know if things have changed with the Eclair Browser, but I'm running CM with the Eclair Browser and I downloaded a SuperMario mp3 just a week ago and it did download to /sdcard/download/
It depends, actually. More info would have been helpful, but is not required. If you get a good file explorer, you can change where items are downloaded to.
It is ludicrous to expect a poster to have all information available, put it into the first post, and have it all make sense. Just post what you know and ignore the whiney trolls.
Myxer.com, I downloaded things from there. I think that they have it download to either /system/media/audio/(ringtones, notifications, or alarms) or it downloads to /sdcard/media/audio/(ringtones, notifications, or alarms)
one chooser thing
I think this because when I used to download from there I never got the sounds in my download folder, BUT they showed up in the ringtone chooser thing
t1n0m3n said:
It is ludicrous to expect a poster to have all information available, put it into the first post, and have it all make sense. Just post what you know and ignore the whiney trolls.
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If you are looking for something, and asking for help, it makes perfect sense to mention where you already looked. This is advice for life, sweetie.
-bZj
People are probably going to flame this thread for me saying this but what the heck.....
there have been countless threads about how to remove, replace, and/or delete system apps and their functions. And with a little searching you will find there are many answers.
At the least I should say, is that system apps can be removed, however; there are certain ones that should not be removed because it will break your system....that's been established already, duh?, yes I know...but here is what my point is to cover:
The system apps that were known to be removed with no problem are calendar, clock, IM, mail, work email, and other little third party apps added to the system by whatever Dev made the rom,
and the ones recommended that SHOULD NOT be removed are main phone functioning apps such as..Mms, Music, Dialer, Contacts, Camera and so on ad so forth,
Well that is correct. Those can't be removed, but yes they can be replaced and no it will not break the system.
I use Handcent sms as my default Mms, the original system version is removed.
I use Meridian music player as my default Music app, the original system version is removed,
I use Camera zoom Pro, as my original Camera app, the original system version is removed.
So in a nutshell, I basically chose all the stable 3rd party phone functioning apps that I use daily and made them replacements to the default system versions, so I don't have two music apps, two message apps, two camera apps and so on.
Did it break my stability?, Crash my phone?, Cause crazy reboots? Screw with the incoming and outgoing calls,tex, and mms?
The answer is no, no, no, and NO. Everything is fine. I have been doing this for a long time now, so this is not some new technique that I have only tested once, on one rom.
I have replaced every system app except dialer, there is really no replacement for that in my opinion that is worthy. Contacts I have replaced before with a 3rd party app called phone book. It worked. But it crashed, because Contact and Dialer go hand in hand, so to successfully replace one you would have to replace the other...my recommendation, don't screw around with those. Besides, Devs implement constant updates and new features to those in every build anyway.
I will more than happily share my method of replacement in a new thread over in the the apps forum if anyone is interested, but feel free to share your opinions, experiences, and your own personal methods here.....
and if enough users request, I will create a "How to" for everyone later.
What's your point?
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What's your point?
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What's yours?
My point is that your "discovery" is one of the VERY BIGGEST defining design features of the android platform. This is nothing new and nothing that even lacks understanding. WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS!!!
I suggest that you go and read all the platform documentation. Its all there.
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My point is that your "discovery" is one of the VERY BIGGEST defining design features of the android platform. This is nothing new and nothing that even lacks understanding. WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS!!!
I suggest that you go and read all the platform documentation. Its all there.
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links please?....have a few of my own, but Im interested to know if there is something I haven't seen
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My point is that your "discovery" is one of the VERY BIGGEST defining design features of the android platform. This is nothing new and nothing that even lacks understanding. WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS!!!
I suggest that you go and read all the platform documentation. Its all there.
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yes, but quite a lot of people don't know this and would be scared to delete mms.apk. jesus christ, do you EVER think outside the box? please, please, please, get rid of that narrow mind of yours and expand your train of thought.
@ lbcoder
also did you see this:
Quote from my original post above:
that's been established already, duh?, yes I know....
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A tut would benefit us noobs..
Umm a tut like this?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Barebones
Klyentel said:
links please?....have a few of my own, but Im interested to know if there is something I haven't seen
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Why don't we start with the most obvious:
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
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Why don't we start with the most obvious:
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
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nope...still doesn't explain my method, I have a much easier...more understandable way of doing this (for noobs)...I will post later.
Sleeepy2 said:
Umm a tut like this?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Barebones
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Thats a great link by the way^^ but still only explains how to delete, it doesn't state how to successfully replace system apps.
Couldn't you just replace the files (/system/app) in any ROM and resign and flash?
that seems easiest to me.
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Couldn't you just replace the files (/system/app) in any ROM and resign and flash?
that seems easiest to me.
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BINGO!^^ that's exact same way I do it, however there is another method I'd like to share, just don't have the time to type it up,
note to those who don't know when replacing the apps, rename the apk the same as the original, so if you want GDE for your home replacement, remove the original Launcher.apk then drop in GDE and rename it Launcher.apk....very important step, you will get unstoppable reboots and freezing.
Its called Terminal Emulator.
mount system and remove the apps in the system/app directory. virtually everyone knows this. There was a post on how to do this in the general section. fin.
Macrophage001 said:
Its called Terminal Emulator.
mount system and remove the apps in the system/app directory. virtually everyone knows this. There was a post on how to do this in the general section. fin.
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dude read the topic, Im talking about replacing not removing, so if you're going to post commands then put one up on how to replace an app already running from data partition to system/data replacing the one already there I.E. handcent(data partition) replaces Mms.(system/data)....otherwise you're not helping, No sh**t, I know everyone knows that but dont know this....so
for those who don't give a dam for codes and commands, or screwing with zips and resigning...patiently wait and I will post easiest method- you can do it right from your phone, without even rebooting!
I'll try to have it up later today.
ehh basically the same thing only you would push the apk's to the system/app directory.
Or you can just put em in the data/app directory and delete the apk in the system/app directory. still not that hard =/ a lot of people already know how to do this as well.
There are a lot of easy methods. sorry if I came out rude and sarcastic its my nature =/
just let him write his tut
then you can
say he has reinvented the wheel
call him a plagiarist
give him a pat on the back for making it nice and easy for noobs to understand
Well I wasn't assuming that I had re-invented something or made an all new discovery...Im pretty sure everything around here has had atleast a dozen how to threads, and everyone, after a little research should pretty much know how to do everything, I admit
So I don't want to come off as some obnoxious asshole that think he knows everything, because Im not, I just wanted to share my opinion, the whole reason I became a member of xda,
So those of you who already know how to do this, then ease off, don't jump down my back just because you know of other threads and topics in relation, or you have easier methods and how to's or whatever, I'm not starting a conspiracy here...geez, I make one topic that's been seen before, and now it's like I can't express my freedom of discussion just because someone else did first. That's a load of crap and you guys know so.
Anyway here is my tut:
For those of ya with some type of root explorer this would be the preferable procedure for you
go to the /data/apps directory select the apk that you would like to use for replacement, such as Meridian music player, rename it to music.apk
then copy
navigate to system/data/apps directory, paste...it should say it already exist and would you like to replace click yes.
Done. Do the same for any other system app, by renaming it as original, copy and replace.
Be sure to put system in Read/Write or this won't work.
That's it. Simple, brief, and no problem.
For those who also put their input into this thread I thank you for your time..your knowledge is noted and appreciated.
Sleeepy2 said:
Umm a tut like this?
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Barebones
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well good link... i dont follow cyanogen and i know how to delete apps. what i am after is replacing the sys apps with third party apps... i am sure it is more involved than pushing to /system/app... hence i asked for a tut
well thats it?!! rename the replacement app to the app itss replacing in system! wow thanks for the tidbit... ill try the resigning thing also. thanks!
OK, this is possibly going to be a very silly question, but please take me seriously (I guess the reason for this question is that I'm a new HD2 user, and so I'm still trying to set it up "just right")...
When I discovered that the contacts on the "People" tab are automatically sorted (alphabetically) and cannot be manually reassigned... I made this face:
What's the point of having a fast-dial tab if you cannot assign it the way you want to?
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OK, this is possibly going to be a very silly question, but please take me seriously (I guess the reason for this question is that I'm a new HD2 user, and so I'm still trying to set it up "just right")...
When I discovered that the contacts on the "People" tab are automatically sorted (alphabetically) and cannot be manually reassigned... I made this face:
What's the point of having a fast-dial tab if you cannot assign it the way you want to?
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They're not automatically sorted alphabetically. I don't know what you've done to make it like that because there's no sorting option. Have you installed anything recently?
the people tab is there so you can put who you want where ever and choose call or txt option it should be in the order yu put them
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They're not automatically sorted alphabetically. I don't know what you've done to make it like that because there's no sorting option. Have you installed anything recently?
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When you add them, they appear to be in the order in which you put them in... but if you restore contacts via synch with Outlook, they're in alphabetical order.
In either case, it seems impossible to rearrange them, which is why I'm baffled; does the system assume someone will fill that list perfectly on the first try?
the same if you use PIM Backup... i hate that too...
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the same if you use PIM Backup... i hate that too...
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personally dont see the point in the people tab anyway
Shaamaan said:
When you add them, they appear to be in the order in which you put them in... but if you restore contacts via synch with Outlook, they're in alphabetical order.
In either case, it seems impossible to rearrange them, which is why I'm baffled; does the system assume someone will fill that list perfectly on the first try?
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So it's restoring from Outlook that is the problem then. You suggested that the tab itself was re-ordering what you did!
Yes, I'm afraid you're stuck with that. The people tab is somewhat lacking in some areas. That's why most people don't use it and just use the home tab instead. At lease you can rearrange the quicklinks on the home tab (with mods).
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So it's restoring from Outlook that is the problem then. You suggested that the tab itself was re-ordering what you did!
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Apologies; on reflection, I see it may have seemed that way.
Yes, I'm afraid you're stuck with that. The people tab is somewhat lacking in some areas. That's why most people don't use it and just use the home tab instead. At lease you can rearrange the quicklinks on the home tab (with mods).
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So I'm not alone in feeling that it's usefulness is limited. Cookie makes this such a far better deal...
I wonder if it would be possible to substitute the People page for a page of "cookie" links... While this one is kind of useless, tabs are generally cool.
Shaamaan said:
When you add them, they appear to be in the order in which you put them in... but if you restore contacts via synch with Outlook, they're in alphabetical order.
In either case, it seems impossible to rearrange them, which is why I'm baffled; does the system assume someone will fill that list perfectly on the first try?
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ahh now you mention it, some months ago when i set mine up, the next time i restored the order changed, but its not alphabetical, its based on with think is the contact reference number. it hasn't changed since.
in the registry, find
hkcu/software/htc/people/favoriteorder
and you will see what i mean.
i'm not at a pc so i can't examine what the numbers are.
I just use QuickLinks now - but if you want the tabs to stay in the right order, sync using the MS My Phone app - I'm pretty sure they come back exactly where I put them
I have found the registry link to keep your favourite contacts in the same order after a hard reset. Will post it in the new forthcoming update in the hints and tips thread tonight.
See attachment, only happens when I come to this web page, please help!
It's hard to see on my phone but it looks as if your ie is trying to download a java source file as indicated by the .js extension. With that being said, it probably has to do with your java configuring settings in ie. In other words, your browser is supposed to automatically use that information to display something on your screen but instead is just downloading the source file for it.
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It's hard to see on my phone but it looks as if your ie is trying to download a java source file as indicated by the .js extension. With that being said, it probably has to do with your java configuring settings in ie. In other words, your browser is supposed to automatically use that information to display something on your screen but instead is just downloading the source file for it.
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Sorry I blew it up a little bigger, does that help? Should I try updating java as well?
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Sorry I blew it up a little bigger, does that help? Should I try updating java as well?
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Okay, upon further investigation I have determined that it is a rogue adware popup. See here...
http://blog.qisupport.com/core-insightexpressai-com-popup-remove-popup-ad-windows-mac-os-x/
The reason your browser gives you the option download may be for security reasons. I wouldn't worry about java being out of date on your pc. Just make sure to never run it. Unfortunately, I can't answer the part about why it would come up on a developers forum of all places. Guess you gotta take precautions everywhere now.
RS7JR said:
Okay, upon further investigation I have determined that it is a rogue adware popup. See here...
http://blog.qisupport.com/core-insightexpressai-com-popup-remove-popup-ad-windows-mac-os-x/
The reason your browser gives you the option download may be for security reasons. I wouldn't worry about java being out of date on your pc. Just make sure to never run it. Unfortunately, I can't answer the part about why it would come up on a developers forum of all places. Guess you gotta take precautions everywhere now.
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Know the best way to remove it?
Tex_Norseman said:
Know the best way to remove it?
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From what I gather, it seems like it's not on your system. It's making an attempt to popup in your browser and install itself. In other words, as long as you don't click to open or run it in the prompt, it shouldn't be on your system. Seems like it'll just be something that will have to be a minor nuisance until xda gets rid of the popup.
I wasn't aware of this app until it was pre-installed on a custom flash game in place of the default gallery.
I don't know how long they'll be around for, for such a massive photo storage cloud but the app has support for various other clouds and samba support as well. I initially wasn't that interested since I use Foldersync but I would like to try it out as my gallery for now, and that said it seemed I may as well get the bazillion Gig storage option. Doing it here keeps me from spamming my friends.
From the looks of it, you only need to get one referral, so if someone takes mine, please say so and repost a code assuming one is available, if not then I suppose its simply a good place for people to post who want space; referees get it as well therefore I'm unclear how it works in this regard.
Hey! I'm trying to get 1,000GB free cloud space, but I need your help!
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Install QuickPic, invitation code [870717], we'll both win 1,000GB:https://cloud.cmcm.com/i?i=870717&l=en&d=i0
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PantsDownJedi said:
I wasn't aware of this app until it was pre-installed on a custom flash game in place of the default gallery.
So that's how you found quick pic? Party's over thanks to Cheetah Mobile. RIP quick pic, the once best and only gallery app.
EDIT: DON'T BOTHER WITH THE STORAGE, JUST UNINSTALL THE APP.
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Thanks for the heads up. I hadn't read the store comments because indeed it is how I found it. The interface and functionality are still good. Hopefully I can neuter any services and permissions I don't like after moving it out of /system (and it irritates me that ROM cookers put things there at all).
It's been quite some time since I had a gallery app with a folder view that was complete and was also able to delete photos when I told it to. Hopefully I can either find something else or get this one to do all of the above after removing it from /system and installing normally.
I only briefly, just now, by the way, and I didn't find all the file sharing support it advertises, including Samba but assuming the cloud space is in fact upgradable, another layer of redundancy would be desirable.
We shall see how things turn out...
EDIT: Permissions were fine. New code since I used the one I posted
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