Hey guys,
I've been looking at rooting avenues myself trying to steer well clear of the temptation to get mixed up and amongst the plethora of devs and posts, hence the low activity.
Having only ever worked on pre-rooted phones, my question is that using any file manager I wish I can access the root drive e.g system, temp etc on the root itself.
Does anyone know where the SE encryption keys are stored at all?
If you could let me know ill get crackin'... excuse the pun ;-)
Mod. edit: not yet dev related, moved to general
Can this be shipped back to dev forum once it becomes related? There is more relivent "traffic" in that area of the site, that's all!
I'll keep this updated with my progress!
Hey guys,my GS2 finally arrived today!
So,starting from good things.I absolutely love the screen,speed and smoothness.Nothing brings the phone to its knees,not even downloading 30 apps at the same time from market!
I won't go on with the good stuff of the phone,you all already know it's awesome(probably).
I also have some issues though.What I saw first was that my phone came with KE2 on it.I thought ok,I'll update it.I go to Settings->Phone info(Or whatever it is,mine is in greek)->Software Updates and I run a check.It says I have the latest firmware installed.I then try on my PC with Kies and it's the same.What is wrong here?Does anyone know?
Second thing is that it charges really really slow.It's partially normal that it takes longer than my Desire HD to charge 'cause the battery is like 25% bigger,but that much longer?Good thing is it also discharges slower!
Third.That's a pain.Isn't there a USB Disk mode?Cause the only way I can transfer files between my phone and PC is via Kies(I don't like it,reminds me of iTunes).And what's worse,I cannot transfer from my PS3.
Fourth.Some market apps can't install.Mostly games(Only one wasn't a game),for example Angry Birds with the exception of Angry Birds Rio.Is it normal for the SGS2?Cause I saw Chainfire3D has an option to repair something with apps not installing from market.
If I find a fifth or more I'll post again!
Now to questions.
1)How the hell do I put my phone in download mode?I haven't managed to find that anywhere.
2)Can I enter bootloader and fastboot normally by holding volume down key like on HTC devices or is it trickier here?
3)Rooting is just as easy as clicking a button in Odin?With no possible side effects?I can' accept it's that easy!
4)Until I root,does Chainfire3D take care of banding issues too?Cause banding pretty much ****ed up my Robotek experience(I got addicted to Robotek last week for Christ's sake! ).
5)Is making a Nandroid backup possible?If not,is there any way to back up the phone like with Nandroid?
That's for now...I think!Sorry for noobish questions but my whole Android experience was with HTC devices.The Galaxy S 2,as an experience altogether(meaning for software,hardware-wise it blows away everything) isn't worse nor is it better than the HTC devices I've owned.The abscense of Sense will take a long getting used to,but I'll live with it.Meanwhile I'll be loving the speed,the power,the smoothness,the awesome camera and everything else that makes the device great.You know what I mean,right?
Thanks in advance guys!
PS:You don't have to answer all questions simultaneously,answering one or two will make me a happier SGS2 user.If you insist to answer to everything though I won't get mad at you obviously!
you can find many of these questions answered in the QA threads.
charging is about 3-3.5 hours.
I use mine as USB drive by enabling "USB Debugging" mode in the settings, it then becomes a couple of hard drives.
this is all I can answer off the top of my head
In wireless and network it says usb utilities and you can enable usb mode in there.
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Firstly thanks for the rapid replies guys!
Ok,I didn't know...Will also search the Q&A threads later,as suggested!
I found two more niggles I want to add to the questions.
1)Is there any way I can use the LED flash as a flashlight?Any apps from market?
2)Can't I change user agent in Samsung's browser?Can't seem to find an option...And I can't stand mobile versions of websites!
Thanks!
Unboxing right now.
So. Finally received my GS2 and in the process of unboxing. Reading these threads (spent 3 days in office doing nothing but ) have made me really anxious, but fingers crossed that everything'll be a-ok.
Gonna spend the next few days testing and putting the phone through it's paces. If you guys want me to test anything for you (or if there's anything specific I should check) let me know.
tolis626 said:
Firstly thanks for the rapid replies guys!
Ok,I didn't know...Will also search the Q&A threads later,as suggested!
I found two more niggles I want to add to the questions.
1)Is there any way I can use the LED flash as a flashlight?Any apps from market?
2)Can't I change user agent in Samsung's browser?Can't seem to find an option...And I can't stand mobile versions of websites!
Thanks!
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come on ,in one sentence you promise to review the FAQ threads, and in the next sentence you ask more questions that were FAQed multiple times before
your answers
1) a myriad apps can use LED as flashlight. try "Search Light" or "TeslaLED" for example
2) to change the UA just type about:useragent in the browser address box, or install a different browser
kreoXDA said:
come on ,in one sentence you promise to review the FAQ threads, and in the next sentence you ask more questions that were FAQed multiple times before
your answers
1) a myriad apps can use LED as flashlight. try "Search Light" or "TeslaLED" for example
2) to change the UA just type about:useragent in the browser address box, or install a different browser
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I just realised I'm an arse,eh?
Well,right now I am very busy with some friends(Playing Pro Evolution on my PS3,hooked to my 42 inch TV,noice! ),so I'll check later on.Sorry about it though,I don't use to ask noobishly anymore!
As for number 1 I knew there are apps that do so,but I don't know if they are compatible.Will check and see!
Thanks for the second,saved my day!
And one more...I hope this one isn't answered in the FAQ!
Why the hell doesn't it show me the current in CurrentWidget?It says "No data" instead of x mA.That is nasty!
look for Flash Light LED (AE) on the market, its free, and doesnt need root
Hello,
I have some questions about rooting my Kindle Fire that I just recently purchased.
I have read some of the forum posting's about rooting the KF and it's just giving me a headache trying to sort all the info out so I thought I would just ask.
I strictly use Google Mail (contacts/address book), Google Calendar & Google Reader for 99% of the things I do/need on the web so I need this functionality on the KF, I prefer the apps vs. the web versions.
I'm ONLY looking to root the KF to add these apps. I'm not interested in custom rom's (outside of maybe a custom launcher) or tweaking/fiddling with anything else.
What is the easiest (current) way to root the Kindle Fire to date?
- Does rooting REQUIRE to screw around with the boot loader/ROM or anything else that might cause me to end up with a $200 paperweight that I can't afford to replace?
If anyone can point me in the right direction with instructions 'n such please feel free to respond.
Thanks in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467429
As per that thread. Unlike my other android devices I don't have any interest in rooting my nook touch. However, it drives me up the wall when I keep losing my last read page and bookmarks seemingly every time it's most inconvenient.
Do any of the nooter tools incluce this fix? This one has a legitimate problem that B & N seems reluctant to fix in a timely manner.
Currently, no, not yet.
I accidentally my bookmarks..
Maybe we can talk one of them into doing that, because it would be nice to not lose your spot.
brandorf said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467429
As per that thread. Unlike my other android devices I don't have any interest in rooting my nook touch. However, it drives me up the wall when I keep losing my last read page and bookmarks seemingly every time it's most inconvenient.
Do any of the nooter tools incluce this fix? This one has a legitimate problem that B & N seems reluctant to fix in a timely manner.
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You better write suggestion to one|all nooters-rooters. It’s really simple fix script, should be piece of cake to add to any of them.
It can be done as stand-alone apk also but need root access still (to add database triggers).
Unfortunately, as a new user, I can't yet post in those forums. ;p
Hi everyone,
Just transferred from iPhone 4 to the Galaxy S4 and am experiencing comething of a shock between the two operating systems. I am NOT going to be rooting or changing the factory OS in any way, just using the sotck OS and systems provided by Samsung. My biggest questions are:
1) Disabling/Enabling pre-installed apps (AT&T junk, etc.): If I disable a pre-installed app, find that it affects a function I like (Google I'm looking at you...) and then re-enable it, will that adversely affect my phone in any way? Ie. will I get back the funcionality that I originally had? Can I brick my phone completely accidently by disabling a key application?
2) Com2USPoker: WHERE IS THIS APP? I like to know that every function on my phone works before committing but I cannot for the life of me find this app. It is not in GroupPlay, App screen, anywhere but Application manager and it says that it is enabled. Does the App only show up in GroupPlay when there are multiple samsung devices connected to the GroupPlay app? As a pefectionist, this is really bugging me that I cannot find this app.
Any advice would be appreciated! Please go easy on me as I am new to Android
I suggest you read the "pinned" threads in the General and Q & A sections before you do ANYTHING to your phone. Also, use the Q & A section as an area to bring up or ask about new or previously un-discussed issues and topics only after you have read and searched for existing topics and answers. Searching, reading, and learning will get you what you need around here.
If I were you it'd stick with the iphone. This is a development forum. Not a user forum.