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I have had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the creation of this app, but I follow this guy on Deviant Art, he is constantly coming up with useful things for windows, I had a look today and I found this and though people may find this useful:
WinADB: A Frontend for “adb” Command for Google Android Mobile Phones
This quote is taken from: HERE
If you have a Google Android mobile phone, you might be already knowing about "adb" command which is used to flash mobile phones, installing applications, copying files, etc.
This command is provided using a command-line and doesn't have any GUI.
Our friend "Solo-Dev" @ DA has created a frontend for this command so that you can take all advantages of "adb" command easily and quickly.
"WinADB" is a frontend for "adb" command used for Google Android mobile phones. All the required files you will need are included in the ZIP file. It also includes the required usb drivers for your PC.
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Links:
Solo-Dev on Deviant Art
WinADB on Deviant Art
I have attached the files below also.
Enjoy
Good find for users of this forum!
Droid Explorer from http://de.codeplex.com does exactly this and much more with GUI.
Thank you Mystic for the find ...
and thanks to memin for his suggestion as well.....some people appreciate it
Christ88 said:
This site is about sharing information not a competition of who posted the best information,
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thats my point...i was posting an alternative and got shot down
As it CLEARLY says in the first post i had nothing to do with this app i was just posting it for everyone enjoyment as i knew the dev is very good and his previous apps that i have used reflect this.
so no my response was fine.
MG
MysticGenius said:
thats my point...i was posting an alternative and got shot down
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where and by what did you got shot down?
hebbe said:
where and by what did you got shot down?
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exactly!
i think you're exaggerating it a bit. memin respectfully shared what he knows. if anything, you did that with your comments about his contribution to the community. i saw on several occasions he helped people with providing feedback and instructions etc.
looks like somebody found something cool the 'adb app' then some one post a alternative app , then the op gets offended , ...to the op ...i understand what you are saying , but i dont think he really meant to show you up , and isee you do what i do ...look up people stats to see who your dealing with ..but dont be so harsh on the boy ..lol
calm down mobilebuddha thats not the way to do it , i promise ....let it go
Cookies anyone?
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I have 300 (three hundred) posts helping people. Search my username for POSTS, not threads. You have no idea who you are blaming.
As always my intentions were helping out the community. Both apps do similar things and people may use whatever suits them best. The other app may have better functions and simplicity. In the end, the goal is to share our knowledge so everbody gets benefit. The response by the OP is VERY wrong.
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memin1857 said:
I have 300 (three hundred) posts helping people. Search my username for POSTS, not threads. You have no idea who you are blaming.
As always my intentions were helping out the community. Both apps do similar things and people may use whatever suits them best. The other app may have better functions and simplicity. In the end, the goal is to share our knowledge so everbody gets benefit. The response by the OP is VERY wrong.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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I think that maybe if you wouldn't have used the caps, you may have come out a little less strong.
@Mystic,
I agree with Thatruth here, I don't think memin meant anything bad, just posted with emphasis that the post shouldn't have had in the first place. I edited his comment (removed the caps) and deleted your post so that this thread can get back on topic. Please guys, keep it that way... there is no reason to be fighting over something like this.
@memin,
While alternatives are always welcome, you nearly hijacked Mystic's thread here. Next time, if you need to share something, please do it in your own thread. You will not be flamed as long as you post in the right section
Now, guys... play nice.
egzthunder1 said:
I think that maybe if you wouldn't have used the caps, you may have come out a little less strong.
@Mystic,
I agree with Thatruth here, I don't think memin meant anything bad, just posted with emphasis that the post shouldn't have had in the first place. I edited his comment (removed the caps) and deleted your post so that this thread can get back on topic. Please guys, keep it that way... there is no reason to be fighting over something like this.
@memin,
While alternatives are always welcome, you nearly hijacked Mystic's thread here. Next time, if you need to share something, please do it in your own thread. You will not be flamed as long as you post in the right section
Now, guys... play nice.
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This thinking seems to be common on XDA from what I can tell and it seems flawed. Lets say for example someone is searching for ADB interface apps or by name for either of these apps it would greatly be helpful to read this post and see there is a better option available and that the general opinion is one app may be better then the other. If we can't respond to a thread with facts or opinions you end up seriously crippling the information sharing ability and quality of information on this site.
Sorry to carry this on further in this thread but I really think this is something for you to consider changing your mind about and maybe others who have posted might feel the same way.
I am creating a thread because I don't know how I else can show my gratitude.
But I just want to thank all the developers that give us these ROMs. Its amazing how much work and effort you put into development just for us! A simple thank you is no way near enough.
I don't understand why some people (fortunately, just a few) complains over bugs, WLODs etc. - considered the many hours being put into it and given it away, we should be thankful even if the phone can't be turned on.
At the moment I am running Wolfbreak's ROM v. 054 without any issues at all! The battery lifetime is just mad!! 88% after +10 hours. For me, that's way better than SE 2.1 stock!
Again - Thank you
Yes very good job! Congratulation to jerapela wolfbreak zdzihu and all other who give us a perfect xperia x10!
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haghdk said:
I am creating a thread because I don't know how I else can show my gratitude.
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Just an idea: by throwing some bucks their way!
I totally understand that times are hard and there are not plenty of money
to spare, but I bet each one of us can provide a dollar or two.
Awesome.. i'm sure the dev's appreciate it.
Yes XDA has given many new wings..
My_Immortal said:
Just an idea: by throwing some bucks their way!
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In my case - with Wolfbreaks amazing work, I've saved many 100$ (2000-3000-4000 Danish Kroners) by extending the life og my X10, instead of buying a new phone - so throwing a couple of dollars his way, is the least I can do, so I will definitely do that.
I believe that might be the case for many of those using ROMs by zdzihu, trip, jerpelea etc.
XDA provides the 'thanks' button feature for this. I'm sure no developers are gong to read these threads as a new one gets started daily. All this really does is clutter the forums with threads that help nobody. I know the XDA app doesn't have the thanks button (it should!) but if you want to thank them bad enough to start a thread how about opening the browser and thanking them officially instead, that way its actually reflected in their profiles here.
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CMoney87 said:
XDA provides the 'thanks' button feature for this. I'm sure no developers are gong to read these threads as a new one gets started daily. All this really does is clutter the forums with threads that help nobody. I know the XDA app doesn't have the thanks button (it should!) but if you want to thank them bad enough to start a thread how about opening the browser and thanking them officially instead, that way its actually reflected in their profiles here.
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Of course I could "just" use the "thanks" button - but I felt that starting a thread and writing a few words of my gratitude was the right thing for me - regardless of the devs reading it!
I don't believe that starting a thread and say thank you is a wrong thing to do
Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of compiling a Galaxy note FAQ, to hopefully help avoid thread clutter through repeated questions.
I'll be putting it here:
http://lishutterbug.com/note
It will take me a while to get all the information I can find compiled up, but you can keep an eye on the page as I update it through the coming days.
Any suggestions/comments are welcome.
If I make any mistakes, or if you have any information to add that isn't in this forum (I plan on grinding through every thread) then please let me know!
Thanks!
- Frank
Great idea and a nice start.
Thanks, well done.
ChodTheWacko said:
Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of compiling a Galaxy note FAQ, to hopefully help avoid thread clutter through repeated questions.
I'll be putting it here:
http://lishutterbug.com/note
It will take me a while to get all the information I can find compiled up, but you can keep an eye on the page as I update it through the coming days.
Any suggestions/comments are welcome.
If I make any mistakes, or if you have any information to add that isn't in this forum (I plan on grinding through every thread) then please let me know!
Thanks!
- Frank
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we should make this a sticky
A lot of recent questions are covered in my FAQ (which is approaching something useful) so I'm doing a bump.
Excellent write up man, good job!
+1 gr8
TapaTalking on Note
Went through the FAQ, really great!
One thing is wrong though. Opera doesn't have any Night Mode.
There used to be a hacked/modified/modded version with night mode but it's an old version, and download links are broken.
BUT, I found this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281738
you should reference it, it's working, i tested it with Mozilla + Proxy plugin.
This way I have Stock browser with stock experience working perfect, and mozilla firefox for battery saving browsing.
Bookmarked. Thank you!
eitama said:
Went through the FAQ, really great!
One thing is wrong though. Opera doesn't have any Night Mode.
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Right - I'll have to correct that.
There's no night mode, but there is a way to force it to use white on black.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
I'm adding to the FAQ on a daily basis.
Just added a bunch of service menus, some of which show some interesting stuff.
- Frank
ChodTheWacko said:
Right - I'll have to correct that.
There's no night mode, but there is a way to force it to use white on black.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326434
I'm adding to the FAQ on a daily basis.
Just added a bunch of service menus, some of which show some interesting stuff.
- Frank
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Awesome
BTW, I was forced to help a friend get gmail widget on his Galaxy S II, and I realized a few things google did in Gmail 2.3.5 to prevent external apps from accessing gmail data, Hence, no widget without any hacking.
Eventually I came across a post which I don't remember where it is, which explained how to decompile Gmail.apk with apk manager, change some lines in the manifest xml, recompile, install and bam, Email Widget started working.
This could prove very useful on a large screen such as the note's.
On the 5th of dec, i get my own note, i'll be doing it and youtubing/documenting it.
Wanna add it to the FAQ?
If u can provide a back to top link to the table of content every end of the ans will be good
You write that you can use a SGS2 bootloader to reset counter using the jig. I did that with xxkka ROM and now my brand new Galaxy Note is bricked.
Thanks a lot!
Edit: It wasn't bricked after all! That bad flash only killed the screen! Got it flashed again with the orig rom without being able to see what I was doing! Now the screen is working again!
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You write that you can use a SGS2 bootloader to reset counter using the jig. I did that with xxkka ROM and now my brand new Galaxy Note is bricked.
Thanks a lot!
Edit: It wasn't bricked after all! That bad flash only killed the screen! Got it flashed again with the orig rom without being able to see what I was doing! Now the screen is working again!
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I have been reluctant to add mods/hacks to the FAQ for this very reason.
I only add stuff if there are several 'thanks, that worked for me' posts after it.
The problem with this sort of thing is that there is no guarantee that methods will continue to work with future updates. So it's inherently risky.
Perhaps I should just post links to the posts containing methods to do stuff.
- Frank
devswim
Is there a section on charging .
I am having trouble charging on the cradle(not charging at all).
I have tried everything.
Thanking you in advance
Great effort! Thanks!
BTW, you can also take a screenshot by pressing the Home key & the Power key together.
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Okay so i have thought about making a R.O.M i need like 5 developers to help me send me a private message
Hope to accomplish the following:
make a metro ui rom
fully functionaling without the desktop
custom gestures
color options for user
NOT TRYING TO PORT WINDOWS 8!!!
Do you have any food?
jnktechstuff said:
Okay so i have thought about making a R.O.M i need like 5 developers to help me send me a private message
Hope to accomplish the following:
make a metro ui rom
fully functionaling without the desktop
custom gestures
color options for user
NOT TRYING TO PORT WINDOWS 8!!!
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Or you could, ya know, use google to see if something of this sort already exists for Android.. like this.
You really don't need any developers but one.
I've not tried it, and it may not be up-to-date, but it could be a starting point that's basically finished for you.
Or, just use this on your existing ROM.
no i want at least 2 developers to help me through the whole project I only know the basics and those are themes and i want a full fledged rom
jnktechstuff said:
no i want at least 2 developers to help me through the whole project I only know the basics and those are themes and i want a full fledged rom
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You don't need any developers. Simply open up a ROM file, and dump the correct files in. It gives you a step-by-step guide on how to do what you want!
i will not provide food, but i have gotten asked to make one and they are willing to donate!!!!
apapousek said:
You don't need any developers. Simply open up a ROM file, and dump the correct files in. It gives you a step-by-step guide on how to do what you want!
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wgy i need developers i know coding but not roms
Oh i got it now i will do the port try it if it work i will upload the whole rom and credit you and the other guy, METRO UI ROM
jnktechstuff said:
Oh i got it now i will do the port try it if it work i will upload the whole rom and credit you and the other guy, METRO UI ROM
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I don't want my name associated with anything you do, unless it involves me pointing out how stupid it will be.
how do you close a thread
facepalm.
apapousek said:
I don't want my name associated with anything you do, unless it involves me pointing out how stupid it will be.
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Harsh
jnktechstuff said:
how do you close a thread
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Don't worry, I'll take care of it.
For future reference, there are moderators assigned to each device forum. You will find the contacts at the bottom of each Main forum. You may select one, and send a PM to them with your request.
Additionally, on each post, there is a "report" icon located in the right upper corner of each post "!". You may also select this and do a report that way. (although it looks a little strange to report your own post), but it happens none-the-less.
MD
Moscow Desire said:
You're joking.... right?
Don't worry, I'll take care of it.
(chuckle)
MD
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hey im neww i use other forums
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hey im neww i use other forums
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OK, quick lesson. When you do a post, you also have options. Select the button "go advanced" and you will see a lot more. Especially when you go back and select "edit post".
In the future, take some posters comments with "a grain of salt". Really, they're a good bunch of guys. Frankly, I knew it would happen. (chuckle)
When you wish to do a project such as you want, it is best to send some PM's to some Devs. This will avoid some of the "sharky comments".
I've sent your request in for the thread to be closed. Unfortunately, I am not assigned to this forum.
MD
Moscow Desire said:
OK, quick lesson. When you do a post, you also have options. Select the button "go advanced" and you will see a lot more. Especially when you go back and select "edit post".
In the future, take some posters comments with "a grain of salt". Really, they're a good bunch of guys. Frankly, I knew it would happen. (chuckle)
When you wish to do a project such as you want, it is best to send some PM's to some Devs. This will avoid some of the "sharky comments".
I've sent your request in for the thread to be closed. Unfortunately, I am not assigned to this forum.
MD
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Thanks +1
just discovered this site and it looks to be a great place to start my new projects
Moscow Desire said:
OK, quick lesson. When you do a post, you also have options. Select the button "go advanced" and you will see a lot more. Especially when you go back and select "edit post".
In the future, take some posters comments with "a grain of salt". Really, they're a good bunch of guys. Frankly, I knew it would happen. (chuckle)
When you wish to do a project such as you want, it is best to send some PM's to some Devs. This will avoid some of the "sharky comments".
I've sent your request in for the thread to be closed. Unfortunately, I am not assigned to this forum.
MD
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Sharky comment poster reporting in.
I recently got my hands on a Kindle Fire HD 7" and have been playing around with it a bit. I wasn't a fan of the ads found in the lockscreen and initially set out to modify the smali to remove the ads or at least not display them. While playing around with the build.prop, I decided to change the density to 213 (the same as the Nexus 7) and upon rebooting I was greeted with the standard ICS lockscreen. So I no longer needed to mess with smali since this is much easier and others can do it just as easily.
I have tried this on the 7.2.3 firmware but it may work on older versions just the same. If it does, please post and let others know that it worked.
Prerequisites
Rooted device
ES File Explorer
local.prop - download link
Although I did this via ADB and manually mounted /system as RW and used vi from busybox, I'm going to explain how to do this without any command line usage.
I'm using ES File Explorer but if you are familiar with an alternative which allows you to write a file to /data then please feel free to use that.
Copy the downloaded local.prop file to your device's SD card
Install ES File Explorer if you have not done so. This is available in the Amazon Appstore.
Open ES File Explorer and go to the settings by pressing the menu button in the navbar.
Select Root Settings
Check Root Explorer
Check Up to Root
Press the back button a few times until you are back at the main app
Navigate to the SD card where local.prop is located, long press the local.prop file and select Copy to
Press the Up icon at the top right of the dialog that appears
Select the / folder (should be above SD Card)
Select data folder and press OK
If you'd like, you can navigate to the /data folder and verify that local.prop does exist in there now. If so, then it's time to reboot.
Reboot the device. You'll have to shut down and then power back on since the amazon firmware does not provide a reboot option.
Caveats
Black background on lockscreen.
Auto brightness toggle no longer shows up when adjusting brightness.
For those that would like to see what's in the local.prop file in advance, here you go.
Code:
# override ro.sf.lcd_density found in build.prop
qemu.sf.lcd_density=213
Before I forget, please do not ask how to root or how to accomplish things outside the scope of this thread. This information is intended for those that have already rooted their device and are on stock firmware but don't want the ads and would rather have the ICS lockscreen.
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Before I forget, please do not ask how to root or how to accomplish things outside the scope of this thread. This information is intended for those that have already rooted their device and are on stock firmware but don't want the ads and would rather have the ICS lockscreen.
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And the keyboard?
Sent From My Super Modded KFHD
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And the keyboard?
Sent From My Super Modded KFHD
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What about it? Works fine at this density if that's what you are getting at.
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What about it? Works fine at this density if that's what you are getting at.
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Yes, in landscape and portrait is well?
Sent From My Super Modded KFHD
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Yes, in landscape and portrait is well?
Sent From My Super Modded KFHD
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Yep, no problem in either orientation. Been using it with this density setting since last night. I wanted to put it through some normal usage before posting about it. Besides the caveats listed in the OP, I have not noticed anything else.
This works great! Anyway to change background though?
Sent from my KFTT using XDA Premium HD app
ICS Lockscreen the easy way
0xD34D,
Thank you for the post.
This is a nice option.
prokennexusa said:
0xD34D,
Thank you for the post, we had this tweak under Post #2 in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101564 but as you will see we revoked the post since we had over 27 people Brick there Kindle in one week of posting the How To. We plan to add a new post to #2 that allows you to change the lock screen in 5 steps and no chance of Bricking the Kindle. We prefer this idea, it is just a little more dangerous and we did not like the idea of loosing the brightness toggle.
It is still nice to offer people options.
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Actually if they follow the steps I have outlined, there is very little danger involved. Like many modifications, there is always the chance that something can go wrong. I've made far more sever changes to this device without problems.
I could probably bring this down to 3 steps if I really wanted to but that's no fun. Please don't jack threads so you can promote your own. The Android community is about choices and they deserve to have this information and do with as they please.
prokennexusa said:
0xD34D,
Thank you for the post, we had this tweak under Post #2 in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101564 but as you will see we revoked the post since we had over 27 people Brick there Kindle in one week of posting the How To. We plan to add a new post to #2 that allows you to change the lock screen in 5 steps and no chance of Bricking the Kindle. We prefer this idea, it is just a little more dangerous and we did not like the idea of loosing the brightness toggle.
It is still nice to offer people options.
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you gon and did it now
meddle70 said:
This works great! Anyway to change background though?
Sent from my KFTT using XDA Premium HD app
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Right now there does not seem to be an easy way to set the background (wallpaper). Amazon seems to have disabled the WallpaperManager which apps use to set the wallpaper. I was playing with a test app and on the KFHD I get a null value for the manager so an alternative method will need to be found for that.
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Right now there does not seem to be an easy way to set the background (wallpaper). Amazon seems to have disabled the WallpaperManager which apps use to set the wallpaper. I was playing with a test app and on the KFHD I get a null value for the manager so an alternative method will need to be found for that.
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Ah. Well ill tell you what doing that mod makes it feel much more responsive. I tried the third party lockscreens, and they were just too slow for my taste. I dont really mind the black screen and i didnt like autobrightness. Gives me a headache when playing solitare lol
0xD34D said:
Actually if they follow the steps I have outlined, there is very little danger involved. Like many modifications, there is always the chance that something can go wrong. I've made far more sever changes to this device without problems.
I could probably bring this down to 3 steps if I really wanted to but that's no fun. Please don't jack threads so you can promote your own. The Android community is about choices and they deserve to have this information and do with as they please.
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0xD34D,
Very nice tutorial 0xD34D!
prokennexusa said:
0xD34D,
I am sure it was the ways we setup the steps. Anyways options are great for the end user. Very nice tutorial 0xD34D!
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0xD34D,
Ahhhh, actually there is a way, easy too. Monitor that like I gave you tomorrow AM. We will have the instructions posted.
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You might want to monitor my OP since I deprecated the original method in favor of a simple local.prop. And once again, let me thank you for jacking this thread to promote your own. Top notch XDA sh!t right there!
To anyone following this thread. I have been following Ox for quite some time now and he has never led me astray. If you follow the instructions as posted in the OP you'll be fine. People brick because of their own stupidity and lack of reading or knowing exactly what they are doing with their device. Not because a developer led them astray.
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Method update
For those that may have already made this modification. I have updated the procedure which does not require any modifications in /system. If you want to use the new method just revert your changes to build.prop so that the density is back at 240 and then follow the steps to get local.prop onto /data
Any screen shots man
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esema1o said:
Any screen shots man
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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I've updated the OP with a couple screenshots. As you can see there is no background but it is indeed the standard ICS lockscreen.
0xD34D said:
You might want to monitor my OP since I deprecated the original method in favor of a simple local.prop. And once again, let me thank you for jacking this thread to promote your own. Top notch XDA sh!t right there!
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0xD34D,
Wow, what was not my intention, I am quite surprised I have never had someone say I was jacking there thread. We do not need to jack threads since our reason for being here is not for personal gratification or kudos, it is to serve people and a community which we love and have been a part of since 1978. If I offended you, I am sorry, that was not my intention. I was just sharing my concern around a build.prop and I came back to since I saw your edit, I was going to say "impressive idea using a local.prop edit" which it is impressive - I also was going to send you a PM on how to inject the code through two keystrokes. Sorry, I will remove the link. Wow..........
prokennexusa said:
0xD34D,
Wow, what was not my intention, I am quite surprised I have never had someone say I was jacking there thread. We do not need to jack threads since our reason for being here is not for personal gratification or kudos, it is to serve people and a community which we love and have been a part of since 1978. If I offended you, I am sorry, that was not my intention. I was just sharing my concern around a build.prop and I came back to since I saw your edit, I was going to say "impressive idea using a local.prop edit" which it is impressive - I also was going to send you a PM on how to inject the code through two keystrokes. Sorry, I will remove the link. Wow..........
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One thing I found funny was you said you originally had this in your #2 post of the link you provided but the only thing in that #2 post was "Reserved for new tutorial" and that was the original post since it did not show that it was ever edited. If you had people bricking due to a simple build.prop edit then you must have provided some incorrect directions or the users simply did something else that was out of the scope of the tutorial. Commenting on another thread with a link back to your tutorial and then providing FUD is not really good forum etiquette. Whether that was your intention or not, that is how it was perceived by myself and others I showed the comment to.
And on a side note, this particular community has been around for about 4.5 years. I'm not aware of any Android devices from the late 70's.