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how to upload any file in gmail from your g1

Ok so seems I've seen this asked in a few differnt theards so I fig I would just post up info once.
For uploads, yes its disabled, but there is a work around. Go to linda file mgr. Long press the file u want, select send to, then gmail (email doesn't work for some reason, has to be gmail). It will automatically bring u to a new email with the file attached ready to send. I've tested this with all types of files, test up to 7mb so far.
Now to get uploads working on websites...

Thanks, that helped a bunch. Good luck getting upload to work =D

Thank you so much for this!!!!!! I really needed it couple of days ago... I know now!

Ok so I have an update on my tests, but first let me clear up some things I've read in here.
Just installing linda file mgr will enable Downloading of any file type, but uploads though browser are disabled. Thats why i came up with this method.
So test results:
Yes you can Upload .zip files. I sent a few small ones to my other email. You can pretty much send Any file type.
Yes there is a file size limit. Only bigger files I had on my phone was .mp4 and 1 update.zip(46mb). The size limit is around 20 mb. I sent several up too and including a 19.46mb.mp4 and all went though.I then sent a 24mb.mp4 and would not go though. It just hangs in outbox. If after 30 mins (or whenever ur satisfied that it won't send) delete it out of out box, because u won't receive new emails till its deleted, cause its repeatly trying to send I guess.
Can a mod pls change the title of this thread to something like "yes you can upload any file type in gmail" or something like that so people know this is a how too and not a question. thanks.

can u download from the web or not

jacsonmoore3 said:
can u download from the web or not
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Yes g1 in its stock form will let u download "known file types". installing linda file mgr installs a plug in that let's you download any file type. What I am telling u how to do is upload, that is send any attachment you want though gmail.

ASTRO 1.3.11 includes this plugin for the browser download as well. question is now, How do I download pdfs and the like using the GMail program... I can preview the file. How do I save it?

cal3thousand said:
ASTRO 1.3.11 includes this plugin for the browser download as well. question is now, How do I download pdfs and the like using the GMail program... I can preview the file. How do I save it?
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You can't dl them in the gmail app, but you can go to gmail.com in ur browser, when u click on the pdf (or any other file type for that matter) it will automattically download it to ur sd card

Cricket mms fix for fresh rom

I managed to fix mms sending on cricket. I edited default.xml in /system/customize/MNS and Mms.apk. Now my picture message works perfectly on my phone.
So in order to install files you need to download them and then unzip default.zip.
You need to place both filies inc c:\ drive.
Now
adb push c:\Mms.apk /system/app/Mms.apk
adb push default.xml /system/customize/MNS/default.xml
adb reboot
Once your phone reboots it should work fine with picture messages.

Did anyone try this let me know how this works for you. I would post my apn settings but I use full android plan. Let me know how this works for you guys.

Now this is something we need to get the mms receive working in miui but for sprint
Sent from my HTC Evo using Tapatalk

This for cricket it allows to receive and send picture message. I tested with verizon and t mobile customers and works realy fast.

Could you fix the one for the miui rom it only sends mms but dont receive
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hmm interesting lemme try summin

Did you modify MMS.apk and fix what was causing it not to send properly? Is this a modified MMS from a Sprint rom? Or one from a Verizon roms like the rest of us have been using?
Would you mind sharing?
Also, are you capable of MMS while wifi is on by any chance?

NICE!
Thanks for sharing....
I will try and repost my results I also am on the android plan this is my apn settings..
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<apns count="1">
<apn name="CDMA-MMS" numeric="46605" mcc="466" mnc="05" apn="mms" user="your10digit#here@mycricket.com" server="NA" password="cricket" proxy="wap.mycricket.com" port="8080" mmsproxy="null" mmsport="null" mmsprotocol="null" mmsc="http://mms.mycricket.com/mycricket/mms.php" type="mms" />
</apns>
Thanks to deathsled... for the apn

WHOA, Im ecstatic!
You did it!
I confirm this solution to be working on my favorite ROM solution...
VirusROM BASE SENSE RC3 with Carbon Theme...
I could not use the adb push method as I am on the road and forgot to grab my micro usb cable...
1. I used Root Explorer to first delete mms.apk from /system/app
2. I copied mms.apk to /system/app
3. Using Root Explorer I over wrote default.xml/system/customize/MNS/default.xml
4. Reboot
5.
A. To my surprise I did not have a messaging app in the app drawer upon boot?
B. Using Root Explorer I navigated my SD card to folder I had placed mms.apk and launched mms.apk thus installing.
6. Downloaded and installed APN Backup, removed current apn.
7. I used the above posted APN.xml after modifying the "red" string with my info, thanks deathsled provided and apn.xml
8. Rebooted
9. SUCCESS!
I figure some of the steps may not be necessary how ever I documented the exact process and procedure in which I now have functioning MMS..
tritron777 Major props to you man!!! You just killed it man!!!!

This is from sprint rom mms.apk and default.xml. I did not try to send mms over wifi.
I believe that for someone using proxy they can use apn proxy by changing this mmsproxy="null" mmsport="null" to mmsproxy="wap.mycricket.coml" mmsport="8080"

Well I found out that modification to default.xml also changed the market. It restored download section. The problem with sending mms over wifi is that we mms server is protected by cricket or any carrier so it limited by range of ip addresses so we can't connect because we are not on a network. So the only way to make this work is to have stop wireless connection and start data the moment we eant to send mms.

What was the issue with the market download section?
I did not have an issue with it that I noticed?

tritron777 said:
This is from sprint rom mms.apk and default.xml. I did not try to send mms over wifi.
I believe that for someone using proxy they can use apn proxy by changing this mmsproxy="null" mmsport="null" to mmsproxy="wap.mycricket.coml" mmsport="8080"
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Proxy information is not needed on cricket regardless of the plan. (im on a proxy plan and don't have any in there and its fine)
Question for you, was all that you modified was the:
Mms.apk>smali>com>android>mms>transport>HttpUtils.smali
X-SPRINT-MDN to X-Cricket-MDN?
Or were there other internal changes to the Mms.apk file needed? reason im asking is i would like to do the same for hero users as well since this seems to plague all sprint roms and i have been digging to find the root cause for awhile

That the change I made to mms.apk wasto change X-MDN to X-Cricket-MDN I guess metropc would need X-metropc-MDN. Now default.xml I changed all sprint references to
the way ZIO shows it self. Now that gets market back to the way it was before sprint section was added

tritron777 said:
That the change I made to mms.apk wasto change X-MDN to X-Cricket-MDN I guess metropc would need X-metropc-MDN. Now default.xml I changed all sprint references to
the way ZIO shows it self. Now that gets market back to the way it was before sprint section was added
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Awesome thanks for the info. Going to try to correct this for hero's now as well

and now we know!
Next up, fix MMS under AOSP/non sense roms for Cricket. Or does that work and I'm retarded? I couldn't find anywhere to set the MMS size and I think that might be the only problem.

Just in case I have a backup of the Mms.apk from a brand new Samsung epic. Just email or PM me. no I do not charge for this. And if anyone can host the file i will be more than glad to share.

the Mms.apk does remove the Mms from the phone. when i try to reinstall it from the phone using root explorer it says "Parse Error there is a problem parsing the package." does anyone know what i can do to fix this error?

Not related but... anyone get Metro MMS working yet? I have a working APN from my bros Eris and I cant get it working at all... How would one edit the Mms.apk?

morbidj said:
WHOA, Im ecstatic!
You did it!
I confirm this solution to be working on my favorite ROM solution...
VirusROM BASE SENSE RC3 with Carbon Theme...
I could not use the adb push method as I am on the road and forgot to grab my micro usb cable...
1. I used Root Explorer to first delete mms.apk from /system/app
2. I copied mms.apk to /system/app
3. Using Root Explorer I over wrote default.xml/system/customize/MNS/default.xml
4. Reboot
5.
A. To my surprise I did not have a messaging app in the app drawer upon boot?
B. Using Root Explorer I navigated my SD card to folder I had placed mms.apk and launched mms.apk thus installing.
6. Downloaded and installed APN Backup, removed current apn.
7. I used the above posted APN.xml after modifying the "red" string with my info, thanks deathsled provided and apn.xml
8. Rebooted
9. SUCCESS!
I figure some of the steps may not be necessary how ever I documented the exact process and procedure in which I now have functioning MMS..
tritron777 Major props to you man!!! You just killed it man!!!!
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I keep getting application not installed for step 5B when trying to install app any way around this?
I tried with Root Explorer, App Installer, and even adb install, non worked!

can someone please post the original.mbr???

ive been trying to fix my phone for a week now and i need the original.mbr file that is in the remove voodoo thread. the link in there wont save as an mbr for me only as an html. i know someone has to have the file out there that can host it elsewhere for me. please for the love of android someone help me!!!!!!!

You need to right-click on the link and select "save as".
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

If you still need it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?bz2gqm3k2pwrvj5

When I tried it, I saved it as original.mbr but if I went to properties it then said original.mbr.htm - and it didn't work when I tried to adb it to the phone. How do you save it as just the .mbr without the .htm adding back on?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

you need to go into the folder options in windows so that files will display their extension

ktez said:
When I tried it, I saved it as original.mbr but if I went to properties it then said original.mbr.htm - and it didn't work when I tried to adb it to the phone. How do you save it as just the .mbr without the .htm adding back on?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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Use a different browser.

thank you to the guy that actually met my request and hosted the file for me. Haven't tried it yet but I will first thing in the morning after work. Is the file supposed to only be 512b though? Al

Yeah, don't thank the original source, which works just fine, sans folks not understanding that browsers try to open files instead of saving them sometimes...

adrynalyne said:
Yeah, don't thank the original source, which works just fine, sans folks not understanding that browsers try to open files instead of saving them sometimes...
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No need to feel unappreciated! I tried Firefox ie and chrome and had problems with each browser. I just want the damn file so I can fix my phone. All credit of course goes to you for the original source plus instructions. You are the man and as soon as I get my phone fixed keep your eyes peeled for a nice donation. Thank you for everything you've done good sir, but thank you most of all for your modesty lol

ktez said:
When I tried it, I saved it as original.mbr but if I went to properties it then said original.mbr.htm - and it didn't work when I tried to adb it to the phone. How do you save it as just the .mbr without the .htm adding back on?
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Just for future reference: I'm betting you left-clicked on the link then right-clicked on the page that had "ƒ������ðŸ1�����ƒ���� 1��������ƒ���� 7��������������������Uª" at the top and selected "Save page as" What you were supposed to do was right-click on the link and select (for Firefox and Chrome) "save link as..." and then click save. This way it saves the original file.

How To Enable exchange active sync

For some reason acer decided not to put the exchange feature onto the tablet which i found quite annoying. thankfully user member id10terrordfw found a way to fix this and posted the apks.
to get exchange working you first need root and either root explorer (paid app but worth the money) or es file explorer (free but you have to enable root privaleges inside the app. its under the settings menu)
1. navigate to system/apps and copy email.apk and email.odex
2. past these to your sd card as a backup
3. rename email.apk and email.odex to email.apk.old and email.odex.old
4. extract the files from the download and past them into the system/apps folder. (they should be Email.apk and EmailWidget.apk)
5. once done you can then go to email and try and setup an exchange account.
previously it only gave an imap and pop3 selection on the manual setup page. now it should include exchange as an option.
tested and working by me
again a big big thank you to the original poster/fixer the original thread is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056968

I attempted these instructions but after renaming the email.apk and email.odex, the e-mail app doesn't show in the list of apps installed. I attempted to install the email app from the files provided and it won't install.
My tablet is rooted and I made the changes using Root Explorer.

Richard1322 said:
I attempted these instructions but after renaming the email.apk and email.odex, the e-mail app doesn't show in the list of apps installed. I attempted to install the email app from the files provided and it won't install.
My tablet is rooted and I made the changes using Root Explorer.
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4. extract the files from the download and past them into the system/apps folder. (they should be Email.apk and EmailWidget.apk)
you're not supposed to install them, just drop them in the correct folder

sorry my reply to this post didn't include that i extracted the files to my flash drive and copied the files from the flash drive to the system/apps folder.

Richard1322 said:
sorry my reply to this post didn't include that i extracted the files to my flash drive and copied the files from the flash drive to the system/apps folder.
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Did you try fixing permissions?

blazingwolf said:
Did you try fixing permissions?
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Thank you!!! You hit it right on the money. Modified rights to mirror orginal email.apk.

How do i fix those permissions? I can't get it to work
And can't find an mirror option for the permissions too !

But there is a sync ready to download from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058401
Is this not the same?

Maliacrete said:
But there is a sync ready to download from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058401
Is this not the same?
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Yes it's the same? :S

Dennus2008 said:
Yes it's the same? :S
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Sorry i meant with this here: http://www.acer.ch/ac/de/CH/content/drivers

HI..
I did exactly the same instructions given here but the eMail App just disappeared from my program list, I even paste the old files which backed up again to the folder but again theres nothing. I just lost my eMail application.
please help...

reboot
then it should work

Thanks.. i repeated the hole process again and after three rebooting it works now and finally i can receive my company eMails naturally.

its a shame no search feature for this mail app.

Email FCs
I was able to copy the 2 APK files and configure my Exhange account but after it opens for a few seconds, it FCs.
Anyone had the same problem?

exchange is working
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.

What a load of baloney. If you have the update from 139 or higher, all you have to do,with the default email client, is go to Settings , Accounts. Tap Add Account, Choose Corporate and set it up as normal. No PIN or encryption needed.
zoubidou said:
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.
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Sent from my S300 using XDA App

Getting exchange to work
Hi all,
I finally got it working but I had to do just about everything in this thread.
Use the (paid) Root Explorer, all the others just won't get the (root) privileges needed to rename and paste, eventhough they might say they have. I fiddled around with this for an hour before I gave up and bought the root explorer app.
Check the permissions of the original files (email.apk and email.obex), when you have pasted your new files into the /system/apps folder the permissions will probably be different. Reset them to what the original files were otherwise your e-mail app will not show up in the apps list.
Reboot! My email app disappeared and only returned when I rebooted.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the original post in this thread!!

FloatingFatMan said:
What a load of baloney. If you have the update from 139 or higher, all you have to do,with the default email client, is go to Settings , Accounts. Tap Add Account, Choose Corporate and set it up as normal. No PIN or encryption needed.
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zoubidou said:
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.
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PIN and Encryption requirements are set by your exchange server. Requirements change depending on how your IT has the server set up.

ok if you think so. I just can tell you that it will not allow to connect to exchange as long as you have not encryptet the device, and this has nothing to do with exchange requirements, but with standard ACER policy, ie. if you use it as a company device you should encrypt the device.
I am exchange administrator using as well exchange 2007 and 2010 virtualized exchange servers and i am sure i know what i am talking about. ACTIVESYNC does not require any encryption at all.
but of corse i am talking about the standard email client coming from ACER/GOOGLE, not some other made up email client needing root and so on.
but you can believe it or not, up to you, but that is the way it works.

[APNs] For those having APN issues after unlock (att usa)

Download APN Backup and Restore from market here
and then place the file inside the rar in the folder it creates
launch the app and press restore
once is restore return to settigs and select the correct apn for you (hint: the one that says hspa)

samcripp said:
Download APN Backup and Restore from market here
and then place the file inside the rar in the folder it creates
launch the app and press restore
once is restore return to settigs and select the correct apn for you (hint: the one that says hspa)
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There is no folder either in SD or SD- ext with the name APN Backup.
where do i place the APN file then?

carreddy said:
There is no folder either in SD or SD- ext with the name APN Backup.
where do i place the APN file then?
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Create a folder on the root called "ApnBackupRestore"
sorry i took so long to get back to you but i felt asleep at my desk, it was a long awesome day yesterday!

Well you file is corrupted/ empty. I've deleted all of the apn's and add it back by hand about 3 times and still no data.

get anycut from the market and open it click new shortcut, activity, APNs, ok ok. open apns shortcut and press menu, then press restore default. that should do it. it will restore the default apns from the os ur using.
Sent from my DROIDX using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

I'm running:
HKTW 2.3.4 with navalynt's fix pack (version 1.4) and the newer radio.
I used the APN restore as recommended here and I now have data, but intermittently. When my 3G icon and bars become blue, I have data access. It will last for 2 to 5 minutes or so and then they turn gray and I have no data. Not sure if the color thing in coincidence or related indirectly. After 30 seconds to a minute they go blue again and I'm gtg. I live in the Chicago suburbs which is a "4G" area. (I know about the icon bug, just saying.)
Anyone have any suggestions?

You saved my butt!
samcripp said:
Download APN Backup and Restore from market here
and then place the file inside the rar in the folder it creates
launch the app and press restore
once is restore return to settigs and select the correct apn for you (hint: the one that says hspa)
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Hello. Thank you for posting this. I Recently flashed my ROM using the wrong (slightly) ROM. Luckily everything worked except for Data. (The Rom I used was from Chile.and I'm in the USA) I was pulling my hair out until I saw your post. Thank you! Thank you! I will post a link to this post and quote you since you saved my butt and my girlfriend won't kick my butt for "ruining" a brand new (2 months) phone she bought me.
Thanks again.