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Is there a fool-proof way to ensure data is not turned on?

My data charges depend on the usage and it's very expensive. Sometimes, somehow my data is accidentally turned on. Is there a fool-proof way to ensure that that never happens? Is there an app that ask me to confirm if I am sure that I want to turn on data?

Go on settings
Press "more"
Go on "mobile networks"
And if data enabled is unmarked that means its off
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I don't want to always go through those steps to see if it's off.
And, it doesn't really ensures that it never gets turned on.
Is there another way?

xmizer said:
I don't want to always go through those steps to see if it's off.
And, it doesn't really ensures that it never gets turned on.
Is there another way?
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Of course it does, why won't it?
Also if u don't want to go through all those steps u can use widgets
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I can just press data enabled and it toggles on/off
Also next time post in the q&a section
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But if you really really want to make sure pop out your sim and that should work trololol but seriously those widgets work! I used them before :thumbup:
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Airplane mode... haha that will be sure you wont have data charges!!! lol

I'm guessing you could make a null APN and simply select it, that way your device shouldn't be able to use data until you choose the right APN.

^^ This will definately work.

subxero123 said:
Go on settings
Press "more"
Go on "mobile networks"
And if data enabled is unmarked that means its off
Quick settings by dragging the top nav bar down.
And just press the mobile data icon if it is on to turn it off.
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What about using Tasker or Llama to set up an event to disable mobile data if it is on?
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"Slide to power off"

Similar to the ios devices that have the slide to power off I know we have the prompt that gives us mire such as reboot, airplane mode ect., but im doing some experimenting with creating an entire ios UI within Android without the need for root, some examples are in the pics provided, but It would really top everything off if I could get the slide to power off confirmation, If anyone knows of one already created please provide me with a link
-Thanks!
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Could you please explain the slide to power off feature to us non-iOS guys? I have never heard of this feature.
I think that you need root to power off or reboot.
You can execute
Code:
su -c reboot
for rebooting.
You will need a rooted phone for that. We can help you making the sliding feature work, but rebooting and shutting down requires root.

Well im not really an ios person either haha, but I am speaking of an app that could just add an action to the power button to prompt with the same "slide to power off" confirmation as the iphone type in "slide to power off iphone" in google and go to either images or a YouTube video abd you'll be sure to see what I am referring to.
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Lilryke said:
Well im not really an ios person either haha, but I am speaking of an app that could just add an action to the power button to prompt with the same "slide to power off" confirmation as the iphone type in "slide to power off iphone" in google and go to either images or a YouTube video abd you'll be sure to see what I am referring to.
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As I have already said, only on rooted phones an app can reboot or power off.

Just thought, didn't try it, but maybe using the buybox binary for non-rooted devices you could do a hot reboot using :
Code:
busybox killall system_server
I don't know if it includes the killall applet or not.

Could you further explain this example please?
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Ichigo said:
You hold down the power button, and instead of the power menu, it loads a slidable widget like thing at the bottom of the screen.(Same thing as the iPhone lockscreen). Inside this "widget" it says "Slide to power off". You slide an object across this "widget", and then it will shut down your device.
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Thank you for your explanation.
@Lilryke: You will need to create your own ROM or mod another ROM for that.

[MOD][Req] Disable lock screen notifications

Hello just wondering if it was possible to disable the lock screen notification alert. I'd like to use the stock notification widget but its overridden by the lock screen widget.
Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
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Or is there something that I'm missing in settings that will turn off lock screen notifications? Thanks to anyone that can assist with this.. :thumbup::beer:
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If you're rooted hit up your root file browser, go to system> app> delete anything that says widget. I've tried all the lock screen controls and it does nothing to remove them.
[Edit]: Just be aware when you use this method the clock and the user info may also go bye bye.
You can also disable the native lock screen and install a third party with no frills.
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babyshrimps said:
If you're rooted hit up your root file browser, go to system> app> delete anything that says widget. I've tried all the lock screen controls and it does nothing to remove them.
[Edit]: Just be aware when you use this method the clock and the user info may also go bye bye.
You can also disable the native lock screen and install a third party with no frills.
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Thanks for your reply. When removing the apk you mentioned it also removed the widget I wanted to use instead.
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Maddball said:
Thanks for your reply. When removing the apk you mentioned it also removed the widget I wanted to use instead.
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You don't hafta remove all widgets.... just the one you don't want.

Where are the lock screen shortcuts?

Anybody know where to setup lock screen shortcuts? I'm coming from an S3 and had the ability to set four or five app shortcuts on the lock screen with the stock laucher/lock screen. Is the feature gone?
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Sorry madhacker7 its a feature thats lost now on the s5....you can not change shortcuts on the s5...But if you're not a samsung fanboy and would love to try something new try c locker
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Lock screen shortcuts, quick glance and half the TW camera modes were the three things I was pretty disappointed with coming from the S4...luckily if we ever find root, these are all things we can port over from the Note 3 and GS4

madhacker7 said:
Anybody know where to setup lock screen shortcuts? I'm coming from an S3 and had the ability to set four or five app shortcuts on the lock screen with the stock laucher/lock screen. Is the feature gone?
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Samsung has pulled back in some of its customizations, including the ability to set as many shortcuts on the lock screen -- such as shortcuts to the browser, dialer, and messaging inbox. This was a convenient feature though.

Hey as i said earlier try c locker its a good locker app fir shortcut setting...
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While on the topic of lockscreen, is there a way to extend the timeout on the lock screen? mine is way to short.

I installed the Galaxy Locker from the play store... Free and does an awesome job replicating the s4 lock screen... Complete with shortcuts, custom wallpaper, notifications, etc.
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[Req] Grayscale toggle or notification toggle

I love the grayscale feature but does anyone know how to create a toggle in the notification area to turn it on and off.
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ibike2much said:
I love the grayscale feature but does anyone know how to create a toggle in the notification area to turn it on and off.
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Power saving

I realize that. I mean I'd like to be able to turn on and off the grayscale mode without holding the notification icon, selecting grayscale, turning it off, and then backing back out.
A quick toggle is what I was referring to. Tap the toggle on and off without the theatrics.
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Just put the settings like this....
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Then the toggle will just change to greyscale
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@Goldie - I was using restrict CPU performance as well and didn't want to affect that but heck with it. I've turned that off and I'm doing as you suggested. Hopefully battery life won't take a huge hit with the CPU full rein
Thanks
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ibike2much said:
I realize that. I mean I'd like to be able to turn on and off the grayscale mode without holding the notification icon, selecting grayscale, turning it off, and then backing back out.
A quick toggle is what I was referring to. Tap the toggle on and off without the theatrics.
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It is quite easy to do
I use widgetsoid to add a tasker task to the notification panel to switch between different screen modi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jim2&hl=de
Here you can find an tasker example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2772768
I use it also to invert colors or to activate colors even beeing on ultra power saving mode
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Widgetsoid is not necessary. Just create a task with the function of toggle then use widget from Tasker.
dan-linux said:
It is quite easy to do
I use widgetsoid to add a tasker task to the notification panel to switch between different screen modi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jim2&hl=de
Here you can find an tasker example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2772768
I use it also to invert colors or to activate colors even beeing on ultra power saving mode
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