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[Q] Build.prop

Hi everyone i have been searching for the last 4 hours on here and google just to find out how i can edit my build.prop, im still unable to do it can someone please help me thankyou......

Use Adb pull from its location, if I remember correctly its /system/build.prop
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extremly simple open with text editor, try root explorer app on device , navigate to /system/build.prop, long press and select open with text editor, then make changes, press menu button then save&exit option. a backup will automagically be created for you.
You could also pull off the phone and edit with notepad, etc. then push back to phone. may be helpful to create a backup first.

Thanks to both of you but i know how to pull the build.prop but dont now how to change things inside the file. Also to view the build.prop in root explorer text editor you have to be mounted as r/w but after this you go to the file and there is only one line all the rest has gone.

I used wordpad and yes i could edit and save the new build.prop but when i try adb push build.prop /system/build.prop i get failed to copy 'build.prop' to '/system/build.prop read-only file system what now.

Do an "adb remount" before pushing the updated build.prop.
torres76 said:
I used wordpad and yes i could edit and save the new build.prop but when i try adb push build.prop /system/build.prop i get failed to copy 'build.prop' to '/system/build.prop read-only file system what now.
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Thanks that didnt work either i tried by putting the edited file onto the phone then moving it to system and over writing the original, when i rebooted the screen was blank so i had to run my nand backup. I then tried to edit the file on the phone through text editor and it worked straight away SOD'S law...... Thanks everyone.

Solution to a single rinnig ringtone on SDSL

I have used Root explorer to edit the file.
Open the file "build.prop" which is located in the "system" main folder.
Look for the line "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay = 1000" and change the entry for "2000".
After this, save the file, restart your phone and voila - we enjoy each ringtone

interesting o.o but my phone is almost 24/7 on silent

Thanks dude
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useful info! big thanx

Kadajo said:
I have used Root explorer to edit the file.
Open the file "build.prop" which is located in the "system" main folder.
Look for the line "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay = 1000" and change the entry for "2000".
After this, save the file, restart your phone and voila - we enjoy each ringtone
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Mine says 5000 and I can't edit it, there no option
How do I edit?
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Open build.prop with txt editor.
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How-to: Delete "Locked" bookmarks from stock browser

Must be rooted!
Need Root Browser with root permission.
Navigate to data>user>0.com.sec.android.app.sbrowser>app_sbrowser>default>bookmarks file
Make backup of the file named Bookmarks
Open the original file as a text file in Root Browser's text editor. Each line that has: "editable": "0" you will need to change the 0 into a 1
So it will look like: "editable": "1"
Save your edits and now you can go to the bookmarks in the stock browser and delete them.

haartilijk bedankt!!

Worked for me. The old trick of force closing the browser and clearing the app data wasn't working, but this method did the trick. Thanks!

Yes finally, I searched everywhere and this is the only method that worked. Thanks
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Finally. This worked.
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Worked great. Easy after you know how to... Thanks a lot.

Can anyone follow the instructions and then copy/paste their txt file?
I messed with it too much (deleted whole paragraphs) now I don't know what order it goes, bookmarks are gone but on my top right corner the bookmark and window buttons are flipped, I rather have the window button where it was.
Just looking for the complete text of the bookmarks file from beginning to end.
I know I shouldn't have screw with it....

usersony said:
Must be rooted!
Need Root Browser with root permission.
Navigate to data>user>0.com.sec.android.app.sbrowser>app_sbrowser>default>bookmarks file
Make backup of the file named Bookmarks
Open the original file as a text file in Root Browser's text editor. Each line that has: "editable": "0" you will need to change the 0 into a 1
So it will look like: "editable": "1"
Save your edits and now you can go to the bookmarks in the stock browser and delete them.
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Comes that way out of the box on the Alliance ROM
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Which is the best and easiest way to modify build.prop ?

Hi guys,
I would like to modify the build.prop file to introduce the following content.
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
I tried to do that using Explorer but my G2 stucked at the logo screen. Here below the steps that I followed.
1. Download of Explorer -> htt ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer (remove the space between T and P)
2. App root permissions
3. Copy of the build.prop into another folder
4. Modify of the copied build.prop
5. Save of the modified build.prop
6. Copy/Paste of the modified build.prop into /system folder and confirm the substitution
7. Reboot
Help me plz

Radeon89 said:
Hi guys,
I would like to modify the build.prop file to introduce the following content.
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
I tried to do that using Explorer but my G2 stucked at the logo screen. Here below the steps that I followed.
1. Download of Explorer -> htt ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer (remove the space between T and P)
2. App root permissions
3. Copy of the build.prop into another folder
4. Modify of the copied build.prop
5. Save of the modified build.prop
6. Copy/Paste of the modified build.prop into /system folder and confirm the substitution
7. Reboot
Help me plz
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Modify the build.prop in its original original location itself and then save it & reboot, don't copy build.prop to other folder then modify it and then re-paste in it's original location you'll stuck with a bootloop, just modify it in it's original location. Btw next time before making a thread do make sure where should it belong this is a [Q] Question thread so should have been in QA, help & troubleshooting section, next time be sure to know where you have to make a new thread.

My apologies for the wrong section. I'm new sorry.
However, I forget to write that what you just suggested (modify it directly without make a copy) it's the first thing that I tried but with no success.
After I pressed the button save, Explorer app prompts an advise saying that an error occured and that the changes have not been applied.
And now? :crying:

Radeon89 said:
My apologies for the wrong section. I'm new sorry.
However, I forget to write that what you just suggested (modify it directly without make a copy) it's the first thing that I tried but with no success.
After I pressed the button save, Explorer app prompts an advise saying that an error occured and that the changes have not been applied.
And now? :crying:
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In system > build.prop (original location) is the device mounted to R/W?

Hi,
First, this line "ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100" does nothing...
After that if you change the location of a file, when you move it again you need to set the correct permissions like the original files, other than that you can encounter a bootloop.
Like RuchRha said modifie the file directly, no need to move it...
And if I were you I'll make a Nandroid backup before playing with file system...

These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?

Radeon89 said:
These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?
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If you can see an option of Mount R/W instead click on it and it should change/show you Mount R/O instead of showing mount R/W, when the time when system is not mounted to R/W and you try to edit buildprop and save it, it shows error n doesn't gets saved.

Radeon89 said:
These are the file permissions that I see into the file properties.
rw- r-- r--
Is this what you was asking me?
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Nope,
Read Only system:
Read/Write:
You need to mount the system as R/W.
EDIT: too late...

To the best of my uderstanding the free version does not permit such kind of change.
Is there any free app that I can use?

Radeon89 said:
To the best of my uderstanding the free version does not permit such kind of change.
Is there any free app that I can use?
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you can use BuildProp Editor.Is free in playstore:good:

Softkeys buttons

Hi
How to activate softkeys on bottom like cm rom on stock rom tab 10, the 3 buttons,back home and menu.
Pleaze, thanks
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Assuming you have root, you can edit build.prop file to enable it.
Add the line below at the end of the file.
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
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Noob answer:
Root your device
Download a root file explorer and give it superuser permission.
Goto /system
Make a backup copy of build.prop file in sdcard
Open build.prop file (in original folder) in a text editor.
Add the line above to the end of the file.
Save the file and edit. You may have to mount file explorer in r/w mode.
Reboot.