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[APP] Moto Phone Portal for Hero (v2)

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Recently some of the system dumps from the upcoming Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid hit the Developer community, and they have been trying to piece the puzzle together of what the Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid is all about. We got our hands on a new app which looks like it will be front and center when the device finally hits the shelves, Motorola Phone Portal.
Those that remember using the Motorola Phone Tools app to hack their Motorola’s back in the day (I’m getting all “Ahmad – Back in the Day” about my v600, v810, and RAZR) will instantly recognize this little gem, but it’s been updated for Android and provides some pretty cool functionality. Basically, Motorola Phone Tools (MPP) serves as an all-in-one phone manager that allows users to easily view, edit, create, delete, and play their contacts, ringtones, photos, wallpaper, and media. The key difference now is, the app is web-based and you log into your phone from directly from your browser! No installing “modems” and drivers on your Windows machine (painful), just fire up the app and press the “Connect with Wi-Fi button. When you press the button, the app prompts you to either turn on Wi-Fi, or connect over USB. For this experiment, I chose Wi-Fi.
MPP lets you add/edit/delete/browse your contacts, photos, bookmarks, browser history, and media in an easy-to-use interface. Playing media directly from the device in the browser worked very well, and the picture viewer/slideshow feature is pretty damn cool. So with MPP you’ll be able to play/show-off your media anywhere from any browser. If Moto adds a Social/Sharing aspect to this, they will have a winner on their hands.
So there you have it kids, a little taste of what’s to come with the Sholes/Tao/Droid. The original Moto Phone Tools was a pretty handy app (when it worked), and the new MPP looks to be just as functional, if not more so. I am sure it will help a lot of users manage their contacts/media/content when it gets released, and the ability to do slideshows and play media from your device directly from your browser is pretty slick. I hope Moto adds more features and functionality to it as time goes on, but this seems like a sign of good things to come. Grab the .apk file below and play away!
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This is a cool little phone manager app that works really well with Hero and G1. It's an app that runs a webserver from your phone that you can access over Wifi from any browser on the same network.
It allows you to:
* view/add media on your phone
* view your call log
* read and send sms from the browser
* and more!
Works with any OS - anything with a browser should work. Only works over wifi with Hero, no USB connection is possible it seems.
I replaced as much Motorola branding as I could and replaced it with HTC stuff to make it a nicer experience for HTC fanboys
Download HTCportalv2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vpbxzo
Changelog
v2 - Changed more Moto references to HTC

Now if only this would let me control music playback.
Still, looks super, and nice to be able to manage over wi-fi instead of usb

You mean playback music on your pc from your phone? Hmm, I think it does allow that!
But I'm at work at the moment without wi-fi so can't confirm..

I think it lets you pull files, so you could listen on your pc, but I want to control my phone from my pc.
Basically, my stereo is the other side of my room from my desktop, and I'm lazy so if I could just play music from my pc, through the phone, into my amp, then I wouldn't have to get up
Also, I wonder if this means we can send files over wi-fi to web-enabled phones?

Have you tried it out yet? I can't give it another go until I'm home, but I thought that was possible. Look at the quote:
So with MPP you’ll be able to play/show-off your media anywhere from any browser.
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You can certainly run a slideshow on your pc, from the photos on your phone. Pretty sure music is playable too. Give it a go
As for sending files, yes you can, but I think you might be restricted to media files.

How can I get it work with usb?

Not sure if that's possible, I was trying too. If you turn off wifi and try to connect it says it can connect over usb too, but I couldn't get it to connect. That might only work on a Motorola phone. Everything works over wifi though

That is awesome!!

This app is awesome!!!
Everyone should check it out!!!!
Nice work Pookie!

Cool, glad you like it!
I checked out the music thing, it lets you browse the music you have on your SD card, and you can click to play, but it plays the music on your phone instead of on the computer. That's what you wanted right Branwen?
Here's another screenshot:

Looks like a great app but I can't conect in my browser, anybody els having troble

Works Great good Job
Working really well looks good to well happy

dieseldk said:
Looks like a great app but I can't conect in my browser, anybody els having troble
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Hmm can't really think what could be going wrong - you are on the same network with phone and pc I take it?

pookie1 said:
Hmm can't really think what could be going wrong - you are on the same network with phone and pc I take it?
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same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core

I really can't think what could be causing it apart from some kind of issue with your network/ports/firewalls

For mine, at the initial setup it would not work at all when I clicked the start for wifi connection. It was only after I unplug my usb cable did it work...or I might had a huge lag.

dieseldk said:
same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core
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I'm using 2.5.1 too and it works fine...
Are you sure you're wifi is enabled?
Have you tried pinging the IP address from your PC's command prompt?
If you can't even ping it you'll know it's a firewall/port issue...

This was cool! Thanks for your effort!

dieseldk said:
same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core
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im having the same issues in general with my hero: my laptop and the hero are connected to the same wifi network, both work fine, but they don't see each other. no ping, no ssh, no http no nothing. from my cable connected (to the wifi router) pc, everything works just splendid. i actually blame either my router (fritzbox, but some lowend version) or my laptop/ubuntu on my laptop for this behaviour, but i actually never investigated in that. whenever i want to connect from my laptop to my phone i hop via my pc, works fine.

It looks like quite a good contact manager also.
And yeah this is just what I wanted for music playback!

[Android] Donut Evolution - Feb 25: Full, Fast, Stable and many flavours

Here is the newest Donut build and it works for non-rootfs NAND only. Tested at 320x240.
Changelog:
Feb 25
- modified internal task management
- +
Feb 8
- reverted changes in sysinit and build.prop to fix some FC's
- testing Polaris wifi support
Features:
- Solid base (from AOSP Eclair and Heroblend Donut - based of Enomther's build)
- All packages zipaligned for speed - fast!
- Bluetooth and GPS
- Wysie's Contacts, Eclair Calculator
- Full market
- 4 themes with more to come
- blah blah - lots of the latest and greatest
Base File with Eclair theme:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ddzy2otmkjy/base_253d_androidinstall.zip
Sqsh file:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vnyyyju3nzm/253d_system.sqsh
Wi-Fi Update for Kaiser/Polaris:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5683048&postcount=1197
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Plastic Theme (by nebrada)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/evkmwikwekj/plastic_v253_androidupdate.zip
Darkstar (by freakfrogy)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mtjdyzntkud/darkstar_v253_androidupdate.zip
Thanks to zen, vilord, dzo, enatefox, enomther, djengizz, canadiancow, srwalter, jamezelle, jnandke, shidell, mrkite32 and everybody else who's contributed and encouraged.
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Minus theme (by David1171)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/o0we1tyyhwt/minus_androidupdate.zip
GChrome Theme (by Moonspoon)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ttjmzzugltb/gchrome_androidupdate.zip
Bluest Day Theme (by CaNaRi0N)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zzmmmuynnyj/bluest_day_androidupdate.zip

Another Reserve.

damn it, I always get post #2 on all great builds.
Full market?? Nice..

sshark said:
damn it, I always get post #2 on all great builds.
Full market?? Nice..
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I got tired of running market enabler after every boot This build sets phone to US T-Mobile - you'll see all apps (including pay) for this resolution.

Nice work buddy.
PS. Are you from Canada? Maybe even Toronto?
The reason I ask is I see "The Hip" playing and I know they are big there. Having lived there for 21 years .

The base file is corrupted

Base file corrupt. Dang mediafire.

Alfatv said:
The base file is corrupted
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Dang - reuploading...
myn said:
Nice work buddy.
PS. Are you from Canada? Maybe even Toronto?
The reason I ask is I see "The Hip" playing and I know they are big there. Having lived there for 21 years .
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Thanks. I'm from the other side of the country - Vancouver - old Hip is fantastic!

Vancouver! nice. I'm in Victoria. Love The Hip.

Reuploaded and tested base.

i'm not sure I believe that market enabler actually does anything to the missing market apps for donut and above anymore. why?
1. after booting 320x480, getting full market, then going to 240x320 and using market enabler religiously, after 4-5 days my market still reverts back to having missing apps.
2. after booting a data.img at 240x320, I ran market enabler before entering my google account stuff. missing market apps still missing (paid apps yes, but no pandora, no google listen, no pdanet, no weather channel etc etc).
but i'm willing to be a believer. i'm going to fire this up in 240x320 with a brand spanking new data file and see what rolls. I think we need to find a way to fake resolution to google to avoid missing apps, as the market enabler/t-mobile footprint thing seems to only work for paid apps. waiting to stand corrected though . . . will post back.

tatnai said:
i'm not sure I believe that market enabler actually does anything to the missing market apps for donut and above anymore. why?
1. after booting 320x480, getting full market, then going to 240x320 and using market enabler religiously, after 4-5 days my market still reverts back to having missing apps.
2. after booting a data.img at 240x320, I ran market enabler before entering my google account stuff. missing market apps still missing (paid apps yes, but no pandora, no google listen, no pdanet, no weather channel etc etc).
but i'm willing to be a believer. i'm going to fire this up in 240x320 with a brand spanking new data file and see what rolls. I think we need to find a way to fake resolution to google to avoid missing apps, as the market enabler/t-mobile footprint thing seems to only work for paid apps. waiting to stand corrected though . . . will post back.
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This build won't show you the apps for different resolutions - just gives you the full market (as market enabler would) for 320 x 240; I'll have to correct the wording to avoid confusion.

plemen said:
This build won't show you the apps for different resolutions - just gives you the full market (as market enabler would) for 320 x 240; I'll have to correct the wording to avoid confusion.
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love the build, fast as usual. I see you are feeling lcd.density of 113, I like it. love the animations as well. yeah, to me "full market" means everything - only way to get that, it seems, is booting a fresh data file at 320x480. I should work on a fix for that . . .

absolutely love it! same stable build as last time, updated. With bluetooth and fully functional gps, there is really not much more that I could ask for! For my phone and my use, this build is far and away the fastest out there, very smooth. Everything just fits right on the screen too. Nothing fancy but 100% usable.
Love that you have paid apps enabled by default too.
Tatnai, you figure out how to fix the market / resolution issue and I don't think there is a single thing left we can complain about...as small of an annoyance as it is.
Thanks Plemen! great work as usual

i´ve installed this version to my polaris and it runs very nice and fast. thanks!
just a few things i noticed:
- data connection works
- camera works
- wifi doesn´t work
- market doesn´t work (always getting a server error message)
- coundn´t test bluetooth yet
wifi not working is a big issue for me since i don´t have a data-plan. hope this gets fixed in the future

timmey said:
i´ve installed this version to my polaris and it runs very nice and fast. thanks!
just a few things i noticed:
- data connection works
- camera works
- wifi doesn´t work
- market doesn´t work (always getting a server error message)
- coundn´t test bluetooth yet
wifi not working is a big issue for me since i don´t have a data-plan. hope this gets fixed in the future
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I'm not sure what enabling wifi for the polaris entails - I only have a vogue but if somebody sends me the info I'll add an update and add it to the first post.

Any body got google voice to work on this build?
Mine installed fine, but then keep force closing.

berardi said:
Tatnai, you figure out how to fix the market / resolution issue and I don't think there is a single thing left we can complain about...as small of an annoyance as it is.
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would love to, but don't hold your breath . . .
stopthebus said:
Any body got google voice to work on this build?
Mine installed fine, but then keep force closing.
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getting that too. going to try clearing my dalvik cache again and re-installing, I wonder if the new footprint has anything to do with it? if what I'm doing now doesn't work, I may try replacing the build.prop with another footprint, will post back.
EDIT 1: ok, i pulled myns build.prop and dumped it in, google voice works again. I don't know if it is the carrier settings (could be) or maybe the lcd.density (don't think so, unlikely but I guess possible; I know I've used 113 before and I don't recall it causing a problem). I've got to go to bed (my wife's about to kill me) so I can't test anymore. Someone should try google voice with myns build.prop changed to 113, and with plemen's changed to 110. I'll assume that plemen's is going to still force close at 110 cause I think it may be the carrier settings. then we'll need to figure out which setting in particular.

plemen said:
I'm not sure what enabling wifi for the polaris entails - I only have a vogue but if somebody sends me the info I'll add an update and add it to the first post.
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what info do you need?
I know nothing about it but I can spend time searching and asking
thanks for your interest in incorporating wifi for polaris

[APP] Fim - Facebook Chat for WP7 -[R]- 5 NOV 2010 -[U]- 30 AUG 2012 -[V]- 2.35

Name: Fim (Facebook & Google Talk Instant Messenger)
Fim is a Facebook chat application for Windows Phone 7 that gives you a simple way to instant message with your online Facebook friends.
Fim does not require 3rd party registration or 3rd party access to your personal data.
Tips:
* If login fails and you have non English letters in your password, change it to English letters and numbers only
* Touch and Hold (aka context menu) on a conversation to clear chat windows/close permanently/copy paste messages/open profile/pin user tile to start menu
* Disable the "view previous conversations" option for faster login & less data consuming, you can load manually for each conversation in its context menu
* Scroll the login screen to see all preferences / activate push
* In case you didn't know: currently wp7 apps doesn't run in the background, so unless you activated push notifications for fim, its impossible to stay online if you are navigating to the start menu or to another app. It is possible though to stay in when the device is locked, in order to achieve this, you need to check "Run Under a Locked Screen" in settings
Push notifications guidelines for Fim
* Notifications will only be enabled after a successful login in the app itself, please allow ~20 seconds for notifications to activate before leaving the app.
* If "Tile Notifications" is enabled, don't forget to "pin to start" Fim
* Keep in mind that notifications might not be available at all times
* There is a limit of chat messages that will be pushed, it will reset after re-login using the app itself
* There is a limit of time that the notifications server will hold your session, please sign-in using the app itself every couple of hours
* Make sure you have approved Fim as a facebook app (browsing http://app.mosko.mobi should read "Success")
* If you have never managed to receive notifications on behalf of Fim, or had both side-load xap & Marketplace version installed on your phone, try to remove the end points entries from your phone's registry (search the forum for this procedure) or "factory reset" your phone.
Questions / comments / bug reports are welcome.
* please post on this thread, and not on a private message
* report any error messages you got from the software
* when reporting first check if your question hasn't been asked or your bug hasn't been reported yet.
* make sure you have installed the latest FIM version available on the Marketplace
* don't forget to mention your type of device, os/rom version and type of internet connection used.
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Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9319441
Download Link: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=fc382cec-df01-e011-9264-00237de2db9e
Download Link: (Ad Free) http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=09f0fc69-4497-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8
Mango XAP for Side Loaders: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=742718&d=1317998640

Finally! Been waiting for an app like this since the day I got my HD7. How soon can we expect to see this in the market?

nice! cant wait!

Wow... Cant wait .. Pls release it soon.. similarily i want Gtalk those are the two i use

Good to see you here, looking forward

Know lots of folks who've been waiting on facebook chat app Can't wait to see it released as it was heavily relied on with your 6.x version.

Nice! Looking forward to it. I don't suppose you'll integrate MSN too?

When expected ?
Hi,
Could you please let us know how soon we can expect this FIM.
Francis

waaaaoooo, can't wait, so cooolll lol

fesar said:
Hi,
Could you please let us know how soon we can expect this FIM.
Francis
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first version already submitted to the wp7 app hub and its the under the status "Testing in progress", not sure how long it supposed to take (anyone?)

Thanks for letting us know!
Looking forward to your release

first version is now live on the marketplace,
second version already on the way..
http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=35bb6274-9df1-df11-9264-00237de2db9e
enjoy

Using now, great to have you on the Marketplace, and an official one at that... Glad if anybody was going to be first, it was going to be you guys...

Works quite nice, good work keep it up:d

Only thing so far that I would recommend would be, once I wake from sleep, to show a "Resuming..." screen like other apps, and continue to leave me signed in, or sign me in again...

I dont see this app from my HD7 marketplace. I am from France

fesar said:
I dont see this app from my HD7 marketplace. I am from France
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Can't see this either? I'm in UK.

FiyaFleye said:
Only thing so far that I would recommend would be, once I wake from sleep, to show a "Resuming..." screen like other apps, and continue to leave me signed in, or sign me in again...
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Yea, just gotta override the Application_Activated/Deactivated events in App.cs. Pretty easy.
Anyway, I like it. What it does, it does well. Looking forward to more features. The autocorrect keyboard (InputScope="Text") and the ability to close conversations would be high on my list.

DeekoVB5 said:
Yea, just gotta override the Application_Activated/Deactivated events in App.cs. Pretty easy.
Anyway, I like it. What it does, it does well. Looking forward to more features. The autocorrect keyboard (InputScope="Text") and the ability to close conversations would be high on my list.
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thanks for the InputScope tip! will implement..
a version with the ability to close conversations already on its way to the marketplace
regarding the application_Activated, nothing more i can do then auto sign in, since there is now way to maintain the active facebook connection, no?

When do we get this for other marketplace like UK, France ?

[Tool] Fix Test Mode

[METHOD 1]
After flashing a fresh tot back to your device, you should have factory reset the device. This will get you out of test mode.
[METHOD 2]
So you have a ton of data and don't want to factory reset. Then use this tool.
This is a screenshot of a good run..
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Download V1.0.0.2 Software Here
Download Drivers
Driver Download
*This does require Dotnet 3.5 Framework to be installed*
*This tool is for XDA Members only.
[Instructions - Simple]
1. Plug your lg into your computer.
2. Install all drivers
3. Open Device Manager
4. Under Ports look for "LG AndroidNet for VZW USB Serial Port (COM*)
5. Note the COM* my case COM6.
6. Open software in the drop down select COM* my case COM6
7. Click "Connect" wait for phone to reboot.
Your done, your device is out of test mode and connections restored.
[Instructions - Video]
Video Instructions
[Updates - Changes]
V1.0.0.1 - Initial Release
V1.0.0.2 - Added MS-910 Esteem from MetroPCS
<MOD EDIT>

this is reserved for my marriage proposal to you if this works

It works i've done it 100 + time's lol

Tool is live, it only works for the VS910 software. Please DO NOT attempt to use it on just any phones.

If you use this tool can you please leave feed back thanks.

Fixed! It was amazingly fast, and I am now out of test mode! I can mount usb to my computer now, and the long-press # menu is gone. Woohoo!!

wow
that was very quick...how long did u have this up your sleeves? you pretty muched saved me from getting another phone because i wire tether alot and test mode prevented me from ever connecting to the computer

I've known sense day one haha sad I know but I dont really visit the revolution forum. The whole reason I did was from the front page.

Please post with your results. There have been well over 100 downloads and it would be great if at lest 10% of you posted your results for others to see.
Any issues your having etc this way I can start seeing the success rate thanks.

amoamare said:
Please post with your results. There have been well over 100 downloads and it would be great if at lest 10% of you posted your results for others to see.
Any issues your having etc this way I can start seeing the success rate thanks.
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Oh. MY. GOD.
It really works!!
My girlfriend's phone was always stuck in test mode even if i flash new tot.
Thank you so much!! You are my hero!

Thanks for your feedback. The more people who leave feed back the better. This way we can see if its working across all phones. I'm 100% sure it should but you never know.

No luck for me. I tried it on windows XP (with .NET framework 4 installed) and the program just crashes every time I try to run it. The microsoft "send error report" dialog appears but the application never starts up all the way.
Are there any other prerequisites other than .NET 4?

I'm an idiot and built with client profile. So install dotNet 4 Client version.
The new version is dotnet 3.5 none client and will support MS910 Esteem from MetroPCS
The only issue is the report of who needed this came from androidforums and sense i'm not a fan of them for banning me for misleading staff.. I'm not sure i'm going to post it just yet. I really only want this for xda members and might have to come up with a method that will require them to be an XDA member.

I did just try this again on windows 7 (not my computer so I'm unsure about the software on it) and it worked perfectly! I'm now out of test mode! Thanks!

Great thanks.
Mannn121, doesn't have a enough post count but was very nice to pm about his success as well. Seems like a very good success rate so far.

wolfpack99, doesn't have enough post count but reported success thanks again guys.
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Works for the LG MS910, used it multiple times for customers! Your a life saver!!! extremely simple

is the link down?

I did notice one negative side effect... either that or I've forgotten the sequence to enter that "hidden menu".
Entering ##lgservicemenu doesn't seem to work anymore after running the fix... It's not a big deal but worth mentioning...
Is there another way to access it?

I'm having a problem. After about 100 times of reconnecting the usb cord, I finally get the computer to recognize the ports in device manager and reveal which one is the revo, when I open the program, it quickly states in red that my phone isn't a revo and auto closes....any ideas?

Rom Dedicated to Hotspot

Has anyone come across a ROM that's dedicated to HotSpoting?
My thoughts are this:
1) Is there anything for this phone like a SafeStrap where you can change roms just by rebooting?
2) Could a rom be written to disable pretty much everything except hotspot (cannot receive text messages or phone calls, no apks are trying to use the internet in the background, etc...)?
I don't know how to make roms, so I am not going to say it sounds easy, but it does sound much simpler than a lot of the full OS roms I see.
Thanks guys!

I mean, there're 3G router for 30 dollars that can do that, and you want to use a fully featured phone that costs 150 USD$ o more for that?
Mmmmm.....

CorneliusRox said:
Has anyone come across a ROM that's dedicated to HotSpoting?
My thoughts are this:
1) Is there anything for this phone like a SafeStrap where you can change roms just by rebooting?
2) Could a rom be written to disable pretty much everything except hotspot (cannot receive text messages or phone calls, no apks are trying to use the internet in the background, etc...)?
I don't know how to make roms, so I am not going to say it sounds easy, but it does sound much simpler than a lot of the full OS roms I see.
Thanks guys!
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yeah but there's already ROMs that have the ability to do Wifi hotspot. so why wouldnt you just flash one of those and call it a day.
not like you're really going to see any better battery life by only having it as a hotspot. that **** kills the battery

steveo17 said:
yeah but there's already ROMs that have the ability to do Wifi hotspot. so why wouldnt you just flash one of those and call it a day.
not like you're really going to see any better battery life by only having it as a hotspot. that **** kills the battery
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My phone already does hotspot. I just changed permissions and have been good to go.
I can't get internet out at my house, so I use my phone's hotspot (and an antenna and amplifier I put together) so I can still game. When I get a phone call, or a picture message, it will lag like crazy, or dump my game.
This is why I would like a very simple ROM that would not allow for anything but a hotspot, or even just the ability to turn everything else off. I also noticed that if I can keep my unused RAM above 1gb, it hotspot's better.
neondunker said:
I mean, there're 3G router for 30 dollars that can do that, and you want to use a fully featured phone that costs 150 USD$ o more for that?
Mmmmm.....
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I have looked into 3G routers, but then I'd have to pay for another phone line, and I'm not looking to do that. Then there's companies that sell internet service that is unlimited and 3G, but they are about a $500 start up fee, and about $125 a month after that. That is CRAZY!
Unless I've got it wrong, and I can somehow clone my SIM Card for the 3G router? I'm definitely no 3G router expert. Thoughts?

In that case, you can install Android Firewall and block everything except tethering and there's an app for blocking all calls. I think (my opinion) that's easier than a full hotspot rom having to switch back and forth. You can also make an script for enabling both or use tasker.

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In that case, you can install Android Firewall and block everything except tethering and there's an app for blocking all calls. I think (my opinion) that's easier than a full hotspot rom having to switch back and forth. You can also make an script for enabling both or use tasker.
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Thanks! I'm going to look into that right now.

This app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall
Does what you need.

neondunker said:
This app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall
Does what you need.
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Yup, that's what I got. Also I got another apk that blocks startup apks (BootManager), and with both of them I got better signal.
Thanks for the help.
I have also noticed that my battery life has increased a lot. I was 40% more efficient since doing this yesterday, and about 40% more efficient this morning too. I'm assuming it's because of the BootManager.

Does anyone know the programs to allow through the firewall in order to get the hotspot to work?
I tried allowing everything (by clicking the check boxes) and that didn't work unless I clicked the box that says 'all apps'. I'm assuming what I need is not populating and so the only was to get it is to click 'all apps' which defeats the purpose. :-/
And does anyone know if the hotspot is a stand alone or if it uses other applications in order to work?
Thanks again!

If you go to settings, there's an option "Tethering support". You have to enable that in order to tether to works.
Just a thing: If you modify your traffic or DNS or whatever with another program (example, AdFree that blocks ads) the adds will be blocked also to anyone that connects to the hotspot.

neondunker said:
If you go to settings, there's an option "Tethering support". You have to enable that in order to tether to works.
Just a thing: If you modify your traffic or DNS or whatever with another program (example, AdFree that blocks ads) the adds will be blocked also to anyone that connects to the hotspot.
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I didn't find a 'settings' on it or a 'Tethering Support'. I only see when hitting menu: Firewall Disabled/Enabled, Log Disabled/Enabled, Save Rules, Exit, Help, and More.
Then under 'More', I see: Show Log, Show Rules, Clear Log, Set Password, Set Custom Script.
There is also the Mode in the top left that lets me do White/Black list.
I would love to go into 'Tethering Support if you can guide me there!

I don't know if we are seeing the same app but this one has that option
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What is the apk and version number you're running? That link is dead. I downloaded 'droid wall v1.5.7'.

CorneliusRox said:
What is the apk and version number you're running? That link is dead. I downloaded 'droid wall v1.5.7'.
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Droidwall hasn't been updated in ages and doesn't have toggles for tethering.
I use AFWall+, which built off the concept of Droidwall. It has an entry you can whitelist for Tether & DNS.

xtermmin said:
Droidwall hasn't been updated in ages and doesn't have toggles for tethering.
I use AFWall+, which built off the concept of Droidwall. It has an entry you can whitelist for Tether & DNS.
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Ahhh. Yeah, this program looks much much better. I'm out for work all week, but when I get back home this weekend, I'll give it a try.
Thanks for the help!
EDIT: I don't have tethering in the options like you, but it's just another application on the list so I checked it. Is there anything else I need to check to make it only hotspot? Like the phone and text one, or the DLNA?