Hey guys, I have been trying to get a couple things tweaked in the stock browser, and kept getting advice that simply did not work on my device.
I have finally found out how to get the stock ATT bookmarks fully gone, and better yet, have figured out a way to have the browser maintain your user agent (and any other settings you change in the debug menu) after reboot/reload of browser.
You must have root access and a little know-how.
For the bookmark removal you need the app SQLite Editor, which you will then use to navigate to the "Internet" app database, then browser2.db, then bookmarks.
From here you can just delete out the lines with the offending bookmarks, or change them so they are editable.
Awesome!
For making the browser maintain debug mode, and therefore any settings you set in debug mode (aka user agent), you will be editing an XML file.
Using a root enabled file browser go to;
/data/data/com.android.browser/shared_prefs/
and edit the file "com.android.browser_preferences.xml"
*note you may need to change the permissions of the file first
In this file you will be ADDING this line;
<boolean name="debug_menu" value="true" />
I added it to the top of the file.
Now debug mode will always be on by default, and any settings you enable or disable in there will be remembered even after a reboot.
I like this method of User agent assignment, because I also use a couple other options in the debug menu.
My personal tips for debug menu options;
I recommend turning on "light touch" (seems to help with scrolling), "Normal Rendering" (makes pages look like they do on regular pc browser), and I also disable "wide Viewport" which also helps with "Normal Rendering" to display pages more like they are viewed on a desktop.
Some of those settings are more about personal preference, I personally like to see the webpages as close to how they look on my desktop as possible.
As a side note, in addition to making pages look more like they do on a desktop, changing these things seems to speed up the overall rendering of the browser.
For example when scrolling through large pages, there seems to be much less time taken for it to draw the new parts of the page, so you rarely are looking at white squares while the browser is redrawing that area of the page.
I think the "Normal Rendering" is what speeds this up the most.
very interesting but have you tried the rom Overcome for 10.1-8.9?? The browser does all his and more synchronizes perfectly your favorites!!!
This uses a modified version of the stock browser by Motorola for its Xoom.
Max
Ikaro said:
very interesting but have you tried the rom Overcome for 10.1-8.9?? The browser does all his and more synchronizes perfectly your favorites!!!
This uses a modified version of the stock browser by Motorola for its Xoom.
Max
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I don't believe there is an overcome rom for LTE version of the phone. Could be wrong.
quasitime said:
I don't believe there is an overcome rom for LTE version of the phone. Could be wrong.
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Absolutely correct, no roms and no cwm recovery, just root.
Nice job mode
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What file manager did you use? I tried astro and file manager HD, but I could not access the folder. Oddly enough, when I checked the root user option in file manager HD, it said my device was not rooted. My wifi tether for root app works fine and superuser seems to be running ok. I rooted with the initial method that Orlando organized a week or so ago.
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Update: (30 seconds later version) I opened titanium backup and it gave me a message that Su permissions were not optimal. Titanium corrected the permissions problem, and root mode is working.
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I know that the specified ROM Overcome exists for the 10.1 and 8.9 only, for the LTE so NOT!
It is also relatively easy to copy the files browser.apk and chromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk from Overcome in any other ROM than any other tablet (must have root access).
I did it with the stock rom 10.1 (P7500) and it works perfectly!
Max
Ikaro said:
I know that the specified ROM Overcome exists for the 10.1 and 8.9 only, for the LTE so NOT!
It is also relatively easy to copy the files browser.apk and chromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk from Overcome in any other ROM than any other tablet (must have root access).
I did it with the stock rom 10.1 (P7500) and it works perfectly!
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Browser.apk in Overcome ROM is Ncrapia Tegass 2 specific, will not work on a Qualcomm Tab.
i actually googled Ncrapia Tegass 2 before i realized what you did
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i actually googled Ncrapia Tegass 2 before i realized what you did
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Heh rofl lol
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Browser.apk in Overcome ROM is Ncrapia Tegass 2 specific, will not work on a Qualcomm Tab.
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Are you sure?? you are a programmer to say this??
But I'm sure it works because all the apk are hardware-independent and then work on each device (in this case tablet). Only S.O. must be the same.
In two weeks I will have in hand both the 10.1 (Tegra 2) that the 8.9 LTE (Qualcomm 8660) and I can verify it, then I'll let you know on this thread
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Are you sure?? you are a programmer to say this??
Actually, yes I am.
But I'm sure it works because all the apk are hardware-independent and then work on each device (in this case tablet). Only S.O. must be the same.
No, it does not work. Go ahead and try, you'll have a non-functional browser. Samsung optimized that version for the Tegra 2, bigger than ****.
In two weeks I will have in hand both the 10.1 (Tegra 2) that the 8.9 LTE (Qualcomm 8660) and I can verify it, then I'll let you know on this thread
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I want to use the browser that is not optimized by Samsung because it is the optimized version by Motorola for its Xoom.
The version is 3.2.2 and there is no stock browser on Samsung tablet honeycomb that has this version.
However, when I can I check because right now I can not be 100% sure that it works
Max
The tegra 2 optimized version of the browser may "work" as in let you install it and use it to some degree, but you loose the hardware acceleration that is built into the stock samsung android browser for the Qualcom chip.
So it may work, but you will be running in software mode.
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Ok I have Froyo 2.2 running on my Captivate but I cannot force the browser to browse pages in desktop mode instead of wap/mobile mode.
I tried about:debug from the browser to change the advanced settings but the UAString value is not displayed in the list at all, the last time is Set JS flags.
Does anyone really know how to set this on 2.2 with the captivate?
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you need to mess with the framework-res.apk file.
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you need to mess with the framework-res.apk file.
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Thanks for the response I was looking for something a little more informative, are you telling me I need to edit files in a package, etc? Just to enable this?
Probably the easier solution would be just to use the Dolphin HD browser and set the user agent to desktop if all you want is to avoid the re-direct to the mobile sites.
I've done that, and Skyfire as well, but I am not sure how flash 10.1 works with the other browsers or if it works with all of them. I know Skyfire intercepts and tries to play them with its only build.
I am also curious why the UAString value is omitted from the debug settings on the default browser to begin with.
I also found that I had to actually manually install 10.1 it was not installed after updating to 2.2
I am also a little disappointed with the sept.11 build of 2.2 I installed, it does not feel faster than the stock 2.1 as a matter of fact web browsing is worse, and so is screen transitioning on the desktop compared to 2.1. Not sure why.
-i have the same problem, i try to load a site and i get the mobile version , and i try the skyfire, dolphin browser hd and nothing ...
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I've done that, and Skyfire as well, but I am not sure how flash 10.1 works with the other browsers or if it works with all of them. I know Skyfire intercepts and tries to play them with its only build.
I am also curious why the UAString value is omitted from the debug settings on the default browser to begin with.
I also found that I had to actually manually install 10.1 it was not installed after updating to 2.2
I am also a little disappointed with the sept.11 build of 2.2 I installed, it does not feel faster than the stock 2.1 as a matter of fact web browsing is worse, and so is screen transitioning on the desktop compared to 2.1. Not sure why.
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I used Dolphin HD to watch a full episode of the Daily Show from the website, so I know for a fact flash works with it, and keeps it from re-directing to the mobile site. Must be some kind of EUE.
Open the browser then on the address type:
about:debug
Then go to settings, scroll all the way down and enable normal rendering.
That's it.
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Open the browser then on the address type:
about:debug
Then go to settings, scroll all the way down and enable normal rendering.
That's it.
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-don't work!!!
I know Hulu is blocking **** so thats expected but its still detecting Dolphin and Skyfire with the correct Strings set.
I know Flash is working but since 2.1 had some sort of flash support previously its hard if the new one is working if it does not show "HD" options.
Since setting UAString cannot be done via debug menu for the default browser, in 2.2 on the build on my captivate I will just wait it out and see if someone figures it out I guess.
Its odd that even with skyfire set to desktop, that Hulu can detect the version still.
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It works for me
not for all sites.
This may be because the website uses other aspects besides just UAString. For instance, even though both a PC and a phone have flash 10.1 I am positive there is still a way for a website to indicate which is a mobile version. Also it can use screen res, IP address (unlikely), and other factors. Most likely it is flash player having its own useragent.
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Open the browser then on the address type:
about:debug
Then go to settings, scroll all the way down and enable normal rendering.
That's it.
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Just to make this clear, which browser are you talking about and can you post a screen shot.
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Just to make this clear, which browser are you talking about and can you post a screen shot.
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-defaut browser. =settings
In regards to the framework-res.apk...
There is an xml file in there that has the user agent string that our phones are using. I don't remember exactly where it is. perhaps framework-res.apk/scripts/???/
Like I said I'm not sure where it is. It is a lot easier to mess with it on stock than it is on Cognition, Sheps, etc.
Hulu will ONLY work if we are able to change that setting. Skyfire, Opera, etc wont because it still has the string settings.
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I've done that, and Skyfire as well, but I am not sure how flash 10.1 works with the other browsers or if it works with all of them. I know Skyfire intercepts and tries to play them with its only build.
I am also curious why the UAString value is omitted from the debug settings on the default browser to begin with.
I also found that I had to actually manually install 10.1 it was not installed after updating to 2.2
I am also a little disappointed with the sept.11 build of 2.2 I installed, it does not feel faster than the stock 2.1 as a matter of fact web browsing is worse, and so is screen transitioning on the desktop compared to 2.1. Not sure why.
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ok, there are several things I need to point out about this post
a) flash 10.1 will work with non-stock browsers like Dolphin HD, Skyfire uses it's own method to circumvent flash and I don't believe there's a way around it
b) UAString is omitted probably because there is no real need to change that for most users, and the above method for "enable normal rendering" does prevent redirects to mobile, but it doesn't change the UAString (in mobile, it's more importat to have an option to switch to desktop mode than change the UAString)
c) flash 10.1 was installed across every other person's device running 2.2, likely you had an update in the market, but everyone else who installed 2.2 had it. Also, android 2.2 != flash 10.1. Android 2.2 is the version of the OS capable of running 10.1, but there are requirements and licensing issues, so it doesn't necessarily come preloaded on every 2.2 device
d) where are you getting this "september 11th" build date from? I assume you're looking at kernel version [email protected] #1? that means a user named "jetaek.lee" made a build on a COMPUTER NAMED "sep-11". if you knew how to check build.prop, you would see this build was made on 9/21 and that the "sep-11" name showed up on the 2.1 kernel built in June. And considering it was only leaked at the start of october, it was only a week or two old at the time. I'm sick of people complaining about literally the dumbest thing imaginable.
e) the "laggy browser" issue has already been acknowledged and there is a SIMPLE fix available in the forums, search for it.
FWIW, Skyfire uses both the regular flash 10.1 as well as its own streaming implementation. So, you can use the standard flash for most websites but if there is a flash video that is slow you use the skyfire converted stream.
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Probably the easier solution would be just to use the Dolphin HD browser and set the user agent to desktop if all you want is to avoid the re-direct to the mobile sites.
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- Yes, I concur
@Kaik541
Well I have only had this phone for 3 days so I cannot say I am an expert on it but I can form a reasonable opinion on the differences in performance in a pre-released leaked version of 2.2 and the stock 2.1 and I am not entirely sure that is complaining about the stupidest thing.
Everything else however you posted I kinda knew but was not sure of hence the post. =)
I agree will prob just stick will Skyfire or Dolphin (although Dolphin worked on fewer sites for me than Skyfire did.)
Will have to see if the release version of 2.2 is optimized.
thanks to helpful members evilspawn and h8rift and the origonal developer of the modified libflashplayer.so
i believe this is also covered in another related thread as well. im not a dev at all and im trying to learn this stuff. i will try to put this in an update script later with a browser.apk that has user agent option added to the settings that i found. if it works and i post it i will credit the dev of the modded browser and the dev of the libflashplayer.so file but i cant remember their names at the moment. now we need to beg our devs to cook this into some roms!
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I got it to work great on my Captivate. Thanks for the instructions!
To the people who see /data/data as *blank*....make sure to do this in adb after setting Desktop user agent, extracting the .zip, and wiping FlashPlayer data via Titanium Backup...
Then browse to hulu.com, look up a show, and have at it!
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this isn't my work (found it on another forum), but it worked on my rooted droid x!!!
Complete instructions (requires ROOT):
1) Set your browsers to use "Desktop" user agent; xScope has a setting for this in its settings page; for the standard browser you must type about:debug followed by the enter key in the URL bar, then go into setting and you should have the option to change it near the bottom of the settings screen.
2)Start with the current (v10.1.105.6) flashplayer installed from the market, use Titanium backup to wipe it's data, but leave it installed (back up first if you like)
3) Downlaod and extract liblibflashplayer.so from this zip (libflashplayer.so.fix.10.1.105.6.zip) onto your sdcard (..if link doesn't work, get it from the source link below these instructions)
4) Copy libflashplayer.so from sdcard to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/
(..if you have problems make sure the permissions for libflashplayer.so are rwxr-xr-x )
5) Browse to hulu.com and enjoy!
(based on xda thread / post: xda - android flash hex edited to look like windows )
NOTE:
Info / download on a hulu application launcher is here: [Fix] Hulu working + Flash.apk September 24 - Page 14 - xda-developers
All this app does is give you a hulu icon in your app tray that opens an embeded hulu web page from Hulu Player Widget
It will work (portrait only) when the flash fix described above is implemented; The app still has issues with full screen, lock screen, and sometimes has to be killed manaully as it doesn't exit properly (.. all are known bugs).
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Dolphin Browser lets you change the user agent to android, iphone, or desktop in its settings.
Actually hulu doesn't own the license to make copyrighted content available to portable devices. Blame the studios, not hulu. The premium pay service that will be available is to offset the licensing fees they will be paying to the studios.
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^As much as that doesn't make sense thank you for clearing that up. I don't mean you didn't make sense I just mean the laws don't make sense.
Copy right laws are stupid. The browser is html, so why should it be classified as mobile. As far as I'm concerned this is a computer that makes phone calls. I guess its only fear of the lawyers that makes them block android browsers. it seems like it only take more work and trouble and limits the user base by charging people.
I'm not against them charging, if its consistent, its just you can get a lot of it for free on tv and you can get it free on the internet, it doesn't make sense to make a distinction between one flash and html capable device and another based on arbitrary specs and fcc classification, what's the difference to the studio if I watch hulu on a net book over 3g our if I watch I on my phone or tablet over wifi? I didn't pay a studio when I bought my pc, I don't pay studio fees when I use my pc, why do I have to pay them when I use my phone to do the same thing?. It should be illegal to make these laws, infact I'd bet it could be easily beaten in a court, just no one will put up the legal fees to challenge the studios who would just find another way to make life miserable. Some times I hate what this country is becoming.
Ok that'd enough ranting from me for tonight.
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Dolphin Browser lets you change the user agent to android, iphone, or desktop in its settings.
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does changing the settings make hulu work.
I could be wrong but...
Hulu uses Silverlight rather than standard flash. My understanding is that our current Android situation prevents us from having support for Silverlight and it will be some time before we do. It is something you can be sure WP7 will have due to Microsoft's connection but we will just have to wait.
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I could be wrong but...
Hulu uses Silverlight rather than standard flash. My understanding is that our current Android situation prevents us from having support for Silverlight and it will be some time before we do. It is something you can be sure WP7 will have due to Microsoft's connection but we will just have to wait.
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Netflix uses silverlight Hulu uses Flash
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Netflix uses silverlight Hulu uses Flash
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Thank you for the correction. If this thread was about Netflix I would be very informative.
At least I made a bold statement of my potential ignorance in the beginning of the post
Curious too...
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does changing the settings make hulu work.
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And too lazy to try it out. Does Hulu work on this phone w/ Dolphin browser?
That would be pretty huge...
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And too lazy to try it out. Does Hulu work on this phone w/ Dolphin browser?
That would be pretty huge...
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Changing the reported User Agent in Dolphin HD did not work for me.
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Changing the reported User Agent in Dolphin HD did not work for me.
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boomer thnk 4 taking tha time too see
Flash 10.1 is not available for eclair, froyo is required. I personally have not tested froyo + dolphin + hulu, but in any scenario, froyo is needed.
There is information in the following thread about using the stock froyo browser and changing the user agent to get hulu to work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819930 (I have not tried this either).
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boomer thnk 4 taking tha time too see
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yeah, i have not once run into an instance where changing the user agent actually helps the situation... somehow the sites still detect as mobile and deliver accordingly
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Flash 10.1 is not available for eclair, froyo is required. I personally have not tested froyo + dolphin + hulu, but in any scenario, froyo is needed.
There is information in the following thread about using the stock froyo browser and changing the user agent to get hulu to work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819930 (I have not tried this either).
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I'm using froyo, tried dolphin hd, tried changing user agent in stock browser, tried sky fire, tried fire fox beta, tried opera. None work.
Problem is that even if you get past the "your using android ..." Screen it doesn't recognize the flash player. Even though it is flash player 10.1 hulu says you don't have the flash plug in.
yes I have flash 10.1 installed, and yes I have it enabled. Rather than checking if the version is greater than the minimum version they must have a way to block the flash player build for android.
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I have been trying to get hulu to work as well, tried all the different browswer tricks for each browser on the market and none work..
You can try surfing anonymously that way the server doesn't recognize you're on a mobile device. Try something like anonymouse.org
Hulu disabled the ability for folks to be able to use their service on mobile devices awhile ago.
I thought it was due to the fact that the mobile carriers were freaking out over the potential bandwidth jump in their networks?
Either way - your going to have to find some type of proxy that truly tricks Hulu into thinking your browsing from your desktop. I think it is doing some pretty hardcore checks now (OS, Browser, Flash Version etc..) and then it will let you watch.
Don't blame Hulu... blame the carriers that whined about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782169&page=9 go to this page. There's a post there with a hacked version of flash player that is made to fool hulu to think ur on a windows machine. I did it and now I watch hulu on my rooted evo! Just make sure u follow instructions. Uninstall ur current flash first then download and install hacked one and also change the UAstring in whatever browser u use from android to desktop. Instructions are on the same post as the hacked flash file as to how to do that. It's slightly easier in Dolphin browser. One less step. Just go into settings and I think advanced settings and change UAstring. Enjoy!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782169&page=9 go to this page. There's a post there with a hacked version of flash player that is made to fool hulu to think ur on a windows machine. I did it and now I watch hulu on my rooted evo! Just make sure u follow instructions. Uninstall ur current flash first then download and install hacked one and also change the UAstring in whatever browser u use from android to desktop. Instructions are on the same post as the hacked flash file as to how to do that. It's slightly easier in Dolphin browser. One less step. Just go into settings and I think advanced settings and change UAstring. Enjoy!
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followed instructions fully. tried both the hex edited and fixed version of the apk. changed useragent to desktop....still nothing from either the hulu app or the website. worth a shot i guess
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782169&page=9 go to this page. There's a post there with a hacked version of flash player that is made to fool hulu to think ur on a windows machine. I did it and now I watch hulu on my rooted evo! Just make sure u follow instructions. Uninstall ur current flash first then download and install hacked one and also change the UAstring in whatever browser u use from android to desktop. Instructions are on the same post as the hacked flash file as to how to do that. It's slightly easier in Dolphin browser. One less step. Just go into settings and I think advanced settings and change UAstring. Enjoy!
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tried installing the fixed flash hulu says I dont have flash
Hi guys Im one of the developers of SwitchMe - an app that creates multiple user spaces. We have just released a new build which should fully support the T2s. Please have a look and let me know if everything is working as it should!
Thanks in advance, PR after the break:
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SwitchMe - share your device!
SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple installations of Android just as you would on a desktop computer.
SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple user spaces just as you would on a desktop computer, with each profile having its own separate system settings, apps and data.
Some of the benefits of this technology:
Privacy
Securely share one device among many users, protect your accounts with passwords and log out automatically.
Kids
Create a profile for the kids, with only the apps and access you feel comfortable with.
Gaming
Overclock your profile for maximum performance in intensive games
Speed
Imagine a buttery smooth profile, with no kids games, messengers or bloatware to slow things down.
Testing
Create a sandbox profile to easily test applications and themes - no more nandroid nightmares!
Battery
Switch to a profile which only contains the essentials to save power through brute force.
Critical usage warning:
Incorrect use of this application can potentially harm your device. Before proceeding with use we strongly recommend that you perform a full nandroid backup through the device recovery.
READ THE HELP FILE CAREFULLY TO AVOID ISSUES
Without the Key, this application allows a maximum of 2 profiles and no security features.
Only the standard Android implementation of Apps2SD is currently supported. Use all others at your own risk.
Most devices should be compatible as long as they have enough free internal memory to create secondary profiles. The application will warn users if available memory is low.
These of course are only suggestions - there are plenty of other uses for the functionality SwitchMe offers.
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme
The free version allows the creation of two profiles and has no security features.
Screens:
Looks cool. I'd try it out but I hate crippled apps that need a key to work properly.
Good luck.
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Looks cool. I'd try it out but I hate crippled apps that need a key to work properly.
Good luck.
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And yet there you are, trying it out.
Also, the free app already gives you everything. You just have to use you brain to make it work.
Attitude... it affects the best of us.
Anything to report?
oh, this is great, now you can share the tablet with family members
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oh, this is great, now you can share the tablet with family members
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Yep, it does that.
Hi
very helpful app for a family with only one tablet, works almost 100% OK for us.
everytime i switch profile a android OS update is done, and after a few seconds im loged out again, after second logon it's OK
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 GT-P5110 4.0.4 XXBLH4
Installed it on my GT2 3113 this morning and have been playing around with it. I do get the same android OS update thing as listed above when switching users. Also sometimes when the app opens it is a blank screen with no profiles or details listed. Running RomsWell V1.1 stock rooted/deodexed 4.0.4 rom
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Installed it on my GT2 3113 this morning and have been playing around with it. I do get the same android OS update thing as listed above when switching users. Also sometimes when the app opens it is a blank screen with no profiles or details listed. Running RomsWell V1.1 stock rooted/deodexed 4.0.4 rom
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Write through the app please.
ftgg99 said:
Write through the app please.
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Will do
Thnks....
I love this app
I've noticed that if I don't use the switch screen options then the app works fine and doesn't give me the blank main page that I was experiencing previously.
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Also, what folder are the additional users profile/apps installed to?
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Im looking into it.
/DATA/.PROFILES is where everything is kept.
Guys there have been reports of the app being blank sometimes. Im trying to work out if this is something to do with superuser vs supersu. If youve experienced this, please let me know and be sure to tell me which of the two youre using...
I haven't been having that problem since I disabled the "switch screen functionality" in the settings. I do use the "fast switch" option and just open the app when I want to switch profiles. I am using SuperSU v0.96
gooffeyguy said:
I haven't been having that problem since I disabled the "switch screen functionality" in the settings. I do use the "fast switch" option and just open the app when I want to switch profiles. I am using SuperSU v0.96
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You disabled the two main functions just because you sometimes couldn't see the statistics page? That seems a little extreme...
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You disabled the two main functions just because you sometimes couldn't see the statistics page? That seems a little extreme...
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No, not just because it didn't show statistics, but I wouldn't be able to switch users unless I rebooted the device. When the problem would occur it also wouldn't bring up the switch user screen on the lock screen after waking up. If the icon notification was enabled it just opened up the statistic screen, not the user switch screen. I would get stuck in the current users profile until I rebooted and hoped the switch user screen would show after start up.
I like the functionality of the switch user screen but with it glitching like that on my device the only sure way to be able to switch profiles is to disable all that and just go into the app/statistic screen and click switch at the bottom.
I just noticed that there is a widget for this app that allows switching profiles without opening the app.
gooffeyguy said:
I just noticed that there is a widget for this app that allows switching profiles without opening the app.
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I think your problem is with supersu (if thats what youre using). If possible, change it to superuser or at least make sure that youve set supersu up to always grant and whatever.
Supersu is very green and i wouldnt recommend it to anyone.
I have used this app for awhile now and really love it as it allows both my girlfriend and I to separately use my nexus 7 without interfering with each others settings. However, I recently flashed a CM 10 nightly (which i really like) and the switcher no longer works, freezing during each switch attempt.
I know it says CM 10 is not supported at the current time on the app page, but are there an plans to include this support in the future? Any info is appreciated and thanks for your work.
Just recently pulled my old DS7 out of the corner and after seeing, nvflashed this really great Unofficial CM10.1 for Dell Streak 7 ROM on it. Works great, apart from the one tiny problem - it thinks it's a phone ... I already used Uninstall Master to remove some Phone features, such as: SIM Toolkit(it's called Mobile Data i think?), Messaging and Mobile Network Configurator. Was wondering how or where can I change or modify the settings related to how the Cyanogenmod acts as a Phone or a Tablet so that many apps from Play Store wouldn't default to the portrait mode.
On a sidenote - thanks to giveen and anyone involved in making this really awesome CM port to DS7 :good:
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Just recently pulled my old DS7 out of the corner and after seeing, nvflashed this really great Unofficial CM10.1 for Dell Streak 7 ROM on it. Works great, apart from the one tiny problem - it thinks it's a phone ... I already used Uninstall Master to remove some Phone features, such as: SIM Toolkit(it's called Mobile Data i think?), Messaging and Mobile Network Configurator. Was wondering how or where can I change or modify the settings related to how the Cyanogenmod acts as a Phone or a Tablet so that many apps from Play Store wouldn't default to the portrait mode.
On a sidenote - thanks to giveen and anyone involved in making this really awesome CM port to DS7 :good:
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The reason why it is that way is because there are 4G models of the DS7
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The reason why it is that way is because there are 4G models of the DS7
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Understandable, but since I have a Wi-Fi only version I wanted to know if It's possible to change this in form of a setting or a few lines inside a configuration file without involving compiling. I even faintly remember stumbling upon something like this on a CM9 version I had on my old Xperia MT15i Neo ... if only I could remember or find where or how (currently strolling through the developer and CM10 related menus) - deleted my Xperia related bookmarks when I sold it.
p.s. - people mentioned some problems with the on-screen keyboard disappearing as described in one of the posts on the main CM10.1 thread, I've noticed them myself too and they tend to be application specific ... it feels like the keyboard crashes or force-closes due to not enough memory, like in lighter applications the keyboard works fine, but when trying to use the keyboard for writing for example a post in the comments section in a website will most likely result in keyboard disappearing after first input character.
So I am still trying to figure out why you started a new thread about this and what your question is.
To remove mobile data completely requires a new compile, something that cannot be done right now for a variety of reasons.
I guess I simply went too far off topic while trying to explain why I'm writing here... sorry.
So, to clear things up, the question still remains the same - what can I do to make it act more like a tablet and less like a phone on my Wi-Fi only DS7. So what I'm trying to find in the developer and CM menus is if I can more or less simply switch between some sort of "phone" and "tablet" mode so that some applications from Play store wouldn't default to portrait view mode.
And I noted that I've already uninstalled/disabled (call it how you want - I can restore them from the Unnstallers Recycle Bin if something weird starts to occur) some of the system .apks and as You already pointed out:
To remove mobile data completely requires a new compile, something that cannot be done right now for a variety of reasons.
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... so thanks for clarifying that and no need to do any special versions - it's just fine how it is now. I didn't come here to request anything to be compiled or modified for me but just to ask for info, heck, I wasn't even expecting You to be answering on this thread.
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I guess I simply went too far off topic while trying to explain why I'm writing here... sorry.
So, to clear things up, the question still remains the same - what can I do to make it act more like a tablet and less like a phone on my Wi-Fi only DS7. So what I'm trying to find in the developer and CM menus is if I can more or less simply switch between some sort of "phone" and "tablet" mode so that some applications from Play store wouldn't default to portrait view mode.
And I noted that I've already uninstalled/disabled (call it how you want - I can restore them from the Unnstallers Recycle Bin if something weird starts to occur) some of the system .apks and as You already pointed out: ... so thanks for clarifying that and no need to do any special versions - it's just fine how it is now. I didn't come here to request anything to be compiled or modified for me but just to ask for info, heck, I wasn't even expecting You to be answering on this thread.
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I make it my special concern to answer questions, even if it with sarcasm
I'm not sure what more you can do besides deleting the phone. Comment out in build.prop the rild stuff
I wonder if he is referring to TabUI? Which I as well am trying to relocate the flash able .zip which enabled this display difference. I have been running cm10.1 2/12 because of the sensors not working on the 2/14 build.
Sorry to piggyback the thread, but is there an answer for where the tab ui .zip is for the 2/12 build?
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I regret thoughtlessly letting my ES File Explorer update whenever it wanted. The newer versions seem to have a lot of problems with updating the screen and are, in general, sluggish on my NST.
I currently have version 3.2.5.1. Does anyone have an older version on hand?
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I regret thoughtlessly letting my ES File Explorer update whenever it wanted. The newer versions seem to have a lot of problems with updating the screen and are, in general, sluggish on my NST.
I currently have version 3.2.5.1. Does anyone have an older version on hand?
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The version I am currently using (attached) I've had for at least a year, and it has never failed me. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what the version is, since I'm using your framework-res mod and the gray text blends in with the gray background
Hope this helps!
To my aging bi-focal enhanced vision that is version 3.0.9.0. It would likely be completely unreadable without the framework mod.
Thanks a bunch. It's much better behaved. No more updates on that one!
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To my aging bi-focal enhanced vision that is version 3.0.9.0. It would likely be completely unreadable without the framework mod.
Thanks a bunch. It's much better behaved. No more updates on that one!
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Glad to be of assistance. Don't forget that you can turn off Auto-Update by navigating [Quick Access Menu > Settings > Update settings > Uncheck "Auto check"]. That way, you aren't ever "tempted" to update to the next version
ИΘΘK¡€, is that version working properly when you choose "view" button on the bottom of the screen? Every version I have tried to this point crashed when I tried to change the view,
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ИΘΘK¡€, is that version working properly when you choose "view" button on the bottom of the screen? Every version I have tried to this point crashed when I tried to change the view,
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It's very odd. It almost never works, but once in a blue moon, I'll try it, and it functions correctly. I've just resorted to ignoring it and using the "swipe to the left or right" function to change the view.
I am not sure that we are thinking about the same thing. I'll try to explain. In default mode when brosing directories I see an icon grid with very limited space for filenames. It is irritating when I try to choose the correct one from whole bunch of similar named ones, when the differencr is at the end of their file name, which is shortened/hidden. I want to change the vie mode from grid to list or something similar that would allow the filenames to be displayed fully. Do you have any solution for this? (Now I switch to Root Browser when I really need the list view, but that is quite an inconveniance)
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I am not sure that we are thinking about the same thing. I'll try to explain. In default mode when brosing directories I see an icon grid with very limited space for filenames. It is irritating when I try to choose the correct one from whole bunch of similar named ones, when the differencr is at the end of their file name, which is shortened/hidden. I want to change the vie mode from grid to list or something similar that would allow the filenames to be displayed fully. Do you have any solution for this? (Now I switch to Root Browser when I really need the list view, but that is quite an inconveniance)
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Oh - pardon my mistake, there, I had forgotten what the view button actually did!
I do know to what you're referring, but I can't say that I know of a way to do that at the moment. However, I'm doing some research and experimentation to see f I can find out either an alternate way to switch views or a way to fix the f/c hitting "View" gives us. I'll keep you posted.
Not sure why I didn't find this the first time I went looking, but here is a place with many older versions of the app. Scroll down the page until you get to "previous versions" then hit the "view more" button.
I tried the earliest v. 3.x and it still produced the crash on "view"--something I had never noticed before with whatever version I originally had. Probably I never tried it.
The last 1.6x version (1.6.2.3) is stylistically a little different but has the (crashless) option to change from icons to list format AND the settings menu system is like the native B&N settings menu (yay!), i.e., you can read it easily.
Not sure about all other capabilities, but I'm easy on what I ask it to do. I use Root Browser for the heavy duty stuff.
Thanks, guys (sorry for the delay)!
Thanks - the newer version does work, but requires a lot of patience until screens are displayed correctly. I was always wondering why eStrongs still pushes updates to 2.1 devices that are too memory hungry to run properly - but here we go.
another reason to love this old version
I went to do some file cleanup this morning and made the discovery seen in the attached screen image: -)
No similar behavior on current market versions.