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Say I download an *.apk file from some site or I get one from a friend, could it potentially harm my phone, cost me money etc.? Basically what I'm wondering is, when I install an app it generally says what the app has/wants access to, is this "warning" coded by the programmer to tell the user what it's accessing or is it determined automatically by built in functions? I don't want to install and app that has access to stuff that I'm not aware of.
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B
Edit: On a second note. Say I do download some harmful application, would uninstalling it solve the problem or could there be remaining harmful files still at work? The whole Android OS is sorta worrying me...bad experiences with Windows is making me cautious.
if you can think of it
there can always be a chance of happening
yes, a malicious hacker could do something like that
yes, a pissed programmer might including something like that into their apps to stop people from sharing their apps without buying it
yes, the apk might be legit but might have been corrupted some how
yes, you might be able to uninstall if lucky
but worse case scenario if i were a malicious hacker i wouldn't code a way to uninstall the app, instead i'll probably code a way to lock the user out of all access forcing you to Flash the phone from scratch
You didn't really answer my one major question, or maybe you did but I didn't understand. Are the services that the app is able to access programmed or are they determined by a function?
Well when installing I've resorted to checking a few things:
1) Make sure the app that I've downloaded is the same size as the one in the market (for equivalent versions...obviously)
2) Compare the system permissions when installing with those found at www.androlib.com
This way seems pretty safe to me. If the size is the same and the permissions are the same...you can be quite (not 100%) certain that they are legit/the same.
Ok heres the deal. Apps have 2 types of access.
1. Standard permissions
So if u don't do adb-install (where u dont see an app's permissions), then market / copy to sdcard and install from there u'll see the permission screen. An app cannot do something w/o permissions. If an uninstaller is askin for email permissions u know somethings wrong.
2. Root
Most dangerous. An app will ask u for 0 standard android api permissions. But when u run it, u will be asked for a superuser allow/deny request. From their its up to you. An app could do anything behind the scenes from tht point.
So read reviews/ user comments before trying root apps. Standard apps, just look over the permissions thts all.
FYI : The permissions are read by android, they're not user defined. Any permissions will always show up when installing it using the native package manager.
To be honest I wouldn't advise downloading an .apk from a non-trusted source. If its on the market, you're near certainly ok, and if its from a trusted developer (say from these boards, or some other similar dev portal) then again, you are likely to be ok. In the second case, you are unlikely to be getting a finished app if you get a straight apk from boards, because when they are finished or at least solid, they go to the app store anyway, so harm in that case is more likely to be of the force close variety rather than bricked variety.
Outside of that, I can't see why you would get an apk from a friend rather than downloading it yourself, simply because that way it makes certain you get a clean, non-corrupted version. If apps don't show up in the market for you, its mostly because your device can't run them, in which case, again, force close.
Uninstalling it is possibly too late. All smartphones suffer this issue though.
As mentioned, if you get the files from market though, you are likely to be safe..
Also, not all melicious programs are obvious..
Daneshm90 said:
Ok heres the deal. Apps have 2 types of access.
1. Standard permissions
So if u don't do adb-install (where u dont see an app's permissions), then market / copy to sdcard and install from there u'll see the permission screen. An app cannot do something w/o permissions. If an uninstaller is askin for email permissions u know somethings wrong.
2. Root
Most dangerous. An app will ask u for 0 standard android api permissions. But when u run it, u will be asked for a superuser allow/deny request. From their its up to you. An app could do anything behind the scenes from tht point.
So read reviews/ user comments before trying root apps. Standard apps, just look over the permissions thts all.
FYI : The permissions are read by android, they're not user defined. Any permissions will always show up when installing it using the native package manager.
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EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you.
Btw, just because security on App store says an app can do stuff like make phone calls etc, doesn't mean it's malicious.
A few people were misled by an article that stated that apps with such extreme permissions were malicious, but it's untrue. It isn't always the case, but if an app uses functionality you don't believe it should, it's possible it is dodgy
andrewluecke said:
Btw, just because security on App store says an app can do stuff like make phone calls etc, doesn't mean it's malicious.
A few people were misled by an article that stated that apps with such extreme permissions were malicious, but it's untrue. It isn't always the case, but if an app uses functionality you don't believe it should, it's possible it is dodgy
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Aye, I know. Thanks for the advice. I've actually been comparing any app I download off the internet to the actual ones on the market (size and permissions).
Hi everyone im a noob member to the site but have read some interesting threads before membership but as usual joining when i have a problem that needs some of your help
I have had a .apk file download to my htc desire running 2.2.2. I was browsing pics of the fake kind when it started downloading. i did see some letters and numbers before the file ext. It is not an official .apk that im sure off. I have searched for it on my phone but cannot find it to delete .
can anyone help please
After hooking up htc to my pc by usb lead, I have managed to locate the file by searching. It was in the download folder, I deleted it via the pc and then did a factory reset on htc.
Would this get rid of it safely
Went waaay offtopic in someone elses thread, but would love some clarification, comment, insight.
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productofusa:
Even though I had been using Unix since 1989, Android is still new to me but I learned this when I had a problem installing Street View for Google Maps
Yeah, when I tried to install it from the Market I got the "Install Unsucessful" thing, however after reading this post and looking I do see Street.apk in /system/app.
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and someone said they basically moved the file from /data/apps and renamed it to Street.apk and also moved the file and renamed to Maps.apk in /system/apps so I tried it and it worked
Same file? Or am I not understanding you correctly. If yes, then why?
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so then yesterday, I moved Twitter.apk, Facebook.apk as well as both the QuickSearchBox and VoiceSearch and they all worked.
I REALLY don't get this? Were none of these working? If yes, then what kind of screwed up ROM/Gapps are you using? LOL
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The permissions should be owner (rw), group (r), world (r). x just means executable. Rebooting is needed unless there is a way to reload the .apk's without rebooting which I'm sure is possible if I knew the Android system well enough. The file permissions have three sets of permissions, the owner of the file need read and write access while the group and world (other users) only need read access.
Interesting, on my N1 its (on say, Street.apk) User, Group, Others, i'm maybe offbase here but I take this to mean "User" Permissions for how I interact with the file, "Group" Permissions for how other related files interact with the file? "Others" Permissions for how any file interacts with the file? Second thought, i'm probably way offbase here, but would really like some clarification from a more advanced user.
I despise bumbling around in the operating system to get things to work without understanding more about the underlying cause/effect, but in this case i'm just happy it works, and it also gives me better direction for the homework I need to do!
If I did this kinda stuff in my chosen career people would be getting electrocuted/fires/general mayhem daily LOL.
Ok, on a UNIX system, you usually have an admin and the users. The admin is named root and you can have a bunch of users. They can't view each other's files because a file is usually owned by a particular user ("owner"), but users can belong to groups and share files ("group") or the owner can make it so their files can be read by everyone ("others"). root can do anything to any file but everyone else has to follow the rules and go by whatever permissions the file has.
Permissions look like this on the command line: rwxr-xr--
Split that into three groups and you have
owner|group|users
rwx|r-x|r--
"rwx" means read, write and execute. If they're listed, that means they're enabled. If there's a dash, they're not enabled. So "-rwxr-xr--" means the owner can read, write and execute the file, people in his group can only read and execute it and everyone else can only read it.
Additionally, "rxw" are often referred to in these numerical values.
r=4
w=2
x=1
Back to the example from above:
owner|group|users
rwx|r-x|r--
Now add up the three numbers in each group. rwx=7, r-x=5, r=4. That file has permissions of "754." Since these numbers only add up one way (e.g., 4 always means "read", nothing else adds up to 4. same goes for the rest), just saying "754" tells me the nine different permission settings that make up "-rwxr-xr--"
I explained all that because the "chmod" command is usually used to change permissions and you will often see people say to use "chmod 755" or "chmod 644" or "chmod 666".
fubaya said:
Ok, on a UNIX system, you usually have an admin and the users. The admin is named root and you can have a bunch of users. They can't view each other's files because a file is usually owned by a particular user ("owner"), but users can belong to groups and share files ("group") or the owner can make it so their files can be read by everyone ("others"). root can do anything to any file but everyone else has to follow the rules and go by whatever permissions the file has.
Permissions look like this on the command line: rwxr-xr--
Split that into three groups and you have
owner|group|users
rwx|r-x|r--
"rwx" means read, write and execute. If they're listed, that means they're enabled. If there's a dash, they're not enabled. So "-rwxr-xr--" means the owner can read, write and execute the file, people in his group can only read and execute it and everyone else can only read it.
Additionally, "rxw" are often referred to in these numerical values.
r=4
w=2
x=1
Back to the example from above:
owner|group|users
rwx|r-x|r--
Now add up the three numbers in each group. rwx=7, r-x=5, r=4. That file has permissions of "754." Since these numbers only add up one way (e.g., 4 always means "read", nothing else adds up to 4. same goes for the rest), just saying "754" tells me the nine different permission settings that make up "-rwxr-xr--"
I explained all that because the "chmod" command is usually used to change permissions and you will often see people say to use "chmod 755" or "chmod 644" or "chmod 666".
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Thats exactly what I was looking for, thanks for elaborating and making it easy to understand at my level.
Not only am I a newbie, but I am also a timid newbie. I am reluctant to mess around with the stock software, and OS that came with my gTab. Most of the great apps, and advice on this site requires you to either flash the tablet, or root the device, etc. I am WAY too chicken to try this. I would love to be able to get to the usual Market as I can on my phone. I would also like to use Swype. Is there any way to "open" up the tablet to these without "major" surgery? I think a list of apps that can be manually installed would be helpful to inexperienced "chickens" like me. Or any add ons, that might improve our new baby would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Search is a wonderful thing, everyone should try it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858136
Warning, if you stick stock you may end up returning it
Flashing a room is not difficult if you read/search/research.
copc said:
Search is a wonderful thing, everyone should try it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858136
Warning, if you stick stock you may end up returning it
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Don't be ridiculous, it is fine with a few tweaks.
Flashing a room is not difficult if you read/search/research.
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That is like buying a brand new car, and then replacing the engine. Fine for some, but really not necessary.
Reggie777: I am going to apply the newest update to my stock g-tablet. This usually wipes out all user changes, including installed apps. I will actually follow my own post about doing the changes. I can't remember everything!
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Don't be ridiculous, it is fine with a few tweaks.
That is like buying a brand new car, and then replacing the engine. Fine for some, but really not necessary.
Reggie777: I am going to apply the newest update to my stock g-tablet. This usually wipes out all user changes, including installed apps. I will actually follow my own post about doing the changes. I can't remember everything!
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Funny I had to pull nothing out of my gtab? LOL
Why would I pull the Tegra out just to flash a rom?
PS there is a reason that thread was on page 3 as there are fewer that are not flashing roms.
Plus the original point was that the "SEARCH" was a wonderful thing.
wasserkapf said:
Reggie777: I am going to apply the newest update to my stock g-tablet. This usually wipes out all user changes, including installed apps. I will actually follow my own post about doing the changes. I can't remember everything!
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I just did the 1.0.1-3053 update, and it appears all previous changes remained. I did have to re-root it with the z4root app. Those complaining of problems after this update seem to be running a customized ROM. You won't have these problems unless you flash a customized ROM.
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Don't be ridiculous, it is fine with a few tweaks.
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This whole argument is ridiculous. Not a single rom has done a single thing to the underlying "Stock" structure. They are all based from the original "Stock" stuff. The only thing they do is either add or subtract from the original base software.
There is no magic here. If you buy a new car and put shiny new wheels on it you have done the same thing. The car still has the stock engine, and basic structure. If you bought a house that was painted pink and didn't like how it looked you might paint it. Same house, just a new look.
So, your stock with tweaks is essentially the same as my stock with tweaks. I just choose to install the majority of the tweaks at one time with a simple rom update. You do yours one by one..
I don't care what anyone does with there tablet as long as you don't use it to start World War III. But the my mods are better than your mods argument is kind of silly.
Do whatever makes you happy. All I can say is that pretty much no matter what you do it can be put back to original in about 5 minutes. Boot loops, hangs, funky looking screens.. All part of the learning process. Some people seem to be more prone to it. Most of the issues I see people have come from them getting in a big hurry, not thoroughly reading the instructions given with almost every mod, and then flashing away. Slow down, read, and understand what you are doing and it will all typically go just fine.
Sprdtyf350 said:
This whole argument is ridiculous. Not a single rom has done a single thing to the underlying "Stock" structure. They are all based from the original "Stock" stuff. The only thing they do is either add or subtract from the original base software.
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Not true.
Some of the mods are based on the zpad image, a completely different image than the g-tablet. My only objection is people saying flashing custom ROMS is a must. That is nonsense, and I will say so every time I see someone post that.
The more updates that ViewSonic put out, it seems the fewer "tweaks" that will be needed.
Can we keep the trolling to World of Warcraft?
There are minor to major changes that can be done ROM wise. What is important IMHO is to give choices to someone that is just starting.
I have the impression the op would like TnTLite version vs Vega or Cyanogen or even ZPad.
I did start like you... almost happy with stock. But the more basic things I needed I noticed the original TnT wasn't good enough. I have changed to TnTLite myself and couldn't be happier.
Just check that thread. Its one stop and change.
Good luck
Bingo! Choice is king, if you don't like the choice you choose go back to stock. But atleast show all your choices, we are not all wanting the same build, hence we are not talking IPADS.
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I gather that rooting the gTab is not such a big deal after all? I had started with the impression that rooting and flashing the rom were similar, and equally "dangerous". I DID find the thread that copc referred me to after my starting this thread. We all have to start somewhere as newbies. Thanks too to Wasserkapf for his help.
Rooting will still allow you to get all VS updates. Same with doing the Market install.
Flashing a ROM can be scary, especially if you have lots of stuff on your tablet. I found that investing in Titanium Backup (requires root) was a great idea. I do a full backup every time I flash my ROM and restore apps and data afterwards; I have never lost data nor settings.
If you decide to flash TnT Lite or VEGAn (which is coming along nicely and really brings the tablet to life IMO), there are not only many posts but many friendly folks who are here to help you out.
I am very happy with my G Tablet and this community has been immeasurably helpful in making it so useful.
-=Sent from my ViewSonic G Tablet (VEGAn) using Tapatalk=-
Reggie777 said:
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I gather that rooting the gTab is not such a big deal after all? I had started with the impression that rooting and flashing the rom were similar, and equally "dangerous". I DID find the thread that copc referred me to after my starting this thread. We all have to start somewhere as newbies. Thanks too to Wasserkapf for his help.
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Exactly we all start as newbies, and it's places like this that are great help.
Good News, everyone. I used z4root, and was able to root my gTab. I also was able to install Launcher Pro, so that now when I turn it on, I get the option of going to the old familiar Android layout as on my Droid. Thanks for the encouragement from you'all. The sky did not fall. Yeah!
I do have some questions, though.
1. If I accidentally load in the TapnTap home screen, I cannot get back to the launcher pro. I cannot find it on the tablet to run it. I can find the apk and it offers to install it again. So, can anyone tell me where it is hidden?
2. I downloaded the vendors apk in an attempt to get the old android market place as on my phone. But it will not install. I am sure I am doing something wrong.
3. There are some icons to the right, the web, messages, and the phone. Is there a way to remove the ones that do not work? Only the web works. I understand that the phone would not, and even the messages. But how can I remove them?
Again, thanks for the moral support and encouragement. I still find the structure of the tablet confusing. Internal SD, external SD, root, etc. Anyone out there with the technical know how could make quite a few dollars by writing a book explaining the wonders, procedures, and pitfalls of our new tablet.
Reggie777 said:
Good News, everyone. I used z4root, and was able to root my gTab. I also was able to install Launcher Pro, so that now when I turn it on, I get the option of going to the old familiar Android layout as on my Droid. Thanks for the encouragement from you'all. The sky did not fall. Yeah!
I do have some questions, though.
1. If I accidentally load in the TapnTap home screen, I cannot get back to the launcher pro. I cannot find it on the tablet to run it. I can find the apk and it offers to install it again. So, can anyone tell me where it is hidden?
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On my tablet, just hitting the Home icon in the upper-right corner will do that. It is the second one from the top, on the bezel of the screen.
2. I downloaded the vendors apk in an attempt to get the old android market place as on my phone. But it will not install. I am sure I am doing something wrong.
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That is the second thing on my list of tweaks. You need to download and install several files. Please follow the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827209
3. There are some icons to the right, the web, messages, and the phone. Is there a way to remove the ones that do not work? Only the web works. I understand that the phone would not, and even the messages. But how can I remove them?
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You should be able to drop a different icon, from the main screen 'Desktop' on top of it, essentially replacing it. To get different icons on the main screen, open the app drawer, and tap and hold an icon. To remove it from the main screen, tap and hold, and move it to the trash can on the right.
I got as far as downloading the zip file, unzipping it. But I am not sure what "mount as R/W" means. I am also not up on the structure of the storage of the Gtablet, and my computer sees .android_secure, Android, Backgrounds, backups, DCIM, download, and Lost.Dir. As a result, I am not sure where to copy the new files to. I moved the unzipped file to the download folder on the tablet. But I am not sure where to go from here. Being a newbie bites.
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I got as far as downloading the zip file, unzipping it. But I am not sure what "mount as R/W" means. I am also not up on the structure of the storage of the Gtablet, and my computer sees .android_secure, Android, Backgrounds, backups, DCIM, download, and Lost.Dir. As a result, I am not sure where to copy the new files to. I moved the unzipped file to the download folder on the tablet. But I am not sure where to go from here. Being a newbie bites.
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I thought that the instructions were as clear as anyone could make them.
3. Using AndRootFile or any other file manager that supports root access, mount as R/W, and copy the contents of G Tablet\permissions to System\etc\permissions.
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That means to use a file manager that supports root browsing. The stock one doesn't, so you will need to install one. The link in the original post will get you the AndRootFile app, that should work. I purchased RootExplorer from the Android Market, so that is what I use. It has a "Mount R/W" button at the top, and I assume AndRootFile has something similar.
Oh, and root is to Unix/Linux/Android that Administrator is to Windows. You need root permissions to make system changes.
Once you have mounted it in R/W mode, copy the files to the folders that it says to. When done, don't forget to re-mount it in R/O mode before exiting.
My bad. I had used z4root to do the rooting. I'll try it with the one you suggested. Thanks.
Actually z4root should work for rooting the tablet. But it isn't a file browser with root access. That is where the other apps come into play.
OK. Here is my adventure so far. I got AndRootFile, and installed it. It is now working. But when I try to copy a file to another location, it does not want to copy the file. features.xml is an example of one that it shows the check box for copying, but when I get to the destination, there is nothing to paste. Frustrating. I also tried Rootexplorer, and have the same result. Now it looks as if the other new file in the new permissions folder copies, since it says it exists and do I want to overwrite. I said yes. But the second file, features does not show up even after I try to paste it. The good news is that I am figuring out the structure of the Beast, and so can move around much easier with AndRootFile, and RootExplorer. Thanks for your ongoing patience, and support.
It doesn't sound as if you are first mounting the file system in R/W (Read/Write) mode. And when finished, make sure you mount it back into R/O (Read/Only) mode before exiting.
For a project I am having to lock down some Verizon Galaxy Tabs for a hospital. They want the Verizon 3g Hotspot removed as it really just needs to go.
It's not listed for install/uninstall, there's no entry for it looking via qtADB. We have root access and can remove anything, but I do not know what file it is - I'm going to have to start renaming and there're TONs of files there...
Any help much appreciated.
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For a project I am having to lock down some Verizon Galaxy Tabs for a hospital. They want the Verizon 3g Hotspot removed as it really just needs to go.
It's not listed for install/uninstall, there's no entry for it looking via qtADB. We have root access and can remove anything, but I do not know what file it is - I'm going to have to start renaming and there're TONs of files there...
Any help much appreciated.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result
Danesh's System App Remover. I think there is a free version floating around XDA. You will have to root(z4root or super one click) the Tab to remove the apps, but you can un-root after and they will stay removed.
Versii2 said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result
Danesh's System App Remover. I think there is a free version floating around XDA. You will have to root(z4root or super one click) the Tab to remove the apps, but you can un-root after and they will stay removed.
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Does it display the name of the apks it's removing? As it stands we're doing this from a script - removing the mounds of garbage that ships with them. If it's at all possible, we have to be able to "rm /system/app/junkapp.apk" as opposed to installing software (we removed the market at step 1) and then uninstalling it.
I know it may sound silly, but we're dealing with 93 Galaxy Tabs tomorrow and 170 next week. I've got a batch file, a script, all sorts of things to drop the time down to 1 click... 230 more operations that a human has to be involved in are going to end up being several hours of time.
ok, so no answers on that... I found that renaming /system/bin/dnsmasq to anything else disables the functionality
Hi everybody,
after beeing so glad that Motorola fixed the blue-tint issue they punished us with 12fps video recording in low light. But mostly I shoot videos in low-light-party conditions. So I searched around a bit (I'm not a developer or anything like that) and found a way for getting back to old settings and fps:
Open /system/etc/TICameraProperties.xml
Search for <prop-framerate-range-default>12000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
As you can imagine 12000 is 12fps and 30000 is 30fps. So there are two steps of framerates, depending on light situations.
Change 12000 to whatever you think is good, I changed it to 20000 so I have wonderful 20fps in low-light conditions.
Restart and have fun recording good videos
Please report if it works for you. Also someone more expierenced wants to have a look at the whole file, maybe there are other tweaks that can be applied.
Thanks everyone.
Have you tried filming in low light after doing this? Did you have any issues? I'm going to a concert tonight and wanna take video, but if this will mess up the camera at all (or bring back the blue tint) I'd rather not risk it...
Yes, I tried it with almost 20 Clips, since 3 hours, everything is allright! No blue-tint or anything! It's just better low-light-fps Just try it
I will have to compare the OEM file to the Leak file. I bought 2 droid 3's (with the BOGO deal). Maybe there are some obvious differences that I can post up.
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these are stock settings I found on the OEM software of the D3.
on line 50:
<prop-framerate-range-default>20000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
and on line 137:
<prop-framerate-range-default>24000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
<prop-framerate-range-values>(24000,30000)</prop-framerate-range-values>
Izeltokatl said:
I will have to compare the OEM file to the Leak file. I bought 2 droid 3's (with the BOGO deal). Maybe there are some obvious differences that I can post up.
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I have stock still, and I just pulled the file up to see what the default was for this property on stock. It is 20000, so the OP set it to the original default.
Rotkaeqpchen said:
Hey together,
after beeing so glad that Motorola fixed the blue-tint issue they punished us with 12fps video recording in low light. But mostly I shoot videos in low-light-party conditions. So I searched around a bit (I'm not a developer or anything like that) and found a way for getting back to old settings and fps:
Open /system/etc/TICameraProperties.xml
Search for <prop-framerate-range-default>12000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
As you can imagine 12000 is 12fps and 30000 is 30fps. So there are two steps of framerates, depending on light situations.
Change 12000 to whatever you think is good, I changed it to 20000 so I have wonderful 20fps in low-light conditions.
Restart and have fun recording good videos
Please report if it works for you. Also someone more expierenced wants to have a look at the whole file, maybe there are other tweaks that can be applied.
Thanks everyone.
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AWESOME!!
how would i go about doing this? do i need to root???
If someone would kindly walk me through this i woul be more than apprecitave
edit: hell, ill even paypal you five bucks XD
Those instructions are as easy as it can get. If you have no idea on how to follow it, you should turn away and get someone else to do it for you.
Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk
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and on line 137:
<prop-framerate-range-default>24000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
<prop-framerate-range-values>(24000,30000)</prop-framerate-range-values>
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The second values are for the frontfacing camera I guess.
Thanks for the values!
@Moderator: Please move this topic to general! Thanks!
eXecuter.bin said:
Those instructions are as easy as it can get. If you have no idea on how to follow it, you should turn away and get someone else to do it for you.
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Wow, no need to be a tool. Let me explain myself. I have no idea if i have to be rooted or not, im assuming yes. From there i have no idea how to open /system/etc/TICameraProperties.xml or what program i would use to do so.
Thanks for being a proud upstanding member of this community, always ready to stand up and help another user. your mother would be proud.
`Ghost` said:
Wow, no need to be a tool. Let me explain myself. I have no idea if i have to be rooted or not, im assuming yes. From there i have no idea how to open /system/etc/TICameraProperties.xml or what program i would use to do so.
Thanks for being a proud upstanding member of this community, always ready to stand up and help another user. your mother would be proud.
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Root Explorer is the de facto standard. If you want a free alternative, give File Expert a try (my issue with this one is it is shady when extracting zip files, Root Explorer is better IMO). Yes you need root because /system has to be mounted as r/w to edit the file.
Additionally: To open a file like a xml file you have to longpress on a file in root explorer and choose "open in text editor".
sic4672 said:
Root Explorer is the de facto standard. If you want a free alternative, give File Expert a try (my issue with this one is it is shady when extracting zip files, Root Explorer is better IMO). Yes you need root because /system has to be mounted as r/w to edit the file.
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Okay cool. I see it in the market for 3.99. ill support the dev and buy it.
now i have no idea how to mount /system as r/w to edit the file. does rootexplorer help with that or let me input commands?
sorry for the questions as i have not done this before. everyone has to learn somewhere.
`Ghost` said:
Okay cool. I see it in the market for 3.99. ill support the dev and buy it.
now i have no idea how to mount /system as r/w to edit the file. does rootexplorer help with that or let me input commands?
sorry for the questions as i have not done this before. everyone has to learn somewhere.
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In root expolorer, once you get to the directory in question, there is a R/W link in the top right hand corner, click it and it will make it Read/Write. At that point you can make changes to files within that folder (directory).
I would suggest making a backup of the file. I personally saved a copy on my SD card, mounted it, edited in my text editor on my PC and then copied back. Do this because its easier to edit files on a PC than on the phone, and so I dont mess up any other items. That and I have a permanent backup in case I screw something up.
I made the changes last night but haven't bothered to test yet. will do it tonight.
Izeltokatl said:
In root expolorer, once you get to the directory in question, there is a R/W link in the top right hand corner, click it and it will make it Read/Write. At that point you can make changes to files within that folder (directory).
I would suggest making a backup of the file. I personally saved a copy on my SD card, mounted it, edited in my text editor on my PC and then copied back. Do this because its easier to edit files on a PC than on the phone, and so I dont mess up any other items. That and I have a permanent backup in case I screw something up.
I made the changes last night but haven't bothered to test yet. will do it tonight.
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when I long pressed and opened it in text editor, it automatically created a .bak of the original. Don't know if everyone will experience this, so like the above says, make a backup.
thanks guys. seems pretty simple. ill give it a shot.
im gonna oneclick root and hop to it!
It worked!!! Thank you!!
thankgod i can actually have non bluetint video/pictures and still keep my 20fps low light.
anyone try increasing the lowlight past 20??
btw my guess on why they decreased it to 12000 is maybe the processor has to work harder with the new white balancing and to even it out they lowered the fps.
Glad to hear that, I was so happy like you are now
Rotkaeqpchen said:
Glad to hear that, I was so happy like you are now
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Thank you very much.
Someone get this man a beer.
Thanks ^^ but this forum has given me so much stuff and modifications, the real developers deserve the beer! But thanks anyway
Hi Guys,
I've fiddled around with the Camera application and found some other tweaks that some of you might like.
This goes hand in hand with Rotkaeqpchen's low light FPS tweaks above.
I've also modified the Camera apk to increase image quality above 100% which has a bug of fc on the Panorama mode so im trying to work that one out, modded application is attached if you wish to try it called MODDED-Cam-installer.zip, once extracted from zip copy to system\app folder on your phone.
Some more digging around found the following:
build.prop - found in System folder
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Increased video bitrate past the default 15mbp to over 30mbp is possible and looks really nice at 1080P, no stuttering with frames and in high quality audio.
Enabled slow and fast motion recording in the camera menu.
mp4(extention),h264,30(fps),30000000(bitrate),aac,128000,44100,2(audio channels)
ro.media.camcorder.1080p=mp4,h264,30,30000000,aac,128000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.720p=mp4,h264,30,15000000,aac,128000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.d1NTSC=mp4,h264,30,6000000,aac,128000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.vga=mp4,h264,30,4000000,aac,128000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.cif=mp4,h264,30,1500000,aac,128000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.qvga=mp4,h264,15,500000,aac,64000,44100,2
ro.media.camcorder.mms=3gp,h264,15,128000,amrnb,12200,8000,1
ro.media.camcorder.mmsres=qvga
ro.camcorder.zoom=true
ro.media.capture.maxres=8m
ro.media.capture.fast.fps=4
ro.media.capture.slow.fps=120
ro.media.capture.flash=led
ro.media.capture.flashMinV=3300000
ro.media.capture.torchIntensity=40
ro.media.capture.flashIntensity=70
ro.media.panorama.defres=3264x1840
ro.media.panorama.frameres=1280x720
ro.camcorder.videoModes=true <- This will enable fast and slow motion recording.
media_profiles.xml - found in Etc folder
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Increasing the following Max values will enable higher settings for the above to work:
<VideoEncoderCap name="h264" enabled="true"
minBitRate="64000" maxBitRate="30000000"
minFrameWidth="176" maxFrameWidth="1920"
minFrameHeight="144" maxFrameHeight="1080"
minFrameRate="1" maxFrameRate="120" />
TICameraCameraProperties.xml - found in Etc folder
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Still unknown as to what this file does, first appears to be info only on settings for the front and back cameras, as i've not had much luck in changing values like sharpness/brightness/contrast, file format etc.
Only thing I've been trying out is the low light tweaks, mine are currently set to:
<prop-framerate-range-values>(5000,30000),(10000,30000),(12000,30000),(15000,30000),(25000,30000),(25000,120000)</prop-framerate-range-values>
and
<prop-framerate-range-default>25000,30000</prop-framerate-range-default>
I don't know why all this couldn't have just been in the camera app like every other company, Motorola doesn't like to make anything easy.
Have fun.
Edit:
Easy Clockwork installers attached.
- MODDED-Cam-installer.zip - Modded Build.prop, Modded Media_profiles, Modded TiCamera and modded Camera app installer.
- ORIGINAL-Cam-installer.zip - Modded Build.prop, Modded Media_profiles, Modded TiCamera and original (dedexed) Camera app installer.
- DEFAULTS-Cam-installer.zip - Default Build.prop, Default Media_profiles, Default TiCamera and Default Camera app files installer.
Edit2:
Added 5.7.894 camera mod, increase speed, new icons and high image quality, Panorama mode has a bug.
Added huge APN list for GSM using countries, no more manual adding apn's.
Updated for 5.7.894:
-gps.conf
-media_profiles.xml
-TICameraCameraProperties.xml
-build.prop
Edit3:
DarkDroid rom power menu with reboot and screenshot functionality, camera quality mods etc, do not install this file unless you are running the Dark Droid rom 1.01-01/20/12 with framework 5.6.890, infact just download dpwhitty11's rom instead here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18424016&postcount=1
Instructions for ORIGINAL-Cam-installer.zip, MODDED-Cam-installer.zip and DEFAULTS-Cam-installer.zip:
1.Place the desired zip on your external sd card.
2.Restart phone into clockwork mod.
3.Choose install from zip.
4.Choose zip from sd card.
5.Go back to main menu and select reboot phone, done.
Manual copying to the desired directory must be done with these 5.7.894 files:
-BlurCamera5.7.894mod.apk
-apns-conf.zip
-gps.conf.zip
-media_profiles.zip
-TICameraCameraProperties.zip
-build.prop.zip
-smc