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I had a little app that would change the carrier code sent to the App Market, so that it would think you coming from AT&T, T-Mobile, or a bunch of other carriers.
I flashed my flash, and now I can remember what the app was called! I do remember its icon was a little green lock unlocked on the left side. Can someone help a brother out and point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Market Access
The app is called my market.
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Thanks for the suggestions, but neither of these is what I had downloaded. The app I was using was black-themed, had three tabs, and let you apply different 6 digit carrier codes. It didn't access the Market itself. You still used the Market App, but the third option at the top was no longer AT&T... it was "downloads". It would also allow you to backup values, etc.
Anyone?
dc41 said:
Thanks for the suggestions, but neither of these is what I had downloaded. The app I was using was black-themed, had three tabs, and let you apply different 6 digit carrier codes. It didn't access the Market itself. You still used the Market App, but the third option at the top was no longer AT&T... it was "downloads". It would also allow you to backup values, etc.
Anyone?
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Market Enabler (another Program) and Market Access BOTH do this, however, Market Access allows for you to spoof on Boot, so that you essentially only need to spoof once.
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Please from now on, use the search tool on the forums. I found the answer in 2seconds by searching "Market Restrictions"
-Dave
warri said:
Market Enabler (another Program) and Market Access BOTH do this, however, Market Access allows for you to spoof on Boot, so that you essentially only need to spoof once.
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Please from now on, use the search tool on the forums. I found the answer in 2seconds by searching "Market Restrictions"
-Dave
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Thanks Dave, but I was using the search function (and google) quite heavily with no luck. The key word I was missing was "Restrictions". I was using things like carrier codes spoofing, market carrier, etc and spending a lot of time looking in the different Markets themselves.
Thanks for the link, but I'm not sure the scolding was necessary.
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Thanks Dave, but I was using the search function (and google) quite heavily with no luck. The key word I was missing was "Restrictions". I was using things like carrier codes spoofing, market carrier, etc and spending a lot of time looking in the different Markets themselves.
Thanks for the link, but I'm not sure the scolding was necessary.
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Did not mean for it to be harsh, just adding in as a suggestion, i guess re-reading it, it came off a little hard. My apologies. Thats defiantly the app you want to use for this though
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Did not mean for it to be harsh, just adding in as a suggestion, i guess re-reading it, it came off a little hard. My apologies. Thats defiantly the app you want to use for this though
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No problem! You could call me a mutha***** a**hole, etc. and I'd still do the "We're not worthy" bow as long as you pointed me to the right app!
dc41 said:
No problem! You could call me a mutha***** a**hole, etc. and I'd still do the "We're not worthy" bow as long as you pointed me to the right app!
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well your not worthy to my almighty skills ..........just playing...no problem, hope that app works out for you
You've probably found it, but I think you are looking for Market Enabler.
It's icon is a green "ME" in front of paper bag. It has 3 tabs: "Actual", "Settings list", and "Set custom"
Thanks for the suggestion for Market Access warri, it'll be nice having it happen automatically.
dc41 said:
I had a little app that would change the carrier code sent to the App Market, so that it would think you coming from AT&T, T-Mobile, or a bunch of other carriers.
I flashed my flash, and now I can remember what the app was called! I do remember its icon was a little green lock unlocked on the left side. Can someone help a brother out and point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
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May I enquire what app is it that you are trying to get by appearing to be on another carrier. I installed my market and it did allow me to do this, but looking around and pretending to be on another carrier did not reveal any great sounding apps at all. Most of what I saw was bloatware, or apps to check your account information, and look for things like the WiFi hotspots for that carrier. What is it that you are wanting to get, that is unavailable to us AT&T folks?
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May I enquire what app is it that you are trying to get by appearing to be on another carrier. I installed my market and it did allow me to do this, but looking around and pretending to be on another carrier did not reveal any great sounding apps at all. Most of what I saw was bloatware, or apps to check your account information, and look for things like the WiFi hotspots for that carrier. What is it that you are wanting to get, that is unavailable to us AT&T folks?
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anything related to tethering is blocked
Okay, perhaps a consolidated thread of verified problems and potential workarounds might be good for the forum.
I'll list what I know here and try and keep it updated. I don't intend on this thread to become a duplicated discussion thread so I'll link to other discussion threads from this one if they exist.
If you're posting a problem in this thread, please also post how you've verified the problem and on what software versions! Please don't use this thread to post "how do I" or "it keeps rebooting" because that doesn't help anyone.
Features:
Reboot! Finally! Hold VOL_UP+PWR - Nice... thanks DCarey
How do I root my Optimus 2x? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953182
How do enable the Hidden Menu? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991449
How do I take a screen shot: Hold Home + Press Power
Reduce brightness of capacitive buttons: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12062890&postcount=7
Lost a system app? System dump: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960374
Problems/Bugs:
Can't connect to WiFi-G access point with a long and complex password Android v2.2.2, Cisco Linksys WRT-400N. Password examples:
(Don'tHitMeHardOnTheHead!At0934) - does not work
ferrari99 - does work
I would appreciate independent verification of this.
Music control returns to notification shade after being disabled and after a reboot.
Doesn't happen all of the time, may be related to using ADB
Box in music app remains unchecked and must be checked and unchecked again to make controls disappear again.
Home screen displays momentarily before lock screen.
Multiple reports
No apparent impact but it shouldn't happen.
Happens with WidgetLocker too.
External SD does not mount every time.
Can't be seen, can't be remounted
I think it only happens after a "reboot" not a Power Off/Power On cycle
Only known workaround is full Power Off/On
Not sure if it's widespread so independent verification would be good.
Multiple exchange accounts disabled in LGemail app.
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986385
Workaround is to use Android Exchange client (see here)
Camera brightness not listening to "auto" brightness, but uses the manual settings.
Independant verification would be good.
Workaround is to use manual brightness setting.
Stock Lockscreen showing all messages, unread or otherwise
Only happens if you use an alternative Messaging app (HandCent, Chomp etc)
Displays total number of messages in stock app
Fix is to remove/lock messaging and mms apps in /system/app/ (see here and here)
This has consequences (nothing major) so read up about it first.
Can anybody verify behaviour with stock messaging app?
Stock Weather app is not location aware and is slow to update
Seems to be no workaround
See discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
I also get a reading of -18C every time I change from WiFi to cell... ?
Phone goes totally unresponsive (locked up)
See discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12186328
Possibly only whilst charging?
Battery pull seems only fix.
Feel free to post your reports, tips or workarounds!
Nice idea for a thread, should be sticked ;p
Lockscreen showing unread messages, even when all are read, when using third party messaging apps like handcent.
No workaround yet afaik.
if the wireless is set to not "Broadcast SSID" and you connect to i the phone boot
jojedk said:
if the wireless is set to not "Broadcast SSID" and you connect to i the phone boot
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Can you confirm:
WiFi G/N?
AP = No SSID Broadcast
Connect with user/pass
Success
Forced reboot
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Good work on this thread, keep it up.
Maybe the 2 threads I started should be included in this list as well. I guess others has the same errors.
Clock weather update issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
MS Exchange does not update. Only when accounts is made!
I'm on 2.2.2 from Denmark.
Great thread. I hope these listed oddities can be patched up by LG. Is there any way owners can submit bug reports to manufacturers? If any 2x follower can recall, in Engadget's review in ref. to the Gallery app crash (search "Gallery" in the article) that appears to be fixed in the retail units as no user here has listed that as a reoccurring problem.
Or... I suppose we simply have to root this beast.
aco47 said:
Maybe the 2 threads I started should be included in this list as well. I guess others has the same errors.
Clock weather update issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
MS Exchange does not update. Only when accounts is made!
I'm on 2.2.2 from Denmark.
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Agreed, done, thanks.
fen_nyc said:
Great thread. I hope these listed oddities can be patched up by LG. Is there any way owners can submit bug reports to manufacturers? If any 2x follower can recall, in Engadget's review in ref. to the Gallery app crash (search "Gallery" in the article) that appears to be fixed in the retail units as no user here has listed that as a reoccurring problem.
Or... I suppose we simply have to root this beast.
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Custom roms may help but if this thread becomes meaningful it will eventually rank high enough to be noticed. I know of other examples here on XDA that manufacturers and carriers have monitored.
Polaris Office
Hi,
Am I the only one that can't open docs/pdfs with the built in app Polaris Office??
Bug???
aco47 said:
Hi,
Am I the only one that can't open docs/pdfs with the built in app Polaris Office??
Bug???
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Just tried a simple PDF and an office 2003 doc, works fine here.
Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Press and hold HOME for a second, while holding HOME press POWER button once, screen will flash and you got yourself a screen capture which will be stored on your Internal SD Card
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Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this
aMpeX said:
Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this
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it works
londahl said:
Just tried a simple PDF and an office 2003 doc, works fine here.
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Weird... my phone says unsupported file. Must try again. Thanks
about the messages on the lockscreen:
it shows unread msgs in stock msg-app. Open stock app and read your msgs, you'll see.
setting Notification off in stock app makes no difference, i tried that right away.
My "fix" was to use goto lockscreen instead.
I suppose one could just freeze the msg-app with titanium, but i haven't tried that myself.
Hope this helps somebody.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium App
planetj said:
about the messages on the lockscreen:
it shows unread msgs in stock msg-app. Open stock app and read your msgs, you'll see.
setting Notification off in stock app makes no difference, i tried that right away.
My "fix" was to use goto lockscreen instead.
I suppose one could just freeze the msg-app with titanium, but i haven't tried that myself.
Hope this helps somebody.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium App
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Thanks!
Removed Mms.apk and MessageWidget.apk, uninstalled lockbot, and bingo! No more notifications on the lockscreen.
aMpeX said:
Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this
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Yep, it's already on post 1...
Another usefull tip might be disabling/uninstalling the carkit app. Experienced a big battery drain myself and read about others with the same issue. As it appears it uses the sensors for 100% of the time.
I just got my Optimus 2X from Three ( 3 ) in Sweden. It has two pixels wich are constantly blue and says that it is an incomatible handheld with my sim card. Yay...
hi guy's long time lurker first time poster...
i'm having a problem with all sms sending 'failing' when ever i've got packet data turned on. its not something i've ever come across on any of my previous devices... any nudge in the right direction will be very welcomed.
p.s i'm on t-mobile uk if that make any difference.
Thanks in advance
john
check your APN settings and MMS settings.
They are sharing the same apn, but i've been playing with the setting (all know variations) but still every time i use packet data it will always fail to send any sms's.
It's becoming very annoying to have to manually connect every time i want to use some data.
tiboric said:
They are sharing the same apn, but i've been playing with the setting (all know variations) but still every time i use packet data it will always fail to send any sms's.
It's becoming very annoying to have to manually connect every time i want to use some data.
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Hey!
Just ask from you mobile provider, what must be your APN settings. In 2.3.4 you must ALWAYS put the APN settings manually. If you added them, save and pick it. ALL DONE!
CHEERS!
thanks i'll give it ago, was just using the setting they sent me over the air and already in sim card, will input manually when i get home, and let you know.
Thanks again for the help.
Edit: no this didn't work either, now im really peeved(lol). can't for the life of me think what else it could be. would flashing the wrong modem file cause this? as its all i can think that is left to try....
tiboric said:
thanks i'll give it ago, was just using the setting they sent me over the air and already in sim card, will input manually when i get home, and let you know.
Thanks again for the help.
Edit: no this didn't work either, now im really peeved(lol). can't for the life of me think what else it could be. would flashing the wrong modem file cause this? as its all i can think that is left to try....
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Hey!
Try to flash stock ROM. We will see what happens then, dose the settings working in 2.2.1. For me was the stock ROM XXKC1. Let it try.
CHEERS!
I flashed 2.3.3 this morning.... will try 2.2.1 tonight, hopefully this will solve it,
Thanks
tiboric said:
I flashed 2.3.3 this morning.... will try 2.2.1 tonight, hopefully this will solve it,
Thanks
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Hey!
THX man, but you not need to thank always(thx anyway ). If you dont get you problem fixed, you can try others STOCK firmwares. Sometimes it takes a lot of flashing, but it can help sometimes too.
CHEERS!
yeah flashing to 2.2.1 fixed it but i want to use FirstUA-ROM-v1.2 do you think theres a way round it?
p.s i always thank those that try to help me.
Same issue
I have the same problem, bud.
Updated my Ace to Gingerbread and found I couldn't send SMS with Packet Data turned on. Turn it off and SMS sends OK. I'm with Virgin (UK) which I believe is the same network as T-Mobile.
Re-flashed Froyo and all works as it used to. After that, I fired up Kies as I hoped to get an official version that way and sure enough it said there was a firmware update available so I installed that. Turned out to be the official Samsung Gingerbread and yet again i broke SMS when Packet Data was turned on.
I'm back to Froyo once more and have emailed Virgin to ask if they can offer any advice. I notice another report of this issue on another forum where the guy called Virgin and was apparently told the fault seemed to be with VM.
Sorry this doesn't provide an answer but thought it worth corroborating your symptoms.
Cheers!
Use fla.sh rom instead. Its very stable and fast . Multi csc too.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using XDA App
pssyche said:
I have the same problem, bud.
Updated my Ace to Gingerbread and found I couldn't send SMS with Packet Data turned on. Turn it off and SMS sends OK. I'm with Virgin (UK) which I believe is the same network as T-Mobile.
Re-flashed Froyo and all works as it used to. After that, I fired up Kies as I hoped to get an official version that way and sure enough it said there was a firmware update available so I installed that. Turned out to be the official Samsung Gingerbread and yet again i broke SMS when Packet Data was turned on.
I'm back to Froyo once more and have emailed Virgin to ask if they can offer any advice. I notice another report of this issue on another forum where the guy called Virgin and was apparently told the fault seemed to be with VM.
Sorry this doesn't provide an answer but thought it worth corroborating your symptoms.
Cheers!
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Big thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one with the problem(thought i was loosing my mind,lol)
actually the phone was a virgin locked phone but was unlock to all networks by them for me... maybe something i can look into.
p.s flashing fla.sh didn't fix it either..
I am having this same issue using stock 2.3.3.
I bought my ace factory unlocked using it on orange. Sometimes sms will send, but majority of time it will fail until I disable packet data.
I tend to email or use gtalk/kik for messages but the odd time I want sms this gets annoying.
Oddly I never had this problem on the 2.3.4 I tried from samsfirmware.
Got the same problem. Using 3, and they just gave me a new SIM-card. Gotta finde some clever way of disabling data every time I open Messaging
yeah im looking for a way of re enabling the option in the extended power menu but with out much luck, all the modded ones seem to leave it out.
tiboric said:
yeah im looking for a way of re enabling the option in the extended power menu but with out much luck, all the modded ones seem to leave it out.
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Found a solution to it!
Although a quite complicated one
The_Hamster said:
Found a solution to it!
Although a quite complicated one
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Complicated is my middle name, I own a n900, lol.
So how did you get around it?
tiboric said:
Complicated is my middle name, I own a n900, lol.
So how did you get around it?
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Okay, gonna try to explain it.
1. Go to /system/app and rename Mms.apk to Mms.apk.bak
2. Install the attached Mms.apk (It's from CM6)
3. Download AutomateIt from the Android Market (Just the free one)
4. Open it and add a rule. Trigger should be "Application Status Trigger" and the app is Messaging. Make sure "Application Adtivated" is marked. And the action should be "Set Mobile Data" and "Mobile Data Enabled" should not be marked.
5. Save it and add a new rule. Trigger should be "Application Status Trigger" and the app is Messaging. Make sure "Application Adtivated" is NOT marked. And the action should be "Set Mobile Data" and "Mobile Data Enabled" should BE marked. Save this one, and you are done!
This will disable Mobile Data every time you open your Texts, and enable it then you exit your texts. The reason you need the CM6 Messaging-app, is that this tricks doesn't work with the original Samsung-app
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Okay, gonna try to explain it.
1. Go to /system/app and rename Mms.apk to Mms.apk.bak
2. Install the attached Mms.apk (It's from CM6)
3. Download AutomateIt from the Android Market (Just the free one)
4. Open it and add a rule. Trigger should be "Application Status Trigger" and the app is Messaging. Make sure "Application Adtivated" is marked. And the action should be "Set Mobile Data" and "Mobile Data Enabled" should not be marked.
5. Save it and add a new rule. Trigger should be "Application Status Trigger" and the app is Messaging. Make sure "Application Adtivated" is NOT marked. And the action should be "Set Mobile Data" and "Mobile Data Enabled" should BE marked. Save this one, and you are done!
This will disable Mobile Data every time you open your Texts, and enable it then you exit your texts. The reason you need the CM6 Messaging-app, is that this tricks doesn't work with the original Samsung-app
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Working perfectly, Thanks a lot.
AutomateIt is a very cool app, there's so much you can do with it.
Thanks again
john
tiboric said:
Working perfectly, Thanks a lot.
AutomateIt is a very cool app, there's so much you can do with it.
Thanks again
john
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Found a problem though. MMS doesn't seem to work. Downloading the message fails..
I'm running Android 4.1.2 on my Galaxy Note. How come I do not have Google now cards? My Google now seems to work but I am seem to get a simple page result and going over the settings, I do not see any options for Google cards, etc. Is this because I'm running a lower version of android?
You need to go to settings and enable search history.
nokiamodeln91 said:
You need to go to settings and enable search history.
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Thats it? It's in the "Google settings" right? I just did - there seems to be no change.
kuplet said:
Thats it? It's in the "Google settings" right? I just did - there seems to be no change.
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I think Nokiamodeln91 means the setting of Google account in the global whole Settings.
For me, Google Now is too slow when using my 3G network, only possible wth wifi.
qnt said:
I think Nokiamodeln91 means the setting of Google account in the global whole Settings.
For me, Google Now is too slow when using my 3G network, only possible wth wifi.
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Thanks for clearing that up. Just changed some of the global settings of my Google account. Should the effect be instant or would it take several days?
kuplet said:
Thanks for clearing that up. Just changed some of the global settings of my Google account. Should the effect be instant or would it take several days?
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The time I get your question you already have the answer, do you ?
Anyway for me it should take about few minutes. How about your situation ?
The cards will be appear when you're moving, the Wheater, the traking from your house to your work, Places close to you, etc. Just go to Google settings and enable Google Now (if not), then touch it and enable every Card. Working fine for me, (XXLT5 April 2)
Hello,
I have a very anoying and bugging problem. After I installed the 2. RC of CM 10.1, my P880 searches a GPS signal and tries to locate me randomly, even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps. There is no regularity for it. I have even deactivated the location access for Google apps, but I think that doesn't do anything if the general GPS function is deactivated.
It's not just that I hate it that I'm located without giving the permission for it, it also suck my battery.
When my phone searches for a GPS signal, it shows me a message in the notification bar, but it is only the standard notification which shows up all the time when you want to locate yourself with GPS. It says nothing about the app wich causes that.
I also looked up all my apps and their permissions, but I can't find any app that can activate the GPS and locate my phone. Besides this I haven't installed any new apps which could cause that, the only thing I did was updating CM ...
Now I use the stable version of CM 10.1 and the problem still exists. I have the feeling that some kind of system app causes it, but I'm not sure. I also thought of some kind of statistics which create an anonymous statistic about the user movement, but my "Anonymous Statistics" in the settings are deactivated.
What could be the issue or what can I do to identify the app which causes this?
Thanks
ralion said:
Hello,
I have a very anoying and bugging problem. After I installed the 2. RC of CM 10.1, my P880 searches a GPS signal and tries to locate me randomly, even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps. There is no regularity for it. I have even deactivated the location access for Google apps, but I think that doesn't do anything if the general GPS function is deactivated.
It's not just that I hate it that I'm located without giving the permission for it, it also suck my battery.
When my phone searches for a GPS signal, it shows me a message in the notification bar, but it is only the standard notification which shows up all the time when you want to locate yourself with GPS. It says nothing about the app wich causes that.
I also looked up all my apps and their permissions, but I can't find any app that can activate the GPS and locate my phone. Besides this I haven't installed any new apps which could cause that, the only thing I did was updating CM ...
Now I use the stable version of CM 10.1 and the problem still exists. I have the feeling that some kind of system app causes it, but I'm not sure. I also thought of some kind of statistics which create an anonymous statistic about the user movement, but my "Anonymous Statistics" in the settings are deactivated.
What could be the issue or what can I do to identify the app which causes this?
Thanks
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i noticed that on some of the roms i use too, i just disable gps completely untill i want to use it. (trough quick tiles)
What do you mean by "randomly"? Does it give you a random position? If yes, check mock locations in development settings.
Adam77Root said:
What do you mean by "randomly"? Does it give you a random position? If yes, check mock locations in development settings.
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nah, you just notice on status bar that "gps locating" icon turns on for few seconds, and dissapears. that was how it was for me, atleast.
i just disable gps completely untill i want to use it. (trough quick tiles)
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That's what I meant with "even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps" ... GPS is completely deactivated, but somehow an app can activate the GPS ...
What do you mean by "randomly"?
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I mean that the GPS activates itself randomly (or the unknown app activates it randomly). It doesn't give me a random position, but the time, when it is activated, is random.
"gps locating" icon turns on for few seconds, and dissapears
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Not in my case, the GPS icon in the notification bar turns on, a notification, that my phone searches GPS, is displayed and then happens nothing, but the GPS is still activated, it doesn't deactivate untill I do so myself.
Does someone know an app, which creates a log of all activities of the phone, e.g. "Screen turns on - App XYZ started - App XYZ turns screen brightness down - ..." etc. ?
Thanks for your support