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KustHome : a new skinnable home

Hello all.
I come to present
my latest homescreen for Android: KustHome
KustHome is actually very inspired from the famous hs + + (formerly BatteryStatus) on Windows Mobile.
Basically you describe your desktop in an xml file that you put in
a folder with lots of PNG and you have the desktop of your dreams.
Catch below the bottom part (robot + hours+signal level, etc ...) is actually assembled from the XML.
(Images are declined in 3 colors to make 3 skins)
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You can place on the desktop:
- Images
- Gauges: images that change depending on :
- Battery
- The radio signal
- 3G
- The traffic data
- Wifi, bluetooth, etc. ...
- Text (which may change depending on time, to your own clock)
- A notification bar
I intend to add:
- Indicators of gmail, sms notification (for the nostalgic, because the widgets do that very well)
- Skinnable buttons to trigger actions chosen by the skinners
- A real clock to make the same as Sense (if a crazy skinner can make 60 images for the minutes)
In terms of functionality funs:
- coverflow desktop chooser
- coverflow running app chooser (without root)
Themes can be sent to me to be placed on the kusthome server.
For the beta everything is free. The software check on a server
if you have the right to change the theme, and download new.
Once finished the beta software will have a duration of 3 free days. Then only the default theme will be available.
(Practical for testing)
Then users must:
- Buy a paid version
or
- Have completed a theme
or
- Ask me to activate all options (a skinner who email a link with his work on other platforms will always have a free version)
PS : available only from Android 1.6 (and in beta so dont make it your default home screen to avoid brick your phone)

Hi,
I just downloaded this and think that its quite good. It has a lot of potential but there are a few a things that are wrong with it.
1- To get the the desktop thing (displaying all home screens) you have to go to menu, it would be much easier to be able to press one button (e.g. the select button)
2- People like to choose the number of home screens they have (I suggest 1-7)
3- I like the idea of having the notifications at the bottom, but this then makes it confusing with bringing down the bar at the top cause its not there and doesnt slide down properly
4- I cannot get used to the idea of not having a dock which is a major turn off for me
5- The Icons at the top... I'm not sure if they are meant to be switchers but if not then it would be a good idea to make them so, and maybe add some more things.
As I said it has alot of pottential but its not quite there yet, good work though =)
Thanx
Aaron

hi,
1 & 2 are planned.
you must click on the notification to open the bar (but yes they are too small)
a dock is planned
icons on top are not switchers because skinners can made small pictures and put them very closely. But skinnable switchers are planned.
You can use the search button to display the task switcher, but you are right : I will made an option to activate the desktop chooser if user wants.

love the way the screens are when the switcher is activated. maybe make it where the screen switcher is activated by a double tap or something simple like that. i will definitely keep an eye on this!!

acejoker25000 said:
love the way the screens are when the switcher is activated. maybe make it where the screen switcher is activated by a double tap or something simple like that. i will definitely keep an eye on this!!
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stay tuned
(there is many work to do)
double tap on home screen is allowed by android 2. It will try to keep it running on android 1.6.

horb said:
stay tuned
(there is many work to do)
double tap on home screen is allowed by android 2. It will try to keep it running on android 1.6.
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ah ok! I am using 2.X so i didnt no if it was visible on the 1.6 market! good to know though. what are some of the big features you are working on?

acejoker25000 said:
what are some of the big features you are working on?
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A skinnable Dock and switchers to helps skinners to make buttons in skins (to launch apps or another...)

And first I will make a GUI editor directly on the phone... I hope it will rocks !

I get force close after force close after force close. Any way to fix this?

-Android- said:
I get force close after force close after force close. Any way to fix this?
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yes 3 bugs:
- one if data are working when home launch (when i test I am on wifi and data download is too quick, on 3G I have the problem)
- one when moving some shortcuts (concurrent acces to database)
- one if home launch too slowly (not reproducted on my nexus under froyo...too quick) and events are throwed when screen not ready
an update will be published in few hours...

Tried with 1.6 rom and I didn't find kasthome in market, I also looked to the official website and I'm a little confused.
Can you clear this for me please:
For which version of android is and
Which resolutions supported?
I would like to test it and try to make a theme.
I could also make translation of the program if you're interested.

dancer_69 said:
Tried with 1.6 rom and I didn't find kasthome in market,
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Sorry : kusthome was unpublished 1 july due to an enormous bug with the previous update. The widgets are inserted each time you run kusthome, so after 10 reboots you have ten widgets on the same place. I have unpublished it and
fix the bug. Kusthome is now on the market.
supported resolutions are;
- hvga
- wvga
but kusthome disappear from the market for 1.6... and I dont understand why.

was this continued??????

bboy_201 said:
was this continued??????
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I would love that to be true.

I think I've tested it. Shows some promise, but doesn't seem to read the dBM signal meter on a CDMA phone, and the existing themes are a bit limited.

awsome
I like kust home alot, would love to make my own themes for it as im great at Photoshop , but not to good at ADB (wish i could change that) as of now im swutching between kust and adw ex i like the abilaity to hide status bar and the cool app draw anamations in ADW but i like how in kust it looks nice and clean

Is this even still live? Link is dead

[TABLET Z COMPETITION ENTRY] Open Source IR Blaster + Robots

[About]
What This Project Is About ?
There are some really cool android devices that are out that include an IR (infra red) "blaster" transmitter, however there is yet no open method of making use of this within apps. This project intends to create an open method for developers to create apps that make use of this device type.
Where does robotics come in to it ?
I thought it would be fun to bring this project together in a way that isnt just zapping TV's on and off so i will construct some sort of robotic platform that will be controled by the Z and its IR transever (however i presume there will be some TV zapping involved as well)
[Progress]
[29/06/2013] Tablet Z has arrived and I have started to examine the data passed to and from the IR device /dev/ttyHSL2
[01/07/2013] Refined the control procedure for the IR blaster & found some of the important commands (get version & send key code)
[08/07/2013] Pushed current code to github (ability to learn and send learnt commands)
[14/07/2013] Updated app to enable in tree building for cm10.1 (see links section)

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[Links]
Github :- https://github.com/BuzzBumbleBee/lib_sony_ir (LGPL)
Current test APK :- https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15005030/OpenIR.apk
[Building For CM10.1]
As of 14/07/2013 you will need the following patches from the CM review site
1) http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/45560/
2) http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/45562/
And the following git repo (branch cm-10.1) synced under packages/apps/SonyOpenIR/
https://github.com/BuzzBumbleBee/android_packages_apps_SonyOpenIR/tree/cm-10.1

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Subscribed - I would love to see an open source IR feature.

The tablet Z has arrived, im now starting to examine the data passed to the IR device

Looks a nice project, would be keen to see what can be done with the IR remote if there was an open API

Iv had a quick mess around with monitoring the data ...... here is the result (soon to be) totally open powering on/off of a TV
Not bad for the first day

As I haven't got ability to see all the device keys that the IR controller supports I have started work on the IR learn and send features. I hope to publish a test binary (not APK) tonight :victory:
PS turning a TV on and off via recovery ...... gets old fast

when this project is finished will be absolutely perfect.ir is the only serious thing missing from cm(and every other derivative like p.a.c.) and it is extremely useful so some open source binaries and an open source app would be awesome.it could also control other devices like a/c.infrared has million uses...

this project + halo in pac rom can act like the hover remote in sony firmware
looking forward to it

Another quick video of my progress (sorry for the low volume)

Apache14 said:
Another quick video of my progress (sorry for the low volume)
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that's great.i just hope that when it's finished it works on aosp roms

pangiotis24 said:
that's great.i just hope that when it's finished it works on aosp roms
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Thats the plan this will work with AOSP roms in its current form, however its easy to develop alongside the stock app to check the functionality.

Just pushed current code to github and thrown up a test APK, find them in the 2nd post of this thread

i have downloaded and installed just fine on cm10.1 nd pacman but evertime i go into the app it as for superuser the first time i allow forever. but i guess it ask for superuser a second time but i get no pop window asking for su permissions. and superuser gets denied a this second check. so cant even proper su to even run app correctly
Sent from my SGP311 using xda app-developers app

Almost finished the android app redesign ......
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What does everyone think ?

Looking good, I think there is a lot of unused space on the screen though. I would suggest bigger buttons. Furthermore I think SwiftKey did something really great with their tablet keyboard by splitting it. I would like to have a layout option which supports something like this as well, with many used buttons (like ch+ ch- volume buttons and maybe navigation buttons) on the far left and far right side of the screen.
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remma said:
Looking good, I think there is a lot of unused space on the screen though. I would suggest bigger buttons. Furthermore I think SwiftKey did something really great with their tablet keyboard by splitting it. I would like to have a layout option which supports something like this as well, with many used buttons (like ch+ ch- volume buttons and maybe navigation buttons) on the far left and far right side of the screen.
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Thank you for your feedback, ill attempt to increase the button size however i have the intention of adding more buttons (allong with a device type specific layout) however im not brilliant at android UI stuff :/

It would be cool if you could drag and drag the buttons to configure your layout however you like. Straight up bonus if it included resizing like on your home screen. Some sort of grid system?

Apache14 said:
Thank you for your feedback, ill attempt to increase the button size however i have the intention of adding more buttons (allong with a device type specific layout) however im not brilliant at android UI stuff :/
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the device type specifi layout would be perfect.also you could ask the dev of this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271113 for permission to use his ir code database so that you can have options for many tvs instantly without the need of learning ir codes.he will also benefit from this as the codes learned by your app could be uploaded on his database(same as his app) so both apps will be better

[Android 4.4] Musical Daydream

Have you been wishing you could easily control your music and notifications with a Daydream app? Then I may have something for you! I released this a few months back and have been working on making it better learning from what users liked or disliked. Sadly I have learned its tough to get the word out through the Play Store only. So without further ado please check out:
Musical Daydream https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.packruler.musicaldaydream.release
Features:
- On-screen controls to skip to the next or previous song and play or pause
- Full screen album art (can be made only the width of the screen as well)
- Scrolling album art (when full screen)
- Immersive display (hidden nav bar and nav bar is translucent when brought back)
- Ability to launch daydreaming from launcher. **NOTE** Samsung has tweaked their builds in a way such that this does not work.
- Multiple UI preference controls including transparency and screen timeout while music is not playing and much more
- Gesture controls:
-- Swipe to the left to skip to the next
-- Swipe to the right to skip to the start or previous song
-- Swipe down to play or pause
- Notification display:
-- Active non constant notification icons will be displayed
-- Tap and hold on a icon to display the expanded notification
-- Release to make notification expanded display go away but leave notification active
-- Swipe up from icon to keep it displayed after release
-- Swipe down from icon clears the displayed notification from the screen if kept open or clears it from status bar completely
--Applications can have their notifications blacklisted and they will not appear in the notification display in the dream
Do you enjoy listening to music on your phone while its docked or charging but don't like having to wake it up to see what's playing or skip to the next song? Then this app will blow your mind.
This is a daydream that displays beautiful album art and metadata from many music applications including initially designed for Google Play Music but works with Pandora, YouTube, and many more.
I plan to update this app as much as I can and always love hearing new ideas and figuring out ways to improve. Please join our Google+ Community:
https://plus.google.com/communities/103689530453554898843 for news on what I plan to do or if you have any issues or ideas for new features
The free version is not updated as often as the paid version and can be a versions behind for a while so buy the full version to keep up with the awesomeness!!

Tried some others, this is definitely the best!
One request - could we show the battery level percentage? I know the phone's charging because of the notification light, but can't see the status when daydreaming.
Thanks!

Great idea. I haven't really had a chance to delve into that yet. But hopefully will be able to add it in the near future

Excellent!
I notice my phone was getting warm (not hot) with Musical Daydream, I've disabled the art scrolling to see if it helps, although it means the album art is now zoomed in to fit the screen, which I guess is the trade-off

Sorry to hear its warming up. There is an option to disable the full screen album art just above the option to disable the scrolling art. Another cause of the warming could be the screen staying full brightness for an extended period, make sure "Dimming While Dreaming" is enabled.

Thanks, unfortunately the issue still exists...
I've switched off Full Screen album art, and ensured Dimming is set (the screen is dim as per normal daydream/docked behaviour).
It's odd because my phone is basically idle, eg no notifications coming in, just sitting there charging and playing music. I'm concerned that the heat will mean charging will take longer.
Anyways, I'm happy enough for now, will keep using, so far my phone hasn't gotten overly hot!
EDIT: it seems to stay warm (it's a bit cooler than before though) even when music has finished.

I had a bit of free time today and was able to get battery status implemented. It has been sent to Google and should appear in the beta release channel soon. I will look into your heat issues soon.

Just checking in, haven't seen the updated version on the Play store yet, looking forward to checking it out.

fred65 said:
Just checking in, haven't seen the updated version on the Play store yet, looking forward to checking it out.
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Are you in the beta release channel? I haven't had enough time to verify everything is good enough for release just yet, may be ready for public release Wednesday or Thursday. I'm fairly certain its stable but wanna make sure.
To join beta channel join this Google+ group: https://plus.google.com/b/102824217485737940292/communities/103689530453554898843
Then go here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.packruler.musicaldaydream.release

Thanks!!

Glad you like it!! I have pushed 1.3.9 with battery status integration to public channel. I have a few more planned updates coming soon and would love to hear some ideas for improvements.

Little teaser for you:
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All fonts available from Google.com/Fonts are usable and only downloaded when you wanna use them.

packruler said:
Little teaser for you:
All fonts available from Google.com/Fonts are usable and only downloaded when you wanna use them.
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I recommend BubbleUpnp works much better than this supports upnp local server, remote server, remote control points etc

armin75 said:
I recommend BubbleUpnp works much better than this supports upnp local server, remote server, remote control points etc
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While BubbleUPNP may be great for what it does it is meant for a fairly different use. It is a media player that uses remote data using UPNP protocol. Musical Daydream on the other hand is a Daydream app that controls other media players on the device and displays media metadata.

Sorry it took so long school and work have kept me busy the past couple weeks but I finally have finished a beta build with full access to Google.com/Fonts selection! Each font will be downloaded upon selection and the next time you go to select fonts this option will be displayed in its proper font.
Please let me know if you have any issues. Should be close to production release.

The ability to change the dream's font is now available in public release 1.5. Enjoy!

Just loaded this app and love the concept. One request that I have is to display clock/date/alarm information. I use the clock daydream when I go to bed, so either I have to switch daydreams on a daily basis, or hope that your app will display clock, date and alarm information, even when music isn't playing.

fred65 said:
Thanks, unfortunately the issue still exists...
I've switched off Full Screen album art, and ensured Dimming is set (the screen is dim as per normal daydream/docked behaviour).
It's odd because my phone is basically idle, eg no notifications coming in, just sitting there charging and playing music. I'm concerned that the heat will mean charging will take longer.
Anyways, I'm happy enough for now, will keep using, so far my phone hasn't gotten overly hot!
EDIT: it seems to stay warm (it's a bit cooler than before though) even when music has finished.
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I am experiencing the hot phone issue as well, even when music is not playing, with full screen image and scrolling. After it cools down, I will turn off scrolling to see if that helps.

[APP 4.0+][ROOT]Game Controller 2 Touch PRO

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Game Controller 2 Touch Pro is the most feature rich, refined and easy to use, premium Touch Emulation software. It allows for using any USB/Bluetooth Game Controller/Gamepad to control Android games through Touch Emulation. Turn any Touch-Screen game to a completely Game Controller supported one.Get precise control over your games. Win Online Battles. Now compatible with all Android Versions including Marshmallow & Nougat. No Custom Kernel required.
IMPORTANT: Update to Version 1.2.0. Root Access required with the latest SuperSU.
New Features :
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- 8-Way DPAD
- Automatic Profiles Switch
- Now supports all HID Game Controllers
- Relative Touch[Camera Movement] System
- Background Image Profile Tag
- Material Design User Interface
- Momentary Key Press
- Refined 8 -way Swipe mechanism
- Integrated Gamepad testing interface
- Easier setup compared to predecessor.
- 4x-5x sized Analog Sticks , Buttons for Touch Profile Editor.
User Manual: https://goo.gl/092f6o
​
Sincere thanks to @psycho4us4(Daniel Coelho). This app wouldn't have been possible without the extremely accurate testing reports, amazing feedback,suggestions from him.

****RESERVED****

An amazing Limited Period Sale is going on for Game Controller 2 Touch PRO where you can get the app for just 2.49$. Get it NOW.
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Super Amazing App
This app is the best of it's kind IMO.

Version 1.0.1 is now live on Play Store.
This might also be the last chance to get the app at the discounted price. Get it now. https://goo.gl/Iof22x

Catalyst06 said:
Version 1.0.1 is now live on Play Store.
This might also be the last chance to get the app at the discounted price. Get it now. https://goo.gl/Iof22x
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Happen to touch the swipe on this version?
I'll be testing it anyway, but just thought I'd ask.
Edit: Nope must not have touched it. Thanks for the update! !!

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Happen to touch the swipe on this version?
I'll be testing it anyway, but just thought I'd ask.
Edit: Nope must not have touched it. Thanks for the update! !!
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You're correct. Haven't touched it. Will soon though. :good:

Catalyst06 said:
You're correct. Haven't touched it. Will soon though. :good:
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Excellent can't wait lol
Thanks

Does it support xbox one controller with Micro USB to USB adapter cable?
Bought the app but don't know how to setup. Went to test controller and it seemed the app doesn't regconize the controller at all.

Android TV support would be great

So this app let's you use game emulators that don't natively support hardware peripherals? Doesn't that give worse performance than using an emulator that can handle BT/USB controllers by itself?

THE BIG NOUGAT UPDATE (v 1.2.0)
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- Now compatible with Android Marshmallow & Nougat.
- Revamped UI & Graphics.
- Automatic Profile feature for Nougat.
- Dynamic Permission System implemented.
- Improved Swipe Mechanism.
- New Backend works with SELinux Enforcing. No Custom Kernel Required.
Update to v. 1.2.0 and enjoy hardcore gaming on Android Marshmallow & Nougat.

Version 1.2.1 is now live on Play Store.
Changelog
- Fixed Crash when changing profile.
- Increased Swipe speed.

Do I have to remap every single touch based game? Just like Droidmote?

LUUHX said:
Do I have to remap every single touch based game? Just like Droidmote?
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You have to map your Controller Buttons/ Analog Sticks just the once. Only if the default assignments don't work for your Controller. After which you just need to create Touch Profiles for each Game(which is just simple drag and drop).
I hope I've been able to clear your doubts.

Hello,
I just bought your app it looks great, everything is smooth except
one thing… the analogs joysticks.
So I can’t play fps or most of the games actually…
When I move the joystick I see that the screen is “touched” at the center
of its position, but there is no slide, no movement at all.
The joysticks work fine in the test section.
I tried with and with and without wrap and with high and low sensivity, no
result :'(
Without the relative touch it’s too messy to play.
I’m running a beta android 7.1 (CM based) on my OnePlus 3.

@AnkitChowdhury in tincore keymapper there is a hybrid touch pointer (acts like a virtual mouse but instead of a mouse click, its a touch)
can you implement something like that? tincore keymapper has always been very buggy for me
its easy to navigate on menus if that is implemented
thanks

robert1337 said:
@AnkitChowdhury in tincore keymapper there is a hybrid touch pointer (acts like a virtual mouse but instead of a mouse click, its a touch)
can you implement something like that? tincore keymapper has always been very buggy for me
its easy to navigate on menus if that is implemented
thanks
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Yes that isn't the most difficult feature to implement. But I do not believe Game Controller 2 Touch PRO needs such a feature. Could you possibly provide an example of a use case?

luxumbra said:
Hello,
I just bought your app it looks great, everything is smooth except
one thing… the analogs joysticks.
So I can’t play fps or most of the games actually…
When I move the joystick I see that the screen is “touched” at the center
of its position, but there is no slide, no movement at all.
The joysticks work fine in the test section.
I tried with and with and without wrap and with high and low sensivity, no
result :'(
Without the relative touch it’s too messy to play.
I’m running a beta android 7.1 (CM based) on my OnePlus 3.
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I guess your issue is solved on changing your ROM as confirmed over mail. Returning to Stock would be the best option as Custom ROM's often remove plenty of modules from the Android System.

AnkitChowdhury said:
Yes that isn't the most difficult feature to implement. But I do not believe Game Controller 2 Touch PRO needs such a feature. Could you possibly provide an example of a use case?
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of course, i do game on TV, plugging my phone into MHL/HDMI cable. without the virtual mouse feature I have to go back to my phone, navigate the menus then go back to my couch and play the game.
this is a hassle dont you think?

Crack Help Req: The CMCC-ST1C Student ID Card

Not sure about where it goes so I am posting it here.
I came across this device from China Mobile IoT that my school distributed to me and my fellow classmates. When it came down to my hand, there is one thing that I have confirmed right away - it's an Android device. So I decided to look up on the Internet but surprisingly NO relevant results were found.
The purpose of me posting here about this device is that I would like to find a way to extend its possibilities - like installing apks or accessing recovery/fastboot or stuff. Or maybe there could be some sort of debug pins and other fancy stuff. Who knows!
Considering the obscurity of this device, I'm going to start with some general information.
Here are some photographs:
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I covered a QR code part because there is IMEI and RFID information - yes, this device has its IMEI printed directly on the front of the device!
The back after taking off the back cover. My school asked me to add a sticker on the back cover to identify ourselves so it looks opaque on the photo, but it used to look like a "photo frame" that is transparent in the middle so that information on the card may be seen through this cover. The gray shell also has a design that could fit in a card the size of a conventional credit card (at least in China). This inserted card is used with other school devices which require this card for student identification.
The back of the machine without the card.
The back with the battery removed. The black part indicates the IMEI.
The shell removed.
The PCB extracted from another machine.
The other side of the PCB.
Known advertised features:
- 4G FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE
- Location service
- Realtime tracking of device (parent can check student's real-time location or set "electronic fences" that warn either sides when student "trespasses" those (this expression is vague but this IS what the manual says))
- Filtered calls (Calls from numbers not included in contacts or a preconfigured whitelist will be rejected immediately without student's
- Call and send a message to a preconfigured SOS contact in emergency (by manually triggering SOS)
- Can have 3 contacts (4 with SOS contact count in)
- An "answering tool" that can show true-or-false or multiple-choice questions by operating on a classroom PC for simple class interactions like questions and polls
* NO WIFI IN THIS DEVICE. WI-FI ABILITIES ARE ONLY USED FOR POSITIONING INDOORS
- Limited SMS support
- Software update (via cellular data.)
Other known information:
- It is Android, as mentioned above. Likely to be Android 4.4.
- Running lsusb on a Linux host after connecting the device to the host shows that it is a Spreadtrum device.
- Its board seems to be named 'GZ02E'. Not sure about whether the GZ is relevant to my location (Guizhou, China).
- The display ribbon cable has only 25 pins.
- No touchscreen.
- No USB OTG. (USB port U=0)
- It is likely that even the most basic Android USB connectivity features were removed/blocked from the device software.
- ADB wasn't "accidentally left enabled."
- I can't access Recovery/Fastboot for now.
Any idea you have to push this thing's boundaries a little bit?

Okay, additional information.
* To be specific, my current goal is to enable ADB on it.
1. An MMI test mode is now found and can be brought up by pressing SOS-C-SOS-A-B on home screen.
2. SOS-A-SOS-A-SOS on home screen leads to a screen with device's IMEI on it while SOS-B-SOS-B-SOS brings up a page with the firmware version information from an app called "Version Info"
3. When Android is running normally, the device is shown in lsusb as:
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 1782:5d03 Spreadtrum Communications Inc. Spreadtrum Phone
4. By holding A+SOS+POWER when device power is off:
4.1 The device screen stays off.
4.2 It is required to hold the POWER button for around 10 secs to boot the device, so it could have entered some sort of special boot mode.
4.3 In this mode, the device is shown in lsusb as:
Bus 001 Device 016: ID 1782:4d00 Spreadtrum Communications Inc.
Notably, the vendor:device ID in this mode resembles another one that was shown in an early stage of startup (begins on vibration and ends shortly after splash), except the early startup stage statement has a "Gadget Serial" at the end of the reported device name. This might be some lowlevel flashmode from the SoC.
4.4 After a little while it continues to boot.
4.5 Is this for U-Boot command line access over USB?
5. According to the MMI test app, the device can connect to Wi-Fi and it also comes with Bluetooth capabilities. Both were hidden.